Chapter 2: What happened?

I rung Carlisle. No one picked up. I rung again. Nothing. I quickly jumped up, put on my jacket and jumped in my 1953 Chevrolet Pickup Truck (Jacob said he'll try and "pimp" it out for me) and drove to the hospital while ringing Jacob.

"Hello?" he picked up

"Hey Jake, it's Bella, can you meet me at the hospital?"

"Why? Bella, what did you do?!"

"I didn't do anything. I think Charlie is in hospital"

"Why do you think that?"

"Because he never came home last night and I have a whole load of missed calls from Carlisle but no messages"

"Is that why your house phone was ringing at 4am?"

"JAKE! WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME?!"

"I thought it was Edward… you know… being the stalker he is"

"Well, that's understandable"

"SEE! Well OK Bells, I'll meet you at the hospital"

"Bye Jaky, love you"

"Love you too Bells"

I hung up the phone and chucked it at the seat and then pulled over.

"How could I be so careless?" I said to myself slamming my head on the steering wheel in tears, "the one time me and Jake are home alone, my dad gets hurt while we were too busy—" she cut herself off to see if anyone was around her. She checked to see if there were any signs that she had just been crying and banging her head on the steering wheel.

"Nope, all good" she murmured to herself.

Charlie's POV

As I lay there on the hospital bed, I waited for someone, ANYONE, to come and see me. Not even my own Bells. I could have sworn that Carlisle called her about 20 times. As I was with just myself and my thoughts, I heard someone stumbling on the corridor, it sounded like running. I think that was Bells.

Someone fell. No. Two people fell.

"Sorry!" Bella said in a foghorn voice.

I could hear rustling of papers. Ahhh… She must have bumped into a doctor. I heard the curtains swoosh open.

"Dad! Dad! Thank God you're okay" she flung herself onto me

"Ow...." I groaned.

"Oh right, sorry dad, I'm just so glad your okay!"

I saw Jacob casually walk in behind her.

"Hey Jacob" I said to him.

"Hey Charlie. Ermmm... I have this for you," he handed me a get well soon card "Bella wanted to get it to you; I thought you wouldn't want to make a fuss but Bella insisted so..."

"JAKE!"

"Sorry, you never told me you didn't want me to tell him"

"Ughhh..." Bella rolled her eyes at him, "Anyway, dad, what happened?

"We got called about a burglary around the corner from the Diner.

We rushed over there as quick as we could. As we pulled up, the burglar was just leaving the house so I chased him down the road and got shot in the leg. Thank God Carlisle drove by; otherwise there would have been no hope. He wrapped my leg to stop the bleeding and then we got to the hospital. They cleaned the wound and then wrapped it in bandages. Done a couple of X-Rays and found that I had no broken bones. My leg is wrapped and soon I will be getting plaster put on it and crutches although I'm not allowed to work for some months but I do get full pay."

Bella's face was in awe. She sat there for a couple of seconds then started lecturing me on how dangerous his job was. Almost when she was finished, Carlisle peeked his head round the curtain and said,

"Ermmm... Bella, sorry to interrupt you but can you keep the noise down, there are other patients in the hospital and—"

Bella cut him off

"Sorry Carlisle, I completely forgot where I was"

"Bella, you didn't let me finish. Someone asked me to give this to you"

Bella took the note then Carlisle quickly whipped his head back around the curtain.

Bella's POV

That rotten, little, no good, annoying, stalker, control freak of a guy! How dare he write a note to me and then make his FATHER give it to me? I guess he properly got the message last night about dad and Jake so he was so scared he got his dad to give it to me.

"What does it say and who's it from?" Jake questioned me.

"It's Edward. He said 'You know I love you and I always will love you'"

"Bells, you know being a stalker is a criminal felony, I could always lock him up."

"Nah Dad its fine. Plus, I think he's suffering a lot more with me rejecting him.

"So... What did you kids get up to last night when I was gone?"

Jacob's POV

"We... errr.... watched a film" Bella stuttered.

"Nice. What film did you watch?"

"Sex and the city" I said quickly to get in before Bella did. Bella stared at me, shooting daggers.

"Ok...." Charlie replied. Just then Bella's phone beeped. Saved by the bell, huh!

"It's Jessica; she said "Wanna meet on the beach in La Push? A whole bunch of us are going. Bring Jacob if you want."

"Go" Charlie said.

"Are you sure Dad?"

"Yes, ever since you broke up with Edward and got together with Jake, you've been alot more social."

"But how are you going to get home?"

"Cab or I could just ring Harry Clearwater and he would give me a lift."

"Thanks Dad, you're the best," Bella replied rushing out, "Come on Jake"

"Bella, you go, I want to talk to Jacob for a second" said Charlie

"Ok" Bella said rushing out while texting, "I'll meet you in the truck Jake"

"Right, Jake, you didn't really watch a film last night did you?"

"No Charlie, we didn't"

"Do I wanna know?" Charlie questioned

"No Charlie, you don't"

"Ok, well, whatever your doing Jake, please don't hurt her, break her heart and if you are doing what I think you're doing, do it safely and not in my house, got it?"

"Got it Charlie"

"Ok, have a good time at the beach"

"Thanks Charlie, we will"

Bella's POV

*sigh* what's taking him so long?

I saw Jake walking across the parking lot to the truck. He climbed in.

"Hey babe" he said and pulled me towards him, giving me a kiss.

"Hey Jake, What did my dad want to talk to you about?"

"Oh, you know.... Just.... men stuff"

"Ok.... Well," I said while Jake put the key in the ignition, I placed my hand on his to stop him. He looked at me in that irresistible way he looked at me when he knew I was angry at him. I melted in his eyes. 'SNAP OUT OF IT BELLA!' I thought to myself. I shook my head.

"Why did you say that?"

"Well, I couldn't think of anything else!"

"Well, just think of something better next time, not something that would give us away!" I shouted at him, "Lets just go to the beach and meet everyone."