Chapter 3:
Beatrix's POV
Bella left the hospital a week after she was admitted and went back to Forks along with the Cullens. I was mad though. Jasper and I had been getting along but I couldn't help but notice that there was something off about him. He was always so tense. I have no idea why but I probably won't ever see him again.
I flew back to San Diego and went to my house on the base. A week later, I sat on my couch, reading a book, when the phone rang.
"Hello," I answered.
"Sergeant Swan?"
"Yes, who is this?"
"Good afternoon Sergeant Swan. This is Lieutenant Brown."
"Good morning Lieutenant Brown."
"Is it possible for you to come to the office."
"Yes, of course. May I ask the matter?"
"You're being transferred to another state."
"Of course I'll meet you there in 5 minutes." Turns out that they had given me a job in Seattle.
"Is it okay if I reside in Forks?" I asked.
"Of course you're on leave so anywhere you want." I smiled and walked out.
The next week I was walking into Charlie's house. There on the couch was Edward and Bella.
"How cute," they turned and Bella ran up to hug me.
"Beatrix, what are you doing here?" she asked.
"I got a job in Seattle and Charlie's letting me live here. How are you Edward?"
"I'm fine and you?"
"Good. You do remember what I told you in Phoenix, right?" Bella gave me a weird look.
"Of course."
"What did you say?" Bella asked.
"It's a secret."
"She was just being an older sister."
"I gotta look out for you Bells." I walked over patted their shoulders and grabbed my bag. I followed Charlie up the stairs. I looked on the mantle and saw a picture of Charlie, Renee, Bella and Me when i came home from Iraq. I walked up the stairs, into the room and sat down on the bed.
"Is it ok?" he asked.
"Yeah." I looked around at the barren walls. I was going to have to put up some pictures.
"So you have to go to Seattle?"
"Yeah, I'm going to be a checkpoint."
"What's that?"
"I just see who comes on the base and who leaves"
"So what time do you have to be there?"
"Four in the morning"
"So you'll have to get up at…"
"2am. Leave the house at 2:30 and I'll get there at 4:50" He nodded and left. I knew it was hard. I mean his little girl is in the army, had been to Iraq and is already a sergeant. I laid my head down on the pillow and fell quickly asleep.
Jasper's POV
Edward practically made a bee line to me when he got back from Bella's. I had been a little down since we left Phoenix but I had put it aside.
"Jasper, guess what?" he said.
"Edward, you're the one that can read minds, remember?"
"Yeah I know but guess what."
"We aren't really vampires," i said sarcastically.
"No, but that would be great. Anyway Beatrix is in town."
"What?"
"Yeah, she's living at Bella's now."
"This is great." I ran out the house and jumped up to her window. I smiled when I saw her asleep. I looked at her clock and saw it was 1:30 am. I walked towards her bed and she rolled over. In a moment she sat up and I quickly went to outside. I watched her from the tree. She ran her fingers threw her hair and sighed. She turned on a light and went to her closet. She took out her uniform and started to get undressed. I looked away, being a gentleman, and when she was finished I looked back. Why was she up so early? I thought to myself.
She pulled her hair back into a military bun and placed her hat on her head. She put on a little make-up and walked downstairs. I sat in the tree until she came back 20 minutes later. She grabbed her phone and looked out the window, I tried to duck but it was no use.
"Jasper?" she asked. I stopped breathing and didn't make a sound. She shook her head and left the room. A few minutes later her car started and she left at 2:30 am.
