Chapter Four Carlisle's POV:

As soon as the boys had gotten Jasper out of the house, I began working on Bella's arm. Neither she or our family did well around blood, and there was a lot of blood. While the actual paper-cut only yielded minimal bloodshed, Edward had done much more damage to her arm when he attempted to push her out of harm's way. While she had not lost enough blood to need a transfusion, she had shed more than enough blood to cause a vampire feeding frenzy. The phrase out of the frying pan and into the fire comes to mind.

While Bella bravely faced a painful set of stitches with minimal noise, the worry she felt for my family was etched all over her face. I couldn't have been more happy in Edward's choice of a mate. She was a good balance for him. For one, her stubbornness rivaled his, and he needed someone who could keep him on his toes. Secondly, her compassion perfectly tempered Edward's grim outlook on life. Of course, until Bella came along, he had no one to share his seemingly endless existence with, so it was understandable why he could be more than a little moody.

I was just finishing cleaning up Bella's blood when her small voice broke me out of my reverie.

"I wish Jasper was here so that I could tell him that I am not mad at 's not his fault I cut myself. I am such a klutz!" Bella's lip quivered as she blamed herself for a tragedy that nearly ended her life. "I know that you sent Alice after him, but do you think he'll come back tonight?"

I didn't have to have Alice's ability to know that Bella would blame herself for something that none of us had any control over. While I needed to make sure she knew that none of this was her doing, I also desired to speak with Jasper to let him know that his family would be here to support him and help him be able to better control his thirst. I had a sinking feeling that he was out there right now preparing to be excommunicated from our family.

"Bella, it's not your fault either. People get cut all the time. You just got a cut while you were in a house full of vampires, which I must admit is a little unfortunate. Don't blame yourself for this. Everything is going to be okay." I said giving Bella a hug.

I let go of her just in time to see Edward walk through the door looking particularly sullen.

"And yes, Alice will bring him back here tonight." I said this to both of them, to reassure Bella and to warn Edward. I needed him to get in the right frame of mind before Jasper arrived.

I knew how Edward felt. I had heard the entire exchange with Emmett. Some of the things he said were downright shocking. I allowed him to vent and get it off his chest, but I hoped for the sake of Jasper's state of mind, that Edward could at least behave civilly around him.

"Bella I am so sorry that Jasper scared you. Don't worry, I am never letting him near you again. Come on, I am going to take you home where it's safe." Edward said as he gently tugged on her uninjured arm, guiding her toward the door.

"No Edward, I want to stay till Jasper gets back. He needs to know I was never mad at him. I don't want him beating himself up over this, and he didn't scare me. I knew the whole time that you all would protect me, and I think that if it had come down to it he would have stopped even without anyone here but me and him. Please forgive him. He didn't mean it, and he is trying so hard." Bella pleaded with him, doing her best to remain in my study, though Edward clearly wanted to leave.

"We will see babe, I love you. Can we just go now though, please?" Edward begged, but I could tell he was just saying it to placate her. He was clearly still very pissed off at Jasper.

"No, Edward. I want to stay. Carlisle will be here as well when Jasper comes back. If something happens, you can both protect me, but actually, I don't think anything will happen." Bella told him.

"Alice will also be here, and Esme as well if you would like her to be." I told them both. "I do agree with Bella, though. I don't think it will be a problem."

Edward pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed, letting her arm go. After Edward had straightened his disappointed expression, I saw the briefest of smirks cross Edward's countenance. It lasted for such a short time that I doubt a human would have ever picked up on it, but as a vampire, I caught the quick movement and the momentary gleam in his eye. What was that about?

"I would like Esme to be here as well." Edward told me with no hint of his previous grin. "I don't trust him, Carlisle. If Bella has to be in the same room with him, it will not be alone."

"I don't think it's really necessary, Edward." Bella shook her head at him.

"Right now, when emotions are so high, I feel that Edward's plan is only prudent." I told her, agreeing with Edward, but not for his reasons. I felt that we might need extra bodies in here, not to protect Bella, but to keep Edward and Jasper apart.

"I don't think 'that' is necessary." Edward growled at my thoughts, but the way he said it made me believe that it absolutely was necessary. It sounded like he meant that it wasn't necessary because Jasper deserved to get torn apart. The sad thing was that Jasper felt so badly about what had happened that he would probably let Edward if we weren't here to stop him.

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