Burning Love

Chapter 7

Bella and I have been dating for a little over six months and she's had two surgeries. She's been brave through it all, even though I know she's in pain. She takes it all in stride and smiles through it, being very positive. Our senior year starts next week and I'm extremely excited. Bella and I will be together for most every class. Our English and History classes are reversed, but we've got the most important class together, P.E. I'm a jealous fucker and I'll admit it. I don't like other guys drooling over my girl. Looking is OK, she's hot as fuck and sweet, so I'm flattered when another guy looks, just don't touch or look to long. We're going shopping with the gang today, getting our last minute things and goofing off for the last little bit.

First day arrives and Bella is a nervous wreck. She'd finished the end of last year at home, due to medical reasons, so facing everyone who hadn't seen her like this was making her nervous. Luckily when the girls went clothes shopping, they found light weight long sleeve shirts for her, to cover her arms. Her neck and chin were exposed, making her self-conscious, but I kissed them each, like I did every time I saw her and told her she was beautiful the way she is. She smiled and thanked me and we started our day.

Lunch rolled around and I hadn't seen Bella enter yet. "Bree!" I wave my sister over. "What?" she snaps at me, damn she can be a bitch. "Have you seen Bella?" I ask. "Hmmm, no I haven't. Not since this morning." She shrugged and walked off. James, Emmett and Edward all walked in, got food and sat down. "Where's Bella?" James asked. "Good question." I answered back. "Yeah, where are the girls?" Emmett responded. "I don't have a good feeling about this." I sighed and sure enough, five minutes later Irina comes in red rimmed eyes. "Guys, Bella is in the nurse's office, Jasper she's asking for you." She gave me a weak smile. We all took off running to the office, busting in asking for Bella, her dad was there too. "Bella, what's wrong?" I walked over and kissed her tears away. "Jessica and Lauren. They were saying this was all for attention and to get you to take me back, after I fucked Paul." She cried. I saw Rose and Irina slip out the door with a nod. Those bitches were dead! "Shh, we know that's not true Bella." I stroked her hair. "They shoved me into the bathroom wall, I was in there fixing my gauze, it came loose and Lauren hip checked me into the wall and then Jessica grabbed my arm, squeezed tight and that's why there's blood. I think she popped my stitches. It hurts." She cried on my, shoulder. "Look, your dad is going to take you to Carlisle to get checked out. He'll fix you up." I kissed her hair.

Lauren and Jessica had been expelled and Bella's life was much easier. Sure, people still talked or stared, but nothing mean was ever said to her or about her, that ever got back to me.

The school year was flying by and college acceptance letters were coming in.

Emmett got his, he was going to Washington State on football scholarship, along with James and I, who was going for baseball. Edward was going to Yale, to study medicine Rose and Alice were going to NYC for fashion and design. Irina's parents were sending her abroad for a year. She had family in Italy, so she'd be there. James was pretty upset, because they were going to break up before she left, so they didn't have any ties. Lastly was Bella. She got letters from Berkley, Notre Dame and Washington State, but she wouldn't tell anyone were she was going, until graduation. To say I was a little miffed would have been an understatement.

Things were back to normal, Bella was trying to stay healthy and positive, during Christmas break, and she'll be having her last surgery, hopefully. I'm trying to keep her in a positive frame of mind, which isn't hard on most days, but today is proving to be quite challenging. She woke up in a bad mood and decided to take it out on me. "Jasper, I can't believe that you're being so insensitive!" she snapped at me over my choice for her homecoming dress. "Bella, I DON'T care about your scars! They don't bother me, I think of them as an extension of you. I love you no matter what and that blue dress was stunning!" I yelled back. "Stunning? Really?" She snarked at me. "It shows my entire right fucking arm! That's gross!" she yelled. "HEY! I'm tired of hearing y'all fight! I'm trying to fucking study!" James walked in and yelled. Bella huffed and slammed her way into the bathroom. "Is she still pissed because you like the blue dress?" James asked. "Yes." I sighed. "She thinks she looks hideous and I disagree." I shook my head. "Just give her time. You know she still has nightmares." James spoke matter of factly. "No! She said they stopped." I growled. James sighed and shook his head, turning to walk out he wished me luck. I knew I would need it.

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No, they're not breaking up… Just a rough spot.

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