Not too long after Carlisle was called Billy came through the door.
"Car. Now" was all he said. Jacob stood up.
"Love you" he said to me.
"Love you too" I replied, and they were gone. I sat in the uncomfortable plastic chair waiting to be retrieved, like I was a lost puppy at the pound waiting for its owners.
I could hear familiar footsteps coming down the corridor, but it wasn't who I expected. Jasper came through the doors and looked at the receptionist.
"Thanks for calling. Carlisle asked me to pick her up" He smiled at her.
"It was no trouble" She smiled back. He walked over to the door and opened it. I stood up and walked through without looking at him.
We walked briskly to the car and I slid into the passenger seat, still not looking at him. He got in and we just sat there. "Edward and Bella are off hunting with Rose and Emmett, Carlisle is at work and Alice is shopping for furniture with Esme." He said, answering a question I didn't ask.
"I'm sorry" I whispered
"I know" He replied. Jasper could feel that I was regretting my actions. I reached over and placed my hand on his cheek, it was cold but I was used to it.
I showed him everything that had happened. As I did so I begun to cry again, I felt so stupid and so tired. I just wanted the day to end. I took my hand away and pulled my knees up to my chin, hugging them.
Jasper turned to look at me and before I could say anything he was hugging me. I let go of my knees and hugged him back and he slid me onto his lap. I buried my face into his cold stone shoulder and cried.
We had to have been there for about an hour before I calmed down.
"Hush." He whispered stroking my hair "I know. We all make mistakes." I nodded. "Come on, let's go home."
"Thanks Jasper" I whispered
"Any time" he hugged me tighter and I slid back into the passenger seat. As the car revved to life I let myself relax and I drifted off to sleep
"What are you doing?" I mumbled as Jasper slipped his hands behind my back and under my knees.
"It's ok" he said as he gently lifted me from the car. I placed my arm around his shoulders and shut my eyes again, still drowsy.
We went inside and he lay me on the couch. I snuggled up and that evening I drifted in and out of sleep, hearing snippets of conversations around me.
"Should we call Edward and Bella?" Jasper asked
"They'll be back tomorrow; we can sort this out then." Alice replied
"This isn't her nature. Perhaps there's something wrong" Carlisle said
"She's fine. She's just a kid and kids act out every once in a while" Esme replied
I could hear the TV in the background, some sitcom was on and a guy and a girl were arguing about a sandwich while an audience laughed. I yawned and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes.
"Hello sleepyhead" Esme said gently. I sat up and looked at the floor not wanting to meet her eyes. I still felt stupid.
"Hey" she said pulling me up so then I was standing in front of her "Look at me" she said. I looked up and met her eyes. "The world still goes round, a new day comes, and life goes on."
"They're going to be so mad at me" I said
"But they will get over it." She hugged me and said "So you need to as well"
