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A big thanks to Kim Rathbone. I love you woman.

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I'm so sorry this took a month to get out. I was sick for two weeks and then when I finally had the energy to concentrate on it I almost changed the whole storyline ending thanks to a little bit of writer's block. I didn't change it though and once I got over the hump I was good.

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An even bigger thanks to ceara1888 who has allowed me to adopt this story from her. I read it while she wrote it and hated to see her give it up. I only hope I don't disappoint with the way I go with it.

WARNING: Nothing bad. Just mentioning of what was done to Bella.

-O-

Jasper

I had to get to her. I know I told Carlisle I'd stay away, but I couldn't do it. I'd failed at protecting her, but I wouldn't fail at being there when she needed me. I could hear Edward and Alice following, but I'm pretty sure I had enough of a lead to make it to the hospital before they stopped me.

If I hadn't stopped to take out a few trees I would have already been there.

"Jasper, please just stop for a second. You can't go into the hospital like you are." Alice said.

I didn't stop, instead I pushed myself to move faster.

"Damn it." I heard her hiss before both she and Edward backed off a little and then disappeared completely.

I knew they hadn't given up the chase though. They were just going to bring both of their gifts into action, but I knew how to get around them. Running off of pure instinct and letting songs run through my head I kept changing directions.

I was seconds from coming out of the woods at the back of the hospital when I was hit from above by Edward as he dropped from the trees. As I tried to throw him off Alice collided with my side and I went down. I could have gotten them off of me and I wouldn't have cared if I hurt them in the process, but then Esme came out of nowhere to help them.

I stopped struggling and rolled onto my back. Esme immediately dropped to sit on my chest and I shot Edward a glare. He knew I wouldn't hurt her.

My eyes then turned to Esme and I whispered, "Please."

She closed her eyes as she shook her head and I felt a wave of remorse flow over me just before she said, "I'm sorry, sweetheart."

"I need to see her. I need to know that she's going to be okay. I need to..."

Esme's hands cupped my cheeks causing me to trail off. "She's going to be fine. She has the best doctor in the world taking care of her and the best vampire to change her if it comes to that. We just need to give him time to access everything and then he will call. Please, Jasper just come back to the house with me."

"I can't. I need to be at the hospital."

"Honey, I can't let you go in there. Your control has been impeccable since joining us, but you're angry and upset. I don't want something to happen that will cause you to lose control. If it was anyone else but your mate I'd let you go."

Her pleading was slowly starting to break my resolve. I could understand where she was coming from and I knew that she was just looking out for me, but I couldn't. I couldn't leave, knowing that Bella was only a few feet away from me, possibly fighting for her life.

"What if I stay?" Edward asked, crouching down beside me and Esme. "I could sit in the waiting room, listen in, and talk to you on the phone. That way you know what's going on at any given moment."

"You would do that?"

"Of course, you're my brother and she's my sister."

I sent him such a strong dose of gratitude that it knocked him back onto his ass. "Sorry," I muttered as he pushed himself back up.

"It's okay. Why don't you go back to the house with Esme and Alice and I'll call in about ten minutes. That will give me enough time to get inside and see what's going on."

I nodded and waited for Esme to stand before pushing myself up. Esme's arm immediately went around my waist. I knew that she wasn't doing it to hold me in place, but to show, that she was there for us always.

"You promise you'll call?" I asked looking at Edward.

"I promise. Ten minutes."

Nodding again, I let Esme lead me away from the hospital. I heard Edward tell Alice goodbye before he was gone.

"I'll go and get you something to eat," Alice said. "It will help."

For a third time I could only nod and then she was gone. Esme and I continued on toward the house, breaking into a run just a few more feet into the forest. Edward better call soon and have some type of news or I didn't think I could stay put.

-O-

Carlisle

I turned my car into the hospital parking lot a little too quickly, but I honestly didn't care. I pulled into the first open spot I saw, not caring that it wasn't my reserved one. Exiting my vehicle, I rushed as fast as I could through the ER doors and straight back, finding the room Bella was in quickly.

I only gave Charlie-who was pacing in front of the nurse's station-a brief nod before pushing the door open and stepping inside.

The sight that met my eyes had me stopping in my tracks.

"God, Carlisle." I heard Edward hiss from where he was walking into the waiting room.

'I know, Edward.' I thought. 'Are you here for Jasper?'

"It's the only way we could keep him home."

'How close did he get?'

"Tree line."

I breathed a sigh of relief and then shook it off, turning on the doctor persona.

"What do we have?" I asked, stepping to the side of the gurney and starting to do what needed to be done to make sure Isabella survived the brutality that been done to her.

Four hours later I sat staring at Charlie. I had never been at a loss for words before, but it wasn't every day I had to tell my son that his mate had been violated and hurt for years. Plus, I could very well be changing a man's life completely. A man I respected and considered a friend.

"Carlisle, I'm going to go home." Edward said from his place in the waiting room. He sounded exhausted and I knew it was from the burden of all he had learned.

'All right. I'll be home shortly and we'll tell Jasper everything.' I'd forbidden Edward from telling Jasper about anything outside of the injuries Bella had received today. If he'd learned everything else with just Esme and Alice at home there would be no way to keep him in control. I'd more than likely find my mate and daughter in pieces along with the rest of the house when I got there.

"Hurry, I don't know how much longer I can hold him off from coming here now that we know she's going to be okay."

'I'll be there as fast as I can.'

"Carlisle, you're scaring the hell out of me." I glanced up as Charlie spoke. "Why did you need to speak to me in private?"

"There are some things about Bella that I need to tell you." I said, knowing I couldn't put it off any longer. Charlie wasn't in a hurry or had any where to be. While I was taking care of Bella, he had completed his report on finding her and put out an APB on Phil.

"You said she was going to be okay."

"And physically she will be, but I need to tell you the extent of her injuries and a few other things."

"Okay..." He said trailing off, not understanding. He would though, when I was done.

I took a deep unneeded breath before I began. "She's in a medically induced coma right now. She had four lacerations along her scalp. Two of which were in need of staples. The one on her hairline, I think, was what caused the concussion. I placed her in the coma hoping that it will allow her body time to heal without worrying about the pain from her other injuries affecting her recovery. If all goes well in the next 48 hours I'll have her weened off the medicine.

"As for the extent of her injuries, she has a broken nose and a hairline fracture on the left side of her jaw. Both of those will heal on their own as will the four broken ribs she sustained. She suffered no internal bleeding from them as they were clean breaks. Her right wrist was also broken. One of the nurses should be fitting a hard cast on that injury now. The last of the injuries are the bruises. They will heal, but because they cover eighty percent of her body they will be tender and painful for a while."

He'd let me speak without interruption, but as I finished up he said, "I know all of this. I picked it up from the nurses as they rushed around."

This was the part I was dreading. "I know, but there are some things that I forbid anyone to speak about outside of the room. Things you'll need to add to the report."

"Alright."

"I had a full body MRI and full body x-rays done."

"And?"

"This wasn't the first time she had been hurt. There was a lot of evidence of old fractures. I'm honestly surprised that I haven't seen her in here every week. I can't tell for sure how long it's been going on, but my guess would be at least two years if not more."

"God," He whispered and leaned back heavily against the chair. He looked like he was going to be sick and that wasn't even the worse part.

"That's not-"

"There's more?" He asked cutting me off and I nodded. "Is it bad?" I could only nod again.

We sat staring at each other for a good five minutes before I said, "The MRI showed there was a lot of scar tissue in one area. A test confirmed what I suspected was the cause." I closed my eyes and said the words that made me sick. "She was raped repeatedly."

His chair hitting the floor caused my eyes to snap open. He started pacing and shaking his head. "I'm going to kill that sick bastard." He growled. "How a father could do that to their child is...is..."

Now was the time to tell him the rest. "Phil isn't her father."

My words stopped him mid pace and his head swiveled toward me. "What?"

"Phil isn't her father, but I think I know who might be."

"How...what...who?"

"I think you are." I said and then waited for it to sink in.

It didn't take long. A sharp gust of air left his lungs, his heartbeat sped up, and he started shaking whether in anger or shock, I wasn't sure.

He reached for the chair he'd knocked over, but before he could get it back up his legs gave out from under him and he dropped to his knees.

"I...how can you be sure?" He asked looking up at me with a pained expression.

"Your blood type is O positive."

"Yes, but I don't understand how that brought you to me being her father."

"While I was waiting for Bella's blood type to come in, I looked at Phil and Renee's medical files. I wanted to see if their blood types were in there and then maybe I could narrow it down. They were. Renee's sample was there from when she had given birth to Bella. Phil's was there from when he had cut his hand at work about six years ago. Renee is A negative and Phil is AB negative. I assumed Bella would be A negative, B negative, or even AB negative. She's not any of those."

"She's O positive, isn't she?" He asked.

"Yes."

"And she can't be that type from Renee and Phil?"

"No."

"But how are you sure it's me?"

"I'm not positive. I would have to send your blood off for a test to be sure, but seventeen years ago you were dating Renee right?"

"Yes, I've told you that. Up until the day after prom..." He trailed off and by the expression that suddenly appeared on his face I knew he was remembering something.

"What is it?" I asked.

His eyes had a far away look as he said, "We broke up after prom, but we still spoke often until she started dating Phil in July. He didn't like me at all, so Renee wanted nothing to do with me. I didn't care that much. I was 18 and was leaving for Seattle in a month. I saw Renee when I came home on the weekends, but she was always with Phil so we didn't speak.

"And then New Year's Eve happened. There was a party at the lodge. Renee and I were the only ones under the age of 25 there. Phil wasn't there either, he'd gone back to where he had moved from to visit family. Renee and I ended up sneaking out and going back to my parents' place. We took some alcohol out of my dad's cabinet and sat in my old bedroom drinking. We slept together. The next morning, she was gone and I didn't see her again. She and Phil moved away a few months later and when they came back Bella was five. It never occurred to me that she could be mine."

"There is still a chance you aren't." While I was almost 100% positive, from just what he'd told me, I could very well be wrong and I didn't want to get his hopes up.

"I know, but there's a good chance I am. So we need to have the test done."

"All right. We can go down and have one of the nurses draw some blood."

"How long will it take?"

"A few days at least. I'll need to send it to a lab in Seattle."

"Okay." He said and pushed himself to his feet. "Let's go get it started."

He didn't wait for me as he strolled out of my office. I followed hoping like hell I wasn't wrong. I didn't think I was though. The time line fit. Bella was born on September thirteenth. However, according to the doctor that delivered her in Phoenix she was a few weeks early. Renee's actual due date had been at the beginning of October.

Once we got to the emergency room I had Nurse Clearwater draw Charlie's blood as I filled out the paperwork for the test. She was an older woman and had been a nurse here for twenty years. I could trust that she wouldn't spread this around the hospital.

"This needs to go out in the morning and it needs to be kept quiet," I said as she placed a Band-aid on the back of Charlie's hand.

"Of course, Dr. Cullen," she said with a small smile.

I handed over the paperwork when she was finished and she quickly left the room. Charlie stood from the end of the bed and I said, "I'll let you know as soon as the results come in. I placed a rush on them so hopefully we'll know very soon."

"Thank you," he said with a sigh. "I'm going to go sit with her for a while."

"All right. I need to go home for a little bit, but I'll be back in a few hours. Call me on my cell if you need me before then though."

"I will." He left the room then and I followed behind him, watching until he disappeared around the corner.

When I couldn't see him anymore I turned to the desk nurse and let her know I was leaving for a little bit.

I was dreading telling Jasper. While I was fairly certain that the town, myself and the family would still be standing in one piece after I did, I still regretted that I had to deliver such devastating news about his mate to him.

After tonight, there was one thing I was very certain of...when Phil was found he will be a dead man.

-O-

Well? How was it? I'm really nervous about this chapter just because of the issue I had with getting out. I hope you guys enjoyed it though.

Up next: Will be the conversation at home, getting the tests results back, and Jasper is finally allowed to go to the hospital.