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Story title comes from the song Sometimes Salvation by The Black Crowes.
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Chapter Ten
"Thank you for coming in today Jacob." Carlisle said as he sat down across from Jacob in one of the FBI integration rooms.
"No...no problem Mr. Cullen. Thank you for meeting with me." Jacob nervously answered him.
When he first spoke to Edward about meeting with his father he had imagined that he would meet him at his house or at a restaurant somewhere. He was not anticipating the current location he was in.
Carlisle had counted on that.
"I hope that this location does not intimidate you. Things have been very busy of late with our investigation into the Scatori brother's drug empire and it has made it very difficult for me to leave the office. That being said I would have preferred to have this meeting in my own office, but as fate would have it today is the day that they upgrade the computer system in there and well who wants to be around a bunch of IT geeks all day long." Carlisle says with a smirk as he slyly diverts his eyes to the window in the room knowing that Rosalie, Emmett and Charlie on the other side.
"Smart ass!" Rosalie chuckles to herself as she readies her computer to research any of the information that Jacob is about to give them.
"Scatori Brother's?" Jacob asks trying to be coy.
"Yeah I'm sure you have heard about them in the news, major crime family into drugs, weapons and human trafficking. Nasty group really and we are about to bring them down." Carlisle answered him in a nonchalant voice. "Anyway, I believe there is something that you wanted to discuss with me?"
"Yes Mr. Cullen I..."
"Jacob you are friends with my son, please call me Carlisle."
"Of course, Carlisle." Jacob said while trying to swallow the huge lump forming in his throat. "I...I need to make a confession to you sir."
"Surely it cannot be that bad Jacob. I cannot imagine you doing something illegal that would require that type of confession. And while I am a man of faith I can assure you I am as far from a priest as you can get so your basic everyday sins cannot be absolved by me. Just tell me what the issue is and I am sure we can work it out." Carlisle said placing his hand on Jacob's trembling one.
Jacob sat there trying to calm his nerves so he could tell Carlisle everything James had wanted him to say.
"Damn he is good." Charlie commented from the other side of the mirror.
"You should have grown up with him. Edward and I were never able to get away with anything. Dad was always able to get us to tell him the truth to whatever infraction he was asking about and several others he had no idea about at the same time." Emmett said while shaking off the memories of Carlisle's dad tactics.
"I'm afraid I might disappoint you then sir." Jacob finally said. "I'm here today to give you some information about Paul McGovern. I know that you see him as a person of interest in the shooting of Isabella Cigno and I may be able to help you out there."
"You are correct about that Jacob. We have been looking at him as a POI for her shooting. What do you know?"
"Well sir...I...I know that he has an unhealthy fascination with Miss Cigno..."
"Please Jacob no need for formalities here, I mean you played an important part in saving her life, surely it would be ok for you to call her Bella." Carlisle said with a smile.
"Of course, well like I was saying I know that he has been trying to get in touch with Miss...I mean Bella and that he sent her those flowers when she was in the hospital."
"Yes he did. He has been trying to send her gifts at my home as well but of course my security people have been intercepting them so the poor child does not have to be subjected to his terrible harassments further. I'm sure you remember how upsetting it was for her that day. We are doing everything in our power to make sure that does not happen again. The sweet girl has been through enough already; her mother was murdered in cold blood and then days later someone tried to kidnap her and in their failed attempts shot and nearly killed the innocent girl."
"I know...it's...it is a horrible thing for anyone to have to go through." Jacob stammered while he tried to discreetly wipe sweat off of his brow.
"Especially not someone as special and wonderful as our Bella. Of course I don't have to tell you how wonderful she is, you have met her and you know how she is." Carlisle said noticing the more highly he spoke of Bella the wetter Jacob's forehead became.
"The thing that still bothers us is trying to figure out how he knew what room she was in, and how he has been able to find out that she is staying at my house. None of that information has been made public and it really concerns us. Between the two of us I am very concerned that someone at the hospital has been feeding that information back to McGovern and frankly it pisses me off."
With those words Jacob began to cough uncontrollably.
"Jacob son, are you alright?" Carlisle asked getting up from his chair and pouring him a glass of water. "Here this should help." He said giving Jacob the glass.
"Th...thank you sir." Jacob managed to get out between fits of coughing before he quickly drank down the entire contents of the glass.
"Better now?" Carlisle asked him, concern dripping from his tone.
"Yes sir, thank you again." Jacob said before placing the glass back on the table with a heavy sigh. He knew he could no longer stall with Carlisle and that it was time to face the music.
"I'm...I'm afraid I am the one who gave Paul that information about Bella." Jacob said in a quiet voice.
Carlisle tried to control the anger that he felt racing through his body. He suspected that Jacob was the one who had been giving Paul information from the time Edward had told him Jacob needed to talk to him. Confirmation of this knowledge still infuriated him. He wanted to knock the shit out of Jacob but he knew he had to keep things the way they were progressing. There was something bigger at play here and he needed to let the game continue on a little longer.
"Jacob no." Carlisle said with a tone of hurt. "Why Jacob, why would you do that to our Bella."
Jacob hung his head down in shame. He couldn't quite put his finger on it but somehow hearing the hurt in Carlisle's voice was worse than if it had been his own father.
"I...I have been working for Paul for the past couple of years." Jacob said his attention focused on his hands. "I would provide him with information about certain patients that came into the hospital when he requested it. I have also provided medical help to him and his men with wounds and any medical equipment that they might need. He contacted me when Bella was in surgery and has been after me to give him all of her information since then."
"I'm...I'm shocked Jacob. How could you do such a thing? How could you work for someone like Paul McGovern?"
"My family never had a lot of money. My dad did the best he could to make sure that we had all that we could to survive but it just seemed to be enough, we always struggled. When I was ten years old there was this kid that wrecked his bike outside of our house. It was pretty bad and they had to call an ambulance to come and get him. I got to talking to one of the EMT's that showed up and he let me see in the inside of his rig and told me all about his job and I thought it was really cool. After that day I knew what I wanted to do. I worked hard in school and had pretty decent grades, kept my nose clean despite the gangs that were all around and volunteered at the hospital. In the end though it wasn't enough. I couldn't get any scholarships to go to school, my parents didn't have the money to send me and student loans would not cover enough to pay the full bill. I got a job working as a bus boy at this night club that Paul owned in hopes of trying to save up the money that I needed. I had enough to make it through the first year and I figured I could go to school and work at the same time but then my dad got very sick and was laid off because he couldn't work." Jacob paused for a moment before continuing on.
"I never met Paul during the first year I worked in the night club. I had seen him around, had heard rumors that he was into some bad things but I never saw anything. One night I was taking the trash out and I saw Paul beating this guy up out in the back alley. I tried to get back inside before he could see me but it was too late. Paul called me over to where he and this other guy were kicking the shit out of the guy. He put his arm around my shoulder and basically told me that I didn't see anything and that I should go back to work. I shook my head and then headed back inside, terrified that he would come after me. I was almost in the door when Paul asked me to come to his office later on that night to talk. I spent the rest of the evening numbly going through my routine. Seeing the way he beat up that I guy, I knew. All of the rumors were true and that more than likely Paul was going to kill me. I thought about running away, just leaving the place and never coming back but they had my address had all of my information and I feared they might do something to hurt someone in my family. So at the end of the night I went to Paul's office, to possibly face my death."
"When I got there it was nothing like I had expected. Paul asked me to sit down and he began to ask me questions, his tone was very friendly and I thought maybe just maybe all of the rumors were wrong. He wanted to know why I was working for him. When I told him I was trying to pay for school he wanted to know what I wanted to be and when I told him...I swear it was like this light bulb went off above his head. He offered to pay for school and to give me money to live off of so I wouldn't have to work anymore. He also said he would pay off my dad's medical bills. I asked him why he would do such a thing and he told me that he hoped one day I might be able to pay forward his generosity but that in the meantime not to worry about anything."
"I took the money Carlisle. I was young and naive about what he really was. I wanted to live my dream and he was giving me that chance. I wish I could take it all back, change that kids mind that day but I couldn't and shortly after I graduated from school and completed my training and started working at the hospital, Paul contacted me and told me it was time to repay his favor. I have been doing that ever since."
Jacob grew quiet as he waited for Carlisle to react. He had been there that day when Carlisle threatened Riley before Bella's surgery and he waited for Carlisle to unleash his fury on him.
It never came.
Jacob finally drew the courage to look up at Carlisle and he was met with the look of disappointment that only a father could give.
Carlisle was furious with Jacob but he knew that he had to play this a certain way or they would never really be able to get what they needed. Instead of acting on his anger he channeled it into a look of disappointment. A look he knew would get them further then anger.
"So why now Jacob? Why are you coming to me now?"
"Because Paul isn't thinking clearly anymore. He...I think he is crazy and I fear that he might really hurt Bella. Despite everything that I have told him so far and everything that I have done, I couldn't allow that to go on anymore. I know that she means a great deal to Edward and I couldn't do that to him. I couldn't allow Paul to hurt either one of them anymore."
"I see." Carlisle said. "So what can you do to help me ensure Bella's safety and my son's happiness?"
"I...I can give you information that will hopefully help you bring down Paul McGovern."
And for the next two hours Jacob did just that.
SSES
"Jacob I think we need a break." Carlisle said as he stood up and stretched out his limbs. "I am going to step out for a bit and get something to drink. Can I get you anything?"
"A soda maybe?" Jacob asked quietly. His throat was very dry from all of the talking that he had done but he had been afraid to push his luck with Carlisle's temper and ask for something while he was relating back everything that James had given him.
"Sure son." Carlisle said keeping up the façade of care and concern. "I'll have one of the agents bring you something shortly. I'll be back in a few minutes."
As soon as Carlisle left the room he went straight to the observation room where Charlie, Rose and Emmett were watching Jacob's confession.
As Jacob was giving his story and details, Rosalie began to pull up information on the names, dates and places that Jacob had given and Emmett and Charlie had arranged the information and pictures that she printed off onto bulletin boards.
When Carlisle walked into the room five boards were filled to the max and a sixth was being brought in for the additional information.
"Someone has been very busy I see." Carlisle said as he walked over and kissed Rose's cheek.
"Yes well you know how us IT geeks are." Rose answers him with a roll of her eye but a smile on her face.
"Talk to me Emmett." He said as he walked over to the first board.
"We have been able to find some information about all of the people that have been given to us so far. Out of the twenty five people that Black has given McGovern information on fifteen of them are dead. Ten of them died in the hospital and five of them were found dead from execution style wounds within days of their being released from the hospital. Out of the remaining ten, nine of them basically disappeared off the face of the world shortly after being released from the hospital, but their families suddenly came into small fortunes."
"And the twenty-fifth person?" Carlisle asked already knowing the answer.
"Bella." Emmett answered him quietly.
"And the men Jacob said he treated?"
"We haven't been able to find anything on them yet." Rose said. "I'm pretty sure we won't be able to either."
"It's a good start." Carlisle said with a heavy sigh.
"Too good a start." Emmett mumbled under his breath.
"What is it Emmett? What has you bothered?"
"It's too easy. All of this, Jacob, Riley the Scatori's, it's all too easy." Emmett said before walking over to one of the pictures. "I can't help but think we are being played here dad."
"Yeah me too." Carlisle said looking at a picture of James Spencer.
SSES
Carlisle walked back into the room where Jacob was left sitting by himself for the past twenty minutes.
"Sorry about that son. A few things came up that needed to be taken care of." He said as he stood by the door.
"No problem sir."
"You have given us a great deal of information to go on, information that should be very helpful."
"Glad I could help sir."
Carlisle walked over to the table and leaned against it positioning himself so that he was hovering over Jacob. Despite the fact the young man had a good sixty pounds of muscle and five inches of height over Carlisle, Jacob couldn't help but cower at Carlisle's close proximity.
"So what do you hope to gain from all of this Jacob?"
"I'm sorry sir?"
"Well surely you knew that coming to me was going to end in you doing jail time. I mean there is a very good likely hood that your information led to the murders of several of the people whose names you have given us. You are a smart man; you had to know there would be consequences."
"I...well...I...mean...I..." Jacob struggled to find his words.
"Surely you can see the dilemma that is now in front of me Jacob." Carlisle said, his voice dripping with an eerie calm. "On one hand you have been very helpful in giving us this information and in bringing an end to the threat facing Bella. On the other hand your actions have led to the murder of other people. People who you never knew, people who never did an ill thing towards you. People who just happen to have the misfortune of being in your hospital at the wrong time. Fifteen counts I think we were up to, fifteen counts of aiding and abetting murder. That's at least fifteen years for each count." Carlisle said as he stood from his position and began to walk around Jacob's chair.
With each word that Carlisle had just spoken, Jacob could feel the nausea swell up in his stomach. He had never given a second thought to the information that he had given Paul, never thought beyond his own self to what would happen. Now the fact he was responsible in part for the deaths of that many people made him very ill.
"Carlisle I..." Jacob said before he shot up from his chair and emptied his stomach into the trashcan in the room.
Carlisle opened the door and asked one of the agents outside if he could have a bottle of water, a towel and some mints. He handed them to Jacob once he was finished.
"I didn't know...I didn't think..." Jacob began.
"No you didn't think did you." Carlisle said as he kneeled down beside Jacob's quivering figure. "You made a deal with the devil and never gave another thought to how that would affect other people. Tell me Jacob is your father proud of the career you have made for yourself?"
Jacob nodded his head yes.
"And how proud do you think he would be to find out his only son was a party to so many murders?"
Tears began to form in Jacob's eyes as he thought about his father.
"It's time to atone for your sins Jacob. You have made your confession and now it is time for you to pay your penance."
"What...what do you want me to do?"
Carlisle leaned in towards Jacob, hovering over him once again and whispered in his ear.
"I want you to give me Paul McGovern's head on a fucking platter."
SSES
During the next two weeks everything began to fall into place.
Jacob went back to James with information about Carlisle's investigation into Paul and the Scatori brothers just as Carlisle wanted him to and in turn Jacob went back to Carlisle with the information that James wanted him to have.
Riley's arrest led to the discovery that not only was he a user but that he was also a lower level drug dealer. The FBI brought in the DEA and they were able to start a case that lead to the arrest of twenty six of the Scatori's men. Many of those men were more than willing to sacrifice their bosses to stay out of jail and it was quickly learned that the brotherhood of family meant nothing for that outfit.
James delighted in the family being taken down; never being the wiser to the fact Carlisle was one step closer to bringing down not only Paul, but James as well.
Blood test were able to determine that Riley had been using cocaine for at the very least months but they would never be able to know for sure if he had been high when he operated on Bella or any of his other patients. It upset Bella and her family knowing that Riley was possibly using when he worked on her, but Bella refused to let the what ifs consume her. She has survived the surgery and was well on her way to making a full recovery and that was the most important thing to her.
Once the medical board was made aware of his drug use and his crimes they revoked his license and the hospital fired him immediately. Despite making a plea deal with the government, Riley was still looking at being in jail for at least ten years and potentially millions of dollars in malpractice lawsuits.
Jacob's fate was still undetermined as of yet. He was allowed to be a free man in order to keep up the façade that Carlisle was using to get all of the information that he needed. He did pay the consequences of losing his best friend and partner when Sam learned of his crimes. His only luck coming when Sam prevented Edward from doing more than breaking his nose after Edward went after him for his betrayal. Sam telling Edward that Jacob was not worth it hurt him more than Edward's punches.
Bella was getting stronger with each passing day and she had begun a rehabilitation program with Edward. She had spoken to Charlie about adding his name to her birth certificate and she had even told him that when all of the drama in their life was over with she wanted to legally chance her name to Swan.
Bella and Charlie continued to grow closer with each day as well and the two of them along with Katie quickly became a happy family.
Bella and Edward also grew closer to one another. They had several mini dates during the two weeks since their first date. They would share quiet dinners or take walks in Esme's gardens. They watched movies together or just spent their time relaxing on a blanket holding each other, sharing intimate kissing and enjoying the summer's cool nights.
Paul continued to try and shower Bella with gifts only to have them returned to him. With each passing day and each gift returned Paul grew more and more manic and withdrawn from the world he grew up in. James used that to his advantage by fueling his craze with ideas and thoughts, which brought him closer to taking over the business fully.
SSES
One part of Bella's rehabilitation was building her strength and lungs back up by taking walks. They were short in distance in the beginning but with each passing day she was able to venture a little further before she tired. She was quickly developing cabin fever and while she was able to get outdoors and walk the ground of the Cullen house, she wanted to get back out into the real world. There was a park near the Cullen house that had walking trails and Bella wanted to explore them. Dogwoods and other flowers were in full bloom now and Bella wanted to take her camera and explore in the park.
After a little kissing persuasion, Bella was able to get Edward to agree to allow her to go to the park on the conditions that he was with her to make sure that she was ok and that at least three agents would be with them at all times. The latter was Carlisle and Charlie's concession.
Katie joined them after their first two outings and the three of them developed a routine of taking daily walks.
"Your mom was over at our house bright and early every Saturday morning so she and your dad could watch Bugs Bunny together. They would camp out of the sofa, eating pancakes and sausage and spend the whole hour laughing. I thought as they got older that tradition would stop but up until their last summer together they carried on that tradition." Katie said as the three of them walked side by side. Two agents were in front of them with two agents following behind them.
"Mom and I did that as well." Bella said. "Mom bought a DVD box set for those times when we were in cities that didn't show Bugs Bunny on Saturday mornings so that we could still watch them. She would make pancakes and I would fry up the sausage and then we would snuggle up on the couch. We did that until I went away to Savannah."
Bella stopped for a moment to wipe the tears from her eyes. "I guess that was another way mom shared something between daddy and I."
Katie pulled her into her arms and soothed her granddaughter. "She loved you both so much sweet girl."
"She did." Bella answered her before Katie pulled out of their embrace and kissed her tears away. Once Katie let her go, Edward pulled her into his own embrace. Bella relaxed into the safety she always felt in Edward's arms and took in a deep breath of his essence.
"You ok beautiful?"
"I am. Little memories just get me sometimes." She said as she laid her cheek against his warm chest.
"Nothing wrong with that darling girl. You love her and those memories will always be there to keep you close to her." He said as he kissed the top of her head.
Just as they were pulling away from each other the two agents that were in front of them suddenly flanked Edward and Bella on both sides, their guns drawn.
"Isabella." A male voice called from behind them. "Isabella please. It's Paul, please, tell these goons to let me come to you."
Edward instantly embraced Bella and turned her away from where Paul was trying to get past the two agents who were behind them as they walked.
"Sir you need to leave this place immediately." One of the agents told him as they held him back.
"I just want to talk with her." Paul said. "Isabella, please my girl, please just give me ten minutes."
"She does not want to see you sir, you need to leave her alone."
Katie looked over at Bella, watched her granddaughter tremble and fight tears as Edward spoke softly in her ear trying to calm her. She squared her shoulders and walked over to where Paul was being detained by two of the agents. Before Paul or the other agents could even register what she was doing, Katie lifted her fist and punched Paul square in the gut causing him to double over.
"Stay the fuck away from my granddaughter." She said in a very calm voice.
"Ma'am please don't." One of the agents guarding Bella and Edward said as he rushed to her and grabbed her hand before she could punch him again.
"Do not touch me." She seethed at the agent before she turned her attention back to Paul, walking closer to him so that she was staring him the face.
"You will not torture that poor girl anymore do you hear me. She wants nothing to do with you. She knows that you killed her mother and that she was shot because of you and enough is enough. Stay the fuck away from her."
"Do you have any idea of who I am you stupid bitch." Paul said as he held his stomach.
"I know exactly who you are you cowardly piece of shit. I have spent my whole life around men who were ten times scary then you could ever dream to be. You are fucking gnat on the shit they leave behind and that is all that you will ever be. Fuck with my family and you fuck with me which I can promise you do not want to do. Now leave her alone or as I stand here and the God Lord is my witness I will fucking end you myself!" Katie said before she turned her back to him and walked over to where Bella and Edward stood before she wrapped her arms around the two of them.
"It's ok baby girl." She whispered quietly.
"Are you just going to stand there and watch her assault and threaten me?" Paul asked the agents still holding him back.
"I didn't see a thing, did you Johnson?"
"Not one thing?" Agent Johnson replied.
"Now I am telling you for the last time, leave!" The other agent said.
"Fine!" Paul said and turned to leave. "But just know that this is not over by a long shot." He said before walking away.
"Bella are you ok?" Edward asked her as he pulled away from his protective embrace to look her over.
"I...think...think so." Bella said as she tried to regain control of her nerves before she looked over at Katie.
"Nana I can't believe you did that. He is dangerous." Bella said as she pulled Katie into a tight hug.
"Oh please baby girl, that piss ant is nothing. Nobody fucks with my family." Katie said while giving a nonchalant wave of her hands.
"Charlie is going to be pissed."
"I dare that boy to say one word to me. He may be over a foot taller than me but I can still bend him over my knee and bust his ass if he gets out of line."
Bella looked at Katie and then up at Edward before she busted out laughing.
"I love you Nana." She said between her laughter.
"I love you too baby girl."
SSES
"I'm telling you Jasper, it was the craziest thing I have ever seen. This tiny woman just walked right up to him and knocked the ever living shit out of him and then proceeded to tell him she would end him if he fucked with her family again." Edward spoke in awe as he recounted the story of Katie's encounter with Paul.
It was a Friday afternoon and Jasper and Edward had just finished lunch with one another at a deli near the hospital and were walking back there.
Jasper and Alice had been going back to Richmond during the week and returning to DC on Friday's to spend the weekends with the now extended Cullen and Swan families. Jasper and Edward met for lunch every Friday when they got back into town. The two of them had become good friends with one another since their disagreement and both of them were glad to have the other to call friend.
"I bet Charlie was pissed when he found out."
"That would be an understatement. I thought the man was going to have a coronary right then and there. He turned purple, actually turned purple. Carlisle was pissed too but I saw the smug smile on his face as Katie retold her story. Poor Charlie was ready to enter his mother in witness protection. Of course Katie would have no part in his fussing with her. He eventually left the house to clear his head knowing Katie would not let him have his say in the matter."
"What a spitfire that tiny woman is. I hate I missed out on the action. I would love to be able to take a swing at that piece of shit."
"Yeah me too. I swear Jasper I wanted to kill him, wanted to squeeze my hands around his throat and crush him. But I took one look at Bella and knew that I had to protect, had to try and keep her calm, help to make her feel safe. It was really hard though. That struggle between holding her to protect her and ending his life to protect her. It was really scary, I've...I've never felt that way before about another person. I took an oath for heaven's sake to do all that I can to protect human life and all I could do at that moment is think about ending his." Edward said with a heavy sigh.
Jasper stopped Edward and stood in front of him.
"Edward I understand. I would have felt the same way. It's human nature to want to protect the ones we love in any way we can. Feeling those things and acting on them are two different things, two different things that separate you from McGovern."
"Yeah I guess." Edward said. "Thanks man, I needed that."
"Anytime buddy." Jasper said as he patted Edward on the back.
"GUN!" The two men heard shouted out as one of the two agents that Carlisle insisted be assigned to Edward rushed past them with his weapon drawn.
They looked up to see a man pointing a gun coming at the two of them just seconds before he began to fire. In a flash, Edward and Jasper were both on the ground, covered by the second agent as the other took out the gunman with a shot to the chest.
"Dr. Cullen, are either of you hit." The agent who pushed the two men out of the way asked as he stood.
Edward rose up, not registering pain anywhere before looking himself over.
"No I'm good." He said. "Jasper, are you..." Edward's question was stopped short as he looked over at his friend and saw blood dripping from the hand that Jasper used to clutch his other arm.
"Fuck that hurts." Jasper grimaced before passing out from the pain.
"Jasper!" Edward yelled before rushing over to him to assess the wound.
"How bad?" The agent standing over them asked as he pulled out his phone and began to dial.
"It looks like a clean through and through. Bullet hit his upper arm and based on the location I don't think there is any bone damage. He more than likely passed out from the pain." Edward reported back to the agent.
"This is Agent Wilkins with the FBI, badge number 0927. Shots fired two blocks northwest of Washington Hospital. Two victims down. First victim has GSW to the upper arm doctor on site treating the wound. Second victim is the shooter and he is deceased." Wilkins paused to listen to the dispatcher. "Of course. Thank you." He said before hanging up the phone.
"ETA on a bus is three minutes Dr. Cullen."
"Thank you Agent Wilkins." Edward said before turning his attention back to Jasper.
As he applied more pressure to the wound, Jasper began to slowly open his eyes.
"What the fuck?" Jasper mumbled trying to working through the painful haze he was in.
"You were hit by one of the bullets. It looks to be a clean through and through. An ambulance will be here momentarily. Do you feel sick?"
"No doc I don't feel sick, I feel shot." Jasper said.
"Well at least you still have your sense of humor." Edward said trying to hold back his grin.
"I guess taking a bullet for you makes up for punching you doesn't it." Jasper said with a grimaced laugh.
"Yeah I guess this makes us even now." Edward said trying to hold back his laughter.
"Good cause I was tired of having lunch with your sorry ass. Now I guess I don't have to anymore."
"Bullshit!"
"Man is Alice going to be pissed at you." Jasper chuckled as he looked at the torn sleeve of his shirt.
"Why I didn't shoot you."
"No but you ruined one of her favorite shirts." Jasper chuckled again. His words caused Edward to bark out a laugh.
"Yeah you are going to be ok." Edward said just as the ambulance pulled up and two EMT's rushed over to them.
A/N
Is Nana bad ass or what? I swear I want to be her. Carlisle is pretty sneaky in his integration tactics as well.
Jasper will be fine, I promise.
So do you just love Nana? Feel any sympathy for Jacob? Want more Bella and Edward alone time?
Let me know what you are thinking.
Much love to you all!
Thanks!