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Saturday's are usually the day for housework. Not today. Today was being spent at the hospital. Everyone was there, Rose and Emmett, Edward and Alice. They all brought flowers. But not me.
I found a nice frame and put a piece of paper in it. The note that Jasper wrote when he left Forks. I sat in the chair and held Jasper's hand again today. Edward and Emmett were totally engrossed in the college football match on the miniature television in the corner of the room. Every time the nurse walked past or when they shouted for their team, the nurse would send them a disapproving glare and occasionally a sharp 'Shush!'
Meanwhile, Rosalie and Alice were discussing the latest Cosmopolitan magazine over a cup of cheap hospital coffee. All I could hear from their conversation was their agrument about Dolci and Gabbana jeans versus Gucci dresses. Rosalie preferred the jeans and Alice liked Gucci's dresses because 'they were more suitable length for midgets' like herself.
I tried to talk to Jasper, but it was hard with the shouting and arguing.
"So guess what I brought you Jasper? I brought JESUS CHRIST EMMETT, WILL YOU SHUT UP?" I shouted across the room. They all went quiet and then resumed their conversations in a lower tone.
"Sorry about that. Emmett's just glad that Idaho's winning. Anyway, I brought the letter that you wrote me when we were thirteen when you left. I just found a nice frame and put it in there to bring up here. I still have it after about four years."
I squeezed his hand again, to try and bring some life into it. All that came to life was the heart monitor, which would beep rapidly for a few seconds, then return to normal.
Then, I felt a slight pressure against my fingers and I looked down to see his fingers curled around mine.
JPOV:
Saturday morning was busy in my room. Edward took some time off work, just to see me. Rosalie and Bella would have been here anyway, and Emmett goes wherever Rosalie does. Alice hadn't seen me yet, so she came, bringing a magazine and some coffee. Oh joy.
Edward and Emmett were watching football, and it was Washington versus Idaho. I didn't know who to take sides with. I grew up in Washington, but I live in Idaho.
Alice and Rosalie were having some fashion argument, and I tried to follow it, but it was too confusing. What goes on inside their heads I'll never know.
Bella sat in the chair again, holding my hand. It was embarrassing, my heart rate monitor would increase whenever she'd squeeze my hand.
The nurse was starting to get on my nerves too, but Emmett was starting to get really loud.
"So guess what I brought you Jasper?" Bella began. "I brought JESUS CHRIST EMMETT, WILL YOU SHUT UP?" I must admit, if I could laugh, I would be doubled over in a fit. The whole room was quiet, then returned to it's hubbub, but not quite as loud, or else Bella would snap again.
"Sorry about that. Emmett's just glad that Idaho's winning." Yeah, that's Emmett alright. "Anyway, I brought the letter that you wrote me when we were thirteen when you left. I found a nice frame and put it in there to bring up here. I still have it after about four years."
She squeezed my hand again, and my heart monitor beeped. Jeez, bang on about history, why don't you?
Then, a layer of the clouds disappeared from my mind, so I decided to test it. I willed all of my muscles to make my fingers move around Bella's. It worked.
"Oh my god," Bella exclaimed. The whole room was silent and I could feel all of their eyes on me. I tested it again and moved my fingers again. Another layer of cloud evaporated and I clenched my hands into fists.
"He's waking up," Bella called to the others and I could hear them all crowding around, someone switching off the television.
The clouds covering my mind were disappearing rapidly. The last cloud evaporated and I blinked my eyes, trying to open them. I took a deep breath. I blinked again and my eyes opened.
BPOV:
"Oh my god," I exclaimed. Everyone went quiet and looked frantically at Jasper, looking for something wrong. Jasper's hand squeezed mine again.
"He's waking up," I called out to the others. Edward switched off the TV, much to Emmett's dismay. They all crowded around the bed. Rosalie was on my other side, Alice next to her and the boys were on the other side of the bed. He blinked and then took a deep breath. Then he opened his eyes.
His heart rate increased when he looked around and saw me. A shrill buzzing came from my bag. I took my hand away from his and reached into my bag for my phone. Charlie was calling.
Jasper's face looked sad when I went to go out of the room.
"I'll be right back. Charlie's calling. I haven't been home since about 1am this morning except to get the present. He's probably wondering where I am." I went outside the door and answered the phone.
"Hey Dad."
"Bella! Where are you?"
"I'm still at the hospital. Sorry I haven't been home."
Charlie's tone softened. "That's alright, I just woke up and had a bit of a panic attack because you weren't here. How is he?"
"He woke up a couple of minutes ago. He hasn't spoken yet, and the doctor hasn't come in yet, so I don't know what happens next."
"Don't you have finals next week?"
"Yeah, I really need to study. I'll come home at lunch and do some studying."
"Alright. I was also going to tell you that I'm about to go out fishing with the Sarge, so I won't be back until late."
"Alright. Love you dad," I finished.
"Love you too Bells," he replied and hung up. I snapped my phone shut and put it in my bag. I stepped back inside the door and Jasper's face lit up when he saw me.
"I need to go back home for a little bit." Jasper looked like he was going to cry. "But, I'll be back soon. I just need to get some things and I'll come straight back."
All the others seemed to have some excuse to give us some alone time. Emmett claimed to have football practice, Edward said he had to go to work, Alice needed to shop and Rosalie said that she just needed to go home.
Jasper's doctor walked in then. "Ah, Mr. Hale, I see you're awake now. Let's see how you are this morning." We decided to take that as our cue to leave.
"I'll be back soon Jasper." I kissed his cheek and then left the room.
* * * * *
I dropped Rosalie and Emmett off at her place and left them to their own mischevious ways.
I went inside to my room and got my school books and pens. I grabbed some food from the fridge and put it all in my bag and left the house again.
I walked back into Jasper's room and the doctor was just finishing up with him.
"Now, if you feel anything hurting, just press this button and either me or a nurse will come in and give you some medication. Do you want anything to eat?"
"No thanks, I'm not hungry." Jasper looked desperately at me then.
"Alright then. I'll leave you with this young lady then, and I'll be back in this afternoon."
He checked the equipment one last time and then left the room. I pulled a bar of chocolate out of my bag and threw it to Jasper. He caught it expertly.
"You know me too well," he said as he unwrapped it and took a small bite.
"It's not that. I just know how horrible hospital food is. I've had my fair share of hospital stays."
He furrowed his brow and I sighed.
"After you left, I was a bit down and Charlie admitted me to hospital with depression, which I didn't actually have, I was just sad."
"That's what they all say," he muttered under his breath. I rolled my eyes at him, refraining from smacking his head.
"And then I had to spend about a week in hospital with pneumonia, which was your fault."
"Me?" he asked, his voice incredulous. "What did I do?"
"I spent a freezing cold night in the back of Charlie's truck in the pouring rain. After that night, he got rid of it so that I wouldn't harm myself trying to remember you."
He frowned. "That was just stupid, Bella. I broke my leg six months ago, but that wasn't your fault. I've managed to stay out of hospital because of you." I raised my eyebrow at him.
"That's a little hypocritical, don't you think Jasper? You're blasting me about not harming myself over you, and who's the reason that you're in here now?" I asked, my voice starting to raise. A nurse looked anxiously in the room to make sure everything was okay.
I opened my books and started looking through them for things that could be coming up in the test. A sniff from Jasper alerted my attention. A tear rolled down his cheek. I closed my book and stood up to give him a hug.
"Hey, what's wrong?" He hugged me back tightly.
"Last night when you were in here, I promised myself that we wouldn't fight again, and I go and break every promise I make myself. Before, I promised myself that I wouldn't push us too far, and I blew that, and then when you weren't coming out of your room, I promised myself that I wouldn't get angry no matter what had happened to you. I went back on every promise. I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault. I shouldn't have pushed it too far. I should have just told you instead of hiding from everyone." I was crying now, and I gripped him a bit tighter. He released me and I yawned when I stood back up.
"Bella, go home and sleep. You've been here for so long and I won't be going anywhere for a while."
"No, I want to stay here. And I have to study." I opened the book to prove my point. He took the book off me.
"No, your too tired to study properly. And you've missed a lot of work. When I get out, we'll study with the others. Now go home and sleep."
"I won't be able to sleep. I'll be worrying about you too much. I'll stay here."
Jasper sighed. "Nothing is going to make you leave, is it?"
"Nope," I replied, popping the 'p'.
"Fine. Stay then."
I sat in the chair and curled up in a ball, trying to get comfortable in the hard plastic chair. Jasper tossed me a pillow and a blanket from his bed.
"No, leave them there, I don't need them," I protested.
"I don't need them either. If I have any more blankets, then I'll officially be a mummy and I have about five pillows as it is. Just go to sleep Bella."
I moved the pillow down the chair until it was wedged between my head and my back and I pulled the blanket around me and fell asleep in the chair.
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.Hale