I smelled that annoying smell that I remembered from my work. I went to fan it away but hit a hand instead. "Ms. Brandon, can you hear me?" The voice didn't seem familiar but then I heard others talking. My eyes fluttered open as I tried to focus on what was going on. My head started to pound. I tried to move my neck but couldn't. I reached up and touched the brace around my neck and then trailed it up to my head. "Ms. Brandon, can you hear me? My name is Mike." I moaned and nodded my head but I didn't know if he saw the movement or not.

"Ms. Brandon, how many fingers am I holding up?" I looked at the man hovering over me. "Two," I mumbled. "Alice, Alice!" That voice I recognized. "Jasper," I whispered. I could see him just outside the doorway. Where was I? I looked around and realized that I was in a restroom, but where. Then the memories came flooding back. We were at McDonalds, and I had to go to the bathroom, James.

I gasped and I heard beeping speed up. It was going the same speed as my heart. "Ms. Brandon please calm down. You are fine, you just hit your head and lost consistence for a while. We are going to take you to the hospital to get you check out. Do you have anyone you need to call?" I looked towards Jasper, "I called everyone. I just need to know what hospital they need to be at. Dr. Cullen would like her to go to Fork Medical but I know that's out of the way." His voice was shaky but yet firm. His eyes flickered back to mine.

"Are you her husband," the other gentleman asked. I looked over at him; he was wearing the same uniform as the Mike fellow. My eyes went back to Jasper, who was shaking his head no with his eyes still on me. "Ms. Brandon, do you know what happened?" I looked back to Mike, I shook my head no. He looked up at the other man then back to me. "Ms. Brandon I need to know what caused you to fall or pass out. It's medically necessary."

Right then I heard someone bellow, "Where is she? Alice, where are you?" I knew who it was without even seeing him. Charlie charged into the bathroom. "Oh dear lord Alice, are you okay. What happened?" He got down on his knee and touched my face lightly. He looked at Mike, who was still working beside me. "Is she okay?"

I looked back to the man, "Yes. At least I believe so. She has head trauma that we need to check out. She just woke up from the smelling salts. She doesn't recall what happened, what caused her to pass out or fall. One of the employees said she brought her something while she was in here from a man." I saw him hand Charlie the card and my heart rate went crazy and so did the machine.

Charlie looked at the machine and then back to me. He leaned forward and kissed my forehead. "Relax sweetheart. Please take her to Fork Medical, her father is a doctor there. I know that's where he would want her to go." I saw Mike nod and Charlie stood up. "Charlie," I whispered. He looked back with a small smile on his face. He winked and then looked back to Jasper. Jasper looked like he was about ready to kill something, or someone.

Jasper and Charlie shared eye contact, which then Jasper followed Charlie away from the doorway. I started to breath swallow again. "She's tacking. Ms. Brandon, please take some slow deep breaths." He placed a mask over my mouth and nose. I felt cold her blowing in my face. He yelled, "Quick. I need the backboard and gurney now. Ms. Brandon, please listen to me." My eyes flickered to him. I could hear the beeping in my ears with my head pounding. "I want you to try something. When I tell you to, take a deep breath and hold it. I'm going to count to three and then I want you to release it. Okay, breathe in through your nose, and out through your mouth. Are you ready?" I nodded my head, tears rolling down the side of my face. "In," I did as he said. In through my nose and held. "One....Two.....Three, release." I did as he said. "Focus on the breathing Ms. Brandon. In."

We did this together about four times. I was in the back of the squad by that time I got my breathing under control. He had talked me through the transfer from the floor to the gurney and I didn't realize it. I glanced towards the foot of my gurney and saw Jasper, Charlie and one of the deputies standing there watching. Tears started to well up in my eyes as I looked at all three of them. Charlie and his deputy were looking at the card and then back to me. What I couldn't stand was the look on Jasper's face. His eyes were on me as Mike got me ready for transport. His eyes were showing me so many different feelings. I couldn't understand what he was thinking.

Mike closed the doors and yelled for the driver to go. I wished Jasper was here with me. Mike seemed like a nice guy but I wanted someone there that I knew and could hold my hand. Mike whispered to me, "You can relax. Close your eyes if you want. I'll make sure you are safe." I looked up at him. He continued to chart, when his eyes came to mine. He smiled and then went back to charting.

I did as he said until I felt the truck stop. "Ms. Brandon we are here at Forks Medical." My eyes flickered open and I smiled at him, "Thank you Mike." The doors opened and there stood Carlisle and Edward. "How is she Mike?" Why they don't just ask me, I thought. "She got tacky after she woke up. She was hyperventilating is what I figured. Since I didn't know if there was any trauma to the spine or head, we did a breathing exercise and she's been responsive since. She's on a continuous drip of normal saline and her vital signs have been normal. Pupils have been responsive with no sever signs of head trauma but didn't want to take the chance." Carlisle nodded and looked down at me.

"How are you feeling honey?" Tears started to roll down my cheek again. "Alice, you understood everything Mike just said. You're fine; I'm just going to make sure. Okay?" I whimpered a yes, and then found my voice. "Jasper," I asked looking past Edward to try and see him. Edward's voice rang out, "He's on his way. He had to go to the station with Charlie for a moment. Are you okay sis?" I tried to nod my head but got instant pain. I moaned as I felt the gurney hit the ground.

"I need 5cc's of morphine," I heard Carlisle mumble to someone. I looked up and saw the glowing sign of 'EMERGANCY' then I saw the doors and lights. I felt like I was in a dream or some television show where you see the nurses and doctors working together to treat the patient. "Call radiology and let them know I'm on my way down with the patient. Tell them to call Dr. Kevin Graves and get him here for review films ASAP. Go now." I saw Carlisle come into my line of vision. "Alice, I'm going to give you some morphine for the pain. It's going to be a small dose but it could make you drowsy. Do you understand sweetheart?" I whispered a yes. I could hear Edward talking to one of the nurses about getting me a private room until the test was done.

I didn't like the special treatment but it was nice that I was getting taken care of. My eyes started to get heavy when I heard a frantic voice, "Where is she Edward? Oh my god Alice." My eyes fluttered open for a moment and looked over to Bella. "Bella," I whispered reaching for her. Right then I saw my angel coming up behind her. His hair was wet and looked like he had been pulling on it or trying to get it out of his face. Bella noticed my attention wasn't on her anymore and she looked where my eyes were. She smiled and moved aside for him to come closer.

"Jasper," I whispered. "Shh...Ally angel. Let Carlisle and Edward take care of you." He had never called me that. Ally angel, I like it. He lightly touched my forehead as I closed my eyes and drifted into sleep. I woke up to darkness, which made me jump. The sudden movements made me have vertigo and pain. I heard beeping and saw a small sliver of light from the doorway where it was cracked. I looked over to where the beeping was coming from; I was still hooked up to monitors. I saw a shadow figure in the corner, with a blanket covering them. I stared for a moment, allowing my eyes to adjust to the darkness. I saw hair that lay around a stunning face. His mouth was slightly parted with a quiet snore. I smiled and thought about how gorgeous he looked at that moment.

The door slowly opened and I saw golden hair walk in. "Carlisle," I whispered. He turned on the light over my bed, glancing quickly over to Jasper. I looked over to Jasper, hoping that the light wouldn't wake him up. He needed his sleep. It didn't and Carlisle turned back towards me. My eyes looked up into those green eyes. He smiled, "He hasn't left your side the whole time." His eyes flickered back to Jasper and then to me. I smiled and started to play with the blanket. "Well, good news. No trauma. Everything looks fine. You are just going to be sore and probably have a headache for a few days." I nodded and looked up at him. His face went from happiness to concern, "I think that you need to stay home for a while. They are going to have a deputy outside of Edward's house until he gets caught."

I shook my head, "I'm not going to live all locked up Carlisle. That will just make him think he's winning. I'm not doing it. I'm going back on Monday. That give Charlie two more days to find him, if not, I'm going back to my life like this never happened. I'm not hiding anymore." Carlisle went to argue with me but Jasper's voice came through, "I'll watch her. I'm going to make sure he doesn't do anything to her Carlisle. I promise you." My eyes went to Jasper. He was now standing and looking alert. Carlisle looked at him and nodded. He started towards the door, "I'll get your discharge papers ready Alice. We can take you home in a few." He closed the door behind him.

I looked back to Jasper, who was still staring at the door. The swelling in my heart was getting to big. My chest felt tight, I need him with me. That was the only time the tightness went away. His face relaxed and looked over towards me. His blue eyes went straight through me. Shivers went down my spine, causing my heart rate to accelerate.

Jasper came over to the bed and sat on the edge. He lightly touched my face with his left hand. Both my hands grab his hand and pulled it to my mouth. I kissed the inside of his palm. "Thank you," I whispered. His eyebrow rose, looking at me puzzled. "For what," he said with his thick southern accent. I smiled, "For offering to protect me, for everything that you have done for me. You have been such a gentleman to me." I let go of his hand and leaned forward grabbing both sides of his face and kissing him lightly.

I could hear the beeping as my heart rate accelerated more. He growled as I tried to pull away. His arms came around me pulling me closer and he deepened the kiss. I moaned and the beeping sped up more. Then the door flew open, "Alice, oh my...sorry." I recognized the voice as Stephenie, one of the nurses that I knew fairly while. I laughed and pulled away from Jasper. "Steph it's okay. Come on in." She blushed as I looked up at her. "I'm so sorry Alice. Your monitors were going crazy and I didn't know what was going on. Let me take those off of you and I'll leave you alone." I laughed at her awkwardness as Jasper moved away from the bed.

After Stephenie left, I was free of an IV, and monitors. "Get back over here Jasper," I motioned for him to sit beside me. He chuckled and walked over to me. Sitting on the edge of the bed again, but I wasn't having that. I grabbed him and pulled him into the bed with me. We both laughed and moved around so that he was on his back and I was lying on my side, snuggled up against him. I sighed in contentment. "Are you okay Ally?" I smiled at the nickname he has given me. "Yes, I'm fine. I'm just happy you are here. You make me feel safe."

With that I looked up at him, his eyes met mine. "I won't let him get you Ally. I promise, even if it kills me. I'll protect you." I could see in his eyes that he wasn't lying. I leaned up and kissed him. His moved his hands to hold me against him as he deepened the kiss more. We both moaned and I accepted his tongue when the door opened again. "Oh damn it, do you have to do that here. Can't you wait until we at least get home?" I growled as Jasper laughed.

Edward looked annoyed but yet happy. Bella was smiling from ear to ear. I rolled my eyes and started to move off of Jasper so he could get up. "Come on guys, let's go home." Edward whispered. He wrapped his arm around Bella and started to walk out the side door. I looked over at Jasper as I put on my shoes. He had his coat in his hand, watching me. I stood up and he threw his coat over my shoulders. I looked up at him confused, "It's chilly outside. You didn't bring a coat." I smiled and leaned up kissing him on the lips. "Come on love birds, let's go!" Edward yelled down the hallway. Jasper snickered and wrapped his arm around my shoulder, pulling me close to him.

We walked out into the cold air. Edward and Bella were already in her car, passing us as we walked towards Edward's car. My eyes scanned the scenery, then I realized what I was doing, I was looking for him. Don't do it Alice, live your life. I looked up at Jasper, whose eyes were looking around too. He was so handsome, almost too much to bare. I looked back around and saw Edward's car, just a couple more cars away. All of a sudden I heard Jasper curse. "What is it Jasper?" He looked down at the car and then around the area. He reached into pocket, pulling out his cell phone. I didn't know what was going on.

"Charlie, hey it's Jasper. Yea, the bastard has slashed Edward's tires." Right then I heard a loud screeching sound, and I saw the black Mercedes pulling out of the parking lot. "That's him," I yelled pointing at the car. Jasper spun around to see the tail lights go around the corner. "Charlie, he just left the hospital parking lot. Looks like a black Mercedes, couldn't read the license plate. Yea, I'll call Edward and have him come and get us. Yea, I have Alice with me. Yea, we will be home. I'll leave the car here for you to check it out. Okay, yea. Bye." He hung up the phone and pulled me into his arms. I hadn't realized that I had started crying. "Edward, hey come back to get us. The son of a bitch cut the tires on your car. Charlie is on the way here but I want to get Alice home where it's safe. Okay, text me when you get here."

He hung up the phone and started to walk me towards the door. "Come on; let's get you inside where it's warm." He walked me over and we sat inside the door. A few moments past when Jasper phone rang, Edward was back. He helped me up and out the door into the car. Bella crawled in the back with me, wrapping her arms around me. Jasper got into the car with a sigh. Everyone was quiet as we drove home. I just wanted this to end, I want a normal life. Why won't he just leave me alone? I remembered that horrible night, "Forever and always, Alice. You will be mine, forever and always until one of us dies. Do you understand? No one can have you, only me!" I started to sob into Bella's shoulder.


***Okay, as a medical person I know that I wrote this wrong, but I had to speed up the process. Of course, with any head trauma you don't want them to sleep nor would you give them something that could cause them to fall asleep. LOL. So please, no hate mail on that.

So what you all think so far? Poor Alice and Jasper can't get anytime alone now that all this is happening. I do however, love the way Jasper is still standing beside her and showing her that there are still nice guys out there. He's a true southern gentleman. *snicker* Can't wait to work on the next chapter. Going to try and get another one up before New Moon release on Thursday night. Keep checking or click alert so you will know when I update. Thanks for all the love!! Bethy99***