Burning Love

Chapter 12

Egg shells… That's what everyone has been walking on around Bella.

She snaps for no reason, she cries at the drop of a hat and locks herself away for hours on end.

I'm no longer on the couch, since she had told me two weeks ago about how scared she was all of a sudden, because it was the anniversary. But that was two weeks ago and we'd called and talked to her dad, he reassured us that Paul was behind bars and wasn't getting out anytime soon. She seemed to calm some for a day or two and then after classes the following Monday she was back to where she was before.

"Jasper, I can't keep doing this man! I'm easy going but she's got something going on. I think she needs to see a shrink again." Emmett sighed. "Yeah, I know Em. I don't know what to do or to say to her. She finally let me back in the bed, but I still can't touch her. It's been five fucking weeks since I've touched her! Held her!" I shouted and pulled at my hair. "Look, I'm going to go stay with Bree for a few days, maybe that'll make her open up a little, not having so many people around." Emmett shrugged. "Alright, sounds good. I'll see you in a few days." We man hugged, he grabbed his bag and I walked to the bedroom.

She was crying again!

Emmett's been gone for a week, her dad s coming up this weekend to try and deal with her, I'm going to go see my parents and get away, I love Bella to pieces, but I'm stressed beyond belief and just need a break.

Charlie and I talked when he arrived. "Charlie, I can't thank you enough. I didn't tell her you were coming, I wanted it to be a surprise and you need to see how bad she looks. She hasn't eaten anything and when she does she's usually puking it right back up." I sighed and shook my head.

"Jasper, you're good for her, but I think she's dealing with something much worse, made she has severe PTSD." He shrugged.

"I thought about that too, I don't know. She just won't open up to me. I'm hoping she does to you. I'll be back Sunday night, class on Monday." He clapped my shoulder as I headed out.

Charlie's POV

Walking into my daughter's room, she's curled up on the bed, asleep.

I see the tear streaks down her cheeks. Her eyes are black underneath and red rimmed. Her arms and legs looked so skinny. I sat on the bed and rubbed her back, she was trembling in her sleep and she was so cold. I pulled her covers back up and let her sleep. I wondered to the kitchen and found a pizza flyer, looked in the fridge and Jasper the great kid he is, bought me a case of Vitamin R!

I flicked on the T.V. and within 30 minutes my pizza was here. At the ringing of the doorbell, I heard Bella make noises. I hurried and paid the driver, hoping not to disturb Bella. Too late. I walk out of the kitchen and she's standing there, trembling.

"Bells, what's wrong?" I asked. Before I could get a response, she passed out. I dropped my pizza, screw the floors, Bella's head was about to bash into their wood coffee table. I saved her just in time, bruising myself instead. I laid her on the floor, ran into her room for a blanket and grabbed my keys, I had one to their place, so I didn't have to worry about anything.

I took her to my truck, calling Jasper on my way. "Jasper, I know you're not too far out, you need to get to the hospital, Bella fainted and she's not responding. She has a weak pulse and is breathing very shallow." I spoke quickly into the phone.

"Shit! OK, I'm on the highway, I'll get off at the next exit and be there in about an hour. Take care of her Charlie." Jasper shouted.

"Will do." I stated and hung up.

I finally reached the hospital and stopped in front of the ER handing the guard my keys.

I ran to the front desk and told the nurse we needed a doctor stat.

She paged orderlies and doctors and we were rushed into a room. They took Bella for tests and I filled in the nurse with the information I had, letting her know her fiancé would be here soon and of his name so he could be rushed back.

It was a long night full of tests and bad coffee.

James, Emmett and Bree showed up as well all waiting on some word on Bella's condition.

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