A/N: Hello lovers and haters. I don't think my new meds have kicked in yet cause I feel like shit. Nearly packed up my bags and left. BUT…I took a deep breath, realized that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and remembered that there has been some seriously shitty things I have read on this site and flounced on their stuff too. SOOO if you are still here…I love you.

So...the majority of you are hating Jasper at this point. I actually had one of you flounce because of his actions toward Bella. While I am not defending his behavior...we must remember he is in love and with that comes some brain damage. He is not thinking clearly and will do and say things that are horrible because all that is on his mind in Alice. Lets give him a chance to redeem himself...or at least until Edward can beat the shit out of him.

Melanie helped to redeem Edward a bit in this chapter…but not by much. She is AWESOME!

Dalloway5906 is the bacon in my jelly and bacon sandwiches. (What…I put jelly on my grilled cheese too)

Ummm…yeah. Angst warning…yeah angst warning.

Emmett walked slowly towards his brother. Against his better judgment, he had gone inside to try and find out information about Bella. He passed Jasper sprinting down the hallway, his eyes wild and frantic as he searched the rooms. Emmett stopped when he got to the kitchen and heard the commotion coming from the room where Bella was. He stood in the doorway and listened to the EMTs talking, feeling the bile rise in his throat as they listed her injuries. It was when they started to load her on the gurney that he left, knowing he needed to get to Edward.

He knew. The moment he saw his brother's face Edward knew that Bella was not going to walk out of that house on her own. Emmett held his brother's shoulders in his big hands and bent down slightly so he could look into his eyes. Edward took shallow, panting breaths as he waited for his brother to bring his world crashing down around him.

"They are bringing her out now. She's in really bad shape, bro. I need you to stay calm and be strong for her or else I am not going to let you get near her. I already called ahead to Dad and he will be waiting in the ER for you when she arrives. If you think you can hold it together you can ride in the ambulance with her, but only if you keep your shit together. You won't do her any good if you are freaking out…you got me?" Emmett asked, keeping his voice calm even though he knew when it had been his girl lying there, he would have had a hell of a time staying composed. Edward nodded stiffly as his eyes strayed over Emmett's shoulder to the activity at the doorway. The body lying under the sheet looked so small and he pushed past Emmett and ran to the side of the stretcher. Bella was facing away from him and he reached for her hand, but it was covered with a brown paper bag and fastened with a rubber band at her wrist. He looked up at the paramedic with confusion.

"It's to preserve the evidence until we can get to the hospital. They need to scrape under her nails to see if she got some of her attacker's DNA. Have to do a SAFE kit while they are there too." The EMT said casually as he pushed the gurney to the ground and with his partner, lifted it into the ambulance. Edward turned to his brother as they got Bella situated inside.

"What's a SAFE kit?" Edward asked his voice low and trembling. Emmett looked into the ambulance at the girl lying unconscious under the sheet and wondered if it would be better to let his father explain once they got to the hospital, but he knew there was no way Edward would let this go.

"It stands for Sexual Assault Forensics Kit." Emmett said quietly and reached forward to steady his brother when he swayed on his feet. Edward held tightly to Emmett as he pressed his hand over his eyes.

"She was raped?" He whispered and felt his brother nod. Edward pushed away from Emmett and started running. Where he was going…he had no idea. He just knew he needed to get away before he did something he would regret. His emotions were so raw and close to the surface he wasn't sure which one would break through first and he could not let that happen in front of Bella. He had to protect her from that, since he was unable to do so when it really mattered.

What Edward did not know was that Bella had regained consciousness long enough to hear Edward's words and then watch him run away. When the darkness came to claim her again, she went gratefully so she would not have to feel her heart breaking.

(Note from Kitkat...KEEP READING! He did not leave because she got raped! I mean it...keep reading!)

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"Whitlock…we got one more in here but we can't get her out." One of the officers called down the hall and Jasper picked himself up off the floor and followed the voice. Alice was gone, he had looked everywhere but it was like she just disappeared into thin air. Why they were calling him to deal with the last girl was beyond him, but he needed a distraction before he went insane thinking about where his girl might have gone. Jasper walked back into the kitchen and looked to where the officer was pointing. There, in one of the cabinets under the sink…was Alice.

Alice was bloody and bruised, her tank top hanging off of one shoulder and covered in filth. She had never looked so beautiful to him. He sprinted forward, reaching into the space and pulling her into his arms. She resisted for a moment, but when she looked into his eyes she melted against him, finally allowing herself to breathe again. He had promised he would find a way to get her out, and he had. Jasper stood with Alice in his arms and walked out of the building. He could not stop the smile that broke free when he set foot on the sidewalk and realized she was safe. Jasper walked towards one of the remaining ambulances, needing to get Alice to the hospital to get checked out when he saw Emmett standing on the side of the street, his head down. He set Alice down on the gurney and assured her he would be right back. He stood in front of his partner, placing his hand on his shoulder and waited for him to look up. When Jasper saw Emmett's eyes, he knew he was reliving the nightmare that Rose had lived through.

"I told my brother the girl he loved was raped." Emmett rasped, his voice thick with tears.

"Like I had to tell you the same thing years ago. You and Rose made it through…Edward and Bella will too." Jasper tried to reassure Emmett but the big man shook his head sadly.

"I'm not sure they can." He said before turning on his heel and walking down the street towards his car. He needed to see his wife.

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Jasper walked slowly back towards the ambulance, smiling when he saw Alice watching him. She was black and blue and covered in blood but he didn't care. When he sat down on the bench beside the gurney, he pulled her hand into his lap and pressed a kiss to her temple. She gave him a shy smile as she let the paramedic hook up a pulse ox and attach a blood pressure cuff to her arm. She winced when he pressed gauze to one of the gashes on her leg, but other than that did not complain. They were getting ready to close the ambulance door when the SWAT commander approached.

"Whitlock…did you see them take all three suspects in?" He asked quickly, his eyes darting around the streets. Jasper thought back to the wild scene that happened after the flashbang went off, but could only remember them bringing out Mike and the guy with the dark hair.

"No, I only saw two suspects." Jasper said quietly before the acid in his stomach rushed to his mouth. Alice tugged on his hand and he leaned down towards her, blanching when he heard her words.

"Benjamin got away."

A/N: Well…most of you already knew that. I have some smart ones here…you guys picked up on lots of stuff. Don't hate Edward too much…it is not because of what happened to Bella. It is his own disgust that he was unable to stop it. Let's let him cool down a bit…I'm sure he will end up doing the right thing.

See you Friday!