Slappin' Pistons

BELLAS POV CH26

I felt someone set down next to me, jarring me awake, but everything was dark. I tried but couldn't open my eyes and my mouth wouldn't move so that I could speak. I tried to move my arms, but I couldn't feel them at all. My body felt like a ton of bricks and I was too tired to move even just one of them.

I heard him when he started speaking softly to me. I knew this voice, but I couldn't place it. "I think you should know that I'm going insane babe. When you wake up, I will more than likely be on the 6th floor in a padded room. Isabella, I'm losing my mind. Would you believe that I could have sworn I heard my mom talking to me earlier?"

"Isabella...Isabella dear..." All of a sudden, I felt as though I were floating on a cloud. I looked down over the cloud and could see a beautiful woman, the woman that was calling to me. I didn't know this woman, how did she know me? Everything felt out of place. I felt strange and my head was hurting profusely.

I felt pressure on my stomach but when I looked down at my stomach there was nothing there. "Isabella my dear, please do not be afraid. Come here." She said softly, motioning for me to follow her. I went to step down off the cloud and became aware that I was in a room, looking on as my body lay in a bed.

"Is that really me?" I asked as I stepped to the foot of the bed.

"Yes my dear that is your body." She whispered taking my hand into hers and giving it a light squeeze.

"Am I dead? I look dead and what happened to my hair?" I asked as she pulled me closer to a man that was looking down kissing my fingers.

"Who is that? Who are you? What happened to me?" I rushed out beginning to feel very anxious.

"Emmett, are you okay?" The bald headed guy said to the one that looked so upset. I looked to the woman that wrapped her arms around my shoulders, hugging me, and then back to the guy as he jumped up. He moved so fast he scared me and I began to feel panicked. "I know that name..." I whispered as my heart clinched into a tight ball. My legs began to feel like lead, I no longer felt as if I were floating but like I was being sucked into a dark hole unable to function as I watched him scream.

"No, I'm not okay! The love of my life is lying in this goddamn bed and there's nothing I can do but pray and wait for her to wake up. The bitch that caused this is running around out there living a happy go lucky life without a care in the world. I don't remember the last time I slept without reliving that terrifying night of looking for B on that fuckin Cliffside. I can't eat without throwing up, my stomach is in painful knots, and my heart is stops beating every time one of these monitors goes off. I have a permanent freakin lump in my throat and my damn brain is in a headlock and now I can hear my dead mother's voice telling me that god will not give me more than I can handle! WELL GUESS WHAT? HE DID BECAUSE I CAN'T HANDLE THIS ANYMORE!" He then punched the wall.

I felt the fibers of his knuckles fracture in mine as if I had hit the wall myself. It hurt and I wanted nothing more than to scream. I didn't know what was hurting me more, the pain in my heart or his blooded knuckles I was feeling as my own.

"I know him. I know that name, it means something to me. Who is he?" I asked again but she smiled and kissed me on the cheek instead of answering me. Everything seemed so mysterious and out of place. I knew all three of these men but couldn't put names with faces.

"Hey Emmett, cool down man. Everything will be okay, just wait and see."The bald headed guy said grabbing the upset one by the shoulders and shaking him.

"Emmett...Emmett...Emmett..." I whispered to myself as the woman nodded her head from me to him.

"Yes dear, that's Emmett, you call him..." She began to say but it hit me. It was starting to come back to me.

"Emmett...my Emmy...EMMETT" I went from a whisper to yelling as his name rolled off my tongue.

The alarms starting screaming next to my head, it hurt so bad I wanted to curl up in a ball and die. I turned my head watching the men in the room rush to my bed. Emmett ran right through me with pained look upon his face as he grabbed for my hand that lay next to my body.

He had walked right though me like I was a cloud of smoke. I looked to see the woman standing there next to me as she reached her hand out and placed it on his shoulder in a calming matter.

He didn't seem calm though. He looked like he was at the end of his rope. I ran over to him, shaking him but my hands just went through his body. She could touch him but I couldn't. "Who the hell are you?"I screamed then turned my attention back to him.

"EMMY...EMMY...I'M HERE!" I yelled but he couldn't hear me. I had been so focused on his face that I had not noticed a doctor and two nurses in the room until I heard him saying...

"Emmett, I'm afraid you will have to leave the room until..." I started screaming, not words though. I was just screaming and shaking my body. I wanted to wake up. If I wasn't dead then why could I not wake my damn body up?

My heart hurt, my head was splitting into and my breaths felt like they were far and in between. Was I going to die now?

Emmett leaned down and kissing different spots of my face sweetly then whispered. "B, I'm here babe. I'm not going anywhere. Don't worry; wild horses couldn't chase me out of this room."

"Isabella is picking up on you being here Emmett. Talk to her and let's see what happens."The doctor said nodding from the monitors to Emmett.

"That's it sweetie, calm down. You know I would never leave you." He kissed each side of my temples, watching the monitor as my heart rate slowly dropped some more.

"You're stuck with me honey. I will never be fit to love anyone but you. You own me, remember?"He whispered.

"You're my princess and I am you're knight in shining armor and when you wake up sleeping beauty I am going to take you far away from here."He whispered as he sat down in the chair laying his head over my heart and rubbing my stomach.

I felt all the calm taking over as he wooed me back to sleep. I didn't want to go back to sleep though. I wanted to wake up but my body wouldn't follow the commands that I was trying to tell it too. It was almost like my brain was working but my body was dead.

I leaned over the bed, over my body, looking down at myself. I looked peaceful. What had happened to me? Why was I here?

I reached out to Emmett. I wanted to touch him, but yet my hand just fell right through his body. I leaned down looking closely at his face, I wanted to kiss him and let him know that I was here with him, but I didn't know how. He was peacefully sleeping, but he looked so tired.

It bothered me when a nurse walked in and woke him to move. It did more than bother me, it plain out pissed me off. I wanted to slap her and point out the fact that he was resting and she shouldn't have been so rude about it.

He moved away from me as she started to remove some tubing from my IV. I felt loss without him touching me and the further he walked away from me the madder I got with the nurse.

I could hear Emmett talking with the other guy in the room but the room had become dark again. I heard the alarms start to sound next to my head and at that very moment I wanted nothing more than to pick that damn machine up and throw it across the room.

"WHAT'S WRONG?" I heard the panic in the voice of another male in the room, but I couldn't see anything.

"Page Dr. Smith again." I heard the nurse saying to someone as I began to feel the small tingling sensations in my toes and fingers tips. I tried to bend them, but couldn't tell if they were actually moving or not.

"OMG B, I LOVE YOU!" I heard Emmett yelling as he grabbed my hand.

"NURSE DID YOU SEE HER? SHE MOVED HER FINGERS!" He yelled then softly kissed then. I felt as though my hand was asleep. The tingles got stronger with each stroke of his fingers over it. I gripped my fingers around his when he moved them back to his lips.

"Charlie, Jake did you see that? She's coming around!" He said excited.

"Miss Swan, can you hear me? My name is Dr. Smith and I'm going to remove the tape from your eyes now."

Tape, no wonder I couldn't open my eyes. I slightly opened then seeing the bright light above my head and closed them again. The light hurt, but I couldn't speak to tell them what was happening. I let go of Emmett's hand then reached for my mouth. I could feel the tube there.

"No Miss Swan, don't pull that. I will remove it for you. On the count of three I want you to take a really deep breath in and as I pull, you try blowing out as hard as you can."

I nodded my understanding then looked to Emmett. We had been through this before. I knew this tube would hurt when he pulled it so I put all my concentration into starring into Emmett's eyes.

There was something about the look in his eyes that always calmed me no matter what the situation was that I was in. "Look at me sweetie" He whispered.

"Deep breath...1...2...3 now out blow hard." The doctor said as he pulled the tube from my lungs. I choked and like Emmett had done the last time I had one of these removed, he panicked.

"SHE'S CHOKING! SHE CAN'T BREATHE!"

"Em..." I whispered not able to speak yet.

"Sir, it's a normal reaction and this may seem a little bit harder for her because it's been in for a little over 6 weeks now."

6 weeks...did he just say 6 weeks? What in the hell had happened to me? I began to panic. I felt like my heart was going to explode as I looked around the room. I wasn't sure what I was looking for but my eyes were searching for something as my lungs fought for air.

"GET THAT DAMN TUB BACK IN!" I heard someone yelling from the corner. I slowly turned my head seeing Jake standing there with the one person I never expected to see as the lights went out again and everything faded away.

EMMETTS POV

"What the hell happen? She was awake and seemed to be alert and now you're telling me...what? That she's in a coma again or what?"I asked getting more frustrated with him by the minute.

"Mr. McCarty, you have to understand her body has been through a great deal of stress. Isabella had a major head injury and to tell you the truth I really didn't think she would wake from that sever of a head trauma. She's very lucky and if her mind needs more time to rest then it can only help her, not hurt." Dr. Smith spoke with confidence but I could since that he was really at a loss for words too and was only trying to pacify me.

"Son, she's already woken up once, have faith she'll do it again." I looked over at Charlie and nodded my head to him. It still surprised me when he called me son, but he did the same thing to Jake so maybe that was just who he was, a father figure to those in need. I had no idea but he had become my strength over the past 6 weeks and didn't know if I'd been able to make it without him.

My head shot back around when I heard the sheets on the bed rustle. She had moved but was still sound asleep. I didn't understand what had happened but I since that something had scared her right before she shut down again.

"B, I don't know how many times I have to tell you that it's not nice to tease me." I whispered in her ear.

"That was a really mean tease too. I thought you were going to stay awake and talk to me for awhile. Jake's just no fun to hang out with. I need you to keep me company." I said chuckling and turning to look at Jake as he smirked back at me.

"Yeah, Bella, this boy is driving me crazy. You have to wake up and put him in his rightful place. Would you believe that he actually thinks that he owns you or something?" Jake laughed setting down on the other side of her bed.

"I do own her. Isabella is my special B and she will always belong to me." I laughed trying to see if I could piss her off enough to wake her, if she could even hear me at all.

"Nah man, that's where you're wrong, she was my Bella long before she became your B. I own her." I looked at Jake as he watched her face when he spoke. I knew he did love her but I think he was beginning to wonder himself if his feelings weren't something other than really being in love with her.

But then again, I didn't know. We tried not to discuss that with each other and some chick name Leah had been visiting him a lot here at the hospital and I was yet to find out who she was.

"Well, I got both you boys beat. She's been mine since the day god graced me with her, so I if anyone owns her, then I do." Charlie chuckled walking up and grabbing one of her toes. She jerked her foot away from his hand but didn't open her eyes.

I reached up adjusting the oxygen tubing on her face and thanked god they didn't have to put that tube down her throat again. "We'll see who she really belongs to when she jumps out that bed and into my arms." Blaze said smirking at all three of us as he entered the room with Rosie on his arm.

"So little sis, I hear you're already causing trouble. Wake your ass up and let's go party. Rosie needs a dance party and you know that isn't gonna be me." I watched Blaze as he softly spoke the words with his deep voice then kissed her forehead.

"Besides me and Rosie have some news to tell you, but you have to wake up first." He said moving out of the way so Rose could lean over and kiss B's head.

"What's the news?" I asked.

"Nope we tell Honey first."Blaze said and Rose giggled as I called them both "Shitheads"

"Sorry bro" Blaze said with the biggest fucking grin on his face that I think I ever seen. What the hell were they up too? I already knew he was going to ask her to marry him so what was the big secret?

"B, their being mean to me. Are you going to let them treat me like that?" I whispered kissing her hand softly again.

I looked around the room hearing the chuckles right about the time I caught the faint whisper. "No" I looked back down seeing her blinking her eyes then raise her hand to pull of the oxygen tube.

"OMG, I love you so much babe." I rushed out trying to fight the lump forming in my throat.

"Rosie, will you go get the nurse?" I asked leaning down and gentle pulling the upper half of B's body into a hug.

"I love you, I love you, I love you" I kept repeating in her ear over and over. I couldn't say it enough and I was afraid to let her go. I didn't want this to be a dream.

"Alright man, she gets it now get out of my damn way."Jake said laughing as he leaned over and kissed her softly on each cheek the grazed his lips over hers.

That should have pissed me off, but I couldn't find one ounce of anything in me but happiness that she was awake now. She looked from me to him with a confused look on her face.

I wasn't sure if she was confused on why he kissed her in front of me or if she was wondering why I wasn't beating the shit out of him. "I love you Bella, welcome back."He said then stepped back as Charlie stepped forward.

I saw that look again the one that she had before she faded back out again. She was scared or overwhelmed that Charlie was here. I stepped forward and grabbed her hand, giving her a smile.

"B, Charlie's here to see you. He's been here with me almost the entire time you've been here."

CHARLIES POV

I wondered why she was looking at me the way she was, when Emmett stepped forward taking her hand. That was it, she was scared. How had he been able to tell that just by that look? It was amazing to me the way that he was with her. I had never seen someone so connected to another person in all my life.

She smiled at him then me but still wasn't speaking. I was almost afraid to say anything to her at all, but I knew I would need too.

"Bella, I have missed you so much. Look at how beautiful you've gotten and you're all grown up." I said choking back the tears as she reached the hand that Emmett was holding out to me.

"I...I'm sorry..." She was trying to talk to me, but she sounded so weak, it broke my heart.

"Shush, don't talk." I whispered kissing her hand then rubbing the side of her cheek.

I had lots of questions for her but I knew that we would have plenty of time to talk and the first thing on my agenda after catching up with my daughter was to track down this Cole guy and take him and his little buddies down. I just hoped that Bella still had the evidence against them that Emmett had mentioned.

With the evidence that Emmett had been gathering during his blackmailing and with whatever she had I knew I would have an easy case, not only against Cole, but Emmett had handed me a ton of evidence against his father too.

I was in even bigger shock when he handed me stuffed bear that wore a shirt that said Bella's Safe Haven. Emmett then told me when I was alone to cut it open and return the contents where they belonged.

I not only found a baggie that held the hope diamond in it that no one knew had been switched out, but it also held 6.3 billion dollars worth of stolen jewels. I had enough evidence to take them down without Bella's, but I wanted to be able to give my daughter some sort of satisfaction by knowing that they were being punished for what they had done to her.

The tricky part of the situation was going to be keeping Emmett out of trouble for transporting all this shit for Cole and finding away to prove that the video tape of Bella and Wyatt was tampered with. Emmett says he is 90% sure the boy was still alive when he left him there, but there was no one to back that up, but Blaze and I didn't see that helping his case any at all considering how close they were or that he'd help him cover this all up for so long.

"Dad" Bella whispered watching me as I stood there pondering all this in my head.

"Yeah sweetie" I replied stepping forward.

"I love you and missed you more than you could ever know." Bella whispered a little louder this time, smiling.

BELLAS POV

I was torn about having my father here. I was so happy to see him, to hear his voice again in person, but I was worried what he was going to think of me once he found out about my life.

I was lying there watching him. He seemed like he was off in another world or something and I wondered if he wasn't already disappointed in me about something. I wanted to tell him I loved and missed him before he had a chance to find out about who I was now and run away.

"I love you and missed you more than you could ever know." I said smiling as he squeezed my hand.

"I beg to differ sweetie. I have thought about you every second of everyday since you boarded that plane 13 years ago. I have a closet full of birthday and Christmas presents just waiting for you to come and open them, although some of the clothes might not fit now and that little pink princess dress might be a little too much now, but you would have loved it when I bought." He said sending everyone in the room into laughter but me.

I was crying. I knew I had missed my father more than words could express but it was really hitting home right now. I wanted to get up out of this bed and hug him so tight we neither one could breathe.

"Okay, I need to take a look at Miss Swan. I need everyone to step out of the room for a few minutes." I grabbed Emmett's hand trying to hold him next to me. I hated hospitals and hated doctors even more. I was not about to let him leave my side.

"I'm not going anywhere."He said looking from me to the doctor.

"I'm honestly not surprised." The doctor said chuckling.

"Can I just tell her one thing?" Rose popped up saying.

"Sure" The doctor said as she leaned in to my ear not waiting for his reply anyway.

I heard those two little words cross from her lips to my ears and my eyes about popped out of my head. I looked from her to Blaze standing there with a shit eating green on his face beside her.

"How the fuck did that happen? AND WHEN?" I said trying to yell but sounding like a strangled kitten.

"Babe sis, do I really have to explain the birds and the bees to you."He said chuckling and rubbing her stomach.

"OMG!" Emmett yelled for me grabbing him into a hug. I was thoroughly confused and thought my head was going to pop when I started thinking of how long I could have been here because last thing I knew she wasn't given him the time of day.

"B what's wrong?" Emmett asked when he caught me looking at them confused.

"How long have I been here? What happened to me?" I whispered trying to remember anything at all.

"Okay, please let me talk with Miss Swan now." The doctor rushed out as everyone left the room but Emmett.

He kissed my forehead then whispered softly. "B, everything is going to be okay." That would have usually calmed me down, but not this time. I was beginning to feel anxious again as I started intertwining my fingers together.

"Isabella, what is the last thing you can remember happening?" The doctor asked shinning that damn light in my eyes again.

"Um...I...uhh... I'm not sure." I whispered, everything was running together in my mind and nothing was making since to me.

"Do you know where you are?"He asked.

"Yes, I'm in the hospital." I sarcastically replied because that was very obvious.

"No, I mean do you know what state you are in."He said rephrasing his question.

"Washington" I whispered.

"Okay what month is it?" I was thinking and only coming up blank. I was getting scared when Emmett looked down at me and smiled saying. "Don't think so hard B, it'll all come back to you, don't worry."

"I don't know. I don't have a clue." I said looking to the doctor as he wrote something on my chart.

"What is your last memory, anything at all, even if it is just a color or a shape, anything?" The doctor asked looking at me again.

I looked over to Emmett. I was having visions of his face running through my head, but they didn't quite make since to me. I looked to him confused because the vision switched from making love with Emmett to being in our bed with Jake but we were dressed and it was all foggy in my mind.

"B, whatever you're seeing it's okay. Tell me and I will try to help you piece it together."

EMMETTS POV

I had a good idea what had just popped in her head by the expression on her face. She looked ashamed and guilty. She had to be remembering what had happened with Jake and was scared to mention it to me.

That must have been why she looked at me confused when he kissed her earlier, she had not remembered what had happened between them at the time.

"Dr. Smith maybe this is just too much too quick for her right now." I stated softly rubbing her cheek.

She looked up at me scared again as he tried to ask her another question. I leaned down and quietly whispered in her ear. "I love you B and if you're remembering something about Jake, I already know it." Then I kissed her cheek and stood back up.

"Isabella do you remember something now?" He asked again and she nodded her head yes.

"Can you tell Mr. McCarty? Maybe he can shed some light on when it took place in comparison with the accident."

"Accident?" She asked looking from me to him again forgetting whatever she had just been thinking about.

"Yes ma'am you were in an accident a little over 6 weeks ago. Do you remember anything about the wreck?" He asked.

"Um...no" She said looking back at me with a soft smile. I knew she'd just had another memory by the look in her eyes.

"Do you remember something babe?" I asked rubbing circles on the back of her hand with my thumb.

"I think I do, but I'm not sure." She whispered getting that confused look again.

"What is it sweetie? What do you remember?" I asked moving my hand to her cheek and rubbing it softly. She was already beginning to look better now. She didn't look dead and her color had come back into her cheeks. I wasn't so sure how I was going to help her handle the hair issue because she loved her long hair but it was growing back faster than I had thought it would.

"A-hem" I heard the doctor clear his throat getting impatient with her taking her time. I was briefly considering punching him right between the eyes when she finally spoke up.

She moved her hand to cover mine on her cheek and looked at me questioning. I think she was trying to determine if her memory had been a dream or reality.

"B, what is it?" I asked again trying to offer her my support.

"Emmy, did I dream this or did you really ask me to marry you?"