Bella's POV:

I was utterly heartbroken when I came by with Cole to find Maria all over my husband.

He may not remember me but I remember him and it hurt a hundred times worse to have him awake and clueless about our past than it was when he was unconscious.

I held tightly to my little boy and walked as fast as my legs would carry me out of the hospital.

I tried my best not to look back, not to run back and pull that woman out of his room. Luckily Cole stayed quiet as I buckled him into his car seat before climbing into the driver's seat.

I just sat for a moment before I broke down sobbing. I crossed my arms over the steering wheel and laid my head down.

We'd been through hell and back together and he remembered none of it. What was I going to do? I couldn't just let Maria have him. I had to fight for him but I couldn't figure out how I was going to do that.

I took a few deep breaths and wiped at my cheeks before I started the car and began to drive.

"Momma sad?" My son asked and I was taken aback by his use of language. He was such a bright cookie.

"No baby mommy's not sad," I said and smiled at him through the rear view mirror. "We're going to go home now."

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"Does he remember anything yet?" Rose pounced the instant I walked through the door and she grabbed Cole from my arms so I could squirm out of my jacket.

I shook my head "Not at all. He remembers Emmett vaguely apparently but he doesn't remember me or the kids at all. He, he thinks he's with Maria."

"He'll figure it out," Rose reassured me and gave me a tight side hug.

"He kissed her," I said sounding like a lost child "All I wanted was him back and he's back but he's not mine anymore."

"Bella he is yours he's just lost and confused and right now he doesn't remember you. As soon as he gets his memory back he'll never leave you again." Rose said vehemently.

I shook my head "But you don't know that. He could get his memory back and still pick her over me."

Sue suddenly piped up from the couch "Bella you and Jasper are the most in love couple I have ever had the pleasure of being around and there is no way on this earth that once remembers he'd ever go to anyone but you."

"I just don't know what to do," I said and sat on the couch to snuggle with my step mother.

"We're all going to remind him of what's happened in the last few years." Rose said sitting down next to me after settling Cole on the ground with some blocks. "When can he come home?"

"The doctor said they could probably release him tomorrow or Thursday." I explained "But that doesn't mean he has to come home. He can go with her if he wants to!"

"Bella," Sue suddenly spoke firmly "I realize you are upset about this turn of events but do not speak like your husband will never return. At least you have the chance to make everything right with him. That's more than some of us ever get."

I knew she was talking about her previous husband, Harry, who had dropped of a heart attack when Leah was just 18 and Seth was 14. I felt guilty for being so pessimistic so I apologized softly.

"Bella you just need to believe that his heart belongs to you and just because someone else steps in and tries to play on his insecurities and weaknesses doesn't mean that his heart is no longer yours." Sue continued on "Now you are going to go and get your marriage license, wedding photos, Cole's birth certificate, and the adoption papers from Charlotte and we are going to go back to the hospital now,"

"You think that stuff will jog his memory?" I asked. The police tape had been removed from our house this morning and I was eager to go home, with my family. "Where's Char anyway?" I noticed that she was nowhere in sight.

"Damn right it will," Rose said enthusiastically. "Emmett took her to the hardware store to pick up paint with your dad; they want to finish repainting the hallway tonight."

"Do you think she should come with us?" I was reluctant to allow my preschooler to face her father and have her heart broken if he didn't remember her.

"I think she should!" Sue laughed glad that I was actually going to do something and so was I, I was going to win Jasper back no matter what it took.

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We spent the next hour getting together pictures and paperwork that showed our life together. Paul called from the station and said he'd bring over some of the pictures he had to show Jasper in the morning if he still hadn't remembered us.

"Mommy show daddy pincess bear?" Charlotte held up the teddy bear Jasper had given her after our wedding. It was a brown bear wearing a purple and pink dress and a soft fabric tiara. She hardly ever slept without that thing.

"Ya you should bring her," I nodded and Charlotte grinned broadly and hugged her bear close. "Run down to Grandpa he'll put you in the truck."

As she disappeared into the front room I took a lingering look around our house. The crime scene team had cleaned up the blood and glass and while I'd been at the hospital today Charlie and Emmett had repainted the kitchen and were halfway through the hallway.

Our bedroom hadn't been cleaned yet but I would get to that at some point before we moved back in.

"Come on Bells your prince awaits," Rose shouted from the front room "Let's get a move on."

"Coming," I scooped up the last of the photos I was planning on taking and headed out the door.

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Much to my relief Maria was not in Jasper's room when we arrived.

We decided that Sue and Rose would come in with me and then after a little while Charlie would bring in Charlotte and Cole.

Emmett was reluctant to see Jasper but I didn't know why and I wasn't going to press the issue.

"Hey Jazz" I said as I entered the room.

His eyebrow's furrowed when he saw me but he waved us in "What do you want now?" He asked disgruntled.

My heart clenched at his tone but I continued forward. "We have some things to show you. I know you don't recognize them but this is Rose your sister in law and Sue my step mother."

"Fine," He said and I picked up the undertone of annoyance. Rose and Sue both smiled at him as I pulled the table towards him.

"First I'd like to show you Charlotte's adoption papers."

Jasper's POV:

"First I'd like to show you Charlotte's adoption papers," The brunette who I was apparently married to said quietly and laid some paperwork out on the table.

There in black and white was my signature. I was so frustrated that I couldn't remember what was going on, what had happened in my life.

"Next I have your wedding album," The blonde Bella referred to as Rose placed the thick black album that was embossed with the words 'Jasper and Bella'.

She backed away but I felt her intense gaze on me as I opened the album.

The first picture was of the brunette at my side in a beautiful white gown, her eyes sparkling with happiness, and myself. I couldn't help but be drawn to her she was absolutely astounding and I traced a finger over her face.

I felt like somewhere I knew that this had happened and this was right but I was with Maria. Maria loved me.

The next picture was of a young girl being held in my arms. She looked about a year old and wore a light blue dress, her blonde hair tied in pigtails with blue ribbons.

I felt another pang of recognition but I still couldn't pick out why I recognized her.

I continued flipping through pictures for a few more minutes before pushing the album away from me.

I sighed as they continued to show me papers and photos. While all these things had my signatures or included pictures of myself I had no idea about any of this stuff.

I couldn't wrap my head around the fact that I was a husband, a father, and that I was missing two damn years of my life.

"Look," I sighed running a hand over my face. Maria had gone to her hotel to pack and book tickets for our trip back to Houston and I had conflicting feelings about her coming back here. The more time we'd spent together the more it just didn't feel right "It's been a horrible long day and I'm tired. Can we just talk about this all another time?"

"No," Bella sighed "The doctor's are signing you out to my care as of tomorrow afternoon and before you walk into our house with our children there I want you to at least accept that you have two children. You don't have to accept me but our children need their father. They love you just like I love you but unlike me they won't understand why their father is distant and doesn't love them."

"They can't sign me out to you," I said angrily "I'm not a child."

"No but you also are unable to take care of yourself at the moment and I am your family, in a legal and real sense." Bella explained and reached for my hand. I yanked back and she frowned "I am a registered nurse who works in this hospital and I am your wife. Whether you like it or not the doctor's feel comfortable releasing you to me."

"I'm not a child." I repeated but a stray thought flitted through my mind- 'maybe her taking care of me wouldn't be too bad.'

"So unless you want to stick around the hospital for a very long time," Bella continued an angry tone leaking into her soft voice "You'll accept that I am your family. You may not remember me but I am more than just your wife I was your best friend and you were mine and right now all I want is my best friend back."

I sunk back on the bed and tried to think of what to say.

Bella didn't give me a chance to respond when she said "Look our children are out in the waiting room and Charlotte has wanted nothing more all day than to hear her daddy say 'I love you' so if you have even an ounce of the man I know and love in you you'll be okay with her coming in to see you."

I thought for a moment and nodded "Bring her in."

All three women disappeared and Bella returned shortly holding the young boy and blonde girl from earlier.

"Daddy!" Charlotte shouted loudly and squirmed in Bella's arms.

"Charlotte the rules are still around," Bella said softly and she smiled. I was amazed at how beautiful she looked when she smiled and how well she interacted with the children. "Daddy's still sick just like when you were in the hospital."

I felt curious about what caused Charlotte to be hospitalized but that would be a question for later.

Bella allowed Charlotte to sit on the bed and she scooted into my lap and snuggled close to me. I found myself hugging her as tight as I could and inhaling her familiar yet foreign scent deeply.

"Daddy mommy let me bing pincess bear," She said smiling at me as she showed me a big teddy bear.

It was at that second that a flash of something came to mind.