Chapter Thirty Six
Rose
As soon as we landed I checked my cell phone and was relieved to see a text from Jazz,
"He's found her thank God"
"Where is she?"
I looked at Edwards eager face,
"Edward I think your best course of action would be to stay well out of Jaspers reach and Bella's sight. You haven't exactly done anything but cause chaos. You get a room and I'll ring him, find out how close they are to her."
He didn't like it but knew I was right so went into the Airport Hotel to make a reservation for us while I told Emmett to keep an eye on him, going outside to ring Jazz.
Jasper
We'd just got Bella back to the flat and into bed when my cell phone went off. Throwing it to Peter I carried on hugging her to me, there was no way I was letting go until she was awake and aware I was back with her.
"Yo, Rose."
"Peter? Have you got her? Where was she and is she OK?"
"Yes, North Island, and I'm not sure. She's been given a sleeping pill or something and is making like Sleeping Beauty in The Majors arms at the moment."
I heard Rose laugh at that.
"Good. Tell him to hold on tight, she has a habit of disappearing otherwise. What does he want us to do, we're booked in at the Airport Hotel for tonight."
"Just a sec"
He turned to me,
"Well?"
"Tell them to stay there. I'll speak to them once Bella's awake. Then we can reschedule our conversation with Jackson."
"You hear that Rose?"
"Sure. I hope she wakes up soon. Ring when she does Peter"
"Will do"
He threw the phone back to me then grabbed the uniforms we'd stolen earlier,
"I'll go dispose of these and check, see if the ambulance has been spotted yet. I may hunt too if you can hold the fort for a while."
I nodded and as he closed the bedroom door I relaxed onto the bed, holding Bella close and kissing her face, so relieved she was back where she belonged, in my arms.
Bella
I was dreaming, I could feel the cold sill against my cheek but I could hear voices and one of them sounded like Peters, why wasn't I hearing Jaspers voice, the one I longed to hear? I could smell him and the pain in my chest had eased at last. If only I could open my eyes and see him not "Call me Steve" or the Nurse from the Medical Centre I would be happy. I stirred and felt a cool hand on my face, with almost desperate hope I struggled to open my eyes expecting to see the view from the window but stared into a pair of the most beautiful golden eyes. Shocked I tried to lift my sleep numbed hand to touch the Angels Face and another cool hand came to hold it and place it on his cheek.
"You're real? You found me"
My words were slurred from the sleeping drug but he smiled and nodded,
"Yes and I'm not letting you out of my sight again Bella, you have a nasty habit of getting into trouble every time my back is turned."
"Then don't turn it"
My strength spent I closed my eyes again but this time I welcomed sleep, knowing he would be there when I woke up but I clung to his shirt just to make sure.
Jasper
I could see she was fighting a losing battle with the drugs in her system so I pulled her close and rocked her as she fell back to sleep clutching my shirt with her fist. If she was making sure I didn't disappear again then she needn't have worried, I meant what I'd said, I wasn't letting her out of my sight again. I would keep her safe as I promised Charlie, Bella, and myself and to do that I needed to keep her close, trust only myself. I loved this woman in my arms, I couldn't lose her and I wouldn't let anyone else hurt her again. I wanted to pick her up and run, away from everyone to a secret location and keep her safe but there was no safety until we had killed Jackson and the mole in the DEA and possibly a vampire according to Alice's letter. Only then would she relax and feel truly safe.
The door opened again an hour later and Peters grinning face slipped round it,
"Hows Sleeping Beauty? The ambulance caught fire and I was only flicking my lighter! I burned the uniforms too. You want me to spell you to go hunt?"
I shook my head, there was no way I was relinquishing Bella to anyone, even Peter.
"I'm OK. I think she'll be waking soon, she almost did a while back. She knows we've rescued her."
"Wait till she gets the bill for cleaning my tights and cape. Well guess I'll pop back out and see what Char has found out, hopefully there will be another drug drop soon, I was looking forward to meeting this Jackson guy."
Bella
This time when I surfaced I could feel Jaspers arms around me, his cool skin against mine, and realized my fist was wrapped around a portion of his shirt so tightly my knuckles ached. I opened my eyes and smiled at his face looking down on me,
"Hi sleepyhead, you ready to wake up now?"
I nodded and tried to sit up but I felt so weak so I sat back against him again.
"Maybe in a while. I still feel a bit wobbly. How did you get me out?"
"Mainly down to Peter although it grieves me to admit it."
I looked round,
"Talking of which where is he?"
"He's gone to speak to Charlotte, see if we can't wrap up this Jackson thing."
"You're still going after him?"
"Nothing has changed Bella. He still wants you dead so he has to die. Did the Authorities find out anything from you?"
"No I played dumb, said I couldn't remember anything after I got the knock on the head"
His cool fingers touched the stitches above my eye,
"Edward and the Cullens are only still alive because I've been too busy to see to them"
"It wasn't his fault. I slipped catching my present."
Seeing his face I smiled and pulled him down to kiss his lips,
"Really. I'm fine now."
"Fine? You have stitches in your head, your leg in plaster, and a bandaged arm, and you're fine? It's not my definition of fine."
"But I'm in your arms and that is my definition of fine."
He couldn't argue with that.