On My Way
Chapter 17
For the past few months I trained my new baker and made Paul and Leah general managers, they'd been around long enough to know how to do everything and Esme knew the business, so I'd be covered and when I wasn't doing that I was with Esme and planning our wedding, Esme agreed with me, something in between traditional and casual would be perfect and less stressful.
Jasper and I Facetimed or Skyped when he could, and I cried myself to sleep when his weekend leave was withdrawn due to a conflict, the worst part was I was already in California when he called to tell me that everyone's leave was withdrawn and he'd be shipping out.
"Jasper, you're supposed to be a training officer." I was pacing in the hotel room.
"I am baby, but I've got to go. I'm still enlisted." He chuckled.
"I know, I've just been waiting for this weekend." I sighed.
"Me too. I'm sorry. I won't be able to call or anything for a few weeks, but know I love you and I'll make it up to you." He blew kisses in the phone and disconnected.
Staying the weekend, I watched movies and had a full spa day, courtesy of Jasper, apologizing again in the note he had called and left for me.
Flying back to Washington, Esme was waiting at the airport for me and gave me a huge hug.
"I'm so sorry dear, Jasper said to take you out to lunch, that you were feeling down." Esme smiled and hugged me again.
"I'm sad, but I know it's his job. I knew what I was getting myself into. I think I'll go to Forks for a few days." I gave my best smile.
"That sounds great! Recharge and enjoy." Esme was the sweetest.
My week in Forks was great, it's what I needed. I found my love for baking again, visited with family and friends and hired a few more people.
Sleeping so soundly that when my phone rang, I jumped at the sound. "Hello" I mumbled.
"Bella?" The line was staticky.
"Yes?" I even questioned.
"Jasper… hospital." Came through.
"What? Hello?" I yelled into my phone.
The line went dead, looking at the number it was weird and thought it must have been a scam, I fell back asleep.
I was just dozing off when my phone rang again.
"Bella, did you get the call." Esme was crying and sounded panicked.
"No." I sat up quickly to wake up. "Is Carlisle okay?"
"Carlisle is fine, he's on his way home. We'll be right there."
I jumped in the shower to wake up and threw on a pair of jeans and one of Jasper's old Army shirts, walking into the kitchen I put on coffee because it was barely 4am.
I heard the alarm being turned off and unlocked the door for them.
Esme reached me first and hugged me tight with her tear stained face, looking at Carlisle he looked like a ghost.
"Esme, what's wrong?" I asked pulling away.
"Bella, have a seat please." Carlisle led me to the couch by my elbow and started pacing.
"Carlisle, please." I begged.
"Jasper has had an accident." He stopped pacing and sighed. "He was hit with shrapnel and he lost a lot of blood."
"What? How?" I asked in a panic.
"They were in a bad area doing patrol and got hit. He's okay! He'll be in the hospital a few weeks and then home to recover." Esme grabbed my hand as I leaned into her trying to take in what Carlisle had just told me.
"Can we go to him? When will he be here?" I asked, now up and pacing myself.
"Calm down. He's fine where he's at, they'll take great care of him. We'll worry about when he's coming home, when he's about to be released." Carlisle stated.
"Can I talk to him?" I shouted.
"He'll get to call once he's stable. I think whoever tried to call you before got cut off because of a bad connection. We're next on the list so they got us." Carlisle sat next to me.
"Okay, thank you. Would you like some coffee and breakfast? I know everything is ready downstairs."
"Thank you dear, we'll take some pastries to go, Carlisle has to go back to the hospital, and I need some sleep."
"I'll get enough for the hospital and home." I hugged them both before we headed downstairs.
Helping Paul out during the day and then cleaning the entire kitchen from top to bottom, pulling out all the equipment and scrubbing the already spotless kitchen.
Making myself a cup of tea and eating one of the muffins I put aside, I was startled when the alarm chimed and the backdoor opened.
"Somehow I knew I'd find you here." It was Rose.
"What are you doing here?" I jumped up and hugged her.
"Emmett was off today; I couldn't sleep after Esme called us and told us what happened." Rose hugged me tightly.
"Trying to not think about it." I waved my hand around the kitchen.
"I can tell. I could eat off the floor." She laughed.
"That's something that Emmett would say." We both laughed.
Rose stayed until I started yawning and Paul walked in.
"Wow! A sleepover and I wasn't invited." Paul laughed.
"Not quite." Rose smiled sadly.
"Yeah I was here when Carlisle and Esme left. They filled me in." Paul hugged me.
"I'm going to head home, sleep and relax. You make sure she does too." Rose pointed at me and raised an eyebrow to Paul.
"No complaints here, I'm exhausted." I clean up my mess and walked Rose to the door hugging her goodbye. "Paul if you need me, you know where I am."
"Get some rest Bella." Paul demanded.
I waved at him as I walked to the stairs, started my shower, relaxed in the heat before pulling on a tank top and shorts and crawling into bed.
AN:
Jasper is OKAY! I want to throw that out there.
Trying to get these stories finished so you can read my new ones…
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