JPOV

When I woke up two mornings after that wonderful night with Bella, I knew I had to talk to her soon. She wasn't home yesterday, she left a note saying she was at the Cullen's with Alice for the night. Poor Edward, she was in his house without being in love with him. Oh, wait, no, I don't care.

It all seemed so weird though; I had many thoughts going around at one time. First of all, Bella didn't call me yesterday. She had sex with me and doesn't call me in the next two days! Doesn't she at least want to talk to me? To hear my voice? I want to hear her voice. I love her so much.

Second of all, Alice would know about all this. She would know that Bella doesn't love Edward anymore, so why would she invite Bella to her house? Unless… maybe she doesn't know! She can't see my future or any future involved with werewolves. And I'm a werewolf. But, Alice isn't stupid, I'll give her that. If Bella is over at her house, and Edward and her aren't speaking to each other, then Alice will know something happened. And if Bella's happy, then Alice will know that Bella doesn't love Edward anymore.

I decided that I would call her. Picking up the phone, I dialed her number. After three rings, Charlie picked up the phone.

"Hello?" he asked in a husky voice.

"Hey, Charlie!" I said in an ecstatic voice. "What's up?"

"Bella's not here," he said, seeing right through me.

"Is she still at Alice's?"

"Jake, she's in the hospital."

"What?" Oh, God. Was it the sex? No, I was not going to go there. Did I give her an STD? As deadly STD? Does Bella have AIDS?

"W-why?"

"You should know," he accused. Oh, shit! It was the sex! My hand dropped and so did my jaw. I was stunned. What can sex do to land a girl in the hospital? Wait, no, I didn't want to think about it. Shit, no, I'm thinking about it! Stop!

"Jacob?" he asked after a minute had gone by. "Are you still there?"

"Yeah, uh, I'm going to go see her," I stuttered. "I'm really sorry for whatever might have happened."

"Don't you know?" He sounded surprised.

My voice rose several octaves. "I think."

In the hospital, I couldn't stop thinking about what might have happened to Bella. I pushed the buttons on the elevator, but it wouldn't come fast enough. Finally, I decided to take the stairs.

When I knocked on the door to her room, it was not Carlisle who opened it. Instead, a different, shorter male doctor stood in the entryway.

"Hi," I said awkwardly. "Is Bella ok?"

"Well, her injuries aren't very severe. She might experience several dizzy spells in the next few days, but she should be able to go home tomorrow at the earliest."

I sighed in relief. "Thank God. So, she didn't get seriously hurt?"

"Well, what she suffered from is extremely intense. The pressure on her ears may have damaged her hearing, but other than that, she will be fine."

Her ears? What could I have done to her ears? I cleared my throat. "So, will she be able to, like, you know, do it again?"

"Well I hope she wouldn't!" He looked shocked. "At least, not for a while."

"Oh…," I said. "You're a Christian aren't you? And since she's not married…"

He raised his eyebrows at me and gave me a what-the-hell kind of out. "Get out!"

I quickly dashed out of the room.

While climbing into my car in the parking lot, I was sure I saw Edward enter the hosptial. I wondered what he would be doing here. I mean, he knows Bella doesn't love him anymore. She doesn't even like him. Is he really that desperate?

BPOV

When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the beautiful face of Edward. The sun coming in from the window to my left illuminated his face, causing it to sparkle.

"Hey," I breathed, still smiling.

"Oh, Bella," he sighed in relief and smiling back at me. "I thought I was going to lose you."

"I thought I lost you," I replied, quietly.

Edward, while stroking my hair, leaned into me and kissed my cheek, my lips, my forehead. A rapid beeping noise came from beside me; I turned to see that it came from the machine that determined my heart rate. He laughed.

"Careful or I'll have a heart attack," I croaked. I tried to laugh as I spoke but I was too weak to do much.

"Bella!" said a placid voice from the door. "I'm glad to see you're awake." Carlisle walked to the other side of my bed.

I smiled but did not reply; I was too tired.

"Let her sleep," said Edward.

Carlisle sighed and remained by my head for a moment, staring and Edward and I, then left the room.

Edward climbed onto the hospital bed and held me in his arms.

"Mmm…" I said.

"I missed you," he whispered. "I missed you a lot."

"I missed you too," I replied, and then fell into a deep, blissful sleep.

When I woke up, I felt more alert than before. As I moved into an upright position, I noticed that I was no longer connected to any tubes.

"Ah, Bella!" said Carlisle as he walked in the door. "You're awake."

I grinned. "Hey, Carlisle. How long was I out for?"

"About twenty, twenty-one hours," he chuckled.

I laughed. "I haven't slept that long since the last time I was in the hospital."

"And what a while ago that was," he said with a grin. I did seem to have a knack for landing myself in the hospital.

"Where's Edward?"

"He's out hunting, but he'll probably be back around noon."

"And right now it is…"

"Eleven."

One hour. I could wait that long.

"Bella!" screamed a voice from the door. Alice came running in with wide eyes and a huge grin. She dashed over to my side and gave me a huge hug. "I was so worried about you! I came earlier, but you were asleep. I can't stay long, I have to find Jasper, but I really did what to say hello."

"Hey, Alice. Thanks."

"My pleasure. God, Bella, we were so worried!"

"Well, I'm alive, that's a plus," I laughed. "Thanks, though," I added.

"Yeah, well, I really do have to go. Bye, Bella!" she said as she dashed out the door.

"Bye?" I said, awkwardly.

"So, Bella," said Carlisle, in a very business manlike way. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, really. When can I leave?"

"Well, you're good to go right now. You seem to feel perfectly fine. Stand up for me, though, just to make sure. Walk around a little," he added as I made to get out of bed.

I stood up and walked around the bed. "I feel fine. I'm not dizzy."

"Then I think you're ready to go. Oh, Charlie stopped in while you were gone."

Holy crow, Charlie! I had forgotten all about him. "What did he say?" I asked in a panic voice.

"I told him you were cliff jumping with Jacob and your leg somehow tangled itself in the seaweed."

"What about the car? Charlie's going to notice when I no longer have my Mercedes."

"I told him that Jacob totaled it," laughed a voice from the door. Edward walked into the room with his liquid topaz eyes maliciously grinning in the florescent hospital light.

"You're back early," said Carlisle.

"Edward, you didn't!" I exclaimed. "What did he say?"

"He said he didn't know Jacob was back. When I told him he was, he just shook his head. I don't think it's troubling him at all. He likes Jacob."

I rolled my eyes.

"Speaking of Jacob," interrupted Charlie, "He came by today. Too see you."

I gulped. Hoping he suspected nothing, I managed to say, "That was nice of him. Did you too talk much?"

"No, I was hunting at the time.

"Bella," Charlie said. "You're papers are in order and you're clear to leave. I hope I'll see you soon."

"Hopefully not back on stretcher again though," I laughed.

Edward grabbed my hand helped me stand up and put his arm around me. Bidding Carlisle goodbye, we headed out the door and down the hall. "I'm sorry," he said, his hand still in mine.

"For what?" I asked.

"For everything. This is all my fault."

I starred at him and stopped walking. "Don't you ever say that again. This is as far from your fault as possible, Edward. Please don't think otherwise."

Drawing me closer, he smiled and softly kissed my lips. "I won't, my love. I promise."