Epov
It felt like took forever for the damn doctors to get their asses in gear and get me some damn answers about what was going on with Jasper. It turns out that Alice was right, while he did have a pretty damn good concussion, it was the dehydration and exhaustion that was really kicking his ass. They were going to keep him over night to evaluate him and keep an eye on things, as well as make sure he got a good nights sleep. The doc also was insisting that he take at least a few days off to do nothing but rest. I was going to have to go to the director and get a variance for Jasper for that, because he academy rules were pretty strict when it came to missed time, basically there was no excuse, even if it was my fault. I took the doc out into the hall to have a little chitty chat with him up close and personal. I needed him to keep Jasper in the hospital for that rest and I needed him to run further tests, even if it was on my dime, because even if it was a smoke screen and bullshit, it was going to be the best way to get the variance and prevent questions. The doc was on board with keeping him for a few more days, hell why wouldn't he be? Its all more money for them. And I hung out until they got him settled into his room, which was private because he was a cop and I didn't want some scroate hassling him when we was out of it. McCarty had finally quit mad dogging me long enough to go and get Jasper some clothes and things for when he woke up, but he was still naked under the sheet due to all the damn tubes they had running every where on him. He was gonna hate the one coming out of his dick, hell just looking at it made me squirm, not that I kept looking, but damn! Ouch!
He looked so tired and lost laying there, and I felt like such a bastard. Love him? Yeah, probably. But what the hell can be done about it? Its not like this is San Francisco. That kinda stuff just doesn't go on around here it would be detrimental to both of our careers. I made sure he was covered up and as I was about to sit down he started stirring again.
Jpov
Jasper realized he was no longer in the emergency room, when he woke up. He didn't try to sit up this time around because he didn't want a repeat of puking on Edward. He looked around the room and realized that Edward was still with him and that made him happy in spite of all the discomfort he was feeling. His throat felt like it was on fire and he managed to croak out , "Water?" Edward poured him a cup of water from the pitcher that was sitting on the table near his bed, and putting a straw in it, Edward then came over and putting an arm under Jaspers shoulders, helped raise him up enough so that he could take a sip. "Thank you, What happened?" Edward grinned ruefully and rubbed the back of his own head like he was prone to do when he was tense. " Well, you zigged when I thought you were gonna zag and you caught the Asp to the skull. You went down like a sack of potato's and had a seizure. You scared the hell out of everyone by deciding to not wake up for a while, so you are gonna be here for a few days while they run some tests and you rest.'
Jasper started to protest, he couldn't risk getting kicked out of the academy at this point! He had come so far and they were nearly at the end, but the policy was pretty clear. Edward raised his had up in a shushing gesture, " Jasper, I have it handled. Do not worry about the academy. The director and I are old friends and he owes me some favors, the sheriff is aware of what happened and he just wants you taken care of, so you are under orders to just rest, recuperate and not to worry about things. But you are to keep your butt here, in bed, resting and recuperating. Apparently you are dehydrated and exhausted, so you haven't been taking very good care of yourself and that makes me more than a little unhappy."
Jasper sighed, he hadn't been taking care of himself as well as he could have. He had been pushing to stay on top in the academy so he had spent much of his spare time training and when he wasn't doing that, he was with Edward and there was no resting when he was with Edward. He was worn thin physically and emotionally because just when he thought things were going good with Edward, Edward would shut him out and ignore him for weeks on end, and that would lead to weeks of self-doubt and recriminations and insomnia on Jaspers part. Perhaps the blow to the head was a good thing for him, Jasper laid back on the pillow and closed his eyes, he just wanted to sleep and not think for awhile.
Epov
Fuck! He looked like hell. He had two black eyes on top of the lump on the side of his head, and he was thin. The blanket had fallen down when I had sat him up to get a drink of water and I got a real good look at all the bruises on his arms and chest, and the guy looked like a victim of domestic violence. On top of all the scars he already had, he was black and fucking blue all over, and most of them had been inflicted by me during training, though there were a few I knew of on his hips that came from something else. I was bad for the kid. He was pushing himself to hard to try and please me, and it was taking a toll. I was going to have to ease up on him somehow during the academy or a bump on the head was going to be the least of our worries.
Jasper was out of it for the rest of the day, not even waking up to eat the crap that passed for food they brought him. I had to get my ass home to tend to my critters as well as call the sheriff and give him an update on what was going on with Jasper. I tucked the blanket up around him and made sure his water was in reach, prepared to leave, but not before taking a moment to steal a kiss from him, because I didn't know how damn long it was going to be before I managed to get another one.
Empov
Emmett was not happy with the entire situation. He had watched the emotional mindfuck that was happening to Jasper and he resented Cullen for it. One week things would be fine and Cullen would be over pretty much every single night spending time with Jasper, hanging out and acting like he gave a damn, and then at the academy he would beat him like a red-headed step child. Even the Gunny didn't push Jasper as hard as Cullen did, and other cadets had noticed and commented on it several times. During clean up after P.T., they had all seen the road map of bruises that covered Jaspers already scarred body, and there was talk of taking Cullen down a peg during the next hands on combat training. Emmett was ready to participate, but he knew that would piss Jasper off, so he decided to just make sure that those who were thinking about it, had his support and indulgence. The cadets that were planning the payback were all bigger cadets, and oddly, most of them were from other agencies, so they would not face much retribution from their department for taking Cullen down, he was not as popular with other agencies as he was with his own, so payback for hurting Jasper was going to be a bitch, and Emmett was damn sure going to enjoy seeing it.
Once Emmett found out Jasper was going to be confined to the hospital for a few days, he made sure he fanned the flames and let the already angry cadets know that it was time to deal with the situation. Cullen was due to help out with the domestic violence scenario as a bad guy, and with emotions already running high, three of the largest cadets decided that it was time to make sure Cullen got a taste of how abusers should be treated.
EPOV
Updating the sheriff on Jaspers condition was a tricky situation. I swear he knew something was up, or maybe I was just paranoid, but he chewed my ass up one side and down the other about the kid getting hurt. Fuck! it wasn't like I did it on purpose, but apparently he had heard through the grapevine I had been really, "Riding Whitlocks ass" I swear to God it was all I could to not spit my coffee all over his desk at that one, because if he really knew. He told me that he suspected that Whitlock might, "Live an alternative lifestyle" and that if I was being abusive to him because of that I could get into trouble for discrimination. Holy hell! I never thought I would be having to defend myself against allegation of being "Anti-gay", but I managed to convince the sheriff I was just making sure that Whitlock had the sand to hang under pressure and that we were actually friends in our off time. He seemed a bit skeptical, but I told him that we had in fact spent some time at the range,(the truth), and had even gone out on some area orientation drives in my 4x4,(I guess you could call driving out into the desert and fucking, area orientation), but he eventually bought it and told me that Whitlock was going to be aligned with the narcotics task force as an undercover officer as soon as he was up and about again, so I was not to be injuring him any further. It was good to know he had finally been approved for the High School detail and that he was in fact still good with the department, but I left out of there very uneasy. The sheriff suspected that Jasper was gay, and if he suspected Jasper was gay, then if I was around him very much, he would begin to suspect me. Something was going to have to change.