The nurse hustled out of the room to consult with the doctor about the all out anarchy that was taking place in the room where Jasper and Edward were ensconced, and before to long a contingent of nurses and physicians came filing back into the room to speak with Emmett and evaluate Jasper once again.

More blood was drawn, as well as other fluids, and the physicians gave him a thorough going over to make sure that he hadn't reinjured anything in his thrashing about. He appeared to be in acceptable shape, but with everything that was going on and the desire for more tests, the doctors decided to keep him for a few more days.

Epov

Well that was more excitement than I needed right after getting my leg chopped up and getting the crap kicked out of me by some of the biggest goons we had in the class. McCarty finally flopped down in the chair in between the two beds and I figured I better get what intel out of him I could before my pain meds kicked in.

" So what the hell happened after I got jumped?"

McCarty glared at me like he wanted to thump on me some more but he finally answered, " We had to finish out the day in class, so I didn't get here until after end of class. You were in surgery and he did not take the news of you getting hurt very well. In case you failed to realize something, he kinda gives a damn about you."

McCarty emphasized the "YOU" like it was an accusation, as if he was saying that he believed Jasper cared about me and I didn't care about him. I rolled my eyes at McCarty, and he stood up and came and stood over me, (did I ever mention he is a huge and pretty intimidating son of a bitch?), "Listen here SIR, You can fucking roll your eyes all you want, but I have seen the mindfuck you have been doing to him. I have been the one dealing with all the pain and hurt you put him through, and I have seen all the bruises and injuries you have inflicted on him. I have stayed out of it because he has asked me to, but I am damn sick and tired of seeing him get hurt over and over by some repressed closet case that thinks no one KNOWS. You are soo fucking wrong about that, by the way. More people know or suspect about you than they do about HIM, so you need to get the fuck over yourself and start treating him like he deserves to be treated before you get your ass in a world of hurt for being such a class A bastard to a guy that people around here love and care about.

McCarty was leaned over, right in my face, growling those words out with as much venom and anger as I have ever heard him use, but softly enough that they didn't wake Jasper.

I was pretty damn close to shaking as I looked up at McCarty, I knew he was beyond pissed off and fully capable of putting me a world of hurt, but before I could say anything to either argue my case or defend myself, I heard Jaspers voice.

JPOV

Jasper felt like hell again. Not only did his head ache like he had been smacked again, but his whole body hurt like he had been in a fight and he was queasy as hell. He could hear voices in the room, and he recognized one of them as Emmett.

He wanted to sit up a little and get a drink, but when he opened his eyes, he realized he was tied down and the controller was out of his reach, but alarmingly, as he looked over to see what was going on with Edward, he saw Emmett leaned over Edwards bed in a way that could only be threatening.

"Emmett! Please stop! Leave him alone." Jaspers voice was barely audible he was so hoarse from his shouting earlier and the dehydration.

Emmett jumped as if he knew he had been caught being bad, and he gave Edward one last glare before he turned to Jasper with his typical dimpled smile.

"Duude! Its about damn time you woke your ass up without trying to go all super ass kicking ninja on everyone." Jasper looked at him confusedly. "Jas, they gave you a morphine based drug and you went ape shit on them."

Jasper groaned, " Oh shit! My records didn't get transferred did they?" Emmett shook his head and grimaced, "No, they didn't and you need to have a damn medic alert bracelet or something on you in case this happens again, it was pretty damn bad this time, and in case you haven't noticed, you got your ass tied down and recathed for the fun of it."

Jasper lifted up the sheet and groaned, "Son of a bitch! Can you untie me the rest of the way and call the damn nurse in so she can get this damn thing out of me?"

Emmett quickly undid the rest of the restraints and handed Jasper the call button, though he suspected that the nurse was probably going to take her time responding due to the fact he was still in the room.

Epov

Jasper seemed more like himself after whatever they had given him had been cleaned out of his system by that other shot. He was working on sweet talking the nurse into coming back into the room to take the catheter out of him, I damn sure know I wish I could get the one out of me, but considering I was not long for the land of awake, I didn't figure it was going to be today. The damn pain medications they gave me were strong as hell and I was feeling no pain as the nurse came walking back in. I wanted to talk to Jasper, but with all the excitement that had gone on in the last few days, I was afraid it was going to be a few more days before we got to have any sort of a private conversation. I had no idea what the hell as going on with the department or anything else, though I hoped my critters were being taken care of.

Jpov

Jasper looked over at Edward as the nurse went about the business of removing the cath once again and getting him resettled in the bed. It was pretty clear that Edward was deeply out again and Jasper realized that he had no idea who was taking care of Edwards animals. He knew that Emmett, while loathing Edward, had a soft spot for animals and would help if he was asked, so that is just what Jasper did.

"Em, could you please, check with the sheriff or with Gunny and find out if someone if taking care of Edwards animals? Please? For me? He has horses and a dog that depend on him and if he is going to be stuck in here for a few days, they will need water and food and someone to check on them. Could you please make sure someone is doing that, for me?

Empov

Em growled in frustration. Jasper knew he wouldn't turn down a request to help animals, even if they were Edwards, and he also knew that he wouldn't leave Jasper in the hospital sitting in there worrying for Edwards sake. 'Sure Jas, I will call Rose and see if she knows anything, and if she doesn't, then I will find out from Gunny or the sheriff and if no one if doing it, I will take care of it until he is up and about.

"Thanks Em," Jaspers response was heartfelt. He was genuinely worried about the horses and Edwards dog, and he knew Edward would be beside himself with worry about them when he woke up and realized he had been out for close to a full day.

EmPov

Em realized that it was getting late and he had to get a move on if he was going to end up playing rancher out at Edwards place before it got full dark. He assured Jasper one more time he had it handled and then he headed out, calling Rose as he headed down to his truck.

He wasn't happy about the situation with Jasper and Edward, but he hoped that with them being stuck in the same room together in a somewhat controlled environment, as well as the fact that Edward was pretty crippled up and unable to inflict anymore real physical damage on Jasper for the time being, maybe they would sort some things out and talk about things.

Rose was full of wonderful news for Emmett, not only was the Gunny already taking care of Edwards animals and his ranch, she was planning on coming over to the apartment and taking care of him! It had been a long and stressful day, but it was going to be a much better evening he was sure of.