Finally the next chapter!Woohoo! Sorry it took so long!
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I opened my eyes only to close them a second later because of the blinding light. Where was I? The light was so bright, was I...? I sucked in a shaky breath, was I dead? I listened closer to see if angels were singing, I was obviously in heaven, it was too bright to be anywhere else.
Beep. I sighed in relief. Okay I was just in a...hospital? I flipped my eyes open again, this time squinting to see my surroundings. I was in the hospital; it was just the white walls that had blinded me, but what was it this time? Had my car become a pretzel around a tree? No, I don't remember at least...
Think!Umm, uh...I'm here because... Arghh! I can't seem to remember! Well maybe this nurse knows. A nurse was coming over to check something but, her eyebrows rose in astonishment, when she saw I was awake.
"Finally awake, hon? You must have got quite a scare from that encounter with a bear!" She said, while she was checking the IV bag, I winced realizing there was a needle in my arm. I was tempted to take it out, but the nurse was still there.
"Well I guess I better go tell the doctor you're awake," she said to herself, bustling off.
She wasn't much help. Well let's see I was on my way to...Jacobs, because he's been ignoring me. And I saw...Quil on the side of the road so I, um...gave him a ride! Yeah, that's it and then he got really upset...I gasped as I remembered the rest.
I sat up and looked down at the hospital gown at my thighs. Oww! I frowned looking at the darkened badges. I poked one, I couldn't help myself, to see if it hurt. I pulled in a breath through clenched teeth. Yup, it hurt. Probably not as much as it was supposed to, I was guessing they'd drugged me up pretty good for that size of gashes.
Wait a second, I thought paying closer attention to something major I'd missed. Someone made a cover up story, so someone knows what really happened. It must have been the person who got me here, but who took me to the hospital? Obviously Quil couldn't have with being a... wolf and all. So who did?
The doctor came in and lifted the bandages to examine the wounds. He jotted down a few notes then spoke, "Well miss Swan, looks like you were pretty lucky that the bear only got to your legs or it would have been a lot worse. They seem to be healing well so I can have you ready to go in a few hours, after we get you some prescription pain killers, change those bandages, and get you some clothes."
"Okay, umm... do you know who brought me in?" I asked hopefully.
He looked at me for a second, and then answered, "Actually I do because we had to take the blood for your blood transfusion from him. It was Jacob Black. He's been here the whole time waiting for you to wake up, sweet guy. Would you like me to have a nurse get him for you?"
"Yes, please," I said in a daze. The doctor nodded and left. Jacob, Jacob Black. Jacob had saved me, given his blood for a transfusion, and had been waiting for me to wake up. That didn't seem right at all, he had been ignoring me for the past week or so and now just shows up out of the blue?
But he had brought me, so maybe he would the answers to my questions. Maybe. Jacob ducked his head under the door frame, he smiled at me flashing his teeth, but the smile was different, somehow bitter, arrogant, and sorry. It wasn't the smiled I loved so much. Was that Jacob? He was almost unfamiliar with his bare chest, and short hair. He was only wearing a pair of cut off sweats and beat up shoes, the lines of his face seemed more defined, over all he didn't look anywhere close to sixteen. Had he grown, again?
"Hey, Bells," He greeted me huskily, he seemed a little shy.
"Hey, Jacob," I said hesitantly. "Umm...what happened to you?"
"I'm a bit changed since you saw me last week, huh?" He said going to run his big hands through his hair, but dropped them to his sides remembering he had none left. "Well, I can't tell you here, but," he raised a finger, seeing I was going to protest, "I'll explain later."
"You better," I grumbled, irritated. Why couldn't he just tell me now?
"I promise," he replied, putting his hand over his heart.
"Okay then," I started, getting to what I reallywanted to know. "Then do you know what happened to me?"
Jacob shifted from foot to foot uncomfortably, "Everything will be explained later,"
"Alright," I guess it was better to not have people listening find out about what actually happened. A spasm of pain when trough my legs unexpectedly, and pushed the breath out of me. My hands balled into fists, nails digging into my palms trying to distract myself from the more intense pain.
"Bella?" Jacob anxiously , rushing to my side. He uncurled my fists and looked to the marks worriedly, even though they were already fading. "It hurts," he stated it wasn't a question, he now held my hands in his while rubbing circles on the back on them, trying to sooth the pain. "It'll be okay," he said , but it sounded like he was trying to convince himself more than me.
After I could breathe more evenly I noticed how hot his hands were, almost burning, just like the night before he ignored me. "Do you a fever, Jake?" I asked taking one of my hands out of his to feel his forehead, it was smoldering like his hands.
"Naw, it's just... another 'change'," He said trying to word it right.
"Oh," I said, and took his hand again to bring it up to my cheek and held it there, enjoying the warmth. I closed my eyes feeling comfortable. "Thanks, Jacob for saving me. You know you didn't have to give me your blood." Now that I thought about it, it was kind of strange to think that someone else's blood flowed through my veins.
"Anytime, Bella," He said contently, and I knew he meant it. We just sat there for a few minutes enjoying each other's presence, and it felt like Jacob had never gotten sick in the first place. Jake gently tugged his hands out of mine, and whispered in my ear, "Charlie's coming,"
Jacob side stepped just as Charlie barged through the door, how did he know? I hadn't heard a thing, I looked at him incredulously, he smirked and shrugged his shoulders.
"Bella!" Charlie exclaimed throwing his arms around me. "Sorry I couldn't be here when you woke up, but I had to go back to work."
"It's okay, dad," I replied hugging him back. "How long have I been out?"
Oh, I'd say 12, 13 hours. So how are you doing?" he asked. That wasn't too bad, so it was 10ish.
"I'm doing fine, in fact the doctor told me I could go in a few hours."
"Well that's good news, Bells," he said smiling at me his eyes crinkling.
Minutes later a nurse came in and shooed them out so she could change the badges and help me with my clothes. From what I could see the gashes were pretty deep, the nurse gave me some pain medicine then, and a bottle of it for later after she instructed me on how to change the bandages. Charlie signed a few papers, and a few hours later we were out of there.
Jacob helped me limp to Charlie's cruiser, "Well I guess, I'll see you sometime soon Bella," Jacob leaned in and gave me a kiss on the forehead when Charlie was fumbling with his radio that had gone off. I could still feel the heat from where his lips had been pressed. Jake was about to shut the door when Charlie stopped him.
"Hey, Jacob, I just got a call from down town and they need me to help with a chase, so I was wondering if you could take Bella home?" he asked quickly, seeming rushed.
"Sure, Chief Swan. No problem." Jacob said meaning fully. "I'll get her home safe,"
"Thanks, Jacob." He hollered out his window before turning on the cop lights, and speeding out of the parking lot. Jacob had his arm around my waist to steady me as soon as he was out of sight.
"Jacob," I warned.
"Sorry! Just trying to help," He said holding his hands up by his chest, smirking, but behind the leer was bitterness. What happened to him to make him so sour? He slipped his arm back around my waist more loosely this time, I sighed. He was so hard to discourage.
After helping me into the passenger side, he closed the door and was on the other side less than two seconds. "How?" I asked breathlessly.
"Sorry," was all he said as his car purred to life. His face was blank but other emotions lurked behind the mask. The ride home was quiet we both just stared out the windshield into the darkness. The car stopped and Jacob helped me to the porch, getting the key and unlocking it before I could even reach for the eve.
He was fast like Edward...I put my arms around my torso, I was glad Jacob was here to hold me together. After a few deep breaths I was fine. He helped me to the couch, not knowing what to do.
"Well, um I guess I should leave," he said glumly.
"Why don't you stay a little while, Jake?" I offered patting the cushion next to me. He wasn't getting away that easily.
"Okay," he said flopping down next to me. I could see dark circles under his eyes, but he would have to wait to get his sleep. I had something much more important to discuss.
"So, is now 'later'?" I asked hopefully.
He groaned, was it that much of a pain to explain it to me? Too bad, if it was. I had to know.
"I guess," he sighed sitting up straight to face me. "So what do you want to know?"
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