Fallen Angel:
Chapter 2
"Carlisle; What do I do? She isn't going to want to stay here. You know that. We can't keep her at our house. I think her parents hurt her. Either that or someone did. Very badly." Jasper Telepathed to Carlisle, while continuing to run his hand up and down her arm. Amy wouldn't take herself out of the tight ball that she curled herself into. Carlisle nodded slightly. He knew what Jasper meant, and he was right.
"Don't worry Jasper. We will solve this problem. She needs the surgery and she's going to get it. Even if I have to pay for it anonomously. After all it was kind of your fault that she's in this situation. Don't worry." Carlisle telepathed back. Jasper settled on the edge of the bed. Amy didn't flinch. Carlisle made a small notation in her file. He noticed that her medical history was completely blank.
"I don't have any health insurance. I literally cannot afford a hospital stay. Not to mention that I really don't want to miss School." Amy slowly inched out of the ball that she'd put herself in. Carlisle smiled at her. He patted the side of the bed. Amy Blinked a couple times. Jasper helped her lie back on the bed. She frowned at him. He smiled, her thoughts were settling down finally. He knew what he was going to do.
"I will pay for it Amy. Afterall, If I had not startled you, you wouldn't be here. You'd be home snuggled under your covers. You do need the surgery. Just lay back and close your eyes. you will not be hurt or taken advantage of. Carlisle is one of the best doctors. He will take care of you, I promise. Now, Carlisle needs to talk to you, I am going to step out for a bit. I will be there after the surgery. Trust me." Amy nodded and looked at Carllisle.
"What are you going to do to me?" Carlisle smirked. He laid a hand on her arm, noting that she didn't flinch away. He could feel her getting a little more comfortable around him. She had a problem with men in general. His jaw tightened briefly. He would love to put his fist through the bastard's face that had hurt her. No woman should have to be hurt because of some jerks inability to keep himself in check.
"Well, We are going to discuss your medical history, and then we are going to get you a room and get you into surgery. We will worry about the cost and everything later. Now, are you allergic to any medications?" They were off and discussing Amy's medical history. Carlisle kept an ear out for Jasper's voice, but he was mostly quiet. Carlisle was willing to bet that Jasper was in the nursery again. He had a soft spot for babies.
After a few minutes, two orderlies came in pushing another gurney. Carlisle picked her up and set her on the other gurney. Amy smiled and settled back. Carlisle said he was going to find Jasper and let him know what was going on. He would join them in surgery in a few moments. That would be enough time to get Amy changed into a gown and an IV and ready to go. Amy nodded and watched him go.
Once he was in the hallway, Carlisle telepathed Jasper and told him. Jasper telepathed back that he'd be there in a moment. Carlisle turned to the computer and started to enter the Surgical information into the computer and was pulled from his entering Amy's information into the computer by Jasper's appearance. He didn't say a word about where he'd been, although the fragrance of baby powder gave him away. Carlisle smiled.
"Jasper. You know you don't have to sneak off to go there. The staff knows you and would welcome you with no problem. They are understaffed as it is. I could probably even get you a part time job here if you liked. I will be in surgery for at least 2 hours, Maybe longer. Won't know until I get in there and start cleaning it up. You can stay here and wait or you can go home. Your choice." Jasper nodded and shrugged. Carlisle raised an eyebrow.
"I think I will go help in the nursery. They were getting ready for the next feeding anyway. Someone should help. It will keep my mind off of Amy's surgery. Let me know when you are done. I want to be there when she wakes up." He left without another word leaving Carlisle to wonder. He couldn't read Jasper's mind though he tried. Jasper must have put up the mental blocks again. His way of keeping himself safe.
Three hours later, Carlisle sat in his office worn out. It had been a challenging surgery. He telepathed to Jasper that Amy was out of surgery and that he would be in his office. Amy probably wouldn't wake for another hour. Jasper telepathed back that he was helping with changing and settling them down for the night and would be in his office in a short while then they could go see Amy together.
About 20 minutes later, Jasper knocked on the office door before walking in. Carlisle was resting with his eyes closed. He touched his shoulder and smiled. They spent a few minutes discussing the surgery. Jasper was thinking about how to help her when Carlisle dropped a bomb in his lap. He had seen some scars during the surgery, he did a visual while doing the surgery and noticed that she had many scars.
"I think that she was beaten. Regularly for a long period of time. Don't ask her about it. I don't think she'd talk about it. She will be here for three days and then home rest for a week, and then she'll be able to go back to school. She's not going to like it and she's going to fight it. But that's ok. She's fighter, I think she's had to be to get through life so far. Did you find a phone number or anything in her pack?" Jasper shook his head.
They walked up to Amy's room and found her glancing groggily around the room. She was mostly awake, though she looked out of it. Carlisle walked to the bed and took her pulse, and checked her cast. She frowned at him and then looked away. Jasper pulled up a chair and just stared. Amy raised an eyebrow, much like Carlisle had. Jasper found it amusing. Carlisle patted her leg gently and crossed his arms.
"How are you feeling? Any dizziness or nausea?" Amy shook her and then moved her hand in a so-so manner. She stretched and then settled herself under the covers again. She smiled at them both and held out a hand to Jasper, who touched it and held on. Amy pressed her lips together and tried not to cry. She would have to admit defeat and call her parents to come get her. She definitely did not want to go back to that hell hole.
"So what happens now Dr. Cullen, Or may I call you Carlisle? How long am I in here for? I have Work and School. I can't afford to miss either. I need the money to make rent. I don't want to lose my job." She rubbed her eyes as a suspicious stinging had occured. She felt like bawling, but of course, that would solve nothing. She didn't think that either of these men would hit her, but she wasn't taking a chance.
"Well. You are going to be here to recuperate for three days and then at home for a week, then you may go back to School. As for Work, I don't advise going back for at least 2 weeks. Where do you work? I know most of the business owners around the area and will probably be able to make them keep your job for you. You are going to be on crutches for 6-8 weeks depending on how you heal." Amy sighed.
"I work at the book shop in town. I just started there. Micah is a nice boss, Very pleasant to be around. I hope he will let me keep my job. I'd hate to lose it. Thank you for offering to speak to him." Amy laid back in the bed and relaxed for a few minutes before turning to the door. A candy stripper brought in a tray of food for her. She greeted them, set the tray on the table and after making sure there was nothing else that Amy needed she left.
"Amy is there a number for your parents that we can call for you? Or someone else that you can contact? You really shouldn't be alone, and when you go home, you will need help getting around. Or we could stop by your house and tell them in person. Amy, please breathe." Carlisle leaned her forward and tried to get her to breathe. Jasper felt her grab his hand. In that instance, he could feel her emotions. She was terrified.
"No. There's no one. I live here alone. I'm an emancipated Minor, or will be when it goes through next month. I live on my own here." Jasper scooted closer. Amy pulled away from him. She didn't want him touching her. She felt different when he touched her. She didn't like the feelings. Carlisle Pushed Jasper out of the room and sat down on the edge of the bed. Amy looked everywhere but at him.
"Amy, is there anything you want to tell me? It doesn't have to leave this room. No one has to know what you tell me unless you say it's alright. Jasper doesn't even have to know." Carlisle put up a block so that Jasper wouldn't be able to hear. Amy shook her head. Carlisle got the distinct impression that something had happened to her very recently to make her run. He looked at her and reached for her hand. She moved it away from his reach.
"I don't really want to talk about it right now, if that's alright. Actually I want to try and rest please." Carlisle nodded and smiled at her. He wasn't going to push her if she really was that fragile. He looked at her chart and Nodded to himself. Amy looked over at him. He held up xrays to the light and looked at them carefully. After fixing her ankle, he had put a boot cast on to keep her ankle immobile.
He moved the blanket aside to look at her toes. They were twitching slightly. He pinched one gently, pleased to see that they were warm to the touch and also pinking up immediately. Amy giggled as her toes twitched some more. Carlisle was pleased to hear her giggle. She wasn't in too much pain at the moment, that was a blessing. She had a feeling that it was going to hurt bad later on.
"I'm sorry but it tickles when you pinch my toes. I'm also sorry if I caused any trouble. As soon as I am able to, I will be leaving Forks and moving on somewhere. I'm kinda hungry right now. What did the girl bring me? It smells, well interesting is a nice word to describe it." Carlisle rolled the table over and helped her get comfortable, before calling Jasper back in. He came in and seat in the chair. Carlisle stood up.
"I'm going to go back to my office, I'm on duty now and will be all night. If you need anything Amy, please have the nurse page me. Or tell Jasper and he'll come get me. Jasper, see if you can get anything out of her about her parents. I'm not going to call them, but I think that they may have to answer for doing something to her." The last part he telepathed to Jasper. Jasper looked at him and nodded, showing that he'd heard him.
After Carlisle had left, Jasper's phone rang. It was Esme. The others had gotten back from hunting and were wondering where they were. Jasper stepped outside for a moment to explain without upsetting Amy. Alice got on the phone and shrieked, wanting to meet her. Jasper said he'd call her later to say whether or not Amy wanted to meet her. He hung up and picked up Amy's pack where He'd dropped it on the floor.
"So Amy, We have some time together, What shall we talk about? Is there anything that I can get for you? I could run over to your place and get your school books if you wanted to study. I already decided that I would ask your teachers for your assignments, I could also get you a couple changes of clothes if you like." Amy was touched. Jasper hardly knew her, and instead of just taking her to the hospital and leaving, he'd asked his father for help and they were both very nice.
"Oh also before I forget, My sister, Alice wants to meet you tonight. Is that ok with you? Because I could swing by home and get her. Only if you are up to it that is. I really don't want to overwhelm you, and she can be overwhelming. I could make her wait." Amy nodded and rummaged in her bag. She came up with a set of keys, a pen and paper. She scribbled her address down and handed it to him with the keys. She smiled at him.
"That would be nice. Thank you. Would you please grab my cell phone as well? It's underneath my bed, and my charger too please." Jasper nodded, said he was going to speak to Carlisle for a moment and then go get the stuff. He would be back in an hour. He also decided to pick up a couple books from his room for her, that she might enjoy. That decided, he hurried out of the room and to Carlisle's office.
After speaking with Carlisle, he called Alice and told her to meet him at Amy's place, and he hurriedly ran through the place, gathering everything he would need for her. It was a simple well kept apartment. It was very dreary though. After he found everything, he grabbed a duffled bag on the floor and packed it. It was funny but he didn't even bat an eye when going through her underwear, though he got quite an eyeful.
He picked out a couple sweaters, a hoodie, some jeans, some socks and thinking about it, some hair ties. She looked like the type of guirl to wear her hair up when she studied. At least, that was what he had observed the couple of times he'd watched her while they were in class. At last thought, he packed her hairbrush and searched around for a makeup bag. His sisters had one, she should as well. He couldn't find it.
When he walked out to put the bag in the car, Alice was leaning against it, waiting. And she was not alone, Emmet, Rosalie, and Edward were waiting as well. Oh well. The more the merrier, as the saying goes. Although that was not always a true statement. They exchanged greetings and set off. Jasper detected a faint scent or some flowers in the backseat and knew that Alice had gathered a boquet.
When they got there, Jasper went straight up to Amy's room while the others stopped at Carlisle's office to get the scoop. He had her duffle bag over one shoulder and her bookbag containing school books over the other. When he walked in, She was sitting on the edge of the bed, staring very uncertainly at the floor. A nurse was there with Crutches trying to coax her out of the bed. Amy was rolling her eyes and smiled when she saw Jasper.
"Jasper, hi. Would you hand me that pair of socks on the chair with the tread. I have to get up and use the crutches, and I don't want to slide all over creation. Please." Jasper bent down to put them on and helped her up. Amy took a tentative step with the crutches and then another. With the nurses help, she made it into the bathroom and let out a sigh of pleasure. Jasper noticed the IV was gone, as was the blood pressure apparatus.
When she was settled back in bed, Jasper brought the bags over to her. She was delighted to have her hoodie and quickly put it on with his help. Jasper was thoughtful enough to grab the quilt off of her bed. It was just a little one used for covering the lap, but still useful. After she was sufficiently warm, there was a knock on the door. Jasper saw his siblings and waved them in. He quickly introduced them to Amy.
"Hi. It's nice to meet you all. I'm sorry to have dropped into your lives like this. Thank you for the flowers and the company. I know Emmet, we are in the same Art class together. So what's going on with you all?" They passed the time talking. Edward was trying to read her mind. He was having a little luck, but not much. She was strong mentally. Alice invited her along with her and Rosalie to go shopping when she felt up to it.
Emmet and Rosalie were the first to leave after three hours. Amy was trying hard not to let her tiredness show but she couldn't stop the yawn. Alice and Edward caught a ride with them even though they didn't want to leave. Jasper said he was going to stay awhile longer. He could hear them down the hall, taking bets on how soon he was going to kiss Amy. He was only slightly appalled. Had he been in their shoes, he'd have done the same thing.
"Jasper, If you need to go home and sleep, that's fine. I understand. I don't want you to feel that you have to stay here just to keep me company." Jasper cut her off. He forgot for a moment that she didn't know that he didn't need sleep. He smiled at her and patted her hand. He watched her for a few minutes while she drifted off to sleep before settling down in the chair to watch over her all night.
He wasn't going to school for very long tomorrow. Only to get her stuff and then he was coming back here. He didn't care to go to school and suffer through classes without someone to distract him. He pulled a blanket over his lap and leaned his head to the side to make it look as though he were actually sleeping, when he wasn't. He wanted to blend in. He decided to go to the bookstore tomorrow as well and get 2 copies of "War and Peace" to take her up on her bet. With that thought in mind, he settled in to wait until she woke up.