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This chapter is really short, but I'm having a hell of a day, so I'm just gonna stick this up and I'll try to put up the next one tomorrow night. Happy Halloween and enjoy!

Chapter Sixteen: Savior

LPOV

My vision was blurry.

The beeping made my head pound.

I blinked, trying to clear my eyes enough to distinguish the face above me.

I felt siff.

My mind was flooded with images and only one voice calling my name, but it wasn't the person standing over me.

I felt my body begin to shake as I recalled what had happened.

The panic washed over me.

"Jasper," I whispered, and I tried to sit up. The pain didn't even matter.

"He'll be here soon," a smooth voice told me gently. "Lie still."

"Where is he?"

"He went home to change."

"Was he hurt?" That was all I needed to know. He came in to find me.

The man above me shook his head quickly. "No. He's perfectly fine. There's nothing for you to worry a bout. Your brother is flying up tomorrow morning."

I nodded. I knew he would. "Who are you?"

"Carlisle Cullen. I'm Jasper's father. I helped with your operation."

"What happened after I got out?" I wasn't sure if he eknew the reasons why I would ask such a question or not. It had been my intentions to keep it a secret, but the truth would come out eventually.

Carlisle's face grew hesitant. He sat in the chair beside me, clearly not wanting to upset me. But waiting was the worst part. I could guess if he wouldn't tell me. I would assume the worst under the circumstances. That was the easiest, and if it was better, then I could only be happy about that. Assuming the worst was best in my eyes. "The shooter was killed. Only two are dead, thirty-nine injured. Several with life threatening injuries, but they should pull through with proper care. It wasn't as bad as it could have been," he told me. His voice was too careful. He knew.

I closed my eyes as the sound of gunfire played in my head, ringing in my ears still. "When will Jasper get here?" I was impatient already. I felt that much more secure with him now. He'd come for me when no one else did. He'd saved my life. Now I felt closer to him, a need for that feeling of security to come.

"He'll be here soon. Relax if you can."

I nodded, but it wasn't sincere. I only wanted to see Jasper.

I remembered it all, especially how loving his kiss was before I was reeled away. I could still hear his voice was he said "my Alice".

If I was anyone's, if I belonged to anyone, I belonged to him. He was the only owner I ever wanted.

I did need him; he made me feel safe.

Without him, I still felt like I was in that hallway, unable to even answer him as he called my name. I never wanted to be without him for another second. His absence was the worst torture I could have been put through.

He was the savior I'd wished for, even if he didn't know it yet.