Bella's POV
Sam and Embry went on an everyday, normal camping trip then their truck dies out in the middle of nowhere and they start walking. They walk towards the highway until out of nowhere some man pushes Embry over a cliff, he didn't see Sam until Sam shoots him. Then Sam spends the next few hours trying to find Embry until he finally passes out from exhaustion and dehydration and wakes up a week later in the hospital.
Life is not safe.
Driving is not safe, camping is not safe. I'm sure they are billions of other things that look harmless that are NOT safe. When Sam is released all I want to do is sit in our house and ignore the entire outside world.
I doubt Sam will go for it. At least the man who did this is dead though I do wish we knew why. It was a completely random attack as far as anyone can tell.
"What are you thinking about babe?" Sam asks me from his hospital bed. While Embry suffered many broken bones Sam suffered mainly from dehydration and cold.
"Why this happened to you and Embry." I tell him.
"Hey don't think about it, we'll probably never know. But I'm fine and Embry is going to be fine. I don't want you worried about it." I'm crying when Lisa walks in. She hugs me and whispers it's all going to be OK. Then she tells Sam the doctor just told her he can come home today and Embry can go home in the next couple of days.
"Thanks mom that's great." He smiles at me and I feel a little better, knowing he'll be home with me. "What about work, when can I go back?" He asks and my better feelings fall away and I hear Lisa sigh.
"He said there isn't anything keeping you from going back right away but Sam can't you consider doing something a little less… dangerous. We could have lost you." She starts crying and I take her hand. We're in this together even if we both know it's useless.
"Guys this had nothing to do with work. It was a random thing. I'm not quitting. Have you told Embry yet?" He asks changing the subject.
"Yes, I just came from his room. I'll probably hire him a nurse since I can't keep ignoring the bakery. Bella you take all the time off you need. I can cover it for you." She tells me.
"No, I got it. You'll have enough to worry about with yours and Embry. I will go back as soon as we're home and settled." I tell her and she says OK that's fine.
She stays a few minutes then goes back to Embry's room. Embry needs her more, he's in far worse shape and his only visitors are Jacob and Edward.
"I don't want you to go back Sam. Bad things happen to people around me, I don't think you need to tempt fate by chasing after bad things. Please." I beg him wiping tears from my eyes.
"I hate it when you cry babe." He tells me and I think maybe it's working. "But I'm not quitting." Damn. "It's a good job. I can take care of you."
Aggh. This again.
"I don't need you to take care of me. I need you to be alive." I tell him crying for real this time.
"Bella, you know better than anyone bad things happen no matter what. But this way I get to help bad things not happen. I know you're scared. I get it, I hated every second you were in Houston or traveling and not here with me. I'm going to be OK."
"I love you." I whisper and he says I love you too, I always will.
Phil comes soon to take me home for the night. Since Sam woke up he pretty much makes me go home at night so I don't have to sleep in a chair. Once we are in the car I tell Phil I want to go home, to my home. I want to make sure everything is perfect for Sam to come in.
"You sure you want to be alone kiddo? Maybe Leah will stay with you for the night." He suggests and I think that's a good idea actually.
He walks us into the house and tells us goodbye and I tell him I can drive tomorrow, thanks for everything.
"Wow Bella, do you seriously even live here?" Leah asks as we walk in. So I like to clean, a lot. I'm a bit obsessed actually; growing up it was the one thing I could control so no matter where we lived or who we lived with it was clean.
"Haha, you don't have to help me clean, just sit down and watch a movie or something."
"What are you going to clean?" She asks in shock.
"Um the kitchen is a mess and the room and probably the bathroom. Plus it smells gross in here, Charlie probably just threw what I was cooking in the trash so I need to open all the windows to let it air out. Then I'll vacuum and do all the laundry and the dishes and yeah. So just sit." I tell her and she says no even though I'm completely nuts she'll help me.
A couple of hours later everything is perfect and ready for Sam tomorrow.
Leah and I stay up half the night talking and laughing, it's nice since we don't get a lot of time alone.
We talk about weddings and babies and how I hate Sam's job because I think he's going to die and how she hates Alex's job because he has teenage girls throwing themselves at him all day.
Finally we sleep and when we wake up I'm so happy that Sam gets to come home today.