'Bella's POV:

I had brought Charlotte to the hospital and had run into a doctor I recognized as we walked past the nursing station on the floor Jasper was on.

"Mrs. Whitlock, excellent news!" He said with such a broad grin I couldn't keep the smile off my face.

"What's up Dr. Morgan?" I asked shifting Charlotte from one hip to another. He gave her a small wave and she blushed shyly and hid her face in my shoulder but I could see the corner of her smile.

"We were able to take Jasper off of the ventilator last night after you left. He's doing amazingly well."

"Thank God," I sighed in relief. This was just one more step before I'd be able to bring him home with me.

"Bringing little Char to see daddy?" He asked and Charlotte perked up immediately and nodded vigorously.

"Ya," I nodded too "And then Char and I are going to go shopping this afternoon just the two of us."

"Well I have to go and finish rounds," He said and patted my shoulder gently "Have a good afternoon."

"Tank you mister," Charlotte suddenly piped up and waved enthusiastically at his retreating form. "Mommy see daddy now!"

"Yes baby we're going right now to see daddy," I couldn't help but laugh "Do you remember the rules?"

"No jumpings, no loud, be nice." She rattled off with a look of concentration. "Right?"

"Exactly," I gave her a reassuring squeeze and we headed towards Jasper's room.

I was thrilled with how good he looked without the ventilator attached to him. His shoulder and chest was still bandaged but the only machine left in the room was the IV that contained his medications and pain killers.

"Daddy!" Char said thrilled to see him. "Mommy kiss daddy?"

"Ya you can kiss daddy," I smiled and put her down on Jasper's bed on his good side and she scooted up to kiss his cheek. I bent over and kissed his lips gently and then sat back in the chair to watch my daughter interact with her still unconscious father.

She ran her little hands along his stubbly cheeks and whispered in his ear "Daddy wake up!"

She snuggled close to him and continued "I misses you. Cole misses you! Daddy peas."

"Charlotte, daddy might not wake up today but he loves you very much." I said quietly reaching out and taking one of his hands in mine and rubbing circles on his palm with my thumb.

She huffed and looked annoyed "Daddy peas wake up. Daddy I wuv you." She finished speaking and shook his shoulder as hard as she could.

I jumped up to grab her away and had just picked her up when I noticed Jasper's eyes fluttering.

My heart leapt into my throat and I tightened my grip on Charlotte.

His voice came out harsh and foreign and the happiness I had felt when his eyes fluttered was replaced with a feeling of heart brokenness and fear when he said "Maria?"

It wasn't my name or Charlotte's that came out of his mouth but his exes and he looked so perplexed as he looked between us and gasped out "Who... you?"

I hit the call bell to summon a nurse and tried not to start crying. Charlotte looked between us and said happily "Looks mommy daddy's wake!" She looked so thrilled and Jasper just stared at her confusion written all over his face but at the same time I swore I saw a flicker of recognition in his beautiful eyes.

"Who... you?" He repeated haltingly.

A nurse popped her head in and she looked surprised and she took off down the hall again leaving me staring at Jasper gaping and completely unsure of what to say to him.

"Me Char daddy member?" Charlotte said suddenly realizing that something was off with her daddy.

He simply shook his head but to my relief the doctor I'd been speaking to earlier came bounding enthusiastically into the room.

"Well Mr Whitlock it's great to see you awake!" He said as he started to check Jasper over.

"Wha happen?" Jasper asked the man standing over him.

A nurse handed Jasper a glass of water and he chugged it back eagerly and repeated "What happened?" his voice much clearer now.

"You were shot last Friday and unfortunately slipped into a coma when we were doing surgery to fix the damages. What is the last thing you remember?"

"Maria and I were talking about her moving to Denver with me. I had come up ahead to find a place to live," Jasper spoke slowly and as if he was concentrating extremely hard on making sure the words came out right.

A stray tear slid down my cheek and I held onto my daughter as tight as I dared. Jasper looked at me concerned as he continued speaking "I was on my second week of some first aid class I was being forced to take with some firefighters and other cops."

"Well it looks as if you have lost about three and a half years of your memories. I am hoping this is just temporary but we'll have to continue running tests."

"Who is she?" He asked again staring at me.

Jasper's POV:

"Who is she?" I repeated my earlier still unanswered question as I stared at the pretty brunette who stood next to the hospital bed holding the young blonde girl who had called herself Charlotte and had called me daddy.

"She's your wife Mr. Whitlock." The doctor said before turning to the nurse to talk.

I saw a tear streak down her face as she spoke quietly "Jazz I'm Bella. I'm your wife. We've been married for almost 2 years."

I shook my head because I didn't remember any of this. All I remembered was being with Maria, loving Maria but the longer I looked at Bella the stronger a weird feeling in my gut got.

"I...I have to go," She stuttered suddenly and raced out of the room. I felt like I should call out and try to stop her but I couldn't bring myself to do that.

J&BJ&BJ&BJ&B

The afternoon sped by filled with tests and needle pricks and I came to learn more about my condition.

Apparently I had been shot in my own home while protecting my daughter, the young girl I'd seen earlier, and my nephew, a little boy named Peter.

I learned that my lung had healed a fair amount but there was still a great deal of tissue damage but that they thought I'd be able to go home in a few more days but I still felt lost. I didn't know my home; I didn't know who my family was.

I was shocked when I heard that not only did I have an adoptive daughter but I had a biological son with Bella as well and he was just over a year old.

All I wanted though was to call Maria. To find out what the hell had happened between us because all I knew right now was that I loved her but I was so torn because at the same time I felt like I should be in love with Bella who was after all my wife.

I was sitting alone in my hospital room flipping mindlessly through channels when a burly man walked through the door and I recognized him as one of the firefighters from my class.

"Emmett?" I asked cautiously.

"Jasper you remember me," He grinned widely "How you feeling?"

"I'm okay I guess," I said "How did you know I was here?"

He looked at me strangely but answered me "I'm your brother in law. Bella's older brother."

"You were in my first aid class," I said informing him of what I remembered. "I just want my Maria can you find her?"

"You and Maria haven't been together in years." He said gruffly "I introduced you to Bella. You two are in love and are best friends. You have the best marriage I have ever seen and two beautiful children."

I was getting angry by this point, exhausted of hearing about how I was supposed to be in love with Bella when my heart and mind were both screaming Maria.

"I get it okay!" I shouted "I'm supposed to love Bella but you know what I don't! I don't even know who the hell she is, let alone why I apparently love her."

His eyes flared angrily and I saw him clench his fists open and closed a few times. "You know what fine. I'm not going to bother, good luck with Maria though."

I sighed as he stormed out and ran my free right hand over my face.

What the hell was I going to do?

J&BJ&BJ&BJ&B

I must have nodded off because the sun was lower in the sky in the window that it had been and my heart started racing when I realized who was sitting in the chair next to my bed.

"Maria," I said happily and she grinned broadly.

"Jasper baby," she said with her slight accent but it didn't affect me quite the same as it usually did and I couldn't explain why. "I'm so glad you are awake. I've been so worried."

"Maria, can I ask you something?" I asked as I reached for the pitcher of water one of the nurses had put next to the bed.

"Anything my love" She said eagerly.

"Is it true? What everybody's saying? Are we over?"

She frowned "We grew apart and you met someone but we are together now. We can work everything out and be us again." She grabbed my hand and it felt foreign but I needed her. She was all I remembered.

"What do you mean we can be us again?" I asked.

"Fate obviously brought us back together." She huffed "We are soul mates Jasper, meant to spend eternity together."

I nodded and she squeezed my hand. I returned the gesture and she leaned up to kiss me. I had just started to kiss her back when the brunette Bella walked through the door carrying an infant boy.

I saw the horror and heartbreak on her face and I felt guilty because I knew she thought I was the cause of that but there was no way I could be married and have two children and not remember any of it, just no way in hell.

"Maria," Bella spat and I noted that Maria wore a smug look "I told you yesterday to get out."

"I am not here for you," Maria said "I'm here for my love and it's obvious it is me he wants and not you."

"You're taking advantage of him!" Bella shouted and the infant startled awake and started to whimper "Get out or I will have you removed."

"I think we should ask Jasper who he would rather have stay with him when he is in such a delicate condition," Maria said in a sing-song voice, "Jasper, my love, what do you think? Who do you want to stay with you?"

Bella stared at me and butterflies tingled in the pit of my stomach. The young boy took that moment to release a loud sob and Bella started comforting him.

I opened my mouth to speak but Bella spoke first "Jasper before you say anything, before you pick either of us, I want you to meet our son." She placed a large amount of emphasis on the 'our'. "His name is Cole and we conceived him just before we got married. We found out when we were on our honeymoon in Paris and were thrilled to be giving Charlotte a little sibling even though we were worried about her heart condition. He looks just like you and he loves hearing your voice."

The young boy she'd called Cole had settled in her arms facing me and I could see that he did share some features with me. Curly golden hair, blue grey eyes, tanned skin but I still couldn't bring myself to believe the information I was receiving.

"I want Maria to stay." I said firmly and Maria grinned triumphantly.

"I'll go Jazz," Bella said her voice cracking with sadness "But only because you asked but when you realize who you're supposed to be with I'll be there Jasper. I'll always be there because I love you more than life itself. You saved me once and now it's my turn to save you."