Chapter 2
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AGAIN - BIG WARNING: Rated M for a reason, Language, Drug Use, and Various other unhappy thoughts will be present in this story. You have been warned.
The doctor came back in not that much later and was happy to see my progress. My lung had deflated when my rib hit it which is why I had the tube, and besides that and a broken arm, lots of brusies and a very sore hip I was not in that bad of shape. He had wanted me to stay the night but somehow my mom got him to bring the papers for me to be discharged against doctors orders. I guess she had realized how uncomfortable I was about Dr. Cullen being here and wanted to get out of here.
She was wheeling me out when I heard Carlisle call over to us "Bella wait"
"I quickly hugged my mom and whispered, go and if you have to Anthony is yours please" I begged and my mom kept walking.
"Bella what happened?"
"Carlisle I think you know, I got into a car accident. I am sorry you had to treat me, I would have asked for someone else if I had been awake as to not make things harder on you. Please don't tell anyone you saw me, I have to go" I called over for a nurse and asked her to help wheel me down to where my mom had her rental waiting for me and Anthony was already sleeping in his car seat.
I was helped into the car by my mom and the nurse and we started off from the hospital. I had put the house address into the GPS and my mom got us there no problem. She however was not very happy in the area we were living in.
"Honey you should move in with me and Phil, I know it has been a long time since we talked and I am sure you wondered how I got here so fast. Thing is Phil got traded and now we live in Denver" she rushed out to tell me. I was glad my mom was here but I wasn't sure if me and my mess moving in with her was the best idea.
"Bella I know this is hard but you have a child now and you will be in pain and hurt for 6-8 weeks minimum for your arm and your ribs can take months to get back to normal. It might be the best idea."
"Mom, I can't do that to you and Phil. Plus I still have 1 more semester of school left" To say she was shocked wouldn't even cover the face she was making at me.
"School"
"Yes mom, I started a degree for Real Estate at the local community college" I had thought it would be a great thing to do. Plus it was something you could ½ do out of a home office depending on who you boss is."
"Bella I would prefer it if you moved out here, could you finish up at a school by us? I could help you find one that you classes transfer to" she almost pleaded with me, "please Bella. I already lost your father I don't want to loose you. These last years have been hell. I knew I had a grandson but I know nothing about him. I missed you, I miss you both" she started to cry and I knew I couldn't hurt her like this.
"Okay" That was all it took.
We spent the next week working with my school finding what schools closest to Renee would take all of my credit towards there program. Thankfully Colorado had similar requirements and it left me with 4 classes to take to finish up my certification. I could do this. I think that was a first positive thought I had in a while but I needed to start looking up.
Jaspers POV:
I was so sick of this family, so sick of the drama it wasn't worth it anymore. They might not have known how much everyone felt like crap around here but I sure as hell did. I couldn't even keep quiet about it. If I was a human I would joke that Alice was going to kill me in my sleep, being that I didn't sleep that was a bit less of a worry for me. None of us slept which ment no time away from all of these feelings, the whole family thought I was going nuts. But honestly I was more worried what was going to happen to them. I wish there was a damn vampire pysch-ward because they all needed to go and check in. This was getting ridiculous.
It had been 2 years since Edward had made us all move from Forks. And for two years I have sat here feeling what they have all been dealing with. Alice and I no longer lived in the same room, and since probably a month after we got here we hadn't slept together, we don't even hold hands, and we barley even speak to each other. I knew I had to get out of here.
"Alice I need – "
"Jasper just go, I still love you but I can't do this anymore, neither can you" She said and with that I was off to the only person who I knew I could trust. It wasn't what I had expected but Alice had always been able to see what would happen and I grew to trust that she wouldn't let me get into anything over my head.
I got to Peter's house a few days later. He had moved out to the Denver house a year ago back from New Mexico. I knew Charlotte had loved the house in New Mexico and that was why as much as they were nomads they had spent most of there time there. I walked in and the place smelled like a trash dump. "Peter" I yelled hoping to find him alive somewhere in here. "Peter" Well this was not good, something wasn't sitting right with me.
I started to sniff him out worried about what I would find. I should have been as this was nothing like him. I walked into his room and found him in a ball on the bed. It hadn't phased me yet but I didn't smell Charlotte or feel her emotions anywhere around us. "Um Peter …" I started to ask but was cut off by the pure sadness and devisation that rolled off of him in waves.
"What happened?" I was all I could ask him before he snapped and had me pinned against the wall.
"Why didn't you call me back!" he yelled. Okay I had no idea it was serious when he would text me his drama filled, I need you messages. Normally that was just him being Peter. Typically it went I want you, I need you, Oh Baby Oh Baby. So I didn't think anything of it when I got only part of the message
"They killed her, she's gone" he sobbed as he let go of my neck and I dropped to the floor I was trying to process that words he had just said. Oh god.
"Peter, what happened. I am sorry" I sent him a push of my guilt and sorrow for him. I had no idea this had happened.
"Maria. We ran into some newborns the one day and I didn't kill them. We had smelled them but I didn't know they had caught wind of us too. That night she showed up with countless newborns, I honestly have no idea. We killed 10 or so of them but there were just to many, I couldn't..." If he could have cried he would, I saw the venom building up in his eyes. I knew when I let them go back during the wars how much they cared for each other, and my respect for Peter was what kept them alive. And now that bitch had come back and took what wasn't hers to touch.
"What do you want to do" I asked. I knew he would want revenge but I wasn't sure if he would accept my help. "When did this happen?"
"It was right before I told you I was here." He said "I moved here the next day after she had been killed. I knew I had to think of something and that is what I have been trying to do, with no luck. Everything always ends up with me dead." ow and I thought my life was crap. I had a mate- I guess you could call her that. But I just couldn't stand to be around her or anyone else right now.
"We will figure it out, I promise" I told him. "Thanks Major" Was all he said. I haven't heard that name in a while but probably because I haven't seen him in decades.
"You need to hunt." Was all I could say as I picked him up and carried him across the room. I hated to clean and after I pulled him into my car I called 411 and found a cleaner who would come out no questions asked and get this house clean now. I had no idea how someone who didn't eat, didn't sleep, didn't sweat, didn't need to wear clothes, could trash a house but every draw and closest in the house might as well have exploded. Well at least this was all getting my mind off of Alice and the family.
"Where should I go" I asked. I had no idea where to find crappy people in this city, and since I didn't feed on them anyways I really didn't know where to drive. He didn't anwser me right away but I didn't have to wait for an answer when I heard a female scream as we drove past an alley. I pulled over and ran down the alley. Lucky me it was 2 guys and only 1 girl. I could handle this. I pulled them off as quickly as possible and sent her on her way. She ran so fast it was nice. No complications from her at least. I grabbed Peter again and drug him to the alley. This was getting pretty fucking annoying already.
"Eat damn it!" I told him as I broke the guys neck and used my nail to slice open his throat. That was all it took and Peter was feeding. Thankfully I didn't' have to help to get him to start on number 2 as this was starting to be annoying and soon we were back in the car.
"Jasper – Look I-" I had never heard him studder or be short on words before in my life. This was different.
"Don't worry about it, I can't say I know what you are going through, but I feel for you" And I knew he knew what I ment. I could feel everything from him and I did my best to keep my emotions to myself right now. My rage and hatred of everything as well as my pity for Peter was not going to help us out at all.
"Okay lets go back to the house, I hope you don't mind but I hired some help" I told him as well left. Turned out I had picked a good place, the house was spotless when we got back, and they were already gone. I had told them to be in and out as fast as possible and I gave them a credit card and told them charge whatever it takes as long as it is done. I had no idea what to expect but it wasn't really a concern. I needed my ass wipe captain back beside my side but I knew from those I had killed before that loosing a mate was all consuming to the person still alive.
Peters POV:
When I saw the Major walk into my room I knew there was a problem. I was too far gone to really care what I said and what happened. Next thing I know he had shoved two guys in front of me in a alley and I was having my first meal in almost a month. I just hadn't had any urge to go and feed lately. I hadn't even been sticking to my diet and the trips before had just found someone, killed them quickly, and ate and went back home.
I walked into the house and it was clean. I had heard Jasper tell me he had hired help and I was guessing this was what he ment. I really hadn't cared about a thing since I got here. If I needed something I got it out, problem was most of those thing reminded me of Charlotte and soon were broken in pieces on the floor. I had lied to Jasper, somehow I had. I told him Maria had killed Charlotte. Truth is she had left me for Maria. The newborns did come back that night and Maria wanted us to come with her. I told her no, but for some reason, Charlotte didn't. She left me that night and I was standing there alone in our house and had no idea where to go.
I knew Jasper would eventually find out, I had a feeling the Major would be kicking my ass for that but I couldn't tell him the truth. Somehow I couldn't keep my mate happy enough to keep her here with me, she chose to go back to the psychotic bitch instead. I had no idea how I hadn't seen that coming. I was supposed to have a gift. I was supposed to be skilled and just know things but I didn't even know my own damn wife and mate was going to up and leave me for our past. The past that had tried to kill us so many fucking times.
Well that thought process hadn't went well and I was sure my rage had boiled over my emotions as I turned and Jasper was looking me straight in the eyes. "I know you are mad about it but that much rage isn't going to help us get revenge" Oh I felt like an ass "Okay well why, do you feel guilty now."
"Fuck major just turn it off will you" I didn't know what else to say. It was my lies that had made this mess with him now and I was going to have to live with what I had told him unless I told him I was full of it, we could deal with that later when it came up.
Bella's POV:
Welcome to Denver – the signed said in the airport. This was going to be fun. I had been trying to keep my hopes up about moving here for the past week. I knew I was going to be starting school again soon. I still had a few more weeks with my cast on but the doctor was hopefully that I would be healed up enough to start next month. I was keeping everything I could that he was right. I loved my mom but I knew I would need space. She had offered to watch Anthony for me which was a great help. It let me keep my mind on school and only have to work part time. She offered to pay my bills I already had for me but I just couldn't let her do that. I only had a few school loans I had from before left to pay since I no longer had an apartment or those other bills, and it was easy to make $200 a month. I could do that in 1 week. I had found a part time nanny job in the mornings for 3 hours. I was responsible for waking them up, cooking breakfast, and then getting them onto the bus. Simple, easy and at $10 an hour times 15 hours a week ment I would make $600 a month. It was also under the table. It was plenty to pay my bills and help out Renee with food bills. I didn't feel as much like a bum as I thought I would but I still wished I could do more.
I had talked to the family and they knew about my car accident and they had agreed to let me start once I got the cast off. I could cook and function but it would just be easier if I didn't, plus the mom was a teacher so she really only needed me during the school year.
I was keeping my head up high. I can do this.
We got to Renee's house and it was pretty nice. It was a simple house in a new development. It wasn't in Denver though it was a bit outside. I wasn't sure exactly where we were at but it was nice. I was just glad to see she was happy.
I saw Phil when I got out of the car and he gave me and Anthony hugs. I think my mom was doing better then I was with all of the changes going on around us. I knew after I ran into Carlisie I had to get out of Seattle though. Edward might not have been there but I wasn't sure if he knew about Anthony or not and I didn't need him to find out where we were at either. I couldn't risk it. He had made it very clear the last phone call what would happen if I did not listen to what he told me to do.
We walked in and I saw that Phil had already painted a room for Anthony. The walls had a green grass tone baseboard, with trees on the white walls and a sky above. It was perfect, oh it was so nice. He got him a blue race car bed, with a tool chest style dresser. He had a toy bin that was a stack of tires that the lid flipped over to make a race track for your toy cars. It had a race track throw rug too, and I saw the toy bin was full. I broke out in tears. I had no idea what to say. "Bella do you like it" My mom asked while pulling me into a hug." "It is wonderful" was all I could say as Anthony ran past me and into the room and grabbed at every toy he could find. I had tried my best as a mom but with how tight money was I was never able to get him a ton of toys. "But no more spoiling him mom, please" I asked. I did not want him to get used to having so much around him only to lose it if we were to ever move out.
She led me down the hall to my room. "Please tell me you didn't go as crazy on mine?" I asked. "No Bella I know you prefer simple" she said as she opened up my door. It was exactly that. White walls again, with a lavender carpet. She had done a similar lavender stencil around the top of the walls, and the bed had dark violet sheets and comforter. The bed was a white sleigh bed, and I saw 2 dressers of a similar style. "Thanks mom" was all I could say. I hated taking so much from her when I hadn't really earned it. I knew since Charlie's death I had just vanished. I had been a horrible daughter and here she was just helping me out with everything and being wonderful. I didn't deserve it. I almost couldn't process it at times right now. I owed her more then I could ever explain.
"Mom can I borrow the car?" I hoped she would let me. I needed to go and get some more things. Thankfully I had saved up a bit of money so now with my non working status and my non home renter status I had time to go to the mall and buy some much needed items. I had almost ran out of bra's and underwear that didn't have holes, but being broke ment you delt with what you had. I knew a few people at my old job who thought I was stupid, and asked why I would do that when I could just not get Anthony something and then I would have enough but I just couldn't do it to myself or to him. I felt bad ever having to withhold something from my son.
"I want to head over to the mall and buy some clothes and things I just havn't had the time." I turned away a bit and mumbled. "or the money to buy." I hoped she wouldn't mind.
"Sure, just call if you need me." And she handed me her cell phone. "obviously just call Phil's number" she smiled back at me. "Anthony will be fine here, right kiddo" He looked over and winked at me and then went back to his toys. Oh he was such a cute little shit. What a few new toys can do to a toddler. I went out to the car and hoped in and went for a drive, thankfully the GPS could find the mall and that made it pretty simple.
I got to the mall and saw something I hadn't seen in a while. I had gotten used to crazy expensive cars around the Cullens but not anymore but the Buggati Veyron in the parking lot stuck out a lot. Well that and it was parked across 3 spaces in the middle of nowhere in the parking lot. I laughed and decided to park a few cars down just to be a jerk. I laughed at my self as I got out of the car and couldn't stop the smile knowing how much me parking that close to there beauty of a car would annoy the owner.
