I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT!
Chapter 48
(Edward)
Had Bella not been with me, I don't know if I would have survived the waiting. I glanced down at Bella as she sobbed into my chest and realized a little over a year ago, she was here in this exact same position. I was really starting to question everything. When would the pain stop? Would we ever be able to be happy?
The doors opened and two doctors walked towards us. I was vaguely aware of everyone gathering around us. "I'm Dr. Smith, I've been assigned to Jasper's case."
"How is he?" Carlisle asked.
"He's stable, he's got cuts and bruises all over him and a couple broken ribs from the force of the air bags, but he will be alright."
"Thank God," Mom said.
"What about my son?" Bella asked, her voice thick with tears.
"I'm Dr. Johnson and I've been assigned to Matt's case. He was brought in unconscious, so we performed a CT scan and he has a grade 3 concussion, which caused him to have a seizure. He also has some minor cuts and bruises."
I couldn't say anything. I froze as the doctor continued talking. "Edward, did you hear what they said?"
"What?" I asked.
"He woke up for a while and was nauseous and slightly confused. He didn't remember the accident, but he remembered leaving the house to go to a party," Dr. Johnson said.
"Is he going to be okay?" I asked.
"He will be, we want to keep him 24hours under observation, but he should be fine."
"Thank you," I said.
Bella stood there in my arms trembling. "He's going to be okay," I said softly to her.
"I know," She whispered shakily.
"How is Alice?" Dad asked.
"We don't have any information on her, other than they are still working on her," Dr. Smith said.
"She's alive right?" Rose asked.
"I wish I had more answers for you, but I don't," He said apologetically.
Dr. Johnson turned to us. "I can take you back to see Matt."
"Okay," I said.
Bella stopped. "Let us know about Alice."
"We will," Mom said hugging her. "As soon as we find something out, we will let you know."
We were lead down a long hallway. "When I came out to talk to you, he was asleep. I need to tell you, when he wakes up, he could be nauseous, have memory loss, changes in mood or a headache."
"That's normal right?" Bella asked.
"Yes ma'am," He said.
Matt was lying in the bed sleeping when we got in there. He had a bruise on his head and several smaller ones on his arms. "Hey buddy, your daddy and I are here for you," Bella said taking his hand and kissing it.
She turned and wrapped her arms around me, tears streaming down her face. "I don't know what I would have done if we'd lost him."
"We didn't Bella," I said rubbing her back.
"I just kept thinking about…" She trailed off.
"I know Bella, about Jake," I said.
She nodded against my chest. "I couldn't help it."
I pulled her away and tilted her chin back so she was making eye contact with me. "No matter what happens we are in this together. Do you hear me?"
"If we were to lose…"
"Bella, we didn't," I said. "Look, he's going to be okay."
"I just don't know if I'm strong enough to lose anyone else," She cried
"I know baby girl, if I lost Matt, I just don't know what I would do. The only thing I know is that as long as we are in this together, we can make it through whatever is thrown our way."
A nurse came into the room to check Matt's vitals. "When will he wake up?" I asked.
"Since he's not under sedation, he could wake up at any time," She said smiling at him. "He was awake for a bit, but it's not uncommon for a child with a concussion like what he has to sleep."
"They said he had a seizure," Bella said.
"Yes, he did, but he only had one and they were able to control it. It didn't last long and he shouldn't have any long lasting effects from it. Do you have any questions?"
"What will he be like when he wakes up?" I asked
"He could be fine or he could freak out. He didn't remember the accident, so waking up in the hospital might scare him."
"Will he ever remember the accident?" Bella asked.
"In time he might, it might come back to him in a dream or a flashback. Even getting in the car the first time could trigger the memory."
"How do we deal with that?" Bella asked her.
"Talk to him, allow him to be scared allow him to express his feelings, don't tell him to get over it. If he shows anxiety over riding in the car, start on short car rides and talk him through it."
"We can do that," I said looking at Bella.
"Of course, I'll do anything for him," Bella said.
"If you need anything just page me, I'll be right in," She said and walked out.
"I wonder how Alice is doing?"
"I don't know Bella, I can stay with Matt and you can go find out or I could go and you could stay," I suggested.
Bella hesitated. "They said they would let us know."
"They will love," I said.
The nurse came back in carrying blankets. "I'm working on getting you a cot, but I did manage to get you some pillows and blankets."
"Thank you," Bella and I said in unison.
Bella looked exhausted. "Honey, come over here, the chair is a recliner."
"I'm okay," She said softly "I don't think I can relax enough to sleep."
I didn't want to argue with her, we were both exhausted and it wouldn't have taken much to send us into an argument. I went to sit down in the chair and she joined me, sitting down on my lap. I covered us both up and we quietly sat there watching our son sleep.
They said he would be okay, but what if he wasn't? What if he woke up and didn't know us? "Relax Edward," Bella whispered
"Sorry," I sighed. "I'm just worried."
"Me too," She replied.
(Bella)
There was a soft knock on the door and Carlisle came in. "Charlie and Sue offered to come in and sit with Matt so we could talk about Alice."
My heart sank and I looked at Edward who nodded. "They just have to text us if he wakes up."
"They will," Carlisle said walking over to Matt.
"Hey buddy," He said gently touching his hand. "He looks like he's resting comfortably."
"He hasn't moved," I said.
"He's comfortable, that's a good thing Bella," Carlisle said.
Dad and Sue came in and we updated them on Matt and told them to text us if he woke up. Dad looked sick as he looked at Matt. "He'll be okay Charlie," Carlisle told him.
We followed Carlisle back down to the waiting room where Esme and Rose were still waiting. "Emmett is with Jasper," Carlisle said softly.
"What's going on?" I asked feeling like I was about to vomit. "How's Alice?"
"Sit down and we will talk," Carlisle said.
"No, don't tell me to sit!" I snapped.
Edward grabbed my hand. "Bella," He said softly shaking his head.
Carlisle looked at me. "When the car flipped, it was on Ali's side. Her head hit the window pretty hard. She has a pretty severe head injury and her CT scan showed some severe swelling."
"She's going to be okay, right?" Edward asked.
"They have her in a medically induced coma, but it's touch and go. We wont know the extent of her injuries or what permanent damage she may have until she wakes up."
"What about the baby?" I asked softly.
Carlisle shook his head. "She lost the baby."
"Does Jasper know?" Edward asked.
"Yes, Emmett was back there when I left," Carlisle said.
"Wow," I said softly.
"Can we go see Ali?" Edward asked.
"Soon, we haven't seen her yet," Esme said sadly. "We've seen Jasper and he's still in shock."
I walked over and hugged them both. I didn't know what to say. Perhaps in those moments nothing could be said.
"Bella," Edward said softly.
I broke away from their hugs and looked at Edward. "That was Sue, we need to get back to Matt."
"Go," Rose said. "We'll visit in a bit."
SLOWLY PEEKING OUT FROM BEHIND THE ROCK AND WAVING. SINCE I'D LEFT YOU WITH TWO MAJOR CLIFFIES THAT LAST COUPLE CHAPTERS, I THOUGHT I WOULD BE NICE AND NOT KEEP YOU HANGING FOR TOO LONG. HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS CHAPTER AND DIDN'T NEED TOO MANY TISSUES.
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