I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT!
Chapter 49
We got close to his room and we could hear Matt crying loudly. We raced into his room and found the nurse trying to calm him down, but he was fighting her and trying to rip out his IV. "Matt," Edward said. "I'm here."
I watched as his cries quieted, but he was still incoherent I walked over and put my hand to his forehead. "Mama, they are hurting me!" He yelled.
"Calm down, Matt," I said. "No one is hurting you, they are trying to help you."
"They hurt me!" He yelled.
"We need to calm him down or we will have to sedate him," The nurse said.
"Daddy," He screamed. "They took me away from mommy."
"Oh God," I gasped softly.
"Your mommy is right here," The nurse said pointing to me.
"No, my other mommy, she was holding me!" He screamed.
I sat down next to Matt on the bed and rubbed his arm. "Go away!" He screamed trying to get away from all of us.
I watched helplessly as the nurse stuck a needle in him. He was still fighting, but slowly started to calm down. "This isn't uncommon, he's scared and been through a horrible accident," The nurse said. She looked at me. "Why don't you climb onto the bed and hold him."
"He didn't want me," I said softly.
"Bella, don't take it that way," Sue said.
I watched my dad lead Edward out of the room. "Where are they going?"
"They'll be back," Sue said. "Get into the bed with him."
I did as she said and the nurse covered us both up. "He will sleep for awhile, get some rest yourself that will help the most."
Sue sat on the side of the bed. "He doesn't want me now," I said.
"Bella," Sue said. "His mom was there protecting him. You've seen Jake and talked to him. Edward has seen Lauren. I don't think it's weird at all for him to have seen her."
"I love you Matt," I whispered.
"Did you hear about Alice?" I asked Sue.
"I did Bella, it's awful."
"What if she doesn't come out of this?" I asked.
"We aren't going there right now," She said. "We just need to believe that she will be okay."
"I'm trying Sue, it's just really hard when I see Matt like he is right now."
"I know Bella," She said softly.
The night was long. Edward and I were exhausted from all of the emotional stress we had been through. Each time we'd start to fall asleep, Matt would move or whimper. Each time I'd whisper how much I loved him into his ear.
"Bella, do you want to lay down here and I can lay down with him," Edward said.
"I'm alright Edward, really. I just want him to wake up and be my Matt again."
Edward sighed. "Do you think he really saw Lauren?"
"I do," I said honestly. "You've seen her, I've seen Jake."
"You're right," He said softly.
"Mama," Matt whimpered.
"I'm right here baby," I said propping myself up.
"Where am I?" He asked, his eyes full of fear.
"Do you remember what happened?" I asked.
"No, well, I don't know," He said. "I remember being with Aunt Alice and Uncle Jasper and then I saw mommy holding me. I was scared and it was cold and my head hurt. What happened? Where am I?"
At that point Edward came over and sat on the edge of the bed. "You guys were in a car accident and you hit your head really hard. Right now you are in the hospital so they can make sure you are okay," Edward explained.
"I saw mommy," He said, his chin start to quiver.
I sat up and pulled him gently into my lap. "I bet you were happy to see her."
"I was scared because I couldn't find you or daddy," He said starting to cry.
"Oh Matt," I said fighting my own tears.
"I think I saw Papa Charlie there too after it happened."
I looked over at Edward and raised my eye brow. "Later," He whispered.
"Where is Alice and Jasper?" Matt asked.
"They are resting," Edward said.
"I get to help name the baby, Alice told me I could," He said.
"Matt, the…"
"You had a lot of fun with them didn't you?" Edward asked slowing shaking his head at me.
"Yeah," He said.
Somehow the three of us managed to get into the small hospital bed with Matt and hold him close to us. I watched as my guys slept and worried over how Matt would take the news that Alice's baby didn't make it. Not an easy job for a mom to have to tell her child.
I carefully climbed out of bed and stepped into the hallway. I wasn't sure where to go, I just needed to clear my head.
Dad was sitting in the waiting room with his head against the wall sleeping, as Sue was sleeping on the only comfortable chair in the room.
"Dad," I said shaking his shoulder. "Wake up."
"What," He said groggily. "Is Matt okay?"
"He's asleep and so is Edward. You two should go home and sleep."
"I'm fine," He said stretching.
"Seriously dad, you should take Sue home and get some sleep."
Dad stood up. "Do you want some coffee?"
"Sure, that would be great," I said.
We walked quietly down the hall to the elevator. "Alice lost the baby," I said softly.
"I know Bella," He said.
"How in the hell are we going to tell Matt?" I asked him.
"Honestly, tell him the truth, but keep it at his age level. You guys are amazing parents, you will figure it out."
The cafeteria was still open, we grabbed some coffee and snacks and went to sit down. "Bella, I have to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"I got called out to shut down that party, but on the way there, I got a second call to assist in an accident."
"Oh God," I gasped.
"Yeah," He said. "One of the officers saw it happen. Jasper wasn't speeding, but he hit his brakes on the ice and lost control. I was one of the first ones on the scene, the paramedics hadn't even gotten there. Jasper was able to crawl out of the car, but Alice and Matt…" He shook his head. "Bella, I thought they were dead."
"Daddy," I cried.
"Once the paramedics got there, I sat with Jasper. He was in shock, he kept asking about Alice and Matt, but I couldn't tell him anything, I didn't know."
"Matt woke up again a while ago and told us he thought you were there," I said.
"When they got him out of the car, he was unconscious. I went over and held his hand telling him that I was right there and I wasn't going to leave his side. They let me ride in the ambulance with him, but by that point he was showing signs of the concussion and started having a seizure as they drove."
I looked in my dad's eyes, he looked tired and at that moment, he looked like he'd aged. "He's going to be okay daddy," I said. "He was a lot better when he woke up the second time. He told me he knew you were there and that his mommy was holding him."
"Bells, I just kept thinking back to the day we lost Jake, we almost lost you too and I wasn't sure what would happen to you or Edward if Matt didn't make it."
I couldn't stop my tears. I stood up and went over him wrapping my arms around his neck. Dad stood up and hugged me back. "I'm sorry you had to see that," I cried.
"We need to get back up there," He said softly.
"I know," I said. "I don't want to be too far away."
We got back to Matt's room and I started to open the door. "Bells," He said.
"What," I said.
"I am so sorry you are going through this. I know losing Jake was hard and it hurt like hell, but as a parent I know how hard it is to watch your child suffer."
"It hurts like hell," I said. "I never thought anything could be as bad a losing Jake, but to almost lose your child..." I shook my head not wanting to finish that thought.
"When he wakes up let us know, I want to see him."
"I will daddy. Thank you for saving their lives tonight."
Dad hugged me tightly. "I love you Bella."
I walked back into the room to see Matt's eyes open and Edward snoring. "Hey buddy," I said softly.
"I'm thirsty mama," He said.
I poured him a cup of water and handed it to him. "Drink it slowly," I said.
"Thank you," He whispered.
"How do you sleep with daddy? He snores really loud," Matt laughed.
I burst into tears hearing him laugh. "Mama, why are you crying?"
"I'm okay," I told him. "I was just worried about you."
"I'm okay, right?"
I laughed softly. "Yes Matt, you are going to be fine."
"Where is Jaycie?" He asked.
"She's with Sam and Emily," I said. "Why?"
"I couldn't remember if she had been in the car with us."
I smiled. "No buddy, it was just the three of you."
"Good, I'm glad she wasn't with me. She would have been really scared."
I went and sat down on the side of the bed next to him. "It was scary wasn't it?"
"I don't remember it," He said.
"I'm glad," I whispered.
"Matt," Edward said groggily.
"You snore," Matt said.
"Sorry, buddy. How are you doing?"
"Mama says I'm going to be fine," He said.
"You are Matt," Edward said.
"Is Papa Charlie here?" Matt asked.
"He's in the waiting room," I told him. "Would you like me to go get him?"
"Yeah," He said.
"I'll go get him," Edward said.
"When can I go home?" Matt asked me.
"Soon, they just want to keep an eye on you," I told him.
"Can I see Aunt Alice?" He asked.
"Probably not right now," I said. "She's sleeping."
A different nurse came in. "I'm Candy, I'll be your nurse this morning."
Matt reached up and shook her hand. "I'm Matt."
"How are you feeling Matt?" She asked.
"My head hurts and I'm hungry," He said.
I watched her examine him. She smiled at him. "I wish all my patients were as cute and sweet at you."
Matt blushed. "Thank you."
"I'll get you something for your head and then I will get you something for breakfast," Candy said.
"Can I have pancakes?" He asked.
"I'll see what I can do," She said.
Matt's smile grew as my dad, Sue and Edward came in. "It's so nice to see you awake," Dad said coming over to hug him.
"You were with me after the accident weren't you?" Matt asked.
"Yes buddy, I was there," Dad said trying to be brave.
"Let's give them some time with Matt and we can go check on Jasper and Alice," Edward said.
"Okay," I said yawning.
"Matt, we'll be back in a few minutes," Edward said.
"Okay, I love you guys."
"We love you too," I said.
AN- I APPRECIATE YOU ALL SOOO MUCH AND LOVE READING ALL THE REVIEWS! I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS CHAPTER.
SCHOOL IS GOING GREAT, 9 MORE WEEKS AND THEN A 2 1/2 WEEK BREAK. IT HASN'T BEEN AS HARD AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, A LOT OF HOMEWORK, BUT OH WELL. I'M STILL FINDING BITS OF TIME TO WRITE;)
