Always

Chapter 21

I come to with bright lights ahead of me. Not this again. "Turn the lights down." I yell. Suddenly the lights are turned all the way so I can finally see. "What happened?" I look around to find the person who shut the lights off. It was Gabs. "Gabs " I call out. And hug her so fast. "I've missed you so much, what are you doing here?" I ask her. "Where am I?"

"Do you remember anything that happened?" She asks me. I try to remember but I can't remember anything. The last thing I remember was Jack and I leaving my appointment. "You've been in a coma for over a month." She says to me. I start crying. My eyes are burning. My head is throbbing with pain. "Are the babies.." she cuts me off. "They're fine" she says. "Good that's all I care about. I'm going to fall back.." I couldn't even finish my sentence before I passed back out.

I wake up and it's dark outside. The lights are still turned down from earlier. Somebody is holding my hand and I squeeze it because my throat is too dry today anything. "You're awake." The voice said. My ears are ringing right now I can't hear very well. I can't make out who it is and I'm too weak to open my eyes. "It's going to be okay princess I'm here. You're okay." The voice says to me. After another hour of just trying to listen i am strong enough to open my eyes. I look around but don't see anyone. "Jack" I yell. "Jack where are you?" I yell out again. Nurses rush in and the doctor too. "You're awake. We thought you would be in a coma forever." "Jack, where's Jack?" I scream at them.

I don't know why I was calling for Jack but even when he was drinking he never made me scared of him. I always felt safe with him.

Jacks pov
Flashback
I pull up to Isabelle's apartment. I needed to check on her because I haven't heard from her since her appointment earlier that day. I pull up to see Deke the neighbor shove her to the ground. I put my car in park and didn't bother shutting my door I ran as fast as I could in there. But he had already hit her in the back of the head. I grab him by his throat and throw him down on the ground. "Don't you ever hurt her again." I yell at him. Before I put him to a pulp and he's unconscious. I call 911. Trying to wake Bell up. But she wouldn't wake up. The ambulance got there and took her but I had to stay behind to give my statement. I watched them arrest Deke then I drove to the hospital. "The girl you just brought in. Isabelle Johnson. What room is she in?" I say it so fast the nurse got scared. "201 but she's in surgery now." She says to me.

God damnit. This is my fault not I would've never started drinking this would've never happened. Now I want a drink but I can't do that. It's not worth it I tell myself. I call Gabriella instead. "Gabs, I'm in Kansas. Bell is in the hospital." I tell her in one breath trying to hold back my tears. "I'm on my way." She says and hangs up. I break down and can't hold anything in anymore. I fucked yo everything I think. She better be okay god. She better be okay. Don't take her from please. I pray and pray. I sat there for what felt like days. "Are you Jack? Isabelle's emergency contact?" He asks me. I can't believe she still had me as her emergency contact. "Yes that's me." I say. "She took a hard hit to the head. She's out of surgery and it went fine. But we're not sure if she'll ever wake up. The babies are fine too." He says. I drop to my knees. She may never wake up?
Flashback over

"Jack" I hear Bells voice. "Where is Jack?" She yells. I run as fast as I could dropping the coffee on the ground along the way. I burst into the room. "I'm here princess I'm here." She looks up at me and I run to her side. She cries while I hold her. The doctor tells me he'll come back in a few minutes. "Jack w-what h-happened?" She chokes out. "You got hit in the head but you're okay now. You're awake now that's all that matters." I tell her. I'm trying not to worry her. "Who?" I knew what she was asking me but I was afraid to tell her. Afraid I would get bad by the mention of his name. "Deke?" She asks. Then she sits back up. "I remember. She cried out. Why?" She kept repeating. Because of me Bell I wasn't there to protect you and I'm sorry. I don't say it aloud but to myself. I just hold her and let her cry it out. Eventually she falls back asleep. They run tests on her while she is sleeping. "She's going to be fine. You can take her home once she wakes up." The doctor says to me. I nod and sit there holding her hand while she sleeps. Eventually I nod off too.

Isabelle's pov
I wake up feeling better. No headache no aches on my body. I'm still too weak to walk myself. I let my hand rest on my belly it's bigger now. I'm probably 5 months along. I'm glad the babies are okay. I look over to see Jack resting. I'm ready to go home. But where is my home? I don't want to go back to that apartment. Not after what happened. I don't have anywhere to go. Jack wakes up but I'm too lost in thought trying to calm myself down. "It's okay princess what's the matter?" He says to me in his tired voice. I grab his hand. "I don't have anywhere to stay." I say to him. "We'll figure it out don't stress princess." He brings me into a hug. I'm not mad at him anymore. I just want him to stay with me. "The doctors said we can leave once you're awake. I'll go sign the discharge papers and get a wheelchair." He says and I just nod in agreement.

He wheels me out to his car and helps me into it. "Could you take me to a hotel?" I ask him. He nods and drives me to one. I'm still in the clothes that I was wearing that night. I can't wait to take a shower. We get to the hotel and he goes in to pay for one and get the room key. They look nicer than my apartment honestly.

He carries me into the room because I'm still too weak and the doctor said I should stay off my feet. "Jack?" I say to him. He looks up at me after bringing in my bag. "You're staying too right? Please." I ask him. "If that's what you want then I will stay with you." He says to me. "That's what I want." I go to stand up but he stops me. "You're not supposed to be on your feet. What do you need I can get it for you." Jack says holding my hands as I sit on the bed. "I need a shower. I need to wipe it all off of me." I knew he knew what I meant. He carries me into the bathroom and sets me down on the edge of the tub. He whispers in my ear, "if this isn't okay just tell me to stop." I know he wasn't meaning to sound seductive but it definitely did. He helped me out of my shirt then my shirt and took my bra off for me. He turned the water on letting it go over his hand before letting it hit me.

It felt good. The water felt amazing. Him washing my hair and my body it was relaxing. "Isabelle?" He says to me to pull me out of my relaxation. "Hmm?" I say back. "I really am sorry for everything." Was all he said. "I already forgave you." He didn't say anything but I felt him smile. He carried me back into the bed and put one of his shirts on me. He climbed into the other bed. I was hoping he would lay in the same bed to make me feel safe but he didn't. Soon I fall off to sleep. "No. Stop. The babies, you'll hurt the babies. Please stop." I yell waking myself up. I cry and cry until I can't breathe. "It's okay princess I'm here" he holds me until I can fall back asleep. "Don't let go of me Jack." I whisper to him before I fall asleep. "I never will." He whispers back. I can feel him running his fingers through my hair until i drift off to sleep.