Cliff Diver || Paul Lahote•Jacob Black/Twilight Fanfiction

Chapter 8

Jared tried to drive as carefully as he could, but with every bump and turn, Renata whimpered in pain. Paul tried to hold her as steady as he could but there was only so much he could do to stop her from feeling pain.

"Is it diminishing?" Paul asked her.

"No, if anything, it hurts more" Renata told him, biting the inside of her cheek.

"It's okay" Paul tried to calm her. Renata only nodded but still hid her face in the car seat, "Hey, come here" Paul told her, helping her seat on his lap. She hid her face on his chest, inhaling the fresh smell of pine tree. Paul held her and tried to soothe her pain.

"Thanks, Paul" Renata muttered. Paul felt her smile a little into his chest. He smiled too.

"You're part of the pack, Renata, and we protect our pack" Paul told her.

They arrived to the hospital, where three nurses were already waiting out the door with a stretched. Carlisle was there too. Jared and Paul tried to follow where they were taking Renata, but they took her to the X-rays, where they could not go in. It was six in the morning and visiting hours started at 9:00 so they decided to go to the restaurant until they could enter and see her.

Carlisle checked Renata's x-rays personally since he knew that if there was any abnormality, any other doctor would probably call child services or the American Medical Association. Renata's x-rays showed three broken ribs and a healing punctuated lung. She had to go under a small surgery to put the ribs back into place for them to heal and for Carlisle to check that no other vital organ was in danger.

By 9:30, Renata was back in her room after recovery and was coming back from the anaesthesia. Paul, Jared and Sam were in her room waiting for her, the Cullen's were in Carlisle office waiting for them to leave. At 9:48, Renata opened her eyes to see Jared's face two inches away from her.

"Quítate, Jared" Renata told him sheepishly, moving his face away with her hand.

"How are you feeling?" Sam asked her.

"I've had better days but I feel fine, just a little high" Renata told him and Jared snorted.

"You need practice" Paul said.

"Paul, I'm in the hospital, after a surgery, can't you at least pretend you worry?" Renata asked sarcastically.

"We don't have time for that, we can't afford to worry about you that much!" Paul practically yelled.

"I swear I'm gonna kick your ass as soon as we're back on the rez" Renata told him, crossing her arms over her chest and looking through the window.

"You are both like children" Sam told him and huffed. The alpha went to tell a nurse she was awake.

"We'll go to the cafeteria, see you later, Ren" Jared said and waved at her, pushing Paul towards the door.

Not long after they left, the Cullens's entered her room. Rosalie had a worried expression, as did Emmet, whereas Alice looked like she'd rather be somewhere else.

"I told you she shouldn't go with those mutts on her own" Rosalie told no one in particular.

"It wasn't them, it was a friend of yours, Victoria, she said she was named" Renata told them and saw them  tense up immediately.

"I'm gonna kill her" Rosalie hissed and turned to walk through the door but Emmet stopped her.

"Don't waste your energy, Rose, we chased her all the way to Canada" Renata told them.

A nurse entered the room and greeted the Cullen's and then Renata, she took the IV off and after checking her vital signs, told Renata she was good to go, commenting that hers was one of the fastest recoveries she's seen. Renata got up and after telling everyone to go out, she put on her underwear and jeans and then the blue knitted jumper Sam brought for her. No bra. She just hoped she didn't have to run. Her torso was bandaged from the surgery and broken ribs. She took her phone and messed her short hair and got out of the room. The Cullen's were waiting for her like guards.

"Guys, I don't need bodyguards, seriously" Renata told them as she walked straight into a wall because she was walking with her head down, looking at her phone.

"See? You are clumsy" Emmet told her and picked her up bridal style.

"I am, I won't deny it, but put me down" Renata told him and tried to get down from his arms but he didn't let her, "Emmet, I swear to the gods-"

"Renata?" A questioning voice  said from the perpendicular hall. They all turned to look at the voice to see Jacob. Renata smiled but Emmet let her fall to the ground.

"Pendejo" Renata commented as she clutched her ribs.

"See you, Renata" Alice said cheerfully and skipped away.

"She's still at home, so you probably don't want to come for another two days or so" Rosalie told Renata, who was still sitting in the ground, "just be careful, if you see Victoria again, you call me"

"Don't worry, Rose" Renata told her, Rosalie and the rest left walking.

"Are you okay?" Jacob quickly asked Renata as he rushed to help her.

"Yeah, thanks" Jacob helped her stand but tried to hold her by her torso, "no, wait! The ribs hurt"

"What happened?" Jacob asked concerned.

"Uh- I- uh... fell" she said and stood straighter.

"Yeah, like I'm gonna believe you with all that stuttering" Jacob said angrily, "was it Sam Uley?!"

"What?! No! He's like an older brother, he'd never hurt me"

"I know Jared, he's not violent. So it was Paul..."

"No! Jacob! You are jumping into conclusions! Paul... he is... not good at controlling his temper, but he didn't hurt me" Renata tried to explain but Jacob paid no mind at her.

Renata had to run to put herself in front of him, she put her hands on his chest. Jacob stopped walking and looked at her. She looked at his eyes, his harsh brown eyes transformed into kind and understanding ones. Jacob looked back at her eyes, brown with gold speckles. He calmed down after a second.

"Do you trust me?" Renata asked him. He didn't know the answer, he only just met her but he felt at peace with her, like he didn't need to pretend, he could just be himself with Renata.

"Yes" Jacob told her.

"Come with me, let's go somewhere" Renata told him kindly.

"Do you swear that none of them did this?"

"I swear, let's go" Renata told him and took one of his hands, dragging him with her.

Jacob could do nothing. But follow her and enjoy the feeling of her hand in his. He wished that she would always hold his hand, but he was still not sure of his feelings, he was sure he had a crush on Renata, but was it only a crush?