I Live, ch 55

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Though stuff can be changed, diligently working on Chapter 56. Here's just a bit of it:

Chapter 56 (as yet untitled)

Jasper's POV

Bella's hands drifted over my forearms, and she leaned into me. "That's probably my diploma. It was so nice of Alice to steal it and send it to me." She sniffed and squeezed my arms. "I thought it would just be in an envelope, but she probably had it framed. Would you open it, Rose? So I don't break it?"

"Sure I will."

It only took a moment, and Rosalie was soon lifting the dark blue stained, wood frame from the tissue paper and bubble wrap, and holding it up for Bella to see.

"Oh. She got it framed in Forks High blue," Bella cried and turned to face me, burying her face in my chest.

I stroked her hair to try and comfort her, and kissed her head. "She probably framed it herself, Darlin'. She wouldn't have let any humans see it."

"You're right, even though they're up in Alaska and nobody up there knows me." 

"She did a good job," Rosalie remarked. "Though I smell Esme on it, too. They probably did it together. Where do you want to hang it?"

Then the sound of three phones ringing and vibrating interrupted.

"Don't answer them," I instructed them as I pulled my phone from my pocket and flipped it open to see who was calling. "It's Edward."

Rosalie frowned as she looked at her phone. "Carlisle."

Emmett was beside me, also looking at his phone with a slight frown. "Esme."

"Let yours go to voice mail, I'll answer this one. We all need to hear what they have to say." I steeled myself against what I assumed would be Edward's panic.

 I hit the button and Edward's desperate voice practically wailed through the phone, and I could hear wind noise through the small speaker.

"Jasper! I'm on my way to Carlisle's. Then we'll be there as quickly as we can."

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