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We left the hospital a few hours later. I did want to stay there with Jake as long as I could, but he had limited visiting hours and I really needed to go home and clean up. Also I needed to take care of a few things. It dawned on me as we got into his car that I no longer had a source of income. My dream had been destroyed and everything taken away from me. As I got into the passenger seat and shut the door I sighed heavily.

Edward waited to start the car and looked over at me. "You ok?"

I shut my eyes and ran a hand over my face before looking at him. "Just realized I now have nothing…" I spoke softly, not wanting to really accept the fact.

He gripped the wheel with one hand and placed the other on the side of my seat. "You know I will take care of you."

I nodded. "It's just so much to ask…you've already done so much for me."

"I want to. I don't want you to have to struggle anymore. I want to give you what you deserve. What you really did work for all those years."

God he was so perfect. For some reason I felt like I was going to be a bad person to allow this to happen. I had always taken care of myself and refused a lot of help because I was so stubborn. I felt like there was no way to repay him and feared he may find me ungrateful because of it. In some way I did not feel like I deserved any of this.

He loved me though and I loved him. This is what came with it and I knew he would only do what was best for me and do it because he cared. I just had to suck it up and accept it and in return do anything I could to make up for it.

I cupped his cheek and gave him a kiss. "Thank you." He just smiled and started the car.

I spent the car ride looking out the window thinking. There was so much on my mind and to worry about I did not even know where to begin. I was going to have to call the insurance company and find out if mine was even up to date and covered fires. Find out if I had any money at all to pay my bills so we still had a place to live when Jacob got out of the hospital.