3 eclipse月食-第79部分
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Her eyes glowed。 “Is that a yes?”
“No! I don’t want to do this!”
“You won’t have to do anything but walk a few yards and then repeat after the minister。”
“Ugh! Ugh; ugh!”
“Please?” She started bouncing in place。 “Please; please; please; please; please?”
“I’ll never; never ever forgive you for this; Alice。”
“Yay!” she squealed; clapping her hands together。
“That’s not a yes!”
“But it will be;” she sang。
“Edward!” I yelled; stalking out of the garage。 “I know you’re listening。 Get over here。” Alice was right
behind me; still clapping。
“Thanks so much; Alice;” Edward said acidly; ing from behind me。 I turned to let him have it; but his
expression was so worried and upset that I couldn’t speak my plaints。 I threw my arms around him
instead; hiding my face; just in case the angry moisture in my eyes made it look like I was crying。
“Vegas;” Edward promised in my ear。
“Not a chance;” Alice gloated。 “Bella would never do that to me。 You know; Edward; as a brother; you
are sometimes a disappointment。”
“Don’t be mean;” I grumbled at her。 “He’s trying to make me happy; unlike you。”
“I’m trying to make you happy; too; Bella。 It’s just that I know better what will make you happy 。 。 。 in the
long run。 You’ll thank me for this。 Maybe not for fifty years; but definitely someday。”
“I never thought I’d see the day where I’d be willing to take a bet against you; Alice; but it has arrived。”
She laughed her silvery laugh。 “So; are you going to show me the ring?”
I grimaced in horror as she grabbed my left hand and then dropped it just as quickly。
“Huh。 I saw him put it on you。 。 。 。 Did I miss something?” she asked。 She concentrated for half a second;
furrowing her brow; before she answered her own questions。 “No。 Wedding’s still on。”
“Bella has issues with jewelry;” Edward explained。
“What’s one more diamond? Well; I guess the ring has lots of diamonds; but my point is that he’s already
got one on —”
“Enough; Alice!” Edward cut her off suddenly。 The way he glared at her 。 。 。 he looked like a vampire
again。 “We’re in a hurry。”
“I don’t understand。 What’s that about diamonds?” I asked。
“We’ll talk about it later;” Alice said。 “Edward is right — you’d better get going。 You’ve got to set a trap
and make camp before the storm es。” She frowned; and her expression was anxious; almost nervous。
“Don’t forget your coat; Bella。 It seems 。 。 。 unseasonably cold。”
“I’ve already got it;” Edward assured her。
“Have a nice night;” she told us in farewell。
It was twice as far to the clearing as usual; Edward took a long detour; making sure my scent would be
nowhere near the trail Jacob would hide later。 He carried me in his arms; the bulky backpack in my usual spot。
He stopped at the farthest end of the clearing and set me on my feet。
“All right。 Just walk north for a ways; touching as much as you can。 Alice gave me a clear picture of their
path; and it won’t take long for us to intersect it。”
“North?”
He smiled and pointed out the right direction。
I wandered into the woods; leaving the clear yellow light of the strangely sunny day in the clearing behind
me。 Maybe Alice’s blurred sight would be wrong about the snow。 I hoped so。 The sky was mostly clear;
though the wind whipped furiously through the open spaces。 In the trees it was calmer; but much too cold for
June — even in a longsleeved shirt with a thick sweater over the top; there were goose bumps on my arms。 I
walked slowly; trailingmy fingers over anything close enough: the rough tree bark; the wet ferns; the moss
covered rocks。
Edward stayed with me; walking a parallel line about twenty yards away。
“Am I doing this right?” I called。
“Perfectly。”
I had an idea。 “Will this help?” I asked as I ran my fingers through my hair and caught a few loose strands。
I draped them over the ferns。
“Yes; that does make the trail stronger。 But you don’t need to pull your hair out; Bella。 It will be fine。”
“I’ve got a few extras I can spare。”
It was gloomy under the trees; and I wished I could walk closer to Edward and hold his hand。
I wedged another hair into a broken branch that cut through my path。
“You don’t need to let Alice have her way; you know;” Edward said。
“Don’t worry about it; Edward。 I’m not going to leave you at the altar; regardless。” I had a sinking feeling
that Alice was going to get her way; mostly because she was totally unscrupulous when there was something
she wanted; and also because I was a sucker for guilt trips。
“That’s not what I’m worried about。 I want this to be what you want it to be。”
I repressed a sigh。 It would hurt his feelings if I told the truth — that it didn’t really matter; because it was
all just varying degrees of awful anyway。
“Well; even if she does get her way; we can keep it small。 Just us。 Emmett can get a clerical license off the
Inter。”
I giggled。 “That does sound better。” It wouldn’t feel very official if Emmett read the vows; which was a
plus。 But I’d have a hard time keeping a straight face。
“See;” he said with a smile。 “There’s always a promise。”
It took a while for me to reach the spot where the newborn army would be certain to cross my trail; but
Edward never got impatient with my pace。
He had to lead a bit more on the way back; to keep me on the same path。 It all looked alike to me。
We were almost to the clearing when I fell。 I could see the wide opening ahead; and that’s probably why I
got too eager and forgot to watch my feet。 I caught myself before my head bashed into the nearest tree; but a
small branch snapped off under my left hand and gouged into my palm。
“Ouch! Oh; fabulous;” I muttered。
“Are you all right?”
“I’m fine。 Stay where you are。 I’m bleeding。 It will stop in a minute。”
He ignored me。 He was right there before I could finish。
“I’ve got a first aid kit;” he said; pulling off the backpack。 “I had a feeling I might need it。”
“It’s not bad。 I can take care of it — you don’t have to make yourself unfortable。”
“I’m not unfortable;” he said calmly。 “Here — let me clean it。”
“Wait a second; I just got another idea。”
Without looking at the blood and breathing through my mouth; just in case my stomach might react; I
pressed my hand against a rock within my reach。
“What are you doing?”
“Jasper will love this;” I muttered to myself。 I started for the clearing again; pressing my palm against
everything in my path。 “I’ll bet this really gets them going。”
Edward sighed。
“Hold your breath;” I told him。
“I’m fine。 I just think you’re going overboard。”
“This is all I get to do。 I want to do a good job。”
We broke through the last of the trees as I spoke。 I let my injured hand graze across the ferns。
“Well; you have;” Edward assured me。 “The newborns will be frantic; and Jasper will be very impressed
with your dedication。 Now let me treat your hand — you’ve gotten the cut dirty。”
“Let me do it; please。”
He took my hand and smiled as he examined it。 “This doesn’t bother me anymore。”
I watched him carefully as he cleaned the gash; looking for some sign of distress。 He continued to breathe
evenly in and out; the same small smile on his lips。
“Why not?” I finally asked as he smoothed a bandage across my palm。
He shrugged。 “I got over it。”
“You 。 。 。 got over it? When? How?” I tried to remember the last time he’d held his breath around me。
All I could think of was my wretched birthday party last September。
Edward pursed his lips; seeming to search for the words。 “I lived through an entire twentyfour hours
thinking that you were dead; Bella。 That changed the way I look at a lot of things。”
“Did it change the way I smell to you?”
“Not at all。 But 。 。 。 having experienced the way it feels to think I’ve lost you 。 。 。 my reactions have
changed。 My entire being shies away from any course that could inspire that kind of pain again。”
I didn’t know what to say to that。
He smiled at my expression。 “I guess that you could call it