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Charlie dropped his fork。 

〃Dr。 Cullen's place?〃 he asked in astonishment。 

I pretended not to notice his reaction。 〃Yeah。〃 

〃What were you doing there?〃 He hadn't picked his fork back up。 

〃Well; I sort of have a date with Edward Cullen tonight; and he wanted to 
introduce me to his parents… Dad?〃 

It appeared that Charlie was having an aneurysm。 

〃Dad; are you all right?〃 

〃You are going out with Edward Cullen?〃 he thundered。 

Uhoh。 〃I thought you liked the Cullens。〃 

〃He's too old for you;〃 he ranted。 

〃We're both juniors;〃 I corrected; though he was more right than he 
dreamed。 

〃Wait…〃 He paused。 〃Which one is Edwin?〃 

〃Edward is the youngest; the one with the reddish brown hair。〃 The 
beautiful one; the godlike one… 

〃Oh; well; that's〃 — he struggled — 〃better; I guess。 I don't like the 
look of that big one。 I'm sure he's a nice boy and all; but he looks too… 
mature for you。 Is this Edwin your boyfriend?〃 

〃It's Edward; Dad。〃 

〃Is he?〃 

〃Sort of; I guess。〃 

〃You said last night that you weren't interested in any of the boys in 
town。〃 But he picked up his fork again; so I could see the worst was over。 

〃Well; Edward doesn't live in town; Dad。〃 

He gave me a disparaging look as he chewed。 

〃And; anyways;〃 I continued; 〃it's kind of at an early stage; you know。 
Don't embarrass me with all the boyfriend talk; okay?〃 

〃When is he ing over?〃 

〃He'll be here in a few minutes。〃 

〃Where is he taking you?〃 

I groaned loudly。 〃I hope you're getting the Spanish Inquisition out of 
your system now。 We're going to play baseball with his family。〃 

His face puckered; and then he finally chuckled。 〃You're playing 
baseball?〃 

〃Well; I'll probably watch most of the time。〃 

〃You must really like this guy;〃 he observed suspiciously。 

I sighed and rolled my eyes for his benefit。 

I heard the roar of an engine pull up in front of the house。 I jumped up 
and started cleaning my dishes。 

〃Leave the dishes; I can do them tonight。 You baby me too much。〃 

The doorbell rang; and Charlie stalked off to answer it。 I was half a 
step behind him。 

I hadn't realized how hard it was pouring outside。 Edward stood in the 
halo of the porch light; looking like a male model in an advertisement 
for raincoats。 

〃e on in; Edward。〃 

I breathed a sigh of relief when Charlie got his name right。 

〃Thanks; Chief Swan;〃 Edward said in a respectful voice。 

〃Go ahead and call me Charlie。 Here; I'll take your jacket。〃 

〃Thanks; sir。〃 

〃Have a seat there; Edward。〃 

I grimaced。 

Edward sat down fluidly in the only chair; forcing me to sit next to 
Chief Swan on the sofa。 I quickly shot him a dirty look。 He winked behind 
Charlie's back。 

〃So I hear you're getting my girl to watch baseball。〃 Only in Washington 
would the fact that it was raining buckets have no bearing at all on the 
playing of outdoor sports。 

〃Yes; sir; that's the plan。〃 He didn't look surprised that I'd told my 
father the truth。 He might have been listening; though。 

〃Well; more power to you; I guess。〃 

Charlie laughed; and Edward joined in。 

〃Okay。〃 I stood up。 〃Enough humor at my expense。 Let's go。〃 I walked back 
to the hall and pulled on my jacket。 They followed。 

〃Not too late; Bell。〃 

〃Don't worry; Charlie; I'll have her home early;〃 Edward promised。 

〃You take care of my girl; all right?〃 

I groaned; but they ignored me。 

〃She'll be safe with me; I promise; sir。〃 

Charlie couldn't doubt Edward's sincerity; it rang in every word。 

I stalked out。 They both laughed; and Edward followed me。 

I stopped dead on the porch。 There; behind my truck; was a monster Jeep。 
Its tires were higher than my waist。 There were metal guards over the 
headlights and taillights; and four large spotlights attached to the 
crash bar。 The hardtop was shiny red。 

Charlie let out a low whistle。 

〃Wear your seat belts;〃 he choked out。 

Edward followed me around to my side and opened the door。 I gauged the 
distance to the seat and prepared to jump for it。 He sighed; and then 
lifted me in with one hand。 I hoped Charlie didn't notice。 

As he went around to the driver's side; at a normal; human pace; I tried 
to put on my seat belt。 But there were too many buckles。 

〃What's all this?〃 I asked when he opened the door。 

〃It's an offroading harness。〃 

〃Uhoh。〃 

I tried to find the right places for all the buckles to fit; but it 
wasn't going too quickly。 He sighed again and reached over to help me。 I 
was glad that the rain was too heavy to see Charlie clearly on the porch。 
That meant he couldn't see how Edward's hands lingered at my neck; 
brushed along my collarbones。 I gave up trying to help him and focused on 
not hyperventilating。 

Edward turned the key and the engine roared to life。 We pulled away from 
the house。 

〃This is a… um… big Jeep you have。〃 

〃It's Emmett's。 I didn't think you'd want to run the whole way。〃 

〃Where do you keep this thing?〃 

〃We remodeled one of the outbuildings into a garage。〃 

〃Aren't you going to put on your seat belt?〃 

He threw me a disbelieving look。 

Then something sunk in。 

〃Run the whole way? As in; we're still going to run part of the way?〃 My 
voice edged up a few octaves。 

He grinned tightly。 〃You're not going to run。〃 

〃I'm going to be sick。〃 

〃Keep your eyes closed; you'll be fine。〃 

I bit my lip; fighting the panic。 

He leaned over to kiss the top of my head; and then groaned。 I looked at 
him; puzzled。 

〃You smell so good in the rain;〃 he explained。 

〃In a good way; or in a bad way?〃 I asked cautiously。 

He sighed。 〃Both; always both。〃 

I don't know how he found his way in the gloom and downpour; but he 
somehow found a side road that was less of a road and more of a mountain 

path。 For a long while conversation was impossible; because I was 
bouncing up and down on the seat like a jackhammer。 He seemed to enjoy 
the ride; though; smiling hugely the whole way。 

And then we came to the end of the road; the trees formed green walls on 
three sides of the Jeep。 The rain was a mere drizzle; slowing every 
second; the sky brighter through the clouds。 

〃Sorry; Bella; we have to go on foot from here。〃 

〃You know what? I'll just wait here。〃 

〃What happened to all your courage? You were extraordinary this morning。〃 

〃I haven't forgotten the last time yet。〃 Could it have been only 
yesterday? 

He was around to my side of the car in a blur。 He started unbuckling me。 

〃I'll get those; you go on ahead;〃 I protested。 

〃Hmmm…〃 he mused as he quickly finished。 〃It seems I'm going to have to 
tamper with your memory。〃 

Before I could react; he pulled me from the Jeep and set my feet on the 
ground。 It was barely misting now; Alice was going to be right。 

〃Tamper with my memory?〃 I asked nervously。 

〃Something like that。〃 He was watching me intently; carefully; but there 
was humor deep in his eyes。 He placed his hands against the Jeep on 
either side of my head and leaned forward; forcing me to press back 
against the door。 He leaned in even closer; his face inches from mine。 I 
had no room to escape。 

〃Now;〃 he breathed; and just his smell disturbed my thought processes; 
〃what exactly are you worrying about?〃 

〃Well; um; hitting a tree —〃 I gulped 〃— and dying。 And then getting 
sick。〃 

He fought back a smile。 Then he bent his head down and touched his cold 
lips softly to the hollow at the base of my throat。 

〃Are you still worried now?〃 he murmured against my skin。 

〃Yes。〃 I struggled to concentrate。 〃About hitting trees and getting sick。〃 

His nose drew a line up the skin of my throat to the point of my chin。 
His cold breath tickled my skin。 

〃And now?〃 His lips whispered against my jaw。 

〃Trees;〃 I gasped。 〃Motion sickness。〃 

He lifted his face to kiss my eyelids。 〃Bella; you don't really think I 
would hit a tree; do you?〃 

〃No; but I might。〃 There was no confidence in my voice。 He smelled an 
easy victory。 

He kissed slowly down my cheek; stopping just at the corner of my mouth。 

〃Would I let a tree hurt you?〃 His lips barely

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