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      “Can I ask you something; Bella?” 
      I sighed。 
      “What’s it like — having a werewolf for a best friend?” 
      The question caught me off guard。 I laughed out loud。 
      “Does it creep you out?” he pressed before I could answer。 
      “No。 When the werewolf is being nice;” I qualified; “it’s the best。” 
      He grinned widely; his teeth bright against his russet skin。 “Thanks; Bella;” he said; and then he grabbed 
my hand and wrenched me into one of his bone…crushing hugs。 
      Before I had time to react; he dropped his arms and stepped away。 
      “Ugh;” he said; his nose wrinkling。 “Your hair stinks worse than your room。” 
      “Sorry;” I muttered。 I suddenly understood what Edward had been laughing about earlier; after breathing 
on me。 
      “One of the many hazards of socializing with vampires;” Jacob said; shrugging。 “It makes you smell bad。 A 
minor hazard; comparatively。” 
      I glared at him。 “I only smell bad to you; Jake。” 
      He grinned。 “See you around; Bells。” 
      “Are you leaving?” 
      “He’s waiting for me to go。 I can hear him outside。” 
      “Oh。” 
      “I’ll go out the back;” he said; and then he paused。 “Hold up a sec — hey; do you think you can come to 
La Push tonight? We’re having a bonfire party。 Emily will be there; and you could meet Kim 。 。 。 And I know 
Quil wants to see you; too。 He’s pretty peeved that you found out before he did。” 
      I grinned at that。 I could just imagine how that would have irked Quil — Jacob’s little human gal pal down 
with the werewolves while he was still clueless。 And then I sighed。 “Yeah; Jake; I don’t know about that。 See; 
it’s a little tense right now。 。 。 。” 
      “C’mon; you think somebody’s going to get past all — all six of us?” 
      There was a strange pause as he stuttered over the end of his question。 I wondered if he had trouble 
saying the word werewolf aloud; the way I often had difficulty with vampire。 
      His big dark eyes were full of unashamed pleading。 
      “I’ll ask;” I said doubtfully。 
      He made a noise in the back of his throat。 “Is he your warden; now; too? You know; I saw this story on 
the news last week about controlling; abusive teenage relationships and —” 
      “Okay!” I cut him off; and then shoved his arm。 “Time for the werewolf to get out!” 
      He grinned。 “Bye; Bells。 Be sure you ask permission。” 
      He ducked out the back door before I could find something to throw at him。 I growled incoherently at the 
empty room。 
      Seconds after he was gone; Edward walked slowly into the kitchen; raindrops glistening like diamonds set 
into the bronze of his hair。 His eyes were wary。 
      “Did you two get into a fight?” he asked。 
      “Edward!” I sang; throwing myself at him。 
      “Hi; there。” He laughed and wrapped his arms around me。 “Are you trying to distract me? It’s working。” 
      “No; I didn’t fight with Jacob。 Much。 Why?” 
      “I was just wondering why you stabbed him。 Not that I object。” With his chin; he gestured to the knife on 
the counter。 
      “Dang! I thought I got everything。” 
      I pulled away from him and ran to put the knife in the sink before I doused it with bleach。 
      “I didn’t stab him;” I explained as I worked。 “He forgot he had a knife in his hand。” 
      Edward chuckled。 “That’s not nearly as fun as the way I imagined it。” 
      “Be nice。” 
      He took a big envelope from his jacket pocket and tossed it on the counter。 “I got your mail。” 
      “Anything good?” 
      “I think so。” 

    My eyes narrowed suspiciously at his tone。 I went to investigate。 
    He’d folded the legal…sized envelope in half。 I smoothed it open; surprised at the weight of the expensive 
paper; and read the return address。 
    “Dartmouth? Is this a joke?” 
    “I’m sure it’s an acceptance。 It looks exactly like mine。” 
    “Good grief; Edward — what did you do?” 
    “I sent in your application; that’s all。” 
    “I may not be Dartmouth material; but I’m not stupid enough to believe that。” 
    “Dartmouth seems to think that you’re Dartmouth material。” 
    I took a deep breath and counted slowly to ten。 “That’s very generous of them;” I finally said。 “However; 
accepted or not; there is still the minor matter of tuition。 I can’t afford it; and I’m not letting you throw away 
enough money to buy yourself another sports car just so that I can pretend to go to Dartmouth next year。” 
    “I don’t need another sports car。 And you don’t have to pretend anything;” he murmured。 “One year of 
college wouldn’t kill you。 Maybe you’d even like it。 Just think about it; Bella。 Imagine how excited Charlie and 
Renée would be。 。 。 。” 
    His velvet voice painted the picture in my head before I could block it。 Of course Charlie would explode 
with pride — no one in the town of Forks would be able to escape the fallout from his excitement。 And Renée 
would be hysterical with joy at my triumph — though she’d swear she wasn’t at all surprised。 。 。 。 
    I tried to shake the image out of my head。 “Edward。 I’m worried about living through graduation; let alone 
this summer or next fall。” 
    His arms wrapped around me again。 “No one is going to hurt you。 You have all the time in the world。” 
    I sighed。 “I’m mailing the contents of my bank account to Alaska tomorrow。 It’s all the alibi I need。 It’s far 
enough away that Charlie won’t expect a visit until Christmas at the earliest。 And I’m sure I’ll think of some 
excuse by then。 You know;” I teased halfheartedly; “this whole secrecy and deception thing is kind of a pain。” 
    Edward’s expression hardened。 “It gets easier。 After a few decades; everyone you know is dead。 
Problem solved。” 
    I flinched。 
    “Sorry; that was harsh。” 
    I stared down at the big white envelope; not seeing it。 “But still true。” 
    “If I get this resolved; whatever it is we’re dealing with; will you please consider waiting?” 
    “Nope。” 
    “Always so stubborn。” 
    “Yep。” 
    The washing machine thumped and stuttered to a halt。 
    “Stupid piece of junk;” I muttered as I pulled away from him。 I moved the one small towel that had 
unbalanced the otherwise empty machine; and started it again。 
    “This reminds me;” I said。 “Could you ask Alice what she did with my stuff when she cleaned my room? I 
can’t find it anywhere。” 
    He looked at me with confused eyes。 “Alice cleaned your room?” 
    “Yeah; I guess that’s what she was doing。 When she came to get my pajamas and pillow and stuff to hold 
me hostage。” I glowered at him briefly。 “She picked up everything that was lying around; my shirts; my socks; 
and I don’t know where she put them。” 
    Edward continued to look confused for one short moment; and then; abruptly; he was rigid。 
    “When did you notice your things were missing?” 
    “When I got back from the fake slumber party。 Why?” 
    “I don’t think Alice took anything。 Not your clothes; or your pillow。 The things that were taken; these 
were things you’d worn 。 。 。 and touched 。 。 。 and slept on?” 
    “Yes。 What is it; Edward?” 
    His expression was strained。 “Things with your scent。” 
    “Oh!” 
    We stared into each others eyes for a long moment。 
    “My visitor;” I muttered。 

    “He was gathering traces 。 。 。 evidence。 To prove that he’d found you?” 
    “Why?” I whispered。 
    “I don’t know。 But; Bella; I swear I will find out。 I will。” 
    “I know you will;” I said; laying my head against his chest。 Leaning there; I felt his phone vibrate in his 
pocket。 
    He pulled out his phone and glanced at the number。 “Just the person I need to talk to;” he murmured; and 
then he flipped it open。 “Carlisle; I —” He broke off and listened; his face taut with concentration for a few 
minutes。 “I’ll check it out。 Listen 。 。 。” 
    He explained about my missing things; but from the side I was hearing; it sounded like Carlisle had no 
insights for us。 
    “Maybe I’ll go 。 。 。 ;” Edward said; tra

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