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ks。　She　giggled；　then　sighed。　So　I　wish　you　d　tell　me　what　you　were　laughing　at　Rose　about；　Alice　said。　But　I　can　see　that　you　won　t。　Nope。　She　flicked　my　ear　with　her　finger。　Be　nice；　Alice；　Esme　chided。　But　I　want　to　know。　I　laughed　at　the　whining　tone　she　put　on。　Then　I　said；　Here；　Esme；　and　began　playing　her　favorite　song；　an　unnamed　tribute　to　the　love　I　d　watched　between　her　and　Carlisle　for　so　many　years。　Thank　you；　dear。　She　squeezed　my　shoulder　again。　Edward　is　being　a　gentleman。　I　didn　t　have　to　concentrate　to　play　the　familiar　piece。　Instead　I　thought　of　Rosalie；　still　figuratively　writhing　in　mortification　in　the　garage；　and　I　grinned　to　myself。　Having　just　discovered　the　potency　of　jealousy　for　myself；　I　had　a　small　amount　of　pity　for　her。　It　was　a　wretched　way　to　feel。　Of　course；　her　jealously　was　a　thousand　times　more　petty　than　mine。　Quite　the　fox　in　the　manger　scenario。　I　wondered　how　Rosalie　s　life　and　personality　would　have　been　different　if　she　had　not　always　been　the　most　beautiful。　Would　she　have　been　a　happier　person　if　beauty　hadn　t　at　all　times　been　her　strongest　selling　point？　Less　egocentric？　More　passionate？　Well；　I　supposed　it　was　useless　to　wonder；　because　the　past

was　done；　and　she　always　had　been　the　most　beautiful。　Even　when　human；　she　had　ever　lived　in　the　spotlight　of　her　own　loveliness。　Not　that　she　d　minded。　The　opposite　she　d　loved　admiration　above　almost　anything　else。　That　hadn　t　changed　with　the　loss　of　her　mortality。　It　was　no　surprise　then；　taking　this　need　as　a　given；　that　she　d　been　offended　when　I　had　not；　from　the　beginning；　worshiped　her　beauty　the　way　she　expected　all　males　to　worship。　Not　that　she　d　wanted　me　in　any　way　far　from　it。　But　it　had　aggravated　her　that　I　did　not　want　her；　despite　that。　She　was　used　to　being　wanted。　It　was　different　with　Jasper　and　Carlisle　they　were　already　both　in　love。　pletely　unattached；　and　yet　still　remained　obstinately　unmoved。　I　d　thought　that　old　resentment　was　buried。　That　she　was　long　passed　it。　I　was　And　she　had　been　until　the　day　that　I　finally　found　someone　whose　beauty　touched　me　the　way　hers　had　not。　Rosalie　had　relied　on　the　belief　that　if　I　did　not　find　her　beauty　worth　worshiping；　then　certainly　there　was　no　beauty　on　earth　that　would　reach　me。　She　d　been　furious　since　the　moment　I　d　saved　Bella　s　life；　guessing；　with　her　shrewd　female　intuition；　the　interest　that　I　was　all　but　unconscious　of　myself。　Rosalie　was　mortally　offended　that　I　found　some　insignificant　human　girl　more　appealing　than　her。　I　suppressed　the　urge　to　laugh　again。　It　bothered　me　some；　though；　the　way　she　saw　Bella。　Rosalie　actually　thought　the　girl　was　plain。　How　could　she　believe　that？　It　seemed　inprehensible　to　me。　A　product　of　the　jealousy；　no　doubt。　Oh！　Alice　said　abruptly。　Jasper；　guess　what？　I　saw　what　she　d　just　seen；　and　my　hands　froze　on　the　keys。　What；　Alice？　Jasper　asked。　Peter　and　Charlotte　are　ing　to　visit　next　week！　neighborhood；　isn　t　that　nice？　They　re　going　to　be　in　the　What　s　wrong；　Edward？　Esme　asked；　feeling　the　tension　in　my　shoulders。　Peter　and　Charlotte　are　ing　to　Forks？　I　hissed　at　Alice　She　rolled　her　eyes　at　me。　Calm　down；　Edward。　It　s　not　their　first　visit。　My　teeth　clenched　together。　It　was　their　first　visit　since　Bella　had　arrived；　and　her　sweet　blood　didn　t　appeal　just　to　me。　Alice　frowned　at　my　expression。　They　never　hunt　here。　You　know　that。　But　Jasper　s　brother　of　sorts　and　the　little　vampire　he　loved　were　not　like　us；　they　hunted　the　usual　way。　They　could　not　be　trusted　around　Bella。　When？　I　demanded。

She　pursed　her　lips　unhappily；　but　told　me　what　I　needed　to　know。　No　one　is　going　to　hurt　Bella。　No；　I　agreed；　and　then　turned　away　from　her。　I　thought　we　were　leaving　in　the　morning？　We　re　ing　back　by　midnight　Sunday。　leave。　Okay；　fine。　Sure。　Monday　morning。　You　ready；　Emmett？　I　guess　it　s　up　to　you　when　you　want　to　Let　me　say　goodbye　to　Rose　first。　With　the　mood　Rosalie　was　in；　it　would　be　a　short　goodbye。　You　really　have　lost　it；　Edward；　he　thought　as　he　headed　toward　the　back　door。　I　suppose　I　have。　Play　the　new　song　for　me；　one　more　time；　Esme　asked。　If　you　d　like　that；　I　agreed；　though　I　was　a　little　hesitant　to　follow　the　tune　to　its　unavoidable　end　the　end　that　had　set　me　aching　in　unfamiliar　ways。　I　thought　for　a　moment；　and　then　pulled　the　bottle　cap　from　my　pocket　and　set　it　on　the　empty　music　stand。　That　helped　a　bit　my　little　memento　of　her　yes。　I　nodded　to　myself；　and　started　playing。　Esme　and　Alice　exchanged　a　glance；　but　neither　one　asked。　Hasn　t　anyone　ever　told　you　Oh；　hey　Edward！　he　shouted　advantage　of　his　distraction　sharp　claws　shredded　through　bellowed　at　the　highpitched　not　to　play　with　your　food？　I　called　to　Emmett。　back；　grinning　and　waving　at　me。　The　bear　took　to　rake　its　heavy　paw　across　Emmett　s　chest。　The　his　shirt；　and　squealed　across　his　skin。　The　bear　noise。　Aw　hell；　Rose　gave　me　this　shirt！　Emmett　roared　back　at　the　enraged　animal。　I　sighed　and　sat　down　on　a　convenient　boulder。　This　might　take　awhile。　But　Emmett　was　almost　done。　He　let　the　bear　try　to　take　his　head　off　with　another　swipe　of　the　paw；　laughing　as　the　blow　bounced　off　and　sent　the　bear　staggering　back。　The　bear　roared　and　Emmett　roared　again　through　his　laughter。　Then　he　launched　himself　at　the　animal；　who　stood　a　head　taller　than　him　on　its　hind　legs；　and　their　bodies　fell　to　the　ground　tangled　up　together；　taking　a　mature　spruce　tree　down　with　them。　The　bear　s　growls　cut　off　with　a　gurgle。　A　few　minutes　later；　Emmett　jogged　over　to　where　I　was　waiting　for　him。　His　shirt　was　destroyed；　torn　and　bloodied；　sticky　with　sap　and　covered　in　fur。　His　dark　curly　hair　wasn　t　in　much　better　shape。　He　had　a　huge　grin　on　his　face。　That　was　a　strong　one。　I　could　almost　feel　it　when　he　clawed　me。　You　re　such　a　child；　Emmett。　He　eyed　my　smooth；　clean　white　buttondown。　mountain　lion；　then？　Weren　t　you　able　to　track　down　that

Of　course　I　was。　I　just　don　t　eat　like　a　savage。　I　wish　they　were　stronger。　It　would　be　more　Emmett　laughed　his　booming　laugh。　fun。　No　one　said　you　had　to　fight　your　food。　Yeah；　but　who　else　am　I　going　to　fight　with？　You　and　Alice　cheat；　Rose　never　wants　to　get　her　hair　messed　up；　and　Esme　gets　mad　if　Jasper　and　I　really　go　at　it。　Life　is　hard　all　around；　isn　t　it？　Emmett　grinned　at　me；　shifting　his　weight　a　bit　so　that　he　was　suddenly　poised　to　take　a　charge。　C　mon　Edward。　Just　turn　it　off　for　one　minute　and　fight　fair。　It　doesn　t　turn　off；　I　reminded　him。　Wonder　what　that　human　girl　does　to　keep　you　out？　could　give　me　some　pointers。　My　good　humor　vanished。　Touchy；　touchy。　I　sighed。　Emmett　came　to　sit　beside　me　on　the　rock。　Emmett　mused。　Maybe　she　Stay　away　from　her；　I　growled　through　my　teeth。　Sorry。　I　know　you　re　going　through　a　tough　spot。　I　really　am　trying　to　not　be　too　much　of　an　insensitive　jerk；　but；　since　that　s　sort　of　my　natural　state　He　waited　for　me　to　laugh　at　his　joke；　and　then　made　a　face。　So　serious　all　the　time。　Thinking　about　her。　What　s　bugging　you　now？　Well；　worrying；　really。　You　are　here。　He　laughed　loudly。　What　s　there　to　worry　about？　I　ignored　his　joke　again；　but　answered　his　question。　Have　you　ever　thought　about　how　fragile　they　all　are？　How　many　bad　things　there　are　that　can　happen　to　a　mortal？　Not　really。　I　guess　I　see　what　you　mean；　though。　that　first　time　around；　was　I？　I　wasn　t　much　match　for　a　bear　Bears；　I　muttered；　adding　a　new　fear　to　the　pile。　That　would　be　just　her　luck；　wouldn　t　it？　Stray　bear　in　town。　Of　course　it　would　head　straight　for　Bella。　Emmett　chuckled。　You　sound　like　a　crazy　person；　do　you　know　that？　Just　imagine　for　one　minute　that　Rosalie　was　human；　Emmett。　And　she　could　run　into　a　bear　or　get　hit　by　a　car　or　lightening　or　fall　down　stairs　or　get　sick　get　a　disease！　The　words　burst　from　me　stormily。　It　was　a　relief　to　let　them　out　they　d　been　festering　inside　me　all　weekend。　Fires　and　earthquakes　and　tornados！　Ugh！　When　s　the　last　time　you　watched　the　news？　Have　you　seen　the

kinds　of　things　that　happen　to　them？　Burglaries　and　homicides　My　teeth　clenched　together；　and　I　was　abruptly　so　infuriated　by　the　idea　of　another　human　hurting　her　that　I　couldn　t　breathe。　Whoa；　whoa！　Hold　up；　there；　kid。　rained　on。　He　shrugged。　She　lives　in　Forks；　remember？　So　she　gets　I　think　she　has　some　serious　bad　luck；　Emmett；　I　really　do。　Look　at　the　evidence。　Of　all　the　places　in　the　world　she　could　go；　she　ends　up　in　a　town　where　vampires　make　up　a　significant　portion　of　the　population。　Yeah；　but　we　re　vegetarians。　So　isn　t　that　good　luck；　not　bad？　With　the　way　she　smells？　Definitely　bad。　And　then；　more　bad　luck；　the　way　she　smells　to　me。　I　glowered　at　my　hands；　hating　them　again。　Except　that　you　have　more　selfcontrol　than　just　about　anyone　but　Carlisle。　luck　again。　The　van？　That　was　just　an　accident。　You　should　have　seen　it　ing　for　her；　Em；　again　and　again。　like　she　had　some　kind　of　magic　pull。　But　you　were　there。　That　was　good　luck。　I　swear；　it　was　Good　Was　it？　Isn　t　this　the　worst　luck　any　human　could　ever　possibly　have　to　have　a　vampire　fall　in　love　with　them？　Emmett　considered　that　quietly　for　a　moment。　He　pictured　the　girl　in　his　head；　and　found　the　image　uninteresting。　Honestly；　I　can　t　really　see　the　draw。　Well；　I　can　t　really　see　Rosalie　s　allure；　either；　I　said　rudely。　she　seems　like　more　work　than　any　pretty　face　is　worth。　Emmett　chuckled。　I　don　t　suppose　you　d　tell　me　Honestly；　I　don　t　know　what　her　problem　is；　Emmett；　I　lied　with　a　sudden；　wide　grin。　I　saw　his　intent　in　time　to　brace　myself。　He　tried　to　shove　me　off　the　rock；　and　there　was　a　loud　cracking　sound　as　a　fissure　opened　in　the　stone　between　us。　Cheater；　he　muttered。　I　waited　for　him　to　try　another　time；　but　his　thoughts　took　a　different　direction。　He　was　picturing　Bella　s　face　again；　but　imagining　it　whiter；　imagining　her　eyes　bright　red　No；　I　said；　my　voice　strangled。　It　solves　your　worries　about　mortality；　doesn　t　it？　to　kill　her；　either。　Isn　t　that　the　best　way？　And　then　you　wouldn　t　want

For　me？　Or　for　her？　His　tone　added　the　of　course。　For　you；　he　answered　easily。　I　laughed　humorlessly。　Wrong　answer。　I　didn　t　mind　so　much；　he　reminded　me。　Rosalie　did。　He　sighed。　We　both　knew　that　Rosalie　would　do　anything；　give　up　anything；　if　it　meant　she　could　be　human　again。　Even　Emmett。　Yeah；　Rose　did；　he　acquiesced　quietly。　I　can　t　I　shouldn　t　I　m　not　going　to　ruin　Bella　s　life。　the　same；　if　it　were　Rosalie？　Emmett　thought　about　that　for　a　moment。　You　really　love　her？　Wouldn　t　you　feel　I　can　t　even　describe　it；　Emmett。　All　of　a　sudden；　this　girl　s　the　whole　world　to　me。　I　don　t　see　the　point　of　the　rest　of　the　world　without　her　anymore。　But　you　won　t　change　her？　I　know　that；　I　groaned。　And；　as　you　ve　pointed　out；　she　s　sort　of　breakable。　Trust　me　that　I　know；　too。　Emmett　was　not　a　tactful　person；　and　delicate　discussions　were　not　his　forte。　struggled　now；　wanting　very　much　not　to　be　offensive。　Can　you　even　touch　her？　her　？　He　She　won　t　last　forever；　Edward。　I　mean；　if　you　love　her　wouldn　t　you　want　to；　well　touch　Emmett　and　Rosalie　shared　an　intensely　physical　love。　He　had　a　hard　time　understanding　how　one　could　love；　without　that　aspect。　I　sighed。　Wow。　I　can　t　even　think　of　that；　Emmett。　So　what　are　your　options；　then？　I　I　don　t　know；　I　whispered。　I　m　trying　to　figure　out　a　way　to　to　leave　her。　just　can　t　fathom　how　to　make　myself　st