tomorrow; he"s going to get suspicious。〃
〃That"s irrelevant。 We"ll make sure he"s safe; and that"s all that
matters。〃
〃Then what about this tracker? He saw the way you acted tonight。 He"s
going to think you"re with me; wherever you are。〃
Emmett looked at me; insultingly surprised again。 〃Edward; listen to
her;〃 he urged。 〃I think she"s right。〃
〃Yes; she is;〃 Alice agreed。
〃I can"t do that。〃 Edward"s voice was icy。
〃Emmett should stay; too;〃 I continued。 〃He definitely got an eyeful of
Emmett。〃
〃What?〃 Emmett turned on me。
〃You"ll get a better crack at him if you stay;〃 Alice agreed。
Edward stared at her incredulously。 〃You think I should let her go alone?〃
〃Of course not;〃 Alice said。 〃Jasper and I will take her。〃
〃I can"t do that;〃 Edward repeated; but this time there was a trace of
defeat in his voice。 The logic was working on him。
I tried to be persuasive。 〃Hang out here for a week —〃 I saw his
expression in the mirror and amended 〃— a few days。 Let Charlie see you
haven"t kidnapped me; and lead this James on a wildgoose chase。 Make
sure he"s pletely off my trail。 Then e and meet me。 Take a
roundabout route; of course; and then Jasper and Alice can go home。〃
I could see him beginning to consider it。
〃Meet you where?〃
〃Phoenix。〃 Of course。
〃No。 He"ll hear that"s where you"re going;〃 he said impatiently。
〃And you"ll make it look like that"s a ruse; obviously。 He"ll know that
we"ll know that he"s listening。 He"ll never believe I"m actually going
where I say I am going。〃
〃She"s diabolical;〃 Emmett chuckled。
〃And if that doesn"t work?〃
〃There are several million people in Phoenix;〃 I informed him。
〃It"s not that hard to find a phone book。〃
〃I won"t go home。〃
〃Oh?〃 he inquired; a dangerous note in his voice。
〃I"m quite old enough to get my own place。〃
〃Edward; we"ll be with her;〃 Alice reminded him。
〃What are you going to do in Phoenix?〃 he asked her scathingly。
〃Stay indoors。〃
〃I kind of like it。〃 Emmett was thinking about cornering James; no doubt。
〃Shut up; Emmett。〃
〃Look; if we try to take him down while she"s still around; there"s a
much better chance that someone will get hurt — she"ll get hurt; or you
will; trying to protect her。 Now; if we get him alone…〃 He trailed off
with a slow smile。 I was right。
The Jeep was crawling slowly along now as we drove into town。 Despite my
brave talk; I could feel the hairs on my arms standing up。 I thought
about Charlie; alone in the house; and tried to be courageous。
〃Bella。〃 Edward"s voice was very soft。 Alice and Emmett looked out their
windows。 〃If you let anything happen to yourself— anything at all — I"m
holding you personally responsible。 Do you understand that?〃
〃Yes;〃 I gulped。
He turned to Alice。
〃Can Jasper handle this?〃
〃Give him some credit; Edward。 He"s been doing very; very well; all
things considered。〃
〃Can you handle this?〃 he asked。
And graceful little Alice pulled back her lips in a horrific grimace and
let loose with a guttural snarl that had me cowering against the seat in
terror。
Edward smiled at her。 〃But keep your opinions to yourself;〃 he muttered
suddenly。
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19。 GOODBYES
Charlie was waiting up for me。 All the house lights were on。 My mind was
blank as I tried to think of a way to make him let me go。 This wasn"t
going to be pleasant。
Edward pulled up slowly; staying well back from my truck。 All three of
them were acutely alert; ramrod straight in their seats; listening to
every sound of the wood; looking through every shadow; catching every
scent; searching for something out of place。 The engine cut off; and I
sat; motionless; as they continued to listen。
〃He"s not here;〃 Edward said tensely。 〃Let"s go。〃 Emmett reached over to
help me get out of the harness。
〃Don"t worry; Bella;〃 he said in a low but cheerful voice; 〃we"ll take
care of things here quickly。〃
I felt moisture filling up my eyes as I looked at Emmett。 I barely knew
him; and yet; somehow; not knowing when I would see him again after
tonight was anguishing。 I knew this was just a faint taste of the
goodbyes I would have to survive in the next hour; and the thought made
the tears begin to spill。
〃Alice; Emmett。〃 Edward"s voice was a mand。 They slithered soundlessly
into the darkness; instantly disappearing。 Edward opened my door and took
my hand; then drew me into the protecting enclosure of his arm。 He walked
me swiftly toward the house; eyes always roving through the night。
〃Fifteen minutes;〃 he warned under his breath。
〃I can do this。〃 I sniffled。 My tears had given me an inspiration。
I stopped on the porch and took hold of his face in my hands。 I looked
fiercely into his eyes。
〃I love you;〃 I said in a low; intense voice。 〃I will always love you; no
matter what happens now。〃
〃Nothing is going to happen to you; Bella;〃 he said just as fiercely。
〃Just follow the plan; okay? Keep Charlie safe for me。 He"s not going to
like me very much after this; and I want to have the chance to apologize
later。〃
〃Get inside; Bella。 We have to hurry。〃 His voice was urgent。
〃One more thing;〃 I whispered passionately。 〃Don"t listen to another word
I say tonight!〃 He was leaning in; and so all I had to do was stretch up
on my toes to kiss his surprised; frozen lips with as much force as I was
capable of。 Then I turned and kicked the door open。
〃Go away; Edward!〃 I yelled at him; running inside and slamming the door
shut in his stillshocked face。
〃Bella?〃 Charlie had been hovering in the living room; and he was already
on his feet。
〃Leave me alone!〃 I screamed at him through my tears; which were flowing
relentlessly now。 I ran up the stairs to my room; throwing the door shut
and locking it。 I ran to my bed; flinging myself on the floor to retrieve
my duffel bag。 I reached swiftly between the mattress and box spring to
grab the knotted old sock that contained my secret cash hoard。
Charlie was pounding on
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