《1 twilight暮色》第106章


〃She is;〃 I agreed wholeheartedly。 
She glanced over her shoulder at Edward; lying with his eyes closed in 
the chair。 〃You didn"t tell me you had such good friends in Forks。〃 
I cringed; and then moaned。 
〃What hurts?〃 she demanded anxiously; turning back to me。 Edward"s eyes 
flashed to my face。 
〃It"s fine;〃 I assured them。 〃I just have to remember not to move。〃 He 
lapsed back into his phony slumber。 
I took advantage of my mother"s momentary distraction to keep the subject 
from returning to my lessthancandid behavior。 〃Where"s Phil?〃 I asked 
quickly。 
〃Florida — oh; Bella! You"ll never guess! Just when we were about to 
leave; the best news!〃 
〃Phil got signed?〃 I guessed。 
〃Yes! How did you guess! The Suns; can you believe it?〃 
〃That"s great; Mom;〃 I said as enthusiastically as I could manage; though 
I had little idea what that meant。 
〃And you"ll like Jacksonville so much;〃 she gushed while I stared at her 
vacantly。 〃I was a little bit worried when Phil started talking about 
Akron; what with the snow and everything; because you know how I hate the 
cold; but now Jacksonville! It"s always sunny; and the humidity really 
isn"t that bad。 We found the cutest house; yellow; with white trim; and a 
porch just like in an old movie; and this huge oak tree; and it"s just a 
few minutes from the ocean; and you"ll have your own bathroom —〃 
〃Wait; Mom!〃 I interrupted。 Edward still had his eyes closed; but he 
looked too tense to pass as asleep。 〃What are you talking about? I"m not 
going to Florida。 I live in Forks。〃 
〃But you don"t have to anymore; silly;〃 she laughed。 〃Phil will be able 
to be around so much more now… we"ve talked about it a lot; and what I"m 
going to do is trade off on the away games; half the time with you; half 
the time with him。〃 
〃Mom。〃 I hesitated; wondering how best to be diplomatic about this。 〃I 
want to live in Forks。 I"m already settled in at school; and I have a 
couple of girlfriends〃 — she glanced toward Edward again when I reminded 
her of friends; so I tried another direction — 〃and Charlie needs me。 
He"s just all alone up there; and he can"t cook at all。〃 
〃You want to stay in Forks?〃 she asked; bewildered。 The idea was 
inconceivable to her。 And then her eyes flickered back toward Edward。 
〃Why?〃 
〃I told you — school; Charlie — ouch!〃 I"d shrugged。 Not a good idea。 
Her hands fluttered helplessly over me; trying to find a safe place to 
pat。 She made do with my forehead; it was unbandaged。 
〃Bella; honey; you hate Forks;〃 she reminded me。 
〃It"s not so bad。〃 
She frowned and looked back and forth between Edward and me; this time 
very deliberately。 
〃Is it this boy?〃 she whispered。 
I opened my mouth to lie; but her eyes were scrutinizing my face; and I 
knew she would see through that。 
〃He"s part of it;〃 I admitted。 No need to confess how big a part。 〃So; 
have you had a chance to talk with Edward?〃 I asked。 
〃Yes。〃 She hesitated; looking at his perfectly still form。 〃And I want to 
talk to you about that。〃 
Uhoh。 〃What about?〃 I asked。 
〃I think that boy is in love with you;〃 she accused; keeping her voice 
low。 
〃I think so; too;〃 I confided。 
〃And how do you feel about him?〃 She only poorly concealed the raging 
curiosity in her voice。 
I sighed; looking away。 As much as I loved my mom; this was not a 
conversation I wanted to have with her。 〃I"m pretty crazy about him。〃 
There — that sounded like something a teenager with her first boyfriend 
might say。 
〃Well; he seems very nice; and; my goodness; he"s incredibly 
goodlooking; but you"re so young; Bella…〃 Her voice was unsure; as far 
as I could remember; this was the first time since I was eight that she"d 
e close to trying to sound like a parental authority。 I recognized the 
reasonablebutfirm tone of voice from talks I"d had with her about men。 
〃I know that; Mom。 Don"t worry about it。 It"s just a crush;〃 I soothed 
her。 
〃That"s right;〃 she agreed; easily pleased。 
Then she sighed and glanced guiltily over her shoulder at the big; round 
clock on the wall。 
〃Do you need to go?〃 
She bit her lip。 〃Phil"s supposed to call in a little while… I didn"t 
know you were going to wake up…〃 
〃No problem; Mom。〃 I tried to tone down the relief so she wouldn"t get 
her feelings hurt。 〃I won"t be alone。〃 
〃I"ll be back soon。 I"ve been sleeping here; you know;〃 she announced; 
proud of herself。 
〃Oh; Mom; you don"t have to do that! You can sleep at home — I"ll never 
notice。〃 The swirl of painkillers in my brain was making it hard to 
concentrate even now; though; apparently; I"d been sleeping for days。 
〃I was too nervous;〃 she admitted sheepishly。 〃There"s been some crime in 
the neighborhood; and I don"t like being there alone。〃 
〃Crime?〃 I asked in alarm。 
〃Someone broke into that dance studio around the corner from the house 
and burned it to the ground — there"s nothing left at all! And they left 
a stolen car right out front。 Do you remember when you used to dance 
there; honey?〃 
〃I remember。〃 I shivered; and winced。 
〃I can stay; baby; if you need me。〃 
〃No; Mom; I"ll be fine。 Edward will be with me。〃 
She looked like that might be why she wanted to stay。 〃I"ll be back 
tonight。〃 It sounded as much like a warning as it sounded like a promise; 
and she glanced at Edward again as she said it。 
〃I love you; Mom。〃 
〃I love you; too; Bella。 Try to be more careful when you walk; honey; I 
don"t want to lose you。〃 
Edward"s eyes stayed closed; but a wide grin flashed across his face。 
A nurse came bustling in then to check all my tubes and wires。 My mother 
kissed my forehead; patted my gauzewrapped hand; and left。 
The nurse was checking the paper readout on my heart monitor。 
〃Are you feeling anxious; honey? Your heart rate got a little high there。〃 
〃I"m fine;〃 I assured her。 
〃I"ll tell your RN that you"re awake。 She"ll be in to see you in a 
minute。〃 
As soon as she closed the door; Edward was at my side。 
〃You stole a car?〃 I raised my eyebrows。 
He smiled; unrepentant。 〃It was a good car; very fas
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