《2 new+moon新月》第120章

Carlisle　option；　but　now　that　I　knew　there　was　a　chance　that　Edward　would　change　me　himself；　I　wanted　
it　bad。　He　was　such　a　cheater。　
My　door　cracked　open。　
〃Morning；　Dad。〃　
〃Oh；　hey；　Bella。〃　He　sounded　embarrassed　at　getting　caught。　〃I　didn"t　know　you　were　awake。〃　
〃Yeah。　I"ve　just　been　waiting　ior　you　to　wake　up　so　I　could　take　a　shower。〃　I　started　to　get　up。　
〃Hold　on；〃　Charlie　said；　flipping　the　light　on。　I　blinked　in　the　sudden　brightness；　and　carefully　kept　my　
eyes　away　from　the　closet。　〃Let"s　talk　for　a　minute　first。〃　
I　couldn"t　control　my　grimace。　I"d　forgotten　to　ask　Alice　for　a　good　excuse。　
〃You　know　you"re　in　trouble。〃　
〃Yeah；　I　know。〃　
〃I　just　about　went　crazy　these　last　three　days。　I　e　home　from　Harry"s　funeral；　and　you"re　gone。　
Jacob　could　only　tell　me　that　you"d　run　off　with　Alice　Cullen；　and　that　he　thought　you　were　in　trouble。　
You　didn"t　leave　me　a　number；　and　you　didn"t　call。　I　didn"t　know　where　you　were　or　when—or　if—you　
were　ing　back。　Do　you　have　any　idea　how…　how…〃　He　couldn"t　finish　the　sentence。　He　sucked　in　a　
sharp　breath　and　moved　on。　〃Can　you　give　me　one　reason　why　I　shouldn"t　ship　you　off　to　Jacksonville　
this　second？〃　
My　eyes　narrowed。　So　it　was　going　to　be　threats；　was　it？　Two　could　play　at　that　game。　I　sat　up；　pulling　
the　quilt　around　me。　〃Because　I　won"t　go。〃　
〃Now　just　one　minute；　young　lady—〃　
〃Look；　Dad；　I　accept　plete　responsibility　for　my　actions；　and　you　have　the　right　to　ground　me　for　as　
long　as　you　want。　I　will　also　do　all　the　chores　and　laundry　and　dishes　until　you　think　I"ve　learned　my　
lesson。　And　I　guess　you"re　within　your　rights　if　you　want　to　kick　me　out；　too—but　that　won"t　make　me　to　
go　to　Florida。〃　
His　face　turned　bright　red。　He　took　a　few　deep　breaths　before　he　answered。　
〃Would　you　like　to　explain　where　you"ve　been？〃　
Oh；　crap。　〃There　was…　an　emergency。〃　
He　raised　his　eyebrows　in　expectation　of　my　brilliant　explanation。　
I　filled　my　cheeks　with　air　and　then　blew　it　out　noisily。　〃I　don"t　know　what　to　tell　you；　Dad。　It　was　mostly　
a　misunderstanding。　He　said；　she　said。　It　got　out　of　hand。〃　
He　waited　with　a　distrustful　expression。　
〃See；　Alice　told　Rosalie　about　me　jumping　off　the　cliff…〃　I　was　scrambling　frantically　to　make　this　work；　
to　keep　it　as　close　to　the　truth　as　possible　so　that　my　inability　to　lie　convincingly　would　not　undermine　the　
excuse；　but　before　I　could　go　on；　Charlie"s　expression　reminded　me　that　he　didn"t　know　arything　about　
thecliff。　
Major　oops。　As　if　I　wasn"t　already　toast。　
〃I　guess　I　didn"t　tell　you　about　that；〃　I　choked　out。　〃It　was　nothing。　Just　messing　around；　swimming　with　
Jake。　Anyway；　Rosalie　told　Edward；　and　he　was　upset。　She　sort　of　accidentally　made　it　sound　like　I　wa？　
trying　to　kill　myself　or　something。　He　wouldn"t　answer　his　phone；　so　Alice　dragged　me　to…　L。A。；　to　
explain　in　person。〃　I　shrugged；　desperately　hoping　that　he　would　not　be　so　distracted　by　my　slip　that　he"d　
miss　the　brilliant　explanation　I"d　provided。　
Charlie"s　face　was　frozen。　〃Were　you　trying　to　kill　yourself；　Bella？〃　
〃No；　of　course　not。　Just　having　fun　with　Jake。　Cliff　diving。　The　La　Push　kids　do　it　all　the　time。　Like　I　said；　
nothing。〃　
Charlie"s　face　heated　up—from　frozen　to　hot　with　fury。　〃What"s　it　to　Edward　Cullen　anyway？〃　he　barked。　
〃All　this　time；　he"s　just　left　you　dangling　without　a　word—〃　
I　interrupted　him。　〃Another　misunderstanding。〃　
His　face　flushed　again。　〃So　is　he　back　then？〃　
〃I"m　not　sure　what　the　exact　plan　is。　I　think　they　all　are。〃　
He　shook　his　head；　the　vein　in　his　forehead　pulsing。　〃I　want　you　to　stay　away　from　him；　Bella。　I　don"t　trust　
him。　He"s　rotten　for　you。　I　won"t　let　him　mess　you　up　like　that　again。〃　
〃Fine；〃　I　said　curtly。　
Charlie　rocked　back　onto　his　heels。　〃Oh。〃　He　scrambled　for　a　second；　exhaling　loudly　in　surprise。　〃I　
thought　you　were　going　to　be　difficult。〃　
〃I　am。〃　I　stared　straight　into　his　eyes。　〃I　meant；　"Fine；　I"ll　move　out。"〃　
His　eyes　bulged；　his　face　turned　puce。　My　resolve　wavered　as　I　started　to　worry　about　his　health。　He　
was　no　younger　than　Harry…　
〃Dad；　I　don"t　want　to　move　out；〃　I　said　in　a　softer　tone。　〃I　love　you。　I　know　you"re　worried；　but　you　need　
to　trust　me　on　this。　And　you"re　going　to　have　to　ease　up　on　Edward　if　you　want　me　to　stay。　Do　you　want　
me　to　live　here　or　not？〃　
〃That"s　not　fair；　Bella。　You　know　I　want　you　to　stay。〃　
〃Then　be　nice　to　Edward；　because　he"s　going　to　be　where　I　am。〃　I　said　it　with　confidence。　The　conviction　
of　my　epiphany　was　still　strong。　
〃Not　under　my　roof；〃　Charlie　stormed。　
I　sighed　a　heavy　sigh。　〃Look；　I"m　not　going　to　give　you　any　more　ultimatums　tonight—or　I　guess　it"s　this　
morning。　Just　think　about　it　for　a　few　days；　okay？　But　keep　in　mind　that　Edward　and　I　are　sort　of　a　
package　deal。〃　
〃Bella—〃　
〃Think　it　over；〃　I　insisted。　〃And　while　you"re　doing　that；　could　you　give　me　some　privacy？　I　really　need　a　
shower。〃　
Charlie"s　face　was　a　strange　shade　of　purple；　but　he　left；　slamming　the　door　behind　him。　I　heard　him　
stomp　furiously　down　the　stairs。　
I　threw　off　my　quilt；　and　Edward　was　already　there；　sitting　in　the　rocking　chair　as　if　he　d　been　present　
through　the　whole　conversation。　
〃Sorry　about　that；〃　I　whispered。　
〃It"s　not　as　if　I　don"t　deserve　far　worse；〃　he　murmured。　〃Don"t　start　anything　with　Charlie　over　me；　please。　
〃　
〃Don"t　worry　about　it；〃　I　breathed　as　I　gathered　up　my　bathroom　things　and　a　set　of　clean　clothes。　〃I　will　
start　exactly　as　much　as　is　necessary；　and　no　more　than　that。　Or　are　you　trying　to　tell　me　I　have　nowhere　
to　go？〃　I　widened　my　eyes　with　false　alarm。　
〃You"d　move　in　with　a　house　full　of　vampires？〃　
〃That"s　probably　the　safest　place　for　someone　like　me。　Besides…〃　I　grinned。　〃If　Charlie　kicks　me　out；　
then　there"s　no　need　for　a　graduation　deadline；　is　there？〃　
His　jaw　tightened。　〃So　eager　for　eternal　damnation；〃　he　muttered。　
〃You　know　you　don"t　really　believe　that。〃　
〃Oh；　don"t　I？〃　he　fumed。　
〃No。　You　don"t。〃　
He　glowered　at　me　and　started　to　speak；　but　I　cut　him　off。　
〃If　you　really　believed　that　you"d　lost　your　soul；　then　when