《2 new+moon新月》第122章

He　looked　away　from　me；　staring　into　the　rain。　In　front　of　us；　the　red　light　I　hadn"t　noticed　turned　green　
and　he　started　forward　again；　driving　very　slowly。　Not　his　usual　way　of　driving。　
〃I　would　try…　very　hard…　not　to　do　that；〃　Edward　finally　said。　
I　stared　at　him　with　my　mouth　hanging　open；　but　he　continued　to　look　straight　ahead。　We　were　paused　at　
the　corner　stop　sign。　
Abruptly；　I　remembered　what　had　happened　to　Paris　when　Romeo　came　back。　The　stage　directions　
were　simple：　They　fight。　Paris　falls。　
But　that　was　ridiculous。　Impossible。　
〃Well；〃　I　said；　and　took　a　deep　breath；　shaking　my　head　to　dispel　the　words　in　my　head。　〃Nothing　like　
that　is　ever　going　to　happen；　so　there"s　no　reason　to　worry　about　it。　And　you　know　Charlie"s　staring　at　
the　clock　right　now。　You"d　better　get　me　home　before　I　get　in　more　trouble　for　being　late。〃　
I　turned　my　face　up　toward　him；　to　smile　halfheartedly。　
Every　time　I　looked　at　his　face；　that　impossibly　perfect　face；　my　heart　pounded　strong　and　healthy　and　
very　there　in　my　chest。　This　time；　the　pounding　raced　ahead　of　its　usual　besotted　pace。　I　recognized　the　
expression　on　his　statuestill　face。　
〃You"re　already　in　more　trouble；　Bella；〃　he　whispered　through　unmoving　lips。　
I　slid　closer；　clutching　his　arm　as　I　followed　his　gaze　to　see　what　he　was　seeing。　I　don"t　know　what　I　
expected—maybe　Victoria　standing　in　the　middle　of　the　street；　her　flaming　red　hair　blowing　in　the　wind；　
or　a　line　of　tall　black　cloaks…　or　a　pack　of　angry　werewolves。　But　I　didn"t　see　anything　at　all。　
〃What？　What　is　it？〃　
He　took　a　deep　breath。　〃Charlie…〃　
〃My　dad？〃　I　screeched。　
He　looked　down　at　me　then；　and　his　expression　was　calm　enough　to　ease　some　of　my　panic。　
〃Charlie…　is　probably　not　going　to　kill　you；　but　he"s　thinking　about　it；〃　he　told　me。　He　started　to　drive　
forward　again；　down　my　street；　but　he　passed　the　house　and　parked　by　the　edge　of　the　trees。　
〃What　did　I　do？〃　I　gasped。　
Edward　glanced　back　at　Charlie"s　house。　I　followed　his　gaze；　and　noticed　for　the　first　time　what　was　
parked　in　the　driveway　next　to　the　cruiser。　Shiny；　bright　red；　impossible　to　miss。　My　motorcycle；　flaunting　
itself　in　the　driveway。　
Edward　had　said　that　Charlie　was　ready　to　kill　me；　so　he　must　know　that—that　it　was　mine。　There　was　
only　one　person　who　could　be　behind　this　treachery。　
〃No！〃　I　gasped。　〃Why？　Why　would　Jacob　do　this　to　me？〃　The　sting　of　betrayal　washed　through　me。　I　
had　trusted　Jacob　implicitly—trusted　him　with　every　single　secret　I　had。　He　was　supposed　to　be　my　safe　
harbor—the　person　I　could　always　rely　on。　Of　course　things　were　strained　right　now；　but　I　didn"t　think　
any　of　the　underlying　foundation　had　changed。　I　didn"t　think　that　was　changeable！　
What　had　I　done　to　deserve　this？　Charlie　was　going　to　be　so　mad—and　worse　than　that；　he　was　going　to　
be　hurt　and　worried。　Didn"t　he　have　enough　to　deal　with　already？　I　would　have　never　imagined　that　Jake　
could　be　so　petty　and　just　plain　mean。　Tears　sprang；　smarting；　into　my　eyes；　but　they　were　not　tears　of　
sadness。　I　had　been　betrayed。　I　was　suddenly　so　angry　that　my　head　throbbed　like　it　was　going　to　
explode。　
〃Is　he　still　here？〃　I　hissed。　
〃Yes。　He"s　waiting　for　us　there。〃　Edward　told　me；　nodding　toward　the　slender　path　that　divided　the　dark　
fringe　of　the　forest　in　two。　
I　jumped　out　of　the　car；　launching　myself　toward　the　trees　with　my　hands　already　balled　into　fists　for　the　
first　punch。　
Why　did　Edward　have　to　be　so　much　faster　than　me？　
He　caught　me　around　the　waist　before　I　made　the　path。　
〃Let　me　go！　I"m　going　to　murder　him！　Traitor！〃　I　shouted　the　epithet　toward　the　trees。　
〃Charlie　will　hear　you；〃　Edward　warned　me。　〃And　once　he　gets　you　inside；　he　may　brick　over　the　
doorway。〃　
I　glanced　back　at　the　house　instinctively；　and　it　seemed　like　the　glossy　red　bike　was　all　I　could　see。　I　was　
seeing　red。　My　head　throbbed　again。　
〃Just　give　me　one　round　with　Jacob；　and　then　I"ll　deal　with　Charlie。〃　I　struggled　futilely　to　break　free。　
〃Jacob　Black　wants　to　see　me。　That"s　why　he"s　still　here。〃　
That　stopped　me　cold—took　the　fight　right　out　of　me。　My　hands　went　limp。　They　fight；　Paris　falls。　
I　was　furious；　but　not　that　furious。　
〃Talk？〃　I　asked。　
〃More　or　less。〃　
〃How　much　more？〃　My　voice　shook。　
Edward　smoothed　my　hair　back　from　my　face。　〃Don"t　worry；　he"s　not　here　to　fight　me。　He"s　acting　as…　
spokesperson　for　the　pack。〃　
〃Oh。〃　
Edward　looked　at　the　house　again；　then　tightened　his　arm　around　my　waist　and　pulled　me　toward　the　
woods。　〃We　should　hurry。　Charlie"s　getting　impatient。〃　
We　didn"t　have　to　go　far；　Jacob　waited　just　a　short　ways　up　the　path。　He　lounged　against　a　mossy　tree　
trunk　as　he　waited；　his　face　hard　and　bitter；　exactly　the　way　I　knew　it　would　be。　He　looked　at　me；　and　
then　at　Edward。　Jacob"s　mouth　stretched　into　a　humorless　sneer；　and　he　shrugged　away　from　the　tree。　He　
stood　on　the　balls　of　his　bare　feet；　leaning　slightly　forward；　with　his　trembling　hands　clenched　into　fists。　He　
looked　bigger　than　the　last　time　I"d　seen　him。　Somehow；　impossibly；　he　was　still　growing。　He　would　
tower　over　Edward；　if　they　stood　next　to　each　other。　
But　Edward　stopped　as　soon　as　we　saw　him；　leaving　a　wide　space　between　us　and　Jacob。　Edward　
turned　his　body；　shifting　me　so　that　I　was　behind　him。　I　leaned　around　him　to　stare　at　Jacob—to　accuse　
him　with　my　eyes。　
I　would　have　thought　that　seeing　his　resentful；　cynical　expression　would　only　make　me　angrier。　Instead；　it　
reminded　me　of　the　last　time　I"d　seen　him；　with　tears　in　his　eyes。　My　fury　weakened；　faltered；　as　I　stared　
at　Jacob。　It　had　been　so　long　since　I"d　seen　him—I　hated　that　our　reunion　had　to　be　like　this。　
〃Bella；〃　Jacob　said　as　a　greeting；　nodding　once　toward　me　without　looking　away　from　Edward。　
〃Why？〃　I　whispered；　trying　to　hide　the　sound　of　the　lump　in　my　throat。　〃How　could　you　do　this　to　me；　
Jacob？〃　
The　sneer　vanished；　but　his　face　stayed　hard　and　rigid。　〃It"s　for　the　best。〃　
〃What　is　that　supposed　to　mean？　Do　you　want　Charlie　to　strangle　me？　Or　did　you　want　him　to　have　a　
heart　attack；　like　Harry？