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^Long�察院�I said dully。 ^We just got back。 ̄
Charlie assessed my mood。 ^I guess you already heard about Jake�察�then�拭院�
^Yes。 The rest of the Cullens beat us home。 Esme told us where Carlisle and Edward were。 ̄
^Are you okay�拭院�
^Worried about Jake。 As soon as I make dinner�察�I¨m going down to La Push。 ̄
^I told you those motorcycles were dangerous。 I hope this makes you realize that I wasn¨t kidding
around。 ̄
I nodded as I started pulling things out of the fridge。 Charlie settled himself in at the table。 He seemed to
be in a more talkative mood than usual。
^I don¨t think you need to worry about Jake too much。 Anyone who can cuss with that kind of energy is
going to recover。 ̄
^Jake was awake when you saw him�拭院�I asked�察�spinning to look at him。
^Oh�察�yeah�察�he was awake。 You should have heard him ! actually�察�it¨s better you didn¨t。 I don¨t think
there was anyone in La Push who couldn¨t hear him。 I don¨t know where he picked up that vocabulary�察�but I
hope he hasn¨t been using that kind of language around you。 ̄
^He had a pretty good excuse today。 How did he look�拭院�
^Messed up。 His friends carried him in。 Good thing they¨re big boys�察 �cause that kid¨s an armful。 Carlisle
said his right leg is broken�察�and his right arm。 Pretty much the whole right side of his body got crushed when he
wrecked that damn bike。 ̄ Charlie shook his head。 ^If I ever hear of you riding again�察�Bella ! ̄
^No problem there�察�Dad。 You won¨t。 Do you really think Jake¨s okay�拭院�
^Sure�察�Bella�察�don¨t worry。 He was himself enough to tease me。 ̄
^Tease you�拭院�I echoed in shock。
^Yeah ! in between insulting somebody¨s mother and taking the Lord¨s name in vain�察�he said�察 �Bet
you¨re glad she loves Cullen instead of me today�察�huh�察�Charlie�拭� ̄
I turned back to the fridge so that he couldn¨t see my face。
^And I couldn¨t argue。 Edward¨s more mature than Jacob when it comes to your safety�察�I¨ll give him that
much。 ̄
^Jacob¨s plenty mature�察院�I muttered defensively。 ^I¨m sure this wasn¨t his fault。 ̄
^Weird day today�察院�Charlie mused after a minute。 ^You know�察�I don¨t put much stock in that superstitious
crap�察�but it was odd。 。 。 。 It was like Billy knew something bad was going to happen to Jake。 He was nervous
as a turkey on Thanksgiving all morning。 I don¨t think he heard anything I said to him。
^And then�察�weirder than that ! remember back in February and March when we had all that trouble with
the wolves�拭院�
I bent down to get a frying pan out of the cupboard�察�and hid there an extra second or two。
^Yeah�察院�I mumbled。
^I hope we¨re not going to have a problem with that again。 This morning�察�we were out in the boat�察�and
Billy wasn¨t paying any attention to me or the fish�察�when all of a sudden�察�you could hear wolves yowling in the
woods。 More than one�察�and�察�boy�察�was it loud。 Sounded like they were right there in the village。 Weirdest part
was�察�Billy turned the boat around and headed straight back to the harbor like they were calling to him
personally。 Didn¨t even hear me ask what he was doing。
^The noise stopped before we got the boat docked。 But all of a sudden Billy was in the biggest hurry not
to miss the game�察�though we had hours still。 He was mumbling some nonsense about an earlier showing 。 。 。 of
a live game�拭�I tell you�察�Bella�察�it was odd。
^Well�察�he found some game he said he wanted to watch�察�but then he just ignored it。 He was on the phone
the whole time�察�calling Sue�察�and Emily�察�and your friend Quil¨s grandpa。 Couldn¨t quite make out what he was
looking for ! he just chatted real casual with them。
^Then the howling started again right outside the house。 I¨ve never heard anything like it ! I had goose
bumps on my arms。 I asked Billy ! had to shout over the noise ! if he¨d been setting traps in his yard。 It
sounded like the animal was in serious pain。 ̄
I winced�察�but Charlie was so caught up in his story that he didn¨t notice。
^¨Course I forgot all about that till just this minute�察 �cause that¨s when Jake made it home。 One minute it
was that wolf yowling�察�and then you couldn¨t hear it anymore ! Jake¨s cussing drowned it right out。 Got a set
of lungs on him�察�that boy does。 ̄
Charlie paused for a minute�察�his face thoughtful。 ^Funny that some good should come out of this mess。 I
didn¨t think they were ever going to get over that fool prejudice they have against the Cullens down there。 But
somebody called Carlisle�察�and Billy was real grateful when he showed up。 I thought we should get Jake up to
the hospital�察�but Billy wanted to keep him home�察�and Carlisle agreed。 I guess Carlisle knows what¨s best。
Generous of him to sign up for such a long stretch of house calls。 ̄
^And 。 。 。 ̄ he paused�察�as if unwilling to say something。 He sighed�察�and then continued。 ^And Edward was
really 。 。 。 nice。 He seemed as worried about Jacob as you are ! like that was his brother lying there。 The
look in his eyes 。 。 。 ̄ Charlie shook his head。 ^He¨s a decent guy�察�Bella。 I¨ll try to remember that。 No
promises�察�though。 ̄ He grinned at me。
^I won¨t hold you to it�察院�I mumbled。
Charlie stretched his legs and groaned。 ^It¨s nice to be home。 You wouldn¨t believe how crowded Billy¨s
little place gets。 Seven of Jake¨s friends all squished themselves into that little front room ! I could hardly
breathe。 Have you ever noticed how big those Quileute kids all are�拭院�
^Yeah�察�I have。 ̄
Charlie stared at me�察�his eyes abruptly more focused。 ^Really�察�Bella�察�Carlisle said Jake will be up and
around in no time。 Said it looked a lot worse than it was。 He¨s going to be fine。 ̄
I just nodded。
Jacob had looked so 。 。 。 strangely fragile when I¨d hurried down to see him as soon as Charlie had left。
He¨d had braces everywhere ! Carlisle said there was no point in plaster�察�as fast as he was healing。 His face
had been pale and drawn�察�deeply unconscious though he was at the time。 Breakable。 Huge as he was�察�he¨d
looked very breakable。 Maybe that had just been my imagination�察�coupled with the knowledge that I was
going to have to break him。
If only I could be struck by lightning and be split in two。 Preferably painfully。 For the first time�察�giving up
being human felt like a true sacrifice。 Like it might be too much to lose。
I put Charlie¨s dinner on the table next to his elbow and headed for the door。
^Er�察�Bella�拭�Could you wait just a second�拭院�
^Did I forget something�拭院�I asked�察�eyeing his plate。
^No�察�no。 I just 。 。 。 want to ask a favor。 ̄ Charlie frowned and looked at the floor。 ^Have a seat ! this
won¨t take long。 ̄
I sat across from him�察�a little confused。 I tried to focus。 ^What do you need�察�Dad�拭院�
^Here¨s the gist of it�察�Bella。 ̄ Charlie flushed。 ^Maybe I¨m just feeling 。 。 。 superstitious after hanging out
with Billy while he was being so strange all day。 But I have this 。 。 。 hunch。 I feel like 。 。 。 I¨m going to lose you
soon。 ̄
^Don¨t be silly�察�Dad�察院�I mumbled guiltily。 ^You want me to go to school�察�don¨t you�拭院�
^Just promise me one thing。 ̄
I was hesitant�察�ready to rescind。 ^Okay 。 。 。 ̄
^Will you tell me before you do anything major�拭�Before you run off with him or something�拭院�
^Dad 。 。 。 �察院�I moaned。
^I¨m serious。 I won¨t kick up a fuss。 Just give me some advance notice。 Give me a chance to hug you
goodbye。 ̄
Cringing mentally�察�I held up my hand。 ^This is silly。 But�察�if it makes you happy�察 � 。 。 I promise。 ̄
^Thanks�察�Bella�察院�he said。 ^I love you�察�kid。 ̄
^I love you�察�too�察�Dad。 ̄ I touched his shoulder�察�and then shoved away from the table。 ^If you need
anything�察�I¨ll be at Billy¨s。 ̄
I didn¨t look back as I ran out。 This was just perfect�察�just what I needed right now。 I grumbled to myself
all the way to La Push。
Carlisle¨s black Mercedes was not in front of Billy¨s house。 That was both good and bad。 Obviously�察�I
needed to talk to Jacob alone。 Yet I still wished I could somehow hold Edward¨s hand�察�like I had before�察�
when Jacob was unconscious。 Impossible。 But I missed Edward ! it had seemed like a very long afternoon
alone with Alice。 I supposed that made my answer quite obvious。 I already knew that I couldn¨t live without
Edward。 That fact wasn¨t going to make this any less painful。
I tapped quietly on the front door。
^Come in�察�Bella�察院�Billy said。 The roar of my truck was easy to recognize。
I let myself in。
^Hey�察�Billy。 Is he awake�拭院�I asked。
^He woke up about a half hour ago�察�just before the doctor left。 Go on in。 I think he¨s been waiting for
you。 ̄
I flinched�察�and then took a deep breath。 ^Thanks。 ̄
I hesitated at the door to Jacob¨s room�察�not sure whether to knock。 I decided to peek first�察�hoping !
coward that I was ! that maybe he¨d gone back to sleep。 I felt like I could use just a few more minutes。
I opened the door a crack and leaned hesitantly in。
Jacob was w
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