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from。　〃No！〃　

Edward　spoke　through　his　teeth。　〃Jacob's　on　his　way　in　now。〃　

It　must　have　started　raining　farther　east。　Jacob　came　through　the　door　shaking　his　wet　hair　like　a　dog；　
flipping　droplets　on　the　carpet　and　the　couch　where　they　made　little　round　gray　spots　on　the　white。　His　
teeth　glinted　against　his　dark　lips；　his　eyes　were　bright　and　excited。　He　walked　with　jerky　movements；　
like　he　was　all　hypedup　about　destroying　my　father's　life。　

〃Hey；　guys；〃　he　greeted　us；　grinning。　

It　was　perfectly　silent。　

Leah　and　Seth　slipped　in　behind　him；　in　their　human　forms—for　now；　both　of　their　hands　were　trembling　
with　the　tension　in　the　room。　

〃Rose；〃　I　said；　holding　my　arms　out。　Wordlessly；　Rosalie　handed　me　Renesmee。　I　pressed　her　close　to　
my　motionless　heart；　holding　her　like　a　talisman　against　rash　behavior。　I　would　keep　her　in　my　arms　until　I　
was　sure　my　decision　to　kill　Jacob　was　based　entirely　on　rational　judgment　rather　than　fury。　

She　was　very　still；　watching　and　listening。　How　much　did　she　understand？　

〃Charlie'll　be　here　soon；〃　Jacob　said　to　me　casually。　〃Just　a　headsup。　I　assume　Alice　is　getting　you　
sunglasses　or　something？〃　

〃You　assume　way　too　much；〃　I　spit　through　my　teeth。　〃What。　Have。　You。　Done？〃　

Jacob's　smile　wavered；　but　he　was　still　too　wound　up　to　answer　seriously。　〃Biondie　and　Emmett　woke　
me　up　this　morning　going　on　and　on　about　you　all　moving　crosscountry。　Like　I　could　let　you　leave。　
Charlie　was　the　biggest　issue　there；　right？　Well；　problem　solved。'7　

〃Do　you　even　realize　what　you've　done？　The　danger　you've　put　him　in？〃　

He　snorted。　〃I　didn't　put　him　in　danger。　Except　from　you。　But　you've　got　some　kind　of　supernatural　
selfcontrol；　right？　Not　as　good　as　mind　reading；　if　you　ask　me。　Much　less　exciting。〃　

Edward　moved　then；　darting　across　the　room　to　get　in　Jacob's　face。　Though　he　was　half　a　head　shorter　
than　Jacob；　Jacob　leaned　away　from　his　staggering　anger　as　if　Edward　towered　over　him。　

〃That's　just　a　theory；　mongrel；〃　he　snarled。　〃You　think　we　should　test　it　out　on　Charlie？　Did　you　
consider　the　physical　pain　you're　putting　Bella　through；　even　if　she　can　resist？　Or　the　emotional　pain　if　she　
doesn't？　I　suppose　what　happens　to　Bella　no　longer　concerns　you！〃　He　spit　the　last　word。　

Renesmee　pressed　her　fingers　anxiously　to　my　cheek；　anxiety　coloring　the　replay　in　her　head。　

Edward's　words　finally　cut　through　Jacob's　strangely　electric　mood。　His　mouth　dropped　into　a　frown。　
〃Bella　will　be　in　pain？〃　

〃Like　you've　shoved　a　whitehot　branding　iron　down　her　throat！〃　



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I　flinched；　remembering　the　scent　of　pure　human　blood。　

〃I　didn't　know　that；〃　Jacob　whispered。　

〃Then　perhaps　you　should　have　asked　first；〃　Edward　growled　back　through　his　teeth。　

〃You　would　have　stopped　me。〃　

〃You　should　have　been　stopped—〃　

〃This　isn't　about　me；〃　I　interrupted。　I　stood　very　still；　keeping　my　hold　on　Renesmee　and　sanity。　〃This　is　
about　Charlie；　Jacob。　How　could　you　put　him　in　danger　this　way？　Do　you　realize　it's　death　or　vampire　life　
for　him　now；　too？〃　My　voice　trembled　with　the　tears　my　eyes　could　no　longer　shed。　

Jacob　was　still　troubled　by　Edward's　accusations；　but　mine　didn't　seem　to　bother　him。　〃Relax；　Bella。　I　
didn't　tell　him　anything　you　weren't　planning　to　tell　him。〃　

〃But　he's　ing　here！〃　

〃Yeah；　that's　the　idea。　Wasn't　the　whole　let　him　make　the　wrong　assumptions'　thing　your　plan？　I　think　I　
provided　a　very　nice　red　herring；　if　I　do　say　so　myself。〃　

My　fingers　flexed　away　from　Renesmee。　I　curled　them　back　in　securely。　〃Say　it　straight；　Jacob。　I　don't　
have　the　patience　for　this。〃　

〃I　didn't　tell　him　anything　about　you；　Bella。　Not　really。　I　told　him　about　me。　Well；　show　is　probably　a　
better　verb。〃　

〃He　phased　in　front　of　Charlie；〃　Edward　hissed。　

I　whispered；　〃You　what？〃　

〃He's　brave。　Brave　as　you　are。　Didn't　pass　out　or　throw　up　or　anything。　I　gotta　say；　I　was　impressed。　
You　should've　seen　his　face　when　I　started　taking　my　clothes　off；　though。　Priceless；〃　Jacob　chortled。　

〃You　absolute　moronl　You　could　have　given　him　a　heart　attack！〃　

〃Charlie's　fine。　He's　tough。　If　you'd　give　this　just　a　minute；　you'll　see　that　I　did　you　a　favor　here。〃　

〃You　have　half　of　that；　Jacob。〃　My　voice　was　flat　and　steely。　〃You　have　thirty　seconds　to　tell　me　every　
single　word　before　I　give　Renesmee　to　Rosalie　and　rip　your　miserable　head　off。　Seth　won't　be　able　to　
stop　me　this　time。〃　

〃Jeez；　Bells。　You　didn't　used　to　be　so　melodramatic。　Is　that　a　vampire　thing？〃　

〃Twentysix　seconds。〃　

Jacob　rolled　his　eyes　and　flopped　into　the　nearest　chair。　His　little　pack　moved　to　stand　on　his　flanks；　not　
at　all　relaxed　the　way　he　seemed　to　be；　Leah's　eyes　were　on　me；　her　teeth　slightly　bared。　




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〃So　I　knocked　on　Charlie's　door　this　morning　and　asked　him　to　e　for　a　walk　with　me。　He　was　
confused；　but　when　I　told　him　it　was　about　you　and　that　you　were　back　in　town；　he　followed　me　out　to　
the　woods。　I　told　him　you　weren't　sick　anymore；　and　that　things　were　a　little　weird；　but　good。　He　was　
about　to　take　off　to　see　you；　but　I　told　him　I　had　to　show　him　something　first。　And　then　I　phased。〃　Jacob　
shrugged。　

My　teeth　felt　like　a　vise　was　pushing　them　together。　〃I　want　every　word；　you　monster。〃　

〃Well；　you　said　I　only　had　thirty　seconds—okay；　okay。〃　My　expression　must　have　convinced　him　that　I　
wasn't　in　the　mood　for　teasing。　〃Lemme　see。。。　I　phased　back　and　got　dressed；　and　then　after　he　started　
breathing　again；　I　said　something　like；　'Charlie；　you　don't　live　in　the　world　you　thought　you　lived　in。　The　
good　news　is；　nothing　has　changed—except　that　now　you　know。　Life'll　go　on　the　same　way　it　always　
has。　You　can　go　right　back　to　pretending　that　you　don't　believe　any　of　this。'　

〃It　took　him　a　minute　to　get　his　head　together；　and　then　he　wanted　to　know　what　was　really　going　on　
with　you；　with　the　whole　raredisease　thing。　I　told　him　that　you　had　been　sick；　but　you　were　fine　now—it　
was　just　that　you'd　had　to　change　a　little　bit　in　the　process　of　getting　better。　He　wanted　to　know　what　I　
meant　by　'change；'　and　I　told　him　that　you　looked　a　lot　more　like　Esme　now　than　you　looked　like　Renee。〃　

Edward　hissed　while　I　stared　in　horror；　this　was　headed　in　a　dangerous　direction。　

〃After　a　few　minutes；　he　asked；　real　quietly；　if　you　turned　into　an　animal；　too。　And　I　said；　'She　wishes　she　
was　that　cool！'〃　Jacob　chuckled。　

Rosalie　made　a　noise　of　disgust。　

〃I　started　to　tell　him　more　about　werewolves；　but　I　didn't　even　get　the　whole　word　out—Charlie　cut　me　
off　and　said　he'd　'rather　not　know　the　specifics。'　Then　he　asked　if　you'd　known　what　you　were　getting　
yourself　into　when　you　married　Edward；　and　I　said；　'Sure；　she's　known　all　about　this　for　years；　since　she　
first　came　to　Forks。'　He　didn't　like　that　very　much。　I　let　him　rant　till　he　got　it　out　of　his　system。　After　he　
got　calmed　down；　he　just　wanted　two　things。　He　wanted　to　see　you；　and　I　said　it　would　be　better　if　he　
gave　me　a　head　start　to　explain。〃　

I　inhaled　deeply。　〃What　was　the　other　thing　he　wanted？〃　

Jacob　smiled。　〃You'll　like　this。　His　main　request　is　that　he　be　told　as　little　as　possible　about　all　of　this。　If　
it's　not　absolutely　essential　for　him　to　know　something；　then　keep　it　to　yourself。　Need　to　know；　only。〃　

I　felt　relief　for　the　first　time　since　Jacob　had　walked　in。　〃I　can　handle　that　part。〃　

〃Other　than　that；　he'd　just　like　to　pretend　things　are　normal。〃　Jacob's　smile　turned　smug；　he　must　suspect　
that　I　would　be　starting　to　feel　the　first　faint　stirrings　of　gratitude　about　now。　

〃What　did　you　tell　him　about　Renesmee？〃　I　struggled　to　maintain　the　razor　edge　in　my　voice；　fighting　the　
reluctant　appreciation。　It　was　premature。　There　was　still　so　much　wrong　with　this　situation。　Even　if　
Jacob's　intervention　had　brought　out　a　better　reaction　in　Charlie　than　I'd　ever　hoped　for。。。　

〃Oh　yeah。　So　I　told　him　that　you　and　Edward　had　inherited　a　new　little　mouth　to　feed。〃　He　glanced　at　
Edward。　〃She's　your　orphaned　ward—like　Bruce　Wayne　and　Dick　Grayson。〃　Jacob　snorted。　〃I　didn't　
think　you'd　mind　me　lying。　That's　all　part　of　the　game；　right？〃　Edward　didn't　respond　in　any　way；　so　
Jacob　went　on。　〃Charlie　was　way　past　being　shocked　at　this　point；　but　he　did　ask　if　you　were　adopting　



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her。　'Like　a　daughter？　Like　I'm　sort　of　a　grandfather？'　were　his　exact　words。　I　told　him　yes。　'Congrats；　
Gramps；'　and　all　of　that。　He　even　smiled　a　little。〃　

The　stinging　returned　to　my　eyes；　but　not　out　of　fear　or　anguish　this　time。　Charlie　was　smiling　at　the　idea　
of　being　a　grandpa？　Charlie　would　meet　Renesmee？　

〃But　she's　changing　so　fast；〃　I　whispered。　

〃I　told　him　that　she　was　more　special　than　all　of　us　put　together；〃　Jacob　said　in　a　soft　voice。　He　stood　
and　walked　right　up　to　me；　waving　Leah　and　Seth　off　when　they　started　to　follow。　Renesmee　reached　out　
to　him；　but　I　hugged　her　more　tightly　to　me。　〃I　told　him；　Trust　me；　you　don't　want　to　know　about　this。　But　
if　you　can　ignore　all　the　strange　parts；　you're　going　to　be　amazed。　She's　the　most　wonderful　person　in　the　
whole　world。'　And　then　I　told　him　that　if　he　could　deal　with　that；　you　all　would　stick　around　for　a　while　
and　he　would　have　a　chance　to　get　to　know　her。　But　that　if　it　was　too　much　for　him；　you　would　leave。　He　
said　as　long　as　no　one　forced　too　much　information　on　him；　he'd　deal。〃　

Jacob　stared　at　me　with　half　a　smile；　waiting。　

〃I'm　not　going　to　say　thank　you；〃　I　told　him。　〃You're　still　putting　Charlie　at　a　huge　risk。〃　

〃I　am　sorry　about　it　hurting　you。　I　didn't　know　it　was　like　that。　Bella；　things　are　different　with　us　now；　but　
you'll　always　be　my　best　friend；　and　I'll　always　love　you。　But　I'll　love　you　the　right　way　now。　There's　
finally　a　balance。　We　both　have　people　we　can't　live　without。〃　

He　smiled　his　very　most　Jacoby　smile。　〃Still　friends？〃　

Try　as　hard　as　I　could　to　resist；　I　had　to　smile　back。　Just　a　tiny　smile。　

He　held　out　his　hand：　an