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    There were many things I wanted to say; some of them not nice at all; and others more disgustingly gooey 
and romantic than he probably dreamed I was capable of。 Rather than embarrass myself with either; I 
whispered; “Yes。” 
    “Thank you;” he said simply。 He took my left hand and kissed each of my fingertips before he kissed the 
ring that was now mine。 

                                                  21。 TRAILS 


I HATED TO WASTE ANY PART OF THE NIGHT IN SLEEP; but that was inevitable。 The sun was bright outside the 
window…wall when I woke; with small clouds scuttling too quickly across the sky。 The wind rocked the 
treetops till the whole forest looked as if it was going to shake apart。 
    He left me alone to get dressed; and I appreciated the chance to think。 Somehow; my plan for last night 
had gone horribly awry; and I needed come to grips with the consequences。 Though I’d given back the hand… 
me…down ring as soon as I could do it without hurting his feelings; my left hand felt heavier; like it was still in 
place; just invisible。 
    This shouldn’t bother me; I reasoned。 It was no big thing — a road trip to Vegas。 I would go one better 
than old jeans — I would wear old sweats。 The ceremony certainly couldn’t take very long; no more than 
fifteen minutes at the most; right? So I could handle that。 
    And then; when it was over; he’d have to fulfill his side of the bargain。 I would concentrate on that; and 
forget the rest。 
    He said I didn’t have to tell anyone; and I was planning to hold him to that。 Of course; it was very stupid 
of me not to think of Alice。 
    The Cullens got home around noon。 There was a new; businesslike feel to the atmosphere around them; 
and it pulled me back into the enormity of what was coming。 
    Alice seemed to be in an unusually bad mood。 I chalked it up to her frustration with feeling normal; 
because her first words to Edward were a complaint about working with the wolves。 
    “I think” — she made a face as she used the uncertain word — “that you’re going to want to pack for 
cold weather; Edward。 I can’t see where you are exactly; because you’re taking off with that dog this 
afternoon。 But the storm that’s coming seems particularly bad in that general area。” 
    Edward nodded。 
    “It’s going to snow on the mountains;” she warned him。 
    “Ew; snow;” I muttered to myself。 It was June; for crying out loud。 
    “Wear a jacket;” Alice told me。 Her voice was unfriendly; and that surprised me。 I tried to read her face; 
but she turned away。 
    I looked at Edward; and he was smiling; whatever was bugging Alice amused him。 
    Edward had more than enough camping gear to choose from — props in the human charade; the Cullens 
were good customers at the Newton’s store。 He grabbed a down sleeping bag; a small tent; and several 
packets of dehydrated food — grinning when I made a face at them — and stuffed them all in a backpack。 
    Alice wandered into the garage while we were there; watching Edward’s preparations without a word。 He 
ignored her。 
    When he was done packing; Edward handed me his phone。 “Why don’t you call Jacob and tell him we’ll 
be ready for him in an hour or so。 He knows where to meet us。” 
    Jacob wasn’t home; but Billy promised to call around until he could find an available werewolf to pass the 
news to。 
    “Don’t you worry about Charlie; Bella;” Billy said。 “I’ve got my part of this under control。” 
    “Yeah; I know Charlie’ll be fine。” I didn’t feel so confident about his son’s safety; but I didn’t add that。 
    “I wish I could be with the rest of them tomorrow。” Billy chuckled regretfully。 “Being an old man is a 
hardship; Bella。” 
    The urge to fight must be a defining characteristic of the Y chromosome。 They were all the same。 
    “Have fun with Charlie。” 
    “Good luck; Bella;” he answered。 “And 。 。 。 pass that along to the; er; Cullens for me。” 
    “I will;” I promised; surprised by the gesture。 
    As I gave the phone back to Edward; I saw that he and Alice were having some kind of silent discussion。 
She was staring at him; pleading in her eyes。 He was frowning back; unhappy with whatever she wanted。 
    “Billy said to tell you ‘good luck。’” 

     “That was generous of him;” Edward said; breaking away from her。 
     “Bella; could I please speak to you alone?” Alice asked swiftly。 
     “You’re about to make my life harder than it needs to be; Alice;” Edward warned her through his teeth。 
“I’d really rather you didn’t。” 
     “This isn’t about you; Edward;” she shot back。 
     He laughed。 Something about her response was funny to him。 
     “It’s not;” Alice insisted。 “This is a female thing。” 
     He frowned。 
     “Let her talk to me;” I told him。 I was curious。 
     “You asked for it;” he muttered。 He laughed again — half angry; half amused — and strode out of the 
garage。 
     I turned to Alice; worried now; but she didn’t look at me。 Her bad mood hadn’t passed yet。 
     She went to sit on the hood of her Porsche; her face dejected。 I followed; and leaned against the bumper 
beside her。 
     “Bella?” Alice asked in a sad voice; shifting over and curling up against my side。 Her voice sounded so 
miserable that I wrapped my arms around her shoulders in comfort。 
     “What’s wrong; Alice?” 
     “Don’t you love me?” she asked in that same sad tone。 
     “Of course I do。 You know that。” 
     “Then why do I see you sneaking off to Vegas to get married without inviting me?” 
     “Oh;” I muttered; my cheeks turning pink。 I could see that I had seriously hurt her feelings; and I hurried to 
defend myself。 “You know how I hate to make a big deal out of things。 It was Edward’s idea; anyway。” 
     “I don’t care whose idea it was。 How could you do this to me? I expect that kind of thing from Edward; 
but not from you。 I love you like you were my own sister。” 
     “To me; Alice; you are my sister。” 
     “Words!” she growled。 
     “Fine; you can come。 There won’t be much to see。” 
     She was still grimacing。 
     “What?” I demanded。 
     “How much do you love me; Bella?” 
     “Why?” 
     She stared at me with pleading eyes; her long black eyebrows slanting up in the middle and pulling 
together; her lips trembling at the corners。 It was a heart…breaking expression。 
     “Please; please; please;” she whispered。 “Please; Bella; please — if you really love me 。 。 。 Please let me 
do your wedding。” 
     “Aw; Alice!” I groaned; pulling away and standing up。 “No! Don’t do this to me。” 
     “If you really; truly love me; Bella。” 
     I folded my arms across my chest。 “That is so unfair。 And Edward kind of already used that one on me。” 
     “I’ll bet Edward would like it better if you did this traditionally; though he’d never tell you that。 And Esme 
— think what it would mean to her!” 
     I groaned。 “I’d rather face the newborns alone。” 
     “I’ll owe you for a decade。” 
     “You’d owe me for a century!” 
     Her eyes glowed。 “Is that a yes?” 
     “No! I don’t want to do this!” 
     “You won’t have to do anything but walk a few yards and then repeat after the minister。” 
     “Ugh! Ugh; ugh!” 
     “Please?” She started bouncing in place。 “Please; please; please; please; please?” 
     “I’ll never; never ever forgive you for this; Alice。” 
     “Yay!” she squealed; clapping her hands together。 
     “That’s not a yes!” 
     “But it will be;” she sang。 

    “Edward!” I yelled; stalking out of the garage。 “I know you’re listening。 Get over here。” Alice was right 
behind me; still clapping。 
    “Thanks so much; Alice;” Edward said acidly; coming from behind me。 I turned to let him have it; but his 
expression was so worried and upset that I couldn’t speak my complaints。 I threw my arms around him 
instead; hiding my face; just in case the angry moisture in my eyes made it look like I was crying。 
    “Vegas;” Edward promised in my ear。 
    “Not a chance;” Alice gloated。 “Bella would never do that to me。 You know; Edward; as a brother; you 
are sometimes a disappointment。” 
    “Don’t be mean;” I grumbled at her。 “He’s trying to make me happy; unlike you。” 
    “I’m trying to make you happy; too; Bella。 It’s just that I know better what will make you happy 。 。 。 in the 
long run。 You’ll thank me for this。 Maybe not for fifty years; but definitely someday。” 
    “I never thought I’d see the day where I’d be willing to take a bet against you; Alice; but it has arrived。” 
    She laughed her silvery laugh。 “So; are you going to show me the ring?” 
    I grimaced in horror as she grabbed my left hand and then dropped it just as quickly。 
    “Huh。 I saw him put it on you。 。 。 。 Did I miss something?” she asked。 She concentrated for half a second; 
furrowing her brow; before she answered her own questions。 “No。 Wedding’s still on。” 
    “Bella has issues with jewelry;” Edward explained。 
    “What’s one more diamond? Well; I guess the ring has lots of diamonds; but my point is t

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