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  total his sentra, though. if he
  doesn't have a ride he 't take ao prom…” i babbled on.
  ”i heard about that.” he sou more posed.
  ”you did?” i asked in disbelief, my previous irritati. ”if he's
  paralyzed from the ne, he 't go to the prom, either,” i
  muttered, refining my plan.
  edward sighed, and finally opened his eyes.
  ”better?”
  ”not really.”
  i waited, but he didn't speak again. he leaned his head bast the
  seat, staring at the g of the car. his face was rigid.
  ”what's wrong?” my voice came out in a whisper.
  ”sometimes i have a problem with my temper, bella.” he ering,
  too, aared out the window, his eyes o slits. ”but
  it wouldn't be helpful for me to turn around and hunt down those…” he
  didn't finish his senteng away, struggling for a moment to
  trol his anger agai,” he ued, ”that's what i'm
  trying to yself.”
  ”oh.” the word seemed i i 't thier
  response.
  we sat in silen. i glahe the dashboard. it was
  past six-thirty.
  ”jessigela will be worried,” i murmured. ”i osed to meet
  them.”
  he started the e aurning around smoothly and
  speeding back toere ulights i
  all, still going too fast, weavihrough the cars slowly
  g the boardarallel-parked against the a space i
  would have thought muall for the volvo, but he slid in
  effortlessly iry. i looked out the wihe lights of la
  bella italia, and jess a leaving, paxiously away
  from us.
  ”how did you know where… ?” i bega shook my head. i
  heard the door open ao see him getting out.
  ”what are you doing?” i asked.
  ”i'm taking you to dinner.” he smiled slightly, but his eyes were hard.
  he stepped out of the d slammed the door. i fumbled with my seat
  belt, and the out of the car as aiting for
  me on the sidewalk.
  he spoke before i could. ”go stop jessigela before i have to
  track them down, too. i don't think i could restrain myself if i ran into
  your ain.”
  i shivered at the threat in his voice.
  ”jess! angela!” i yelled after them, waviurhey rushed
  bae, the pronouh their faces simultaneously
  g to surprise as they saas stahey
  hesitated a few feet from us.
  ”where have you been?” jessica's voice icious.
  ”i got lost,” i admitted sheepishly. ”and then i ran into edward.” i
  gestured toward him.
  ”would it be all right if i joined you?” he asked in his silken,
  irresistible voice. i could see frered expressions that he
  had never ualents on them before.
  ”er… sure,” jessica breathed.
  ”um, actually, bella, we already ate aiting — sorry,”
  angela fessed.
  ”that's fine — i'm not hungry.” i shrugged.
  ”i think you should eat something.” edward's voice was low, but full of
  authority. he looked up at jessid spoke slightly louder. ”do you
  mind if i drive bella home tonight? that way you won't have to wait while
  she eats.”
  ”uh, no problem, i guess…” she bit her lip, trying to figure out from my
  expressio anted. i wied
  nothio be aloh my perpetual savior. there were so
  mahat i 't bombard him with till we were by ourselves.
  ”okay.” angela was qui jessica. ”see you tomorrow, bella…
  edward.” she grabbed jessica's hand aoward the car, which
  i could see a little arked across first street. as they got
  iurned and waved, her face eager with curiosity. i waved back,
  waitio drive away before i turo face him.
  ”holy, i'm not hu