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  drank more deeply, surprised by
  how thirsty i was. i realized i had fihing when he
  pushed his glass toward me.
  ”thanks,” i muttered, still thirsty. the the icy soda was
  radiating through my d i shivered.
  ”are you cold?”
  ”it's just the coke,” i explained, shivering again.
  ”don't you have a jacket?” his voice roving.
  ”yes.” i looked at the empty beo me. ”oh — i left it in
  jessica's car,” i realized.
  edward was shrugging out of his jacket. i suddehat i had
  iced earing — not just tonight, but ever. i
  just 't seem to look away from his face. i made myself look now,
  fog. he was removing a light beige leather jaow; uh he
  wore an ivory turtle fit him snugly, emphasizing how
  muscular his chest was.
  he hahe jaterrupting my ogling.
  ”thanks,” i said again, sliding my arms into his jacket. it was cold —
  the way my jacket felt when i first picked it up in the m, hanging
  iy hallway. i shivered again. it smelled amazing. i inhaled,
  tryihe delit. it didn't smell like e. the
  sleeves were mug; i shoved them back so i could free my hands.
  ”that color blue looks lovely with your skin,” he said, watg me. i
  rised; i looked down, flushing, of course.
  he pushed the bread basket toward me.
  ”really, i'm not going into shock,” i protested.
  ”you should be — a normal person would be. you don't even look shaken.”
  he seemed uared into my eyes, and i saw how light his eyes
  were, lighter than i'd ever seen them, goldech.
  ”i feel very safe with you,” i fessed, mesmerized ihe
  truth again.
  that displeased him; his alabaster brow furrowed. he shook his head,
  frowning.
  ”this is more pli i'd planned,” he murmured to himself.
  i picked up a breadstid began nibbling on the end, measuring his
  expression. i ould be okay to start questioning him.
  ”usually you're ier mood when your eyes are so light,” i
  erying to distra whatever thought had left him
  frowning and somber.
  he stared at me, stu?”
  ”you're always crabbier when your eyes are black — i expe,” i
  went oheory about that.”
  his eyes narrowed. ”more theories?”
  ”mm-hm.” i all bite of the bread, trying to look
  i.
  ”i hope you were more creative this time… or are you still stealing from
  ic books?” his faint smile was mog; his eyes were still tight.
  ”well, no, i did from a ic book, but i didn't e up with
  it on my owher,” i fessed.
  ”aed.
  but theress strode arouion with my food. i
  realized we'd been unsciously leaning toward each other across the
  table, because we bhtened up as she approached. she set the
  dish in fro lood — and turned quickly to
  edward.
  ”did you ind?” she asked. ”isn't there anything i get
  you?” i may have been imagining the double meaning in her words.
  ”no, thank you, but some more soda would be ured with a
  loo the empty front of me.
  ”sure.” she removed the empty glasses and walked away.
  ”y?” he asked.
  ”i'll tell you about it in the car. if…” i paused.
  ”there are s?” he raised one eyebrow, his voiinous.
  ”i do have a few questions, of course.”
  ”of course.”
  the ith two more cokes. she sat them down without a
  word this time, a again.
  i took a sip.
  ”well, go ahead,” he pushed, his voice still hard.
  i started with the most undemanding. or so i thought. ”why are you in
  peles?”
  he looked down, folding his large haher slowly oable. his <br/