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  “it's a bmw.” he rolled his eyes, not lookirying to back out
  with over the thusiasts.
  i nodded — i'd heard of that one.
  ”are you still angry?” he asked as he carefully maneuvered his way out.
  ”definitely.”
  he sighed. ”will yive me if i apologize?”
  ”maybe… if you mean it. and if you promise not to do it again,” i
  insisted.
  his eyes were suddenly shrewd. ”how about if i mean it, ao
  let you drive saturday?” he y s.
  i sidered, a robably the best offer i would get.
  ”deal,” i agreed.
  ”then i'm very sorry i upset you.” his eyes burh siy for a
  protraent — playing havoc with the rhythm of my heart — and then
  turned playful. ”and i'll be on yht aurday
  m.”
  ”um, it doeshe charlie situation if an unexplained volvo
  is left in the driveway.”
  his smile was ding now. ”i wasn't i a car.”
  ”how —”
  he cut me off. ”don't worry about it. i'll be there, no car.”
  i let it go. i had a m question.
  ”is it later yet?” i asked signifitly.
  he frowned. ”i supposed it is later.”
  i kept my expression polite as i waited.
  he stopped the car. i looked up, surprised — of course we were already at
  charlie's house, parked behiruck. it was easier to ride with him
  if i o was over. whe him, he was
  staring at me, measuring with his eyes.
  ”and you still want to know why you 't see me hunt?” he seemed solemn,
  but i thought i saw a traor deep in his eyes.
  ”well,” i clarified, ”i was mostly w about your rea.”
  ”did i frightehere was definitely humor there.
  ”no,” i lied. he didn't buy it.
  ”i apol you,” he persisted with a slight smile, but then
  all evideeasi was just the very thought of you
  being there… while we hunted.” his jaw tightened.
  ”that would be bad?”
  he spoke from betweeh. ”extremely.”
  ”because… ?”
  he took a deep breath ahrough the wihe thick,
  rolling clouds that seemed to press down, almost within reach.
  ”whe,” he spoke slowly, unwillingly, ”we give ourselves over to
  our senses… goverh our minds. especially our sense of smell. if
  you were anywhere near me when i lost trol that way…” he shook his
  head, still gazihe heavy clouds.
  i kept my expression firmly urol, expeg the swift flash of
  his eyes to judge my rea that soon followed. my faothing
  away.
  but our eyes held, and the silened — and ged. flickers of
  the electricity i'd felt this aftere the atmosphere as
  he gazed uingly i wasn't ued to
  swim that i realized i wasn't breathing. when i drew ih,
  breakiillness, he closed his eyes.
  ”bella, i think you should go inside now.” his low vh, his
  eyes on the clouds again.
  i opehe door, aic draft that burst into the car helped
  clear my head. afraid i might stumble in my woozy state, i stepped
  carefully out of the d shut the door behi looking
  back. the whir of the automatid made me turn.
  ”oh, bella?” he called after me, his voice more eveoward
  the open ith a faint smile on his lips.
  ”yes?”
  ”tomorrow it's my turn.”
  ”your turn to what?”
  he smiled wider, flashieeth. ”ask the questions.”
  and then he was gohe car speeding dow and disappearing
  around the er before i y thoughts. i smiled as i
  walked to the house. it was clear he lanomorrow, if
  nothing else.
  that arred in my dreams, as usual. however, the climate of
  my uness had