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  e,” he said between
  ched teeth.
  ”listen, charlie's not aested. ”if you're not in town
  tomorrow, he's goi suspicious.”
  ”that's irrelevant. we'll make sure he's safe, and that's all that
  matters.”
  ”then what about this tracker? he saw the way you aight. he's
  going to think you're with me, wherever you are.”
  emmett looked at me, insultingly surprised again. ”edward, listen to
  her,” he urged. ”i think she's right.”
  ”yes, she is,” alice agreed.
  ”i 't do that.” edward's voice was icy.
  ”emmett should stay, too,” i ued. ”he defi an eyeful of
  emmett.”
  ”what?” emmett turned on me.
  ”you'll get a better crack at him if you stay,” alice agreed.
  edward stared at her incredulously. ”you think i should let her go alone?”
  ”of ot,” alice said. ”jasper and i will take her.”
  ”i 't do that,” edeated, but this time there was a trace of
  defeat in his voice. the logic was w on him.
  i tried to be persuasive. ”hang out here for a week —” i saw his
  expression in the mirror and amended ”— a few days. let charlie see you
  haven't kidnapped me, ahis james on a wild-goose chase. make
  sure he's pletely off my trail. the me. take a
  roundabout route, of d then jasper and alie.”
  i could see him beginning to sider it.
  ”meet you where?”
  ”phoenix.” of course.
  ”no. he'll hear that's where y,” he said impatiently.
  ”and you'll make it look like that's a ruse, obviously. he'll know that
  we'll know that he's listening. he'll never believe i'm actually going
  where i say i am going.”
  ”she's diabolical,” emmett chuckled.
  ”and if that doesn't work?”
  ”there are several million people in phoenix,” i informed him.
  ”it's not that hard to find a phone book.”
  ”i won't go home.”
  ”oh?” he inquired, a dae in his voice.
  ”i'm quite old enough to get my own place.”
  ”edward, we'll be with her,” alided him.
  ”what are you going to do in phoenix?” he asked her sgly.
  ”stay indoors.”
  ”i ki.” emmett was thinking ab james, no doubt.
  ”shut up, emmett.”
  ”look, if we try to take him down while she's still around, there's a
  much better eo — she'll get hurt, or you
  will, trying to proteow, if we get him alorailed off
  with a slow smile. i was right.
  the jeep ly along now as we drove into towe my
  brave talk, i could feel the hairs on my arms standing up. i thought
  about charlie, alohe house, aeous.
  ”bella.” edward's voice was very soft. alid emmett looked out their
  windows. ”if you let anythio yourself— anything at all — i'm
  holding you personally responsible. do you uhat?”
  ”yes,” i gulped.
  he turo alice.
  ” jasper hahis?”
  ”give him some credit, edward. he's been doing very, very well, all
  things sidered.”
  ” you hahis?” he asked.
  ale alice pulled back her lips in a hrimad
  let loose with a guttural snarl that had me g agai in
  terror.
  edward smiled at her. ”but keep your opinions to yourself,” he muttered
  suddenly.
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  19. goodbyes
  charlie for me. all the house lights were on. my mind was
  blank as i tried to think of a way to make him let me go. this wasn't
  goi.
  edulled up slowly, staying well bay truck. all three of
  them were acutely alert, ramrht iening