I did not need the air, but I liked it.

I'll meet you at the altar""I'll be the one in white!

Did you know that 'I told you so' has a brother,Jacob?" she asked cutting me off. "His name is 'Shut the hell up'.

So this was different. I was amazing now - to them and to myself. It was like I had been born to be a vampire. The idea made me want to laugh, but it also made me want to sing. I had found my true place in the world, the place I fit, the place I shined.

Yes, heaven forbid I not be protected from tanks.

A hundred yards away, Mike Newton was lowering Bella's limp body to the sidewalk. She slumped unresponsively against the wet concrete, her skin chalky as a corpse. I almost took the door off the car.

Now and then I see something in her eyes, and I wonder if I’ve ever grasped how much pain she’s really in.

I'm not leaving." I said."Why not?" he demanded. "I'm in my last semester of school -it would screw everything up.""You're a good student -you'll figure it out.""I don't want to crowd Mom and Phil.""Your Mother's been dying to have you back.""Florida is too hot."His fist came down on the table again. "We both know what's really going on here, Bella, and it's not good for you." He took a deep breath. "It's been months. No calls, no letters, no contact. You can't keep waiting for him.

I glared at him. "I may not die now... but I'm going to die sometime. Every minute of the day, I get closer. And I'm going to get old.