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           Inthatbriefflashofaglance,hisfaceheldnothingofinterest-itwasasifshehadcalledhisname,andhe’dlookedupininvoluntaryresponse,alreadyhavingdecidednottoanswer.

           Myneighborgiggledinembarrassment,lookingatthetablelikeIdid.

           "That’sEdwardandEmmettCullen,andRosalieandJasperHale.TheonewholeftwasAliceCullen;theyalllivetogetherwithDr.Cullenandhiswife."Shesaidthisunderherbreath.

           Iglancedsidewaysatthebeautifulboy,whowaslookingathistraynow,pickingabageltopieceswithlong,palefingers.Hismouthwasmovingveryquickly,hisperfectlipsbarelyopening.Theotherthreestilllookedaway,andyetIfelthewasspeakingquietlytothem.

           Strange,unpopularnames,Ithought.Thekindsofnamesgrandparentshad.Butmaybethatwasinvoguehere-smalltownnames?IfinallyrememberedthatmyneighborwascalledJessica,aperfectlycommonname.ThereweretwogirlsnamedJessicainmyHistoryclassbackhome.

           "Theyare...verynice-looking."Istruggledwiththeconspicuousunderstatement.

           "Yes!"Jessicaagreedwithanothergiggle."They’realltogetherthough-EmmettandRosalie,andJasperandAlice,Imean.Andtheylivetogether."Hervoiceheldalltheshockandcondemnationofthesmalltown,Ithoughtcritically.But,ifIwasbeinghonest,IhadtoadmitthateveninPhoenix,itwouldcausegossip.

           "WhichonesaretheCullens?"Iasked."Theydon’tlookrelated..."

           "Oh,they’renot.Dr.Cullenisreallyyoung,inhistwentiesorearlythirties.They’realladopted.