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           "YouweretheonewhomentionedhowI’dneverseenyouinGym-itmademecurious."Hedidn’tsoundrepentant,soIignoredhim.

           Wewalkedinsilence-afurious,embarrassedsilenceonmypart-tohiscar.ButIhadtostopafewstepsaway-acrowdofpeople,allboys,weresurroundingit.

           ThenIrealizedtheyweren’tsurroundingtheVolvo,theywereactuallycircledaroundRosalie’sredconvertible,unmistakablelustintheireyes.NoneofthemevenlookedupasEdwardslidbetweenthemtoopenhisdoor.Iclimbedquicklyinthepassengerside,alsounnoticed.

           "Ostentatious,"hemuttered.

           "Whatkindofcaristhat?"Iasked.

           "AnM3."

           "Idon’tspeakCarandDriver."

           "It’saBMW."Herolledhiseyes,notlookingatme,tryingtobackoutwithoutrunningoverthecarenthusiasts.

           Inodded-I’dheardofthatone.

           "Areyoustillangry?"heaskedashecarefullymaneuveredhiswayout.

           "Definitely."

           Hesighed."WillyouforgivemeifIapologize?"

           "Maybe...ifyoumeanit.Andifyoupromisenottodoitagain,"Iinsisted.

           Hiseyesweresuddenlyshrewd."HowaboutifImeanit,andIagreetoletyoudriveSaturday?"hecounteredmyconditions.

           Iconsidered,anddecideditwasprobablythebestofferIwouldget."Deal,"Iagreed.

           "ThenI’mverysorryIupsetyou."Hiseyesburnedwithsincerityforaprotractedmoment-playinghavocwiththerhythmofmyheart-andthenturnedplayful."AndI’llbeonyourdoorstepbrightandearlySaturdaymorning."

           "Um,itdoesn’thelpwiththeCharliesituationifanunexplainedVolvoisleftinthedriveway."