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           Theysatstaringoffindifferentdirections,exactlythesameasthefirsttimeI’dseenthem.Onlynowtheywerefour;theirbeautiful,bronze-hairedbrothersatacrossfromme,hisgoldeneyestroubled.

           "Theydon’tlikeme,"Iguessed.

           "That’snotit,"hedisagreed,buthiseyesweretooinnocent."Theydon’tunderstandwhyIcan’tleaveyoualone."

           Igrimaced."NeitherdoI,forthatmatter."

           Edwardshookhisheadslowly,rollinghiseyestowardtheceilingbeforehemetmygazeagain."Itoldyou-youdon’tseeyourselfclearlyatall.You’renotlikeanyoneI’veeverknown.Youfascinateme."

           Iglaredathim,surehewasteasingnow.

           Hesmiledashedecipheredmyexpression."HavingtheadvantagesIdo,"hemurmured,touchinghisforeheaddiscreetly,"Ihaveabetterthanaveragegraspofhumannature.Peoplearepredictable.Butyou...youneverdowhatIexpect.Youalwaystakemebysurprise."

           Ilookedaway,myeyeswanderingbacktohisfamily,embarrassedanddissatisfied.Hiswordsmademefeellikeascienceexperiment.Iwantedtolaughatmyselfforexpectinganythingelse.

           "Thatpartiseasyenoughtoexplain,"hecontinued.IfelthiseyesonmyfacebutIcouldn’tlookathimyet,afraidhemightreadthechagrininmyeyes."Butthere’smore...andit’snotsoeasytoputintowords-"

           IwasstillstaringattheCullenswhilehespoke.SuddenlyRosalie,hisblondandbreathtakingsister,turnedtolookatme.No,nottolook-toglare,withdark,coldeyes.