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           "Itriedtomaketheliesoundconfident.Butifhethoughtmytruckwasslow...

           "Don’tworry,it’sonlyfivemilesorso,andwe’reinnohurry."

           Fivemiles.Ididn’tanswer,sothathewouldn’thearmyvoicecrackinpanic.Fivemilesoftreacherousrootsandloosestones,tryingtotwistmyanklesorotherwiseincapacitateme.Thiswasgoingtobehumiliating.

           WedroveinsilenceforawhileasIcontemplatedthecominghorror.

           "Whatareyouthinking?"heaskedimpatientlyafterafewmoments.

           Iliedagain."Justwonderingwherewe’regoing."

           "It’saplaceIliketogowhentheweatherisnice."Webothglancedoutthewindowsatthethinningcloudsafterhespoke.

           "Charliesaiditwouldbewarmtoday."

           "AnddidyoutellCharliewhatyouwereupto?"heasked.

           "Nope."

           "ButJessicathinkswe’regoingtoSeattletogether?"Heseemedcheeredbytheidea.

           "No,Itoldheryoucanceledonme-whichistrue."

           "Nooneknowsyou’rewithme?"Angrily,now.

           "Thatdepends...IassumeyoutoldAlice?"

           "That’sveryhelpful,Bella,"hesnapped.

           IpretendedIdidn’thearthat.

           "AreyousodepressedbyForksthatit’smadeyousuicidal?"hedemandedwhenIignoredhim.

           "Yousaiditmightcausetroubleforyou...usbeingtogetherpublicly,"Iremindedhim.

           "Soyou’reworriedaboutthetroubleitmightcauseme-ifyoudon’tcomehome?"Hisvoicewasstillangry,andbitinglysarcastic.

           Inodded,keepingmyeyesontheroad.

           Hemutteredsomethingunderhisbreath,speakingsoquicklythatIcouldn’tunderstand.

           Weweresilentfortherestofthedrive.