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           Icouldn’tdenythereliefIfelt,watchingtheannoyanceonyourface.ButIcouldn’tbesure.

           "ThatwasthefirstnightIcamehere.Iwrestledallnight,whilewatchingyousleep,withthechasmbetweenwhatIknewwasright,moral,ethical,andwhatIwanted.IknewthatifIcontinuedtoignoreyouasIshould,orifIleftforafewyears,tillyouweregone,thatsomedayyouwouldsayyestoMike,orsomeonelikehim.Itmademeangry.

           "Andthen,"hewhispered,"asyouweresleeping,yousaidmyname.Youspokesoclearly,atfirstIthoughtyou’dwoken.Butyourolledoverrestlesslyandmumbledmynameoncemore,andsighed.Thefeelingthatcoursedthroughmethenwasunnerving,staggering.AndIknewIcouldn’tignoreyouanylonger."Hewassilentforamoment,probablylisteningtothesuddenlyunevenpoundingofmyheart.

           "Butjealousy...it’sastrangething.SomuchmorepowerfulthanIwouldhavethought.Andirrational!Justnow,whenCharlieaskedyouaboutthatvileMikeNewton..."Heshookhisheadangrily.

           "Ishouldhaveknownyou’dbelistening,"Igroaned.

           "Ofcourse."

           "Thatmadeyoufeeljealous,though,really?"

           "I’mnewatthis;you’reresurrectingthehumaninme,andeverything

           feelsstrongerbecauseit’sfresh."

           "Buthonestly,"Iteased,"forthattobotheryou,afterIhavetohearthatRosalie-Rosalie,theincarnationofpurebeauty,Rosalie-wasmeantforyou.EmmettornoEmmett,howcanIcompetewiththat?"

           "There’snocompetition."Histeethgleamed.