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           "Ordoyouhaveanymorequestions?"

           "Onlyamillionortwo."

           "Wehavetomorrow,andthenextday,andthenext..."heremindedme.Ismiled,euphoricatthethought.

           "Areyousureyouwon’tvanishinthemorning?"Iwantedthistobecertain."Youaremythical,afterall."

           "Iwon’tleaveyou."Hisvoicehadthesealofapromiseinit.

           "Onemore,then,tonight..."AndIblushed.Thedarknesswasnohelp-I’msurehecouldfeelthesuddenwarmthundermyskin.

           "Whatisit?"

           "No,forgetit.Ichangedmymind."

           "Bella,youcanaskmeanything."

           Ididn’tanswer,andhegroaned.

           "Ikeepthinkingitwillgetlessfrustrating,nothearingyourthoughts.Butitjustgetsworseandworse."

           "I’mgladyoucan’treadmythoughts.It’sbadenoughthatyoueavesdroponmysleep-talking."

           "Please?"Hisvoicewassopersuasive,soimpossibletoresist.

           Ishookmyhead.

           "Ifyoudon’ttellme,I’lljustassumeit’ssomethingmuchworsethanitis,"hethreateneddarkly."Please?"Again,thatpleadingvoice.

           "Well,"Ibegan,gladthathecouldn’tseemyface.

           "Yes?"

           "YousaidthatRosalieandEmmettwillgetmarriedsoon...Isthat...marriage...thesameasitisforhumans?"

           Helaughedinearnestnow,understanding."Isthatwhatyou’regettingat?"

           Ifidgeted,unabletoanswer.

           "Yes,Isupposeitismuchthesame,"hesaid."Itoldyou,mostofthosehumandesiresarethere,justhiddenbehindmorepowerfuldesires."

           "Oh,"wasallIcouldsay.

           "Wasthereapurposebehindyourcuriosity?"

           "Well,Ididwonder...aboutyouandme...someday..."