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           "Well,Ihopeyou’reenjoyingyourself,atleast.Seenanythingyoulike?"Iteased,noddingtowardagroupofgirlslinedupagainstthewalllikepastelconfections.

           "Yeah,"hesighed."Butshe’staken."

           Heglanceddowntomeetmycuriousgazeforjustasecond-thenwebothlookedaway,embarrassed.

           "Youlookreallypretty,bytheway,"headdedshyly.

           "Um,thanks.SowhydidBillypayyoutocomehere?"Iaskedquickly,thoughIknewtheanswer.

           Jacobdidn’tseemgratefulforthesubjectchange;helookedaway,uncomfortableagain."Hesaiditwasa’safe’placetotalktoyou.Isweartheoldmanislosinghismind."

           Ijoinedinhislaughterweakly.

           "Anyway,hesaidthatifItoldyousomething,hewouldgetmethatmastercylinderIneed,"heconfessedwithasheepishgrin.

           "Tellme,then.Iwantyoutogetyourcarfinished."Igrinnedback.AtleastJacobdidn’tbelieveanyofthis.Itmadethesituationabiteasier.Againstthewall,Edwardwaswatchingmyface,hisownfaceexpressionless.Isawasophomoreinapinkdresseyeinghimwithtimidspeculation,buthedidn’tseemtobeawareofher.

           Jacoblookedawayagain,ashamed."Don’tgetmad,okay?"

           "There’snowayI’llbemadatyou,Jacob,"Iassuredhim."Iwon’tevenbemadatBilly.Justsaywhatyouhaveto."

           "Well-thisissostupid,I’msorry,Bella-hewantsyoutobreakupwithyourboyfriend.Heaskedmetotellyou’please.’"Heshookhisheadindisgust.

           "He’sstillsuperstitious,eh?"

           "Yeah.Hewas...kindofoverthetopwhenyougothurtdowninPhoenix.