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   “Neither side meant any harm;” Edward whispered; peace…making now。 
   “And when does this little truce end?” Jacob asked。 “First light? Or do we wait until after the fight?” 
   There was a pause as they both considered。 
   “First light;” they whispered together; and then laughed quietly。 
   “Sleep well; Jacob;” Edward murmured。 “Enjoy the moment。” 
   It was quiet again; and the tent held still for a few minutes。 The wind seemed to have decided that it wasn’t 
going to flatten us after all; and was giving up the fight。 
   Edward groaned softly。 “I didn’t mean that quite so literally。” 
   “Sorry;” Jacob whispered。 “You could leave; you know — give us a little privacy。” 
   “Would you like me to help you sleep; Jacob?” Edward offered。 
   “You could try;” Jacob said; unconcerned。 “It would be interesting to see who walked away; wouldn’t it?” 
   “Don’t tempt me too far; wolf。 My patience isn’t that perfect。” 
   Jacob whispered a laugh。 “I’d rather not move just now; if you don’t mind。” 
   Edward started humming to himself; louder than usual — trying to drown out Jacob’s thoughts; I assumed。 
But it was my lullaby he hummed; and; despite my growing discomfort with this whispered dream; I sank 
deeper into unconsciousness 。 。 。 into other dreams that made better sense。 。 。 。 

                                                23。 MONSTER 


WHEN I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING; IT WAS VERY bright — even inside the tent; the sunlight hurt my eyes。 And 
I was sweating; as Jacob had predicted。 Jacob was snoring lightly in my ear; his arms still wrapped around 
me。 
    I pulled my head away from his feverishly warm chest and felt the sting of the cold morning on my clammy 
cheek。 Jacob sighed in his sleep; his arms tightened unconsciously。 
    I squirmed; unable to loosen his hold; struggling to lift my head enough to see。 。 。 。 
    Edward met my gaze evenly。 His expression was calm; but the pain in his eyes was unconcealed。 
    “Is it any warmer out there?” I whispered。 
    “Yes。 I don’t think the space heater will be necessary today。” 
    I tried to get to the zipper; but I couldn’t free my arms。 I strained; fighting against Jacob’s inert strength。 
Jacob muttered; still fast asleep; his arms constricting again。 
    “Some help?” I asked quietly。 
    Edward smiled。 “Did you want me to take his arms all the way off?” 
    “No; thank you。 Just get me free。 I’m going to get heat stroke。” 
    Edward unzipped the sleeping bag in a swift; abrupt movement。 Jacob fell out; his bare back hitting the icy 
floor of the tent。 
    “Hey!” he complained; his eyes flying open。 Instinctively; he flinched away from the cold; rolling onto me。 I 
gasped as his weight knocked the breath out of me。 
    And then his weight was gone。 I felt the impact as Jacob flew into one of the tent poles and the tent 
shuddered。 
    The growling erupted from all around。 Edward was crouching in front of me; and I couldn’t see his face; 
but the snarls were ripping angrily out of his chest。 Jacob was half…crouched; too; his whole body quivering; 
while growls rumbled through his clenched teeth。 Outside the tent; Seth Clearwater’s vicious snarls echoed off 
the rocks。 
    “Stop it; stop it!” I yelled; scrambling awkwardly to put myself between them。 The space was so small that 
I didn’t have to stretch far to put one hand on each of their chests。 Edward wrapped his hand around my 
waist; ready to yank me out of the way。 
    “Stop it; now;” I warned him。 
    Under my touch; Jacob began to calm himself。 The shaking slowed; but his teeth were still bared; his eyes 
furiously focused on Edward。 Seth continued to growl; a long unbroken sound; a violent background to the 
sudden silence in the tent。 
    “Jacob?” I asked; waiting until he finally dropped his glare to look at me。 “Are you hurt?” 
    “Of course not!” he hissed。 
    I turned to Edward。 He was looking at me; his expression hard and angry。 “That wasn’t nice。 You should 
say sorry。” 
    His eyes widened in disgust。 “You must be joking — he was crushing you!” 
    “Because you dumped him on the floor! He didn’t do it on purpose; and he didn’t hurt me。” 
    Edward groaned; revolted。 Slowly; he looked up to glare at Jacob with hostile eyes。 “My apologies; dog。” 
    “No harm done;” Jacob said; a taunting edge to his voice。 
    It was still cold; though not as cold as it had been。 I curled my arms around my chest。 
    “Here;” Edward said; calm again。 He took the parka off the floor and wrapped it over the top of my coat。 
    “That’s Jacob’s;” I objected。 
    “Jacob has a fur coat;” Edward hinted。 
    “I’ll just use the sleeping bag again; if you don’t mind。” Jacob ignored him; climbing around us and sliding 
into the down bag。 “I wasn’t quite ready to wake up。 That wasn’t the best night’s sleep I ever had。” 
    “It was your idea;” Edward said impassively。 
    Jacob was curled up; his eyes already closed。 He yawned。 “I didn’t say it wasn’t the best night I’ve ever 

spent。 Just that I didn’t get a lot of sleep。 I thought Bella was never going to shut up。” 
    I winced; wondering what might have come out of my mouth in my sleep。 The possibilities were horrifying。 
    “I’m glad you enjoyed yourself;” Edward murmured。 
    Jacob’s dark eyes fluttered open。 “Didn’t you have a nice night; then?” he asked; smug。 
    “It wasn’t the worst night of my life。” 
    “Did it make the top ten?” Jacob asked with perverse enjoyment。 
    “Possibly。” 
    Jacob smiled and closed his eyes。 
    “But;” Edward went on; “if I had been able to take your place last night; it would not have made the top 
ten of the best nights of my life。 Dream about that。” 
    Jacob’s eyes opened into a glare。 He sat up stiffly; his shoulders tense。 
    “You know what? I think it’s too crowded in here。” 
    “I couldn’t agree more。” 
    I elbowed Edward in the ribs — probably giving myself a bruise。 
    “Guess I’ll catch up on my sleep later; then。” Jacob made a face。 “I need to talk to Sam anyway。” 
    He rolled to his knees and grabbed the door’s zipper。 
    Pain crackled down my spine and lodged in my stomach as I abruptly realized that this could be the last 
time I would see him。 He was going back to Sam; back to fight the horde of bloodthirsty newborn vampires。 
    “Jake; wait —” I reached after him; my hand sliding down his arm。 
    He jerked his arm away before my fingers could find purchase。 
    “Please; Jake? Won’t you stay?” 
    “No。” 
    The word was hard and cold。 I knew my face gave away my pain; because he exhaled and half a smile 
softened his expression。 
    “Don’t worry about me; Bells。 I’ll be fine; just like I always am。” He forced a laugh。 “’Sides; you think I’m 
going to let Seth go in my place — have all the fun and steal all the glory? Right。” He snorted。 
    “Be careful —” 
    He shoved out of the tent before I could finish。 
    “Give it a rest; Bella;” I heard him mutter as he re…zipped the door。 
    I listened for the sound of his retreating footsteps; but it was perfectly still。 No more wind。 I could hear 
morning birdsong far away on the mountain; and nothing else。 Jacob moved in silence now。 
    I huddled in my coats; and leaned against Edward’s shoulder。 We were quiet for a long time。 
    “How much longer?” I asked。 
    “Alice told Sam it should be an hour or so;” Edward said; soft and bleak。 
    “We stay together。 No matter what。” 
    “No matter what;” he agreed; his eyes tight。 
    “I know;” I said。 “I’m terrified for them; too。” 
    “They know how to handle themselves;” Edward assured me; purposely making his voice light。 “I just hate 
missing the fun。” 
    Again with the fun。 My nostrils flared。 
    He put his arm around my shoulder。 “Don’t worry;” he urged; and then he kissed my forehead。 
    As if there was any way to avoid that。 “Sure; sure。” 
    “Do you want me to distract you?” He breathed; running his cold fingers along my cheekbone。 
    I shivered involuntarily; the morning was still frosty。 
    “Maybe not right now;” he answered himself; pulling his hand away。 
    “There are other ways to distract me。” 
    “What would you like?” 
    “You could tell me about your ten best nights;” I suggested。 “I’m curious。” 
    He laughed。 “Try to guess。” 
    I shook my head。 “There’re too many nights I don’t know about。 A century of them。” 
    “I’ll narrow it down for you。 All of my best nights have happened since I met you。” 
    “Really?” 

    “Yes; really — and by quite a wide margin; too。” 
    I thought for a minute。 “I can only think of mine;” I admitted。 
    “They might be the same;” he encouraged。 
    “Well; there was the first night。 The night you stayed。” 
    “Yes; that’s one of mine; too。 Of course; you were unconscious for my favorite part。” 
    “That’s right;” I remembered。 “I was talking that night; too。” 
    “Yes;” he agreed。 
    My face got hot as I wondered again what I might have said while sleeping in Jacob’s arms。 I couldn’t 
remember what I’d dreamed about; or if I’d dreamed at all; so that was no help。 
    “What did I say last night?” I whispered more quietly than before。 
    He shrugged instead of answering; and I winced。 
    “That bad?” 
    “Nothing too horrible;” he sighed。 
    “Please tell me。” 
    “Mostly you said my name; the same as usual。” 
    “That’s not bad;” I agreed cautiously。 
    “Near the end; though; you started mumbling some nonsense about ‘Jacob; my Jacob。’” I could hear the 
pain; even in the whisper。 “Your Jacob enjoyed that quite a lot。” 
    I stretched my neck up; straining to reach my lips to the edge of his jaw。 I couldn’t see into his eyes。 He 
was staring up at the ceiling of the tent。 
    “Sorry;” I murmured。 “That’s just the way I differentiate。” 
    “Differentiate?” 
    “Between Dr。 Jekyll and Mr。 Hyde。 Between the Jacob I like and the one who annoys the hell out of me;” 
I explained。 
    “That makes sense。” He sou

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