Edward's low voice was furious. "This is crossing the line."
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And then I saw the black car, a weathered Ford, parked in Charlie's driveway -- and heard Edward mutter something unintelligible in a low, harsh voice.
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It was just beginning to drizzle when Edward turned onto my street. Up until that moment, I'd had no doubt that he'd be staying with me while I spent a few interim hours in the real world.
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Edward just nodded, answering Billy's gaze through the rain with narrowed eyes.
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"He came to warn Charlie?" I guessed, more horrified than angry.
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I felt weak with relief that Charlie wasn't home yet.
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Leaning away from the rain under the shallow front porch, Jacob Black stood behind his father's wheelchair. Billy's face was impassive as stone as Edward parked my truck against the curb. Jacob stared down, his expression mortified.
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I bridled a little at the word child. "Jacob is not that much younger than I am," I reminded him.
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To my surprise, he agreed. "That's probably best. Be careful, though. The child has no idea."
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"Let me deal with this," I suggested. Edward's black glare made me anxious.
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"Get them inside," he instructed, "so I can leave. I'll be back around dusk."
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He looked at me then, his anger abruptly fading. "Oh, I know," he assured me with a grin.
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I sighed and put my hand on the door handle.
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"Do you want my truck?" I offered, meanwhile wondering how I would explain its absence to Charlie.
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He smiled at my glum expression. "Actually, I do. After you get rid of them" -- he threw a dark glance in the Blacks' direction -- "you still have to prepare Charlie to meet your new boyfriend." He grinned widely, showing all of his teeth.
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I groaned. "Thanks a lot."
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He rolled his eyes. "I could walk home faster than this truck moves."
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He smiled the crooked smile that I loved. "I'll be back soon," he promised. His eyes flickered back to the porch, and then he leaned in to swiftly kiss me just under the edge of my jaw. My heart lurched frantically, and I, too, glanced toward the porch. Billy's face was no longer impassive, and his hands clutched at the armrests of his chair.
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"You don't have to leave," I said wistfully.
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I could feel his eyes on my back as I half-ran through the light sprinkle toward the porch.
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"Hey, Billy. Hi, Jacob." I greeted them as cheerfully as I could manage. "Charlie's gone for the day -- I hope you haven't been waiting long."
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"Here, let me take that," I offered, turning to shut the door. I allowed myself one last glance at Edward. He was waiting, perfectly still, his eyes solemn.
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"Thanks," I said, though I had no idea what it could be. "Why don't you come in for a minute and dry off?"
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I pretended to be oblivious to his intense scrutiny as I unlocked the door, and waved them in ahead of me.
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"Not long," Billy said in a subdued tone. His black eyes were piercing. "I just wanted to bring this up." He indicated a brown paper sack resting in his lap.
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"You'll want to put it in the fridge," Billy noted as he handed me the package. "It's some of Harry Clearwater's homemade fish fry -- Charlie's favorite. The fridge keeps it drier." He shrugged.
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"Soon," I stressed as I opened the door and stepped out into the rain.
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"Jake," he said, still appraising me. "Why don't you go get that new picture of Rebecca out of the car? I'll leave that for Charlie, too."
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"Thanks," I repeated, but with feeling this time. "I was running out of new ways to fix fish, and he's bound to bring home more tonight."
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"Fishing again?" Billy asked with a subtle gleam in his eye. "Down at the usual spot? Maybe I'll run by and see him."
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"No," I quickly lied, my face going hard. "He was headed someplace new… but I have no idea where."
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"Where is it?" Jacob asked, his voice morose. I glanced at him, but he was staring at the floor, his eyebrows pulling together.
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Jacob slouched back out into the rain.
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"I think I saw it in the trunk," Billy said. "You may have to dig for it."
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Billy and I faced each other in silence. After a few seconds, the quiet started to feel awkward, so I turned and headed to the kitchen. I could hear his wet wheels squeak against the linoleum as he followed.
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He took in my changed expression, and it made him thoughtful.
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I shoved the bag onto the crowded top shelf of the fridge, and spun around to confront him. His deeply lined face was unreadable.
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"Thanks again for the fish fry," I hinted.
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"Yes."
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He continued nodding. I sighed and folded my arms across my chest.
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I waited.
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He nodded in agreement, but said nothing.
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He seemed to sense that I had given up on small talk. "Bella," he said, and then he hesitated.
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He raised his graying eyebrows at my tone. "You probably don't know this, but the Cullen family has an unpleasant reputation on the reservation."
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His eyes narrowed. "Maybe it's none of my business, but I don't think that is such a good idea."
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"Charlie won't be back for a long time." My voice was almost rude.
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"Yes," I repeated curtly.
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"You're right," I agreed. "It is none of your business."
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He spoke each word carefully in his rumbling voice. "I noticed you've been spending time with one of the Cullens."
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"Actually, I did know that," I informed him in a hard voice. This surprised him. "But that reputation couldn't be deserved, could it? Because the Cullens never set foot on the reservation, do they?" I could see that my less than subtle reminder of the agreement that both bound and protected his tribe pulled him up short.
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"Bella," he said again, "Charlie is one of my best friends."
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I stared him down. "Maybe even better informed than you are."
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"Though it would be my business, again, whether or not I think that it's Charlie's business, right?"
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"It's not my business," he said. "But it may be Charlie's."
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I sighed with relief. "Thanks, Billy."
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"That's true," he acceded, his eyes guarded. "You seem… well informed about the Cullens. More informed than I expected."
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I wondered if he even understood my confused question as I struggled not to say anything compromising. But he seemed to. He thought about it while the rain picked up against the roof, the only sound breaking the silence.
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"Charlie likes the Cullens a lot," I hedged. He clearly understood my evasion. His expression was unhappy, but unsurprised.
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He had found the weak chink in my armor.
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"Yes," he finally surrendered. "I guess that's your business, too."
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He pursed his thick lips as he considered that. "Maybe." he allowed, but his eyes were shrewd. "Is Charlie as well informed?"
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"Just think about what you're doing, Bella," he urged.
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I looked into his eyes, filled with nothing but concern for me, and there was nothing I could say.
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Jacob helped his father out the door. I waved briefly, glancing swiftly toward my now-empty truck, and then shut the door before they were gone.
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"Sure," I agreed.
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"Hmm," Billy grunted, suddenly detached, spinning his chair around to face his son. "I guess I left it at home."
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Jacob rolled his eyes dramatically. "Great."
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Jacob was surprised. "Are we leaving already?"
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"There's no picture anywhere in that car." Jacob's complaining voice reached us before he did. The shoulders of his shirt were stained with the rain, his hair dripping, when he rounded the corner.
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"Charlie's gonna be out late," Billy explained as he rolled himself past Jacob.
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"Well, Bella, tell Charlie" -- Billy paused before continuing -- "that we stopped by, I mean."
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He frowned. "What I meant to say was, don't do what you're doing."
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"Oh." Jacob looked disappointed. "Well, I guess I'll see you later, then, Bella."
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"I will," I muttered.
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Just then the front door banged loudly, and I jumped at the sound.
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"Take care," Billy warned me. I didn't answer.
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"Okay," I agreed quickly.
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I tried on a couple of different tops, not sure what to expect tonight. As I concentrated on what was coming, what had just passed became insignificant. Now that I was removed from Jasper's and Edward's influence, I began to make up for not being terrified before. I gave up quickly on choosing an outfit -- throwing on an old flannel shirt and jeans -- knowing I would be in my raincoat all night anyway.
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The phone rang and I sprinted downstairs to get it. There was only one voice I wanted to hear; anything else would be a disappointment. But I knew that if he wanted to talk to me, he'd probably just materialize in my room.
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"Hello?" I asked, breathless.
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I stood in the hallway for a minute, listening to the sound of their car as it backed out and drove away. I stayed where I was, waiting for the irritation and anxiety to subside. When the tension eventually faded a bit, I headed upstairs to change out of my dressy clothes.
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"Bella? It's me," Jessica said.
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"Oh, hey, Jess." I scrambled for a moment to come back down to reality. It felt like months rather than days since I'd spoken to Jess. "How was the dance?"
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"So what did you do yesterday?" Jessica challenged, still sounding bothered by my lack of attention. Or maybe she was upset because I hadn't asked for details.
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"I'm sorry, what?"
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"I said, Mike kissed me! Can you believe it?"
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"Did you hear what I said, Bella?" Jess asked, irritated.
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The front door slammed and I could hear Charlie banging around under the stairs, putting his tackle away.
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"It was so much fun!" Jessica gushed. Needing no more invitation than that, she launched into a minute-by-minute account of the previous night. I mmm'd and ahh'd at the right places, but it wasn't easy to concentrate. Jessica, Mike, the dance, the school -- they all seemed strangely irrelevant at the moment. My eyes kept flashing to the window, trying to judge the degree of light behind the heavy clouds.
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"Nothing, really. I just hung around outside to enjoy the sun."
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I heard Charlie's car in the garage.
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"Um." I hesitated, not sure what my story was anymore.
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"That's wonderful, Jess," I said.
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"Did you ever hear anything more from Edward Cullen?"
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"Hi there, kiddo!" Charlie called as he walked into the kitchen. I waved at him.
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"See ya, Jess." I hung up the phone.
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"I put it out in the freezer."
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Jess heard his voice. "Oh, your dad's there. Never mind -- we'll talk tomorrow. See you in Trig."
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"Hey, Dad," I said. He was scrubbing his hands in the sink. "Where's the fish?"
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Charlie cleaned up while I got dinner ready. It didn't take long till we were sitting at the table, eating in silence. Charlie was enjoying his food. I was wondering desperately how to fulfill my assignment, struggling to think of a way to broach the subject.
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"Well, this afternoon I just hung out around the house…" Only the very recent part of this afternoon, actually. I tried to keep my voice upbeat, but my stomach was hollow. "And this morning I was over at the Cullens"."
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"I'll go grab a few pieces before they freeze -- Billy dropped off some of Harry Clearwater's fish fry this afternoon." I worked to sound enthusiastic.
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"What did you do with yourself today?" he asked, snapping me out of my reverie.
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"He did?" Charlie's eyes lit up. "That's my favorite."
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I pretended not to notice his reaction. "Yeah."
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"Is he?"
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"He's too old for you," he ranted.
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"We're both juniors," I corrected, though he was more right than he dreamed.
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"Edward is the youngest, the one with the reddish brown hair." The beautiful one, the godlike one…
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"Sort of, I guess."
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Uh-oh. "I thought you liked the Cullens."
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"Dr. Cullen's place?" he asked in astonishment.
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"Wait…" He paused. "Which one is Edwin?"
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"You said last night that you weren't interested in any of the boys in town." But he picked up his fork again, so I could see the worst was over.
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"You are going out with Edward Cullen?" he thundered.
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It appeared that Charlie was having an aneurysm.
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"It's Edward, Dad."
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"Dad, are you all right?"
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"Well, I sort of have a date with Edward Cullen tonight, and he wanted to introduce me to his parents… Dad?"
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"What were you doing there?" He hadn't picked his fork back up.
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"Oh, well, that's" -- he struggled -- "better, I guess. I don't like the look of that big one. I'm sure he's a nice boy and all, but he looks too… mature for you. Is this Edwin your boyfriend?"
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Charlie dropped his fork.
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"And, anyways," I continued, "it's kind of at an early stage, you know. Don't embarrass me with all the boyfriend talk, okay?"
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The doorbell rang, and Charlie stalked off to answer it. I was half a step behind him.
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"He'll be here in a few minutes."
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"Well, Edward doesn't live in town, Dad."
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I groaned loudly. "I hope you're getting the Spanish Inquisition out of your system now. We're going to play baseball with his family."
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His face puckered, and then he finally chuckled. "You're playing baseball?"
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"Where is he taking you?"
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"Well, I'll probably watch most of the time."
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I sighed and rolled my eyes for his benefit.
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He gave me a disparaging look as he chewed.
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"You must really like this guy," he observed suspiciously.
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"When is he coming over?"
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I hadn't realized how hard it was pouring outside. Edward stood in the halo of the porch light, looking like a male model in an advertisement for raincoats.
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I heard the roar of an engine pull up in front of the house. I jumped up and started cleaning my dishes.
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"Leave the dishes, I can do them tonight. You baby me too much."
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"Thanks, sir."
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"You take care of my girl, all right?"
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"Not too late, Bell."
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"Don't worry, Charlie, I'll have her home early," Edward promised.
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Charlie laughed, and Edward joined in.
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"Have a seat there, Edward."
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"Come on in, Edward."
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Edward sat down fluidly in the only chair, forcing me to sit next to Chief Swan on the sofa. I quickly shot him a dirty look. He winked behind Charlie's back.
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I breathed a sigh of relief when Charlie got his name right.
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"Well, more power to you, I guess."
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"Yes, sir, that's the plan." He didn't look surprised that I'd told my father the truth. He might have been listening, though.
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"Okay." I stood up. "Enough humor at my expense. Let's go." I walked back to the hall and pulled on my jacket. They followed.
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"Go ahead and call me Charlie. Here, I'll take your jacket."
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I grimaced.
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"Thanks, Chief Swan," Edward said in a respectful voice.
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"So I hear you're getting my girl to watch baseball." Only in Washington would the fact that it was raining buckets have no bearing at all on the playing of outdoor sports.
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"Uh-oh."
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"Wear your seat belts," he choked out.
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"What's all this?" I asked when he opened the door.
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"It's an off-roading harness."
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I stopped dead on the porch. There, behind my truck, was a monster Jeep. Its tires were higher than my waist. There were metal guards over the headlights and tail-lights, and four large spotlights attached to the crash bar. The hardtop was shiny red.
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"She'll be safe with me, I promise, sir."
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Edward followed me around to my side and opened the door. I gauged the distance to the seat and prepared to jump for it. He sighed, and then lifted me in with one hand. I hoped Charlie didn't notice.
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I groaned, but they ignored me.
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As he went around to the driver's side, at a normal, human pace, I tried to put on my seat belt. But there were too many buckles.
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Charlie let out a low whistle.
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I stalked out. They both laughed, and Edward followed me.
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I tried to find the right places for all the buckles to fit, but it wasn't going too quickly. He sighed again and reached over to help me. I was glad that the rain was too heavy to see Charlie clearly on the porch. That meant he couldn't see how Edward's hands lingered at my neck, brushed along my collarbones. I gave up trying to help him and focused on not hyperventilating.
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Charlie couldn't doubt Edward's sincerity, it rang in every word.
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"Keep your eyes closed, you'll be fine."
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"Where do you keep this thing?"
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Then something sunk in.
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"We remodeled one of the outbuildings into a garage."
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He leaned over to kiss the top of my head, and then groaned. I looked at him, puzzled.
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"I'm going to be sick."
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He grinned tightly. "You're not going to run."
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"This is a… um… big Jeep you have."
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He sighed. "Both, always both."
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"In a good way, or in a bad way?" I asked cautiously.
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"Aren't you going to put on your seat belt?"
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I bit my lip, fighting the panic.
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I don't know how he found his way in the gloom and downpour, but he somehow found a side road that was less of a road and more of a mountain path. For a long while conversation was impossible, because I was bouncing up and down on the seat like a jackhammer. He seemed to enjoy the ride, though, smiling hugely the whole way.
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Edward turned the key and the engine roared to life. We pulled away from the house.
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"You smell so good in the rain," he explained.
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"Run the whole way? As in, we're still going to run part of the way?" My voice edged up a few octaves.
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"It's Emmett's. I didn't think you'd want to run the whole way."
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He threw me a disbelieving look.
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"Tamper with my memory?" I asked nervously.
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He was around to my side of the car in a blur. He started unbuckling me.
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"I haven't forgotten the last time yet." Could it have been only yesterday?
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"Sorry, Bella, we have to go on foot from here."
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"What happened to all your courage? You were extraordinary this morning."
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And then we came to the end of the road; the trees formed green walls on three sides of the Jeep. The rain was a mere drizzle, slowing every second, the sky brighter through the clouds.
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"You know what? I'll just wait here."
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"Hmmm…" he mused as he quickly finished. "It seems I'm going to have to tamper with your memory."
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"Something like that." He was watching me intently, carefully, but there was humor deep in his eyes. He placed his hands against the Jeep on either side of my head and leaned forward, forcing me to press back against the door. He leaned in even closer, his face inches from mine. I had no room to escape.
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"I'll get those, you go on ahead," I protested.
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Before I could react, he pulled me from the Jeep and set my feet on the ground. It was barely misting now; Alice was going to be right.
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He kissed slowly down my cheek, stopping just at the corner of my mouth.
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His nose drew a line up the skin of my throat to the point of my chin. His cold breath tickled my skin.
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"Well, um, hitting a tree --" I gulped " -- and dying. And then getting sick."
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"And now?" His lips whispered against my jaw.
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"No, but I might." There was no confidence in my voice. He smelled an easy victory.
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"Yes." I struggled to concentrate. "About hitting trees and getting sick."
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"No," I breathed. I knew there was a second part to my brilliant defense, but I couldn't quite call it back.
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"Are you still worried now?" he murmured against my skin.
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He lifted his face to kiss my eyelids. "Bella, you don't really think I would hit a tree, do you?"
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"Now," he breathed, and just his smell disturbed my thought processes, "what exactly are you worrying about?"
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"Trees," I gasped. "Motion sickness."
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He fought back a smile. Then he bent his head down and touched his cold lips softly to the hollow at the base of my throat."
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"Would I let a tree hurt you?" His lips barely brushed against my trembling lower lip.
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"No," I sighed, giving up.
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There really was no excuse for my behavior. Obviously I knew better by now. And yet I couldn't seem to stop from reacting exactly as I had the first time. Instead of keeping safely motionless, my arms reached up to twine tightly around his neck, and I was suddenly welded to his stone figure. I sighed, and my lips parted.
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I leaned over, bracing my hands against my knees for support.
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He threw me across his back as he had before, and I could see the extra effort it took for him to be as gentle as he was. I locked my legs around his waist and secured my arms in a choke hold around his neck.
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"You see," he said, his lips moving against mine. "There's nothing to be afraid of, is there?"
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Then he took my face in his hands almost roughly, and kissed me in earnest, his unyielding lips moving against mine.
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He staggered back, breaking my grip effortlessly.
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"You're indestructible," I mumbled, trying to catch my breath.
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"Damn it, Bella!" he broke off, gasping. "You'll be the death of me, I swear you will."
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"I might have believed that before I met you. Now let's get out of here before I do something really stupid," he growled.
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I quickly tucked my face into his shoulder blade, under my own arm, and squeezed my eyes shut.
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"Don't forget to close your eyes," he warned severely.
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I dared to open my eyes, and, sure enough, we were at a standstill. I stiffly unlocked my stranglehold on his body and slipped to the ground, landing on my backside.
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I wasn't quite sure we had stopped until he reached back and touched my hair.
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"Oh!" I huffed as I hit the wet ground.
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"It's over, Bella."
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And I could hardly tell we were moving. I could feel him gliding along beneath me, but he could have been strolling down the sidewalk, the movement was so smooth. I was tempted to peek, just to see if he was really flying through the forest like before, but I resisted. It wasn't worth that awful dizziness. I contented myself with listening to his breath come and go evenly.
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He stared at me incredulously, evidently not sure whether he was still too mad to find me funny. But my bewildered expression pushed him over the edge, and he broke into a roar of laughter.
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"You're going the wrong way."
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"Don't be mad, I couldn't help myself. You should have seen your face." He chuckled before he could stop himself.
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"You were mad," I insisted.
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I turned around without looking at him, and stalked off in the opposite direction. He caught me again.
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I felt his arm around my waist.
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"Yes."
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"I wasn't mad at you."
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I tried to turn away from him again, but he held me fast.
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"To watch a baseball game. You don't seem to be interested in playing anymore, but I'm sure the others will have fun without you."
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"'Bella, you'll be the death of me'?" I quoted sourly.
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"But you just said --"
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I picked myself up, ignoring him as I brushed the mud and bracken off the back of my jacket. That only made him laugh harder. Annoyed, I began to stride off into the forest.
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"Where are you going, Bella?"
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"Oh, you're the only one who's allowed to get mad?" I asked, raising my eyebrows.
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"That was simply a statement of fact."
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"That I wasn't mad at you. Can't you see that, Bella?" He was suddenly intense, all trace of teasing gone. "Don't you understand?"
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He put his hands carefully on both sides of my face. "I infuriate myself," he said gently. "The way I can't seem to keep from putting you in danger. My very existence puts you at risk. Sometimes I truly hate myself. I should be stronger, I should be able to --"
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"See what?" I demanded, confused by his sudden mood swing as much as his words.
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"I'm never angry with you -- how could I be? Brave, trusting… warm as you are."
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"Then why?" I whispered, remembering the black moods that pulled him away from me, that I'd always interpreted as well-justified frustration -- frustration at my weakness, my slowness, my unruly human reactions…
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I placed my hand over his mouth. "Don't."
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It was the first time he'd said he loved me -- in so many words. He might not realize it, but I certainly did.
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He took my hand, moving it from his lips, but holding it to his face.
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"Now, please try to behave yourself," he continued, and he bent to softly brush his lips against mine.
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"I love you," he said. "It's a poor excuse for what I'm doing, but it's still true."
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Esme started toward us. Emmett followed after a long look at Rosalie's back; Rosalie had risen gracefully and strode off toward the field without a glance in our direction. My stomach quivered uneasily in response.
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I held properly still. Then I sighed.
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I could see the others all there; Esme, Emmett, and Rosalie, sitting on a bare outcropping of rock, were the closest to us, maybe a hundred yards away. Much farther out I could see Jasper and Alice, at least a quarter of a mile apart, appearing to throw something back and forth, but I never saw any ball. It looked like Carlisle was marking bases, but could they really be that far apart.
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"Yes, ma'am."
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"You promised Chief Swan that you would have me home early, remember? We'd better get going."
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When we came into view, the three on the rocks rose.
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He smiled wistfully and released all of me but one hand. He led me a few feet through the tall, wet ferns and draping moss, around a massive hemlock tree, and we were there, on the edge of an enormous open field in the lap of the Olympic peaks. It was twice the size of any baseball stadium.
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"It sounded like a bear choking," Emmett clarified.
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"Was that you we heard, Edward?" Esme asked as she approached.
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I tried to sound appropriately enthusiastic. "Go team!"
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As soon as she spoke, a deep rumble of thunder shook the forest beyond us, and then crashed westward toward town.
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"Bella was being unintentionally funny," Edward explained, quickly settling the score.
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Alice had left her position and was running, or dancing, toward us. She hurtled to a fluid stop at our feet. "It's time," she announced.
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"Eerie, isn't it?" Emmett said with easy familiarity, winking at me.
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"Are you ready for some ball?" Edward asked, his eyes eager, bright.
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"Let's go." Alice reached for Emmett's hand and they darted toward the oversized field; she ran like a gazelle. He was nearly as graceful and just as fast -- yet Emmett could never be compared to a gazelle.
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He snickered and, after mussing my hair, bounded off after the other two. His run was more aggressive, a cheetah rather than a gazelle, and he quickly overtook them. The grace and power took my breath away.
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I smiled hesitantly at Esme. "That was him."
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"Yes, my first and only baby. He died just a few days after he was born, the poor tiny thing," she sighed. "It broke my heart that's why I jumped off the cliff, you know," she added matter-of-factly.
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"No, I prefer to referee -- I like keeping them honest," she explained.
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"Oh yes -- you should hear the arguments they get into! Actually, I hope you don't, you would think they were raised by a pack of wolves."
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"You don't play with them?" I asked shyly.
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"Do they like to cheat, then?"
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"Shall we go down?" Esme asked in her soft, melodic voice, and I realized I was staring openmouthed after him. I quickly reassembled my expression and nodded. Esme kept a few feet between us, and I wondered if she was still being careful not to frighten me. She matched her stride to mine without seeming impatient at the pace.
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"No," I murmured, stunned, scrambling to understand what lifetime she was remembering.
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"You sound like my mom," I laughed, surprised.
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She laughed, too. "Well, I do think of them as my children in most ways. I never could get over my mothering instincts -- did Edward tell you I had lost a child?"
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"Edward just said you f-fell," I stammered.
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"No." She was thoughtful. "You're what he wants. It will work out, somehow," she said, though her forehead creased with worry. Another peal of thunder began.
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"Always the gentleman." She smiled. "Edward was the first of my new sons. I've always thought of him that way, even though he's older than I, in one way at least." She smiled at me warmly. "That's why I'm so happy that he's found you, dear." The endearment sounded very natural on her lips. "He's been the odd man out for far too long; it's hurt me to see him alone."
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Esme stopped then; apparently, we'd reached the edge of the field. It looked as if they had formed teams. Edward was far out in left field, Carlisle stood between the first and second bases, and Alice held the ball, positioned on the spot that must be the pitcher's mound.
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"You don't mind, then?" I asked, hesitant again. "That I'm… all wrong for him?"
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Emmett was swinging an aluminum bat; it whistled almost untraceably through the air. I waited for him to approach home plate, but then I realized, as he took his stance, that he was already there -- farther from the pitcher's mound than I would have thought possible. Jasper stood several feet behind him, catching for the other team. Of course, none of them had gloves.
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"Was that a strike?" I whispered to Esme.
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Alice stood straight, deceptively motionless. Her style seemed to be stealth rather than an intimidating windup. She held the ball in both hands at her waist, and then, like the strike of a cobra, her right hand flicked out and the ball smacked into Jasper's hand.
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"All right," Esme called in a clear voice, which I knew even Edward would hear, as far out as he was. "Batter up."
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"If they don't hit it, it's a strike," she told me.
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Jasper hurled the ball back to Alice's waiting hand. She permitted herself a brief grin. And then her hand spun out again.
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This time the bat somehow made it around in time to smash into the invisible ball. The crack of impact was shattering, thunderous; it echoed off the mountains -- I immediately understood the necessity of the thunderstorm.
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The ball shot like a meteor above the field, flying deep into the surrounding forest.
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"Wait," Esme cautioned, listening intently, one hand raised. Emmett was a blur around the bases, Carlisle shadowing him. I realized Edward was missing.
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"Home run," I murmured.
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"Out!" Esme cried in a clear voice. I stared in disbelief as Edward sprang from the fringe of the trees, ball in his upraised hand, his wide grin visible even to me.
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"Emmett hits the hardest," Esme explained, "but Edward runs the fastest."
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The inning continued before my incredulous eyes. It was impossible to keep up with the speed at which the ball flew, the rate at which their bodies raced around the field.
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I learned the other reason they waited for a thunderstorm to play when Jasper, trying to avoid Edward's infallible fielding, hit a ground ball toward Carlisle. Carlisle ran into the ball, and then raced Jasper to first base. When they collided, the sound was like the crash of two massive falling boulders. I jumped up in concern, but they were somehow unscathed.
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Emmett's team was up by one, Rosalie managed to flit around the bases after tagging up on one of Emmett's long flies -- when Edward caught the third out. He sprinted to my side, sparkling with excitement.
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"Safe," Esme called in a calm voice.
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"What do you think?" he asked.
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"One thing's for sure, I'll never be able to sit through dull old Major League Baseball again."
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"Why?" he asked, puzzled.
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"And it sounds like you did so much of that before," he laughed.
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"I am a little disappointed," I teased.
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He played intelligently, keeping the ball low, out of the reach of Rosalie's always-ready hand in the outfield, gaining two bases like lightning before Emmett could get the ball back in play. Carlisle knocked one so far out of the field -- with a boom that hurt my ears -- that he and Edward both made it in. Alice slapped them dainty high fives.
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"I'm up," he said, heading for the plate.
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He flashed his special crooked smile, leaving me breathless.
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The score constantly changed as the game continued, and they razzed each other like any street ballplayers as they took turns with the lead. Occasionally Esme would call them to order. The thunder rumbled on, but we stayed dry, as Alice had predicted.
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"Well, it would be nice if I could find just one thing you didn't do better than everyone else on the planet."
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Jasper leaned over her, his posture protective. "What changed?" he asked.
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All the others were gathered by this time.
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A look of intense concentration crossed his face.
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"They heard us playing, and it changed their path," she said, contrite, as if she felt responsible for whatever had frightened her.
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"Alice?" Esme's voice was tense.
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Carlisle was up to bat, Edward catching, when Alice suddenly gasped. My eyes were on Edward, as usual, and I saw his head snap up to look at her. Their eyes met and something flowed between them in an instant. He was at my side before the others could ask Alice what was wrong.
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Seven pairs of quick eyes flashed to my face and away.
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"What is it, Alice?" Carlisle asked with the calm voice of authority.
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"How soon?" Carlisle said, turning toward Edward.
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"I didn't see, I couldn't tell," she whispered.
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"Less than five minutes. They're running -- they want to play." He scowled.
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"They were traveling much quicker than I thought. I can see I had the perspective wrong before," she murmured.
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"No, not carrying --" He cut short. "Besides, the last thing we need is for them to catch the scent and start hunting."
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"How many?" Emmett asked Alice.
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"Three!" he scoffed. "Let them come." The steel bands of muscle flexed along his massive arms.
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"Can you make it?" Carlisle asked him, his eyes flicking toward me again.
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"Three," she answered tersely.
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"Let's just continue the game," Carlisle finally decided. His voice was cool and level. "Alice said they were simply curious."
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For a split second that seemed much longer than it really was, Carlisle deliberated. Only Emmett seemed unperturbed; the rest stared at Carlisle's face with anxious eyes.
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All this was said in a flurry of words that lasted only a few seconds. I had listened carefully and caught most of it, though I couldn't hear what Esme now asked Edward with a silent vibration of her lips. I only saw the slight shake of his head and the look of relief on her face.
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"You catch, Esme," he said. "I'll call it now." And he planted himself in front of me.
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"I know." A hint of frustration colored his tone.
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Carlisle stood at the plate, and the others joined the game halfheartedly.
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I obediently slid the rubber band out of my hair and shook it out around me.
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"Yes, stay very still, keep quiet, and don't move from my side, please." He hid the stress in his voice well, but I could hear it. He pulled my long hair forward, around my face.
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"That won't help," Alice said softly. "I could smell her across the field."
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The others returned to the field, warily sweeping the dark forest with their sharp eyes. Alice and Esme seemed to orient themselves around where I stood.
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"Take your hair down," Edward said in a low, even voice.
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I stated the obvious. "The others are coming now."
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The seconds ticked by; the game progressed with apathy now. No one dared to hit harder than a bunt, and Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper hovered in the infield. Now and again, despite the fear that numbed my brain, I was aware of Rosalie's eyes on me. They were expressionless, but something about the way she held her mouth made me think she was angry.
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He hesitated for a second before he answered. "Whether they were thirsty," he muttered unwillingly.
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"What did Esme ask you?" I whispered.
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"I'm sorry, Bella," he muttered fiercely. "It was stupid, irresponsible, to expose you like this. I'm so sorry."
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Edward paid no attention to the game at all, eyes and mind ranging the forest.
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I heard his breath stop, and his eyes zeroed in on right field. He took a half step, angling himself between me and what was coming.
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Carlisle, Emmett, and the others turned in the same direction, hearing sounds of passage much too faint for my ears.
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