Of course, then you nearly crushed to death in front of my eyes. Later I thought of a perfectly good excuse for why I acted at that moment - because if I hadn't saved you, if your blood had been spilled there in front of me, I don't think I could have stopped myself from exposing us for what we are. But I only thought of that excuse later. At the time, all I could think was, 'Not her.

I walked towards my fate with my destiny standing solidly by my side

It was all very childish. Why on earth should Edward have to leave for Jacob to come over? Weren't we past this immaturity?

Forbidden to remember, terrified to forget; it was a hard line to walk.

Holy crow!" ~Bella Swan

The laughter in his deep-set black eyes, the feverish heat of his big hand around mine, the flash of his white teeth against his dark skin, his face stretching into the wide smile that had always been like a key to a secret door where only kindred spirits could enter.

Just you wait till I’m a vampire! I’m not going to be sitting on the sidelines next time.