You're intoxicated by my very presence.

I have to step out for a second. Don’t do anything funny while I’m gone.

Like a stalker. An obsessed stalker. An obsessed, vampire stalker

non-reality was black, and it didn't hurt so much.

I figured if I played nice, I’d get more time with you.

In summary, she did jump off a cliff, but she wasn't trying to kill herself. Bella's all about the extreme sports these days." I flushed and turned my eyes straight ahead, looking after the dark shadow that I could no longer see. I could imagine what he was hearing in Alice's thoughts now. Near-drowings, stalking vampires, werewolf friends . . . "Hm," Edward said curtly, and the casual tone of his voice was gone.

He’s playing every bit as hard as I am, only he knows what he’s doing and I don’t. Don’t blame me because he’s a better manipulator than I am — I haven’t been around long enough to learn all his tricks.