I was an empty shell. Like a vacant houseโcondemnedโfor months I'd been utterly uninhabitable. Now I was a little improved. The front room was in better repair. But that was allโjust the one small piece. He deserved better than thatโbetter than a one-room, falling-down fixer-upper. No amount of investment on his part could put me back in working order.
Stephenie MeyerJasper? What do vampires do for bachelor parties? You're not taking him to a strip club, are you?
Stephenie MeyerโBella, I've already expended a great deal of personal effort at this point to keep you alive. I'm not about to let you behind the wheel of a vehicle when you can't even walk straight. Besides, friends don't let friends drive drunk,โ he quoted with a chuckle. I could smell the unbearably sweet fragrance coming off his chest. โDrunk?โ I objected. โYou're intoxicated by my very presence.โ He was grinning that playful smirk again.
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