I was stronger than Edward. I'd made him say ow.

The story was a sleeping girl in a narrow bed Dark hair thick and wild and twisted like seaweed across the pillow... Bella's Lullaby

I had enough trouble not falling down when the ground was dry; it might be safer for me to go back to bed now.

I thought you were supposed to be pretending I don’t exist, not irritating me to death.

Billy wanted me to stay a safe distance from the most important person in my life. It turned out that his concern was, in the end, unnecessary. I was all too safe now.

What if I'm not a superhero. What if I'm the bad guy?

"Happy birthday," he sighed, and leaned down to touch his lips to mine. I reached up on my toes to make the kiss last longer when he pulled away. He smiled my favorite crooked smile, and then he disappeared into the darkness.