driving at the speed limit--hideous thought.

Inspiration in desperation.

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.

I know - I'll play you for it," Alice suggested. "Rock, paper, scissors." Jasper chuckled and Edward sighed. "Why don't you just tell me who wins?" Edward said wryly. Alice beamed. "I do. Excellent.

Trust Emmett to find the joke in the destruction of my life.

Children in the abstract, had never appealed to me. They seemed to be loud creatures, often dripping some form of goo.

You nickednamed my daughter after the Loch Ness Monster?