The shadows didn't seem as dark as usual. Not with my personal sun along.

Once you cared about a person, it was impossible to be logical about them anymore.

It's the strange world.' 'The strangest.

With our rarely changing temperaments strong emotions can alter us in permanent ways. But he said I did not need to worry about that part – you had already altered me so completely.

But... when I left you, Bella, I left you bleeding. Jacob was the one to stitch you back up again. That was bound to leave it's mark - on both of you. I'm not sure those kinds of stitches dissolve on their own. I can't blame either of you for something I made necessary. I may gain forgiveness, but that doesn't let me escape the consequences.

How old are you?” “Seventeen,” he answered promptly. “And how long have you been seventeen?” His lips twitched as he stared at the road. “A while,” he admitted at last.

He squeezes my hand, and my heart punches against my ribs. It's just like pain, this pleasure.