\u00ff\u00feAs I drove my truck slowly down the winding driveway, I began to get nervous. Today was July seventeenth, a day Edward had warned me about.\r
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\u001c Please, Bella. I am telling you that one more day away from me will not kill you. And a day here might. The 17th is the vampire version of April Fools Day.\u001d His velvet voice purred though the speaker of my newly acquired cell phone. \u001c I\u0019 ll come to see you tomorrow, I swear on my life... Well, that won\u0019 t work.\u001d He muttered to himself. \u001c I swear on our love that I will come see you as soon at it\u0019 s safe for you.\u001d \r
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\u001c Oh, come on Edward. I\u0019 m sure no one will even bother playing a prank on me. The unsuspecting human? It\u0019 s too easy. They\u0019 d get bored.\u001d I tried to convince myself while reassuring him.\r
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\u001c I think that you are proving my point exactly.\u001d He sighed. He could hear the whine of my trucks engine from inside his house by now. I was sure of it.\r
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\u001c You\u0019 ve been gone for three days, and I can\u0019 t wait to see you anymore. Unless, of course, you come to Charlie\u0019 s for the day. We can avoid the clan for the day. I can drive you back tomorrow. Charlie\u0019 s already at work.\u001d I tried to purr provocatively. I failed, ending up sounding completely absurd. The evening after Edward had tried to seduce me in the meadow, and hours of suggestive kissing, I had changed my mind. Unfortunately for me, so had Edward.\r
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\u001c Ah, Bella. How I wish it were that simple. Being around you is not safe. Not today. Please, turn around. Go home. I\u0019 m begging you, love.\u001d He sounded utterly defeated as he heard my truck\u0019 s engine slow.\r
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\u001c Sorry. Gasoline is too expensive and someone once told me that the wasting of finite resources is everyone\u0019 s business.\u001d \r
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\u001c Why must you remember everything I say?\u001d He asked me as he walked out onto the expansive porch. I hopped from the truck and jogged into him open arms.\r
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\u001c Because you\u0019 re my everything.\u001d I said as I stretched up onto the tips of my toes to kiss him. He kissed me hard, or as hard as he really could under his strict rules. There was an odd edge to the way he kissed me. It reminded me of the kisses I\u0019 d received when I was in emanate danger. Then again, according to Edward, I was.\r
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\u001c You asked for this.\u001d He muttered as we walked into the house arm in arm. I noticed something different immediately. A breeze. I turned around, though I was sure I\u0019 d heard Edward shut the door. He looked down into my eyes from a moment, then chuckled and pointed across the room. A Jasper-sized hole had been punched through the glass on the south wall, and a very peeved looking Jasper marched though it.\r
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\u001c EMMETT!\u001d He roared, stomping loudly up the stairs. I realized that he was marching in such a way as to frighten Emmett, not to just charge him.\r
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\u001c Could we halt the pranks for a moment, please?" Edward said a little louder than usual. This was probably so that he could be heard over the ruckus that was occurring on the second floor landing. \u001c I\u0019 d like to speak to everyone for a moment.\u001d \r
