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“Stay.” The word was slurred. “I will,” he promised. His voice was beautiful, like a lullaby. “Like I said, as long as it makes you happy… as long as it’s what’s best for you.” I tried to shake my head, but it was too heavy. “’S not the same thing,” I mumbled.
“You’re taking me to the prom!” I yelled.
I always felt like this reaction was way over the top.
“This is completely ridiculous. Why are you crying?” he demanded in frustration. “Because I’m mad!”
Relatable. I also cry when angry.
“Do you want me to bolt the doors so you can massacre the unsuspecting townsfolk?” I whispered conspiratorially. “And where do you fit into that scheme?” He glared. “Oh, I’m with the vampires, of course.”
Seen anything you like?” I teased, nodding toward a group of girls lined up against the wall like pastel confections. “Yeah,” he sighed. “But she’s taken.”
Jessica waved, and I smiled back quickly. Angela was there, too, looking blissfully happy in the arms of little Ben Cheney; she didn’t look up from his eyes, a head lower than hers.
“I brought you to the prom,” he said slowly, finally answering my question, “because I don’t want you to miss anything. I don’t want my presence to take anything away from you, if I can help it. I want you to be human. I want your life to continue as it would have if I’d died in nineteen-eighteen like I should have.”
brought you to the prom,” he said slowly, finally answering my question, “because I don’t want you to miss anything. I don’t want my presence to take anything away from you, if I can help it. I want you to be human. I want your life to continue as it would have if I’d died in nineteen-eighteen like I should have.”
“Bella.” His fingers lightly traced the shape of my lips. “I will stay with you—isn’t that enough?” I smiled under his fingertips. “Enough for now.”
