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He loves you more than you know. It terrifies him to be away from you.”
“It’s so hard to describe. It’s not like love at first sight, really. It’s more like… gravity moves. When you see her, suddenly it’s not the earth holding you here anymore. She does. And nothing matters more than her. And you would do anything for her, be anything for her.… You become whatever she needs you to be, whether that’s a protector, or a lover, or a friend, or a brother.
“Sleep, my Bella. Dream happy dreams. You are the only one who has ever touched my heart. It will always be yours. Sleep, my only love.”
He was right. If I wasn’t mean—and greedy, too—I would tell him I didn’t want to be friends and walk away. It was wrong to try to keep my friend when that would hurt him. I didn’t know what I was doing here, but I was suddenly sure that it wasn’t good.
“Until your heart stops beating, Bella,” he said. “I’ll be here—fighting. Don’t forget that you have options.”
In the other room, Charlie spoke again. “Maybe you ought to take off, Jake,” he suggested. “I think I’ll hang out here, if you don’t mind.” “Your funeral,” Charlie muttered.
“I promise to love you forever—every single day of forever. Will you marry me?”
