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3 eclipse月食-第11部分

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would please Charlie。 
     Charlie seemed to already be in a good mood when he got home。 He didn’t even go out of his way to be 
rude to Edward。 Edward excused himself from eating with us; as usual。 The sound of the nightly news drifted 
from the front room; but I doubted Edward was really watching。 
     After forcing down three helpings; Charlie kicked his feet up on the spare chair and folded his hands 
contentedly across his distended stomach。 
     “That was great; Bells。” 
     “I’m glad you liked it。 How was work?” He’d been eating with too much concentration for me to make 
conversation before。 
     “Sort of slow。 Well; dead slow really。 Mark and I played cards for a good part of the afternoon;” he 
admitted with a grin。 “I won; nineteen hands to seven。 And then I was on the phone with Billy for a while。” 
     I tried to keep my expression the same。 “How is he?” 
     “Good; good。 His joints are bothering him a little。” 
     “Oh。 That’s too bad。” 
     “Yeah。 He invited us down to visit this weekend。 He was thinking of having the Clearwaters and the Uleys 
over too。 Sort of a playoff party。 。 。 。” 
     “Huh;” was my genius response。 But what could I say? I knew I wouldn’t be allowed to hit a werewolf 
party; even with parental supervision。 I wondered if Edward would have a problem with Charlie hanging out in 
La Push。 Or would he suppose that; since Charlie was mostly spending time with Billy; who was only human; 
my father wouldn’t be in danger? 
     I got up and piled the dishes together without looking at Charlie。 I dumped them into the sink and started 
the water。 Edward appeared silently and grabbed a dishtowel。 
     Charlie sighed and gave up for the moment; though I imagined he would revisit the subject when we were 
alone again。 He heaved himself to his feet and headed for the TV; just like every other night。 
     “Charlie;” Edward said in a conversational tone。 

    Charlie stopped in the middle of his little kitchen。 “Yeah?” 
    “Did Bella ever tell you that my parents gave her airplane tickets on her last birthday; so that she could 
visit Renée?” 
    I dropped the plate I was scrubbing。 It glanced off the counter and clattered noisily to the floor。 It didn’t 
break; but it spattered the room; and all three of us; with soapy water。 Charlie didn’t even seem to notice。 
    “Bella?” he asked in a stunned voice。 
    I kept my eyes on the plate as I retrieved it。 “Yeah; they did。” 
    Charlie swallowed loudly; and then his eyes narrowed as he turned back to Edward。 “No; she never 
mentioned it。” 
    “Hmm;” Edward murmured。 
    “Was there a reason you brought it up?” Charlie asked in a hard voice。 
    Edward shrugged。 “They’re about to expire。 I think it might hurt Esme’s feelings if Bella doesn’t use her 
gift。 Not that she’d say anything。” 
    I stared at Edward in disbelief。 
    Charlie thought for a minute。 “It’s probably a good idea for you to visit your mom; Bella。 She’d love that。 
I’m surprised you didn’t say anything about this; though。” 
    “I forgot;” I admitted。 
    He frowned。 “You forgot that someone gave you plane tickets?” 
    “Mmm;” I murmured vaguely; and turned back to the sink。 
    “I noticed that you said they’re about to expire; Edward;” Charlie went on。 “How many tickets did your 
parents give her?” 
    “Just one for her 。 。 。 and one for me。” 
    The plate I dropped this time landed in the sink; so it didn’t make as much noise。 I could easily hear the 
sharp huff as my father exhaled。 The blood rushed into my face; fueled by irritation and chagrin。 Why was 
Edward doing this? I glared at the bubbles in the sink; panicking。 
    “That’s out of the question!” Charlie was abruptly in a rage; shouting the words。 
    “Why?” Edward asked; his voice saturated with innocent surprise。 “You just said it was a good idea for 
her to see her mother。” 
    Charlie ignored him。 “You’re not going anywhere with him; young lady!” he yelled。 I spun around and he 
was jabbing a finger at me。 
    Anger pulsed through me automatically; an instinctive reaction to his tone。 
    “I’m not a child; Dad。 And I’m not grounded anymore; remember?” 
    “Oh yes; you are。 Starting now。” 
    “For what?!” 
    “Because I said so。” 
    “Do I need to remind you that I’m a legal adult; Charlie?” 
    “This is my house — you follow my rules!” 
    My glare turned icy。 “If that’s how you want it。 Do you want me to move out tonight? Or can I have a few 
days to pack?” 
    Charlie’s face went bright red。 I instantly felt horrible for playing the move…out card。 
    I took a deep breath and tried to make my tone more reasonable。 “I’ll do my time without complaining 
when I’ve done something wrong; Dad; but I’m not going to put up with your prejudices。” 
    He sputtered; but managed nothing coherent。 
    “Now; I know that you know that I have every right to see Mom for the weekend。 You can’t honestly tell 
me you’d object to the plan if I was going with Alice or Angela。” 
    “Girls;” he grunted; with a nod。 
    “Would it bother you if I took Jacob?” 
    I’d only picked the name because I knew of my father’s preference for Jacob; but I quickly wished I 
hadn’t; Edward’s teeth clenched together with an audible snap。 
    My father struggled to compose himself before he answered。 “Yes;” he said in an unconvincing voice。 
“That would bother me。” 
    “You’re a rotten liar; Dad。” 

     “Bella —” 
     “It’s not like I’m headed off to Vegas to be a showgirl or anything。 I’m going to see Mom;” I reminded 
him。 “She’s just as much my parental authority as you are。” 
     He threw me a withering look。 
     “Are you implying something about Mom’s ability to look after me?” 
     Charlie flinched at the threat implicit in my question。 
     “You’d better hope I don’t mention this to her;” I said。 
     “You’d better not;” he warned。 “I’m not happy about this; Bella。” 
     “There’s no reason for you to be upset。” 
     He rolled his eyes; but I could tell the storm was over。 
     I turned to pull the plug out of the sink。 “So my homework is done; your dinner is done; the dishes are 
done; and I’m not grounded。 I’m going out。 I’ll be back before ten…thirty。” 
     “Where are you going?” His face; almost back to normal; flushed light red again。 
     “I’m not sure;” I admitted。 “I’ll keep it within a ten…mile radius; though。 Okay?” 
     He grunted something that did not sound like approval; and stalked out of the room。 Naturally; as soon as 
I’d won the fight; I began to feel guilty。 
     “We’re going out?” Edward asked; his voice low but enthusiastic。 
     I turned to glower at him。 “Yes。 I think I’d like to speak to you alone。” 
     He didn’t look as apprehensive as I thought he should。 
     I waited to begin until we were safely in his car。 
     “What was that?” I demanded。 
     “I know you want to see your mother; Bella — you’ve been talking about her in your sleep。 Worrying 
actually。” 
     “I have?” 
     He nodded。 “B
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