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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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