《4 breaking dawn破晓》第160章

close　enough。　If　Aro　allows　her　to　explain___〃　
I　shuddered　to　think　of　Renesmee　so　close　to　Aro"s　greedy；　milky　eyes。　
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〃Well；〃　he　said；　rubbing　my　tight　shoulders。　〃At　least　there"s　nothing　that　can　stop　him　from　seeing　the　
truth。〃　
〃But　is　the　truth　enough　to　stop　him？〃　I　murmured。　
For　that；　Edward　had　no　answer。　
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〃Headed　out？〃　Edward　asked；　his　tone　nonchalant。　There　was　a　sort　of　forced　posure　about　his　
expression。　He　hugged　Renesmee　just　a　little　bit　tighter　to　his　chest。　
〃Yes；　a　few　lastminute　things。。。；〃　I　responded　just　as　casually。　
He　smiled　my　favorite　smile。　〃Hurry　back　to　me。〃　
〃Always。〃　
I　took　his　Volvo　again；　wondering　if　he"d　read　the　odometer　after　my　last　errand。　How　much　had　he　
pieced　together？　That　I　had　a　secret；　absolutely。　Would　he　have　deduced　the　reason　why　I　didn"t　confide　
in　him？　Did　he　guess　that　Aro　might　soon　know　everything　he　knew？　I　thought　Edward　could　have　e　
to　that　conclusion；　which　explained　why　he　had　demanded　no　reasons　from　me。　I　guessed　he　was　trying　
not　to　speculate　too　much；　trying　to　keep　my　behavior　off　his　mind。　Had　he　put　this　together　with　my　odd　
performance　the　morning　after　Alice　left；　burning　my　book　in　the　fire？　I　didn"t　know　if　he　could　have　
made　that　leap。　
It　was　a　dreary　afternoon；　already　dark　as　dusk。　I　sped　through　the　gloom；　my　eyes　on　the　heavy　
clouds。　Would　it　snow　tonight？　Enough　to　layer　the　ground　and　create　the　scene　from　Alice"s　vision？　
Edward　estimated　that　we　had　about　two　more　days。　Then　we　would　set　ourselves　in　the　clearing；　
drawing　the　Volturi　to　our　chosen　place。　
As　I　headed　through　the　darkening　forest；　I　considered　my　last　trip　to　Seattle。　I　thought　I　knew　Alice"s　
purpose　in　sending　me　to　the　dilapidated　drop　point　where　J。　Jenks　referred　his　shadier　clients。　If　I"d　
gone　to　one　of　his　other；　more　legitimate　offices；　would　I　have　ever　known　what　to　ask　for？　if　I"d　met　him　
as　Jason　Jenks　or　Jason　Scott；　legitimate　lawyer；　would　I　ever　have　unearthed　J。　Jenks；　purveyor　of　
illegal　documents？　I"d　had　to　go　the　route　that　made　it　clear　I　was　up　to　no　good。　That　was　my　clue。　
It　was　black　when　I　pulled　into　the　parking　lot　of　the　restaurant　a　few　minutes　early；　ignoring　the　eager　
valets　by　the　entrance。　I　popped　in　my　contacts　and　then　went　to　wait　for　J　inside　the　restaurant。　Though　
I　was　in　a　hurry　to　be　
done　with　this　depressing　necessity　and　back　with　my　family；　J　seemed　careful　to　keep　himself　untainted　
by　his　baser　associations；　i　had　a　feeling　a　handoff　in　the　dark　parking　lot　would　offend　his　sensibilities。　
I　gave　the　name　Jenks　at　the　podium；　and　the　obsequious　maftre　d"　led　me　upstairs　to　a　small　private　
room　with　a　fire　crackling　in　a　stone　hearth。　He　took　the　calflength　ivory　trench　coat　I"d　worn　to　disguise　
the　fact　that　I　was　wearing　Alice"s　idea　of　appropriate　attire；　and　gasped　quietly　at　my　oyster　satin　
cocktail　dress。　I　couldn"t　help　being　a　little　flattered；　I　still　wasn"t　used　to　being　beautiful　to　everyone　
rather　than　just　Edward。　The　mattre　d"　stuttered　halfformed　pliments　as　he　backed　unsteadily　from　
the　room。　
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I　stood　by　the　fire　to　wait；　holding　my　fingers　close　to　the　flame　to　warm　them　a　little　before　the　
inevitable　handshake。　Not　that　J　wasn"t　obviously　aware　that　there　was　something　up　with　the　Cullens；　
but　it　was　still　a　good　habit　to　practice。　
For　one　half　second；　I　wondered　what　it　would　feel　like　to　put　my　hand　in　the　fire。　What　it　would　feel　
like　when　I　burned___　
J"s　entrance　distracted　my　morbidity。　The　maftre　d"　took　his　coat；　too；　and　it　was　evident　that　I　was　not　
the　only　one　who　had　dressed　up　for　this　meeting。　
〃I"m　so　sorry　I"m　late；〃　J　said　as　soon　as　we　were　alone。　
〃No；　you"re　exactly　on　time。〃　
He　held　out　his　hand；　and　as　we　shook　I　could　feel　that　his　fingers　were　still　quite　noticeably　warmer　than　
mine。　It　didn"t　seem　to　bother　him。　
〃You　look　stunning；　if　I　may　be　so　bold；　Mrs。　Cullen。〃　
〃Thank　you；　J。　Please；　call　me　Bella。〃　
〃I　must　say；　it"s　a　different　experience　working　with　you　than　it　is　with　Mr。　Jasper。　Much　less。。。　
unsettling。〃　He　smiled　hesitantly。　
〃Really？　I"ve　always　found　Jasper　to　have　a　very　soothing　presence。〃　
His　eyebrows　pulled　together。　〃Is　that　so？〃　he　murmured　politely　while　clearly　still　in　disagreement。　How　
odd。　What　had　Jasper　done　to　this　man？　
〃Have　you　known　Jasper　long？〃　
He　sighed；　looking　unfortable。　〃I"ve　been　working　with　Mr。　Jasper　for　more　than　twenty　years；　and　
my　old　partner　knew　him　for　fifteen　years　before　that。。。。　He　never　changes。〃　J　cringed　delicately。　
〃Yeah；　Jasper"s　kind　of　funny　that　way。〃　
J　shook　his　head　as　if　he　could　shake　away　the　disturbing　thoughts。　〃Won"t　you　have　a　seat；　Bella？〃　
〃Actually；　I"m　in　a　bit　of　a　hurry。　I"ve　got　a　long　drive　home。〃　As　I　spoke；　I　took　the　thick　white　envelope　
with　his　bonus　from　my　bag　and　handed　it　to　him。　
〃Oh；〃　he　said；　a　little　catch　of　disappointment　in　his　voice。　He　tucked　the　envelope　into　an　inside　pocket　
of　his　jacket　without　bothering　to　check　the　amount。　〃I　was　hoping　we　could　speak　for　just　a　moment。〃　
〃About？〃　I　asked　curiously。　
〃Well；　let　me　get　you　your　items　first。　I　want　to　make　sure　you"re　satisfied。〃　
He　turned；　placed　his　briefcase　on　the　table；　and　popped　the　latches。　He　took　out　a　legalsized　manila　
envelope。　
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Though　I　had　no　idea　what　I　should　be　looking　for；　I　opened　the　envelope　and　gave　the　contents　a　
cursory　glance。　J　had　flipped　Jacob"s　picture　and　changed　the　coloring　so　that　it　wasn"t　immediately　
evident　that　it　was　the　same　picture　on　both　his　passport　and　driver"s　license。　Both　looked　perfectly　
sound　to　me；　but　that　meant　little。　I　glanced　at　the　picture　on　Vanessa　Wolfe"s　passport　for　a　fraction　of　a　
second；　and　then　looked　away　quickly；　a　lump　rising　in　my　throat。　
〃Thank　you；〃　I　told　him。　
His　eyes　narrowed