《4 breaking dawn破晓》第161章

second；　and　then　looked　away　quickly；　a　lump　rising　in　my　throat。　
〃Thank　you；〃　I　told　him。　
His　eyes　narrowed　slightly；　and　I　felt　he　was　disappointed　that　my　examination　was　not　more　thorough。　
〃I　can　assure　you　every　piece　is　perfect。　All　will　pass　the　most　rigorous　scrutiny　by　experts。〃　
〃I"m　sure　they　are。　I　truly　appreciate　what　you"ve　done　for　me；　J。〃　
〃It"s　been　my　pleasure；　Bella。　In　the　future；　feel　free　to　e　to　me　for　anything　the　Cullen　family　needs。〃　
He　didn"t　even　hint　at　it　really；　but　this　sounded　like　an　invitation　for　me　to　take　over　Jasper"s　place　as　
liaison。　
〃There　was　something　you　wanted　to　discuss？〃　
〃Er；　yes。　It"s　a　bit　delicate。。　。。〃　He　gestured　to　the　stone　hearth　with　a　questioning　expression。　I　sat　on　the　
edge　of　the　stone；　and　he　sat　beside　me。　Sweat　was　dewing　up　on　his　forehead　again；　and　he　pulled　a　
blue　silk　handkerchief　from　his　pocket　and　began　mopping。　
〃You　are　the　sister　of　Mr。　Jasper"s　wife？　Or　married　to　his　brother？〃　he　asked。　
〃Married　to　his　brother；〃　I　clarified；　wondering　where　this　was　leading。　
〃You　would　be　Mr。　Edward"s　bride；　then？〃　
〃Yes。〃　
He　smiled　apologetically。　〃I"ve　seen　all　the　names　many　times；　you　see。　My　belated　congratulations。　It"s　
nice　that　Mr。　Edward　has　found　such　a　lovely　partner　after　all　this　time。〃　
〃Thank　you　very　much。〃　
He　paused；　dabbing　at　the　sweat。　〃Over　the　years；　you　might　imagine　that　I"ve　developed　a　very　healthy　
level　of　respect　for　Mr。　Jasper　and　the　entire　family。〃　
I　nodded　cautiously。　
He　took　a　deep　breath　and　then　exhaled　without　speaking。　
〃J；　please　just　say　whatever　you　need　to。〃　
He　took　another　breath　and　then　mumbled　quickly；　slurring　the　words　together。　
〃If　you　could　just　assure　me　that　you　are　not　planning　to　kidnap　the　little　girl　from　her　father；　I　would　
sleep　better　tonight。〃　
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〃Oh；〃　I　said；　stunned。　It　took　me　a　minute　to　understand　the　erroneous　conclusion　he"d　drawn。　〃Oh　no。　
It"s　nothing　like　that　at　all。〃　I　smiled　weakly；　trying　to　reassure　him。　〃I"m　simply　preparing　a　safe　place　for　
her　in　case　
something　were　to　happen　to　my　husband　and　me。〃　
His　eyes　narrowed。　〃Are　you　expecting　something　to　happen？〃　He　blushed；　then　apologized。　〃Not　that　
it"s　any　of　my　business。〃　
I　watched　the　red　flush　spread　behind　the　delicate　membrane　of　his　skin　and　was　glad—as　I　often　
was—that　I　was　not　the　average　newborn。　J　seemed　a　nice　enough　man；　criminal　behavior　aside；　and　it　
would　have　been　a　shame　to　kill　him。　
〃You　never　know。〃　I　sighed。　
He　frowned。　〃May　I　wish　you　the　best　of　luck；　then。　And　please　don"t　be　put　out　with　me；　my　dear；　
but。。。　if　Mr。　Jasper　should　e　to　me　and　ask　what　names　I　put　on　these　documents　。。。〃　
〃Of　course　you　should　tell　him　immediately。　I"d　like　nothing　better　than　to　have　Mr。　Jasper　fully　aware　of　
our　entire　transaction。〃　
My　transparent　sincerity　seemed　to　ease　a　bit　of　his　tension。　
〃Very　good；〃　he　said。　〃And　I　can"t　prevail　upon　you　to　stay　for　dinner？〃　
〃I"m　sorry；　J。　I"m　short　on　time　at　present。〃　
〃Then；　again；　my　best　wishes　for　your　health　and　happiness。　Anything　at　all　the　Cullen　family　needs；　
please　don"t　hesitate　to　call　on　me；　Bella。〃　
〃Thank　you；　J。〃　
I　left　with　my　contraband；　glancing　back　to　see　that　J　was　staring　after　me；　his　expression　a　mixture　of　
anxiety　and　regret。　
The　return　trip　took　me　less　time。　The　night　was　black；　and　so　I　turned　off　my　headlights　and　floored　it。　
When　I　got　back　to　the　house；　most　of　the　cars；　including　Alice"s　Porsche　and　my　Ferrari；　were　missing。　
The　traditional　vampires　were　going　as　far　away　as　possible　to　satiate　their　thirst。　I　tried　not　to　think　of　
their　hunting　in　the　night；　cringing　at　the　mental　picture　of　their　victims。　
Only　Kate　and　Garrett　were　in　the　front　room；　arguing　playfully　about　the　nutritional　value　of　animal　
blood。　I　inferred　that　Garrett　had　attempted　a　hunting　trip　vegetarianstyle　and　found　it　difficult。　
Edward　must　have　taken　Renesmee　home　to　sleep。　Jacob；　no　doubt；　was　in　the　woods　close　by　the　
cottage。　The　rest　of　my　family　must　have　been　hunting　as　well。　Perhaps　they　were　out　with　the　other　
Denalis。　
Which　basically　gave　me　the　house　to　myself；　and　I　was　quick　to　take　advantage。　
I　could　smell　that　I　was　the　first　one　to　enter　Alice　and　Jasper"s　room　in　a　long　while；　maybe　the　first　
since　the　night　they"d　left　us。　I　rooted　silently　through　their　huge　closet　until　I　found　the　right　sort　of　bag。　It　
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must　have　been　Alice"s；　it　was　a　small　black　leather　backpack；　the　kind　that　was　usually　used　as　a　purse；　
little　enough　that　even　Renesmee　could　carry　it　without　looking　out　of　place。　Then　I　raided　their　petty　
cash；　taking　about　twice　the　yearly　ine　for　the　average　American　household。　I　guessed　my　theft　
would　be　less　noticeable　here　than　anywhere　else　in　the　house；　since　this　room　made　everyone　sad。　The　
envelope　with　the　fake　passports　and　IDs　went　into　the　bag　on　top　of　the　money。　Then　I　sat　on　the　edge　
of　Alice　and　Jasper"s　bed　and　looked　at　the　pitifully　insignificant　
package　that　was　all　I　could　give　my　daughter　and　my　best　friend　to　help　save　their　lives。　I　slumped　
against　the　bedpost；　feeling　helpless。　
But　what　else　could　I　do？　
I　sat　there　for　several　minutes　with　my　head　bowed　before　the　inkling　of　a　good　idea　came　to　me。　
If。。。　
If　I　was　to　assume　that　Jacob　and　Renesmee　were　going　to　escape；　then　that　included　the　assumption　
that　Demetri　would　be　dead。　That　gave　any　survivors　a　little　breathing　room；　Alice　and　Jasper　included。　
So　why　couldn"t　Alice　and　Jasper　help　Jacob　and　Renesmee？　If　they　were　reunited；　Renesmee　would　
have　the　best　protection　imaginable。　There　was　no　reason　why　this　couldn"t　happen；　except　for　the　fact　
that　Jake　and　Renesmee　both　were　blind　spots　for　Alice。　How　would　she　begin　to　look　for　them？　
I　deliberated　for　a　moment；　then　left　the　room；　crossing　the　hall　to　Carlisle　and　Esme"s　suite。　As　usual；　
Esme"s　desk　was　stacked　with　pla