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She laughs at that "Yeah right" Okay, ht like rabid cats "No, I’ll stay here Edill stick around for a while, right?" He nods While we’re speaking, Edward crosses the room and slips hi as I’ with Cole for a little while is a good idea"

I nod and look at lance up at her "Actually, it er than a little while" I flick my eyes up to meet Em’s

"He asked you to rin spreads across her face I glance at Edward, not wanting to say it in front of hi to be around for a while

I shake my head "He asked me to marry him, Emma"

"Holy shit! What’d you say?" E that they look like saucers She practically bounces up and down as she grabs my hands She thinks I said yes, but I didn’t and I don’t knohy

I do aze I look back at Emma "I didn’t answer I didn’t knohat to say"

Emma drops my hands She’s shocked into silence and stares at me with her mouth in an O Two seconds later she shakes her head and looks at the clock "I’ve got to get to work, but we are talking about this later"

"Definitely" Things feel norain, quickly this tis Edward lifts it off the counter top and hands it to her

"It’s work" He says

"Damn it," she mutters, and says, "Hello" Emma takes the phone into the other rooh the apartment for a moment until she closes the door

Edward and I are alone He sits on the counter, his spine raht "So, a proposal?"

I nod, "Yeah, is that too weird? I didn’t know if I should mention it in front of you" I don’t want to hurt you more than I already have

Edward smiles at me and shakes his head "Nah, don’t be silly You and E you want Besides, I’ht now, not with soood brother, Edward Emma’s lucky to have you" I say the words and h her door She pulled on clothes, but doesn’t have that polished look she’s nore "That ass He wantsShe looks at me, "I’m sorry I didn’t mean to run out on you like this I should have had another forty minutes I can’t believe Stacy thinks he can call me in like this"

"Looks like he can," Edward says, and Em shoots him a look that says drop dead

"Stay with Anna until she leaves, okay? I’ll be home at five Let’s have dinner, Edward And I’ll catch up with you later tonight, Anna Call me when you have a second I want to hear about Sottero and Cole I can’t believe he proposed!" She bites the apple and runs for the door, practically tripping over her feet Turning back, she says, "I can’t believe you said no!"

"I didn’t say ‘no,’" I reply, but Eone

When the door sla out for a few more minutes?"

"No, that’s fine" He tilts his head towardblack on the back of your arm"

I twist my arm and try to look There’s a thin black line that runs froer against it and it sers

Edward slips off the counter and cooo, but doesn’t touch "It looks like grease or soe?"