Would she say no?

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Would she say no?  What would I do if she did?
"But can your truck make it there on one tank of gas?"
"I don't see how that is any of your business," she grumbled.
That still wasn't a no.  And her heart was beating faster again, her breath coming
more quickly.
"The wasting of finite resources is everyone's business."
"Honestly, Edward, I can't keep up with you.  I thought you didn't want to be my
friend."
A thrill shot through me when she spoke my name.
How to keep it light and yet be honest at the same time?  Well, it was more
important to be honest.  Especially on this point.
"I said it would be better if we weren't friends, not that I didn't want to be."
"Oh, thanks, now that's all cleared up," she said sarcastically.
She paused, under the edge of the cafeteria's roof, and met my gaze again.  Her
heartbeats stuttered.  Was she afraid?
I chose my words carefully.  No, I could not leave her, but maybe she would be
smart enough to leave me, before it was too late.
"It would be more?prudent for you not to be my friend."  Staring into the melted
chocolate depths of her eyes, I lost my hold on light.  "But I'm tired of trying to stay
away from you, Bella."  The words burned with much too much fervor.
Her breathing stopped and, in the second it took for it to restart, that worried me.
How much had I scared her?  Well, I would find out.
"Will you go to Seattle with me?" I demanded, point blank.
She nodded, her heart drumming loudly.
Yes.  She'd said yes to me.
And then my conscious smote me.  What would this cost her?
"You really should stay away from me," I warned her.  Did she hear me?  Would
she escape the future I was threatening her with?  Couldn't I do anything to save her from
me?
Keep it light, I shouted at myself.  "I'll see you in class."
I had to concentrate to stop myself from running as I fled.
? 2008 Stephenie Meyer