You know what's crazy?she asked.

She saw the funny side of the daily irritations that came from hanging out around vampires. She liked my
ragging on Rosalie, chuckling internally and even running through a few blonde jokes in her mind that I
might be able

to work in. But then her thoughts turned serious, lingering on Rosalie's face in a way that confused me.

You know what's crazy?she asked.

Well, almost everything is crazy right now. But what do you mean?

That blond vampire you hate so much—/ totally get her perspective.

For a second I thought she was making a joke that was in very poor taste. And then, when I realized she
was serious, the fury that ripped through me was hard to control. It was a good thing we'd spread out to
run our watch. If she'd been within biting distance...

Hold up! Let me explain!

Don't want to hear it I'm outta here.

Wait! Wait!she pleaded as I tried to calm myself enough to phase back. C'mon, Jake!

Leah, this isn't really the best way to convince me that I want to spend more time with you in the future.

Yeesh! What an overreaction. You don't even know what I'm talking about

So whatare you talking about?


And then she was suddenly the pain-hardened Leah from before. I'm talking about being a genetic
dead end, Jacob.