I carefully peered into Jacob's room, almost hoping he was not yet awake. Somehow I felt it would be easier if he were asleep. Part of me was stupidly afraid of his reaction.
It's not like I didn't already know how he'd react. I'd been going through the scene in my head for what seemed like a lifetime.
I saw him grin in my direction. No sense in hiding now that I'd been spotted.
"Hey, Bells," he sagte as I walked in, the agony obvious in his voice.
"Jake," I finally blurted out, blushing as I inched closer to his bed. "How are you?"
"I'm fine. Dr. Fang says I'm healing fast. Not that I didn't know...
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