I could see it in your eyes, that you honestly believed that I didn't want you anymore. The most absurd, ridiculous concept--as if there were any way that I could exist without needing you!

I had an adrenaline rush. It's very common. You can Google it.

Bella: How old are you?

Edward: Seventeen.

Bella: How long have you been seventeen?

Edward: ...a while.

Bella: I'm not scared of you.
Edward: You really shouldn't have said that.

You're intoxicated by my very presence.

Bella: You. Don't. Want. Me?

Edward: No.

Bella, I couldn't live with myself if I ever hurt you. You don't know how it's
tortured me. The thought of you, still, white, cold...to never see you blush
scarlet again, to never see that flash of... more