was reacting to something on the screen, but then he moaned.

“Mike,promotional usb flash drive, are you okay?” I whispered.

The couple in front of us turned to look at him as he groaned again.

I could see the sheen of sweat across his face in the light from the screen.

Mike groaned again, and bolted for the door. I got up to follow him, and Jacob copied me immediately.

“No,custom usb, stay,” I whispered. “I’ll make sure he’s okay.”

Jacob came with me anyway.

“You don’t have to come. Get your eight bucks worth of carnage,” I insisted as we walked up the aisle.

“That’s okay. You sure can pick them, Bella. This movie really sucks.” His voice rose from a whisper to
its normal pitch as we walked out of the theater.

There was no sign of Mike in the hallway, and I was glad then that Jacob had come with me—he ducked
into the men’s bathroom to check for him there.

Jacob was back in a few seconds.

“Oh, he’s in there, all right,” he said, rolling his eyes. “What a marshmallow. You should hold out for
someone with a stronger stomach. Someone who laughs at the gore that makes weaker men vomit.”

“I’ll keep my eyes open for someone like that.”

We were all alone in the hallway. Both theaters were halfway through the movie, and it was
deserted—quiet enough for us to hear the popcorn popping at the concession counter in the lobby.

Jacob went to sit on the velveteen-upholstered bench against the wall, patting the space beside him.

“He sounded like he was going to be in there for a while,” he said, stretching his long legs out in front of
him as he settled in to wait.

I joined him with a sigh. He looked like he was thinking about blurring more lines. Sure enough, as soon
as I sat down, he shifted over to put his arm around my shoulders.

“Jake,” I protested, leaning away. He dropped his arm, not looking bothered at all by the minor rejection.
He reached out and took my hand firmly,” he said softly. Then he spoke louder, wrapping his other hand around my wrist when I tried to pull
away again. Where did he get the confidence from?

“Now,louis vuitton handbags, just hold on a minute, Bella,” he said in a calm voice. “Tell me something.”

I grimaced. I didn’t want to do this. Not just not now,cheap jordan shoes, but not ever. There was nothing lett in my life at
this point that was more important than Jacob Black. But he seemed determined to ruin everything.

“What?” I muttered sourly.

“You like me,” Aro cautioned, right?”

“You know I do.”

“Better than that joker puking his guts out in there?” He gestured to