"What's your definition?" He asked.
But he ignored his own question and asked me another. "Do you think that I could be scary?" He raised one eyebrow, and the faint trace of a smile lightened his face.
I thought for a moment, wondering whether the truth or a lie would go over better. I decided to go with whatever my imagination could brew up first.
"Hmmmmm... hmmmm...... huhhhhhh...... I think you could be, if you wanted to...... I dunno."
"Are you frightened of me now?" His smile vanished, and his heavenly face was suddenly seriously... ?
"... No."
"Are you frightened of me... now?" He put his hands behind his head, crossed his eyes, and started thrashing about wildly while making a kissy face.
I wasn't sure how to react. "Um, no?"
"Are you frightened of me... now?" He turned around in the seat so his behind was up in the air. He bounced it up and down, rubbing on the steering wheel, arms wrapped around the headrest.
"Not really," I said with a brave tone.
He resumed his sitting position, folded his hands in his lap, and smiled crookedly at me.
"So, now are you going to tell me about your family?" I asked to distract him. To tell the truth, I was starting to get a little worried. "It's got to be a much more interesting story than mine."
He was instantly cautious. "What do you want to know?"
"The Cullens adopted you?" I verified.
"Yes."
I hesitated for a moment. "What happened to your parents?" Sometimes people are touchy about these kinds of topics.
"They died many years ago." His tone was matter-of-fact.
"I'm sorry," I mumbled.
"I don't really remember them that clearly. Carlisle and Esme have been my parents for a long time now. A very long time... "
"Oh yeah? How long?"
"What?"
There was a silence.
"And you love them." It wasn't a question; it was a statement. It was obvious in the way he spoke of them.
"Yes." He smiled. "I couldn't have imagined two better people."
"You're very lucky." I said, for lack of anything better to say.
"I know I am."
"No, I mean you're very lucky." There was another silence. "And your brother and sister?"

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Chapter 5

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