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Ch 50 Hate is easy; love takes COURAGE
"You," I exclaimed. His green shirt was all dirty with dust as were his pants.
"Bella, I-I" He started, but I put up a hand interrupting him.
"No, I don't want to hear it. I've made a decision." He stayed quiet but nodded—a gesture for me to continue. "As soon as I'm changed," I emphasized the word and he cringed. "I'm…leaving." His eyes shot up to look at me.
"What?" He was shocked.
"I-I'm leaving." I had to stay strong or I would end up breaking down and that's the last thing I want.
"No Bella, no."
"I'm sorry Edward, I have no other choice. You don't want me around forever."
"You don't understand I do want you around forever, but I don't want to take away your soul, I don't want to damn you to this life. I don't want you to regret this life like we all have. It's not a gift it's a curse!"
"Edward, being around my family is the best gift ever and if I can do it for all eternity then I will take that chance." He looked away. "What will you do when I die? What will everyone do?"
He looked back at me pained. "I—don't know what everyone would do but I would go to the Volturi and ask them…to kill me." I gasped. Edward shouldn't die or even think about that.
"What? Edward don't talk like that, why would you kill yourself?"
He smiled a small smile. "Bella, I can see you don't get it. A life without you is worthless."
"That's what you're damning me to." He shook his head.
"No because I'd be right behind you."
"I don't ever want you to kill yourself. Listen to me Edward, I am going to become a vampire but I am going to leave. I don't think we should be around each other until the family comes back. You obviously are mad over the idea and I can't deal with this." I took a quick glance and saw he was hurt.
"Bella, don't leave please I—" I cut him off by walking over to him. I hugged him then touched his cheek. I might as well get on with this.
"Edward, I-I love you." There, I said it. His eyes widened and his mouth opened a bit.
"Bella—" I put a finger to his lips and shook my head with a smile, a fresh batch of tears pooling in my eyes.
"Don't say anything Edward; I just had to let this out. I love you and have loved you always I only just realized it." I turned around and went to walk but Edward grabbed my wrist and spun me on my heel to face him again.
"Bella, shut up" He had a small grin on his face. "It's my turn to talk."
"But—" This time around he cut me off.
"No, it's my turn now. Bella I love you more than anything, more than life itself. I would give up this life for you—to be with you." He confessed with all honesty. I gasped a bit my eyes widening. "I've been in love with you for as long as I can remember. I didn't want to say anything, because I didn't know how you would react."
"You l-love me?" I stuttered leaning back to stare him in the eye.
He nodded his head. "Yes, you've just made me the happiest man in the world by telling me you love me."
"But I thought you loved Tanya." I said looking down at our feet. He tilted my chin up with his finger and looked deep into my eyes.
"Why would you think I loved Tanya?" He asked his brow furrowing.
"I kinda heard yours and Jasper's conversation in the kitchen a while ago." He looked shocked, realization sinking in.
"You heard that?" I nodded. "Well why would you think it was about Tanya?"
"Because you said 'I know I can't believe when I first found out I rejected it. That's the worst type of blasphemy' and we all know you rejected Tanya when you noticed she had feelings for you. Jasper said that she wasn't going to wait around for all eternity and she would accept you and you said, 'I hope so, she's the most beautiful thing in the world and I can't stand it if she rejects me.'"
"Well you were right," I knew it. Sadness sunk in, realizing I was right about Tanya. I turned to leave but he caught me around my waist. "That girl I was talking about sure is the most beautiful thing in the world and I have her in my arms right now." My head snapped up. "Bella you heard correct, when I first realized I fell in love I denied it and left, that was my worst mistake. And it's true I said she was beautiful and I was scared of her rejecting me, but all that was about you not Tanya, you Bella. I was scared you would turn me down…" He trailed off, staring at the ground.
"Edward, why me?" I asked. His head snapped back up.
"Bella, you obviously don't see yourself clearly. You are for one the most beautiful thing in the world," I scoffed, but he ignored it. "And just you; who you are."
"I'm nothing compared in beauty like Tanya, she's the one you deserve. I'm not anything special." Edward grabbed my chin and he had a stern look on his face.
"Bella I love YOU, not Tanya not anybody else. You." Happiness flooded my body as I absorbed his words and all of a sudden I felt giddy.
"I love you too Edward." I said as I threw myself on him and kissed him. He immediately enclosed his arms around my waist and crushed me to him as he kissed me back. We stayed there for awhile just kissing, until he broke away. He looked down at me.
"I love you." I didn't say anything, I just pulled his head down towards me and kissed him with every feeling of love pouring out of me and being in the kiss. He must've understood and liked that response because his hold tightened around me and he kissed me harder. I tangled my hands in his hair and tugged a bit on it which he groaned in response to.
Rosalie's POV
Emmett was sulking in the corner looking at his xbox with sad eyes and a depressive look. Oh he has a wife to help him and enjoy, but no sulk over the stupid machine that will go out of style soon.
I flipped through the channels angrily not really paying attention to the screen, but it prevented me from flinging the remote at Emmett and ripping him to shreds.
Esme walked over to me and sat down next to me with a small smile. She waved me to follow her in the kitchen. I stood up and followed her, taking the remote with me. When we entered the kitchen she turned, pointed to the remote with a smile and raised an eyebrow.
"It prevents me from throwing things at Emmett." I explained and she laughed lightly.
"I can see you're mad at him, dear." I nodded violently. "Emmett…well he's a strange child, he just needs some work."
I rolled my eyes. "Esme, he's a moron. I'm always second place when it comes to his stupid machines and video games."
Esme tucked a piece of my blonde hair behind my ear before speaking. "You know Emmett's always been a kid at heart, but that doesn't mean he doesn't love you."
"I know but it's like he can't ever turn kid Emmett off and it can be quite annoying." I whined. These are the kind of talks a mother and daughter are supposed to have, not of how to seduce a rich man.
I considered Esme to be my true mother, not the woman who gave birth to me. All she wanted was to use me to her advantage, she didn't love me.
"Sweetheart, that's the way Emmett is it's going to be very hard to change him. Would you like a boring husband?"
"No not at all."
"Then I think we should leave Emmett alone, don't you think?"
"I guess I'm still mad though."
"It'll be fine, Rose. Give Emmett some time, remember little kid at heart." I groaned.
"I just want him to acknowledge he has a wife." I leaned on the counter.
Suddenly arms wrapped around my waist. "I do acknowledge I have a wife. Her name is Rosalie Lillian Hale McCarthy, she's beautiful and I love her with all my heart." He whispered in my ear.
"I'll be right back." Esme excused herself and left. I turned around and kissed Emmett.
"I love you," I whispered. He smiled his dimply smile and squeezed my hand.
"I love you too Rose, so much." I smiled and leaned my head against his chest. He encircled his arms around me and rocked us from side to side.
"OH MY GOD!" Alice squealed loudly coming down the stairs. She stood in front of us with a huge smile, beaming.
"Pixie!" Emmett called and I laughed.
"Idiot!" She called back and I felt him pout.
"Ouch."
"Shh, listen we have to go back to Forks." Alice said jumping up and down.
"Why?" I asked.
"What's with all the commotion in here?" Esme came back in and stared at Alice.
"Alice said we have to go back to Forks." Esme looked confused.
"Why? We leave on Sunday."
"I know but this is important! Where's Carlisle and Jasper?"
"He's your husband, how could you lose him?" Emmett laughed.
"Emmett shut up." She growled.
"They're out hunting, they should be here—" The door opened, cutting Esme off mid-sentence and the footsteps of Carlisle and Jasper were heard.
"Esme?" He called out.
"In the kitchen." They both walked into the kitchen. Carlisle pecked Esme on the cheek—they weren't ones for public affection. Jasper pecked Alice's lips, grabbing her around her waist.
"What's going on?" He asked.
"Alice wants us to go back to Forks." Esme filled Carlisle in. He raised an eyebrow and looked over at Alice who had an innocent smile.
"Oh do you now?"
"It's for a good reason; you guys are going to freak!" She was bouncing up and down again from happiness.
"What happened for the love of God?" I asked exasperated.
"Edward and Bella finally confessed there love for each other!" She shouted. I picked up my head as my jaw dropped. I looked up and saw Emmett's jaw also dropped. Carlisle's eyes were wide, surprised. Esme had the biggest smile on her face. Jasper had a mix of emotions. He looked happy but shocked. His eyes were wide and he had the look of a dumbfounded kid, it was priceless.
"They're together?" I asked and she nodded. "We're leaving, now."
"What do you think, dear?" Esme asked Carlisle. Carlisle looked up and nodded.
"Yes, let us go." We all nodded and ran into our cars and took off to Forks.
Bella's POV
We were sitting on the grass, holding each others hands just talking.
"Is that why you disliked Joe, and you made that big scene on our movie date?" He looked down shyly.
"Yeah, I didn't like the idea of you with a guy. And it was pretty easy to convince Jasper and Em to help. They don't like the idea of you dating at all." I laughed.
"That might be a problem." I said trying to hide my smile.
"Why?" He cocked his head to the side, propping up his leg with his arm on it.
I lifted up our entwined hands and giggled. "What do you qualify this as?"
He laughed. "Well I haven't officially asked, so let me do that." He shifted so that he was sitting in front of me holding both of my hands. "Bella I love you so much, would you be my girlfriend?" I beamed and nodded.
"Yes,"
"Great." He pecked my cheek and I blushed.
"Now you have something to worry about. What are Emmett, Jasper, Carlisle and Rose going to say?" I mocked teased him.
He groaned. "Don't remind me. It's going to be torture. All those things we did to keep guys away from you, jeez they're going to be used on me now. And the speeches—Oh Jesus Christ." He hit his forehead with the palm of his hand. I was literally dying of laughter right now. I let go of his hand and gave him a peck on the lips.
"Don't worry; hopefully they won't be that hard on you." He groaned. "Hey don't complain I've got to deal with Alice. She's going to want every detail known to man, even the non existent ones." He peeked up at me and chuckled.
The sun was setting and it hit Edward straight on. He started to sparkle and I marveled at his beauty—the way the little facets of diamonds glinted against his skin was just beautiful. He sighed.
"I hate this." He said.
"Why? I think it's beautiful." He looked at me as if I was crazy.
"I'm sparkling, Bella." I smiled and kissed his lips again.
"I think it's adorable." He smiled shaking his head and looked up at the setting sun before getting up and holding out his hand for me. I took it and looked at him as the sun went down—the sparkles subsiding.
"It's getting late, we should head home." I skipped towards my Ferrari before coming to a stop. I spun around to face Edward.
"Hey Edward, how'd you get here?" If he was human I bet he would be blushing.
"I ran here." He whispered shifting from foot to foot.
I clicked my tongue. "Uh huh, that would explain the dirt on your shirt." He squirmed uncomfortably making faces at the ground. "Well get in."
"Actually can I drive Bella?" I gave him the 'are you crazy' look. "Please? Don't give me that look."
"No!" I half shouted.
"Please?" He got down on his knees and did the puppy dog pout. My will faded and my heart melted.
"Aww, Edward" I whined. He got up and took the keys from me with a triumphant smile. "I hate you." I whispered jokingly crossing my arms in the car.
He leaned over and kissed me. I let my arms drop only to cradle his face. His lips moved sweetly against mine and I thought I might die from a heart attack. Finally, after all this time. We stayed there for a while until he pulled back.
"Do you still hate me?" He asked with a smirk.
"No…" I said breathless.
"Good, now lay back we'll be home in five minutes." I lied back, enjoying the short ride. The car came to a stop and my door was opened.
"That was fast." I murmured as I got out. He held his hand out for me and we walked hand in hand to the front door. Suddenly he stiffened. "Edward, are you okay?" He didn't answer me so I opened the door and saw the WHOLE family sitting in our living room with similar looks—raised eyebrows.
"Um…hi guys!" I put on a fake cheesy smile. Their eyebrows only rose higher. Edward's hand was still in mine and I gave it a light squeeze.
"Hello Carlisle, Esme." Edward said with a cheery smile.
"So I think we should explain Edward." I whispered towards him. He nodded.
"So you guys have known that I've loved Bella for a very long time." They nodded. "Well, today we confessed our love for each other and we're together, and I've never been happier." He turned to smile crookedly at me. I blushed and smiled back before looking at the family. They were all motionless. Uh oh, does that mean that they don't like this?
"I can't take it anymore, congratulations!" Alice screamed running and hugging us both full force, knocking the wind out of me.
"Thanks Ali," I coughed hugging her back once I got a lungful of air. When I let her go she gave Edward a look and he let go of my hand to open his arms and engulf his favorite "sister."
"See I told you" She chanted and he laughed.
"Yes you told me, happy?"
"Extremely." She beamed stepping back. "Now what's the lesson learned?" She wagged her finger mockingly.
Edward sighed dramatically. "Never bet against Alice." She smiled and hugged him again.
"Good."
"Thanks Alice, for everything." When she stepped back I was tackled by Rosalie.
"Baby girl," she cradled my face. "I want you to be happy."
"I am mommy, Edward has always made me happy and I know he always will." I looked at him. She tucked a piece of hair behind my ear and turned to Edward, very serious.
"Now you, brother dearest, will take care of my baby. We've discussed this many times. Hurt her and you will be the first transsexual vampire ever. Understand?" He visibly gulped and nodded. She smiled and opened her arms hugging him.
"Congrats Edward, you and Bella deserve this."
"Thanks Rose, that means a lot coming from you." She laughed and went to go sit by Alice.
Emmett engulfed me in a bear hug. "Em…mett… I…can't…breathe…"
"You can hold for five seconds, I want to congratulate you." He laughed.
"Emmett put her down, now." Edward growled. Emmett put me down and I sucked in a deep breath. Phew!
"Already protective, sheesh. Ah, congrats my brother!" Emmett banged Edward's back in a brotherly affection. "Make the squirt happy." Edward laughed and I grinned.
Jasper came and hugged me picking me up and spinning me. "FINALLY."
I laughed. "You guys not being together was going to be the death of me—and Emmett if you make another comment about us already being dead I might just break your xbox." Emmett shut his opened mouth muttering incoherent words under his breath.
Edward walked to Jasper and they sighed. "FINALLY MAN." They both shook hands, grinning.
"I know, I'm so happy."
"Well let's stay happy please for the sake of Jasper's sanity." Jasper was speaking in third person, clasping his hands in a begging gesture.
"You're an idiot Jazz." I said laughing.
"Edward, like I said, I'll pray for you." Edward chuckled.
"You think it'll be necessary?" Jazz took a look at me and nodded.
"Yes, without a doubt."
"I'm right here!" I said waving at them. Talking about me like I can't hear them, dumb boys. Esme came over to me and engulfed me in a tight hug which I returned, and then Carlisle hugged us both.
"We're so happy for you Bella." Esme beamed.
"Yes, honey we're happy you'll finally be happy." Carlisle said.
"Thank you guys, this means a lot." Carlisle let go and went towards Edward. He put his hand on his shoulder and smiled.
"Son, I'm truly glad for you. Now make my little girl happy." Edward smiled warmly at Carlisle agreeing.
"Even if it's the last thing I do I'll make Bella happy Carlisle." Carlisle's face softened and he patted him lightly on the back.
"Bro, I hope you know you're still getting a talk." Jasper called from the couch.
Edward groaned. "You're not joking are you?"
Jasper smirked. "Not at all."
Alice skipped towards me and took my hand. "Sorry Edward, I'm borrowing your girlfriend. Go and play with Emmett and Jasper. Come on Rose, Esme you too." I hugged Edward and he kissed the top of my head before I was dragged upstairs to Alice's bedroom. She locked it and I sat down on her bed, knowing why she brought me here.
"Alright, speak." Alice ordered taking a seat next to Esme.
"What do you want to know?" I asked.
"Everything!" She squealed cradling her hands around her face. I took a deep breath.
"Well, after I got off the phone with you guys, Edward went downstairs and read a letter from the Volturi—"
"The Volturi?" Rose whisper-yelled.
"Yeah, it was ensuring the deal of me being a vampire and if not they would kill you guys and me."
"Why that sick, fucking bastard!"
"Rosalie, language." Esme frowned at her disapprovingly. Esme was never one for foul language and corrected anyone she heard speak like that.
"Sorry Esme."
"So Edward and I got into this argument because he said he didn't want me being a vampire and he wasn't going to allow it, because he didn't want to damn my soul to this life I might regret.
I told him that when I was changed I would leave so he could be in peace and I took off. I went to a place he showed me, that only he knew about and cried there for a while." Rose lied down on the bed, but never took her eyes off me. She seemed so intrigued by my story.
"Apparently he followed me, and called out my name. I looked up and asked him what he was doing here. He said we needed to talk and I said no that I didn't want to. I said that when I would become a vampire I would leave and leave him alone. I also said we shouldn't be near each other until you guys came back."
"Then what happened?" Alice asked.
"I'm getting to that. Well since I knew I wouldn't see him for a couple of days and then I would leave after my transformation, I knew that if I didn't say it now then I never would, and I wanted to get this off my chest and let him know how I felt. So I went up to him, hugged him and told him I loved him. When I was going to leave he grabbed me and said he needed to talk. He told me he loved me and cleared up that the conversation between Jasper and he that day in the kitchen was about me not Tanya." I sucked in a breath and continued. "I felt so happy and we kissed and here we are!" I said gesturing to this moment.
Alice, Rose and Esme hugged me. "I'm happy for you, dear." Esme whispered in my ear.
"Thanks mom." I hugged her back tightly, nuzzling the back of her neck.
"Me too," Rose said. "I'll be right back okay?"
I nodded and she left.
"Ah she's going to talk to Edward." Alice giggled into her hand.
"Oh my," Esme looked towards the door and shook her head.
"For the love of—"
Rosalie's POV
My baby girl is happy and that's all that matters. I shut the door to her room and walked downstairs. The guys weren't in the living room, so I sniffed the air and found Emmett's scent leading to the backyard.
I walked through the door and saw Edward sitting on a rock as Jasper stood to his left with a smirk. Carlisle on his right with a serious expression and Emmett was in front of him with his arms crossed, his back towards me. From what I could see Edward's head was in his hands and knowing Emmett, he probably had a huge grin on his face.
They're torturing him, that's always nice. I thought sarcastically. I don't think I should be one to criticize; I was hard with him too. I hope he knows he's going to get a mouthful of me too. I smirked and slid the door shut. Everyone looked up at me and I made my way towards Edward. I stood in front of him with a smirk.
"I hope you know I am going to talk too." He groaned and buried his head back in his hands.
"Rose, baby, this is a guy 'torture Edward' meeting." I turned and raised an eyebrow at Emmett.
"Oh really?" he nodded. "Well for now, I'm one of the guys so Edward where do I start?"
Edward's POV
I am going to kill myself. I've been here for five minutes listening to Emmett rant about how he will rip me to shreds if I hurt Bella. I thought I said it about 50 times that I could never hurt Bella. Then Emmett started talking about how Bella and I are not having sex, but to carry a condom around incase.
Carlisle got a little disturbed with the thought of me and Bella having sex, shooting me quick glances and 'don't even think about it' looks. Then Rosalie decides to appear and says she's going to give me a long speech.
"I don't know but don't talk about sex like Emmett." I heard a slap and Emmett cry out.
"Rose!" I looked up and saw him rubbing his cheek.
"I think Edward's a little smarter than that Emmett." She narrowed her eyes at him causing him to put up his hands in surrender.
"Just in case." He replied.
Rosalie turned back towards me refusing to continue going back and forth with Emmett. "Well no I actually wanted to talk to you alone, is that ok? This is a 'Rosalie talk to Edward' moment." She looked over at Emmett and he understood the hint, which really wasn't a hint at all.
She wasn't requesting this little talk alone, she was basically telling everyone to leave so we could talk.
"Ah let's go, what the hell." Jasper said walking to the house with Emmett and Carlisle following him.
"Edward, I'm not going to go on with a list of threats. I'm going to talk to you okay?" I nodded. "You love my daughter, correct?"
"With all my heart Rosalie." I answered honestly.
"You'll do anything to make her happy?"
"Yes." She knew this already, so I didn't really know where she was going with this.
"What about her immortality?" I physically froze, but her face remained impassive.
"What about it?" She leaned back on the rock and looked up at the sky.
"You know very well as I do that she will do anything to become a vampire."
"I know, but I am trying to convince her to stay human." I was trying but it seemed as though every time I talked to her about it, it went in one ear and out the other. But I didn't want to believe it was a lost case, if there was any hope in her staying human, I'll take it and try to make her understand.
She started to speak again, shaking me out of my thoughts. "Listen, Edward I don't want Bella to become a vampire either, but it's what she wants and even though I deny it, there's a small part of me that is glad she's becoming one. I don't want to lose my little girl Edward. She's the reason for me being happy." Rosalie's eyes held so much emotion in them that I didn't need to read her mind or have Jasper's power to feel it.
She always wanted a baby, but because she was turned into a vampire she was barred from that choice, and that has always been her main reason for her hostility and sadness. She would've given up everything for a chance to be a mother.
"I know somewhere deep down you're happy too. You're happy you'll have forever with her, because she's your mate. What are you going to do once she…" she swallowed, closing her eyes. "Dies?"
"I was thinking of going to the Volturi and asking them to kill me." I suddenly felt a sharp sting on the back of my neck.
"Ow!" I yelped rubbing my neck. Rosalie was glaring at me her hand still suspended in mid-air, anger evident on her face.
"Idiot, that's not the way you solve things. Bella wouldn't want that."
"But I wouldn't be able to live without her." I tried reasoning.
"Then you know you want her to become immortal." I looked down not able to look at her in the eyes anymore, because deep down there was a part of me that did want Bella to become a vampire so she could stay forever with me.
"I do, but that's selfish."
"Not when she wants it too. Edward, you guys can't live without each other, this is for the best."
"I guess; I'm just afraid she might regret this life. We all have at one point." She touched my arm.
"Yes, but I doubt she will. We really had no one with us nor the things we wanted, but you guys have love, each other, and us." She cracked a smile. She was right; Bella had the things we didn't have when we were turned.
"You're right Rose." I grinned back at her.
"I just want you to take care of her okay? I'm putting all my trust and care in your hands, I'm handing her over to you. Remember she's as delicate as a flower and as fragile as glass, do not break her. If you do you'll be a transsexual." Her eyes gleamed with mischief.
I gulped but nodded. "Thanks Rose, for your trust and all. I enjoyed this little talk." She got up and dusted her dress.
"No problem Edward." I got up and hugged her. It was a little awkward because from the whole family we were the most distant. When we let go we went inside and Bella was sitting down eating a sandwich. She looked up at me and smiled.
"I was hungry." I laughed loudly and saw a small blush creep up to her cheeks. It was quite enjoyable to see.
"I can see that, silly." She got up from the table and sat down on the couch, patting the spot next to her.
I sat down next to her and watched her eat. "You know you staring at me is weird." She laughed.
"Well what else am I suppose to do?" I asked and she shrugged.
"Tomorrow is going to be a hectic day." She said.
"Aww," Alice thought, but I ignored it.
"Why?" I asked. She put up her feet and I grabbed them and placed them on my lap.
"Awww," Alice thought again.
"Well after the incident with Lauren at her party and everything." She looked down blushing.
"Awwww!" I am going to kill Alice.
"No one saw Bella, we made sure." I tilted her face up and looked her in the eyes. "Just don't make anymore scenes." I smiled and again she blushed lightly.
"Awwwww!" I turned and looked at Alice.
"Alice, are you going to stop?" I asked. She put up her two hands in defense.
"Sorry, sorry." She turned to go upstairs as I leaned in to kiss Bella.
"AWWWWWWWW!" I stopped mid way and turned to glare at her, but she was already upstairs, locking herself in a room, laughing.
Bella looked confused and I shook my head, before leaning in and pressing my lips to hers. She dropped her sandwich and took my face in her hands. I took her waist in one of my arms and my other arm was used for support.
"AW!" This time it wasn't a thought, it was said out loud. I broke off the kiss and turned around to yell at Alice.
"Alice, I am going to kill y—" But it wasn't Alice, it was Emmett standing there with a sly grin on his face. I heard footsteps before Alice appeared next to Emmett, staring at me with her hands on her hips.
"It wasn't me that time." She said glaring at me.
"What's going on?" Bella asked.
"I told Alice to stop it because she kept thinking 'aw' in her mind after everything we said or did." I explained.
She huffed. "Well EXCUSE me for thinking you guys are adorable, sheesh."
I rolled my eyes. "Well apparently Emmett said aw and I thought it was Alice."
Emmett and Alice's mouth dropped.
"How do you get me mixed up with the pixie?" Emmett exclaimed gesturing towards Alice at the same time Alice said,
"How do you confuse me with that buffoon?" She pointed at Emmett.
"I am no buffoon." Emmett argued.
"Well I am no pixie." Alice countered.
"Oh jeez, someone save us." Bella said getting up and heading for the kitchen as I chuckled.
