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Stuart Lancaster will be delighted and England should be. Against an Australian team that might have looked to have turned the corner after a win in Rosario and scoring 33 points against the All Blacks in Dunedin, Saturday was just what Lancaster's squad needed to silence those voices in the head that must have been still there after Wales and the Millennium Stadium at the end of the last Six Nations.
For 50 minutes England looked terribly rusty, unable to put any tempo on the game with the start of the second half a mess, but then Quade Cooper missed for the first time and that triggered a sea change. A dodgy line call led to Chris Robshaw's try and the introduction of Dylan Hartley and Ben Youngs from the bench kept the momentum going.
Less than two years out from the World Cup, England have beaten one of their rivals to get out of their pool and into the knockout stages and while is was not pretty, far from it, this set up Lancaster's and England's autumn.
Regarding his back five, the head coach's decision to stick with his captain – but gamble on a mobile second row – came up trumps and was key to winning a difficult match for a young side with new partnerships together for the first time. The two flankers, Robshaw and Tom Wood, were immense, causing Will Genia all sorts of headaches at the breakdown. If good players have time on the ball, then good defenders rob rivals of time and Genia suffered flankers in the face all afternoon.
Last year it was the breakdown and Michael Hooper that set up an Australia win at Twickenham; this time Hooper hardly showed and when you have athletes such as Joe Launchbury and Courtney Lawes getting around the field and making big tackles, and props in the shape of Dan Cole stealing ball at the breakdown, it means that teams such as Australia are living off scraps.
Faced with a suffocating defence, the tourists' lack of ball-carriers showed, whereas the brothers Vunipola, Mako and Billy, did some eye-catching work, especially in the first half and, after a wobbly start, the set piece also settled down.
In the scrum there were times when Cole came close to reducing James Slipper to rubble and after the trials and tribulations of the summer with the Lions, Mako Vunipola suggested he is happier with the new laws, even if he will have trouble stealing the shirt from a fit Alex Corbisiero. And the lineout? It got better as the day went on.
Faced with a couple of losses and one squint throw from Tom Youngs, Lawes, still pretty new to calling the line, did well to hold his nerve and immediately upon Hartley coming on things improved. The Northampton captain threw his first ball to the back, hit his target and from then on, rather than jump mob-handed against Lawes in the middle, Australia had to worry about the whole line. The Northampton lock signed off by calling a series of throws to himself, winning the lot.
I doubt Lancaster will make too many changes to his midfield, but very soon he is going to have to decide on one that will win him a World Cup quarter-final. Manu Tuilagi will come back, but with whom? Billy Twelvetrees will be disappointed with his attack and defence; he tends to sit too long in defence and that is what happened for Matt Toomua's try. The Gloucester centre has all the skills to make it work, but needs to impress against Argentina next weekend, or Lancaster might be tempted to cross out Twelvetrees's name before the All Blacks.
Joel Tomkins's inexperience showed, but he will play again next Saturday when I expect Ben Youngs to start at scrum-half, probably with Danny Care on the bench. England need to up the tempo, which they did so successfully in turning the game around, and while Lee Dickson was the form choice, I don't see him as a World Cup-winning No9. Owen Farrell needs someone to inject that pace and the centres outside him suffer the knock-on tribulations if the ball is delayed.
That said, you have to admire the steel in Farrell's soul. After missing three penalties, and from places where a right-footed fly-half should fancy them, most No10s would have been in pieces, but for a 22-year-old Farrell is remarkably mature. He steadied himself and even spotted the gap manipulated by Hartley's obstruction for the try that left Australia having to play from too deep in their own territory. He is a tough kid.
Lancaster's easiest call should be at full-back, where Mike Brown was solid under the aerial bombardment and exciting in counterattack. The Harlequin may have got lucky with the touch judge's mistake before Robshaw's try, but the yards he makes out of defence were as encouraging to England as they increased the Australian suffering.


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PURPOSE: Vibration response imaging (VRI) is a novel imaging technology that measures vibration during the ventilation process. The vibrations are detected and displayed by 34 sensors, which are attached to a patient's back. As air moves in and out of the lungs, the vibration energy is transmitted to and recorded by the VRI device and a dynamic image is created. The purpose of the study is to observe the effects of different ventilator modes on lung vibration during ventilation.
METHODS: Stable, mechanically ventilated patients requiring minimal ventilatory support (PEEP ≤ 8cmH2O, FiO2 ≤ 0.5) were identified. Serial VR imaging was performed on 25 patients during volume control(VC) with square inspiratory waveform, pressure control (PC) and pressure support (PS) modes of mechanical ventilation. In VC and PC modes the tidal volume and inspiratory time were held constant. In PC and PS, this was achieved by adjusting applied pressure of the ventilator to achieve target tidal volume. Maximal vibration energy during inspiration was measured and statistical analysis was done using t-test.
RESULTS: Compared to VC, maximal vibration energy during inspiration increased by 3.16% ± 4.68 on PC(p=0.0016) and increased by 2.47% ± 4.98 on PS(p=0.01). There was no statistical difference in the tidal volume at the different modes.
CONCLUSION: Maximal vibration energy in the lungs during inspiration increased significantly from VC to PC and from VC to PS. Decelerating flow patterns in both PC and PS modes provide increased vibration energy. This is likely related to high flow at the beginning of inspiration having greater effect on maximal vibration energy than flow during middle and later parts of inspiration.
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: VR imaging provides a real time comparison of distribution of vibration energy in different modes of mechanical ventilation. If VRI energy distribution can be linked to changes in oxygenation and ventilation, it may offer the potential to adjust ventilator settings in real time at the bedside for optimization of mechanical ventilation.
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If idiocy were a subject, I'd be the star pupil. "Let's mix some jazz"? Come ON, that is just pathetic!
This day is really starting to stink. Big time.
Cursing himself internally for the third time that day, Falladae started to investigate the chemicals that had been dumped before them on the table. According to the teacher they were supposed to be examining the reaction between Iron Bromide and Sulphur Dioxide and seeing how it was influenced by Hydrochloric Acid.
Falladae had absolutely no idea what any of that scientific mumbo-jumbo meant, so he simply tried to figure out what was what. After several minutes, he gave up and turned to Snow, looking utterly defeated.
"Well, call me a total buffoon but I actually haven't the foggiest what all this stuff means. I don't suppose you're any good at this scientific stuff?" he said, fidgeting in embarassment.
Wow, that was almost as smooth as calling her a stalker. Jees you really aren't very good at this are you?
Shut up, Falladae snapped mentally to himself, I'm doing my best here! It's not as if I'm out to impress her or anything. I just don't want her to hate my guts. So you, irritating little voice in my head, can just pipe down!
Then he stopped and, with an alarmed look from Snow, smacked his head into the table.
Great. First he'd made an utter fool of himself, then he'd earnt the emnity of someone he barely met and on top of that he was acting like a fool.
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This year the Monastery is recognizing families of deployed military, and your attendance at our picnic not only supports our Benet Hill Programs and Mission, but also helps us all to recognize and thank those who have given so much for our country."
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QNX to replace Microsoft's problematic software, and it will also be cheaper
It appears that Ford is finally wising up and is looking to replace the Microsoft technology that currently powers MyFord Touch with
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MyFord Touch on the Ford Explorer
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The concert lobby was loud and crowded. Tyler led her by the hand as they squeezed through the doors of the concert hall, and Tyler showed someone their tickets, and they were led to their seats, just 10 rows from the front, and off to the left of the stage.
"Look, I know that they aren't perfect seats, but, you can still enjoy the music." Tyler tried to apologize.
Rain shook her head. "Any seat next to you is perfect." She said, not realizing how cheesy it sounded until it was out of her mouth."
Tyler smiled, and kissed her very softly as they sat down. Rain smiled at the gesture, then faced straight ahead, at the stage.
The stage was round and draped in curtains, but there was an orchestra in plain view some distance behind it, and Rain realized she hadn't looked at any of the signs to see what was showing.
"Um, Tyler, what group are we going to see?" She asked cautiously, but excited.
"Well, I heard from a friend of a friend that this European group was going to performing in Washington DC and so, I called in some favors, and he got us some tickets." And in a very smooth move, he pulled out the show's program, on the cover of which were four guys in dark suits, their backs to the camera, but still recognizable, as were the words floating above their heads.
"Il Divo! Tyler!" Rain threw her arms around his neck in surprise and delight. "They are so popular in Europe, I can't believe you did this! You're the best fiancé in the world!"
"Thank you Rain, but I just did it because I love you." Tyler replied, smoothly segueing into the role of true romantic. He said it with no cynicism or irony, only compassion, as was his style. Rain loved that about him.
"I love you too," she said, taking his hand in her own as she settled down to watch the concert. For next few hours, thats the position she stayed in, even when her hand cramped up and desperately wanted her to wiggle her fingers, that's where it stayed, firmly encased in Tyler's grip.
Il Divo was an opera group, four men of different nationalities, and they sang songs in all the romantic languages, French, Spanish, Italian, and some English, backed up by a live orchestra.
Rain sat, completely enthralled by the music, on the edge of her seat for the entire duration of the show, from the first moment the curtain dropped to the time where they were waving and exiting the stage. They sang many songs, some Rain recognized, some Tyler did, and others that neither knew at all, but they did their best to sing along anyway, annoying one of the people sitting behind them, but most didn't seem to mind. Rain was still humming one of the tunes as they hailed another cab and rode to dinner. Tyler tried to snuggle with her in the back seat, but the ride was too short and they reached the restaurant in very little time.


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I am a couple days from buying a CW9. The only significant downside to this model is the inability to easily upgrade the front sight to a night sight if desired. The slide stop pin is also not forged (as it is on the P series) but the design was modified to compensate for this and I have never heard of a slide stop failing on a CW. The difference in price is huge. $350 for the CW9 vs. $520 for P9. For a 33% price cut, I can live without night sights. Besides I have a buddy that is a machinist and he can probably mill a dovetail for me if I ask him.


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Soon you will arrive here, in my little country The Netherlands. People will complain that it's too cold,
but not me. No, I love you Winter! I wish you could visit us more often then once a year. Whenever you leave in March, I get very, very sad.
Watching the snow while drinking chocolate milk in front of the fire place. Christmas is a lot more fun with snow as well! Not to forget that playing in it is something I love. Oh Winter, why can't you be here the whole year around?
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Never has his advice been more sought than during these brutal economic times. He has responded by writing a completely new book: The Job-Hunters Survival Guide, designed particularly for people who are hanging on the ropes, who havent time to do a lot of reading but need help desperately—and now. Early reviews have called this little Guide "brilliant" and "tremendously helpful."
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Atlas of United States History with Map of Presidents with Charts
This hardcover Atlas of United States History graphically shows the growth of the United States from its Native American inhabitants to the latest immigration and population figures. Designed to help users discover the geographic and political influences underlying America's history and growth, it contains updated maps of the recent world changes, maps of explorer's routes throughout history, and industrial development. It also includes information on issues such as conservation of natural resources, foreign aid, the U.S. in Latin America, foreign trade and tariffs. This atlas also features graphs and charts on each presidential election, flags of American history, foreign trade, the economy, and more to bring American history to life. Atlas comes bundled with a colorful, up-to-date American Presidents Smart Chart.
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This was splendid! Five links in, it was clear this was a formidable project. Structurally, I find working murder-mysteries the most difficult to plot - to execute that in Twine is, ack, gah, scary. The prose is nicely hardboiled, the characters distinct, the neon-scented chrome-finished dystopia of Neo New England was all that I had been promised by Bladerunner, Snatcher, Bladerunner The Game, Snatcher CD, Neuromancer and Shadowrun. That was a really good time - thanks. =)
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Gibside Market is a great place to buy fresh, seasonal food direct from local farmers and bakers. Why not come and see for yourself?
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The rupee trimmed its initial gains against the American currency but was still quoted up by two paise to 54.49 per dollar on mild selling of dollars by banks and exporters on the back of lower dollar overseas.
The rupee resumed higher at 54.41 per dollar against the Wednesday's closing level of 54.51 per dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market and hovered in a range of 54.39 per dollar and 54.53 per dollar before quoting at 54.49 per dollar per dollar at 1040 hrs.
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Stepping the mast
Very, very new to sailing after time in powerboats. The one area that worries me the most is stepping and unstepping the mast. I am in process of purchasing a Macgregor 22 and want to do solo sailing. I am no kid anymore - retired plus - but in very good health/strength.
Anyone met the same challenge - and how did you, if you did, overcome it?
Stepping the mast
The easiest way is to go to a marina that has a winch. Place the line from the winch around the mast at the lower part and make sure that it runs under the stay cables and fetches up under the spreaders. You then lower the mast onto the mast step. It takes 2 persons, one to operate the winch and the other to set it on the step. Keeping the line taunt, you can then put on the back stay, fore stay and shroud cables. It should be done loosely. Once these are secure you can take the line from the winch off. Then tighten up the turn buckles according to the specifications of your boat. If you don''t have them there is a McGreagor discussion group at this site that can help you. Unsteping the mast is done the same way. Hook the winch line to mast as indicated, make the line fairly taunt, loosen and undo the turn buckles. Haul it up and your done for another season. Hope this is of some assistance.
Stepping the mast
If you post where you are, there may well be someone in your area that reads this board, and will be happy to give you a hand getting started. I would guess it is possible to step that mast by hand but you will no doubt need help each time. Once you know how to go about it the help does not have to be a sailor, just a friend or nieghbor that is willing to give you a hand for 15 minutes.
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Stepping the mast
Bob, I just sold my 22 Mac last year. Although I am in my mid 30''s, I am very thin. I was able to step the mast solo a few time, but more often than not, I was offered help by a fellow sailor. I suppose it all depends what the atmosphere is like at your marina. Good luck and happy sailing.
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Good afternoon from Nationals Park. First, here are the lineups for the opening game of the Nationals-Royals series:
Podsednik - LF
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Callaspo - 3B
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Betancourt - SS
Chen - P
Morgan - CF
Guzman - 2B
Zimmerman - 3B
Dunn - 1B
Willingham - LF
Rodriguez - C
Morse - RF
Desmond - SS
Hernandez - P
Also, the Nationals announced this afternoon that Double-A Harrisburg shortstop Danny Espinosa was named the Eastern League's player of the week, as was Single-A Hagerstown first baseman Justin Bloxom in the South Atlnatic League. Espinosa hit .448 last week with four homers and 12 RBI, and Bloxom batted .548 with four homers and 17 RBI.
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(Reuters) - The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers overcame a sluggish start and rolled to a 35-18 victory over the Washington Redskins on Sunday to close out Wild Card weekend in the National Football League.
The victory set up a date for Green Bay on the road next weekend against the Arizona Cardinals, completing the match-ups for the Divisional round of the playoffs as all four road teams were opening-round winners for the first time.
The Seattle Seahawks, 10-9 winners on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, play NFC top-seeded Carolina Panthers, while AFC top seeds the Denver Broncos host the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots entertain the Kansas City Chiefs.
Green Bay fell behind 11-0 early in the second quarter before Rodgers, who completed only one-of-eight passes for 11 yards in the opening quarter, got the Packers' attack in gear on an unseasonably warm, windy day in the U.S. capital.
From that point on, the Packers outscored the hosts 35-7.
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Rodgers, who had struggled down the stretch of the regular season as Green Bay dropped their last two, found his touch and confidence and the Packers ran off 17 points to head into intermission leading 17-11.
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"My bedroom door here just started creaking as if someone were pushing on it."
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Patna, Nov 10: After returning to helm in Bihar Assembly Elections Nitish Kumar is likely to take oath as state's chief minister along with a 35-member council of ministers on Nov 20.
"A 36-member cabinet including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will take oath after the Chhath festival," said a Janata Dal-United leader was earlier quoted as saying.
The oath taking ceremony could be organised at Patna's historic Ramlila Maidan after the Chhath festival which will be celebrated in the third week of November. Chhath is the most popular festival in Bihar.
[BJP's defeat in Bihar may inspire more 'grand alliances': Congress]
As per reports, Nitish Kumar's cabinet will have more men from Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
According to leaders of the Grand Alliance, there will be 16 ministers from RJD, 15 from the JD-U and five from the Congress.
The RJD emerged as the single largest party with 80 assembly seats, followed by the JD-U with 71 and the Congress with 27.
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Dec 12, 2015
P1: 20 ft of 5.7/5.8 until you gain the arete and it is 5.2 to the anchors.
P2: Hard to tell where the route goes from the top of P1. But it is a crack that is a little hard to see from the anchor at your 12 o'clock. The crack has bushes in the first half and is unusable for gear or jamming. Climb the suspect face holds to the right to gain a splitter finger crack (5.4) for another 10 ft. From here if you look up and left you can see the anchor at the top of P2. Find the best route through all the bushes to make the final face moves past one bolt to an anchor.
P3: Go up past bolts to a ledge. Move right to a 3-4 ft vertical crack leading up to a suspect coffee table sized flake that forms a triangle shape at the top. CAUTION: THIS FLAKE FLEXED AND CREAKED WHEN I PULLED ON IT. It is definitely going to come off just a matter of time. Take extra care to not crank on it. This move (what gives this climb its 5.8 rating) can be protected to a certain extent but since the only decent rock is at the base of the ledge any fall at the crux would result in you decking.
Me and my partner thought this climb was a bomb. Recommend just avoiding. Juice wasnt worth the squeeze.


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The hosts surged into the lead as early as the second minute of the game, when a terrible back-pass from a Lajong defender found Haokip who kept his composure in a one-on-one situation with the goalie and slotted the ball past him to score his first of the night.
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So, these past three months have been crazy. Architecture is tough, I kid you not. I barely had time to eat and sleep. My break just ended today and finally I have a chapter for you. I am afraid this story has come to an end. I would like to thank every single person who has been with me since the beginning, those who abandoned it and those who started it recently.
I'm planning to write an epilogue next. But this is the final regular chapter. Thank you everyone.
Special thanks to my beta who saved me when I was in the middle of bad grammar and tense mistakes. She beta'd only ten chapters. I haven't heard from her since the earthquake in Chile and I hope and pray that wherever she is, she is well. You are truly wonderful, Mariana.
Chapter 35:
Sunday evening I left my house with my heart feeling lighter, guiltless and a smile on my face. Although I felt my heart breaking when Esme clung on to me, I comforted myself with the promise that I would visit her again, very soon.
I drove back to the city with a greater spirit. Visiting Esme had been a fantastic idea. Being in my childhood home reminded me of the little boy I used to be. He seemed like a stranger to the bitter and cynical man I have become. Now that I had gotten a peek into my younger self, I longed to be carefree and happy like I was at that age. I was tired of finding faults in everything. I didn't enjoy pushing people away from me. After that accident, it just came as second nature to me. I felt like I had to build a protective shield around myself so that no one else could get close to me. I was under the impression that isolating myself from the people surrounding me would help me lead an uncomplicated life; a life where I had no expectations to fulfil. Not anymore. I was not going to be that person anymore.
Very few of us get a second chance in life. There must be a good reason why I survived that accident on that New Year's Eve. Esme moved on with her life after Carlisle's death because of me. I have to do the same.
I had wasted four years of my life moping and I wouldn't want to live that way anymore. Did I honestly think giving up on life would make Angela happy? She'd be devastated if she saw me like this. I realized I needed to start living again.
I walked into my apartment in better spirits than I left it. I quickly took a shower and made a split second decision, thinking it was now or never. I whipped out my cell phone and called Bella. As the phone rang, I kept hoping she didn't have any weekend plans.
After three rings, she answered, "Hello?"
"Um, hi, Bella?" I asked.
"Edward! What's up? Are you back?" she asked.
"Yeah. Hey I was wondering, do you have any plans tonight?"
A pause. Then she answered. "No, not that I know of. Why? What do you have in mind?"
Here was the moment. I could do it. "I was thinking I would take you out to dinner, if that's okay," I said, running my fingers through my hair which was still damp from the shower.
She responded almost instantly. "Sure. I'd love that."
I stood frozen in shock and stared at my phone for a full minute after he hung up. He wanted to take me to dinner. Tonight.
At that moment, all those scenes from chick-flicks flashed through my mind where the heroine raids her entire closet, looking for something good to wear on her date. While I was sure this was nothing more than a friendly dinner, it didn't make me feel any more calm. I quickly pulled out a blue sweater dress with sleeves right above my elbows and a height that came up to my knees. To break the monotony of the all over blue, I put on a brown leather belt around my waist. I paired it with black tights and black peep-toes. I have never been a fan of too much make-up so I went with a little eye-liner and lip gloss.
Just as I came downstairs, I saw both my parents eyeing me suspiciously. My mom asked, "Are you going somewhere?"
I nodded just as the doorbell rang. "Edward's taking me out to dinner."
My mom smiled and my dad cleared his throat and placed the newspaper he was reading on the coffee table.
I opened the door and there he stood all nervous smiles and slightly fidgeting. He was dressed in a blue-grey shirt with a black jacket over it and dark pants.
"Hi." I said shyly.
"Hey, Bella. Was I supposed to bring flowers? I'm sorry. I haven't done this since high school."
I laughed, immediately feeling at ease. "Don't be silly. We are way past flowers and candy. Come in."
As he stepped inside, I saw my parents assessing him. My mom appraised him with a small smile on her lips and my dad with caution in his eyes.
"Dad, this is Edward and Mom you've already met him" I croaked out, mortified at how nervous I sounded.
"Of course. It's so good to see you again," my mom said. My Dad just nodded.
I shot him a look that said, 'be nice.' He got up and shook Edward's hands.
"It's really nice to finally meet you both. And your house is lovely," Edward said politely.
My dad crossed his arms over his chest and nodded, unimpressed. "Have her back before midnight." I rolled my eyes.
"Most definitely, sir," Edward said, looking clearly terrified.
As we got in his car, I burst out laughing. "You should have seen you face!"
"I am officially scared of your dad," Edward said as her started the engine.
We settled into a comfortable silence after that. I stole quick glances at him, wondering what brought on this change in him. He seemed different, for a lack of better word. At first glance it would be hard to notice. But I have had months' worth of practice of reading his face.
"So how's your mother?" I asked.
"Great. She was delighted to see me. I suppose I should thank you for talking some sense into me and making me take that trip," he said with a chuckle.
"So is this dinner your way of saying 'thanks'?" I asked, teasing him.
"No!" He said, looking horrified. "I just realized that I wouldn't want to spend my weekend with anyone else." He replied with a smirk.
"I'm glad. Just so you know, I am not exactly opposed to spending my weekend with you either."
"I can see that. Which is why you are here," he said with a laugh.
"Where are we going anyway?" I asked.
"Just this little Italian place I like, on Tenth Avenue. I figured you could never go wrong with Italian food."
It was a short car ride from my house in Bronx and soon the car stopped in front of a building with large square glass windows. The entrance was flanked by two square red-brick pillars and in between each storey, was a black panel with the words 'Del Posto' written on it.
As Edward held out the door for me, I finally recognized the name and gasped.
"Is something wrong?" Edward asked.
"Edward! You brought me here? This place is crazy expensive!" I exclaimed.
He laughed like it was no big deal. "Think of it this way. I haven't eaten out at a nice place in ages. So I'm overdue in indulging myself in expensive Italian food."
"Oh so this is about you, huh?" I teased him.
"God, no! I just wanted to take you somewhere nice and this is the first place that came to my mind and I thought you might enjoy the décor and the food.." he kept on rambling.
I laughed out loud again. "Edward, I wasn't being serious. I'm sure I'll love it no matter what."
Edward was right about the interior décor part. As soon as we walked in, I was met with this great view of the whole place that was decorated in light, warm colours. The floor was wooden and reflected the ceiling lights. The ceiling itself was white with dark wood panels set in vertically and horizontally, creating little squares in between. The furniture was of the same dark wooden colour. The chairs were of deep red leather that matched the curtains.
The maitre d' greeted us in Italian and led us to a table at the corner. As soon as we were seated, she left and we were greeted by the hostess.
*"Buona sera," she said. "Benvenuti a Del Posto. Lo sarò il vostro ospite per la serata. Spero che ti piace la vostra cena qui."
"We would like to place our orders please," Edward said.
"Sicuro," she said and brought out two menus. She then gave us a few minutes to choose our orders.
I eyed Edward over the opened menu in front of me. He really did seem different. The usual frown was missing and so were the lines on his forehead. For once, he seemed relaxed. The trip must have gone really well. He caught me staring and his face curved up into that heart-warming smile.
"Do you know what you want?" He asked, still smiling.
I blushed at his words. The obvious answer would be 'you' but I'm sure that would send him running for the hills. Besides, I was pretty sure he was referring to the food.
By this time, the hostess had reappeared.
"Yeah, I'll have Spaghetti with sliced jalapeno, crab and minced scallion."
Edward chose a Gorgonzola Dolce with black truffle butter and handed back the menus to the hostess who assured the food will be ready in half-an-hour.
I sat back in my chair and rested my arms on the armrest. I looked around at the diners and then finally rested my eyes back on him. He was looking back at me with a small smile.
"Well, this is different," I commented after a while.
He burst out laughing, as if to prove my point. Since when does he laugh?
"I guess I just go tired of being miserable all the time," he said.
"You? Being miserable? Jeez, what are you talking about?" I teased him again.
"Ha, ha, you are hilarious," he said.
He remained silent for a few moments. Then he looked up and started speaking.
"I haven't treated you right, Bella. I was so wrapped up in my own misery, that I was blind and didn't see what was right in front of me. You are sweet, kind and wonderful and I was an ass to not see that. I should have done this dinner thing a long time ago. But I'm glad that you didn't give up on me and stuck around and gave me a chance even though I don't deserve it."
My jaw dropped. What was he saying?
He took a deep breath and started again. "I had made a mess of my life. I gave up my old house and moved into a cheap apartment in Brooklyn. I stopped seeing the only family I have left, my mom. I stopped playing the instrument I loved so much. I thought if I deprived myself from all the things that I loved, the guilt might somehow lessen," he said, with his voice getting smaller. "But that didn't happen. Instead, my nightmares continued. I started eating less, lost a lot of pounds and I think also grew some grey hair," he said with a mirthless laugh.
He then paused and took a sip of water. He ran his fingers through his hair once and continued.
"And then you came along. I started feeling better, less stressed and a whole lot happier than I had been in a long time. And Bella, I know I pushed you out at first but I was wrong. I though….that maybe after knowing about my past, you would want to stay away from me. So I had to tell you about my history before you took things forward. You wouldn't believe how relieved and frigging ecstatic I was when you didn't run away screaming after knowing about all that."
My head was spinning. He had always been so cryptic about what he felt. So what brought on this sudden candidness?
He cleared his throat awkwardly and fidgeted a little with his napkin. "You seem awfully quiet."
I took a lungful of air and exhaled and tried to come up with something to say. "I know. It's just that….you've never said….that's a lot to take," I finished lamely.
He nodded with a frown marring his flawless features. "I understand that." He suddenly looked up. "Oh God, Bella, I didn't mean to kill your appetite with all that heavy talk. I should have kept my mouth shut until we had eaten."
"No, no, it's fine. Actually, I am glad you let it all out. Sometimes, well, most of the time, to speak the truth, it's not easy to read you. Okay, since we are being honest here, it's very difficult to know what you're thinking. I feel like I am walking on egg shells whenever I am around you." It felt good to speak out loud about what had been bugging me since the beginning.
He looked down at his lap and nodded again knowingly. "I guess I am to blame for all that. I built this wall around me and it might have looked like I was pushing everyone out, truth was that I was petrified of letting anyone else in. But you….you broke through that wall and with you I could finally be myself again." He finished, smiling for the first time since he started the conversation.
I felt my own face breaking into a similar smile and was a second away from saying something ridiculously mushy. However, I was saved by the hostess serving our food.
"Enjoy your meal," she said, with a thick accent.
The food was unsurprisingly good. The spaghetti had just the right amount of tomato sauce and was sprinkled with jalapeno and went extremely well with the red wine we ordered.
"Is the food alright?" he asked after we began eating.
I hummed appreciatively with a forkful of spaghetti in my mouth and nodded my approval. "It's delicious."
He grinned and suddenly looked like a younger version of the twenty-nine year old man I knew.
We finished our food in silence. I declined his offer for dessert because I was full.
He paid the bill quickly and soon we were out of the restaurant. We walked side by side, keeping a few inches distance between us. It wasn't a cold night but not very warm either. It was the perfect weather for a night stroll, which I was sure what he had in mind as well because he didn't stop when we passed his car. I looked at him questioningly and he said, "I wasn't quite done talking back there."
I nodded. The next moment, our hands grazed and he gently entwined his fingers with mine. "Is this okay?" he murmured. I rolled my eyes. Of course it was.
I could be dramatic and say my heart was beating so hard it felt like it would burst out of chest. But I would be lying if I did say that. Truth was I felt nothing but a calm wash over me and spread all over, starting from my head to the tips of my toes. His hands were slightly rough but very much warm.
"Bella, I don't think I have thanked you for bringing this change in my life." He came to a stop as he said this and I was pulled by his hand to face him. He grabbed my other hand and brushed my knuckles with his thumbs. I suppressed a shudder that went through me at his touch.
"I can feel the change in me. I no more scoff at people who are nice to me," he said, with his eyes at our joined hands. I grinned at this. "I have started eating well; I feel like doing things that make me happy, you know? Like playing the violin or teaching those kids soccer with more enthusiasm than I had before. I realized how lucky I am to be alive and I am positive I wasn't given a second chance to live so that I could mope around." He knitted his eyebrows adorably at this and I lifted my hands to brush a stray hair from his forehead. He lifted his eyes to meet mine. Okay, now my heart was beating like crazy.
My fingers lingered on his skin. He grasped them and held them against his cheek. "I am still not all flowers and sunshine and rainbows. I still am slightly broken inside and I think that part of me can never be mended no matter how much I try. But I want you to know, I want you in my life. You are an amazing person and I want you to be happy. Even if you walk away from me now, I would wish nothing but your happiness, no matter who you are with."
I frowned. "You know, for a smart person, you can be really dumb sometimes." And with that, I didn't give him a chance to respond. Standing on my toes, I pressed my lips to his.
His arms immediately went to my waist and he lowered his head so that I didn't have to stand on my toes. My hands went around his neck and I kissed him with a newfound fervour. He wanted me to be in his life. Granted, he was still unclear about his feelings for me but I would give him time, because he was worth it.
I shut my brain off before the voice in my head started to sound any more like a L'Oreal commercial. I pressed myself further into his chest and gasped when he moaned at the sudden contact. He sucked on my bottom lip before slipping his tongue inside. This time it was me who started to make embarrassing noises and I gripped the hair at his nape.
We broke apart as soon as I realized we were on a pavement and were most likely giving passer-bys a show. Thankfully, when I looked around, I didn't see any creepy pedestrians nearby.
We were both breathing heavily. I looked up to see Edward still had his eyes closed. I giggled and he opened them at the noise.
"It was that good?" I asked, still laughing.
"You bet," he said and winked.
"Did you just wink at me? Very classy, Edward." I crinkled my nose in mock disgust.
"Admit it, Swan. You can't resist my charms," he said with a shrug.
I didn't disagree at this. He held my hands again as we walked back towards his car.
It didn't matter that I couldn't utter the 'L' word yet. I didn't mind that he wasn't being clear about his feelings. All I knew was that, deep down, a part of him was still unhealed and would remain that way for quite some time. But I wasn't in any rush. The thing that matters most is that I can see him getting there. And maybe when he's ready, I'll tell him.
-The End-
*Translation: "Good evening. Welcome to Del Posto. I will be your hostess for the evening. I hope you enjoy your dinner here."
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