• Edward tries to convince Bella that he loves her and will never leave her Bella reminds Edward that she will grow old and die unless he changes her into a vampire; Edward refuses
• Bella decides to put her mortality up for a vote by Edward‘s family
CHAPTER 24
• On the way to Edward‘s house, Bella says her worst fear is that Edward will leave her Edward tells her that her hold on him is permanent and unbreakable; Bella has an epiphany: Edward loves her
• The Cullens congregate in the dining room; Bella explains that her mortality involves all of them
Bella asks them if they want her to join their family; all but Rosalie and Edward say yes; Rosalie tells Bella that she wishes there had been someone to vote no for her; Alice says she can‘t change Bella, and Carlisle says he can do it; Edward bargains for more time — he suggests that they wait until after graduation; Edward says he will change Bella himself on one condition: if she marries him first
EPILOGUE
• Almost everything is back to normal
Bella is grounded; Jacob won‘t return her phone calls
• Edward drives Bella home from school to find her motorcycle in the driveway
• Jacob is waiting to talk to Edward in the woods
Jacob had hoped the motorcycle would get Bella grounded, and away from Edward; Edward thanks Jacob for keeping Bella alive; Jacob reminds Edward the treaty forbids a vampire from biting a human
• Bella and Jacob part in sadness; Bella vows to see him smile again
Eclipse
CHAPTER 1
• Jacob sends Bella a note saying that he misses her, but that doesn‘t change anything Charlie tells Bella she is not grounded anymore if she will balance her time among her friends, especially Jacob
• Edward brings over a stack of college applications
• Bella and Edward see a newspaper article about a killing spree in Seattle Edward says the Cullens are monitoring the situation — they think it involves newborn vampires
• Bella wants to go see Jacob; Edward says it is too dangerous
CHAPTER 2
• Bella is no longer grounded so she offers to help Angela address her graduation announcements
• Alice has a vision; Edward is evasive about it
• Edward suggests that Bella should use the nearly expired airplane tickets Carlisle and Esme gave her for her birthday: They should fly to Florida this weekend Bella knows Charlie won‘t want her to go; Edward manipulates an argument between Charlie and Bella that makes Bella insist she will go to Florida; Charlie tries to give Bella the sex talk
CHAPTER 3
• Bella and Edward fly to visit Renée in Florida; Edward stays indoors Renée is insightful — she observes that Bella and Edward are more serious than she had supposed
• As soon as Bella gets home Jacob calls to see if she is going to be in school the next day Bella assumes he is checking to see if she is still human, if the treaty has been broken
• The next day Jacob comes to Bella‘s school to talk to Edward; they argue Bella figures out from their conversation that Victoria has been in Forks; Alice saw it in her vision; Edward took Bella away to keep her out of danger; there was some problem between the Quileutes and the Cullens
CHAPTER 4
• Bella is again frightened because of Victoria
The Cullens don‘t seem worried; Edward goes to hunt
• Bella goes to her Saturday job but isn‘t needed
She drives quickly to La Push, before Alice can see what she‘s doing
• Jacob is overjoyed to see her
The conversation turns to Bella‘s trip to Italy, the Volturi, Victoria‘s appearance, and the confrontation between the wolves and the Cullens
• Jacob wishes the vampires had never come back
Jacob wonders what Bella sees in Edward and tries to convince Bella that he would be better for her
CHAPTER 5
• Bella and Jacob continue their talk
Quil is happy to have become a werewolf; Jacob tells Bella what Sam went through when he changed, then imprinted on Emily and broke Leah‘s heart; he explains to Bella that werewolves don‘t age
• Bella promises to come back as soon as she can
CHAPTER 6
• Bella leaves Jacob and drives straight to Angela‘s house, not stopping even when she sees Edward‘s car behind her
Bella enjoys the afternoon with Angela
• Edward is waiting in her room; he is worried and angry Edward says Bella can never see Jacob again — it is too dangerous; Bella says she will see him
• Edward goes hunting again for two days; he bribes Alice to kidnap Bella for a slumber party; his room now has a bed, but Bella uses the couch
CHAPTER 7
• Rosalie comes to talk with Bella
Rosalie tells Bella about the awful events that led to her becoming a vampire; explains why she doesn‘t like Bella; says that Bella is making the wrong choice; tells Bella how she found Emmett
• The next day at school Jacob shows up and races away with Bella on his motorcycle
CHAPTER 8
• Bella and Jacob spend the afternoon on the beach talking Quil has imprinted on a two-year-old; Jacob explains that it‘s not a romantic thing — more like gravity; Bella wonders when Jacob will see someone and imprint; Jacob tells Bella that he‘ll only ever see her
• Jacob finds out that Bella intends to become a vampire very soon Jacob tells her she‘d be better off dead; Bella leaves, angry and hurt; she goes back to Alice‘s slumber party
• Edward returns in the night
He is not angry; he trusts her judgment, and she can see Jacob whenever she likes; Bella says she doesn‘t think she‘s welcome in La Push anymore
CHAPTER 9
• Bella goes home; Jacob has called to apologize, but she won‘t call him back
• Bella‘s bedroom seems unusually tidy, and some of her clothes are missing Edward comes and smells that a vampire has been there; Edward takes Bella to his house and has Emmett and Jasper check the vampire‘s trail; Alice has not seen the intruder; Bella is frightened again
• Bella calls Jacob and he apologizes profusely
• Edward talks to Jacob, tells him about the unknown vampire in Bella‘s room Edward and Jacob agree to work together to protect Bella
CHAPTER 10
• Jacob comes to Bella‘s house to get the scent of the vampire Bella wonders why Jacob wears so little clothing; he explains the problem of clothes and phasing
• Jacob accidentally cuts his hand with a knife; it heals in minutes