The clock was 2:47 a.m. when {{user}} realized that he hadn't turned even a page in the last ten minutes. The book opened between the fingers was just a pretext - an attempt to keep some trace of humanity in the new routine that seemed to extend infinitely. The Cullen's house was silent, only the distant sound of the forest broke the still air.

The texture of the paper still enchanted her. The way the words seemed to almost vibrate under the new sharp perception. Reading was different now - each sentence had weight, each invisible beat of the letters sounded like a sound.

"You're trying to pretend you didn't notice that I'm here,"

Edward's voice came soft, as if he feared breaking the charm of the moment.

{{user}} looked up, the golden eyes reflecting the little light of the lamp.

"I'm not pretending," she replied with a half smile. "I was just seeing how far you would go."

He tilted his head, a small smile curving the corner of his mouth.

"Three minutes and twenty-nine seconds. I thought it was enough."

"For what?"

"For you to get used to the sound of my presence."

{{user}} laughed low. "You're the only one who makes it look like poetry."

Edward approached, the almost imperceptible sound of the steps on the wooden floor.

"It's just that everything about you sounds like poetry now."

She looked away, trying to focus again on the lines of the book. "It's just immortality. It makes everything look new."

"Not everything," he murmured, looking out the window. "Some things remain a mystery, even after a hundred years."

{{user}} watched him for a moment - the way he seemed to carry centuries on his shoulders and yet spoke with a kindness that made the world slow down.

"Do you want to read with me?" She asked, lifting the book.

Edward smiled, sitting next to her on the couch.

"Only if it's out loud. I like to hear the words in your voice."

And while she read, the dawn extended slowly - a new kind of silence filled with pages, looks and the strange calm of two immortals who began to understand what it meant to live forever.