YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!! SO EXCITED!!!! Going to grab a drink, sit myself down, and read this immediately. YAY!!!!

Author's Response:

Me too! I love hearing from you! :-)

Hope you enjoyed it! Happy New Year!!!

I opened the play list and it was all beautifull.... the story has me really on edge but  I cant seem to stop reading ...I am glad that there will be no vhild to remind them both of the danger and pain she went through at jacobs hands

Author's Response:

I'm so glad you liked it! I think most people don't even look at it, so it's nice to know that some people do! And I'm glad I have caught your interest :-)

Thank you very much for reviewing as you read! I love hearing your thoughts and I hope you keep reading ;-)

Really sad chapter.... If Bella can't get Edward to forgive himself, they are always going to have ghosts hanging over them... sigh... I hope that you can make it better soon. hehe Happy New Year! :)

Author's Response:

I know :( I feel so bad for Edward. But, don't worry, things will start to look brighter in the next chapter. Edward's brothers (and Carlisle) will be helping to set him straight! He needs some family heart-to-heart to fix him up! :-)

I'm so happy to see you're still reading and thank you so much for reviewing! Happy new year to you too!

Welcome back!! I hope you had a nice holiday and that your thesis is going well! Ok...on with my kick ass review :)

I love how you have made this story true to fact (well of course minus the whole werewolf/vampire bit). Edward suffering from the massive amount of guilt. Bella's nightmares. I hope they are able to talk with someone soon who can really make them understand that playing the "blame game" is not going to do either of them any good and will make the recovery process even more difficult as well as longer.

The words between Charlie and Edward...never truer words. I am a mother of 2 teenage girls and I would not have hesitated in the slightest. I would be reading your wonderful story from jail...as well as scrapbooking with plastic crayols scissors and using spit for glue..lol. It is a parent's worst nightmare.

I'm so glad that you touched on Edward telling Bella that her guilt over Jacob's suicide was not warranted and that he was nothing but a sniveling mongrel who needed to be shot and buried. I do however hope there is not going to be any MAJOR backlash between the tribe and the Cullens. I mean, come on....there will be some..but let's hope they can get their heads out of their collective asses and come to terms again that Jacob was a loser and was not worthy of being in their tribe to begin with.

I am worried about the looks that Alice and Rosalie were giving Edward. I have a bad feeling that Bella returning to school is going to be a major ordeal for her. Especially with Lauren...stupid bitch. I hope the Cullens will show a united front with Bella and school their asses. No one messes with family. End of story. I also hope that Bella will use her new found confidence she found with Emmett showing her self defence moves that she is a strong individual who can kick ass and take names doing it.

Again, welcome back and I can't wait for your next beautifully written chapter :)

Happy new year and all the best!!

Author's Response:

Trysh! So happy to hear from you! And with such an amazing and kick ass review! :-)

I'm so happy you feel it is realistic. I know lots of people are wanting happy times and they are coming very soon (the next chapter will already be less depressing), but it is very important to me to be as realistic as possible (yes, minus the werewolf/vamp stuff, lol). As for talking with someone, that is a big part of the next chapter (are you psychic? Lol), especially for Edward. His brothers, as well as Carlisle will be helping to set him straight! :-)

Yes, I thought it was important to include that conversation between Charlie and Edward to provide some insight into how Charlie feels, as well as to show how Charlie and Edward are interacting. LOL - thank you for that mental picture - funny, but so true! On a serious note, I pray it never happens to your girls! 

Don't worry, there is not going to be any major backlash. In fact, there probably won't be as much as you may think because there is another little detail as to why Sam stopped Edward from torturing Jacob to death that you don't find out from Bella's point of view. There was a bit more to Sam's line "You know why I had to stop you, Edward." than meets the eye. Not a major detail, but it does help to explain Sam's actions a bit better. Edward knows it and it will be revealed from his POV in the next chapter. 

Don't be too worried about the worried looks from Alice & Rose. It's not actually about Bella going back to school. And although it's not going to be easy, going back to school's not going to be a major ordeal. After the last chapter I think poor B & E need a break and although it's not completely smooth sailing, there won't be any MAJOR bumps in the road back down. And Bella is getting MUCH stronger now. The self defense thing will be an important part still and will be showing up in later chapters. It will be a key thing to help smooth over the awkwardness that arose between Bella and Charlie since the rape (you probably don't remember, but in an earlier chapter, Bella mentions about asking Charlie to help continue teaching her self-defense).

Anyway, thank you once again for your amazing review! And happy new year to you too!

I'd like to see Renee find out, it seems everyone does the whole Charlie finds out and does or doesn't choose to be changed. It would be nice for Renee to get her chance to shine.

Author's Response:

Thanks for the input! I really appreciate it! And it's true. I don't think I've read anything where Renee finds out. 

Thanks for the update!!!!

Author's Response:

You're very welcome! Thank YOU for reading and reviewing! :-)

YEAH! A new chapter!!!
I'm só exited, i've waited for so many weeks...
First i'm going to get myself some hot chocolate, so i can really enjoy the moment.

Hi Lisa,

Just wanted to let you know that i really love your story and i'm still with you. Just take your time!

Love, Vera

Author's Response:

Hi Vera!

Thank you sooo much for not forgetting about my story. It means so much! 

The trailer was really good!

I like how Bella is growing a bit of a backbone.  I also like how Renee is very perceptive and pretty much figured everything out on her own.

""Just after we pulled away there was a knock on my bedroom door, and Edward’s amused voice drifted through the door. “Charlie wanted to make sure that the both of you hadn’t dropped dead in here.”"

""Charlie threw Edward a dirty look and muttered something under his breath, looking embarrassed, while Edward looked kind of smug. I had a feeling that their impeccable timing hadn’t been a coincidence. 

I smiled. I couldn’t explain it, but despite Charlie’s dirty look, their interaction made me feel as if they were really starting to bond with each other, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Edward was definitely winning Charlie over. Now he just had to do the same with Renee.""

Author's Response:

Thank you! I made a new trailer now because I didn't like the old one too much :-)

Bella will be getting better and better slowly!

You will be seeing more interactions with Renee and Charlie in later chapters, including the next chapter (ch 23), which I have just submitted and should be up soon :-)

I love the song at the end!!!!!!!! It's one of my favorites. It also suits this chapter quite well!

I'm so glad that Bella finally told Edward everything!

I hope Jacob dies soon!!!!!!!!!

Author's Response:

I'm so sorry I took so long to respond to you! But thank you sooo much for all your wonderful reviews! I had a huge smile on my face when I read them :-)

That song is one of my favorites as well! I'm so glad you liked it because most people don't pay much attention to the songs. 

Billy is going to be so disappointed with Jacob! Rosalie is going to be a good  ally for Bella, having the same happen to her!

Yay Emmett and Jasper are on board to deal with Jake!

""It took a while before my words hit home. Emmett stood there frozen in shock and disbelief, and his thoughts were all muddled up. When he’d got over the initial shock, his face filled with anger. “WELL WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING STANDING AROUND HERE FOR! WE’VE GOT A FILTHY MUTT THAT NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT A LESSON!”" That's Emmett's pissed off big brother side!

I hope Edward kills Jacob for raping Bella! He certainly deserves it!