Well Edward needs to get over hios emoness and talk to Bella and stop assuming the worst.   I hope that he tells her the truth and gives her a chance to explain befiore he screws it all up!  Great chapter :)

Author's Response:

You are right, iwannabe. Communication is key here. And Bella is trying, but Edward just has to man up and spill it and not be worried about what she thinks. I mean, if she has dumped him, (which she just might if he doesn't snap out of it) what does he have to lose?

Glad you liked the chapter. thanks for the review.

-bannerday

Can we just hit Jake with that red truck? Plezzz

Author's Response:

Ooooh! Great idea for a chappie!!! :)  Although I think I can picture a silver Volvo running over him a little more easily. ;)

Thanks for the review. Keep in touch.

-bannerday

I don't know why she didn't just mention it to him when she was telling him about her day, i mean so he could know her side of the story. I get that it was a mistake and she probably forgot about it, but still she could have tried to guess what was wrong with him. As for Edward, why didn't he just tell her that he saw them when she asked him what was wrong and get the arguing and what not over with? They are both ruining a perfectly good weekend that I have been looking forward to reading. Update soon please!!!!!!!!

Author's Response:

Hi princesstwi!!

Exactly. By holding that back--although it's understandable, she doesn't want to upset him--she already knows how he feels about Jake--anyhoo, by holding that back, he thinks she's hiding something from him. And by him holding back--because he doesn't want to seem suspicious or like he was spying on her--he's just making it worse inside himself. Keep in mind, she has no idea he got there early, so it doesn;t even enter her mind that he would have seen that.

Fear not, princess, the weekend will not be lost! I will save the day! I just have to find my super cape, iron it, put it on and fly to Port Angeles. Or update chapter 38 in a day or two.

Thanks for the review. You, unlike Edward, are a good communicator.

-bannerday

Edward really has no one to blame but himself.  He really needs to man up and learn to communicate.  He should have just questioned her about what happened.  I know he is feeling insecure about things which I can understand but he is really starting to yank my chain.  Of course if Bella had mentioned the situation with Jake then the whole issue would have been discussed and settled.  I have to remind myself that they are both young and learning to communiate effectively takes time.

Author's Response:

Hey m&b!

You are right. It's just a weird situation but somebody needs to start talking and Bella has tried, so Edward is up to bat. And you're right about the being young thing. You know how important it is to communicate as you get older--you've learned. They are still in the youthful stage where they are wondering how they are going to come off if they say what they want to say. They're too focused on how they're going to be perceived. One word, or name, really: Overanalyzeward. ;)

Thanks for the review again,

-bannerday

Poor Emoward! He really knows how to bring the "dark" to the party.

I get it though - great chapter! looking forward to the next.

At least Bella had the courage to confront him or this would really suck! LOL

Author's Response:

I loved te line, "Poor Emoward! He really knows how to bring the "dark" to the party." Glad you liked the chapter. We need a little of this dark stuff to make us appreciate the light, bright stuff. (And Edward appreciates the "inner stuff" and the "outer stuff")

This Bella doesn't back down. She may be a blusher, but she's not really shy. And who would want to lose an Edward that they've captured?

Thanks for the review. Keep in touch.

-bannerday

just hope edward tells bella what he saw earlier so that bella can explain. it will do them no good... hope you update soon.

Author's Response:

They really need a heart to heart, don't they. We've got to get them back on the same track. Somehow things got derailed and it's all Jake's fault. isn't it always? I'll update in a day or two.

Thanks for taking the time to review. Keep in touch.

-bannerday

I NEEDED the next chapter RIGHT NOW!!!!! This was a great chapter! I don't think I will survive until the next post.

Author's Response:

I KNOW!!! Now E & B and all of you are left hanging!!! What was I thinking?  Oh yeah, I was thinking heartfail. ;)

Glad you liked the chapter. Next post should be in a day or two. hang in there.

Thanks for the review. Keep in touch.

-bannerday

Oh why oh why.... dont do this.  I hate Jake!

Oh missy - you better make this right for the next chapter.  And our boy better get some.

You are evil I tell you - EVIL!

Author's Response:

I know...Jake is just so easy to hate, even when we should feel compasionate toward him. But that's his job and he does it well.  My job is to write a really entertaining story, so what the hell am I doing leading you all down Hell Road into the darkness of Heartfail Hollow? Our boy will get some happy. Things will mend. I'm not so evil---well, only temporarily evil.

-bannerday

You can't leave them like this!!!  Hurry up with part 2, please. :)

Author's Response:

I won't leave them. I'll take care of them in just two or three days. I know...poor babies.

thanks for the review.

-bannerday

WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF so I offically can't stains SM Jacob and ur story JACOB lol. He ruined everything. Why aren't people more honest in life. B u should have told him knowing j he'll probably blabber it to e to make him jealous. Sad chapter

Author's Response:

I find that most Jacobs are annoying! I think that's his job and he does it well. The problem here is a bizarre series of coincidences: B doesn't know that E saw that. E thinks she's hiding the fact that she's gone back to J. Tricky situation, and neither of them realizes what's going on in the other's head.

Sad chapter, but the next one will be an improvement.

-bannerday

i've never gotten so many author responses in my fanfic life, let alone in like an hour! i didn't expect to get so sucked into this story and now i just can't get enough! this chapter has me reeling a little, i hate when one character sees something and automatically jumps to conclusions without talking about it and then unnecessary grief is caused. I am such a sucker for the E&B HEA and minimal angst, even though i know angst is obviously inevitable in most stories. This just makes me loathe Jacob even more than i already did, and makes me really annoyed with Edward for acting this way. And i NEVER get peeved at Edward...

Author's Response:

It's your stalker again. I'll stalk a little less often after this installment. I love that you've gotten so sucked into this story. It seems like the heartfail is always about stooopid misunderstndings, you know. Like this one. Just a big stooopid misunderstanding---oh and too much caffeine for our boy Leadfootward. If he'd been less antsy and frenetic, he would have gotten there later and no problem. Then we wouldn't have had chapter 37 or chapter 38. They'd have been blank. Who wants to read that???

I'm an E & B HEA fiend too. I wouldn't, couldn't have it any other way. So expect that of me. And yes, into every fanfic a little angst/heartfail/doodoo aka Jake must fall.

Don't forget that Edward's life experiences have made him afraid of loss. Coming up in The Talk.

-bannerday

Well, I hope there is a HEA for these two.  They have come a long way.  But yeah, I saw this coming.  They need something to test their trust and communication with one another.  So, I hope that they are able to learn from this.  Nice chapie!

Author's Response:

Of course there's a HEA down the road. They HAVE come a long way--when you think of the Edward at the beginning (although he has reared his emo head again in this ugly chapter), and compare him to the Edward Bella was helping him to be---one hundred and eighty degrees turnaround. That new and inproved Edward will be back. Next chapter is The Talk. You are right about needing something to test their trust and communication--and they will learn from this. Glad you liked the chappie! It's okay to like heartfail--there's always the make-up session afterward. ;) (Within the story, and also the author/reader make=up session. ;) )

Thanks for the review.

-bannerday

I will speak (well, write) more when you post chapter 38. I feel like I've been punched in the gut.

Author's Response:

Sorry, Janine. It WAS a real gutpuncher of a chapter. I look forward to you speaking to me more next chapter. I hope to redeem myself. ;)

-bannerday