Love it!  What a perfect end to this chapter.  On to the next!!!  I'm so glad Jake and Bella can still be friends.  And what a cozy time they're having on the roof :-)

Author's Response:

Glad you liked it. Bella needed an uplifting end to her miserable day. Edward is pretty damn uplifting! Next update in a few days.

-bannerday

I knew you were going to have one of those moments where Emmett is seriou for once. I like those small moments. when Em FINALLY makes sense and he's being so brotherly. Whether it's to Bella, Alice or Edward.

I liked the scene with Jacob and Bella. It was sort of hard to read. Almost harder than reading the end of Eclipse cuz in the book series she never dated jake. she thought of a future with him and all that but in this fic they had an actual physical relationship and to me i just can't imagine that. That meaning being with someone else after being with someone for so long. I've only been intimate with one man in my life (22yrs old here) and I couldn't imagine being intimate with anyone else. It's just foreign to me, but i do understand what it's like to be in bella's situation. to be with someone else and then a new friend comes along and you are drawn to that person in a way you weren't drawn to the man you are with right now.

One thing though i would of liked is Bella and Jake to share one last kiss. Just...it would of been nice for Jacob i think. Usually when a couple breaks up on good terms they either give each other one last kiss or they spend one last night together. I wouldn't of been able to read jake and bella intimately like that, sorry Jacob fans but that's just weird for me to picture o.O

I did like the Edward and Bella time BUT at the same time...I really think it should of been Alice...or Rose or maybe even both? I don't know just I don't think they should of had that time together. I know nothing happened and they didn't really talk about it but I don't know it just didn't sit right i guess with what JUST happened with Jake and Bella. Especially her telling him to NOT stay away from her or NOT to hold himself back just to give her time. i think that convo should of waited just a bit longer.

Although maybe it's different with girls. when my bf and i broke up the one person i wanted was the person well that came between us....*shrugs* so nvm i have no room to talk lol

God sorry my review is so long banner but i really like this story of yours and i just can't half ass my opinions. if i don't speak all my opinions i feel like i'm being dishonest or something and i feel like i'm disrespecting you by half assing my reviews to  you :)

Can't wait for the next chapter and to see what happens next!!!

Author's Response:

Even when Em is a dolt, you know that he just loves the person he is being a dolt to. ;)

I have to say that the Bella, Jake, Edward triangle happened to me when I was in college (many years ago). There was no big fight scene, but I had a wretched weekend as I broke up with my Jake, whom I really did still love, but I had to move on to my Edward, who was more right for me. I eventually married a third man, and after 24 years we are still together. But I guess I can say that I have really and truly loved three men in my life. You don't compare, really, each experience is separate, and they have all made me the person I am today. I still love them all and love what I experienced with each of them.

I can't agree with the one last kiss thing, though. When it is over, you can hug, maybe kiss platonically, but I think the kiss just isn't right. You don't feel it the same, and they know you don't feel it the same. It is a sham or sorts.

During my wretched weekend, I called my Edward and he came to my rescue, because I just felt so shitty. Nothing physical happened between us, I just needed to know that I wasn't a total creep to everyone. 30 years later, I still know it was a life-changing weekend. One of the hardest I have ever experienced. I could have talked to a girlfriend, but I needed somoeone to hug me so I would know that I wasn't going to splinter into a thousand pieces.

I love long reviews. No worries. I like to hear what people have to say, and I like responding.

I'm glad you like this story, and you shouldn't half ass your opinions. I want the whole enchilada.

I willl update soon.

thanks for the lovely, thought provoking review. ;)

-bannerday

 

Okay, so Jake wasn't as bad as I expected.  He redeemed himself in my eyes.  I am glad for Bella's sake that it ended up being not too bad.  I like that she and Edward have talked about their "relationship."

I can't tell you how much I am enjoying this story.  I have never left this many reviews on one story.  Something about it draws me in.

Author's Response:

I'm glad you felt Jake redeemed himself. That was what I was going for. He's not so terrible. He's just not the right guy for Bella.

Edward and Bella have kind of laid their cards out on the table, haven't they? Edward's just got to wait for her signal. It won't take long!

I am tickled the you love this story so much. I am loving your reviews. (*hugs self*) I am glad to know that you have been drawn in to my little world.

Keep me posted, CanMom. :)

-bannerday

WOW...I loved the last chapter, but I have to say that I loved this one even more!

Jake and Bella ended things on a positive note (redeeming Jake) and Bella and Edward got to spend some time together!!

great chapter, cant wait for the update!

Author's Response:

I hope you're going to love lots of the chapters! I wanted Jake to be redeemed---why would Bella be with him if he were a jerk? He has to be a nice guy, just too much frustration for him to handle as he felt her slipping away. I'll update in a few days.

-thanks for reviewing,

-bannerday

I seriously love this story! Talk about a case of giggles when I saw a new chapter was posted!!!! YAY!!!

Okay, so I've never lost a first love (we've been together for twelve years), so that was sad... I've always loved Jacob, but he's no Edward! I really like that he and Bella had a relationship because now it's not a question of whether they'd have been happy together. They had a good thing for a while, but in the end his immaturity really killed it.

There is just something very real about this story. Nothing ridiculous or improbable, and I LOVE that! I'm just jealous that we didn't have patios out our dorm windows!... And I had a pretty awesome dorm!

LOVE your Emmett, but honestly, I haven't come across an Emmett I didn't absolutely love! He is by far my favorite guy in all of these stories!  

And the way you have written Edward and Bella make them very likable! I can take emo, but not the absolute self loathing of Edward or Bella's refusal to accept love. I totally understand if she has a hard time moving on in a relationship with Edward feeling a little guilty at this point, just PLEASE don't make her refuse him! I beg of you! :) Actually, I totally trust you! Can't wait to see more!!!!

Author's Response:

(*hugs self and gigles*) I'm so excited to hear that you get excited about me updating!

This story has a partly autobiograhical basis---My first love was my Jake, and when I transferred to school I met my Edward. I loved my Jake, who was oh so far away, but the reality was that I was falling in love with my Edward---nothing physical, just hanging out, becoming friends when I didn't have any and everyone else in the dorm already knew each other, etc.

My Jake wasn't immature and there was no fight scene, but there was a very miserable weekend when I broke up with the one, even though I still really cared for him, it just wasn't the same. I called my Edward and he came to my rescue---not that anything physical happened, I just needed his pillar-of-strength-ness.

I roomed with a Bitchtoria, she moved and I moved in with my Alice. We built a swanky with the help of my Edward and a few other guys. And I was a patio sitter with my Edward.

So, the something very real about this story is that much of it WAS real---for me, at a very idyllic time of my young life.

I think you will like where this story goes---no, I know you will like where this story goes---it's where we all want to go. ;)

More soon, thanks for the review. Not sure you needed all my past history, but now you have it. ;)

-bannerday

So even though I am all about Edward I do feel sad for Jacob. He may be an ass but he loved her.

cant wait for the non-date. Post again soon

Author's Response:

He did and does love her. It was more frustration and the impotence to do anything about it that made him behave so poorly. One non-date coming up. I will post before the weekend is over.

Thanks for the review,

-bannerday

I absolutely loved how you wrote the Bella and Jake break up!  Very touching and it brought tears to my eyes!  Loved Edward and Emmett's convo too-very cute!  I know Bella needs to go slow with this new thing with Edward but geez I am dying for the first kiss already :)  Great chapter.  Love this story!

Author's Response:

Thanks for the Break=up=love! It was hard to write, and it made me teary. Glad to know it had the same effect on you. I love Emmett, and I think it's good to see a side of him that is not such a Man-child. We can see why Rose loves him. He really is a sweetie. And I think I also felt like we got a little glimpse into how he must have been when Edward was dealing with Tanya's death.

You think you're dying.....poor Edward has gone three years without lip-lockage and now he's met a girl that is turning his world upside down. If he can be patient, so can you, tmc! ;)

Thanks for the Storylove!

-bannerday

great chapter

Author's Response:

Thanks. Another one coming soon

-bannerday

good break up! i think you did well.. and jake wasnt painted as the eternal bad guy lol

Author's Response:

Thanks TGLTT! I had to make him a good guy. Why else would Bella have been with him for 2-3 years? He and she just were no longer right for each other. those things happen. But he wasn't a bad guy, he never is. He's loyal to the core. He'll be back down the road. ;)

Thanks for the review.

-bannerday

I felt bad for Jacob but he already saw this coming. Edward...always the planner and rescuer of sorts. Emmett...always bringing the comedy relief. Bella...it's about time you learn to be happy for yourself not just for others. Woo woo....we're getting somewhere in the Edward and Bella department!

Author's Response:

Exactly! Jake felt this coming. It was in the stars, the writing was on the walls, he had already read it. Edward the Protector, the Rescuer. Emmett the Goofball, yet we got to see a softer, less goofy side of Emmett. You can kind of see why Rose would love him, he can't always be an irreverant man-child. And you get a little peek into what Emmett must have been like when Edward was suffering after Tanya's death. Emmett's probably excited to have his brother 'back' after his three year hiatus.

Okay, Bella, let's see how long you can make THAT wait! I mean, look at that thing, listen to what it says! It's drop dead gorgeous in so many ways. Oh.....this waiting thing? It won't last long. ;)

Thanks for the review,-bannerday

great chapter!

Author's Response:

Thanks! Another one soon.

-bannerday

Ok so I am sorry that the fight had to happen and all the yelling but...*Happy DANCE!* Jake is no longer in the picture and while it hurt Bella to do it...IT IS NOW DONE! I am relieved that Jake at least apologized to her for his jackass ways and it seems they parted on the best terms possible.

Awww Edward is so sweet celebrating Bella's birthday *melted my lil heart into a puddle of swooning goo...* I am so excited for their non-date next weekend!!!

Author's Response:

Okay, Twinkle Toes, so the big bad wolf is gone, Bella is an unattached woman with needs, and Jake was not as much as a jackass as we all thought.

Now Bella can spend some time getting to know Gooward a little better. And she thinks she needs all kinds of time, but how can you make THAT wait??????  I mean, look at him! Listen to the things he says! How do you not just jump that thing!

You think you're excited for the non-date. Edward is rather....excited... too. ;)

hahahaha

Thanks for the review. Sorry if I got a little lewd there. It's the Mike Newton in me. Ew...Mike Newton in me. Never mind!

-bannerday