OMG poor Rob, soooooooooo blue (balls), hehehehehehe

Amazing chap

Update ASAP, pleaseeeee

Xo, G

Author's Response:

Hey Gabi,

I know, poor Rob! And Gemma too. But don't worry, they'll sort themselves out in the bedroom soon enough. ;) 

Glad you enjoyed the chapter! More coming soon. Thanks so much for reviewing!

-SwimmingBee

Great chapter. Loved it!

They are so cute together :) And the apology letter to Sarah. Aaawwww so sweet.

Author's Response:

Yay, so pleased you enjoyed the chapter, amber_v!

Gemma and Rob are pretty cute together, aren't they? They bring out each other's good sides, I think. And yep, his apology letter to Sarah was lovely. He's such a nice boy!

Thanks for another great review!

-SwimmingBee

Ooooh my ooooH! the first part of the chapter.. well let's just pretend it did not happen at all ok? but the second part was Amaaaaazing! ooooh my! waw! I love the angry caveman! my favorite type of men hihihi!

I'm sorry, I didn't review earlier.. I knew that you updated but I couldn't find some time to read and review! school just started and I had so much work! and right now I'm so tired, I can barely keep my eyes open and I'm so angry cause I can't write a coherent review..

Just amazing! that's the exact word!

and.. assez de Daniel! Encore plus de Rob!  (this is an easy one no!!)

Peace ;)

Author's Response:

Hey Lola!

Great to hear you enjoyed Caveman Rob! The poor guy was pretty frazzled, wasn't he? And okay, we'll pretend the first part of the chapter didn't happen. ;)

No worries about not reviewing earlier. Sometimes life just gets in the way, doesn't it?! I hope things are starting to settle down a bit for you now. Or at least, that you had a nice night's sleep filled with happy Rob dreams.

I admit, I had to go look up what "assez" meant. My French - English online translator tells me that is means "enough". And that makes sense! Don't worry there will be plenty more Rob. Lots more!!

Thanks so much for another fun review, Lola!

-SwimmingBee

I loved, loved, loved this chapter!! We need more Jealous caveman Rob....

Glad to see Mr Fingers made a appearence...LOL

Thank you... Wendy

 

Author's Response:

Hey Wendy,

So pleased to hear you loved the chapter! Yay! I love that you loved it. :)

Jealous Rob makes a couple more appearances down the track. Ooh, and Mr Fingers too of course. Phew! ;)

Thanks so much for continuing to read and review!

-SwimmingBee

I really do love your 'Rob'. He is EXACTLY how I remember guys being at 24! Of course they weren't stunning British actors but you really have them down!

Author's Response:

Hey pearlgem,

So nice to hear that you're loving silly, messed-up 24 year old Rob! :)

Thanks so much for continuing to read and review. The next chapter shouldn't be too far away.

-SwimmingBee

Why oh why do you put me in the situation of having to choose between Rob and Dimples, for Gemma’s love?  Dimples is absolutely adorable! Robert better watch out because I’m starting to have second thoughts on which guy I want for my dear Gemma.  Yes….I just claimed your character as my own :) How can I not though? Gemma is an absolute dream!   She is without a doubt my favorite Original Character EVER!  Her cuteness and wide eyed innocence just gets me every time.  I love every single one of your characters, Aaron being the only exception.  But even that, I think is a good thing.  If you hadn’t written him so very well…I wouldn’t have such strong feelings in terms of him and we haven’t even been “formally” introduced to him as of yet.  I guess every story should have that 1 bad apple that people love to despise.  Going back to Daniel….He is so dreamy and really seems to like Gemma :( Before, I thought that Robert was the perfect guy *snickering*, but now I’m thinking more like a mixture of Robert’s hotness with Daniel’s sweetness.  I mean the guy can cook! But then…Rob is HOT! Famous, rich, sexy, did I mention rich? Daniel is sweet, great cook, stable, successful, and has amazing dimples! Choices, choices, choices!

Awe, poor Ally :( Very happy that the girls were there for her though.  What are she and Marcus going to do? I’m glad that they love one another despite the fact that it’s only been 6 days.  Gemma’s incredulity at said love was priceless….but at least it gave a little bit of credence to Sarah’s claim to Gemma, that Robert is in love with her.  I loved the girls night! I too was screaming “NO” at Gemma every time she thought of texting Robert back.  Sarah and Ally are correct…he messed up, let him reflect and stew in his own muck for a while! Maybe it’ll help him gain some perspective and stop pushing her towards Daniel.  He treated her shabbily and I’m happy that the girls were there to curb Gemma’s sweet forgiving nature just for a little bit in order to stick it to Robert! This is the second time in a row that you have chosen one of my favorite movies to have them watch.  I absolutely LOVE Dirty Dancing! Patrick Swayze was such of an amazing dancer, he is truly missed.  When I was 10, I spent an entire summer on that movie, learning the dances.  The line “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” is my absolute favorite from the movie.

Now unto caveman Rob…..Uhm…….Kari bows down before your awesomeness chanting “We’re not worthy, we’re not worthy” WOW! Uhm,  sorry Dimples, but I have to go with Robert! Yes, I was swayed by his fuckhot dirty talking makeout session! I mean, you had me fanning myself reading that bit! Some of the things that he said almost had me seeing stars.  Like I said before….No one can write a love scene the way that you do!  Robert’s confession, and apology to Gemma was very nice.  I found myself forgiving him for asking her to keep the date with Daniel.  He really seems to be messed up over something and is so very insecure.  Is it all relating to the whole fame business or does it go beyond that?   It’s wonderful that he asked for her help to fix whatever it is that has gotten him to be so “fucked up”.  I’m a bit worried because, I don’t yet know what his issues are.  Could his insecurity really be derived from the chaos surrounding his life at the moment? I can’t wait to find out.  I just love these two, and Gemma’s wonderfulness (LOL) is good for Robert.  Lastly, the restaurant scene was very well done.  The entire Date was very well done.  I thought that I would hate reading about her on a date with anyone other than Robert but that wasn’t the case at all.  Dimples made it very fun to read.  Harvey was nice as well the little that we “saw” of him.  Excellent chapter, you always manage to outdo yourself.  I’m really looking forward to the next one.

 

My favorite lines:

I tried to find the words to describe his actions... and could only come up with fucked up.

Author's Response:

Kari! *hugs*

Oh my goodness. I read your review with a huge smile on my face! I just love your thoughtful, detailed, amazing reviews! They must take you forever to write. Thank you so much!

I LOVE that you're a bit torn between Rob and Daniel! Everybody else just wants Daniel to go away! Hehee. He really is a great guy, and yep - he can cook! Oh, and those dimples. I'm such a sucker for boys with dimples. Hehee. One of the big differences between Daniel and Rob though, is what you pointed out - Daniel is such a stable, solid guy. He definitely has his life together. And Rob, well... doesn't! Poor Rob. He's very aware of those differences too, which just makes it worse. He wants Gemma all to himself, but at the same time, he's honestly not sure if he's the best choice for her. Oh dear!

And I love that you claim Gemma as your own! Why not!? Hehee. Your favourite original character ever? Aww! Now you're making me blush! That's so lovely, thank you! She definitely has a wide-eyed, child-like quality to her, which can be both a good and a bad thing. It seems to make Rob want to protect her. Protect her from what? We're not quite sure yet. Himself, perhaps!? Hmm! It's okay that you don't like Aaron - you're not meant to! He's definitely the bad apple of this story. Although admittedly, I have a lot of fun writing him. Hehee. He doesn't appear for a while yet, so don't panic!

And aw, poor Ally and Marcus! They'll be okay though. I'm glad you liked their girls' night. It was a lot of fun to write. Gemma's lucky to have Ally and Sarah looking out for her. She definitely would have texted Rob if they weren't there, and then we probably would never have got to see Jealous Rob! They really know how to mess with boys' heads, don't they!? Hehee. In a good, girl-power type way, of course. :) And aww, you love Dirty Dancing too! Yayyyy! Did you try and do "the lift" with your friends too? One of my favorite movies too. I've had so many girls' nights watching Dirty Dancing... I couldn't think of any other movie Gemma and the girls should be watching!

Ooh, Caveman Rob made you change your mind about Daniel!? Hehee. Your review still makes me laugh! "Fuckhot dirty talking makeout session" indeed! Because yep, even though Daniel is lovely, there's no way anything like that would ever happen between Daniel and Gemma. It would seem wrong somehow, I think. Rob and Gemma just 'click', as much as they may try not to. Aww.

I like your favorite line, too! Gemma's finally starting to see that Rob really isn't perfect. She's slowly starting to understand his comment of being "fucked up", although she's not sure why yet. You will find out eventually, but I don't want to spoil it for you now! He'll be okay... he has Gemma to look after him now. And she has Rob! They'll sort each other out. :)

Thank you, thank you, thank you for another fabulous review, Kari! I'm bowing down before your awesomeness this time!!

-SwimmingBee

 

I liked jealous Rob, drunk, jealous Rob.  He is so hot and I can just imagine him showing up early in the morning like he did, looking like he did.  So perfect.  And that must have been one hell of an orgasm.  Rob felt like he had something to prove and it seems like he showed her that he is the right choice.  Sure he and his life seem like a dream, but she should live her dream while she has the chance, before he takes that dream away. 

I think I know what he was asking her to help him with, but I don't want to say anything.  I'll keep my thoughts to myself for now.

I do think that her and Rob are going to need to talk about her date and what happened between them in the morning.  I hope they can be completely honest with each other.

Please post more soon.

Author's Response:

Hey twilight_dancer,

Another thoughtful, detailed review from you! Thank you!

Aww, I liked jealous, drunk Rob too. You're right - he definitely felt like he had something to prove. He was on a mission! The poor guy was so torn up, wondering what she was up to and why she wasn't responding to his texts. I love your advice for Gemma to live her dream while she has the chance. Very wise words!

Rob and Gemma have been pretty honest with each other so far, and that will continue. Above everything else, they just get along really well, so yes, they will talk about her date in the coming chapters and sort out what to do next. :)

Oh, I would love to hear what you think Rob is asking Gemma to help him with! I'm so intrigued! You'll have to pop over to the forums and share your idea! Hmmm. I shall keep on wondering for now...

I've already submitted the next chapter. It's with my validation beta at the moment, so hopefully it won't take too long to be posted. Thanks again for reading and reviewing. I love hearing from you!

-SwimmingBee

Loved it!!!

Author's Response:

Thanks staree! Great to hear!

-SwimmingBee

Gemma is sweet and real.  Rob is famous, gorgeous. shy and self deprecating and sexy and very unsure of himself.  Sudden fame took him by surprise and doesn't really know how desireable he is.  Gemma represents the kind of relationship he would like to have if all his stardom crap hadn't screwed him up. The nobility thing of having her see Daniel was sheer stupidity on his part.  Of course he had to text her.  He was scared.  A little pathetic also.  I am glad her friends made her wait.  He is a guy.  He also wants to be the special one.  He panicked when he didn't hear from her.  Your Rob is sweet and definitely needs someone to help him sort out.  I am enjoying this crazy, sweet story.    

Author's Response:

Hi Ladymerlot,

Aw, I love your thoughtful reviews, thank you! "Crazy, sweet story" is a great way to describe it. Hehee.

You're so right about Rob. He really is just a guy who's been caught in the middle of a whirlwind. He still doesn't know how to deal with certain things and Gemma seems to one of those things! He was definitely scared and panicky when he didn't hear back from Gemma. Hopefully it made him realize how wrong he had been, sending her off on the date with Daniel. He wants to be special for her, as you said. But he's still not sure if he's ready for that yet.

Thanks so much for continuing to read and review. I'll see you on the forums! :)

-SwimmingBee

wow some serious green monster on rob's back there.

Author's Response:

Hey logano_gurl,

Yep, Jealous Rob definitely came out to play! Hopefully it made him realize his mistake of telling Gemma to still go on her date. :)

Thanks so much for reading and reviewing.

-SwimmingBee

I finally finished reading this story and I really, really like it!

Gemma is so laid back and fun, and I like her relationship with Rob, it looks like she is the peace of mind he really needs (I have the feeling that he is the kind of person who takes himself very seriously, he needs to relax a bit!!)

Keep going!! You have a fan here!!

Andie

Author's Response:

Hey Andie,

So pleased you've caught up, and great to hear you're liking the story. Thanks for popping into the forums, too!

Gemma is a pretty laid back and fun girl, but she can also worry far too much at times. She's still very wary of relationships in general after her debacle with Aaron, so she's being extra careful with Rob. But you're right - Rob does take things seriously. Hopefully they can help each other along the way. :)

I'll definitely keep going, don't worry! I've written up to Chapter 38 so far!

Thanks so much for reading and reviewing, I really appreciate it!

-SwimmingBee

Great chapter!

Daniel is very sweet, but he isn't Robert Pattinson ;)

Update soon!

 

Author's Response:

Thanks so much amber_v,

You're right, Daniel certainly isn't Robert Pattinson. Gemma knows that too, don't worry!

Great to hear you're enjoying the story. The next chapter won't be too far away! :)

-SwimmingBee

Hmmmm, Gemma should stop seeing Daniel, or she's going to hurt Daniel, Rob and herself :-s
I like jealous/drunk Rob though :D

Author's Response:

Hey SilverSky,

You're right - Gemma really should seeing Daniel. But Rob told her to, remember!? She was happy to not see him, but he told her to still go. Augh, boys! She tried so hard to push Rob out of her mind, but she couldn't do it. They'll get themselves sorted out eventually, don't worry. :)

Jealous, drunk Rob is pretty hot, isn't he!? Whew!

Thanks for continuing to read and review!

-SwimmingBee