Well...that was interesting!  Great chapter!  Happy Holidays!

Hmm, all I'm going to say for now is that I'm not falling for the whole 'he's dating a few chicks at the same time'. All he did before, what we read in him before, would be for nothing, then, and I don't think you'd ruin your own story like that.

The guy can have friends from before over there, too, for crying out loud.

The chick he supposedly spent time with, when was that? Christmas-New Year? Wouldn't he be with his mother then?

I guess Jasper doesn't know about his mother dying?

Spikey

Why can't Alice just move in with Jasper?

While I think Edward was reacting a bit over-sensitive to Bella's offer to pay I can't see him hiding out with some other woman and stand Bella up. There must be a good explanation for his disappearance, I'm curious about the girly drink, though.

Providing a personal shopper - not that Alice doesn't need one - and not showing up in time to his office party, seems Alice is rubbing off on Jasper already. I'm glad Edward showed up, albeit late. Both he and Bella took a leap out of their comfort-zone to be together, she by inviting him and he by coming to the formal event. Rose is a really good friend to Bella, she has her best interest at heart and doesn't push too hard.

Wow, there is flighty and there is ... Alice. How could she fly home knowing Bella would need her passport and money? I don't like the way she keeps pushing into Bella's life, what a selfish person. Jasper obviously doesn't know or care that he is hurting Bella's feelings, too.

Edward's really sweet, bringing her favourite cake, listening to her, not judging her story or drunken behaviour.

Now Emmett is on my shit-list, too, for cockblocking. From Bella's thoughts I gather that she, too, changed since college. Don't know what to make of Alice, yet, I'm not sure I believe she's just out to win Bella's friendship back.

What a lot os skeletons in as many coffins!

After all her hero-worship for Jasper Bella unleashes all her frustration on Edward? Jasper's been embarrassing Edward when they first met with his supposed after-sex-nickname, he tells Bella to look out for a woman so that Edward can get laid and she is angered by Edward because she assumes he's flirting with the waitress?

The whole date was AWKWARD. Rose is right, Jasper has Bella at his beck and call. What is it Jasper has to be rescued from? Her knew she was on a date.

The first chapter hadn't given me the impression that there were feelings on Jasper's side. Why did he break up with Bella? They're both somewhat in limbo with their relationship. It appears Bella is a little snob, what would she wear for painting? And - more important - what happened with Edward's family?

Awww, this was a sweet chapter... loved it. But I still want to know who the vodka cruiser belonged to... and why did he furrow after her statement of dating one person at a time... ?? Aside from possible doubts that Bella might still have feelings for Jasper, which she doesn't anymore, it seems like.

Okay first of all...love the story. Just discovered it today, read it all the way through...well almost...I'll be reading the next chapter after I'm done leaving you a review.

Secondly, yes I was sort of stood up on a date. There was a guy in my drama class who I thought was cute. So i put an "I Saw You" ad in the paper to him. Well, he saw it, asked me out and we made plans. The night we are scheduled to meet at a bar, he texts me an hour before and tells me "Sorry, something came up with my ex. Can't make it." So I decided fuck him, I'm going out anyway. So then, half an hour later, he texts me again, this time he sends "Hey change of plans. I'm headed here, want to meet me?" So I stupidly agree because I'm already dressed up anyway and who wastes a killer outfit. So I go to meet him and as I'm pulling into the parking lot he texts me "Cool, I'm meeting a buddy of mine here." So now...he's invited his friend along on what I thought was going to be a date. I sit between them and awkwardly carry on stupid conversations about all their glory days in high school. He then proceeds to gay bash (even tho his mom is a lesbian) and talk about his ex girlfriend all night. Then drinks my beer without asking. Needless to say, I hauled ass out of there. As if that wasn't bad enough though, he then proceeds to ask me if we can compare answers on our test for class. I agree, so he takes my test. I find him half an hour later, sitting outside of our class, trading my mulitple choice answers for some other guys discussion questions. When I approach him and ask him if that was the only reason he asked me out on that awful date, was to chear off me he says, "Well, it wasn't really a date and I thought you were my friend?" To which I responded, "You have to be a friend to have a friend, and you are being a mooch and a user. Two qualities I don't like in friendships." He knew better than to talk to me ever again and I'm pretty sure he failed all of his classes.

As for this Edward, I'm sure there's a reason he's not there. Although I do think the waitress has something to do with it, I don't think it's like "OMG, he's totally fucking around without telling Bella!" type of shit. I'm excited to read the next chapter and am anticipating Tuesday's update.

~Tru

Not so happy with Bells right now.  She should have just called and asked what was wrong.  She hung poor Edward out to dry...hope she seriously puts some effort into an apology for him.  Still good though :)

I am sooooo hooked!  I find myself very absorbed in this story :)