Damn....I don't remember my 35th birthday going this way...lol.   Well...I have been married a long time..so maybe there was sex involved,,,,but damn...hot sex in a bathroom.  God this girl is good.   She didn't want anything or expect anything from Edward...but damn...he wants it all.   He wanted a real personal connection with Bella, and I think he got it...oh yeah.....they both got it.  So so so hot.   Loved the way he wanted to connect with her, and I feel so heartbroken for the way that she seemed to feel after the experience.   She was most definitely happy at the beginning, but at the end...he regret...GAH!  Such a great story, and we all want to know..,...what does Rosalie have to do with anything....hmmm?   Reading on!

Author's Response:

ROFLMBO...yeah...my 35th was nothing like this either! hehehehe I spent it sick & a week later ended up having surgery to have my gallbladder removed....my surgeon looked nothing like Edward!! =( LOL

Yup...Edward got smacked with a good dose of "love at first sight," but Miss Bella...well...she's a little slower on the uptake.

LMBO...Rosalie...hmmmm...well...those answers are coming! *evil grin*

Thanks for the R&R and I hope you enjoy the rest of the story as much as the opening!!! =D

~Artemis

Oh yeah..I love your Chapter End Notes!  Ok, here is some love but lucky me jumping into this story a little late.  I get to move onto the next chapter. Yeah!

Author's Response:

LMBO...& here's your love back! =x *Muah* hehehehe

Yes...& lucky you, Ch 7 was just posted earlier today, & Ch 8 is in the works! =D

I really want to know more about Edward & the twins' mother

Author's Response:

Good things come to those who wait...lol...I know, *charlie brown adult voice* wah wah, wah wah wah wah =P

Seriously, there will be some more answers coming very soon. =)

Thanks for the R&R,
~Artemis

Hi, great story! I like it a lot. I  definitely want to know a little bit more about Bella's thoughts and what is tormenting her so much. I have though one little suggestion (and you can totaly ignore it): having russian as my first language i would recommend to use word 'krasavica' as equivalent of beautiful when it's being used as a noun. 

Keep up with a good work, and don't let us wait for too long ;-))

Author's Response:

Thanks for the great review...I'm glad you're enjoying the story so far. We're going to be delving a little deeper into some of Bella's issues here soon...but not all at once.

Would love to take your suggestion...lol...how would you pronounce krasavica? I'm currently trying to learn Russian (I speak French & know some Swedish...but the cyrillic alphabet is 'bout like to drive me insane LOL) but have been using a translator & printing the phonetic pronunciations. The job's yours if you want to be a human translator for me!!! hehehehe I'm serious. =)

I have been working on a piece for the Fandom Against Famine charity, so sat BBB aside temporarily...but it is done now, so I am actively working on getting chapter 7 out to all y'all!!! =D

Thanks again for the review,
~Artemis

What What you can't stop here! lol

Author's Response:

Ohhhhhh....but I deeeeeeeeed!!!! *evil smirk*

~Artemis

Why is she so "Pretty in Pink" about where she lives? I hope that you got that reference; if not, I guess I'll just shut up and go get my botox!!! LOL!!!

I'm guessing that Edward's not as shallow as Bella thinks everyone is.

Sooo, now she's run into Jasper? At the head shrinkers office? That should be an interesting conversation!!! Well....get to it!!!! I'm already waiting for the next chapter! Great job BTW!!

Rox

Author's Response:

ROFL...yup...guess I better go get my botox too....cuz I totally got the reference...at least I think I did! ehhehehe I had the BIGGEST crush on Andrew McCarthy for several years! And I don't care if he DOES bat for the "other team", James Spader is just yummy in that! But Bella is no Andi...no Ducky for her hehehehe

Ok...aherm...soooo...no, Edward is not as shallow as Bella thinks he & everyone with man are, but she has her reasons for believing all rich people are all about status symbols...not gonna say they're GOOD reasons, just...reasons!

Jasper..well...Bella wasn't surprised to see him, but it will be interesting...I think...but I'm biased! ;P I'm getting to it...sheesh...keep Edward's pants on woman!!! LOL It WILL be a little while, tho, because I'm currently working on a piece for Fandom Against Famine (you can go here http://fandomagainstfamine.blogspot.com/p/links-news.html to donate & receive my piece as well as works from many wonderful authors!!!) and will only work on BBB when I have completed that...so sometime early next week! =) Sorry!!!

~Artemis

Edward sure was open with his feelings! I loved that!!

Author's Response:

As open as Edward was...there's still more he's not telling Bella about how he feels...OH SO MUCH more!!!! hehehehehe But Bella can't handle that right now...she's barely handling what he's already told her...we shall see what happens from here! lol

Thanks for the review! =D Btw, I'm writing a piece for Fandom Against Famine (you can go here http://fandomagainstfamine.blogspot.com/p/links-news.html to donate & receive my piece as well as works from many wonderful authors!!!)

~Artemis

You left it - THERE! Argh! I don't care about the kissing, but I'm terribly afraid of heights, too, and right now I'm imagining them being rescued from the very top of the ferris wheel with a very, very long ladder, and the thought alone makes me shake with terror... POOR BELLA! (Yeah, shouty capitals are necessary sometimes.)

Alice - she's - wow, she's crazy - isn't she?

And you revealed a bit more about Edward's background. So his kids are living with him. But there are still a few pieces of the puzzle missing - and I can't wait to find out!

Author's Response:

Oh wow...didn't think of the suspense of leaving them hanging 30-40 feet in the air LOL I was only thinking of leaving y'all hanging on the kiss & how else would Edward distract our timid Bella!!

I love a hyper Alice...spoiler alert for any of my other stories: Alice will ALWAYS be a hyper, perky, ball of energy...cuz that's how I like her! =D

There's LOTS of pieces missing to this puzzle...but I've given a few hints! =) Chapter 6 is with the beta's now...so should be up soon....just try not to throw up on Edward as you hang waaaaaaaay up in the sky on a broken down ferris wheel!!! hehehehehe ;P

~Artemis

Ok so He kissed her cheek and asked her out in front of the staff. That has to mean Irina isn't his wife. Right? just the mother of his children?

The story is getting better like a roller coaster. All that build up in the first chapter, the stomach plumetting drop in the second. Now we are whipping around but I know somewhere up ahead is that loop de loop. I want to close my eyes and scream.... but I can't must keep reading.

Author's Response:

ROFLMBO...OMGosh...that has GOT to be the BEST review I have EVER gotten!!! THANK YOU!!!! =D I'm literally sitting here laughing so hard a tear trickled down my cheek hehehehehehehehehe

Keep your eyes open...maybe even throw your hands in the air...and scream scream scream...cuz things aren't going to be changing anytime soon!!! LOL

~Artemis

Complete 180 here. I am going to keep reading in hopes that there was some vital point left out of the Edward/Irina scenerio. But I am not liking the cheaterward. Edward from chapter 1 is not the same as chapter 2 that makes me sad.

Author's Response:

Thanks for the review...& for deciding to give Edward a chance! =) He really is a good guy...or tries to be! All questions will be answered...I promise!!!

~Artemis

I swear that Tessie was my grandmother, before she passed!! She was just so awesome!!!

I still can't get a read on the situation w/ Bella or Edward. Why is she the way she is...Who is Irina to him? But I can't wait to find out.

Off to read chapter 5.

Rox

Author's Response:

Irina is mother to the twins! =) Bella is Edward's lobster...even if she's slightly defective! lol All will be explained in due time...a few answers coming up in Ch6...as well as a few more questions perhaps...cuz I'm evil like that!!! LOL

Thanks for another great review!!! =D

~Artemis

Well she sure opened up for this date!

Author's Response:

Yes...she did...she seemed very un-Bella-esque.....no? =)

Thanks for the review! =D

~Artemis

That was great progress for them! I loved Alice and I want to know about Jasper. Why was she quiet around him?

Merrily

Kat

Author's Response:

Bella's genuinely trying...but these things are never easy! I know it's cliche, trite, over-done, whatever LOL to have a hyper & perky Alice...but that's how I love her, so that's how I always write her. I just can't imagine her as a bad ass, a bitch, or a darker personality...she doesn't have it in her in my opinion! Questions about Jasper will be answered soon!! =)

Thank you so much for the review...they're truly like a little hit of crack for me LMBO I'm glad you're enjoying the story so much!

~Artemis