Oooh!  Edward finally mans up, sorta.  Bella with the ups and downs...and now add Esme in the mix!  Looking forward to the next chapter! :)

Author's Response:

Yes, Edward took it better than expected.  I wanted their connection to overpower everything else!

Next chapter coming soon!

Jen

can't wait for esme's reaction!

Author's Response:

Oh, you're not the only one!  Everyone is excited about that!

That went way better than expected.  There is nothing scarier than the unplanned wait for that stupid strip to turn pink.

Author's Response:

Nothing scarier at all!

God, pregnant emotions lol

First Bella decides Edward is a horrible person just because he got grumpy on the phone, as if she never gets grumpy herself when someone is trying to back her into something she isn't comfortable with.

Then Bella is enraged at Edward for not telling her he remembered them not using a comdom once. What good would that have done? lol It was a little too late for a morning after pill.

And then She fucking flipps out of him when he is not 100% prepared for her to be pregnant. As if she herself was all fucking excited when she found out. I think I remember her yelling and screaming and throwing things when she find out. And she has had a couple of days to get used to the idea. But she acts as if just because Edward is a little freaked out, that that means he is some dead beat who doesn't want to be there. He's only human. It seems to me like Edward settled with the idea of a baby FAR quicker than Bella did. He had 5 minutes to get with the program, where as she had days.

Her mood swings are killer, lol.

It was a great chapter though. I'm glad Edward stood up to her a little. He could of done more... gotten mad at her for not returning his calls and texts after their mini-fight, gotten mad at her for treating him like shit after she told him she was pregnant. But something is better than nothing I guess ;)

Author's Response:

I don't really have a defense for Bella.  I really want to defend her, but everything you said is true.  I give credit to Rose for bringing up the fact that maybe Edward didn't think the mirror memory was real.  That seemed to pull Bella back down from the anger of that.  Also, her flipping out is just a defense mechanism.  It's habit for her, but she quickly corrects it and opens up to the idea of him a little by telling him about the doctor's appt.

This won't be a story where Bella pushes him away or acts as if she has complete control over the child.  She knows that he is the father and it's his right to participate.

I was just really ready to have them get along a little.  Maybe that's why Edward didn't stand up to her as much as he should've.  I wanted the connection to overpower the anger.

Thanks so much for all of your thoughts,

Jen

LOVE IT!!! Great long update!!! Keep em coming!

Author's Response:

Thank you!

Great chapter... Bella is very lucky to have Rose and Alice, they are great friends... I am so excited for Esme to meet Bella... I hadn't realized 5 1/2 weeks had already passed...

Sexiest Line Ever:

"If her scent lingered when she was gone, I would be purchasing this car."

Author's Response:

Funny, you are the 2nd reviewer to comment how much they liked that line.  Edward is HAWT when he's all torn up over Bella.  I love writing it, and I'm so glad you liked it.

Thanks for reading and reviewing!

Jen

I have to admit I was cracking up when Alice bought the Twizzlers and complained that Bella was stressing her out.  I can totally see he character doing that.  I needed the laugh the whole family has been sick all week with fevers, coughs, colds, etc.

Author's Response:

Aw, thank you.  I'm so glad it lightened your day.  I hope your family gets well soon!  Boo on the sickness!

xoxo,

Jen

I have to admit I was cracking up when Alice bought the Twizzlers and complained that Bella was stressing her out.  I can totally see he character doing that.  I needed the laugh the whole family has been sick all week with fevers, coughs, colds, etc.

Great chapter.  I am glad that he came and was not an asshole to her.  The doctor's visit was touching and warm.  I can't wait for the interaction between Esme and Bella.  Looking forward to the next update.

Author's Response:

I just thought that the connection they had in Vegas should carry over to their next encounter.  And I just didn't want them to hate that it was happening and push it away.  I kinda needed them to embrace it a little.  That's not to say that they won't get a little freaked out about things once it sinks in and they are separated again, but while they were together I needed some fluff!

Thanks so much,

Jen

Oh I have been Waiting for this chapter.  I was so glad to see it here this morning and it was SOOO LONG. I love it.  I love these two (well duh!!), I can't wait for more.. I may have to go to your thread, yours is my MUST read right now

Author's Response:

Thank you so very much!  Just a little lure, I'm offering an early preview of the next chapter to the person on the thread who names the bar that Edward, Jasper, and Emmett own.  I'm gonna look at all of the suggestions and the one I choose will be rewarded.  I hope you'll go check it out and throw something out there.

Thanks,

Jen

It's about freaking time that she told him! I was surprised that he shwowed up on their doorstep! That was awesome, and can I say fate? He shows up the day of her first appointment and he gets to go!!! Alright, now, he needs to tell her how he feels, and she needs to listen and tell him!!!!! 

Hurry Hurry!!!

Author's Response:

LOL!  Thank you so much!  There will be a lot of discussion, amongst other things in the next chapter!

Stay tuned babe!

xoxo,

Jen

Thanks for updating!

Author's Response:

You're welcome!  Next one should be coming soon!