I'm glad Edward has realized that he royally screwed up. I'm still hoping for Jacob to be the one for Bella. Bella being Bella, she'll probably forgive Edward and I hope they can be friends. But I really do think that Jake is the one for her! Great chapter! I loved the interaction between Jasper and Edward, and then the talk with Carlisle was very well done!

Great chapter.  At least Edward is willing to work on his flaws.  Though, I hope that Bella won't flip-flop between J/E.  It would kill me if she did that to Jacob.  Of course, I'll have to wait and see.  Can't wait for the update. :)

Thanks for the chapter! Great to hear EPOV even if he did major league screw up. Can't wait for date night. Have you decided what they're going to do?

OME!!!  First, amazing chapter!  I'm all on board with an EPOV.  Second, your Jasper/Edward interaction was amazing!!!!  I always feel so sorry for Jasper.  Last, Rosalie has the best lines!  God, I love her!  Looking forward to reading a little SLASH now.... you naughty girl!

I have to admit, I don't feel sorry for Edward at all.

He is the one who lied, left Bella, came back to Forks believing that Bella will take him back with open arms, left his famiy, insulted Jacob and her.

Bella had just gone through a terrible ordeal and he did not once consider how she was feeling about all this.

I am glad that he realized what he did and said was a mistake but he needs to accept that Bella has moved on and wants to be with Jake.

In time I hope they can be friends. What Bella needs to do now is focus on Jacob and the fact that they both lost a dear friend.

By the way, I wonder how Mike, Jessica, and Angela are dealing with the fact that Bella ditched them.

If I were Bella, I would try to convince Charlie to let her skip school on Monday, I mean how the hell can she go to school after all the drama!!

Simply adore you story :)

Looking forward to some quality B/J time.

Wow. This is an amazing chapter.  Edward really is wanting to do something very much against his usual nature and that's hard. For anyone!

I think you wrote all of his emotional roiling very well.  He is devastated, but determined, too.  I could sense all of that. It was great.

I see Bella with Jacob... But, after reading this, I also have hope for Edward too.  You're good. I hate not knowing how things end. lol

Many kudos! Again! :)

A date idea?  Is there a Six Flags in Seattle?  Because that would be awesome!

Okay, I had a lot of thoughts while reading this chap, but the first thing I feel I should tell you is that I appreciate how difficult it must've been to write this chap.  I don't think a lot of writers could've satisfactorily pulled off the sorts of conflicting emotions Bella must've been experiencing in this sort of situation, but I think you did a fantastic job!

I loved that she didn't dump Jake for Edward (not that I thought you'd write that), because quite frankly, that would've made her seem like a wishy-washy ho-bag who was only using Jacob as a back-up until the man she was holding out for came back.

That being said, I was very glad that Bella felt conflicted.  I mean, Bella loved Edward passionately, and it would've been unrealistic if she didn't have any lingering emotions or feelings or regrets where Edward is concerned.  In fact, I actually once quit reading a fic with a similar storyline because I didn't like the way the author portrayed Bella is not having much of an internal conflict when Edward came back.  So bravo you on writing a conflicted Bella!

I did hurt for Edward, admittedly.  I'll go ahead and say that in canon, I'm actually Team Edward For Bella, and I hesitate reading stories where Bella chooses Jacob over Edward (hence the reason my multichaptered fic is Jacob/Nessie and not Jacob/Bella).

But I think - pardon me for saying this if it's not what you intended - it was pretty obvious that you were going to have Bella choose Edward, considering this is a Jacob/Bella-centric story.  I skimmed your reviews, and quite frankly, I was a bit shocked when I saw a reviewer wail "I wanted Bella with Edward!"  I couldn't help but think, "Then why in the world would you read a Jacob/Bella-centric fic, when there are (more than) plenty of Edward/Bella stories out there?"  Makes no sense to me.

Anyway, I realize I'm rambling now.  I did want to say that I loved Edward's reaction.  I'm sure you probably got grumbles about that, but I thought it was a realistic response to finding out that Jacob had "defiled" Bella in his own home.

Actually, it reminded me of Edward's response in my own fic when he realized that Jacob had defiled Nessie!  Lol.  Poor Edward.  Jacob always coming in with his wolfy manliness and defiling the women in his life...

Okay.  Yeah.  I realize I just wrote an essay.  Sorry about that.  Loved it, and I can't wait to see what's in store!  By the way, I finished while my kiddos were still sleeping... Might even have time for a shower!  :D

-Kari

 

 

Very nice!  I love Jake's animalistic side during sex - very yummy!

Um, isn't Bella embarassed by the idea that her bodily fluids are going to be on the couch, and that the smell of hot werewolf sex is going to be permeating the air when Carlisle and Esme get back?  Just sayin'...  ;)

Again, great chap!  Hoping to get caught up before my kiddos wake up...

-Kari

Author's Response:

Don't think that mattered to her in the moment.  She's a horny teenager, after all.  *sigh*  I remember those days...and common sense and better judgment were never a strong suit.

*trying not to scream*

Edward's such a patronising, over-controlling, idiotic...GAH! Absolutely loved this chapter, and the last - I've just read them both now and I am SO grateful I didn't have time before so could read them together! Just...wow.

Poor Embry :( But thank you for not killing Paul! XD

Thank you so, so much for this story - it's definitely one of my favourites! Love it to pieces xxxx :)

You can write two chaps in a day?  Sheesh, I take 4 days on a rough draft on 1 of mine and then spend another four revising and re-revising.  :)  But I guess we all have different processes.

Anywho, loved this chapter, and the little Vitamin R detail was a nice touch.  Going to bed now!  I spent the better part of the day on this fic, and I'm lovin' it!

-Kari

Author's Response:

I may WRITE quickly, but then I spend days agonizing over each word selection, transition, and detail.  Then I check every "fact" with what I've written and uploaded thus far to make sure I don't contradict anything, and then I map out how it will fit with the rest of my plan.  A chapter takes at least a week for me.

Thank God my beta knows when to tell me that it's ready...otherwise I'd review and edit until it was probably utter crap!

!?!?!  I didn't see that coming!

Actually, I was never too big on The Princess Bride.  :)

Laughed at loud at the sex convo.  For some reason, I didn't expect Kim to be so blunt!

-Kari

Lol, if that had been me, I wouldn't've let Jacob leave without answers.  She's a much more patient woman than I am!

-Kari