Hi there.

The absolute isolation of an addict who is relatively new to recovery is so beautifully captured in your EPOVs.  The odd feel of sudden order to a previously-chaotic life, the need for mindless task and rigid structure, the way that old thoughts and yearnings ooze out from behind the barely-set plaster and sheetrock of sobriety - all of that is just so vivid and well-realized here.  I've never been an addict, but I've certainly had the opportunity to observe more than my share of them, and this all feels authentic and honest to me. 

Furthermore, the way in which Jasper handles his sponsorship of Edward feels so right. The benefit of perspective which five years of this life has given him means that he can see the pitfalls and the traps coming long before Edward has a clue that they're on his horizon.  The gentle warnings, the lessons which come as much from his silence as they do from his words, they're all lovely to read.

Thank you so much for writing.  You're such an honest writer, and your characters have incredibly dimensional inner lives.  They have no voice of God to guide them; they stumble around and poke at their realities, hoping to bump into the right answers, or the right words, or the right facial expressions.  It's very refreshing.

I love George Eliot. Both Middlemarch and Villette are coming with me to my desert island.

holy shit im dying here. these two are so fucking cute.

Sooooo... how ol are they? 12??

LMAO!

No seriously, they are fucking cute!

 

Not gonna lie, I had the biggest smile on my face while reading this chapter! I loved it! Thank you so much for updating. I can't wait to see what happens next.

 

xo

Wow. That was lovely. I'm in love with this Edward. I can't wait to see where it goes from here. I'm still trying to get over how good that was!

I know what happened was not ideal and I am sure he will face the consequences for it, but I loved it, they are too adorable to be appart :) Great chapter!!

Wow, this chapter was awesome but then again I just love this story to pieces.  You felt like you were right there waiting for the kiss to happen hoping that it would and just how Bella described it made you feel like you were here there living it.  It makes me heart ache like I felt everything she did.  I wonder what will happen next time they meet, will it be awkward will Edward have any reprrecussions from this move.  I really hope not but I have to say I am worried about him, he is so fragile.  Hopefully now they can travel to Seattle together I can't wait to see what happens when she gets back and they hang out again!

Wow.  Was not expecting the kissing! Hot. I wanna makeout on my bed with this Edward. He just missed her so much he found himself pulled to her in Forks. Sweet.  I'm nervous now that it is too much,  too soon for Edward.  Sounds like he's never been intimate with a woman in the true sense of intimacy. He's going to freak out, isn't he? Relapse? While realistic, I cringe to think of what that will do to them.  Jasper is not going to be pleased.  I found the last line about there not being any of his scent on the sheets interesting.  Almost like a dream. That can't be right. Given their phone call and banter.  I'm completely hooked on this story. Thanks for writing! 

Twi here/EMCxo on the forum.

All I can say is WOW! That was so natural and perfect. I just love how you write the dialog between thoes two, it's so sweet.

finally some kissing, great chapter. please update soon

first off I want to apologize for not reviewing the rest of the chapters. I think I stopped at like 4. In my defense I was reading from my phone and it's hella hard to reveiw from there.

Anyways...

Can I just tell you how much I love this story? Oh I so do and except a shoutout in my next chapter that posts. That's right, I'm rec'ing this little gem out. So now the chapter at hand. HALELUJAH!! I'm so glad that Edward was confident enough to kiss her and how about that kissing? I know that's all it really was but damn... if their kissing was that good I can only imagine how it's going to be when they actually do the deed. I love how he was driving around Forks it was like his car told him where to go.

Anyways, great chapter!!!

Holly

I am a pretty private person, so I cannot understand why Jasper had any obligation to tell Bella something so private. He's been clean for 5 years and he is no danger to anybody. But perhaps I am missing something?

Anyway, poor Edward... my admiration for hi only grows. He could have omitted that Jasper was his sponsor and let's face it, he just met Bella and he had no obligation to tell her anything but he did. I hope soon he get to a point when he can be proud of himself, because what he is doing is incredible. As I said, it takes a lot of strength.