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Penname: sherylb [ Contact]
Real name: sheryl
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Summary:

When Bella and Edward meet the first day of High School, he is a chubby misfit with no friends in a new town, aside from his popular cousins. He meets Bella Swan, a well-liked, if uncoordinated, local with problems of her own. This is the story of their friendship, their loss, their love and destruction. Can they find their way back to each other? And can they survive the changes they have both gone through since the fateful day they met?
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Categories: AU-Human Characters: Alice, Bella, Carlisle, Charlie, Edward, Edward Masen, Sr., Elizabeth Masen, Emmett, Esme, Jacob, Jasper, Renee, Rosalie
Challenges: Series: Always Human
Chapters: 41 Completed: No
Word count: 164271
[Report This] Published: August 12, 2009 Updated: December 03, 2012
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: September 29, 2009
Title: Chapter 8: 2001-Grand Gesture
Well, I am crying BIG TIME now......Poor Bella, Poor Stupid Edward...that just sucks! So heartbreaking! I would like to use Jake's balls as a punching bag right now.. And Edward needs a slap in the face to bring him back to reality...Wow, am I violent today or what? Author's Response: We are so glad that this story is bring out the emotions in you! That means we are doing our job! Thank you so much for reviewing.
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: September 30, 2009
Title: Chapter 9: 2001-Goodbye to You
“No, Emmett, I thought I did, but it turns out I didn’t at all.” He stopped, and I saw him look down at me with such venom and anger in his eyes. “I would rather take Jessica or Lauren. They may be whores, but at least they're honest about it.” I am in SHOCK that Edward would say this to Bella- seriously how could he? "And I died inside". I wonder if she is still dead inside....is Edward? When they see each other again....I can't imagine how painful it will be for poor Bella.. I know Edward probably will have some level of pain, but since it is all his fault, and now that he is a manwhore, I really don't have any sympathy for him....... I really hope he turns down the womanizer stuff when she is around, at least.. Do you like making us cry? Author's Response: They are both dead inside. Trust me. Their pain always mirrors the other ones, they just deal with it differently.
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: October 05, 2009
Title: Chapter 10: 2009-Bed of Roses
"She had planned all this for me. And I had shattered her."...OK, the hotel room with the nightgown and rose petals, candles... I am EVEN MORE heartbroken than before "Bella would not, could not even speak of me without breaking down"...So sad “Good thing, Eddie, because you have exactly two months to get your shit together with Jasper’s help.”...I HOPE this includes his stopping being a ManHo! PLEASE POST EARLY :) Author's Response: Yes that is exactly what it means....he wants to get his shit together and be what she needs him to be, a better man......
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: October 12, 2009
Title: Chapter 11: 2009-Ordinary World
When I slept, I dreamed. When I dreamed, I saw him. Always him. Sometimes they were good dreams. Those were the worst. Dreams of how things were supposed to go that night...eams of making love to him. Losing my virginity to him and never wanting, never needing, to be with any other man. Being with him forever."...This is so sad, I am just crying my eyes out now :(
"I was never going to be anything." ... She is so broken.
"Maybe I wasn’t a fashion plate, but no one could ever think that I was asking for it again...All I was asking for was anonymity."
This is just utterheartbreakinbg...because of his words: " You asked for it...Whore." She is still a VIRGIN and pushes everyone away!.....This is so very very sad
The only good thing is that she will be with Alice for 3 weeks. I was thinking that a weekend was not going to be enought time to even try to mend anything. Author's Response: She is definitely a broken girl. Those words haunt her, but she cannot forget about her best friend, her Coeur.
Thanks so much for reviewing!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: October 15, 2009
Title: Chapter 12: Stolen Away
Oh God, I feel so badly for Bella..she is afraid of being with him. And Edward had tears in his eyes... I am SO AFRAID of what it will do to Bella when she finds out about all the women.......especially with her still being a virgin....it is just gonna kill her, I think. Author's Response: She will have alot to deal with after having avoided everything for eight years. The are both hurting so badly.....
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: October 20, 2009
Title: Chapter 13: Cry
"Treating me like a scared animal...That’s essentially what you’ve become…" so sad, but so true.
"He took a step toward me and god, as much as my body wanted to run to "him, how my soul wanted to go back home to him, I knew there wasn’t a home to go to anymore."... Could it be any more heartwrenching?
"Please, Edward, why? Why are you doing this? I know what you think. I know what you feel. God, you probably have a girlfriend or a wife at home, and you’re just waiting to break me all over again when you introduce me as your whore of a friend from high school"..He still has absolutely no idea how badly he broke her heart...
"His eyes. So full of love. Of regret. Of want...I had to blink at the force of it."...If she can see this, maybe there is hope? Author's Response: There is *always* hope, even in despair this dark...
Thank you for reviewing!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: October 29, 2009
Title: Chapter 14: How to Save a Life
“I’ll try my best to be gentle, Mon Coeur.” As soon as the words were out of my mouth I realized my mistake. She gasped and paled, squeezing her eyes shut and turning her face away from me".......My heart just broke and the tears started falling (and never stopped) when I read this. I guess Edward is starting to realize how messed up Bella really is.... That old aunt should be shot, but, you know, every family has someone nasty and cruel like that...
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: November 03, 2009
Title: Chapter 15: Drop in the Ocean
"That I would always be the whoring, feeble former friend who would never be good enough for the Cullens.....The charity case....The one Edward rejected."....Could this be any more heartbreaking? "Why the hell are you crying, Swan?....Because of what I lost, my voice answered. What I’ll never find again"...I wonder if Edward has any clue why Bella is crying.. This story is so incredibly sad. I find myself crying whenever I read it...I certainly hope that you have some happy times ahead... Author's Response: There are happy times ahead, but. just like E/B, we're gonna have to work for them. It is sad, truly. Bella is broken. Then again, so is Edward. But no one is a lost cause...
Thank you for reviewing!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: November 08, 2009
Title: Chapter 16: Storm
"It should have been us."...OK, I am SO CRYING now!
I LOVE that he kissed her while she was asleep..Now, if he can just get her ready to recieve a kiss while awake.
"I know you have stopped sleeping around, and I am proud of you. I know life hasn’t been easy, and I haven’t always been happy with your actions, but deep down you were always a good boy, Edward.”..... “Don’t mess it up this time. You’ve got a second chance here.” ..... “Bring my baby girl home again, Edward. You are the only one that can.”.....OMG!!!! You go, Charlie!
"Did she like what she saw?"..OH YES SHE DID!! and I think she saw him NAKED!!Oh Yeah, Baby!!!! Author's Response: Charlie is my hero! My absolute hero. So glad you liked this!
Naked Edward was...GAH!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: November 13, 2009
Title: Chapter 17: Closer
"Lauren.Fucking.Mallory?...What?...No...Edward and… Lauren Mallory?...I was going to be violently ill."...Me, too...Oh and I'm crying my eyes out, too This kills me:“How many, Edward? How many of them? How many did you fuck? How many? Lauren? Lauren Mallory? She… she… she hated you. She made fun of you. I loved you, Edward,” my words were choking out in stuttered sobs now. “I only wanted to love you.” In a chapter of extreme pain and sadness, these stood out " “It’s never the time for me,” ...“It’ll never be all right,” I whimpered, swiping tears from my cheeks. “It hasn’t been all right since…”.........My heart is really breaking for Bella Well, they have each had a breakdown..... PLEASE, give us a happier chapter very soon...Can't take the pain anymore.... Author's Response: Hang in there. There's a lot left for these two...
Thank you so much for reviewing!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: September 17, 2010
Title: Chapter 37: Fields of Gold
Beautiful, romantic, sweet, sexy..and PERFECT!!!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: December 10, 2009
Title: Chapter 20: Two is Better than One
Bella is so damaged.. The way she sees herself is just so distorted...You can just feel her pain...and Edward's too.. I'm glad they kissed again...Still so sad, though....I tear up every time I read. Author's Response: The two of them need to heal, and reconnecting their once strong bond can only help. So glad to make you teary...it means we are doing our job!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: January 04, 2010
Title: Chapter 21: Banana Pancakes
I have no personal experince with "blankies", but I think that something extra wouldn't be a bad thing! Author's Response: We are learning so much about blankies from an international perspective. It's awesome!
Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: January 13, 2010
Title: Chapter 22: Losing My Religion
I LOVE THIS: "Chief Swan took matters into his own hands. He grinned at me as he stepped up on the small stage, grabbed the mic and announced to the crowd that I was permanently off the market, drunkenly dubbing me “Bella’s bitch,”...
Poor Edward, he must be so embarrassed at being caught.
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: January 13, 2010
Title: Chapter 22: Losing My Religion
Well, I wasn't caught taking care of business, BUT, when I was 17 1/2, I was making out (topless) with my boyfriend, who was 3 years older. and the cops pulled up. I scrambled to get my top back on, and the cop had him get out of the car and gave him a talking to. He was really afraid he was going to get arrested (he was a minister's son..that would have been bad), but we hadn't had sex - I was still a virgin. He apparently convinced the cops of this, and nothing more happened. We never spoke of it again.....
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: January 19, 2010
Title: Chapter 23: Fragile
“I am glad he has someone to come home to, someone who loves him.”
I hope that Edward is able to convince Bella to stay with him after the wedding is over..She now knows how it might feel to lose him. Can't wait for more hot times between them Author's Response: Ah, but keep in mind how damaged they are. Will they really deal with it together? Will that be better or will they hide inside of the "house of cards" waiting for it to destroy them again? DIfficult call.
Thanks for reading and reviewing!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: January 26, 2010
Title: Chapter 24: I'd come for you
I loved it! I love their sexy time in bed, and Jake apologizing was huge!
I wonder what Emmett has up his sleeve? I really wish that Bella wouldn't leave..unless it is to go get her things (with Edward along) and pack up..
I love the end: " Our mixed laughter rang out as we walked back into the dining room, and it was the most beautiful sound I had heard for eight years......There was hope for us yet".....I always am hoping for the sex scene, but Bella laughing, the two of them happy is so major. Author's Response: Thank you for the review! It was a hot chapter and so much fun to write!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: February 10, 2010
Title: Chapter 25: As Time Goes By
“That I… that I love you. That I need you. That… that I have to decide what to do and I don’t know how. There’s so much, Edward and I don’t think I can deal with it. I don’t know how to, and I want you so much, and it should have been us.…” .......Makes me cry when she says "it should have been us"
I REALLY wish Edward would propose, but am afraid Bella would freak... Author's Response: We totally get what you mean, but you're right. Both of them are still a hot mess when you get right down to it and a proposal would put her on an earlier flight at this point....
Thanks so much for reading and reviewing!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: February 16, 2010
Title: Chapter 26: Hallelujah
That was perfect! I thought they were going to go all the way, but for Bella, it is probably better that they go slower......However, I can't wait until that happens....I hope she doesn't leave!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: March 04, 2010
Title: Chapter 27: Nightingale
Her internal dialogue of self hate and doubt is so terribly sad........
I DO HOPE that she will actually get the psychological help she needs ASAP.
I hope Edward continues to work with Jazz.
AND I hope that Edward is able to keep his D**k in his pants while Bella is at home working on her issues.
AND ONE MORE THING...PLEASE....NO more Aunt Betsy at any family gatherings where Bella is at.....Especially if(when?) Edward and Bella get married.
Author's Response: Bella's negative self-talk is her worst enemy. It's horribly sad. Edward's demons are fairly tragic as well and they both need help.
Aunt Betsy is lucky she made it out of this one with her skin still on, so I doubt seriously she'll be invited to any more events....
Thanks so much for reading and reviewing!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: March 11, 2010
Title: Chapter 28: The Words I Couldn't Say
"She reached her hand up to cup my cheek and I closed my eyes, but one tear escaped, tracking slowly down my cheek."....This is where I lost it and started crying.
I am so glad Edward told Bella that he would wait for her....
"My Bella always loved you...from day one. I trust her judgement implicitly. You always were a good boy; you just lost your way. Now I expect you to find it. Don’t make me regret it.”.......LOVE YOU CHARLIE!!!!!!!!
“Hello, Mon Coeur. I’m sorry I haven’t been answering your calls.... Thank you for sending Charlie....”.....Glad he called her.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY VENOMOUSGAL!!!!!!!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: April 02, 2010
Title: Chapter 29: Goodbye My Lover
"So I will do you a solid and I’ll go make sure that the pretty boy picks up his goddamned phone and gets his act together, but you have got to promise me, in return, you’ll do what you have to to make it back home. And I’ll do whatever I can to help you. Deal?”.....THANK GOD FOR CHARLIE!!! Author's Response: Charlie does, indeed, rock!
Thanks so much for reading and reviewing!
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: April 07, 2010
Title: Chapter 30: I'll Be There for You
SHIT!! How can yopu guys do this to us..after everything else? I'm sorry, but I really can't read about Edward having sex with, or even kissing anyone other than Bella..Just kill me now..... Author's Response: I won`t kill you. Is that hint enough?
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: April 07, 2010
Title: Chapter 30: I'll Be There for You
Please have Bella get professional help...ASAP! She is sinking fast...Maybe it is time for Edward(and Charlie) to say "screw it" and go rescue her like in high school....
AND!!! PLEASE make Edward give Tanya that # back now....And keep his lips and hands to himself......and...KEEP HIS DICK IN HIS PANTS!!!!!! I am seriously BEGGING on hand and knees! Author's Response: Stick with us and trust in us. We will do what is right.
Reviewer: sherylb Signed    
Date: June 03, 2010
Title: Chapter 33: Silent all these Years
Her self esteem is so low - it isn't just from the men who did and said those things to her. I think it has to do with no love from her mother, as well. Author's Response:
Well, what the men did and said to her, followed by Edward plunging the knife into the one wound that wouldn't close (because she never dealt with it), did a lot to her. But not having any love, heck, any parent, in her mother certainly took away any chance she had at an anchor.
Thanks so much for reading and reviewing!
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