Hi the real teacher

Thanks for reading and reviewing chapter 40.

The bastards will pay, but some might pay sooner than others.

I'm writing chapter 41 now, so it should be posted sometime this weekend.

Regards, Jkazzie

Hi there, the real teacher

Thanks for reading and reviewing. Emmett's always good for a laugh isn't he!

Let me know what you think of the rest of the chapters.

Regards, Jkazzie

Hey there, the real teacher

Thanks for your review to chapter 25.

Great idea, Jimmy as shark bait!

Kind regards, Jkazzie

Hi the real teacher

Thanks for reading and reviewing chapter 31 - apologies for my tardiness in replying.

Regards, Jkazzie

Hi the real teacher

Thanks for reading and reviewing chapter 36 - glad you enjoyed it. I hope you're happy with the outcomes in chapter 37. The support for an Esme pregnancy was overwhelming and I decided to go with the storyline. Risky I know, but I need to grow as a writer and taking a risk will help me do that. Chapter 38 will be posted next weekend.

Regards, Jkazzie

Hi the real teacher

Thanks for your review to chapter 42 and please accept my apologies for being so tardy in responding and updating with another chapter.

To answer your question about what work I do, I am a compliance manager in a share registry and I specialise in Anti-money laundering. I am also learning about FATCA, which you might have heard of in the business press because it is US legislation impacting financial institutions around the world with US customers. The vacay is in about 5 weeks, but unfortunately Hawaii is off the itinerary because the friend I'm travelling with has been quite ill and the medical expenses have eaten into her holiday savings. We'll still be in the US for about 2 and half weeks visiting NYC for 8 days with day trips to Washington DC and the Hamptons. After that, we'll head to California and spend 4 days at Disneyland, 3 days in LA and 2 days in Santa Monica before heading home. I'm having a total of 8 weeks off work - at full pay. We're pretty lucky here in Australia - our employee benefits are excellent compared to the US. Every fulltime employee irrespective of age, length of service or the type of job the work in gets 4 weeks paid annual leave each year. We also get between 8 and 12 days paid sick leave each year and after 10 years continuous service we also get 8 weeks paid long service leave. All new mom's and dads also get up to 6 months paid maternity leave or paternity leave depending on the contract or government salary award they're covered by. All employees on wages (not salaries - that's me) also get overtime at between 1.5, 2 or 3 times the hourly rate (depending on when the OT takes place) and we get paid for state and federal public holidays.

Unfortunately RL has interfered with my writing for the past 6 or 7 weeks. My mum decided to move from Melbourne to Sydney and I've spent much of my free time either arranging her move, helping her move, painting her flat and having her as a guest for much of the past month, and then putting together endless packages of Ikea furniture, that I didn't have time for anything else, since I also had to work fulltime. My tiny flat was so crowded, I couldn't even reach my computer let alone see it due to all of the crap on top of it. Mum is now happily ensconced in her new flat and I am slowly putting my own home back to rights. I hope to have a new chapter posted over Easter, or perhaps earlier if all goes smoothly.

Thanks for waiting so patiently.

Regards, Jkazzie

Thank you, I loved writing kick ass Bella scene. ;)

How fantastic, I've never made anyone swoon before ... I like!

lol all that will be answered in the next few chapters

thank you for your review

Well, I did give warning that things would not be super peachy.  Edward is an asshole, and he is very demanding of Bella’s attentions, yet he seems to forget that she is young and wants to have fun.  Bella does act very immature at times, and her ability to communicate properly sucks.  Edward being a complete dick is not going to change for a few chapters, however he will have great moments along with shitty.  Bella however will start to blossom and show her maturity level rising.  Edward’s emotions were running very high in this chapter and the way that they played emotions off of the other caused them both to act in a way they normally wouldn’t.  Jess feels this chapter is as bad as it gets for them, I think there is one more where Edward makes me want to hate him, however chapter 23 will be in Edward’s POV and that chapter will show everyone where he stands.  There are questions regarding Edward’s age and Bella’s age and the difference in ages.  At the start of the story Edward was 31 and Bella was 14, so there is a 17-year difference between them.   I want to touch on the fact that we have had two people at this point message us saying they are walking away from this story after this chapter—I am personally sorry to hear that mainly because the resolutions planned for them are alone worth sticking around for.  Now we asked what your favorite line was and not everyone participated, but I still will share with you all Jess’s favorite line.  This is from when she was at the club and after meeting Riley and talking to him she thinks to herself ... “He reminds me of Jake, and I’d bet money his girlfriend has a dick, too.”  Oh and speaking of her time at the club, her friend from School Corin, knew Seth before the club, somehow that got over looked by a couple of you.  So no worries Seth nor Riley are bad people, and Corin is cool too.  Thanks for reading and reviewing and if you still have questions hit us up on Facebook or PM.  (Jess) & Kasi~
Chapter 20 TEASER:  I’m sitting here in a sexual innuendo filled daze, but the timer dinging gets my attention.  I pull the pan form the oven, and it smells even better in the kitchen than it did ten minutes ago.  I put the garlic bread in and pull the salad out and toss it.  I place everything on the table and pull the garlic bread out just as Edward comes in the room.

“Damn Baby, that smells better than it did before,” he compliments and I smile.

I watch as Edward gets out a bottle of wine from the chiller cabinet and opens it.  I don’t drink often, but when we have a nice dinner we almost always have a glass or two.  He pours our glasses and carries them to the table.  I get everything in place and light the candles, as he dims the light.

“This is very romantic, Baby,” he says pulling out my chair.

“Thank you, my love,” I say after sipping the wine he gave me.

Dinner is amazing and we eat quietly while exchanging looks that say we have much better things to do than talk.  We clean up together and I smile when I see him cover the apple pie I made and place it in the warming rack on low. 

“I can’t wait any longer, come with me,” he says pulling me by my hand upstairs.  Instead of going to the bedroom, he pulls me into his office.  Walking to the wall safe he punches in the code and opens the door.  My eyes grow wide as he pulls out a rather large light blue velvet box and turns to hand it to me.

“What—what’s this for?” I stammer.