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.

So virtually everyone has figured out that Liz (not Renee, who in this story is Bella’s hardly ever mentioned grandmother) is indeed pregnant.  Liz is not too old to have a baby, in this story right now she is only 33 years old, women well into their early forties are having babies without worry, so she should be more than safe.  Where you all have figured it all out, no one else in the story seems to know, other than Jim of course.  Liz is currently out of control; however she will not bend or change anytime soon.  Alice is a piece of work, and Bella is upset with her, but still loves her.  You will learn more about what is going on with Jasper and Alice soon, we promise.  Thanks for reading and reviewing, we think you’ll really love the next couple of chapters.

Kasi & Jessica

Teaser:  I open my eyes to see it is still dark out. I look at the clock and I see it is five in the morning. I look at Edward and he is sound asleep on his stomach with his arms under his head. Just as I go to wake him up for some morning lovin, I hear my door creak open. I lift my head to see Alice smiling at me. I quietly get up and we head downstairs. We make hot cocoa and go and sit in front the tree. Our parents still made us go to bed before they would put anything under the tree. I kind of liked it that way. Even though I knew Santa was real I still was able to have the element of surprise.

“Look at all this stuff,” Alice says with a giddy giggle. “Uncle Edward spoiled the shit out of you. From where I am standing I can count twelve gifts.”

“No way!” I say in a half whisper. I go to her and see my name over and over again. “Are there any stores open? I think I need to go buy him more. I only got him six gifts,” I say as she giggles.

“The gas station is open we can go buy him a box full of Twinkies,” she says as I smile.

Glad you liked it!  I had a lot of fun writing Esme's POV.  She and Carlisle are fun to write.  Thanks for the review.  I really appreciate it!