Well so far everyone seems to be loving the story and we are so happy about that.  Not a lot of questions asked this go around, but there will probably be some more by the next chapter.  This story will be somewhere between twenty and thirty chapters when complete.  We mentioned this will post once a week on Mondays.  If for some reason Kasi can’t post Monday morning, it may post late Sunday night.  The Cullen’s are very accepting of Edward’s choices in life and his lifestyle, therefore yes the Cullen’s would be good to Bella if she were to be around them.  Thanks for reading and reviewing, we look forward to hearing more of your thoughts as the story goes.  (Nikky) & Kasi~

Many of you are questioning how Jessica knows so much about Bella.  Bella and Jessica are both from Forks.  Jessica is jealous of Bella, because Bella beat her out for valedictorian.  Jessica was always the smartest of her class, until Bella came along.  Several years younger and doesn’t even have to try in order to surpass her academically.  Bella got all the best scholarships and awards, all things Jessica wanted.  When the stuff happened at Harvard, of course Jessica heard about it, and being from Forks she certainly knows Jacob.  A lot of you want retribution in blood or however it can be gotten.  Rest assured that what comes around goes around, but as long as Bella is close enough for them to hurt, Edward will keep his cards close to his chest. 

Things are progressing well, and where this is a slow burn thing will heat quicker now that she lives there.  It’s still a slow burn, but no longer dragging feet pace.  For the record, Edward does want her to go to supper and meet his family, but he is tense about it because his family is very in your face caring and loving and Bella is not used to that type of family interaction.  Edward doesn’t know it yet, but he loves her.  Be patient and you will see this, I assure you.  Next chapter will post on Sunday, see you then. 

Thanks for reading and reviewing, Nikky and Kasi~

Teaser:  “Yes, my girl performed a special dance for me earlier. She said she would, with our approval, teach something similar to Sulpicia.” Aro gets a dreamy look on his face and grins even wider at me.

“Yes, there have been talks about that dance your girl performed since I arrived earlier. If you are in agreement with your girl doing this, then so am—” Aro gets cut off with the ringing of his cell phone. “Speaking of my pet,” Aro says before he answers, “Sulpicia,” he says answering the call. 

Before he says another word he looks to me as if he is concerned. “Yes, I’m with him right now,” he stops talking and has a look of anger coming across his face. “Keep her as calm as you can. Edward and I will be with you both soon.” I look to him as he talks and close his cell.

“Sulpicia is at Bella’s work. From what I can gather, there is some money and belongings that have gone missing.  Her boss checked out the staff lockers and found a laptop that another staff member claims was hers in Bella's locker.”

I nod at him, but I know my girl and she is no thief. It only takes us a short time to reach Bella’s work.  As I walk in my eyes fall on Lauren and Jessica, standing together.  As I look at Lauren, I see she has the laptop I bought Bella.

I smirk and move over to them. “That's my laptop and I don’t believe I gave you permission to touch it.” Both girls look my way and Lauren glares at me.

“No, this is mine. Look, it has my name on it.” I raise my eyebrow at her as she turns it and shows me the stupid sticker displaying her name.

Hey everyone thanks for reading and reviewing.  There have been several questions and some we can’t fully answer to not give away too much about the story and where we’re taking it.  But let’s start off with the easy stuff.  This will be about 25 chapters in total, give or take a few and we update every Monday or very late Sunday night.  There are many questions regarding the scene that Edward will be participating in.  It is a scheduled demo, teaching session.  We don’t want to give away any info on the scene as of yet, but trust us that there will be nothing remotely sexual about it for Edward at all.  The submissive which will be a part of the exhibition will not in any way shape or form, want or try to keep Edward as their own.  As for more info on Bella’s parents and why they are the way they are, you all really have to be a little patient, you haven’t even met them yet.  There are a LOT of seriously wicked guesses as to what is going on and why things are the way they are, but so far nothing is dead on correct.  You can join us on Facebook, search for the group called: TeamAllTwilight & AndTAT Fan Fiction and you will find us.  Hope you enjoy the teaser... Nikky & Kasi~

TEASER:  The rest of the night goes slowly and my mind often deviates back to Bella.  I end up texting her just to have some communication with her.

Beautiful. How was work tonight?  Did you get much work done for college?  I just finished eating some of the lovely apple pie that you made me. It was truly one of the best I’ve ever tasted. Thank you.  ~Edward

I try to focus on my work, but find myself unable to stop looking at my cell. I close the club and head home.  I’m sad and upset that she didn’t respond to my text. By the time I get home, I feel even more upset and even angry.  I wonder why she wouldn’t text me back.  Thinking over reasons, I make a mental list. 

Have I scared her off? No, I don’t think that’s it.  She wouldn’t have agreed to meet up with me if I had scared her.  From what I see and know of her, she doesn’t ignore people, so that can't be it. 

Maybe her phone is out of minutes.  Now this is more possible, because her cell is one of those cheap pay-as-you-go ones and she has little money.  If that’s the reason, then there is no way for her to call or text me back.  Do dorm rooms come with a phone in them? Not really sure about that, I’ll have to check.  I know she is the type of person that would try to keep money on her cell and would say if she was low.  She has often said she needed to switch her phone off because she was low on minutes. 

Maybe she fell asleep and is a deep sleeper.  It has been after midnight when I texted her.  She did say she was normally home before eight and in bed by ten most nights.  Yep, that must be it.  She’ll most likely text me once she’s awake.  I’m sure she’ll feel bad that she missed my text.  One thing is for sure, she doesn’t need me being on her ass like white on rice.

I feel myself calming down after thinking over the theories, and I decide to head to bed.  I wake up and look at my phone seeing it's a little after seven in the morning, but I still don’t have a text from Bella.  I frown and let out a sigh as I rub my face, knowing that I need to get moving.  I’m supposed to be meeting my dad at nine for breakfast, because he won’t be able to attend dinner tonight.

I get showered and dressed all while glaring at my cell.  I see that there is still no incoming text. I text my father to say that I’m on way, and ask if he could text me back to be sure he got my message.  I frown even more when he's answering my text minutes later.  Well, that takes away the newest theory that my cell is not receiving incoming text messages.

I arrive at the hospital and see dad is waiting for me.

“What was the texting all about?”

We knew the reactions to chapter eight would be intense and strong.  We were shocked that some of you actually attacked Bella for being weak, but at the same time it’s not surprising.  Sometimes people who are mentally abused and neglected for years strive only for some sort of love.  I can’t imagine any child not wanting their parent to love them.  We all see love in differing ways, and when you’re raised not feeling that unconditional parental love, it makes you strive to have it—at least it did for me.  Bella will come into her own strength soon, and with the help of Edward and his family she will get better.  We are stoked for you to see the interaction with Bella viewing Esme and the way that Esme treats her children, so a portion of that is your teaser.
Many of you asked why Edward did not just beat Charlie down, or how he could have not stopped the situation, or known Jake was in the kitchen.  Edward is one person, and he was trying to watch out for Leah, Jake, Charlie, Brady and didn’t know if he could trust any of the other five people there as well.  As for when Charlie smacked Bella, he had his attention focused on Leah and Jacob.  As for why he did not punch or beat down anyone, imagine this:  Edward defends Bella by striking someone or several someone’s.  He gets arrested his word against several, one of whom is the police chief.  Meanwhile Bella is unprotected and left with the wolves.  It was best for him to do as he did get her out and safe.  And trust that he will be dealing with this.  The ball has already been rolling on a few things, but this just upped the ante.
I’m sad to say that we have lost some readers, but again we cannot and will not apologize or rose color a story about an abused girl, when a good lot of the abuse she withstands is things that are personal to one of the writers and or other people the writers know.  Abuse happens and the largest form of abuse out there is mental abuse and neglect.  Awareness is a key to making things better.  Bullying is a problem, and awareness is a key.  We are however thankful that we have readers who trust in us to bring things full circle.
Thanks for reading and reviewing, Nikky & Kasi~

Teaser:  “This is very nice, Esme,” Bella says after taking a bite.

Esme smiles broadly at Bella.  “Thank you, dear.  Edward tells me you're quite a wonderful cook yourself.”

Bella’s blush appears on her face.  “I’m nowhere near as good of a cook as this.”

I shake my head at her.  “Trust me, Bella’s cooking is to die for,” I say as Emmett passes me the wine. I pour some for Esme, Bella, and then lastly for myself.

“What are you going to college for?” Rose asks as she looks at Bella.

“I’m getting a law degree,” Bella answers, but I know the whole table can hear the sadness in her voice.

“And Edward tells us that you’re a dancer, a quite wonderful one at that.”  I look to Alice, smiling that she brought up something that makes my girl happy.

Bella nods at Alice.  “Yes, I love dancing, but I only do it for fun.”

“You’re in the Christmas dance program for the college though, right?” Esme asks as she looks at Bella.

“Yes,” she replies with another blush.

“Carlisle and I have tickets for three of the performances. I’m so looking forward to the show, and seeing you dance, of course.  The dance department director has been bragging to the board of directors about the dances that you have choreographed.” Again Bella blushes more at hearing about the commendations she’s being given.

“That’s got to be the cutest blush ever,” Emmett says in a childish voice, which is followed by a slap from Rose. 

“I love dancing, and the people I’ve been dancing with are all great.  I just hope that no one’s disappointed at the end of the night.”

Esme frowns a little. “I’m sure no one will be disappointed, dear.” My mom smiles at Bella in a way that I can see the mother in her trying to break out and pull Bella in.

The rest of the dinner seems to fly by with everyone talking about what’s been happening.  The more the night goes on, the more Esme became motherly to Bella, but I’ve also noticed Bella becoming uncomfortable with it.  At so many times, she’s looked like she isn’t sure how to react at something Esme has said or done.  She’s remained respectful, but I’ve seen her slowly distancing herself from Esme.

I walk Bella to the car and open the door for her. “I’ll just be a few seconds.” I give her a wink and walk back to house.

As soon as I do, I can hear Esme’s upset voice.  “We really need to do something.  I won’t accept that nothing can be done.”

I hear my father sigh.  “It takes time, dear.”

“No, first those little punks ... I’ll let you and Edward deal with them, but Charlie is mine!”

I chuckle, but feel a little nervous, because I can hear the anger in my mom’s voice. 

Well it seems the majority of you really liked this chapter.  There was some confusion regarding Edward’s family, they all really love Bella, but have been warned to not be too handsy or huggy with her, because it is nothing she is used too.  Please don’t fret, Edward’s family is there and will be there to support Bella.  Lots of you still want instant retribution for Bella against everyone who has hurt her, but please be patient Rome wasn’t built in a day.  As always our update schedule is every Sunday night/Monday morning, so far I have been able to post every Sunday.  There is a lot of stuff going on and things will be interesting here very soon.  A lot of people were surprised by Bella’s actions of kneeling naked in his playroom, but only Bella knows what she wants.  Edward wants her there is no doubt about that, but he wants her to want him for herself—not just because she thinks this is what he wants.  Edward has a fine line to walk, but he is not stupid and will handle this situation accordingly.  Thanks as always for reading and reviewing.  Nikky & Kasi~

Teaser:
I glance down at my cell, when it rings seeing that it says Beauty.  I frown, because I know that she should be about to start her last class.

“Beautiful, is everything alright?” I ask worryingly.

“Renee called, I didn’t pick up.  I was unsure if you wanted me to call you first or if it was just Charlie. I’m sorry, I just thought ...”

I smile and sit back down.  “No, Renee wasn’t on the list, but I’m glad that you called.  Please wait until I’m with you before calling her back.  I will make a list of people of who you are not to answer to, it’ll make it easier for you—us.” I hear Bella clear her throat a few times. “Is there anything else, Beautiful?”

I hear a light chuckle. “You know me so well.  Two things, one I want to know what would happen if I skipped my next class, and second, they want me to see Mr. Whitlock, Jasper, sometime today.”  I can hear in her voice there’s something more and I know this may need a face to face talk. “I am on my way to make an appointment with Jasper right now.”

I smile a little and grab my car keys.  “I coming and getting you from Jasper’s office, stay there until I arrive.”

“I will, Sir ... it’s, oh, Jacob,” Bella says.

“Well, hello there, Isabella.”

I move faster towards my car.  “Don’t speak to him.  Go into Jasper’s office and hand Jasper your cell,” I say to her, while Jacob was talking.

“I’m sorry, but he’s blocking my path.”

I let out a sigh, and start my car. 

“Who are you talking to?  Not that old guy?  Is he still fucking you?  I’m surprised he’s been able to keep himself hard around your whore ass.”

I grit my teeth together. “Shout Jasper’s name now,” I say as Jacob rattles on.  When I hear nothing coming from Bella, I put on a firm voice.  “Now, Little Girl, scream for him and hand him your cell.”

“Jasper!” I hear Bella yell.

Many of you have already figured out that Renee is not quite motherly material. We were laughing and shocked by some of the stuff said about Renee’s pink hair.  Gotta love it.  We think you’ll like the next chapter, we get to see Renee and how she treats Bella, but we will also see how Edward gives Bella the ability to stop letting Renee walk all over her.  We think you will love it, we know we did.  A lot of you are worried about Jake and Charlie as well as Tanya ... with that being said we don’t want to give away anything much, but trust by the end of the story all things will be resolved.  I think you all will enjoy Edward’s protective ways of Bella, now that he knows she is his both casually and contractually.  We hope that you love the teaser, we had to share something juicy with you.  Thanks for reading and reviewing.  Nikky and Kasi~

TEASER:

“I couldn’t tell you for how many years we’ve been married. I know it’s been a few, but it still feels like yesterday.”

I roll my eyes at Renee’s performance, because that’s what she’s doing—performing for them.

“Mr. Cullen, when were you going to tell the world about your marriage to this woman?” one of the paparazzi yells out.

I shake my head at them. “Mrs. Dwyer is not my wife; she’s the mother of my girlfriend. Mrs. Dwyer was talking about her husband, Phil Dwyer, he plays baseball.”

Renee turns and glares at me. “They know who he is. He’s the best baseball player that has ever lived.”

I glance at the paparazzi seeing they’re all trying to figure out which team he plays for. The bright one of the bunch of course starts questioning me again. “Where is the new girlfriend, Mr. Cullen? Do we get to know her name?” I smile and look beside me to see that Bella has moved to stand almost behind me.

“She’s a little camera shy, and her name is Isabella Swan. However, we have to go, her mom and step-father have had a long flight, and it’s been a few months since they’ve had a chance to visit.  As you can imagine, they want to spend some time together, so please excuse us and have a nice day.” 

I start to walk away, but see Renee has failed to move. “Push this for a second, Beautiful,” I say before walking back and grabbing Renee’s arm lightly.  “Time to go.”

She huffs at me and I give her the look which managed to only shut her up for a whole two seconds. She really is obtuse. “Look, I need to do stuff like that with the paparazzi. I know you’re just a newcomer, but I’m famous because of who I’ve married.”

Well without a doubt I think it is a clean sweep, everyone wants to either: kill, beat or maim Renee.  Nikky and I both want to thank you all for telling us all of this.  To us it means more knowing we were able to evoke those kinds of feelings in our readers, than any of you can know. 
There have been a few people laying threats about bring charges or else I will walk from the story.  I want to address that by saying, Bella is not as weak as she used to be, and trust that the cards will fall exactly as they should.  Renee’s story is set in stone for us, and we will not deviate from how we planned it.  Neither of us wants to say, Renee will go to jail and Renee will suffer this and that way ... What we want is for this story to unfold as it was and is intended to do so.  All we can say is trust in us enough to know that we will not let a story go with things unfinished. 
Now we do need to address the several comments about how Edward needed to step up and be the Dom and take control at the hospital and how Renee wouldn’t have been allowed to do what she did.  Sadly if a person is an adult and is unmarried and doesn’t have a power of attorney signed over to someone else, medical choices fall to your nearest blood relative.  Edward trying to control things would’ve most likely gotten him removed from the premises, and we’re sure you’ll appreciate how well he brings out the Dom soon.  Some questioned if the hospital would’ve kept Renee out being it was her fault, but unless the police were involved the hospital is in a hard situation. 
Finally we want to say again that we will continue to post every Sunday night/Monday morning, until the story is fully written.  Once the story is fully finished we will post twice a week until it is completely posted.  Thank you so very much for reading our story, reviewing our story and loving our story so much.
Nikky & Kasi~

Teaser: 
“I love you Mom, and want you in my life,” Bella says.

I feel my heart start to race, but I hold back the yelp that wants to come out. I’ll beg her if I have to; I need her in my life. I can’t live without this girl. She may’ve only been in my life over a short period of time, but she has quickly become everything to me.

“And I hope one day you can forgive me,” Bella says looking to me as she speaks. “But I need Edward more, a lot more. I know that I will never be enough for you or for him, no matter what I do. I know that Edward deserves so much more than what I can give him.” 

I shake my head and walk in. “Not true,” I say with a smile.

“But, here’s the thing, he’s a good man, Mom. He has such a big heart and he would never hurt me physically in any way. When—and I know it will be when—he leaves me, he will make sure that I am still okay. He makes me happy. He makes me want to live.  He’s the reason I’m still alive.” Bella’s eyes fall to my feet.

“Don’t start that silliness again, Isabella.” Renee starts chastising my girl. 

I walk right up to Renee and glare at her. “Quit treating her like a pet; she’s your daughter.”

“Say your goodbyes, Isabella. You’re coming home with Phil and me.”

Bella shakes her head. “No! I can’t and won’t leave with you. I love you Mom and I will be here when you forgive me, but I’m staying with Edward, if he’ll still have me.”

I move quickly to Bella and look into her eyes. “You’re more than enough for me. You’re so much more than I ever dreamed of. I’ll always have a place for you in my life.” I lean my forehead against Bella's.

Well Nikky and I both want to thank you for reading and reviewing.  All of the questions, compliments, anger (at the characters), love and kindness in the reviews is what keeps us going so strong.  SO, thank you, for reading, reviewing, sharing your stories and most of all for loving the characters—the characters who may not belong to us in name, but who we’ve taken and made into something completely different.  It is very cool to take a loved character, change them and make them different and still have people love them so much or fall in love with them all over again.   There were lots of reviews filled with questions about the newspapers and what Charlie told them.  First in regards to the newspapers, just like when Renee went all press goddess on them, the news already knows Edward.  Edward has made no secret of his lifestyle, how else would Charlie so easily have found out about Edward.  Therefore there was really nothing to put in the press, Charlie could try but it would not be front page news anyway.  Also if you remember right, Edward doesn’t really put a lot of stock into the media reports.  There are a lot of great things to come yet, so have patience and trust.  No stones will be left unturned.   Thanks again for reading and reviewing, Nikky and Kasi~

TEASER: Phil and I walk into Jenks’ office. I decided that I no longer want any of this shit spoken about at the club. Bella loves the club and I didn’t want any additional bad feelings in it for her.

“Jenks, Benjamin,” I say taking a seat; Phil nods at them.

“We’ve found the last of the girls and even another case that was not dropped.” I look at them and they hand me a picture of a girl I have actually met and I’m in shock. 

“They have DNA from a brutal attack and rape of her,” Jenks says as I look over the paperwork behind the picture.

“You’ve got to be kidding me?” I say and they both shake their heads.

“Now you really need to look at this,” Jenks says handing me another stack of paperwork.

I read the papers and frown. “How the hell did he make Chief of Police?” I ask rhetorically, not really asking anyone.

“I’m really not sure on that one, but he will lose his job with all of this.”

I sigh rubbing my face. “Make it happen,” I say and stand up, walking out the door.

“Edward?” Phil yells after me.

“Phil, just let me calm myself. I’m really close to losing all of my control. The more I find out about Charlie Swan, the angrier I become with him.”

Phil nods in understanding. “There’s a boxing ring a few blocks from here, how about we get padded up and go for a few rounds?”

I sigh and look at him, but I stop myself from speaking. I can see he’s clearly as angry as I am. “Sounds good, just watch my face,” I say and I hear him chuckle.

“Yeah, Bella will kick my ass if I hurt your pretty face. Do you think she’s ready for Saturday?”

I shrug my shoulders. “We’ll work together to get her ready, and then we’ll all be there for her on the other side. No matter what, I know she needs to do this, even if I hate the idea of it.”

We are so sorry for the lateness of this review reply.  I (Kasi) meant to do it the other day and honestly between the flu that has ravaged my home several times over the last month making another round, and trying to get ready for Christmas I forgot to do it.  Chapter 24 is almost ready to go to the beta.  Chapter 25 is not yet started, but we will do our very very best to make sure it is posted on time.  Most of the questions are answered in this chapter posting in less mere hours.  Sorry again for the delay in the review reply and teaser being sent out.  Nikky and I both wish you all the Happiest of Holiday Seasons for what or whom you celebrate.  There are only 2 chapters left to post and this story will be complete.  Kasi~

TEASER:  Seth has been in shock from finding all this out, but thankfully, Dr. Banner has been working with him through it all. The school has also been doing well at keeping the kids focused on what they are learning and not what’s going on in the news. Seth’s school life has really not had many distractions—regarding his personal life. Sue has been seeing him a lot more, but the relationship still seems to be strained for Seth.  Sue had gone along with Seth to one of his appointments with Dr. Banner. After talking briefly with Dr. Banner, he thought that Sue would benefit from seeing someone, too. Dr. Banner did say that he felt she should see another doctor so she had an unbiased person to speak with.

Seth has become very important to our whole family, so I set this up in order to help him. I know that he loves his mother, and so that he and his mom have a chance of building a healthy relationship, I wanted to do this for them both. He is still with us and Sue is living in an apartment close to where she now works here in Seattle.

Bella has finished college and is taking two years off before finishing the rest of her teaching degree. She will only have to do the required hands-on training as a teaching assistant. I’ve already looked into that, and she can easily fulfill her needed requirements at one of the local private schools.  

WOW!  To say that we are blown away by the response this one-shot has gotten would be an understatement.  Over 130 reviews in a week between FFN and TWCS, is pretty amazing to us for a one-shot.  We do intend to add a bit more to this, however we are going to be wrapping up a few more lose ends first.  We have the Halloween story already posted, it is called Crushes, Canines & Clowns, it’s the third year we have written a Halloween story and we hope you like it.  Also Jess2002 has joined forces with us and we formed WeeJessAndTAT and our first story together is, If I Die Young.  We started the story in honor of our great fan-dom friend and pre-reader/beta, Savannavansmutsmut’s birthday and it started posting on her birthday Oct. 24th.  We also have a Christmas story coming out.  It will post either as a one-shot or two-shot, but I will say this, it is BIG.  Right now we are thinking it will be around 30K word count.  Ropin’ A Sitter, Epilogue will be posting on December 1st, as well as a Future take of, Bases Loaded by JessAndTAT and an all-new Novella by TeamAllTwilight, called, The Things That Make You Click.  We hope to see some of you checking out those titles and more to come in the future.  Lots of things to come, but have faith we will be adding to this.  I doubt it will be a full blown WIP, but it does have some more storyline within us that needs to come out.  Thanks for reading and reviewing, Nikky & Kasi~

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Thank you. I'm so glad you are enjoying it so far!

xx Dee

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Thanks for taking this journey with me,

Dee xx

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