Love the idea of the house swap *giggle*...and really like the idea of the music...and Bella having to 'hide' how Carli feels about Will...*teehee* lord knows i've had to do that a FEW times now!  Dads are dads no matter what:)

Excellent chapter!  Loved it!

Can't wait for the wedding, these two deserve some happy times and a baby!

Yeah, they have a hard time talking about shit, don't they?

Great chapter!

Loved it!  Thanks for the update...I was itching for something to read this morning!

From a trained psychotherapist, I think u did a really good job portraying the therapy session w/ Bella. So cudos to u.  I'm glad u wrote this chapter b/c I was really tired of Bella playing the "victim role."  I kinda hoped she would have talked to Carlie when she made her rounds w/ the family, but I c u left that out.  Any reason why? 

I really do like this story.  Please keep it coming!

I'm so glad that Bella finally owned up to her part in the break-up.   I liked how Dr. Mili called her out on her flight response to heavy situations.  I was kinda like Edward and a little surprised that she said yes to his proposal but happy that she did.  Good for Rose and Emmett getting married. Oh and thank goodness Alice clued Bella into about her having to make the first move. Drunk Edward was too funny but I must say I want to kick your butt for that damn Miley song. I really hate that song and it's stuck in my freaking head now. LOL!

After all the build up, I felt  like the proposal was more like a business deal.  No romance!  I was hoping she'd say no so that he could try again and be more romantic!

First of all, I reviewed for the first few chapters, but after that I was so captivated by your fic that I just kept pressing the "next" button.  This story started out as what I would call  "sappy."  Believe me, I have no problem with sappy as I am a Happily Ever After person.  Once I started reading, I just couldn't stop.   I FUCKING LOVED IT. I was extremely nervous when Bella left the last time and Edward didnt come to get her.  Sometimes men are really just Idiots and that is the truth, my hubby included.  Sometimes they don't use the brains that G-d gave them.  I TRULY CANNOT WAIT FOR MORE.  THANKS FOR THE MOST FUCK AWESOME READING.   I hope to hear from you.  Sher

Hi

I love your story.  but really this is being to hard on Edward..  I 'm  happy that Bella understands she is party to blem.   But are mean.  the teasing.  hahah.  Put him out of his misery..  Get the sex talk over and done.   Have sweet dreams.  Smiles Leona

I cannot tell you how glad I am that Bella owned her issues.  Relationships involve more than one person and I think it made it more authentic for them both to be at fault and have to work together to rebuild it. 

I think Bella was a little dense expecting  Edward to make the first move sexually. He is living in the guest room, not her.  I am also glad she laughed off the drunken scene and didn't get too upset about it.

I found this to be a "bash Bella" chapter. I agree with her shrink regarding her issues of avoidance; however, I see her 'leaving' as less avoidance and more as an issue of sacrifice. She did/does love Carli. She OFFERED to leave to allow Carli to stay with her biological father. Edward basically said, "OK. Leave. I'll stay here with my nice life and my daughter and my dirty little secret which I dragged you into. You leave and be alone and rejected once again." Bella sacrificed everything she loved to insure that the two of them could be togehter and happy. Sure, she jumped at the chance because she was terrified of being rejected once again. That only makes it all the more sad that Edward basically helped her pack and move out of his life.

The shrink says, "I mean, you profess that you love Carlie like your own daughter, but you had no second thoughts about taking off to save potential embarrassment about a personal secret being made public." All I can think of is the movie Sophie's Choice and any other number of tales. Isn't true love the epitome of that sacrifice? Didn't Bella sacrifice because she did love Edward and Carli and because she didn't presume (or have enough self-confidence to believe) that she was an important enough part of their lives? She left because she believed they'd be just fine without her and with the threat of Jessica's "big reveal" of Edward's "lifestyle choices" that they'd even be better off without her because honestly just how important is she anyway. I feel so sad for Bella. The shrink's blaming her. The family's blaming her. Edward seems to have had to own up for nothing in this scenario.

Lastly, the "family" issue makes me crazy. The shrink says, "You blamed the whole family for not keeping in touch, but you didn’t seem to make any attempts to contact them either."
and "Weren’t you punishing the whole family because Edward didn’t come to Seattle to bring you back?” I think Carlisle makes me the most incensed. Really, he thinks of Bella as a daughter? Truly? I know if I had a daughter, I'd go and talk to her. Carlisle and Esme claim to "love Bella like a daughter," yet when Edward asks them NOT to contact her, they simply comply. I think that I'd contact my child regardless of what anyone else says. So much for "loving her like a daughter." That is a two-way street. Why does all the impetus on "contacting" one another lay on Bella's shoulders? Why couldn't any member of the Cullen family contact her? Just because 'Edward' said so? If Carlisle or Esme loved Bella so much they couldn't call and say "Hi, how are you doing?" Bella left for Carli and Edward's sake, not to climb Mt. Everest or "find herself" in Tibet. Where is the appreciation for Bella's sacrifice? And who in the world is going to hold Edward accountable for his choices and ask him WHY is has time and time again offered up Bella on the altar of sacrifice when the going gets tough? I'd love to see Edward put through some hoops before the HEA can come. Otherwise, it just isn't going to be realistic for the reader to believe that the two of them will honestly make it for the long haul. Sooner or later the 'selfish' Edward will reassert himself and push Bella away again. And even if Bella is a more confident version of herself and fights for their family, will it work if Edward hasn't evolved to the point where he can overcome the tendency to cut and run when the going gets tough. Bella may run to avoid rejection, but Edward pushes everyone away when he feels like he's going to lose someone. They are two different types of peas growing in the same basic pod. The getting drunk may have been one more subconscious way of Edward pushing Bella awy.

Therapy Edward. Lots and lots of therapy.

Seriously! Edward has not only lost is dom card but his man card as well for that dumb ass stunt. Bella ought to make him wax just for fucking up her night.

love it - that song drives me crazy too!!