I loved this story, ans went back to read it again.

 

One correction to the French.  "Combien de langues parlez-vous?" is formal, and clearly Bella and Edward are well-known to each other.  

It should be "Combien de langues parles-tu?"

Oohhh...I'm liking this :}}

Well Kate, you've done yourself proud. This has been a wonderful, magical story and I've loved every bit of it, even the scary stuff. Don't feel you have to someday add to this as it's perfect just the way it is. I'll always think of Edward and Bella, sometimes with their family and sometimes on their beach, but always, always together, forever.

Life works out the way it should, at least this time. I felt kind of sorry for Jacob, Sam put him in danger and probably hoped the vampires would kill him.Good thing extreme stress forced Bella's shield to expand and protect Edward, just in the nick of time, too. Now the rightful alpha is in charge and maybe peace will reign, even if an uneasy one. Perhaps the Cullens can relax just a bit, for now. 

Yes, of course it had to be the wolves, hot on Bella's trail. Since when is Sam the arbiter of all things , including Bella's accident? Naturally he would never consider the fact that without turning into a vampire she would be dead, and it was her wish . This whole thing is one hell of a mess. I sure hope you have a magic answer to make things right.

Yes, you little tease, I think there's a very good reason Bella senses an urgent need to control her shield. Somewhere in her gifted mind, is a tiny warning voice, telling her, unconciously. to be ready for what's coming, because it puts her family in danger. As for convincing Edward to get over himself, I love how she did it! Vamp Bella takes no nonsense , not even from the love of her life. It just tickles me how she told him to shape up or ship out!

A visit to the cousins at Christmas, how very human of them! It was another step in Bella's education as a vampire. Tanya telling of their mother's shield and what she could do with it, will no doubt help Bella with hers, especially if the sisters help her practice. Coming home to find a human in the driveway was pretty scary for all concerned. It also showed Bella how strong she was when Edward reinforced her determination not to kill some poor stranger. 

So, our Bella has had to learn some hard truths about her new life, especially about the bloodlust. Romantic Edward picked the perfect way to give Bella backher rings and the locket was a lovely thing for him to do. The crowning gift I think was the journal, since her memories are so important to keep alive.

Okay, you're forgiven because Bella survived both the accident and the change. It was so sweet that Edward kept his promise and talked or hummed  to Bella the whole time, just as she needed him to. It probably maintained Bella's sanity as she burned. I'm hoping she doesn't have to keep Edward from hurting Rosalie, it's not her fault  the stupid deer all congregated inthe middle of the road. For better or worse, the transformation is over and their eternal life begins. Keep up the good work!

Six weeks of hiding how much they love each other isn't going to be an easy thing for Edward and Bella. The wolves aren't stupid either, so it becomes a cat and mouse game. I can see it all now, both sides watching the other. Well, they will do whatever it takes to be together and guard their love. It was so sweet of Alice to have that chain delivered so Bella can have her rings close to her heart all the time. I have my finger's and toes crossed that all turns out well for my favorite couple.

There's so much good stuff in this chapter, where to start? It shocked the hell out of Bella when Jake went postal on her. Then to have the female Cullens show up to protect her her from Jake. Combine that with Renee being her selfish, inconsiderate self, and you have the melt down in the cemetery. Bella sure could use some of Charlie's calming influence right now. I'm glad Alice had a chance to prepare Bella for how strongly Edward would react to all this. They had a real good talk about everything. Even though Billy called, I still don't trust Jake  to not do something stupid.

Bella being able to share her thoughts with Edward, practically at will, and then being able to completely shield said thoughts, is very different and I quite like it. Discussing how to go about the  least painful changing was so pragmatic of them. If I had a choice, the medically induced coma sounds like a good way to go. Speaking of change, Bella handled Rosalie just right, in my opinion. Rose is so centered on how she feels about her existence, it's difficult to put her self in anyone elses shoes. The car thing would be the ideal way for them to interact.