You are very evil women for leaving the ending like that but I am sending you looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooots of love so you won't do something horrible and replace Edward with (eww yuck barf worthy) Mike Newton. That would be just too cruel. Now pictures of Edward in nothing but  towel or naked would make up for your evilness. Put your eyebrow down it was just a thought. 

  Marguerite

Oh I cannot wait to see the reaction on her face when she finds out it's Edward. Lucky lady. So far this is my favorite story. Please update soon and keep up the great work.

  Marguerite

Oh my lord. I bet Bella will be shocked when she sees Edward. Oh well that's what she signed up for. Hopefully it will work out in the end.  Hopefully it will work out in the end. Keep up the good work and please update soon.

   Marguerite

So freakin' innocent! I loved how she had to guide him. Loved even more that he went w it. Some boys are too eager;)

Author's Response:

Yeah, they usually are!  His traits naturally lead to this behavior, and Bella always has been the more eager of the two, so we thought it worked.  I'd have been a vamp or drained dry in canon one week after the first kiss if I'd been Bella! ;D  Fantasy/Reality mix is always tasty! lol

Wow.  Seems like Bella's moving a little fast, but it works!

Waiting for the next update.

Nooooooo! you HAVE to add to this naughty girls!  well done you two...heart all a flutter here!  update soon! xxxlisa.

That was really hot, I want more!

pmsl!  you two remind me of my co-writer totteacher and myself!  loved this chapter, and of course Bella wouldn't just fall into Edward's arms...though I would! hehe.  nicely written but can't stop to chat...onto next one.  (don't forget I'd like you guys to appraise my stories too...please????)

I loved your description of the hotel...i'd love to stay there!  Your Edward is so...ahhhh...wonderful!  Funny thing is, there's been a bit in the news about a documentary on this very subject which is why I decided to give it a looksee.  You weave a wonderful story, and your descriptive language is second to none.  Can't wait to read more!  Now, on to the next chapter!  I'd love it if you gave my stories a little read too! xxLisa. 

well i had to tell you again how much i love this story..edward is so sweet.. the cliffies really do kill me i mean it was getting so juicy and you stopped mid lemon ..a girls gotta dream about something lol

I love you guys you are great and I will kiss anyones feet or there ass if they get this story to us early it is a good thing.  Yah I think Edward is over the top with lust at this moment and he better not go all pure on her.  That was very hot by the way I liked it wink wink LOL.  Yah I think I am funny.

*Manic smile leaves face, spark leaves eye, body stops shaking, madman laughter ends*

Lucidity has returned you now have fifty reviews *whew*

I had texted Alice when I was in the elevator.  I told her the auction winner was a prank so she need not expect any more texts from me tonight and I’d call her in the morning.  I even used the code word so she’d know the message was for real.  Still, I kept my phone nearby in case I needed it.

Nervous, afraid... She wants something - Edward. But she's afraid if she allows herself to have it, she will be hurt again. Hard to tell what to do in a dituation like that.

2 to go

If I let him explain, could I be brave enough to confess what I had felt for him in the first place?  Could I undo my mistake from the past?  Could this disastrously awkward moment really be a second chance?

She hopes she can make up for it, but in reality she can't, so she's left trying to decide if giving him an actual second chance is smart, she's not sure, but what other choice does she have? Walk away, with Bella, not likely

4 to go *Manic face*

Was I too late to fight for him?  Had my rejections hurt him too much?  Now that I had finally let him in would he leave me?

Sadness, fear, shock, horror, depression, light headed, increased heartrate, pale. One must ask why it is that our gender always seems to assume the worst. You ever notice that?

6 more to go *Insanity showing on face*

“But I do want you to have the money.  Consider it a gift or an interest-free loan if you must, but don’t throw away your future when the means to stay in school are in your hand, no strings attached.”  

I love you, I want you, I need you, BUT I'm willing to let you go if that's what you want. Don't we wish all men were like this  

8 more *manic smile, manic eyes, manic twitch; hehehe... hahaha... muahaha*

I could see the sincerity in his eyes as he turned to leave and as much as it killed me, I almost let him go.  My pride and fear almost won out, but just as he put his hand on the knob to open the door, I knew if I let him leave, I’d regret it for the rest of my life.  I would regret it far more than I had regretted how I handled the situation surrounding the letter. 

Fear, insecurity, lost to oneself. In that paragraph the depth of her emotions should have physically knocked her over. Probably would have if she had been standing. Would he have truly left if she hadn't asked him to stop? OR would he have just got out the door - and maybe to the lobby - before breaking down? (Oh did I tell you that I have taken three analytical classes... and since you want fifty reviews I've gotten to the point where I'm reviewing having to analyze text a little [welll maybe a lot])

10 to go *Grins crazily*

“It was you I tried not to imagine as I prepared for tonight.  I kept cursing myself as a fool for wanting the lines from Sonnet 116 and the romantic gestures to add up to you,” I finally confessed.  “It was just such a shock actually seeing you and putting it all together – that you were CXVI – One-hundred- sixteen,” my lips quirked up in an ironic smile.  “My dream come true.

“Then when I saw you…I couldn’t imagine you could possibly return my feelings.  We didn’t exactly finish hight school on good terms.  I thought for sure you were just trying to ruin my only chance to stay in college as retaliation for unknowingly stomping on your heart all those years ago. You don't know how many, many times I've reread that letter, picturing you as the writer, just to imagine how things could have gone.”

I wish I could actually explain just what makes poetry romantic, but I can't. The whole idea of writing a letter and quoting Shakespeare - one of his poems no less - is any girls dream come true (Well actually its not, but it should be)

12 to go *manic grin still there*

“But your smile, your laugh, the shining spark of your mind and amazing wit, they were what drew me to you…and what made it sheer torture to sit next to you in class believing you thought I was lame for writing that letter.  All I wanted was to touch you or make you laugh.”

His voice had risen by the end of his declaration but became even more muted than before as he continued.

“It’s what haunts me even more than imagining the sweep of your breasts against my hand, or the feel of your lips against mine.” 

Well there's another section that I love. I can physically feel the passion between them, and it feels right. It's amazing how well wrote this chapter is...

Well, let's see, someone added a review, so I'm down to fourteen to go *grins like a maniac* (Oh, did I mention that I can be annoying)

Okay this is what my sister calls a bullsh*t review.

:)

See, bullsh*t. Where's the text, it doesn't take but a second to write 'I liked it'/'I loved it'. A smily face what the f is up with it; that's bullsh*t is what is with it.

Now for my favorite bullsh*t review to use...

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See, at least that takes a little time.

Sixteen more to go... I might get them done tonight.

“It’s YOU Bella.  Not something as superficial as mere appearance.  I love that about you too, don’t get me wrong, you’re beautiful but that only compliments the rest.  I want you, Bella, I want to claim all of you.  You have no idea how much,” his voice caught momentarily, causing a reciprocal twist in my belly, “but not like this…Not for money.

“If I win you, I want your heart and soul, the prize of your companionship, and the gift of your intimacy to be given freely – never under duress from needing money or out of some contractual obligation.  I could never demean either of us that way!”

Okay here's another great little section that I loved in this chapter. There's a lot of passion in it, it's intense. And as a result it sinks a reader (like me) into it. Still don't believe that I'll reach fifty *grins like a madman* I'd even sick my only younger brother (he's also gay and in love with Rob, which is why he'd review like a madman) on you if it weren't for the fact that he's only 16. That means he ain't allowed this story. Well he can read it on FF though...

Okay... enough for now... 18 to go *Eyes twinkle with manic insanity*

Well... Let's see I loved the chapter because it seems semi-realistic. But I'm sort of like my sister. I hate cliffies, I mean really, really hate them *grits teeth* But I love smut, hmmm... what eighteen year old doesn't? So let's see you now have 30 reviews 20 more to go... Here I come

can't wait for the next chapter!

Such a creative plot! Love it!

WOW!!!! Loved that they both have told each other how they felt. Can't wait to the next chapter.

great chapter

EWWW.... Mike Newton is such a douche, please don't do that! HAHA, Well I have to agree ladies... I'm on the verge of Spontaneous human combustion here! Both of their confessions were so beautiful but now I need some love and lemon goodness here!

I like how this is shaping up; can't wait to read more!

Good chapter, but yeah, definately awaiting the next chapter!!!

i love  it this is getting so good i cant wait till the next one

i loved it i can't belive how sweet that was i can't wait to read more

Ready and waiting for lemons now!

You wouldnt dare to replace Edward with Mike that would be just wrong.  LOL  Good the truth is coming out and I cant wait for the climax in the next chapter LOL.

I have been sent here by my hormonal sister, Jadiona, to beg you to post the next chapter. I have been a silent reader from chapter one, but now as my sister has (unwillingly) agreed to help me with what I need to do when I seduce my boyfriend of a year. I am litterally pleading with you to post that next chapter before Thursday. Be warned I may actually post fifty reviews, trust me my sister has officially sicked my awesome reviewing capabilities on you. *begging, not on knees (I will not drop to my knees for any story, well unless it's my own)*

LOL, ignorance must be bliss in her case then. I know, and I'm not knocking you or the story by any means. I was just thinking out loud. This is fiction after all. You're welcome, and thank you in return for responding.

Dang you guys with the cliffies, do you have no other capabilities in you. I am currently hormone dosed as I am pregnant with twin so get that next dag nab chapter out. Please *doe eyes, on knees, hands together, begging*

I'm so glad I came across this! It's so cute! I hope that she lets him explain, he's so sweet! Love it :)

Poor Edward :(

I really wish we women would let men explain themselves more.  Go Edward!

Love it and can't wait for the next chapter :)

Very interesting! :)

I'm reviewing!! Hope you have 50!! It's results were different, because it seemed like she had an idea it was Edward. To me, anyway.

Definitely not what I was expecting. Now I'm dying to find out what happens. Another good one. Keep it up! ;)

Very romantic and mysterious. Great job ladies! ;)

Whoa! This is something that's never been done. Can't wait to see where you take it. ;)

Oh come on, frick, what is it with you guys and evil cliffies. Are you plotting to kill me? Please, please, please post the next chapter sooner than Thursday, (*down on knees begging, with eyes the size of Texas, and hands clasped together*)

I think I am sending my little sister over here to start posting reviews, you want fifty, she could do it all on her own.

HAHA!! Her reaction is totally classic for her, she's embarrassed. I know deep down she was really happy to see him, but at the same time totally effin ashamed that he knew what she was there for and that it was him that bided on her. Hopefully she will let him explain... I'll review another 49 times if I must! I REALLY want to know what happens next!

Well I can honestly say I was hoping for something a little longer, but alas it is your story.  I sincerely hope these two work it out but not looking real good for Edward at the moment.  I hope Bella lets him explain.

I think this was a great chapter. It was how a person would act normally, not "oh my god edward i love you". thank God.

:) <3 <3 <3

OK - have to be honest and say I wasn't happy with how it all went down.  I do get Bella's feelings and because it's someone she knows as well as had a crush on, it's believable for her to react this way.

Maybe the way Edward went about meeting with her could have gone better.  Hoping they both start being honest and although Bella needs the money for school and Edward obviously wants to help her by using his entire inheritance, maybe a loan of some sort will be discussed in order to save the friendship/relationship.  We'll see I guess!