That was touching. I think it was good that although Rose wanted to fly into a rage upon seeing Edward and Bella she didn't - I dont think that would have worked out well. And I liked how Alice was there to support Rosalie

Thank goodness i'm reading this after the next chapter has been posted or I would be complaining about the cliff hanger right now.

I can guess what a session means, but I'll hold onto my suspicions for now.

I meant to mention this a few chapters back: I love the fact that Bella is just sort of taking Alice in her stride - I mean if someone told me they had redone a whole suite of rooms and brought me a new wardrobe after only knowing them a couple of days, I'd be heading for the hills wandering what type of mad cult I was about to be inducted into. (not that the Cullens are a cult, just, its strange behaviour).

I liked how Alice tried to distract herself with fashion ;) THANK YOU SO MUCH for a proper and well thought out explanation to the DD lifestyle!!! And it's so typical of Alice to already have a room ready for Bella.

I love the character dynamics you've created between them all, and that the you haven't let the DD stifle Alice's personality (like when she scolds Edward about guilt tripping Bella), and the Rosalie lemon at the end was also an interesting insight.

Oh yay, for once its Alice and not Rose who's responsible for being caught in compromising positions - I think we dont see this side of her enough. Edward had a point about the clothing.

I liked Edwards backstory. I never knew that some American Indians had a tradition of polygamy - facinating, I'll have to look that up. (I've always been interested in learning about polygamy but the Christian/Mormon aspect always puts me off (I'm not Christian and for some reason find it annoying).

Woohoo! Spanking! Lol, I'm so pleased you included this, since it really fits the story. I love the way you so clearly show how much Edward truely cares for his wives, and also respects them for being individuals.

I will say that when I first started this chapter I was a little aprehensive about Alice and Rosalie with Edward, since they're not my favorite pairings but I'm starting to get into it now.  

I really like your story. It has a very unique storyline, and I'm completely hooked. I vote for the shorter chapters every week! Looking forward to the next update.

It is so hard to say, but I think the short chapters might be easier. I really like this story.

An excellent chapter once again.  Very well-written.

I would love to hear from you more but I think I prefur the longer chapters.  What a thing for poor Bella to go through and for her to think that she did not have it that bad poor girl all the guilt she packs around with her has to be unbelievable.  I cant wait for the family meeting should be interesting for sure.

Poor Bella.

write whenever you can, it is a great story

Good chapter.  I am jealous that your team is still in the play offs.  My team the Sabres got knocked off in the first round.  Your team has my favorite old Sabre Danny Briere.  Good luck I hope that Philly wins the cup.

Denise = this was such a fantastic chapter!!! Great job!  Of course I want to read about these 4 incredible people every week - but - *whines* "Shorter chapters...why?"

You have at it girl and enjoy your summer - it's winter here!!

If you want me to read anything, just send it through.

Michele

good well written chapter keep up the good work. And to answer your question : please go for the longer chapters

long & short time frames... yeah I know that's not what you said...I personally would prefer longer chapters... so I guess that means longer periods before each chapter?  I really like this story and want to read the next installment like YESTERDAY... so yeah!  But... I suppose longer and waiting longer is gonna have to be my choice... (pout*pout)

I really have found a big interest in this story and Bella's previous life history... looking forward to the development of Bella and Edward alone... in the music room; sort of strangely sounds like the game Clue doesn't it?  maybe an adult version... who did who in the musical conservatory?(bad joke?)

anxiously awaiting the next chapter! WELL DONE!!

I think i like the lengths of these chapters so i would update every 10 days to 2 weeks.

Definitely keep the chapters at the present length, otherwise you would have to rush some things just to get them in. Perfection is worth waiting for!!

long chapters please.. and i loved the end of this chapter it was a nice contrast with the beginning

what a lovely chapter ... the flashback was a story unto itself

the scene in the music room was both heart wrenching and romantic all wrapped together

as for posting, do what works best for you ... I love this story ... so original & different ... I just want it to continue ... happy either way

Poor Bella!!

I love that Edward finally said something to Bella. And I like knowing some of Bella's history.  Great chapter :)

As for when you post, I'll stick with the majority on this one. I love longer chapters, but at the same time, I love faster updates. Pros and cons to both, I suppose!

~Rachel

i like longer chapters better- you can fit more in, and as a reader you're not pissed that you cut it off at a certain point. And it doesn't feel like you rushed the chapter just to get it done. I think updating every 10 days- 2 weeks is fine.

hi , Thanx for writting i am eager to find out what you plan with this story how three wife and one male will be ,..emmm i cant imagine this kind of life are all about sex i think it is . its hard to live like that and you nee tention in this kind of life

I love Alice's POV. I am glad that she stood up to Rose. I hope Alice can make Edward and Rose realize how important Bella is to all of their happiness. GREAT JOB!!!!! As usual, I can't not wait for your next update.

So good loved it.

Whoa! Alice needs a support group! lol

Oh, this is good, this is really good!

The whole idea of being spanked as a form of punishment, as an adult, is kind of twisted. Unless you're into BDSM; but that's another story all together. LOL However, the spanking's not near as.....um.....thought provoking....as Rosalie's form of gratitude. ;)

Great chapter!

i enjoyed Alice Pov great chapter

Author's Response:

I love Alice.. I wanted you all to know what was going on in her head.

Loved Alice's POV - I think it was a very important part of this story/family!

Also inviting Bella to the family meeting - I think it will show Bella how much they all love each other... maybe she'll love that part too well & realise she can't leave (or wont want to leave!!!)

I think Edward is trying to please all of them and not thinking what he wants is important.  Good that Rose is getting stronger and relizes that she is a Bitch at times.  At least she is exceting Bella in all of there family things even if she thinks that it is to make her not want to be there when Rose just wants Bella to know everything about them.  I hope Bella cooks for them today they need someone who cooks and that is not the only reason that she sould join the family LOL

I loooved hearing from Alice.  You made a point to remind us that no one's life is perfect, we all have baggage and the choice to deal with it in whichever way we want to: functionally on not.

I'm also glad that Rosalie has calmed down enough to be able to process things and has finally realized that the other also have needs, feelings and ideas as valid and as important as her own.

Poor Edward needs a lot of reassurance right now, he acted wrongly when he spanked Rosalie out of place; but I think he is just emotionally exhausted and feeling overwhelmed with three women in his house that have needed a lot of emotional support from him in the last few days; he simply didn't have enough common sense left for himself.

Good chapter! 

hope to see some more bella/edward time soon

I loved hearing from Alice. Man alot of shit went down. It seems alot of eyes where opened as well. I think it is good for bella to see what truly happens. But it does seem she is taking it all in stride. I am glad rosalie is stronger and is starting to heal. Poor edward he just seems like he needs a break.

love it

UGH! I really appreciate this story but I sooo would not want to share my man with other woman. Even if it was Edward. I can't imagine what women like that go through... Thanks for an insite to a different life.

I really love this story. I'm still afraid of how it's going to end. I know ideally everyone would end up together and happy, or they'd even somehow end up in good old canon couples. However, I just have a feeling that somehow it won't be that way. No worries, I'm too invested in this to not follow it all the way to the end! I'm actually very excited to see how it all comes out.

~Rachel

I love Alice.But I'm still pissed at Rose we need to see put some one before herself.Can't wait till next time.

please update

Rosalie really needs to do some serious soul searching, I understand she has been severely traumatized, but she is too demanding and egotistic; she is unable right now to see beyond herself to the needs of others, even when she demands the spankings from Edward she doesn't acknowledge how difficult it really is for him, but he does it because he made the vow to look out for her and fulfill her needs; she also doesn't realize that Alice needs support at times, just like she does, and she doesn't consider that the blossoming bond between Edward and Bella might be every bit as important as her bond with him...  I hope she comes to see this things some day, she's not an evil witch, just human.

Good chapter!

P.S.  Happy Belated Birthday!

I do know a lot about DD because I've been living LDD for 7 and a half years. The entire Domestic Discipline movement is based on the principles of The Spencer Spanking Plan and according to the base principles of DD and TSSP philosophies, Edward just screwed up royally. I can say a punishment is unjust without knowing what the punishment will be because she doesn't deserve punishment of any kind. Just because being grounded or writing lines doesn't hurt physically, it is still an undeserved punishment.She didn't deserve the six smacks she got either.

I just think Edward really failed as Rose's husband in this chapter. She was so emotionally conflicted and distraught that she asked for a maintenance spanking so severe Edward had serious qualms about dishing it out. He of all people should know how terrible Rose's emotional state was if she asked for that kind of spanking. A spanking that severe that she begged for and then he tells her he's leaving her and then when she responds how any woman would, DD or not, he spanks her again and tells her to expect another punishment!

He knows that she needs the physical affection after a spanking. Alice knows that too. If he didn't intend on staying with her all night long, he should have told her that he couldn't do it right then. I don't think Rose was selfish at all. Maybe at first, when she first woke Edward up I kind of thought she might be playing some selfish game, but when she asked for the spanking that she did, I realized that she really, really, really did need her husband. How is that selfish? She needed her husband. Yeah, maybe Alice needed Edward too, but Alice was already asleep and Alice isn't in the fragile emotional state that Rose is in and most likely won't have any longterm emotional effects from him leaving her to be with Rose, which Rose very well could! Living DD and knowing exactly the emotions that are involved, I seriously think Edward failed Rose as her husband and as her HOH and either Rose, Edward, or Alice needs to call timeout on their DD contract until Edward is no longer so conflicted over everything.

I'm sure you had no intention of this, but by the end of this chapter, I really felt like Edward wanted to go back to Alice because Alice is encouraging a relationship with Bella, while Rose is just being seen by Edward as an obstacle in having a relationship with Bella. It almost seems that Edward was taking his frustration out on Rose. You probably didn't mean for anyone to interpret it that way, but I did. Alice is being incredibly manipulative by begging and crying for him to try something out with Bella, and if Rose doesn't like it, well then she says, "I don't really care." She said Rose would eventually get over it. Why would you ever wish turmoil on someone that is supposed to be the closest Earthly companion that you have, next to your husband?  I just don't get her in this story. It's like she's begging for a puppy.

You said in your review reply to me something like, "I hate to tell you that Rose didn't encourage him to date because he was unhappy." That confuses me. In this chapter you said, "It was only thru anguish and pain that Rosalie granted me the life I really wanted by encouraging me to date."  I take this to mean that Rose never really wanted to have him to have more than one wife and only encouraged him to date because that was the life he, "really wanted."  If polygamy is the life that he really wanted, then he was never completely happy with just Rose.

I've been a strong supporter of your story since your very first chapter on FanFiction, especially since this is the first TWilight fanfiction about DD which you've somewhat accurately described, but this chapter really did me in. Edward has no business having physical authority over Rose whatsoever as long as these issues are present. Rose has no business in a DD relationship and anyone that lives a serious DD lifestyle (and I mean DD'ers that aren't in it because they're spankos) will tell you that. It's like I said earlier, Rose needing pain to feel emotions is incredibly unhealthy and DD should never be used as a cure for it, just like cutting, drinking, drugs, sex, shouldn't. Edward and Rose really have no business in DD after this chapter. Edward clearly doesn't have his head on right. I'll keep reading your story and keep supporting you since you're the first author on fanfiction that I've read that tries her best to make DD type relationships realistic and more understandable, but this chapter went too far.

Every thing I see of Alice shows that she is only interested in getting what she wants. She knows how to "play" Edward and he is puddy in her hands.

Like I said, Edward loves Rose but it not a romantic love, its his duty.  Husbandly love is...waking up in the middle of the night to attend to your "true" wifes needs.  No matter how long it takes.  Roses issues are major and Edward KNEW that by hitting her, she was going to need him ALL night.  Yes, crybaby, manipulater had a temper tantrum and needed Edward to make it better.  Then maybe Edward should have manned-up with Rose and told her he had to babysit Alice that night and would be able to give Rose what she needed the next night.  So in essence he f**ked up Rose to run back to Alice.  The man does not need another wife.

Edward can't handle the two wives he has now.  Just the way he left Rose speaks volumnes. Alices needs were just selfish, where Roses stem from deep abuse.  Shame on Edward for how he left Rose.

Alice is manipulative and I find her quite deceitful.  She is fully aware that Rose's issues are major and require alot of attention from Edward, yet she wants to bring Bella into the fold.  Its apparent that Alice is not the loving sister-wife that Edward thinks she is. 

Rose is my hero.  I hope she finds the happiness she deserves.  Its obvious that Edward loves and feels responsible for Rose, but its not the husbandly type love that she needs.  Rose deserves so much better than Edward and Alice.

I so love your story.  Counting the days til the next chapter

Great chapter, can't wait for the next!

1st off - happy birthday for last week! You really nailed this chapter - it was great!  I know that it wasn't an easy one to write, but you conveyed Rosalie's emotions beautifully.  Alice and Edward's relationship also gained some more perspective.  You have shown his feelings to both of his wives so well.  It makes me ache to see that even with R & A he is still incomplete without Bella. I can't wait for the next chapter, to see where you go with their relationship.

Great job!

xoxo Michele

I got so excited when I opened my email and saw where you had update. I read it just as soon as I could. I just want you to know that I am so in love with your story. I love it. You do such a GRREAT job writing it. I love how Edward cares for Alice and Rose, but so differently. I am glad that Edward did not let Rose get away with her smart mouth. Can't wait for things to become more developed between Bella and Edward.

WOW, what a chapter.

Alice's outburst and pushing is so "HER".

Rosalie and the spanking  was/is intense.

Eager for the update.

WOW - what an emotional rollercoaster of a chapter!!!

That was intense, that's for sure... Rosalie at the end was just a spoilt brat - THEN she gets another 6 whacks... OUCH! After what she had been through to then get more! And Rosalie not understanding Edward been torn between the two of them, let alone his feelings for Bella - how does one man cope with two women & their emotions let alone another one.... haha - good luck Edward :) LOL

Thanks for the update - always get very excited when I see this email in :)

Enjoy your sunny time with your family - nothing like it! I'm off on a weekend away with my family (hubby & 2 girls) for Mothers Day....

Happy Mothers Day to all the wonderful Mum's in the world :)

I loved this chapter... Rosalie is a tough one.. with alot of baggage. I know its not her fault, but it seems to be tough or those around her.. so can Edward deny his feelings for Bella???

loved it

go eddie.  put the whiny witch in her place.