Wow the response to this chapter has been amazing, over 150 of you thus far have spoken out about chapter 22.  First let us say ... THANK YOU for reading and reviewing.  The fact alone that we have been able to instill so much emotion in our readers for the characters within this story makes us so pleased, that alone tells me the story has the back bone we wanted it to have. So, on behalf of Jess and I, THANK YOU for caring and showing us that you care.
Now we warned you that Edward would not be a favorite after this chapter, and Alice well we all already hated her.  Alice has taken a presence in the story and stronger one than we first intended, however I think her presence helps show how much Bella is growing.  Alice is still stuck in that kiddie stage, where Bella is showing that she is learning as she grows.  If you remember, Bella has made lots of mistakes and acted out too, but in this chapter she showed not only that she is growing, but that she is and can be responsible and dependable.  Many of you believe that Bella is pregnant, but she is not.
The next chapter is in Edward’s POV and we hope that you will all be able let your anger for him and his actions go by the end of it.  Edward has a lot to say and some of the things he thinks about and even discusses will give a little new light regarding his seemingly blatant disregard of Bella over Alice.  Edward never completely said anything in chapter 22, so chapter 23 is going to be his outlet chapter.
As for Esme, she has seen through Alice’s shit, and I think right now for her you will find in coming chapters she is trying to do what is right by Alice.  Gary has made Alice come back to St. Louis and work for the company, because he is trying to get her under control.  It wasn’t pre-planned for Edward to take her back to St. Louis, and you will learn more of why he did it soon. 
Well I think this answers most of your questions, if you have more and or want to chat about this more, you can find us on Facebook under two different groups:  Jess2002 FanFiction or TeamAllTwilight & AndTAT Fan Fiction.  See you all Wednesday with another chapter, Jess & Kasi~

TEASER:
“I know, Esme told me what all has been going on.”

“You talked to Es?”

“Yeah, she calls me every day.  How was Landon tonight, his mouth still sore?”

“Yeah the poor kid is cutting at least two maybe even four teeth at once.  He is very cranky, but he was all smiles earlier.  I think he may like his Uncle Edward.”

“Oh you think that do you?” Bella asks with a smile, and it is sadly the first totally genuine one I’ve seen on her face since before I left Forks.  “I think he likes his Aun ... sister Bella better.”

“Oh you do—do you?” I ask noticing how she started to say Aunt, but changed it to sister.

“Yep,” she says popping the p. 

“Well I guess he will have to like you twice as much, after all it isn’t often anyone can claim that their sister, is also their Aunt.  Keep in mind, though, that he may claim the right in the future to get two gifts from you for every holiday or event—one from his sister Bella, and one from his Aunt Bella.”

“I doubt that he will ever be that greedy and self-absorbed,” she says and her smile falls.

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I totally understand that Edward made some bad choices, as many of us have in our own pasts.  Unfortunately no one can go back and change a past altercation and or a bad choice-if we could this would be a perfect world.  What we all can do is choose to do is change things in the future to make things worth fighting for.  Everyone does things that others find offensive and or don't agree with.  Neither of us can make any of you stop hating Edward, but we hope that you like the way things have changed for Bella and Edward in this story at the end.  There is a several month jump in time, almost a full year actually.  I look forward to hearing what you all think, because our reader's opinions mean a lot to us.  The next chapter will start out with a huge diary entry, and there will be an outstanding amount of information within that entry.  Thanks for reading and reviewing, and thank you all for caring so much about the characters we have developed within this story.  Kasi & (Jess)~

Teaser: 

Edward and I are doing amazing. With school and my internship, I have been crazy busy. On a brighter note, we get to see each other a lot more. I love working with him and I have found that we really do make a great team. I have learned a lot from the people I am working with and I'm confident that I am going to make a solid career out of my degree.

The holidays have come and gone. My days were moving so fast that I could barely remember them. The best Christmas present I could ever get happened this year. Edward and Dad were being very sneaky and I had no idea why. I remember fighting with Edward over the sneakiness, but he just told me to mind my own business. That is something he really doesn't say often so at that moment I was nosier than nosy! I needed to know what was going on. What was even weirder was that my own Mom was acting weird too!  I asked Esme and she was wondering the same thing, so I knew she didn't know what was going on, that or she knew how to play it cool.

Thank you for such a wonderful review. You don't get enough milk from pumping, I agree. That's what's going to make this so fun!