Thank you very much for creating such a beautiful story, I just finished reading it in spanish and it had all of my attention in the last couple days, this was very accurate and amazingly done in order to discover more about the Cullens personalities and possible changes, at first I didn't want to read about a married Bella with anyone that wasn't Edward but as soon as I started reading it, this just caught my whole attention and love, thank you very much again, for creating this and allowing the translation

It breaks my heart Edward is still a racist.

While reading THIS CHAPTER a damn broke inside me and I cried, pulled myself together, and then cried again. This is my second reading this favorited story (I’ve experienced a recent head trauma and could only remember the premise) and the first time I’ve ever cried reading a few Twilight story. You are a Brilliant writer. Thank you for sharing your talent.

So...I finished it. Do you even live in the south? There is NO WAY the Cullen's could function in Georgia or Tennessee. They would have had to be inside 11 months and 15 days out of the year...that's how much sunshine we get down here. Your timeline isn't very realistic either. Considering she had an entire year of HS left, 4 (but most students take 5) years of undergrad, 3 for a masters and I'm unsure about doctorate, but where was the time for surgeries and healing? With a schedule like that, with all of that studying, learning and healing, she wouldn't have had time for any type of social life. Let's not forget about depression. I mean, she took what 4 months to stop staring out the window when Edward left, could you imagine the depression she would've succumb to being paralyzed? I liked Rosalie the best out of this story. Esme is a witch, Edward is a whipping post/mama's boy, Emmett and Jasper are cool, Alice is the same and Bella is just ...not. Too much Mark and how much she loved him, yet got over him within a year. She's selfish and mean. Wanting to keep her dead husbands name and not acknowledging her new marriage is a slap in the face to someone that grew up in Edwards time. She only cares about herself and isn't grateful for anything. Without the Cullens, she would have been left poor and living back home with Renee. I mean, what would she do with degree in women's studies? Seeing that you are a teacher, it comes as no surprise at how left leaning this is. The Cullens are conservative, Edward would never have voted for Obama. Just saying.

Sorry, but your Bella is a dumbass. You're a great writer, but goodness gracious you add way too much "filler" information and make the most basic decisions complicated. It's irritating and I've almost quit reading this story several times. I really hope it gets less irritating. That's what it is...irritating. Sorry for my bluntness.

Such an amazingly good story, thank you for sharing your talent

What are the chances of reading this chapter while I am eating baklava? Because that's exactly what happened. Great timing on my part, turns out :)

This really is one of the very best pieces of fiction in this category I've ever read. It's well planned and consistent; it has a distinct point of view; the characters are all full and well defined; and it's moving without being sappy or sentimental. Most of all, it faces the horrors and tragedies of both human and vampire life head on, allowing for some ambiguity in choosing one over the other. In fact, permitting characters to be ambivalent, to find certain choices or situations tragic and desirable at the same time (like in real life), is something you rarely see is this kind of story. Within your version of the Twilight universe, everything is quite realistic - with the one exception of the Mariners in the World Series, of course. I enjoyed every minute.
Well done!

Excellent, non-graphic description of Bella's change, combined with a satisfactory tying up of multiple loose ends. Again, I like the way you've remade Rosalie, consistent with the original story but less shallow, and fierce and no-nonsense rather than petty and pointlessly spiteful. I like that you had Rose effect the necessary change.
The hopeful cliffhanger is a good place to end.

Great chapter - realistic, intense, and suspenseful.

I knew you didn't include the obnoxious Chip for nothing! The plot thickens!

That was a charming wedding, and very appropriate for the people involved. Including Bella, who finally gets her modest little family-only wedding instead of a bridal extravaganza. You also touched on some elements from the original novel, something you do often, putting a new spin on familiar material. I loved Carlisle's blessing, his 'old voice' brought across very effectively by the archaic spelling. Nice idea. Similarly, it makes sense that Edward would like using the wedding vows from his era, and they make it all more meaningful and appropriate. (Minor quibble: Edward should not use the word 'wilt' in this case. 'Wilt' is in the second person singular and goes with thou, not I.) And Carlisle was certainly right that a wedding ring would be the ideal gift.
Is the ruby necklace a foreboding by any chance?

That's a very sweet and optimistic ending. And Alice's vision has introduced some serious suspense! Getting exciting...

Your logic regarding vampire bodily secretions makes perfect sense to me. There's no rational reason for them to produce semen. And I'm kind of relieved you're not going to be messing with the pregnancy question. That's one place where Twilight really jumped the shark.

I love the way you've handled the grieving process for Bella. Very believable and true to life.