Oh my gosh! What next?

You write so beautifully.
I'm sad that you stopped.
I really hope you come back to these stories one day.
You really have a gift.
Thank you.
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Please update! :(

Wow, now this is an alternative story! Can't wait for more

Oh I do wish this would be updated. Utterly fascinated with your storytelling.

You have such a way with words...poetic story telling that pulls the strings of ones heart...reading your stories is like sitting under the shade of a tree watching life pulsate around you and breathing in the freshness of the earth...Thank you.

Edward should tell Bella how he feels, and let her chose what she wants to do. She needs to know her options.

Wow that was hot. Poor Edward with all his doubts. They need to talk to each other and work it out. She wants to do her Ph.D.? So what, it's not the end of the world, she can do it in "Forks", England. Or whatever is close by that has a University with her Ph.D. program. Is there a Port Angeles, England in this world too?

Great chapter! Can't wait for more.

Enjoying this version so much - beautifully written. Thanks for sharing.
Hope you are able to finish the other one as well! Thank you.

That was incredibly steamy! *whew* There's always an undercurrent of sadness with them though - Bella chasing her dreams and Edward not sharing his feelings.

Thanks for writing!

Just started reading but your A/N are as entertaining as your witty couple. Congrats on your gaydar upgrade. My best friend (who happens to be a gay male) would agree that young women are the funniest subjects to hanf out with and confuse.

Edward put him out there more than I expected when he said no harem. Your Bella is much better at grasping subtlety and breaking up with Riley was surprisingly mature for a young girl who really doesn't know the boy back home.

Thank you!

I know a good part of S. Meyer's Edward/Bella relationship is based on a "Gift of the Magi"-style tension, but "5 Summers" is the first story I've read that actually evokes O. Henry for me, with similar bittersweetness and elegance, each making choices based on what s/he thinks the other wants or feels, only to end up at cross purposes. It can be a maddening journey travelling along with E and B, especially at this point at the trip, but you write them so beautifully that it's worth it.

Bella's letter the next day even more poignant now that we've seen what happened that evening.

What can I say? More outtakes like that!

:):)