Dear god...dear god, dear god, dear god. That's all k can say, that was beautiful and sad all at once

This is, truly, canon continued past SM's ridiculous, forced HEA.

I hope he's free, too.

beautiful

I love everything about this. It's beautiful, it's heartbreaking, it's real. I've always preferred Jacob to Edward and one of my biggest hang ups about Twilight has always been how little thought Bella really put into turning and that her biggest reason was just to be with the Cullen's. I've always felt at some point, she would regret it once she mentally matured and realized what she would be losing for a man that manipulated and abandoned her just because he thought it was in her best interest. The fact that her own wedding wasn't even really about her was a dead give away to me that at some point Bella would end up second guessing wanting forever with Edward and the Cullen's.

The fact that Jacob and Bella could never truly let each other go in your story is also realistic because they meant so much to each other that it just never made sense that those romantic feelings just disappeared. I also hated that S.M thought making Jacob imprint on Renesmee was supposed to be his happy ending when he hated the very idea. It never seemed fair to me because he deserved a better ending considering how amazing he was.

But your story is amazing. It wasn't butterflies and sunny skies. It was real in that it showed how sometimes what we think is best for us can leave us thinking 'what if' I hadn't done that. This story is beautiful in that it wasn't perfect, no one really got a happy ending like they thought, but those small moments of happiness between Bella and Jacob almost made it worth it and that much more meaningful. This story just gave me feels and I love it!

So beautiful! SM needs to get a reality check!

I first read this two or three years ago and I'm still so fucked up

That just broke my heart in the most beautiful way possible.
I am at a loss for words.

That was a spectacular story. I found it from another reader's favorite list and I sincerely hope others will find it from mine.
It was beautiful and heartbreaking and honest. You did a magnificent job in keeping the canon feel but with an honest dose of what was (in my opinion) a very real and likely twist.

I always wondered about that hole in BD logic. If Bella is trapped with the emotions and feelings she had just before turning, then it stands to reason that a large part of her should still love Jacob. You addressed it beautiful.
And so well written. I've been thinking about this story all day. I can't get it out if my mind.
Well done.

This idealized version of Dedward (He will be there for her when its over) is bullshit. He was every bit as petty and selfish and ugly as Bella. He spent his time controlling and manipulating her. Edward would NOT be acting selfless bout all this thats horseshit. Gotta love this stupid idealized version of what is basically a bunch of sick, soul less things. THATS why Bella made such a good sparkler. her soul was already dead and she didnt have a heart and she didnt give a crap about ANYBODY but herself.
Not Jake, not nessie and not dedward

Yup thats Bella. What choice does she have but to love the cullens? Bella has literally destroyed everything good and decent in her life leaving her with.. them and they are still treating her like a annoying but well liked pet. I think Bella will in the end pay a price for her selfishness. Maybe the vamps will get tired of her. But she deserves nothing but the ugliness she gave to everyone else. What a sick diseased coward

Touching and beautiful...

My heart hurts to read this. While Bella deserves this pain, it is devastating to watch Jacob's. Beautifully written. Thank you for writing and sharing.

That was so bittersweet and beautiful all at the same time.

This is perfect. Imprinting is a horrible invention twisted just right to make it seem romantic to an age range of girls who haven't lived a bit of life yet. It's also perfect because it's so canon - Bella has always been a 'grass is greener on the other side' personality (ie: she always seems to want what she doesn't have and if she gets it...she can't be happy with it).
I'm fairly ambivalent of the Twilight phenom. I mostly read it because I wanted to see what the big deal was and I wound up spending most of the books fascinated by the mythology and the secondary characters...while wondering what was in the water in Forks to make Bella so worthy of being the obsession of two actually interesting men.

That's so beautiful! Actually crying :'(