nooooooo! oh for christs sake! lol

woohoo for you putting this on FFn. i will be pimping you nonstop - everyone should know about this amazingness.

xoxo

I love the twists & turns! I'm so glad she said yes. It's what any woman would do in her situation. You've made Derek a likeable, yet pitiable character. I want him to get his happily ever after, but I wouldn't hate you if he gets eaten by a bear. Thanks for the update, dear! I'll pace the floor quietly awaiting the next installment.

Oh no!

Get over yourself. Just do her already!

Oh that Jake! And I was hoping for Bella to get some finally!

Aww poor Bella.

Thanks for writing this wonderful story.

curious...

OK finally reviewing. Sorry for taking 6 chapters...Loving the story. The bear part is new and interesting. I'm very involved now. Thank you for writing and sharing with all of us.

Noooooooooooooooooo! Ugh! Great CHapter otherwise. Not a whole lotta E/B interaction but I think it was just the right amount. He said what needed to be said and then left it up to her. But She chose WRONG!

Wow

Honestly that is all I have right at the moment. I need to take some breaths...

"There was a tenderness in his voice that wrapped itself around my heart and held it so gently I nearly shed full tears." Beautiful

The scene of them kissing had my heart pounding from fear and passion. What a combination. I could actually feel Bella's confusion - her terror and her want. It was glorious torture to read.

I don't want to forget the Derek part though. I like that he is honest and that he is real and human (so opposite Edward obviously). I love that it is the relationship Bella "should" have, it is an excellent antithesis to her Edward relationship. How both can be healthy and unhealthy for her at the same time is what makes it all tick and they way you write it is just right.

Thanks for a great chapter. I feel like I have lots to think about after reading this chapter.

"The look on his face was unmistakable. He was happy. Very happy. I’d never said or done anything to make Edward so happy, and his happiness? It made me happy too. Very happy."

Let me re-write this: The look on my face was unmistakable. I was happy. Very happy. I'd read the two newest chapters of Osa Bella and Myg's writing? It made me happy. Very happy.

At first I wondered what your title would lead to - since you had mentioned thing heating up. Then I saw the picture - which is gorgeous by the way - do you own that bear fetish? If so, I am jealous - and then I saw were you could be headed.

And then I read this line and it all fell into place beautifully:

"This one is supposed to signify healing and protection.” Exactly what Bella needs.

Lots of information in this one, I might have to go back and read it again! Thank you for a great chapter.

Are you kidding me? I had all these lines copied and ready to paste to discuss and review and then I get to the end and this... this just blew everything our of the water for me... amazing, incredible, perfectly stated and now I am in complete awe of you and your writing:

"Charlie's engagement blew my giddy, stupid Edward fantasy to bits and it littered my floor with its sparkly lies. Edward was a diversion. A derailment from any possible real relationship I might pursue. Even my father was moving on into a future with someone he could build a life with. I was chasing a seventeen year old boy I could never be with.

So soon, I’d be the last Swan on the lake without a mate."

OH MY! That is gorgeous and just absolutely perfect. I don't know how you do it. Just take all the thoughts and feelings and get it all in one section of your story. I love it and I love your version of this story. Awe, pure awe.

Thank you Myg for everything!

"...the one you get when you feel like the stars are aligning in some meaningful way. It was the exact feeling a girl gets when someone inadvertently mentions the name of her crush." Or someone mentions that a chapter of Osa Bella has posted :)

Great background information on the bear story. Can't wait to see where we go.

I guess this could be the tag line to the story: "We always want what we think we can't have."

"It felt like a secret history from a different universe might suddenly reveal itself and make sense of whatever unmentionable attraction held us in this bizarre, silent dance." Gorgeous words here.

"This time when our fingers met, I didn’t feel the cold. I felt the smoothness of his skin, the strength in his bones, like that hand had been around the world and back, had carried the troubles of a man five times his age. It felt like our hands held each other independent of their owners, would have trouble letting go once the task of boarding was complete." This sold your story to me hook, line and sinker and there is no pun intended. The connection is all right there. Perfectly written, perfect word choices and so visual.