The Longest Summer by lexiecullen17

Official Description:

Bella wants Edward…the only problem is, he’s a counselor at her summer camp. And although Bella has always been one of Edward’s favorite campers, that’s all she’ll ever be to him…right? When Bella returns as a counselor, can she change his mind? AH.

Word Count: 254,804

Check out this amazing rendition of Campward and Bella, by Mahogany720:

NGL, Kass is soooo jealous; this picture is beast!

The Longest Summer is the wonderfully written funny, witty, smutty, fuckawesome fic by the adorable lexiecullen17. As someone who had never been to camp, this story embraces what I always thought the summer camp experience would be like – making life long friends, shenanigans, and tons of laughs. Bella is snarky, caring, and a bit naive. Edward is an adorkable movie nerd who is older and a bit more ‘experienced’.

The story is just so real. I kept catching myself thinking back to my first crush and how all of those new and exciting feelings felt. Through the characters, you get to experience two people grow into their own, make mistakes, love, trip, and fall, all the while becoming who they want to be, whether its together or apart.

Here’s a little taste to inspire you to go and read this ah-mazing story:

“Hey, Bella.” I leaned in and let my nose graze the patch of soft skin behind her ear. “Want to go for a walk?”

“Where to?” she asked, but I noticed she was already getting up, willing to follow me. God, I wanted to be on her so badly right now. I just needed to get her alone.

“Actually,” Tanya interrupted, making me want to throttle her. “We were going to head home now. Is that okay with you guys?”

No, you cockblocking son of a bitch! That is NOT okay!

Now run, don’t walk, and read this, then leave some love for lexie. *smooches*

Okay, first of all, I have to admit my failure to you fine Fictionator Followers. I read this story a long time ago and loved it! I flove Campward and LB, and one of lexicullen17′s other stories, Off Limits is one of my very favorite fics. I didn’t realize until recently that we hadn’t recommended either of them, so here we are–fixing that rtfn.

The Longest Summer is a funny, romantic, hot, amazing story about Bella, Edward, and the entire gang as they spend a summer as counselors at Long Lake Camp. Bella was a camper there for most of her childhood, and now that she’s “grown up,” she’s back as a counselor. Of course, she always admired Edward, who was a counselor, but she was young. That all changes over the course of the summer, where Bella finds herself and they find each other.

I love how realistic this story is. Mahogany720 was absolutely right–you’ll find yourself reminiscing about your first love the entire time you’re reading this. I know I couldn’t stop thinking about that summer when I…yeah, nevermind.

I also really love the dialogue and the easy dialogue that floats between them. They deal with some hard issues, but get through everything together because they are all truly friends and really love each other. I love lexi’s characterizations of everyone, including Jake! Most of all, though, I love Campward:

If I could have lived forever in that one moment, I’d be perfectly content until the end of my days. She tasted like leftover salt and sweet n sour sauce, but I truly believed it was the sweetest taste. Pure, unadulterated Bella.

My body’s temperature kept rising; every flick of her tongue and each one of her touches was like the hottest inferno I could imagine.

Bella’s hands, which had been gripping my hoodie, trailed from my chest to the nape of my neck. And as I felt the delicate touch of her fingers start to scratch my scalp, I lost the will to go slow.

My lips crashed to hers again, this time seeking out her tongue and pulling it into my own mouth greedily. This time, it was I who moaned loudly. Her tongue against mine was the sweetest torture, the most blissful massage, and I prolonged it for as long as I possibly could. I knew I was reaching the end of my breath, but I couldn’t bring myself to release her yet. Slowing down again, I finally pulled away with one more short parting kiss to her now-swollen lips.

As my eyes opened, I found her staring at me, yet again, breathing hard and looking completely dumbfounded. She brought one of her hands to her mouth, her shocked expression never dissipating. “You…” she whispered, searching my eyes for something.

Never letting her out of my grasp, I leaned my forehead against hers and reiterated my previous statement, hoping it wouldn’t be forgotten. “I don’t know what I’m doing, Bella.”

She chuckled breathily. “I beg to differ. That was…” She trailed off, tilting her head back up to look me in the eye.

I breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like I might have actually landed safely. I should have known that Bella would never let me fall. After all, she was obviously the stronger one of the two of us and most likely the more self-assured one, too.

“Yeah.” I kissed her forehead softly, enjoying the freedom I was now being allowed. “It was.”

*sigh*I really can’t say enough good things about this fuckawesome fic. If you are looking for a fun story with an amazing plot and friendships that will stay with you long after the summer’s over, this is the story for you.

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