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OMG, I had forgotten all about this! What luck I get to comment first Count me in, Renee!

I love this idea

Considering her recent heart attack and complications, I consider this is a blessing. My thoughts are with her family. It's never easy to lose someone.

All my love and best wishes for as much pain-free time as possible. I hope that the time you have left is what you need to, as Gandalf said, put your affairs in order. We miss you already, to lose you permanently is a terrible loss to the community. I'll pray for strength, for you and your family.

Glad you enjoyed it. As a matter of fact, I bought that book for my brother one year. He loved it.

It's hard not to give anything away...

The people they were based on are pretty awesome too.

I will admit that identifying the passage of time is not a strong point of mine. Between Ben's own stubbornness and his admitting the need and sitting down to talk over his issues, I felt he was strong enough to take the bull by the horns and go after what he wants. When his world is crashing down, he had to figure out what was most important. He decided that was Rick, so figured out a way to do it, and focus can be a powerful tool. Meeting Rick's friend was one of my favorite parts of this chapter.

There is quite the variety in PTSD symptoms, and more than soldiers can experience it. It scared me in real-life to see it happen, so if even a fraction of that came through on screen, I'm glad.

A rocky few chapters, yes. I see that you're finding the important bits!

Thanks for sending a smile my way this evening. I'm glad to know you're enjoying the story.

My sister once did what Rick did in the story, so, yeah... not a fan, either. I have a love-hate for this chapter. There's some things I like but it was something I found myself just having to push through, like the writing didn't flow as well as I prefer. Still, I hope that Ben's quirks make more sense as you continue on.

Insta-love is one of my pet-peeves, actually, which is funny because in this case, that was actually the intent. I do love good dialogue, so appreciate the call-out!

So glad you enjoyed the chapter! It remains one of my faves.