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What. A. Bitch. I never trusted Sofia this chapter, but still hoped that somehow I was wrong. I can't speak Spanish either, but after hearing an argument like that, there is no way I would go anywhere with her. Shay seemed smarter than that, but I guess our own desires can blind us to things. Interesting to see what she had planned...maybe wanted to see if there was somehow a way to create a human that had Shay's resistance to the disease. Anyhow, I am glad Mira saved the day (wonder what he did to her ) even though Carlos had to point him in the right direction. Don't trust him either though. I wonder if his "rough treatment" of Shay in the beginning was to give Sofia an opening to build trust...hmm. Very interesting. Looking forward to seeing what comes next!

Poor Caleb. I'm glad you liked the story so much and thank you for reviewing. I do believe a sequel will be coming up soon, it's in the works!

I deliberately left the ending open, because that's how I like them. I love ambiguous endings! I am working on a sequel though, to answer some of the questions readers had. Thanks for reviewing, and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Hey. Thanks for reading and reviewing, I always like hearing from new readers! There were a lot of important choices being made, and lives being changed. I'm glad that Caleb worked for you and that you enjoyed the story.

Thanks for reviewing. Life can be very twisted, true. Glad you enjoyed it.

Yes, the love letter was for Kaylee, but the mistake made things so much more interesting My beta suggested the letter at the end and I liked that idea, because I think Keiran would be too shy to reveal his feelings otherwise. I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for reviewing!

Thank you for reading and reviewing! I'm so glad to hear that you enjoyed it and that there were no boring parts. Thanks again for the wonderful comments, I love hearing it when people enjoy reading something I have written!

Thanks for the review! I'm glad you liked the twist!

I will say this. If you enjoy the story, then keep reading it. If you don't enjoy the story, then please don't continue. As much as I would hate to lose a reader, I would hate it more if you were reading this and not enjoying it. I'm not going to drag my characters through misery forever and I believe in happy endings, but I also want the characters to work for it.

So next chapter is up, the first one of Part 3. Thank you for all the feedback. (lilansui, it sounds like you might be planning to kidnap me...scary). I originally wrote Reach to be two parts, but a friend who was reading it threatened me with bodily harm unless I wrote a third part. Looks like the sentiment hasn't changed. So we are looking at several more chapters before wrapping it up. Enjoy.

I am cruel, my beta tells me so all the time Chad didn't give Tibial enough time to voice his decision--he made it for him and took off, which was wrong and some people think it was cowardly. And Mia wants the kind of family she thought she was going to get before Chad entered the picture and is convinced she can make it happen if she tries hard enough. Thanks for reviewing and hope you enjoy the next chapter.

I like surprises, but this wasn't a very pleasant one. Tibial's not going to be very happy, you are right about that. Thanks for the review!

Chad better watch out for you He is a coward, but he thought he was doing the right thing. But I don't things between Mia and Tibial will work out the way she thinks they will. Thanks for the review and hope you enjoy the next chapter!

Part 3 is going up and I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for the review

One, yes he is. Two, yes he is. Three, yes she is In all seriousness, no one was making very good choices. Chad was doing what he thought was best for Tibial and Tibial was trying to do what he thought was the right thing. Mia...well, her heat is in the right place, but she is a little delusional I think. It wasn't my original intent to write more, but I think they deserve a happy ending. Thanks for reviewing!

Here is more for you. Chad made a poor choice and Tibial's not likely to forget it either.

Part Three: The Western Shores Chad slapped at the alarm clock blaring next to his head before sitting up and stretching. He rested his head on his knees for a moment, trying to recall a sweet dream of his past lover, before getting out of bed and dressed. It was five years, this summer. Five years since he fell in love, got arrested, ran away from his hometown, and left his lover behind. Five years since he came out here, broken hearted and bitter and alone. A long time and he had yet to forg

Great tips Cia!

I'm pretty sure this isn't what Renee was asking for, but it is what I came up with anyway. * * * You started with a spark. Small, smoldering, but you are not the type to stay unnoticed for long. You slithered up siding and coiled around drapes, feeding your hunger until your power was unstoppable. We quailed before you, ran from your rage and stood in awe of your terrible beauty. You laughed at those who tried to quench you, stood tall and furious in your rapture, a halo of light and heat. You danced in your shades of red, yellow, orange and gold, but kept the blue heart of yourself secret from our astonished eyes. You rolled, undulated and leapt before our dazzled faces. Graceful and languid, you broke apart and came back together, a seamless merge of heat that baked my face and brought moisture to my eyes. You arched into the dark sky, gathering oxygen to fuel your ravenous unending hunger. As your unstoppable appetite consumed, you belched dark oily smoke into the air. It drifted poison fingers too close to my lungs and I coughed, my body struggling to send the toxicity back into the air, the sky, where it rose up to hide the stars. Your dangerous dance usually enchanted, but that night it left me in tears. You are not containable, you are untouchable, and I cannot trap you in a bottle or box to bring to show and tell. But you are wonderful, you are terrible and I will survive you.

My GP is a female, and the reason I chose her is that I personally think that female doctors listen better and have better communication skills (based on my experiences). I have been seeing my GP for years and I have never once felt like she has rushed through my treatment or that she is too busy to talk to me. She also went around the office and helped raised a collection for me when she found out my apartment burned down and is genuinely nice person who cares about her patients. I have nothing against male doctors...some the best orthopedic specialists in the area are male doctors, and there is one who works right behind my clinic who is probably the best in town. But I prefer my doctor.

Happy Birthday girl!!!

Lily I don't know what else to say. I agree, that not knowing is a horrible thing to have to go through.

Things are getting interesting. I found all the background info in the chapter fascinating, but I still want more!! And I was wondering if we would see more of the initial Spanish group that Shay first came upon. But I love Konstantin and I like how he protects the two boys. Looking forward to reading more!

Wonderfully done, but very sad. I didn't have the 'aha' moment until after the last confrontation with the conductor, (a little slow on the uptake, lol) so it was a very big twist for me. I loved the bittersweetness of the story, and the wonderful way it was told! Thank you for sharing!

I'll start posting Part 3 next week.