Krista

You make a good point. He may 'have' to change. I think Tania was just making sure he wasn't changing into his mother.. lol. Scary thought. Thanks for reading!

Lexi saved him from making an ass of himself when he finally did come to the conclusion that he wanted to talk to Adam.. So, at least she saved him from that.. haha.

Aww. I think this is actually where the story really picks up in pace and progression. I'm only planning about 12 - 15 chapters with this one, I think I can resolve it around that anyway.. we'll see.. lol. Tania is a good friend. I'm glad you liked the chapter! Thanks for reading and reviewing. I hate being on chapter 11 and knowing what y'all don't.. makes me a bit hesitant to respond thinking that I'm going to spoil the story in some way.. lol.

My eeevil days are behind me. Motherhood has softened me a little. Unless you're Wildone, then you get abused.

Stepping out of the shower I glanced down to see the palm of my hand clean of all the ink. I grabbed a towel and dried myself off noticing that the bruises were all gone. The scar on my side was small and pinker. My ribs no longer really hurt, just a dull pain now and again to remind me that I still needed to take it easy. Wrapping the towel around my waist I walked out of the room and jumped when I saw Tania sitting on my bed looking at me. Seeing me step out of the bathroom she stood up a

Oh.. the first prompt.. I'm all over that one.

Happy Birthday!

Bless you, belatedly for your sneeze.

I think it is Jason thinking, "I can't be what he wants.." after going through something like that.. a person's self worth takes a bit of a hit... then the, "I don't trust myself right now and I don't want to make things worse...' as well. Either one can cause people to push others away I think. His parents have a lot up their sleeves sadly.

Yeah, Jason is grasping at things that can distract him enough to keep him from reliving what he went through. I sort of know what that is like myself. L

Aww. Yeah! lol If it wasn't an anthology I would have. It is difficult to rewind the idea in my head for a complete story though.

Lol! I'm sooo happy people are having the reactions they are over how the parents are. I 'want' them to be outlandish to the point of extreme... as long as they don't become too detrimental to the plot. Adam is a nice guy, but Jason really hasn't made much of a attempt to 'really' know him past his own curiosity... Thanks for reading, I do hope you are liking this story.

Aww, this was an Anniversary Anthology story, so I had a deadline and a theme to follow. I wanted it to focus around all the firsts.. like.. how they first met, the first time they said the "I love you," and then I needed it to end, so I chose to write about the anniversary of the death. I know it was a bit of a curve ball. If it was longer and a story I could work on now, he wouldn't have died at all. I would have had a terribly difficult time killing any character off within the theme I chose for this. And, for Happily Ever After stories, Roommates and Standing in Shadows definitely end happily. Thanks for reading and enjoying the story!

I sat patiently beside Mattie as he worked on his homework. Math, his worst subject. I couldn’t help remembering Alex’s expression when I told him that I had went into Accounting for college. The same expression was mirrored on Mattie’s face right now as he grimaced over a problem. He would momentarily look straight ahead, I couldn’t tell at what, most of the time. Wanting to concentrate momentarily on something that wasn’t math related. “Do you need any help, Matt?” I asked after a longer p

Transgender was a 'young' word back in the day when she would be dating and marrying, starting a family. Not a lot of people understood it, a lot of people still are confused about what all that the word entails. I believe she said that she still is sexually attracted to women. It is more or less realizing that you are born to the wrong body. It has nothing to do with sexual fantasy or anything like that. There are a lot of stigmas more so than being gay/lesbian attached to that word. So you have to imagine that there is also a lot of fear for someone to come to that conclusion as well. There is no reason to limit yourself to what you want (within legal reason), based on who you think you are. She probably wanted a wife and children. So she got married and had them. Now that being transgender is becoming a little bit more accepted.. with more people becoming more enlightened to that, then it is a better time. Also she is older, her children are for the most part grown up. So they can understand the transition. She would have had more to lose when they were younger, now they can make the decisions for themselves whether or not to accept and acknowledge the transformation she made. Sometimes people have to make decisions for themselves that are difficult and seem selfish, but if it is the difference between accepting yourself, not being afraid, and finally being happy... I don't think I could judge a person for that. Timing makes people so critical and it is sad. There is no way to judge what she felt or when she felt it. So there is no way to know when the appropriate time for such decisions are to be made.

I don't know much about that entire family... I want to keep it that way. I do think she is a brave person. Doing so as a public figure that a lot of people have opinions on. A lot of these people are unhappy for the majority of their lives, it is nice to see them finding happiness their own way. I couldn't imagine thinking/feeling that I was born to the wrong body.

Congratulations EagleIsaac! Well done. Too bad no one picked the finals correctly.. although it is always difficult to do these things really. I came in second! I'm proud to say that I topped Aj. I thought I was doomed when the Duckies went down, but yay!

*Whistles* Don't mind me shoving my poor taste in music into your faces.. Kelly Clarkson - My December Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Who We Are - Lifehouse Carnival Ride - Carrie Underwood

Aww. I believe he would suffocate as well. There are a lot of twists and turns left, I hope I don't go overboard. Glad you're liking the story so far.

Congratulations!!

Lol. I wouldn't put it past them too.. if they could get away with it. And, sometimes when people are reeling they don't think about things the way they normally would.. And yeah, Adam doesn't give up so easily.

Aww. He's still really reluctant about things.. Maybe he'll come to his senses.

Sometime during the night the dreams did come, but this time I woke up to someone holding on to my flailing arms. It took me a while to remember where I was before I collapsed on the bed, my ribs sending jolts of pain through me every time I took a breath. When Adam felt me relax he let go. “It’s okay,” he whispered and I felt him lean over me to turn on the light. Like every night I dreamed I woke up sweaty, but chilled. My teeth chattering, I pulled the tangled covers off me. “Sorry,

Aaron 'bedroom eyes' Rodgers better stay in the closet.. for meee.

Happy Birthday!