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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!

Well at least none of those automatically make me think of stripper poles or porno names.. so that's good. Jessa and Bode I like, but living here people will pronounce Bode completely wrong.. so I'd have to spell it Bodie.. lol.

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Happy Birthday Myr!

Better late than never? I didn't think it was a poem that was good enough to post. I do struggle with writing them and I have little knowledge of writing poetry myself. I just try to make something sound relatively good. Anyway, my mood has changed, so I'm willing to post this now. So, be a little gentle.. and I hope you like it. Please remember, The taste of my lips. My soft fingertips, As they send a chill through you. And you smile, And taste my lips again. I

I can! I'm awesome.

You evil little crap! Disregard that countdown y'all. Steven is up to no good.

Happy Birthday!

Thanks for reading! Lol.. you'd be surprised how many people fall for their therapists.. dysfunctional may be too light a term for what this family is.. definitely not SIS dynamics.

Aww yes. Daniel was a reluctant father, didn't really see him in the role at all. So I wanted him to be good at it now that he was. Maybe another way that Alex's influence helped him along - or maybe it was already there and he just couldn't picture it, until he had to. Aww. It is important. I'm glad you liked the scene. Sometimes it is difficult to see what we're taking from someone when we hold on to something instead of sharing. So, at least I wrote the scene where Daniel was finally going to do it, no matter how hard it would be still.

Aha! I'm in second place. Still a far cry from first, so congrats!

Happy Birthday Graeme!

They are unhappy, most of the damage they have done have been to one another. I think that is why it is so difficult to feel sorry for them. That and they treat the people around them terribly. Definitely difficult people. I actually hope they get worse, more desperate, as the story progresses. Maybe not to the point where it puts people off the story, but so far they have actually been fun characters to write for me. The father has been a bit.. lost in the shuffle. I've focused more on the relationship between Mother and Son and not Father and Son.. Thanks for reading, I hope you're enjoying the story so far.

Lol! I know, not everyone can be Elephants. Back when I thought I wanted to be a veterinarian, my heart was set on Auburn too. So that's actually why he went there. Something else you mentioned, that Adam may not have approached Jason if he remained his perfect/pre-school self. I hadn't thought about that dynamic much. It does fit him perfectly though, I feel a bit enlightened myself after you said that. lol. But remember - Jason is fighting so hard to get 'back' to that. So, you may have unleashed my meanness a bit.

They are moving fast and Adam is aggressively pushing the boundaries so soon in the relationship. He has reason for doing both. Nothing too extraordinary, I don't think. Or too surprising either. I think the next chapter will put more of a overall focus on their relationship, if I remember correctly. I hate being so far ahead of my posting *although that gap is closing, so I better get back to putting words to paper* that I fear I'll spoil something if I ramble on too much. I am glad that you are enjoying the story and the two characters.

Happy Birthday Mark! Have a great one.

Aww. Thank you for liking the story.

Aww, I'm sorry. I know, if I had this entire anthology to do over, as I was telling Cia - I doubt I could have killed Alex. I honestly think that is because I am married with children, and I wasn't back when this was first written and published. I can watch and not have any doubt that my husband loves our children. To picture him erased from all of those memories - which I couldn't help but do when I wrote this scene, made it difficult. Trying to figure out how a child would respond to a deep conversation such as death was also difficult for me. I had to remember he was only five or six... some five year old children are extremely intelligent and perceptive though. But anyway, wanted a cute little scene, not an in-depth discussion about Alex, just the promise that one is coming. So I hope y'all liked it.

As the sun began to set I realized I didn’t exactly know when I was supposed to meet Adam at the coffee shop. If I didn’t have that argument with Mom as soon as I got home I probably wouldn’t have went. When I entered the bedroom after I took a shower I looked down at my bed, the sheets still completely ripped off it from the night before. The brief talk with Morris that was focused on my actual attack didn’t settle my nerves any. At least Adam gave me a reason to put off sleeping, if what he ha

Aww, that's a nice review. The story was actually back before 'Stories' was up and running and we still had eFiction as the Primary posting user interface. So to make the Anthologies stand out they were singled out and a lot of authors could have them, err, prettied up with backgrounds, pictures, and layouts. The broken pictures were the place holders for different part divisions. They were white roses on a lightish green background.So you're not missing much as far as pictures are concerned.. lol. No beef, I should say. I do wish the story was longer myself, but it is so far removed from my "writing stove" and served too long, that I doubt I could do much with it. All the firsts are there, so. I'm glad you liked it and reviewed the story so nicely. It has always been one of my favorite Anthologies to date.

Happy Momma's Day!