Krista

Aww that's adorable!

I was good with numbers, I actually thought once upon a time to become a math teacher. Teaching doesn't pay well enough and I'd have to deal with brats all day, so I just didn't go into that. I love doing Algebra though, all those nice rules and concepts. Geometry was my least favorite. Although, I have to admit, I do struggle with practical math. Like using math to build a building, etc.. I focus far too much on the concept and not the math and I get frustrated. On a side note: People do have favorite numbers though. 22 and 57 are mine. I've just always been drawn to the number 57, I don't know why. There's no real significance to it in my life. (And when I get to 57 years of age, I doubt I'll enjoy it then too). 22 was my High School athletics number and for some reason it just stuck with me.

Oh my.. Letterkenny, my husband and his best friend just found that show... it is horrifying to me. The main actor would be cute if he didn't squint and have a cigarette in his mouth all the time though. -- My Television addictions are: Bridgerton, although I binged it pretty fast and yeah, I know it is very oddly paced and not socially or historically accurate to the times what so ever. (Which I don't really care about accuracy if it is entertaining and not otherworldly different) I don't know how it differs from the books. I binge watched Elite on Netflix as well, a very teenage-soapy series. Tiny Pretty Things also on Netflix. (Although, I think if it doesn't improve a lot, I'll be done with it after one season). Outlander.

Aww, it is heartbreaking when people push away the one closest person who can be in the same boat with them. Jackson really crying and not being able to be, what would you call it... not a rock, but I don't know Jackson I guess. He doesn't get to be Jackson right now, because he is struggling and that does hurt me too.

Freshmen are meant to be terrorized. 😇 I kid, I don't like bullying and I definitely wouldn't want to unleash Cinzilla on them. I wonder though, with Luke being a bit stand-offish and distant, will it give Jackson prime opportunity to relapse just a teensy little bit and give Cinzilla a bit of a comeuppance. Aww, I'm sorry for the torture of long waits just to give you angsty stuffs.. lol. The next few, 'working ideas,' aren't so bad I don't think. Maybe I'll get them to paper faster this time. Lol. Nothing beats a first love really, but yeah I'm glad I'm a few notches on my belt past that myself. Thank you for hanging in there between the delays and writer's block! It is very much appreciated and I love you all for it. By all means, yell at them they need it sometimes. I hope I don't leave you on a.... que? Again. Some of the things I want to cover in the next few bits are a lot less angsty, maybe a bit frustrating for certain people, but you know... yelling might help. Oh gosh, she's a witch too!? Cinzilla the Witch. I'm glad you like the story and love the characters, I'm glad they're not stale, and I'm glad they feel real. It always puts a smile on my face when people tell me my characters are realistic, I want that so much in my down to the earth romances. So I want to say thank you for that.

I bought an e-book, "Red, White, and Royal Blue," it is about a President's adult son. It is a bit of a fast and easy read so far, with some humor. There isn't a lot of depth right now, which I don't think there is supposed to be any. There is political humor, some I have to overlook to keep reading since my political views differ from that of the author and the characters lol. My 'biggest' issue with it, is how the "Parents," and the older adult figures talk in the book. For a President of the US, even talking to their children I wouldn't have imagined a lot of swearing and such. I guess times are changing, but I don't swear around my children and probably won't ever say certain 4-letter words around them. But yes, I give it a good review overall so far.

That night I ended up tossing and turning, it wasn’t an annoying restlessness that I felt though. It was something I could live with, but it did annoy me when Mom and Dad started getting ready for church bright and early the next morning. The clouds had broken overnight completely so the mid-morning sun bounced off the snow, it made my room brighter than I liked. Groaning, I pulled the pillow over my head. The rest of the day was pretty wasted as well, the snow and cold kept everyone in and

Mine was something me and my friends were brainstorming when I decided I really didn't like my first name. I didn't want to be a Chris or a Christie or a Tina. At first it was Christa, but I didn't like the Chris part so I started using a Kr to shorten it instead. There were also three more Christinas in my class so shortening my name to Krista just made it easier for everyone involved, even my teachers. My mother refuses to call me Krista though, so I still had to deal with it at home.

Merry Christmas y'all.

I saw that! The pooch only suffered a couple punctures. Good thing is was a smallish gator.

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed this story.

I do like Greg, I wish I could have went more into his character. Since I'm older and have more stories under my belt (and if re-reading this story sparks interest), I may do a Greg spin-off, but there would have to be a lot of substance there for me to do that and I'm not sure there is if I'm remembering the story correctly and not getting it mixed up with the original from ages ago.

Aww, I do remember this being a gut wrenching chapter for me to write. Not sure that you've read the comments, but this started out being a Heterosexual story I started in High School. It was going to be darker and a bit abusive for the main character. She would grow up with a single father who wanted a boy and not a girl and treated her poorly and she ran into the Greg character and he breaks her heart the same way Greg did Corey in this chapter, but keeps coming back to the Main Character and she's so desperate to feel loved that she allows herself to be in this toxic relationship where he only gives her his time when the girlfriend is away or he's bored.. etc. SO.. rest assured as you read the rest that I didn't go down that path for our Corey. lol.

I miss Corey, my little angel golden child. lol. Yeah, I do agree with him being naive. I'll have to re-read this since it isn't on my mind much anymore (and I'm forgetful).

Thank you for commenting! Craig is sneakily funny at times. He has mostly one-liners, I kind of wish I brought him more into the story other than an over worked father that the son didn't think appreciated him for his talents if they weren't academic. Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter. It was a bit of a mean chapter for me to write since the original ending to it derailed me a bit. Thank you for commenting! Glad you enjoyed the chapter. I've always wanted to be out in a new soft snow at night with a full moon, but I'm too chicken. I think it would be almost otherworldly. I will also need to credit the Canadian Wonder - Wildone for the necklace idea because I honestly didn't know what Luke should get him, but I wanted him to give him something special that took thought. So that was Steven's input. Don't tell him though, it will give him the big head. 😮 I loved that line as well, he finally understood why he was feeling overwhelmed around Luke. Now that he has figured that out, I wonder how he'll react the 'next' time he sees Luke. Hmmm.

Waking up the next morning, I was actually surprised to see that the bed beside me was empty. Luke had come over so late at night. Looking over, I saw that my alarm had been turned off. Scratching my head, I looked out the window to see a blanket of white on my window and more flakes hitting it and melting. Rolling out of bed I walked across the hall and used the bathroom before returning to slide into a pair of shorts. It was rare for this time of year for us to get enough snow to call off scho

Get to steppin' Rose Garden, now! Grab the shovel on the way.

Shame on you Steven, a lady doesn't divulge such things. Tsk tsk tsk. As far as what we're doing for the holidays, I can assume there will not be Trick-o-treating, it is rather up in the air right now, so I doubt even "trunk-o-treating' will be a thing. So I was thinking just doing a sort of nighttime easter egg hunt with the kiddies. I've ordered some little LED lights that you can pull a tab and light up, I'll put them in things with candy and have the kids hunt them at night by following the light. For Thanksgiving, small gathering with just people we interact with every day. My sisters admittedly are coming in, but the aunts, uncles, and such aren't coming in this year. I'll be so glad when they're finally moved back to town completely, living in different states this year has sucked. Christmas will be a bit difficult since I'll be mailing or ordering presents and sending them to people, but otherwise it will be the same as Thanksgiving and getting together within the, "bubble," so to speak.

Thank you for coming back to the story!

NNooooo! Jackson is trying to be a good boy! Lol. A kiss is worth a little trouble sometimes. I'm glad you found the story and are liking it so far. Thank you for staying with me! I'll try not to disappoint with an annoyingly erratic/slow posting schedule. *whistles* Thanks for coming back to the story! And yeah, I think I'm using this story to escape 2020 myself haha. Maybe should have restarted that grind a big earlier in the year though. I might have a few less greys to keep covering.

I am sooo looking forward to writing the Senior Prank. I've had it planned for a bit and I hope it doesn't disappoint. Will it be Jackson that planned it? Hmm. And yes, I can see Cindy needing medical assistance if/when she finds out about Luke and Jackson's relationship. Thank you for coming back to the story between the long delays.

Problem may be an understatement for Cindy.. lol. Jackson does have a nice support system with his parents and I think that support sort of bridged the gap from the beginning of the story when they were thoroughly at odds with one another. Time will tell if all of that support extends to Luke though.

Thanks for the warm welcome back! Hopefully I don't disappoint and disappear again. lol. (No promises) Thank you for enjoying the story and coming back to it.

Well 2016 wasn't that bad! That's when I started this story. 😇 The chaos of this year, mercy. I wouldn't mind having a snow storm and sneaking around with a guy being my biggest worries right now.

Lol, I was getting notifications - you zoomed through to chapter 29. I'm glad you liked the story a second time due to my neglect of it.