Where Elise is will be a good place for them to talk and connect. Hope they both can do that without too much chaos.

I so love this story. Thanks for the update. Don't be a stranger. :)

And because it can't be said enough, BRODY!

DO my eyes deceive me? HOT DAMN, BRODY!!!

BRODY!

And while I think he's near perfect, he needs to come clean with his family. How does he think they would feel if something happened to him and they knew nothing about his health problems? His reasons might make sense to him, but trust, they would be devastated not having known.

Alexa and Brody were meant to be. I hope she can get Aiden away from that horrible situation, whether her sister comes or not. The most important one is Aiden, her sister has choices, Aiden doesn't.

Brody, you a fine one to talk about shutting people out. Aren't you doing the same damn thing with your family? How can you not see that? Star is dimming even more. le sigh.

Oh Brody. :(

Oh Brody.

Blake best not die.

If Roxie doesn't talk to Griff then what happens is what happens. I'm really not happy with her right now. If she gets a bad vibe from this Rich cat, then why in the hell would she take what he says as gospel. She seems quite naive. And why was she wrapped up in a blanket? And why is Griff so oblivious? Is it because she hasn't lost that much weight? so many questions. I can't let these two raise by pressure. *Taking several deep breaths*

"I apologize if anything I did was misconstrued"

Classic non-apology apology.

Blind Griff. So stunningly blind. Sees what he wants to see.

Love Griff's dad. Just love him.

They need to postpone this wedding. If they wanted to see each other, they would make it happen. Life just seems to be happening to them. Damn, take charge of your life. So, passive, both of them. Unless they address these issues, the marriage is doomed.

gut-rotting

that describes Shauna in a nutshell. She's a cancer. Don't care that she thinks Larry loves Tam more. Don't care that she had a bad childhood.  The fact that she blames another child for her issues is stupefying.  Shauna is who she is, because she chose to be the soulless succubus that she is. She is her father's daughter, that’s for sure.

 Is Larry so clueless that he doesn't see that Shauna HATES Tam? Or is it willful ignorance?

 I hope Tam becomes smarter about what's going on around her. Shauna should always be suspect #1 when it comes to Tam and hopefully Tam will become a little shrewder. It could save her life. And playing games with Carter might get her immature butt killed. Does she not know how serious this is? Maybe Shauna does need to get a hold of her for a minute.

 Glad to see that Carter is a smart cookie and knows Shauna for what she is. That confrontation in the bathroom was EVERYTHING.

 And then we come to the latter part of the chapter. I'm glad they didn't sleep together. Somehow, it was more meaningful the way it was written. I like that. And Carter not being who we thought he was, was not surprising, but was, if you know what I mean. LOVED IT.

 There's still the convo between Clancy and Larry. What did he find out? I hope Mikhail continues to be one step ahead of them.

 Shauna is a necessary evil, I guess. I kinda hope that she ends up killing Larry or they take each other out. Crazy, I know. I really want Shauna DEAD. Don't care when, how or by whom, but at some point she needs to DIE, but not before there is some amount of torture.

 I hope Larry gets to see Shauna for what she is and what his handiwork has caused. I hope he is HORRIFIED. But then, he's Larry "Black Heart" Hooks, so it might take more than that to cause such an emotion.

 Tam and Mikhail might not be the typical couple, but they're going to be a couple. How she will react when she finds out that he's not who she thinks he is and has something to do with her being in the vise of the FEDS, now that might cause them to split.

 Really good update, Chica. Really good. The rating doesn't go high enough for the score I'd like to give you. Stellar.

I must confess that I didn't read the previous stories because of the cast. That says a lot more aobut me than you as a writer.

You have held a mirror up to me and I'm not happy with what I see. Instead of reading the story and enjoying it for what it is, I made some assumptions and discarded it. Thank you for giving me something to think about and coming to grips with some of my own prejudices.

I will now go back and read the prior installments. It's necessary if I want to know who Indy is and why he comes to be the person he eventually becomes.

Once again, thank you.