LOVE. So cool how Jarod is rolling it over and over and confusing the waitress who could have brought a salad using ingredients from other dishes. OmG. That was so funny. But there were serious parts as well. Nicely balanced. Just when I think I can't be more amazed with Mirage Mirage goes and pulls out all the stops. I love your writing. Thank you for sharing with us.

I'm intringued and impressed by your insights, storytelling and writing Mirage. The story is plausible and brilliant, the characters are as I remember them. I saw no typos. I love that the pair wax philosophical and pyschological and communicate like adults. Miss Parker wasn't catty about Rachel but instead tried to rationalize to make Jarod feel better and maybe she wasn't talking only about Rachel but herself as well. I think Jarod too was thinking of Miss Parker who had the illusion of choice. Jarod made a valid point but then bam Miss Parker returned with an equally valid point. There may be a choice. The choice may not be obvious. Deep. Honestly I wish you were writing the novels either with or instead of the creators. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. All the best and until next time...

Great story so far, I just got caught up on it all and I'm hooked! I like that Jarod and Miss Parkers skills are (to a certain point) evenly matched. So many Pretender stories barely give MP a chance, J is always ten steps ahead. Even though he was here too for some time, she caught up. And I like that Parker doesn't let him get away with his puppeteer complex! And Kyle/Parker!!! Wow!

I couldn't stop laughing. "Someone has a wicked sense of humor."

I think you have a wicked sense of humor, Mirage, and I wouldn't want it any other way. This was fantastic for many reasons that I won't go into here. I feel that I would bore you to tears. The characterisations were on point. I haven't read any author who writes them as accurately as you do. I've said before it's scary how well you write. It's a pleasurable journey to read you. An experience to be treasured. Your original characters are second to none. Thank you for this.

Until next time...

Ciao.

Keeps getting better and better. I like that they are communicating and that even though you have that Jarod thing you don't constantly have him emasculated. Can't rate it anything but a ten. I give you more if I could. Love your work.

Squee! Mirage update is instant happiness. You do know that you could update every day for us and I'd be happy every day? We know you want to make us happy? Don't you Mirage? Don't you want to make me happy every single day? Don't you don't you don't you?

Yay! Ooh oohhh Mirage Mirage. That was amazing. You surpass your own writing and that can't be easy. I loved this chapter! Magdalena was wonderful. I'd love to chat with her for hours.

Jarod to Miss Parker- 'you can't ignore me forever' and seeing her reaction ,'that wasn't a challenge' lol. Brilliant. I love you!

Oooh ooh my heart Mirage! I love the way you write them. They are very much in character & exactly as I remember them. This could easily be an episode. I love how this began as a rescue and then all the complications that would arise from the fall out led Jarod and Miss Parker to here.

This line... 'the silence was louder than any lie the Centre had told them' is so profound.

It's all on them the mess they are making now and they can no longer blame her father or the Centre. This Magdalena character is hilarious. I love her so much. You create the best original characters I've ever met. I love Dave Matthews. Those songs were all fitting.

Thank you for this. It's such a pleasure to read you.

Long time no read. I've been out of the country for a long while. I was disappointed with the novels, reboot. It wasn't broken didn't need to be fixed. I have dvds that laid the groundwork. I was done with the pretender. Surprise surprise. You aren't following the new story line. You are building on the foundation already poured out on the dvds. I don't think you know how much you are appreciated for your writing, talent, skill, and genius. I love your muses. I love that you are writing the story I know & the characters I know. You always suck me back in. You never fail to blow me away. It was a tweet, yes that dreaded social media tehehee. I realized I was looking at pretenderlives and someone had shared your fiction on twitter. I came here and decided I should tear myself away to review. Fantastic job! You know what you're doing. You know the characters. Top notch writing and a great story. One more thing. I did finally find your twitter account after asking DoctorRaines, The Triumvirate and weirdly the Quintumvirate... quintumivrate. The PTBs are watching you. I think Jarod might be watching too. Interesting followers Mirage. Keep writing. Please. There is one more chapter for me here and then I have to play serious catch up with your other fiction and some other authors.

Please. Don't. Stop. OMG. Mirage. Anytime you have Jarod as an agent, and in the suit with that blinding white long sleeve shirt and with the sunglasses, girl honey, you know it will be ok with me. And if he needs to be a doctor and you need him in that blinding white lab coat you hate so much... I think you wrote author notes with something about the white lab coat and then with a remark about Leonard Cohen ...l think you were saying the icky white lab coat in the tune of famous blue rain coat? It works. But I like Dr. Jarod. You don't like doctor anyone do you?! Mirage you know you have to see a doctor eventually for something. Gotta check those ovaries and stuff. lol. Come on. Jarod can't be that bad? But you write him as a doctor so well and you get really technical and accurate and man, it's a trip. YOu are A real author. This investigation stuff is perfect. Felt like I was there. The characters are always like I remember them from the dvds when you write them. SO PLEASE KEEP WRITING. LOVE You.

MORE. Please. Freaking amazing Mirage. You have captured the essence of the show and the characters. I love your style.

A very poignant update. Cleverly written. The slap was painful, for them both. There is a great deal of tension and many unsaid words. They don't have the opportunity to resolve anything here, just as they didn't during the series. I know you will eventually get it resolved. One thing I've learned is that you finish your stories and I trust you will finish this. I hope Kirkland is someone they can trust. He seems to be and I like him. I see Jarod got a dig on her with his snarky "this is her baseline" but to be honest I'm glad that he didn't say anything worse. He does have a tendency to be a bully in some ways. I got curious after reading you and rewatched the series. He is an asshole sometimes to her. She's a handful too and maybe he's trying to do the right thing but there were times, I agree with you, during the series that his methods could have used more tact and kindness. I'm sure if he'd known she was going to be important to his world and he was going to want her the way he did in Carthis he would have been much kinder. I look forward to the next update and I hope you'll have time to update your other fiction. Until next time Mirage.