It keeps getting better and better Mirage. Oh, I love it. More please? I wish you were writing the novels but I'm also glad you aren't because you are free to do as you wish and have complete creative control. You do it better m'dear.

If this is going the way I hope it's going I'm going to love it more than I already do. Glad Jarod is alive. He's annoying sure but come on? Annoying is better than dead. I'm loving every word. You should be writing the Pretender novels. I'll say it again. It can't be said enough. I noticed she called him "Agent" and she did that in Nemesis too. You said it was to emotionally disconnect herself and she's doing it again huh? That has to hurt. I love Jarod's apology all the same. He's too sweet sometimes. Longer chapters would be perfect. This goes so fast. I love that there's another chapter waiting for me after this one. :) So happy. Thank you.

"her words slamming together.." oh my heart Mirage. I can see MP just trying to chill now after all that hell and turned herself into a mom and doing family stuff and trying to live and here comes Jarod like a damn tornado tearing up her life. We saw her put her face in her hands after almost kissing him at Ocee's so we know this vulnerability and sheer freak-out-by-Jarod-ness exists so yeah, that's not just plausible that's canon. She's all bad ass but Jarod can break her down like no one else ever could. He's got the wrecking ball you know? You know. Obviously you know and I love you for staying true. You probably wanted to have Miss Parker take a kitchen knife to him but you did right. Thank you. I love you for this.

WOW. Just wow. You been adding to this quickly and it's amazing. Thank you. SO nice to have you here.

Impressive as always Mirage. You often in your writing reveal dichotomies and again you've done it. Parker driving an SUV and Parker shopping with recycled shopping bags with Respect Mother Earth on them.

Parker mourning Jarod's death but in life can't even look at him knowing he's the father of her child. Loving him in death, loathing him in life.

In chapter three you went further and answered the ages old 'are you really pro-life' riddle in such a way that can be applied to real life. "The building is on fire and you save a toddler or you can save a box of embryos. What do you do?" Parker could only save the actual children, the ones who had been born and taken the breath of life. Staying pregnant under those conditions would have been a psychological burden, plus the morning sickness slowed her down, almost getting her and the children [who were considered alive, given a birth certificate, etc.] captured by the Triumvirate. She couldn't save both the embryo/fetus inside her AND the children who were living and depended upon her. Fantastic.

I do love Jarod's reaction to her reaction, his calm demeanor. Well thought out and beautifully written. It's always a pleasure. Until next time..

Thank you! Oh, God. I love that Parker took matters into her own hand regarding her health and choices and that Jarod called it like it is when it came down to what Lyle did to her. Parker is too defiant to let someone else decide whether she remains preggers or not.

Jarod always did keep it real and you may not love the guy but you're true to his character. You keep it real too.

Tight story and top notch too. You write vividly..sometimes that's scary. Her reaction to the news..I felt like I was there the whole time and damn it hurt me.

A most profound line... "Jarod tore open her scars... he should have anticipated blood"

More please?

Yas!! Oh yes. Please give me more.

Oh oooh Mirage I'm thrilled that you're here. I love this new story and I hope you will write more. So much here to love. Thank you for writing and for sharing.

I remember how she made of the "ho-down"  people in Lyle's old school but now here she is ... that was a stroke of genius Mirage. There always ways a little... or actually aLOT of hypocrisy in Parker and that makes this all the more plausible but her reasons aren't bad, even if she is a little bit bad and a hypocrite. When people have children things change and people will do things they never thought they'd do to keep those children safe ...just ask American schools having "drills" and "buckets of rocks" now to learn how not to be shot in school OMG.

What is telling and I do love it when Parker shows her true feelings is the bitterness and pain when she tells Jarod that Ethan was the only family she'd had then. She was really hurt by that..

I reread this looking for some forshadowing to guess your next move but honestly I have no idea where you're going with this. I'm with you on the ride though. I want more so much right now. Oh please hurry and write. Love this!

Ohhhhhh. Miss Parker cheated on by a hubby? I hope she really will be kicking Greg out. I hope Jarod will be moving in. lol. Can't help it. I'm shippery even though you're not. Love this. So good to see you back here again. Wow. I'm stoked af! Thank you.

Mirage you have made my week. So much to love and so perfect. More please?

OMG! More please? I'm so excited!