Yikes. I have sympathy for Parker here but I also don't fault Jarod for the heavier hand. His intentions were clear and they were good intentions. I didn't think you hated him. Not too much anyway. MP has wrapped herself in false security and relaxed maybe too much? With Thomas she struggled to personify both the Ice Queen image and the loving girlfriend when Thomas and her family all dined. It's easy to play one role with one group of people and wear a different mask around a whole different group but when both groups are in the same room we become torn I think. She's made this new life and can barely cope when confronted with the old one and that's plausible and even expected. It's nice to see her reveal even more vulnerability and her reaction to the affair contained comedic elements which made it all the more entertaining. You contine to blow me away. I eagerly await the next chapter. Until next time Mirage...

Woot. I thought Jarod was dead! You had me going. Ohhhh but Sydney and Jarod's clone are. :( Love how she embraced him thinking he was the clone but then couldn't wait to get out of his grasp when she learned it was Jarod. Oohhhh Mirage. I love you. Thank you for this new story. And ditto on winter. Winter needs to gtf on already. More please?

A new story from Mirage! Now that's worth a late night visit to this site! Thanks for this! Always a pleasure to read one of your stories. Looking forward to what comes next.