I love the verbal volley, so like the televised series that it gives me chills. "yes, his penis accidentally...." lol I'm laughing like a maniac over here.

Chapters are short and like a train..hope that's ok. Words like train and orange and huge and piss yellow are kind of sucky these days and I'm sorry. It goes fast is what I mean. I love your writing. It's so eloquent and succinct. I don't know  how you do it but I'm glad you do. Love you. Thanks.

LOVE how Jarod gets her attention. And this "you didn't self-resurrect to inquire about my happiness." I can see Michael and Andrea having this conversation. You really flesh them out like no one else is able to in writing format like this. I'm impressed and in awe. You're magic. I've always said it and always will. It's magic Mirage. Thank you from my heart.

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!

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

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...