[Report This]Date: May 01, 2019 2:59 pm Title: Chapter 11
Great chapter. So glad Brian didn't have to deal with Joanie. Wonderful writing.
Author's Response:
Thanks, and me too! I didn't want him to have to deal with her, but I also thought she'd probably show up...being a church lady and all.
Date: Apr 29, 2019 1:59 am Title: Chapter 10
Great chapter. it is always poignant when someone tells the story of how someone impacted their life. Maybe Justin will share how Debbie impacted his life. While Brian knows Debbie took him in, there may be things he can still share or didn't share int he past. It would give them another way to connect- not that they need this but it might help in the mourning process.
Author's Response:
Thank you! <3 The rest of this one is already written, but I will keep that in mind for future stories! :)
Date: Apr 28, 2019 8:31 pm Title: Chapter 10
Thank you Jack for dying.
He thought he owed her thanks. How wrong he was.
He loved her, she knew that. It's all the thanks she ever needed.
Author's Response:
For sure. She didn’t do it because she wanted anything in return...she did it because she cared.
Date: Apr 28, 2019 8:14 pm Title: Chapter 9
Touching difficult chapter.
Brian's heart is shattered. Luckily his friends will get him through this. Justin will get them both through this.
Author's Response:
He is definitely struggling with this, but Justin is doing all he can!
[Report This]Date: Apr 28, 2019 4:50 pm Title: Chapter 10
RIP DEBBIE. YOUR STAR WILL BE FOREVER BRIGHT.
There are no words to explain how wonderful this chapter is.
Author's Response:
Thank you so much! <3 Debbie will always shine bright, that’s for sure.
[Report This]Date: Apr 28, 2019 3:55 pm Title: Chapter 10
Wow. Talk about powerful.
Author's Response:
Thank you <3 This is definitely a huge turning point.
Date: Apr 27, 2019 10:34 pm Title: Chapter 8
Justin is so good with Brian. I could feel his pain and Justin's pain. Leaving someone you love is always difficult and the idea that they will no longer be there for you is really impossible to describe and live through. You've done a great job describing the anguish and difficulty someone feels when they lose a lvoed one.
Author's Response:
Thank you so much <3 They're all struggling a bit right now, for sure. I love writing this Brian and Justin and how they relate to one another.
[Report This]Date: Apr 26, 2019 9:49 pm Title: Chapter 9
Silly me, I though I could read this chapter without crying... No chance! Now I'm all tense worrying about where Brian has gone. Very dramatic.
Author's Response:
This story is definitely an "all the tears" sort of story! Tissues recommended, probably from here till the end. Thanks for reading <3
[Report This]Date: Apr 26, 2019 9:08 pm Title: Chapter 9
This had to be difficult to write. Now where did Brian go?
Author's Response:
Yes, the whole story was hard to write. The next part especially. I promise he's okay. ;) He just isn't where Justin expected.
[Report This]Date: Apr 26, 2019 2:27 pm Title: Chapter 9
Great chapter. Terrific writing. Dealing with death and grief is difficult and you handled it perfectly.
Author's Response:
Thank you for the wonderful compliment. :) I'm really glad you're enjoying the story!
[Report This]Date: Apr 25, 2019 12:39 am Title: Chapter 8
Well written chapter. Death is so difficult and we all mourn differently. So sad, but this is life. And, on a personal note, 8 people in my life passed away this month. Hard to believe, just want this month to end.
Author's Response:
I'm so sorry to hear that you've had so much death in your life lately. Sending love to you. <3
[Report This]Date: Apr 24, 2019 10:50 pm Title: Chapter 8
I wonder what Brian is keeping to himself. Good that Justin, Rob and Adam are there to help.
Author's Response:
He has a lot of really great support. <3 And all will be revealed over the next few chapters... ;)
Date: Apr 24, 2019 8:27 pm Title: Chapter 8
So so sad.
Brian does seem to be taking Deb's death added than Michael. Is he truly hiding something from everyone?
Author's Response:
Yes, we'll be finding out more about that in the coming chapters. There's something that was between Brian and Deb that is making this really hard on Brian.
Date: Apr 21, 2019 4:15 am Title: Chapter 7
Cuaght up on the story tonight. I just really enjoy the normal things you put into the stories. Playing in the park, small conversations, sleeping and the little ways they take care of each other. It really gets you feeling like you are experiencing the events. difficult to read as I remember feeling the deep feelings of loss when my dad died and he's been dead for 35 years. Imagining lossing any of the people in my life now would be devastating.
Author's Response:
Thank you! I think it’s fun to include all of those little “asides” that make things more like real life. When I write, I put myself in the character’s headspace and picture the scene, then I just write it down. I’m sorry to hear about your dad. <3
[Report This]Date: Apr 21, 2019 2:29 am Title: Chapter 7
I agree, Deb is out there among the stars, shining bright, just like she always did.
Author's Response:
I really liked that image...glad you did too! :)
[Report This]Date: Apr 20, 2019 11:17 pm Title: Chapter 7
Wonderful update. Death is so hard to deal with even though we all go thru it at some time, you gave them the little time away from the sorrow so well. Great writing. If you celebrate, Happy Easter.
Author's Response:
Thank you! <3 It is very difficult to deal with, especially when someone meant a lot to you, maybe more than you realized (which is what is going on with Brian here). Happy Easter to you too!
Date: Apr 20, 2019 9:54 pm Title: Chapter 7
Rob ad Adam showing up with the girls was just the distraction they needed. It seem to work for a while. Besides, their bodies were telling them too that they needed a break.
Deb, out there among the stars. Fitting.
Author's Response:
I thought it was really fitting, too. <3 They needed the support of their friends, and of course the innocence of children is never a bad thing!
Date: Apr 19, 2019 12:33 am Title: Chapter 6
Sometimes you just need your mother or mother-in-law.
Author's Response:
Yes, sometimes you do! <3 Jen certainly loves her boys and wants to take care of them!
[Report This]Date: Apr 18, 2019 8:42 pm Title: Chapter 6
Much better. Not as much sorrow, but I know it is coming. Fantastic writing.
Author's Response:
Indeed, we're only halfway there...and we aren't yet to the parts that I cried while writing. ;)
[Report This]Date: Apr 18, 2019 7:54 pm Title: Chapter 6
True, Justin & Brian will face it together while taking care of each-other. Nice, relaxing chapter. Love Jennifer is their.
Author's Response:
Thanks - this sort of felt like the chapter where nothing much happens, but Justin needed to grieve, and they both needed Jennifer to take care of them. :) I'm glad you liked it!
[Report This]Date: Apr 18, 2019 2:29 pm Title: Chapter 6
Brian did a lot now it's time for him to nap and Justin to take care of him. Wonderful suggestion to open the diner.
Author's Response:
Thanks, that was Sandi's idea -- I loved it too! :)
[Report This]Date: Apr 16, 2019 12:10 am Title: Chapter 5
Taking care of someone when you need taking care of yourself is hard.
Author's Response:
Oh yes, definitely! It's a difficult things to balance. But Justin is going to try his best.
Date: Apr 15, 2019 6:42 pm Title: Chapter 5
Justin's at a loss. Brian's feeling lost. But he cried. Couldn't hold it in any longer. Cathartic for them both.
Brian is aware of Justin's discomfort. I'm glad he took the time to make sure Justin is taken care of. He loves him.
Author's Response:
They both love each other so deeply...one benefit to writing in this verse is having their 11 years of marriage underlying all of their actions with one another. They know each other so much more intimately now.
[Report This]Date: Apr 15, 2019 4:43 pm Title: Chapter 5
Oh no, please no more accidents. I don't think I can handle another one. Great chapter and of course, wonderful writing.
Author's Response:
No accidents! He's good. :)
Date: Apr 14, 2019 1:05 pm Title: Chapter 4
This story is so beautifully written. I'm hanging on every word. Thanks again for sharing this.
Hugs,
Jessica
Author's Response:
Thank you so much <3 It makes me so happy to read that people are enjoying it!