So sorry for the delay! It's been a busy few weeks with a concert, and then the memorial for my husbands parents. Lots of travel, several timezones later and then a week of crazy work.

This was supposed to be the last chapter, but it was so big, I've had to split it up. I also have a strange, strong dislike of uneven chapter numbers so the idea of having the last chapter as 19 was bothering me.

Thank you Morgana for your feedback blush

Part Eighteen is posted.