Wow, Wendy, this was even more of an emotional roller coaster than usual... you're just putting us through the wringer, here.
Thanks for that crumb of hope at the end... though with another 10 parts to go, I'm thinking this won't fix everything. Still, if it gets her in somewhat better shape for the rest of the day...
PJ
"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."
--Stardust, Caroline K
| 
