Chapter 12 lives here.
And here's the TOC.

So we've got that sorted out. ...or do we? wink Four chapters to go!

Enormous thanks to 90stvfangirl who kindly agreed to beta this story at a breakneck pace! And pacem, who beta'd for grammar and punctuation, in spite of his annoyance of Lois. clap

I always appreciate any thoughts or comments, especially on the ones that turn out to be epics like this!
Thanks for reading!

Looking forward to this summer's Location Challenge! Looks like stories are due around August 1st, and then polls open for voting!

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