I'm loving this story. And I have to agree with Terry; I didn't find the last chapter's ending cruel. It left me imagining, well, something close to what you wrote for this chapter! The whole story is beautifully written. My only concern is that it's only 10 more chapters! lol

Cuidadora

"Honey, we didn't care if you were a Russian or a Martian... You were ours... and we weren't giving you to anybody." ~ Martha in Strange Visitor

"A love that risks nothing is worth nothing." ~ Jonathan in Big Girls Don't Fly