It's not "baited breath," Tank, it's "bated breath." It's a Victorian expression referring to holding one's breath in anticipation of something momentous.
But you're absolutely right about this story. Couldn't be a better place to stop! Couldn't be a better way to make us trip on our tongues waiting for chapter 11. Wonderful story!
Do post soon, please, so that Tank doesn't turn blue and pass out.
