I couldn't resist bringing it forward.

Actually, I was tempted to separtate the two and have Fireworks, and After the Fireworks... But I'm already working on another epic.
Comments?
Many thanks for my Beta readers Mrs. Luthor and IolantheAlias for correcting my errors. BTW, guys, I changed some things since you last read through it.

(Including the final line.)
Fireworks TOC