Thanks for all these great comments
Gads...how do *you* do it? I can barely read it without my vision blurring, how do you write this?
I think that you can evoke that pain so easily with your words is a testament to your excellent writing skill.
You have a way of making us feel what they are feeling with your words. Just beautiful. Beautifully done.
So heartwrenching and realistic! [Whinging] I'm sure many of us can relate to Jake's feelings and memories. [Mecry]
It really touched me that you all are finding this so moving and real. A great loss is always hard to deal with, and I wasn't sure I could do it justice in a 60ish page story, but you all have confirmed that I've somehow managed it, and that's a wonderful compliment
I will try and have the next part up before 5 EST -- I have to wait until I get home from work.
Thanks again all