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i am addicted to this story. the characters you write are amazing, i can almost put my hand out and touch them. i am glad that jake is finally seeing that being in love should bring you peace and happiness, not be a constant sparing match like he had with emily. i really enjoyed how you had jake and heather letting each other know some of the feelings that they have for each other. what are those siblings from new bern up to ? will hamilton and ted be safe? too many questions. i am an addict that needs her fix! please give us more.
Thank you so much, Mattyraincloud! I think I'm blushing a bit! It was definitely time for Jake to put his relationship with Emily out of its misery. Love doesn't have to be a battlefield, contrary to what Pat Benetar might say. :) The New Bern siblings are up to no good, and I think you'll see more of that as the story unfolds over the next few chapters, along with answers to your other questions. Thank you again for your encouragement. :)
Sandra,
I was so glad to see the next installment of Dangerous! Nice job. You have no idea the sigh of relief I breathed when Jake and Heather bot admitted to wanting something more than friendship with one another.
Of course, as I continued to read, and Jake (and Gail) pointed out that Emily isn't exactly going away and then you threw in the creepy Travers kids (is it a good or a bad thing to admit that I'm not single-minded or devoted enough to ever consider avenging someone's death?) I couldn't help but begin to concoct wild theories about how these plot lines will collide.... There are lots of intriguing if aggravating ways you could take this, I'm certain of that! :-D
Loved your Gail as always. She misses nothing and has a great way of loving and accepting her family members while at the same time making her opinions known. And I could certainly appreciate her joy over hot water.
My favorite exchange:
“True,” Heather agreed. “It could be a lot worse.” She paused for a moment. “Of course, that’s what people always say in movies right before it gets worse. Whoops.”
“Good thing this is real life then,” Gail commented.
Thanks for sharing! I look forward to seeing what a new day brings to a Dangerous Jericho.
Thank you so much for your comments, Marzee. Well, it was about time for Jake and Heather to acknowledge the elephant in the room. They've tried ignoring it--and that didn't work for either of them. But you're right that there are some problems that aren't going to go away. While Jake and Emily are no longer together (and they aren't going to be!), their shared history, their friends, and their town tie them together.
Yeah, I don't think I'd be single-minded enough to avenge someone's death, either. That type of behavior seems to be the norm in the Jericho universe, though, doesn't it? Dale killed Mitch to avenge Gracie Leigh. Stanley killed Goetz to avenge Bonnie. Eric and Jake wanted to kill Constantino to avenge Johnston. However, I live in a (comparatively) safe world where usually the perpetrator of a crime receives punishment and justice is served. The thing I have to keep reminding myself is that the Travers spawn (and they are creepy) live in a different type of world. Justice is dished out by an Army major who's arbitrarily decided that all conflicts are over because he's declared it so. They've had no closure; their father's death has been swept under the rug, and their father's killer is at large. We know that Heather isn't cold-blooded and that she feels an intense remorse for what she had to do to save Eric's life, but these two don't know the whole story. Of course, even if they did, I'm not sure they could be reasoned with.
Re: your favorite exchange, I couldn't resist that little nod-nod-wink-wink.
Thank you again for reading!
Great chapter Sandra!
First of all, I really liked the way you started this part. Your description of Heather's dream really set the scene in an interesting way, and made me feel her inner turmoil as she adjusts to the changes that inevitably follow actions such as those she has been forced to take.
The scene that followed, between Heather and Jake was very nicely done. I think you captured both these characters at such an interesting moment in time, and I liked how you had them both finally admit their feelings, in ways that were so true to both their characters. I liked how Jake and Heather both dealt with the Emily conversation here, how Jake insists he isn't sentimental, and how Heather is trying to balance her own desires and feelings with her previous tendencies to put her friends and loved ones first.
I liked your inclusion of Gail in this scene. She's the perfect...I'm not sure the word I want to use, not foil, not observer, but the perfect commentator maybe, for this scene, arriving, understanding what is going on, and offering Jake her observations. I look forward to seeing how this relationship develops further.
Lastly, I must say, I find Nathan and Nora Travers really interesting. A little twisted and bent on revenge, but I am very intrigued by their story. I hope we get to learn more about their relationship, background and motivations. They certainly add another interesting level to this story, on top of the drama and danger they introduce.
As always, I look forward to the next chapter!
Thank you for your comments, PennyLane. For better or worse, we'll be finding out more about the Travers siblings as the subsequent chapters unfold. Hopefully they won't completely be mustache-twirling (symbolically in Nora's case) villains, though their quest for revenge and the lengths they've already gone to achieve it are pretty villainous. We'll also find out that Nathan has a surprising connection to someone we've met before in the Jericho universe.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the Jake/Heather scene. It's been a metaphorical slow dance with them. It's not really been a smooth transition for either of them, but they're no longer going to hide from what they want, which is a step in the right direction. :)
Thank you again!