1. I wrote the peach scene the week before I went on my camping trip for the peach festival so I admit peaches were on my mind. I did not plan it, but when I had him grab a peach from the fridge while Julie was on the phone, well the rest kind of just happened. I almost deleted the peach scene because I wasn't sure it really fit, you can thank my beta Karin (twofaced) for the peach scene remaining.
2. Oh hell yes this story confuses me at times too! I have never had to go back and re-read my story to make sure stuff lined up as much as I have with this one. This is the first time I've had a beta too, to make sure I am not really missing plot holes and such. In fact, as I sit here replying to you I am thinking there is a part in Chapter 29 that I need to adjust to fit with something I wrote in chapter 25. I've tried very hard not to be too confusing but you can see how I am sort of keeping the reader confused because the main character, Julie is.
3. Stubborn characters: YES! The peach scene came around because of Nick being stubborn. Like I mentioned, I wasn't going into that chapter with that in mind, it just came out and I blame Nick! Kevin is also pretty stubborn but I knew going in with him as a main character that he was likely to change chapters on me (he's done it in the past with other stories of mine). The basics of my story have been the same throughout, but how they've reached the point they are at have changed due to characters.