Date: 05/22/09 05:01 pm Title: Question Exsiting?
Are you kidding me?!! Come on! I know you live for cliffe's but this is just plain evil. I'm stuck here on the edge of my seat waiting & wanting to know what happens!!! Hurry back with the update!
Okay aside from the cliffe this was an alright chapter. Adie is finally making some sort of progress. The fact that she actually told someone about Molly is great! That is the first step, and albeit it the hardest. I'm proud of her for that :)
As for Nick in this chapter he needs to grow some balls and just reach for her. Apparently Adie isn't going to do it, so he should. He needs to take that step and tell her how he feels, that's the only way that he is going to feel better. Something like that can eat you alive and it is something you definitely don't want to hold in.
Involving the boys in this chapter was great! I didn't realize how much I missed reading what they would say until now. Although where's Brian??LOL. Hurry back with the update!! I can't wait forever!!
Author's Response:
I told you Adie would eventually make some progress, it just seemed to take forever! LOL! Trust me I was as frstrated as you guys were with her!
I think deep down, under all the emotion Nick is very pissed off with her, that's why he isn't reaching out, he is waiting for her but you will see in the next chapter a slightly different side to him and in about two chapters time there is a side of him that you won't be expecting to see!
I'm not sure where Brian got to, Maybe they couldn't find a sitter for Baylee?! LOL! Thanks for the review!
Date: 05/22/09 04:44 pm Title: Question Exsiting?
Owh no, what happend?! you have to let us know very soon ;) Great update!
Author's Response: Oh I wonder? You will just have to wait and see! Thanks for the review!
Date: 05/21/09 01:31 pm Title: Distractions
Yep, still not seeing how going away to
"find herself" is helping Adie at all. She's basically doing the same thing she would've done at home, only difference is Nick would have been there to help her & maybe then she could start to really heal. I still stand by my belief that in a time of terrific sorrow that is shared, the healing needs to be done by both people TOGETHER. Adie is basically trying to block out the whole thing by being in a different country & immersing herself in her work. That will not solve anything.
Nick going to his mom was a nice touch. Her words were thought starters for Nick, and (surprisingly) I think he will take her advice.
I just don't see how Adie's use of this time is going to help them as a couple at all. She best hope that Nick's heart is still open to her & all her issues when she gets her head out of her butt and comes home. ;o)
Author's Response:
People will only acept help when they are ready. I think deep down Nick knows that and it's the reason he let her go in the first place. But you are right in what you are saying, she is blocking everything out n the hopes that she won;t remember, it's something she has done in the past and it didn't work but she hasn't learnt from that mistake!
Trust me Nick is going to take her advice but not straight away which I think a lot of you will find frustrating!
Thanks for the review hun! x
Date: 05/21/09 03:57 am Title: Distractions
Okay so before I start the review of this chapter I want you to answer your reply to my post on the last chapter. Yes I know it was me who said that "Adie has to love herself before she can love someone else. But still in my eyes this journey she has taken isn't something she should do right now. She needs to deal with the pain and nip it in the but per say then go on her trip and "find yourself"
Okay onto the NEW REVIEW.
You are right I am upset with Adie even more in this chapter. First of all she left, suddenly. Secondly she can't even be a big girl and send a letter to Nick? And lastly she did what we all knew she would do; close up and throw herself into her work. I knew she would do it but, I was secretly hoping that she would surprise me and do the opposite of what I had thought. Sadly she didn't, she is letting everyone down including herself. She is continuing to hurt herself by not grieving or talking to anyone about what she is going through. And sadly I don't see this trip going very well for her or Nick.
Okay I have to throw this in here,how you included Nick in Marathon in this chapter was a little ironic at the moment because as of right now, Nick and all the Boys (minus Howie) are here in Florida for Q's wedding. I just thought that was funny. Anyway, it surprised me very much that Nick went to his mother in this chapter. She was the very last person I thought he would go too, but I'm glad he did. I was also very shocked that she talked to him the way she did. I'm glad she gave him the "advice" or the "eye openers" that she did. He needs to see that he himself isn't the only one to blame here. I hope that he tries to get in touch with Adie or something.
All in all I hope that things work out for them soon. I also hope she comes to her senses and deals with her emotions before they eat her alive and cause her to have a breakdown. I know how those are and she can't handle something like that, especially if Nick isn't around. Good chapter and I hope you update soon!!!!!
Author's Response:
You are completly right about Adie. She is throwing herself into her work and not doing what she said she was going to. She is going to realise that really soon!
I di dhave a chuckle myself when I read Nick's twitter page! I thought it was important to show Nick going to his Mother and reconsiling with her, it shows how much he has grown within the story. I think she offered some sound advice and it's good because it's impartial to an extent as she doesn't know Adie.
Thanks for the review hun!
Date: 05/21/09 02:44 am Title: Distractions
OMG please don't tell me she's going to break up with Nick again! more soon!!
Author's Response: You will have to wait and see won't you?! Thanks for the review!
Date: 05/20/09 05:38 pm Title: Distractions
I really liked this chapter...I think you did a good job of gauging where both Nick and Adie were, and you covered some of the things that I found so frustrating about the last chapter. I loved the conversations between Nick and his mom...great moment, and I loved to hear more about how Nick was feeling. Adie is coming to some realizations too, I liked her more in this chapter than I have in a long time. I still think that they both need to grieve together and need each other to get better, but oh well...maybe you will surprise me.
I wish I had your mojo, you are updating so regularly. I'm afraid I've lost mine lately, I need to get on it! So you need to send some writing vibes over to me! Great job! More soon!
Author's Response:
Hi hun! I have just noticed that you updated Casual! EKKK!!!!! I will be of to read it as soon as I have answered my reviews!!!!
I'm glad that you liked this chapter better. The next one is going to be even more of an eye opener! I thought it was important to show that nick has fianlly realised that he needs his Mom and what she said to him is going to play a big part firther in the story. Adie is still Adie and I don't think she has come to terms with the fact that she isn't working through her problems. That will come with time I promise!
The onyl reason I am updating to regularly is because I am on a strict deadline now! I start my degree on the 15th of June and between that, working full time and moving house I know there is going to be no time for writing! I want to at least get this story finished and leave my others on hold until after life returns to some what normal! LOL!
Thanks for the review hun and I can't wait to read Casual! x
Date: 05/20/09 03:17 pm Title: Distractions
You can't imagine how happy I was to see that you updated. I check everyday and it made my day to see that you did. On that note...Adie is going to break up with Nick isn't she? I really like that you had Nick go to his mother and work things out with her. I like how you wrote her in the story...and not just made her bitchy. Please update soon!
Author's Response: Aww thanks hun I'm glad you are enjoying the story that much! I am not giving anything away with what is written in the letter or what Adie might or might not be doing. You will just have to wait and see! Thanks for the review!
Date: 05/19/09 01:41 pm Title: Patience
WOW hope they work thanks out x I kind of understand why she doing it but I dont agree with it. I hope when She starts to feel that she really need Nick that not to late and Mark better not be there lol.
Author's Response: Don't worry Mark definetly will not be there! Thanks for the review!
Date: 05/18/09 04:56 pm Title: Patience
I don't have much more to add to my other review of this chap except to say that I agree with Cabycake's review (her 2nd one--heehee) 100%.
I don't care how ya flower it up, Adie is running away - again. Not sticking around & getting therapy for herself, for one thing, and work thru the grief of losing Molly WITH Nick (he lost her too, yanno?). I don't give this relationship much chance now that she's decided to walk away from it (again).
Author's Response:
People do strange things in the face of death. Yes she is running, we can all see that but I truly believe that Adie hasn't realised that yet. Hopefully it won't be too late when she does.
Thanks hun
x
Date: 05/18/09 03:28 am Title: Patience
OK...sorry for my initial response to this chapter. I was so angry with Adie after I read it that I couldn't form a coherant thought to give you a constructive review.
I am not one of those readers that always takes Nick's side in a story just because it is Nick's, and in the beginning, I actually felt for Adie and what she was going through. However, ever since she has come back I am completely unsympathetic towards her. She is VERY selfish. I was glad that she finally admitted that she knew this was hard on Nick, but then turning and going away and leaving again after everything? I get that she needs to sort some things out for herself, but she needs to make a clean break from him if it is going to be over. And they have done nothing to work through this whole Molly thing and going to Nepal to find herself isn't going to make her better. They need to grieve TOGETHER, get through it together...otherwise, I don't see how they can realistically be together. Adie is also in need of some serious therapy...not couples therapy, but individual therapy to work through her many issues. She would learn to love herself by doing that! So, when I said I am so over Adie in my first review, that is why.
That said...the quality of your writing is stellar as always. I love the way you write Nick...he is human, flawed and sensitive. He has really changed a lot in this story, but he is starting to get a little soft...I loved when he got angry here but then he backed up and gave in and didn't fight.
Update soon...I wouldn't have so much to say if I wasn't passionate about this or invested in the characters/story.
Hugs!
Author's Response:
I am totally loving how passionate these reviews are getting! It's amazing how people have responded in a completly different way than what I thought they would.
I can totally understand where you are all coming from. She is selfish but she has settled for a long time and not just with Nick. She has done things to please others and now she is taking herself into consideration, she is doing what she wants for a change and yes I think you are right in what you are saying, it isn't the right time. Nick needs her but in the frame of mind she is currenlty in I am not sure she will be much use to him, I think she would just end up leaning on him far too much when it needs to be more of an equal thing.
You are completely right in that Adie does need some serious therapy though! She defeintly needs some sort of professional help. But I am not sure I agree with Nick getting soft. You can;t give someone help unless they are ready to accept it and he knows that. Don't worry though the anger about everything will biol to the surface eventually!
Thanks for the review hun! I love to hear everyone's thoughts and reviews like this help me to make the story better because it shows me how differently people think! Hugs back at ya!
Date: 05/17/09 10:34 pm Title: Patience
I am SO OVER ADIE!
I will come back with more of a review later, that is all I can think right now, though.
Hugs!
Author's Response: A lot of people feel that way! LOL!
Date: 05/16/09 02:30 am Title: Patience
awe! I hope Addie does figure things out! more soon!
Author's Response: She will! Thanks for the review!
Date: 05/16/09 01:02 am Title: Patience
Oh No She Di-int!! Going to Nepal won't do anything for Adie except aid in her (once again) behavior of running away. It's an excuse. Working in another country only helps distract her from addressing her personal problems (and there are many). She & Nick should be working thru these things together as a couple. Not as a guy in one country & a girl in another. And for months! This isn't gonna end well.
Good on Nick for actually showing his true emotions. At least one of them is starting to face their demons like an adult. ;o)
Author's Response:
I'm really surprised people see it like she is running again. Once you guys read about her in Nepal I think you will see it differently, it's not at all like going to work in an office to forget about things. She is going to be working in dang conditions, a far cry from the hospitals she has worked in in both England and America. The people she will meet will be poor and poverish, with extremely poorly children, some of which will die - it's going to be a huge reminder of Molly.
I think she is facing her demons but she is doing it in her own way. She is going to come back after some major revelations.
Thanks for the review hun!
Date: 05/16/09 12:32 am Title: When it all comes crashing down
I know I got slammed with my last review of Addie...but I agree with Southern Sweetheart and I stand by what I said last time. Yes, she lost a baby..she's grieving BUT so is Nick. And her running to Nepal is NOT the way to go about it. I'm also with her when she said the got pissed when Addie said Mollie defined their relationship. If that's how she see it, then, like I said before, maybe Nick is better off without her. Nick has overcome a lot of his demons dealing with this and has showen great strides...Addie on the other hand, is going down a dark, dark, road. THAT is what therapy is about. They could go TOGETHER and work this out...TOGETHER. She's just too damn chickenshit to deal with it. I see the trip to Nepal as yet another way to avoid dealing with the situation. She can go down there, dive into her work and avoid the whole thing. I hardly believe its the best thing for them; it will only drive them farther apart..A year? Come on....
But, other than that, great chapter. Addie really does need a big dose of reality tho...but you write this beautifully. The angst is there and makes your heart just go out to them both. Well done!
Author's Response:
I didn't mean to slam you for disliking Adie in the last review. I dislike her a lot of the time too but people do strange things when death is involved.
You are completely right in what you said about her grieving, she has totally lost sight of Nick in a big way. But I think she is completely right in what she is trying to do because if she has lost sight of who she is, how can she be in a relationship? She is going away to try and figure that out.
Nick has completely done a 180 from the start of this story. There is a huge growth in him and in the next chapter he is going to do something huge, something that you will not be expecting (It's a good thing!) I think everyone will be really proud of him.
Thanks for the review hun. xxx
Date: 05/16/09 12:13 am Title: Patience
wow I think that was the most mature conversation theyve ever had huh? wow. that was heartbreaking but hopefully shes doing whats right. cant wait for more!
Author's Response: I definetly think she is doing the right thing. She needs to find herself before she can focus on what she wants. Thanks for the review!
