LOL okay, Nick blowing off the waitress actually made me laugh out loud because I saw a video kind of like that, where some chick was coming on to Nick, and he was completley ignoring her by texting on his phone. Haha! Nick and Quinn in the hotel room wee adorable, it's sweet how careful Nick is not to step over the line with Quinn. Also, the fact that they aren't using condoms kind of shows that they've got a level of trust that they might not realzie is there. Hmm, this could start to get very interseting indeed! Great update girlie! Can't wait for more :)

Author's Response: Really? Too funny...fantasy imitating reality I guess. Nick is very aware of Quinn\'s boundaries, even though his only knowledge of her issues comes from reading her writing and her behavior. The condom thing MAY come up later...you know me, throwing little things in here and there. Glad you liked it!

Whew, that was amazing! The beginning was hot hot hot! The thing with the necktie was clever. Nick's pet name for her is super cute :) And I really liked the fact that Quinn opened up to Nick a little, their is definitely some progress being made in their relationship. That's really sad about her mom though. Also, Riley walking in on them was really funny. I really loved this chapter, great job! *muah*

Author's Response: Thanks, girlie!  So glad you liked it...from what you are saying here, sounds like I hit on everything I was trying to do with this chapter!!!  Hugs!

I love love loved this chapter!! Of course the girls would give Quinn the third degree about Nick, hell if I was one of them I would have too haha! And their little conversation at the end was too cute. Oh and Nick invited her to the wedding! Can't wait to see what happens next, hun! *muah*

Author's Response: YAY...so glad you liked it!  At least she isn't lying, and she isn't really trying to justify anything...it just kind of is what it is.  More to come fo'sho!  Thanks for the review, friend!  Hugs!

Oh my, poor Quinn :( That's terrible that her dad just sprung Diane on her instead of talking to her about it first. And I feel bad for Nick as well, not really knowing what to do with himself after Quinn left in such a hurry. I hope it ends up working out for them! I loved this chapter hun, and I can't wait for the next one :D

Author's Response: Glad you liked it, boy it was a long one...so much to get out and lots of stuff had to happen in this chapter!  I was worried I wasn't going to get it out...thanks for your help!  Diane did come out of left field, but I didn't know how else to introduce her...it just kind of flew out that way!  Thanks for reading...thanks for the review :o)

Aww Nick's speech was so sweet! I loved the whole part about the perfect man, that was written really well. AJ catching them was hilarious, poor Quinn though, she just wants to make a good impression. And of course Quinn would start to figure out how Nick feels about her, how could she not? Hopefully she starts to let her guard down... great chapter Darby! *hugs*

Author's Response:

The perfect man stuff kind of came from outer space, I didn't even realize I was writing it and boom, there it was...I think it is something that intimidates Quinn about her.  We definitely got to see a different, more human side of her this chapter.  We will have to see what happens, you know our girl has issues :o)  Thanks sweets!  Hugs!

Great update hun! I love that Quinn did that for Nick, that was really sweet of her and you can definitely tell that they have a deeper than just physical connection there. And WOW what a donation Nick made! That was incredibly sweet. I'm glad she was able to make up with her Dad and will try to accept the new ladyfriend. This chapter was really well written, which I think is great because I hate writing Christmas scenes lol. Can't wait for the next one, hun! *hugs*

Author's Response: Well, thanks friend...thank you for letting me bounce stuff off of you.  Writing holidays is cheesy...I am just glad I survived, and the fact that you liked it is an added bonus!  Thanks for reading and reviewing!!!

Oh these two are to die for! Holy hell, Nick really was possessive in this chapter, wasn't he? Though I'm glad he stood up for Quinn to that Nate jerk, yeesh. And their little bathroom rendezvous was hot hot hot! I love how these two can go from being incredibly hot, to super adorable in a matter of seconds, the ending was very fitting. Great update girlie! I can't wait to see what happens next!

Author's Response: Hahaha...Nick had to defend Quinn...or did he?  I think it was more he just didn't like a guy talking about her.  They definitely can go from one extreme to another when they are interacting with each other, in both good ways and bad ways.  So much more to come, sit back relax, its going to be a long, bumpy ride!  Thanks for reading and reviewing, hun!

Ugh, what a mess! I feel really bad for Quinn, she clearly so confused and stressed out about the situation, and I could really relate to her when she was analyzing her phonecall with Nick. Thinking of his tone of voice, and the way he didn't use a petname for her which caused her to know that he was upset. I hate that calm before the storm feeling, argh. You could just feel the tension when she was having her conversation with Nick, though I can understand where he would also be upset. Great chapter, Darby! A nice treat for a Friday afternoon :o)

Author's Response:

I am so glad you liked it, this came out a lot differently than I thought it would, at first, it wasn't going to be THIS big of a deal, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it had to be.  Like anyone would be able to blow something like this off, Nick would be a doormat if he did!!!  Quinn isn't really the victim here, but your heart goes out to her, she is so self-destructive and it is reaping havoc on her life...and now Nick's.  We have so much ahead of us!  Thanks for reading and reviewing, hun!  Hugs!