Oooooooh

Author's Response: Thanks.

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Excellent advice from Pam - and this particular one was so perfect:

"6. Your parents’ phone book.  (Their personal one, not the white pages.)"

OMG - the accident was right around the Beltway from me! And your research is very good, as WHC is an excellent cardiac care and trauma hospital.

Author's Response:

Hi, Kaystar!

First of all THANKS FOR LEAVING SO MANY REVIEWS!  So you live in the DC area, too.  I live in Southern Maryland and am all too familiar with the wonderful cardiac and trauma care at WHC.  My dad was there (and the attached National Rehabilitation Hospital) for 4 months at the beginning of 2000.  Died twice, had the out of body experience and everything.  I named Nelani after one of the wonderful nurses we met there in the post-surgical unit. 

This chapter brought back so much pain but the ending, thanks to Justin's advice, sure gives me hope!

Count me in as another one that had the cold shower scene sneak up on me. I hate to admit it, but I really didn't get it until I had read your reviews for this chapter.

You're really doing a great job with this. I've enjoyed it from the beginning and look for an update every day (I know... it's pitiful). So you can imagine my happiness and joy when I saw that you had updated today. I loved that you tied together how Pam woke up in the morning as opposed to Jim. I loved the little bout of flirting. I loved that they were kind to each other this morning and not all awkward, self-conscience and second-guessing each other in their thoughts. Hooray for betas who help beat the block! Thanks for such a touching story. I can't wait for more. :)

I so much want to write to a considered review but I simply cannot get past the vision of Jim in hospital scrubs! I mean it’s clouding every thought I have.

Focus…focus damn it. So, here are the things I have loved about the last few chapters (apologies by the way for not posting a review since chapter 20):

Cardiac Care Top Ten Fic-tastic Moments –
1) Jim wearing the light blue scrubs – duh!
2) Pam describing how she and her father would find precious moments alone in the chapel. It was heartbreaking to imagine Joe whispering to Pam his hopes for her future but it provided sound reason for why she wanted to go alone to the chapel.
3) Jim’s sneak preview into Pam’s thoughts about his relationship with Karen. Also, this creates a more level playing field – Jim now knows that Pam isn’t unaffected by his relationship…anything but and Pam knows about Jim’s experience in Oz.
4) Angie. Love her. I am lucky enough to have a couple of Australian friends and really you couldn’t hope to meet warmer people.
5) You taking the time out to explain what AP English Classes are to your international readership.
6) This line: ‘He was full of despair, staring into space, feeling hollow and seeing nothing.’
7) The fact that Jim still hasn’t called Karen (not that I’m anti-Karen but I’m an unapologetic JAM fan).
8) How they sleep together.
9) How you have kept me in suspense – to have them kiss now would be great…so great, but it’s realistic I think to have them circle each other for a little while longer.
10) The fact that this wonderful story isn’t over yet…here’s to another 25 chapters!

Author's Response:

Dear God, BA!  Can I bottle you up and keep you?  Just pull out a little Blind Assassin whenever I'm in the doldrums?  I am so glad you decided to leave another review.  Your reviews are kinda like an opium rush.  (Not that I've ever had one of those but...)

Not sure this story or this writer have the legs for another 25 chapters.  But I think we're good for another 8 or so. We'll see.  But thank you so, so much for the effusively positive reviews you leave me.  I can't tell you how you make me grin!

I like how this turned out, VB. I knew the shower bit was going to sneak up on some people :) Good job!

Author's Response: Thanks again, callisto!  It was pretty mediocre before the three of you got your hands into it!

aw. a looker! :)

Author's Response: He is, isn't he?

Ah! I just got the shower thing. God I'm slow sometimes. Well played, VB.

You are scaring me with the ominous "more angst" comment. This is disgustingly shallow of me, but I prefer angst to be related to the prognosis of Jim's parents...I may be horrifyingly callous with the lives of Jim's Mom and Dad, but it's for the most **romantic** of reasons...

Author's Response:

Ooh yay!  At least two people that shower snuck up on!  Thanks.

Keeping my cards close to my vest on the angst stuff.  You must wait!

Oooo this so gooey I love it!

Author's Response: Thanks!

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I love this story so much it might need a restraining order. Hmm, how -- oh, how -- is it possible that Jim took a shower that made no steam...? ;) Great chapter!

Author's Response: Thanks so much, TT!  You had me chuckling with it might need a restraining order.  I'm glad you like it!

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Thank you so much for updating. I love this story.
I just had an "aha" moment realizing why there is no steam from Jim's shower. *grin*
I am glad that it seems that Jim is finally pulling his head out and realizing that he needs to make the effort and it looks like he is beginning to do that.
Please don't stop.

Author's Response:

Thanks so much!  I'm glad the shower was an aha! moment for you.  I was hoping that might sneak up on folks.

I have chunks of future chapters written and three trusty betas to help with the writer's block ... so hopefully won't be so irregular about updates.