Date: 03/13/11 09:13 pm Title: Chapter 61
This was so sad :( I mean, doing this at his age... I'm glad they are spending time together, he really needs it. Thanks for an amazing update!!
Author's Response: Thanks, Victoria!! He does need the distraction, poor thing. Glad you liked the update!
Date: 03/13/11 05:38 pm Title: Chapter 61
This must have been a hard chapter to write. Well done!! Great update once again...
Author's Response: Thanks!! It was kind of hard to write. The decisions Nick had to make were hard; that was more of a challenge than the research, actually. I'm glad you liked it - thanks for the review! :)
Date: 03/13/11 05:01 pm Title: Chapter 61
Despite the fact that I had predicted they would end up together it's still made me pretty happy that they've found each other. I think Nick needs the support and she does too in a way. Good chapter!
Author's Response: Thanks, Julilly! Glad you liked the romantic turn. I always figured it would go that way, too, or at least I wanted it to, but I was only going to do it if I thought they had chemistry and it made sense in the story. I think it does for just the reason you mentioned - he needs the support, and she does too, and if they're going to go through this together, they may as well get some lovin' out of it. :) Glad you liked the chapter! Thanks for the review!
Date: 03/13/11 04:03 pm Title: Chapter 61
Wow...definitely a bipolar chap. Lol. Loved the beginning part when he's talking about Cary. And LOL at the Paris/praying mantis part! I was cracking up.
The section with all the paperwork was great and very well researched ( as usual) :). I can definitely see the reason why he wouldnt put Howie third. Makes sense. And I'm sad about his decision to not prolong life, although I can understand why. Great job! Hope you update soon!
Author's Response: LOL I know! I'd thought, after the way the last chapter ended, that this one was going to be all romantic and fluffy, but I didn't have anything specific in mind other than that, so when I started writing it, it veered right into the dark, depressing stuff again LOL. Oh well. I'm sure I'll get some fluff in at some point. Glad you liked the Paris part! =D And thanks! The scene at the lawyer's was tough to write, mostly because those are some heavy decisions to make... I really had to think about what he would choose. I can't imagine how hard it would be to make those choices in real life. I was talking it over with Rose, and we just figured, here's a guy who insisted on going on tour while he did chemo instead of being in the hospital; he wouldn't want to be kept alive if his quality of life was reduced to being a vegetable hooked up to machines in a hospital bed. :( Sad to think about. Thanks for the review, Sel!!
Date: 03/13/11 03:46 pm Title: Chapter 61
Now this had to be hard for him to sign all of those papers. To make life or death decisions. I'm glad he put Cary down as an alternate. Somehow I have a feeling it will come into play later. I think right now she is his saving grace. He needs something outside of the cancer to occupy his life and she is it. I think they love each other and hopefully she will be with him for the whole thing no matter which way it goes. Please keep up the excellent work. This is one of if not the best story out there.
Marguerite
Author's Response: Definitely hard. Hell, I sat there for probably ten minutes as I was writing it just agonizing over which option to have him choose. I can't imagine how hard it would be to make that decision in real life. I think you're right about Cary; she's just what he needs for that reason. I always love your reviews, and I'm so glad you're still loving the story this much - thanks, Marguerite!! :)
Date: 03/13/11 02:55 pm Title: Chapter 61
" Cary looked pretty damn happy, though, snuggled up in my bed. Her cheeks were rosy, and she was still smiling, like she couldn’t stop herself from doing it. It’s ‘cause she just had Nick Carter’s dick inside her, I thought, smirking, despite myself. Yeah, that’s right… Cancer or no cancer, I still got it."
That had me laughing so hard.. :)
And I can relate to what Nick is thinking about in the beginning of the chapter, every year in the first week of February our family goes into this "coma" when my mom have her annual check up. She has been cancer free for three years now, but the fear of it coming back will always be there. And on some level that feeling is more scary then when she had cancer, because then we knew it was there.. I really liked this chapter, because it was a mix of "fun" and the depressing truth.. And as always your research is amazing :)
Author's Response: LOL Thanks! :) This chapter is so bipolar, the way it jumps from crude stuff like that to the dark, depressing stuff, but I figured that's just how a guy would think. I'm glad his thinking seems realistic to you. Thanks for the story about your mom. I'm glad to hear she's been cancer-free three years, and I hope she continues to be! Glad you liked the chapter, and thanks as always for the review!
Date: 03/13/11 10:36 am Title: Chapter 60
Nick is really scared! :( But everything will work out fine for him, I know it! Can I trade with Cary? Please!!! I wanna have sex with him too! *lol* :D Great chapter! ~Franzi~
Author's Response: Thanks, Franzi! Yeah, he is scared, and he's finally admitting it, at least to himself, if not to Cary. LOL don't we all wish we could be in her shoes for that? I'm glad you liked the chapter, and thanks for the review! :)
Date: 03/13/11 10:11 am Title: Chapter 61
The bit about praying mantis sex with Paris was hilarious, albeit a little traumitizing to imagine. :D
The many details in this chapter are part of what I love about CC. It's so well- researched and grounded in reality that the larger-than-life storyline is perfectly believable. When I'm reading, I never have to worry about those little moments of "Wait, that's not right" that shock the reader out of the story. ♥
Author's Response: LOL thanks! I do think she looks kind of like a giant praying mantis. Freaky! Thanks so much for the compliment on my details and research; I really try to fact-check and get things right. I'm sure there are still mistakes, but for the most part, I hope people aren't going "Wait, that's not right" as they read. Like you said, it brings the reader right out of the story, and with everything you can find easily online nowadays, it doesn't have to be that way. I'm glad you're enjoying the story - thanks for the review! :)
Date: 03/13/11 09:34 am Title: Chapter 61
I happened to be awake to check the time and Twitter and saw that you updated and figured I should read and review since I can't sleep. :/
A very interesting scene with Nick filling out that paperwork. I'd be second-guessing myself too. Who knows if he and Cary will still be together if his anti-heroic measures/DNR decision needed to be carried out. But we do know that Cary is going to be with Nick during this time so...I guess time will tell. I can't wait to read how Nick and Cary's relationship continues to form and evolve. Great job with this update.
Author's Response: Aww... sorry about the insomnia, but thanks for reading the chapter! I even had a hard time figuring out what his decision was going to be in that part, so I can't imagine how hard it would be to make that choice in real life. As far as Cary, she's just the second alternate, so she would really only have to make decisions for him if Kevin and Brian couldn't. I was going to have him put Howie originally, but then I reasoned it out the same way he did, that it might be better to have a non-BSB as the third. If they break up, he can always change it, but since he's mainly filling this out as a precaution in case something goes wrong with the transplant, he's expecting her to be around. Like you said, though, time will tell... Thanks, MA; I'm glad you liked the update! Hope you can get some sleep!
Date: 03/13/11 09:24 am Title: Chapter 61
Nick was so cute in the beginning talking about Cary. I'm glad we got some of his thoughts about her. And I really liked when he decided to put her down as one of the alternates. She does know him pretty well after all this stuff, for sure. I thought it was kind of sad when he made the choice not to prolong life, but I can see his point with that. I hope that the transplant helps him and that he can live his long and full life. Great update, Julie :)
Author's Response: Thanks, Steph! Honestly, Nick is so hard for even me to figure out in this story LOL. I'm trying to give his character control and let the story flow naturally, instead of forcing what *I* want to happen onto everything, but he won't make up his mind. I'm not even totally clear how he really feels about Cary, though I tried to get some of his thoughts in there, and that last part, him making the decision, that was a tough one too. Cary is much easier to write LOL. Glad you liked the update... thanks again for the review! :)
Date: 03/13/11 09:00 am Title: Chapter 61
Boy, you weren't kidding about the bipolarness of this chapter..lol. I think I damn near woke up the whole house when I got to the Parisie part! ROTF!!! And it was so cute that Cary basically had to spell out everything for him on the forms..I can see that in real life..hehe.
First, I told you with all this medicial terminology, you shoulda been a doctor..now you're throwing legal terms around like nuthin. You are multi talented! lol!
Very nice chapter..I loved it. The way you write, the details, I can picture it all like a movie in my head. But then again, your stories are ALWAYS like that. I think that's why I love them so much.
Author's Response: LOL I know! I thought this chapter was going to be light and romantic, after the way 60 ended, and instead it got all dark and depressing LOL. I'm glad you liked the Paris part, though; I cracked myself up with that and wanted to badly to tweet it last weekend when I wrote it. As for the legal terms, I'm just good with the ol' Google/Wikipedia. The legal stuff doesn't interest me as much as the medical stuff; I just found a .pdf of the living will form and copy/pasted from it LOL. I'm glad you appreciate the detail - thanks for that, and thanks for the whole review!! :)
Date: 03/13/11 06:56 am Title: Chapter 60
Awwww this was a sweet chapter. I really do like their relationship and how Cary tends to second guess things cause Nick is a guy and isn't helping with the signals any LOL.
Both of them really needed this break from reality so to speak before they have to look at the worst case scenario, which won't be easy. Sorry it took me so long to read/review ZDR!
Author's Response: Thanks, ZDR, and no problem! Glad you liked the chapter and their relationship. Nick is making things so confusing for Cary and me, too, sometimes LOL. I thought they definitely needed the break before they go back into the trenches. Thanks again!!
Date: 03/12/11 07:16 pm Title: Chapter 60
aaawh yes, yes, yes!
I'm so curious now how they both going to act around each other now. I'm mean will they be a couple? was it just a one time thing....
Update! :P
Author's Response: Thanks!! :) I don't think even they know at this point LOL. (I sure don't, and they won't tell me.) I do have the next chapter almost finished, so hopefully that will be ready to post tomorrow.
Date: 03/07/11 06:58 pm Title: Chapter 60
Loved the chapter, but I'm dying to know how Nick feels about Cary. I kinda get the feeling that he's scared to let her to close, and I can understand that with him being so sick and his future being so uncertain. The ending of the chapter was perfect, and Nick was too cute with him asking her if she wanted to keep going.. Like anyone would ever say no to that? :) and Cary's dad sounds like my dad, if a meal don't have meat, it's not a real meal =p
Author's Response: Thanks for the review! I know what you mean... his feelings are tough to figure out, even for me LOL. That sounds silly, but I'm trying not to "force" his character to feel a certain way and just let him write himself based on what seems natural, but he won't decide quite how he feels. He's just been playing her hot and cold so far LOL. But I think what you said makes a lot of sense... there's definitely a lot of uncertainty there. I'm glad that you liked the chapter, especially the end! :) I've ended up writing Cary's dad a lot like my own dad - he's the same way as yours LOL. Thanks again!
Date: 03/07/11 01:35 pm Title: Chapter 60
No wonder Cary was feeling a bit confused about their relationship, especially after that kiss when they did the Race for Life thing. But my god, he soon showed her that he wanted her as more than just a friend in that chapter!! Perfect end to the perfect date, I even loved that she was in the rain and only wished he'd joined her, lol.
Great chapter Julie, I loved it :)
Author's Response: Thanks, Steph! Yeah, he'd kinda been playing her hot and cold, so like you said, no wonder she was confused. I haven't totally figured him out in this story either LOL. I'm so glad you liked the chapter - thanks again!! :)
