Date: 12/18/10 07:39 pm Title: Chapter 42
:( OMG that was so scary, when I read the part about her hearing him fall and just seeing his feet. The fans spotting him did not help matters. Cary was very calm considering the circumstance, Nick really had pushed himself with that caffeine. He really needs to be more careful. Hopefully this will make Nick wake up and want to reconsider what he is doing, its not good for his health to push himself like that. Loved the chapter, can't wait for more!
Author's Response: Thanks Tracy! Nick is an idiot - but yeah, hopefully it will be a wakeup call for him. Being a nurse, Cary at least has experience with situations like this, so she knew what she was doing and could seem reasonably calm, even if she was scared on the inside. Thanks for the review; glad you liked the chapter!
Date: 12/18/10 07:36 pm Title: Chapter 42
scarey! glad that he seems to be okay for now. Can't wait for more.
Author's Response: Thanks Lore!
Date: 12/18/10 10:32 am Title: Chapter 41
Ahh, the suspense! Looking forward to the update!
- Chanel
Author's Response: Thanks, Chanel! I just finished the next chapter finally, so should be posting that soon!
Date: 12/15/10 09:15 pm Title: Chapter 41
OMG! Poor Nick! :( How can you stop like this? I am curious.... *lol*
Great chapter! ;) I really like your story!
I hope Nick tells the guys his secret already! He needs his friends....
Author's Response: Thank so much; I'm glad you're liking it! Sorry for leaving you hanging like that! The next chapter is underway, so I should have it up in the next couple of days, I hope!
Date: 12/15/10 09:05 pm Title: Chapter 41
I just got caught up, and well, I should be rambling in my review but I'm still tired lol, so sorry about that.
I wanna throw something at AJ, by the way. And you are incredibly evil for ending this chapter the way you did. But I love that about ya. So awesome job TR!
Author's Response: Wow, you caught up quick, DR!! I didn't expect that to happen this week LOL. Especially after how epic and fun the cruise was... this story's a total downer! Even watching YouTube videos and seeing the pics kinda killed my inspiration to write for awhile. But thanks for reading, and thanks for the review!!! :)
Date: 12/15/10 06:37 am Title: Chapter 41
So after reading your response to Sakabelle's comment, I forgot to mention something else. I wanna give you kudos once again for you accuracy in the diagnosis and what he's going through. I don't know TOO much about cancer but they do order neutropenic diets for patients. I know I told you once that I'm a registered dietitian and during my internship I worked the oncology floor for a little bit. And all the immunosuppressed patients had diets with no fresh fruits/veg, nothing that was opened up first (like yogurt). It was very specific. So great job once again! There's nothing worse than reading a fic with really wrong medical issues going on. I know it can't be easy to learn all that stuff too. (Well except for us wannabe doctors). Haha
Author's Response: Thanks Sel! It's good to know it sounds accurate! I try LOL. I'm definitely a wannabe doctor; I think I missed my calling... I've always loved the medical stuff, so it's kind of a fun challenge to research hardcore and see how specific I can make it. The internet is great; you can find just about anything. LOL Thanks again!!
Date: 12/15/10 03:06 am Title: Chapter 41
Great chap!! Holy crap. Love all the descriptions about how he was feeling. I think you did a great job. The ending was...well, scary! I can't wait to read more!! Hope you don't make us wait too long :)
Author's Response: Thanks Sel!! This chapter has been in my head for like the last two weeks, so it felt good to finally get it written down. I'm glad you think it turned out well. The next chapter is well underway, but not done yet... I'll try not to leave you hanging too much longer. ;) Thanks again!!
Date: 12/15/10 01:36 am Title: Chapter 41
I liked that you linked up the song when Nick mentioned it, I definitely clicked it and had it playing in another tab while I read that scene, it fit really well. The end bit which Nick in the bathtub was really scary, and of course made me really worried about him. I hope that he's going to be okay. Maybe this will be the wake up call he needs to finally tell the guys what's been going on. Great chapter Julie!! Of course I would be five chapters behind and still be left on a cliffy lol
Author's Response: Aw, I know there were more important things to comment on in this chapter, but I'm glad someone mentioned the song! Linking it was a last minute decision, but I know I always like to listen to songs that are included in stories like that, and I did think it helped the scene. I listened to Show Must Go On on repeat for like two days while I was researching and planning out this story over the summer; it is like my anthem for Curtain Call. I was glad to be able to work it in and have it fit the scene. LOL you picked a good time to fall behind and a BAD time to catch up! I've been cliffy-happy lately! Glad you liked the chapter, though, and thanks for the review!! :)
Date: 12/15/10 01:03 am Title: Chapter 40
I didn't know that fact about being careful with what you eat while on the chemo, but it does make sense now that I think about it. It was nice of Cary to stay with Nick in the hotel room all day, but I guess she didn't have much choice. Of course she wouldn't want to go with AJ after what he'd said about her the night before. I'm all intrigued for the next chapter now! Great work Julie!
Author's Response: Yeah, I had never thought about that before either, but came across it in my research, and it does make sense. Of course, the site I was on said you shouldn't eat out at restaurants for two months after doing chemo and avoid all salad bars and buffets for a year! Not to mention, nothing from a deli, bakery, etc. that would be handled by someone else. I was like, uhh... Nick is so screwed!! Oh well LOL. Thanks for the review, as always, and yay, you're caught up now! :)
Date: 12/15/10 12:59 am Title: Chapter 39
Gah! Okay, first of all, I laughed when Nick told AJ he didn't answer the door right away cause he was naked. I could just picture the look on his face as he said it and it cracked me up. AJ was such a major douche! I mean, I get where he would be sort of worried about Nick's choices in women, but honestly Cary has been nothing but sweet so AJ really has no reason to think that way other than Nick's past relationships. Which is irritating. I wish Nick would have told AJ the truth, but I'm glad he at least stood up for Cary. I felt so bad for her, sitting in the bathroom having to hear all that. Good for her for being able to sort of keep her emotions in check - if it were me I wouldn't have been able to keep myself from sobbing! I liked their little conversation about NKOTB and Heaven while she was giving him the treatment, it was very nice scene. Oh, and her sharing the bed with him at the end? So cute. I don't blame her for not getting much sleep that night! Great chapter, Julie! I think I wrote you a little novel here but I had a lot I wanted to comment on with this one :)
Author's Response: Thanks, Steph! I appreciate the little novel! ;) Aww... all the boys are being sort of douchey in this story, except Howie (and Kevin, since he's not in it yet). AJ and Brian shouldn't be judging or jumping to conclusions, yet you kinda can't blame them, given Nick's relationship history and the fact that he's obviously involved with something... they just don't know what. Nick's a douche for hiding the real "what" from them and not correcting them about Cary. Thanks for all the mentions of the parts that were funny/cute; good to know!! :) Glad you liked the chapter!!
Date: 12/15/10 12:50 am Title: Chapter 38
Oh man, I would be so embarassed to be talking about sex while my Dad was around, LOL! Poor Cary. While it was funny that Jessica was just rambling off all these fanfic cliches, I felt so sad for Cary. It must be so hard for her to see Nick like this and at the same time have her friendship with him become closer and closer. I liked this chapter a lot :)
Author's Response: Thanks! :) I think it would be hard to be in her place, too. She kind of knows this is going to be painful for her, yet she's in way too far over her head to back out now, and she wouldn't do that to Nick. It would be easier for her if he would just share the secret so she could open up to other people, too.
Date: 12/15/10 12:46 am Title: Chapter 37
Aww, this chapter was too adorable. I can just imagine Nick singing those songs. And kind of fitting for him to be singing Bridge Over Troubled Water, I think I read somewhere that his mom discovered he could sing when she heard him singing that song. Very well done as usual, Julie! And the ending was perfect.
Author's Response: Thanks Steph! Someone else mentioned that trivia about Bridge Over Troubled Water; I either had never heard that or forgot I heard it, cause I was like, "Wow, that REALLY fits, then!" I just picked it cause it's a good song and fit lyrically. Very cool! Glad you liked! :)
Date: 12/14/10 09:52 pm Title: Chapter 41
Loving it. Of course I would hate anything to happen to Nick in real life; but I love to see 'fictional Nick' go through the mill! Can't wait for more angst and drama. I really want the other guys to find out his secret though. I love it when the Backstreet Family spirit kicks in (especially when Kevin pops up - although that's terribly corny).
Author's Response: Thanks for the review!! LOL I totally get that... obviously, even though I write this crap, I would never want it to happen in real life. I just love the fictional angst and drama. And no worries, you know Kevin will come crawling out of the woodwork at some point, once the secret is is out. ;) Daddy Kevin to the rescue! I love it too!! =D
Date: 12/14/10 01:15 pm Title: Chapter 41
oh no... poor nick!!! think that was way too much for him!!!
i hope that nothing too bad is going to happen to nick :( i wish he had told brian, but now they will know anyway, that something is wrong...??? hope, nick will tell them the truth...cary else should do it!
the situation is too serious as he should continue to lie... what, if cary had not been there here, when this happened???
please update soon! I'll have to know what happened... MEL=)
Author's Response: Thanks Mel!! Good point; he's lucky he had someone there. If he had tried to hide this from everyone, he'd be in worse trouble. I'll try to update soon. Thanks for the review!!
Date: 12/14/10 01:10 pm Title: Chapter 41
Damn you can't leave me on a cliffy here!!!
Great chapter....
Author's Response: Hehe, sorry! Glad you enjoyed! I'll try not to leave you hanging too long.
