Mmm.Mmm.Mmmm. Now THAT is my idea of a great wake-up call... --Wendie

Absolutely love the last line. I think Logan is a little loopy in this, but I like it. --Wendie

Silly me, I was expecting someone to end up covered in marshmallow creme with someone else licking them clean. This was much better than that. --Wendie

I loved this from the first reason all the way to the last. You hit so many of the reasons we all love the big feral--honor, respect, loyalty, possessiveness, protectiveness, gentleness and, of course, the eyebrow! Outstanding. --Wendie

Holy crap! Honest to God, that was the first gut-level response to this. So many twists in under 500 words. To go from reality to nightmare, from Logan's perspective to Rogue's, each in a matter of a single word or line...and then to come away with the same horrifying thought as Rogue -- Oh, God, he was at Nagasaki.

And as heartbreaking as that idea is, the most gut-wrenching line is: "I don't want to live through this. I don't want to come out unscathed." >sob<

Excellent. --Wendie

I really enjoyed this, although I admit to be a bit confused by the formatting. I got a little lost at the end with the different speakers not being clearly identified and if the whole first part was Logan's 'wedding speech', shouldn't all of it be in quotes?

But that aside, I loved what he said. --Wendie

Nicely done. And bowing out gracefully was the smartest -- and healthiest -- thing Bobby ever did. You have an amazing 'ear' for Logan, even when he's being serious and tender instead of smart-alecky and horny. What I wouldn't give to be able to trade places with Rogue for just one nightmare... *sigh* --Wendie

This one started off a little bumpy, but you brought it 'round in the end. At first, I thought she was a bit overwrought about the whole 'worrying' thing, but maybe it takes some serious histrionics to get Logan's attention. However, by the end, I was right there with you. I liked how they both recognized that their relationship is changing, but in small steps, not leaps and bounds. --Wendie

Please tell me you cried all the way through writing this like I did reading it. It's not like you didn't warn me...I should have known... *sob* --Wendie

What a lovely observation. Your creativity, imagination and insight into these characters never disappoints. Outstanding. --Wendie

Somebody just shoot me and save me the trouble of trying to melt into the floor from utter, total embarrassment. I am SO sorry I called you 'Ara' in my original posting of this review. It's true she is a great writer, but she isn't you and I shouldn't have given her the credit for this wonderful story. Mea culpa. Mea culpa. Mea culpa.

And now for the review you so richly deserve...

"...cigar clamped between his teeth like a stopper in a bottle, keeping in all the words he knew he'd never say. How could he tell her he'd been wrong?"

Good lord, Victoria, that is beyond awesome. Usually, I hate the ones where they're so far apart that they'll never get back to each other, but this one doesn't seem quite so bleak. I can almost believe he's OK with the way things are -- he knows he was wrong and that's good, lets him sleep at night; she might be a little bitter, but she's also strong and that's good, too, because he gets as much of the credit for that as he does blame.

The criminal investigation parts of this were really nifty, too. Great story --Wendie

Great song. Excellent story. Took me a minute to figure out the last bit, but then I sang the song again in my head and it fits perfectly. I gotta love anything that has Bruce and a great Rogan love story. -- Wendie