Story alert arrived right in the middle of orchestra rehearsal yesterday afternoon - was sooo frustrated that I couldn't read the update then and there. So once I got home, I read instead of doing the work that I wAs meant to be doing. Anyway, I digress.... :-)

For all that it's been really hard, it's a really good chapter. I wanted to smack them both and tell them to get a grip. Still, with all the block-headed emotional stupidity on display, I still get the sense that maybe some lightbulbs are starting to go off. It's nowhere near there yet, but it's got the feeling that comprises and resolutions are possible, even if somewhere off in the distance yet.