You make me want to hang out in Atlanta. Never been there, but all of a sudden it sounds like fun.
Your JC feels so real-world, but I feel like there are some hidden skeletons in this version's closet. Not sure why, but I am starting to get a feeling that we are not getting all the information on him. I mean I feel like I know so much because of my love for JC Chasez, but still there seems to be a missing puzzle piece to THIS version of JC. Or maybe it is my pessimistic attitude towords fiction. I am always just waiting for something to pop out and end all the happiness. I never get comfortable with the characters being so happy. Although I hope they continue being happy, because that means I get to read about Serena and JC's sex life.
Okay I really am going to go try and get something accomplished in my real life instead of living in this story.
Author's Response: Not so much skeletons, but what I wanted to bring across is that behind every public persona, there is a private one. There are probably lots of little things people assume about him that are no longer relevant, or weren't true in the first place, or not something that anyone should hear and profess to 'know' him. The crux of the story is Serena getting past everything she *thinks* she knows about him and getting to know him as he really is and if she's able to do that, she'll reap the benefits of earning his trust. I don't want to spoil the story for you but there's a lot that they'll help each other work through-- and the happiness is a focal point, it's something they want, so they work hard to keep it. At the same time, the relationship itself is a bit unrealistic, at least for Serena, so there's a balance she needs to strike in wanting to be with him and feeling inadequate and undeserving of attention from him -- there's always going to be skepticism, as in 'what's he want from her, why's he with her, etc'. rnrnIt wouldn't be good fiction if there was no conflict and a little drama but don't expect soap opera theatrics....*thinks ahead...*okay not a lot of soap opera theatrics! :D rnrnAgain, thanks for your thoughtful review, I hope I set your mind at ease!
*sigh* ... i love this story, so so so much.
I don't know why, out of all the awesome lines and quotes in this chapter, this stood out for me and stayed on my mind even until now...
I wanted to mean more to him that than. He already meant more to me than that.
I get that, you know? And I want that for her too... I want her to feel like she deserves that.
btw .. its "merengue" music, I know you like to nitpick and stuff, so I thought I'd point it out to you. :)
Author's Response:
Thanks love!
Oops, what did I type? I'll go back and fix it up! Thanks ma!
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