All Comments on 'Not Just for Christmas Ch. 01-04'

A great story so far and I'm looking forward to reading more. Easily worth 5 stars. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks! Gave it *****

I particularly like the way you have used the kids interactions with Mike to advance the story.

ram

I'd pay real money for a rom or recovering cheater story that could grow tension in some other way than 'everyone knew they were in love but them' and the ever popular ernest guy who is so ernest he can't believe that she actually liked him... so many cliches piled one on top of another.

Though I do not have the slightest idea what she thought she was doing.

It was a good read. Thanks for putting this online.

BTW. Children call their mother Mem in the province of Friesland in The Netherlands. The father is called Heit.

Thanks.

dont know why he's mad he never told her how he felt

Your work continues to impress. Keep writing and thanks!

There is a language that uses mem for mother.

Its not and English language but its related.

Its Frisian spoken in the Dutch provence Friesland.

Kind regards and thank you for your stories

thanks

Interesting dynamic playing out between Mike and Claire. Mike has a bad history with a cheating, abandoning wife - Claire has a bad history with a cheating, physically violent husband. In Claire's world, she was always the victim, technically above reproach because the beatings she and the kids suffered were egregious; any slight, real or imagined by Gary, would NEVER justify the violence handed down, thus her victimization.

Now though, Claire is suddenly aware that she's the "bad" character, not the victim; she "cheated" on Mike and she knows it. Now, maybe for the first time in her life, she's weeping and filled with despair because of HER behavior - NOT the man's. I imagine she'll try to lay the blame at Mike's feet because he told her to go out and have fun and knowing Mike - and the author's previous work - he'll probably take some, or even most, of the blame.

I flatly refuse though, to accept that neither Mike nor Claire were unaware their feelings were reciprocated. I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir when I say that not everything needs to be verbalized, at least not in the real world. Claire's upset because she knows she's hurt Mike, she knows she's torn down the romantic relationship that was building. They both know it. Pretending they didn't know they loved each other is sophomoric at best.

Another great story. Thanks AR!

A great story with a unique plot line and exceptional writing. Hope things work out for these two, but big problems now. Cannot wait to read on.

Curious to see where you take this....

In any event going to follow...

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