Tess might claim she's alright. But, she's got to be feeling the tension. Like someone buried up to their neck on the beach...just below the high tide mark!

Ah, yes! The moment that I've truly dreaded more than the arrival of Tom's mother. The involvement of...

The Lady Lawyer! :-O

Author's Response:

Lol, heretofore and forthwith, abiding by the requirements and strictures of the aforementioned article contained in sub paragraph four pursuant to clause three.....ARGGGH! legal speak!

@ Hector: Not so much a bad "guy" as a devious anti-heroine. After all; let's not forget the peculiar line of research she asked Serena to conduct. She didn't do that out of concern for Ella's maternal instincts! I'm unalterably convinced that she's just as obsessed as ever with having Tom purely as a combination pet and living sex toy. Just as obsessed as Jessica, in fact! But, mature enough to control it, better.

"That's my theory, and I'm stickin' to it." :-)

Aw, Tess. Don't be a party pooper. Tom is just having some fun. No need to worry about it.

Well, Tess does have a point. Tom is being passed around from girl to woman and I bet that she feels morally wrong to let Tom have this life.

It reminds me of the party for Janine where all the girls were asking about Tom and Tess kept shrugging it off. She knows that Tom is an attractive piece for these girls and I think this situation reminds Tess of that.

While Tess is right, I hope her decision gets overturned. I just can't suppress how much I love Tom to be this awesome toy passed around.

One issue that these characters gotta deal with is Tom's mom. I mean, it feels like the mention of her name gets people worried and see her as a wall between them and Tom.

Also, if Tess tells the truth to her mom, then Lina loses her credibility for her word. Now, Raphaella will be suspicious if she knows that Lina lied to her.

Cassidy also has an interesting take. She seeks desire through Tom, but also as a nurse, she seeks the need to help him recover. This conflicts her decisions and now to add Tom's mom to the plate may stress Cassidy out on what to do with him.

It seems at this point in the story, the character are also determining where should Tom go, just like us readers. We all have our own opinions for Tom, and these characters are also debating it.

I put my self in Tom's shoes and I think that I am fine and that these scars are nothing. )But that's just the inner Tom talking.) I really have no idea who gets Tom.

So many possibilities, I cannot wait for the next chapter!

Tom raised a hand and waved, “Giant Tess,” he greeted. Clever.

Otherwise, it looks like we're seeing people starting to rein Tom in, and put a damper on his adventuring ways. Let's see how that works out.

I can't blame Tess and by the sound of it, neither can Cassidy. Tom is constantly in danger and he clearly can't take care of himself. 

Hell, even Lina couldn't put up much of an argument with Tom in the state he currently is. I can't tell of Lina is worried about Tom's health though. 

Sounds like Lina didn't know how bad things were between Tom and Janine. I mean, i think she knew Janine was rough, but not that rough. 

While I'm not a fan of these back to back weepy chapters, I kinda liked this one over the previous one.

I enjoyed the conversation about how Janine used Tom. I was wondering if Lina was going to tell Janine about her experience, you know, to share ideas. Like when Lina was doing sit-ups, she had Tom inside her the whole time.

Part of me still feels that Janine is acting, just so Lina feels the need to comfort her and let her guard down. I still have a little grudge that Janine still has bits of evil in her.

Good point. Lina has to hide Janine while Raphaella shows up. Haha! I wonder how that will work. (Isn't Lina rich enough to afford few nights at a hotel for Janine? I think that can work.)

I bet if Lina didn't show up to Cassidy's place, Miss Harwood would be there instead. Then we can have round 2! But since Lina is driving there, that means that another conversation has to take place.

Lina and Cassidy. What a lovely combination. In fact, these 2 women were the nicest of the bunch. They treated Tom nicely and communicated fairly.

I think Tom knows Lina is careful and will be ok with her holding him. I don't about Cassidy though. I think Cassidy will be all over Lina thinking, "why are you here!!!!" and reject her like Jessica and Janine. But in the end, it's Tom's choice.

I wodner what Lina is going to do over at Cassidy's. She can't really take Tom. Cassidy is the nurse and he still needs healing. What is Lina going to talk about? Apologizing for Jessica and the deal? Well, she can apologize, but the deal is off. No way will Cassidy negotiate with a Lindholm again.

I can't wait for the next chapter!

Author's Response:

Time to come at this from a different angle.  To say Cassidy is leary is an understatement. Things are moving quickly now :)

Wow, so it looks like Janine is having some actual character development! I never expected character developmemt much less of Janine in a story like this.

Wow! I thought this chapter was never going to come. Last chapter I believe was on Wednesday. I know I shouldn't even bother criticizing on the rare you upload, but I just got worried when I saw nothing the last few days.

Ok, now let's get back to the chapter.

As soon as I saw the title, I thought, yay, he is saved. (Of course.) but then u threw in a twist. You actually had Janine miss the catch and Tom goes spiraling out of control and into the floor. That fruit metaphor was very effective. Made me shiver at what was left of Tom.

I totally agree with Geeman. Janine is no better than Jessica. Like what does Janine know about being careful and concerned for others? Jessica just showed how messed up the Lindholms truly are. (Except Lina. She is still a sexy gentle Milf.)

So how will this recovery affect the story? I hope Cassidy does some super healing thing where she discovers that Tom's body heals at a faster rate than a regular sized person.

Cassidy could also take advantage of this situation. She can have Tom make a full recovery but fake it to everyone and say that he still is injured. That way she can have Tom all to herself. (And Katie of course.)

Lina is going to be pissed now that her plan to get Tom has another dilemma. I wonder if Lina is still allowed to see Tom after all that. (I'm sure Tom approves.)

Wow, never seen Cassidy erupt like that before. She really cares for Tom. However, I'm still thinking she thought "my sex toy got hurt!" Instead of "Tom for hurt!". Well, we know Miss Harwood would've thought sexy toy > Tom. Haha!

Maybe Miss Harwood has this skin perfecting cream that she uses for her flawless body and let's Tom have some to heal him up. (I know it's a stupid idea, but hey, shrinking works, so why not this. )

Part of me feels like this is a great way to focus on certain characters over others. Now Janine and Jessica are out of the picture, which means more time with Cassidy! Hooray!

I can't wait for the next chapter!

Author's Response:

Been pretty busy with school wrapping up and work and stuff so updates were put on hold. this twist at least didn't leave you hanging at the end with the "Is tom dead?" notion again. Trying to keep it interesting without replicating story elements too many times. How many times have i told you, never ever ever count Janine out. Most everybody intensley dislikes her because she is ruthless in her use of tom. Thanks for the review!