7/28/2013 c13 daresa09
lololol that last part . This kind of reminds me of Brown Eyes . But funnier . I wish Lara wasn't so uptight . I mean , I get why she is , but she's funny when she's not .

7/27/2013 c18 Anara Celebvilya
Wow. That was an emotional roller coaster if I've ever seen one. First Lara was having an emotional breakdown, and then Fletch had the closest thing to an emotional breakdown that it seems like he'll ever have. I must say, it was very enjoyable to read. Kept me on the edge of my seat. I find it hilarious that Lara actually cleaned their bathroom. I don't care if I was in a state of emotional distress, I don't think I would ever try to clean a guys bathroom. It sounds gross, and like more effort than it's worth. They would just wreck it again the next day, so what's the point, right. Either way, it was a lovely chapter, just as lovely as the previous ones, if not more so. I'm really glad that Lara seems to be learning not to automatically flee when something uncomfortable happens. :)

Kudos,
Liz

7/26/2013 c18 KT
Nothing really to say other than I love this :) whenever I come home from class and see you've updated, it makes my day so much better. Can't wait for the next chapter! You write the characters beautifully.

7/25/2013 c18 bronzecat
Wow, great chapter! :)
We got to see so much more of Lara in this chapter and the way she was interacting with Fletch, that was amazing! I can't believe how Fletch's 'buddies' are acting towards him concerning him and Lara hooking up together, they seem so unreasonable! But I hope they aren't right, Fletch and Lara are amazing together! :O
Anyways, I really loved this chapter, because there were so many emotions in this chapter. :) Lara is just someone I can connect with, she is a good person at heart!
Another thing I love about your stories is how perfect your grammar, spelling and punctuation are! I think you have written this story really well, it's one of my favorites :)
Finally, I hope you update soon! When I see an update to your story, it really makes my day! *nods* XD I hope to see more of Lara revealing herself and bonding wit Fletch.
Your reader,
bronzecat

7/24/2013 c18 7AMessofPickles
I freaking love this story. It's just there's so much emotion! And Lara! And Fletcher! (dammmnn Fletch...) And there's things a-happening! And Daz! And more Fletcher! And bathroom cleaning! And it's just all so wonderful. Really. I'm in love with it. This story is like a warm blanket fresh out of the dryer that you just sink into and cuddle and adore. Yes. That accurately describes how I feel.
Okay, on to the chapter *cracks knuckles*

I'm was really really pleased with that whole bathroom bit. I know I say this over and over again, but it's just SO LARA. I can't even handle how Lara it is. I mean she's scrubbing the bathroom because there's still so many emotions in her and she just has to channel it in some productive way. And instead of feeling trapped within the four walls, she feels safe and comforted. Even if it's Fletcher's bathroom of all places.
And then of course there was the whole bit of LARA AND FLETCHER AND THEIR NAKED BODIES. Ahem. Sorry about that. I just got really excited for that part. It wasn't even about the sex. It was just the fact that Lara was physically stripping herself down in front of him, much like the way she stripped herself down emotionally in the last chapter and I just wanted to hug her for taking a chance with Fletcher and letting her guard down. Basically my thought process through that scene was: AHHH MY BABY'S GROWING UP. As well as: Dannnnnng Fletcher.
I've gotta hand it to you for really keeping the focus on the emotional side of their interaction in this scene. You balanced it all very nicely.
And then Daz had to come in and ruin all of the fun. Ugh fine, I get where he's coming from, because I don't want to see Fletcher getting hurt. But the first time I read that I got all mamma bear around Lara and was all like "STFU DAZ YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT MY PRECIOUS BABY. DON'T YOU DARE SAY ANYTHING. EITHER LOWER YOUR VOICE OR GTFO." But what he DID have an unfortunate point. Can a relationship really come out of their dysfunctional interactions?

Favorite Quotes:
My eyes, especially, freaked me out, sunken as they were into my pale cheeks and surrounded by dark shadows that couldn't be attributed solely to the fact that my eye make-up had smudged. After a couple more seconds of study, I realised what it was that was shaking me so badly; my eyes looked like Donny's room had, ostensibly the same, but with something crucial missing.

Ohh Lara. I think what added to this scene was just the fact that it was so un-Lara. Like the Lara before the memorial would never be caught with smudged eye make-up let alone dark shadows under her eyes. Anyways I also really liked the simile at the end there. You rock at original comparisons.

I hadn't considered what an intimate move this was until the warmth of the water and the smell of his body wash combined to make it seem like Fletch was in the shower with me. It wasn't a bad thought, actually, and I decided that, once I was a bit more myself, it was a concept worth exploring further.

Ahahaha I love Lara. She's just so awesome. Even when she's not.

With each swipe of the brush, with every tile that started to sparkle, I felt I regained a bit more of myself. I wasn't a 'feeler' I was a 'doer' and, while it obviously wasn't anywhere near a trade for what Fletch had done for me, I had to think I'd done somethingin return. A scum-free bathroom was something, right?

*Sigh* I get that she feels the need to do a good deed. But now I'm wondering when she'll stop feeling the need to become "good". I wonder when she'll stop feeling the need to give something back...

"Talk to me, Lara," he said softly after a moment, obviously reading the panic written all over my face. "What's the problem?"

Aww this line just totally got to me. Because it's Fletch and Lara we're talking about and talking is the last thing they want to do. They're crap at communicating sometimes and him saying this at THIS specific time...gah I totally melted into another puddle of goo. Jesus by the end of this story I'll just be a blob. And oh my gosh Fletch was again so awesome in this chapter. I just wanna give him a good pat on the back like 'you sir did a fine job.'

"That makes sense. It's just...I'm saying don't get your hopes up that she's going to offer you something I don't think she has it in her to give, alright?"

:( Ahhh I hope he isn't right. Please don't be right. He can't be right. Lara needs Fletch too much for this to be right.

All righty well that was a whopper of a chapter. I can't wait to see what else you have planned for these two! Cannot wait!

7/24/2013 c18 Kiara
I get so excited when I get the update alerts to my email! This was my favorite chapter by far. In the previous chapter she seemed to let Fletch in a little and I'm glad they took it a step further. Please update

7/23/2013 c18 cat10985
Started reading this yesterday and finished today! Holy hell its sooo good! i love it! I feel so bad for Lara and Fletch but i wish fletch would try to understand more of where lara is coming from.. I totally get why she is doing what she is doing.. She never has forgiven herself and dealt with donny's dealth.. Its so sad.. I really hope that letter she wrote in Big Blue is not found.. Like she said it was for her own eyes not for anyone elses.. but knowing how things go.. I am pretty sure someone is going to find it and show it to fletch and all hell will break loose.. Anyways i shouldn't be surpised that i love this story.. Cause i Loved Private Lives, Public Property.. But i love how this has scenes with Fletch and Lara being naughty! lol! very good! cant wait to read more! I am a fan!

7/23/2013 c18 displacedfemale
Another chapter, I swear these update emails make my day - I might have to go to rehab once this is finished up.

Even though not more than a couple of hours can have passed throughout the chapter so much progress was made! So much changed between them and yet when Lara wakes, more in control than before things might end up back the way they were before due to her desire for total control.

I hope that Daz was wrong and that Lara and Fletch can sort things out and have a "happily ever after" but I can also kind of envision Lara not being totally willing to let go of all the strings that she feels the need to pull so expertly and this resulting in a "what could have been".

It was interesting to get Daz's point of view, no matter how angry and brief, of her behaviour at the Donny memorial (although I don't want to call it a memorial, it feels to me like they are meant to be something happier, more of a celebration), although I'm not sure that his opinions and perceptions of Lara's behaviour aren't jaded by his dislike of the Fletch/Lara situation. It seemed to me almost like he'd forgotten that Donny was Lara's brother and whilst her mum might be trying to keep it together for everyone else, Lara might be struggling to keep it together for herself, never mind everyone else and not particularly enjoy being paraded around as the "surviving child" or the "grief stricken sister".

I always finish reading a chapter with so many questions and observations, keeps what I've read in my mind for days afterwards and I love it!