OMG! I didn't know you wrote this! I had to read the author profile after reading this precious gem! This is the best post-purgatory fic I've ever read.

This was so good. Just...wow. Nailed it, them.

(love the motel line, it's always been one of my favorite scenes with Frank -- he always saw right through them, & the elevator simile, & all the other parts everyone mentioned, esp. the last line and the end of Chap 1)

First off, I love this story. The way you switched between Goren and Eames's point of view. I love that they both have some good points to support their own point of views.

I can just see Goren actually being as literal as he was in Ross's office. It was a bit melodramatic and totally put Eames on the spot to accept, which for the past two seasons, I can actually see him doing. I can also see Ross going for the drama of slapping down papers to represent their arrests through out their partnership.

I really liked that you showed Eames isn't a 100% sure that he hears her. I like that you pointed out that she doesn't have a full understanding of his situation because he never told her. I think she has a right to be upset when it affected their work to the point it had the last couple of seasons. (Just as he had a right to be ticked at the way her surrogacy affected their work.)

I also like the fact that you pointed out that she could have of gotten shot, too. Although, I do think that's an accepted risk for a police officer/detective. Also the show has proven that she has quick reflexes and is a good shot, so I not sure likely that outcome was.

Hope to see more from you soon.

Susan S

wow, that was awesome! i LOVE the way they talked this out. i love his "doctor's orders" explanation. that really brings it home. and the kiss was perfect. i'm sorry to read the word "fin." you can take that one back if you want to ...

Great ending!!

this is an amaizing story.

Ali:)

This was wonderfully in-character, one of the best post-Purgatory stories I've read. As someone else said, I wish something like this would happen on the show - it felt very true to them, without being sappy or out of place.

That was such an awesome story, I really enjoyed it. Thanks for writing it!

Wow, this is incredibly good. You really have these character down pat - but what's most impressive is how in command you are of the writing, shifting from one to the other seamlessly and without losing the reader, a point-of-view shift that is almost impossible to carry off but which you handle with such assurance and skill. Very, very well written, and beautifully touching - understated but meaningful.

OMG! I got chills when I read that last line!!

I reviewed the first chapter on LJ, so I'll do this chapter here.

I loved it when she yelled at him as he ran away. I can so see Eames doing that!

19 arrests by herself. Go girl!

This made me laugh: "Did you have a tape recorder running in there or something?" That's the Eames snark we all know and love!

Comparing pregnancy to suspension, haha.

"My God," says Eames in awe. "Ross was your midwife!" - HAHAHA! That was good.

And we're at the end. Like I said, last line gave me CHILLS! Loved how you tied it into the first chapter. Can't wait for more!

Lovely! We can only wish this for them. An understanding. Though I believe in Betrayed, Goren's clumsy "you're exactly" right response to Eames is the best we're going to get from them. But that's okay since Eames seems to have at least begun to forgive him.

Sweet!

Ok borderline shippy. I can deal with that. I actually like it. It's what needed to happen, not this crap that is happening, my opinion. I love the comparison to suspension and pregnancy and Ross being a midwife. Eww is right. The kiss between the eyes at the end, very nice and needed to happen on the show. Not too much but just my opinion. Oh and I reviewed the first chapter over at USA. Too many members are putting stories both places and I prefer to read here. Easier format but I also catch people who have different user names here than at USA, me for one. Anyway, nice job on the story.

cifan70 (so you know who I am)

great insight - so well written - please write more!

Definitely please continue. I love how you've put Ross right where he belongs, keeping them together, helping them see what they can't see for themselves. A bit of a father, a bit of camp counselor. Nice job!