wow what a wonderful way to conclude that, open to possibilities. it's really wonderful. i love that you left it so open ended and that they think of each other concurrently but never say anything its beautifully realistic. i love it :)

Yana

Holy cow, this was fantastic. I just jumped back on the ER bandwagon after a whole bunch of years, and this was just--wow. The voices were spot on--"a proper coat" and "thinking an awful lot about you". His casual swearing. All the history. It was wonderful, is what I'm saying. So thanks :)

This is really sweet!

This was great, I like all the possibility that you've included in it, but my two favourite lines are these:
'He stares out at the houses and trees on the far side of the lake, thinking of someone else’s face'
'She closes her eyes, and in her mind she bites a shoulder that's not Simon's shoulder, leans into a touch that's not his touch, presses her thighs against hips that aren't his hips' Hope to read more from you soon

Oh, new story, new story! I savored this and read it extra extra slow. I loved it. I hope you can follow it up with a story on them *getting together* in light of what we hope Thursday will bring.

:)

Kudos as usual, and I especially love the longing that is sprinkled throughout the piece. The scene with the coat where she's holding up the sleeve to her face killed me. My heart sank.

And the cellphone image = priceless.

I love the "And then" ending as well.

ARGH! I loved this! Thanks so much for sharing...it was wonderful! And it totally distracted me for 10 minutes from thinking about Thursday night, which I have rather impatiently been waiting for since, well...last October... :-)

Some of my favorite lines:

"She wonders if 'in a good place' is a polite way of saying 'I've outgrown you now.'" Ouch. I can totally see Neela having those doubts!

And I thought it was perfect that Ray's initial plan was to prove to Neela that he has his act together and that's all, but somehow, things didn't quite go according to plan... yeah, that definitely sounds about right!

And I loved the anecdote about her shopping in Macy's for the coat, b/c my first thought was that he's not going to need a coat that heavy in the South (love my mild southern weathers, even if I do have to miss out on wearing some fabulous coats!) and found it hilarious that the same thought eventually came to her mind, along with the realization that he already had a girlfriend to buy one for him... :-(

The Simon bit cracked me up! I loved this: "He's good in bed, though a bit of a showoff, and not particularly responsive to cues." I can only imagine, lol. And I have often thought (and hoped) that Neela was picturing someone else when she was sleeping with him!

And of course I loved the last parts - Ray figuring out that something was missing from Neela's emails, finally working up the courage to ask, and Neela of course wanting to tell him everything!

A truly excellent fic - sorry for the long review, but I thought this fic deserved it!

Aww, this was so great...although I wish they would have gotten together in the end :P

DocRock06

I LOVE this, absolutely LOVE it. Not because it's sweet, or real, or in character, or a really, really well written piece, or any of the reasons that I suspect everyone else who reads it will love it.

I love it because Neela so, so nearly bought Ray a new coat. I thought I was the only person out there who thought Ray desperately needed a new coat, but in your fic, it turns out Neela thinks so too. And that is why I love it!

So anyway, I thought this was great and I really enjoyed it... all you need now is one of them the following christmas, with Neela finally giving Ray the coat!