A very emotional chapter, you can always count on Janine to ruin the happy moments with the Mitchell family! Wow, I knew that Stacey would unleash those bottled up feelings about Danielle's death and how she's angry to see Ronnie living "as if she hadn't died". Of course, we all know better and yet it's always going to be a lose-lose situation. I don't know why, but I keep despising Jack the more that he rips into Ronnie.

And Roxy's interpretation is right with this line: "her sister was strong, fierce, the kind of person that submitted to no-one." It's funny how Ronnie's known to be such a strong person, yet is allowing Jack to treat her like that! I can smell a wedding disaster in the future. Oh yes, I can! There're probably plenty of suspects to go around, but I suppose we'll just have to wait and see what happens ...

Such an amazing chapter from such a dream team as you two. Keep up the good work, both of you, and I hope you update again soon, please!

Great to see this joint fic back after a long break! And it did not disappoint. Ronnie was very chilling in this chapter - it was quite difficult to read, what with her being so un-Ronnie like (well outwardly, I suppose this is what she has been feeling inside, coming out) - but that was fantastic at the same time.

Stacey was really out of order with her comments, but it did feel like Ronnie needed to hear those things in order to come to terms with why she really wants a new baby - she knew those things, but they needed to be told to her face. I'm not sure how helpful Roxy will have been fighting with Janine, but bless her, at least she tried to help the only way she knows how - and at least she noticed something was wrong with Ronnie. Maybe she'll be able to get through to Ronnie properly, cos it's quite clear Jack can't. I really hope he stops being such an idiot, but I doubt that. Poor Ronnie, really.

Glad to see an update, this fic is brilliant. Poor ronnie though :( update soon

Amazing chapter - I got a lump in my throat at the end. I love how you make Ronnie grieve for Danielle probably, in everything she does you can tell she is thinking of Danielle and what could have being!

aww poor Ronnie :( i feel so sorry for her in this fic :( no one seems to understand her

Loved this chapter,really liked it.Beautifuly written by you both,well done for a lovely chapter.xMadeleine

An emotional and powerful chapter. Wow, Ronnie keeps switching from the ice queen and caring motherly type quite regularly, isn't she? Please update again soon!

Loved this chapter, really beautiful writing from start to finish couldn't find fault with a single word! I like how danielle and stacey seem to have become merged in ronnie's mind, when she saw stacey in the vic she saw danielle sat next to her, when she thought of stacey at home she thought she'd be alone like danielle had been, before she rememberd that unlike danielle stacey has her family and they would keep her safe.
I thought the last line was great:
"All the time Ronnie’s eyes were fixed on Stacey, those blank eyes staring back at her that said it all." Stacey and ronnie can fool everyone else except for each other.
I loved the drama that the impending 'announcement' brought, was written so well. It finally hit ronnie that this was really happening, that she had agreed to be jack's wife. It's becoming increasingly hard for her to keep up the pretence when it's just her and jack but now she has the added pressure of everyone knowing and them all expecting her to be happy and with peggy sticking her oar in I don't think it'll be too long before it all becomes too much and ronnie finally snaps.
"She would be stood there in public feeling like a fraud. She had to act happy, act like her life was moving on. She could only imagine what people would be thinking, probably saying she’d moved on too quickly, that she didn’t really care about Danielle. None of them understood but they would all be so quick to judge." great line sums up my ramblings above lol.
As always jack irritated the hell out of me so you obviously wrote him perfectly lol.
I love this story, can't wait for the next update x

I loved this line; 'No, he loved her. He’d keep her safe. It was her that was in the wrong, it was all her, Jack was perfect, Jack was going to give her the most precious gift in the world. It wasn’t Jack that was wrong, it was her, all her.' How Ronnie is trying to convince herself about Jack, those doubts about what she is doing making her continually question him and their relationship.

Altough Jack dosn't know the full extent about how fragile Ronnie is he dosn't help himself! Mentioning Danielle like that was so insenstive and really empahised his selfish streak but also his desire to really want them to move on and have some kind of happiness, even though Ronnie is not ready.

The last line was brllant, really emphasised the theme that has been running through the last few chapters and in away the whole fic. Whilst Jack is announcing their engagement Ronnie is fixed on Stacey, thinking about Danielle.

Hi girls,

Sorry it's been such a ridiculously long time since I reviewed this fic! It's been a busy time for us all! Just a quick note to say it's great to read some more chapters - keep it coming and I'll try my best to read more frequently.

I loved the interaction between Stacey and Ronnie in chapter 13 - particularly, that Ronnie genuinely seems to want to help Stacey. Or, at least, that she has noticed she has a problem; perhaps she's not totally worried for Stacey's sake though? Still, it would have been great to see more of this relationship on screen!

The interaction between Jack and Ronnie is so awkward, but still it's wonderful to read. What a mistake they're making, I wonder how long it'll be? Or whether they will get married at all? I really liked the way you showed how Jack's untidiness irritates Ronnie, writing the word 'breasts' on the figures, haha, that's so Jack! - just another little thing wrong with their relationship...

Great couple of chapters again!

So. I just read it all the way through from the very beginning. Lol i told you i would get around to it eventually Adia Rose :-)
wow. I LOVE it. Its so good and the writing is absolutely fantastic.
I really dont like jack in this fic, ronnie should get well shot of him. I like the relationship between ronnie and stacey that you've got going on, Ronnie's trying in a way to compensate for the fact she didn't support danielle, so she has tobe there for stacey. The pair of them are completely lost without danielle, its really sad. I feel so sorry for ronnie, shes so desperate to fill the void in her life with a baby, and the thimg with her 'danielle rituals' really got to me, its so heartbreaking :-(
this is great, fantastic so far, keep up the good work :-D :-D
x x x

great part girls

poor Ronnie i feel so sorry for her in this fic shes a bit mental lol hope there is more soon :D

Just now caught up with this fic! Have to say its written beautifully and the characters are spot on. I agree with some of the comments,EastEnders did miss this friendship. Ronnie and Stacey really could have created a bond over Danielle's death and helped eachother through grieving. But this is EastEnders we are talking about and they dont tend to listen to what the viewers want ;) lol.
Even Jack is alright in this fic,im so anti Rack i dont think any bloke is really good enough for Ronnie,she deserves someone better not someone that slept with her sister! I think Jack is very out of touch with Ronnie's emotions and her feelings,all he cares about is himself (typical bloke).
Stacey is written very well,she is very unpredictable so im wondering what she will do next,what kind of situation she will get herself in. Its nice that Ronnie wants to help,she must feel so guilty with Danielle's death that helping Stacey makes her feel slightly better.

Great fic looking forward to more :) x

This just gets better and better with each chapter,it's just so beautifuly written by you both.Keep up the good work.x Madeleine

Well saying this chapter was descriptive would be un understatement. What's good about your combination of writting skills is your vocabualry. you two girls take advantage of the most image provoking adjectives. It's amazing and i think thats what makes your storys so enjoyable. Descriptions are brilliant, almost effortless. I love how you make us hate Jack through Ronnie's pain. He really is an ** aint he? lol, but I think it's inhuman for him not to understand ronnie's pain, always wanting her attention. Ronnie's maing a terrible mistake, being with someone who does nothing to understand her needs, her pain and yet she is convinced a baby with him will make it all better. It does seem a little selfish bringing a baby into a unpurely loving home. I hate how Ronnie is determined her love will make up for it. It's easy to see you'd make an excellent script writter in the future Adia!