Suspenseful and wonderful lines:
She covered his hand with hers. "Can I call Taylor?"

He looked up, startled by her breaking the silence. Finally he offered her a crooked smile. "Don't trust me after all?"

Her chin trembled, at his attempt to lighten the mood, at the fact that she was discussing saying goodbye to her baby. "John-"

"I'll tell you when we're there, Carter. We're not there yet, ok?"

"John?"

"What? Jesus, I'm trying to work here."

He leaned in then, taking the opportunity that could easily be his last, pressing his mouth squarely against hers. For a moment, it all faded away, all the hurt, all the pain, all the stress, all the worry.

It took her a moment to pry one eye open, looking around slowly as if a sudden movement might change the outcome. But no, she wasn't in heaven, sitting on a puffy cloud and having a chat with her grandmother. She was still sitting on the table, her sweaty hands gripping the pliers, John's hand wrapped so tightly around her wrist it was almost painful.

Great closing line:
But for the moment, wrapped tightly in John's arms, she knew it would be ok. They would be ok. They had all the time in the world.

Stanton - the ultimate Mean Girl!

Great story!

Thoroughly enjoyed! Well written. Great suspense. More please.

WOW, Chapter 2 was amazing and so suspenseful.

Oh this was positively fabulous! Snow was alive. You totally got me on that one!

You captured Reese and his emotions so magnificently. The anger, the resignation, the revived determination. And, oh my, the way you described his running jump onto the rebar, I FELT that pain. Ouch.

"And maybe a little because he'd die of embarrassment that he'd been chased down by out of shape security guards." -LOL!

"Kill me or let me go help her. Just do it now." -Ugh! I loved this! Snow gets so many cool points for cheating death and letting Reese go. For now. ;)

Wow, wow, wow. That whole deactivating the bomb scene. I was floored by how well this was written. And riveted. Such excellent storytelling. Could not tear my eyes away. Her not looking at him to try to alleviate some of his anxiety, his snapping at her when he was trying to concentrate, his silently giving her the phone to call Taylor, that funny "I've seen this movie before" line, her taking control and grabbing the pliers and telling him to go, her resignation that she wouldn't be there if she wasn't meant to be, his not leaving, the desperate kiss...That tension you built up was something else.

"It took her a moment to pry one eye open, looking around slowly as if a sudden movement might change the outcome. But no, she wasn't in heaven, sitting on a puffy cloud and having a chat with her grandmother. She was still sitting on the table, her sweaty hands gripping the pliers, John's hand wrapped so tightly around her wrist it was almost painful." -Loved this! I needed that little moment of levity. And that hug at the end was just perfect. Just what they needed.

I enjoyed this so much. Thank you for sharing!

well done

OMG my heart was racing! Thank goodness!

Oh how heart wrenching!

That was so good!

So glad they made it through!

Wow! What an intense story! The last part had me on the edge of my seat, great job!

wow i don't think 2 chaptrr will do. but i am with you. 2013 rocks

Gripping, and very well written.

I love this! I'd been thinking the same thing - that a threat to his own life wouldn't be enough to make Reese go back to killing on command. Can't wait to see where you take this. Very well written.