Author's Note

So that's the end of that story. I hope you all like it. Thanks to all those who wrote such wonderful reviews and I apologise to the one who wanted it to be about Brallie but I honestly couldn't do that - I couldn't have put my heart into something I didn't believe in.

I know that this story had been a bit intense but I have my reasons:

- Stef was hard on Callie because that's who she is. It didn't change the way she felt about the girl but she strongly believed in not letting her get away with bad behaviour just because she was having a rough time. If she was truly to prove to Callie that she could be trusted to handle whatever Callie gave then she had to be honest with Callie too. Although I tried to make Stef and Lena equals I have to admit that I am partial towards Stef - there's something about her that draws me to her so a lot of the story centres around her but I also think that Lena complements her personality perfectly.

- Callie also had some dark areas but I didn't want to make the whole story about her harming herself. She was upset and confused and angry but she also wanted things to be different - she just didn't know it. Through out the story I made sure that Callie didn't feel sorry for the way she was acting because I wanted to show that she had no control over her feelings. Her 'test' as Stef called it was unconscious. She pushed because she needed to make sure that she was safe and her ignorance of the fact that she was doing it allowed her to push with everything she had without holding back because of feeling guilty.

The story seemed more realistic this way (at least to me) and I hope that no one was disappointed.

Once again thanks to all who wrote such amazing reviews. I was giddy with excitement every time I received a notification saying that there was a new one. These few stories are the first time I have ever let anyone else read my work (though I've been writing stuff for ages) and I have to admit I was nervous. I now know that I had nothing to worry about and you all really made this process extremely enjoyable.

You are great and I can't wait for updates to your stories.

Love

Junebug.