A/N: I'm still alive! The last couple of months have been a whirlwind , and it doesn't appear to be stopping any time soon. I left Texas and came back to Wisconsin, which meant I've been packing and cleaning and getting ready to move, plus finding homes for my dogs, and then driving for two days!! Also getting settled in to living back at home with my folks. As I said, it's been a whirlwind! That being said, I haven't had much of an opportunity to sit and think about the next step in this story til now. I'm sorry for being gone for so long, but I really need to do some deep brainstorming on where I want this to go next. So forgive the delay, and sorry for the note with no chapter, but I realized I haven't posted anything since last year ;) I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season, and I promise you'll get new chapters soon!