Author's note. Sorry for the delay in getting chapters up people, work's still kicking my ass. I think I actually put in 60 hrs this past week (15 of those on the fourth of July, and what fun that was I can tell you.). However, with the fourth behind me, work will hopefully slow back down to normal levels and I can finally get these things written. Believe me, you're not the only ones impatient to see what happens. Xander and Marie are too..try living with those two stuck in your head for a couple of weeks...I'll hopefully have something up next week though.