A/N There will be a real chapter next but I wanted to address a few things that were brought up in some reviews.
Feel free to completely skip this part if you don't care what I have to say!
1. Someone asked me to clarify my comment about review withholding.And I may be repeating myself, but I want to be sure my thoughts aren't being mangled due to lack of articulation.
I'm not talking about you, the reader, not reviewing me. I'm talking about me, the writer, not posting more of the story and demanding a certain number of reviews before being willing to post more.
I understand that some people really want reviews, who doesn't it? But I kinda feel like the point of a site like this isn't so much to have your ego boosted but to improve your writing skills. I'm sure others will disagree, but the topic can't begin to be addressed until it's out on the table, so I'm outing it and giving it the name of 'review bargaining' (still kind of a weak name, if you have something better let me know. The campaign is only as good as the name that is in front of it!)
I'm also not attempting to offend anyone either, just merely asking them to rethink their motives behind their creativity.
2. To IloveSG1- the intention there was that Jack was mad at Sam for putting Cassie in that position. Not that he was directly mad at Cassie—sorry if that was unclear, and I hope that answers your question.
3. Uuzz- that line shall be clarified further soon…see next chapter.
4. trtlsoup- I agree that the demanding reviews turns people off from the story, which is the main point of this. I don't have a beta at the moment, so any answers to my questions at the end are appreciated. Thanks.
5. ShinySilverGrl- I have to say that my motivation behind making Jack emotional (in the privacyof his own home, of course) is that with all the 'damned distasteful' things that he has done—I don't believe for a moment that without some kind of emotional release he'd still be able to function. Blame my minor in psych, we're complex creatures. Thanks again for your reviews.
6. Jessie88- Thank you for your kind words and witholding judgement til the end. Which I'm afraid may be after the next chapter depending on popular demand. I agree with your comments on sex being used as a tool, but hopefully you'll like the aftermath in the next part. Let me know please.
Ok, so that's about it for the authors note that might as well be a chapter, but has nothing to do with the story. Right. And, being the nice person that I am, and in the high hopes you all don't hate me for being a loud mouth, I am adding the next chapter after this at the same time so that you're not 'duped' into reading only an author's note.