Due to circumstances beyond my control, I will not be posting the next chapter on Sunday, July 2. If I did, it would be a grossly subpar chapter, and these characters, and you, the readers, deserve better than that. I am so very, very sorry to disappoint you, and I promise, I will *try* to get the chapter posted on July 4, and then the next chapter on Sunday, July 9, as usual. Thank you for your understanding, and I hope you'll stick with me, because we have some exciting things coming up, including Rick's, and Jim's, first Father's Day with Lily; Lanie and Alan's wedding; the reappearance of someone from Esposito's past; more of Madison, and an unexpected change in her personal life; the City Council election; and of course, more Kate and Rick, together and with their daughters, family and friends.