***AUTHOR'S NOTE: I do not own the rights to the Travel Channel or to Ghost Adventures. Zak, Nick, and Aaron, or any other real-life characters, are NOT owned by me, however the interactions with these characters in this chapter ARE mine. All other characters in this chapter are owned by me. Real life references to locations, brands, and musicians/artists are not owned by me, and the characters' interactions with them are purely fictional.***

Floating Chapter XXXIV

Greetings from Desiree's creator!

I understand it has been far too long since I have continued this story, and I am overwhelmed by the pouring of support.

The last update came as I was laid off from my 6 year long tenure at a pretty awesome job in the semiconductor industry. As I was staying late at night to write, with the termination of my employment, the file that had my entire novel on it was lost. It had 10+ chapters, about six months, worth of work and research on it. This threw me into a major depressed state of mind, where I couldn't bring myself to continue her story.

However: I have been, over the past month or so, reworking what I have written, and almost have a few chapters put back together. Fear not, lovelies; Desiree will be back soon!

That said, I am back in school at the Art Institute of Dallas, pursuing Audio Engineering. It has changed my life for the better, and steered me in a new and exciting career. The course-load is accelerated, completing 17+ credit hours every 11 weeks.

Therefore, the chapters will be more likely only coming once a month or so, instead of two or three times per month. Bear with me, and feel free to send me any ideas you have. I would love to dialogue about how the characters fully develop!

To follow my current path or to get in contact with me outside of this site, find me as DANCEorDYE on most social media platforms, and let's chat!

Much love and appreciation (and this note WILL be replaced with the new chapter as soon as it is ready!)

~D~

P.S.: The great-uncle that Jerry was based on passed away recently, but I will do my best to recreate him for his future interactions in this story. RIP Jimmy Dewayne Hinson 3