Great story! Thanks for writing!

I'm done! Looking forward to whatever you have coming up.

You have Joe's reactions down cold. His initial go-to emotion always seems to be anger, but then we get to what lies underneath...fear. Good thing he has Kara now.

Aww, Frank, aren't you the sweetest thing? Love the flowers, and Anna will, too.

"Well, I can, but it would be a bad idea." LMHO...love Joe when he's being Joe.

Sigh...loved the brotherly banter and the sweet ending to the chapter. I'm all warm and fuzzy now.

Great job!

Poor Frank! Having to maintain a cover while concussed and in pain has to be one of the worst things imaginable.

And Frank is very lucky to be alive!

And Kara proves that as cute and sweet as she appears, deep down, she's really a bad***. Don't mess with her, Randy.

And poor Frank, again. It's always hard to lose someone on a case.

Long suffering Laura. Honest to gosh, I don't know how that woman does it. I would be in a padded room.

Excellent chapter!

Aw, love the brotherly bond. And Frank's internal dialogue with Joe. It must be tough to pursue a case without Joe's wisecracking...and advice.

I'm sensing the danger ratcheting up here.

Kara, be careful. I think Randy is a lot more dangerous than he appears.

Yikes! Frank escaped that one by the skin of his teeth. Although I'm not liking the bleeding thing.

Fabulous chapter!

Oooh, passports. I knew Bob was a baddie. Good for Frank for keeping his cool. And negotiating for a higher "salary". Lol

Nice save with the "dad used to sing it" line, Frank.

Cleaning while stressed. Sounds like maybe Laura has rubbed off on him. Or Gertrude.

Good work Kara!

And even while he's a sleep deprived zombie, he's still the big brother.

Great chapter!

Ah, a lovely, angsty chapter! Just what I wanted to see. Of course, Joe will just have to join the team to make sure that neither Frank nor Kara gets killed the next time out. And that reminds me...D'you have another story on the fire? Huh? Please? Pleeeeeeeeeze?

Oh, Joe, you remind me of my teenage son...eyeing the food portions.

So, Frank is very reluctant to talk. Hmmm...now I really want to know what happened.

Joe, you're still the annoying little brother, aren't you? Lol

Yes, Frank, do tell. I'm all ears.

Can't wait to see where you're taking this!

*applauds*

bravo!

This was a fun and enjoyable story, Leya. It reminded me of how much I like Kara and Frank together. I liked your first story in this universe and I'd harbored thoughts that you might pair Frank with Kara. I was kind of hoping you would, but alas, it wasn't to be. Don't take that wrong, I just really liked Kara and Frank together. Probably weird of me and I don't totally mind Kara with Joe. LOL ;)

Anyway, good story. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. :)

That was brilliant :)

Bob is a very bad man. And Frank is doing such a great job of this, he's scaring me a little. Lol

And Randy is a stupid, arrogant, frat boy type. Keep your guard up, Kara.

Frank just can't shake his big brother persona, can he? Lol

And now things are going to get serious...

Excellent chapter!

Love this chapter. I love how you transition from
narrating flashbacks to the present so easily.
You reveal a lot of layers of Frank, Joe, and their
relationship.

Hla

Great ending-loved it-really love your hb universe and can't wait for your next adventure. Thank you.

Love Frank trying to hide his attraction for Kara. What a dork. Lol

And how he immediately defaults to his "you have to take care of yourself" mantra to cover it up.

Frank and Matt are cracking me up. Especially Matt's comment..."Not really. He's just less of an asshole than he makes himself out to be." Frat boys.

Oh, Frank, this whole "designer" thing makes me very nervous. "Bob" is serious trouble. Bodily harm kind of trouble. Sigh...

Excellent chapter!