Loved this story! Very short but truly beautiful. Loved the ending too, Damon, Elena and Tommy make a lovely family. *-*
I wished there were more Delena scenes in the last chapter but it was a great story either way, much better than a lot of others stories.
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I adored this story. I read the whole thing for the second time. 100% great.

Oh my goodness, what a story! Thank you so much for sharing! This was the first story I favorited on this site. I will miss these characters you've breathed so much life into. Glad they are in a good place now with so much potential and possibility. Such heartfelt and beautiful writing. Loved every moment of it!

Well I read all that in one shot. That was such a rollercoaster of emotions. I didn't see it that it would take a life and death experience for Elena to finally want to live but I can see the powerful symmetry of it. That regret in her heart and gasping out his name, knowing he was there. Even in all that pain she knew he was there.
I could hardly believe how calm Damon was even though he must have been screaming inside that he could smile at her and say she wasn't dying on his watch.
I loved how Damon saw her family that he told first was her firefighter crew. they were the ones there for her and more like family than he real family was. But Jeremy breaking down and saying how sorry he was, was incredible. You could see the walls falling down and she was starting to open herself up to living again. She fought from being inches from death and came back.
I loved her little house like loft. Every touch, every move and feeling sounded so carefully thought out and my heart was racing at the emotions pouring from them both. Far better than any love scene really. Everything was finally within her grasp and she took that leap to trust that happiness could be a possibily for her. Their confesssions of love just added to an already perfect moment.
Their future sounded so perfect, such a sweet little boy that looked so much like her. His little pout that was like Elenas that Damon could not say no too. His little visits with parents and family. Even his dad sounded like he was thawing some from the love of that little boy. They all snuggling in the bed at the end of the day was so right and very typical of that age. Love this version of DE. XOXO

Loved it. The angst is so real. I feel so bad for Elena trying to push him away and stay in her little bubble. She deserves so much more and I cant help but feel that it will take the forgiveness of Jeremy for her to stop punishing herself. She sounds literally scared to accept any joy in her life. She brings so many joy just by saving them and makes such a differnence in peoples lives. Even Kol could see it and said he would say hi from Damon. The others in her life want more for her too and its up to her to break that hold the grief has on her.
The whole scene at the fire and the description and detail, the wailing of people, the fire bursting from the roof, windows shattering, roof collapsing...i could see it all like i was right there. I am so glad they got Kol out and managed to save him. I cant imagine the stress that kind of job would be daily like ive said before.
Love the sweet time in his office, and him being so honest with her and her battling her feelings. She does want more too but she has to fight past the fear.
Love at the end that he said he was waiting for her no matter how long it took. She rejected him and thought she closed that door but he was not going to give up on her that easily. I am eager to see how it ends!

Well you inspired me to read from another author here. I hope Charlotte had an amazing birthday as well. I was so thrown by the detail and intimacy of your story for Jarka that I forgot to wish her a great birthday as well. LOL
This was intense and you can feel the adrenaline of what their jobs are like every day. Like yours I'm sure. I cant imagine the kinds of things you face working with traumas daily. I am in awe of the hard work and skill and fast thinking that must be a part of everything you do.
This Elena is so sad and has such high walls up. Her pain from so much loss so fast must have broken her to trust in any connections ever again. Keeping people at arms length then they can't hurt you as much or at all. Rejecting anything serious with Damon was hard to read and I could just imagine his longing for more and that he could feel something deeper there.
His family sounds like stuck up rich people except that his mom truly sees him for who he is and loves him for what he does. She sees the passion behind it not just the prestige that his father wants him to have.
Jeremy rejecting her blaming her for their parents dying i just realized could have actually happened in VD and it never did. He spiraled bad into drugs there but it never really seemed like he blamed her. I'm glad she showed even just some emotion and let Damon be there for her. Looking forward to part 2. You should be proud of me lots of reviews all in one day! Love ya

I read this again and it was so good. So much emotion. The happy ending was worth it.

love, love, looved it, great story.

Damon is firm in his convictions, he doesn't want to give up.

Wow. Really really well developed characters and psychology. Hats off to you!

YUP it is time to make some progress on getting them back together, in whatever way you have planned. :D

Well done! Well done! A very emotional, touching story that YES, needs a sequel (I admit it, I like your writing!). Thank you so much for this story. It made me laugh, cry, get pissed, and then finally smile.

Wow! Loved it. You know, reading your stories is just like...wow... I can't describe it with words, I don't know how. It's like a caress to my heart and soul, my eyes are wet and I have a feeling that life is beautiful. Thank you very much. :-)

Such a great ending,
It ended where we all wanted it ot turn out.
Very good writing kept us readers on our toes and interested, very good job.

This story was crazy good and a roller coaster of emotions. I loved it.