WOW! I absolutely loved this story. Couldn't wait to read a new chapter every day. I can see how the story could end where it did, but it still says...to be continued. If you ever feel inspired, please continue this story. You really know and understand these characters so well. I can totally picture Bruce and Cybill doing this story. Just perfect! Great job!

Please finish this, this story is really really good

Interested ideas in this story. I love how he is going to be a home stay dad and maddie running her company. Them going to a shrink is very important too. You found a nice balance in this story and I like it very much. Hope you will update soon cause I'm curious where you will take them.

I can't wait either! Great chapter! Love them in therapy. They need it.

And another great batch of chapters! Like the show, you aren't afraid to tackle the mundane issues which come into the matter of David and Maddie getting married, such as Maddie's parents, and make them interesting. Papa Hayes has always been a great character in my book, and you've pulled off him and his wife quite flawlessly. Their reaction to David and Maddie getting together is just what I would've expected. The mishap with Maddie trying to spend the night with David is terrifically amusing. It certainly is true of David that while he holds no regard for moral conventions, he is generally respectful towards those who do.

The engagement scene is beautifully handled. I enjoyed the subsequent round of prank calls, too, though I have to say I feel like I couldn't fully appreciate how funny that bit is without seeing Bruce Willis and Cybil Shepherd act it out. There are nuances they'd have brought to the delivery which I'm sure you were picturing in your head as you wrote it but which I somehow just couldn't imagine.

Richie getting into trouble with gambling seems... I dunno, a little too ordinary for a guy who used to sell goop that makes you rich and thin. That said, it's not hard to imagine him having to borrow money from Maddie and David and live at their place for a few months. David's reaction is certainly in-character, too, though I half-expected Richie to pointedly remind his bro that he once loaned him $37,000 with no questions asked. Maddie's handled of the situation is so sweet; she knows that whatever he might say, David would always regret it if he shut his brother out of his life. You get a good sense of how having him around is both a genuine nuisance and a blessing in disguise. Above all, it's a wonderful treat to have Richie as a part of this look into Moonlighting's future and to once more enjoy his character's distinctive charm.

There are just too many great bits in here to mention... such as Bert's drunken toast, and the way I could absolutely hear Agnes's shrill yet lovable delivery when she gave her own toast. Or how even David's sarcasms ("Oh... it'll be peaches and cream") are genuinely funny.

The ending is a little abrupt, particularly given how paced the rest of the story is, but it's as satisfying and amusing as the rest. Although, if this is the end, why isn't the story marked as complete? Anyway, if this is the end, it's been a wonderfully authentic and entertaining look at where the Moonlighting cast's lives might have gone after the series cancellation. You deserve plenty of kudos for this one.

Awesome! There isn't much about your writing I can say that I haven't said in previous reviews, e.g. the perfectly in-character banter and dialogue, but this story takes the characters in a very natural direction following the end of the series, and superbly captures Moonlighting's trademark pacing, unpredictability, and approach to tough topics. And it reminds me why I love David and Maddie as a couple so much. You really do a great job of bringing the two of them together, not brushing aside all the hurt and anger that has come between them as fan fiction writers tend to do, but addressing it and gradually showing that the flame still burns in spite of it.

Some brilliantly witty lines in here, with "those two kids getting together... and having kids" and the "Not bad... this is not bad... only took us..." bit in particular really making me grin. Even low key bits like "I'll let you guys get to... whatever it is you need to get to..." add to the distinctive Moonlighting ambiance.

Plot wise, I really liked the bit with Melissa, in particular how you played it as an exploration of the characters rather than just a jealousy/sexual tension riff. Although, it did make me think you should have integrated all the exposition at the beginning of the fic into David and Maddie's conversation; in addition to feeling more natural, it would have made David having a girlfriend work as a shock for the reader as well as Maddie.

The exchanges between Agnes and Maddie are just beautiful. They capture that quirky little way that the two of them read the meaning behind each other's words, and make me wish you had more of Agnes in here (and Burt too, of course).

Lastly, you do a fine job with introducing a case into the picture in chapter 3. The way it interweaves with David and Maddie's relationship is classic Moonlighting, and the approach they took to working on the case feels like authentic private investigating. The unexpected denouement works as either a case of "That's the way life is sometimes" or a false resolution that could be picked up in a later chapter. The way the issue of children pops up without natural segues is an intelligent stroke; it suggests that the issue is something that's constantly lurking in their heads and doesn't need to actually be brought up. Really, great stuff here which makes a very respectable continuation of the source material.

YAY! Good story!

Absolutely love it. You are so talented! I can’t wait for more!