He kissed her! *squeel* Gosh, I hope she won't push him away. My gut tells me she won't, but will she let it continue after that? That is the big question!
You never fail me with the way you write a first kiss between characters! (Yes I'm one of those creeps who has read almost all of your stories).
Please, puhleaasee update soon!

SezGo666, Throttle has no right getting mad about what Stoker has up to he's trying to slowly win over Izzy plus Stoker showed interest in her first. I'll bet Throttle tries to put the moves on her & Stoker walks in & explodes with rage that one of his much younger surrogate sons whom he has trained, took care of, respected & loved all his life tries to steal what he feels is his girl. My concern is what's going to happen those loan sharks learn about Charley? Izzy's going to have tell her sister in law her brother was a gambler.

Really enjoyed this chapter! Good to see Stoker making a move on Izzy, not sure if she is ready to except him yet but hopefully she won't push him away. As for Throttle he ain't gonna be happy once he finds out what Stoker has been up to! Looking forward to the next chapter I hope it's soon.

Man, that was beautifully written.
The part where Throttle finally comes to terms (and the part before that when Modo is hurt by his comment on Earthlings and Martians).

And then the part where Vinnie slips up causing Izzy and Stoker to fight... and when Stoker begs his Goddess to let Izzy accept him...
My heart melted, girl! And then how he held her and his hand moved to guide her lips to his... I can't. Can you tell I'm losing it?

I fully agree with guest (wolftattoo?) Stoker is not going to share Izzy. No way. And I also want Izzy with Stoker! They are endgame...they have to be.

Things are getting really tense now by the way that post was mine something was up when I tried to upload my review of this story.

I knew it Throttle has the hots for Isabel man Stoker is going to be pissed last thing he wants is another man trying to steal a girl he has feelings for. So Martian males share a female Charley & Izzy may not be into that they may want a relationship with just one male & if that's the case two of the mice will have to back down. But which one? I know I want Stoker to be with Izzy as for Charley she probably has feelings for Modo. You should write a chapter about Charley's thoughts towards the mice espelodo & Vinnie. I always felt Vinnie & Charley weren't right for each other Vinnie is too wild, young, reckless &a a flirt Charley wants someone who is more serious & treats her with respect. Plus Charley reminds Vinnie too much of Harley he should be with someone who doesn't remind him of his old love (Would you want someone who reminds you of your ex?) But let's see where it goes all I know is the furs going to fly when Stoker learns Throttle is in love with Izzy.

Man up already Stoker! Tell her how you feel.

I wasn't at all surprised to read that Stoker watched over the garage at night, but I was blown away by his choice of partner.

I never would have guessed he would trust Vinnie with the truth. But then he explained his reasoning and it all made sense!

Guess I underestimated Vinnie's maturity when it really matters.

Also, I liked their manly heart to heart about Harley.
That was really well written. Now I feel bad for never really thinking about her too much. Poor girl.
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When Stoker rushed back to the garage looking for Izzy I expected the worst. I thought the bad guys had just walzed right in and taken her, but I was wrong.

Instead I got a lovely reminder, in the form of Vinnie's bike, that those bikes are sentient.

Now I'm wondering about Stokers bike, and laughing my head off.

If those bad guys had broken in at any point, would Stokers bike have gone charging to the rescue and scared Izzy to death?

Thank you for a thoroughly entertaining filler chapter.

It's gonna be tough keeping track of who knows which secret from now on.

I saw that segment on that mouse species years ago on National Geographic! The fact that you put that in the story was pure genius! Wow!
I mean I get it, you used it as a joke to mess with Izzy, lol.
That's why I love your writing. It's so much fun. In depth use of knowledge.
Hope you update soon again!

I'm don't think Charley is going to like being shared between two males in a relationship it's obvious Stoker wants Izzy but what the hell is going on with Throttle? Does he secretly desire Izzy too if so she's not going to like being in a two male relationship either & Vinnie hasn't been flirting with Charley hardly he needs to get over Harley like Stoker has she's not coming back. IMO Charley reminds him of Harley which is why I think they're wrong for each other Modo treats Charley with decency & respect.

Why hello there update :3 I'm here for it! I have waited patiently and you delivered! And oh how you delivered.
This was a long chapter btw, more of that please!
The part with Vinnie and Stoker...that was amazing. It makes so much sense for the two of them to talk about Harley. Especially now with Stoker realizing what it feels like to meet the one that makes him lose all his senses.
I feel bad for Modo though, he thought he was getting closer to Charley and somehow she keeps going back and forth between him and Vinnie when it comes to attention.
Can't wait to see how that plot unfolds :3
Spaceflora mentioned Izzy describing how she feels around both Stoker and Throttle, and I think that was also very on point.
God, give me more!

Dang it, I have missed so many chapters! I'm so sorry! Let me make it up to you by saying that this was amazing! (As were the other chapters).
Someone else said it in another review, but I always want to repeat it: it is so so great to see all of these different stories within the big story. AND! It al matches perfectly.

Sometimes people tend to write too many different things happening all at once, that you can't make heads or tails of them any more... but not you, missy. You manage to make it easy to read and remember, while those subjects are intense and detailed.
It takes some skill to do that, I applaud you for that.

I love the way you portray each and every one of them, to me you nail it every time.

I can't wait to read more. Especially now that Stoker's behaviour is becoming more apparent to Izzy. How will she respond?

Love your work and update soon!

Oh, loved it! Really enjoyed that talk between Vinnie and Stoker and also that small segment when Vinnie was checking Charley sleeping... Like I've said before I love that whole love triangle between Vinnie-Charley-Modo and I like these little bits of historical/biological bits you put in here and the previous chapters as well, about males sharing females etc. Well, we just have to wait and see what happens, oh and I became very intrigued when you wrote that even Vinnie had felt something happening between Modo and Charley... I wonder how will he react or will he confront his bro about this...
Well, anyway, then I loved also that scene where Izzy is talking about his relationships between Throttle and Stoker, I mean how she feels about them both when she's alone with them, that she's more at ease with Stoker and Throttle feels maybe a bit distant... Somehow I liked that scene a lot. You build these characters wonderfully.
Then... oh that last scene! I immidiately started to let my thoughts run wild what will happen after that last line but... I see I must wait for the next chapter to find out!
Well, again, very good work! I cannot wait for the next chapter!
Oh and one more thing! that nature channel programme about the rodents... that was freaking hilarious!

In response to wolftatoo,

So is Sam dead or isn't he?

I inferred that Sam deliberately tried to kill himself and his wife. I think he is dead.

But you read the same thing and now think it was staged? You think Sam may still be alive?

How interesting!

If Sam is actually alive, will he become a villain, or will he redeem himself? Will this become another complication in Izzy's life?

Wow, this story has more layers than an onion cake :)

I got so excited when I saw you had updated!

Where to start...?

So I love, love, love your Modo/Charlie scenes. Modo is just adorkable. I love him to bits and am jealous of Charlie. Ha ha.

Stoker... well, me thinks his bravado/ego might just land Izzy in trouble because as she pointed out, Stoker is not around 24/7. He seems to think he's a macho hero, but I don't know. Pride before a fall and all that...

Izzy is also stubborn and used to dealing with things on her own. It's a tough habit to break and not easy to just trust that someone is looking out for you and actuallly means it. I guess talk is cheap from Izzy's point of view.

I mean, Izzy could have had a fatal car accident on the way to the scoreboard... that red car was suspicious or maybe just average Chicago traffic? We will never know.

Throttle is a mystery. Is he attracted to Izzy? Afraid of her? I can't get a good read on him yet.

Not much to say about Vinnie this chapter. For once, he's kinda quiet.

I am so looking forward to your next chapter :)