"Return to Me"--And I Will Mend My Soul In Time (Chapter 5)

[breespearls]

Title: Return to Me--And I Will Mend My Soul In Time
Author: Eleanor aka breespearls
Rating: PG
Author's Notes: Thank you, dear readers, for following this fic. I heartily appreciate the time you take to read something I've written. :)

The chapter title is a lyric taken from the James Blunt song Goodbye My Lover. Though when I was writing it, I was

Comments

[zimbalist]

love it!

[breespearls]

Thank you so much. :) My first review for this chapter. Totally makes me squee! :D

[juno_chan]

First of all, wow! What a change from the five-month gap that separated the last two chapters! Great job getting this chapter up so fast, it was definitely an unexpected and welcome surprise

[breespearls]

Hi!! It's nice to see you as always! :)

Darling, as long as there is breath in my body my fic will have no Bree/Orson ending. *shudderwretchgagshudder* I would have Bree hook-up with Lynette or Karl Mayer or... PAUL YOUNG before hooking her up with Orson. If I should ever, EVER even contemplate doing that, I'm looking you up because I'll need to be talked out of it and smacked around a few times. The only thing is that Orson might not totally be out of the picture. While I think it's safe to say that I won't be writing any Bree/Orson love scene (or almost love scenes) or have a relationship develop between them, he'll make an occassional appearance in the next few chapters.

As for the endish feel, I wanted that finality, not because I'm ending the fic, but because a chapter (and a painful one at that) of Bree's life has closed and she's somewhat a new person. It is true that there are chapters and chapters waiting to be written.

"No. What I want, I can’t have.”I have to say that I rarely praise my own stuff. I'm usually

[phineas_gatsby]

I liked the conversation with the psychiatrist. Sounds very true. Is the unidentified male possibly Andrew?

I liked the end..."what I want I can't have."

Oh, and Lynette...that was spot-on perfect Lynette. Now, I don't happen to like Lynette much, myself, but she is that persistent friend who'll never give up on you.

Maybe I'll have more substance to say later. It's silly because I'm so talkative and I like this SO much, but I can't think of anything to say. A second reading'll do me good.

[phineas_gatsby]

(duh, of course it was Andrew. Didn't Danielle call him at the end of the last chapter? I think that I must be on drugs.)

Again, I liked this because it was so emotional and yet detached (as if you're seeing someone else's emotions and not quite close enough to feel them yourself), which is probably why it was so hard for me to think of anything to say.

The divorce just feels broken. It's the saddest form of divorce (and, unfortunately, I think the most permanent) because there's no anger; they've moved on to acceptance, albeit sad acceptance. Oh, dear. I hope that they can work it out.

[breespearls]

The divorce just feels broken. It's the saddest form of divorce (and, unfortunately, I think the most permanent) because there's no anger; they've moved on to acceptance, albeit sad acceptance. Oh, dear.I had originally planned for them to do a "War od the Roses" kind of thing where they fight and argue and try to get revenge, but it just didn't work because it wasn't sad enough, LOL. I think that's why I wrote Bree as being kind of detached in this chapter. In order to go through with filing for divorce, she has to detach herself from the situation. On one hand, I don't think she thinks she'd have enough guts to go through it otherwise and also, she knows the marriage is over. (At least she thinks so.) Dwelling on the situation would probably give her cause to wait it out instead of doing the right thing (in her mind

[audreyfamous]

MAN YOU ARE ON A ROLL! KICK ASS!!!!!

This was so great. I knew it was Lynette... she's such a good friend. And I love that she brought Bree cookies. She's so great.

So the entire dividing the assets scene was absolutely fabulous. What Rex said at the end was so sad and so sweet... GOD THAT HIT ME HARD. Are you gonna explain what all they divided in the next chapter?

IS THAT NEXT CHAPTER COMING SO FAST?? CAUSE MAN THAT WOULD BE SUPER :)

I loved it! Woooo!!

[breespearls]

Hey girlie! :)

I ♥ the Brynette friendship. Lynette has become somewhat important in this fic and will probably stay a minor "major" character (if that made ANY sense). :)

What Rex said at the end was so sad and so sweet... GOD THAT HIT ME HARD.

Me, too!! I've said it everywhere else and I'm going to say it again. Of all the things I've written thus far (which is, like, 40,000 words), the only part that I take pride in, that I actually like and will accept as being kinda good, is Rex's last words to Bree before walking out of the office. Of everything that's happened in all five chapters, that one line has destroyed me more than anything else. :(

The next chapter is much longer and more complicated than chappie #5, so unfortuantely, it will probably not be out that fast. :) You can message me on MySpace and I'll try and update ya.

Thanks for R&Ring! :D

[breeluv]

Im reading this now over on dfans and i already told you i love it i want more i really love this story.

[breespearls]

Thanks so much! I appreciate you reading this fic on BOTH places. :)

FYI, chappie #6 is almost complete. I just need to finish it up, edit it and post it. If you'd like to join in on the updates and read a sneak peek for chappie #6, go to www.fanfiction.net, look up 'forums', choosing the Desperate Housewives category. There's, like, 3 or 4 forums over there, one which is mine specifically created for the fic.

I'd love it if you'd read the sneak peak and tell me what you think. :)