LJ Exclusive Series: Number Eight

[tombeaumontonlj]

Tom Sez:  Number Eight?  That's a little dishonest.  See, it's really a continuation of Number Seven, so you could call this Seven-and-a-Half.

No, since there might be more, it's not a half.   Seven-Point-Two.  Yeah, that's about right.

More?  Wow.  I'm really putting myself on the spot here, especially since you haven't even seen this one yet.

Comments

[sunflowerqueen]

Very cute...and an excellent follow up to the first part. Nicely done...;)

[tombeaumontonlj]

Thank you...I does what I can...

[aaalex55]

Oh I think I may have been one of those that said it was "cruelty" to leave the first story like that. But it was a good cruelty! Glad though to see more of this.

Great work as always. I'm glad the letter got Izzie to analyze her relationship with George and got the ball rolling for their relationship. But I gotta say one of my favorite parts was Izzie's comeback to Alex.

“Yeah, you prefer sad little boys,” Alex said after her.
“No, Alex,” she replied, not breaking stride, “If that were true, I wouldn’t be leaving you behind.”

Perfection! :)

[tombeaumontonlj]

Yeah, I liked that too...to admit, though, that line took awhile to find; I wanted an 'hasta la vista, baby' and it just wasn't happening...

I think that one sentence took a quarter of the writing time, no kidding - but it came out pretty good...

[rahmat1]

speechless!!!you are an amazing writer!i know you always write "the end" but it always seems like its the beginning of something more beautiful!go gizzie!if you can do continue it makes me "lighter and brighter" lol

[tombeaumontonlj]

Thank you, my friend...

...I'm glad the 'lighter and brighter' bit reached you...I'd been straining to find a way to end the story, and it wasn't satisfying me, so I thought about bubbles - no kidding - and those adjectives fell out, and suddenly it connected all the dots for me...sometimes, emotional truth need to be stated simply...

[jherek01]

You're still awesome, Tom. You get extra bonus points for the patience you showed with the characters' emotions. Far too many stories, and hell the show itself anymore, have the characters being together almost instantly. Kudos for the restraint.

I hope you write more for this story.

[tombeaumontonlj]

Thanks for the high praise - it is most welcome!

Excellent point about characters being thrown together...I made a conscious decision with this series that I would let them dance to that line between friendship and romance, get closer and closer, but have them back off (even to the point of chickening out)...it may be torturous, but it's important to let their sexual tension build...

...and you'll see that in upcoming chapters...

[mariem201]

Oh wow, that was better than the first part. I loved how you had Izzie analyze her feelings and you didn't just rush them together.

I wish the show would have done thta, just creeping realization over a slow period of time.

I love the little bubbles that show Izzie's burgeoning feelings for George.

Of course I adore the reply to Alex, that was brilliant.

I love the little teasing banter with Gizzie at the end.

You need to post this on the BGL thread on FF for all the people who do not know about this site.

You are seriously gifted.

[tombeaumontonlj]

What a lovely thing to say...thank you...

I agree about the realization...I kinda wish that we were still talking about a couple that we were rooting for to eventually get together, not one that got together and broke up, and is in danger of never finding their way back...

I'm keeping the faith, but the uncertainty of it all...

[tombeaumontonlj]

My most humble thanks, my fellow BGL Islander...

Sorry I'm not there more often, by the way...congrats on your promotions...it's hard to get back nowadays, but I'm trying...