i *had* an epiphany with the love passage you're talking about. i was still back up above, when they're getting home and gary says 'kids--two. us--zero.' and it came to me. i put it down--and a couple other sentences--and wrote them in when i came to them.

oh and DON'T stop. your fic isn't shadowed for *me.* your fic melted me into a little *puddle* with all the pushing of buttons and it wasn't even very long.

mmmmtheGROWL. those bits, all of them, were some of the best to write. congratulate yourself, darling, you were the impetus behind the story. it wasn't until i went 'o.0... OMG MAYBE HE DOES' that i got really serious about writing the idea.

and um, thanks ::blush:: :).