Date: 09/13/12 05:01 am Title: Chapter 9
Way to gooooooooooooo! Yes yes yes yes - fucking horrible Max. And that's all I have time to say right now. Great!!!
Author's Response: Yeah, hopefully Max will get what's coming to him...hopefully! Next chapter is all about the twins getting some alone time now their mother isn't breathing down their necks every second of the day. Thanks again for taking the time to read and review. I really do appreciate it. ove, Helen x
Date: 09/13/12 04:42 am Title: Chapter 8
What an intense chapter! I can't believe I missed this? And how interesting that Simone slapped Tom's face when she was angry with him for "not protecting" Bill. I just wrote something similar! An amazing alikeness in how we see her reaction, haha. Anyway, so many exciting and sad and intense things here. I am very glad the twins told their mother the truth at last, I do think they needed to get it ou. And the call from the LAPD must be a good thing in the end, to get that shit out of the way too. I hope it's about Max and his horrible ways. I'll read it as soon as I possibly can.
Author's Response: Thanks for the review for this chapter. I'm sure Simone was just acting on instinct when she slapped Tom. So many conflicting emotions in her, poor thing, and she needed someone to make the scapegoat. I see you've already read the next chapter so I'll respond to that review now.
Date: 09/13/12 01:01 am Title: Chapter 9
O_O *snoozes* *jerks* O_O ... so tired. Had to read it though. So good. Twin cuddles, Max bashing, no insane Simone. What more could we want in a chapter?
The bathroom scene was so touching, and then Tom being all 'its both of us or neither' I just kept picturing Bill behind him shaking his head and mouthing 'ignore him' but obviously he wouldn't/couldn't/didn't because that would undermine Tom and make the officers not take the request seriously.
Fantastic work hunny bunny. I can't wait to see more! *snuggles*
*sleeps*
Author's Response: Thank you for staying awake to read and for taking the time to review. Glad you enjoyed it. Had to laugh at your picture of Bill standing behind Tom and mouthing 'ignore him'...so funny, but as you said, that would totally undermine their request to the cops. Next chapter will almost exclusively be twin-time now that their mum isn't stalking them 24/7. it might take a little longer to post because I'm supposed to be writing an assignment for my distance learning course...but then again, since I know what's going to happen in the next one I might not be able to leave it alone. Thanks again for the lovely review. Big hugs, Helen x
Date: 09/12/12 11:51 pm Title: Chapter 9
ROFL
that was funny
cant wait for the next chapter and some BotTom
Author's Response: You know I'm gonna be writing the next chapter just for you. Might take a little time because I have work to do for my Open University course...but then again, I have so many little scenes spinning around in my head I'm not sure I'll be able to ignore them. Thanks as always for your great review. Love, Helen x
Date: 09/06/12 01:41 pm Title: Chapter 8
I loved Bill in this (: I love his fierce side, and I loved that he seems to be getting a grip on himself.
Poor Tom though. He's doing the best he can!
I never thought Simone to be heartless or anything, I actually find her reactions pretty understandable, even if she didn't have the rape situation in her past. I think she's a good, caring mom... and I loved how brave Bill was, disclosing it directly, and the fact that she's willing to try...
<3 just got your email, I'm gonna answer it asap! I wanna see the police taaalk! and if I were Tom, Id remind Bill of all the lies he told Tom to protect him when Bill was getting cryptic phone messages and roses and whatnot... and then say "same thing". I think that overall they have to be more honest with each other, they lie way too much if you consider that they basically have each other and that's it.
But anyway, Tom only had to go behind Bill's back because Bill was being utterly irrational. =p I'm still on team Tom. Go Tom! o/
kidding. hum.
Author's Response: Sorry I didn't reply to your review sooner, I've been working hard on the next really long chapter and managed to post it late last night. Hopefully you'll approve of Bill's new determined attitude. I'm pretty certain how this is going to end up now, but I keep getting ideas that will set me off on a tangent and then I think, no way, or this 'short' story will go on forever. Next chapter will have the twins finally getting some alone time...and we'll see how that turns out. Thanks as always for your wonderful review. Hope you enjoy the next chapter. Love, Helen x
Date: 09/05/12 11:09 pm Title: Chapter 8
great chapter
could you put one up for my birthday on saterday? id love that. Some BotTom? rofl
Author's Response: Hi, sweetie. Happy Birthday (well, it's past midnight so it's Saturday here in the UK). Don't think the next chapter will be quite ready as a birthday pressie but hopefully in a day or two. No BotTom in this one either but...keep reading. I said there'd be some in this sequel and I'm getting there. Happy Birthday again, and hope you have a fun day. Love, Helen x
Date: 09/05/12 02:24 am Title: Chapter 8
The twincest confrontation with Simone didn't go too bad! A little bumpy, but she's going to try to accept it. She will probably find that difficult. :-x
I bet the LAPD know how much of a perverted rat bastard Max is! It will be so tough for Bill, but hopefully he can open up about what's been happening, people will realize Max has been manipulative and taking advantage, then Bill can get real help.
Author's Response: Lack of time means just a quick response to this latest review but I really do appreciate the reviews you've left for each of the previous chapters. I love to know that people enjoy reading, it's what keeps me writing. Next chapter has been started but may take a while because I have Real Life stuff to do (Damned RL getting in the way of writing THF) but I will definitely be finishing this story...there's nothing worse than getting into a really good read and then finding it's unfinished. Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to review. Hugs, Helen x
Date: 09/05/12 01:54 am Title: Chapter 7
I was congratulating Bill on realizing he didn't like the effects of Max's therapy and wanted it reversed, but then Bill's still going to see him for his next appointment. Agh! Get a second opinion Bill! But, the brain-washing must be strong. :(
Date: 09/05/12 01:36 am Title: Chapter 6
Dilemmas *shakes head* ..you tell the truth so the secret doesn't hold so much power over you, but in the process you risk your life as you know it. Possibly screwed either way. Poor twins.
Maybe if Simone learns about the rape, she and Bill could talk, and Simone could offer her opinion on Max, having suffered similarly. But, Bill doesn't seem to be open to talking like that, and with his mother, well...guess I don't see that happening soon.
Simone means well, but she is just making it more stressful on Bill. Gordon seems like a good guy.
Date: 09/05/12 12:22 am Title: Chapter 5
Tom was so right that therapy is supposed to bring you control over yourself. Bill started to get that, but Max's brainwashing was too strong. :( I hope Munroe uncovers something before Bill pushes himself into further sessions with Max. That would inevitably just make him feel even worse!
Date: 09/04/12 11:25 pm Title: Chapter 4
Ugh! Max is disgusting and casts doubt on all therapy! I had been thinking maybe Tom could tell his own therapist about his concerns about what was going on with his abused brother's therapy, but I had completely forgotten about Munroe! That's brilliant. And good practice for her is she wants to be a PI. She'll have to dig up dirt on people and not necessarily like her clients.
Date: 09/04/12 10:55 pm Title: Chapter 3
OK, Simone's past explains her point of view, but Gordon is going to either need to make her see the two situations are different or convince her that it was a hoax. I don't envy being Gordon!
Date: 09/04/12 10:41 pm Title: Chapter 2
I'm getting creepy vibes about Bill's therapist Max...I guess only time will tell if that is founded or not. If something wrong is happening, then Tom can come to the rescue! Once Bill actually opens up about it :-/
Date: 09/04/12 10:22 pm Title: Chapter 1
I feel bad for them, but I like reading about the messy, human emotions and everything complicating their lives. I like to see them face the challenges and try to work through them. As long as they remember they always have each other, they'll be okay.
Date: 09/04/12 09:07 pm Title: Chapter 8
WOW! SO DRAMATIC!!!!. Good Job on this one!
Author's Response: Thank you, thank you. Dramatic is just what I was going for. So happy that it came across like that. Working hard on the next chapter if I can just keep Real Life at bay long enough to get any writing done. Thank you so much for reading and taking time out to review. Hugs, Helen x
Date: 09/03/12 10:33 am Title: Chapter 8
Well, okay. Fantastic progress with Simone, and Bill's having his 'last' (in theory) session tomorrow, and now this crap. What the hell is going on there?
Hmm. Did Munroe stumble upon an on going investigation into Max's 'practice?' That seems like the most plausible thing. And honestly, Bill can't be too upset/shocked that Tom put Munroe on it without telling him, yet. He knew from the beginning how much Tom disliked and distrusted the guy, and he Tried telling Bill stuff but he wouldn't really listen! So yea, and Bill answered the phone that wasn't his, and after he demanded Tom not answer it! Grr. If I were Tom i'd plead 'i was just trying to make myself feel better about him, if Munroe couldn't find anything I was gonna drop it and see my shrink about why i m so overlycautious and protective and paranoid'
Okay Simone, as if your son waking up and finding a dead body WOULDN'T be traumatizing enough for therapy. Right. But I'm so glad she is at least trying. I hope she'll be able to see, with a little time, that this is really what's best for them. I also hope she doesn't take this fight and blow it out of proportion.
Wonderful chapter. I can't wait to see more! Keep up the great work!
Author's Response: Thank you so much for reading and taking time to review. It really does boost me up when people take the trouble to let me know what they think of a chapter I've worked long and hard on. It does seem like neither of the twins has room to breathe between one crisis blowing up and the next, but I have to feel especially sorry for Tom. The poor guy keeps trying to do the right thing and gets slapped down every time (literally when it comes to his mother). Next chapter is in the works but may take a little longer as I have a final assessment assignment to complete for the distance learning course I'm doing. Thanks again for the great review. Hugs, Helen x
Date: 09/01/12 01:44 am Title: Chapter 8
please update ASAP
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and taking the time to review. I'm glad someone has because I felt this chapter was really dramatic and I worked hard on it, but it hasn't had much interest since I posted it. You're the only one who's reviewed. I've only just started the next chapter so it might take a while but even if I don't get many reviews I will definitely finish the story. Thank you so much for still following it and reviewing. Love, Helen.
Date: 08/29/12 01:29 pm Title: Chapter 7
I loved this one. I was able to understand Bill perfectly, his feelings, doubts and point of view. It makes all of his reactions understandable, but it also made me feel really bad about Tom. I'd say Bill's healing's been hurting him almost as much as the blackmail-and-rape situation itself.
Even though you said there'd be angst, I had a better feeling with this chapter. Like Bill's finally fighting back, and is finally finding some strenght in himself, he seems less helpless. And I think he's way better than he thinks he is, in fact. Better than everyone thinks he is. Now he seems to be held back only by Max's "therapy". And Tom seems to be playing along with Bill just to avoid him freaking out while he investigates. It's very clever of him.
I'm still here, still reading, still loving. Things now are getting less hectic on my end, since a very important event I was planning is now done with. So very soon I'll use a moment to drop you a line ^^
I hope everything's alright! I'm here, waiting for the next chapter... with the same enthusiasm as always!
Love you,
Author's Response: Thank you, as ever, for you lovely review. I'm glad that you can see things from Bill's POV. I feel sorry for Tom, too. And I'm afraid things aren't going to improve much for our favourite twin guitarist in the next chapter either. We also get Simone's POV in this chapter and dicover she's not quite as heartless as she appears. I'm hoping to post either tonight or tomorrow. I just have to do a couple of read-throughs and some editing to make sure its exactly how I want it and then it can go on site. Hope all is well with you, we're pretty much okay here. Love, Helen x
Date: 08/28/12 03:02 am Title: Chapter 5
This is an excellent story, Helen. Very well written, delectably horrifying, and emotionally wrenching. Reading it is like being raked over hot coals, like Thairice's Bad. There is no relief from the utter anguish going on with these characters! And I must say, I hope the twins send their parents home, nosy bastards. I really hope Bill realizes that Max is a monster, and soon. Poor boy has been through too much already. And so have I! This is sooo painful!
Date: 08/27/12 02:22 am Title: Chapter 4
Ugh! This is so hard to read, Helen! You're building up so much tension and stress I can't stand it! Bill's absolute self-degredations are painful, and the way he's pushing Tom away, trusting this sick effing the-rapist more than his own twin has me in knots. This is an utter train wreck of despair and damage. Very nice! ;)
Author's Response: Errrr...thanks for the review...I think! Wasn't sure whether you were liking it at first. Yeah, I guess I'm a true angst writer. I find the happy-happy, joy-joy, fluffy stuff really hard to write. Love those cliffhangers too. Working on chapter 8 now, not bad going for a story that was initially designed to be 2-3 chapters long. Glad you're enjoying it (you are aren't you?) and many thanks for the review. Looking forward to your next chapter...soon, please. Love, Helen x