It's hard to say 'goodbye' to Nemesis, it was a great story, exciting from the begining to the end, with best proportions of love, hate, pleasure and pain. I hope that your muse will appear with something new very soon!

I'm happy to have gotten to read the resolutions to both stories, but sad now they're both over and I've got no more Mirages to look forward to!  Oh, the conflict.  And thank you ever so much for your compliment in response to my last review - that just had me preening all day.  :)   I've been trying to convince my Muse (all covered with dust, and also in a retirement home like Mr. Parker) to come back out and play again, but she seems conflicted between a Pretender-fic, and trying to straighten out the House/Cuddy mess on "House".  Or some bizarre crossover.  Anyway, I really appreciated your kind words.  :)

And touche to Michael Patrick!  Ha ha!  Your line about the lifers liking a man w/manicured hands reminds me of a line in a Brad Paisley country song, talking about men "with deep spray on tans, and creamy lotiony hands, that can't grip a tackle box".  And R.I.P. indeed to Mr. Presnell, an all-time great character actor.  Parker went through the ringer in this story - tortured not once but twice, hunted & falsely accused, but I guess she came out ok in the end - family intact/safe, name cleared, and an amorous fellow Pretender to sex around with.  I also love how Jarod keeps repeating things when he's confused!  Too funny.

Speaking as a Florida resident, a cranky old coot would blend in just fine down here, especially if he was driving 15 MPH with his blinker always on.  :)  I don't have a problem at all with Jarod taking care of Sammy Tanaka, and foisting the blame on Michael.  In fact, I'm kinda proud of him.

*waves bye back*  Enjoy your vacation, but do come back chock-a-block with more stories, yes?

It was wonderful journey,thank you! Don't let us wait too long for something new,please!;-)

Mirage- I re-read my review and was worried it seemed harsh. Then I re-read 'Reckoning' and realized it was not as abrupt as I had originally thought. I guess I felt it was over to quick [what will I (we) read now?] But it was beautifully written and a great ending to a brilliant story! With appropriate endings for Mr. Parker; Michael Patrick and of course Miss Parker/Jarod. Thanks again for writing! :-)

Wow - I'm late to the party!  :)  Stupid real life.

Parker's ordeal just gets more horrible with each chapter; and adds to how impressive she is to have survived such torture.  I hope Michael Patrick falls afoul of some very large, and very amorous men in prison.

I like that Parker and Jarod are still edged, even though they're together.  Their lives (especially since we last saw them on TV) haven't been easy, and it wouldn't seem reasonable for them to just be all "Whee, we're in love!  Puppies, kitties, and rainbows!"  She's probably always going to default to suspicion; the fact Jarod and her family have gotten as close as they have is amazing.

I admit, I was a little worried Jarod had crossed the line and revealed some of her secrets, because if he'd convinced himself it was for her benefit, he's capable of most anything.  And you know I love it when Parker bests him!  Although I think she'd have much rather it been Alex than Mr. Parker.  Yikes!  You got me!  I hadn't thought of him at all...one more layer to shred of MP's psyche!

Glad the fighting couldn't keep them apart and out of bed for long.  And although it's very sweet that Jarod can be painstakingly gentle with her (Mr. Cuddler), it was good to see that they don't always have to be.   Poor confused Nicholas!  Did Janeane over hear that I wonder?  Would the FBI look favorably on their agent boinking his protectee?  Inquiring minds want to know!  :)  Keep up the great work!

Love it...even the end notes lol. Your explanations were well done, I liked the way  you introduced information and still had the story flowing. I'm curious about the pain in Parker's toes. I enjoyed the family interactions, the closeness is something Parker never experienced and now had. Nice cliff hanger ending of the chapter!! Mr. Parker..... add twilight zone music now. lol. Great job again. Thank you!

My goodness! You're writing a wonderful fanfic. Methinks you misread my "tone". Don't mistake me for a Beta Reading Nazi. Believe me my knickers aren't in a twist. lol I was just funnin that I'd emasculate Jarod. And I was only wondering if maybe Miss Parker's father could be Wylie Coyotte.

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Write on, McDuff!

Author's Response:

Not only did you offend a couple of readers by using the term "Nazi", you also misspelled Wile E. Coyote so rest assured, no one here has/will mistake you for being a beta reader of any kind.

My response (and your reviews) speaks for itself.

Oh, and I received your email. I could only see the code, headers, ip addresses and had to forward your mail to my uni account but I was finally able to read your message (gunslingergirl / preferably /) and if you really want to know what happened, you'll have to actually read the fic (simple concept) but reviewing is unnecessary. Really. I'm not going to respond to you.

Do try to show respect for others in the future and if you simply have to communicate with me, send an email.

Thank you, thank you!! I was afraid that Jarod shared the details of her torture with her family and betrayed her trust....I was extremely relieved that it was just a misunderstanding on Miss P's part, that he was only breifing them about the possibility that Alex was after them. Even though Jarod is in charge, Parker was dead on right about the mad man and I love you for writing it like that. The power struggles are wonderful, but I'm glad Jarod put his foot down when it concerns the investigation...it shows that he's trying to protect her because he loves her, even if he was wrong about Alex's MO...Jarod isn't perfect lol and you always shows us that. I can't wait for the next update! You are so awesome!!!

It started out good with the nightmare recaps. But must Jarod win every argument? I would have had his balls in a sling after the psych exam! Now he's giving details of her torture to her father and brothers? Hell why not just give em to the kid too? Anyway, can't wait to learn more about why Mr Parker is orchestrating the hunt to kill his "daughter".

Author's Response:

Well, I'll be damned. *ahh, deja vu* You are the second newbie reviewer to misread this fic- that's two in as many chapters. Odd.
 
"Anyway"

Fanfic is trivial- it doesn't warrant getting ye olde big gal knickers in a twist and especially when YOU failed to comprehend the events that have transpired in this fic:

LMAO...I was very mad that it was Jarod with Olivia but then I saw it was not. Mirage don't do that to me again lol. I almost stopped reading I was so mad. I am so happy they are closer now and working together.

Author's Response: Haha, I couldn't help myself. One day, I am going to write a story where either Parker or Jarod walk in on the other while having sex with someone else. Not today, however, haha. Thanks for reading and reviewing.

This chapter is either Parker coming clean or perhaps another decptive move on her behalf... hmmmm hard to tell isn't it?

Time will tell! All of it was well written with a lot of great  dialogue and emotion. Oh please quite with the typos! lol  I truly have not noticed any, if they are there you writing over-shadowed them.

Good job!

Gosh, a lot has happened since I last been on here to review. I like how careful Jarod is with her like he's scared and has good reason to be. You did well with him interrogating her..his no more Mr. Nice Guy attitude is good to see. This reminds me so much of TP 2001 and could have been the storyline. It's great! I promise to read and review the rest when I have time.

Author's Response: A lot has happened, Jules. I'm glad you found the humor in the fic and that you're enjoying the ride so far. Oh yes, Wednesday AKA Janeane- I have no idea where Lady Muse gets these characters from but I had to show that Parker is still, well, Parker. Thanks for the R&R!