Thumbs up, rg. I like the fact that you're a bit of a tease with the hot parts. I had to leave before chapt. 2, but enjoyed the first one enormously. Congratulations.
In fact, congratulations to all of you who have the courage to submit your work. It's a jungle out here.
Edited to add: Chapter 2 will keep until I post to my SRP threads, right? I'm going to be ravished and I have to pre-rip my bodice.
This really is a love story with sex, isn’t it? It’s told with remarkable tenderness and wistfulness, and very nicely done.
And even though the story is called “Fatima”, it's really about Carl. He’s the one we’re getting to know, and it’s his warmth and personality that infuse the whole story.
It’s a very sweet story, and I'm almost afraid to see Sex rear its ugly head, but I’m sure it’ll be handled with the same sensitivity as Part I. I'll report on it later. You have reason to be proud.
I'm having trouble finding the right words to thank all the people that have read and commented on my story.
Each person has had something different, and nice, to say about it. That's what really make me feel good. That the story, and what skill I bought to it, speaks in so many ways.
Dr. M, there's no sex until chapter 3. And very little there. Chapter 4 is almost nothing but, so you might want to skip that one.
I'm going to be walking on sunshine for the rest of the day.
Shereads? If you need a bodice ripped, I'm your man.
This has been one of the great experiences of my life. All the positive feedback I have gotten has done more for my self esteem than can be described. It has improved enough that I'm well into my second story. It's very different from the first.
So thank you one and all for the comments and support.
If you'll excuse me, I'm off to do some more dancing.