okaii, seriously, at the beginning i swear i thought Derek was an ass, and i was like, WHAT IS SHE DOING? but man, i just love how you put everything together from the start and how in the middle when they were together and he promised her he wouldndo what his father did...(sigh) i fell in love. Then ofcourse came the drama, and you know i found your story kinda refreshing... the way you made it real, with the ending (although i was kinda hoping for another one) but..all in all.. I L O V E D it

I absolutely loved your story. The ending was perfect, I really liked how it wasn't the typical cliched ending, but there was still hopeful tone to it. Your character development was great and the fact that Nicole was strong enough to fight for herself just made your story even more special.

I'm crying right now. I'm gonna believe that now the'll be together. But it's sad that I won't be able to read it. I refuse to believe that, even though they've had to wait this long, they can't or won't be together... call me naive but I call myself optimistic.
Thank you for this beautiful story.

i have never cried from a book or a movie ever. you should be so proud of yourself because this is the first story that i read that made me cry and the ending was the perfect ending. i dont like the typical mushy gushy endings where the guy gets the girl and they live happily ever after but your ending was realy something that i didnt expect and i loved it. you are an amazing writer

The ending made my heart hurt, but I have to say this is one of the most beautiful stories I've ever read. Wonderful work. :)

this was a great story you should have it published because as reader it moved me and i think it would move others as well...so get PUBLISH it!

I hate Katie. :(

I've always loved happy endings and have always gravitated towards those stories, but even though this story wasn't like that, I'm still really glad that I've read it. I just finished this in one sitting, and it was incredibly touching yet unbearably heartwrenching at the same time. I'm not so glad that you left it open-ended with what can happen, but that was probably the best ending for the story anyways. I loved the reality of the arguments. Thank you for writing such a lovely story.

Oh. My. God. That did not just happen! No! I knew it. How could this happen? This is so not cool. Ugh, my heart hurts for her.

wow! Absolutely riveting!

This story was AMAZING! I truly felt the pain that Nicole went through and I've never experienced anything like it. Thanks for writing this. :) Have you thought about writing a sequel?

I really love your story you know ! I read it all in one strike and i adore it from begining to end. Maybe if you have time you could write a little sequel with how they meet again ? can't you ?

Honestly, I think this is my favorite thing on Fictionpress. I loved reading it. I wish it would've been longer.

I'm so glad you finally got Nikki out of that town. I was rooting for her to leave the entire time. This last chapter was a total cliffhanger but I like imagining that Derek and Nikki will finally get their chance together. You did an amazing job :D

This is definitely turning out to be a dark story and even though Nicole's mother's story was a bit boring because it was so long... it was still very interesting. I can already tell there's going to be a good story between Nicole and Derek which I can't wait for :)