omg yes! I was super surprised that the kiss happened in the past. It makes me wonder what happened between them. and i hope that lee will be vindicated in the future; when she proves that town wrong, etc.

I AM F*ING LOVING THIS CHAPTER! I hope to see more like this...it was so intense...so what happened to MaryÉ You still haven`t told us readers...so did Fi kill her LOL. Update soon!

i like the flashback chapters but i'm sure, like others, i like to see the progression of the story more. i think it would help if you had both in a chapter where part of it can be a flashback and the other part can be a present scene.

Oh. My. God.

I totally DID NOT see that one coming. That is so unexpected. From the way you wrote Lee and Connor in previous chapters I thought their relationship was purely platonic and there was nothing in their past. I though Connor only had eyes for Mary and would continue following her like a puppy no matter what. And I thought Lee thought of Connor as that too and maybe someone who deserved better but also someone she could tease and have fun with in a friendly way. Wow.

Anwyays, I really like the whole flashback/present time switch off. I think it's interesting to see what's going on in Lee's life now and have a glimpse as to what things happened in the past that made her the person she is today (WHOA, CHEESE OVERLOAD ANYONE?). I was actually more interested in the flashback chapters because there are so many things that are unanswered that can only be answered in flashback mode.

Btw, I did not see Zombieland haha. I really wanted to but I never had the time. My friends told me it was hilarious though. I should watch that sometime soon. I love zombie movies!

XD YAY another chapter.
I can't wait till your next one and i hope it is as good as this one which was well great XD.

Wow, that was my general reaction overall. Awesome chapter, the type that you wish to never see the end of.
Now, for your question...nope, I didn't see it coming, that kiss definately caught me by surprise but I must say I enjoyed that scene very much.
As for the poll you held, well, up untill now I prefered the present chapters because 1) there was no Mary (that girl is annoying with capial letters) and 2) there was more Lee/Connor interaction, more progress in their relationship.
Well, that was my opinion until I read this chapter, which quickly became my favorite even though it's a flashback.
What else...hope you wont be gone for too long, especially after such an exciting chapter. I can't help but be curious about what happened to Marry that made a seemingly blooming relation go so wrong.

Are you ready for this? I had to leave you with something since your going to be away for awhile. OK, can I just say w.o.w.

I did not expect this, maybe in a present chapter though. I could see it happening before but not that many times I have to say I was gushing seriously bad. I had one of those silly moments when you read and stop to smile and giggle every few seconds. You know those?

Let me tell you some of course:

- When Connor helps her with her zipper and his knuckles touched her skin and she went all gugu gaga. Yea I grinned. Then she realized she should have taken into account how he might affect her.

- When she's sitting there killing herself when she asks him how does she look, and although it wouldn't be the answer me or her wanted it was cute enough. Give Connor a break right?

- How she can make him laugh. To go from angry to happy or just better in a heart beat.

I wanted to slap Connor in the back of the head, even if he's so blinded by love when he turned right back around and told Mary she looked beautiful. Now I have a good amount of confidence in myself to not get hurt by words, but this would have made even me feel bad. Who wants to look at the guy you more or so like and have him tell a girl that she looked - in content - better than you. Heart breaker much?

Hell I would have had the green eyed monster trying to climb on my back too.

Though nothing has made me feel so bad in this story then when Mary continued to rub it in Connor's face that just maybe he should get over everything he loves about her, and does with her - and just move on. Then she had the nerve to lie about Sam. Mary's sweet and all but she couldn't be anymore bitter in the way she's so clueless.

Also when Leah told Mary off, even though not one word went through. I was cheering like a mad women. Yea I dig the darker sides of many stories.

So because I know you must be getting bored with my review's and long talking. Let me finish up.

The kiss was hot I loved it. No really made my whole day. What a way to end that chapter and if people did`t like Connor before even you guys have to admit that was pretty hot. I just hope he was not giving into the fact that he likes her than the fact that Mary sort of just dumped him. :(

I like the present chapter`s more because I love to see progress, set backs, forwards or not.

I also like the flashbacks because their always interesting but like I said. I love to see the progress I`m kind of a what`s next kind of person.

Loved it, get back so - not going to rush you.

Ps. The last movie I saw was Paranormal Activity, I loved it. I just have to see New Moon next.

I have been checking 5 times a day for the last few days for your chapter. And it didn't disappoint me a all. It made me read the story fully once more. It is rare to come across stories like this which makes you read it more than once. You are writing is fabulous. Your story is my favorite now.

I did not expect this at all in the flashback. I was expecting something sad after the 'thousand times more worse at the kitchen' from the last flashback.

I like the flashbacks as much as I like the present. I want the flashbacks to know that she is innocent and I want the present so that everybody understands her.

I read your story 'Wicked Be thy game' and I see how well your writing has improved and your talent for the plot and connecting the chapters and all.

I wish that you dont take a long break. It is okay to wish right with these many cliff hangers.

Good Luck - Kikichaka

I had been checking for this chapter 4 times a day for the last 5 days and you did not disappoint me at all. I didn't expect this but it would be one of my favorite chapters.

The story is developing so beautifully. It is the best in fictionpress that I am following currently.

Awesome that you were able to connect the picture in that chapter to this one. You really should have the story planned out nicely.

There are so many cliff hangers now :(. Hope you get the time to write this story more.

Kudos, Kikichaka

! okay, so i totally didn't expect that! i guess i just assumed that they never really hooked up before because of all the animosity connor has for leah. something awful must have really happened then, yeah? wait, is connor the whole reason why leah didn't want to date drew? i've gots to know!

also, leah + possible stealing was a surprise too. personally, i don't think that she did steal anything, but the whole "barefaced lie" thing kind of threw me off and made me start second guessing myself. i guess i just want leah to be innocent because of all the hard times she's been getting from the neighborhood and i want it all to get thrown in their faces at the end. :)

as per usu, these past two chaps were amazingly well written! keep it up!

p.s. mary's going after fi's bf?! MAJOR drama!

I had a small feeling that mabey something had happened. They seemed so hurt by the other actions at the start and its always the ones you love that can hurt you the most. I also like that some smoochies have happened between them gives them something to recall when those feeling arise again : ) great chpt best flashback so far
xoxo

hey thanks for the update
i like this chapter, it become my fav chapter till now :P
so there is spark between Connor and Lee, the kiss they share at the end of the chapter is hot but then what happened after that prevent them from going further
for me i like both ur flaskback and present chapters as long as it has Connor and Lee :D
update soon

the flashbacks are necessary to understand how they got to the present rite?

thank you so much for the update and i found it very interesting that their first kiss was in the past and i wonder how they got to where they are now. most of the time the flashbacks aren't as interesting as the present time chapters bu this one was a pleasant flashback

E, no, I would have never thought. I suppose there were guesses, but those were in tune with consideration. They weren't thoughts. I loved this chapter, and you have no idea how happy I was when I saw the alert for this chapter. For any chapter of this story, really. I really love it.

You sentences flow so well and your writing is addiction. I wish I could write as well as you. And the idea, plot for this story, is amazing. The development from past to present to past is coming along so well, I don't know how you do it.

I like how you give so much voice and character to Lee's character. I feel like I'm reading about a real person most of the time, it feels wonderful.

And about the present and flashback thing. There is nothing wrong with the flashbacks, because in my opinion, they're wonderful and important as well. It's just that we know kinda where the character is now, and we're curious to see what will happen in the future. So we prefer the present, instead of the past telling us something that will only lead back up to base: Where we are currently.

Um, but I think that's only partially the reason. For me, and this is all my opinion now, the flashbacks are painful. We obviously know the outcome afterward, or most of what comes out of it (we don't know Mary's fate). It's not exactly a happy time in the present. I think I'm just curious to find out what happens to Mary and to look for something happy. The past is just so freakin sad and painful. YOU KNOW?

But I LOVE the past, and to tell you the truth, I'm divided between which one I prefer.

Oh, and (God), you really make me feel bad for Connor. And the main character. How can Mary be such an effing b*? No one can be more dense and self-absorbed. And it's weird, because you know she's usually a genuinely nice person. It's scary. :) Poor Connor.

Ok, I think I'm done. I also think I just blabbered. Eep, I'll shorten it next time, sorry. -pinky swear-

Update so Soon.
love.