susieb wrote:I'm chuckling. That's exactly what I was doing: watching the episode and then reading the In Between. (Well, I cheated and read your most recent one out of order). Your stories just make the show juicier.This is why I haven't continued - not enough time to watch the ep and then read!
Wow Susie, I had no idea you were reading them that way too! That's . . . fantastic! 
I can see why that would be a problem! Oh, thank you for re-reading, that's so wonderful . . . and I very much agree with Maggattha about your signature! The avatar is so lovely too -- so absolutely perfect for Valentine's Day.allegrita wrote:It's an absolute joy to reread these... to see how beautifully you tied everything together, even from the beginning.
) a final post-Sonata chapter to come, I'm treating myself to a re-read so that I'll be all caught up and refreshed, ready for the big finish.Her protector. No matter what.She was asleep. Mick listened to her steady breathing as he watched the night sky fade and turn to day. When the sun rose, he went to her window and gently pressed the palm of his hand to the glass, closing his eyes, listening one last time to the beat of her heart. An instant later, he was gone.
It is just so wonderful to know that you have been re-reading from the beginning, Red! And what a great inspiration that is for me to keep working on that post-Sonata story.redwinter101 wrote:Now that you've reached the end, with (hopefully
. . . . but it is coming along . . . .) That's wonderful news.Shadow wrote: (You won't need to read these very fast in order to finish them all before the next chapter arrives
redwinter101 wrote:And I am patient.
Patience is a wonderful virtue . . . .
This reminds me how your series is so much more than in betweens. You have explained those annoying gaps in the eps, yes, but you have also expanded Mick's world and given us a series within the series, with new characters to love and disdain, amazing new adventures, and with more insight into Mick. 
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, I thought I 'd start watching them from the beginning. I watched NSTAV a while ago and just read the first in between story. Now , reading them for the second time, they just seem as part of the scenario. I love the way you write Mick, Beth and Josef, they are so very much themselves. I especially loved how Mick is letting Beth in from this point even, not changing his shirt was just giving her a small glimpse of himself, even unwillingly or subconsciously. And he even lets Josef see who really Beth is, so Josef knows now how Mick cares for her in more than one ways..But by the time he stood on the rooftop, looking out over the city, his mind was full of Beth again, of the sheer wonder of holding her in his arms, of feeling her trust.
Even if it wasn’t real. Even if it never can be.
He could still look after Beth, openly now, and he could be a friend to her.
He’d save his worries for another day. Tonight, he would think only of Beth
maggatha3 wrote: I watched NSTAV a while ago and just read the first in between story. Now , reading them for the second time, they just seem as part of the scenario.
That is such a marvelous thing to hear! I don't suppose they intended it that way but I really like the idea that there was a purpose behind this . . . even if it was a subconscious one.maggatha3 wrote:I especially loved how Mick is letting Beth in from this point even, not changing his shirt was just giving her a small glimpse of himself, even unwillingly or subconsciously.
Maggatha recommended this series to me, and I'm glad she did. Filling-in-the-blanks between episodes is such a neat idea! 
I love how you incorporated so many different, upcoming aspects of Moonlight into this chapter. Very true. Had he hid in the shadows yet again, none of this would have happened.He could still hardly believe that he’d stood there and let her walk up to him. It was the most miraculous thing he’d ever done.
I'll be back tomorrow to read "In Between 2 and 3"!!! 
