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Pleeeeeeease update!!!

Please please please update soon! ❤

Please update soon!! ❤

Finally had some time to sit down and get back on this site and I see that you wrote a new story. Started reading and seriously loved it. Can’t wait to see what happen next!

Thank you for the update! I am been tempted to reread everything as the summer months are here and as someone in education, I have nothing more to do than read fanfics and sleep lol. I have been checking the subscriptions page religiously and squealed when I saw this had an update.

I had a feeling Delilah was going to end up in NYC after the Brian fiasco. She really needed the space away from him and hopefully, this does some good for her. I have a little piece of hope they somehow manage to patch things up but honestly, I rather Delilah be happy with her life, with or without Brian.

I love Brody! I was hoping he and Dee would get it on (a secret OTP lol) but I'm happy he found Nat! She seems like she will do the duo some good lol.

YAY for the engagement! Though the anticipation of waiting to see how that goes down and the reunion is going to kill me lol.

As always, you are amazing! I really love this story and your writing. I cannot wait for your next update!

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

aka

I'M SO EXCITED!

Here we go!

Oh, she's back in NYC. As much as this saddens me, I'm also a little glad because she's gotten the courage to break away from Brian and try to move on with her life. Right now, he doesn't deserve her in the slightest and I'm ready to take a swing at him with my bat if he bothers her by doing anything less than crawling on his knees from HB to NYC. Without knee pads.

Standing on the street corner.. - HA! Mind went straight to the gutter... it is NYC after all. Hahaha.

Oh, good. She's making a real career of her photography and not just back working any old random job. She clearly has a strong passion for it, so I'm so glad she's embracing it. She's too good not to. Regardless of the fact that this is a story and therefore I have seen no real proof of her talent... I still believe in her!!

Naww, I'm sad that she's missing her friends. It would be so hard to have finally been able to reconnect with them just to have to leave them behind again. But at least this time they're still in contact and they're just a phone call away. Still, it's not quite the same... poor Delilah. Argh. Fucking all Brian's fault. Where's my bat?!

Cutting him completely out of my life now was the best course of action. It was easier to forget just how much I loved him and move on. - *sucks air through my teeth* Oh, how I wish it was going to be easy to forget how much she loves him and move on but... I don't think it will be. As much as he's a bastard, he still has her heart all the way back in HB Town. I think it's gonna take a while for her to get it back from him... if at all.

I really don’t think I would’ve lasted more than a week in New York without Brody Redgrave to keep me company. - Oh, Brody... he's a gem. If it wouldn't kind of feel like incest, I think I'd root for Delilah to end up with him in the end! Fuck the zero (Brian) and put her with the hero (Brody)! But no. That would be too weird.

Phew! Sounds like one hell of a makeout session she just walked in on! Almost made me blush!

“Delilah, here so soon?” Brody asked with a confident grin. - BAHAHAHA! Love him. Cocky lil shit he is.

I love the banter about who loves and wants Natalie more. Hilarious. I also love that she just perfectly fits with them and doesn't miss a beat when it comes to the banter. She's clearly a winner.

“I’m not taking shots with you haters,” Brody huffed, leaving the kitchen. - Hahahaha! I love the dramatic flare that is Brody. He's so amazing... I want a friend like him.

“It’s purely for his body. Not everyone has that perfect two-pack and girlish figure.” - Literally threw my head back and laughed at that line!

“It’s something no man would ever utter,” Brody said seriously. “This is why it’s the safe word. No one would ever dream of saying it so the fun can keep going!” - My mind is racing with possibilities. What is it? Is it... pumpkin? No. Premmature? Flaccid? Tiny dick? TELL ME!

“Not just that but he passed out in the front yard of the house, half naked. She went out there and found him like that and threatened to give him a world of hurt if he didn’t get his ass back into the house,” Val explained. - Oh my... which half? Y'know what? I don't even care... I just wanna see it. All. Of. It. Does Delilah's family need a tenant since she left? I'll pay whatever they want!

NAWWW! Matty proposed! And Val is so cute... lucky lil thing!!

“Great because we were coming with Delilah whether we were invited or not,” Brody replied. - Totally believe he's not kidding. He would so crash it no matter what. Hahaha.

“I think I’m in love with you,” Brody sighed, fondly staring at Natalie. - NAWW!! Stop it! Stop with all this cuteness! It's breaking my heart for poor Delilah... I feel bitter for her! She deserves love, dammit! She deserves a prince charming and not one that turns into a toad like that Brian bastard. Humph. He's such a toad. Seriously, where's my bat?!

A wedding had pushed me away from my home once and now, a wedding was going to pull me back to the place that used to feel like home. It was such a cruel irony. - Well isn't ironic... don't you think? A little too ironic. Well yeah, I really do think... Okay, cut the Alanis Morissette. Y'know, I'm glad she's their photographer instead of bridemaid, it gives her that bit more distance from no-balls Brian. She can hide behind her camera when necessary.. maybe she could even throw it at him if he's too much? I think that would work nicely.

I'm excited for her to return to HB, but super nervous for her too. I am interested to see what developments have occurred in his life... I'm super hopeful he lost like 110 pounds and kicked that bitch out of his life. I truly want to believe it... but I'm skeptical. Ha. Get it? Okay, I'll show myself out..

But I'll be back to nag you for the next installment!

Yay for an update! I have been dying to see what happens with Delilah and Syn.

My heart really breaks for Delilah. I have probably already said that but this chapter really screams that she is done with trying to get the best situation: she can't have her friends without Syn being in the picture.

Syn is such an ass for pretty much RUINING the going away party he clearly wasn't invited to. I want to get to the bottom of his motives for all of this mess. And where is Tina? She needs to get her mans and lock him up.

Anyways, I really hope Delilah is happy at the end with her decision. There is nothing worse than regret. Can't wait for the next chapter!

I’m so excited to read this, but I’m also a little apprehensive, because I know it’s going to emotional.

Argh, I’ve got my bat ready beside me on the couch. And Syn’s testicles in a jar on my bookcase.

Let’s do this!

Aww, she cried herself to sleep? That’s so sad. Poor thing. It would be so hard to have to make the choice to walk away from someone you’re still so completely in love with. I know she’s making the right choice for the situation right now, but I’ve still got my fingers crossed that we can knock some sense into with my bat and he’ll sort his shit out for her. Coz she deserves the man he should be, not the man he is right now!

Naww, see?! I knew I was gonna get emotional. She’s in so much pain. I want to hug her and pet her hair. Poor thing… she deserves so much more than what he is bringing her right now!!

Hahaha! Rena with the shot is hilarious! I would so do the same… and I love that Zacky just automatically hands his beer to her. So cute.

Argh. I know she has to tell Zacky and Rena about what happened, but I’m hurting just reading her try to explain it to them without going into too much detail! It’s just so heart wrenching!

I must admit tho, I’m a little bit surprised she has stuck around as long as she has. I mean, I get it, she needed time to process and grieve… and of course to say goodbye to everyone else. But I commend her for taking the time to work through her emotions, even if sometimes it wasn’t always in the healthiest way. She’s doing the best she can.

“You’re leaving/?” Zacky asked quietly, his voice sounding hurt at the news that I was leaving.

Awww… Zacky. Poor baby is so disappointed. I need to hug him! Watch out, Rena, you’re in the way! I need to hug him!

Z… don’t make her feel bad! She has to separate herself from him and she can’t stat in HB while things are the way they are.

I knew that this time around, I would still have friends in my corner even if we weren’t in the same zip code anymore. – EXACTLY! Just coz she moves back to New York, doesn’t mean they’re not friends! They just have to rely more on communicating via the phone, text and video calls! And visits, of course.

See? Delilah is just confirming my thoughts! Smart woman!

Woohoo! Going away party! Lets hope it’s more fun and laughs, than sadness and tears.

All I could do tonight is hope that Rena was smart enough to tell everyone that I didn’t want him here. – surely no one would be dumb enough to invite him, right? They should be mad at him… it’s because of him that she has to leave!!

“This dress will be much easier to slip off at the end of the night,” he said suggestively, hugging me close to his body. - I laughed obnoxiously loud at that line… nice one, Johnny! Hahaha

“You guys are assholes!” Matty pouted. - nothing like a grown man pouting! He’s lucky he’s cute… hahaha

“Just don’t fuck on my bed!” Zacky yelled as Jason carried Sami out of the room.

“I make no promises!” Jason replied. – Bahaha! At least he’s honest…

“I’m the perfect stature!” Johnny whined, stamping his foot like a petulant child. “Watch, I’m going to find myself a hot girlfriend and I’ll show you all!” – Adorable lil shit he is. He’ll get a hot girlfriend, I’m sure!!

Nawww! Jimmy’s speech was cute. I’m sad they’re all having to say goodbye… but she’s still doing the right thing. Like she said, she needs a clean break.

I was about to respond but the front door slamming shut caught everyone’s attention, forcing us to pause in our movements at the thought of an intruder. – oh, no… I’ve got my bat ready!

Oh, he’s drunk? Wow… stupid fool. Argh. It’s a good thing you don’t have any testicles, Brian, coz I’m pretty sure I’d take a swing at them if you did!

Alright, I’m going to flip my position. Okay, so I get why everyone is mad at him for crashing the party drunk… and I know he has caused a lot of pain and difficulty, but clearly he’s in pain too. And I feel like maybe his friends should understand that and try to be a bit more sensitive to his feelings. Again, I know, he brought all of this on himself…. But I call me crazy, I’m starting to feel bad for him!

“I want to let you go but I can’t lose you” he said quietly, dropping his gaze to his feet. – Sad face. As upsetting as it is, it’s nice to see him finally being real. Even if he is drunk.

“You need to find a life that doesn’t involve Brian Haner.” – aww, honey… as much as I hate to admit it, you’re right.

I really hope that this is enough for Brian to finally wake up and realise what he needs to do. She has already told him over and over that she still loves him… I feel like she’s reaching out, trying to tell him that she wants the real Brian back, all he has to do is step up and be him. Don’t ask her if things would be different if he wasn’t with Tina, just fucking leave her and work on making yourself the man she needs. Delilah is not a back-up or a consolation prize… she’s the ultimate goal and he needs to prove that he’s worthy of her. I want to see him really take the risk of going after her, with no fall back fiancé or anything. I want to see him go all in!!

I desperately want more. I will push you (gently) to write the next update, for no other reason than because I want it. No, I NEED it!!!

MORE!

So I just started reading this and caught up to the most recent chapter. I am in shambles lol.

First of all, your writing is wonderful. This story is so entertaining that I have kept myself engaged in reading over the last two days since I found this.

Now, my thoughts on the most current update lol.

I.. am torn. Part of me hopes that Delilah and Brian get together because their love for one another is so obvious. However, the pain they have because of what happened on their wedding night would make their relationship so much more difficult to continue to fight for. I really cannot wait for the next update!

I'M SO EXCITED!

I just saw the last comment I left and I was reminded that I'd confiscated Brian's testicles. Well, apparently he'd earned one back, but we'll see if he gets to keep it after I read the new chapter.

Oh, poor Delilah... she's so conflicted. He's still a douche, but she's seen glimpses of who he was and it's killing her... poor dear!

That's such a kick in the pants to see the picture perfect family next door. If Brian hadn't been such a complete dickwad, that definitely could have been them. Y'know what? Screw him. I'm taking that testicle back now. No balls Haner it is!

Oh god, it's so awkward. I'm feeling awkward just reading it! Argh...

I hate how cute that photo sounds. I want to just hate Tina and think bad things about her, I don't want to think of her as a person with actual feelings and be reminded that she loves Brian too. Well, maybe not as much, coz she wouldn't be fucking other dudes if she did. Okay, I feel better now I've reminded myself she's not innocent.

Hahaha, I love that she just randomly started laughing. I relate, coz I do that. At least it's broken the ice and they can get down to business.

That would be so frustrating, wanting to be done with someone and wanting to shut yourself off from him, but still being crazy in love with him even though he's a dickwad. How do you love a dickwad? Against your bloody will, that's how!

“You’re the one that refuses to sign the divorce papers! You’re the one that left in the first place! You don’t get to be the angry one here!”

Oh, back the motherfucking truck up!!! He did not just try to paint himself as the vicitm!!! She left him coz he was fucking another woman at the reception of their wedding!! What a fucking jerk! Seriously, did he hit his head and completely forget what he did?! Where's my baseball bat?! I will smack him good and maybe knock some sense into him! Argh!!!

I totally understand her guilt with the position she's in right now. She has been on the other end and although the scenario was a little different—for example, unlike Tina, she never cheated on Brian when he cheated on her—but that still doesn't make it right. Deliah is a better person than that so although as a reader I loved that they banged, I feel for her discomfort for going against her moral beliefs and getting caught up in a situation she didn't want to be in.

I'm so curious as to how he expected things to go. Did he expect that they'd give into their desire for each other and hook up again? Did he expect her to beg him to go back to her? I'm so damn curious and he's give her and me nothing!! Hahaha

YES! YOU FUCKING TELL HIM, DELIAH! I loved reading that he was actually ashamed when she mentioned his slutty ways of fucking that damn waitress. He should be so damn ashamed! No balls for you, Haner! No fucking balls!

I just wanted some kind of explanation for why you decided to break my heart the same day you made me your wife.

Oh my god... that line made my heart ache for her. It's so damn poignant and just.. raw. It perfectly sums up the pain he's caused her.

I had married Synyster Gates, not Brian Haner.



I literally yelled when I read his line about refusing to explain why he did what he did. I yelled and I wanted to throw my fucking laptop! Fucking no balls Haner nearly made me break my laptop! Fuck you, no balls!

*deep breath* Okay, I'm cool... I'm good. And on we go..

Oh my god... fucking idiot! He didn't think she'd find out, so he thought it was okay? Wow.. stupid motherfucking son of a bitch! Where's my fucking baseball bat?!

Side thought.. was it just the one time, or did he cheat multiple times and that's the only one she for sure knows about it? Hmm...

I'd like to believe the reason he pushed for the wedding to go forward was because he did love her (does still, even though she's too good for him. Dick.) and did want to be her husband... but cold feet made him behave the way he did. It's no excuse--he's still a ball-less motherfucker--but at least it makes him a lil more human.

If he was close enough to touch me, I wasn’t completely sure if I would hit him or kiss him.

Hit him, then kiss him. That's the way to do it

“I just didn’t know what to do anymore. It was all just happening too fast and I didn’t want to lose you but I wasn’t ready to make that kind of commitment. I figured if we got married quicker, I wouldn’t be able to wuss out and risk hurting you by asking to hold off. I wouldn’t be tempted to do something stupid like I had been tempted to do that whole tour. Obviously, that just made things worse,”

A-ha! Apparently I read the lil fucker right. I understand why he wouldn't want to postpone, for fear of hurting her, coz if I'm 100% honest, it would be very hard to do that. I'm sure she would've been understanding, but it would still put a dark cloud of doubt over your relationship. And am I right to assume that he was tempted, but had not previously cheated on her based on his words there?

“I’ve always been in love with you Delilah. No matter what’s happened, it’s always you,”

Argh, that little no balls fucker got me with that. I fucking awwed. Bastard.

I know Delilah is hurt and she's trying to distance herself... but I feel the need to point out that just coz he settled down with someone else and proposed, doesn't mean what he said isn't true. He's an asshole, but he still can't be faulted for moving on since she never came back. But even if he did move on, he clearly never stopped loving her. And now that she's there, I can't really fault him for wanting her over Tina or anyone else...

“That’s because we are dancing around issues here. You won’t be straight with me about how you actually feel about me or us,”

SHE'S ALREADY SAID SHE STILL LOVES YOU, DICKWAD! I scared the shit out of my cat when I read that part, coz I grunted with immense frustration at his stupidity!

She's right about how she should have contacted him earlier. But I totally get why she didn't. As painful as it was to go through what she went through, it would've been a thousand times worse to actually face him. As hung up on him as she still is—and him, her—at least she's more mature now and I dunno, I think that although this is messy, she's a stronger person now and is handling it all better than she could've back then.

Ohh... she signed them. I'm sad, but at the same time, I totally get it. She's right, they can't keep these games going. She needed to give him what he asked for and let go. But it still sucks.

Phew, that embrace was hot! They're both so desperately in love with each other... it's not just a physical thing. Of course we know this of her because it's her pov, but I can tell it's the same for him. He was so disappointed when she signed the papers. He desperately wants her to stay.

The emotional part of my hates that she's going back to New York, but the logical part of me totally gets it. She can't stay, even for the others... coz she can't just have them in her life, he would be too. And Tina. And she can't move on if she stay's in Cali. Not that I want her to!

Oh my fucking god! I’m such an idiot! I was writing this comment on a separate tab on my web browser and I fucking closed it! I hadn’t copied it… but then I found a way to reload your last tab and I got it back! Fuck yeah! I’m in word now, to be safe

“Well, now that you’ve signed the papers, you can finally move on,” he said.

Oh, seriously, where the fuck is that baseball bat?! Is he for real? He’s the one who is engaged! He doesn’t get to say that. If he wants her and not Tina, then for gods sake, say it! Tell her! You might not have balls, but you’ve got a mouth! Use it!

Oh, Delilah… you poor thing. I just want to hug you and rock you like a baby. Argh, I’m almost crying for christs sake! That was so painful. But as hard as it is to admit, she did the right thing. Until he wakes up to himself and realises that she’s more than worth him actually having to be real and express himself, then she needs to walk away.

And he fucking better realise it soon

Well that was a rollercoaster. But I loved every second of it. And I will be on your butt for the next one, you know I will… my closure has not yet been met

Ohhh, I can't wait for more of this! It is absolutely amazing, and you've piqued my interest with it!

You're a really great writer and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of your stories :)

I really hope you finish this story, it is amazing and you are a really awesome writer!
And I reeeeeally wanna find out what happens XD

Plz write more soon bc I really enjoy this story!!!:)

Hi! I read more of your stories. This one story too is another fabulous work of literature.
I absolutely loved reading this and I can't wait for more.
This story brought tears it's absolutely amazing how your writing can make your character's touch a reader's heart.
I think most of the chapters, I shedded a few tears. But they were all good tears.
This story is worth crying about. I didn't feel silly after crying for Delilah.
Thank you for writing this story and hope you write more soon.

no!
tina needs to die!

It's been SO long but I'm glad you're back! I love this story and really hope you update again soon!

Chapter 16: Wow...I really honestly believe that Brian doesn't really care about Delilah at all! He's so PDA with Tina around her and everything! He's a jerk!
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so amazing please i hope you finish this story! your a rare talented writer!!!!

I can definitely say that I love this story and I can't wait for the hiatus to be over.., hopefully soon