Captive - Comments

What a wonderful chapter. I was so happy to see the two of them - especially Mia - be open and honest about their feelings. It is never easy to say that first "I love you", especially if you are unsure if the feelings are reciprocated. Couple that with the fiasco in Mia's childhood bedroom, when Sid learned she was still a virgin - well, one could understand Mia's apprehension.

But in any relationship, communication is key and it is so nice that they were finally able to verbalize what they both have been feeling for quite some time.

And I really liked your title for the chapter - Reinventing "Normal". That is what I feel we are all doing right now - finding our new normal.

Take care and Stay safe everyone!

Thanks for the amazing update. It was good to see but hard to read.

Mia keeps flip flopping with Sid. One minute she is leaping into his arms, the next she is picking a fight - essentially pushing him away. Now yes, Sid was being a bit overbearing with his "corrections" but that wasn't what put Mia over the edge. Her emotions are all over the place.

I am rooting for Mia, I truly am, but I feel that she keeps throwing up roadblocks to her happiness. Earlier on, I commented that it seemed like Mia felt she was not destined to find happiness - that maybe she felt she did not deserve to be happy. I feel that seeping in again, and I believe so much of that stems from the fact she has so many unresolved feelings around Josh's death.

Sid is being fairly honest with Mia as to his feelings - and how he envisions their relationship going forward. However, he really did not give Mia any chance to provide input into what she thought. Did he consider her career? How she might feel leaving home and going to Pittsburgh?

These two are both very strong-wiled and maybe neither of them have a lot of experience in the relationship department. Couple that with the emotional issues they are obviously both still dealing with, maybe they are a recipe for disaster.

But I believe in love and I keep thinking that these two belong together. It may not be easy, but the important things in life never are!

Look forward to the next chapter.

Stay well!

@ soupy
Thanks for your message and support, Lee :) stay safe.

@ Thatmom
thank you :)

Thank you so much for the update, Charlie. It really provided a ray of sunshine in this chaos that has become our daily lives. It was so nice to have the distraction and escape for a little bit. I was relieved to hear that you are safe and healthy - as well as hearing that the other readers who have commented here are ok.

Please let your husband know we are all so thankful for all he is doing - and that I am out on my balcony every night at 7 pm applauding him and his colleagues for their continuing efforts in keeping us all safe.

Stay safe and stay healthy. We are all in this together.

Well, this did my stay at home, stay safe self a whole lot of good. Blessings to you and your husband as you both try to stay healthy. Loved the update!

great to see you still updating! what a fun suprise to see

so great to see an update, love these two!

Such a great gift! Thank you.

Take your time to do you and your life:) I’ll be thrilled when you update and I’m very patient.

got my hopes up....cant wait for the update.

This one was deep emotionally. I can imagine the PTSD for both of them is severe and may never fully go away. Therapy is the only thing that will help them heal and of course lots of support for and from each other.

I find this all very interesting. Mia is able to diagnose Sid’s depression immediately but ignores major issues in her own mental make-up. She is worried about Sid using her as a life raft but in reality fails to recognize her own mood swings in relation to him. She has been a basket case since she kicked him out of her room but him bringing ice cream as an apology can absolutely melt her.

Mia has always been a “glass half empty” type of person. It seems her philosophy is it is better to avoid than deal with problems. She is always waiting for the other shoe to drop, walking around with the rain cloud firmly positioned above her head. She does not feel she will find – or even that she deserves – happiness. She clearly feels that Sid is eventually going to leave her so she may as well drive him away now.

And while I am sure her time in the Iraqi prison did a lot to her, I still believe there were scars from Josh’s death that were left to fester and percolate and have never properly healed.

These two both have been through a lot. It is vital for their mental health that they address their situation and work with their “shrink”. Sid is definitely struggling and this has a definite effect on Mia. They cannot keep their head in the sand and disregard the value in talking about their issues. Mia knows that she would tell others to ensure they got the help they needed but she needs to look in the mirror. "Physician" heal thy self.

finally...let get that next chapter and them back together!

Yippee!!

Charlie, that was a major tease!!!!

Leaving us hanging.......

Well damn. That got crazy.

@ soupy
OMG I haven’t paid much attention to the date! Good timing to update after two months! :D

@ Thatmom
Haha! Great comment :D

Sidney- so smooth on the ice, not so much with Mia.