I loved this

...feel like I've just had a really luscious Creme Brûlée, lots of lovely yumminess - with a hint of crunch and lots of spice! :D, really loved that... See you at the next story!

Aawww... (Reaching for another hankie...), :D

Hanging off the cliff by my fingernails!... :D (I hope Miles isn't too horrible to poor Miller...), :/

...sigh/sob... Always cry at weddings and this one rocked (excuse the pun...)! :D

That was nicely done - Allison was exactly the right sort of character, wise enough to know how to help... :)

Hi there - this is a gorgeous chapter :D the dress sounds pretty amazing (knife as accessory makes it even better...) :)
Totally agree re the Bachel kiss thing - felt totally wrong! someone else wrote that it could have been a response to the accusation that Bass forced Rachael in Philly - that he was angry, lost it for a moment - showing her what force was...but that doesn't fit with Bass' character (total romantic) and then when they found Miles' jacket and the blood they were suddenly a team again ...? Was the kiss supposed to be a catharsis for them? To get the Philly thing out of the way? Or just to make us think the worst of Bass? Don't know.. I think I have to watch a few more Charloe vids to get that image out of my head...

Anyway back to happy things - on to the next chapter :D

Wow... Poor California..., am so glad Bass and Charlie had some real time together... :D, have a feeling it's going to be a bumpy ride soonish...
Love the way you have set the scene and new characters, racing on to next chapter... :D

Really enjoyed this - exciting and surprising (eg Reggie...), totally agree with your comments re 2.17 - and absolutely any Bass is good Bass (although S2Bass maybe had the edge ...? )

Oh my ... I was wondering what sort of shoe would drop...

You write very well and the smut (I have difficulty with that word) describes a fantasy physical and emotional interaction which is respectful of both characters and plot and I love the way you have incorporated little bits of dialogue from the series ('everyone leaves me...'), :)

Love your dialogue ! :D

What a great start to this story! and I've been curious about California for ages :D I know I am late to the debate but believe me I watched every episode (and bought both series - iTunes likes me...)..

I just had a "bit" of a nerd-gasm at the hotel California reference... That just made my day.

Awww. This is one of the best Charloe Stories I've ever read! It is so true to their characters! Thank you!