A/N: If this shows up as a new chapter, my apologies for misleading you. As you may be aware, I, in fact, deleted several chapters. My grandmother passed away this December. She was very dear to me and she courageously survived her spouse of 70+ years with grace for over a year before she joined him in heaven.

Her convalescence and my grief took me out of writing and it has been hard to get back into the habit. I have made inroads to continuing and have written several new chapters even though I was unsatisfied with my last few. I believe I will be changing them materially, hence their removal. I promise I will eventually finish and post my story in its entirety but I can't tell you when.

Thank you for your continued patience and encouragements. As you can see, I am a complete amateur when it comes to writing. If you are interested in being a beta for my first and painfully drawn out attempt, please PM me. Regards, LR