Author's Note: This isn't a real chapter, it was just the only way I knew to get the word out to everyone who added this story to their alert list. (My gracious thanks to all of you, it is super flattering to check my email and find that so many have been interested enough to click on alerts and favorites.) I messed up and didn't mention that Chapter 15 was the end of this volume of the series. I cross post this story on .net, and over there I called it done, with feelers for interest in a continuation. I have received positive feedback there as well as here, so I will be starting a third volume very soon.

Again, thanks, and giddy grins for all my reviews.