Thanks to everyone of y'all, really know how to warm a gals heart. Now I got a couple questions I'd like to answer.

1. Do you have to let your hate towards Maddie and Jack affect your writing?

A- I love both characters to death, and if I write more DP stories in the future I'll try and let that show. This was originally catered towards the friend who inspired me to write the fic, and she didn't like them too much. Thanks for the question, Darling.

2. - Will you been finishing the story?

A- I truly plan to, love. It's been a bit hard getting everything together recently, I joined an advanced curriculum and got the pass to skip a grade. I'll be graduating next year and have a lot to prepare. Thanks for the question, love.

(Sam centric)

I can't believe this. I wave my hand and the maids leave the room. I scoop Ellie up and sit with her on the bed.

"It's okay, baby, Mama's here." I rock her and she falls asleep, a hand gripping my arm. I stand and make my way to the nursery, now only accessible through our bedroom. "No one will hurt you, I promise."

I lay her gently in the crib and go back to the room, shutting the door tightly. No one will get to her.

"Sam, there you are!" Danny shut the door behind him and walked up to me but I moved to the other side of the room.

"You just let her go?" I raised myself slightly with my vines so we would be eye to eye. "She could have killed Ellie, and you let her go?!" I didn't mean to shout.

"I had to." His eyes looked pleading. "It was hard, but could you have really lived with it if I had killed her? If her blood was forever on my hands? To see the memory of her execution every time you passed a servant?"

"But if Ellie had died-" I couldn't stop myself from crying.

Danny lowered himself to his knees, looking up at me. "If Ellie had died, Sanchez's sentence would have been worse than any given by the kings of old. But she didn't, she's here, she's safe. Paulina didn't know what she had done-"

"Ignorance to the law is no excuse of it." I was angry and hurt, but when he looks at me like that... I lowered myself slowly, placing myself on my feet. Then lower more, bending to be level with him. "I cannot forgive what she did-"

"-no one's asking you to."

"But I can forgive you." I pulled him up and made him sit on the bed, so we could once again be eye to eye. "This is a marriage of equals, a marriage of love. A partnership. You can't make decisions like this without telling me."

Danny took my hand. "Every moment for the rest of our lives I will spend with you in heart and mind." Part of his vows. "You are my eternal, my love, my life. We will be partners, lovers, and friends. I promise to be by your side, until the end."

I rested my forehead on his. "Even now?"

"Now and forever." He kissed me slowly. "As long as you'll have me."

I smiled. "Forever isn't long enough."

(Paulina)

I looked at all of the kids around me, kids I've known my whole life. I don't know how they feel about me, they probably hate me. I hurt them all, so much.

"I'm sorry!" Everyone's looking at me, but they've never looked at me like that before.

"Paulina, don't say stuff like that around losers!"

"Shut up, Dash!" I've never told Dash to shut up before. I looked at the rest of them, Star holding my arm.

"I know sorry can't make up for it, I know you're all hurting and I can't imagine what you feel like but I don't want to spend the rest of my life being bitter and mean!" I couldn't breathe, but I knew I couldn't stop.

"You're all good people, and I shouldn't have treated you like I did. I can't ever make up for how you're hurting or what I've done, all I can say is that I'll do better. For all of you."

(Star(real short one))

I knew she could do it, I've always known. When she cast out Valerie I had some doubts, sure, but she missed her. I know she did. And I'm so proud she's going to change, I just hope she'll let me help her.

A/N- Short I know, but I just wanted to get more of it out as a bit of a thank you. Paulina's thoughts are based a bit around mine. I was very blunt, and I'm working on it. I'm trying to help the people I've hurt but I know an 'I'm sorry' doesn't cut it. I want to be better, and I'm going to try everything I can to get there. Thank you.