Thanks! It's up in my journal now, with the correct italics and formatting. My version didn't translate well to Eerian's comm, so when I re-uploaded it, I put in all the good emphases and what not. :) If you care to re-read it, that's where it shall live!

Thanks again. I enjoyed your story as well! The last scene was especially visual; I could so easily picture the two of them huddled under that tree! :)