This is your finest work, tbs. In a word, perfect!
Favorite lines:“If it was me,â€? Lurch said. “I’d go after the girl. Give it one last shot. But, then, you’re not me.â€? and “Everybody’s in love with me, which is great.â€? She smiled. “But Mendez just called Tom a nancy-boy. And I think he really meant it this time.
Plus the part where Lurch ducks his head back into the hall for admonishing him to stop running was priceless.
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Yeah, those were my highlights as well! By the way, I just did a little rewrite on the 2nd ficlet in this series, hinting at exactly who answered Jodi’s phone when Jordan first called to ask her out.

I love the reverse-retcon you did. :-P Working on a sequel…
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And there it is. The you-know-what is finally hitting the fan.
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Great line for Jodi, quite telling. Makes you wonder what else she gets out of all this mess.