Yes! She has passed 990,000! There are 9,921 words to go, and that sounds an awful lot like the homestretch to me. Okay … except for the fact that she’s nearing the end of LAC 15, and the subsequent edit will bring everything to a screeching halt. Hmm…

How about we apply a wee bit of pressure? I’ll swipe Chapter 2 very soon and post it. Maybe if she knows you guys are revved, she’ll rev. Maybe she’ll zip to the end of this one and hurry onto the next. You never know. Miracles happen. Okay, maybe only in the fictional world, but as luck would have it…

In the meantime, if you haven’t read Chapter 1 or you need a refresher, you can read it here. Then when you read Chapter 2 (soon, I swear), you’ll at least understand why its S-word title is Smooched.