Oh, sweetie, this is just awesome. Poignant and painful and sweet and funny. You hit all the right notes. A lovely piece with subtle power.
Aw, thank you! *blushes* And also thank you for the quoting - it's fascinating to see what other people like the most!

And the ending...priceless! lol!
The most feared word in the Summers' family? 'Colic'!

(And it was very lovely indeed to share a posting date. I bounced when I saw your name. Also, luckily, our fics were very, very dfferent! *hugs*)