I owe a huge thank you to my beta, Hyo (squickz), especially for helping me spot and fix all the places where my dialogue shifted from "plausible for a teenage boy" to "definitely a grown- woman"!

Your support while I was writing--letting me know it was actually funny and that the characters and interactions were working--was invaluable.

But it's more than just your help with this story. Over the past year, you've really pushed me and inspired me to try harder, to see aspects of my writing that need more work and to put effort into figuring out how to write a more well-rounded story. I appreciate your honesty most of all. Admittedly it threw me off-balance initially, but I have learned to put my ego aside and learn from what you are saying. And, of course, the best part of your candidness is that when you tell me something works, I know it's the truth, not just a friend being nice.

Thanks Hyo. <3