Yeah, more Sparta fic!!! I love writing them, and am so pleased you enjoyed it! Shea_fleur did the manips, she’s VERY good and I’m very happy to include them. (And I’m sure your dog is the understanding type.)

I adore your compliments, thank you so much for them. Yeah, I made things worse and this is just a lull because although it’s a very bad day, nothing much happens, it’s just one more day in a miserable summer. Poor Sammy! As for John, yeah, I’m not sure how much more he can take before he busts a gut over Sam, he already came apart in the fruit stand, and I keep thinking he’s trying to avoid that again. But Sam makes it hard because Sam is JUST like John, and I don’t know if John even realizes this at this point, because Sam’s still a kid.

I love it that Sam stands up for himself, but yeah, sometimes, I wish he’d just SHUT up!