The True Meaning

OMG! Love love love this story! Please write more!

Wow

I'am, well speechless your story was wonderful I truly enjoyed it will there be a second instalment?

sweet

I teared up reading this sweet story - and let me tell you sometimes I wonder if my tear ducts even work !

Amazing!!!!

This was an amazing story!!! No complaints from me. A part 2 would be awesome too!!

Love it! More

Wonderful, sensual story, and great sex! More please. I love these characters.

Fantastic.

Can't say anything more but fantastic. The best story I seen in a long time.

Loved It

You've written a a compelling story with some unique character development. The relationship turned to love rather quickly but I'm not prepared to give a lower score because of this one small quibble.
Keep up the writing and I'll keep reading!

We need more of Mel and Leah!

Wonderful!

This was SUCH a great story. It was heartwarming and funny at the same time. I will be looking forward to more from you in the future.

Fantastic!!!

I loved it, keep 'em coming!!

Great job!

My favorite so far of the holiday contest stories (except for mine of course. ;) I especially liked the revelation about why she ran away, a classic Christmas trope, but you used it brilliantly.

Great job!

Great story. I really like the love stories!!! Hopefully you win!!

Totally agree with...

ihatejanestreet, we need more of these two. With that, although I think I could get away w/o writing this, great story. I could see many of the scenes play out in my mind's eye, especially the salmon to the face. Got a good laugh out of that one.
However, and this is not a dig on you, but I get so tired of the tendancy to slip in (or write a whole story about) the rights/wrongs of religious teachings this time of year. I could continue on my rant, but I'd lose track of what I was saying and eventually end up ranting about something completely unrelated.
Great story, and look forward to reading your other work.

5!

great but my dam ipad wont let me vote! 5 stArs! great story!

well Done

this is one of those stories that grabs your attention and reels you in.... well thought, great plot, Damn good characterization, and Hot .......... Damn fine job! ya got my vote!

Great job

You've got my vote!!!

Ah h h

A nicely-told tale; so nice that if you take the sex out, it's a good, well-told tale (I like happy endings).
HP

A story with a soul!

thanks!

Bravo

My god that was an amazing story , that was one for the soul indeed :)

awww loooovvvee

dat some good love shit 4 real keep doin ya thing

That was beautiful

That was truely an amazing story. You wrote about my home state and that makes me happy. As a guy ill admit i had to read it twice because the first time i started crying half way through. I hope you win this contest ill be cheering for ya.

THANKS

What a beautiful love story. Thank you. ChristieP.

Lovely, lovely, lovely!

Sweet, emotive, tender, well written & thoroughly enjoyable.
Wonderful story, loved it.

Exceptionally Well Done

I truly enjoyed reading this. I did think you had a few plot gafs - Leah's self-harming tendencies weren't explained to the reader's satisfaction, the transition to "love" was quick and jarring, and the appearance of Leah's father was also abrupt (one would think he would've tried to find her and there would've been some mention made of that if he cared so much). However despite these small things, the story was exceptionally well done and worthy of a final three placement in the contest. I hope you win. If you do not, then I encourage you to pull the story from the site, lengthen it (there are plenty of spots where you could add to this story and make it a novella or even a novel), and submit it for publication. You have talent that shouldn't languish on a free site. Best of luck!

Thank you!

That is a beautiful story and I truly loved reading it!

thanks for sharing your story(cinder)

I loved this story.

Your story was truly one of the best, and I really hope you will consider writing a sequel.

Thoroughly enjoyed your story.It would be great if you could add another chapter but it isn't necessary.

Like the story

But the fact that Leah assumed terrorist simply from someone performing prayers was annoying. Also, where has her father been thus past year?