Big Things story: Christmas in July B/R NC-17 pt 1/2

Title: Christmas in July

Author: J.D. Rush

Email Address: yanksfan462@aol.com

Category: Gen/Het

Series: Big Things Universe; follows "Confessions Part 4"

Rating: NC-17 for m/f sexual situations

Summary: Monica cooks a special meal for her special guy. This is the third story in the Byers/Reyes romance subplot. (see also: "Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of", and "Lean On Me")

Disclaimer: CC, yadda. 1013, yadda, yadda. FOX yadda, yadda, yadda.

Spoiler: "Three of a Kind", kinda. "Triangle", sorta. And fleeting ones for "All About Yves" and "The Lying Game". Don't even know why I mentioned it.

Author's Note: I know it's been a while (does 3+ years equal 'a while'?) so here's a quick summary of my "Big Things" Universe: 1) Season 9, for the most part, never happened, which means no dead Gunmen, no 'The Truth', and Billy is just a normal, healthy adorable baby, not some psycho super-soldier. 2) Scully is married to Frohike, albeit as 'friends only'. 3) Byers is dating Monica Reyes. 4) Mulder is living in sin with Skinner, and they're both obnoxiously happy--this is where you've come in. There's a LOT more to it, but that's all you need to know to follow this story. (If you're interested in the other chapters of this series, they can be found at The Bunker: http://lgmbunker.populli.net/authorj.htm)

Author's Note Deux: The dialog between John and Monica regarding Mulder and Skinner's relationship sort of pays homage to comments made by Bruce Harwood a few years back about the concept of slash fiction. It was also inspired by my own, real life John, whom I've tortured with my slash stories for years. This one's for you, big guy!

Author's Note Trois: Thanks must go out to Fiona for the beta, and the good suggestions. I deeply appreciate the help, and the continuing encouragement. I PROMISE to get you that Dana/Mel fic you're holding out for.

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Big Things story: Confessions Part 4

Title: Confessions Part 4

Author: J.D. Rush

Rating: G

Series: Big Things; follows "How Much Is That Doggie In the Window?"

Summary: Dana finds something of Frohike's she wasn't supposed to find.

Spoiler: Can't list the spoiler--it would, well, spoil the story. (It follows at the end of the piece.)

Disclaimers: To avoid prosecution--all characters belong to CC, FOX, and 1013.

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Big Things story: Doggie in the Window

Title: How Much is That Doggie in the Window?

Author: J. D. Rush

Rating: G

Series: Big Things; follows "The Breakfast Nook"

Summary: "How much is that doggie in the window? The one with the waggly tail? How much is that doggie in the window? I do hope that doggie's for sale."

Disclaimers: Haven't done this in a while. Frohike, Scully, and all things X-Files belong to CC, 1013, and FOX, but they never DREAMED of doing this with those characters. Have no idea who Blue's Clues belongs to. The picture of Blue can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/teddybeamond/pages/

Author's Note: I did NOT name the dog in this segment after David Duchovny's dog, Blue. She was named after the puppy from Blue's Clues. Not my fault both dogs share the same weird name. If you don't believe me, go back to "The Prodigal Son Returns"--it's Big Things series canon, kiddies.

( woof woof )

Big Things story: The Breakfast Nook

Title: The Breakfast Nook

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows "We're Moving On Up"

Rating: PG, if that. (More for sappiness than anything else.)

Summary: It's the most important meal of the day.

Spoiler: Nothing except for Big Things references.

Disclaimer: This gets tricky. Frohike, Scully, and Billy belong to the usual suspects. I'd say Maddie belongs to me, but she belongs to herself. Either way, CC can't make claims on her.

Author's Note: This story has been altered from its original form for personal reasons.

Special Thanks: Once more goes out to my faithful beta, Shamrock. Thanx hon!

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Big Things story: Moving On Up part 1/2

Title: We're Moving On Up

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows "And Now For Something Completely Different"

Rating: PG, for occasional bad words.
Pairings: Frohike/Scully; Byers/Reyes; Skinner/Mulder
Summary: It's moving day.

Spoilers: Tiny, teeny one for "Nothing Important Happened Today"

Disclaimer: For the last time, they're not mine, okay? So get off my back. Check in with CC, 1013, and FOX.

Author's Thanks: to Shamrock, for some of the ideas in this one. And if that's not enough, she also did double duty, providing a kick-ass beta. Thanks so much, honey.

( it's moving day )

Big Things story: Something Different (NC-17, M/Sk) Pt 1/3

Title: And Now For Something Completely Different

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows "The Prodigal Son Returns"

Rating: R/ borderline NC-17 for language and m/m sexual situations

Pairing: Skinner/Mulder

Summary: Mulder makes good on his threat and confronts Skinner about his feelings.

Spoilers: Numerous, including "Avatar", "Requiem", "One Breath", "Existence", and a REAL quick reference from "Home". Beyond that, just remember that for me, Season 9 canon is non-existent. Therefore, those people that died in Seasons 1-8 have stayed dead! You'll understand as you read.

Disclaimer: CC. . .blah. 1013. .. blah, blah. FOX. . .blah, blah, blah.

Warning: Beware! There's slash in them thar hills! This story contains affection and sexual situations between two men. If this isn't your cup of tea, skip over this segment.

Special Thanks: Goes out to both Goddess Michele and Shamrock. Goddess-- for turning me on to all things Skinner and for her encouraging feedback. And Shamrock-- for not just being my beta, but also for being my friend--which is so much more valuable to me. Also, a shout out to Kylara, because I haven't mentioned her in a while, and without her friendship (not to mention her great web maintenance skills) I would have nowhere to post these stories. You girls are truly special.

Author's Note: This is just another little side-trip in the Big Things Universe. Frohike and Scully return in the next segment, "Moving On Up".

( the adventure begins )

Big Things story: Prodigal Son Returns Pt 1/4

Title: The Prodigal Son Returns

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Gimme Three Steps'

Rating: PG-13 for some harsh language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: Mulder returns and causes his usual amount of chaos.

Disclaimer: as if you don't now by now. CC, 1013, FOX--yadda, yadda, yadda.

Spoilers: Lots of little ones for lots of different episodes, including "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose". HOWEVER, there is a big one from season 8's episode, "Per Manum". This was the episode where CC disclosed that Scully's baby was conceived through artificial insemination. . .or at least that's how I took it to be, even at the end when Scully says it didn't work and Mulder tells her not to give up, that miracles can still happen. So, as far as I'm concerned, this is the canon of William's existence--not the crap CC threw at us in season 9 (which, in this series, didn't happen anyway.)

Author's Note: Sorry it's been so long in between segments. RL and a bad case of writer's block are to blame. I hope it was worth the wait, and I'll try better to in the future.

Author's Note Deux: I'm not exactly sure how the academic schedule works at Quantico. For my story model, I checked Google, and used as an example their 'Counter terrorism Lecture Series', which started January 15, and went until April 30. Under this kind of scheduling, I'm assuming that Scully is now on break from her forensics classes, at least for a few weeks until the next 'semester' begins. If I'm wrong about this, I apologize.

Special Thanks: Once more to Shamrock, for a fab beta and some kick-ass suggestions.

Feedback: oh, yes, please. It would do wonders for me. yanksfan462@aol.com
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Big Things story: Gimme Three Steps

Title: Gimme Three Steps

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Lullaby and Goodnight'

Rating: Maybe PG for a little bit of bad language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: On an ordinary day, Dana experiences something extraordinary.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we all know the song by now.

Author's Note: The webpage that is mentioned in here is completely fictional. It does not exist, and it's not meant to step on any toes over at 1013. (We've seen what those guys are capable of.)

Thanks: Kylara. Beta. Need I say more? Thanks again, honey!

( walk this way )

Big Things story: Lullaby and Goodnight

Title: Lullaby and Goodnight

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; takes place after 'Can I Have This Dance?'

Rating: G

Summary: Billy is cranky and Frohike sets out to remedy it.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we all know the song by now.

Thanks: To Kylara, for her continued help and encouragement. And Shamrock, once more, for her beta skills. You girls are the best.

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Big Things story: Can I Have This Dance?

Title: Can I Have This Dance?

Author: J. D. Rush

Series: Big Things; takes place after 'Lean On Me'

Rating: R, for sexual situations

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: It takes two to tango, after all.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we all know the song by now.

Author's Note: I know nothing about the Tango, except what I picked up from the LGM episode, "Tango de los Pistoleros", and from a website. Any mistakes or misinterpretation is all mine. I did what I needed to do to tell the story. I apologize in advance.

( put on your dancing shoes )

Big Things story: Lean On Me (Byers/Reyes)

Title: Lean On Me

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Florence Nightingale'

Rating: PG/PG-13, for disturbing visuals from the series.

Pairing: Reyes/Byers

Summary: Reyes comes home from a case, but can't leave it behind.

Spoilers: "Hellbound"; minor mention from 'The Field Where I Died'

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we all know the song by now.

Special Thanks: To the one and only, Kylara, for another great beta job. (I still haven't forgiven you for pointing out the LGM telephone thing, though.)

Author's Note: Okay, I'm veering off the path again. This is the second Reyes/Byers story that takes place within the Big Things Universe. I know I've said I abandoned the 9th season canon, and to an extent I have, but this episode still haunts me--as I'm sure it does Agent Reyes. This is my vision of what may have happened after the last 'i' was dotted and the last 't' crossed. I will admit I only saw this episode once--I found it just too disturbing to watch it again. So any mistakes or inconsistencies, well, I apologize in advance.

However, in order to make this episode fit in with my universe, I've had to change the timeline from the television series. (Since I've changed so much at this point in the game, what's a little thing like this between friends, right?)

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Big Things story: Florence Nightingale

Title: Florence Nightingale

Author: J.D. Rush and Shamrock

Series: Big Things; follows 'Confessions Part 3'

Rating: mild PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: Following the events of Confessions Part 3--Frohike is feeling icky-poo.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we all know the song by now.

Special Thanks: To dear sweet Shamrock. She came through big for me on this, and indeed, without her help, I couldn't have gotten this one to come out the way I wanted it. She re-worked much of Frohike's dialog for me, and I think she deserves a writing credit for that. Thanks, honey!

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Big Things story: Confessions Part 3

Title: Confessions Part 3

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Home Sweet Home'

Rating: PG, for some bad language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: Frohike is forced to do some funky sweet-talking.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we all know the song by now.

Spoilers: Any episode where Mulder got in trouble, so. . .every single episode <g>; and a passing reference to "All About Yves".

Special Thanks: To Super Shamrock! For her beta, her friendship, and her encouragement.

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Big Things story: Home Sweet Home

Title: Home Sweet Home

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'They Say It's Your Birthday'

Rating: PG, if that.

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: Home is where the heart is--but maybe home should be someplace else.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we all know the song by now.

Author's Note: Um, I guess since it's been a while, maybe an update is in order. This is an AU series where Scully is married to Frohike. Stop making that face--it'll freeze that way. It's a 'companionable' marriage. . .but there's no guarantee it'll stay that way. Mulder is nowhere to be found. . .but there's no guarantee THAT'LL stay that way, either. After being removed from The X-Files, Scully has taken a job teaching at Quantico; Frohike continues to work with The Lone Gunmen, and plays 'Mr. Mom' to William.

Also, while I've stolen--ahhhh BORROWED--elements from the 9th season, I've pretty much abandoned canon at this point. There are no super soldiers, Scully is not an uber-bitch, she still trusts both Skinner and Doggett, she and Mulder did NOT do 'the wild thing' (no matter WHAT CC and the shippers say), and William is NOT a psycho baby. CC may be a considered a genius, but he's really out to lunch this year.

Now that we're on the same page, on with the show.

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Big Things story: They Say It's Your Birthday

Title: They Say It's Your Birthday. . .

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows ''Be My Valentine'

Rating: PG for mild language, and general schmoop.

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: It's a special day for Dana Scully, and Frohike has a special gift for her.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we all know the song by now.

Spoilers: Reference to a line from "E.B.E."; and some stuff stolen from "Tango de los Pistoleros".

Author's Note: I was not trying to make light of current world events in regards to the story the Gunmen are working on. . .well, except for the figure skating. You'll see. I am NOT implying anything--please don't sue me.

Special Thanks: To my trusty beta, Kylara. Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to help me out. I know you didn't have much warning on this one, and I really appreciate it!

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Big Things story: Be My Valentine

Title: Be My Valentine

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'And Then There Was One'

Rating: PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: Their first Valentine's Day. . .awwwwww!

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we all know the song by now.

Spoiler Alert: Fleeting moment from "One Breath". You fans will know what it is.

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Big Things story: And Then There Was One

Title: And Then There Was One

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'The Times They Are A-Changin' '

Rating: PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully; Skinner/Scully friendship.

Summary: Skinner is being left behind.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

Author's Note: I know nothing about F.B.I.'s rules and regulations in regards to employment and transfers and such, so this section is basically fudged. Hope that doesn't take away from the story. I'd like to extend special thanks to both Goddess Michele and Lady Kate who tried to enlighten me--then I went and did what sounded good anyway.

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Big Things story: Times They Are A-Changin'

Title: The Times They Are A-Changin'

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of'

Rating: PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: Scully's world is changing. Perhaps it's time she change, too.

Author's Note: Okay, these three stories compromise my first story-arc. (Hey, if CC can do it, so can I!

In this first story, I borrowed an incident from the season 9 episode, "Lord of the Flies" for this segment. It wasn't my intention, but Kylara convinced me it would be fun to include it. However, since this is still an AU, I'm altering when it happened to fit my stories. Hope this doesn't offend any canon purists. (Then again, if you were a canon purist, you probably wouldn't be reading this series!)

Special Thanks: And, speaking of Kylara, I wanted to thank her once more for her patience, help, and great beta-skills. The series wouldn't be the same without her.

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Big Things story: Stuff Dreams Are Made Of (Byers/Reyes)

Title: The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Out With the Old, In With the New. . .'

Rating: PG for language

Pairing: Byers/Reyes

Summary: A (nervous) first date.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

Author's Note: This story is sort of a break from the Frohike/Scully storyline, but takes place within the Big Things universe. I just couldn't pass up the chance to write it.

Spoiler: Numerous references to X-F's 'Unusual Suspects' and 'Three of a Kind'. If you don't know these two episodes, one section of this story may be confusing.

Special Thanks: As if you didn't know by now. To my wonderful beta, Kylara. . .not just for the great read-thru, but also for the major ego boost. You're one in a million, kiddo. And thanks as well to Linda for pointing out the make of Jimmy's car from 'The Lying Game'.

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Big Things story: Out With the Old Part 1/2

Title: Out With the Old, In With the New. . .

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'There Ain't No Sanity Clause'

Rating: PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully mainly; LGM friendship; Byers/Reyes (kinda)

Summary: Grab some champagne, and toast the new year!

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

Author's Note: Some of the events of this story were inspired by a couple of LGM scenes in the episodes, Nothing Important Happened Today Pts. 1 and 2--just something I saw that piqued my interest. While I'm pretty much distancing myself from the canon of the 9th season, I couldn't let this opportunity pass by. It's not really a spoiler, since you don't need to have seen the episodes to follow this story.

Special Thanks: To both my wonderful beta's, Kylara and Shamrock. They gave me some great suggestions, and were quite helpful when my back was to the wall. (They were not, however, involved in the final little epilog segment. That one's my own--any mistakes are mine.)

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Big Things story: Ain't No Sanity Clause Part 1/2

Title: There Ain't No Sanity Clause

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Confessions Part 2'

Rating: PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: It's Frohike's first Christmas with the Scullys. Will it be his last?

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now. Title is a reference to a line in the Marx Brothers' classic, "A Night at the Opera".

Author's Note: I tried to be as accurate with the Scully family as I could for this segment. I got my 'facts' from Deep Background (http://www.xfdeepbackground.com/) Unfortunately, it only covers until the end of season five, so any other family revelations, I couldn't verify.

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Big Things story: Confessions Part 2

Title: Confessions Part 2

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Tiny Bubbles'

Rating: PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: Scully confesses to Skinner; Frohike confesses to Scully.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

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Big Things story: Tiny Bubbles

Title: Tiny Bubbles

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Rub-A-Dub-Dub. . .'

Rating: R, for some naughty m/f situations

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: Scully takes a bath. . .and more.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

Author's Note: Go Raiders!

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Big Things story: Rub a Dub Dub

Title: Rub-A-Dub-Dub. . .

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'So, Where Were *YOU* When. . .?'

Rating: PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: Frohike and Scully share some quality time together.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

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Big Things story: Where Were YOU When. . .?

Title: So, Where Were *YOU* When. . .?

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Mr. Wizard's World'

Rating: PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: The Mafia, The KGB, The CIA, LBJ. . .vote for your favorite.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

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Big Things story: Mr. Wizard's World

Title: Mr. Wizard's World

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Mother and Child Reunion'

Rating: mild PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: A diaper-lert? Why didn't *I* think of that?

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

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Big Things story: Mother and Child Reunion

Title: Mother and Child Reunion

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Confessions Part 1'

Rating: mild PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: During the honeymoon, Frohike spies on Scully and William.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

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Big Things story: Confessions Part 1

Title: Confessions Part 1

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Going to the Chapel'

Rating: mild PG for language

Pairing: none; Gunmen friendship

Summary: Frohike has to confess something to Byers.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

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Big Things story: Going to the Chapel

Title: Going to the Chapel

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Going Postal'

Rating: mild PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: The big day has arrived.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

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Big Things series: Going Postal

Title: Going Postal

Author: J.D. Rush

Series: Big Things; follows 'Big Things Come in Small Packages'

Rating: mild PG for language

Pairing: Frohike/Scully

Summary: Frohike gets a letter, and his life will never be the same.

Disclaimer: FOX, 1013, CC. . .I think we know the song by now.

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Big Things Series Begins--The First Story

Title: Big Things Come in Small Packages

Author: J.D. Rush

Summary: Frohike visits the tasty one, and things will never be the same.

Rating: G thru NC-17 (eventually)

Pairing: Frohike/Scully (no laughing!)

Spoiler: The X-Files: Season 8 finale; fleeting reference to Arcadia/LGM: Tango de los Pistoleros; fleeting references to Three Men and a Smoking Diaper, Diagnosis Jimmy, Planet of the Frohikes, and Eine Kleine Frohike. (more to follow?)

Disclaimer: The characters of Scully, Frohike, and William, not to mention any X-Files/LGM guest stars, belong to CC, FOX, and 1013. Nuff said.

Author’s Note: This is my first attempt at a het story, so bear with me. This is a series of little vignettes about Frohike and Scully--what I wanted to do was write a 'serious' romance between these two characters. It started as a simple, short, one-shot story originally called, Big Things Come in Small Packages. But when the 'sequel' came to me, I discovered a whole bunch of mini-stories about these two, and decided to bundle them all together under the original heading.

Timeline: Okay. I admit to some ignorance with the X-Files timelines, so take all this with a grain of salt. William was born in mid-May, 2001. The first section of the story takes place approximately three months later, in mid-August. Each successive section will be dated from that point on. (Also, I've given Frohike back his pony-tail. Forgive me this artistic license--it's a major fetish of mine!)

Special Thanks: Once more to my beta and friend, Kylara.

Feedback: yes, please! yanksfan462@aol.com

( Let's start at the beginning. . . )

Memo about The Big Things Series

Hello!

I've never written directly on my journal, but I thought the time had come to finally get my entire Big Things Come In Small Packages series up and in one place. Below you'll find 36 chapters of this series, in chronological order. The other four chapters have already been posted to this journal, but they're scattered around. If you're looking for them, they can be found on these dates (in sequential order):

Learning to Fly--June 24, 2007
Movie Night--August 5, 2007
Three's Company--October 31, 2007
Maybe Baby--April 20 and 24, 2008

I had a lot of fun writing this series, and I hope you have fun reading it!

Peace,
J.D. Rush

Title: The Prodigal Son Returns

Title: Lean On Me

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