A/N So sorry for the long wait. I had some other writing obligations that had strict deadlines, but those are over now. Big thanks to Sw33tCh3rryP13 who generously agreed to beta this chapter, then proceeded to hold it hostage until I finished my other writing obligations. It was exactly what I needed to get over my writer's block. ^_^
Apologies for this chapter being so very late. It gave me a fair bit of grief to write.
Terribly sorry for the massive delay; terrible writer's block. Thanks to
Nova.81 and
Jenn BR for the beta.