Awesome, I'm so pleased you liked the story! I was planning to keep Jess alive pretty much from the start, although it's very gratifying to hear that people weren't sure that I would do it.

Now I just have to get through all these Big Bangs, and start working on the sequel. Oh, and work on Fusion and the handful of challenges I signed up for... Me? Bite off more than I can chew? Never! ;)