love this chapter so much. nikki was so close to admitting his love for sunshine. i was holding my breath. and while he didn't exactly admit it, he was close enough. i'm really hoping sergei will fall for jetta if he falls for anyone other than sunshine. and darla... i'm not so sure. i'm not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing keeping her alive. hopefully she won't dissappoint. once again i love how well written this story is. the bamboo analogy/comaprison was original.

Author's Response: Thank you! Wish I could claim credit for the bamboo but it is an old Buddhist philosophy.

I really think Sunny is the boss in this relationship. Nikki is totally under her control..I am sure when he brought her to his home he had no idea she would be this truely wonderful person..who would bend..adjust, adapt but not break..(her mother was so wise and taught her daugther well)...she captured his heart like never before and now I think he is terrified.

What will happen when she leaves. I am still not sure he will let her ..I can tell she feels deeply for him..she is such a caretaker...but skank Darla is right she is still a child who has yet to live her own life....I think Nikki will lose his mind when and if she leaves..I would not want to be the cause or in the way if she does leave.

Seigei I have no more words for ..she is telling him to find someone ..everyone is telling him..yet he does not listen.

Nikki is not stupid but letting Darla stay is nit smart..I a sure she will end up dead cause she pushes too hard but who will she bring down with her is the question.

Excellent chapter sweetie...I was actually so caught up I didnt even breathe..lol..excellent. Enjoy your time away but hurry back...you will be missed!!

For those wanting a translation of the Russian, he's saying "my love", "my one and only love" and "You I love" or "I love you Sunny"

Please let him change his mind about Darla helping him. Jacob will self destruct without help from anyone. He played a lottery ticket while in rehab. He doesn't need Darla. I'm glad she has Jetta to help her through this. Sergei has to know she has no feelings for him but he will not let up. Fantastic update. Happy holidays!!

Nikki is playing with fire.  He better be careful because he may loose Sunny.

If he really wants to keepher permanently in his life, he better knock her up. As for Darla, he just made a deal with the devil.

OMG! are you serious ? I hope that you don't miss a window seriously i feel like crying! I love what you have so far. Seems like sunny and nikki are in love. I also love sunny claiming that nikolai is hers and she is his.  Hope both confess soon. Are you gearing toward a baby and marriage? Hopefully you are and her dad is an idiot. What jetta said is great advice in order for her to deal w/ her dad is to detach herself from his addiction.

wow she realy is getting to N he now feels guitly very gulity for having darla helping him out  to make sure she stays wow.  when the truth comes out it not going to be pretty very ugly. love the story the romatic the dram all of it . N and sunshine are great couple with huge trust issuse. thanks for the updated. have a great vaction.

Also, thanks for the translations from the last chapter.  Does anyone know that translations in this chapter?

Sunshine will be so upset when she finds out what Nikki did.  I really hope he didn't ruin any chance of them being together.  Hopefully he will realize his mistake and redeem himself because we all know Sunshine will find out soon enough.  Most likely Sergi will find out and tell her thinking that she'll run to him if he tells her.  Ah, that Nikki I love him.

Are her dreams a warning about Nikki?  Great update!

I absolutely love this story. I usually read to escape, and girl, this story is my drug. I came to the last chapter you posted and wanted to rip my hair out because that's where it stopped. Please tell me you're gonna write more...please. I am begging you. Your story is fabulous!

What is up with these dreams that Sunshine is having?

Ok my tjoughts on Sunshine;s dream, I don't see Sunshine as weak in any form but maybe subconciously she feels trapped in he rsituation and unable to move..she obviously has feelings fro Nikki and may actually want some type of realtionship with him but is trapped into this type of relationship w/o her own freedom to come and go as she pleases because of her father and brother...maybe her mom is telling her you are not trapped..you have the power to be free..you can figure it out...that is my ideas...we will see as the story progresses.

It should be very obvious to Sergei and Nikki now that Sunshine is NOT interested in Sergei a anything but a friend. However, I think Nikki is jealous of Sunshine's time with anyone but him. However, Sunshine is training Nikki well..I think she is the only person alive that can control him...I am so afraid of what might happen if he ever loses her.

I think Darla may be toast before Jacob can come back...we will see!!

I love this story, so many layers..never simplistic so incredibly complicated and intriguing, Excellent writing sweetie!