This isn't a sweet story.
This is a story ridiculous, disgusting, sickly, and morbid!
The two women, killed Erik!
The story is very, very bad!

All I can say is DAMN...    Good story, it really hit close to home, and that ending. I'm having a bit of a time sorting out my own emotions!

Sue, loved your story. especially how you werent shy about useing pretty aprons, I only wish more writers would use pretty aprons in their storys. I think you are a very good writer, please keep up the good work, also would love to read more storys, with pretty aprons used, maybe even pretty plastic aprons. THANK YOU, CINDY

a really good story - the ending was a surprise, not what i expected at all. as has been mentioned, you really do a good job of making erik's feelings known - he becomes a fully realised person (in my mind anyway!).
 i would love to see you do some more writing, but as you have said it has to be the right story.
 DnA

Many thanks for the kind comments, and I apologise if the story was somewhat repetitive in places.

I'm not sure about a follow up story - I don't know if I could do it again, but who knows?  Maybe, if I can come up with the right idea, something will develop.  

Thanks again.

Sue x

Superb, well written and everything good the people said below.  I hope to see more of your stories here to read.

very well written. i enjoyed it. the ending was a complete surprise. i cant wait to read more of your stories.

Sue,
a fantastically well written story. You capture the  anguish of the boy so well. It had me in tears at more than one point.

A thoroughly good read. The story was well paced, perhaps a bit repetitive here and there, but totally engrossing.

The ending was most unexpected. Jolly well done.