[Jack Scribe] SHIFTING SANDS

[Jack Scribe]

I predict that Cray ends up to a satisfying partnership with Spike. They were actually hot towards one another already since they got acquainted, but at that stage the age difference was too bad.

 

Hmmm, I wonder what the Vegas oddsmakers would say? There are no age concerns at this point...but can they be more than best friends.

[Tiger]

Hmmm, I wonder what the Vegas oddsmakers would say? There are no age concerns at this point...but can they be more than best friends.

 

Sometimes your best friend is the best choice for a boyfriend. Other times, it's a disaster waiting to happen. We'll have to wait and see.

[amBIguoustwo]

Another great chapter. Can't wait for the next one.

[Jack Scribe]

Another great chapter. Can't wait for the next one.

 

Hi, amBIguoustwo. Welcome to the crew!

[Curious About Info]

Jack, I am a newbie, but wondering if you might have been giving a different hint about chapter 13: something or someone going bankrupt?

 

And guys, go easy on Jack Gamble. The courts tend to usually believe the women if accusations are made against a man---especially in Missouri and Texas, it seems.

[Jack Scribe]

Jack, I am a newbie, but wondering if you might have been giving a different hint about chapter 13: something or someone going bankrupt?

 

Hi, "Newbie"...great to have you on board. The reference to Chapter 13 is that the cliffhanger from Desert Fantasies will start getting cleared up in this story.

[MikeL]

Jack has posted Chapter 8 of Shifting Sands..."Comets Collide". There are some real collisions and near collisions in this chapter as several guys jockey for position. Can't say more.

 

Great chapter, Jack. Looking forward to more action of several kinds.

[Tiger]

That was a good chapter. It looks like Cray and Spike are together, or maybe there's a bit of misdirection. Either way, it's an interesting turn of events.

[Conner]

I think Spence is going to be somewhat puzzled, and maybe pissed off, when he learns Spike and Cray got it going on. What happened to everyone being "friends"?

 

You set that last scene up brilliantly, Jack. I thought for sure it was the Russians coming into Spike's bedroom. The Spike-Cray pairing is fabulous!

 

Spence will find someone special too. I wouldn't mind seeing Spece and mario together but Mario is the consummate professional and would not mess with the employer-employee thing.

 

Superb chapter, Jack!

[Enric]

ch8: the idea of Spence with Cray would imo be doomed - Cray has a long-term allergy against Spence's line of work. It would be impossible or very problematic. Suffering would ensue.

 

Whereas I predicted this Spike-Cray thing.

[theschnauzers]

I certainly expected something with Spike's moving day; and Cray is a smart man, he read Spike's mind, even before Spike realized it.

 

Spence made an assumption with his little brain rather than his big brainl I'm not sure that Cray, with his prior knowledge about the nature of the escort business would have given Spence the time of day as far as what Spence was looking for.

 

Spence needs a little growing up. He thinks he has his life under control, but I'm not so sure. Something tells me Kevin is going to figure out how Spence is actually earning money soon enough.

[Jack Scribe]

I think Spence is going to be somewhat puzzled, and maybe pissed off, when he learns Spike and Cray got it going on. What happened to everyone being "friends"?

 

It's like a cartoon where the lightbulb turns on above a character. In this case, it's not Cray's little head (or little brain) that is leading the action. This looks, Tiger, like the real thing.

 

As Enric points out, "Cray has a long-term allergy against Spence's line of work." Spike was being protective as a brother when he thwarted Spence's move...but in the back of his mind there was something more at play. He just didn't get it, at the time...but that certainly changed later in the evening. (double entrendre intended)

 

BTW, Connor, Mario is concerned about those shifty Russians sniffing around. Be on the lookout for my favorite AOI agent in future chapters.

[Puppster]

It's like a cartoon where the lightbulb turns on above a character. In this case, it's not Cray's little head (or little brain) that is leading the action. This looks, Tiger, like the real thing.

 

As Enric points out, "Cray has a long-term allergy against Spence's line of work." Spike was being protective as a brother when he thwarted Spence's move...but in the back of his mind there was something more at play. He just didn't get it, at the time...but that certainly changed later in the evening. (double entrendre intended)

 

BTW, Connor, Mario is concerned about those shifty Russians sniffing around. Be on the lookout for my favorite AOI agent in future chapters.

 

It's great to hear some of the old names popping up. I think we might be in for a quick cross over meeting. I think that chapter could be Splashing in the Desert Sands.

 

I'm very glad that Spike and Cray seem to be on the same wave length as far as their budding relationship is concerned. I wonder if his friends will pick up the change in Spike and Cray.

[Kev de Cauchery]

Jack, I'm back on the tracks.

 

Not exactly finished Chap. 9 but too eager to tell you that.

I love Oleg in the Series. Good deed.

 

I actually don't like Spike and Cray. Maybe it's because they're too close to risk the friendship. Just my two pence.

 

I like Spence, I guess. Think he's a good guy.

 

And so revved up to read about Jack Gamble. The confession scene actually made me tear up a bit. It was so sweet.~

[MikeL]

Chapter 9 is great, Jack. It's good to see a new relationship between Spike and Cray. I wonder how Henry will take the news.

 

And it's good to see Oleg involved in the cloak and dagger side of this story.

[Jack Scribe]

Jack, I'm back on the tracks.

 

Not exactly finished Chap. 9 but too eager to tell you that.

I love Oleg in the Series. Good deed.

 

I actually don't like Spike and Cray. Maybe it's because they're too close to risk the friendship. Just my two pence.

 

I like Spence, I guess. Think he's a good guy.

 

And so revved up to read about Jack Gamble. The confession scene actually made me tear up a bit. It was so sweet.~

 

Hi, Kevin. Oleg's become my go-to guy when a crisis of this nature occurs. Spike and Cray are just starting to figure out where this expanded friendship will go. BTW, good luck on China's new restrictions concerning the Internet. I hope the GA isn't banned.

 

Splashing in the Desert Sands cracked me up, Puppster. The new story I'm just planning - revisiting Chicago - will continue to have crossover characters. After five years, I've got a neat group of guys that we need big smile.

 

When Henry finds out about his older brother's new friendship, I'm sure everything will be cool.

 

BTW, allow me to wish this group a belated Happy Hanukkuh and a very Merry Christmas!

[Kev de Cauchery]

BTW, good luck on China's new restrictions concerning the Internet. I hope the GA isn't banned.

 

Actually you-tweet-face has been banned for a long long time. But thankfully GA is so not.

 

Chap. 9 is great. Waiting.

[Conner]

Super job on chapter 9, Jack!

 

I particularly enjoyed the opening paragraphs, sweet and erotic. Cray and Spike are certainly starting it out right with the open and honest expression of how they feel about each other. They're perfect together. I liked Spike's conclusion that he really did have a man in his bed.

 

Well it wouldn't be a Jack Scribe story without the mystery and intrigue! It's looking great so far. And, yes, good to have Oleg in the story too.

 

When will those Russians learn, I ask you!!

[MikeL]

Jack Scribe has released Chapter 10 of Shifting Sands..."Comparing Notes".

[MikeL]

Cray isn't sufficiently blas

[Conner]

Another great chapter, Jack!

 

You achieved a great balance between the romantic aspects of the story and the heavier (make that much heavier) drama/intrigue aspects.

 

As for the planned hit on Lou Jr., tt's always our "vices" that make us vulnerable. Good thing I don't have any.

 

I liked Oleg's last thought about being in a growth industry.

[theschnauzers]

I haven't commented in a few chapters, but I do like the way this story is evolving.

 

Cray has had to mature emotionally more quickly than he might have expected, but you know, maybe he really had outgrown Michael and really did need a kick in the pants to move on. And it's not like Cray hasn't been a good influence on Spike in the past. Right now, they're good for each other and the age difference is the least important factor in that relationship, Now I think Bob has sort of realized that in this chapter, but it may be Drew who'll get that on point sooner (especially as Spike will be working for him in the new nightclub operation; and it wouldn't surprise me at all if Cray comes up with some ideas (as he's also in the targeted demographic and is now part of it, actually.)

 

Oleg certainly has a fast brain stem, doesn;t he. I hope he's careful; he doesn't need to be treated like Jack Bauer by the bad guys.

[Kev de Cauchery]

After reading the 10th, my first thought was, 'Where Jack Gamble, Jack?'

 

Anyway. Another nice chap.!

 

Still don't like Cray and Spike getting it on. Not that I don't like them in person, it's just it's a bit too soon for them - after the break's.

Well, that's just my two pence.

 

And the part concerning Oleg intrigued me a lot. You know I'm not crazy about the Mafia/Detective/Whatever scenes in Splash III, but I'm actually wanting to know what'd happen. So now I'm revved up to know all parts of the story.

 

And I'm missing Bob and Drew a lot.

 

And didn't I read the word 'Chicago' towards the end? I heard from the grapevines that the sequel to Other Avenues is coming. YAY!

 

Okay, so the conclusion is GREAT Chapter!

[Jack Scribe]

Cray isn't sufficiently blasé to keep Daddy Bob from detecting a happier demeanor and deducing the reason.

 

Oleg is very busy doing some deducing himself and figures out which way a very large fan is about to blow. Then he sets a plan in motion to create some blowback.

 

Bob certainly had his radar blipping, picking up Cray's 'spring in his feet.' I like your euphemism concerning the fan about ready to blow.

 

Lou keeps letting his little head lead him astray, Connor. I'm sure this will be Lou's 'cross to bear' as long as he's around.

 

You're right,theschnauzers, Spike is good for Cray and four years dif (at this point) ain't no big deal. Don't worry; Oleg isn't going to go Jack Bauer on us.

 

I suspect, Kevin, that Oleg's involvement in the story as a minor character makes the "Mafia/Detective/Whatever" more palatable for you. This is primarily a romance story and...well, we will be getting back to Jack Gamble very soon.

 

BTW, I'm just starting to collect my thoughts about the new story set in Chicago. Good catch, Kevin.

[Tiger]

You're right,theschnauzers, Spike is good for Cray and four years dif (at this point) ain't no big deal. Don't worry; Oleg isn't going to go Jack Bauer on us.

Actually 4-6 years is supposed to be about perfect as far as age differences are concerned.