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Being part of a police sting must be extremely stressful. Glad that it looks like it's going in the right direction.

Hey! I really would love to agree with you. In theory, man buns are ridiculous, BUT, I have seen some seriously sexy blokes where the man bun thing works and seeing them somehow my insides go all jello like. Now given my man and I have been together for 20 years and I am where my major issue is retirement income this seems stupid verging on infantile, and yet....💥 Btw note to author: mad story! Enjoying it so far!

Interesting beginning. How confusingly stressful to have your, at least to you personally, explosive news not only trumped by your parents seemingly out of the blue (again, only to you) explosive news of their own only to be compounded by your boyfriend seemingly deciding to put off being gay. Poor bastard! Be interesting to see how he get out of this with his sanity intact.

Interestingly peculiar comment. No idea where you get that father is a lounge lizard, and while the mother may be a feminist, that's not a negative quality....

Sorry, but does anyone else bet the feeling that things are going just a tad t o o smooth? I mean one Asian journalist asking for the bathroom.... too bloody easy....

"Sensitive as a panzer"! Where would we all be with out young adults, often female, who somehow have a universal understanding that somehow us older folk have missed? 😁. The best bit is always in 10 years time when those same people realise how much we learned in the intervening period! @Rigby Taylor 's comment hits nail on head. The story is a pleasure to read.

Very belated comment, but the mention of paternoster lifts brought back memories! Enjoying the story and characters a lot... thanks.

Bugger of a way to update your mother! Glad the football team and classes seem to be working for him tho'. I wouldn't be that age again for all the tea in China! Thanks; great writing!

Where was that Dr umpteen years ago? She could have headed off a hell of a lot of drama! Great character. Love the way she keeps surprising JJ. The trip to Lord Preston's memorial should be interesting...I think we are all looking forward to Sabrina....the Widow? I have said this before but the fact you have a life, outside writing for us, constantly surprises me!

Interesting social commentary.... Great start to a story. Lotsa threads!

It was great that they came across so many sympathetic doctors and support staff in the medical profession. Sadly, not always the case. I would imagine prosthesis for children would be difficult; the child would grow necessitating a new prosthesis. Quite an expensive proposition! Thanks for a great story

Calling a child "Heinz 57" is rough; you'd have to wonder what sort of adult would do that... The approach to the alterations is interesting. The advantage with fictional characters is that the alterations will work! Thanks great read.

I suspect someone has an insight into fear of flying. As someone who previously held a private pilots licence, I have never quite understood why flying is any more scary that half a dozen other things we do in the 21 century, but your description implied a considerable amount of knowledge/experience in the area...🤔 Great story, yes, the random "drop in" characters do add dimension to your story. Thanks.

Great start to what looks like it will be an interesting story with interesting characters. No "kindness" required!

Not how Graham works. He doesn't interview people as much as set them up to talk, among other guests as much as with him. Also after that dramatic an attempt on their lives I am not sure it would make good teev. They do seem to attract problems, our pair of lovers. Poor granny...way too much stress and anxiety!

Great update, glad your muse refound you, or vice versa. I too am concerned with 74 yo widows flitting across the world...it is hard at that age, even at the pointy end. One piece of pedantry: I cannot accept "drug" as any part of the verb "to drag", unless of course he did drug her, possibly with something injectable, on the dance floor, which would be a very different issue!

A pubescent teen with family and physical issues? Hah! No probs, mate...said no one ever! At least they seem to be going in with their eyes open. Great characters. Thanks.

Incredible story of the tortured workings of the adolescent mind. Great characters and the depictions of mental and physical anguish are masterful! Thanks

Great start! Wonder how far the fantasy will be proven? Looking forward to finding out!

Oh!....dear! This is not going to go well.... sigh... photos of taking coke off someone's cock...naive in the extreme. Bugger!

Brad and JJ are perfectly drawn father and son. Neither has worked out to communicate with the other. It's really quite funny. What is going on between Grand and Steph? JP dismissing Will like that... hope it was because the two of them WERE communicating! Thanks Nb while we luvs our widow, a little seamen would be good...😉😍

I rarely (if ever ) disagree, but this is a no.... wrong vibe. Now if you are going to ask me why... can't explain that either! 😙

Amazing story, well told. Very interesting and human characters, even minor ones have a life of their own. Great reading, thank you

Having followed this families drama filled life since somewhat before time, I have the majority of the characters clear tho' I will admit this story, "Black Widow" has introduced us to additional characters whose family is as complex as the original that has been the subject of this saga. So I do get that some find it confusing. I also miss some of the commentators whose grip on the detail of the story that started with JP (Grand) would keep me in line. Back in the early days of CAP suburban being blown up, the vagaries of the laws around inheriting British titles, and the parties of east coast fashionistas were a loooooong way away! Mr Arbour has brought us a very long way, with some interesting characters and others... I would happily dispense with 😁 Thank you.

Wonderful with very sweet ending. Very likeable, flawed characters who seemed to get to know themselves as the story progresses. Looking forward to the epilogue. Great writing. Thanks.