PrivateTim

“Matt Carrswold, this is Cam Heely.” Dun dun duh! Break to commercial. So I was in a quandary nine years ago, not now. Absolutely no way would I tell Cam. If it was someone I knew well like Will or Wade, I would. Otherwise go with the JP Rule, stay out of it.

In the words of the great Al Jolson, "folks, you ain't seen nothing yet". Weren't there more obstacles to an open Brad - Wade relationship than just Matt? Wasn't the family generally disapproving?

Will seems like the kind of guy who would rebel at rules, given his history. He seems like the kind of guy who would demand his partner be out' maybe not in high school, but certainly by college. I didn't see a review from me. This chapter must have some out in pilot season.

Even with looking back 9 years and knowing how things go, it wasn't logical that Zach and Will were destined to be couple consistently and long term. Maybe one day when they are done with college they find each other (but I hope not Zach is a loser), but they both have a lot of living to do before that. I don't know if the plans are to let Zach play in the NFL or not, but that would really delay things. While I wouldn't trust Berry, it is in his interest to keep Zach happy and successful. He can't hurt Will without hurting Zach. I am pretty sure he also understands you don't mess with the Gay Mafia.

Obviously it is too late now, but Matt would be eligible to play club hockey at the University of Chicago. It is not like the NCAA DI where you have 5 years to complete 4 years of eligibility. If you went to Stanfurd for undergrad, masters and phd you could play club hockey all 9 years.

I never have liked Zach.... now looking back through the prism of Gap Year, Zach just looks more the douche that ever. But Will is acting like a Disney Channel tween mooning over Zac Effron. One of the things that is different from 1950s Hollywood and 2002 Hollywood and that has only accelerated, is social media and the Internet. Everybody has a camera and a video cam there is zero privacy, even when you are in a private home. So many people want to be Instagram famous that if they can get there by something sensational, they don't care who it hurts. Another factor is the quasi gay activist; the person who feels no one has a right to be in the closet and they feel duty bound to out someone they think is gay. In 1950s Hollywood, the gay community was pretty unified in protecting each other. What happened inside garden walls in Palm Springs stayed private. It is far more complex than that of course, but those are two of the issues I hear about from my clients, especially those in the older set.

Oh it's that time of year again, college graduation. The day I had my last final as an undergraduate, one of my fraternity brothers who had just finished his last final too, joined me at Trader Vic's where we ordered one of every exotic drink on the menu.

It is amazing. The first thing I thought, finishing this chapter for the second time, was "fuck Will". Apparently I am very consistent 😁 Oh please, if you'd gone to high school with Will Schluter, you know you'd have wound up punching him in his pretty face sooner or later 😄

To torture Wade with guilt. Little known fact that Willie Nelson sang a song about CAP. Now, many many years ago When I was twenty three I was married to a widow Who was pretty as could be This widow had a grown-up daughter Had hair of red My father fell in love with her And soon the two were wed This made my dad my son-in-law And changed my very life My daughter was my mother 'Cause she was my father's wife To complicate the matters Even though it brought me joy I soon became the father Of a bouncing baby boy My little baby then became A brother-in-law to dad And so became my uncle Though it made me very sad For if he was my uncle That also made him the brother Of the widow's grown-up daughter Who, of course, was my step-mother I'm my own grandpa I'm my own grandpa It sounds funny I know But it really is so I'm my own grandpa My father's wife then had a son That kept them on the run And he became my grandchild For he was my daughter's son My wife is now my mother's mother And it makes me blue Because, she is my wife She's my grandmother too Now, if my wife is my grandmother Then, I am her grandchild And every time I think of it It nearly drives me wild For now I have become The strangest case you ever saw As husband of my grandmother I'm my own grandpa I'm my own grandpa I'm my own grandpa It sounds funny I know But it really is so I'm my own grandpa I think it's disingenuous to say there was no verbal ban by Matt on a Brad/Wade hookup. The first time they got together, it almost destroyed all of their relationships. I think that's a pretty good way of saying "don't sleep with him." I think it's unreasonable to think a guy has to tell his step-father or boyfriend (or ex-boyfriend) not to sleep together. That's something they should just know, and get. As I recall (having just reread Paternity, which is where I think it was) it was Wade who broke things off with Brad because sex with Brad was so good..... But then Matt found out how to replicate "Brad sex" by being dominate. In theory, with Matt back having sex with Wade, Wade should not have needed Brad.

Brad and Wade is creepy. I thought it was less creepy 10 years ago. Mostly because Wade is his dead partner's son's partner (or was, current status doesn't count, the relationship was there, that should be enough for it to be taboo). That Brad, a successful, respected business man like him can't control himself? Can't find an equal partner, he needs a recent college grad to turn his crank? Someone who lives in the protection of his house? I wasn't confused. That was hyperbole and my own dramatic device for emphasis. Everything I said about Will stands. Will is a hypocritical little douchebag. I bet his cologne is Eau d'Massengill. When I say I am confused why Brad and Wade having sex is a big deal, I don't mean to me, I still find it creepy. I don't understand why it is a big deal to Will, why Brad and Wade feel guilty about it and why it is anyone's business. Will is a shit ass fucking hypocritical spoiled self indulgent self absorbed self righteous douchebag. Not that I have strong feelings on the matter. The responsible thing Will to have done is go get an adult to deal with the matter, one of his two grandfathers. The hypocrisy is entirely Will's. He has zero standing to dictate standards to anyone else.

I am sure young Mark was a hottie.....

So it seems like Matt has FINALLY gotten that's it over...... for now. And he slept with his boyfriend's stepfather. I don't like Matt much.... or ANY of the Hayes boys except the one who fixed Gathan's car, BUT in the CAP world Matt is the middle of the pack in the awful world and not even top three in the Hayes hierarchy. Maybe you skipped the final chapters of Paternity, after initially being uninterested, Matt came around.

It isn't a case of being smart or not smart. It is about being from two completely different universes, in terms of experience and orientation. Being unequally yoked is a very hard thing to overcome.

I think Matt is actually seeing light at the end of the tunnel. It's either a train or daylight..... Hey we are only 4 chapters in.... Lines of work where MBAs and JDs together, sports & talent agents; business affairs for movie studios, institutional money managers, trust companies, family foundations and NGOs, to name a few. Before Wade were to go out on his own, he'd probably join a white shoe law firm with a strong WDC presence like Kirkland Ellis, Sullivan Cromwell or Jones Day. Pretty sure that was Mr. Miyagi who said that.....

Not many active managers can beat the indexes over any 10 year period.

Seriously? This is Chapter 2 already and this is the first sex we've seen... in a Mark Arbour story.. I can't believe it took so long! 🤣

What is this, Dateline? "Bob and Mary Jones had a happy marriage. Or did they?" Ben and Brad might work for a little while; a physical release for Brad, but it is way too soon as we just saw.

It is good you listened to your readers, but by the same token, stay true to yourself and your vision for your story. The "old ways" were important in Kentucky and throughout Appalachia. I suspect Social Media and the Internet has really changed the youth of Kentucky, but I am sure plenty of old folks remember granny witches with their folk medicine and second sight. Thanks Billy for a 4 year labor of love.

It remains to be seen if the two men from Boone, who were outside, have been killed, but I don't think two hillbilly yokels could take down former Rangers and SEALs, especially since they were onto the yokels since the funeral, but I guess we'll see. Never a dull moment in a Billy Martin tale 😁

Life definitely gets in the way. I have a story I started about 10 years ago and I just can't bring myself to write the last couple of chapters because I've fallen in love with my characters. It seems if I finish the story, then I lose them somehow. The two guys in the old Ford truck I am sure are the killers and kidnappers. I don't know if they are bootleggers or friends of the guy JT's testified against, but given the Judge's reaction, I'll guess the latter.

We never did find out what Timmy's issues were in the early chapters of this book, did we? Did he have feelings for Andy? For Debbie? Will we get a full on Joey - Andy hot steamy time before this is all over? 😲

Funny, I don't remember the "Michael" incident specifically. I do remember a couple of plagiarism scandals on GA, just not Michael. But it remind me how I miss the chat feature on GA. It was fun and I did get to know people. And if you were bright, you knew half the people on AOL were lying about stuff. The first thing a guy would ask after ASL was 'how big is your dick' and you just knew not every guy out there had a 7 1/2 inch dick. My friends and I used to joke about "AOL inches". But I digress. Lots of balls in the air right now. I remember bits and pieces of how everything turns out, but not the details. It is fun this second time through.

“Yeah, and it's too bad the little faggot didn't die with them.” Sarah added as she walked up. In my years in middle school and high school I can't remember such vehemence and hate towards gay kids. I didn't hear that "f" word used a lot and certainly not from the church kids I hung around with. A lot of them might have disapproved of the gay lifestyle, but that never translated into hate towards them. Sad but interesting developments.

Wow, Pine Hills HS's gay population is just exploding.... Cody, Andy, Joey, the guys in drama, choir.... and of course the cross country team... I hope we get to see more of Cody. And with JT moving in... well things are gonna get interesting.

Well damn I'm smart... I said part of the same stuff in my review in the previous chapter. I don't think Fleming was planting evidence, and as I said, there were too many other LEO onsite for him to alter the scene. Besides being lazy and a douche bag, we don't know why he has a stick up his ass.