Andrew Q Gordon

Two things, 1) L&O is fiction. I have only seen a very few instances in 12 years where witnesses have died before trial under mysterious circumstances. These have involved gangs, serious thugs etc. That WON'T happen here - see Jason's speech about who knows who best. In the world of the rich, they don't kill people, the murder their character on the stand. As for love - well I think that word is WAY over used. Folks love each other after a day it seems. The detective's use of like has very little to do with homophobia and more to do with not over stating things. He was after all saying what his impression was - he has/had no way of knowing if they used the "L" word with each other. Like was much safer.

At his core, Peter is a very good person, but like all of us we sometimes say or do the wrong thing. Peter knew this an hour after Jason left. But Peter is also a bit of a control freak, and when Jason didn't do what he wanted/needed him to do, he lashed out. Oh well, it's all better now, right??

Aw shucks, you think I'm . . . er Jason, is modest. Oh an What Foreshadowing?? You think something else is going to happen? Thanks so much for everything Anyta

Arriving at the Student Union ten minutes early, Jason decided to get some food. He never liked going to practice without eating lunch, especially not the practice after a game. Win or lose, Coach Slewman always had things to work on following a game. Passing the prepared meals, processed lunch meat and burgers, was still difficult for him even after all these months trying to eat like Peter. The choices available if you ruled out the things he liked, were salad, yogurt, fruits, and the

Wow, thanks for that, I appreciate hearing it, well not that you read too much and did too little but that you enjoyed it. Am about 2/3 done posting so not a ton more but a few more chapters to go. Thanks for reading and for the comments. Andy

I said befor Peter is a self conident, psuedo bad boy wannabe, so no he has that chip there for most of the day, maybe all of it. As for D, since he plays for the wrong team, I won't fight you for him, but he would be so my type if he had a change of heart

When the story is over - yes it will be soon, sorry - I would be interested in seeing how people saw the Rich/Poor dynamic. Just curious

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMELIA!!! Hope it's a great day!!

Celes, Thanks for saying "hi" and the well wishes. Not that I want to argue with you - God knows lawyers, NEVER Argue right? - but I am not sure excluding her is harsh - and I mean that I am not sure anymore. When this started, I was all for including her, because naturally at some point the kid(s) will figure out neither Mike nor I gave birth. We do want to keep on good terms with her, at least that was always my argument. Mike has always been the more worried about stuff - which is really surprising given I am the prosecutor, not him, and I see so much more crap then him. I was always much more willing to include her in our future plans. But where I am adamant is she will not be the parent, or have a say in parenting or raising the child(ren). Her comments lead me to worry she might be wanting to be a little closer than we want or expect. I am trying to keep an open mind, and not worry too much, but I also don't want to let something build up and eventually be much hard to rein in than if we nip it now. Tough line to walk, because we do want the keep the lines open for the day when we decide to tell the kid(s) about their mom and let them make contact. So, I am not entirely sure which approach is best - exclude her, or include her. Still working that one out. I'd say I have time but that isn't something we really have that much of anymore LOL. Thanks again. Andy

Congrats on the new MacBook, I love mine, not sure about Mobile me, are they still charging $99 a year for it? If it is free I would consider it. Why Office 2011?? I use Page - Apple's 'Office Suite.' I find it works better than Word, it converts Word docs just fine, whereas Word won't convert Pages, at least not the non Mac Version. Oh well, happy writing Andy

Well compared to a mountain you are an infant, compared to a Banana you are ancient, so it's all relative I suppose.

Wow, no one likes Det. Belle - interesting. I thought he was a good dude, but then I'm a bit biased I guess. Stay tuned, I can't promise the feel good chapters will keep going - but they might, at least for a while.

Just a bit of clarity. the contract is super clear - at 20 weeks, she signs the pre birth order and her parental rights are terminate - period end of discussion. Not only that but were she to 'contest' signing the pre birth order, California Laws have uniformly enforced the contract that says she is required to. So no there is no gray area here, we could - but won't - deny her all contact with the babies - and yes I am thinking in terms of twins, that seems to be the prevailing wind with everyone involved. Cia - you kill me with - your " it's not like you have that warm mushy feeling about women' Moi??? To be honest I wasn't really that concerned about my parenting as much as I was annoyed at myself for being so 'put off' by her veiled request we call. The whole passive aggressive stuff is a peeve of mine, grates on me when people do that and my first reaction is to do the opposite of what they are trying to subtlety get me to do. But in reality we really ought to keep in touch better, so I am wrong and I know it. Anyway, I love the comments, god you are all going to have a helluva a good time at my expense when I actually try to play parent. Andy

Let me know when you become an old man and I'll buy you a drink to mourn your arrival - but you got a few years to go yet

Sorry trev, but that subpoena thing IS part of the job. I myself think it is a great tool for investigations. Oops, seems real life snuck in there again now didn't it?

Not sure how THAT snuck in there. Just ignore it, it has NO significance whatsoever.

Oh come on, I can't please everyone with my choice of teams, it's like if I said Pirates and Phillies, the Mets fans or the Braves fans would howl. Geez, just can't please everyone can you

If I were to say you forgot the word 'yet' after fighting, them folks would string me up, so I won't say it. Hopefully this chapter didn't get me in anymore trouble :PThanks for reading and for the comments

Interesting chapter, I second Anyta's comments on the emotional development and letting us feel them. But I have said from the start you do that so well. Couple silly comments:How could Blake not have know she was like this after her little stunt at the beach - to think she was anything but ruthless and all the smarts, manipulation etc that goes with it is failing to see the tree for the forrest. [Not saying this was bad writing, it was good, just sayin Blake needs to step up his game.]Terrible ending - simply terrible - you left us hanging like that - bad Acedias you must be learning from Cia and Nephy about cliffs and leaving us there. All I can say was after the last few paragraphs I had this sinking feeling, especially at the very end, that Blake was about to medicate himself into a robot. That and he is suddenly very dependent on the drugs so fast. He needs to be careful, especially out where he is, because so far he doesn't have a treating physian where he is now. Brilliant chapter - just kidding about the 'terrible' thingy -Andy

Peter being the smarter one has been clear since day one, but he has helped Jason elevate his game I would say -Darryl specifically asked me to send you his number but only in private. He doesn't want a mad rush of calls

I tend to think of Peter as a good 'bad boy' type - motorcycle, Martial Arts, a bit of a loner/independent person - I mean he was 19 and drinking with his family's permission along with the restaurant owner. Seems to know his way about stuff - definitely part of the allure for Jason.

No longer plagued by nightmares, Jason still found it hard to sleep. Desire for tomorrow to arrive, so he could see Peter again, replaced his worry and fear. When it was clear he was too excited to sleep he opened a text book, hoping that would help put him to sleep. Shortly after midnight, his body finally conceded. Peter was watching TV when he arrived in the morning. Or better said, the TV was on, while he slept. Unlike the last four days, seeing Peter lying silent made him smil

Funny thing is I didn't MEAN to keep everyone waiting, as Nephy always says, the thing writes itself sometimes. I just needed to get a few things said - that and I didn't want to just skip two weeks and have him 'wake' up. Glad you liked it, am working on the last 3-4 chapters now. I will post 36 today at some point so for you at least there is no more wait. Thanks for the comments Andy

Happy Birthday Soup!!!!! I made you a cake - it's in the fridge - help yourself Have a great day [well I suppose it's half over by now, you damn Aussie's always have to be first]

Not really, but maybe I should. I sort of mentioned this in chat tonight, but we 'had' to call the surrogate tonight. Had to in the sense she sent me a text and an email saying how she missed us and she hadn't talk to us in a while. My general feeling was - so??? Which has me thinking maybe I am not cut out to be a dad because I am such a jerk. Okay those of you thinking 'maybe? There's no maybe about it.' just stop. Point noted. Seriously, maybe I am too damn grumpy because when Mike said we should call, I asked why? Actually I did my best Eric Cartman imitation and asked 'Why the f**k now?' That didn't exactly go over well - so I quickly offered to make the call. My thoughts - again, I know how bad this sounds - were, looking I am paying you to have the kid, its strictly business, I don't have to woo you, buy you nice things etc. like I would if she were my wife or my girlfriend, or she were doing it for free. Then I start to think, um well 'you're a jerk' because no amount of money is enough to do this - she IS being really generous to do this for us. Which leads me to think, am I going to be like this with my kids? 'Daddy, I need attention.' Me: 'why? I gave your allowance already, leave me alone.' Yeah not exactly good parenting is it? Okay, so I won't be THAT bad, but it is a reflection of my character I suppose. Do you think they have classes to teach you compassion and caring or have I doomed my child because I won't change? Then again, it probably has more to do with the surrogate giving us a bit of a weird feeling today. First she was asking how long we 'had' to stay in town before we flew home. She seemed to think we were staying a while. We were like, um no not long at all. Then she said something about being the live in nanny for the first six months. Oh no that is NOT gonna happen. As I see it, this is how it goes - birth, let mom say hi, give them to Mike and Andy, Mike and Andy take them to the hotel, Mike and Andy fly home. There is no Mother/Child bonding - that is why there is a contract. [cold yes, but we - Mike and I - plan to be the only parents, we don't want her to think otherwise] The nanny comment really made up go huh? So in the end it probably not a reflection on my parenting skills as much as legitimate concerns about her not getting too attached to us or the kid(s), especially not this early. Ultra sound Wednesday - stay tuned for further drama [Yes Vic, I suppose I have a touch of Royalty in me for drama ]