I'm so glad I finally found my way here from the Yahoo Group. I've said it before, Mark, but I love all of your writing so much. It's nice to have a place to go and discuss it with other people who enjoy your writing too!
The last few chapters of dialogue between Robbie and Brad have been quite eye opening, in my mind. Here I am, thinking that Robbie is just another guy who can't keep it in his pants and, finally, we have him airing his actual issues with Brad and being honest about what his overall "plan" (such as it was...I thought it was a pretty crappy plan, thinking Brad would ever go for him having a boy on the side to make him feel "macho".). While I'm happy it's all coming out, I am continually shocked by how thick Robbie is being with all of this. This whole "I've apologized, I don't have to feel guilty" is absolutely infuriating...he's the one who started all this crap, he should continue to feel guilty. Period. If Brad wanted to rub it in for a while, I think he'd be justified. The fact that Brad is saying he doesn't want to do that, in my mind, makes him more forgiving that I would probably be.
I know you like happy endings, Mark, but I'm really thinking a happy ending here might involve Brad shacking up with Max and Cody and leaving Robbie to search out twinks to satisfy his need to be "the Man". Screw him!!!
