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I will admit all the technical details went waayyyy over my head, but I got the general gist of it. lol The engineer who built these bombs ironically died by his own bomb. And those poor kangaroos! And koala bears!!!!! I have to hand it to The Scar and Dimitri - they are two crazy smart motherfuckers. They're blackmailing governments for all that money and having auctioning off the detonator codes for the bombs - ingenious. But what happened to the ten-year detonation thing that was mentioned many chapters ago? And Adam Creston - his family never reported him missing? It wasn't in the news where Helen would see or hear of it? Just seems odd. And The Scar/Jerry must have been really busy making a lot of stops between the city and Philly, b/c it should have only taken him a little under two hours to get there instead of the maybe six it took him. Another awesome chapter, CJ!

The lines to the new song are so realistic to what The Scar is planning. I'm praying for a miracle that prevent these bombs from going off. On another note: I didn't realize that about Grand Central Station. sn't that dangerous to have all that radiation around? I have been there a handful of times w/in the past four years w/my kids and I found it beautiful and very large. I've been to Penn Station many, many years ago and I don't really remember it. I never knew that it was rebuilt. See, I'm learning so many things from your wonderful story, CJ! I'm learning about Grand Central Station, Penn Station, how to build a bomb...lots of interesting things! lol

"....Bedding just half the population of the planet wasn't enough for you?" Omg, that was hysterical!!!!! Holy shit, Helen's a rip! lol =) At least Eric made Cody's day, week, month, probably whole life! lol Terrific chapter as always, CJ!

Eric is funny; he's not happy unless he has at least two girls on his arms. lol I was wondering about Lump though. My feelings for him changed now that I know how he grew up. And with The Scar/Jerry as his father, I think any kid would be fucked up. And I can certainly understand his homophobia now. Hopefully with Phil's help and the counselor's help, he can get past this. But I'm wondering, since he is not part of Instinct anymore, how the hell is he going to sign autographs and be so visible to the band and to Helen? He's really going to follow them while they tour Cali? Omg, I just thought of something. I wonder if he'll recognize his father at some point doing something... Ok, on to the next chapter.

Shit, will Eric never learn??? No tequila! lol I have a very bad feeling about this little boat excursion of theirs.

The shit's about to hit the fan. I was so afraid The Scar was going to kill the three boys. It's bad enough he killed Adam. Too bad the paparazzi guy didn't catch the body in the container or the bombs in the subwoofer. lol

I feel the anxiety already as to what's going to happen at the concerts. I meant to comment on this in the last chapter, but of course by the time I got to the end, I forgot about it. Lump is going through heroin withdrawal. I spent the last three hours last night calling places, hospitals, crisis intervention hotlines, and my last call was to a poison control center. One of my good friend's almost-nineteen-year-old-son is a heroin addict and last night one of his "friends" gave him two Atavan (Atavin?), to help him sleep. I wound up calling the poison control center and they told me she should keep an eye on him. Needless to say, she wound up taking him to the ER at two in the morning. I'm really glad though, b/c they tested him and he was taking way more than heroin. They released him but told him he HAS to call one of the crisis numbers they gave him. My friend mentioned methodone to help with the withdrawals (the hospital doesn't give that out), and when I was reading your last chapter it really became real for me, you know? Everything that Lump is going through is exactly what my friend's kid, Michael, is going through. I hope they both have a happy ending with this horrible addiction.

Love how both bands get along so well now. I'm glad Steve fessed up to Wilde and now he's more comfortable w/Brandon and Chase. Now of course I wish something would go down where they would have to cancel the rest of the concerts. This whole thing w/The Scar/Jerry is not good.

I was a bit confused as to what Vladimir was doing, He made extra bombs? To ensure his safety? He is pretty smart - he wasn't fooled by either Dimitri or The Scar. I loved the boys' antics with the paparazzi boat. lol

This is not going to go well. Dimitri is going to find the GPS and all hell's gonna break loose. The Scar/Jerry is going to be out for blood. Hopefully not any of the boys', but really, he's not a stupid man. Who else would he think would have done this? Especially when he sees the GPS HE FOUND in the store for Chase???? Ok, on to the next chapter. =)

I agree with Suvitar; it will be a big adjustment for Bernard. It's not easy living with someone when you're so used to being on your own and not accounting for your whereabouts to anyone. Plus, there's little things like leaving dishes in the sink, not vacuuming every day, leaving the toilet seat up (oh yeah, they're both guys, they do this instinctually! lol I think it's an inbred thing!), that might get to one of them. I'm sure their love is strong enough to survive the little things. lol

Jack is such a sweetheart! I totally understand where Bernard's coming from. After the experience he's had with those assholes, no wonder he's so insecure. The fact that he's losing weight and exercising will help him in time to feel better about himself. Ok, on to the next chapter! Oh, and by the way, does Jack have a brother? Cousin? Hell, even an uncle? lol He needs to be cloned, goddammit!

As much as I have been hating Scott for the past five months (and that karoke mess just added to his douchery (if that is even a word, lol)), I can see a change in him. I understand how he had just been overwhelmed with seeing Mia's grave; everything about Mia and Steve just came back to hit him full force and he couldn't handle it. He was like in a fugue state when he packed his bags and took off for the airport. He hit rock bottom when he took those pills and wound up in the hospital. I understand now that Will didn't want to see him, but as a therapist, he couldn't turn Scott away once he found out about the attempted suicide. I'm glad they're going to try to work things out. I hope that in time Zach will warm up to the idea also. The couples counseling and family counseling will help. It was very brave of Scott to tell Noah all of this but it was also very brave of Noah to agree to give their relationship another shot, considering the fact that he has major trust issues with Scott. Scott has to learn that he can't bail at the first sign of trouble. Excellent chapter, as always, Fitz. Still needed those Kleenex though! lol

I loved when Tony said he had been looking for someone for so long and never realized that person was right in front of him all along (or something similar - I don't remember his exact words). They are so cute together! The dinner party went really well. I really liked Carolyn. I thought the whole Candy Land thing was funny. 'A more cutthroat game of Candy Land'. Great chapter, Mikey!

I was also afraid C&C would be outed with the spin the bottle. It's so strange how straight boys are such prudes when it comes to a quick kiss on the cheek with other boys. lol Girls never seem to have that problem. Great chapter, Krista! I'm looking forward to the next one. Maybe then we'll see how far Corey is willing to go with Clinton. I just hope when that tool Cj comes back Clinton doesn't start alienating Corey b/c he's afraid his asshole buddy will catch on or something. That would be a rotten thing to do.

I can't believe I'm the first reviewer! This was a terrific chapter, Cassie! From the party (Julie is a NUT, dying her hair bright red! Omg, I want to see everyone's reaction when she gets to class!), to afterwards at Adam's place. Adam is just such a sweetie, he's always looking out for Mikeal. The ending was the best though. I can't wait for those 'I love you', 'I love you', 'I love you' to really be spoken. I can't wait for Mikeal to finally hear them. Can't wait for the next installment!

Holy shit, Louis! I thought this was a rainbows and puppy dog story! I think I'm sobbing harder than Will. Holy shit, I'm in shock! Thank God Will and Ruwan were there. I can't believe Will was so fearless.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that song!!!!! lol

As a parent, it would break my heart to have my son leave for his deployment, come back, and then leave again with a loved one. But as Mark said, there is always visiting, Skype maybe, even though it's not the same thing. I'm curious about Mark's parents. I don't remember if they've been discussed before.

Wow, I'm exhausted just from reading all that! lol If I did even HALF those things, I wouldn't have any time to read my gay porn! lololol!!!!

They're planning on killing Vlad too, aren't they? I mean when it's all over.

Man, how old is Will again? My kids would be MORTIFIED if I showed up at a friend's house with a picnic basket and/or a change of clothes AND TOILETRIES!!!!! lol I think she's babying him too much. JMO I'm glad Will didn't run to Ruwan and totally break Basil's heart. I'm glad Basil was finally able to put his fears and insecurities on hold for awhile. Enough to be with Will at least. Great chapter, Louis!

Adam!!!! I'm so thrilled you're posting this here! I read it on the other site a few years ago. This is another great story you've got. =) And good luck w/"Crosscurrents" in the Reader's Choice Awards! I'm just so glad you have another story for GA!

Oh no! We get to read about straight porn next time! lol J/K... Well, as you know James, I was pretty heartbroken to hear about the accident. My heart goes out to little Isaac I am curious to see how he deals with life now, so maybe I need to check out your new story. And of course Dmitri was the perfect b/f to Gunni - Gunni needed to feel close to someone and Dmitri was there for hugging and cuddling. Gunni is so lucky. =)

I was wondering how the engineer was able to open up the back plate on the scooter with two screws practically stripped. He did have a regular Phillips head, right? Not an electric? Idk about electric screwdrivers, but I can never get a screw out if it's stripped with a regular screwdriver. Anyway...on to more important things: The Scar/Jerry are MONSTERS!!!!! He contracted someone to take out Helen, Barb and the band??????? Omg, it isn't Gunter, is it? Shit. CJ, this story has so captivated me. But I'm going to have to continue the next chapter tomorrow. Excellent job!