Lisa

Reading this again it was so apparent that the bond Z, Adam, and Oliver finally had was so very strong. I'm hoping no one and nothing comes between them again. I'm so glad to see them all together together -- bonded together. I do feel badly for the professor, though. He tried so hard to make a good name for himself, and all he was was laughed at. Maybe he could be the next main character in an upcoming story/antho. This was a great end to the series, Addy!

Oh yeah, doesn't she usually post on Thursdays now? Hmmm, you're running late, Gary! She's gonna fire you!!

I hear ya, Gary! I haven't even started!!

I love AC's work (even if I haven't read everything yet!), and Parker's stories (who the hell would have thunk that TP could be redeemed????). I didn't realize HinderToyBL were two people! I actually thought they were three people because on the other site they're listed as three people. I haven't read any of their collaborations, but, Robin, what's going on with Ezra?????????? I'm starting to have withdrawals! Haha I love Milos' Catfish story, @Timothy M. (ha, just figured out how to do that!), I would definitely recommend it. The story just draws you in. Trust me. Milos' stories have a way of captivating you from the start. Thank you Renee, and thank you, Dark, for another great Ask an Author feature.

CASSIE!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS on winning!!!! I can't wait to start reading all these new antho stories! I think out of everything offered on GA, the antho stories are one of my favorites. Those, and Cia's Grammar Rodeo Blogs!

This was another great review, Tim! I loved The Navigator! It's one of my favorites on here! I would also recommend it to anyone who loves rock music, groupies, smart teenagers, and love. But...the one who stole all the scenes was definitely Adelaide -- my favorite character!!!

Hudson! I love your new story!! I still have a few chapters left on your first story. I've been putting off finishing it because it's one of my favorites on here, and I don't want to see it end.

Tim, I'm so late to the party, but I wanted to wish you CONGRATULATIONS on your promotion!!!!! I'm so happy for you!!

KEEP IT GOING!!!! KEEP IT GOING!!! I LOVE your new story, Furnished!!! Poor Zane. He's so confused. And does Ian know about Dex? Or is he totally oblivious to his best friend? I'd love to read a chapter two!!! (hint, hint!! :))

Oh shit! You're right! I hope Baker and Sheila didn't wind up attacking Adrian! I could go on and on about how i love this story, but I feel like crap, and I agree with everything Graeme said.

Hahah, no I know I wasn't the one who coined that phrase eons ago; I meant here on GA every time there's an asshole 'father' in a story, I always call him the sperm donor. That's what I meant.

Oh yeah, for sure! Ah! My favorite term for asshole "fathers" -- sperm donor! Did you steal that from me? Alek would NEVER be like Adrian's sperm donor. I hope Adrian's sperm donor rots in hell with all his religious zealot Bible thumpers. I know you guys go at it with Team Alek and Team Nathan. I don't always have time to read every single line of every comment. Sshhh, don't tell anyone I said that! Sometimes I'm lucky I have time to read the damn chapter! haha As you can see, I'm way behind on this one!!

And the coach smiled!!!! I think Coach Davis is wonderful! He may be tough and stern, but deep inside he's a very caring coach. That was apparent when he said he cares about his boys and their future, not winning the game. Personally, I never thought Corey should quit the team. I understand how painful it will be seeing Brett during practice every day, but as Puppi said (maybe some others too), there will be lots of times in Corey's life where he'll have to interact with people he doesn't like. We all do. If Corey really enjoyed football, he should never have quit. I would say that means Brett won, but I really don't think Brett won anything. He's just as miserable as Corey even if he's not in love with him. I really like Adrian and how shy he is. He and Corey were cute in the car holding hands.

Wow, you guys are vicious! Of course, you guys all wrote these comments in April and probably won't even see this! haha Anywho...I'm too tired to go back to see who wrote what, but I agree with everyone who said we don't know what Brett's going through; we only know Corey's side of things. You can't tell me that Brett didn't love Corey -- as a best friend. You can't tell me that Brett isn't hurting because that friendship appears to be over. Brett didn't want to end the friendship; he only wanted to end the sex part of it. I'm not taking Brett's side, and I'm not taking Corey's side. I'm just saying that they're both hurting. Brett lost a best friend, and Corey lost a best friend whom he was in love with. On to some other characters: I absolutely LOVE Charlie! She's the best! Haha, the town dyke's uncle is the reverend/pastor/whatever he is! lol I'm so glad Adrian has her for a cousin. I hope Corey and Adrian can be good friends. I think they both need each other right now.

You'll really enjoy this story, Wes! This one and the sequel. Fitz is a great writer!

Haha!!! I wanna read your book, Buckett!!! Lit, I loved this chapter! As everyone has said, Corey is not only an awesome boss, but he's an awesome friend too. He gave Liam wonderful advice. I think I said this in a review at the beginning of the story: six months is NOT a long time for a break-up. You can't just turn a switch from 'love' to 'not love' or even 'hate'. The heart doesn't work like that. No matter how much Alek has hurt Liam in the past, Liam still loves him. Some may call this emotional abuse, others may call it just Alek's selfishness, but either way, that doesn't mean Liam was able to turn that switch from 'love' to 'not love'. That was definitely apparent since Liam got so jealous when that guy was coming on to Alek. I've always been in Nathan's camp, but I do see a big change in Alek. I know Liam has given him many chances in the past, but that was when Alek was still in his closet. Now that he's out, not only to his folks, but some friends too, I think things would be very different between them. Plus, I think Nathan would be just the guy to tame Bryce!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SASHA!!!!! I hope you had an awesome day!

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY, COMSIE!!!!! I hope you had an awesome day!

Well, Parker, you did it! You totally redeemed TP/Wally/Scott. I honestly didn't think it could be done, but you did it. Scott has learned so much from being with Graham, but it was really Marc and Lee he needs to thank. They gave him a second chance by getting him that job on the Feigenbaum (did I screw up the spelling? Sorry!). He met Javier and Cookie, then later Oscar, Ellie, Graham, etc. He finally learned how to interact with people without preying on them and destroying them. And I think a big majority of his earlier actions stemmed from the way he was brought up. He was raised in a house without love. His parents don't even love each other. They don't even love themselves, so how could they possibly love their child? They are despicable human beings who should never be referred to as parents, because they're not parents. They don't know the first thing about parenting. I'm happy Scott had a chance to learn how to love and be loved by Graham. Graham's speech at the end had me crying happy tears. This was a wonderful ending to a story I was SURE could never end happily. So thank you, Parker, for a job very well done! I can't wait to read your next story!!

Alek has definitely backed off, and it was interesting to see that Liam was jealous of all the attention Alek was getting from his customer. I guess Liam just felt Alek would never move on, and he could take his sweet time in deciding which guy he wanted. I thought for sure he would have asked Alek to join them for dinner. And I had no doubt Liam would get into the school he wanted. I enjoyed Liam's conversation with Bryce. Maybe Bryce is turning a corner, relationship wise, and he's looking at Nathan as someone other than a wham-bam-thank-you-man type of person. Maybe Nathan is the guy who will change Bryce. This was another great chapter, Lit!

Snicker, snicker!

I felt like this poem should be read as if you were yelling it and not speaking it. I was yelling right along with you. This was a very powerful poem, Mac. I'm really sorry about your friend.

And I'll bet Terry knew exactly what Duane was doing. It seems like I read this chapter before. Did you post it with the first chapter? Why does it look so familiar to me?

So, is this when Cindzilla told Jackson she wants him staying away from Luke, and she mentioned how Jackson's own mother was afraid he'd wind up in jail or something? "Your mother was scared to death you would end up in prison or worse..." But that wasn't recently. I mean, obviously not because the two moms aren't talking to one another, but that's not how Jackson's mom feels now. Did she really feel this way at one point? I loved the part where the girls all had to go to the bathroom together, because that's what girls do, after all. Great chapter, Krista!

Curtis is like the sludge on the bottom of your shoe. He's utterly despicable. However, Ben should not have offered to buy him out so Travis could have the ranch. Does Ben really thing Curtis is going to keep quiet about that? No way. Curtis is going to use that as soon as he sees fit. I don't know if a long-distance relationship would work here. I know Ben wouldn't cheat on Travis, but with Mason and the others, could Travis really remain faithful? This was another great chapter, Mac!