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I didn't want Trey to leave either. The whole scene made me cry. I can't imagine sending any of my kids off like that. What a horrible thing to have to do with your child. Of course it's 100 times worse for Trey's parents, but I know Mark is suffering greatly. Especially since he has another horrible thing he has to attend to. I'm just glad Trey's folks will be there to support him.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK!!!! I hope you're having an awesome day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARPEGGIO!!!! I hope you're having a great day!

Damn, when I was reading your responses to my reviews I forgot that I didn't mention Z&Z! It was so AWESOME to read a bit about Z&Z! I'm glad they're doing so well.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEE!!! I hope you had a great day!

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY PETER!!! I hope you have an awesome 18th, Peter!

Another awesome chapter, Sasha! I'll tell you, my heart was in my mouth when Kier was racing. I wasn't sure if he was going to fly off the bike or what. Thank God he didn't. The racing part was really exciting. Your descriptions and the way you wrote it with his thoughts on Robin the whole time and then his breathing and it was just amazing. Great writing. I also enjoyed the announcer; he reminded me of Howard Cosell when he used to do sportscasting many, many years ago. The land was such a wonderful gift Kier gave to Sparrow. Now Robin can design their house and it will be beautiful.

'...the Becca Bitch Storm...' Gary's name for her is so funny! I was so embarrassed for Kier and Sparrow being caught in such an uncompromising position. Omg, poor Robin! Poor Kier! lol But the BBS really needs to take a lude and chill the fuck out. She tries to control Robin's life, she's been trying to control Kier's life, and Shastan is next. He's really stupid if he thinks she's not going to try to control everything he does. I keep wondering what the hell did he ever see in her? And every time I read about Kier and Sparrow together I get such a warm fuzzy feeling inside. Ok, on to the next chapter. I think I'm finally catching up! lol

Beautiful chapter, Sasha! Kieran and Robin are so great together. I'm glad to see them getting along so well and Kier fell so hard! It's nice that he has all these beautiful feelings of love for Sparrow. =)

Another great chapter, Mom! I really loved reading about Brad's house. Your descriptions were so wonderful that I could just picture everything the way you wrote it. Unfortunately, living in such opulence doesn't mean one is happy. Devyn is definitely one unhappy boy. I think Jason should sneak in some looks at the sketchpad; there might be some clues in there as to how Devyn is feeling. Well, besides murderous. lol I'm looking forward to more!

I think Devyn's just crying out for help. He acts up maybe for attention. After all, isn't any attention, even negative attention, good? He lost his mother and stepfather in a car accident in which he was the only survivor. How do you think that makes him feel? He was only twelve. He was so busy being angry and yelling at Brad for the year before his tonsillectomy, that Brad never addressed Devyn's grief. Did Brad ever take him to a counselor to talk about what happened? How can a twelve-year-old process the fact that his world just crashed around him, literally, and suddenly he has to go live with a much older stepbrother he barely knows? I'm sure Brad wasn't all mothering and nurturing; he was probably going through his own grief at the time. Maybe he wasn't so welcoming towards Devyn. Maybe he didn't even want Devyn there but he felt he had no choice but to take him in. I could probably write a lot more but my brain is shutting down. It's 11:30 so I'm going to stop ranting. lol I really love the story, Mom! Great job!

Love the new story, Mom! I saw this on the other site but I'd rather r&r it here. It's a great start. I'm feeling really badly for Jason right about now. Devyn sounds like a handful! lol Ok, on to chapter two.

Wow, this chapter was so powerful. I was in tears from the beginning till the end. I think it really helped Sam to hear about the blond guy's experience and how he rose above it. The physical aspect of it may heal, but the mental scars will last forever. It's how you deal with it that counts. I think that was a breakthrough right there at the doctor's office. Sam needed to totally break down like that and hopefully now he can try to rebuild his life with the help of Alex and Daniel. Excellent chapter, Val! I can't imagine how difficult this was to write; it was very difficult to read. Of course that just proves what an awesome author you are. =)

'Zach is such a smart ass, especially for someone who doesn't even exist.' - Cole's line was sooooo funny!!!! LOVE Sandro!!!!! Always have, always will. Does he have a straight clone? One you can have him send to the US? lol I agree with everyone else about Michael - he is so sweet and generous and he's willing to get all kissy and cuddly with Jonah, even though he knows Jonah only likes him as a friend - he needs to find someone special to be with. He deserves it. He's such a great friend.

'And Peter can fuck off back home to England and take fucking Dakota with him. Stupid bitch.' Omg, was I cracking up when I read this line from Timothy! Too fucking funny!! Ok, so...better late than never! I'm sorry I'm so late again, Jon!! But what a chapter to read! Holy hell! I honestly don't know who to root for, if anyone. On one hand, I'm thrilled that Corbin and Pete are friends again (or at least working towards that). On the other hand, as Corbin said, he's just gonna get all wrapped up in his feelings for Pete all over again and then where will he be? Nowhere. Was Pete even jealous when Corbs was flirting with Garth? It seemed like he was at first...but then he told Corbin he knew he wouldn't sleep with Garth. So he knew that Corbin was doing that just to make him jealous? Pete has some hold on Corbin, so much so, that Corbin broke up with Mike just to be able to be with Pete and hang out with him w/o feeling guilty like he was cheating on Mike. Hall pass or no hall pass, I think Mike would have been jealous if he found out Corbs was screwing around even though Mike gave him the ok. I do agree with all the other reviewers when they say what Mike said at the end was a cheap shot. What did he expect Corbin to do after he said that? Like, oh wow, Mike, well then if that's the case, forget what I said. We're still together. Come on, Mike. You couldn't have told Corbin that at some earlier point in time? Don't tell me you just thought of that now. I do like Mike, don't get me wrong. I didn't like him at the beginning b/c he was treating Corbin like shit and using him. I liked Pete and how easy his new relationship with Corbin was (just as friends of course and mixed signals and all). But with each chapter, I started liking Mike more and more. I really think his feelings for Corbin are genuine. But he has an uphill battle if he is going to be true to himself; it won't be easy telling his father and what will happen to him as a VMEE? I just don't know. Maybe Corbs should just take a break from boys for the time being. lol You know, I was just thinking, Corbin was pretty lucky Garth (btdubs - LOVE that name! I had the BIGGEST crush on a boy named Garth in high school), didn't blow a gasket when he shot him down and gave him blue balls. Damn, Jon, I don't know what to think about any of this! lol But I do know that I can't wait for the next chapter!! Maybe I'll even be able to read it the week you post it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZAF!!!! I hope you're having a great day!

Those reporters are so damn heartless! I can't believe the horrible things they said about Siggi! They said all these awful things about the ISO and then Siggi became their next target. They should be sued. Seriously. I'm glad Arnar was there for Siggi b/c Siggi really needed him. Siggi always needs him. Arnar is a really good man. Dmitri is so loving and caring towards the people he loves/cares for and you can tell how much he cars for Siggi. Siggi actually surprised me in this chapter b/c he was pretty decent towards Dmitri. You could tell that he really cares for Dmitri despite him trying to show otherwise.

What a wonderful article Jo wrote about Dmitri and the ISO! He is one hella good writer!! And Gunni's conversation with Vac also surprised me, as well as him. lol And actually, reading Columbus' review I should also question why Gunni feels an attraction to Siggi. I guess a crush could be non-sexual; I actually never thought about it. I'm looking forward to the next chapter in Gunni's pov.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC!!!! I hope you're having a great day!

Jeremy, again I am so sorry about Billy. Thank you for the added information about Billy that wasn't in your Letters to Billy story. As for your demon of a kitten (well,now a cat), he sounds so adorable! I can just picture him sitting on top of the shepherd/rottweiler, holding onto her neck and bouncing around like a horse jockey. lol Your descriptions of Sam and his antics were so funny. I would have loved to see videos of what he gets into! lol

So who's to say just the flashlight app can be susceptible to malware? What about other apps such as GPS apps, mobile banking apps, etc.? Shit, I'm going back to my Motorola flip phone!

And I'm the complete opposite - I'm ready to copy and paste the link and send it to everyone I know! lol

Shit, I use that every night after I turned off all the lights! lol

Mann, I think he was saying that if the app is already installed on your phone it's worse. The apps that are already installed are malware, etc. Unless I misunderstood. Wait, by 'already installed flashlight app' does he mean the little flashlight picture on that screen that you get when you swipe up on the iPhone? Or an app like iTunes and the calendar that are already installed when you buy the phone? I think I'm confusing myself.

Oh, but shouldn't you include 'trans' as one of your story tags?