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Ok, so I'm in love with Bear. lol He is soooooo cute. I thought the whole thing with trying to catch a glimpse of Asher's full monty was pretty funny. Poor deprived Ben. lol My favorite lines though were: 'the bitch switch' and "She had a twist in her tampon the entire ride up." That was hysterical! Oh, I noticed one little typo: almost halfway down the page it was written: 'Frank jumped on the dirt bike...me out to the rode.' It should be 'road'. They rode their bikes on the road. lol Ok, on to chapter nine.

Damn, how did I miss this chapter? I absolutely LOVE the banter back and forth between Ben and Asher. They are very funny together and the humor just flows from them. It's not forced or anything; you can really tell how much they like each other and what good friends they are just from their teasing of one another. It's hard to think that they haven't known each other for that long. Ok, on to chapter eight.

Fitz! You're back! This was a sweet chapter. I loved Beso and Shannon - that was really terrific, the bond they established so early. I think Zach is going to be an awesome big brother. Shannon's a lucky girl. =) Now...are Noah and Scott looking for other people to "adopt"? lol They are so wonderful helping out Brandi and Deshawne (I probably botched up that spellling). B&D should be kissing the ground that N&S walk on! lol Oh, I noticed about 1/4 of the way down the page that Zach became Zack once, and the only reason I would even take notice of this is b/c my Zach is like N&S's Zach with the 'zh' and not 'zk'. =)

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y A D A M!!! I hope you have a terrific b-day, Adam!

Wow, Robin had a change of heart! Has he been missing Kier? Maybe it's b/c he's on his own turf? Whatever the reason, I'm glad. Glad that he wants to be called Sparrow again! And I happen to agree with Timothy; I really thought Becca was unusually nasty to Kieran. She didn't have to be so nasty and point out his flaws; he was just stating a fact. A fact that probably 99% of men feel about flowers and weddings. lol Great chapter, Sasha!

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y J O A N N !!! I hope you have a wonderful, stress-free birthday! With plenty of and then some happy birthday to wake you up.

Hey, I remember this story! lol I loved this chapter. Alyssa is such a cutie! The whole scene with Merle and her toy was pretty funny even if she didn't think so. Oh, I just wanted to point out that in the previous chapter it was written when Shawn met Brian he was thinking that he and Jordan looked nothing alike except for their brown hair and green eyes. In this chapter it says that Alyssa has the same blue eyes as her father and uncle. The only reason I know this is b/c I reread the last chapter so I could re-familiarize myself with the story. lol I'm looking forward to reading more!

Ok, Derrick and Jack are totally stalking A&M. I don't like that. I agree with Andy (it was Andy who said it, right?), that's pretty creepy. I loved the board meeting. I can't believe those ignorant homophobic people! I'm glad the board ruled in favor of having the GSA. I loved Emily's speech and Andy's speech. They really did a great job.

Heya Z! I like this new story! Zane sounds really cute and he has a wicked cool name. He's lucky he has such a good friend in Jarrod. I'm looking forward to the next chapter.

Omfg, Sam is so funny!!!! I would be mortified if I were Oscar! Oliver obviously doesn't care that his family can hear he and Oscar going at it, but Oscar does! lol And Sam is a little pip, isn't he? I'm proud of Oscar for wanting to take up the viola again. I hope he can get it out of his house w/o his parents knowing he was even there. Can he just permanently move into the Vinas home? It's obvious his folks don't give a shit about him or where he is.

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y B I L L !!! I hope you're having a terrific b-day!

I have a feeling that Martha and Bernie have an inkling what's going on between Asher and Ben even if A&B don't know it yet. I can't wait to meet Asher's dog also! But man, seven-thiry - if someone came to my door at 7:30 when I didn't have to get up - boy would I be pissed! lol So when Frank comes to visit and Asher gets back with his dog, will they take Frank to the island and the cave, or will they still keep it a secret? If they ever decided to tell the kids that they met about the island, that would be a great place for a bonfire. They could have a big bonfire, roast marshmallows, and then those two girls (Tara/Tori and that other one, Ashley), could hit on A&B and then A&B would get jealous of the girls, not realizing that they BOTH don't want the girls. Then Fiona would have to come over and bitch-slap the girls b/c they're getting in the way of her fangirl squeals. Whaddya think? (I'm just joking here...)

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y C I A !! I hope you have a wonderful day! I hope hubby and the kids feed you breakfast in bed!

God, this was horrible! Not the chapter - what happened to Mark's mom. Shit, that's totally going to derail M&T's plans before Trey has to leave.

Quokka's right. I just think this chapter was mis-numbered. This latest chapter should have been chapter two, right?

Wow, what a sad chapter. Brock (or is it Blake - you changed it to Blake somewhere in the chapter), is in denial if he thinks that giving head isn't an indication that you might be at least bi. Looking forward to the next installment.

Great chapter, faxity! I'm writing this on my phone so please excuse any typos. Lol Thank you for the shout-out in your A/N. I have to remind myself not to abbreviate on here. Lol I love Fiona & her happy fangirl squeals. Would't that be funny though w/Ashley & Asher? They could call each other Ash & Ash.

Terrific chapter, Sasha, though another tearful one for me. Your readers are so insightful. I LOVE the idea of Luke wrapping himself up in Greg like physical armor and emotional stability. That was really beautiful. His parents seem to be doing better. And of course I LOVE Jame! What a terrific brother and friend! Luke needed to be bitch-slapped like that! He needed Jame telling him that Greg would NOT want him quitting the soccer or swim teams, quitting everything he loves, and quitting life. I am very much looking forward to the next chapter to find out what happens with Erin and Coach (and of course his shit teammates - I hope they redeemed themselves and had Jim kicked off the team).

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y C A Z P E D R O S O !!! I hope you have an awesome birthday!

Thank you for supplying the links to donate. I hope that eventually all cancers will be eradicated.

I'll tell ya, faxity, I was on the edge of my seat holding my breath each time the boys dove under. I had this horrible feeling something was going to happen when they were exploring the cave. I think the hydro-powered (or whatever kind it is), generator for the cave is an excellent idea. The more light in there the better. lol Oh yeah, and that whole holding the snake bit really creeped me out. Now...does Uncle Tommy have a clone? Or, better yet, he's single, right? Hint, hint. lol He's amazing with his spending money left and right. He gave the boys the island. He doesn't even KNOW Asher, and he's buying him a jetski, a dirt bike and an ATV. Or did he not buy the ATVs? I don't remember. Oh, I was just thinking - don't you need a scub diving license or card or something in order to scuba dive? Not that there would be anyone around to call them out on it. lol Another great chapter, faxity!

Awesome chapter, faxity. I like the way Ben and Asher just struck up such a good friendship, despite Asher's grandparents pushing them together. Do Martha and Bernie know something about Asher? Hmmm. lol I was surprised that Asher had never been out to see his grandparents before. And he's only thirty minutes away. Seems odd. Now I can see Ben never being out there b/c isn't it pretty knew for Tommy even? But it seems like Martha and Bernie have been living there for ages. Ok, on to the next chapter. Oh, and four chapters a week is a lot. I better make time to read them all. lol

Like all your other readers said, this was an intense chapter. Even though I abhor violence, I really believe Jim deserved that punch. What an asshole. Luke has been part of the team, taking showers with them, etc., etc., for how many years? And suddenly b/c he's gay (which he always was), Jim thinks he's going to what, attack the boys on the team or something? Hmm, maybe Jim is just repeating what his ignorant parents are saying. If they're the ones who complained then maybe Jim is just repeating what he's hearing at home. Although he should know better and stick up for one of his best friends. How he can even listen to his parents spew that shit is beyond me. He's willing to end a lifelong friendship b/c of what his idiotic parents think? Just a thought. I'm very disappointed in Matt and the rest of the team. They should have intervened and told Jim to stfu already. And Coach is no better. "...my boys", as another reader pointed out, isn't Luke one his 'his boys' too? When Erin told Luke he had to 'get over it' I didn't take it to mean get over Greg's death. I don't think Erin would say something as callous as that. I think he meant that he's going to have to get over feeling guilty and thinking he's the cause of his brother's death. Of course Luke wasn't thinking when he said 'it wasn't worth it'. He was thinking that losing his brother wasn't worth sacrificing being with him on Thanksgiving, not Erin wasn't worth it. IMO Excellent chapter, Sasha. Emotions are running rampant. I can't wait to see what happens next. Oh, it just dawned on me when I wrote 'Thanksgiving' which is an American holiday, that one of the sentences in the chapter had 'come round ours' or something like that which would be translated to 'come over to our house'. I know the 'round' as opposed to 'around' and 'ours' as opposed to 'our house' or 'our whatever' are used in the UK, but since this takes place in the states, it should have been 'come over to our house'. Not to be picky or anything. I'm not. I'm just sayin'... I still love you, Sasha!

Well, now Josh is just doing stupid shit. I hope there are condoms in that stall. I'm all for him meeting new guys and all, but be smart about it. He does need to get Cory off of his mind. Cory chose Tina and now Josh needs to meet other guys. Just don't know if a bath house is the right place. lol Are they even around anymore?

Ouch! Did Cory have to be so nasty? And this wasn't going on in front of Tina, was it? Maybe I'm not remembering...I thought when Josh got to the temple (or is Cory not Jewish - though they could still be at a temple), Cory AND Tina were waiting by the altar. Tina's not aware of their relationship, right? Ok, on to chapter three.