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"kick ass ending" indeed. YOU ARE SHAMELESS! I believe those capitalized words were verbatim offered by you when I told you there was a secret with clues presented in earlier chapters. Then we discussed the big reveal. Maybe not your words verbatim, but close. And, sadly the cliffhanger was all a device of my own design. Thank you, I think, for posting your comments. Jim

WOW! I think that was a compliment Of the highest order. I can only hope I am deserving. Thank you, Jim

LOL! I hope your nails don't give away too soon. I don't have enough readers willing to post their comments. I can't afford to lose even one. So by all means gang in there. Jim

Hey, maybe I have finally created a hot sex scene. Almost no one mentions the sex in my stories except as an aside. Thanks for that. Jim

Thank you! I was worried they were moving too slow, but neither wanted to rush things. The two of them seem to get very intense, very quickly. As for the Sheriff's office scene, I was worried how that would be received. Glad you liked it. Thanks for posting your comments.

I get a lot of questions about Miss Julie's "perceptions". Obviously, if the redneck, right wing, born again, do gooders knew about her uncanny advice/guidance they would be at the door with pitchforks and torches. She really keeps a low profile and remembers to "cast not your pearls before swine". Thanks for posting your comments. They get me to thinking about the characters more deeply. I think that makes for a better story. Jim

I almost never get comments on my sex scenes. Thank you for mentioning that. BTW, there was a clue hidden in that memory. Shhh. Don't tell anybody. Thanks for posting your encouraging comments. Jim

This will all be cleared up in the next chapter. PLEASE, hang in there. Thank you for posting your comments. They mean a lot to me. Jim

Thank you for your kind words. I strive to hear people make those kind of comments. Thanks again for taking the time to post your comments. Jim

I like the guessing, lot's will not speculate out of fear of being wrong. Good for you. Daddydavek. Good for you. Thanks for posting your comments. There are always insightful. Jim

Right now, I am grinning big time. That is what cliffhangers are all about. Makes say, "Hmmm". Thanks for posting your comments. Jim

It didn't take much for Raymond to convince Daniel to stay the night at his ranch. He promised to get him on his way in time to go to his house and get into his office before the morning shift change. On the ride back to Raymond's ranch, Daniel, searching for another topic of conversation opined, “You know, the Tesla model X would make a great patrol car. It's very safe and super fast. It handles very well and there is plenty of room and no way a perp would hit his head while being maneuvered in

If your friend makes "Fensterkitt" or window putty from rice or lentils she definitely went to the same cooking school as David. I am glad you are enjoying my story. Thanks for the post. Jim

"Sleep is overrated" it is flattering to think you are staying up late to read my story. Thank you for posting your comment. Jim

Thank you for taking your time out to post a comment. Jim

Glad I could help. Thanks for taking time out to post your comments. Jim

That makes sense all the way through. I think Paul will eventually adapt. His love for Jeff goes much deeper than either man's pockets. Thanks for posting your comments. Jim

Raymond and Daniel receive as many, if not more, comments as Jeff and Paul. Larry was totally unexpected until he just stepped into the light.🙁 Thanks for posting your comment. Jim

You say the sweetest things. Thanks for posting your comments. Jim

Cassandra had foreseen things, but nobody believed her, Julie sees and people just get annoyed. Personally, I think it's all in the delivery. 😳 Thanks for posting your comments. Jim

It's 3:00 am. Still I had to fix those issues you pointed out. Thank you for trying to make my story better for the next reader. Twins, it has already been suggested, but not yet rejected.😜 Thanks for posting your comments, now, you, please, go respond to my comment on your story. While I continue reading it... "The Cardmaker and the Caretaker". Great story by the way. Jim

I accidentally posted this two chapters ago. I am reading in a mode that displays multiple chapters sequentially. Sorry. I remember about twenty years ago a sister called to say that my only brother, three years younger than I, was on his deathbed. I was driving in the car with my partner, my youngest son was in the backseat. My brother and I never got along. Ever. After I came out our relationship ceased, except through the family grapevine. Which really wasn't much of a change except for the envectives he now bandied about. I told my sister, "Let me know when he dies. I won't come to the funeral, but my company gives five days bereavement leave and I could use the time off." We said goodbye and hung up. Whereupon my partner smacked my shoulder and said, "My god Jim, that's your only brother. You can't talk like that. We're going to the funeral." My reply was, "You have never met John. I never met your father, but I understood your relationship when you told me you pissed on his grave. Do I really need to revisit all my brother issues I have already discussed with you?" Nothing else was said concerning the matter. I don't remember that he ever inquired about my brother after that. My partner, Sep died of cancer after we had been together for twelve years. My world is still less joyful. I got a call just yesterday, different sister, calling from Denver to tell it's snowing and oh by the way John is on life support, they're waiting for his children to gather. It occurred to me 'too bad I'm retired. I could use the time off'. Life is so unfair. I don't like to lie. I ONLY do it when it's more convenient than the truth. What I shared here is the truth, almost verbatim. Google the weather in Denver, Co on 19 May, 2017. The rest, well you kinda gave to take my word for it. A man has two families. The first he is born into. The second, he builds. At some point he has to choose. Thanks for sharing such a compelling look at families. Jim

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I find it interesting and realistic how Peter and Michael coming into his life has opened Patrick up to other "close" relationships. Great story! Thanks for posting it to be so enjoyed. Jim