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Cia, this has been a fun read all the way through. Got to give you credit for writing four stories that stand alone but become a rich tapestry when read together. Moshe, Miah, and Lisco, are such unique characters. There is the gentle giant in Moshe. The man lives to help and protect his partners. Strong and loving he is one you can't help falling for. Lisco you gave us a great insight to here. You know how much he wants to be accepted, has a natural strength, and plans to use his talents in the kitchen to keep both of his men at his side. Then there is Miah. He just sort of slowly accepts what has happened, but isn't sure this is really going to be okay. You allowed us to see them all, no matter what form, and fall in love with them. Great story all around Cia. So grateful to see them one last time and get a sense of closure.

Love a story where things are not always as expected. I love the character of Mal. He sort of loses love, finds a sex partner while buying his truck, and a new lover once he has it. His live seems to go through ups and downs and that is just like the rest of us. Nothing perfect, but with some nice highs and lows. Great story.

I loved this from the original to the this. Powerful message and carefully delivered. I always enjoy the craft you use when you create your stories. The sins of the past have robbed the present of untold benefits. Hopefully someday this will be just a terrible reminder of the past and not just another brick in a wall of mistakes against us.

Now all I can think about is mishearing a song lyric as a kid and singing it at the top of my lungs and my parents losing it. Oh brother.

Thank you for the kind the review Cole. Figured I had punished Mike enough in the beginning that by the end I had to have things line up for him. As for the future, well it is all shiny and bright. Thanks for the review.

Life couldn't be all bad. Glad you liked Mike and his future date. Yeah big tall and hairy, thought you might like him. Thanks for reading and commenting Mann. Means a lot to me.

I'm one who usually goes for the Happily Ever After. I just felt this one of those times where it fit so well. Glad you enjoyed Carlos.

Well, Ron, sometimes things just go wrong, but you have to get up and keep trying. For Mike, even when he wanted to give up he had people who still believed in him and wouldn't let him. Life sometimes fixes the things that need to be fixed. Mike thought the first job and his boyfriend were great. Life gave him a whole new start. Glad you enjoyed it.

Glad you liked it Bill. Like dominoes I needed things to keep falling down on Mike but eventually everything had to work out. Sometimes you have to go through hell to get what you deserve. Thanks for reading and commenting.

Thanks Sacred. Mike just was running through a tough point in his life, but nothing goes that way forever. Maggie is his best friend and as such takes chances no one else would, but she loves Mike and wants to see him happy. Glad you enjoyed the story and thank you so much for commenting.

The story was definitely a gripping one. You have a wonderful sense of the world after a major disaster. You crafted your story very well. I wish you had gone on to use more though. I have already seen comments on things they were expecting you to describe. The three main characters work well together. You can see how a doctor and soldier can easily find a way to survive and a mechanic who only can have sex with a woman when he is drunk and out of it can slowly find love with such men. Just wish you had spent a bit more time developing that relationship. Enjoyed it when you had your characters talking, because it gave us a real sense of who they were. Their sense of humor, the language choices, and all made them come to life. Great story and hope to see more from you in future anthologies.

Thank you again to those who worked behind the scenes, Cia for the banner, and Renee for her usually wonderful job in getting this out. Bit behind on my reading but starting now and can't wait to read them all.

Peter's life isn't what he wished it to be, but we know he is the sort of person to put others before himself. He made sure the rest of his siblings wouldn't have to deal with his father. We don't know what the future holds for Peter, but hopefully life will see him rewarded.

If Nick passed it would just leave Peter holding the bag. Sometimes we don't just don't look past what we have been told. A lot people believe things at face value and it has a way of coloring the world in ways it shouldn't be. Thanks for reading and commenting.

Mike has been having a horrible week. He refuses to talk to anyone, even though his mother knows he needs his friends. Maggie refuses to be pushed out of his life and comes to give him hell only to find out what has been happening. As Mike gets knocked from problem to problem is his life actually getting better?

“Twelve dead in freak chain reaction this morning. The fog was thicker than expected when the semi slammed on its brakes on Highway 14 this morning causing the twenty-two car accident. It took the police and rescue workers ….” “Turn off the TV, Mike. I don’t want to keep hearing about that awful disaster.” Mike turned off the television as his mother rushed by for the third time, sliding a bobby pin into her hair as she raced past on the way to her pocketbook and the front door. “I’ll be home

Nice to read about someone in my boat who faces real issues. I really enjoyed your story. Hopefully there will be more from you soon.

It's that time of the year again, yes, I mean my birthday. I don't know about the rest of the world, but as a kid, I use to look forward to my birthday and couldn't wait to get another year older. What the hell was I thinking? As the Earth makes another pass around the sun, the year continues to turn and the date of my birth arrives again. This year I turned 45. The age really means nothing to me. Okay, so I'm older, but nothing traumatic or anything. This morning, my usual luck held. I wanted to get up extra early to get my car in to be serviced, mainly because on the way home last night the temperature gauge on my car went right up to high. We evidently had a power outage. I woke up and found I had slept nearly an hour later than I wanted to. Raced through a shower and took my car in to find out I have a leak and that I nearly had no antifreeze left in the car. To say I am thrilled would be an understatement. This took them over two hours to figure out. It only took a hundred twenty bucks to fix. Joy. Came home to a call from my father, wishing me a happy birthday. That was immediately followed by a list of all the things he wanted done or for me to bring up to him. I figured I would do lunch with him at twelve. Well between the length of time getting the car done and the list of things he wanted I was finally ready to leave the house around two. Have I mentioned how little parking there is at the rehab center? Twenty minutes after I got there I finally got a spot. For a man who was on water for two weeks, and baby food for two more, my father has finally graduated to regular food again. He doesn't get to eat whatever he wants but is given two choices every day to pick from. I take him out for lunch, after jumping through every possible hoop to get him out, and we go to the diner. This place has everything you could possibly want to eat. What does he order? Not the prime ribs he loves. Not the pork chops stuffed with apples and stuffing. Nope. Finally able to get whatever he wants Dad orders a hamburger. Yes, I am overwhelmed by the fact he has a burger, eats a third of it and tells me he is stuffed. Oh well. I dropped him off and came home after stopping to buy myself a gift. I bought some shirts and figured I would eat at home. Made a salad, chicken cordon bleu, and had a glass of peach cranberry juice. At least my dinner was quiet. My final joy of the day, I misplaced my work schedule and haven't a clue what time I should be to work tomorrow. At least my luck hasn't changed.

LOL. Leave it to you KC. Well at least now everyone knows what a cute tush you have. Super KC. Um, hope that isn't being displayed for the parade.

You've set up an interesting world so far. It will be interesting to see what happens when Raeden is functional. You get the feeling he has a terrible past and the two of them are sort of a Mutt and Jeff combo. Can't wait to see where you take it.

Hatched? I'd be like a size quadruple extra large egg. lol. Momma didn't hatch no egg. Again, thank you all so much for the kind birthday wishes. They really mean a lot to me.

Gee its like you knew I liked Peanuts or something. lol. Thanks Sly.

Happy Birthday Nostic! Enjoy your day.

Sometimes people just are content with one side of a story, never knowing how much of it they might be missing. I'm glad the story resonated with you Gene. I try my best to captivate my reader even if it is with a short story. Not sure if I will go back for more at this well, but have learned never to say never.

Thanks Dad. I'm glad people understand what I was trying to do here. Your support is always appreciated.