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The letter was an invaluable find, gave him the answers he sought. But still, left him feeling worst.. Not good at all.

Ha ha! Who's first? Pm me that. Maybe it might be something I'd like. Glad you enjoyed the chapter.. Wait until the next one, should blow the other chapters out of the water. (HOPES)

Chapter #9 is now posted. Check it out! Booyah!

The Journey of Jacob and Kyle Chapter #9: The Mistakes we make (Cont) Time line: Sunday Everyone sat cramped together in the backseat of Bill’s car, quietly pondering the day’s events. In the midst of the silence, and the mild popping of rocks shooting out from under the car’s tires, Jacob could feel the anger that had gripped him earlier on the island begin to dissipate from him. Once he was calm and collected, his logical mind began working. It was a breath of fresh air,

I found this very interesting, despite my own post being here too. In many ways, some of us are alike, while others are in another spectrum. I typically take things as they come and go. That's just me..

Thanks Rockyroads I'm glad you liked it. I had fun writing because it basically wrote itself once I got started.. Was a fun experience, and was meant for a purpose.

Wait till #9 hits Oh boy.

SARAH! Poke her with a pitchfork. She's done! LOL JK. Thx Andy

LOL Comic!

First of all, thank you Renee for featuring my short story. Second of all, am I the only one that finds it ironic that TODAY the London Olympics start (Summer on) and in my story, he had competed twenty years ago as a swimmer in the Olympics.. So odd. LOL. Or was this planned...... /me stares at Renee

Yes, I totally understand the TOO LONG part. Which is why chapters were split/cut, to make it easier on readers with less time to read bits of the story and then know wtf is going on. Also thank you for the comment about waiting for chapters. Yes, reading my story is a big thing for me. For the people that like it, I will always go out of my way to remind them if they haven’t stopped by since posting. That’s just who I am LOL. But you’ll see why it’s important to me as the next few chapters come out; you’ll see the real story coming from this point on. It may hurt, it may sting, but it’ll be the better of everyone, in one way or another. But that’s just my opinion. You’re also right that Matthew wasn’t ready for this type of thing. Which was partly why Jacob took control of the situation, and why he, himself, didn’t want to take part. Sarah’s location will come out the next chapter, along with some other very deep detail. You don’t want to miss this one. ~CHEERS~

Yes, I totally understand the TOO LONG part. Which is why chapters were split/cut, to make it easier on readers with less time to read bits of the story and then know wtf is going on. Also thank you for the comment about waiting for chapters. Yes, reading my story is a big thing for me. For the people that like it, I will always go out of my way to remind them if they haven’t stopped by since posting. That’s just who I am LOL. But you’ll see why it’s important to me as the next few chapters come out; you’ll see the real story coming from this point on. It may hurt, it may sting, but it’ll be the better of everyone, in one way or another. But that’s just my opinion. You’re also right that Matthew wasn’t ready for this type of thing. Which was partly why Jacob took control of the situation, and why he, himself, didn’t want to take part. Sarah’s location will come out the next chapter, along with some other very deep detail. You don’t want to miss this one. ~CHEERS~

Hi, I'm Andrew Davis, close to the beginning of the alphabet; this is I, me, and all that it encompasses.

Since your review seems aggressive in nature, then likewise mine will be defensive. May this be intentional or not doesn’t matter. If you want to discuss this further then feel free to pm me, but I’ll be presume something’s and I maybe way off base. In regards to the micro-chapters, I prefer it this way, therefore it going to remain as such. This way I can get chapters out on a timelier basis. The lengths of the chapters past #1 is how I used to like to do it, nice and long, one full day per chapter, but it became unrealistic when I had 20k-30k words for a story. For many this was too long, other’s agreed that length was an issue, thus I finally came to a decision to make them smaller, get bits of the day(s) out and move forward. Takes less time to edit, less time for my editors, and betas. Equally, this makes it easier on everyone. So you’ll either need to suck it up for being too short, or move on, or wait until a decent amount of time has passed and come back to the story; your choice. In regards to the gaps in posting on Nifty, I did many rewrites, so sue me. I do this as a hobby; I do not owe it to anybody to have a schedule, even though I would like to do so. Therefore, I will not be pressured into releasing unfinished, unpolished chapters for any reason. At one point in time, I caved to reader’s pressure, and I won’t anymore. It’s ready when it’s ready and readers have to deal with that. They can either get a shitty formed chapter or get the best that I can give them, and with me being a perfectionist doesn’t help this matter. Also having limited time doesn’t help the matter. But the chapters SHOULD be coming out on a regular basis now, probably bi-weekly at worst. In no way, am I disrespecting anyone, after all it’s their choice to read my story or not. So no one’s being disrespected. You’re right Jacob had every right to say that he wanted to be exclusive with Kyle, and you’re right about twelve-year-olds being sexual active. However, this isn’t a story that’s about sex (yes it has some but it’s not the focus). If anyone is interested in reading about twelve-year-olds having sexual contact then they can refer themselves to Nifty, that’s the easiest place to find it. You and I both know that society has belittled children making them feel small and unable to make decisions at young ages, specifically adolescent. So typically, if a twelve-year-old came out saying he/she was gay, it might be passed off as a phase or not believed at all. It’s also socially frowned upon to even suggest that that age group might be sexually active. But meh. Personally, I don’t wish to attract pedophiles to my stories, so again if that’s what you’re looking for then head over to nifty. And I believe Jacob was trying to look out for everyone involved, that doesn’t make him controlling, although it might. Nicolas was not his responsibility, but he still did it anyhow. As you’ve read, Kyle and Jacob talked about it. So they were okay with not doing those things. Matthew being his younger brother, give him every right to protect his brother. Period. What makes Jacob different from his mother? Jacob is trying to protect everyone, like I said above, whereas Sarah was out to hurt them, emotionally.

Youngster's are always curious. That's the motto I think. Or always getting into trouble. You decide which Well Josh and Kinshi are similar ages to Nicolas and Matthew, but it still doesn't make it right for them to be like that. I kind of wonder though; does Jacob come off as a prude, a jerk, most times? I think he does.. But I think his walls are still up, they need to come down, possible by an emotional break down, hmmmm... Please tell me who you're leaning towards. I must know! And you scared me when you said AVG.. I was like WHOA!

Oh Lisa. You always manage to make me giggle. I love you for that . Personally, I don't think he came on strong enough. But that's just me. If someone invited me to some camp to just want to get in my pants? I would have a lot more to say than Jacob. LOL. And yes Matthew and Nicolas are way to young for what the other boy's wanted. But yeah...

Benji my man. All right, down to business. Nicolas and Matthew are indeed too young to understand those dangers. But don't take that to mean that I won't play with your heads, make you think this or that will happen and then WHOOSH! It never happens . Just saying. It will all work out, in time, but not in the way you might think. In regards to Sarah, the next chapter you'll find the answers you seek. Maybe you'll be happy, maybe sad. You'll soon find out I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter, thanks for the review

Chapter #8 Release ~CHEERS~

The Journey of Jacob and Kyle Chapter #8: The Mistakes we make (Cont) Time line: Sunday Outside of the cabin, they discovered the sun high in the sky, casting shadows through the treetops overhead. The temperature was in the high eighties, with a slight breeze brushing its way through the trees. It was a perfect day for a relaxing canoe ride, one that Jacob was actually looking forward to doing. ‘What could possibly happen on a boat,’ he thought, hoping all of this would work o

Sorry to hear about all of this KC. It's AWFUL!

Someone finally said it. SHUT UP NICOLAS! Or more so MATTHEW! Character development is key, so true. Sarah's whereabouts will FINALLY be brought to light in Chapter #9. So the wait is a lil bit :\

Thanks Robbie And your right, so many branches. I'm also not sure if Jacob would act the same, boyfriend or not. But I feel it's not in his character to be so foolish in that sense.

The preg woman is a part of the prompt. Certain words needed to be used. SO that's how I used it.

Thanks Andy. You and Lisa are my biggest supporters, and friends. I appreciate all the work you two do; I wish I could show you how grateful I am. ~HUGS~

I'm planning to release on the 23rd. I think. Maybe sooner. Depends.. But no later than the 23rd.