Uplifted Spirit

Will he or won't he turn around? Big question. I wonder what the majority of our readers think. I'm not sure if they like these cliffhangers, but it gives them a chance to ponder the possibilities and what they might do if they were in that situation. Colt was innocent enough, but once Thomas and he had sex, he got confident and realized after Andy started complementing him that he ws pretty hot and maybe he should experiment around a little. At that age, I often think it all comes down to sex and experimenting. Colt wants to test the waters. After all, he and Randy had tested the waters with each other, with Dillon, and with Andy and Matt. He's not all that innocent despite being a nice young man.

Lisa, you made a lot of good points in your comments. Thomas should just dump him, but do most of us do the logical thing when we should. No, we're always hoping things will work out. Hope spring eternal. Andy should know that Colt isn't going to really love him, but he's always searching and always hoping even though Matt is there for him with plenty of love. Maybe not much sex right now, but Matt is truly loved by Matt.

Lisa, you have me laughing out loud. I don't blame you for wanting to slap Andy up the side of the head. I think Matt and Thomas do too. Colt's reaction caught Andy by surprise. Andy got the ball rolling and then can't stop it.

I'm not sure where Jaro is, but he will return. He always does. Glad you liked this chapter. Andy just can't stand to have his life run smoothly. Some people love living in chaos I guess. Hopefully, some day he will learn.

Lisa, I always love it when readers get choked up. My goal is to try my best to give the reader a chance to smile and cry and to be upset that the characters do such stupid things sometimes. Thanks for the tears and your commenting on them.

Readers love Matt and of course are usually mad at Andy. But he's a lovable character in his own way. He does show character now and then. I'm sure there will be a big change in him as he matures. But he'll probably have a few more tumbles before that time.

Matt does have common sense, but think of King David in the Bible. Even the great ones fall now and then. David's son Solomon did too. So this stuff is as old as the ages and written history.

Some people just don't care about other people. Derrick, is in his early 20's and should still know better, but Noland is a lot older, he should really know better.

Dr. Walker is something else. I was writing someone the other day who was a bit upset because Andy and Matt had prostituted themselves, but there would have been no Dr. Walker if they hadn't. It was because of that their parents forced them to go to counseling.

Yes, Dr. Walker pointed out some of the things you mentioned in your comments on the previous chapter.

Lisa, you make me realize that even relationships between friends require work and like you said, when you add sex, it's a whole new ballgame.

That's Andy. As far as the parents go, I think that parents who hate their children for being gay is becoming a cliche, but I know there are still many, but I thought it would be nice to have some accepting parents.

Yes, Matt seems to be on track and Andy is following, but the question is, can Andy handle Matt's unwillingness to be more than a friend with benefits. Well, benefits after the parents ease up.

Lisa, you bring up a good point. But for Andy, temptation is hard to walk away from. We'll see what happens. I wonder what other readers on thinking. Do they expect Andy to walk away or give into temptation?

Kubrika Thanks for writing. I'm glad you like the story line. It's taken some unusual twists and turns that I didn't eve expect. But this was supposed to end with Knots 1 and here we are at Knots 4 and I have no idea where these boys are going. I know that's kind of an odd thing to say, but each week I rack my mind for what will happen next. Having the boys go into prostitution was something I had not planned out. It was when I was writing about Derrick paying attention to Matt that it occurred to me that he might hustle him. And if it wasn't for Andy and Matt going into business with Derrick, there never would have been a Dr. Walker. Crazy isn't it. A lot of readers like those sessions with Dr. Walker. Of course I had to figure out a way to get them out of the prostitution. It took some hard thought and that's how I came up with them confessing to the parents who then required them to go to counseling. I have a lot of experience and many thoughts stored in this old mind of mine and sometimes they jump out on the page. Thanks again for taking the time to write a comment. My rating finally made it over 900 after being in the high 800's for quite awhile.

I'm going to miss Dr. Walker too, but who knows, with Andy, he could fall off the deep end and need help. Paul, thanks for taking the time to write a comment. I've managed to move over a rating of 900.

I want to thank those of you who wrote a review last week. My reputation has moved over 900, so thanks. I'm still appealing to my readers to write a comment in the review section. They encourage me as a writer and also improve my reputation which I want so I'll get more readers. Emails are also greatly appreciated, but reviews are even better. It would be nice if you did both. Of course, make sure you click like. Knots 4 Chapter 27 Andy That frigging Colt kept comi

I'd really appreciate it if more readers would review Knots. They encourage me as a writer and also improve my reputation. Emails are also greatly appreciated, but reviews are even better. It would be nice if you did both. Knots 4 Chapter 26 Andy All the lust went out of me as I laid there with Matt. His love passed from him to me like wireless internet. I felt like I could have stayed there with him forever. The odd thing was that we didn’t have sex, but there was some

Knots 4 Chapter 25 Andy It may have seemed like my mind was made up about Colt, but after talking to Matt I wasn’t sure what I should do. I didn’t like the idea of Matt and Thomas getting together even if they would only be friends with benefits. The only thing left for me was to talk to Dr. Walker about it on Saturday, and I didn’t really want to do that. I pretty much knew what he’d say, but the more I’d thought about Colt that week, the more I wanted him. He was hot, an

Knots 4 Chapter 24 Andy For the first time I realized how important friendship is. I always thought it was sex. Yeah, sex is important. And even though I said friendship lasts forever, it’s not true. It only lasts forever if you work at it like you’d do in any relationship. It’s strange how Dr. Walker could make this all so clear without telling us. The light just came on. Matt was willing to sacrifice our friendship to keep me from doing porn. That’s ho

Jaro I forgot to mention your comment about the quotes in your last comment. Glad you like them. I'm also happy that the fact I convinced you to give Knots a try has worked out well. I need to contact a few more commenters on other stories and see if I can get them to read knots. If you get a chance, write a comment somewhere in the forums section. I'd really appreciate it.

Jaro You're right. Matt it moving back to the old Matt. It's happened more by accident than on purpose, but he realizes how stupid they were and that he needs to take his life back. Andy, change some to, but he will remain being Andy for a long time to come. I have him up to no good again, but, while it's bad, it not like prostitution or porn. Thanks for writing.

Written in Bangkok, Thailand, March 2015 Knots 4 Chapter 23 Andy Matt sat on the bench on Friday night. As pissed as I was at him, it hurt to see him sitting there when he had a chance to start. I started the fight, but he shouldn't have interfered, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized how he'd saved me. Hell, Cole and Ashton had to spend a couple of nights in juvie and were then sent home to their parents. Noland needed to stand trial. He argued that Co

Written in Bangkok, Thailand on March 20, 2015 Knots 4 Chapter 22 Andy Matt was right. I was thinking hard about visiting Randy and Derrick on the set of their next movie, or any movie for that matter. A big decision faced me: should I go, or not. This wasn’t much different from when Matt and I first talked about prostitution. So here I was again with a similar decision. I’d made up my mind not to go when I ran into Randy at school on one of the rare

Written in Hoi An and Danang, Vietnam as well as Bangkok, Thailand. Knots 4 Chapter 21 Andy Derrick and his invitation to come and watch them make movies hounded me the whole week, especially after talking to Matt after we’d both talked to Dr. Walker. Matt said he held some anger toward me because he had sex with me the night he thought I was going to kill myself after I found out about Dillon. He said he resented it because he'd repeatedly warned me about Dillon.