Ginko

Great chapter. Mr. and Mrs. Alvarez are accepting of their sons, and Mattie still gets to live with CJ and Danny. Mattie's uncle is an ass. I hope Pete and Nattie back out of his scheme before it's too late. In chapter 7, CJ called his uncle Sebastian, not Juan. Was that a mistake or are there more uncles after their money?

It was nice seeing Robbie begin to fix his relationships with Will and Brad, and seeing Will and JJ have a brotherly moment and not being at each other's throat for a change. About Brad, Robbie and the santa hat... was that a one-off thing or do they have a hat for each holiday? Now that you mentioned Jeanine... she told Michael to send the pictures of Will and Shane to the USFSA, but not to take them. If she found them on her own, then maybe she saw the pictures of JJ as well. I hope you shed some light on how she came across them. Looking forward to the next chapter.

Dylan has his horse back and has opened up to Zak and Danny. Now all he needs is a boyfriend. I hope you don't pair him up with TJ. They are not right for each other, and besides, every good story needs an antagonist, even if he appears infrequently. Now, on to CJ and Mattie's drama.

The s*** has hit the fan. If Matt is really upset about Wade and Brad, then he should talk to Wade about it and ask him to drop Brad, and he has to comply, according to the rules of their relationship. We know that Brad leaves Wade tingling, but that's just the sex. Does he really love Brad the same way he loves Matt? I think not. He has to deal with his trust issues with Matt and the issues with his dad, and things will be good(ish) again. Robbie went back, and he also didn't stand up for JJ, so maybe what his family has been saying to him is starting to sink in. I knew the coach was bad news as soon as someone mentioned him. I wonder if someone is going to blame Brad for this. I mean, the pictures came from Michael's camera, and he had a copy and destroyed them without looking at them. If he had, he would have put an end to this months ago. Maybe Brad will blame himself and Robbie will help him deal with it, and that's how they reconnect. I don't think they should go to the police. Sure, Michael and the coach will fry, but their attorneys might argue that since the family had the pictures for months and did nothing until now, they knew about it and let it happen. It might not hold up in court, but it can really damage their public image. The best thing to do is to have Brad and JP pull a Carson on those two.