Timothy M.

Welcome back Jaro. Your much-ado-about-nothing comments always make me smile, I love them and you're quite right.Including the part about Rob's protective instincts, nobody is going to interfere in Eric's happiness if his Brother can prevent it ! You'll have to read on to see how it goes, I've just posted the final Mall scene (chapter 29). Which means it's time to find out what Eric bought.

It was fun to write too - and a draft of this scene has been sitting in my story notes for a while, waiting for an opportunity to use it.I agree Jasper needed some time in the limelight. He's beeen a great friend to Nelson for years, standing up for him whenver needed. But in this case I think he was also running interference for his new friend Rob. None of them or us wants Rob grounded again, right? Lots of Team Jas members

Me too. Glad to have another Team Jasper member, Adi, we really need those T-shirts.

Aawww Isaac, what a wonderful compliment, please hug your son for me, and thanks for finding the chapter good enough to read to him. Yes, Jasper's punchline is my favorite too. I'm a great believer in science and education, and it saddens me every time I come across deniers of facts and Scientific evidence. The most recent one in DK is another round of anti-vaccine idiocy. Team Jasper YAY !

Thanks CG, I'm delighted you approve, and I wholeheartedly concur in your evaluation of the zealot idiocy. It's not as if we need more humans on earth today.We did have a proposal for a Team Jasper earlier on, so maybe it's time for Adi to make new T-shirts. I generally prefer blonds, but freckles are cute, and I'm partial to ginger men with green eyes. Shame this one is straight, eh?

Yes, at this rate we'll never get to see Nelson exercise his skills to protect Eric, lol. But I think Jasper was also doing Rob a favor, verbal punching can be as good as physical.Jasper is indeed clever, and also fairly popular with his teammates, who appreciate his humor and tolerate the morning grumpiness.

“What time are we supposed to be there? At the car, I mean.” Nelson looked up from the book he was reading. “I’m no sure. I forgot to look at the time when we split up.” “Yeah, me too,” Eric said, feeling somewhat abashed. They had been in such a hurry to get away, and once they got into the bookstore, time flew as they browsed and discussed favorite books and what to buy. “Maybe we should pay for our books, so we’re ready to go. Why don’t you send Rob a text and ask if they’re do

Did Daniel save the number with Sean's name since his name suddenly appeared on the screen the second time he called? I'm not keen on Robbie, he does not seem like a considerate friend. I've started a list of dumb things he's done so far: Calls Daniel Danny Boy even though he hates it, turns the date into something sordid by focusing on sex, brings up Trevor which is obviously a sore subject with bad memories, casts doubts on Sean's personality when he hasn't even met him - thus saying Daniel is either stupid, has bad instincts about men, is unlikely to meet someone nice, or all three at the same time.

I remember reading this before and shaking my head over Daniel the scatterbrain, lol. But at least he finally came up with a good way to make amends.

I'm so relieved everyone was happy with the trip into Rob's head. I think he has a lot of empathy and well-developed social skills. Something which is not unusual for siblings of introverted kids, the extreme example being children with autism. Rob is basically a happy and confident guy and he wants Eric to be happy too. Eric might grumble and be annoyed about his teasing, brash older bro, but he would be devastated if he lost Rob's attention and protection. Nelson has the potential to take on some of that role, and Rob is pleased to share it and for Eric to love someone equally to him, but he'll always be there for his brother.

Thanks AC, I got fascinated by the inside of Rob's head too as I wrote this chapter. I'm glad you felt it shed some light on the reasons for his previous actions. Rob is the older brother I've always wanted, and I can see from comments here and in the forum, that most of you agree, which makes me As to any future possibilites of Rob's sexual / romantic adventures I loved the idea of Rob seeing Nel as the gift to make Eric happy.

So I guess now we know how Tony got to be in charge of the bar.

Tillykke med fødselsdagen from your Danish fan

Thanks CG, I'm glad you felt a small glimmer of hope and I wouldn't rule out Rob having a go at the other side. But as I said to Gary it would most likely be sex and nothing more. Romantically, Rob is straight as an arrow - sorry to disappoint various Team Rob members, but at least he's a good brother as you say.

I agree, it is nice company, and the best part is I get to do it at least thrice: when I write it, when I edit after AC has beta'ed, and when you guys and gals review. And I'm glad you find him fun to watch, even if I'm not sure Eric would agree all the time.

Tillykke med fødselsdagen, Sasha (waves birthday flags) from your Danish fan 28 !!!! So Young

So far it seems to be unanimous for Rob POV being a good thing. I shall use it again when it feels right (for other options see the story forum).I'm not surprised you liked the ribbing, but I'm grateful you found it fun.

At least the ladies are happy Rob is straight. But I think you're right. Rob being out and proud would be a very difficult thing for Eric, although Nelson would do his best to show him who he loved. I wanted to show Rob is very much aware of Eric and always concerned about his welfare. This is why he was watching him on Eric's first day in high school, ready to tackle anything or anyone threatening his brother's happiness. And now you know why Rob made sure Eric joined the drama Club (by tipping their parents about Eric's wish) and why he resorted to the 'fag' tactic in the first chapter. He was getting desperately frustrated.

Try 'another continent' and Eric would probably be safe. Glad the puppy aspect appealed to you, I'm not sure how Nelson would feel about this idea. Even if I did make Rob 'a little bit gay' ie bicurious, it wouldn't make you happy, Gary, because you want him to find love, not just have sex, right?

You're welcome, John. Ooops to the dog thing, I hadn't thought about that. But now you mention it, I can imagine where your mind is going...

Rob-mantics and Rob-gasms, it's like a whole new vocabulary developing from my story, LOL. I shall do my best to have Rob do equal opportunity flirting while he's practising his skills, but we don't want him to break any heart of nice boys, right? Glad you like the puppy story, everyone seems to agree.

LOL. It's like when you call the IT help-desk and the first thing they ask you is: "Did you try to restart it?" or "Is the laptop connected to a power source?" Supposedly they get rid of 10% of the help requests that way.

"Just give me a minute, please." Eric turned back and looked at the options again, while Rob rolled his eyes. How difficult could it be to choose two sodas and a bucket of popcorn? Nelson and Jasper had gone to the restroom and let the Perry brothers be in charge of the snacks and drinks. They had tried to hand over money, but Rob had growled a bit and told them to ‘go piss.’ This movie was his treat. “OK, I want two large cokes and one large popcorn.” “Finally.” Rob stepped up to the

So I'm assuming the wild card was the random (or not so random) defacement of Ace's car. It had the effect of starting a series of talks which cleared up several matters: including how to handle the invitation of Chet and Arron. I was impressed how Kendall had noticed the hidden loneliness of both men, but I guess he had some experience to build on. I had to laugh at Michael catching and gently teasing Kendall about fretting, and their intimate banter is delightful, relieving tension in so many ways. Including some much needed loving; twice - and we got excluded from both! Nah, just kidding, since we can go back to earlier chapters and read what most likely happened.

Damn, out of likes, you'll have to wait until later. Although I'm not sure you deserve one, since you now have us waiting anxiously for TWO future events ! Jim and Ty going to Carlton and Neil and Liam visiting Neil's parents. But I guess anticipation is sort of fun. Trust Julie and Peter to work out what is going on with Jim, Ty and Carlton. But they've forgotten what Ty's main problem was, the one that kept him from being drafted. This is actually a good sign of how far Ty has progressed in getting rid of the chip on his shoulder. But now I'm worried about how the Carlton people will test him, if he's not training. If they are stupid enough to provoke him with taunts about Jim, they deserve whatever happens. On the other hand Ty is clever and he certainly recognizes provokative behavior from his father. If he connects the dots and realizes they only invited Jim to be able to get close to Ty, I think they might be in for a surprise. Ty is perfectly capable of saying he wants to play wherever Jim is - although I understand he can't refuse the draft, right? Good news about Dave, and I'm liking Julie more all the time. The Leopards are lucky to have her. I'm sure Peter appreciates her, he trusts her too.