Timothy M.

Now I'm all sad. Peterson did a wonderful thing, not telling Roy of his feelings and warning Chad about not waiting. But for him to give up on love for a second time is so sad, even if Roy doesn't like him like that. I hope Wes can make Peterson happy. And I hope Chad takes the plunge. I'm gonna be real pissed if he wastes his new friend's sacrifice.

“Well that sure didn’t go as I had hoped.” I caught up with Jasper at the end of the school day, and my best friend turned to me in surprise. “What do you mean?” I plodded along, knowing I looked morose and just a tiny bit pouty. “You know the great master plan of doing nothing for now and wait for Monday so you could ask Rob about his brother? Discover whether Eric is out and would like to date me?” “Yeah, what about it?” Jasper looked decidedly worried now. “Well, that’s all shot to Hell,

Nice and calm, and I laughed at the way Jay thought he would have to wait ages and suddenly got busy with cleaning his room. But I think his parents chose one wrong punishment. Packing Linda off to her friends house would be a good idea, so the boys could enjoy the day in peace. Why didn't they ground her the weekend after? And now I'm trying to come up with a Danish sounding name starting with J, which wouldn't work in English. Jesper, Jan, Jørgen, Johan... hmmm.

you mean sort of seeing some one else's life pass before your eyes without having to die ?

Sweet. I still like to feel the sand on my toes, too. And hot chocolate is always a favorite. I hope they'll keep on making each other smile forever.

Damn, now I'm all caught up and have to wait for more chapters. Thank god Jay finally came out to his grandmother. Even Mr Chang approved. Vanessa really needs to chill out, but hopefully she'll get better now that she knows they are a couple. Oh and she's probably joking, but she's right about Devon. I hope he backs off when Jay tells him he's in a relationship with Scott. At least his drinking habits will ensure that Jay will never even consider him as boyfriend material.

Just when you think Jay has finally found some happiness, something happens to mess him up again. But his reaction was understandable and I'm sure the three people who care about him most will not hold it against him. And I'm glad to see his grandma finally calls him Jay. Although Jaybird is cute too, lol.

Whoa, unexpected drama after you lulled us with nice domestic dinner and bedside story and music. Glad you didn't let Jay run away completely and that Scott took care of him. Hope he'll soon feel comfortable enough to tell his grandmother and come out at school too. Oh and kissing in the rain and in the shower was hot.

Now I'm pissed at Dani, although I can understand she's angry with Devon. But making Jay take care of him was not nice. Was she tipsy as well? And I guess we all know what Devon's problems are: he's deep in the closet, and he fancies Jay, and he's well on his way to become an alcoholic, and he hates his father. How could Jay even think about having his first sexual experience with a guy smelling of beer and puke? But maybe Devon managed to clean himself up a bit before he got into bed with Jay. And was he even sober enough to drive? Over here just as many people get busted for DUI the day after, when they pick up their car or go home after a sleep-over. But I do feel sorry for Jay, since he'll probably feel bad about this for a while. Hopefully, it will make him avoid Devon, so he doesn't encourage him without knowing it.

Well now, there is hope for Jay and Scott, even if Jay cannot admit it yet. And they both have trauma in their past, so they can relate and make allowances for moody days. I was a bit annoyed with Dani for abandoning Jay, but she made up for it by showing him where Scott was. Vanessa needs to chill out.

Jay and Scott seem to connect nicely, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for 'romantic developments'. Devon sort of creeps me out, but I don't know why. He could just be a nice guy who does his best to be friendly and cheer Jay up. The very determined NO to drinking had me applauding loudly. Good for you, Jay !

Hmmm, I'm beginning to become annoyed with Devon. Why does he butt in on Scott and Jay's plans ? And why doesn't he offer Scott a ride ? And Jay's grandmother should ask if he prefers to be called Jay. She seems bright, so how can she miss out on this?

Poor Jay, none of his old strategies work and people notice him and want to hang out with him. Must be stressful, but hopefully he can get used to having friends.

I'm with Cole here, I absolutely detest shopping malls and buying clothes. But at least he got it all done in one go, so he doesn't have to go back. I assume they got shoes too, even if you don't mention it.

Wow, talk about the kind (fairy) grandmother who suddenly changes Jay's life into something completely different. No wonder he can hardly believe it's true. And I loved the FINE acronym, lol.

Interesting beginning, Jay certainly has had bad odds until now, but maybe his luck will turn. I hate people talking to me on planes too, but Devon turned out to be helpful.

I've just had a long hard day at work but your story made me smile and think of the bright sunshine and the beautiful autumn colours in the forest as I drove home. I'm looking forward to the second half.

I'm glad Will had a nice talk with Alex, it will make him even more likely to defend JJ's relationship with the British Lordling.

Absolutely wonderful and sooo hot, hmm maybe that's why my hard disk crashed a few dats after reading this. I love the fact that they are versatile and that they are both at the I love you stage. Just perfect.

YES, Robin gets to design their home - and I bet when other people see how he gets it to fit into the landscape and makes it perfect for a couple with lots of dogs and kids, he'll get offers to design more houses. Perfect chapter !

I think you may be right about Russell's dad ending up being thrown out of his immediate family. Wouldn't that be a delicious irony after the whole story started with Evan getting kicked out.So nice to have a reader who knows about Scandinavian names for relatives

interesting you should say that, aditus, because ....well that would be spoiling things.

thanks dughlas, I hope I can keep finding suitable prompts, but otherwise I may have to write one final long chapter to end the story.Yeah, prodding can be good sometimes, lol.

Ah Irri, you're so cute when you're frustrated. This part with Nelson actually takes place at the same time that Eric is coming out to Tony and Maria. But of course Nelson doesn't know this - unless Rob finds him the next day and tells him. It would be a very Rob-like move, lol.

You're welcome. I'll pass some of the praise on to AC, who did some fast editing.Good question, and the next prompt may provide the answer...