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Most of Sasha's stories are romances at heart - sometimes twisted, complicated, crazy romances, but romances none the less!

Very interesting. That directly contradicts the information given in the Blood Born Pathogens class I completed three days ago in which saliva is classified as OPIM - other potentially infectious materials.

Somehow Brads attempt to have a strangle hold on the information about Kevin and Cody's HIV status and its implications doesn't surprise me. With Matt, Wade, Stef and by now JP knowing, how he expected to keep it from Will is beyond me! Not to mention Will gets almost as stressed when he knows there is something people are not telling as Brad does. After all the discussion amongst the family on Kevin's behavior, I am a bit surprised Matt didn't tell Cam about the possibility of being HIV+. Thank you Mark for a nice afternoons reading on what has turned out to be a somewhat soggy 4th here on the east coast!

Better off spending your time on something else? DON'T YOU DARE! You have gotten us hooked on Able III's story, you can't just run off and leave us! How's that for a little bit of feedback? Incest was determined to be a "bad thing" based on the idea that genetically close people reproducing would create mutations via inbreeding. That cannot be the case with two males. Able III and Jr. are both consenting adults, and it is therefore no ones business but themselves. If one were forcing the other that would be different, as would Able III being too young to make an informed decision.

Granted I am a little ahead of the rest, ( And no - that does not mean any hints) but I think Zu might actually like Kier. As long as he didn't mess with Zander.

Hmmm - at this rate Benny and Clive will rate their own title. Separate but related stories like Loring Place! Sentimental gangsters? Who knew! Excellent story.

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Now it is. Was it that way in '02? I still maintain it is no one's responsibility but me to protect myself from STD's including HIV. Should an HIV+ be upfront and honest? Hell yeah. Should I blame anyone but myself if I have unprotected sex and contract a disease? NOPE.

Thank you Ron. I got to that point and thought it might be a good spot to let you all know the boys looking for the amusement park finally got home safely!

Thank you Cole! I am glad you liked it.

Isn't that what I was supposed to do? Keep you on the edge of your seat? Thanks!

It all just got too much for Ryker and Carmen.

Thanks Bro! I have always wanted to wander through abandoned old farm houses and the like. I blame it on my uncle buying a 300 yr old farmhouse when i was 6 the whole family went in to explore it the weekend after the closing!

Glad you enjoyed it! The bee's didn't bother me at all, but the oddly clean house did!

While I totally agree in theory - there are a couple things that make me say you are carrying that statement a bit too far. Brad/Robbie was supposedly a committed relationship = no need for condoms Wade/Alex G not to that stage yet - and in light of current events I am sure a sufficient supply will be on hand Brad/Kevin condoms were used Now - as for the rest of that tangled web of sexual relations - about the only ones I can really condemn is anyone who slept with Cody, and possibly Alex D. Anyone who will bareback someone knowing they are as easy as Cody - be they male OR female - is out of their cotton picking minds! Ultimately it was KEVIN'S responsibility to protect HIMSELF. It was not Cody's responsibility to protect Kevin, altho he certainly should be honest and up front about these things. I am sure he had no idea he was positive when he slept with Kevin, and the same applies if it were Kevin who infected Cody. Just an observation here about HIV transmission - while the risk is greatly reduced during oral sex, HIV can be transmitted through saliva. The tissue under the tongue is permeable and the preferred method of administration of certain drugs such as nitro glycerin for heart issues, and can be a source of infection with BBP's. There is always the chance of a sharp tooth creating a break in skin during oral as well allowing an HIV positive participant to infect a partner that way as well.

Caz is right. The people here are supportive and kind. For the most part, even if they have a criticism they are constructive and polite about it. You can also get all sorts of behind the story help here. Editors and Beta Readers are more than willing to volunteer their time to help you polish stories. Take the chance! I bet you will be pleasantly surprised!

Stability? In the CAP family? About the only stable and sure thing is that they are there for each other most of the time! This HIV scare is sure to shake up the family dynamics. I can see it coming into play in so many areas, up to and including Jeanine's parents coming out of the woodwork again and trying to get custody of Maddy. When Brad was discussing the wide sweep of potenital problems of both Kevin and Cody being positive, they did not take into consideration the threesome with Tiff, potentially exposing her as well. I can see the grand's using that as potential evidence that the whole crew were unfit to raise their grand baby. This one is going to set off not just a story thread, but a whole damned spiders web of interwoven threads. Can't wait to see where things go from here! Thank you Mark for another fantastic chapter.

Any Port in a Storm Prompt # 334 Thunder crashed around the teens as they ran through the woods. The storm was getting vicious, and they knew if they didn't find shelter soon they would be soaked to the skin. They dashed between trees and scrub brush, branches and vines tearing at their legs, doing their very best to trip the young couple. “Remind me again how much fun a walk in the woods would be?” Carmen asked for the tenth time. “Sa

I didn't mean it to read that I didn't think he would never behave in this manner, just that it being such a departure from his normal behavior that it was bound to cause issues for him, even if everything turns up roses for all three of them! Exactly, and when that happens all sorts of stuff can potentially hit the air circulation device!

Tis a crowded little corner isn't it?

I think there is something that is being overlooked. Matt and Wade may have been together for a long while, and seem much more mature, but are actually still in their very early 20's. To "act out of character" at 22 does not mean the same as to do so at 42 or 52 yrs old. One cannot broadcast a 50 something experience level onto the young. I can see where Wades double standard- that he is allowed to get jealous over Cam but Matt was not over Alex- would strike some people as annoying, myself included. One does, however have to take into consideration how many times Wade was expected to smile and accept Matt running off to play with a new playmate over their four years at Stanford. His initial resentment of the jealousy may very well have stemmed from that - why couldn't/shouldn't he run off and play with his new friend? He is, after all, no longer a couple with Matt, and Matt did just that while they were "committed to each other". Could it be that Matt has a bit of a double standard here too? Not to say I approve of the way Wade handled things. It could have been done in a much more sensitive manner. I am less concerned about this more substantial split up than I am over how far things have gone, and at light speed, with Alex. From "Pleased to meet you " to "move in with me and lets get rid of our other interests" in less than a week strikes me as impulsive beyond anything we have seen from any CAP family member. The binding factors are incidental. I don't think it would matter if they were both labeled "prince of the realm" or if they were both trailer trash would make any difference. Impulsiveness is ok to a point, but this has traveled well beyond that.

I didn't know we were neighbors James!