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Great chapter. Definitely moving forward, inch by snail inch! Lol! Definitely heating up! And Rob. He's ready to try. Maybe he's bi, but not ready to bottom. Lol! Loving the story and glad to be back. Thanks for a great job, Tim.

I absolutely love this story. I love the characters - especially Andy and Matt, of course! But I also love Dr.Walker. He is such a treasure. And, of course, I love the author who created this. You really challenge and make me think deeply about stuff as well as move me emotionally. Thanks for writing.

They are very short chapters. I am all but caught up in no time. The on going saga of whether to commit to a relationship or not. Walker is very good. Hopefully Andy will see lots of sense in what he is saying and where he is leading him.

Relationships can be so trying. Here are two guys made for each other in so many ways with such a beautiful friendship that could easily grow into something more and yet it doesn't because they are not on the same page. How to get on the same page is a problem. It would mean for Matt to put aside his desires and make the commitment; and for Andy it would mean being more serious and showing Matt that he could be trusted. I don't actually think either of them is ready for such a step. Andy wants it out of insecurity, I think. Matt is just not ready and needs to explore the field more and be comfortable with his sexuality and what it involves for him. As he says, they do sex great, but love is something much much more. Will they ever get to a place where they can commit to each other, I wonder?

And no review here either. This is a puzzle. Surely lots of folks are reading. How come no one wants to make a review comment? The chapter was a little bitty, jumping here and there, perhaps to accommodate all the different character threads. I am chiefly concerned with Andy and Matt so don't realy care too much about the others. Have you a purpose in keeping those other threads going that is going to show itself later? Andy is being such a dick at the moment and pushing Matt's buttons far too much. He is going to get himself into lots of trouble if he is not careful. Sad about Matt's struggles. He seems to be bi rather than gay and wants a relationship with a girl, though he likes the sex with Andy. I wonder what his take would be if he had sex with a girl - that would give him a better idea of exactly what his sexual orientation is, not that discovering he is bi will help him a great deal. I think being bi is harder than straight or gay and much more confusing, especially for a youngster.

No reviews for this chapter? Wow! That does surprise me. It was a deep chapter with lots of food for thought about the nature of committment and love. I can't say it was comfortable. (Maybe that's why there are no reviews!) I was challenged. I believed very much like Matt, but sometimes you just don't realize what challenges your commitment will face and whether you can keep it. You make a committment but sometimes it is not possible to keep it without throwing away something that is pretty important to you, like who you are, so then what do you do? Just buckle up and accept that loss and go on being someone other than who you really are? It's a hard one. But I love that Matt thinks that way and doesn't take a committment lightly. That's so good and something very lacking in our modern world. The philosophy of please yourself so overrides the idea of committment that most people fail to make any committments and then life waters down to something wishy washy. Great ideas and a really good chapter. Love your writing and love the challenges. Thank you.

I’m back at last! A longer break than you took. I feel battered and bruised by life, but I really like your story. It’s a Dr Walker to me: a therapy session of sorts. Lol! Love it and so happy to have found it again. Thank you for writing. Your story is touching me very very deeply. You had me in tears over Matt’s parents’ response to him. Wow! What grand and beautiful folk they are. Surely they show how parents ought to love their children unconditionally. (Well, as unconditionally as they possibly can, conditional being such a human state.) I feel more tearful since I don’t think my own parents ever did that and I wonder how I did with my kids. Probably not so great. One knows what one should do, but does one do it? Seeing how Matt’s parents do so well is really touching. Matt’s response to this is great too – “…for a while I didn’t feel like a loser.” I spend my life feeling like a loser and I need to look for things that make me feel a little like Matt here. I’m sure somewhere I might find some encouragement if I look hard enough. “Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all; and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.” -- Willard Scott Wow! Such a great quote that really sums this all up. I love the job you are doing here in this story, high-lighting these issues of personal growth. Sure, they issues that should be part of growing up, but so often they not, and then one ends up the rest of one’s life trying to sort them out this way and that, and sometimes failing to do so. I feel as though I still have lots of growing up to do even though I’m rapidly approaching the final years of my life and wonder if I’ll ever really get there. Where is there? I guess it’s feeling comfortable in one’s own skin and at peace with who one is and with the rest of the world out there. Oh, to be there would be heaven itself, I think!

An absolute delight reading this. The interaction between Nate and Erin is so tantalizing and teasing and romantically absorbing. I love it. Thank you. For an unedited chapter it was great. Hardly an error there. Lol!

Thought I had read this but I think I only read Erin's pov and not Nate's. An interesting dance taking place and much more than meets the eye. You describe it so well.

So much fun. Such a giggle and a laugh. Does the heart good. Borrowing from another great author you should call it "Much Ado About Nothing" - and that's a compliment to your skill and the delight of the story. Looking forward to the mall drama!

Yeah. A neat, well-told story, that had a satisfying release but left many unanswered questions to ponder on.

Disappointed to find that now that I've caught up again the story is going off line for a while. Oh well! Shall have to find something else to entertain me, won't I. It was, as you said, a very short chapter. And Matt lost the election, sadly. Not sure why you did that, but guess we'll have to wait and see. Thanks for writing. Wish you and Lisa a very good break over the holiday season.

Walker is so good and the boys handling their problems under him is so enlightening and rewarding. Good to see both Matt and Andy making headway here. They are such fine young men in spite of their sexual explorations that have led them so far off the conventional track. They will make it, while it seems Randy is hell-bent to become a sex machine no matter what. And Derrick is happy to help him along. Seems they are going to be sorely used by Noland with Greg's help. The future is nothing but a further sinking into the worst aspect of the whole sex industry, though they might well find a way themselves to line their own pockets in the process, but at what cost? Seems like you are making a good contrast of what could have happened to Matt and Andy in the lives of Randy and Derrick. Another great thought provoking chapter. Thanks for writing this story.

Matt's wrestling with his demons and coming out top is really good. Such a lesson for us all in this. That's what I like about this story. It has some deep philosophical life lessons in it. I loved the quotes too. Must remember to check out that poem too. Thanks for a great chapter.

You are becoming such a master at getting us nowhere too fast in the story but making us think we have progressed some because we love your characters so much and you make their interaction vital and alive. Can't wait to see the Rob development! Please hurry it on!

Rob's support for Eric and Nelson was shown by his actions here and it really does make him so much more likeable than he was (not that he wasn't likeable before). He's been prepared to stand up for his bro at a cost to himself on several fronts. It also sets him up for interesting future possibilities regarding who he dates. A great chapter, and now on to the next.

I must make a point always of reading the chapter after Gary has reviewed. I love your reviews, Gary! So on the button! Such a lovely post read! Another great chapter, Tim. Keep 'em rolling. You doing such a great job of this story. I love it.

Wow! I wondered if I would have to re-read some chapters to remind myself of the story, but this chapter just took me straight back into the characters like I read it yesterday. Such a sweet, romantic story of their love and their friends. Glad you got back to it and it wasn't left unfinished. Looking forward to the story going forward again. Great writing! Such fun!

That was a great end chapter, Nephy. You are so good at this and you tied it up so well. I was so afraid that Nik was out of it altogether, but he came back in with a bang. Great on him and he was just what Sacha needed to get that spark going again. So romantic! I know you said the next book has this Suki business in it - that will be very interesting reading, knowing you and how you weave such a marvellous tale. Thanks for this great story about Sacha and so look forward to more.

THAT SUCKS BADLY THAT YOU HAVE TO GO TO A PAY SITE TO FINISH READING THE STORY. UGLY. SHIT. IM EXCEEDINGLY UNIMPRESSED AND SORRY I READ THE FIRST CHAPTER. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME.

Wow! So beautifully romantic. Smacks of Touched By An Angel. I loved it. How wonderful it would be to be able to do that, hey!? And what was so special here was that Brian chose to go right back to a hurtful thing he did to someone else. I thought he would choose to annul his marriage choice, but that never entered his thoughts. Wow! Delightful and thought provoking. Thanks for a beautiful story.

Beautiful. Very tender. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for sharing so openly about a dark moment. Very touching and so glad you made it through too. Been there done that! Glad, I guess, that I made it too.

Another great chapter. You are really keeping them going which is great. I'm blowing on the fires of inspiration to fan them too. This is such a delight and so enjoyable. Thanks for writing.

That was a good chapter on Tallen. Still much that is not clear, but a lot was explained here, though also more added. The intrigue continues to draw one on, and, of course, one (I at any rate) wants to see Tallen and Frost settled and happy, if possible. Not sure in your book that it is possible, but even Strife and Canaan have a measure of happiness so we hope for the same for Tallen and Frostie. Nix is quite an amazing guy and so very significant in Tallen's life. I suspect that is another reason Tallen can't just give up what he is doing. It's not yet clear to me whether Tallen would be leaving Outworld or the Veil. Perhaps Nix thinks he will be able to live in Outworld with him and get Frostie out of the Veil. Is that how it works? Anyway, it will become clear as we move along, I guess. Thanks for writing such an amazing story.