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CJ is younger than a lot of my grandkids! Lol. And his dad's are much younger than my own kids.

Wow! You going for the prize for the most dramatic cliffies ever! Shucks. I'm glad I only have to find the next book and not wait on the next posting. That was a very dramatic chapter with such atmosphere built up with each of the stories unfolding in such a tense manner. I feel like you just did to me what that bloody cop did to CJ and I'm lying gutted on the sidewalk struggling to breathe.

Memory still not jogged, so the re-read is almost as good as a first read. Lots of agro here between the couples. Not good for the boys. So glad that CJ is out of his mother's home and with his dads.

It's strange re-reading this. Nothing is familiar yet, so I'm not remembering it at all. Put that down to old age if you like. I'm also interested reading my own comments from 2015. The story seems to have had considerable impact on me at that time when I was really still very much exploring what it meant to be gay myself, having made the bold step to separate from my wife in 2012. She died of cancer in May 2014 and I would have moved back into the cottage we had shared at by 2015. Since then I have moved country and city to a place that is definitely more gay friendly (Feb 2017), but ironically I'm renting a room in a house run by a Mormon and I've definitely not told him I'm gay, because I don't want to be kicked out any more than CJ was. That's quite ironic and really a bit funny too. So, on with the next chapter. I think my memory will be jogged as I read a little more.

Great start. I'm loving CJ and his dad already. What a precious welcome his dad has given him after the trauma of being thrown out. I was never close to my parents, but to be thrown out of home?! I can't imagine how hard that must be to face. His step dad and his mom must both be something else, and he is so much better off without them. Interesting that he goes from the warm south (which is cold emotionally) to the cold north (which is warm emotionally). Just a thought that struck me, though I guess it has no relevance at all. Lol. OK. I had marked this story as following and I see I made a comment in 2015. Guess I've forgotten the story, so perhaps this is good to re-read. It certainly struck me as a fresh read today, so I'll continue.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I really enjoyed this story and loved the ending. It satisfied all my romantic fantasies - not sure that "sll" might be a bit too strong, but you get the picture. Lovely!

Interesting visiting Joel's apartment. And amazing that Connor is not very impressed. I would be loving it but thinking how to make it homely, whereas he just seemed to dismiss it. Interesting also that Joel prefers Connor's tiny place. Guess they like cozy. Of course, the thought of all the work to keep Joel's place clean did occur though I guess Joel has someone come in to do that. We really haven't got to know Joel very well at all. What does he do for a living? All we know is that he is an engineer of sorts, but that is so wide.

What a great idea to have a family date. Can't wait to see how it goes. Just such a relief that at least we know we both want to try this. That's a helluva great start.

Of course, for the sake of the story we have this ridiculous situation in which Connor dances around the issue rather than coming clean, and Joel seems to be respecting that and waiting for Connor rather than taking the bull any more by the horns than he already has. Sometimes one gets so caught up in the story that one forgets this is all for dramatic impact and suspense, etc and just wants to already knock the heads together and tell them to jolly well get on with it and stop this ridiculous game. But, of course, you are doing a splendid job of dragging the tension out. Just not sure how much more I can take of it. Lol. I'm already wound up tight as a twisted elastic band ready to break.

Yeah, I enjoyed this chapter. Makes out Connor to be such a good man in immediately responding to a desperate situation and taking on this child that he knew nothing about. Wow! That's a lot to ask of anyone, but Connor is a champ. It's a bit alarming though wondering how he is going to go on if his job is now in jeopardy. We don't really know much about Joel except he is helping his sister with a child which makes him also in the great guy camp. Looking forward to seeing how Connor and Joel go from here. I like your quirky humour too.

Wow! And Wow again! I loved this story. And what an ending. So very romantic and satisfying. OMG; the sex too! I cried lots through this last chapter but am so happy too that the last tears are one's of joy!

It's a hard one but it is important. If Colin cannot accept this about Charles it will never work. It's the same with Jesse really. His work was his focus and when that took him away it was time out. It is very sad, because they are good together. I'm not sure whether you bend reality in the last chapter to make a happy ending or your end on this real note and they go their separate ways. Relationships are lots of work and not a bed of roses, unless one is thinking of all the thorns.

Seems there are a lot of creases that need ironing out. We all have our insecurities - our baggage - to deal with and Charles and Colin are no different. I like how down to earth you are.

Now we can party and celebrate, at last.

Moving it up several notches. Maybe they have finally had some sense knocked into them one way or another. It's the old case of everyone else knows but the two people themselves.

Shucks! Bummed that it didn't work for Charlie and Colin and now Colin is going to invite Jesse to move in. My heart is breaking for Charlie. He really needs to move on, move away, change jobs and location and start a new life, if he can. Heartbreaks are so painful but dragging it all out in the hopes that one day is also no way to live a life. And Colin seems totally oblivious to Charlie's feelings for him, though I guess Charlie has been mostly pretty discreet. Their joking together obscures so much of Charlie's real feelings. I'm feeling so very sad, but also so eager to see how you further this story. My only hope for Charlie is that you write him a good ending. Please, please, let it be. I can happily find a way to push Jesse out.

Well, Charlie was always my choice and this chapter is the reason why. They have so much fun together. As the waiter said - the cutest couple! "That's what HE said"! Lol. So now I'm thinking this time together away will be awesome for them and maybe the sparks will finally fly where they supposed to. Jesse is hot but dull. Charlie is hot and exciting and with him there'll never be a dull moment. Jesse will be difficult when things go wrong, but Charlie will be great because he'll find a way for them to laugh. That's more important than being this gentle giant thing.

Well, that was so hot. Damn! Now I'm really conflicted. I so want Charlie to be the one, even though I really don't like it that he's been such a slut in the past. Now Jesse and Colin seem so ideally matched and equally gorgeous and have such an innocence too. Wow! What could be better? Charlie you have to just quietly disappear so this love story can just go on. So sorry buddie. You missed this one.

Wow! Very stimulating! And a little confusing as to really who is with whom. Colin thinks he wants to be with Jesse but dances with Charlie as thought they were welded at the hip and in a few more places. We have no doubt who Charlie chooses but it seems he is about to mess it all up big time. And what's with Jesse being so reticent about making the move to kiss Colin? Strange. I'm left feeling that there's a lot more going on that we don't yet know about, so this could be an interesting triangle.

I didn't find the second chapter quite as tight and good as the first, though still a good one, and the story is zinging along well with plenty of tension and lots of fun. "ClarkCo. doesn’t require most of is to wear a suit and tie, therefore most dress business casual." "I have to make a conscience effort not to ogle him." ???? Typos I guess. Sorry if I'm being a pain in the ... picking these out, but they things that do spoil your story, so that a little care in this will go a long way to help folk like me have a really great read, which is what your work deserves.

I love it. OMG! For a first story you are damn good. I'm hooked already. Love the detail, love the humour, love the characters, love the whole vibe of the story. You great with capturing place and atmosphere, as well as personality. I can see the street and the city, the lobby and the coffee shops. And you do it so well with a minimum of words and fuss. Brilliant!

I have my own transport which makes it easier to get around, but I don't use it much as I'm a home bird and spend the days on my computer mostly.

Thanks for a great story. It really stirred up a lot for me and I look forward to reading the sequel at some stage.

Andy and Adam are certainly changing Eric's life. How lovely! When one sees the Christmas they had spoilt by Adam's dad one can't help thinking that maybe Eric was better off on his own. Certainly had Andy had his way and invited Eric would that not have been such a disaster for Eric.

Yeah, that's another reason for not reading an incomplete work - I hate that! But guess that is one of the hazards of this site. So I try to avoid that by only choosing to read completed works. Means one is not in on the discussion of the moment but that is a small price to pay. One can always, as I am doing now, chip in later and stir up some comments all over again. Lol.