Well... I forgot about this chapter... Oops.
I decided after reading this chapter that I do not like Conner much. Sure he has been through a lot, but he does not have to act that way towards Maggie after everything that she has done for him. I feel that he does not have the right to talk to anyone in that way, no matter what he has been through in his life. It was rude and uncalled for. She has to work a lot, it is what happens when you have a job like that. She is a single mother, she is the sole income for the household. She has two kids of her own, and she has taken in another, if she did not work as much as she does, Toby and Ryan would not have all the things that they have. Maggie is trying her best, no one is perfect.
I think that Ryan and Conner can not get back together. If they did, Conner would be a terrible person, IMO he would be worse then Ryan. It would just be wrong. Even if Ben did something really really bad like say cheat on Conner, I think that it would be unrealistic for Ryan and Conner to get back together.
I hope that Conner will come to his senses beofre the end, and I really hope that he will grow up a little. He is that he is 'mature for his age' but I do not believe that for a second.
Great chapter Buddha.
Kurt