BTW, thanks lacedaemon, for the support for the suggested appropriate direction of heading toward a rekindling of the serious relationship between Billy and Brandon at the eventual end of this series (and oh, gosh, let’s hear about some of their sex). I don't think that the 'Brandon' that was created in this series is hard, callus, unforgiving, unemotional, perfect, and insensitive, at least not from what I’ve read. And let’s be honest, these young gays are 14-15 years olds and are trying to ‘find’ themselves. They made mistakes and I hope I'm not held accountable for all of the mistakes I made in my teens. …And here is just an idea, perhaps, when the entire series is complete, it would be interesting to have a new set of books written from the perspective of Brandon.