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Remember Robby Benson? He's now a silver fox!

Hey Gary, I did get the drift of this and do understand what you say. Mitch is very stoic and noble in his actions. It was a very common to find people like this when I grew up. It is a common trait for people in the rural areas. Raised in this environment I also was much like Mitch in this respect. You are very correct is saying that the changes in our time has made differences. What you said about this was exactly what I wanted you to know. I love your stories, because of all the care, research and thought you put into them. These stories along with "Finding Refuge" and "Boundaries" are great examples of how use these strategies to create and authentic feeling in your stories. About all I can do is give comments, reviews, recommendations and likes on GA. I will always give those to you, because your work deserves as much recognition as I can give. As for rereads, I'll do those many times more. I plan on visits again to all of your works. That's a given for me. Keep the faith and keep writing great stories like these!

I had a great time reading Larkspur Gary. I hope some day you get back to writing another story there. Thanks for writing such great stories.

I have to do something with my time now I'm retired! I have enjoyed this visit again to Larkspur. It's the kind of place I had envisioned as a place I would like to live. The descriptions of the land and people there is inviting. I love the peace of and beauty of the land. Having neighbors like Coy, Boone, Mitch and Will would be delightful. I really love these stories. (I kind of want Virgil and Wyatt to make it up here to Larkspur some day.)

Mitch an Will continuing to plan for the future makes me feel that they will never want to be apart or leave Larkspur. Looking forward to Boone and Coy's reaction to the news. I bet Coy's will be very exuberant!

Mitch has had a great day. He knows he's not going to die, and knows Will and he will have a future together. Mitch has already started to make plans for the land as well as his future with Will. I liked it when they sealed the deal with some hot kissing.

Doc Jergens' diagnosis was excellent news for Mitch. I think the way the doctor explained things and used the stethoscope did a lot to convince Mitch. He knows he has some people to tell his good news, but I like his decision to go back to his property and give thanks for his recovery.

You got Mitch and Will's emotions across to me loud and clear. I can't accept Mitch's reasons, but do understand his reasoning. I meant everything I said in the comment I made over a year ago. I have friends my age, and we all know death is coming closer. However, we also take the time to help each other when one of us is experiencing problems. The most important thing about that is the way we all help each other gain new and wonderful memories of the fun times we create together each day. There are a couple of things about your writing that this chapter once again caught my attention. The first is that when your describe the setting in the woods. These are like poems that speaks directly to my soul. The second is that in the narrative describing what the characters are thinking, you keep true to the nature of the character and time they are in by continuing to use words, grammar and expressions that they would naturally use. Constructing these in this manner makes the story flow without having to shift between two different speech patterns and vocabulary of the different time. I didn't feel the awkward jerk back and forth as I usually might find in a story such as this. You finessed the dialogue and narrative. It was very noticeable with the amount of narrative mixed in with the dialogue in this chapter. With skills like yours Gary, I wished that there was a bigger market in gay stories so you could earn a sizable reward for you words.

Mitch is bending a little bit in his attitude. That's a start. I agree with Will that the kiss told a very different story than the words coming out of Mitch's mouth. Will certainly made Mitch thing when Will pointed out that according to the doc in Red Bluff, Mitch should be dead by now. The fact Mitch hasn't had problems for a long time should be a clue that the diagnosis was incorrect. I hope Mitch thinks on this a bit and gets the courage to see the doctor in Larkspur.

I love the easy tempo of this chapter. There's a lot that happened, but nothing felt rushed. Mitch's surprise was a great expression for the love he feels for the place as well as Coy and Boone. I expect that mood will carry over to the conversation after their meal when Mitch tells Will the truth.

Considering what Will has said, Mitch is only delaying the inevitable. Will is determined to not let Mitch get away from him once again. It's nice that Will is getting closer as a friend to Coy and Boone. I think the relationship will be good for all of them. Will now has a place where he can be at peace and talk to friends that care and understand him. That's a need everyone has, but probably a first for Will.

Glad Mitch is no angry with Boone and Coy. He is set in his ways and is frustrated with them. Especially Coy. I don't know how another long walk will help other than to delay seeing Will, but I did expect the talk to take a while getting there.

Wow @JohnnyC! You sure blazed thru this one quick! Happy reading.

Coy and Boone make a great team. Both are smart and know what is happening. Coy has the gift of tongue and Boone knows when to put a brake on Coy's words before he gets too carried away. I enjoyed how you used this in the conversation the three had about Mitch. I could feel the building trust that led to Will telling about his love for Mitch, and then added some background information on why Mitch made a great lawman. Of course, it was a diversion for Will, but he certainly hit back with greater force to get information about what's currently wrong with Mitch. I'm glad Coy and Boone were able to convince Will that he needed to get that information from Mitch. The humor of the whole conversation was the ways Coy managed to get around Boone and Mitch's efforts to block him. Coy's very sneaky when he feels the need. This showed in the way he gave Will some good advice about getting Mitch to start talking to Will. That's going to be an interesting conversation, but I think Will knows it may take longer than just the 'tomorrow' suggested by Coy. Great writing Gary!

Dani does need help. I like your suggestion of using Luca. He's new to the group and doesn't have biases. He also carefully thinks about things and doesn't hesitate to speak honestly. That said, Toto and Michele are also good choices because they know a lot about Dani and Giaco, and are more mature and experienced.

Great to see you reading Larkspur! I figured it wouldn't take you long.

*whispering* Not a subtle hint there Albert, but I agree 100%! ❤️

Keep that in mind when you make out the new Insane listing. It would be nice to see the truth in writing for once.

Sleep well Drew! I know you had a tough day. Rustling and speaking the Drewth must take a lot of effort.

Figures! It would put you at face level with his.....best part!

Oh My! A coy look alike! Sweet!

Here's one for you Gary. You might recognize this one.

Watch out Man! It seems like Drew is about to update his infamous list. It's been a long time, but Drew will be on the bottom and Clo and Albert at the top. I wonder where you will end up.