Two steps forward -- one back for Billy and Brandon, or so it seems! You do such a great job of capturing the bitter-sweet emotions that shape adolescence. I guess we're all a bit fragile when it comes to love! But maybe we should be reminded, from time to time, of what life feels like for young teens. Everything seems monumental -- and sometimes the end-of-the-world looms just over the next horizon. I guess my own feelings run just as deep as they did back then -- but when it's the first time, that really is monumental! I see so much of myself in Billy, sometimes it's unsettling! Thank you Comsie, for posting this chapter!