Thank you for another installment. Thanks also for plugging a favorite movie of mine. I would be interested in a full enumeration of CJ’s Commandments. You’ll have to post them someday.
Sadness and sweetness, shame and memory bound together in one place, in one missing man. You let us see it all, and consider the fractures mending while the boys discover the flavor of their dad. This was beautiful.
I enjoyed watching CJ at work, advancing his idea, and working his contacts to make it happen. Hopefully, his supervisor is only minimally miffed. Thanks for a lovely outing to the rugger pitch, too. Calum is a fun character. He'll catch up with Austin sooner or later. And CJ doing as instructed? Oh, my.
I love tales of reconciliation. That there is a gate is a sign of hope. If only grandfather had named someone outside the family as executor of his will. I’d be interested in know how or if Evie’s relationship with her parents has changed. Thanks for this.
I was moved by Loris’ devotion to his Dante. There was nothing that kept him from his course, to love Dante through his grief. This was beautiful. Thank you.
That’s a lovely, sweet story! I love the explanation and the budding friendships. I know I shall have the Twelve Days of Christmas stuck in my head for a while.
I agree with @Headstall; this sounds like my travails in writing. Or perhaps differential equations. You capture the frustration of tackling unknowns with more unknowns remarkably well.
It’s a good thing CJ is practicing self-defense. Northam is likely to attack in frustration someday, or perhaps arrange something unpleasant for his magnetic underling. Great chapter! I’m sure after Liebe’s bedtime they will have some playtime of their own.