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You confused the heck out of me at first with this 😅 Okay, so, Mark kinda owes Luis—or thinks, he does—and felt like he just had to do this to Grey. But still … Furthermore, this explains, why Luis sent Mark to bring back Grey. The message of Mark's "death" might be harder for him than Grey might imagine 🤔 We could even ask Fiona and Dan, couldn't we? So I didn't just imagine the line in an earlier chapter hinting at the pregnancies of Luna and Beatrice might be connected. Or is Sebastian solely nodding towards Mark being turned by Luis?

Lost a day? No, saying it was Monday would have given away the twist. You guys knew he looped out Sunday morning and thought he’d gone to bed Saturday night. He just doesn’t know it yet. Well, I'm in a better state than Carlos mentally, yet, apparently, I haven't paid attention well enough to remember the days—you've got yourself a terrible editor, it seems 😉😅 Btw, not exactly what Dun meant, but pretty damn close That’s why the smile disappeared quickly. That and Chase turned around moments later. Okay, yeah, it disappeared (I might have missed that one, too—this inattention becomes mildly concerning at this point), however, it can be seen as metaphorical for Simon being foremost egoistic and only caring about Duncan's feelings at the second thought.

As I pointed out earlier, I noticed that while editing, so I'd be to blame just as well or even more here, however, I considered this more a character trait of his that I didn't particularly like, but something that was in a way quite human and thus can be easily explained away, knowing the state Carlos was still in at that time rather than a goof on Lee's part. One interesting thing is Simon's reaction when initially spotting Dun: He smiled undilutedly, knowing full well what would happen the very next moment, yet, didn't actually consider this concerning.

Yeah, I pretty much thought the same. Nonetheless, there are people that believe in the good in the world just a little too much. But I have to admit, I didn't see that coming at first when Carlos got the questionnaire and during his initial meeting with Chase. And when he hadn't fucked up big time, would his feeling of guilt have brought him into a mental facility this time? But I don't think, this can officially turn the scales to his disadvantage in terms of his occupation as a therapist. However, he might be at risk of his group session being dissolved or taken over by someone else because he's seen as a threat to the save space so to speak 🤔 Well, maybe, Carlos just wanted to have successes again and pushed his luck too much. I was wondering if the kids were nearby. As we have seen in the first chapter, they are very transparent about problems and think, their children are capable of understanding things more or less, but I'm not sure if this situation is similar. Unfortunately, by announcing the upcoming chapter title, you gave away the twist, that he 😉

so benevolent! 🤩 rough edges make us human 😉

These poor, poor people, having trouble to spend all that money that keeps coming at 'em from all directions. If they are so desperate to get rid of it, there's something called "donation" 😉 You always amaze me with your questionable protagonists 😂 No matter, which way you look at it, in the end, I die on that hill, that, in this aspect, there's not really a difference between racism, homophobia, and whatnot.

When reading the comments below each chapter, you'll realize quickly, that I particularly am no fan of the protagonist—however, @Lee Wilson manages to send you on an emotional roller coaster ride, yet, not always in the way, you might expect. One thing, you can't accuse @Lee Wilson of, is following traditional story structures and archetypes too closely and not using creative, unconventional, and surprising plot points. Most notable—spoiler!—is that the blurb only covers the first quarter of the story, which then kinda goes entirely off-script—something, I wasn't expecting at all.

No, a rhetorical one 😉 You are in Chronos mode 😜 He might, but can one blame Grey? In real life, this would be an excuse of a person in a toxic relationship, claiming "I can fix him" 😉 Well, I mean, Chronos did indicate that: So, Mark's purpose is … to make people … happy? Quite equivocal if you ask me 😉

Why am I not surprised by this showing off? Of course, this has to be mentioned—including the emphasis on "making love" 😜 They teach their kinds not to be judgmental and then, they are judgmental themselves—great. I mean, Alaska has amazing places, too 🤷‍♂️Smiling, I offered, "Hmmm, Fairbanks, Alaska?" Apparently, Steve hasn't seen racism yet. I'm so glad, conversion therapy is banned for underage persons in Germany, now. Could be more, but it's a step in the right direction. The misery that kind of "therapy" caused is immense … It’s interesting that he believes the minister more than his father and his father seems fine with the minister preaching that, even though, he himself doesn’t believe what the minister is preaching. Good thing, that Carlo is not a lawyer 😂 These are leading questions right from the book. He is biasing his judgment, and Steve seems quite quick to turn apostate, so to speak. Carlo would have been about to lose his licensing if that had gone wrong—and even if not: When there’s even a doubt about his integrity, nobody would want their kids to go to his office anyway anymore. I don’t think, that’s something, one should make jokes about. But that one is kinda on me because of some ambiguity, I didn't explicitly point out, so it turned into miscommunication. Ed is okay with his son being gay AND he specifically chose Carlo—why would he be prejudiced enough, to think … that? Another finding is, that it's often not even pedophile people, but people who want to display and have power over someone weaker. It's not that seldom that it happens to be a person from the victim's family. So, it's even harder to find committers and those, who are very likely to do so. Yeah, that looks absolutely crazy! Not a place, you want your kids to play. Good that they stayed at the side of the beach.

I have to say, this chapter is certainly not obstacle-free, however, Grey achieves quite much in it, which might feel a bit rushed. Yeah, why would one express their love to their significant other? That kind of divine intervention is very possible at that moment. Wait, Sebastian is not gay with internalized homophobia, is he? If that is so, I hope, Chronos isn't trying to hit at him Does Sebastian not feeling Mark anymore indicate that they were true mates, too? Assuming that, did they have some kind of relationship? Maybe even when Grey and Mark were dating? How did that feel for Sebastian? Did that contribute to his behavior towards his brother?

First of all, the ending feels slightly rushed, lacking things actually taking place compared to being recouted. Not much of a surprise pairing ^^ You seem to have a thing for that island 😜 sure ... Not that Fred would need that money, but He that has plenty of goods shall have more. That sounds like an explicit choice presented to him as compared to it being the other way round. I'd be surprised if there were child services employees running around on same-sex weddings offering children to adopt or the adoption papers were part of the wedding gifts and one has to opt out. I'm relieved, there's not entirely love, peace, and harmony.

Some things are very predictable, I daresay.

You probably didn't get the memo about the watergate scandal yet, did you?

You meant George Bush—we've all been there, so shortly after the election.

Always the most captivating part of the story. Oh, sex—haven't seen that coming! 😱 Lovemaking, mind you—they were very insistent on that 😉 From sex in jail to sex in your employer's apartment—what a transition, aside from the regular lube supply.

All printed out, of course ^^ But you have to admit, that would have been an unexpected surprise 😉 @Lee Wilson By the way, you missed an opportunity to call this chapter "Bedfellas" 😉

When doesn't Fred get his ego stroked? 😜 I don't like to admit it, but, yeah, maybe a little … and that's on you! Kudos! People buy these at all still? Well, I guess, you never stop learning. Turns out, I'm more observant than Fred 😂 To blow your mind: You don't even necessarily need to buy music. If you don't care for convenience and privacy, free YouTube is at your disposal 😉 Mo is so lucky to be written by someone who can relate to him 🎉 I case of books: Welcome to the club! 🙌

They might not like him, some readers might not like him, but that sums up what I think about Sebastian: He's not a bad person, he just happens to make bad decisions and is not able to properly deal with them. So, I feel more pity towards him than really any other negative emotion. Sure, first and foremost, I feel for the victims. But I think, this guy has some serious problems that won't be solved by serving his time in prison. Admit it, Fred: You only wanted to hear how great you are one more time. Took Fred long enough. Good to make him not a total sex-addicted, success-spoiled, otherwise emotionless douchebag 😉👍 It's not like Mo doesn't have a phone 🤷‍♂️ And since you're now mentioning the brand, but didn't do that before with the other one, I assume, Mo's old phone was an Android or the like. Therefore, some would consider a brand switch a little … intrusive. Nowadays, this would be a little antiquated, but Mo probably didn't catch up on all the technical advancements during his imprisonment—and some people love retro tech.

Sorry for your loss. I didn't mean to be disrespectful. I was just summing up "the average German driver". However, there are always exceptions from that. And sure, we also have speeding accidents. I'm not a sociologist or something, so I can't give a scientific answer. I've been in the U.S. for six months, the rest of my time, I almost entirely spend in Germany, with exceptions for vacations in the neighboring countries. So, I thought, when I can't make a qualified comment about the American justice system because I'm not familiar enough with that, I might at least offer a little perspective about German culture, which, of course, is subjective. I'm not even among those, who want to keep the Autobahn un-speed-limited, so to speak. Yeah, well, I guess, it's a global problem, that alcohol is so engrained in society and nobody cares unless you are addicted. Then, all with a sudden, you are weak, but of course, society doesn't see itself at fault here. On the other hands, less dangerous drugs like cannabis are seen as dangerous while society does everything to defend alcohol. Well, not the contacts, anyway. Damn, I meant Fred, not Mo 🤦🏻‍♂️😅

We are too stressful for you—guess, that's on us 😂 Yeah, because getting a license is way harder over here, most people don't speed anyway, and going through the driving exam when you lost your license probably also costs an arm and a leg again. That's the stakes 😉 And other traffic participant will get angry at you if you don't follow the rules and stuff ^^

Accepted ✅ (but you only get that on the German Autobahn™️ 😉) And therefore, you play favorites with him. Got it! 😜

I might not be the biggest fan of Fred, but nonetheless, the story is captivating 😉 What would that hypothetical lane be called, then? Why making it easy for Fred?

Well, the only inconvenient thing, I can think of, is Fred's relationship with a (former) client. But that shouldn't be too much of a problem right now … 🤔

Well, after his first night in prison, Fred didn't have it bad at all …

Even though it's a typo, I suppose "made love like mad" wouldn't be that wrong 😉