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I'd like to think Danny is being sincere with his treatment of Jake. He doesn't mean to hurt him, but he can't give Jake what he wants, or be who Jake wants him to be.
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The heart wants what it wants. George Strait said it, "You can't make a heart love somebody. You can lead a heart to love but you can't make it fall."
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"Cause each night I ask the stars up above, why must I be a teenager in love?"
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"Sexuality is complicated" You've got that right! I don't know if Danny is selfish or not. He certainly finds Jake attractive. He's learning that "playing with fire" can get you burned.
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Yes, as soon as Jake said the L word he realized he was in trouble. He quickly changed from "I love you" to "I love this" but the ball had already started rolling. Jake can't help it that he wants what he wants, but neither can Danny. He clearly enjoys what he does with Jake, but he wants something else.
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Brett already was intuitive when it came to people, then he went and got a degree in psychology. Natural Talent + knowledge + Experience = one very wise young man.
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Yep. He has a right to feel the way he feels, and he doesn't want to hurt Jake, but he knows he's going to.
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"You're meant to defend me and the only one on my side is the bloodsucking lawyer!" John Hammond, Jurassic Park
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We knew Danny was going to break Jake's heart eventually. Kinda sad to watch it happen though.
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I think Jake feels the same way. "How can we open up to each other like that and not feel the same way about each other?" Mr. Reilly's a pretty good teacher. He always had a way with reading people.
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You can just feel poor Jake's heart breaking during Danny's speech at the end. That tear said so much.
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I enjoyed that scene immensely. WAR readers know far more about that gang than Jake could possibly understand. To Jake, it's just a bunch of adults acting like kids having fun. To us, it's what many of us had always hoped to see. Brett Reilly was always the heart of WAR. As for Dustin, it's nice to see him doing well. Looks like Nate's been good for him! They got divorced for a reason, right?
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I thought of this chapter as the counterpoint to the previous one. There is no one good parent and one bad parent. They both have their moments. They both vent their frustrations to their friends, unfortunately they do it in the presence of their son. Adults think kids don't hear those hushed conversations. As for the old gang, I enjoyed seeing the glimpse of the old Brett Reilly!
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There's good and bad in everybody. Bob and Karen are navigating their divorce in a very unhealthy way. Jake is a kid who has grown so used to disappointment he's surprised when his parents do something that doesn't suck. Yep, he's very sensitive to people bashing his mom or dad. Of course, he does it himself with his "This family sucks" routine, but when other people do it it hurts him a lot. I think that's what he's trying to do, but that doesn't make it any less painful.
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“Finnegan! Get that horn over the bar!” Mr. Reilly shouted at me. Getting the horn “over the bar” was Mr. Reilly’s standard even in practice. It meant you didn’t let the angle of your horn drop below your chest when you were marching. I had to admit I was dogging it on the field that day, but Mr. Reilly had been brutal on everyone that last week of the marching season. “If you think I’m going to let up on you just because it’s the last game of the season, you’re sorely mistaken!” he warn
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As I was writing, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to bring in Dustin, considering their history. It took them a lot of work to get to where they can tease each other like they did.
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They were married 15 years but they've been divorced for a year as well, so Jake was conceived within their wedded years. Doesn't mean they were ready though.
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Love can turn into hate so easily.
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I love my bowling alley, but it does take a lot of money and work to keep them open.
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I don't think there was an "if" about it. She knew she was wrong, but she doesn't feel sorry for what she said at all, only that Jake heard her.
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My streak of creating terrible parent characters continues!
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At least no one threw up this time.
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I awoke the next morning barely able to move. The combination of sunburn and spending all day on the boat had drained every bit of energy from my body. I hoped I would feel better in time for the first day of school the next day. I swung my feet out of bed and pulled myself upright. I tugged on a pair of sweatpants and went to the bathroom. Then I found Dad lying on the couch with a bag of ice on his head. “Buddy,” Dad said, his voice barely above a whisper. “Let’s just stay quiet for a
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Glad to do it! It's been fun. Perhaps... He's living his happy ever after with Nate! Dustin was more of a sex addict than anything else. He has a strong dislike for drug abusers. Don't think he'd want to get himself wrapped up in that, and Nate kicked the habit long ago.
