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jkwsquirrel

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  1. I've never been very trendy. However, not only did I kill off Billy's grandmother but also one of the most popular characters in WAR when I killed off his dad, so anything's possible. Somebody's going to die before the end, that's all I know. (The only ones we know are safe are Billy, Brett, and Nate!)
  2. Thanks! It's a fun experience for me too! Got to keep just enough mystery about our sweet little Dusty!
  3. You're right. Nate seems to have gotten deeper into Dustin's mind than anyone else. Part of it is simply understanding what Dustin has gone through, but as Nate has said, there does seem to be something deeper and more "spiritual" between them. I think of them as kind of like light and darkness... or maybe like a moth and flame?
  4. I'd bet a lot of guys would. Scott handled it pretty well though.
  5. It could be, but there's no guarantee Dustin will make it out of this story alive. He's not mentioned in the WAR "epilogue," after all. It is possible though.
  6. I don't know if the incident with Scott goes so poorly if not for Nate's probing of Dustin's mind. Surely guys have touched him there before. But something deep within his soul was opened up, and it overwhelmed him.
  7. Yes they could learn much from each other. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter!
  8. Maybe! But then, Nate's got a boyfriend.
  9. Dustin grabbed the Sunday paper and scanned the obituaries and the crime pages, hoping against hope that his father had met a bad end, but no luck. He was working a long shift at Janet’s Diner and had made some decent tip money. The church crowd were some of the worst tippers, but he’d made out okay. Sundays were family days at the diner. Sometimes it made him sad to see the happy families enjoying their happy little meals together… Moms and dads who actually gave a fuck about their kids… Someti
  10. I think he means they pay you for doing your job. 😉
  11. A frightening possibility!
  12. They picked right back up with their playful banter, as true friends can do. Was it weird seeing Billy from the outside, getting Dustin's perspective on this guy who was such an important piece of his life? And of course Billy would blame himself for what Dustin did at the end of WAR! It's Billy!
  13. It's the same job he had at the end of WAR, which just shows how his life has gone since then.
  14. Who knew Brett would end up being the mature responsible adult he's become?
  15. Thanks! You never know what Dustin will get himself into next!
  16. Thanks! Glad you liked it!
  17. Thanks! Our little boys are growing up!
  18. Dustin didn’t sleep very well. His mind needed to process everything that had happened to him in the last month. He’d hoped meeting with Sarah would take some of the burden off his mind, but that had just made things even more complicated. He knew his father would come walking back into his life eventually. He’d hoped the old bastard would just drop off the planet or get killed, but since he hadn’t, he was bound to make an appearance. His eye still hurt and his ribs would ache for a c
  19. We may learn a lot about Brett in the chapters to come. We've only ever had Billy's perspective on him. You may be on to something with Dustin's feelings on Emily.
  20. Dustin's life has become one big swath of destroyed relationships. He can't see there are people who still care about him and love him.
  21. You may be right!
  22. The weird thing is that we'll finally see Billy from the outside. So strange...
  23. I don't think Dustin is too happy about Mike's new boyfriend though! "Maybe once..." What a sad commentary on Dustin's life.
  24. Thanks! We'll just have to see how this all plays out!
  25. Dustin somehow made it back to his Charleroi apartment, soaked with sweat and blood and shivering from the chilly late summer air. He was thankful he had a place to call his own so he could escape the abuse of his past which had reared its ugly head once again. It’d been a few years since his father had beaten him up. Dustin couldn’t say he missed it. He limped into his apartment building and left a trail of blood drops behind him as he climbed the stairs and shuffled to his apartment door.
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