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Thank you Mark for this latest chapter! Keep up the great work! And Happy New Year to you and every one of your followers!!!

After re-reading this chapter. I wonder if the "Stalker" might be an illegitimate spawn of Curtis Buck. He might be out for revenge for Buck's death. Mark has a history of bastard son's just showing up in his story's. "

I hope Granger is celebrating Christmas and New Years in France!!

The Stalker may have been Fuego looking for Travis and Will. With Will making the arrangement of a private jet and rushing them out of town to Palo Alto. he probably wasn't able to follow them to the FBO where their jet was located. He may think they are in one of many hotels in the city and not know they have left the state. But may be thinking he might be able to find them out dancing somewhere and Fuego would be at the top of his list to look for them. I think Travis staying at JJ's maybe good for all involved. Travis for his safety, JJ for mentality. Travis can get some good reads on JJ and find out for Will if he really is being helped this time from his treatments and counseling. Travis and Kris together may be a very good influence on JJ's turn around. If not, he may be a total loss. Thank you so much @Mark Arbour for your Christmas present to all of us. And Merry Christmas to you and all your devoted (worshipper's) readers. I hope all have a Great 2025 too!

That was the one that got onto the grounds of Escorial trying to get to Travis before with the Buck ordeal. Escorial is now more like a fortress than it was then.

My question is how the stalker had the time to do all that damage to the apt, and follow Travis to the train station or know that he was going to the train station. There must be someone working with him. Could be a tie in with the kidnappers he got away from in Europe that didn't get any money the first time. But I don't think the starker is working alone. May be like Will said, when the guy opened the limo door and said what he said then took off running. May have had a trap set up. And I thought Travis had a function he was supposed to attend on Sat. that he was looking for some clothes to wear to it. Anyway. Great chapter @Mark ArbourI wasn't expecting a turn of events like this one. Keep up the great work.

Penny for your thought's!!

Thank you so much for the latest chapter @Mark ArbourHave been missing my seafaring hero for some time. Keep up the great work on both this a CAP. You are the BEST!!

Last that I remember Tom being mentioned was in the last book, when they were all on Stef's yacht in the Mediterranean, Great chapter. Going to be interesting next weekend at MOMA with JJ and Will there.

I have to go to Chattanooga tomorrow and I just looked on Gas Buddy and the Costco in Ringgold, GA just south of Chattanooga regular gas there now is $2.49

It was $2.62 at Costco in Savannah, GA Friday. But it was also $2.62 at a convenience store outside of Hilton Head SC Friday morning when I was there.

I remember gas as low as 22¢ during gas wars in 1969. It was normally 27 - 29¢ a gallon then. My Dad owned a service station. Cigarettes' were 20¢ then too.

Good times for all. Marie need to get some dick too! Maybe from Niko later that night. Can't wait for Stef and JP's arrival next week. Thanks @Mark Arbouryou are the best!!

Great chapter!! I want more! I want more! I want more!

I bet Stef will take him shopping before Marie has a chance. Especially after him and JP has him in bed for their 3some too. They both love 3somes with younger guys. I also still feel that there is going to be some kind of tie in between Fabien and Stef. Fabien could be either a relative from his Mom's side of the family, or could be a relative one of Stef's very dear friends from his youth in France. Once the three of them meet something very familiar in Fab's face or mannerism may spark a line of questioning from Stef or JP that may bring it to light. Or Stef just see's a lot of parallels they two of them had to go thru in past and wants to try to mentor him to be successful. Or like I commented above at least taking him out on a shopping spree of a lifetime just because he is a fellow Frenchman. Love this story!

Great chapter! I think this is going to be a really fun year in Boston. Fab may be really attracted to older guys. I have a couple of younger friends that have always only gone after older guys. One of them only liked guys at least 25 years older than them. And it wasn't a monetary thing, He enjoys them that buy him things, and he enjoys them that are just above homeless status. He comes from money himself. He just like older cock and no age limit. Like others I feel that Stef is going to find some kind of tie in to Fab, maybe not as a relative, but a tie in to an dear old friend or acquaintance. I bet Stef takes him clothes shopping, maybe Scotty too! Thanks @Mark Arbouryou are truly appreciated!!

That is exactly what went through my mind when I read that remark.

Will look into in very soon. Thanks Mark!

Damn, Will sounds like me!

I normally try to picture characters with guys about their age back during the period of the story was set in along with their dress and hair styles. I don't really know or even have ever heard of some of the guys you have mentioned like Galitizine. I haven't been to a movie theater since "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" and that was what around 2000 or 2001. Last DVR I bought and watched was "Walk the Line" because I love Reese Witherspoon. When College Football season is in I only watch sports TV. When the season is over, I watch old western's, old movie's, or documentaries. Just can't get into reality tv, any of the sitcoms in the last 20 years. Or I am reading stories on GA, nifty, or surfing the net in a hotel somewhere out on the road. I work in sales and am gone most of the time. I'm 67 years old so I am an old fart!

For some reason ever since the Book 1 of CAP I have imagined JP as looking a lot like Patrick Dempsey. I don't know if Mark has really given a detailed description of him or not. But that is how I have seen him. And Stef I have imagined him as a lighter blonde hair Ricky Nelson. For you young guys you will just have to look him up. Brad I have always pictured him as a Blonde Richard Dean Anderson from how he looked back when he played as "MacGyver" on TV back in the mid-80's. Jack looking like Richard Gere when he was about the same age. I just never got a grasp on Robbie or any of the Hayes men, but pictured them having kind of a DiCaprio like head, but not necessarily his face. But I think they all looked very much alike. Great chapter. Look forward to the rest of the year.

From the very first book of this story, Book 1: "Never Too Late to Change" until the end of Book 3: "Never Too Late to Believe" I have been pulled into it after the very first chapter and then deeper as the other chapters passed by. Excellent story that has been well written. I really hated for it to end. I am really hoping that @northieafter a time will give us an update on the life of Eric and the other great characters of Andy, Adam, Rob, and even Tyler. Another Book 4. would be even better. I really do highly recommend this heartwarming story. This is the first of @northieI have read and look forward to reading a lot more of his work.

Excellent Chapter! Love the shopping trip. Only getting to read about a chapter ever day or so. Work has kept me running full throttle. At a trade show down in Orlando FL for a few days. Maybe I can break away and read another one today. Keep up the great work @northie

Thanks for the Great chapter Mark. I don't know if J.J. can be rehabbed or not, but if anyone can help him I believe it is Kris. If he can't, I hope you make the bus fully loaded with fat people.

Great Chapter! Freshman year is finally beginning. I don't think any of the roommates really know who Will is. I don't think they have put two and together yet. I don't blame Will for getting off the mailing. I wouldn't want to be involved in it either. I bet Will get Thor in bed within a weeks time. Marie may try them each one out. Can't wait for the next one.