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Cavendish was born in Jan 1780 so he will be 22 in a month 1802. Midshipman Fredrick Cavendish came aboard the HMS Intrepid on Feb. 1795. Book 3 Master & Commander Chapter 21. just said he was young. But in Bood 4 HMS Belvidera Chapter 10. There was a knock on the door, and Mr. Cavendish came walking in. Granger smiled at him. When he'd first joined Granger aboard Intrepid, Cavendish had been all thumbs, incredibly shy, and seemed completely out of his element. It was hard to believe that was only eight months ago. What a difference the time had made! Cavendish was due to celebrate his sixteenth birthday in January, and he'd gone from an awkward adolescent into a budding young man. His face had changed with his body, getting longer and sexier, but his eyes, those pale blue eyes, hadn't changed at all. They were inquisitive without being aggressive, very disarming in and of themselves. If his physical appearance had altered markedly, that was nothing compared to the way he comported himself now. Gone was the awkward young man who stumbled, replaced by an agile young midshipman who could run across a yard with no apparent fear. Gone was the shy young man, too timid to take charge. He was replaced by a confident officer who seemed to be a natural leader. About 2 weeks ago, I started reading the Bridgemont Series for my 3rd time. From Book 1 Gunroom up to now I am on Book 4 Belvidera and just read that in Chapter 10. I remembered someone asking how old Cavendish was on you last posting. This time I have been logging by book and chapter some of the main characters and ships as I go along for future references. Granger was 15 years old when he first started as a Midshipman in Oct 1791 so I assume he is 25. I haven't read anywhere exactly his month and date of birth.

Thank for your response. I know you authors don't get a 10th of the credit that is due to you for all the enjoyment you bring to us your readers and fans. One story at a time I am sure is great, 3 at a time is a remarkable feat. Keep up the great work, You are appreciated!

Thank you Mark for yet another great timely chapter. Looking forward to the next one and dinner at Escorial. Keep up the great work.

That is great that you have another story in the series in the works. Yeah I had read all the way thru the end of "A Good Place" two times after you finished it on your site a number of years ago. And when I noticed you had started posting a "AGP" on this site, I re-read from "After We Danced" to your latest chapter you have released on "AGP". All are very good stories, and I have read all that you wrote that not in this series too. Thank you very much for the gift you have given all of your fans.

Because of what Travis and been thru the last few days, I have a feeling that JP may put some muzzle on a couple of ladies before the Thanksgiving meal. They may do some glaring at Will, but JP will keep one on them whenever they get to obvious with it. JJ may even step in and help control them too. Surely Jack will not be there. Even if he has and invite, if I was him I would not show up. Thanks Mark for this and every chapter you give us. Keep up the Great work!

Traver's getting sloppy seconds. That has always been fun!

Very enterprising young man. Glad he is keeping himself clean from drugs. Looking forward to seeing where he heads with his last two years in college and then afterwards. He will probably end up with a rich sugar daddy that buys him a nice charter plane.

I think this is going to be a very interesting story. Look forward to a good long book or series out of this.

Thanks @P. E. Knapp another outstanding chapter. Looking forward to your next release. Keep up the great work.

Great chapter @P. E. Knapp

Thank you @Mark Arbour for the new and early release chapter. Glad Travis is out safe. I'm not sure. But Taylor may can be charged with the death of the stalker, if he was working for her and Fellows in this scheme they had been running. Might not be first degree manslaughter, but second or third degree is possible. Her and Fellows were accessory in a crime. To Get Fellows, it is going to come out whether Travis now wants it to or not that Taylor was involved in kidnapping, and now arson. And possibly the death of the stalker. Four or five years in prison might be what she needs to get passed the spoiled brat bitch she is. But I do hope that Fellows is taken down.

LOL!! No not this time at least. I hit quote from your comment, then when I was trying to do my comment back it kind of locked and went crazy. I tried to exit out, but it went ahead and did the quote. When I got back on and was going to try again. I could not edit it. So I just went ahead and made my comment that is a few down from that. I like you don't think Taylor is the mastermind behind this. I think Guy Fellows is though. And she may have bitten off a lot more than she can chew with him. And he probably has planned to take as much from her as he can. Her life means no more to him than Travis's does. He is out to get as much of the Buck money as he can. That is just how I am reading into this but this story can go in so many directions. And I may be totally off base altogether. I just hope Travis gets out of this at least alive and hopefully unharmed.

“When I ran away, my lawyer, a dude named Guy Fellowes, arranged what was basically a private witness protection service,” I said. I saw the brief recognition in her eyes when I mentioned Fellowes. She must know him. That was terrifying. “Guy Fellowes was the guy who was putting together the investment group for Curtis.” “I didn’t know that this whole deal was based on your convenient death,” she said in a slightly playful way. “That’s why I was so paranoid about my birthday dinner,” I said. “I figured this out and came up with a plan to escape. If I hadn’t, I’m pretty sure that my guards would have turned into my captors, and then my murderers.” That bothered her, so she predictably changed the subject. “Stefan, and probably you, made out like a bandit on that deal, and I got fucked,” she said, and she was definitely angry about that. I believe with the mention of Guy Fellow and Travis noticing that she seemed to recognize his name that he is in all this with her. But when Travis mentioned that he thought his guards would turn into his captures and eventually his murderers. She may be realizing that maybe be what happens to her too. Fellows wants all he can get not only from Travis but all she has too. But he may not know that the guards didn't take her phone away from her. But who was she texting. I wonder if Fellow would know if guards didn't take her phone. Them knowing she is part of this supposedly fake kidnapping to their knowledge, didn't think it would harm. Most of the time in even in a perfect crime, someone involved screws up.

Thanks @Mark Arbour Great chapter. Now we know more about the kidnapping plan. I just hope Taylor is using her phone and not a burner phone. Jake and Brad will now be able to locate them with or without the search warrant. I still hope during the rescue a stray bullet hits her between the eyes. I don't care for Zach but he will get over her and be better off without her in the long run. But hoping Travis will be spared any injuries. Keep up the great work.

Thanks for the latest Chapter Mark. So many more questions now that we know Taylor is involved. And why is she roleplaying as being kidnapped herself? Didn't one of the guards backslap her? I think Travis thought it must have hurt. Is she there to get answers from Travis? Or was she involved at first and now the kidnappers are going to see what they can get out of her too? I don't see where Zach would have brought Travis's passport and watch to Will if he is involved in any way. However this ends. I hope a stray bullet goes between fatally hits Taylor, but Travis is spared any harm. Can't wait for the next chapter.

@Mark Ponyboy Peters This is my third time reading "After we Danced" 1st times was probably 15 years or so ago on NIfty. Then again 4 or 5 years ago on your site. A few months ago I saw where you had posted a few chapters of "Thompsonville" on GA. I had read it also on Nifty until you stopped posting on there. I got to looking to see if you were posting anywhere else and found that you had your own site and started reading "After we Danced and the rest thru "Thompsonville" They have turned into a great series of all the gang. Since you are posting on GA do you think you may have more books coming in the series? I have kept going back every now and then to your site checking to see if you might have started another story in the series. I really hope you do. Every story you write shows your growth in writing. "Thompsonville" is as good as any novel availabe in any bookstore today. Just keep up the great work.

I have eaten at all but 6 of the list above. I have only been to In-N-Out Burger 2 times and wasn't impressed at all. I had always heard people raving on how good they were. Of the 19 on the list I have eaten at they would be about 15th above Checkers/Rally's, Sonic, Carl's Jr., and White Castle, and I won't have a burger at any of those 4. The Habit Burger Grill, Islands Restaurants, Mooyah Burgers, Fries & Shakes, Wahlburgers, Smashburger, and Fatburger are the ones I haven't been too. I have heard good things about Wahlburgers. Over the last year I have seen a number of articles about the best burger joints in the country. None of them have been close to the same in rankings. I guess it is a matter of everyone's personal taste. Of the list. Culver's is my favorite and then Red Robin, Wayback Burgers, Five Guys, and Freddy's Steakburgers round out the top 5. One that I always really like was Backyard Burgers. but I think they are almost all gone now except a few up in TN may still be open. Cooperate management was probably the problem there, not the food.

The way Claire was protesting him joining the band would be checking in on him there at least once a week. But probably has been spending too much time being mad at Will than worrying about her son's living arrangements lately.

It seems the kidnappers didn't go thru Travis' backpack, just got his pain pills out of the front of it. Wonder if he has a notebook or Ipad or airtag keyring, that Will might do a "find my etc" but then I remembered this was back in 2004. I can't remember. Did notebooks have the ability back then to be found over the internet? I know in 2007 you could find them. I remember that Cam Newton Heisman quarterback when he was playing for U of FL he stole laptop and it was traced to his room then. Will seemed pretty good at hacking into Travis' stuff. He might could track him like that. But I am not sure the technology in late 2004 had that ability.

From last chapter, “Hey,” Dad said. “Here’s the deal. Travis’s SWAT alarm went off at LAX. They found the phone in one of the gutters at the side of the exit from the airport. Travis wasn’t with it, obviously.”

Great chapter @Mark Arbour At least now we know how he was snatched. I sure wasn't expecting Taylor to be there too. Wondering if she is actually just caught up in this for more hostage money, or if she is also tied in with Roenig. I can't believe Jake didn't check about any calls from the plane. Did he even talk to the pilots to see what kind of vehicles picked them up. California dept of transportation to see what directions they were taken in and any exits they may have gotten off at. And other camera's. Those questions may have been asked and may not have. Fingers are crossed Jake finds something.

I thought Travis was flying on a Jet for hire, or private jet back to LAX not commercial. So he would be at a FBO terminal where all the celebs, corporate execs. multimillionaires, and billionaires fly into. And are picked up with limo or car services. I don't think it would be an easy place to be kidnapped. I would assume Travis arranged to be picked up there. Roenig would have had to made calls on the jet to arrange help on the LA end. How would ha have known in advance that Travis was going to invite him to fly back to LA with him and the arrival times. Hard to arrange on the phone in a small jet. But I may be wrong in all my assumptions.

So next time you do something stupid, like not put on your seatbelt when only going a mile down the road and another car swerves and hits you. Are you go outside and it is thundering and lightning a couple of miles away and a rogue lighten bolt hits near you. Maybe you ate something too fast and ended up choking on it. You would deserve to die? Highly protected people do some crazy stuff. President have make their motorcades stop unscheduled and them get out and shake some hands. Travis since he was doing something nice for a guy, thought he would be safe for short period of time. We didn't hear any details from Travis before his phone call to Will. Roenig may have come up and apologized and made it sound sincere to Travis and in their talking and Roenig mentioned he was heading to LA for Thanksgiving and needed to book a flight. Travis being Travis my have thought everything was cool with them now and offered to let him fly with him. I don't think he deserves to die for something like that.

Thank you @Mark Arbour for another great chapter. Jake needs to find Jack Roenig and waterboard him until he talks. Rough him up big time if he has hurt Travis any little bit. I don't think Will need to apologize to Claire or the bitch Isidore. I have never like Isidore at all anyway. I'm sure Frank is so pussy whipped by her because he knows he will be back on Ohio living in poverty without her. Thanksgiving is on the 25ths so I think the Thanksgiving meal is going to be very interesting.