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I thought of “male helpers” too!! (Okay, male prostitutes) 🤷‍♀️ Or even how hetero men might have said “a hole is a hole” & just made do with what was available….that might have opened up previously held perspectives or made them aware that they weren’t as heteronormative as they thought.

Thank you @raven1 !! 😊 🍹

I’m gratified to know my thought wasn’t that “out there”. 😊 It’s sad that this is even a possible working theory..,.we should all be accepted for who we are, as long as we aren’t deliberately hurting anyone else….it’s also a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit-some choose to find a way to be themselves, even in the face of treacherous circumstances to their very existence. While progress has been made, there is still so much farther to go. 🙏

So…. Thinking on Reid and Mitch before him from your stories alone, made me wonder: how many sheriffs, heck, how many lawmen do you think were gay back in Old West times? There were some that had families but most westerns shown on tv or in novels usually had a single sheriff or single deputy….we know homosexuality existed back then, would this have been a sought out profession for one who needed to hide in plain sight? Please excuse me if this supposition sounds crazy or can be disputed by facts I’m unaware of but the thought crossed my mind when I read this chapter on Monday & it won’t go away, lol.

I thought of the Max angle, too.

Now the joke is funny but as a straight female, I have to speak up and say there are some of us who do like giving blow jobs.

That is Penn Pin Cushion, I mean, Knott Cushman. 😉

Boy did I laugh when Gracie ripped off the lei, LMAO!! If Gracie is the most like Dayna, I pray she has all the fire but none of the burn. 🙏

Kyan may hate that Trudy and Jed are maintaining his and the kids’ expenses but it is better than Perry; given his parent in law’s largesse and their sincere motivation behind it, Kyan can be at ease, knowing that there may still come a time when he will need to figure out his own independent income source but it isn’t right now….he can continue being the outstanding father he is (and that he loves being) and finances is no longer a roadblock in the progression of his and Perry’s relationship. Jed and Trudy are priceless….I hope Kyan allows their generosity of spirit (and funds) to heal some of the damage his childhood with his parents gave him….we all need that parental affection, unfortunately sometimes it won’t come from the biological units that produced us; Jed and Trudy can’t do anymore to show Kyan how much they consider him their fourth child, not just a son in law. At least a “more than like” declaration between Kyan and Perry is an upgrade from “friends with benefits”, both are hesitating on saying the “ L word” for their own reasons, even though it’s the fifth child in the family, lol. 😉 “POG juice” ? Is that a type of Hawaiian delicacy or an acronym for kid’s juice? “Flex it.” Kyan stared at Perry. Flex it? He’d never heard of such a thing, but he did as told. Sure enough, his erection slowly deflated. I don’t have a penis but they are one of my favorite body parts & I’ve had the delight of seeing their capabilities personally, which page of the Kama Sutra is that from….or would that be the anti Kama Sutra? Lol. The slow unfolding of Kyan and Perry’s sexual relationship is satisfying reader foreplay…. I feel like I’m going to need a cigarette by the time they are fully intimate, lol.🚬 This was a very satisfying serving on the dichotomy of life….looks like next chapter will finally put the dichotomy (or declaration) of K & P’s love out in the open between them, where it belongs….or will it? I doubt our esteemed author will have all the wrinkles ironed out yet, lol.

Si, Por Favor

Are you talking about the house Michael and Kendall bought? That house sounded like a dream house….I think it was a landmark house in the province? Wonder how they’re doing? 😬

You are right in your assessment, @CincyKris, lol. Gary has been known to follow up on great supporting characters, (hey Mitch 👋); let’s see if the muses move him to find love for Reid in the future….if he doesn’t hook him up in this story because “That Lucas and Reid have history is obvious, but we don't now yet what that is or what that might mean.” 🙄 lol

It didn’t get lost for me but I did skip over it because I talk (well, write, lol) a lot & had to pick and choose what I was going to say, lol. If I wrote everything I observed, I’d probably still be writing, lol.

Very, very, very true, excellent point….imagine if stay at home parents were paid their true worth Good luck with your move. 😊

And you are a great deflector, my good man. 🍻

I too liked hearing the geography of the town and surrounding area; paradise by any other name (Bear Paw or Larkspur) is still sweet.

Yeah….okay.

Ms. Gracie would slay, lol!!!!

So….a triangle between Lucas, Jubal and Reid? Reid has a very proprietary air toward Lucas….as good a man as he seems & quite proficient at his job, he wasn’t only using the observational “scrutiny” of a lawman throughout his interaction with these two….seems his gaydar is way more powerful than Jubal’s; reckon he never expected any competition for Lucas’ affections; he knows him well & it was no small thing to find out Jubal was staying on at Lucas’. Jubal may think he has no chance at longevity in this god fearing town but his eyes may soon be open to more possibilities than he was aware of.…his luck is holding out after all-he survived attempted murder in the theft of his belongings, to then be able to spare the life of another victim of the Prescott family. (Guess Ma Barker and her boys weren’t the first family to enterprise the outlaw business of theft and murder) Lucas took a chance on a stranger who proceeds to save his life mere hours after they met….seems fated, somehow. Will Reid’s boots ever be under Lucas’ bed again? Will the lovesick lawman warn Jubal off? When will murderous Ronnie Prescott show himself again? Find out next week when we check out “Bearpaw: An Old West Tale” 🐾 🍻

You are right that our individualized attitudes about finances and the potential power imbalance it poses in a relationship is an internal issue, one that sometimes cannot be overcome, no matter how much love is involved. My hope is that Kyan and Perry can overcome it. 🤞

Welcome to GA. Your English is very good, as you so very eloquently detailed the problems between Kyan and Perry, as well as the possible solutions. I hope you enjoy your time on this site & I applaud your taste- your favorite story of our author’s is still mine as well; it’s an embarrassment of riches though, as she weaves memorable characters and connections in each one. 🎁

I agree, youth notwithstanding, I think she was a bitch. I wonder what kind of mother she was, Kyan was the house husband but was she as selfish a mother as she was a girlfriend or wife? ”Kyan left everyone he knew in Ohio, and Dayna never encouraged him to meet new people in Molalla.” Insecurity can be an ugly, destructive thing and I suspect Dayna had a lot.

My heart hurts for Kyan treading the balance between taking advantage of his in-laws & letting them be the grandparents they want to be….fuck the Shecklers for their conditional relationship with their son. Of all the roadblocks I anticipated in Perry and Kyan’s path to coupledom, I didn’t think very hard about money but there it is….It’s an external issue as opposed to an internal one so I hope they can get past it but it is going to be a challenging one 🤞; Kyan is very proud and already feels like a financial burden on the Steeles, particularly Perry.