Laura S. Fox

Ah, damn. It's I rest my case, not I made my case! I guess that's what you get from not being a Native English speaker!

I guess he is now, he-he-he ...

And I made my case!

I was expecting for such reactions! Thanks for the funny gifs!

There will be details about both next time, I promise!

Ha-ha-ha, what do you mean? What facts?

He-he, I know ... But I think things will get closer and closer to painting the whole truth! Then, maybe, just maybe, the complicated threads inside my head will finally make sense!

I had a feeling that there would be at least some regrets related to that cake!

Chapter Thirty-Two – Surprise! The atmosphere in the house was unbearable. There had already been two weeks since Jett’s dad had left, and, as far as he knew, Mr. Huntsman hadn’t made any attempts to call and repair things with his son. April stole glances at Jett, but his face was all a frown, and he was getting busy with a toolbox. Never before April had seen that, and it looked like that was busywork and nothing else. There was hardly anything that needed repairing so direly that Jett cou

Eh, that's parents for you, I guess! Deep down, they care. They just have different views from us, that's all. Thank you for your input, as always!

Sorry it took me so long to reply to this comment. Well, Carter tends to be harsher on himself than on others. Otherwise, all the readers agreed that Alex is not all there, lol!

Yeah, totally You too.

That is actually, deep. I can't find another word, but you are clearly a very insightful and observant reader. My characters may often appear as they landed in the story, but in my head, they have backgrounds, history, interactions that don't happen on screen. Of course, it is up to me to let the readers see through and at least guess some of these details that are not made public directly (because it would read like a boring exposition). If I manage to do that or not, you, guys, are invited to tell me at the end of each story. My goal is to make everything clear by the time the words THE END rolled down on the screen. The thing with your dad and that single mom is very touching. It shows how generous he was, and selfless. That's not something you see every day, that's for sure. There are many things we don't know, even about the people who are closest to us, for various reasons. Just the same, you are guessing something here, and that makes me happy. It means that I didn't deliver Tom just as a stubborn man who believes that Jett should marry the mother of his child just because that is how 'is done'. There is more here, so thank you for catching the glimpse of that. When everything becomes clear, you tell me more I love hearing from you!

Hmm, so many maybe's ... hmmm ...

Sid sees Tom with a grownup's eyes, so it's completely different from what Jett and April see when they look at Mr. Army Major Also, Sid is a fearless guy. He wouldn't feel impressed so easily by a guy with a morose personality.

Ah, so sorry about that! And we have two Tony's here, in the comments! I got confused for a second and I almost skipped your comment while writing my replies. Phew, good thing I didn't! I never want to leave anyone out!

Jett is 20 years old, just like April. Father and son ... ah, difficult times. But maybe it will all work out. Maybe

Thank you for reading and commenting! I know I sometimes forget to thank everyone, but I remember once in a while! Things will become clearer next time, although some of you, my dears, will probably feel even more confused! If that happens, feel free to throw rotten tomatoes - the virtual kind - my way! Allow a few more chapters for the truth! It's coming!

You are absolutely right about the scars ... That's why April insisted so much that Jett should talk to his dad. As young as he is, he realizes that you don't sever the ties with your parents so easily without getting hurt yourself. Sorry about hurting you I'm fully responsible. But it takes a bit of hurting to feel whole as a person, right? That's what I aim at in my stories. And, until this one ends, there might be some other emotional moments, too. PS. Tom is important, let's not kill him

I guess Paula Abdul was right! And wow, that song brings back memories ...

Well, I did say that I let you guys, speculate, but I said no word about confirming anything! But you're right about Tom being a lot like Jett, since he's his dad, and actually, it's the other way around with Jett taking after him. (winking back at you)

Well, that remains to be seen, right? (evil laughter echoing in the distance ...)

Sorry for ruining your sleep! This story will get updated once every two weeks, just to give you a heads up!

Chapter Thirty-One – Two Very Stubborn Men April couldn’t sleep. Eventually, they had pulled the coffee table aside and placed a futon on the floor so that they could sleep without waking up with stiff necks or melded into each other. While that might have sounded interesting, being forced to sleep one on top of the other hadn’t worked that well, so the futon was the solution. There was another reason why April was thankful for their current sleeping arrangements. He could toss and turn