Krista

Happpppy Birthday Steven! :D :D My one present to you is... to be nice and not threaten your life.

Happy Birthday! :D

Yayyy! Congratulations.

Both. Although we don't own a cat right now. I'm waiting for the kiddies to be a wee bit older. Although there are some out there in this world patient enough to deal with rowdy kids, I honestly don't want to put the kitty cats through all that.. lol. At least with dogs they're more willing to run around and get rowdy too, but cats not so much.

Well when I say MLP, I mean the old 80s movies, not this new junk and especially not the generation before the current trend. I really like Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, Winnie the Pooh. My favorite MLP would be... Tic Tac Toe.

As a child I was more of a My Little Pony girl. But you can't really vote against the Mickey Mouse.

Aww. To be honest I read this review and teared up a wee bit. Realness is what I'm going for in about every one of my romances. I want people to think that these characters could be living out there somewhere. A place where love happens, that it isn't easy, or maybe not even beautiful, definitely not perfect.. but completely worth it in the end. Most of my writing issues surrounded where I wanted characters and the story to actually go. I felt bogged down in the "school" aspect, so much so that I dreaded diving into the next chapter, knowing I would have to keep looking at Class Schedule notes, who he has classes with, when, etc. That is why most of my stories take place in the summer where I don't have to deal with all that added.. stuff. lol. Also, not knowing what I wanted to do with Ally, Jackson's life going forward, and such also slowed me up. This chapter helped sort some of that out. I told my Beta that I needed to close a lot of holes with Jackson in this chapter and I think I started the patchwork of that at least.

Thanks for reading! All three characters are battling with themselves and one another right now. All for different reasons. You're right, Ally won't go away, she's likely here for the long run as a character... maybe not necessarily Jackson's girlfriend though. We'll see. lol. Luke's reluctance to like Jackson is more than him being drawn to Jackson's character. He, I think, had this image of his future and it didn't involve a same sex relationship, even if he knows who he is. It shows a bit of his bravery, even if Luke was willing to date a guy - picking THE top guy in school is pretty ballsy.. lol

Thanks for reading! I 'think' hopefully anyway, that I have the characters where I want them. It took me awhile to get a few of them there to be honest. Which, means a longer, more drawn out story, so it isn't all bad. Since some of these characters are a bit new to my writing I wanted to be sure I took them slower instead of making a huge mistake that sent the story spiraling to its death. I did that the last time I wrote a character like Jackson. You are right in thinking that Ally will not go down without a fight. We will see if she starts connecting the dots as well. She is becoming an interesting character for me as well, but I hope she doesn't overshadow Luke/Jackson.

Thanks for reading! Ally is 'popular' enough to realize that there is more than Jackson out there... especially if Jackson is "taking on strays" as she called it.. but as I've told other people, Ally's part in this story is far from over. She will definitely be in Jackson's circle - probably throughout the entire story.. as I think the story needs female characters to round everything out.

Thanks for reading! The friends will definitely play a larger role in the story now that I'm starting to flesh other characters out a bit more. I can't focus all my attention on Luke/Jackson. Ally is definitely not finished with him either, her nature will be more front and center in the next chapter. I'm starting to like Jackson's character growth, we'll see if everything is happening a bit too fast for him, I think.

Thanks for reading! Ally isn't over, for sure. I finally think I have her character arc figured out. I was on the fence about where I wanted to take her.. and how far once I made that decision. So we'll see how she develops. Jackson has a lot on his shoulders in a very short amount of time. A ton more than what he expected his last year of High School to be sure.

Thanks for reading! I think it is both of them.. Luke not leaving and Jackson finally admitting, fine I do need to talk to someone and I'd rather it be you.. lol. Jackson's life has definitely took a turn, he could react in several different way and it would make sense to me, but I hope I take him down the most realistic path.

I see y'all's point. I just never really minded Mom opening my mail as long as I got to see it.. lol. If I found out she was hiding something from me, then I'd be pissed. So that is probably where the anger comes from between Jack and his Mom. If it was something like that, yeah I'd be angry.. lol. I'm glad you like how they are progressing. They are definitely doing so in a slow, sort of round about way... I've not written people so... restrained? Can't think of the word... at getting together. lol. I just try to make my characters and their situations as real feeling as possible. So I'm glad I'm pulling that off.

I knew Ally wouldn’t say anything in front of Mom, so I offered them both a small smile as I stepped onto the porch. Ally wasn’t paying much attention to me as it was, but Mom nearly attacked me when I stepped into her reach. Wrapping me into a hug, I felt my face flush and I glanced over her shoulder to see the glare Ally still had for Luke, who stood beside me close enough for me to feel his arm slide across my side. “I’m sorry,” Mom whispered, breaking the hug to grab my face. She quickly

Happy Birthday!

Thanks for reading! Ally's character is a bit central for a bit, so we'll see how she 'really' is in the next few installments. I think. I'm always pleased to hear about my characters.. that is why I write, so I'm so thankful people like them.

They do not have them here. We are finally starting to see Taxi services.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

All the Brazilian Beach Volleyball teams are fun to watch! Although at the expense of Americans losing those matches.. but mercy, they are sooo explosive and good. I would hate to see them on the other side of the net for sure.

Thanks for reading! Yeah, it was always planned that he would lose his scholarship - I tried to be mum about it when we discussed it in the forum topic.. lol. I didn't want to be all spoiler-y. I think Luke is being very supportive, but he's just eighteen, so it is out of his hands. We do sometimes need these optimistic people standing beside us.. ready to catch us or push us when we are doubters though.. that's how I see him. The "There's more" of course gets explained 'very' 'very' soon. :D Hopefully by mid-week next week if I get to writing.. lol.

Heyy, thanks for reading! I also never thought you'd like Jackson! You were my one steadfast non-Jackson supporter. Lol! Hopefully that does show his growth a bit. I'm not going to promise he won't crash and relapse, at least maybe he might deserve to be a bit... ornery, after what has happened to him lately.

Hey! Thanks for reading! I'm glad you're liking the story so far. I like having very down to earth and believable characters, I try really hard to have them rounded out pretty nicely.. hopefully anyway. lol.

Thanks for reading! These little bits are very much appreciated.. So no worries! Life can be hectic and crazy, so. Luke was there and Jackson didn't slam the door in his face, so that was nice.