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In all honesty, it is a busy time of year for Owen...but in the grand scheme of things it's only a couple of hours he'd have to sacrifice. Will he think his and Troy's relationship is worth it?

Thanks for your vote of confidence. A few more twists and turns, but nothing nausea-inducing. Stay patient.

Miles is going to truck around that guilt for a very long time.

I'm sorry about your friend. There's nothing to be sorry for. We've all had those weeks. Sometimes life catches up and smacks you upside the head. Hope things start looking up. ❤️

I will take this one one step at a time. A mini-Miles? Hmm... May have to give this one some thought. As @weinerdoghas pointed out. Bubba is his cellmate. Nuff said. Forgiveness of the kind that needs to be given has to come from a place of love. In doing so a multitude of sins can certainly be forgiven. We'll get to see more of Owen soon. Whether or not he is okay with things remains to be seen. Wyoming will remain a place that Miles needs to keep at bay for the time being. I don't think going back any time soon would be good for his mental health. Erik's health update is coming soon too. Miles is right to feel nervous. So shouldn't you.

Possibly. Possibly not.

I don't think you're in the minority. It's going to be complicated if they do decide to go down the road together but we shall see.

Miles was truly surprised when Troy reached out to him upon returning stateside. Hopefully, he will continue to keep his distance. But no promises.

I'm not ruling anything out at this point.

I aim to please.

Believe me....I wish that was an option. Cheaper than all those muzzles you keep chewing through.

And what's wrong with that?

Don't forget, everyone is entitled to feel whatever they want to about any character of mine. But you do make a good point...Miles hasn't asked for a second chance. The only thing he asked for was some time to try to explain why he did what he did. I think he needed closure on that part of their life as much as Troy did.

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And y'all know I still have a few curve balls up my sleeve, right?

Maybe . Maybe not.

More on the sister later. There's other issues that need to be addressed first. Locking comments? I can do that???

Ok. Time to clear the air on this once and for all... **Steps on soapbox** You said: Once he had understood why he had to leave and why his jealousy of Troy's life outside their relationship made him fear being abandoned and led him to pre-empt that by himself abandoning Troy first, Miles could put all of that into a letter to Troy. To offer the explanation and the apology that Troy deserved and that Miles finally could no longer avoid giving to Troy when they encountered each other in Edinburgh. Miles DID explain why he never contacted Troy: By the time I had come to terms with her memory, too much time had passed. Erik told me you were in a relationship and had moved to the East Coast. I didn’t want to rock the boat, so to speak. I decided to let sleeping dogs lie. MILES TOOK THE HIGH ROAD AND PUT HIS FEELINGS ASIDE TO LET TROY LIVE HIS LIFE WITH OWEN. That is what's known as a sacrifice. And he did it with Erik's knowledge. So should Troy hate his dad for keeping something potentially painful from him? I'm sure Erik believes that he was protecting Troy, and in a way, Miles too. As far Miles resisting temptation... He is. He made it a point to let Troy know that Owen is invited to dinner too. How painful must that be for him to acknowledge to himself that he lost what could potentially be the love of his life and still include him in a dinner invitation? **Steps off soapbox**

If there is one takeaway from this chapter it should be that the playing field is level. Miles and Troy are both operating as adults, not the kids that they were. Hopefully they'll be able to foster whatever type of relationship that will define their future on mature level.

Glad you liked it. The next few chapters should be very interesting.

We will find out next chapter whether or not Troy tells Owen about the textuationship. Stay tuned ....

The next few chapters is where things are going to get sticky and lines possible blurred, maybe even crossed. Hopefully I covered enough issues to appease the masses for now. We still have a ways to go.

You're right. I don't want to say that these two have too much history together, but it's safe to say they have an intense history together. Platonic is going to be problematic at some point. The question is ... who is gonna crack first?

It's going to have to tide you over. Glad you enjoyed it!

I have perfected that look. Doesn't matter what country I'm in.