Mancunian

With a chapter full of kids I'm surprised there wasn't any temper tantrums, oh yes there was one, that was Jay's mum at the start. This over possessive mother needs to take some lessons from the kids, take life as you find it and enjoy it. I love the way the tables have turned on Jay, you should never ask for something if you don't really want it, I think Loren is teaching him a lesson there lol.

I loved this chapter from start to finish. I can just picture Jay laying in bed thinking to himself 'I love it when a plan comes together' and rubbing his hands together in glee.

Finally Loren has stopped living in the past, he's now living in the present and looking forward to the future. Jay will not be going to live in Loren's home and Loren will not going to live in Jay's home. This next part is important, they will be going to live in their home and building a future together for the two of them. I know it's going to be all plain sailing, there are bound to be hiccups along the way, but now they will be doing it together.

Everything appears to be going well for everyone, except Jay and Loe. They are all happy in their commitment and impending parenthood, except Jay and Loe. It's no surprise that Jay wanted to talk about their future and living together, what does Loe do? Crawl back in his shell and totally shut Jay down, may be it was out of fear but it was also totally disrespectful in the way it was done. Loe's response, 'I'll make the big gesture and hang the cost who cares about that', he was soooo wrong. Yes Jay wants a big gesture, but not one from the wallet, he wants one from the heart and an honest heart to heart conversation about their future, let's hope Loe gets it.

Nicely written chapter, everything is coming along nicely and Lars is seeing a therapist - which is a positive - then Loe goes and throws a hissy fit. I'm not surprised at Loe's reaction, it just goes to show that he still has his issues, personally I think he still needs his therapist in the same way Lars does.

One of the few things I can agree on with Boris lol.

Great news about the partnership, I'm sure they will do well financially from that. And what an honour to be asked to be godparents, to be asked to be be guardians if the worst ever happened is the biggest honour that any parents could pay someone, after all you wouldn't want just anyone to look after your kids, you'd only want the best. As for Lars and Loe, my heart goes out to them, both have suffered abandonment - albeit of different forms - and have had a lot to deal with over the years as a result. Loe was abandoned, that's a cold hard fact, he had to deal with the reality and with support he built himself a life. The abandonment issues left him with serious trust issues until Jay came into his life, even then he still has his struggles and may always have them. Now, after meeting Lars, he is being reminded of the past and may have to deal with it all over again, hopefully this will help have a positive effect in the long term. Lars was abandoned by the brother he loved, or that's what he was brainwashed into believing. At a young age children can be easily brainwashed by parents and that brainwashing can become so ingrained that no matter what truths are told by others that the child cannot comprehend those truths. Why would they, 'loving' parents wouldn't lie to them or do them any harm, would they? But by keeping him isolated and away from the internet they have and it's been easy. As Lars has got older he's had his doubts but the brainwashing has been so ingrained that it's easier to disregard the doubts and continue the brainwashed 'truths'. My guess is that until he met Courtney he's never pressed the subject of his brother, Courtney has probably been for Lars what Jay has been for Loe. Now he has to deal with the 'false abandonment' issues again and the lies that he has been brought up with. What I'd like to know is how did they manage to keep the authorities away from Lars, that could have it's own legal consequences. And what sick and perverted reasons do they have for what they done to both of their children. It's going to be interesting to see how this unfolds.

Another great chapter. I'm loving the family interaction and the excitement of the kids, shame I can't join them.

Happy Birthday, I hope you get the chance to put your feet or do what ever makes you happy today.

I'm just trying to be open minded.

It looks like little mugget, baby Carson, is fit and healthy and doing well 👍. It's a shame that MB went through her own mini hell giving birth, hopefully she will make a full and speedy recovery. Aiden wasn't so keen on his little brother at first but now he appears to be okay with him, hmm let's give it some proper time it's not unusual for a toddler to dislike a baby sibling initially and it can sometimes take a while for them to genuinely develop genuine feelings for the new arrival. Most seem to be wanting to give Lars a hard time and are judging him, give the guy a break, we don't know his back story or what he went through as a child or the shit that his parents may have filled him with, as my father used to say 'don't judge someone until you have walked a mile in their shoes, after all you haven't lived their life', let's wait until we know more about him and he shows his true colours before we judge.

I think a few of us are experiencing that, but I'm not going to stop reading lol. Since I'm reading this a few chapters or more each day I'm not going to hang about too long commenting, great chapter and now the baby's on the way. Gotta go I need to get to the next chapter and make sure the baby's okay.

Okay you got me with the previous chapter, I guess I should have spotted the clue in the title, but I still don't feel dumb. And then I get fooled by the title of this chapter, there's me thinking of a nice exotic island and the only thing exotic about it is some of the food they have no doubt cooked. I may never trust your chapter titles again lol. I liked the brother bonding in this chapter, hopefully they all got something good out the talk too. I've got my fingers crossed for Loren for when he finds his brother, please I hope you haven't been cruel about that, loren deserves good things.

I was thoroughly enjoying this chapter till I got to the last part then... WTF!! If it wasn't for the fact that I know Jay will be okay and bothe he and Loren will get through this I'd hate you. But lucky for you I don't hate you, I still love you. Great writing and a great chapter.

You know the sexual tension between Jay and Loren is going to be high when they are parted, so you know a nude pic swap is going to push it through the roof. With Jays jealousy of the photographer we were sure of an explosive end to the chapter, I'm sure Loren enjoyed his explosions, lol.

My preference is either a baguette or a tiger bloomer, the crust is nice crunchy and flakey on a tiger bloomer. I have a good variety of bread to choose from in my local supermarket all freshly baked in store.

It's just freshly baked bread that's soft as a pillow on the inside with a slightly crunchy golden coloured exterior, it's always best eaten the day it's baked. I'm sure you would enjoy it.

I love a good home made pea and ham soup with fresh crusty buttered bread. Home made soups are usually the tastiest.

The visit seems to have gone well and Donna definitely paid a lot of attention to Loren, but was it because of Golden Child Syndrome or was for a different reason? It's possible that Jay told his mum more about Loren's background than Loren would have liked and she over played the 'not giving him special treatment' that Jay asked her to do. If it is Golden Child Syndrome then it is on the part of Jay's mum only as the lack of commentary about his dad tells me that he is more chilled about his children and doesn't play favourites. Just my thoughts.

I don't know what Loren's problem was, after all Aiden was was only trying to say 'I luv my Unca Lowen', in the only way a two year old knows, you know when they say it with pee, It's great the way Loren is moving forward and embracing his relationship with Jay, agreeing to meet the parents is a big move forward. As for the Lars situation there appears to be three different stand points being taken, against Lars, for Lars and sitting on the fence. I'll take the third option, is he out for what he can get from Loren? I don't know and we don't know Lars well enough to accuse him of anything. What's held him back from contacting Lore until now? well it could be any one or more of a whole host of reasons, some parents do still control their children throughout their adult life by many ways and means and if he was afraid of being abandoned too his parents may have played it, but again I don't know. So I'll sit on the fence for now and judge his motives when I know more.

A great chapter with no drama's, just fun and love. And then there was the guest star of the chapter who brought the fun and laughter, brilliant. You don't need to ask who the guest star was, it's Aido Potato of course.

It looks like @Mrsgnomie is trying to get a peek into the lives of a few of us, is she trying to carry out @Carlos Hazday's threat and embarrass us, lol, anyway here goes. 1. How do you like your eggs? Scrambled? Over-medium? Poached in Shakshuka (it's a breakfast casserole very similar to Mrsgnomies's). 2. What is your favorite story on Gay Authors, and why? There are so many to choose from as there are so many fantastic authors on GA, but if I have to choose it's Edward Langford House by cognac69, to open somewhere like Edward Langford House was a dream of his which he never realised, but that dream still lives on (yes I am biased on this one). 3. What brought you to GA? I was introduced by my father before he passed away, cognac69. 4. If your life was a book, what would be the title? Life Is A Roller Coaster, like a lot of people my life has had many ups and downs, not unlike a roller coaster, but I wouldn't swap it and I always come back for more. 5. What is your favorite soup? Any that I make fresh myself, but I do make broccoli and stilton the most, with fresh crusty bread it's nice and warming on a cold winter's day, it brings back happy memories.

So, they've talked, sort of. They've had make up sex. But they still haven't dealt with anything properly, now Jay is committing to something without letting Loren know. I'll say no more and hope we don't get too much fall-out, if any. in the next chapter.

Thank you taking the time to comment and I'm really happy to see that you are enjoying the story. The next chapter is the last in this story and will be posted in the next 10 to 14 days, if not sooner.

Well they've got themselves in a right pickle haven't they. They both need to remember that as any relationship grows there will always be times that the other fucks up without intending to so it's time to start understanding that and making some allowances. right that's the nice bit over. Loren WTF! Why do you have to dissect everything that occurs in the relationship, it doesn't need it. If you keep dissecting and looking for the bad stuff you will find it, just the same as if you're dissecting a frog in biology, because you're determined to find it. Stop digging and start to accept thing on face value, Jay wouldn't ask if he didn't love you and want you to meet the family. Jay WTF! It's about time you learnt that less is more, you love Loren and that is why you want him to meet the parents and family, so just fucking say that and leave it there. Trying to explain and justify everything in detail isn't one of your strong points so don't do it. And next time remember one very important fact of life, you must remember to engage the brain before putting the mouth into gear, forget it at your peril. Now it's time for both of them to do some apologising and maybe some grovelling, but I do think Jay has more to do than Loren.