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Thank you.

Don't undersell yourself my friend, your hard work makes a huge difference. Your help is invaluable.

Thank you for this wonderful comment. Knowing that you feel the emotions of the characters makes everything worthwhile.

And another chapter has been posted.

What! You mean you want to be there when they bump uglies!

The bedroom door clicked shut behind Danny and Jason. “Wow, Danny, that was deep what you said to Michael about his mum. What made you say that, and why did you call him Mikey?” Danny shook his head, unsure of what had come over him. “I don't know. I just had this strange feeling come over me, and it felt right,” Danny questioned himself. “Why? Is there something wrong with what I said?” “No. Nothing's wrong at all! You just surprised me.” Jason pulled Danny into a hug and gently kiss

I asked Brad and Charlie about this. Brad said no as he has two left feet and Charlie just blushed and covered his face, sorry folks.

I love some of the song suggestions, unfortunately, there is only so much time for our artists to perform.

I'm sorry I missed this comment @Jkeeletupelo but I found it now. You can fangirl over the story as much as you want to, I'm flattered that you like this story so much.

A wonderful short story with a feel-good factor that will never go out of style. It is brilliantly written and full of emotion. Here @chris191070 highlights homelessness and lets us know that we can make a difference. I recommend this story and give it five stars.

A beautifully written story of a wonderful Christmas miracle. It chills you to the bone but warms your heart at the same time by highlighting homelessness and reminding us that we can make a difference. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story.

I am happy that many readers are experiencing the same emotions as me while writing this story. Who is luckier, Harry or the lads? I think it's even.

I want my characters to feel like real people, they can only do that if they do and act like real people. The media's stereotypical cliches are like trying to fit square pegs into round holes. We are all unique and individual and I want my characters to reflect that. Thank you for keeping me on my toes and helping me to do that.

I love that Michael's singing touched you, I wanted readers to feel the emotion, and your comment tells that it is felt. I'm not sure who is luckiest, Harry being adopted as 'Gramps' or is it the lads for having adopted him as Gramps, either way, I think it is a close run thing. I don't know if Harry did feel discarded, but I do know he doesn't feel that now. Thank you for letting us know of the beauty you see in this chapter.

Thank you for the wonderful comment. I love the last sentence, it is so true, 'The beauty of the world and the people is in their diversity'.

Good morning, afternoon, evening all. I'll try to catch up later as I have to dash out.

Thank you for reading and commenting @Summerabbacat, and welcome to the Baxter Boys story. You have nicely picked up on one of the most important parts of the story which is the relationships that people build with each other and the different types of relationships, even if some of them are unlikely on the face of things. Circumstances may bring people together but it is more than circumstances that determine what happens after they meet. What people bring to the relationship has more to do with any successful relationship than what they can get out of it. That said, let's see what happens in this story, but it is safe to say the stronger bond is between Harry and Michael at this stage in the story. Max and Stacy do look like a mismatched pair, but as you point out they have a strong loving relationship, one that encompasses their 'family'. I understand what you say about Wind Beneath My Wings as it is flogged to death by many, but in this story, it fits well and you make some very interesting points regarding the songs and artists you mention. I may use some of it at some point in the future. I look forward to reading more of your comments, they are well thought out and interesting.

You're right, Michael's performance of his mother's favourite song was heartbreaking and heart-wrenching and as you rightly point out it is an important part of his healing. The song from Grease was a good move by Stacy to lift everyone's spirits and lift the mood to help ease the exposed pain. All Max and Stacy can do is to give an opportunity, hopefully, it helps. 🤞 Thank you for the comments, they are welcome and I enjoy reading them.

10 out of 10 for financial responsibility, very commendable. I'm impressed that you have a crystal ball too, and you did get one answer right, the correct answer definitely is .

Thank you, Dan. That means we can all love it twice.

Thank you Jon, all I can say is that I do my best to convey the individuality of people and how they interact with each other. I observe real people's behaviour and try to translate it in a way that can be understood. The group are very different to each other and range in age from 14 to 23, in theory, the group shouldn't work but it does. It is their differences and acceptance of others that make the group work. There isn't much that I can add about Alan Turing that hasn't been said. He was robbed of his life and humanity was robbed of a brilliant computer scientist by ancient, unfair, homophobic laws and that is a travesty. Thank you for the welcome comments.

Thanks for the comments Jon. I'm glad that you think there is nothing ticky-tacky about the chapter and enjoyed it. But it does seem to be an apt description of the road that Harry lives on. The song appears to have struck a chord with a lot of readers for different reasons. You have not turned out ticky-tacky or turned out the same, you are unique and write some unique stories. We will wait patiently for more of your stories.

I think with Harry it's a stubbornness brought about by his independence. And I agree, not all older gentlemen are stubborn and cranky. Some are lovable and endearing which I believe describes you @Bill W. My words about Harry are always said with fondness as I love him to bits, he's Gramps.

Harry will be very pleasantly surprised. I can't say anymore because Harry is a stubborn, independent old bugger, and you know what that means. Thank you for commenting my friend, your comments are always welcome.

It is good news for Harry, he is a stubborn, independent old bugger. But what happens in the next chapter? Thank you for commenting, I enjoy reading what my readers think.