It's my opinion that parents who throw out their children due to sexual orientation (or to unintended pregnancy, choosing a partner of different race or religion, choosing a different profession or school, or any other deeply personal decision) did not ever truly love their children. Any love that is conditional on staying within set parameters is not really love. It's too bad Jessica is not strong enough (yet???) to realize this.
It seems that Lee is still in recovery mode, he's still trying to recover his old life with Eddie. It might take something big or someone doing something big to push him into accepting the help he so obviously needs. Greg? Avery? Both?
My fear is that Willy will tell Rita about his encounter (rape, but he would spin it falsely) with Rick. Rilly would use it to try to force our hero into doing something he doesn't want to do. You wouldn't do that to us, would you?
My first time reading this, it looks like fireworks and sexual tension are in our future! Maybe 2020 put the nails in the coffin for "team building" getaways.
This makes me so happy! It's refreshing (and very unusual) to read unbridled happiness that doesn't make me want to gag (not in the good way). Great writing! We'll take as many more chapters you're willing to give us. I don't think I could get tired of these two.
It feels like Boone's self defense mechanisms are causing him to convince himself there is no hope for more than friendship with Coy. I hope this doesn't stop Coy from continuing his own internal explorations. Traveling alone for so long doesn't allow for many distractions, something that's going to change in a hurry. Sometimes having a lot of work lets my thoughts percolate and I come out a lot clearer on the other side.
Now I'm wondering whether Will was a self-hating closet case (like so many gay-bashers) or just a religious based hater. He wouldn't be the first (or even millionth) person to pick only the parts of the bible that agree with established views and use those views to justify his hate.
Both our boys showed a tremendous amount of trust in each other to make their confessions. This conversation will be the foundation for a strong lifetime relationship. Now, the question is, what kind of relationship? I know my vote!
I don't think I've wanted two characters to end up together more than these men. Forget Sam & Dianne (sorry, showing my age), Ross & Rachel, Tony & Ziva - - those were couples EVERYONE knew would end up together, eventually. Creating real sexual tension means the author leaves the possibility that the characters might not connect (permanently, or even temporarily). I'm hoping they will, but I don't know for sure that they will. Great writing!
Love, love, LOVE this chapter. Boone's only thoughts when he was waiting to die were of Coy. Apparently Coy's thoughts were filled with Boone. Sounds a lot like love, even if they're not able to admit it to each other (or even to themselves) yet.
Although I'm sure our evil author will torture us with lots of twists and turns until we get there, I can't wait until Jimmy defeats and usurps Fergus.
I wholeheartedly agree with the above comments regarding the storm description. You captured the urgency and panic of both man and beast. I also loved the sentence "As excited as he was for what lay ahead, he sorely missed what lay behind". Great writing!
Great story telling. Well written, engaging characters, twists and turns, even a romance. Not sure why this story didn't receive much attention earlier.
I went back and re-read the previous chapter. Jim didn't admit to killing Cynthia, only to fill Marcy. So, who killed Cynthia and kidnapped and tortured White? Mullen?