Summerabbacat

Two tops eh? I wonder how long it is before one surrenders and then the other, and suddenly we have two bottoms. LOL. The boys live in an idyllic paradise. Oh to be young in such an environ; no wonder their hormones are in overdrive. Bring on the coconut suntan lotion, Speedos and pineapple daiquiris. Could you see yourself living in such a locale @drsawzall? No frigid winters or living under the rule of a demented despot.

You could be on to something with this speculation @CincyKris. Perhaps his mother was 'with child' to another man when she married the man James believes to be his father, or perhaps she was married to him already when she had an extra-marital affair, although it is hard to imagine any man wanting her, but then it is said some men will fuck anything. It is more likely the former though. Perhaps she blames James for her "having" to get married to a man who was not the father of her child because the father refused to do so. If this is what happened it would not occur to her that she only had herself to blame, that James was the innocent victim in such a scenario. She is selfish enough to believe this. And if James' biological father is another unknown man I can imagine his "father" resenting him, especially if he was already married to his mother.

"You the writer bloke, then?’ she said at last. ‘Yes, ma’am.’ A faint twitch touched the corner of her mouth. ‘Don’t ma’am me,’ she said. ‘Makes me sound dead, or worse . . . American . . . and I’m not either of those things!" I like Aunty Pearl. She has a dry sense of humour and a no-nonsense attitude. I wonder if her enquiry if Tony is bunji-bunji was her asking if he is gay? I also wonder if Jack was sent to Tony's reading at the Macquarie Harbour Writer's Centre for the specific purpose of engaging with Tony and inviting him to Mission Island to listen to Aunty Pearl's stories? The description of the island housing made me think of Danny and Jake's housing in Nimbin, in fact, much of the housing in Nimbin, bright, colourful, made from whatever materials could be found and without uniformity and monotony. An intriguing start to this latest offering @Mark Ponyboy Peters. Looking forward to reading more.

@Robert Hugill stories are largely so uplifting @pvtguy. And no one is the master of the mundane and turning it into something at least interesting like he is. A rare gift.

Sorry @ChromedOutCortex, but fuck being respectful to these tyrants. They deserve nothing but James' contempt, although the rational part of me, which does surface from time to time, recognises that if he spat the dummy at them in a violent and/or harsh manner they would likely throw it back at him. I suspect cold, clinical, politely expressed fury would irritate them most. Either this or send them south of the border without the proper travel documents, or maybe even with the proper travel documents, and see what happens to them. As Vanilla Ice sang, Ice Ice Baby.

Ya just gotta love Fabian. He is going to be a rockstar and he is not interested in, at least not yet: booze drugs orgies with groupies waking up in a pool of vomit with a bevy of underage babes wrecking hotel rooms beating up photographers All this AND he drives, or at least was driving, a Toyota Corolla. He is also polite, well-spoken and grateful. I guess he is only 19 so there is time to develop the rock star persona, the stereotypical arsehole with too much money and too much time on his hands. For now though, he is charming and thoroughly deserving of his big break. It's so cool he is so "uncool". This fabulous disco-stomper, specifically its title, by your fellow Italian-American describes him well @Lee Wilson, as it does this story:

Unfortunately all too true @Cane23. I am hoping he can divorce himself from reality, even if only for a moment, and express his contempt for his loathsome family.

I think @Lee Wilson would relish the opportunity to dispose of them in a "novel" manner.

James should pick out a coffin big enough for three. Maybe he might get a family discount if his father, mother and Sam are put in together, even if the latter two are not dead at the time they soon will be after "cooking". I can almost bet James will have to pay for his father's funeral. Will his mother thank him for that? Probably not, she will find something to complain about or demean him for. I absolutely detest her.

With every chapter James' parents and Sam prove to be bigger c u next Tuesday's than what they were in the previous chapter. His mother is a selfish, spineless, heartless, judgmental, manipulative bitch. His father is nothing, a hollow, shallow, well of nothingness. And Sam, he is the dog shit you might get stuck on the bottom of your shoe which you try hard to scrape off on the grass, but you have to end up washing off with a hose. For all their faults, and there are many, James is a twat for putting up with them. His self-respect has been so diminished by these hideous people that he kowtows to them at all times, allowing them to treat him like an unwanted stray. I think I detest his mother the most as she enables both her husband and Sam to treat James appallingly and pays lip service only to admonishing them. Both James parents need to be put in a room with Sam, the doors locked and the place set fire to. Of course this will not happen, his father will die, his mother will wallow in self-pity, Sam will use her and James will sweep in and clean up the mess. Will he get any thanks from his mother? I doubt it, she will probably blame him for his father's death and for Sam being a totally irresponsible prick. I am hoping Evan may do something though to put James' mother and Sam in their place after James comes to the rescue. @ChromedOutCortex you have created three of the most hideous characters ever witnessed by me on GA. Well done; it is a thrill to detest these people.

I quoted embalming fluid because I assumed most people had heard of it and associated it with death. I thought it sounded far wittier than simply saying the only thing which will improve her is death, which is essentially what I meant. LOL. The lyrics of this song by Queen suit Natasha to a tee:

Embalming fluid is the only thing which will increase Natasha's appeal @Paladin.

Maybe this is the connection Russell had with his green guitar @Lee Wilson, a connection which Fabian now feels. Green and purple look wonderful together.

Annie and ? (apologies sis, I cannot remember your name). Frida is now 16.5 years of age. Zelda (my profile picture) was her biological sister. Zelda was a giant, just over 7kg and the largest female cat I have ever seen. Frida at her largest was about 4.7kg. Frida regularly "bailed" Zelda up in the bathroom and tried to beat her up. She is one fierce little bitch, who becomes a total feral psycho mega-bitch when the vet comes to visit. She has to be handled with gloves and protective clothing (I kid you not). To look at her, butter would not melt in her mouth.

I suspect it will be limited to metaphorical burial only though @Paladin.

Quick, get me a shovel and I will help to throw the dirt back in, before she gets out obviously. I daresay @drsawzall and many other readers would assist.

Killian is, much of the time, a highly intelligent teenager with a very strong sense of justice and fairness. This, combined with his supernatural “gift”, one which he is still grappling to understand and make the best use of, has resulted in him solving several high-profile multiple murders, as he does in this latest story. Killian is, however, still a teenager, one who at times is careless or reckless, placing himself in danger in the face of a murderer, or when driving. He is, much to the amusement of several of we readers, a lead-foot and it is a miracle he has not been involved in more car accidents. He is also still learning to negotiate and navigate relationships, both filial and sexual, and at times he makes poor choices and despairs at the outcome of these poor choices. This subplot always makes for interesting reading, and adds further appeal to him as a character. As noted by @weinerdog, this latest story has added a number of new characters, characters whom I hope will continue to appear in further stories as they have added to Killian’s “found family”, a family which includes his deceased first boyfriend and his brother, father (who is Killian’s adoptive father) and his boyfriend, and his business partner.

Gorgeous. My remaining two would NEVER do this. Frida (the eldest) has always been "fierce" and any attempts to be friendly and play by Missy are rebuffed with hissing, snarling and the occasional swipe.

LOL. Definitely both @CincyKris.

I agree @Davide, which is why think Martin and/or Simon need to start keeping a record/dossier of all of Natasha's threats and attempts to undermine Martin. Hopefully both Martin and Benjamin have kept a record of the abusive phone calls she made to each. The police will have a record of her child sexual abuse report and hopefully the school's legal team will have at least made a file note of the mischief she caused at the school the children attend. I don't think it is in his character, but I would love for Martin to alert the school at which Natasha teaches as to her behaviour. I have to wonder what Natasha's boyfriend is like. I assume he is a like-minded imbecile, although given her deception, he may be a perfectly reasonable man who has not yet witnessed the "real" Natasha.

"Mother knew how I felt and sympathised: she didn't trust him either. But his generosity, no matter how controlling, had been a necessary lubricant in our lives." What a marvellous use of the word lubricant @Robert Hugill. The overall description of Uncle Edwin made me think of Louis' Uncle Vernon, both perhaps involved in some "shady" dealings, although it appears Uncle Edwin has been somewhat more successful than Uncle Vernon, and does not come with the cloud of a "missing" artefact over his head. I see that Staines is a real town, not one you have constructed by splicing together characteristics of two or more real towns. A rather unfortunate name though, which has according to its Wikipedia entry, been changed to Staines-upon-Thames, "thanks" primarily to it being the home town of Ali G. The continued reference to Alex's mother as Mother made me think of Vaughn, whose Mother I seem to recall eventually did "acquire" a given name, but I can still only remember her being referred to as Mother. The source of Alex's nickname of Sandy was a hoot. The iconic scene of Sandy the good girl, suddenly appearing decked out in very form-fitting, high-waisted leggings and off the shoulder top, had me laughing to think of Alex similarly attired. Neil as a hunk. Now that surprised me @Robert Hugill. Perhaps he should be decked out as Danny.

That is most unfortunate. Given what is pushy loud-mouthed bitch she apparently is, I can sympathise with the school administrator(s) and principal, but they were foolish to take her word for it. I assume the police will have to provide a response to her regarding the report she filed. Hopefully she will be admonished for filing a false report, although I guess unless the police are able to prove she knowingly did so, their hands are tied. I imagine she will have further alienated Benjamin with this action and he will have nothing to do with her, although given her behaviour she may not care. I would be very surprised if she had finished yet @Paladin. She strikes me as someone who does not like to lose, and having "lost" twice now, she will only become even more vengeful. Speaking of Noah and Maria, will we see a more significant appearance by the former and any appearance by the latter at all during this story?

I assume Natasha works at the school to which she lied about court orders made regarding any change to the childrens' school records having to be approved by her. If my assumption is correct, I am hopeful Natasha will either be sacked (which is not likely) or at least subject to disciplinary action of some sort. I am also hopeful Natasha may be charged with filing a false police report or at least fined for doing so. She really is quite stupid for having done this, particularly if she tries to make further false reports, which would not surprise me at all. Natasha has fired, or should I say, misfired several salvos now @Paladin. Perhaps Martin may need to take some punitive action of his own. It would be interesting to know if the court orders made when she and Martin divorced could be revisited in light of her deceit, and if any changes could be made thereto. I think Martin should not underestimate the lows to which she will go, particularly when she finds out about his newly discovered father and his significant wealth.

I think @Doha may be correct. Jack and Vince may learn something from either Tharion or Theodore as a pup which will help adult Theodore to overcome what he is facing in the present. They just have to find Theo in the present to defeat the forces of evil which appear to be swirling around all three. Your imagination is boundless @Laura S. Fox. A very impressive chapter.

I have to wonder what it is that has "drawn" Russell to Fabian as "the one" to take his place in the band? Is it merely Fabian's reverence for Russell's green guitar and/or his obvious appreciation of the band's work, or is it something more personal? The comments of my fellow readers on this chapter in particular @Lee Wilson, indicate you have another winner with this story, quirky and unique. I noticed in this chapter Stars & Slackers have become S&S, just like Electric Light Orchestra became ELO. Just imagine if the band had been named Stars & Meteorites, they may have had a very specific following.