Summerabbacat

He should be seeking your wise counsel BEFORE he embarks on any work-related activities @drsawzall. I keep telling myself he is only 19 and does not have sufficient life experience, but then I remember he was stabbed by Todd, could have been killed by Todd, Caitlin, Caleb and Razi, and draw the same conclusion, he is an idiot.

“Okay I get your point,” I swallowed hard. “But from what I hear it sounds like you’re saying you know I’m always horny and want to try something new with me. So that means… you wanna try bottoming for me?” Nate’s fate is redder than any shades of red I had ever seen. He smiled a little and nodded his head." Go for it Nathan. Free your inner Joey Stefano.

I imagine Evan's mother will be very pleased. She may have them married before they return from Phoenix. I hope she does not become a Momzilla. I wonder if Noelle and/or Gigi will have anything nasty to say?

Evan was soooooo jealous. If looks could have killed, "that club girl" would have been dead on the dance floor before Nathan even had the opportunity to give her the wrong number on purpose. That whole scene was so amusing, even moreso because I think Nathan was well aware the little green eyed monster had reared its ugly head and he played up to "that club girl". A blowjob appears imminent, but is Evan sufficiently sober to enjoy it.

I suspect you are right @weinerdog. They will be in holiday mode, in a city where nobody knows them, so they may "let their hair down" a little and begin becoming the persons they are meant to be, whatever form that takes. Perhaps you could fly across and share some of your wisdom and expertise with them, a purely altruistic move on your part of course. Nathan is definitely the more verbally demonstrative of the two, and perhaps the more physically demonstrative too, at this stage in their relationship. This is perhaps unexpected given he has had less experience in relationships than Evan. Maybe the death of his mother and sister has made him bolder as he has first hand experience that life can be snatched away at any moment, so do not hesitate to live as you wish.

Ella expresses beautifully what is happening to Evan and Nathan. Noelle, who? Gigi, who? They are so yesterday.

I thought it might appeal. Perhaps they can explore sensual pleasure using dark chocolate as an aphrodisiac.

This well may be what cums next @weinerdog, after some "oral care": Evan and Nathan are so adorable. Naive, but not afraid to explore.

Gigi behaved like a spoiled petulant child at dinner. Nate is better off without her. And he should not feel bad if he is feeling negatively towards her as it is perfectly normal to do so; it is part of the grieving process.

Oh Patsy, very apropos. LOL. It is uncannily coincidental Evan and Nathan find themselves without a girlfriend almost at the same time. I wonder if Noelle and Gigi talked prior to the weekend away and planned to break it off with Evan and Nathan simultaneously. Maybe they think there is something going on between the two guys, or maybe there is something going on between the two of them. Maybe it was Noelle Gigi was talking to, planning a weekend of sapphic delights together. Whatever their motivations, I think Evan and Nathan will ultimately be better off without the girls, even if they do not get it on together. I am not a Phil Collins fan, but this song on which his drumming is very prominent, was my second favourite song from the 1980's.

“Hey… when was the last time you… you know, touched yourself?” Nate asked, his cheeks pink. “Uh… last week, I think. No—maybe almost two weeks ago.” Two weeks @drsawzall. Jeez, imagine the DSB. It's a wonder Evan did not hit the wall behind him or at least poke an eye out. A tsunami of semen, an eruption measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale. For two hitherto heterosexual males, particularly sporty males, I am very impressed with the emotional closeness Evan and Nathan have developed without becoming uptight it is threatening to their masculinity. I daresay the fact both have gay friends and seem to have no issue with them, is an indication both are not the stereotypical himbo homophobe.

Evan and Nathan engaged in quite a bit of playful flirting in this chapter, with each repeatedly stating he was just joking. Methinks the boys do protest just a little too much, with each reiteration it was just a joke sounding progressively less convincing. Unlike Noelle, Gigi appears to be very reasonable and not at all demanding. Nathan is very fortunate in that respect, but not so much in his family life, which has been fractured by the death of his mother and of his sister, the latter for which his father rightfully blames himself.

How about Tinthan, with a silent h @Paladin? This portmanteau is almost a singular much loved Tim Tam.

Five missed calls from Noelle before 2.00pm and when Evan rings her she is bitching and moaning about him sleeping in. Evan is way nicer than me; she has to go sooner rather than later. One might describe it as A Fine Bromance @drsawzall, it is certainly better than the one Evan has with the Frigidaire.

I bet you never look at a barbed wire fence again without some degree of cringing @Gary L. I got kicked hard in the balls once by one of my younger brothers, not deliberately, and it took my breath away. I cannot begin to imagine the pain of a "penile peel". I remember once as a teenager peeling vegetables with a vegetable peeler and it slipped and somehow got embedded into the end of one of my fingers. I remember going out to the front lawn where my stepfather was and as I was showing and explaining to him what had happened I fainted. That was merely a finger.

Evan has way too much on his plate, and he certainly does not need a snarky sourpuss like Noelle bitching and moaning. With a girlfriend like Noelle, why would any man be straight. Talk about a first-class bitch. I would dump her arse quicker than she could say "no sweet talk" a second time. Nate is a way better option than Noelle. And what about the senior, Kayla, in charge of the kings and queens. Another horror with an attitude plus. At least Nina was pleasant and had a genuine talent.

I did too @Cane23, and re-reading it again now we could be right. Ray's girlfriend really could be a "beard".

An overrated species for sure @drsawzall. Apart from sex, give me a cat (especially) or a dog (lesser so) any day for companionship rather than the majority of humans. This of course says something about me too - unrealistic expectations of myself and others, selfish and moody, MUST have my own bathroom, nearly always right, very grumpy in the mornings, loathe organised religion, will not live in a home where meat is cooked indoors (prefer it not to be cooked or eaten at all), and the list goes on.

I look forward to learning more about Ray and Charlie, especially the former. The only song performed by 'Ol' Blue Eyes' which I like is Somethin' Stupid, his duet with Nancy (whom I think was marvellous), although there is something "creepy" this song being sung by a father and daughter. If it had been Nancy singing it with Lee Hazelwood it would have been a completely different story. As for 'Ol' Blue Eyes' the person, much of what I have read paints him in an unfavourable light. Best thing I can say about him is he liked Doris Day and Ella Fitzgerald, and when he allegedly got free with his fists with Ava Gardner when married to her she gave it back to him, double. The esteemed @drsawzall referred to him, if I remember correctly, as a third-rate lounge singer when I made less than positive comments about him recently in one of my posts for another story.

It may be purely coincidental @Paladin, but is the Nathan of this story the same Nathan, the psychologist Joshua and Daniel engaged the services of in What Brings Us Together (Part 2), obviously some time in the future? The interview with Charlie proceeded as anticipated, although I must say I was surprised at the level of his concern for Ray's continued employment at the restaurant. Conversely, the interview with Ray was bizarre from the get-go. The appearance of his girlfriend as his "support person" immediately made me suspicious of him. I wondered if he might be a self-hating closet case who brought his girlfriend (beard) along to prove his heterosexuality, but this was not the case. He admitted harassing Charlie for being gay, his reasoning "he could not understand how anyone could enjoy being gay, and Charlie was very happy being gay". WTF?. This comment annoyed me somewhat, but I thought to myself, cool your heels bitch, and see what else he has to say, which was not much at all. He did not seem at all antagonistic towards Charlie, but his question "Thank you, but what about Charlie? I don't want him to be in trouble?" had me seriously questioning his cognitive thinking. Like WTF would Charlie be in trouble for? His eagerness to get therapy appeared genuine; it would be interesting to know what he is treated for and how. Nathan's story of his near self-castration had me cringing. I guess at his age I likely thought I was invincible too and could not contemplate an accident of this nature occurring. It is interesting both he and Martin are divorced, although in their age group it would be very commonplace to have been married and divorced at least once if heterosexual. And what of those blue eyes each possesses. Blue eyes have long been the topic of pop songs, from Elton John's Blue Eyes to Al Martino's blue Spanish Eyes to Willie Nelson's Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, and I am sure there are likely others.

This chapter needed a tissue warning @Mark Ponyboy Peters, or at least a "pollen warning". The knight whom the now Sir Jamal of Xant saw before entering the forest was the spirit of his deceased father, Lucius of Jeebath. I was very impressed with Prince Raemande once again when he insisted Deven and Whip not kneel before him just because he is a Prince. He has none of the arrogance one might expect a Prince to possess. You did well in not naming him Andrew @Mark Ponyboy Peters. The knights and other assorted personnel are set to leave the valley of Highshaw under the cover of darkness, leaving their tents behind and fires burning. It is just as well the land is barren, as to leave the fires burning would likely have been disastrous for any fauna and flora in the valley. Chandar has devised this plan; I just hope all those leaving the valley do so via the southern trails, the only trails the traitorous Judayah of Enkarra's men will not be covering. I suspect, or at least hope, this may be a fatal mistake for Judayah of Enkarra; he may lose his head over this.

OMG you must be a fast reader. I am only at the start of the chapter and you have finished it already. I am distracted too as I am listening to Gracias Por La Musica by ABBA (select tracks sung in Spanish and released in 1980) as I read, and Frida (my cat, not the Frida) is almost lying on top of my laptop.

Don't you mean purrfection, which is superior to perfection @chris191070?

You well may be right @weinerdog, as you so often are with your speculations. It must be in your genes.

I think that is your full-time job @drsawzall; that and watching if Killian is obeying the speed limit AND not taking any unnecessary risks. And you thought you were busy when you were still in the workforce.