Benji

.....Well, that was shocking, getting another chapter from Krista!!!!! Things are looking well for Clinton and Riley, and now that Jenny knows, this should be interesting year when school starts back up. CJ is a vindictive little prick isn't he and Riley's Dad? Well he is just a prick by nature. Thanks for another chapter Krista!

.....................Damn you Owl, I had to re-read 3 chapters to get my head around this story again. The main thrust of this chapter was all about Tom, his demons still haunting him and his guard dropping slowly, how long before he cracks? Will he have to take out his old man first? Or will he rescue Martin from danger first? Or will he just crack? Tom is complex, insecure, confused and frightened at what lays ahead of him. He needs someone besides he shrink to talk to, be it Max or Josh, otherwise he is a powder keg waiting to blow up! Great chapter! Benji

.................Hey Nephy, what a great revealing chapter. Arrogant Miche'l is slowly realizing that he has lost this battle, Looking forward to more!!

............But I agree with that! Where I say otherwise?

.......'If they know that Trevor and Shane have the tape and it is released, they will be marked for death for the rest of their very short lives." Nope I see a way out, one I figure Gonzales will also see. Let it be known that the FBI cracked the recipe code left by Arnold even if false and claim they found the original tape in a long term safety deposit vault leased by Arnold. The FBI is to big for the cartel to take on, but takes the heat off the boys. The only one that will know this is deceptive is Bridget, and as Xavier only hears one side of the story from Bridget, and I'm not sure he is in her court entirely anyways, he can truthfully say that after torturing Julie that she claimed the boys never viewed the tape. If Xavier is indeed reporting back to the rest of the cartel, then Bridget's days are indeed numbered, in light of her expansion army. So time is critical for her in her perceived 2-3 week period to be clear of the tape emerging. Frank Tittle may of be of use though and it could put his life at risk in giving a copy of the tape to the other cartel, perhaps he can be persuasive enough to give them an unopened package that he claims he never saw but heard about to a client of his! The goat has always claimed that those that saw the tape were marked for death, the doom scenario is echoed in this chapter, but if it was only the FBI and the other cartel seeing this tape, then the game changes entirely with Bridget being on the run again this time to seek revenge against those that cost her: Trevor and Shane! BTW this chapter should have been named 'operation Ice chest' LOL!!

..................Hahaha! Poor paperboy!

............... Nope!

............I also wondered about that one, why would Arnold add that there if there wasn't a significance to it for Bridget? Perhaps the dead man has left an more incriminating document/tape against the cartel then the one that Trevor owns, far outweighing Trevors. Perhaps there is a clue in that recipe that leads the police to find another tape from the late Arnold in a long term locker or deposit box. Gonzales leaks the discovery and the cartel takes another look at Bridget. Since Trevor has not seen this other evidence, he is off the hook..........except with Bridget. So what if the cartel thinks that the new found tape by the feds is the 'only' tape and that Bridget was just trying to avenge her lost and failed assassination attempt of Trevor to cover herself from the murder of her late husband by claiming Trevor had the tape? They already know of her deceptions and her ruthless ways to come to the conclusion that she lied to them. I think Steve has brought up a valid point that I dismissed without thinking it through, but before this comes to light. I think Bridget will lose a crew chasing Trevor with his trusty 30-06 the cartel will not be happy, then if Gonzales releases the info that a tape has been found in a safety deposit box owned by Arnold, well lets just say that will piss Bridget off enough to pursue Trevor herself!

............So true!

That might be too much to put on the plate with only 3 chapters left!

...............Interesting how I can see that, but wayyyy! to early in time for it to be so. Still an interesting choice, I always thought that Led Zeppelin's song "That's The Way" was more oriented towards a gay teen. "That's The Way" I don't know how I'm gonna tell you, I can't play with you no more, I don't know how I'm gonna do what mama told me, My friend, the boy next door. I can't believe what people saying, You're gonna let your hair hang down, I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long, You're in the darker side of town. And when I'm out I see you walking, Why don't your eyes see me, Could it be you've found another game to play, What did mama say to me. That's the way, oh, That's the way it ought to be, Yeah, yeah, mama say That's the way it ought to stay. And yesterday I saw you standing by the river, And weren't those tears that filled your eyes, And all the fish that lay in dirty water dying, Had they got you hypnotized? And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers, But all that lives is born to die. And so I say to you that nothing really matters, And all you do is stand and cry. I don't know what to say about it, When all you ears have turned away, But now's the time to look and look again at what you see, Is that the way it ought to stay? That's the way... That's the way it oughtta be Oh don't you know now, mama said.. That's the way it's gonna stay, yeah. Now, I know Plant said that it was about the environment and the Vietnam war, but it struck a cord in me that this was different or could be seen differently then what he said. I always thought it was about a gay teen.

.......................Hahahaha! I especially love the goats hat!

....................CJ's new story is already in the works, it is a sequel to FTL.

..............Wow, another great chapter!

............Hmmm, nobody really mentioned the title to this chapter. I get the 'end of the world', but now to the 'false hopes'! Was it that Joel was hopefully going to finally get to see where their honeymoon was located at? Was it Bridget thinking she finally had Trevor in her grasp? Or was it that the custom officer thinking that he got off Scot free from giving his permission and was bribed? Or could it be Trevor's assumption that when they reached their designation at sea they would be 'safe'? Bridget is going to be furious with the boys escaping her yet again, will she just send out Xavier and his crew after them then Trevor takes them out with the 30-06 rifle. Or will she go along to make sure that 'if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself'. I doubt that with 3 more chapters, and I think it is more likely that Bridget try's to lure Trevor in at Joel and Lisa's honeymoon suite with the threat of death to his friends. Hopefully, Gonzales will be all over it with trepidation of Bridget.

.................Humm, Looks like a clean getaway from the Argentinians for Trevor and Shane. But the Chileans might be wondering why their territory was breached possibly twice if the Argentinian gunboat tried following much further, as I'm sure they were ordered to. Where Trevor is now heading, who would be crazy enough to follow him?

...............But sugar would do the same thing wouldn't it?

.............. Great chapter! Left the review in the other place!

............... Oh wow! I was not expecting JT to get out of that situation so easily, makes me wonder why they bothered to kidnap him in the first place? Were they looking for something in the house and his arrival change their plans? Right now it would seem that JT was the only person that was with his father and could be charged in his murder as he has evidence on him. Is he being made a scapegoat? Then again, the demise of his mother is still unknown at this time. Cody makes an interesting new character in the story, I can only conclude his brother did more then just beat him up, so then Cody's father needs to charged also, with at least child endangerment, unless he too also took liberties with him. It wasn't mentioned, but assumed that Cody was taken to a hospital first to record the injuries. Finally you have leukemia entering the picture for Joey, actually with the spirituality in this story, I get the feeling it is not going to be a big problem!! Great to see another chapter!!

I had a feeling that Dylan and Dodger would be re-united when Dylan started to talk about his horse, that feeling grew stronger when the phone call came in about an abused horse. Another great chapter!

.............. But what if the engines don't seize up until 6-8 hours later after leaving in pursuit? Trevor and Shane may have a ten hour start and The British will meet them just outside of the claimed territory, or will they go in if they see Trevor's boat getting attacked? As much as I like the idea of Bridget and her goons getting arrested in British waters it is not likely going to happen. I think the scenerio would be after Trevor and Shane leave British waters, maybe they will get a sheilded escort part of the way.

............ I have two guess's here, one Trevor is seeing if anyone is on board the gunship and maybe boarding it to sabatage the engines. Another is if he feels that no one is there then to set sail away as quickly as he can and call Fowler for help. That would put him on course to the Falkland Island, Chile would be a quicker escape, but still being a Cartel held area it would be to dangerous to go there. The title of the next chapter False Hopes and The End of the World seems to indicate that Bridget will fail in the false hopes part, not sure about the end of the world part unless it points to the demise of the persuing antagonists after Trevor and Shane. Then it is a guess that Trevor would do the former then the latter because unless he can get backing by th British in time he would have to fire upon the gunship, creating a big problem. The latter leaves a chase scene where he has no choice, I think this parodox can be solved with a phone call and get the British going towards Trevor's position before the gunboat catches up, I don't think Bridget's people could catch up in time and that venture will come later.

Very powerful and painful to read. Dylan has lost his first love riding and his innocence, then his friendships and lust for life. I don't see a followup to this story, the message was pointedly made. However, the Cody's of the world need to be caught and stopped.

.............. Interesting, our young Pasha seems to be even stronger then the Angels trying to restrain him now. And as the chapter title suggest, he is now an avenging angel. But right now he is about to seek vengeance on a very surprised Micheal, whom I suspect will be driven back or killed! Thanks Nephy!

...........Exactly! I knew was a lesbian years ago, where is the news?