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.............Very powerful story there Cia, and I echo the sentiments of others here. The mental issues Joey will have will long last his physical healing and I guess Danny will help there. I could see another 9 chapters though!!

........................ Great sadness and upheaval here as Jason comes to terms that the relationship might be over. No hint or word from Peter, I think the seperation is a good thing to resolve issues, hopefully Peter will make adjustments. Jason could not rebound, that is a good sign here............. Not saying any more!!

B) ...............Congrats Andy!!!

................. Congrats Andy!!!!

.............. I hope they left some hot water for Mom & Dad!

............................ Sad, depressing chapter!

..................... Excellent catch!! I'm sure Officer Fowler told his wife of Trevor's amazing adventure, including his name. If it was Trevor's mother, I'm sure she would have told her husband. So, I'm inclined to think that she got the recipe from someone else, my money is still on Mrs. Blake! George is too cocky and confident and he doesn't even know he's under surveillance, will Gonzales or Henry catch him planting the coke on Joel and Lisa? Still waiting for the 2 meetings, Joel & Lisa's, and Dirk and Jim's, it should prove to be very informative for all sides. And I'm still waiting for as a certain pirate to wake up so Gonzales can be clued in to all the information. Great chapter CJ!

..........Not sure if that came off right, I wasn't implying that Peter was trying to use Jason's money rather then flinging it back at Jason. That is Peter's main issue, since being with Blaine. So there you go, then you have a karate back belt instructor nearly beaten to an inch of his life, depending on his BF in his recovery. In Peter's mind, (if I can step in there) He has lost control of his life, and has not rectified the assault on himself. I think in his mind that Jason emasculates him, by providing money and other stuff, hence the dominance role Peter tries to play.

..................... Most relationships hit the skids somewhere along the line, Peter's ordeal added to that. I can see that this can be salvaged but it needs Peter to take the idea of counseling seriously! He has issues, he has dropped the ball with Jason. I found his comment about the drunk champagne towards Jason disturbing, the reality is that Peter is trying to accomadate his 'new' life with the richness of Jason's family is very off-key for him. Jason recognized it immediately, but did he see the obvious signs of Peter's change in attitude? Other then that Jason has been submissive to Peter lately, I see that as Peter trying to re-take control of the relationship. One he wanted to be even-keel with Jason, but that changed when Peter was helpless in the hospital, Jason took control and Peter found it problematic as he always had control of his life. So the real problem Peter has it that he can have someone else to stand strong when he is weak. Should be an interesting next couple of chapters here!!! Great chapter Andy!!

Happy Birthday Mattie!!! ...................Have a great one!!

...................... Congrats to everyone!!

................. :wacko: ........... Is this guy for real?? Seriously, if tried to have a conversation with this guy, I'd have walked away quickly!

............... Could be Jason and Peter are just suffering from the post-holiday blues, but I think Peter might need some counseling. In fact they should both go and see someone soon before they strain the relationship further. Great chapter!

.............I was very surprised at Ash and Rowans attitude towards Ace and Haze. This barbecue is going to be very interesting, Ace's brothers are in for a rude awakening, their little 'reputation' will be torn to shreds if word gets out how they treat their blind brother. I'm sure Haze, Rowan and Ash will let them know that they'd be more then glad to spread the word if they hear of any more abuse of Ace. Great chapter Nephy, can't wait for more!

...........Thanks for the chapter here, questions float of course, I mean Jason's family is super rich, so Peter is having even more problems here. Jason's Uncle Ray comment regarding Peter's status on the wealth did not hinder Peter's perception of the wealth in front of him. That said, if it were not that I know that there are only a few chapters left in this saga, I would conclude that Jason and Peter break up over the 'money' thing, as it was never resolved between them. Hey, life never works out anyway!!

.........Well I liked this chapter very well, the inference on why Shane was thrown out of his home seems to be oblivious now his fortitude in trying to keep the yauft isle safe from predators makes more sense now. It would seem that Shane was thrown out because he was gay, so a big surprise coming up in the next chapters here with Trevor being clued into the news. Nice touch with the resurrecting of Trevor's torn shorts, I'm sure it only got waves of attention from Trevor here. Now how far as the reporter goes, Jason Kline seems to be a hurray for me f" you type of person, But I'm wondering if he smells a story beyond the one he has, could he involve himself in Sanchez's person? Or could he just get close to Trevor in the Shark Bay area. Shane made the deception done very well. But I doubt it will hold for long, shame Trevor will leave once again without the phone he was promised. . So the real problem here is a tailing Sanchez operative, if they have the info enough, i fear for Shane's life here, will the gun of Trevor's be returned to him on their voyage out? Great chapter CJ, I think I hit on some last point that made be true here.

...................... Eric in FTL is the worst character CJ ever wrote other then Scar in LTMP.................... [quote name=

............Wait until you meet Eric In For the Love

................ ...Hummm!

Happy Birthday, Crissyy!!!! ...................Hope it is a good one!!

................. Well, Uncle Ray is truly a charming person, he almost succeeded in ruining the holiday. I love old cars, went to the hot Augusts night in Reno the last couple of years. So kuddos to KevenD on the additional information. I'm going to take a guess that Pop's is going to leave Jason the car collection in his will, may he have a long life though. Peter got an eye-opener, hell even I was a bit surprised on how rich the family was. Great chapter Andy!!

................Great chapter, so much for Ace to explore, with everything being so new to him. Haze has been great, even though he almost made a slip with his tongue at the restaurant. The Bar-b-que is going to be very interesting! Looking forward to it!!

............The piece of the puzzle here is Julie, she knew that Trevor was gay and did in fact out him to the one of the 3 female clients that She and Trevor took out on their paid excursion, It brought in tip money for them both. But I think Julie would have not outted Trevor to Bridget, he and Bridget were strangers, you don't do that to with strangers. So, it is all down to Henry and the interview with Lisa and Joel which should be most revealing. Add into the fold of a possible meeting with Dirk, well lets just say.... the pieces of the puzzle will come into play. Henry may not need to 'sweep' the guest house, instead have Joel and Lisa false feed info to see where it leads. You are right about the possibility of a gun being aboard the Kookaburra being next to nil, but you never know. Yes, Trevor needs to leave and quickly, I going to assume he will after getting the phone sent to him, further more he will take to sea, the insurance company will not give him lodgings other then another boat replacement.

................. I agree with you here, he is just a kid and should be left alone to do some normalcy. But that is highly unlikely to happen, Hollywood and $$$$$ are on his horizon. I do hope he does not become a victim like River Phoenix.

........... Ah, home for the holidays!!! Looks like a great dinner ahead Hope a certain Uncle will just keep his mouth shut for the duration. Jason kept his cool during the game rather well I think, not really sure if the opposing team was after him because he is gay or just that good of a player. His holding up 3 fingers to the other team was priceless! Peter really has issues with Jason's money, I hope resolve that soon as it is a major thorn in their relationship. Wonder what gifts they will give each other, hopefully it isn't so personal as to get a tirade going with one of the family present. Great Chapter looking forward to the next few.