P. E. Knapp

Thanks for the comment Al Norris! We shall soon see...

Thanks for the comment drsawzall! 4-8 kids... guess it depends on stretch marks... Christopher... well, he'll have issues.

Thanks for the comment ReaderPaul! Childbirth in the future. Simple genetic mix of the parents (number of which doesn't matter) involved to produce the final form that would be incubated in the birthing chambers (aka artificial womb). Add in any genetic tweaks needed to prevent disease or major health problems. The A.I. can even prodict what the child will look like from birth to the age of 16 stanyears.

Thanks for the comment centexhairysub! Cake? Sounds like he was talking about a bun in the oven? 😀

Not allowed to see them as they dressed, so I had to dress on my own. They changed somewhere else and had the garment bags dropped off at our suite. I had hoped they would help me dress, but I will make do. Twisting again at the mirror as I watched my tails swing out behind me. I added the full-length cape and spun it again. Checking the view in the mirror before doing the twist test again. My black pants with silver trim down the outer legs and long-tailed jacket. Red shirt and silver vest look

Very nice. I've always said. Save a horse. Have the cowboy ride you!😀

Here's a thought! How about I send a few of my characters up from Texas to visit Jeremy on Will's behalf? Orion and Quinn just happen to be in the 3rd week of September 2004. @Mark Arbour drop me a PM if interested.

I'll just revert to my previous comment. I know nothing... nothing. Quinn just appeared in my condo.

@ReaderPaul and @Cane23 I'll add to this conversation. The biggest issue is usually the father doesn't understand that young children are resilient. So he tries to be nice and ends up getting screwed by the courts for trying to protect the children and keep them out of the middle of the battle between him and the wife. Which, unfortunately I find causes more harm than good and ends up with multiple years of never-ending court cases that wouldn't have happened if he was just an asshole in the beginning. The children would have been better off for it, unfortunately. And that's what has happened in the 4 cases I am familiar with. The ones who went in for the win on the first court battle, the kids were better off. As far as listening to the children. They have their own court appointed lawyer and the magic number in my state is 14. That's when they are finally heard by the court. By 16. The court orders are less useful than toilet paper as the kids can pretty much do whatever they want as far as visitation goes. At the end of the day, one lawyer said it best. You can either spend 100k now and be finished or you can spend 20k and be back every other year until the kids reach 18. In the end it all sucks for everyone involved. But the lawyers get job security.

Oh yeah. Lots of items I had to look up. Worst part of writing in the past. Sit back read my first draft and spot something. Check it out online and sure enough I'm rewriting because it doesn't exist for another 5 years.

So, Jeremy... Is it Jeremy this week?... Has a new drug cocktail that mellows him out. Personally, I'm only reading because I'm hoping somebody punches him out again. That was the best chapter and long overdue. I've been waiting years for that. 😇

I was thinking that when I wrote the chapter. Back in 2004, small town, probably not. Just in case I had him park down the street away from the school. Not on the property. And it was planned that he was leaving before his birthday. Once that happens, it's moot point. Besides. I'm not going to tell anyone who picked him up, are you? 🙈 In those immortal words of Sgt Shultz. I know nothingk... nothingggk Thanks for the comment ReaderPaul!

The next morning, I was up early again. It had been a rough night, even after I took Quinn home. His dad met us at the door when he arrived. Quinn gave him a big hug as he nodded to me. He was still holding Quinn when I got back into the Jeep. I could tell they were talking as I pulled away. Mom was getting up too as I opened my connecting door again. She looked at me curiously before she spoke. “Since I didn’t get my song last night, I assume it had something to do with you carrying Quinn

Thanks for the comment akascrubber! Marc is always watching! Eyes everywhere.

Still thinking Marc would have enjoyed having his power armor to greet Christopher with. Thanks for the comment centexhairysub!

Lol... We'll see. Thanks for the comment Al Norris!

Thanks for the comment drsawzall! Marc is probably wishing he had powered armor with him to help get his point across!?

Thanks for the comment ReaderPaul! reasoning-resistant reality - LOL I'll have to remember that one!

The console chimed as I crossed the hanger threshold to let me know someone was watching from the viewing gallery as a window opened on the main view port to display the twins standing side by side. Smiling as they waved to me. I waved back as I tapped out a direct Link and opened the channel. “Welcome back, our boyfriend.” Sounded through the Bridge in perfect unison from the two of them. Tom smiled as he looked back at Rachel. “Hello my beloveds. Camile and Roman. May I introduce Tom

Thanks for the comment drsawzall! Every once in a while, a hurricane is known to come on shore. We'll see how well they weather them.

Thanks for the comment Cane23! Where there is a will, there is a way... We'll see what happens on that front.

Thanks for the comment ReaderPaul! How true. My God kids were used as pawns and the child support ticket for years until they hit 14 and started talking about what was going on. Unfortunately, the term, In the best interests of the child/ren, means more in this quote than it does in reality in some states. So much rings true to life in this chapter, and I am glad Quinn got up the courage to talk seriously with Orion. Sadly. When I wrote it, I sat back and reflected on what happened when I was younger. Turned out my nemesis, who later became my friend years down the road, was going through a lot of crap in his life. It was just his way of crying out for help. Not much different here.

Thanks for the comment VBlew! First step in many for the new relationship.

Thanks for the comment centexhairysub! And the horror stories of divorce continue on... obviously not only an issue in my state either.

Thanks for the comment akascrubber! Just starting out in their relationship. Much to learn about each other yet.