Mark Arbour
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Hilarious! 1. I'm thinking they're more like the Lusitania, dodging torpedoes. 2. I was out today and a guy tried to hand me one of these things. I refused, but all around the garbage cans were tons of these fliers people had thrown away.
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I know two guys from England who couldn't get a date in the UK, but they come over here and scored big time, all because of the accent. As far as Zach goes, it's pretty damning right now, but we haven't heard his explanation, assuming he gives Will one.
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I'm glad you liked the scene with Matt and Wade. As I wrote it, the whole dialog came naturally, and even as I typed it, it felt so comfortable. For such young guys, theirs is an old love.
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Thanks Miles. I don't think a conversion camp is really a possibility for Zach at this point, because if that got out, it could ruin him. Going off on a tangent here, if I were Wade, I'd look it up and try to find out more about it. I learned a lot about that specific issue. Google is awesome. (Lucky Matt!)
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I'm not sure if/how class issues play into Alex's complex. It is a psycho-sexual thing, so I'm thinking it's tough to draw that conclusion, but I may very well be wrong on that. We'll assume Matt has a robust immune system. :-)
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The deal with Zach could be so many things. I won't spoil it, but I will tell you that you'll have the answer to the question in the next chapter.
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Thanks so much for your kind words! I don't think that with Alex it's so much about having a mistress and a wife, I think it's about the psychological aspect of that. It seems that he needs two people to satisfy his otherwise incompatible sexual desires.
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Excellent advice!
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I think most Americans are charmed by British accents and classy people, so you throw in an aristocrat like Alex, and he's going to be pretty irresistible. IMHO. I think Wade is starting to realize just how deep that bond really is.
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LMAO. Now Maarten, you never know. Will may surprise you. And in the end, I think you'll end up liking the next chapter.
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I'm so glad you're enjoying the story! Thanks! We'll have to see how Will and Zach work this out. Will's tolerance levels are probably set to 'high', and that's a good thing. I think you're right that Alex truly cares about Wade, and I also think you make a good observation about JJ. I think he will probably find Alex to be charming company in Boston.
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Gary, You raise a good point when you question whether Matt is with Alex just to keep Wade and him apart...but I think that's probably not his motive. Matt seems to me, in this chapter, to be trying to find his way in this relationship that just got a whole lot more complicated. I had actually intended Matt's comment "Stay here with me and I'll put you on that pedestal" to be a reaffirming moment for them. I visualized Matt uttering that playfully to Wade, and I saw Wade's denial as a sign of his frustration with non-satisfying sex with Alex.
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This is most definitely a cliffhanger, in the most melodramatic sense of the word. I'm glad you laughed at the first part of the story. It makes sense that Alex would be able to charm people, especially Americans.
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Is it Wally and Clara? They've never seemed that religious.
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I hope this chapter didn't stir negative emotions for you. That's tough, to be diagnosed with HIV at only 19, but the fact that you're in great shape today is one of the reasons I wrote this storyline.
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August 6, 2002 Escorial Matt Since we were welcoming Alex to Escorial, and while he was here, we’d been informed that the dress code for dinner was ramped up, and so that’s how I found myself sitting on the bed next to Wade wearing a suit, while he lay in bed, looking like shit. “Do you want me to bring you something back?” He gave me a dubious look. “No, if I want something, I’ll call and have someone bring it to me. I may try some toast later o
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I'm glad you're enjoying the stories. I think Lady Elgin is safe, but especially so as long as she is carrying Lord Elgin's child.
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That's pretty funny! It's really hard to piece together the persona of a historical figure, but there were some tidbits for her. As I said before, she seemed to actually be more of a whiney, frail thing. That may be more annoying than the character I built for her.
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Thank you so much Ricky! I'm glad I can transport you to a different time and place; that's really flattering. I think that Lord Elgin will make sure she is as safe as possible, because even if he doesn't care for her (and we haven't seen any signs that this is the case) she is carrying his child, the heir to his earldoms.
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I think he will have to deal with her until they reach Constantinople.
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I think he will have to deal with her until they reach Constantinople.
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Thank you! I think Granger just wants to do his duty as honorably as possible, and to get that horrible woman to Constantinople as fast as he reasonably can.
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I think Granger is frustrated with Valiant's speed, but he also has to know that ultimately he'll find her biggest advantage (her ability to make good progress during rough seas) will be just as useful, if not moreso.
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Thanks for the review! Well, I've already taken some liberties with Lady Elgin's persona (OK, a lot of them). In actuality, she was reputed to be more of a whiney, sickly thing. I'm not sure if Caroline will be all that happy with a letter that is so terse it is almost a slap in the face.
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Thanks for the review! One of George's best traits is his ability to move from the battlefield to gentleman...or maybe he never stopped being a gentleman, even when he was in battle. :-)
