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  1. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 12

    Now that's not fair. Sometimes George is on top of things. (SMILE)
  2. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 12

    There are two parts to this: how George handles Caroline in public, and how his relationship with her is affected. I can't see him doing anything, in the end, that would so damage her as to damage their family. At the same time, I'm not sure I see him forgiving her for this, at least not easily. She slept with his best friend (big problem) and another man (bigger problem) and she was seen in a compromising position with both of them (biggest problem)
  3. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 12

    Good points. Avoiding telling George had got to be the most damaging thing she's done. The other big issue is that she was seen in a compromising position by the servants, and now it is out. George is no saint, but at least he's discreet.
  4. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 12

    Thanks for the review! The irony is that Caroline is really behaving no worse than George, who has certainly has his share of threesomes. The problem for Caroline is that society was much more unwilling in that day and age to accept a woman who would engage in that kind of sexual act.
  5. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 12

    I'm glad you liked the chapter! It's hard to say why Arthur is not around. Then again, he's not the most stable of people under normal circumstances.
  6. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 12

    Thanks! George rarely overlooks a 'hot guy opportunity'. ;-)
  7. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 12

    Thanks! I think we still have to see how Caroline and Cavendish react, so we can try to figure out what it motivating them. It is worth noting, though, that Caroline has been her own person for a long time. George got back from Paris, and suddenly she wasn't on her own, and in charge of everything. That may or may not have contributed to what she did, but it would be perhaps understandable as an act of rebellion.
  8. Thanks for posting this! How exciting for a character to have his own birthday greeting!
  9. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 12

    September 23, 1799 Portsmouth, England The boat pulled up to the dock, and Granger hopped out and then held out his hand to help William. William’s governor and the four footmen followed them. “Jacobs, will you arrange for a post chaise to take Lord Ryde and these other gentlemen back to London?” Granger asked politely, using William’s title. “Certainly, my lord,” Jacobs said. “You will want to arrange for some food for the journey,” Granger sa
  10. No. Riley may be an Irish name, but it wasn't chosen for that purpose. It was chosen because it was close to Raleigh, which is English. Maybe they'll name the baby Alex.
  11. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 31

    Thanks Maarten. I think Brad is ready to start dating, but he's not ready for a relationship.
  12. The takeaway from that was that Will's initial outburst wasn't helpful, but his follow up conversations with Zach were. If ever someone needed to learn restraint and self-control, it's Will. And we're seeing the beginning of that.
  13. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 31

    As was already alluded, it would be very easy to paint Alex Danvers as a villain, but what we've seen of him so far hasn't been evil at all. I think he handled the fling with Robbie (and Brad) pretty well, refusing to go out with Robbie unless Brad was OK with it. And the sale of Anders-Hayes presumably was a good deal for the family, as far as we know. The only thing that points to him to be problematic is Brad's general nervousness of him.
  14. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 31

    Thank you for your review, and for commenting on so many facets of the chapter. You mentioned that Kevin's view of Cody didn't match what we know of Cody. As I said below, we only have Kevin's point of view, and he seems a bit bitter, so it's possible that he's wrong. I wonder if Alex genuinely didn't care about Wade's living situation, or if he was being polite. I suspect it was the former.
  15. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 31

    Kevin featured prominently in Millennium, so that's the story you want to scan to get up to speed on him. I think, in a sense, you're right about Cody.
  16. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 31

    Your theory on Cody has merit, especially the thought that he might have a secret crush, but there is another possibility. We're seeing this through Kevin's eyes, and he's clearly pissed off at Cody, and thus he's jaded. He may not be right. BTW, to clarify, Wade didn't invite Alex to live with him, he invited him to stay with him, which I assume both of them interpreted to mean Alex had a place to stay when he first arrived in the US. Think houseguest, not roommate.
  17. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 31

    Of the three items you mentioned, two of them are significant. :-)
  18. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 31

    Thanks for the review! I think the fact that Jackie doesn't like Kevin, and that Alex doesn't like Kevin, probably are telling about Kevin's influence in Cody's life. They obviously had an acrimonious breakup, but we don't know why. Yet.
  19. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 31

    I'm glad you liked it! It's been quite a while since I've been to London, but I remember that parking was a problem, primarily from hearing people bitch about it. :-)
  20. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 31

    I think Chapter 32 will spark things along. That should post this weekend. I honestly haven't decided what Alex Danvers' deal is. Yet.
  21. I'd rather see him without them on.
  22. One minute you've turned B1ue into a seamstress, the next you're talking football. Kudos to your diversity!
  23. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 31

    July 19, 2002 Bel Air, CA Brad These parties were a lot different than they used to be. In the past, they’d been all but a prelude to an orgy, but now they were much classier. I might have attributed the change to the hostess, but Jackie certainly hadn’t made a revolutionary transformation into a genteel woman. I tended to attribute it to the changing attitudes toward sex and sexuality; being gay wasn’t something that had to be as hidden as it used to be, or at leas
  24. Hang in there Jim. Chapter 12 is locked and loaded for Friday, and then you'll have your answer.
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