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  1. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 18

    Interestingly, Brad didn't seem to offer rewards for any jewelry Jeanine may have been wearing, so we can assume what she had on that morning wasn't meaningful. And you're right...I'm sure I won't be able to come up with anything new in Chicago. ;-)
  2. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 18

    The deal with Brad being quiet about going to NY to get the rings is so "him." He wants to deal with this privately, probably because he's not sure how he'll handle it, and then tell everyone about it.
  3. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 18

    Thanks Jason. Irish tragedies more common than tenderloin hookers...LOL
  4. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 18

    June 23, 2002 Escorial, CA Matt I’d gone down to the gym to work off some steam, at least to the degree that I could without making my chest hurt. It was a lot better, but I didn’t have the adrenaline rush of anger to stifle the pain anymore. I smiled, deciding that was a good trade off. I got back to my room and was about to take a shower, when I opted to change my mood. I walked out onto my balcony and got ready to light up a joint when I saw Will sitting there. His r
  5. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
  6. Happy Birthday Comsie!!!
  7. I can see Wade as a consultant or a lobbyist, but I could also see him as a politician. With his pedigree, he doesn't have to go Georgetown Law (Harvard would sound better on a bio anyway) and he doesn't have to work as a page. He'd consider working as a page to be demeaning at this point. He's still young enough that Virginia residency isn't an issue, and it wouldn't be anyway, since he probably lists Goodwell as his permanent residence. He's from one of Virginia's First Families. How much more VA can you get? I also don't see him as a "get home by 5 and play with the kids" kind of guy. He's too driven, too achievement oriented. He's much more likely to be a workaholic.
  8. Thanks for posting that, Tim. I don't think people associate California with floods, but when it rains...it can get scary. I remember this one.
  9. What do you do for a living?
  10. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    I really think it's too soon to make a call on Matt and Wade. They'll both be in different cities, meeting new people. So they'll undoubtedly have temptation from those new relationships, but that will conflict with their intense history, and their bond, which is really good when it works. Wade doesn't have to worry about a cover. He's out and proud now. That newspaper article when he was a freshman pretty much labelled him. :-)
  11. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Léon, I think that Matt and Wade both have to move on individually at this point. Whether they ultimately come back together remains to be seen. Relationships are like that.
  12. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    You're the buzz kill at the party who, when someone announces some achievement, you ask them why they didn't do it years ago (like you told them to), right? (SMILE). The winding down feel is interesting, since I actually felt this way too. You'll probably feel that way again. And maybe again. But the point of Flux is to transition away from 9-11 and into a new direction, so I have to get them launched on a new path.
  13. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Jason, you're hilarious. I'm glad you're confident that all of the drama has dissipated. How could it be otherwise with such a calm cast of characters? ;-) I'm not anti-Celtic, I'm just not much into religion. Celts are hot.
  14. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Thanks Miles. It's not the ending. I've got another 10 chapters lined out. ;-)
  15. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Thanks! Sometimes intertwining things isn't easy. :-). As for the Matt, Wade, and Brad three way, I'm too afraid of Sharon to go there.
  16. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Thanks R! You're right, in that they all seem to have perspective now.
  17. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Thanks R! You're right, in that they all seem to have perspective now.
  18. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Cody makes a return in a few chapters...but who will he target? Matt or Brad?
  19. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Thanks! I think they're figuring that out too, and are realizing its best to just let all this shit go
  20. If that's what you expect, it's sure to happen.
  21. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Thanks Kitt. Sometimes the emotions can make a chapter dramatic, but in this case, it was all very cathartic, as you noted.
  22. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Of course that will happen, and there will be no more drama. Just happy, cheerful, sunshiney chapters! Right.
  23. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    "I have real hope that 911 is now more or less being viewed in their tail lights." That's very true. What you're seeing with all of them is that when the horror of that day finally recedes, they can try to become the people they were before it happened, or maybe even better.
  24. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked the scene with Casey and Matt. I think it says a lot about their (professional) relationship that they both know how to keep a respectable distance, but also when to close that distance. Last chapter we saw Brad flush the grieving cobwebs from his brain; in this chapter, it was Matt's turn.
  25. Mark Arbour

    Chapter 17

    Thanks Maarten! I figured you'd like this chapter since Will wasn't narrating. ;-)
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