Mark Arbour
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If I could just figure out how not to procrastinate, I would be so much more productive! Much of this applies to me IRL, though.
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How about if they do both at the same time? :-)
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How about if they do both at the same time? :-)
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I'm not sure it requires major scheming to corner the guy and tell him to figure out a way to separate Zach from Will. Now if they'd orchestrated hiring him with that in mind, perhaps.
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Thanks Kitt! Things were a little better in 2002 than in 1985, when Robbie had his problems, but as I noted earlier, football was very gay-unfriendly in 2002. I tend to agree with you on the rumor mill. I see Zach as a relatively aloof guy, but he'd still be clued into what people were saying. If nothing else, someone on his team would have given him shit about it (as you mentioned), probably in a teasing kind of way, at least at first.
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Well, we have some states where you can go over 80mph, but that's just the legal limit. Where JP was speeding...well, he was taking a reasonable risk. It's pretty populated, not like the middle of Montana. I think Will could react in a number of different ways. You'll find out in a few days. ;-)
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Should Matt and Will hookup?
Mark Arbour replied to Mark Arbour's topic in Mark Arbour Fan Club's Topics
Actually, I haven't decided, and that's why I posted this question/poll. I really can see both sides to this one. -
Seriously? Everyone knows Germans make better cars than the British. (Ducks)
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Thanks for the review, and sorry you had problems posting it. They're working on some upgrades to the system for the future, so hopefully that will help. I think Zach's sexuality could easily derail his career, talent or not. Consider that Michael Sam made MAJOR headlines this year by coming out and he isn't even in the NFL yet. There are NO openly gay players in the NFL (that are active). Retired guys have admitted it, but only after they've retired. That's today, and in this story, we're talking 12 years ago, when gay marriage wasn't legal anywhere in the US.
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Yeah yeah yeah. I know how you feel about Will. He did good in this chapter, but you don't have to admit it. ;-) Just because a company is family owned doesn't mean it should stay that way. I think that makes more sense if it is also family run, and in this situation, no family members are currently involved or capable of being involved, so it makes sense to sell it. These guys are astute businessmen, and they'll realize that the business is an asset, and if they get a good price, it's time to sell.
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I love Michael Sam, both because of the person he is, and because he's a Mizzou Tiger! Guys like him will blaze the trail.
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I've been pondering this, and I'm not sure which way I want to go, so I thought I'd give you all a chance to weigh in. On the one hand, they're both very sexual beings, and fraternal sex is certainly not taboo in this story, or in this family. I discounted the age issue. On the other hand, I'm not sure that's really a good idea for their relationship, especially after all the controversies they've dealt with. What do you think?
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I'm glad you mentioned the name tags. I got some requests from readers who had color issues and couldn't discern the differences easily. Not everyone has young, 42 year old eyes. ;-)
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I'm glad you're enjoying the drama. It's worth pointing out that I've been posting a chapter every 4 days. That's pretty fucking rapid. :-)
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This is another one of your spot-on reviews. I found myself reading it and just nodding. I haven't decided whether Matt and Will should hook up. Maybe it's time for a poll? Sharon loves those.
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Glad you liked it. JP is not one to procrastinate.
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Some great observations, Kevin. I really like that you mentioned Zach. There's this general assumption that he's just using Will, that Will's his gravy train, but I think his feelings for Will are much stronger than that.
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Thanks. I liked his comment too.
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I could have named this story 'Ironies'.
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June 17, 2002 Escorial, CA Matt I sat on the patio, slowly smoking a joint all by myself, letting my Oakleys block out the bright sunlight. I’d just gotten back from taking my parents to the airport, while Wade was still gone, having ridden along with his own family as they went to catch their plane. We were supposed to be doing the same thing, heading to the airport to leave for Boston, but Wade had seen reason, after Tiffany and I had whined enough, and had agreed to leave tomorr
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No problem on a late review. I'm way behind in responding. Sorry to everyone. Anyway, I think what you're seeing in Brad avoiding the issue with JP, and by him dreading Will's appearance, is the extreme guilt he feels. That's why he risked what he knew was going to be an explosion by Will, because he'd rather have that than have to deal with a discussion that would make him feel awful.
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I think you're right, in that Matt will primarily blame Brad for this, but I really don't think he's going to be happy until he works his way through it and deals with both of them. I think that Matt reacts emotionally when he's under extreme stress, and this counts. Other times, especially when the problems aren't his, he's quite rational. I also think that it's unfair for Wade to lump Matt in with Robbie, when Matt hasn't really shown himself to be unreliable in the same ways Robbie was.
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Jason, That was really well put. Wow. I think the only thing I'm not sure about is the issue with Brad and JP. I think that Brad shut JP down primarily because he wanted to avoid the guilt/judgment that he thought was coming, and because he was pretty embarrassed about having Matt get mad enough to break his nose.
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I think that Will was actually being pretty nice here, until Brad was rude, but that's just my opinion. From Matt's perspective, he's been trying to build a bridge back to Wade for quite a few months now, making a deliberate effort to rebuild their friendship and their relationship. He just found out that all that time, his step-father was cock-blocking him. In his mind, it's not about whether they were boyfriends or not at that time; it's about Brad sleeping with his ex-boyfriend, who he's still really into. I think if I had a friend who did that, I'd be pissed off. In this case, it's a parental figure.
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If you're comparing Wade to JP, I think if you go back and re-read some of the earlier stories, you'll find that JP made some pretty indefensible decisions too. But that's not really the issue...and it's really interesting how divided people are on this. Some think Wade and Brad together are no big deal, others think it's awful. I think that Will conducted himself pretty well in this chapter. He started out trying to be cheerful and pleasant with Brad, and it wasn't until Brad was flat-out rude that Will more or less lost it.
