I haven't written Jeanine off a cliff yet. I think she's more resilient than that.
It's interesting that Westie (and you) made the comparison between JP and Wade. I have written them as very similar characters, but I think that Wade actually has more self-confidence than JP had/has. JP was always fighting his internal demons, and while Wade fights to maintain his cool, he seems to like himself more than JP did.
Thanks Daisy! That's the challenge sometimes with writing...I have to get myself in the right frame of mind. I'm glad you liked PMS. I enjoyed writing about the first 40 chapters, then it became more challenging than I would have liked.
I'm glad you're happy! As for Maddy's father...Robbie already has a kid, but he would have been my second choice. This works out better, as you said, since it really forced home the issue of Jeanine's infidelity.
I tried to quote posts and respond to reviews, but once again, the site is moving so slowly it keeps kicking me to an error screen. I really do appreciate your comments and feedback. I'll try to pick a time when it's moving at a normal speed and get back to all of you. I'm thinking that 2025 ought to be about right.
Paternity is the twelfth story in the CAP series. You can find it here.
If you want to get updates on when new chapters are published, click on "follow this story." I'll try to keep the edits to a minimum so you don't get a bunch of extra e-mail notifications.
I hope you enjoy it!
September 16, 2000
Los Angeles, CA
Wade
The conference room at the hospital was barely large enough to hold all of the people in our group. At the head of the table stood the doctor, officiously rummaging through the papers that held the two secrets we were all here to discover. He was the only one in the room who knew who the real fathers were of Jeanine’s and Tiffany’s babies. His apparent disorganization was intensely irritating. I longed to jump in and straighten
Paternity is the twelfth story in the CAP Saga. The story takes place in 2000, with Wade Danfield and Will Schluter as our primary narrators. Many of the characters in this story were introduced in “Chronicles of an Academic Predator,” “1968,” “The Land Whore,” “Be Rad,” “Man in Motion,” “A Summer Love,” “If It Fits,” “Bloodlines,” “The Box,” "Millennium," and "Poor Man's Son."
Sharon's rule: No animals may be fictionally harmed during sex acts in the story. That's why I had to pull the chapter with Stef and the horse.
It's times like this that I really miss the "negative" button.
Too funny. Some insights into my writing team:
Sharon would shake her head, but as long as it's not too outrageous, she'd let it go. She would correct the grammar though.
Peter A. would point out the continuity problems, wondering where the stick came from, what kind of stick it was, and whether the body lube Will used was glossy or more of a matte finish.
Jeremy would rage that Will got a stick up his ass, while JJ didn't.
Dr. Peter would patiently explain the risks of having a stick up one's ass, and point out what could happen, worse case (at my urging), if the stick broke.
Jay would turn the whole thing into a complex bondage scenario.
And Adam would be fine with it as long as no football players were harmed.
They're awesome!
Thanks! We'll see more of Will in the next story, and possibly of Tony. I really do think that Gathan is gender neutral. He craves love more than anything else.