Mark Arbour

I'd do her.

Yeah, except my birthday isn't until the 13th. I just picked the first day in May for Facebook. Guess I should change that. Sorry about that guys, but thanks for the kind wishes!

My favorite Margaret Cho line: "I'm not straight, I'm not gay, I'm just slutty."

Yeah, and besides, if he knocked her up, I'd have everyone bitching at me that I'd already done that.

Ah, to be that young again. Sigh.

You got my cherry. BTW, it was good for me. :-)

People sometime forget how things were.

In the story, the only people who we've seen finding out are JP's immediate family, and that was back in "If it Fits" when Brian appeared.

I agree. And Gathan is of this new generation where he's not hung up on labels, so I think that works.

Jack is awesome.

OK, I get what you're saying, but let me ask you this: do you think when people say "no" they always mean "no"? Yes, you should respond, no always means no. But does it? I'm not talking ideal world, I'm talking real world. I'm pointing this out because I'm not trying to make a point that it should be OK, but that it happens. In this situation, did it work out that way? Not really. I didn't really lay the whole thing out, but with both Zach and Brittany, it weighs on Gathan's mind. The whole scene with Brittany won't totally evolve until he meets with David. But if Brittany tells Kristin she liked it, it was most likely one of her first encounters with a guy and as she got into it, she felt guilty and freaked out. If it was OK, then Gathan wouldn't even be thinking about it. If he did, he'd be talking with bravado, about how he totally rocked her world, and how she couldn't resist him. Instead, it tweaks at him every time he thinks about sex. He knows it's wrong. One of his victims (Zach) is seriously f**ked up, while the other seems no worse for the wear. If I was him, right now, I'd be guilty and very confused.

You liked this chapter, and it's got the lowest star rating of any of them (3 out of 5). Go figure. BTW, I liked it too. I guess we're contrarians.

Isn't Kristin awesome. Uh oh.

You're welcome!

"Why JP, her blond hair looks just like yours." Now I just have to think up who'd say that.

July 14, 2000 Van Nuys, CA Will It was really fucking early, and both John and I were pretty crabby as a result, but Dad and Robbie wanted to get up to Escorial in time to settle in and get ready for the party. “I don’t get why we have to leave so early,” I bitched as we climbed up the stairs to the plane. “This is a big deal, and we have to be there,” Dad said firmly. “You make it sound like the Super Bowl,” I said grumpily. “Well, for our family,

Another approach is to let her totally off the hook by blaming the bank. "I'm sure you had it taken care of, but they're so slow with deposits sometimes." Either way, your suggested approach is spot on. You make a friend in the process. Unless she's pilfering money from the company, in which case you'll ultimately get reamed for not bringing it up. There's no winning sometimes.

My writing is like my sexuality: I can swing both ways.

Some people have such dirty minds.

This is where you volunteer to help them. Then you get to check a menage-a-trois off your list of sexual accomplishments.

Good point. Plowing sounds more slow and methodical. Drilling is about rough, hard, penetration. :-)

I want to thank you guys for your insights on this story. It's kind of funny, but when I'm writing this, I'm trying to see things through Will's eyes, so you give me some perspective from the other side. My own experiences are that this time in life (14-18) is a time when adolescents are learning to be adults. Some get there faster than others; some never get there at all. There's a natural rebellion, a need to break free of the protective bonds that parents provide and carve your own path, and that's what I see causing the conflict between Will and his parents. Will thinks he's 21, Brad thinks he's 10, and Jeanine's got him pegged at about 7. If I were to jump into Brad's mind right now, I think he'd be very frustrated that this person who he loves more than his own life is suddenly very difficult to deal with. I would guess that he'd be wondering where that guy was that he used to be able to surf with and have a good time with. I think he'd be a little disappointed that Will wasn't waiting at home for him to go surfing like he used to. He'd probably be evaluating the situation in his mind, and wondering if he was still the most important person in Will's life. His every move seems to be the wrong one. In situations like that, he's bound to pick the wrong battles to fight.

Thanks for posting them Comsie, and for giving us the link. I was wondering why your stuff wasn't showing up at GA.

Thanks for posting them Comsie, and for giving us the link. I was wondering why your stuff wasn't showing up at GA.

I think something else to consider is that Will's childhood has been shaped by power struggles between his parents.