Well wicked Simon is no more and the saying goes it isn't polite to talk negatively about the dead.
JJ is far more resilient than I expected and the encouragement of Jason and Johnny has helped a lot too!
One point not covered by the attorney were the tax implications of inheriting such a large estate, but perhaps that is on a later agenda. At any rate I can foresee a rather large charitable donation from the estate to mitigate the tax burden.....
I've only been to a couple cast parties when I was in college and worked on some sets for play in our little theater. I was amazed at the ability of people to get into and jump from character to character while having the best time ever. Of course there was a piano, not a grand and not a Steinway, but a good serviceable piano and several who could play various show tunes with no shortage of singers to accompany them. Talent is really something seen up close and personal. This chapter really evoked some of that and I'm glad to have these memories replayed in my mind.
Now the DP sex was mind-blowing and while many may consider it pornographic, I just enjoyed being titillated.
Simon's apparent demise is a sad ending to an empty life which could have been so much more....
The author has made it clear that they both considered this transactional. And thus for the adult, it is unacceptable behavior. Hopefully, JJ will get through this without feeling totally used later in life as he matures and comes to understand what being an adult means.
Or an Audi?
It seems there are a plethora of parents who upon finding their offspring is not heterosexual disown them like they were an old blanket they discovered had a stain that could not be removed...And yet these same parents supposedly were raised to believe "God is LOVE".
The power balance between a homeless thrown away teen and any rescuer is huge whether the rescuer is one of the working poor, middle class or rich. People with nothing but themselves to give in appreciation should not be shamed and neither should anyone be surprised by it.
Based on my meticulously close reading of this chapter from Johnny's point of view and the earlier chapter covering this same scene from Jason's point of view, I confidently conclude these two guys are directly on the same page and could be in it for the long haul.
I don't think we should be too hard on creepy Simon because we were all there watching in our mind's eye right along with him. At least I was and enjoying every gasp, groan, grunt, sigh, giggle and slurp of it! And for all those who think there can be too much sexual details in a story, all I can say is this isn't one of them!
I'm in the more is better crowd. But, I'll take what you give us because I know how time consuming writing can be, especially when you try to get it right.
Thanks for all you do...and keep on doing it!
Interesting start but the beach season is about over and what will Chris do for work then? Seems George has been good to them but can he afford to keep them for free indefinitely?