Nephylim

You know, I haven't read a story on GA for must be two years. It's bad of me. I read a lot of published books because I review for a review blog and I've read plenty with far less going for them than this. I'm invested and, although it's going to have to be spread out between other commitments, I know I'm going to read to the end and love every chapter. The premise of the story isn't new - the boss's son starting at the firm incognito - but the story feels fresh and I'm loving the characters. You have a lovely way of pulling someone into a story and identifying with a character, and at least so far, you're keeping Colin and Charlie's voices very different and unique. Great first chapter.

High five sistah

Tell me about it! You can't trust them as far as you can sput. You think you know someone.....

Oh she is. i can't wait for you to meet her Only a few chapters to wait. She's a nightmare.

There are two kinds of authors, plotters and pantsers. Plotters have everything planned out in advance, sometimes with story boards, chapter plans, images etc. They have some creative scope within the process but basically the whole thing from beginning to end is sketched out from the start. Then there are pantsers who start with a blank page and just write. That's me I usually have a broad plan - the kind of story I want to write, the characters, maybe a scene here and there - but that's it. As I start to write, more of the story comes to me. That's why I don't ever start posting a story until it's at least half way through, usually finished. Things crop up and I have to go back and change things that happened earlier to fit them in

Just to be clear, Aria's comment about trying to be a girl referred to his agreeing to transition in order to please his mother, nothing else. Aria is not transgender and he hasn't tried to make any physical changes, although I'm pretty sure he would have if she'd asked.

There will be, I promise. I kind of broke my own unwritten rule by starting to post before I finished the story, so I'm still writing it and there are things popping up that even surprise me For one thing, the person I'd intended to be behind all the bad shit going down unexpectedly stepped aside and a new monster took the stage. And oh my were they worse than the first.

Thank you. Sadly, that's very true. I've seen it so much in practice.

You don't know how right you are

When Drew woke the next morning, the room was dark, and he was momentarily confused as to where he was. Senses honed in dark jungles, bleak deserts and the streets of bombed out cities, told him he was not alone in the room. The confusion cleared fast and he remembered the previous night. Aria and Amara had been fast asleep when they’d got back to the house and were walking zombies when Drew ushered them through the door and up the stairs. Ben had wanted to take charge of Amara, but Drew

It was mentioned there are gay and asexual characters. It doesn't say anything about Aria being asexual. Who knows though, you might be right. It's as good a theory as any The next chapter will prove you right or wrong as the reason for the identity swapping is revealed, although not entirely explained. In fact, the next chapter is quite a pivotal one.

Things are definitely starting to heat up and there are some very startling revalations in the next chapter. I'm going to publish that early I think because I like stirring things up

Thank you. It's nice to have you on board. Feel free to let loose in comments. Good, bad, helpful, thoughtful, downright bitching. I love them all These guys are real to me and there is nothing I love more than talking about them.

Guys, I love you all. You crack me up. This is definitely my favourite story as far as comments go. I'm having a blast.

Please feel free

Time dragged even slower outside in the ballroom. Aware of eyes on him, which he ignored, he wandered from food tables to bar. Ben eventually materialized, with a woman on his arm. He kissed her cheek and they parted ways. Ben wandered over to Drew. “How you doing, sexy.” It was clear he’d been drinking, and cold fury ignited in Drew’s blood. “You’ve been drinking, and where have you been?” “Ease up, will ya? I told you this is a sweet gig. By the time we get out of here, those t

I'm so glad you enjoy it so much. It was great fun to write becasue I put so much of myself and my time doing iron age reenactment into it

Who says he's a bottom You're right, he's a waste of space and I can't imagine what trouble he caused when he was in the army. I wouldn't be surprised if he got a dishonourable discharge. The fact he's been sacked from jobs before Amara doesn't speak much for his record either. You could well be right about Amara as well. I'm sure jelousy adds to his reactions as well as his concern for his brother. It's mostly being over protective of Aria and worried he's going to get too invested then hurt, but he's definitely seeing the difference between Drew and Ben, and maybe even a bit more? Maybe the jealousy isn't just that Drew is a better bodyguard. Maybe he sees something else in Drew. Or maybe Aria does. Or both

Lots and lots of pear-shaped-ness coming up for sure. Lots of things they can't control. "His royal pain" *snort* Ben's about as useful as a chocolate teapot....filled with boiling syrup. To be honest, I think he's probably already being shafted and screwed - as often as he can

*snort* I can actually see Aria with a little white pouffball.

Couldn't agree more

Gosh, what makes you think things are going to go pear shaped later? My stories are always so fluffy and happy with no drama and lots of glitter and...er...alright, I'm an evil witch who likes to torture characters so I guess it's pretty likely things will go pear shaped

Thank you She was a complete nightmare wasn't she? And definitely barking up the wrong tree with Drew.

Does he? I wonder why. Superstar, super rich, from a super famous family, I guess it's hard not to be in those circumstances, although I think you'll be surprised.

There is definitely more to both Aria and Amara than people are seeing yet The twins' personalities are very different. Amara has always been the strong one which, in part, has allowed Aria to be true to his sweet and slightly naive self. To some extent, the twins have only ever had each other to rely on and when you've been let down over and over, it's hard to trust. Amara sees this far more clearly than Aria. You'll see later that the boys' bonds with their mother, in particular, are not what they should be. When that happens children often either become withdrawn and distant, having difficulty in forming attachments, or overly affectionate and form strong attachments quickly and deeply. Amara hasn't quite gone down the first road, but Aria's skipping happily along the second. Amara is well aware of Aria's issues and knows he's been hurt because of it so he's kind of overprotective.