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To echo the other posters above - a great start to this story @Autumn Dream With almost 200k words in the bank already it's going to be a long read - but I love reading stories on GA that are like that. I think we can work out who Ashton is going to be - I'm sure he'll turn out to be a sheep in wolf's clothing!

I made it 5,676 but who's counting!

Happy Birthday @FanLit - hope you're having a great weekend.

@DallasCubRob feel free to join The Korner Krew (see top of comments section for link) if you haven''t already. We don't bite, but watch out for @weinerdog - he's the only one who may give you a nibble! First on page 2!

Do dogs suffer with ED? Is there a canine version of V.....? I do hope not! 😮 WOW! First on page 5!

I have to agree with @kbois on the cats. Even though I work for an educational cat charity (we don't actually deal with cats themselves, just the people that interact with them - carers/owners, vets, vet nurses, vet receptionists etc.) I enjoy my work and am perfectly fine with not having to deal with the animals!

Thanks @kbois - just found it!

Love this! But considering what went in to the live production of the original painting and what followed the initial session I had something slightly more explicit in mind! 😇

I think we definitely deserve to see that painting, though I expect @kbois would have to find someone willing to create it, either digitally (just artist required) or IRL (that option would require an artist and someone to be the subject!). Of course anyone of us (shout out to The Korner Krew) could create it for @kbois (I'm no artist so it won't be me).

Great story Joe. With both couples (Drew & Danny, Drew & Connor) you described their sex scenes perfectly - happy endings for both of them (more than once)! That was a real plot twist with Prosky being the snake in the grass working for Rossi all along! Connor & Drew got the HEA they both deserved - now both working together with Carmen. Even Danny got his own version of a HEA - for now anyway!

I've had similar outcomes with looking up names of kids (obviously now adults) on F-book and finding things out that if I'd known that then, then my life could have been oh so different!

I love Robbie - she is just what Miles needed. He has told her "why" but we probably won't know for another week. Probably Troy's POV coming up next (but we know what @kbois is like - it could be Erik!). If it is Troy then it will surely be a real heartbreaker! It won't be easy to read!!

Which probably means you did! We know how you think (some of the time).

William Adams being 18 (probably, as there is no day/month) could well have been killed at Gallipoli where so many ANZACs met their untimely end. This could just be a gravestone without a body as I expect he would have been interred at Gallipoli rather than being shipped home to Australia.

“I want you to paint on me. I want to be your canvas. Now. Today.” My mouth went dry. I had never thought of using someone as a canvas. It wasn’t a new concept, but I hadn’t expected it from Miles. The idea was appealing. “Okay, let’s go home.” We stopped at a thrift store and bought several large sheets and blankets to protect the floor. As soon as we got home, I brought out my paint and supplies. I had amassed a large collection of both oil-based and acrylic paint. I gathered all the acrylics, knowing they would be easier to clean. When I turned around, Miles was naked. “Use me.” I was fully expecting Troy to submit Miles as his end of semester painting project - though quite how the professor/class would have reacted to that we shall never know as it didn't happen! Was this a final farewell from Miles to Troy - I certainly hope not! It seems we may find out a little more in the next chapter (just when is that due @chris191070?) as it is Miles POV - but at what point in their timeline we don't know. @kbois you just know how to keep us all on tenterhooks wondering which direction you will be shooting off in next.