Howzat

Yes! You!!

I'm shocked, I say SHOCKED that any of our esteemed authors would obfuscate, dissemble or downright lie! Excepting @kbois of course - she is well known for leading her readers astray in the story comments

And not forgetting the actual swimming pool (I'm assuming the school has one) when the boys have to get changed and see each other nekkid!

The single word that stood out to me in this chapter - SAFE. Tag now knows that with Ash he will be SAFE. When Tag reveals to Ash what happened to him he will be SAFE. Ash (especially Ash) and all of the other guys (including Cara) will support him and he will be SAFE. Great chapter @Wayne Gray - I'm looking forward to Sunday (unless there's a chance of you being bored again and posting early - that would really tick off @kbois if you did that! Go on, I double dare ya!!)

That other ally could be Beth?

@Mark Arbour - hope you had a great 4th of July - the anniversary of our King George III losing the colonies. If at anytime there are enough of you who wish to return to the fold, I'm sure you only have to ask and King Charles III will gladly be your real king. Anyway - back to the story! There be plotting going on on - not sure who is involved and to what extent our George will be affected. Is it Palomar? Is it the new guy? Is it someone else in the crew? Great story as always.

So Ryder is still in town and Owen has only just got home. Will Owen grow some cajones and actually go out to meet Ryder - I'm sure that is what Ryder is asking him? Will Owen & Ryder have their first kiss (definitely Owen's first and definitely not Ryder's first)? Will this be Owen's first step to getting out of the grip of Margot? Great story @mastershakeme!

Wow - those two are just complete idiots, but so loveable with it. Even though neither of them are gay, they just did some REALLY gay stuff - maybe they'll just be gay for each other and be real bro's. Great story @Boy Mercury X!

Mentored by @kbois of course!

Oh Owen - you're still hiding aren't you? You didn't tell Ryder about the "double date" that you've been forced in to going on by Margot and her big mouth! And the "engagement" as well (how could I forget about that). Ring him back and tell him right now!!! PS - get a different phone! I've never heard of one that loses an unsent text message because the person you were going to send it to then rang you before you hit send!

I suspect this could be a case of both of them thinking the other one is gay and is trying to come out to the other without destroying their friendship. I don't think my shower hose would be able to go where Bailey's went - haven't got the ability to control the water pressure that well. So would either be painful and/or messy as a result!

Have we got any LEO's from Massachusetts on here? I'm sure that was @kbois just admitting to breaking the law by not transferring her driving licence from Florida! That must be worth several years in the state pen!! (Look at me getting down with the local lingo!)

Well, that goes without saying!

At least we don't have to do that in the UK - although we're a nation made up of four distinct parts (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) the driving licence is standard across all four. If you colonials hadn't taken funny with old King George III, 250 years ago, you could have had a standard driving licence as well!

Or Psycho, Dial M For Murder, Rear Window or The Wizard Of Oz (just for the scene where Dorothy's house crushes the Wicked Witch Of The East)!