Liam's story - 8. Chapter 8

This was a great chapter. I know how liam feels about going to tell someone something and realize they're not here anymore

...............Hey, some parts bring back memories, I too remembered the many times I dialed a phone number, reacted to a shared TV program calling out that it was on. Took me at least a year to stop picking up the phone to dial that number. Once 20 years ago and another 5 years ago, with too many other times in hospice and hospitals to count.

I'm a little leery of Rob, I don't know why but I am, nice chapter!

Liam is so lucky to have the parents he has.  Like Benji, too many times I’ve experienced that reality disconnect after losing someone.  It’s hard. You wove that into the story very well.

I’m also wary of Toby.  It seems too easy, and even makes me wonder about the nature of his friendship with Josh.  Is Toby transferring feelings he had for Josh to his deceased best friend’s little brother - either as confused compensation for his loss or as a subconscious proxy for Josh?  I hope not.  It could be just me overthinking a gay story line when I should be asleep.  ;-)

And then there’s the Mandy as fb problem.  If I were Liam, I think that would stop me dead in my tracks.  Morever, Toby’s and Mandy’s kiss at the BBQ seemed a bit too openly passionate for just friends with benefits on the DL.  

And....Liam is underage!

I agree with tesao when it comes to  Toby. He loved Josh, and now that he's gone his brother will do? Not liking Toby very much after his lame explanations. I also have a big issue on how Toby just kinda glossed over Mandy, like it wasn't a big deal. He also never mentioned putting a stop to their being friends with benefits. Just jumped right to a date. For me, I question how trustworthy Toby would be. I don't see him being very trustworthy at all. Also, judging Mandy's behavior at the bbq, she probably sees it as more than a fuck buddies scenario. I see poor Liam being hurt in the end if he starts anything with Toby.

I am not sure I agree with everyone else.  Everything said is possible, but Toby did try and pull away when he was developing feeling for Liam. He broke off the kiss. We also don’t know his relationship with Josh or why Josh killed himself. I’m sure all will be revealed in time. Thanks for the chapter and story. 

19 hours ago, Wesley8890 said:

This was a great chapter. I know how liam feels about going to tell someone something and realize they're not here anymore

Thank you for your comment! I know how Liam feels too, it’s not pleasant! Thanks for continuing to read. 

18 hours ago, Benji said:

...............Hey, some parts bring back memories, I too remembered the many times I dialed a phone number, reacted to a shared TV program calling out that it was on. Took me at least a year to stop picking up the phone to dial that number. Once 20 years ago and another 5 years ago, with too many other times in hospice and hospitals to count.

 

I'm a little leery of Rob, I don't know why but I am, nice chapter!

Thanks for your comment! It’s nice to hear my characters inner dialogue is relatable, even if it isn’t something we wish we didn’t relate to.

16 hours ago, tesao said:

Liam is so lucky to have the parents he has.  Like Benji, too many times I’ve experienced that reality disconnect after losing someone.  It’s hard. You wove that into the story very well.

 

I’m also wary of Toby.  It seems too easy, and even makes me wonder about the nature of his friendship with Josh.  Is Toby transferring feelings he had for Josh to his deceased best friend’s little brother - either as confused compensation for his loss or as a subconscious proxy for Josh?  I hope not.  It could be just me overthinking a gay story line when I should be asleep.  ;-)

 

And then there’s the Mandy as fb problem.  If I were Liam, I think that would stop me dead in my tracks.  Morever, Toby’s and Mandy’s kiss at the BBQ seemed a bit too openly passionate for just friends with benefits on the DL.  

 

And....Liam is underage!

Thank you! Yes, Liam is very lucky to have the dad he has. 

So so many people weary of Toby! I guess we’ll have to see how it plays it out!

and Liam’s age, he’s 17 almost 18, Toby is only a year and a halfish older than him, I don’t see that as a huge problem. Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment.

13 hours ago, jaysalmn said:

I agree with tesao when it comes to  Toby. He loved Josh, and now that he's gone his brother will do? Not liking Toby very much after his lame explanations. I also have a big issue on how Toby just kinda glossed over Mandy, like it wasn't a big deal. He also never mentioned putting a stop to their being friends with benefits. Just jumped right to a date. For me, I question how trustworthy Toby would be. I don't see him being very trustworthy at all. Also, judging Mandy's behavior at the bbq, she probably sees it as more than a fuck buddies scenario. I see poor Liam being hurt in the end if he starts anything with Toby.

Another toby hater! Liam is a little weary of the whole Mandy situation, we’ll just have to see how it plays out 🙂

thanks for for reading and commenting! Reading comments is my favourite part of sharing this story 

2 hours ago, glennish said:

I am not sure I agree with everyone else.  Everything said is possible, but Toby did try and pull away when he was developing feeling for Liam. He broke off the kiss. We also don’t know his relationship with Josh or why Josh killed himself. I’m sure all will be revealed in time. Thanks for the chapter and story. 

Someone giving toby a break! You’re right we don’t know too much about his friendship with josh yet. 

Thank you you for taking the time to comment, I love reading comments!

1 hour ago, Kjamieson said:

Thank you! Yes, Liam is very lucky to have the dad he has. 

 

So so many people weary of Toby! I guess we’ll have to see how it plays it out!

 

and Liam’s age, he’s 17 almost 18, Toby is only a year and a halfish older than him, I don’t see that as a huge problem. Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment.

 I guess we all love Liam so much that we can’t help but be a bit wary, given the red flags and unknowns you’ve tossed into the plot..   ;-)   And you’re right, the small age difference isn’t a problem at all -  until and unless they have sex while Liam is still a minor - and then it’s a potentially huge problem, depending on the extent of the sexual activity (and the jurisdiction ).

@tesao don’t worry, the boys are in Canada 🇨🇦 16 is the age of consent here 

but you’re right, and I too am quite fond of Liam and don’t want to see him get hurt either 

43 minutes ago, Kjamieson said:

@tesao don’t worry, the boys are in Canada 🇨🇦 16 is the age of consent here 

 

but you’re right, and I too am quite fond of Liam and don’t want to see him get hurt either 

Whew!  I admit that California law is my frame of reference; Canada’s age of consent is, frankly,  much more enlightened. As you probably know, the UK’s is now also 16.   Leave it to sex-phobic America to insist on 18.

As one of Gilda Radner’s characters on SNL used to say, “never mind”. 

So, then we should expect some hot chapters coming up? 

PS...I’m still queasy about Mandy.

Wow another awesome chapter. I am hooked on this story! and I hope Mandy will disappear without causing (much) trouble for the boys.

I am also wary of Toby. But they're both very young. They're both bound to make mistakes. 

Is Toby bisexual? That might explain Mandy. They might just have been using each other for sexual release…

And I wish all parents were able to accept the news of their child's orientation so calmly!  ;–)

18 hours ago, droughtquake said:

And I wish all parents were able to accept the news of their child's orientation so calmly!  ;–)

Me too. Parts of this story are based on my own life and experiences and parts of it are based on what I wished were my experiences. Liam's dad definitely goes in to 'things I wish I had growing up' category.