Reviewer: Lorie (Signed) · Date: October 14, 2015 11:12 PM · On: Chapter 87

Lindsay will never learn. Wonder how fast she will go through the money.
What a bitch, blaming Justin for the way she feels and saying that to Gus. Too bad Gus isn't old enough to know the truth.

Ted's tough with Craig, love it. They sure have Craig over a barrel.

Great chapter. Great story.

Author's Response:

One trip to Atlantic City and she could probably go though all her money, it will take longer with just lottery tickets.  Gus is smart enough to know that Justin isn't the cause of his Mommy's unhappiness.  I think Ted enjoyed letting Craig know just how things are.  Thanks for the nice comments!!!  Bill

Reviewer: Predec2 (Signed) · Date: September 23, 2015 02:00 PM · On: Chapter 87

Whew! Finally got a chance to get caught up on your wonderful story, Bill! Not sure which one I find more abhorrent in the past few chapters - Lindsay, Michael, or Craig. Is it odd, though, that Craig here is probably the least offensive in a way?  And I think I would just call Michael deluded, however annoying he is, so I think Lindsay gets my vote. I'm trying to be sympathetic toward her in light of what I see as an addiction, but she needs to help herself a little here and get her priorities in order, and she is woefully lacking in that at the moment, so it's hard to feel sorry for what she has brought upon herself.

And now that the custody issue has been resolved, there is a little one about to enter the picture. So this is going to be 200 chapters now? Ha!  I would not be surprised! Congrats again on all the accolades - this is a richly interwoven story. Thanks. ~Kim

Author's Response:

Hi Kim, know you are busy so I appreciate you taking tiem to get caught up and leave a review.  Hard to pick a winner from L, M & C, they are all pretty annoying.  I think I am going to have to move things along faster or it wil take more than 200 chapters to get to a baby.  That seems to be a popular additon to many of my faithful reviewers.  Thanks for all your suppport!!!  Bill

Reviewer: sfscarlet (Signed) · Date: September 20, 2015 04:30 AM · On: Chapter 87

so short :(   great conversation between Brian and Gus and Justin and Gus-  wondering what Lindsay is going to do - should be interesting

Author's Response:

went for faster update instead of longer chapter.  Luckily Gus is smart enough to see the truth. I think Lindsay will continue to be "interesting" for a while.  Glad you enjoyed the chapter even though it was not long enough.  Thanks for the review!!  Bill

Reviewer: Blossomlegs (Signed) · Date: September 19, 2015 03:34 AM · On: Chapter 87

Wonder how well Linz parents are going to take her bolting her door from the inside?

She is a bitch to put Gus i the middle of everyting between her , Brian and Justin.

Mikey is just digging himself deeper in a hole.

Love Ted handling Craig, giving him no options, reg. the loan.

Hope Justin's gallery opening goes smoothly.

Seeing a update from you, makes my day, thanks for saring!

JoAnn

Author's Response:

Hi JoAnn, somehow I don;t think Ron and Nancy will be happy about the new lock on Lindsay's door. Brian and Justin are trying hard to keep Gus out of their Lindsay issues, would have been a good thing for his Mommy to do the same. Mikey is Mikey, I don't think he will ever change. I think Ted had a good time letting Craig know just how things are.  I think it might have been a little eye opening for Craig.  Glad to know you are still enjoying the story.  Thanks for the comments, you know I love to get reviews!!!!!   Bill 

Reviewer: julia005 (Anonymous) · Date: September 18, 2015 08:10 PM · On: Chapter 87

Our "best friends" in one chapter: Michael, Linds, Craig...how can it be worse?

Michael - I like the way Ben is handling his partner´s issues, his patience, his efforts to protect little JR. I hope Mickey will come to his senses soon, if not, what will Ben do?

Linds - addicted, depressiv, passive-agressiv...she is hurting her childs and digging her own grave = social life. Lindsay is the new Claire -drama around the corner.

Craig - on the way to learn his lesson the hard way..!

John with a twist, no longer the nice boy, but more and more questioning, looking for his own way, becoming his own person...So good to see him with little changes, never loose the security and love in his new family. Great work!

(sorry, I couldn´t rewiev lately, been exhausted, one got lost in www, I´ll do better, I promise ;)))))

Author's Response:

My friend, always happy to hear from you!!!! Mikey coming to his sense?? I suppose anything is possible.  Lindsay as the new Claire made me laugh! You are right Linds had lots of issues and who knows what is next there. John is maybe feeling more secure so he can express his opinions. Thanks for the review, I always look forward to hearing from you. Bill

Reviewer: DavidR (Signed) · Date: September 18, 2015 06:38 PM · On: Chapter 87

    Interestin, you see Michael as clueless and I see him as

(mildly) delusional.  After a long chat with Ben, the outcome is

that Michael will keep JR away from Justin.  As far as I can see,

B&J will probably see less of Michael.  To me that is a good

thing.  Given the good relationship between Mel and

Brian/Justin, JR will see lots of Justin.

   Now it looks like Lindsey has also crossed the line.  Locking

herself in her room will certainly make this difficult for her

parents.  Just how they are going to handle this will be

interesting. Can Brian help?  Would he even want to as she has

turned against  Justin. 

   On a lighter note, many chapters back, didn’t  I remember

John meeting a girl and they got along real well.  John is such a

good guy, maybe it is time for something special for him.

   Once again, thanks for the chapter and for the story.

DavidR

Author's Response:

You know I can't argue with delusional.  Mikey refuses to see what everyone else does, that Brian and Justin really love each other.  I thubk making things diffcult for the Petersens is a good thing but Lindsay has some MAJOR issues and doesn't seem to be getting any better.  I think Lindsay telling Gus lies about Justin kind of eliminates any personal inetrvention from Brian.  He will probably provide whatever help he can from a distance for Gus's sake more than anything else.

Now that John and Peter will be starting school John will more opportunity to see Patrice.  Will be interesting to see what develops there.  How will Uncle Brian deal with hetero teenage romance happening around him?  Always enjoy getting your perspectve on the story.  Thanks for being so fathful about posting comments!!!  Bill

Reviewer: bktush (Anonymous) · Date: September 18, 2015 10:04 AM · On: Chapter 87

Hi Bill, I just keep on loving this story and most of the characters. Lindsey makes me so mad, how she tell Gus that Justin is the reason she's so unhappy, but Gus won't buy that he loves his daddy and papa he's a smart little guy and knows she wasn't happy in Canada either. mikey needs to be placed in the booby hatch, if he has any brains I'm sure he sits on them. I can't believe his response to Justin buying a little bit of doll house furniture to make JR happy, she won't like being kept a way from Brian and Justin she loves them both, not for what they buy her, but for how they treat her. I thought Ted did a really great job when he had his meeting with Craig, I don't think he has any idea how sucessful his son is. I wish he could be civil to Brian and Justin they didn't have to help him, they don't need his gratatitude just being civil to them is all Brian wants for Justin.

Author's Response:

No love for Lindsay???  She is making it difficult to love her.  The person she is hurting the most is her self but i think she would like other people to be as unhappy as she is feeling. I think Justin could give Mikey a life saving transfusion and Mikey would still not be happy.  He just can't adjust to not be number one with Brian. Ted did a great job with Craig and I think he enjoyed every minute of letting Craig have it right between the eyes.  I think old Craig might just be having a little chnage of heart but time will tell.  Thanks for the comments, I really love hearing from the readers!!!  Bill

Reviewer: sophie'smom (Anonymous) · Date: September 17, 2015 10:06 PM · On: Chapter 87

Lindsay is up to something besides wasting money on the lottery. Blaming Justin for her unhappiness, and telling that to Gus who loves his Papa very much. So wrong.
Ted was in his glory. Go Ted. Craig finally did something right for a chance.

Author's Response:

Lindsay has many, many issues and I don't think she will deal sucessfully with them for some time. Lucky that Gus knows that his Papa is not the cause of Lindsay's unhappiness. I think it is more correct to say that Craig got forced into doing something right. I could be wrong but I think old Craig may be taking a new look at some things. Guess we will have to wait and see what happens there. Thanks for posting comments I really enjoy reading them and am glad to know you are still enjoying the story. Bill

Reviewer: emac66 (Signed) · Date: September 17, 2015 06:44 PM · On: Chapter 87

WOW! I was not expexting to see an update so quickly! this started my day off incredibly well. thank you. I was thrilled!!

Some day I'm sure Mikey will get his cummupance, and I'm not sure all his relationships will stay intact. I have to say though, I'm enjoying his journey into the duldrums. HAHA, I'm such a bitch, but it's fun.

Same with Lindsey. Concerned about gus talking to her on a more regular basis and her influence on him. I'm sure the others will assure him as they did here. I just hate the fact that she would put her own child in teh middle like that. Again, watching for her downfall. :) 

Craig is finally realizing the success of his son. that it's his son's success and not Brian's. Would be nice if he eventually did an about face, adn not just for financial gain, but for his own sake. I loved that Ted got to deal with him. His digs were subtley at it's best. He gave the correct info without giving away too much, but his point was made. Loved it. Have always loved Ted;s character.

thank you so much for an incredibly quick update. Brilliant as always.

Author's Response:

There are other reviewers (don't want to name any names they know who they are) who are always urging me to update faster so I finally took pity on them.  I like to think that Mikey will always be Mikey.  There are so few things that you can absolutely depend on.  Mikey being a clueless idiot is one of those constants.  Now Lindsay is another story altogether.  She has serious issues and I suspect they will get worse before they get better.  Gus has a great support system so I'm sure he wil be okay.  He knew that Lindsay was unhappy even before they came back to Pittsburgh.  Craig doing an about face, hmmmmmmmmmmmmm that might have ocurred to me - stay tuned!  Not sure how Justin would deal with having a fther after all this time.  I love Ted also and Brian has been a big influence on him.  You could see echos of Brian in the way Ted took control of that eeting with Craig.

Thanks for your nice comment.  Happy to know you are still enjoying the story.  Love to get reviews!!!!!!!!!!  Bill

Reviewer: tiger062 (Signed) · Date: September 17, 2015 02:34 PM · On: Chapter 87

Great chapter. Michael is an idiot.

Doesn't seem that Lindsay is going to get her act together anytime soon.

Good old Ted - 'stick it to him'........ I had a great laugh over him dealing with Craig. I can just imagine how much Ted would have enjoyed that meeting.

Hopefully the gallery opening will go well but knowing Lindsay and Michael's frame of mind, I imagine things won't be go as smoothly as they should. If they interfere I can see Brian's reactions being explosive and the two self-absorbed idiots won't see it coming - well - it's one way to go......LOL Looking forward to what you devise for us.

Author's Response:

Happy you enjoyed this chapter. No one could argue against your opinion of Mikey. I thonk you could really see Brian's influence on Ted and his enjoyment of raking Craig over the coals. I don't think either Lindsay or Michale will attend the grand opening but hopefully I can still make it interesting.  Thanks for taking time to review, I love to get them!!  Bill

Reviewer: JAZZEPOET (Signed) · Date: September 17, 2015 02:06 PM · On: Chapter 87

Keep it coming Bill! I have to say I see quite a bit of foreshadowing in this chapter....Michael and Lindsay aren't too likely to let up anytime soon and Craig sure as hell isn't going to take being indebted to B/J lying down....but I love how they're keeping him in check Lol.
Have I told you lately that I love this story and you for writing it ;)

Author's Response:

Thanks for the kind words.  Happy to know you are still enjoying the story after all this time.  I don't see Mikey ever changing.  Lindsay is seriously screwed up right now.  I think Craig knows he has no other option but hates that fact.  Ted ceratinly let him know who the boss it.  I love to hear that people like the story so thanks for letting me know.  Just so you know I NEVER get tired of hearing that.  Thanks for the review.  Bill

Reviewer: bksbracelet (Signed) · Date: September 17, 2015 11:20 AM · On: Chapter 87

Omg we have two dilution all people who are projecting their hate on Justin. Michael and Lindsay are so twisted with hate because they believe Justin has taken Brian away from them. Stupid people they never had him that way and have almost lost what they did have.

Author's Response:

I think Mikey would tell you that he is driven by his "love" for Brian but we all know he is clueless and refuses to see reality. Lindsay has some serious issues and to put her son in the middle of her feud is really, really wrong. Luckily Gus knows that his Daddy and Papa are not the cause of his Mommy's problems. You are correct Mikey and Lindsay are wish thinking about their relationship with Brian.  Always happy to see your review.  Thanks!!!!!  Bill