Yay! We're made up that you enjoyed what Navneet accurately described as a 'cat and mouse game.' The roles of the cat and mouse constantly switch as the boys tease each other. :D

Harley is such a show-off, and completely irresistible. He's vying with BOB and Sydney for our most popular OC.

You seem to be anticipating something big on the weekend. You could be right, but don't forget this is Tricky Business. :D

Thanks for reviewing, Claire. A teaser for the next chapter should be available soon.

~ KaBrynn

Thanks for reviewing, Sherry. :)

The sexual tension is always there between the two men, and it's ramping up on both sides. How long will Justin's resolve not to jump into bed with Brian last?

You're correct that Justin was dreaming of Brian in the last scene. He may have wished otherwise, though; we certainly did. :D

We're working on the next chapter and will soon post a teaser in the FanDoc.

~ KaBrynn

We're working on it, Sherry! Have you checked out the teaser in the FanDoc? Feel free to leave comments in the FanDoc - it's there for our readers - and to share your opinions in the discussion section. :)

Many thanks for all the reviews. :)

~ KaBrynn

Brian is very clever with naming this campaign. :) Thank you for commenting. :)

~ KaBrynn

No worries. It's hard to stop and comment when one is engrossed in a story. It's more fun to move on to the next chapter. :)

We're made up that you're enjoying the devloping friendship between Brian and Ted. Ted's self-confidence is increasing ever since meeting Ben. :) There seems to be a consensus among our readers that Ted and Ben make a good couple - they actually have a lot in common.

The relationship between Ben and Michael was weird. Maybe it was a case of opposites attracting and Ben wanting to serve as a mentor to his partner.

At the rate you're reading, you'll soon catch up with us. Many thanks for all the reviews. :)

~ KaBrynn

Brian has escaped the munchers' house! :D :D The insurance company is waiting for the police to clear Brian in regard to the burglary before they will proceed.

The signed baseball card would make a dent in Deb's mortgage, although it probably wouldn't be enough pay it off. There'd still be the debt she and Vic racked up with the trip to Italy, though. In any case, it's far more important to both of them to follow through with the promise they made to Justin in regard to any attic finds. Vic and Deb are pretty darned incredible. :)

No, it's not Brian's place to approach Tracy and tell her Michael's gay, but he's convinced himself he's doing so for his friend, which is partly true. He's doing it for himself too, of course. You're so right that Michael's not going to get the present he most wants! :P

Thanks for the wonderful review, Sherry. :)

~ KaBrynn

The good news is that Smythe is a far better person than the Sap - we couldn't stand to let that creep invade our story. Since we diverged well beffore his first appearance in canon, we waved our magic wand and * poof * he was gone. :)

This doesn't mean that Justin shouldn't be careful. Smythe will be looking to promote his business through Justin.

Thanks for reviewing, Sherry.

~ KaBrynn

Poor Brian - he's not about to acknowledge that missing Justin might be at the root of his bad mood. :D

Jennifer's concerned with the wrong things, at least for now. She'd better be careful if she doesn't want to irreparably damage her relationship with her son. Justin's building a new family and she could be left behind...

Thanks for commenting. :)

~ KaBrynn

Brian's gotten himself into a pickle - can't stop caring about Justin no matter what. He's not nearly over his mad, though, since he's convinced Justin is at fault for the burglary. And our favorite blond doesn't want to reveal his efforts to make restitution, especially after Brian has again shot him down. Two stubborn men... sigh.

The friendship between Brian and Michael is just bizarre, not to mention codependent and toxic. I thought it was too bad in canon that Michael didn't stay in Portland, at least for a couple of years, or that Brian didn't move to New York (with Justin joining him, of course). With some distance, they might have gained perspective and built a healthier friendship.

Justin has found a loving, accepting family with Vic and Deb. :)

Thanks for reviewing, Sherry!

~ KaBrynn

Wow! Thanks for the long review, Elaine. :)

The second teaser on Facebook did provide most of our readers with a bit of a heads-up about those nausea-inducing moments. The gang needs cast-iron stomachs and loads of humor to cope with all those mawkish endearments, Michael's atrocious table manners, and Dr Dave slobbering all over his boyfriend. The only thing worse is having to write it. :P

Emmett can be quite close-lipped when it concerns his friends, so we'll have to see if Brian has any success winkling information about BOB out of him. The brunet stud may have to suffer a while longer. :D

We're made up that you're enjoying the way Brian's friends hold their own and somtimes come out on top. :P Not even Brian can seem perfect and be in control all the time, and in this story, his friends are ever more on to him. We're proud of Brian - both for the progress he's made in forging deeper friendship and, especially, for actually managing to utter the words, "I'm sorry." You're right, he still has a ways to go, but he's taken a big step in the right direction.

Michael does actually complain in canon that Justin should be in prison. It's in regard to his swiping Brian's credit card, not the burglary, but it works here too. Jealous Michael was such a shit to Justin for most of season one (and some in later seasons - the old 'best friend' excuse).

Dr. Dave is totally enamored with Michael. At least he's pretty much over his jealousy of Brian, since Brian supports his relationship with Michael. We'll have to see what Brian does in regard to Michael... he's still figuring it out, we suspect.

We're working on the next chapter now. :) A teaser is up in the FanDoc.

~ KaBrynn

Justin's encounter with Jed was indeed fortuitous - and the impetus behind our responsible Justin. :)

Not that we agree with the way Brian acted toward Justin, but in the guy's defense, he was feeling very vulnerable after the burglary - all the possessions he'd acquired through hard work gone and his personal space violated. Plus, he's clueless that he's in a relationship with Justin.

Justin and his bottomless stomach! :D Both will feature in the story again.

That's an interesting theory about Second Hand Job and Brian's stolen goods. We'll have to see how that plays out...

Thanks for reviewing chapter by chapter, Sherry. We're enjoying revisiting the beginnings of our story via your comments. :)

~ KaBrynn

Michael and David do tend to leave us speechless... :P

We're proud of the brunet stud. He actually apologised and admitted to having feelings - major progress! But, not, he doesn't do jealousy. Nuh-uh. Riiight, Brian. Keep telling yourself that.

We had such fun planning the girls' interrogation of Justin, with Brian hanging on every word. :D

Emmett can be surprisingly close-mouthed at times, so we don't know whether Brian will succeed in winkling any info about BOB out of him. Stay tuned for the next chapter...

Thanks so much for the fun review, Marie-france. :)

~ KaBrynn

Oops! We forgot to add a warning to keep all food and drink away from computers and electronic reading devices. :D Fortunately, none of our readers seems to have hurled, despite Michael and David's best efforts. :D

Apologizing was a big step for Brian, right? We're proud of our favourite brunet. :) Will he figure out how to lure Justin back to his bed? It's hard to imagine things progressing as smoothly as the stud would like.

We're made up that you enjoyed the girls' interrogation of Justin. The lad held up remarkably well, although he probably passed out the moment he got home, falling onto his bed fully clothed.

Brian's plotting how to steal his parking karma back from Teddy. :P

Thanks for being such a faithful reader and reviewer, Claire. :) The teaser for the next chapter is up in the FanDoc.

~ KaBrynn