Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll

[louisev]

I am sooooo bummed out.

I wrote a special getting fancy chapter today, and about 3 hours ago my counter server stopped recording!  It's like looking at a stopped clock!

Eeeeee!

[ballymay]

Louise,

That's because it went through the roof.... it can only take so much

Jane

[belbbmfan]

oh Louise that special getting fancy chapter was indeed very special, and not just all the getting fancy part of it.


SPOILER SPOILER

"He was beginning to trust in the predictability of their love, to count on this pleasure as if it was to be expected"


brillant, what a wonderful statement. Such an important thought right in the middle of some serious getting fancy. I love the way you do that louise. thanks 

Fabienne

[louisev]

Louise,

That's because it went through the roof.... it can only take so much

Jane

you may have a point!!!

[louisev]

oh Louise that special getting fancy chapter was indeed very special, and not just all the getting fancy part of it.


SPOILER SPOILER

"He was beginning to trust in the predictability of their love, to count on this pleasure as if it was to be expected"


brillant, what a wonderful statement. Such an important thought right in the middle of some serious getting fancy. I love the way you do that louise. thanks 

Fabienne

thank you Fabienne.  One thing that became clear to me as I was starting to write the Ennis and Ellery portions of this book is that their vacation, their vigil together on Brokeback, the family interactions, Ellery's chest injury and their solitary time together in Dubois effected a change between them, so that rather than the courtship and negotiation elements that were a part of the first several books - they are settling into a more permanent state of mind... a marriage, as Wes would say.

[gn411]

thank you Fabienne.  One thing that became clear to me as I was starting to write the Ennis and Ellery portions of this book is that their vacation, their vigil together on Brokeback, the family interactions, Ellery's chest injury and their solitary time together in Dubois effected a change between them, so that rather than the courtship and negotiation elements that were a part of the first several books - they are settling into a more permanent state of mind... a marriage, as Wes would say

Louise,  I was thinking the same thing.  The guys are really emotionally ready to commit.  They have delt with each others "stuff" Ya know?  Ellery dealing with Jack's ghost, Ennis's family, and Ennis dealing with Ellery's job, Beagle and Ellery's health issues and they are still there for each other. It's time.  Take the plunge. 

[opinionista]

Louise,  I was thinking the same thing.  The guys are really emotionally ready to commit.  They have delt with each others "stuff" Ya know?  Ellery dealing with Jack's ghost, Ennis's family, and Ennis dealing with Ellery's job, Beagle and Ellery's health issues and they are still there for each other. It's time.  Take the plunge. 

This happened in the last chapter of The Long Way Home, where Ennis and Ellery talk about feelling engaged.

Ennis took a breath, and let it out shakily. “Yer upset about what I said up there, about wantin ta be buried with Jack,” he said, his voice colorless, his face still as stone.

“I was upset. Mainly cause I was a little scared. Every time you go up there I got the wild idea you ain’t gonna come back down. Ya got that look in yer eye, boy, when you was up there, a look I never saw there. An I thought – his heart is already spoken for. But –“

“Ellery –“ Ennis tried to interrupt, and Ellery held up his hand.

“Please, Ennis, just let me say it. I got ta be honest here. Ya proved me wrong. You ain’t never gonna treat me like Jack cause I ain’t Jack, an you ain’t never gonna love me like Jack, an that’s a good thing. I don’t want ta take that away from ya, an if ya want ta be buried up there, then ... then that’s okay by me.”

“Oh.” Ennis seemed surprised by the declaration.

“I ain’t done here. I just want ya ta know... I am in this for the long haul, Ennis. I love you an I want you, an I ain’t never felt this way about nobody before. I want there ta be no doubt that I belong ta you, an that you belong ta me, like you said that night when we made that toast. I like ta think... that was us gettin engaged.”

“I guess it was.”

“I want ta get somethin for our engagement, Ennis. I want ta give ya somethin that tells ya I am committed to ya. A token.”

[louisev]

hey folks,

Natali and I are chatting in the chat room about the latest developments in Laramie... if you havent tried it out yet, give Chat a chance by clicking on the red lips at the top of the screen where it says "chat" and come talk to us!

[gn411]

This happened in the last chapter of The Long Way Home, where Ennis and Ellery talk about feelling engaged

I was thinking of something more public.  The acceptance of the token, telling Wes and Edna, Ennis' s girls and their friends. Take the plung guys, easy to have the conversation as pillow talk, but going public, even to your friends..  Can Ennis do it?

[ifyoucantfixit]

you could... get phillip to reset your password if you like.

                    how do i do that