SPOILEROh dear God - what a chapter! Louise, I've been sat here with my mouth hanging open.
That was sooo hot! I kind of suspected that this might be Ennis's reaction to what had happened, but oh my...
Ellery's ponderings were a tad melancholy. He must know that he has brought Ennis more happiness than pain, I do hope that he realises this. As for his musings about Jack, it's true that without Jack's death he and Ennis never would have met. Without Jack's death Ennis never would have made the effort to find out more about what beng gay means, and he never would have met Ellery, and been able to live such a fulfilled life. It's a sad revelation. Ennis had to lose the love of his life to enable him to be in a position to accept love.
Louise, thank you once again for your wonderful story.
Karen