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Best Friends Forever
belbbmfan:
--- Quote from: mariez on October 12, 2007, 04:19:52 pm ---
SPOILERS
So...what do y'all think? Was that not the MOTHER of all "I can't believe you said that!" moments? Holee Crap! I'm glad she's a quick updater. :) This is one wild ride and I'm loving it.
Marie
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OMG, it certainly was. I can't believe Jack lost it like that. Well, i can sort of understand where it's coming from. Obviously, this 'time for the family' month and the rejection by his dad he strongly feels, is sending Jack on an emotional roller coaster, but still, :o :o
I couldn't believe Ennis left the restaurant so calmly. He really is being strong for both of the now.
You know what I would really like to read? Ennis and Jack ten years from now, celebrating an anniversary, just the two of them reminiscing and thinking back on 'how it all started' I'm sure they'll be laughing about Jack's antics in the restaurant that friday evening.
Siena, are you listening? :-* ;)
The next update can't come soon enough.
Mikaela:
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on October 13, 2007, 03:11:11 pm ---You know what I would really like to read? Ennis and Jack ten years from now, celebrating an anniversary, just the two of them reminiscing and thinking back on 'how it all started' I'm sure they'll be laughing about Jack's antics in the restaurant that friday evening.
Siena, are you listening? :-* ;)
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I'm sure you've read it, but Sienna *has* written a chapter about the two of them 10 years from now. It's the one called "Future Tension". I like it because it shows how they actually found a life together and made it work, but in true Sienna fashion things are never just easy and straightforward (no pun intended). And apparently...
*slight spoilers*
.......its topic of how Ennis deals with Jack's temper and sometime moodiness has everything to do with what we'll be getting in the upcoming chapter.... That is, before pa Twist steps onto the scene, as Sienna has said he'll be doing. There are some tense hours/days/weeks ahead!!
Yippie!
mariez:
Great discussion!
SPOILERS
--- Quote from: belbbmfan on October 13, 2007, 03:11:11 pm ---....I couldn't believe Ennis left the restaurant so calmly. He really is being strong for both of the now.
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This is something Sienna and I discussed a bit on her LJ. In my comment to the previous chapter I expressed some concern that, although I realize Ennis is more mature and has a much more even-keeled personality, and that Jack is going through some really tough stuff with his father in particular, I was still worried that perhaps Jack was placing just a little too much on Ennis's strong (but still young) shoulders. And that was before this whole restaurant scene happened! But, Sienna, being the sweetheart she is, wrote a beautiful reply that I'll share here because I think it describes the boys so perfectly:
...... Yes, Jack is high maintenance, and he's a lot for young Ennis to handle, but I think (hope)Ennis has a store of patience to tap into when the going get's rough (like here in a few minutes, story wise!) This maturity and patience are part of what gives him his special talent with horses - Jack is like a thoroughbred in this story - high strung and out of control at times, needing Ennis to rein him in. But when he's good, he's the best, the one you want your money on....
Isn't that a great description? And, yeah, Fabienne, I can see how in ten (well, maybe 20) years this could be a funny memory :laugh:
--- Quote from: atz75 on October 13, 2007, 03:01:08 pm ---... I wish their big coming out moment to the community had been something sweeter, but I'm glad that they're out now none-the-less. It's a big step for them, and ultimately I think it's good that they're now out.
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Well, yeah, in theory I agree with you :) - it's good to be out. But, there's a big difference between coming out on your own terms (and it didn't necessarily have to be sweet) and having personal details of your sex life screamed out in the middle of a busy restaurant in front of your high school friends, parents, and lots of other residents of a very small town. Cringe. Wince. Ouch. But, what's done is done and they'll have to deal with the fall-out. But poor Ennis...Jack threw him to the wolves in his moment of insanity (no matter what Jack actually said you know exactly what everyone in school will be specifically focusing on). And poor Jack, too. He has serious, serious father issues, and I agree that the turn of events and his reaction were completely realistic! I do wonder, though, how long it will be before Jack is able to take some of the weight off of Ennis's shoulders. I love watching the emotional development of her characters.
--- Quote from: Mikaela on October 13, 2007, 06:49:24 pm ---I'm sure you've read it, but Sienna *has* written a chapter about the two of them 10 years from now. It's the one called "Future Tension". I like it because it shows how they actually found a life together and made it work, but in true Sienna fashion things are never just easy and straightforward (no pun intended). ....
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Oh, thanks for this heads-up! I'm relatively new to BFF, so I hadn't read this. I'll look it up for sure! I'd love to see the two of them 10 years from now!
Thanks,
Marie
mariez:
Chapter 39 is up! :D
http://sienata.livejournal.com/40135.html?view=1443783#t1443783
What a trouper - under the weather and she still gives us our update!
Marie
ifyoucantfixit:
Thanks for the heads up, Marie..
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