I hope that's the way it goes. I'd like to see Bobby go along with them - I think he is in desperate need of some sincere attention from his dad. I think he's craving it, as a matter of fact. It would bother me if Jack, in a fit of lust, makes some excuse so that he and Ennis can go alone. But, I totally suck at predictions. I didn't see this chapter coming at all - I thought we were going to go through a lot more hemming and hawing on Ennis's part (and who knows, that might kick in later? 
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Oh I don't think Jack will go alone with Ennis, I bet they will take him with them, but maybe at this fishing trip Bobby will find out about them, or at least get a hint? And don't forget the away game and the house Jack is building! Weren't they like teenagers waiting for their parents to go out? LOL!
You know, that's what I love about this fic! I love that, at least up to this point, there is no angst about what is going on between them, they are exploring, finding things out, testing the water, trying to find out what the other likes, how deep their attraction is, ways to make each other crazy. Ennis is angsty about a three-way betrayal, he is betraying Alma with Jack and has betrayed Alma with Abbey, but he has also betrayed Jack with Abbey, even though he now obviously has no interest whatsoever of going back to her. Which betrayal does he feel most guilty about?
Yeah, Jack's a talker, that's for sure. But Ennis does manage to get his point across. 
I could listen to CY Jack talk all day. One of my favorite AU/AU Jacks. Cracks me up how he's always calling Ennis while he's in the middle of a conversation with someone else, or yelling at a driver on the road. 
I know! I love the banter, he is so friggin' adorable and it's so great to read how they go from talking like they have always done to practically devouring each other and back to the talking and then on to the floor of the basement! Hahaha!
Bobby cracks me up! But.... I'm wondering why Alma and Ennis waited so long to get married. It's not unusual for a woman to get pregnant and then the couple gets married. But why did they wait until after Junior was born to get married? I'm wondering if there is a story there. Remember that chapter when Ennis is buying Alma some pajamas for her birthday? A line stuck in my head. After he buys them, he tells Jack that he usually ends up with the first thing he sees. I'm not saying he doesn't love Alma, but was she the "first thing he saw"?
Interesting!!! Yes, you may be right and I do think Ennis works that way, mmmm.... I think he never really thought it through maybe and that he thought that this was the right thing to do, just like canon Ennis.
Yes, and this is the most intriguing aspect of this fic. The long-time friendship, the dynamics between the families, and this inevitable betrayal. You could tell that Junior likes the fact that Jack has 50 nicknames for her - he's made her feel special.
Yes, and also, Jack has all those beer nicknames for Alma! I loved that they spoke about that while eating chili (Beans!!! Hahaha and Homer Simpson!!!)...
Yeah, and then he added "..and what if that’s the truth?” And we know that it is the truth.
Exactly, I think we will find out more about it, more than just the scene with the lap dancing stripper in chapter 3.
Not to mention the discussion about Jack's parents and upbringing vs. Ennis's parents and upbringing. Interesting stuff. And, omg, when Jack started talking about Slater. Not only hilarious - but so many layers in that conversation!
Yeah, I am not sure about this, does this have to do with the fact that Jack is so much better off than Ennis (oh I now remember that Ennis's kiss was like a gilded ballroom, I just loooooove that Jack is so obsessed with Ennis's kisses, I can so understand that!)? I bet this will become very important. Can't see how yet, though....
Mel
