Good Enough/Crossroads Chapter 11
Crossroads--Chapter 11--A New Week Monday dawned with a cloudless, sunny sky and when Chance arrived at school, he found himself in a slightly better mood than usual. Sunday had passed with no mention--positive or negative--of his date with Zack,...
Good Enough/Crossroads Chapter 13
Crossroads--Chapter 13--The Cabin Although it wasn't the cabin on Lake Huron that Chance remembered from his youth (that cabin was too far away and Lake Michigan was no less beautiful), when they got out of the car, Chance was happy nonetheless. As...
Playing For the Other Team
Jubilation. That's the only word I could use to describe returning to the locker room. We were beyond elated, beyond excited. We were outright jubilant and, after doing a victory march around the field to the screams and shouts of our adoring "fans"...
Good Enough/Crossroads Chapter 21
Good Enough/Crossroads--Chapter 21--Looking Forward Chance's breath snagged in his throat and he was unsure of what to say in response to Anders Erikson's call. What should he say? What was there to say? He wasn't even entirely sure he should have...
Good Enough (Daddy's Little One)
Good Enough--Side Story--Daddy's Little One It certainly wasn't the first time that all five of them had gone shopping together and it certainly wouldn't be the last, but it was definitely the first time in quite a while. As always, this was one of...
Good Enough (Knowing You Better Than Seconds Before)
Good Enough--Side Story--Knowing You Better Than Seconds Before If somebody had told James Noels a few months ago that he was gay, he'd have denied it outright. He had, after all, had a lovely girlfriend not too long ago who he still talked to, though...
Good Enough (How We Met)
Good Enough--Side Story--How We Met _Years Ago, Fourth Grade_ "I don't wanna go back!" nine-year-old Thomas Martan cried petulantly, throwing his backpack off as he entered the bedroom. His mother, seated on the bed, looked up with a scowl. He...
Good Enough Chapter 17
Chapter Seventeen--Right Kind of Wrong Damien sat beside Thomas on an empty bench, his heart thumping painfully in his chest. Thomas didn't look up at him, bringing out his phone instead to scroll through it as though he was completely unable to bring...
Good Enough Chapter 16
Chapter Sixteen--The Amusement Park "So," Marcus Blackwell said early Wednesday morning and Damien could already tell that he wasn't happy about something. He exchanged nervous looks with his brother and sister who looked back with the same...
Good Enough (From the Shadows)
Good Enough--Side Story--From the Shadows The young otter couldn't believe he was doing this again. He looked over the small scrap of notebook paper he'd torn from his own spiral notebook, having scrawled in his usual tidy handwriting yet another...
Good Enough (Brother, My Brother)
Good Enough--Side Story--Brother, My Brother _Eight Years Ago_ Thirteen-year-old Nathan stomped into the house angrily, slamming the door behind him as he made his way upstairs, rage flowing through his veins. He walked upstairs and into his...
Good Enough Chapter 22
**Chapter Twenty-Two--Confessions** The first call Damien got on Wednesday was in between classes. He had been on his way to the culinary building to taste-test whatever Thomas's new recipe was when his phone began to vibrate in his pocket. He was...