New chapter is up, interesting interplay and it should be interesting to see how this scene plays out in the next chapter.

What an interesting chapter! First we have David Jones Sr. making nice, and then we have that cliff-hanger at the end, but more about that in a minute.

What's going on? Dave Sr. and Sandy being nice to each other? Could this just be another way for Dave Sr. to get at Sandy's money, or is he genuinely sorry? For a clue, let's consider what happened in DIR. We learned that Sandy is materialistic, and that when she has the things she likes, she's amorous. Dave Sr. molested his daughter in part because his wife was no longer interested in sex with him, or so we can infer. We also learned in DO that Sandy was constantly complaining about Dave Sr.'s inability to bring in sufficient money. It's easy to point the blame at someone else, but much more difficult to stand up and accept responsibility. Perhaps now that Sandy has all the money she'll ever need, Dave Sr. can get past his problems and start to work on rebuilding trust, and perhaps Sandy can learn to trust and love him again. Of course he has even more rebuilding to do with his daughter.

So will David Sr. and Sandy get back together? I think they probably will. Politics is not an option for now, although in the future, who knows - stranger things have happened. Davey's coming out at the end, sure complicates things, though. Did he actually intend to come out like that, or was it accidental. Like it or not, he's out to his mother, and she is not pleased. Can she get past it? She did before in at least three time lines, so she undoubtedly will this time around, or so we hope. The one thing that seems certain is she won't use her wealth to try to have Davey reprogrammed. Her reaction to the description of what happened to Shawn I think assures us of that.

I often read the first paragraph of a book or story a couple of times, as I find it can really set the tone for the entire book.

I must say, WOW, the final sentence of the chapter, simple as it is was, was absolutely perfect

I think it summed up what I was thinking, and every person in the room was thinking too.

Great chapter and I really don't mind the cliffhanger since the last sentence made it all the better.

Great Job DK

Steve

I agree, that last line is a classic, and fit perfectly.

I'd also say the you-know-what is about to hit the fan!

The last scene was kind of like an intervention for Sandy. Since everyone in the room seemed to be working against her point of view, it appeared as if they were making good progress by wearing her down and verbally beating the homophobia out of her.

The question is, will the realization that Davey is gay help her on her road to enlightenment or send her over the edge and back into the clutches or her anti-gay views?