So glad to see you posted an update!
I cannot stand those scheming girls and I cannot stand how Larissa hasn't figured Gabby out yet

Oh man! The situation is emotional, complicated and messy for David. He's trying to manage what's expected of him on all fronts. And he's getting lost in it all. The one person who presumably is there to help relieve some of the pressure - Larissa, brings her own insecure BS to pile on for David to forever defend himself against. If he tells her about all the crap Gabby pulls, she trips; if he doesn't, she trips. He's always in a no-win here. 

Ironically, if things fell apart, I think she would probaly lose him to that more than anything else because he truly loves her and is trying to stick with her. She has to recognize what's happening here and make up her mind to believe in him or not. Larissa's not making herself a safe place for David and he needs that. All the reassurance comes from him to ease her mind when she spirals. That's exhausting and unsustainable. At least he has his boys.

And while Larissa wasn't wrong, it wasn't her place to blurt that stuff out to Ms. Gloria like that. That's something David is going to have to talk to his mother about. I think she feels she needs him more than she wants to admit, even though its not fair to him; and being rather possessive of him at the same time. Its also probably best for her to stop her low key manipulation where Gabby is concerned because that girl is a special kind of headcase she really doesn't want her son invloved with.

Can I express any more how much I loathe the likes of Valentina! That what makes her worse than Gabby; she thinks this is fun and games to do this type of crap but you reap what you sow; and there is gonna come a situation of her own to give her something to do.

This was soooo good!! 

Jason is doing well by just keeping calm and cautious. These fools want him in some trouble for their stupid behavior and attitudes.

I think he'll keep letting her know. If David wanted Gabby, he could have had her a million different ways by now. She's constantly offering herself up to him on a silver platter. Too easy. All the while not realizing she's showing him what type of woman she really is. And that's one who can't be trusted. If she's disrespecting him and the woman he's seeing right in both of their faces, imagine what she'd get up to behind his back if some rando caught her eye? And the kind of lies she'd tell behind it. Nothing but trouble. 

I honestly feel things will come to a head at some point because she doesn't know when to quit. Also, he definitely needs to keep all those texts/emails in case he needs them down the road. 

Larissa needed that time to cool out and get herself together. David needs a rock to back him up and help him handle the situation, not another crazy woman to deal with.

Soooo excited for this update! Thank you!!

Colton is asking for a BEATDOWN so badly, he is a first class Jackass... and I so hope that someone calls out his crappy disrespectful behavior, and please let it be Bradley.

I am not surprised Kendra was the one to ask the question. In a way, she's usually the one to bring up uncomfortable or more intimate subjects with him.

Kendra is better than me because there's no way I could keep letting AJ have "a word" with my boyfriend. AJ is exactly the guy he doesn't want for his sister and he needs to sit down somewhere

Nice chapter, love the interaction with Jason and Kendra's family especially Grandma Rose... as for AJ, I know that he's being over protective of Kendra, buit I wonder if Jason was a "Brother" wouild he have been as intense.

Oh and I can't wait for Jason's uncle to meet Kendra, and I hope is Big Mouth cousin behaves.

AJ. Oh Lord! Here we go...

So wait. We don't get to see what happened when Jason went home? But I still love this story. Happy holidays!

Author's Response:

He got home pretty late, after midnight. The family does tend to sweep things under the rug and move on, so that's why I didn't go into what happened. Plus I feel like every time I try to move on to other character storyline I end up prolonging chapters for other characters lol, so I cut it short.  But I wish I would've written a scene on that. I can make a flashback scene to explain what happened. 

Whew that was a deep chapter, and I can see that Jason was wilkling to let Kendra go, but she was having no of that, However IMHO is best that they part ways for now until Jason ca get his head together.

I'm seeing that Jason feels that he could not save his mother from his father when he was a boy, and thats too much pressure for someone that age, his mother was tryoing to "fix" thier father and that can't happen, he needed to get better for himself... and IMO Jason's father is kinda selfish wanting his forgiviness and for them to have a relationship like nothing ever happend... that's Jason's decision when he is ready, he can't make it happen.

That whole family needs theraphy.

Wow! In my head it was Kendra's family that had this reaction, not Jason's. And I feel so bad for him. He's dealing with childhood trauma and no one in his family has a clue that they all need therapy. As for Kendra, life is about to start life-ing for her big time (poor thing). Keep Grandma on speed dial

Wow I mean, I don't know what else to say... Jason needs help so badly and NOW, adn and as much as I love them together, IMHO kendra needs to distance herself from Jason until he can gbet his head on straight.

I'm with Jason on Brian; he'll have to learn the hard way because he obviously wont listen to reason. So that said, I think Reese should stay out of it. That's a hard call, but again, he won't listen anyway.

Hmm...I kind of always felt they were headed for another fight because I knew Eric wasn't gonna let that beatdown go. And now I think Jason didn't really mind it either. However, I think Eric is done now. He got boys, and Jason got boys; so how many more beatdown must he have to finally go on about his business already. Kendra didn't mean anything to him. Its about his pride and nothing else.

I commend Jason because I thought he was gonna hulk out on them all! Instead, it went the other direction. Lucky for Eric!

Great chapter!

Yes! Josh knew the situation, so why go there? At least give him a heads up! Colton is skeezy and I don't trust him at all. He'd try to make a play for Kendra just to hurt Jason; and could try to go too far because he thinks no woman should ever turn him down. Yeah. He gives me those vibes.

I really liked that scene. I think Jason and Kendra will be able to manage intimacy if they keep communication about it and their feelings open. I liked that they had that talk because it was important to say those things and to keep saying them.  

I think he will talk in his own time. I still stand by some therapy though. Its trauma and abuse he needs professional help with.

No! Like Kendra said, who knows what's in lakes and such these days! Ughh!!

Nice!