Justin's encounter with Jed was indeed fortuitous - and the impetus behind our responsible Justin. :)

Not that we agree with the way Brian acted toward Justin, but in the guy's defense, he was feeling very vulnerable after the burglary - all the possessions he'd acquired through hard work gone and his personal space violated. Plus, he's clueless that he's in a relationship with Justin.

Justin and his bottomless stomach! :D Both will feature in the story again.

That's an interesting theory about Second Hand Job and Brian's stolen goods. We'll have to see how that plays out...

Thanks for reviewing chapter by chapter, Sherry. We're enjoying revisiting the beginnings of our story via your comments. :)

~ KaBrynn

Thanks so much for the review! Glad you're enjoying our story. More in about a week.

~Karynn & Brynn

We really like this mature response from Justin and think it's more in character for him to stay and face the consequences rather than running off to New York with Brian's credit card. Poor kid feels absolutely horrid that he may have been responsible for leaving Brian's loft unlocked . . .

We'll have to see what develops as far as the burglary. *cue laughter from the evil authors*

Thanks for reviewing!

~Karynn and Brynn