We're made up that you're enjoying our story, Chris! :) That was a lot of reading in one go. :)

We're working on the next chapter now. A teaser is availble in the FanDoc, if you want to check it out.

Thanks for commenting!

~ KaBrynn

We noticed our readers were getting restless. :D It just took some time to build to this point. :D

Yeah, Operation Twat Retrieval - Karynn takes a bow for that brilliant name :D - is definitely going to need loads of fine-tuning if it's going to work out in Brian's favor.

We're made up that you're enjoying the banter between Brian, Ted, and Cynthia. Ssh, you aren't supposed to reveal that they're behaving like little kids...

Thanks for the birthday wishes, Navneet! Reviews are exactly what Karynn wanted for her birthday, and you came through, as always. :)

We're working on the next chapter. In case you haven't peeked, a teaser is available in the FanDoc.

~ KaBrynn

Thanks for the birthday wishes, Glo! All the reviews from our readers made it just perfect. :)

~ Karynn

Thanks for the birthday wishes and for leaving another review, Claire. :) That's exactly what Karynn wanted on her day.

This chapter is actually of middling length if you can believe it, at a bit less than 13,000 words. We're averaging about 10,000 words per chapter. Yes, we're insane. :D

You're absolutely right that Justin sees right through Brian; our favorite brunet really appreaciates that you pointed that out. :D

Justin's almost as stubborn about thinking that he can do everything, as Brian is about refusing to acknowledge that he's been in something so ghastly as a relationship.

We're working on the next chapter, and a teaser is availabe in the FanDoc, if you haven't checked it out yet.

~ KaBrynn

We're made up that fewer words didn't detract from the impact of the chapter, lol.

That's a great way to describe the advertising agency staff - Brian's posse. :D DC prefers to keep his own inches separate, thank you very much. :D

Brian was off his game in the break room; he'd planned to be the one who approached Justin. :) At first, he was trying to fend off the notion of intervening in the Ben-Michael situation, and then he - foolishly, as it turned out - put his fledgling agency's needs ahead of his very blue balls. He also assumed he'd be giving Justin a lift; after all, nothing could possibly interfere with his master plan two nights in a row. Poor stud.

Thanks for the fun review, Glo! :)

~ KaBrynn

Yay! We're made up that you like the way we fulfilled your wish, Phyllis. :)

It's rather difficult for us to penetrate the muddled grey matter that fills Mikey's head, but we did our best, managing to ameliorate what he originally intended to say - yes it was actually worse. :D Whether he realises that he was turned down; well, we're just not sure. He's most certainly already forgotten that he behaved in a less than exemplary fashion.

Thanks so much for your support of our story, Phyllis. :) We're motivated to continue because of readers like you.

~ KaBrynn

We’re chuffed that the bathhouse scene made you laugh. :D It was a blast to write. :D

It may be more a case of Dr Dave dumbing himself down to please his boyfriend rather than Michael regressing. *yuck*

Poor stud. All he got for his efforts at the diner was some goose pimples and a case (or two) of jealousy. We’re trying to clue him in that his plans to seduce Justin may not be the wisest, but he insists he knows the blond better than we do...

Thanks for reviewing, Claire! :) A teaser for the next chapter should be availalbe soon.

~ KaBrynn

Fortunately, the stud has his hands to provide some relief, or we’d worry about it withering and falling off. :D Just joking - we’d never let that happen.

We’ve been trying to feed helpful advice to Brian about how to approach Justin, but we’re not sure he’s listening... sigh.

Thanks for commenting! :)

~ KaBrynn

If anyone is punishing Brian, it’s the stud himself. We keep trying to hand him clues about how he should approach Justin, but he’s positive his tactics are failsafe. We’ll have to see whether he’s right...

We love the multiple reviews! You should keep your eyes peeled, Navneet. Maybe you can hit the magic 200 - really close here on KD. :)

We hope to have a teaser for chapter 29 up soon, now that we’ve recovered from necking that bottle. :D

~ KaBrynn

Uh, no can do. Torturing the stud is way too much fun. :D And, we saw that lol, so we know we’re making you laugh. :D

~ KaBrynn

Oh, wow, we're completely made up by such a compliment about our story. :D

I (Karynn) am likewise enthralled by your story, The Butterfly Effect. I'm ducking my head in shame for not yet leaving a review, although I favourited it and left kudos on AO3 some chapters ago. I was so good about reviewing before I started writing. *sigh* I will leave the rave review your story deserves soon - promise.

We're working on the next chapter now, although it will likely be a while before we post. Brynn's intensive master's programme comes first, as it should. :)

A teaser for chapter 28 is up in the FanDoc, in case you haven't peeked at it yet.

Wishing you a happy, healthy 2018, Kerri!

~ KaBrynn

Yay! We're chuffed that you like Abbott & Costello together. :D

Aw, you like the romantic cuteness between Ben and Ted. Brian, however, is groaning at the idea of being subjected to more of that mushy stuff. "Doing it," he says, "is much more my style."

Thanks for the wonderful review, Glo. :) Wishing you a happy, healthy 2018!

~ KaBrynn