Hey Steph, I'm sorry I'm so late on reviewing this chapter! I finally got caught up, and I loved it! As usual, you seem to have such a good read on the guys and their feelings, both about their careers and each other. Even though I'm a Brian girl, I remember thinking that Brian was probably going to be the first to leave the group, to spend more time with his family, so the Brian part really made sense to me. I liked Nick's part, with him stomping on koopas and pretending they're Kevin LMAO. He is such a douche right now in this story, but I always find his parts entertaining, the skewed way he sees things. I think Kevin's take on Brian's and Nick's friendship was dead on... It's sad, but true; the whole Frick & Frack thing is so adorable, but they really did turn out to be two completely different people. Reading this story makes me appreciate so much the way things are now, compared to then. I feel like all the guys have grown up and settled down and are really enjoying what they do now, whereas that didn't seem to be the case for all of them back in this era. Keep up the great work, Steph!

Author's Response: Yay for you being caught up! :) I always thought Brian would be the first to leave the group as well, so he could spend more time with Baylee and Leighanne. I'm glad you thought the Nick part was funny, I thought about taking the koopa part out since I felt it might be too much, but it made me laugh so I left it in. I try my best to rationalize things the way Nick would be seeing them, so I'm glad you hear you like his parts, even if he is a major douche LOL I find Brian and Nick's friendship so interesting since they have been through a lot and they have changed so much. It's definitely a weird contrast to be writing this angsty story with them not wanting to continue, when they all seem to be genuinely happy now. But I try and work that in as much as I can. Thanks so much for the review, Julie! Hopefully it won't be too long until the next update :)

Aw, this is sad. I'm kind of mad at Nick but I can see that he's really struggling. Love the contrast between how Kevin and Howie deal with him. I'm sure Kevin is just tired and frustrated, and I really hope that he doesn't go down the same path as AJ did. I'm pretty surprised that he decided not to go to the meeting, but at the same time...very realistic.

I'm sad that he doesn't want to see AJ. I'm very interested to see what the visit will be like. Hope you update again soon!

Author's Response: Thanks Sel! Nick is definitely struggling, and I think that the other guys just want to help him. I'm glad you think it's realistic that Nick decided not to go to the meeting, I was a little worried about that part. I'm sad Nick doesn't want to see AJ as well :( There will be more about that in the next couple of chapters, and I should have an update soon. Thanks again!

Thanks for the update, can't wait to read about the meeting.

Author's Response: Thanks for the review :) I'll try to have the next chapter up soon!