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Series Summary:
Primary Story Codes: Mf rom oral creampie

Ahead of the Curve is a redemptive romance between a retired, older man and a fifteen-year old young woman who find themselves drawn together in the middle of a difficult situation. Note: This is not an incest tale, for those who read my other stories. Also: There is much less sex in this story than in most of my others. Just setting expectations.

Comments on Ahead of the Curve:

Author	Date	Comment	Chase's Response
Nussknacker	16 January 2017	Hi there, I enjoy your stories very much and spelling mistakes by you are rare, but two slipped by: (...)	Thanks, Nussknacker! And I appreciate the corrections, I'll get those fixed immediately.
Anonymous	15 January 2017	Truly an epic tale thus far. Can't wait for the next chapter.	Thank you so much! More to come soon!
Mike	13 January 2017	Hi Chase, just wanted to let you know that I'm really enjoying this story. But, I have to ask, why did you have to make Gwen such a jealous bitch? I'm sure you have a resolve in the storyline but I think as a parent I would have handled things a bit differently. Not that I've ever been in that situation myself, just speculating.	Hi Mike, thank you! When I started thinking about this story, before I began writing it, I needed a foil of some sort to balance/contrast with Audrey. It made sense to me that Gwen would be that foil. And, she's fifteen, so selfishness, moodiness, irrationality, overreactions, etc., those all seem normal to me for her age as well as given the shocking relationship she had to learn about. This is a redemptive plot arc, and not just for Darren, but perhaps, also for Gwen, as the last chapter or so has begun to demonstrate. Also, in addition to being a foil for Audrey, being a selfish teen, and having a redemptive possibility, I still needed someone who kept this from becoming a quickly-accepted romance that brought Audrey and Darren together early before moving on to the second act. That isn't exactly the story as I envisioned it, so Gwen was also the perfect disruptor, especially given the other roles she was playing. Anyway, that's why Gwen is Gwen. I hope she comes off as plausible. I have no idea how I would have handled that situation, myself, but then again, I would not have taken a fifteen-year old girlfriend, either.
Anonymous	11 January 2017	First, I agree totally with Mike and his Renpet comparison. It is spot on. You both rock at what you do. OK, now to my main point for commenting. Damn you! You better put Audrey and Darren back together! LOL Seriously tho, this is a fantastic story so far. I hated the twist at the end of Chapter 9 concerning Audrey's actions, but I can see her point. Gotta protect your heart. Cannot wait for Chapters 10 . Keep up the awesome work!	Many, many thanks! I definitely have been inspired by Renpet and the way he has carefully and specifically crafted both his characters and his plots. They are stories first, and include characters who are unique agents within the plot. That makes them compelling reads long before you get to the sex scenes. I try to do the same in most of my series. To me, it makes the payoff scenes much more satisfying to have a context and motivations and struggles all mixed in to arriving there. Re: Chapter 9: :D No easy path for Darren and Audrey, that's for sure. More to be revealed soon in the forthcoming chapters.
Anonymous	11 January 2017	Just read the opening chapter of "ahead of the Curve." Excellent work!	Thank you so much!
Anonymous	10 January 2017	Hullo! Read "Ahead of the curve", what there is of it (seven chapters). You don't believe in easy-made, easy-serve, do you? I find the characters well-drawn, recognizable, and the same applies to the story-line. Mind you, that was a very nicely-done cliff-hanger, that scene at the nightly swimming-pool. It is anyone's guess how Gwen will act. Since she is a teenager (I don't write "a normal teenager", since the word "normal" doesn't quite apply, either to Gwen's age group as a whole, or to the situation you left your characters in), anything is possible, including a tragic end in the morning involving a pair of Houston's finest, Children's services and a huge to-do ... To change subjects, I'd like to point out that, as an occasional cigar-smoker, I don't quite see lung-cancer is in my future, since one doesn't inhale. Even the modern-day patron-saint of cigar aficionados, Prof. Sigmund Freud did not get lung-cancer, but rather cancer of the jaw-bone, and even that at a rather ripe age (mind you, he was a tough old bird). As a cynic, I could probably wise-crack about taking my chances with tobacco rather than with the US court system (like Darren would have to, if everything went tail over teakettle), but let's not, it would draw attention away from your story, and THAT would not do. Not at all. Have a nice day (and take care about your writing hand ...)	Thanks, Anon! Ahead of the Curve is definitely and intentionally not an 'easy-made, easy-serve' story, even compared to some of my others. It is harsh, on purpose, and I want to draw out this tale in a way which might be hard (or unpalatable) for readers to consume. Often, my stories take shortcuts to get to the romance and sex, though I try not to always make things too easy. This one, though, I wanted to take on a more organic and tortured route. Hopefully, the story is worth the effort! Re: cigars: Keep in mind that Duncan admits to both cigars AND cigarettes. Plus, lung cancer is caused by things other than smoking (though that is the primary cause, I believe.) Also, anecdotes (such as Freud) do not say anything about the risks as a whole. For every Freud, there is surely a guy who got lung cancer at thirty-five from cigarettes.
Mike	9 January 2017	Love the story. Would it be insulting to say it puts me in mind of a Renpet story. It just seems very similar to his style. Great reading. Thanks.	Wow, Mike, thank you! That's about the best compliment you could give an author in this genre. Renpet is my favorite writer on ASSTR and I love the way he carefully crafts his stories and his characters. Thanks so much! I'm humbled by the comparison.
rude	3 January 2017	Exquisite.	Thank you!