NOTICE:The following story is a work of fiction. All characters, places, and plot-lines are fictional. Any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Living in Surreality and its characters, remain the property of the author. The story and/or characters may not be reproduced or republished elsewhere without the strict written consent of the author.

WARNING: The following story may contain scenes depicting a loving and sexual relationship between two consenting males. If you find this material morally or leagally questionable, I suggest you re-evaluate your morals and those you elect to take office. When all else fails; read elsewhere.

You can't please everyone, and sometimes, you just have to settle for pleasing yourself. Matt is forced to accept this one day when he has to defend the life he has recently realized he doesn't want to live without. The life that has been so carefully laid out for him for the last seventeen years is changing, and Matt decides that it must be changing for the better if it includes Jacob, even if along with Jacob comes some hard decisions and some fights he didn't know he was quite ready to fight.

**Thanks to Viv for editing, CJames & Bondwriter for beta reading**

chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4
chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8
chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12
chapter 13 chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16
chapter 17 chapter 18 episode XIX chapter 20
chapter 21 chapter 22 chapter 23 chapter 24
chapter 25 chapter 26 chapter 27 chapter 28
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