Craig W

Below you can find the complete collection of stories by Craig W.

A Time to Blossom (ch. 7)

4 Aug 2022 comments

It's Tuesday and Craig is showing Nat around Scarborough before taking him to play cricket. Well, Nat needs to be taught a proper civilised game instead of that girly rounders thing Americans play. They hadn't bargained on encountering some hostility from Craig's cousin Jake though...

9.4 (59) 878 Reads 30 Min

A Time to Blossom (ch. 6)

14 Jul 2022 comments

It's Easter Monday afternoon and after a morning showing Nat around York, the two are meeting up with Craig's parents for lunch. Nat is in a good mood but Craig is a little disgruntled. That should change though as the afternoon's plan is for Craig and his dad to go and look at some shotguns and maybe buy Craig his own first gun.

9.4 (88) 954 Reads 27 Min

A Time to Blossom (ch. 5)

29 Jun 2022 comments

It's Monday and Nathan gets to experience something new: a ride on a bus. Accompanying Craig into York, he sounds finds himself entranced by the olde worlde Shambles, exasperating Craig as he wanders from shop to shop whilst Craig would much rather be looking at the Viking swords and armour at the Jorvik centre.

9.4 (79) 1020 Reads 17 Min

A Time to Blossom (ch. 4)

7 Jun 2022 comments

Craig and Nathan continue their holiday in York with a visit to Elvington air museum. After going head to head in a singing duel, Nathan sees a way to assert his supremacy over Craig when they get a chance to go racing land yachts.

9.4 (81) 1136 Reads 29 Min

A Time to Blossom (ch. 3)

25 May 2022 comments

It's Saturday and Craig & Nathan are off to York to help out on an archaeology dig that Craig's gran is in charge of. They are to be supervised by some university undergraduates, Jackie and Lizzie, and then of course for the roleplays they will put on for the visitors they need to sort out who is going to be master and who is servant...

9.3 (81) 1376 Reads 18 Min

A Time to Blossom (ch. 2)

17 May 2022 comments

The boys are on Craig's turf now, and Craig's determined to reach Nat a lesson or two. In England, Nat's sergeant's stripes count for nothing and so the two lock horns to determine supremacy...

9.5 (82) 1966 Reads 30 Min

A Time to Blossom

7 May 2022 comments

Nat has arrived in England to stay with Craig for the Easter holidays. Eventually they get to spend some time alone together and Nathan has an important question to ask Craig. Why did he leave him, and America?

9.3 (140) 5046 Reads 14 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 36)

28 Apr 2022 comments

The Easter holidays are almost upon us and college is breaking up. Nat has to hand his History project in and that's likely to raise a few eyebrows. Craig is busy trying to find his passport as well as deciding what he should do about the offer from Will. Dad is on his way home too. There are lots of decisions to be made...

9.5 (60) 945 Reads 19 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 35)

23 Apr 2022 comments

It's almost the weekend before Easter and Nat calls a meeting to break some news to the guys in the dorm. Arrangements need to be made for the holiday, and Nat's also gong to be given his first weekend pass out of the semester. Someone else will have to be put in charge of them for a couple of days while Nat's gone, and the potential candidates don't seem too appealing to the guys.

9.6 (48) 798 Reads 15 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 34)

15 Apr 2022 comments

As winter starts to turn to spring and Easter appears on the horizon, plans begin to be made. Nathan senses another business opportunity and Craig starts to wonder how he might get back to America.

9.7 (50) 660 Reads 12 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 33)

12 Apr 2022 comments

With the snow emergency over and the college getting back to normal, rewards and congratulations are due to be handed out to those that deserve them. Unfortunately, however well meant, Jackson's comments to Nathan cut through him like a knife.

9.6 (52) 805 Reads 23 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 32)

30 Mar 2022 comments

The snow had bated a little and so the National Guard deploy into Pittsburgh to clear the roads. Hot on their heels are Allegheny's cadets, and foremost amongst those are Nat and his squad. Things suddenly become serious when an emergency call for help comes over the airwaves.

9.7 (58) 830 Reads 32 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 31)

9 Mar 2022 comments

In the States, Nat and Bensinger squad are putting the finishing touches to their winter survival plans and getting ready for when the National Guard are mobilised to aid the local community. Back home in England, Craig decides the pheasants he's shot are ready to be cooked and so sets out to impress his mom with his culinary skills. There's a pheasant spare too, so perhaps Mandy would like it...

9.5 (56) 860 Reads 16 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 30)

26 Feb 2022 comments

The weather continues to close in and, as some lessons have to be cancelled, Bensinger Squad steps up to fill the gap. In the background, Nat continues to lay plans...

9.5 (52) 743 Reads 23 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 29)

19 Feb 2022 comments

The snow begins to descend on college and as most of the cadets prepare for being trapped in the dorms, Sergeant Bower leads Bensinger squad out into the woodlands to try their hand at winter survival. They aren't meant to stay out overnight but as darkness falls they receive an unexpected visitor...

9.5 (59) 991 Reads 31 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 28)

14 Feb 2022 comments

The New Year, and so a new semester, has begun at Allegheny College. Now in sole charge of Bensinger Squad, Nat has plans to push them further and the incoming bad weather could help him there. He makes an agreement with Jackson, then lets the guys in on his plan. Well, part of it...

9.5 (48) 740 Reads 16 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 27)

12 Feb 2022 comments

It's almost time for the start of a new term and, on opposite sides of the Atlantic, preparations for the return to school are underway.

9.4 (60) 900 Reads 12 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 26)

28 Jan 2022 comments

It's the last weekend before Craig's dad returns to America, and the last shoot of the season at the game syndicate Craig's dad belongs to. On this occasion, Craig is to be allowed to shoot too. All eyes are on him. But are Craig's thoughts elsewhere?

9.6 (59) 951 Reads 27 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 25)

15 Jan 2022 comments

Boots' time in London with Shane is drawing to its close but, just hours before he says goodbye, a comment from Kyle stings Boots and makes him re-assess things. A decision is made...

9.8 (53) 920 Reads 21 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 24)

9 Jan 2022 comments

It's New Year's Eve and Craig has plans for another day in London, eventually culminating in a trip to the Tower of London and then Trafalgar Square. First though, he has to get everyone there and that's easier said than done. Until, that is, Kyle's dad steps in and arranges things with the Secret Service...

9.5 (58) 792 Reads 23 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 23)

4 Jan 2022 comments

It's time for Boots to meet Kyle and Shane's parents and so he dresses accordingly for dinner, much to the amusement of Kyle and Lee. He also has an envelope to give to Shane...

9.6 (51) 848 Reads 19 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 22)

31 Dec 2021 comments

It's just before New Year and Craig is invited to spend a few days in London with Shane, Kyle and their family. Craig knows his way round London, having spent some time there when he was younger, and so soon organises a tour of attractions for them. The Mall, Horse Guards' Parade, London Bridge, The Tower of London, a trip to a pub...

9.7 (48) 1129 Reads 26 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 21)

25 Dec 2021 comments

It's Christmas Eve, the night when Nathan is expected to smile and play his cello dutifully at the Governor's Christmas Eve Concert but Nathan is more concerned with the package that arrived for him from England...

9.6 (52) 1024 Reads 8 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 20)

24 Dec 2021 comments

It's the last week of college before the Christmas holidays begin and Will is preparing to analyse the data from the survey cameras on Travis's plane. Needless to say, Craig has an input to that. Craig also goes shopping with Mandy for a few last minute Christmas presents and she spots something he absolutely has to have...

9.5 (49) 812 Reads 10 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 19)

21 Dec 2021 comments

Nathan has several things on his 'To do' list: a. Form a golf club, b. Drag Shane out of his comfort zone, c. Call Craig.. Two of them are straightforward...

9.5 (54) 796 Reads 18 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 18)

19 Dec 2021 comments

In the US it's the Sunday after Thanksgiving and Craig's dad has accepted the invitation to play golf with Nathan and his father, Governor Bauer, at their country club. Jackson is there too, on a mission of his own. Several different agendas are in play, and all would benefit from some plain talking...

9.7 (62) 1137 Reads 23 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 17)

14 Dec 2021 comments

It's time to go home, both for Craig after his weekend away with the cadets and for the guys in the US as they return to college after spending Thanksgiving with Travis at his farm. Someone may not get a soft landing though....

9.5 (49) 1615 Reads 15 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 16)

5 Dec 2021 comments

The guys are shocked out of their sleep as Travis screams in the night. As Noah grabs the revolver, Will switches on his flashlight and sees there are paw tracks leading away from Travis's sleeping bag towards the treeline...

9.6 (46) 1428 Reads 11 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 15)

2 Dec 2021 comments

After Thanksgiving, Shane makes a brief phone call to Craig before Travis takes the guys up into the hills for a camping trip. As night falls and Shane begins to worry about wolves and lions, talk around the campfire raises an awkward question. Why did Craig get sent home? Noah suggests an answer no-one believes...

9.5 (58) 1778 Reads 24 Min

A New World Begins (ch. 14)

27 Nov 2021 comments

As Noah goes into town with Travis's sisters and Will helps with an air survey, Travis decides to teach Shane how to ride a horse and then arranges a visit to an old friend. On the way there though, they are pulled over by the police. Is Travis really old enough to drive? And who is Snow Bear?

9.4 (68) 938 Reads 17 Min