"So how's cop life treatin' ya?" asks Cam enthusiastically.The old man stops what he is doing and slowly turns. His eyes narrow when he recognizes Cameron Behren, all grown up. "For the hundredth time," he says evenly, "I am not a cop." "Are you sure you're not a cop?" Cam teases him. "You're looking pretty … Continue reading Behren: Something About Marci
Behren: Guys Night
Growing up, Adrien had exactly one best friend until Matt was born. It was his older sister. Their mother was a single parent, and she worked a lot and did the best she could. They lived next door to the Pancakes, in the smallest house, with no other children to be seen. But it wasn't … Continue reading Behren: Guys Night
Behren: Boys Will Be Boys
HERE'S LUKE!!! In the basement closet, sobbing because he misses his family. Nevermind that they're all upstairs. It's probably more likely that he's missing those who've passed than those he currently sees every day. Let's go with that. I suppose it doesn't happen very often, but even though it's been quite a while now since … Continue reading Behren: Boys Will Be Boys
Behren: Rocco’s First Day
Even though the teenagers look like adults, they're still really just kids and they don't always make the smartest decisions - as demonstrated by the way they continuously add more logs to the fire. It doesn't take long for the fire to grow so tall it easily leaps to whoever is nearest, which happens to … Continue reading Behren: Rocco’s First Day
Behren: When I Grow Up
There may never be a relationship so great as the one between Cam and his guitar. He takes it everywhere and plays it nonstop, even in the bathroom. Cam likes playing it best in there because the room has a nice echo. He's been biding his time, waiting for all his friends to age up. … Continue reading Behren: When I Grow Up
Behren: Angling Ace
Cam's looking quite a bit like Christine. It's nice to not have a third generation Luke clone, although he seems to have inherited Matt's physique. Look at that barrel chest! He's only a teenager! But the hair simply won't do.Cam requires a visit to the dresser, and he finds himself in front of Don's old … Continue reading Behren: Angling Ace
Behren: Campfire Kids
Christine is sitting by the fire, warming her hands when Matt finally returns to camp. He looks at her as he plops into the chair beside her."Campfire turkey, turning into jerky," he starts.Christine turns to him delightedly. She hasn't heard a poem from Matt since they got engaged."The water was really murky," Matt tells her. … Continue reading Behren: Campfire Kids
Behren: These Stupid Fish
"Check me out," says Matt to Adrien. Adrien stares at the computer screen but he doesn't see anything special. "What?" he says. "What am I looking at?" Matt turns and grins, his eyebrow raised in a cocky manner. "Me, spending one hundred hours on the computer." "Oh my plum," Adrien mutters. "You are such a … Continue reading Behren: These Stupid Fish
Behren: The Death Dance
Here's Matt, spending a little one-on-one time with Cam. He's also working on his video gaming skill. He doesn't go easy on Cam just because he's a child. No, Matt completely slaughters the boy with no regrets, until eventually Cam gets bored and storms upstairs to find something else to do. But the father-son bonding … Continue reading Behren: The Death Dance
Behren: Story Club, Garden Club
Matt has a favor to ask of his dad, and so they sit down to talk one day over a game of chess. Matt should know better than to challenge his father the Chess Master. He's already guaranteed to lose, but he thinks he can kill two birds with one stone this way - spending … Continue reading Behren: Story Club, Garden Club