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Spoiler-free Galactic Starcruiser Review!

Earlier this week I went on the Galactic Starcruiser! I went as someone who is just a genuine fan of Star Wars and also as someone who loves things like conventions and vacations with lots to do. 

I spent my own money on this. As a disclaimer, it is money I HAVE. I’m a doctor with a husband who also makes good money and we have no children. We have disposable income to spend. 

We stayed in a Standard cabin and filled it completely, so we had 5 people to save some money. I paid for 3 of the people, and so spent probably just under $4500 for our portion. Two family members also went and spent $3000 for the two of them. 

The cabin itself felt bigger than I expected it to. It’s SMALL, but they use the space very smartly! The in the wall “bunk beds” are huge and can easily fit full-sized humans. The wall bed is the same. If you’ve stayed in a Disney value resort before, the bunk bed and wall beds are bigger than the wall bed in a value resort. I’d say they can comfortably fit someone up to 6 feet probably, but that would be the absolute max. If you prefer to sleep curled up, they can fit someone even taller. They are spacious and comfortable. Our biggest issue was having 5 people to one bathroom, but we made it work. There are multiple public restrooms as well, and we had that if we ever really needed a bathroom while ours was occupied. 

What you are paying for is essentially a fully immersive 2 day experience surrounded by other people who are just as excited to be there as you. It is an immersive theater show where you are surrounded by actors playing their parts well, and playing a part in the story. If you know what Sleep No More is, think that, but kid friendly, Star Wars, and involving you in the story MUCH more. Included with this is your hotel room, all meals (even a voucher for your excursion to Batuu), a half-day excursion to Batuu with one free alcoholic drink included while there, free water, an exclusive magic band, and a pin. The cafeteria has soda, blue and green milk on tap, water, and juices. On the second day, we discovered specialty coffee drinks (lattes, cappucinos, etc) are also included, you just have to ask. While on Batuu, yes, you can leave Galaxy’s edge to ride other rides if you want to, but you may not want to. We had enough tasks to do that we spent the entire time in Galaxy’s edge. Other than the one alcoholic drink, other alcoholic drinks are not included. We still spent some time at the bar, and the drinks are amazing, and the bartenders are so skilled! They are also all-in for the story, and were so fun to talk to and be around. However, the alcohol is probably one of my gripes, because drinks cost, on average, between $16-20, and I personally think they should adopt cruise policy where drinks are more like $9 given you are already paying so much to be there (and in all actuality, given the price of this experience, I think they should be included, and you should only have to pay gratuity). 

The original characters are interesting and you end up caring about them and their storylines! Without spoiling much, I think it was very smart on their behalf to use mostly original characters. The second a human character that we already know entered the story, it broke my immersion a bit because it wasn’t the actor I associated with the character (but it was STILL such a blast!). They are all-in with the show, and each of them REMEMBERS YOUR NAME! (No genuinely, I’m still impressed by this, after initial meetings I was consistently addressed by name for the rest of the stay). Now, you only get out of this what you put in, so you have to TRY and be involved, but if you do? You get rewarded with a fulfilling story where you feel like you mattered to the narrative.

The entertainment is also amazing. One of the characters is Gaya, and she is an intergalactic superstar. Part of your entertainment is a live show from her and WOW. She really is amazing. The songs are catchy and fun, and I couldn’t restrain myself from dancing at times. You will leave a Gaya fan. 

Ultimately, I think it was worth the money. By this, I mean I don’t regret spending the money. Do I still think Disney is charging more than they should? Yes. But I also think that the theater of it all is worth a lot, so factor that in when you consider what you are paying for. It’s not just deluxe priced star wars hotel, it is so much more than that. I also think you have to know what you are paying for. You don’t have to be a HUGE star wars fan to enjoy it (my sister is not and she LOVED it), but some familiarity will help. You cannot go in expecting a relaxing vacation. We got minimal sleep and were constantly running around. I’d say, total, we got maybe 4 hours of down-time. You have to be willing to be attached to your phone. It functions as your “datapad” and is where most of your missions will come from. You need to be willing to talk to people, as you only really get involved in the story by buying in and talking to the characters. 

But if it sounds up your alley and you were debating whether it’s worth it? Honestly? I’d say go for it. It’s an experience I will never forget. 

[nikramann]

best smartwatch under 5000

best smartwatch under 5000

Certainly, I can assist you with finding the best smartwatch under 5000 on Amazon. However, please note that prices and availability may vary depending on your location and the specific Amazon website you are using.

Here are some of the best smartwatches you can consider:

Amazfit Bip U Pro — This smartwatch has a 1.43-inch color display, a heart rate monitor, GPS, and supports 60+ sports modes. It also offers up to 9 days of battery life on a single charge. You can find it on Amazon for around 3000 to 4000.

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2. Noise Colorfit Pro 2 — The Noise Colorfit Pro 2 features a 1.3-inch color display, a heart rate monitor, GPS, and supports 9 sports modes. It also has a battery life of up to 10 days. You can find it on Amazon for around 2000 to 3000.

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3. MI Women’s Smart Band 5- Although it is not technically a smartwatch, the Mi Smart Band 5 is a popular fitness tracker with a 1.1-inch color display, a heart rate monitor, and supports 11 sports modes. It has a battery life of up to 14 days. You can find it on Amazon for around 2000 to 2500.

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4. Honor Band 6 — Similar to the Mi Smart Band 5, the Honor Band 6 is a fitness tracker with a 1.47-inch color display, a heart rate monitor, and supports 10 sports modes. It also has a battery life of up to 14 days. You can find it on Amazon for around 3000 to 4000.

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5. boAt Matrix Smart Watch — 1.65 inches AMOLED display with a square dial features a complete capacitive touch experience, to let you take control effortlessly. Battery lasts upto 7 DAYS;The Always On Mode display lets you see the home screen without using the wake gesture every time. Please note that the battery will last upto 2 days with this mode.

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These are just some of the many smartwatches available on Amazon under 5000. It is important to consider your needs and preferences before making a purchase.

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2022年11月28日

使途公表不要の政策活動費、20年で456億円　二階氏には50億円 [岸田政権] [自民]：朝日新聞デジタル https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQCV4VDVQCHUTIL00S.html

「ヌン活」、個性で勝負　紅茶のお供、肉料理も：時事ドットコム https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2022112600147&g=soc

ヘビが5歳児に巻き付き水中へ、祖父救出　「ここはオーストラリア」：朝日新聞デジタル https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQCV4G2QQCVUHBI00G.html

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杉田かおる、毒舌キャラで活躍も女優を休業し母の介護に捧げた4年半「私にとってドラマは人生の教科書」女優を“天職”だと信じる思い | 週刊女性PRIME https://www.jprime.jp/articles/-/25907?display=b

韓国グループ「SEVENTEEN」、販売時刻前に“ライブグッズ列打ち切り”　徹夜組と転売ヤー得する仕組みにルール順守のファン激怒（1/2 ページ） - ねとらぼ https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/2211/26/news068.html

解体されてしまう家に、姪が落書きをしてみたら……　センスある油性ペンアートに「天才の所業」「うちの家にも描いてほしい」（1/2 ページ） - ねとらぼ https://nlab.itmedia.co.jp/nl/articles/2211/26/news025.html

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研修に短パンビーサン、上司を忘れて出発…「最大級の仕事失敗談を教えて」→コメント殺到3000件｜まいどなニュース https://maidonanews.jp/article/14775553

『ベストアーティスト』なにわ男子が視聴者参加のファンサービス企画　出演者第3弾発表 | ORICON NEWS https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2258281/full/

奈良美智が見た東京タワー　それは戦車の鉄でできていた：朝日新聞デジタル https://www.asahi.com/sp/articles/ASP3463TTP31UCFI00P.html

かくれんぼで鬼が勝手に帰ると監禁罪になる！？ – 宮崎インターネット新聞 https://www.miyazakipress.jp/2020/02/5213/

DÉGUSTATION（デギスタシオン）｜成城学園前フレンチレストラン https://www.degustation.jp/

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人間関係リセット症候群とは (ニンゲンカンケイリセットショウコウグンとは) [単語記事] - ニコニコ大百科 https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E4%BA%BA%E9%96%93%E9%96%A2%E4%BF%82%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BB%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E7%97%87%E5%80%99%E7%BE%A4

Tontonさん「GAUZE解散の報告 現メンバーになって以来、一人でも脱退したら解散と決めていましたが、この度それが現実となってしまっいました。 ヴォーカルのFUGUが脱退し、GAUZEは解散する事になりました。2022/11/26新宿ANTIKNOCKで無告知、完全招待制でライブを行い、41年の歴史に幕を閉じました。」https://twitter.com/Tonton_/status/1596533547333955585

GAUZE Officialさん「GAUZE解散の報告 現メンバーになって以来、一人でも脱退したら解散と決めていましたが、この度それが現実となってしまった為、本日GAUZEは解散する事になりました。 追記 最後のTシャツ販売を『高円寺レコードショップBASE』にて行います。」https://twitter.com/GauzeOfficial/status/1596519192035225601

leaya(бвб)さん「昨日の楽屋風景 2人を笑顔で見守るおはるさん(º_º) https://t.co/z2gqC1Ylvu」https://twitter.com/leaya_bass/status/1596415015309152257

DazzlingBAD_officialさん「◆本日原宿竹下通り並びに神宮橋をご通行の皆様へ◆ https://t.co/DpZv5ciWOd」https://twitter.com/DazzlingBAD_/status/1596365132396843008

DazzlingBAD_officialさん「◆2022.11.26の御礼◆ 本日は原宿神宮橋・並びに新作試写会・トークイベントでの緊急招集にお集まり頂き誠に有難ウ御座イマシタ…† 古より我々に縁のある土地での催しでした。 またいずれお逢い出来る事を心よりお待ちしております。 #DazzlingBAD #神宮橋 #V系って知ってる https://t.co/D88zfruzaM」https://twitter.com/DazzlingBAD_/status/1596469046119366657

Always with you～to おはる ♡～さん「チケット詳細が出ました 12/4 15:00より発売です」https://twitter.com/oharuevent/status/1596700652448940035

Always with you～to おはる ♡～さん「1/20(金)浦和ナルシス open15:30　start16:00 前売¥5000 当日¥6000 (D代別途¥600) チケット及び入場順 TIGET前売券→当日券 12/4 15:00～発売開始 ■ご購入サイトURL https://t.co/HIdMBQQ0Fj」https://twitter.com/oharuevent/status/1596700797483765760

Always with you～to おはる ♡～さん「1/20 【出演】bastard /Lucifer's under ground /MAD Night /アコギのおっちゃん /ヴィジュアル系演歌歌手TAKASHI /タケバン /【鍵】 / 血糊と包帯」https://twitter.com/oharuevent/status/1596701090195865601

Always with you～to おはる ♡～さん「1/21(土)浦和ナルシス open14:00　staart14:30 前売¥5000 当日¥6000 (D代別途¥600) チケット及び入場順 TIGET前売券→当日券 12/4 15:00～発売開始 ■ご購入サイトURL https://t.co/AR0svYjJmL」https://twitter.com/oharuevent/status/1596701331984875520

Always with you～to おはる ♡～さん「1/21 【出演】CROW-SIS / THE DEAD P☆P STARS / La’Muleセッション / MAZOHYSTERIA / NOi'X / Symptom Cluster / VIVIAN LEE cover band / アンチフェミニズム / 蜘蛛セッション」https://twitter.com/oharuevent/status/1596701570519171073

Always with you～to おはる ♡～さん「1/22(日)浦和ナルシス open15:00 staart15:30 前売¥5000 当日¥6000 (D代別途¥600) チケット及び入場順 TIGET前売券→当日券 12/4 15:00～発売開始 ■ご購入サイトURL https://t.co/Vncenars0r 【出演】L.I.S.K / Romance for～ / S / UNCLOCK LOVER / WITH SEXY / グリム / 覇叉羅」https://twitter.com/oharuevent/status/1596701757769658368

takasiさん「次の一手を僕も模索してます。 つまり動画配信です。 まだ勉強中。 皆様、チャンネルの登録を今から何卒宜しくお願い致します https://t.co/TRmEkrtpd0」https://twitter.com/takasi_gravel/status/1244984924085661696

Her Vomit is Modern...さん「今日的な昨夜、背前逆族pre@アースダムありがとうございました😊最高の夜でしたネ😳🌃🌙 お誘いいただきありがとうございました🥲✌️ 次のvomitは12/3(土)岡山ペパーランドです👍宜しくお願いいたします🫰 新作のsk8ブランド風Tシャツとジャケット仕様のメタル的なカラーTシャツ持っていきます〜👌 https://t.co/qm7LWsu6I6」https://twitter.com/HerVomitModern/status/1596558294944210946

かりん👾🧬@12/17(土)サンタコスバー🎅さん「【Godchildグッズ発売記念バーやります！！！】 明日27(日)17時〜23時で、宏洋さんと1日店長やります🔥 三代目店内でGodchildグッズや宗教勧誘撃退グッズも販売いたしますので、ぜひお待ちしております☺️✌ https://t.co/Ys4iioHeFu https://t.co/WmBIfrvBmz」https://twitter.com/kkkk_rr_nnn/status/1596478156416102401

lucy+peter=esolagoto / 中村真悟さん「来る11.28に向けてﾘﾊｰｻﾙｲﾝでした。 会場にﾋﾟｱﾉがない事が発覚し、ﾘﾘｰｽしたての『break the apocalypse』を演奏出来ないと云う事態に😱😱😱 愉しみにしていた方、すみません・・・。 しかし我々らしくGrimAquaの1周年を御祝します、なにそつ・・・！ https://t.co/XeuW3v9eDW… https://t.co/izEXvseI3d」https://twitter.com/lucy_peter/status/1596524899526643713

UNCLOCK LOVER 頼田陵介さん「そうそう‼︎ 実は昨日残念ながらシステム上、配信組の方々は見れてないオープニングの映像があるのですよ‼️ なので上げときます😊 https://t.co/cQDQzulpYe」https://twitter.com/yorita_ryosuke/status/1596526744873631744

十三月 紅夜さん「🌐ACM::: Next Live🌐 12月15 日(木) @高円寺HIGH 開場18:00 開演18:30 前売3500円+1D 当日4000円+1D -Live- ACM::: Musu Bore BACTERIA W.A.R.P. -DJ- TAIZO 🔹ご予約(ACM:::専用予約フォーム) https://t.co/Rz3MJjF6eb #AConcreteMur https://t.co/zfohwyXrmg」https://twitter.com/jusangatsukouya/status/1590720988135976960

十三月 紅夜さん「🌐12/15 ACM::: member🌐 西邑卓哲：Vocal/Guitar 十三月紅夜：照明/Vocal こもだまり：Vocal/アジテーション 翠：Guitar Shintaro：Guest Drums 💥 #AConcreteMur https://t.co/xwjecYeKPS」https://twitter.com/jusangatsukouya/status/1590722673071771648

東高円寺二万電圧さん「ピッタリとハマっている気がするのです。 https://t.co/ZlCLps119J」https://twitter.com/hk20000v/status/1596446524325888002

ストロベリーソングオーケストラ公式呟キ処さん「🎌チケット受ケ憑ケ中🎌 【帰ってきた怪帰大作戦】 2023年1月15日(日) 味園ユニバース 出演 #ストロベリーソングオーケストラ #妖精帝國 #メリー #アイリフドーパ #首振りDolls #ジェラスガイ坂本 #松原タニシ #日比谷カタン #シモーヌ深��� FOOD #深夜喫茶銭ゲバ ☞e+ https://t.co/qJ67pUQAzN https://t.co/eET6ODhSZr」https://twitter.com/15sso_official/status/1596471889060593664

MIYAVIさん「Done w the band meeting 📝 バンドミーティング終了〜。今日もたくさん未来について語り合いました @LAST_ROCKSTARS #TheLastRocksters #Yoshiki #Hyde #Sugizo #Miyavi #Band #Japanese」https://twitter.com/MIYAVI_OFFICIAL/status/1596547554099232771

Ivy darknessさん「2023年でしたあべし」https://twitter.com/IVY_DOPE_SHOW/status/1596549953111085056

ヴィジュアル博士のる@監修オムニバスCD2種発売中さん「うお、Zipcyじゃん、しかも新譜あるじゃん、欲しすぎる…」https://twitter.com/vr_noru/status/1596554166146830337

Hydeさん「おつかれさん」https://twitter.com/HydeOfficial_/status/1596561212216864769

Köziさん「久っしぶりのバンドでのニャニワ 有難う嬉しかった酔い夜」https://twitter.com/Kzi_official/status/1596573074568073217

seekさん「MIMIZUQ御一行。 いざ長岡へ。 https://t.co/Z1hPVrbGuL」https://twitter.com/seek_bonshisya/status/1596616166021423104

ヴィジュアル博士のる@監修オムニバスCD2種発売中さん「【ヴィジュアル系今日は何の日】 赤坂BLITZにてKISAKI (UNDER CODE PRODUCTION) PRODUCE EVENT「輪・廻・転・生～A RETURN of "VISUAL MONSTER"～」が開催された日。 (Aliene Mariage、Deshabillz、Kneuklid Romance、La'Mule、Romance for〜 一日復活、KISAKI PROJECT第二章初ライブ) (2011.11.27) https://t.co/XBtxyx66UE」https://twitter.com/vr_noru/status/1596625691885596672

横山企画室さん「https://t.co/Eq4Kdlm3UH」https://twitter.com/yokodile01/status/1596632671459115008

横山企画室さん「ついに千穐楽きたきた〜♫ 月の裏側で７・８ https://t.co/boy32Wiq9d #月の裏側で #ミューサイ」https://twitter.com/yokodile01/status/1596646191890329601

辻コースケさん「先月はじめまして〜 で新宿LOFTと柏パルーザ。 『セレモニー』と銘打ってコール&レスポンスありの超満員ライブ。 ライブハウスを潰させないという清春さんの心意気とギュウギュウでも笑顔で大合唱のお客さんに感動しちゃったよ。 カウントダウンもよろしくお願いいたします🙏」https://twitter.com/kosuketsuji0173/status/1596492024215400448

ヴィジュアル博士のる@監修オムニバスCD2種発売中さん「これが結構真面目にこれが大正解な気がする。。。！」https://twitter.com/vr_noru/status/1596660237750394881

Sakura 櫻澤泰徳 Yasunori Sakurazawaさん「30年前からお���いの存在は知っていながらも、昨夜が本当に初対面 同世代がこうして今もドラムを音楽を奏でていることが嬉しいね」https://twitter.com/sakurazawa/status/1596660883819614208

長岡音むすびフェス！！さん「おはようございます！ 「音むすびフェス2022」、いよいよ本日開催です！ スタッフミーティングが始まりました♪ 心配していた雨も上がりました、素晴らしい！ あとは楽しむだけです！ ご来場お待ちしていますっ！ #音むす2022 https://t.co/6mPgsXor5W」https://twitter.com/otomusu2016/status/1596644604086222848

WOWOW MUSICさん「#氣志團万博2022 ～房総魂～ #WOWOW 独占放送＆配信‼️ https://t.co/nuaJyd6JFm #氣志團万博オフショット⑰📷✨ 11/27（日）午後1:00～ 🌈二日目の模様をお届け🌈 #HYDE #ももいろクローバーZ #RIPSLYME #湘南乃風 @officialbanpaku @HydeOfficial_ @mcz517_official @ripslyme_com @134r_official https://t.co/WErrGyfE4C」https://twitter.com/wowow_mj/status/1596443709104529409

gibkiy gibkiy gibkiyさん「【今年を締めくくるワンマンツアー大阪編】 2022年ラスト名阪ツアー 2022 “too red too blood” 日程：2022年11月29日(火) 会場：心斎橋 VARON 時間：open 19:00 start 19:30 https://t.co/68JoAlD4By」https://twitter.com/gibkiy_official/status/1593863257051500544

BUCK-TICK OFFICIALさん「🔱BUCK-TICK TOUR THE BEST 35th anniv.🔱 本日(11/27)、福岡サンパレスホテル&ホールにて開催❗️ OPEN17:00　START18:00 ⏬ご来場される皆様は https://t.co/GVhQOIewKI をご確認の上、ご来場いただきますよう、ご協力をお願いたします。 皆様、会場でお待ちしています!✨ #BUCKTICK #BUCKTICK35th」https://twitter.com/BUCKTICK_INFO/status/1596670143941050368

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request: WLW READER X LINDA WITH HORSE RIDING TO A LAKE AND A PICNIC AND A KISS THAT MAAAAY LEAD TO MORE a/n: IVE BEEN WAITING TO WRITE THIS FOR SO LONG YESSS lowkey proud of this?? pairing: linda x fem!reader summary: Linda has been your perfect friend but one Spring day everything changes warnings: smut (fingering)!! slight internalized homophobia FLUFF!!!!! year: any word count: 1512

Ever since you were a little kid you had been taught homosexuality was wrong, sin, a disgrace, an abomination. A man belong with a woman, and a woman could not sleep with another woman, a man could not sleep with a man. A child had to have a mum and dad not two mums or dads. It was common knowledge, everyone knew. You knew that that was the way things were.

So, why did it feel so good to be around Linda?

Why did her hands on your body feel better than any man’s?

Why did her touch send shivers throughout your body?

Why did her voice sound so milky and soft?

Why was she so perfect?

Why?

You hated it, you hated the way you felt about her but you could not stay away from her. She was everything to you, she made you feel good and beautiful and loved. Linda was smart and caring, she was beautiful and majestic. Fear took over you nearly every day, did she love you the same way? Did she also have these impure thoughs? As far as either of you were concerned you were just friends.

Linda had invited you out to a farm her family owned for the weekend, just as friends of course. You had put on a floral dress for the day while Linda wore brown trousers and a button-up white shirt. Today you were riding the horses down to a river and having a picnic there. Linda packed everything and helped you onto your horse. When her fingers rested on your hips you shivered, her touch was so soft, so caring.

You followed her and tried keeping up with her speed. Linda would look back to you, the wind wiping her hair around. You would stare back at her, the way the light shone behind her made her looked like a goddess. “Come on now yn! We want to be there before nightfall!” she joked as she sped up. You giggled and followed her.

The river was heard before it could be seen, the distinctive sound of water making its way back into the ocean filled the silence along with the songs coming from different birds all around you. Linda helped you tie up the horses and led you further into the woods. She held your hand as she guided you through the thick trees. Light poured in through the light canopy above you. You walked along the river to find the lake Linda had been talking about.

“Here we are,” she whispered. In front of you was a beautiful, crystal clear, round lake with a soft waterfall at the end. The water trickled down without causing too much noise, it was so peaceful and beautiful you wanted to jump in. “Ya like it?” Linda asked, her breath hot against your neck, she had rested her chin against your shoulder.

“I love it, it’s so pretty.” you gasped.

“Let’s eat then,” Linda announced with a big smile on her face. You helped her set up the blanket and put out the plates and food. She had packed a couple of sandwiches and other healthy snacks. You observed as she bit into the food, how on Earth did she look perfect as she ate? You ate the food in silence and helped her pack back up. 

Once everything was eaten and packed away you laid on the blanket beside her. You watched through the leaves high above as the cloud passed across the sky. Your hand laid by your side and it froze when it came into contact with Linda. You laid very still not wanting to disturb anything. Linda wrapped her hands around yours, you let go of a breath you had been holding in, your muscles relaxing.

She picked up your hand and held it in front of her, she softly played with your fingers. You turned to the side and smiled at her. Linda noticed your stare and looked to you. “You have nice fingers.” she breathed out.

“Thank you.” you inched closer to her, you were so close. Your faces were inches away from each other, noses touching. Linda cupped your cheek and closed the space between you. You moaned into the kiss, God her lips were perfect against yours. So soft, so nice, she knew how to move them, how much tongue to use.

When you both used up your supply of air you parted. Soft, heavy breaths filled the silence that had dawned on you two. You looked at her eyes and down to her lips before going in again. Your hands wandered her body taking in each curve, dip and bump that she had. Linda’s hand was resting at your knee and it slowly made its way up your a dress. She flipped you so were lying on your back. Linda hovered above you, her line of sight shifting between your left and right eye. 

“God you’re perfect.” she groaned before leaning down to kiss you again. Her hand went up to your breasts and undid the buttons that held your thin dress together. She slid her hand up your lace bra and cupped your left breast, her thumb softly going over your hardening, sensitive nipple. Your back arched pushing your body onto hers. Linda used her other hand to continue moving up your inner thigh.

You moaned her name, soft and quiet. Your lips moved in unison to hers. Bodies rocking into each other. Her hand reached your underwear, Linda hooked a finger around the stretchy band. “Is this okay?” she asked looking into your droopy eyes.

“Yes- yes,” you said. She nodded and pulled your underwear down. Your breathing hitched as her finger slipped inside of you. Your hands went to her beautiful blonde locks, tugging on them for dear life. Linda kissed down your neck, surely leaving hickeys behind. She curled her finger inside of you and added another one, your whole body was tensing up. 

“Do you like it?” she asked, a hint of confidence behind her question. You nodded, not being able to form a proper sentence. “Words love,” Linda said as she stopped her movements.

“Oh God, yes.” you whimpered, you rocked your hips against her fingers. Your head had fallen back, mouth slightly opened and eyes closed. “Linda- Oh- Fuck.” you moaned as she worked her magic fingers inside of you, she added another one adding onto the pleasure. Her thumb went to your clit. All the touches pushed you over the edge. You found her lips with yours and bit slightly on her lower lip as you went through your orgasm.

Your breathing was heavy, chest heaving, chest lined with a thin layer of glistering sweat. You opened your eyes slowly and saw her smile above you. Your hand went to the back of her head and you pulled her down to kiss her as you giggled. “God Linda, that was- that was perfect,” you said once she was resting beside you. 

Linda did your buttons once more, her fingers lingering there for a little while. You flung your leg over her hip, her hands resting on the dip of your waist. You sighed contently, sprawled all over her. A spring breeze blew over the two of you reminding you of the lake. Her hand moved to trace soft patterns. “Wanna go for a swim?” you asked softly as you bit your lower lip.

“What about our clothes? We’ll get wet.” Linda replied.

“Then we take them off.” you winked and stood up, quickly taking off your dress. Linda followed, her clothes soon discarded to the side.

“Lets take these off,” she said as she ran her finger under your bra strap. You nodded slowly, gulping your nerves down. Linda stepped closer to you, her hands going to your shoulder to spin you around. She undid your bra’s clasp and turned around so you could do the same. You shimmed down your bra and took hers off as well.

You were so exposed to her but it felt right, you didn’t want to tear away or hide like with boys. You pulled down your underwear and watched her do the same. It was silent, your bodies bare and eyes wandering over them. “You’re perfect,” you whispered inching closer to her, your hands went around her body exploring it. You felt the way her tits laid on her body, her stomach, her arms. You reached down to her hand and took it. 

Without thinking twice you jumped into the lake, your hand still in Linda’s. You yelped as the water hit you, it was surprisingly warm. When you broke the water’s surface you slicked your hair back and swam closer to Linda. You wrapped your legs around her waist and hands around her neck. She rested her hands on the small of your back. Linda looked at and rested her head against your chest, she pressed soft kisses onto the exposed skin.

“I love you yn,” she whispered against your wet chest.

“I love you too Linda.”

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Bryce x MC

Previous Part: Part 2

Next Part: Part 4

Summary: Bryce and Casey attend his sister’s bachelorette party

Word Count: ~3000

Author’s Note: As always, let me know if you’d like to be tagged for the next parts!

“Ughh.” Bryce mutters as he wakes up, head pounding from his hangover.

After leaving family brunch the day before, all he could think about was how badly he needed a drink. (Not a mimosa though, that would just remind him of his alcoholic mother.) But he had promised Casey he’d teach her how to surf, so they did that first. Later in the night, they met up with the high school friends he was still in contact with for drinks at his favorite Honolulu pub. Back in the day, they didn’t used to card so he’d spent plenty of time there during his teenage years.

Casey fit in seamlessly with his friends, and he enjoyed showing her off. They’d been out very late, had drank quite a lot, to the point where he could almost forget about the brunch disaster.

Bryce is quickly sobering now though. And already dreading the joint bachelorette-bachelor party that they’ll be attending tonight. His mother is hosting at the house, which means it will be an offensive display of wealth. The dress code is black tie, which informs him that it will also be boring.

Bryce rolls over to his side, wrapping at arm around Casey. He kisses the back of her neck, squeezing her gently. “Baby, wake up. Do you still want to go hiking?”

Casey groans, speaking into the pillow. “Too hungover. I feel like I’m dying, amor.”

“Amor?” Bryce repeats, his pronunciation of ‘love’ nowhere near as good as Casey’s.

Casey rolls over to face him. “Now that we’re using the L word, you finally get a term of endearment. All the good Spanish ones are so romantic that I couldn’t use them if you just liked me.”

“All I had to do was tell you that I loved you to finally get my endearment? Well damn, I should have done that months ago.”

Casey laughs, giving him a quick peck.

He’s unsatisfied with such a chaste kiss. He cups her cheeks, pulling her to him and kissing her again. He licks at her lips until she opens her mouth, his tongue sweeping inside.

“Say it again.” He mumbles against her lips when he pulls away. “Roll the r.”

“Amor.” She pronounces, exaggerating the rolled r at the end.

“I love you baby.”

“I love you too, mi amor.”

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..

.

 Haku laughs as he surfaces, shaking the chlorinated pool water out of his dark hair.

“Again Uncle Bryce, again!” The boy cries out, swimming back to his uncle.

Bryce grips under Haku’s armpits, hoisting him far into the air once again.  He stretches as Haku hits the water with a large splash. His arms are starting to get tired. Haku really does have limitless energy. That’s why Abigail asked him to babysit. Their mother wanted him out of the house as she made preparations for the party, not running around under the hired help’s feet.

Haku smiles as he surfaces, swimming back once again. “Now let’s play Marco Polo!”

“I don’t know little man. The rest of the hotel guests might not like that.” The pool is fairly popular today, and Bryce narrowly dodges a small girl doggy paddling by him.

Haku pouts. “Ok, I’m taking a bathroom break and then we can have a holding our breath competition!”

Haku hurries out of the pool, tugging up his blue swim trunks. “Do you need me to go with you?” Bryce offers.

Haku looks at him incredulously. “No!” He says insistently. “I’m eight!”

Bryce smirks. “My bad, you’re right. You’re a big boy. But don’t run off! Come right back here!”

Haku rolls his eyes, but doesn’t retort.

Bryce’s gaze falls on Casey, who is watching with a smile from the in-pool bar. He swims to her, leaning against the stool next to her. “I know what you’re thinking.”

Casey sips on her non-alcoholic smoothie, returning his flirty gaze. “And what’s that?”  

“Something along the lines of…” He pitches his voice up in a mocking imitation of her’s. “Wow, Bryce is so good with him. He’s going to be an amazing dad. Definitely not one of those workaholic doctors who never plays with his kids. Wow, I really want him to father my children.” He leans in closer, delighting in the blush that spreads across her olive skin.

“Even if I had been thinking something like that, the arrogance with which you just said that immediately made my ovaries shrivel up.”

Bryce puts a hand over his heart, pretending to be hurt. “Don’t say that babe.” He drops the act, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her softly. “We’d make such pretty babies. And they’d be smart too.” He breathes against her lips.

Haku returns, cannonballing into the water. Bryce kisses her one more time before pulling away. Haku swims to Casey. “Want to do the breath holding competition with us Casey?” Haku asks.

“Why don’t I be the referee? We have to make sure your uncle doesn’t cheat.” Casey whispers the last part conspiratorially.

“I never cheat. When you’re as talented as I am, you don’t have to. I’ll show you who has the better lung capacity Haku. But after that we have to head back to the room and get ready for your mom’s party.”

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Bryce takes a deep breath when he stops the car outside his family’s colossal mansion, composing himself. The valet appears, opening the door for him. He nods, handing over the keys. Haku and Casey step out of the car as their doors are opened as well.

“Haku, come here.” Bryce orders.

Haku approaches and Bryce crouches, fixing Haku’s tie since he’d been playing with it during the car ride. He claps his nephew’s shoulder, and Haku grins before running into the house. Bryce turns to Casey, placing a hand on her lower back. She turns to him, gripping his black tie. “This is crooked.” She straightens it, tugging on it to bring his lips down to her’s when she’s done.

The kiss is chaste, because she’s wearing deep red lipstick and doesn’t want to get it all over him. He admires how beautiful she is for a moment. Her black dress is long with a slit running up to her thigh. The deep v neckline exposes a tasteful amount of cleavage. He smirks when he sees she’s checking him out as well. She’s never seen him in a tux before. As good as he looks in his scrubs, he knows he really shines in a tux.

He offers her his arm. “Shall we?”

She grins, gripping his strong bicep. “Let’s.”

They enter the house, and Casey is clearly awed as soon as she glances around the ballroom he leads her to. Hawaii’s richest and most powerful are all in attendance, mingling and networking in the large open space.

“You guys have a ballroom in your house?” Casey asks with disbelief.

“My parents have a ballroom in their house.” He corrects, grabbing some champagne off the tray of a passing waiter.  

There is a live band playing, but it’s soft elevator music and no one is dancing. Bryce spots Haku sitting in a chair in the corner, playing a video game on a handheld console. “This is a pretty low key bachelorette party. I was hoping for debauchery. And strippers.” Casey comments.

Bryce smirks, resting his hand on her back, a little lower than is proper. “Is that what you’re into? I can strip for you.”

“Was that another one of your med school side hustles?” She jokes.

“Nah, the bartending and modeling were enough to get me through. But I think I’d be good at stripping. Probably one of my many talents. We can find out when we get back to the hotel tonight.”

Any response Casey might have had is interrupted when Mrs. Lahela spots them from across the room and approaches.

“Bryce, dearest.” She is wearing a black ballroom dress, encrusted with expensive stones. She kisses both of his cheeks in a European style greeting. “And Casey, darling, how wonderful to see you again.” She kisses Casey on both cheeks as well, grinning when she pulls away.

Casey is a little thrown off by the transformation. There is a wine glass in her hand, but Bryce’s mother is just sipping on it casually. Nothing like the lush she met at brunch. “Nice to see you again too.” Casey returns.

“You look wonderful.” Mrs. Lahela compliments.

“Thank you, so do you.” Casey replies.

Mrs. Lahela spots someone over Casey’s shoulder and turns back to her with an apologetic grin. “You must excuse me, I just saw the Governor. Hostess duties call, but do try the escargot! It was very expensive and it’s delicious.”

Bryce scoffs when his mother is out of earshot. “She never drinks heavily in front of other people. You’ll learn soon that nothing is more important to my family than appearances and reputation. She saves the alcoholic you met at brunch just for her immediate family.” He answers her silent question.

Casey squeezes his hand comfortingly. “Well, you heard your mother. Let’s find this escargot.”

They meander through the room, sampling the food the wait staff is carrying around.

“Bryce!” Abigail calls, dragging her fiancé behind her by the hand.

“Ryan.” Bryce greets shortly, nodding at the handsome blonde man.

“Hey Bryce. Good to see you again. It’s been years….I think the last time I saw you was prep school graduation.” Ryan responds.

Bryce doesn’t try to keep the conversation going.

“I’m Casey. This is quite the bachelor party.” Casey interjects to fill the awkward silence.

Ryan smiles at her, shaking her hand. “Nice to meet you Casey. I can’t take any credit. Mrs. Lahela – I mean Kate, she insists that I call her Kate now – planned everything.”

As Ryan and Kate talk, Abigail leans in to talk in Bryce’s ear. “Dad wants you to join him in the cigar room.”

Bryce grimaces. The cigar room. That’s never good. “I can’t just leave Casey.”

Abigail shoots him an annoyed look. “She’s a big girl Bryce. She can mingle. Would you just go talk to him so he doesn’t come out here and cause a scene in front of all of my guests?”

Bryce sighs, running a hand through his hair irritably. “Fine.” He turns to Casey, interrupting her conversation with Ryan somewhat rudely, but he really doesn’t like Ryan. Back in prep school, Ryan had been a womanizer, a bully, an elitist who treated the boarding school staff terribly, and just an all-around asshole.  

“Baby, I’ve got to go for a few minutes. Will you be okay out here?”

“Of course Bryce. I’m a big girl.”

Abigail smiles. “That’s what I said. Come on Casey, I’m going to introduce you to a few people.”

Bryce reluctantly walks through the hall to the cigar room. He knocks, and waits for his father to say “enter” before opening the door.

Aoloa sits in his favorite red plush chair, very expensive and reminiscent of a throne. Bryce’s older brother Francis sits in a smaller chair beside their father. In addition to his family, some close male family friends are also in the room. They’re all puffing on expensive cigars.

“Bryce, take a seat. Have a cigar.” Aoloa suggests, but it comes off as a demand.

Bryce sits on a couch beside his father’s lawyer, nodding at the older man. “I’ll pass on the cigar. It’s not good for you.” Bryce replies.

Aoloa shrugs. “Suit yourself. They’re Cuba’s finest though, so you’re really missing out.”  

“You won’t find a lot of physicians who smoke.” Bryce retorts.

Francis scoffs, and Bryce glares at him. “Something you want to say?”

Francis’ eyes narrow as he regards his little brother. “Yes actually. Ever since you became a doctor you think you’re so much better than us. That the family real estate business is beneath you. Frankly, I find it infuriating.”

“Francis, stop. This is between me and my son.” Aoloa insists.

Francis looks angry, but he defers to Aoloa. As always, playing the faithful little lap dog.

“Bryce, business is booming lately. With Ryan entering the fold, we’ll acquire an exclusive contract with his father, an important developer. We need all the Lahelas involved in the business.”

Bryce’s jaw clenches. They’ve had this conversation before. He’s never wanted in on the family business. He’s always been passionate about surgery. When he admitted this at his prep school graduation dinner, his father had become enraged. Ultimately, he refused to support Bryce financially through college. With his father’s income, Bryce qualified for no financial aid. He had been admitted to Stanford for undergrad, but he couldn’t afford it on his own so he’d taken a scholarship to the University of Hawaii.

He’d been looking forward to getting out of Hawaii. Looking forward to distancing himself from his toxic family. But he’d had to wait until medical school to finally go to Stanford, working his way through since his father still refused to help him.

“I’m about to be a senior resident. I’m the best surgical resident Edenbrook has. This is my dream, and I’ve worked hard for it.”

Aoloa’s eyes narrow. “Your dream? To be so poor that you have to ask your parents for money to buy a house?”

Bryce’s fist clenches. “I knew you would try to hold that over my head. I’m paying you back. I send you money every month. And let’s not forget you’re charging me interest, a much higher interest rate than any bank would charge.”

“No bank would ever give you a loan. You have no idea what it’s like to actually earn something on your own merit. To work hard. I came from nothing, and built all of this. You had every advantage, groomed for this work, and you’re throwing it all away.” Aoloa says with disappointment.

“Well so be it then. Invoice me for whatever I owe you for my upbringing. I’ll work on paying that back too.”

Francis leans back in his chair. “I told you this was a waste of time Dad.”  

“Seems like raising him in the first place was a waste of my time.” Aoloa responds cruelly.

Bryce stands, heading for the door. “I’m done here.” He slams the door behind him.

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Casey and Abigail have migrated from the ballroom to the patio, where heat lamps and twinkling lights have been set up for ambiance.

“You know, I’m surprised you’re out here with me. Don’t you have a lot of friends in there?” Casey asks.

“Those are my parents’ friends. You’ve probably noticed, but my mom likes to throw parties seemingly for other people, but really just to show off her expensive house. Luckily, my actual friends planned a much better bachelorette party last week. There were strippers and penis decorations.”

Casey smiles. “Good. The bachelorette party you deserve.”

Abigail smiles, sipping on a cocktail and regarding Casey. “You know, I really like you. And I like you for Bryce. And this is a huge compliment coming from me because Bryce’s ex Tia is one of my best friends, one of my bridesmaids even. I kind of ship them, but man, you’re making me waiver.” Abigail seems to be a little drunk.  

“Thanks, I think.” Casey replies dubiously.

Abigail finishes her cocktail, gesturing for a passing waiter to bring her another.  “Bryce is just such a good guy, I always want the absolute best for him. Did he tell you that he let me live in his dorm room when I got pregnant?”

Casey shakes her head no, Bryce definitely didn’t tell her any of that.

“My parents were pissed. Unmarried teenage daughters don’t get pregnant very often in their circles. They said I was ruining the Lahela name. They wanted me to get an abortion.”

The waiter brings the cocktail, and Abigail downs it in one gulp before continuing. “But I loved Kahoni. And I wanted his baby. So they threw me out onto the streets. Kahoni is one of ten kids and lived in a three bedroom house with his whole family, so I couldn’t go to him. Francis had his own condo in Honolulu at the time, but he told me to get lost. He’s an asshole. But Bryce was living in a dorm at the University of Hawaii and he moved me in no questions asked. He even gave me his bed. He slept in a sleeping bag on his floor for the rest of the semester. I felt really bad about that, worried he was going to mess his grades up since he wasn’t getting a good night’s sleep.”

Abigail’s eyes well up with tears. “He’s just such a good guy Casey. He was the first one to hold Haku, you know. Kahoni had a car accident rushing to the hospital when I went into labor, so it was just me and Bryce. And he also helped me and Kahoni pay for our own place afterwards, for almost a year until Kahoni finally got a decent job.”

Casey takes Abigail’s hand, squeezing it to comfort the younger woman. “What happened with Kahoni?’ Casey asks.

“Love doesn’t pay the bills. I thought he was going to get it together eventually, be the man that I needed. But he never fully stepped up, not the way I wanted him to. Kahoni says I’m spoiled, that I expect too much. But my parents softened a little bit after Haku was born. They never liked Kahoni and told me I could come home if I left him. So two years ago I did.”

“Well, at least you’re happy now with Ryan.” Casey says.

Abigail smiles sadly. “Happy enough anyway.”

Bryce suddenly appears, making a beeline for her. “Casey, I’ve been looking everywhere for you. Let’s get out of here. I can’t be here a second longer.”

He sounds so insistent she finds herself immediately getting to her feet.

Abigail laughs humorlessly. “That bad huh?” She asks softly. She stands as well. “Thanks for coming big brother.” She hugs him tightly. “See you tomorrow bright and early for the rehearsal!” She chimes when she releases him.

“Wait, rehearsal? Why? I’m not in the wedding party.” Bryce questions.

Abigail looks surprised. “Of course you are. I made Ryan make you a groomsman.”

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Soft like Lavender, Warm like Honey (branjie) - writworm42

A/N: Thank you 3000 to Holtzmanns for beta-ing me and pushing me to make this fic into what it is. I love you so much. Also, I’m not a farm person by any means, so rural & farming readers, if I fucked something up, please lmk!

It was no sooner that Brooke sat down on the steps of their porch, Riley’s collar jingling as he dutifully padded after her, that Vanessa became visible at the end of the road, her small frame reduced down a hundred times from the distance. Brooke waved, unable to stop herself from smiling widely as Vanessa trudged closer, her skin glistening with sweat and sun even through the veneer of dust kicking up under her feet.

“Ariel and Yvie already head home?” Brooke asked as Vanessa flopped down hard next to her, laying back on the sun-warmed wooden slats beneath her and letting Riley lick the sweat from her face.

“Fuckers left as soon as the lavender was all pruned.” Vanessa growled. “Ain’t even say goodbye.”

“It’s the end of the month, I guess.” Brooke laughed. Summer always came with a parade of university students from the neighbouring towns looking to tend crops and keep bees for a summer job, and without fail, by late August, all of them were fed up enough with wasting their precious social time that they did everything they could to wriggle out of any extra work. Brooke couldn’t blame them, and deep down, she knew neither could Vanessa, but she understood why it smarted. Of all the kids that blew through Hytes-Mateo Horticultural and Honey Farms, Ariel and Yvie were by far the two smartest and funniest they’d had. Yvie especially took a liking to verbal sparring matches with Vanessa over open bags of mulch, and Ariel and Vanessa’s mannerisms and senses of style were so similar that people who only saw them from behind as Vanessa walked Ariel through the basics of beekeeping would swear that they couldn’t tell who was who.

Vanessa would miss them, and in a certain selfish way, it hurt Brooke to know that as much as Vanessa loved her, when it was just the two of them for the other nine months, the fire in her eyes died a little, and her brisk, loud laugh became just a little duller.

It wasn’t personal, not even a question of who she was keeping company with–it was just that Vanessa was a social butterfly, an extrovert if ever there was one, someone who loved being the centre of attention. And as much as Brooke knew Vanessa craved and loved her attention, the attention of many was always better than the attention of just one, the same one as every day and night.

Brooke was different; she didn’t need very many people around her, and breaking routine made her sick to her stomach. Sometimes, all she craved was being in a cool room alone with Riley, the cats, and her thoughts, turning over conversations with herself in her head.

Brooke liked her space, and so she took it as much as possible, Vanessa the only one allowed to cross over the threshold. A little sad, maybe, to someone else, someone looking from the outside in, but to Brooke, it was more than enough.

They were silent for a moment, until Brooke reached beside herself and grabbed two mugs, one of which she handed over to Vanessa, who was struggling to heave herself upright.

“Thanks, ba– Again? ” Vanessa glared at Brooke pointedly, her eyes narrowing when Brooke only shrugged and took a cool sip from her mug.

“What?” Brooke tried and failed to hide a sheepish grin behind the mug’s thick ceramic edge. “Water just tastes better in a mug. You know it.”

Vanessa rolled her eyes, but took a sip of her water nonetheless, closing her eyes against the cool sensation of ice hitting her lips.

Just beyond them, the sky had begun to cast an orange glow over the neat, seemingly endless rows of purple that stretched out before them.

—

If there was one thing Vanessa loved about her farm, it was the blueberries. Early every morning, she would walk through rows and rows of containers, shooing away birds trying to break through the tents’ protective shields and scouting for plants that needed harvesting, ones that had begun to die and needed to be uprooted and the plot saved for re-planting later. It was almost meditative, in a way; walk, shoo, check, think. Walk, shoo, check, think. Walk, shoo, check, and think, and think, and think. About politics, about The Bachelorette, about what she would have for dinner that night–it didn’t matter.

Lately, her thoughts were about her life, and about Brooke, about how they started the farm together, how they got to where they were now. How she had met Brooke on her own family’s farm, when Brooke walked the three miles between her own family’s land to deliver the seeds her mother had promised Vanessa’s, shyly explaining that her truck had broken down halfway down the road. How Vanessa’s mother spent half the day fixing the engine, knowing full well Vanessa could have done it herself, winking at her as she suggested Brooke come in for a snack and some lemonade.

How they had gone to agricultural university together, spending late nights in their dorm room (bunking together being specifically Brooke’s suggestion to the university, thank you very much ) poring over textbooks about industrial harvesting and anatomical diagrams of pea plants, biting their lips and wondering if the girl opposite from them wanted to kiss them as much as they did.

How they had actually shared their first kiss during a continuing education beekeeping certification course, Brooke’s lips sticky with hard work and honey, her breath hot and hitched through excited giggles about how she’d wanted to do that for a long time.

Vanessa smiled to herself, a rush of affection blooming in her chest.

She had already known by then that she had loved Brooke, and though it took a while for Brooke to actually say the words, Vanessa knew how the other woman felt based on how she talked to her, how she listened to her go on about her interests like they were her own, how she lavished Vanessa in compliments and always knew the right things to say when she was down. Vanessa could tell in how Brooke looked at her, eyes brimming with not just happiness but utter satisfaction, like Vanessa was all she needed to be content for the rest of her life.

And then there was how Brooke touched her, soft and delicate and almost reverent, fingers tracing the smooth skin of Vanessa’s arms as if it were the finest fabric she’d ever laid hands on, beaming when Vanessa practically purred in content at the sensation.

Nothing had changed between them since then, not much. They’d gotten comfortable with each other, had their fights and rough patches, but always came through, always came back to each other, always stronger than they had been before. And Brooke still talked to, looked at, and touched Vanessa in the same way.

So Vanessa walked up and down the blueberry fields, shooing, checking, and thinking, remembering and formulating a plan.

–

They had finally gotten their farmland three years and eleven months ago, a month before they’d gotten married right on the land they’d built together. Or, more accurately, that their community had built for them–months before the deal was sealed on their land, they had friends and neighbours and old acquaintances banding together to help them renovate the farm’s barn, which they had inherited from the previous owners, an older couple who moved back to the city to live with their children. They had spent days out together getting ready for the handover, planting and buying and setting up connections, getting the word out that in less than a year, they’d have enough produce and flowers and honey to start building themselves a future.

A future that had started in that very barn, Brooke in her white pantsuit and Vanessa in her flowing princess dress, exchanging vows that they intended to keep even after death did them part.

I promise to always support you through thick and thin.

Brooke got sick and Vanessa threw her in the backseat of their pickup wrapped up in a blanket, siren-sounds blaring from their AUX cord through open windows as Vanessa tore down the highway to get to the nearest hospital. She made the same trip hours later when Brooke was getting her appendix out, towing back boxes of Brooke’s favourite flowers for when she woke up.

I promise to always listen, to always see your point of view.

Vanessa had a temper, and while Brooke often flared it, she always took Vanessa’s words to heart, cooling it with a compromise when she was ready and always knowing exactly how to soothe over and forgive the words both of them wish they hadn’t said.

I promise to share my equal portion of the work, and never leave you carrying any burden without help.

The big tasks were done together, the small tasks separately. Only sometimes, Vanessa finished her small tasks early, Brooke being just a little too meticulous when tending to their bees or checking the pH of their hydrangeas’ soil. And at those times, Brooke would find Vanessa by her side, both their hearts beating loud enough to fill the air without the need for conversation as they let their fingers brush together and shoulders bump, four hands getting the jobs done in no time at all.

I promise to love you always and forever, with the same passion as the first day we met.

In two months, it would be their fourth anniversary. And Brooke was making plans, big plans.

Vanessa was usually the romantic one, the one who always had some grand gesture or scheme cooking in her head. She loved surprising Brooke, and Brooke loved being surprised by her.

This time, though, Vanessa wouldn’t know what hit her.

–

They made dinner together in excited silence, completely in sync as they chop carrots and stir simmering pots, both of them in their own worlds as they think of the two months ahead.

–

“Happy anniversary, baby.” Vanessa woke Brooke up with a hand between her legs and two soft lips on the skin behind her ear. Brooke squirmed, keening into Vanessa’s hand as she yawned and mumbled something sleepily, the word anniversary barely intelligible somewhere in the middle of what barely qualified as a sentence.

Vanessa chuckled, working Brooke over with her hand for a few more moments before leaving another kiss on her temple, whispering out permission for Brooke to keep sleeping as she slipped out of bed.

Even as she walked out of their room, pulling on a sweater over her pajamas, she knew that Brooke would follow close behind.

Morning chores on the farm were simple, monotonous even, but for Vanessa, there was something beautiful in them, a charm that no other chores held for her. Not that they were any different from midday, or afternoon, or evening–rather, it was the time. You couldn’t go out and watch the sun rise at midday, the sky painting itself orange and pink as darkness faded behind the distantly-neighbouring hills. Nor could you feel the early-morning dew under your feet during the afternoon, the cold wetness somehow sharp as it marked itself across your ankles. And by evening, you’d have already heard the daily forecast, meaning you couldn’t be surprised by rain the report hadn’t warned you about, or by your wife coming out close behind you to bring you the jacket you bought precisely because it matched hers. Which meant you couldn’t lean up and thank her with a kiss on her lips, fat and heavy droplets rolling down your back and her hands warm and rough around your waist.

Vanessa was the luckiest woman in the world, and by the time they retreated in for breakfast, muddy boots and soaked jackets laid out to dry in the foyer, she was buzzing with excitement at the thought that tonight, she just might get even luckier.

–

The mixed-berry pancakes sizzled on the crisco-greased grill, the tangy smell of cooking strawberries smothered with thick layers of batter seeming to waft out of the kitchen and fill the whole house in a matter of minutes. Brooke smiled over at Vanessa, who was practically bouncing with excitement on her chair at the kitchen table as she watched Brooke work. Brooke couldn’t help but smile a little herself at the reaction; after all, the church didn’t beg for her to run the kitchen on Shrove Tuesday for nothing. Not that Vanessa couldn’t cook–it was just that when it came to pancakes, Brooke couldn’t be beat. A niche talent, for sure, but hey. Once or twice a year, on special days like today, it made Vanessa incredibly happy, and as far as Brooke was concerned, that made it her most important skill.

Brooke smiled widely as she slid the pancakes onto a large plate, gingerly switching off the grill before rushing to the table to put the pancakes down while they were still hot.

“Oh my God , babe, they smell so fucking good!” Vanessa licked her lips and rubbed her hands together, her feet lifting up on the floor and swinging in happiness.

“You say that every time I make them.” Brooke laughed, though the compliment still made her heart swell with pride.

“That’s ‘cause it’s true every time.” Vanessa retorted sheepishly, darting a fork out to stab at and drag a pancake onto her plate. “Pass the syrup?”

“You’re sweet.” Brooke grinned as she passed over the jug, her fingers sticking a little to its plasticky surface. Vanessa didn’t respond; she was completely focused on pouring just the perfect amount of syrup on her pancakes, just so so that they were covered in the most correct way. Brooke watched with her amusement, and then her mind went other places.

She’d planned the perfect day for them, the kind of day that was beyond even Vanessa’s wildest dreams. Just after breakfast, Ariel, Yvie, and some of their friends would arrive to work the farm all day while Brooke drove Vanessa into town, taking a scenic route she herself had only recently discovered after accidentally taking a wrong turn on a trip to the (relatively) local mall. When in town, she’d bring Vanessa to a private cookie-baking class, then they’d enjoy an all-you-can-eat seafood lunch before driving back and stopping in at their church, where they would renew their vows.

Not to mention the surprise she’d have ready for Vanessa when they’d arrive back home–Brooke had spent ages picking out the perfect roses to strip petals from and had Yvie’s word that they’d be scattered on the bed with classical music playing and champagne chilling, all the cliches she knew Vanessa loved, when they’d finally retreat up to their bedroom that night.

Brooke was just about to mention the plans to Vanessa when suddenly, Vanessa spoke up first. Or, rather, blurted something out, something so big that Brooke spat out her pancakes and had to ask Vanessa to repeat herself.

“I wanna have a baby with you, Brooke.”

–

Vanessa knew she’d made the wrong decision the minute Brooke spat out her food, but for some reason she persisted, hoping she was misinterpreting the gesture for some kind of pleasant shock, and that Brooke might wipe her face and smile, tell Vanessa that she was thinking the same thing. The minute she’d said it a second time, though, Brooke’s face confirmed the worst. Shit.

“Wh–Where’s this coming from?” Brooke’s brow knit in confusion, her voice suddenly shaken.

Stupid. Vanessa had had a plan; she was going to butter Brooke up, hint a little during the day, bring out baby pictures and ask when Brooke’s mind was in the right place, when she wasn’t going to overthink all the little details that they’d have to sort out down the road. Why hadn’t she stuck to it? How could she let herself get so excited that she ruined the conversation by starting it too early?

“Brooke, listen–”

But Brooke was already on a tangent of her own, the cogs clearly turning in her head to formulate the words coming out of her mouth as she spoke, shaking her head.

“I mean, it’s not like I’m opposed to the idea, we talked about that before, but we can’t , babe, we just can’t, not while we’re like this–”

“What do you mean, like this?” The words hit Vanessa like a slap in the face. Brooke faltered, and somehow, that made it even worse–whatever Brooke had meant, clearly it was so deep-seated that she couldn’t even tell Vanessa what exactly she was trying to express.

How could that be, when Vanessa thought it was going so well? The farm was booming and they were pulling in more income than ever. They had a great social life with friends from the community. Riley and the cats were thriving. Hell, they were cuddling and having sex every night , so clearly it wasn’t anything in the romance department, either. They were happy , or so Vanessa thought.

So what the fuck was wrong?

“It’s just that we’re… Well, there’s just so much to consider , Ness. Financially–”

“Financially, we’re doin’ A-plus, so I don’t see why that’s an issue.”

“It’s not just about wealth, it’s about where the money is going, we’d have to divert significant funds, which means we couldn’t expand–”

“Cut the shit.” Vanessa leaned back, crossing her arms over her chest. “You an’ I both know that we ain’t lookin’ to expand that fast. We would’ve talked about it by now if we were, an’ our growth hasn’t been that fast anyway. So what’s the real problem?”

Brooke looked at her with wide, sad eyes, and that’s when Vanessa knew.

“You don’t think we’ll be good parents.”

“There’s just so many ways we could fuck it up, Vanessa. I mean, think about it–it won’t stay a baby forever. We can’t protect it forever. And what if we’re the ones to hurt it in the first place?” Brooke was getting progressively redder and redder in the face as she continued, “Do you know how to deal with it if the kid gets bullied? If God forbid, they go through some kind of trauma? Or get into an accident, or get so sick they might die? If they get into the wrong crowd when they’re a teenager and start doing drugs?”

“Well, they wouldn’t, because–”

“You don’t know they wouldn’t, Ness! You don’t. And I…” Brooke stopped suddenly, looking up at Vanessa for the first time since starting her spiral.

Vanessa realized at that moment that she was shaking a little, though she couldn’t figure out why.

“I just don’t think it’s a good idea to bring a kid into the world when you’re so naive that you think the power of love can protect it from everything.” Somehow, the suddenly soft look in Brooke’s eyes made her words even worse to hear, her pity turning the accusation into daggers.

“I don’t think–” Vanessa started, her heart dropping into her stomach as Brooke cut her off with a shake of her head.

“Your response to me was literally ‘they wouldn’t.’ How do you know they wouldn’t?”

How the fuck could Brooke stay so calm?

“Ness, I think it’s wonderful that you have such a lovely view of the world.” Brooke continued, “And maybe you’re right, maybe you can protect our kid from everything. But I can’t, and that means that I can’t in good conscience pretend I’m ready for one. Not until I know how to deal with all the worst-case scenarios.”

There was silence, and Vanessa felt hot tears pricking at the corners of her eyes. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. This wasn’t how the conversation was supposed to go. Brooke was supposed to be excited. She was supposed to say yes. She was supposed to smile and hug Vanessa and start talking about adoption in that excited way she always talked about the future when she was sure of it.

Only Brooke wasn’t sure of it. And now Vanessa wasn’t, either.

“I think I want to be alone right now.” The words came out of Vanessa’s mouth before she even knew what she was saying, but Brooke didn’t fight them. Instead, she only nodded and hurried out of the room, leaving Vanessa alone with the pancakes.

Vanessa instantly wished she hadn’t.

–

They had talked about a kid well before they got married. What they’d name it, how they’d raise it, what kinds of toys they’d buy it and what colours they’d choose for its nursery. They’d name it Isabela if it were a girl, Brock if it was a boy. Or maybe Jordan or Cameron, something more gender-neutral, so that the kid could choose for itself what it was going to be, or opt out of that decision altogether. Their kid would be adopted, too, because when they talked about how they’d bring little Isabela-Brock-Jordan-Cameron into the world, that’s just what felt right. They would buy their kid all sorts of toys, soft ones and crinkling ones and squishy ones, ones that made noise and ones that stayed silent, ones that lit up and others that were sewn together with patches of loud patterned fabric. They would paint the nursery yellow, and decorate it with butterflies and giraffes and teddy bears.

No matter what, whenever they talked about their future child, Brooke and Vanessa decided that it would grow up to be safe, kind, compassionate, funny, smart, and absolutely, unequivocally loved.

That was then, though. Now they were grown, and married for four years, and the aunts of no less than twelve nieces and nephews. And the more those kids grew, the more Brooke saw all the things that could go wrong, and the more fear overtook Brooke when she thought about having her own kid. There were so many ways she could fuck that kid up, and she loved even the idea of her child too fiercely to think about hurting it.

So wasn’t she doing the right thing by preemptively making sure she could never hurt it, by making sure it went to family that could keep it safe?

Or maybe it wasn’t about the kid at all. Maybe it was just about herself, about how she could avoid any sense of guilt or blame.

She thought of Vanessa suddenly, and a flash of resentment stirred in her stomach, cutting through it like a knife.

How could Vanessa be so hopeful, so sure ? How could she still be holding onto their dream, so determined to make it come true? And how could she have the gall to bring that dream over to Brooke, make her feel so conflicted and guilty for being the one to squash it?

How could she bring all those dreams back up, make them resurface when Brooke had done her best to convince herself that she didn’t want them anymore?

“I thought I might find you here.” Brooke turned around and saw Vanessa walking towards her through the rows and rows of blueberry cages. Of course Vanessa would look here; of course. Leave it to Brooke to need space from her wife and go to the one place that had her written all over it.

“We’re gonna have to harvest soon.” Vanessa plopped down beside Brooke at the edge of the field in silence and staring back through the crops with her.

“Yvieand Ariel can do it today when they get here.” Brooke grunted. “I was gonna leave them to take care of everything today with a few of their friends while we went out to do some stuff I’d planned.” She grunted as she looked over at Vanessa, her wife’s brow up in confusion and surprise. “Surprise, I guess.”

“Yeah.” Vanessa replied hollowly.

“You really think we could be parents?” Brooke asked, forcing the question out before she could think twice about it.

“I do.” Vanessa nodded. “I mean, sure, we got shit to figure out. And we can’t protect the kid from everything, you right about that. But that don’t mean we can’t try, and it don’t mean we can’t love ‘em and support ‘em anyway. I mean, that’s what our parents did, right? And we turned out pretty alright.”

Brooke laughed a little despite herself. “Yeah, I guess we did.”

They sat there in silence a little longer, the wind picking up and whistling in the mid-morning air, until Vanessa slowly leaned over to rest her head lightly on Brooke’s shoulder.

“You remember when we started this farm?” Vanessa asked, closing her eyes as if she was trying to conjure an image of the memory in her mind. Brooke did the same, the flashes and snippets playing through her eyes with ease.

“Remember saving up for it? And our parents cosigning that loan, the one we thought we’d never get out of?” Brooke laughed as she recalled sitting in the financial advisor’s office, Vanessa’s hand on hers the only thing stopping her from tearing her skin apart in anxiety as they weathered his discerning coughs and little hmmmms , their future at his mercy. Her parents had been so much calmer, as if they knew everything would be okay, as if the huge estimate and heavy contract the advisor whipped up was nothing more than a few dollars and a single slip of paper.

“Yeah, moneybags was pretty dumbfounded when we paid it back so fast, wasn’t he?” Vanessa laughed too, scooting closer. “Remember how anxious we was, plantin’ our first crop?”

“The lavender.” Brooke nodded, bringing her arm over Vanessa’s shoulder. “I’d been growing it for years , but I was still so nervous I’d fuck it up, remember?”

“Yes, bitch, I do.” Vanessa rolled her eyes, “God, you were the worst back then, always so convinced you wasn’t enough…”

The tone sobered quickly then, and the silence resumed.

Not enough. That’s right. She could still feel the weight of the insecurity in her chest, the anxiety that constantly played through her head, creeping into her bones and making her feel on edge. All the things that could’ve gone wrong, all the things that she could have fucked up…

“But you was enough, wasn’t you? You showed everyone. I mean, look at us. Now we got lavender, bees, blueberries, an’ you know we almost sold on the hydrangeas startin’. The risks paid off, thanks to you bein’ such a hard worker an’ thorough planner.”

Brooke rolled her eyes. “It wasn’t just me, babe. Both of us. I mean, you’re just such a big thinker, you’ve always got these amazing new ideas…” She laughed despite herself, quickly wiping away the tears prickling at the corners of her eyes, threatening to spill over.

Vanessa noticed, though, she always noticed, and leaned in to kiss Brooke on the cheek before guiding her face over to look Vanessa in the eyes.

“We make a good team, Brooky-poo. An’ there’s risks in everythin’ we do, but we always get through it. ‘Cause we got each other, we got our parents, Hell, we even got Yvie an’ Ariel’s lazy asses if we need ‘em.”

Brooke laughed harder than she had all morning, and when Vanessa smiled, genuine and happy and relieved, Brooke swore she could look at her wife’s face forever.

“You really think we could do it, Ness? We could be parents?”

“Oh, baby.” Vanessa’s smile took on a tenderness that melted Brooke’s heart. “I don’t think we could do it. I know we could. No matter what happens to come our way.”

Yvie and Ariel called out to announce their arrival at that moment, they and their friends visible walking towards them at the edge of the field. But even the noise of ten undergrad students wishing them happy anniversary and assuring them they could go, that they got this, couldn’t drown out Brooke’s answer, her words carried on the wind.

“Let’s do it, Ness. Let’s have a baby.”

–

They got the call around 2 AM that Plastique, the mother of the little girl they were adopting, had gone into labour. It was as if time had suddenly sped up, with everything on fast-forward as they threw together clothes, a thank-you gift for the girl’s mom, a diaper bag full of baby essentials, and–almost forgotten but snatched up at the last minute–their video camera. Excitement choked the air throughout their whole drive to the hospital, the highway seeming to stretch on endlessly and the route somehow seeming twice as long the closer they got. They were both so giddy that neither could speak, not unless it was to ask a panicked question (“Oh my God, babe,  did we forget the mittens?”) or to just squeal with happiness that the day had finally arrived (“We’re having a baby, baby! We’re having a baby!”). Every song on the radio seemed to be a love song that night, and so when they arrived at the hospital at last, they were practically floating on air until they finally set foot in the maternity ward.

Despite the late hour, the ward was absolute chaos–screams and cries echoed through the hallways, and nurses, doctors, and impatient family members rushing about gave the whole floor an air of urgency that caused a pit to open in Vanessa’s stomach.

What if some of those screams were coming from Plastique’s room? What if they weren’t regular pain, but a sign that something was wrong? What if there were complications, and the baby was sick, or injured, or worse, about to die? About to die, and she hadn’t even been there to see it born–

“Ness.” Brooke squeezed her hand, bringing her back to reality, “I know. It’s okay.”

Vanessa breathed out deeply as Brooke led her into their baby’s room, the permission to be scared somehow managing to calm her fear almost completely. And the minute they walked into the room, the minute they saw the Plastique in front of them squeezing her husband’s hand, forehead sheened with sweat, it was as if everything else lost any meaning.

“What can I do to help?”

–

They were there for another eight hours before Cameron finally greeted the world, loud and big and already the best thing to ever happen to them. Plastique was the first to hold her, Brooke watching with a tear in her eye as the young girl kissed their baby good-bye, then passed Cam off to Brooke.

Brooke had thought about this moment since the very beginning of their journey towards adoption. The moment she’d finally be able to hold her baby, the minute she’d be able to call it a part of herself.

Call her a part of herself.

It was funny; back when she had imagined this moment, she had imagined herself tense, scared, fighting back images of herself somehow fucking it up the minute her little girl was passed off to her. Thinking that she might drop her, she might hurt her, that Cam might actually hate her and start crying. That maybe, just maybe, Plastique would decide she wanted Cam back, and snatch her up and run before Brooke could even kiss her daughter good-bye. Now, though, she was waiting for that shoe to drop, and it never came. Instead, all she saw was Cameron’s beautiful, round face, and in that moment, everything clicked.

“Oh, did we miss it?” Everyone in the room looked up in surprise as Brooke and Vanessa’s mothers came crashing into the room, arms full of fake flowers, teddy bears, and latex-free balloons that floated up taller than Vanessa.

“No, Mami,” Vanessa laughed, kissing Brooke, then Cam, before taking her turn to scoop her new daughter up into her arms, “You haven’t missed anything at all.”

–

As far as Vanessa was concerned, Cam was the most beautiful baby in the world. Sure, she was small, red, and wrinkled, kind of like a really fat, really ripe tomato, but she was theirs . And that made her more amazing than anything else the world had to offer.

“Welcome home, baby!” Vanessa squealed enthusiastically as she walked through the door, Cam swaddled up in a blanket in her arms. “D’you like it?”

“She hasn’t even seen it yet, baby.” Brooke laughed, closing the door behind them.

“Oh, hush.” Vanessa rolled her eyes. “She loves it here, see? She’s even waking up to look at everything!”

It was like she’d just said magic words; Brooke dropped the diaper bag she was holding and ran to Vanessa’s side, a huge grin spread on her face as she began to coo and fuss over Cam’s wide-eyed stare.

“She looks so confused, oh my God ,” Brooke squealed, already practically in tears, “I love her, Vanessa, I love her so fucking much.”

“Hey!” Vanessa barked, “You want some kinda swear to be her first word? Watch your mouth, bitch.” Realizing what she’d just said, she reddened as Brooke began to laugh.

“What d’you think, Cammie, should we take you upstairs to see your new room?” Brooke took Cam from Vanessa’s arms and cradled her gently, bringing her up to her face and breathing in that intoxicating new-baby smell, the scent even sweeter now that it belonged to her own child.

“Oh, d’you know if my mom dropped off Bertha yet?” Vanessa frowned as they walked up the stairs, and Brooke nodded.

“She texted and said she’d be back in about an hour with lunch and some food for the week, too.” They pushed their way into the nursery, decked out with soft yellow walls, monkey-patterned curtains, and, indeed, Bertha, a stuffed frog that had served as Vanessa’s favourite toy growing up, sitting on the change table. In the middle of the room, just beside the table, sat Cam’s basin, a white and lacy thing that the little girl seemed to settle into right when they put her down. Of course, this was short lived, and she began to cry soon after Brooke let her down, but all was well again when she was in Brooke’s arms, safe and sound and comforted as Brooke rocked her back and forth.

“See?” Vanessa placed a hand on Brooke’s shoulder, the other one coming to rest gently on Cam’s small, bundled-up body as they continued to rock her gently, “We got this, Brooke. Together.”

–

You’re not going to get any sleep tonight, I hope you know that, mija. Vanessa’s mother’s coy warning rang in her ears as Brooke and Vanessa settled to bed that night, baby monitor blinking by their bedside and door wide open to give them a view into where Cameron was sleeping. They were both on edge, both listening for any signs of trouble, any little whimpers that might turn into full-blown cries.

When Vanessa woke at 3 AM, realizing with a jolt that she’d fallen asleep, and that she hadn’t been woken up the entire night, the first thing she did was look for Brooke, only to find her wife’s side of the bed empty.

Oh no.

Oh God.

Without another second passing, Vanessa was up and sprinting across the hall.

When she got to Cam’s room, though, her heart instantly returned to its normal pace, all her worries dissipating.

Brooke was standing in the middle of the room, bags under her eyes and their daughter’s tiny form nestled against her chest, head firmly supported in one of Brooke’s hands.

“She started crying about half an hour ago, and didn’t want me to leave.” Brooke whispered, shrugging a little.

“How many times have you been up tonight?” Vanessa frowned, walking over to Brooke and laying a soft hand on Cameron’s back for good measure.

“I don’t know,” Brooke shrugged again, bouncing Cam when she stirred in her arms until the little girl settled again, “Four or five, maybe? It’s okay, she just wants company. Maybe we should move the basin into our room for now?”

Seeing Brooke’s face go from loving to concerned, biting her lip with worry as she continued to bounce their daughter lightly, absolutely melted Vanessa’s heart. Brooke had worried so much, had been so hesitant, yet here she was, already attentive, already intuitive, already knowing exactly what their baby needed.

How fitting that all their baby needed right now was her mothers.

Vanessa nodded, already moving to grab the basin and carry it into the bedroom, Brooke following closely behind.

“What’s the matter?” Vanessa frowned at Brooke, who had suddenly frozen to the spot in front of the newly-settled basin, her demeanour becoming hesitant.

“I, um… What if she cries again?” Brooke looked down at their daughter, brow knit in concern. Vanessa couldn’t help but give a laugh.

“Go sleep, baby.” Vanessa craned up to give Brooke a kiss on the cheek before gently replacing Brooke’s hold on Cam’s sleeping body with her own arms, “I got you.”

Brooke smiled gratefully, collapsing into the bed and snuggling up into the blankets with a contented sigh.

“And your mama thought she wouldn’t be a good parent.” Vanessa cooed to Cameron as she leaned down to give the sleeping baby a gentle kiss, finally laying her down in her basin and creeping back into bed, hoping that Brooke hadn’t fallen asleep before having a chance to hear her.

When Brooke turned and snuggled close, though, Vanessa knew that Brooke had absorbed every single word.

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The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com


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This week we discuss the Apple Watch and we examine what apps we used the most and how we use them. Are there any app favorites and could we be without the Apple Watch. Watch bands have become quite a popular thing to have and we have multiple ones. 

Listener question: Chris asks How would you manage a fitbit in iOS? Fitbit has its own app ‎Fitbit: Health & Fitness on the App Store but all the health data is maintained in the FitBit app and not the Apple Health app. There are many 3rd party apps that will sync with the health app including: ‎Power Sync for Fitbit on the App Store

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Fortnite Battle Royale is the completely free 100-player PvP mode in Fortnite. One giant map. A battle bus. Fortnite building skills and destructible environments combined with intense PvP combat. The last one standing wins.

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Build your Fortnite. Imagine a place where you make the rules, filled with your favorite things and your favorite people. Claim your own personal island and start creating! Design your own games. Invent games with friends, and build your dream Fortnite experiences. Your island, your friends, your rules.

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On mobile, Fortnite is the same 100-player PvP game you know from PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Mac. Same map, same gameplay, same weekly updates. Build your fort as you battle to be the last one standing. Jump in and squad up with friends around the world or in the same room.

Band together online to build extravagant forts, find or build insane weapons and traps and protect your towns from the strange Monsters that emerge during the Storm. In an action experience from the only company smart enough to attach chainsaws to guns, get out there to push back the Storm and save the world. And don't forget to Loot all the things.

What's New:

Android version updated to 13.30.0.

Splash down into Chapter 2 - Season 3! Survive more than just the Storm in the aftermath of its revenge. As the Island adapts to its flooded way of life, stay afloat, take on new enemies and new challenges. Haven't tried Fortnite before? Explore the Island and check out what's new. Dive in!

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Season X - Battle Pass

New Season, new Battle Pass. 100 levels, over 100 new rewards. Find out more information on everything that’s new in Season X in the announce blog. In Season X, you'll have the ability to gift the Battle Pass to a friend! Available on all platforms (timing may vary per regions) until August 15th. Your first purchase also includes a unique Gift Box for you to use when gifting items from the shop.

B.R.U.T.E.

Few suits make you feel as powerful as a mech suit does. In this two-person vehicle, players can control its movement while their partner controls its firepower. Those feeling extra adventurous can operate it solo by switching between moving and shooting!

Rift Zones

The Zero Point Explosion has made the island volatile! Locations once thought to be lost are beginning to appear, but they aren’t the same as they once were… Drop in and explore to discover what mysterious gameplay changes they have in store.

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B.R.U.T.E.

This vehicle can be operated by up to two players. If two players are operating it, one (the driver) controls movement, while the other (the gunner) rains down missiles and shotgun shots.

The driver is able to:

Dash into combat.

Super Jump to victory.

Stomp enemies and structures into the ground.

Anything you would normally harvest will grant materials when destroyed.

The passenger has two weapons at their disposal: a shotgun and a missile launcher.

Shotgun

Clip Size: 10

Damage: 50

Headshot Multiplier: 1.5x

Missile Launcher

Fires up to 10 missiles at once.

Holding down Trigger will begin loading missiles.

After releasing Trigger, or after 10 missiles have been loaded, all missiles will automatically fire.

New Mechanic: Overshield

Consumes 200 of any Material type to create a personal overshield for 5 seconds to protect you in the mech.

Vaulted

Baller

Quad Crasher

Flint Knock Pistol

Shadow Bomb

Semi-Auto Sniper

Tactical Assault Rifle

Mounted Turret

Air Strike

Itemized Glider Redeploy (still available in large team modes)

Over time, we have added many mobility options, both itemized and map-based. We feel that Season X is better experienced with a reduction in mobility. As with all changes, we’ll keep a close eye on how this affects the player experience.

Bug Fixes

Fixed the Heavy Shotgun not piercing through water in modes where it is available.

All Campfires now heal vehicles.

The Storm Scout Sniper Rifle no longer has perfect hip-fire accuracy after aiming down sights.

Boogie Bombs and Grenades no longer pass through vehicles.

GAMEPLAY

Missions

Missions are a series of thematic objectives that grant rewards. As you complete these objectives, you'll earn Battle Stars, XP, and exclusive cosmetic items.

Battle Pass Owners will get access to a new Weekly Mission with rewards each week.

More information about Missions can be found in the Battle Pass and Challenges tabs.

Limited Time Missions

Limited Time Missions are available to all players.

Daily Challenges have been replaced by Limited Time Missions.

Each Limited Time Mission contains Objectives that unlock over the course of a week.

One Objective unlocks each day, even if you don’t log in, and the Mission expires after 7 days. So make sure to finish all your Objectives in that Week’s Limited Time Mission before the 7th day ends!

A new Limited Time Mission is available each week.

NOTE: Any Challenge that previously required Daily Challenges to complete can now be completed with Limited Time Mission Objectives.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue involving players getting stuck under a ramp as it’s placed.

EVENTS

Arena Game Mode updates!

Season kicks off with Solos and Trios Arena.

Hype will be reset at the start of Season X, with a new scoring structure in place.

10 Divisions - point values have been increased, but progression should be roughly the same. The bolded divisions are new.

Open I (0 - 499)

Open II (500 - 999)

Open III (1000 - 1499)

Open IV (1500 - 1999)

Contender I (2000 - 2999)

Contender II (3000 - 4499)

Contender III (4500 - 6499)

Champion I (6500 - 9999)

Champion II (10000 - 13999)

Champion III (14000+)

Scoring model updates - standardized points and bus fares across all playlists.

Solo

Eliminations: 20pt

Top 25: 60pt

Top 15: 30pt

Top 5: 30pt

Victory Royale: 60pt

Trios

Eliminations: 7pt (per team member)

Top 8: 60pt

Top 4: 30pt

Top 2: 30pt

Victory Royale: 60pt

Bus fare increases at Divisions 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

Matchmaking in Arena is still based on players with similar Hype. Players in higher divisions may experience longer-than-normal wait times to ensure higher-quality matches.

PERFORMANCE

Improved level streaming performance for all platforms by optimizing the way assets are preloaded. This reduces cases in which players land on buildings with a low level of detail, particularly on Switch and Xbox One.

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The Ride the Pony Emote is now a traversal Emote.

Players who earned the Ride the Pony Emote from the Season 2 Battle Pass have been given a new, additional traversal Emote: Pony Up!

AUDIO

Added new bullet impact sounds.

Increased the volume of distant gunfire and Gliders.

Increased Chest volume and audio range by 10%.

Bug Fixes

Ambient sound no longer cuts out when players walk between biomes.

UI

Pressing the Main Menu button on controllers now defaults focus to the Main Menu (right side of the screen).

Bug Fixes

The loading content message will no longer be stuck at 0% when players are matchmaking.

Fixed a Lobby camera issue when returning from a replay.

Fixed an issue that prevented the selection of different players in the Lobby after switching from different game modes.

Selecting Leave Match no longer prevents a player in your party sitting out in the Lobby from entering matchmaking.

REPLAY

A new camera mode, Battle Map, has been added to server replays. This camera mode shows:

A path of where the followed player has been during the match.

The locations of the eliminations the followed player has done during the match.

MOBILE

Auto-fire system improvements:

We’ve re-tuned Auto-fire for every weapon with this update and would love specific and detailed weapon feedback so that we can continue to improve it.

If you want to try it out and don't use Auto-fire already, go into your HUD settings and enable Auto-fire.

Added a new setting: Tap to Search/Interact for Controllers.

Added a message for devices on Android that have the Sensor Pressure settings (S8, S8+, S9, S9+, and Note 9) to inform players about the settings being active.

Players would unintentionally return to the Home screen due to this setting being active.

We’ve increased the size of buttons and icons in the following areas:

The Frontend Lobby tab buttons.

The Crown for Party leader display icon.

The Map Marker.

'First team to reach the elimination goal wins!' message won’t remain throughout the whole match in Team Rumble.

Bug Fixes

Exiting a vehicle won’t reload the player’s weapon.

The button for skipping cutscenes is now visible on Android.

Vertical black lines aren’t displayed on the Challenges page.

The Settings Menu will properly display when language is set to Spanish.

The text on the menu buttons in the Settings Menu is aligned.

Quick Heal button won’t appear when falling or after opening the map.

Scaling the Quick Heal button in the HUD Layout Tool won’t cause the icon to change to the item's icon in the inventory.

Quick Heal button won’t disappear from the HUD Layout tool when another button is modified.

Players are able to open doors or Chests while using the ADS button.

Build mode button will correctly change to the Weapon mode button when pressing it on Android.

Added header on multiple widgets in the HUD Layout Tool.

Graphical improvement of CloudBreaker outfit.

Graphical improvement of the blue variant of the Sea Wolf outfit.

Freefall icon will be displayed when falling to the map.

ADS button won’t be displayed when driving a vehicle that you entered while holding a gun.

When updating the Banner Trooper outfit, players won’t disappear in the Locker, and the proper Banner will be displayed.

Edit button will be displayed when using passenger seat.

Screen won’t turn black when looking inside of a body of water.

Jump button won’t remain greyed out after players press it.

Audio improvements.

Fixed the occasional static sounds on Android.

Tapping with interactable items in Edit mode will no longer cause the camera to lock.

Player won’t be able to edit through structures.

Ex: Looking at your wall and being able to edit another structure (floor, ramp, roof).

Fixed an unopenable Chest near Polar Peak.

Fortnite looks and runs better than ever for RTX users

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LoRaWAN Solutions VS. 5g Network

LoRaWAN solutions have the greatest quantity and variety of sensors today. On top of that, it emerged ahead of the 5G ecosystem and is the most reliable end-to-end solution available today. LoRaWAN solutions have deployments in more than 140 countries worldwide. Additionally, IoT experts and analysts are predicting that LoRaWAN solutions will constitute more than 80% of the LPWAN market in the next decade. In this article, we will try to explore whether LoRaWAN will show a dominant trend or will it co-exist with the 5G.

Development of LoRaWAN Solutions

LoRaWAN is very effective for long-range, wireless, and low-power radio networking. It operates in unlicensed frequency bands. Therefore, we can deploy it without any difficulty. Hence, it is easier and more convenient for devices with small footprints to communicate with other frameworks and devices on large scales.

LoRaWAN solutions are fairly simple to understand. The communication of star networks is analogous to the conversation in a classroom. The gateway is capable of communicating with the nodes and nodes are free to do the same.

Let’s suppose that your LoRaWAN solution has one node and four gateways. In such a case, the nodes will randomly transmit into the radio spectrum. The gate which can hear the transmission will catch it and forward it to the cloud. It is quite a possibility that all of the gateways will listen in on the message and forward it to the cloud. This eliminates the risk for loss of data due to weak communication links or interference of any sort.

Once your message reaches the cloud, the system will generate an acknowledgment receipt. However, this process is not automatic. In order for this to work, the nodes in LoRaWAN solutions will have to request acknowledgment receipts. If a node requests for an acknowledgment then the cloud chooses one gateway for responding after a fixed interval. This adds another layer of quality assurance. Almost all LPWAN systems have multiple receiving channels and LoRaWAN is no exception. LoRaWAN solutions are capable of receiving up to 8 messages at the same time across different frequency channels.

Challenges in Development of 5G

Like any emerging technology, 5G also faces some challenges during its development. We will take a look at some of these challenges in this section.

Manufacturing Costs and Retail Prices

It is expensive to build a 5G network as it requires sophisticated resources. 5G plans will incur high initial costs as it is not as simple as building another layer on top of an existing network. This is because 5G is a completely different technology altogether. According to market analysts, the total spending on 5G will reach $88 billion before a viable solution comes to market. Therefore, its high manufacturing costs are a big hurdle.

Restricted Frequency bands

Current LTEs operate on frequency bands below 6GHz. However, 5G requires frequency bands of up to 3000 GHz. Although, these bands have a greater capacity and promise faster speeds but their licensing is a big challenge. Licensing of these bands will most likely involve bidding before rolling out of respective 5G solutions. In the US alone, bidding of the 28 GHz band reached $690 million by the end of 2018.

Lack of Device Support

Many talks are going on for the manufacturing of smartphones and other devices that support 5g. However, their availability is tied to how quickly 5G becomes viable and how much is their manufacturing cost. Therefore, it is certain that we won’t see many devices with 5G support for some years to come.

Coverage and Deployment

5G offers a significant increase in bandwidth and speed. However, it has a limited range. Therefore, it will require further infrastructure before widespread deployments. Higher frequencies mean that the radio waves are highly directional as well. Therefore, it is easier to target them. This practice is called beamforming and has a threat for exploitation.

Another challenge is that the 5G antennas are able to handle more data but they have short-range coverage. The base stations and antennas are getting smaller but we have to install them on homes or buildings. Smart cities will have to install extra repeaters to allow spreading out of the waves over longer ranges.  Hence, it will maintain consistent transmission speeds in densely populated areas. So, it is quite clear that the 5G network will take some time for maturing.

We intend to replace the Wi-Fi routers and modems in the future with 5G small cells. Therefore, we can bring 5G connections to our homes and small businesses. Hence, we will replace the conventional wired internet connections. So, it is a great challenge to spread the access of 5G to rural areas.

Privacy and Security

Ensuring security and privacy is a great challenge with any data-driven technology. However, 5G will have to ensure measures against sophisticated as well as standard cyber threats. Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) is a system for establishing trust between networks and 5G falls under it. This will allow for tracking people nearby through the location of their smart devices. It will even allow them to eavesdrop on your ongoing phone calls.

Hence, it is the responsibility of 5G developers to ensure the digital safety of their customers and protect their privacy. The connectivity will surely increase as the data speeds get faster than current levels. Therefore, data virtualization services and cloud servers must ensure airtight security and protect the privacy and personal data of their users. However, their users must ensure that they are more vigilant and careful in sharing their sensitive data.

Pros of LoRaWAN Solutions over the 5G

Here are some of the pros of LoRaWAN over the 5G,

Cost-effective and Economical

LoRaWAN deployments are very economical and cost-effective. This is because they consume very little power and have a long battery span. On top of that, they are very small in size. Hence, installment and maintenance costs tend to reduce significantly.

Unlicensed Frequency Bands

LoRaWAN operates on unlicensed frequency bands. Therefore, it is easier and more convenient to deploy because no licensing fees are involved. Additionally, it allows for better inter-platform support and improved accessibility.

Widespread Support

LoRaWAN provides widespread support across sensors and devices of various types. It requires simple nodes to operate hence there is no need for any sophisticated frameworks. Therefore, we can use it for mass deployments and vast IoT implementations.

Long-Range Coverage

LoRaWAN supports long-range communications on its own. However, we can further increase its effective range by integrating a cloud service. This allows LoRaWAN to effectively communicate over the long-range as well as the short-range. The nodes in LoRaWAN networks communicate by first transmitting to the nearest gateways and then that gateway further transfers the data to the cloud server. The LoRaWAN gateways are efficient at picking up data packets so the chances of interference or noise are very low. On top of that, we can add additional layers of security in the form of acknowledgment receipts. These receipts allow us to ensure that the data packets are smoothly transmitting.

Privacy

LoRaWAN allows us to make hybrid public-private networks. This allows us to control user access to classified data and information. We can devise filters and implement screening mechanisms to avoid malicious attempts. Therefore, LoRaWAN allows us to have broad control over the degree of privacy we want our network to have.

Current and Future Trends of LoRaWAN and 5G

The depth and complexity of the 5G use cases mean that the sophistication of 5G is “too much” for certain networks. This will lead to a need for a “right-size technology” for supporting the existing applications in the market. IoT experts argue that 5G LTE provides better performance but it does so at the expense of certain key parameters. And these key parameters are well covered by the LoRaWAN solutions. Experts predict that LoRaWAN will exploit this limitation of 5G and try to capitalize on it. Analysts foresee that 5G might narrow the technology gap to a certain extent. However, there is always room for highly targeted and specialized solutions like LoRaWAN.

How LoRaWAN Solutions May Prevail?

Industry experts go as far as to claim that LoRaWAN will remain a De facto unlicensed standard even in the 5G era. They suggest that LoRaWAN is more convenient for mass adoption as it offers low battery consumption and enables hybrid public-private networks. The developments in 5G up till now are focused on critical communications and broadband services. Therefore, we can’t effectively use them for a large IoT deployment. Hence, we can clearly conclude that LoRaWAN will surely play its role in future IoT frameworks due to its optimal properties and promising traits.

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