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jobrookekarev · 1 year ago

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So I Showed up on Your Doorstep

Chapter Ten of Eleven: I Don’t Know Anything, but I Know I Miss You.

Words: 7,065

Chapter Summary: Jo and Alex get ready for the trial and face Tom for the first time. Then Izzie and the twins visit Seattle.

Fandom: Grey’s Anatomy.

Relationship: Alex Karev/Jo Wilson, and Jo Wilson/OC.

Characters: Alex Karev, Jo Wilson, Luna Ashton-Wilson, Izzie Stevens, Alexis Stevens, and Eli Stevens.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences.

Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Longing, Farms, Seattle.

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AN: I finally finished editing this and we need some jolex after last night's episode. 🤮😭😨

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Jo woke up to the sound of snoring. It wasn't too unusual. Luna snored like a middle-aged man, but now there was an actual middle aged man snoring in her bed. Late last night Luna had crawled in between them and was now lying on her back on Alex's chest. They were both sprawled out with their legs and arms spread. Their mouths were open as they snored in sync. It was so cute and she reached for her phone to take a picture of them as she slipped out of Alex's arms.

She grabbed her phone and for a second she forgot as she glanced at her notifications, but there was a text and she froze. However, it was only from Izzie telling them good morning and asking about the flight. She texted her back and asked how the twins were before she took a few pictures of Alex and Luna. She sent them to Izzie who replied with a laugh.

She leaned down and pressed a kiss to Luna’s forehead and Alex's cheek, before she settled back into Alex’s arms. She smiled at her loves as she scrolled through her phone until her watch buzzed from a text. She quickly checked it, but she almost jumped out of her skin when she saw Tom’s photo icon popped up. Jo quickly dismissed it and checked her phone, but he hadn't texted her phone. He had somehow managed to get her watch’s number. She had him muted, but not blocked on her phone. Her lawyer had instructed her to do this so his erratic, threatening, and pleading texts could be as evidence. But he texted her watch. A number she hadn't given out to anybody, as her phone texts already synced to her watch. Jo shivered at what he could have done to get that information.

Although she tried to keep it down, the water from last night started to come back up and she rushed into the bathroom. As she threw up, Jo felt Alex's hand on her back, rubbing up and down, and a cold wash rag on the back of her neck. Her vomiting let up and she took a deep breath, but kept her eyes closed as she sat back and rested in Alex's arm.

“Are you okay?” Alex asked as he grabbed a baby wipe from the counter and wiped it across her lips and cheeks.

Jo only nodded as she turned and wrapped her arms around him, burying her face in his neck. Then she took off her watch and threw it across the room. “He got my watch’s number and texted me.”

Alex swore and shook his head. “We can block him again. Jo.”

“He'll just get another number like he always does. I’ll have to change my number again,” Jo cried out tears collected in her eyes. She did want to have to do this.

“Well, after today hopefully he’ll be in jail for a long time,” Alex tried to assure her.

“We both know the trial wouldn’t be that easy,” Jo whispered as she dreaded the day.

“I'm sorry,” Alex whispered, kissing her head and holding her tightly.

“It's not your fault,” Jo whispered to him.

“I know, but still.”

They stayed together on the bathroom floor, for a little while as Jo's stomach settled and even a little after that. Just holding each other and preparing for the day ahead again.

Then they heard the blankets rustling and Luna's little voice. “Mama?”

“We're over here sweet girl,” Jo said, picking up her head and looking back at the bedroom.

Soon they heard the soft padded footsteps of Luna’s pajama feet onesie as she appeared in the doorway, dragging Ellie behind her. She rubbed her eyes and Jo opened her arms. Luna smiled and ran into her, curling in her lap as Alex held them. Luna pursed her lips and gave her a good morning kiss before she grabbed Alex’s face and gave him a morning kiss as well. Jo loved that Luna involved him in their little morning ritual.

“Are you two up for a little bit of breakfast?” Alex asked as they got up, he put Luna on his hip and offered her a hand.

“Maybe not a plate full of waffles, but some oatmeal sounds good,” Jo said as she followed them downstairs.

The three of them went downstairs to see that Link was already rushing around with his morning coffee. Scout was in the playpen in the living room already dressed and ready to go. Link ran around grabbing lunch, Scout’s bag, and work folders, all while trying to eat a bagel.

“Out out,” Luna said as she started to do a full body wiggle in his arms and Alex set her down.

Luna went straight over to the playpen wall, standing up on her toes to see over the side. Scout greeted her with eager excitement as he pressed his face into the screen. Jo just laughed as they pressed against the mesh and lifted Luna up and over into the playpen so she and Scout could hug each other. They held hands as they started to dance to the baby shark music video that was playing on the TV.

“Those two really missed each other. Scout asked about her all the time,” Link said, taking a pause as he smiled at the two toddlers.

“Yeah we missed you guys too,” Jo said with a smile.

“So I know you have to be at the courthouse at nine, but I have to work. So Meredith and I are gonna meet you there when they call your case,” Link said as he paused while getting his lunch and he looked back at her.

“Yeah, sounds good and I’ll be okay. I've got Alex,” Jo said as she glanced at him with a little flash of a smile.

Alex gently smiled and put a hand on her back. Jo leaned into him as he put his arm around her waist. She loved that she was able to rely on him again. This was the one thing she had missed. Having the kind of intimate support that only came from a romantic partner and someone who knew her body and soul. Jo knew that Alex would defend her and protect her, in the way that only he could. She needed that if she was going to face Tom.

Suddenly her nausea came back as the remainder of their upcoming court appearances loomed over her. Jo looked out at the skyline trying to focus on something other than throwing up. She stepped away from them and Link and Alex paused. She knew they were watching her closely. Jo looked out to the skyline as she wrapped her arms around herself. She tried to steady herself and see the ocean through all the morning fog, but it was too thick. All she could see was a light gray haze.

“It’s going to be okay, Jo. You're strong enough to face this. And I'm here too, you’re not alone,” Alex said, breaking the silence and Jo nodded, but she continued to stare out at the fog.

Link and Alex exchange a few words that she didn't hear. A few moments later, there was a cup of coffee being pressed into her hands. Jo wrapped her hands around the mug and took a sip before she looked over at Alex. He stood next to her for a moment and he seemed to know what she wanted as he wrapped his arms around her shoulders and she leaned into him.

Jo closed her eyes and breathed in his morning scent. It was only his and not the cologne that he wore. She had missed his scent and now it was hers forever. Jo wanted to stay here in his arms. As she felt the sun on her cheek, she looked up to see the clouds parting as the wind blew them away. The sun broke through in patches and warmed her cheek. With the sun out, it was time to face the day.

Alex got them all breakfast, but Jo barely ate any, despite how he pressed her to. She was too nervous and nauseous. She knew she would throw it all up if she ate anything. Link left for work after giving her a hug and a little bit of extra reassurance before he left. Then Jo took Luna upstairs for a bath and shower as they got ready together. She focused on getting Luna ready for the daycare where they would drop her off, then go to court. Jo did her daughter's hair and then put her in a comfortable outfit, even putting on her shoes and packing her diaper bag, before she got fully dressed herself.

As Jo got out her makeup, she looked at herself in the mirror. The bruise had faded and were gone but she still had her sling and cast. She hadn’t been wearing the sling despite the fact she knew she should, but today she put it on over her blouse. Just as she was finishing getting dressed and struggling to put on her boots with one good hand, Alex came into the bathroom. He was all ready to go in his shirt and suit jacket and he was wearing his cologne again. He instantly knelt down to help her into her boots.

“Ready to go?” Alex asked as he finished zipping them up and sat back.

Jo let out a sigh as she looked back at the bed. She wished she could crawl back into the sheets, pull Luna and Alex with her, and cuddle with them like they had this morning. She wanted it so badly that her heart ached. Although she knew she had to face this. She’d spent over a month in Kansas and she couldn't run away from it anymore. Mustering up every bit of strength she could, Jo stood up. They were ready, she was ready to face this.

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Alex grabbed Luna's diaper bag as Jo picked up Luna and put her purse on her shoulder. They collected the paperwork that her lawyer said they would need and the file from the hospital in Kansas. Then they got out the door and into the elevator as they made their way downstairs. Alex watched her closely as Jo focused on taking deep breaths and looking at Luna. It was easy to distract her with Luna in her arms as a toddler wiggled around and hummed to baby sharks. Jo hummed back and sang it to her. Even Alex joined in as all three of them sang the song.

“Yay!” Luna shouted, throwing up her arms as the song ended before she started clapping.

Jo couldn’t help but laugh as her toddler cheered for the song and she started to sing it again. “Baby shark do do do do do.”

The doors to the elevator opened and they walked to Jo's car. As they turned the corner around the garage, with the car in view Jo froze. Alex immediately stepped in front of her and even Luna stopped singing baby shark.

“Jo,” Tom said as he jogged towards them from where he had been waiting, leaning against Jo's car.

“You stay the hell away from them,” Alex said as he held up his hand to Tom, stopping him in his tracks a few feet away from them.

Tom set his jaw and glared at Alex. For the first time, Alex got a good look at him. He was tall with light strawberry blonde hair, a strong jawline, and an overpowering nose. His blue eyes held a sort of intensity that made him uneasy, but as he blinked they turned to a sparkling blue of soft water.

“Jo please just let me explain, I'm so sorry for everything. I was having a bad day and I took it out on you. I'm so sorry,” Tom started to go on and on with his excuses.

Jo reached out and grabbed Alex's arm in a death grip and he could hear Luna whimpering as she hid herself and her mom. Alex knew he had to get him away from them.

“You need to leave Jo alone. The only place I want to see you is in court or behind bars. If you don't leave in two minutes, I'm going to call the police for the violation of the restraining order.”

Tom quickly looked him up and down, with a scoff. “Look man, this is none of your business.”

“It is my business when it concerns Jo. I'm her husband and I'm here to protect her from you,” Alex said glaring as he took a step towards Tom getting a little satisfaction as he stepped back but Jo still gripped his arm and held him back.

“You mean her ex-husband?” Tom said with a little smirk as he shook his head. “Of course, you'd go back to your asshole of an ex. You were always hung up on him, Jo.”

“Tom, you need to leave!” Jo said as she stepped to set the side of Alex and glared at him, having found her power. Alex put a hand on her back in silent support as she stood up straighter and stronger.

“Come on, just let me explain and we can avoid all of this messy court drama,” Tom said with a pitiful little pleading look, he reached out as if to grab her.

Jo instantly darted behind him and Alex grabbed his arm and pushed him away. Tom took offense to that and wound back to hit him, but Alex was quicker. He punched Tom square in the jaw, hard enough to send him back as he fell on his ass.

“Alex!” Jo shouted in shock, but he held his hand back, gesturing for her to stay back as she gripped his arm again.

“Fuck, you bastard. I'm going to press charges!” Tom said as he wiped away the blood from his lip and stood up.

“Yeah go ahead,” Alex said, challenging him before he pointed to the camera in the corner. “We’ll show the video to everybody about how you violated the restraining order and tried to hit me first, just even you being here gives me justification to protect Jo and Luna.”

Tom growled as he set his teeth, but as he glanced at the camera again he started to whimper as he grabbed his face and made a show of acting all hurt. He limped his way out of the garage sparing them one last glance before he went out onto the street. Alex waited and watched him until he got in his car and drove away.

When he turned back to Jo, she let out a shaky breath, but her face was filled with relief as she reached out and hugged him. She held him tightly and Alex gave her a squeeze. He pulled back and held her cheek, putting one hand on Luna’s back as well.

“Are you two okay?”

Jo again let out a shaky breath, but she nodded even though tears collected in her eyes. “We're okay. Are you okay?”

Alex looked down at his hand, it was a little bruised and his knuckles were bleeding, but he just shrugged it off. He knew how to lay a punch without getting himself hurt. “I'm fine Jo, don't worry about me.”

“I can't, because of anything ever happened to you… I just, I don't want to lose you again Alex,” Jo said as she reached out and hugged him again, Luna getting squished between them. Luna reached out with her little hands and wrapped them around his arm as well, as he was hugged by both girls.

“You won't lose me, Jo. I promise you.”

Jo only nodded as she hugged him tighter, even Luna didn't want to let go and they stayed for a minute. He held his girl, his girls. Alex realized how much they meant to him, but he knew he would never do anything that would take him away from them. He also realized how deep the love Jo had for him was. Tom was right in a way, she had never gotten over him. She had never stopped loving her and now he didn't have to. He could love her forever and that's what he would do.

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Between the witnesses at the park and the video of the parking garage, that Jo's lawyer gets her hands on surprisingly fast, the court case was a slam dunk. It still took a week for the trial to go commence, Jo still had to testify, and the defense still made their case, but the jury didn’t need to think twice about inditing him. Tom was charged with assault and battery and given six months, and Jo was granted a permanent restraining order against him. Seeing him in cuffs and being led away was all the satisfaction Jo needed. She let out a breath of relief, but there was still a ball of anxiety inside her. This led her to throw up in the bathroom a few minutes later. She felt like she lucked out in not having to face Paul in court. She knew how stressful that would have been, given how stressful this. Yet, it was all over and she never had to do it again.

The rest of the day was a blur. Alex never left her side, having one hand on her back most of the day. He guided her out of the courthouse as they went to the daycare to pick up Luna. Then they went home, where Jo let all of the stress leave her. She collapsed on the couch as she did every night after the trial, but she didn’t have to get up and do it all again tomorrow, she was free.

She curled up and Alex sat down next to her and pulled her into his lap. Luna soon crawled up next to her as Alex held both of them and they put on Bluey. Jo looked up at him and Alex smiled at her and leaned down to kiss her head. She knew he would never leave her again and she fell asleep in his arms. Knowing she would always be able to.

Jo woke up in the late morning the next day, to Alex singing “Sweet Child O' Mine”, by Guns N' Roses. Luna laughed and babbled along as they danced in the kitchen. He was holding her as they made waffles together, the sweet smell filling the room. Jo got up as she watched them together for a moment. She sneakily hid behind the stairs and took a video of them. Alex put Luna in the high chair and fed her some of the eggs and bacon he had made, while he sat next to her and stole some of the bacon, much to her squealing protests.

“Hey, don't you know sharing is caring?” Alex said with a smile as he tried to steal another piece of bacon from her before she slapped her hand on it.

“Dada nooo,” Luna protested, dragging the word out as she shook her head at him and glared in the most adorable way.

Jo gasped as she heard Luna call him dada and Alex seemed just as surprised. She froze as she watched them, her phone still recording it all. She waited for Alex to react, but a wide smile stretched across his face. It made Jo's heart swell as well.

“Alright alright, I'll get some of my own,” Alex chuckled as he held up his hands before he reached for the plate of bacon on the counter behind him. “So you want to call me Dada?”

“Yeah Dada,” Luna said, pointing at him.

“Well, we'll have to talk to your mom about that one, but it's okay with me kiddo. I'd love to be your Dada,” Alex said with a sparkling smile.

“It's okay with me,” Jo said, as she put her phone away, revealing herself to them as she came over to them and they both looked up at her in surprise.

“Hi Mama,” Luna said as she smiled and waved to her.

“Hi baby,” Jo said as she waved back.

But Alex looked up at her with hope in his eyes, yet he was still unsure. “Are you sure, Jo?”

She smiled, but couldn't help the tears that collected in her eyes at the sweet moment. “I'd love it if you were her dad. When I decided to adopt her, it was so soon after we got divorced. I always wondered what it would have been like if we had done it together. If you had been her dad from the beginning. But, I think you came in at the perfect moment. When she and I needed you most.”

Jo pulled him up by his hands and leaned in, cupping his face with her hands as she kissed him. Alex melted into her as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into him. Jo loved it when he pressed up against her and she lifted up on her toes to reach him better. Luna excitedly squealed as she always did and they pulled away with a laugh as they looked back at her. Jo let out a sigh of relief as she smiled and leaned against him as he held her, she was so wonderfully happy in this beautiful moment. She wished she could stay here forever, surrounded by his love and her daughter but, there were a few people missing from this family moment.

They spent the rest of the day playing with Luna and doing nothing at all. Jo tried not to think about Tom. She would tell herself it was all over and she didn't have to think about it anymore and every time she looked at Alex and Luna, she didn't. Alex made her mac and cheese when dinner time rolled around and Link and Scout joined them. She and Link caught up a little bit and he even talked to Alex. Link was even civil to Alex which was good. She was glad the two most important men in her life were getting along.

However, she couldn't help but feel like there were a few people missing from the table. The toddlers were quiet as they ate and she, Link, and Alex had a bit of casual conversation. It was nothing like the active table at the farmhouse, with the twins shouting about their day or whatever play scene they were doing. With Izzie trying to get them to calm down, but Alex playing along, and Luna’s excited giggles.

“Do you think you'll still want to take a few more days of leave from work,” Link said, as she came out of her head and glanced over at him. “Or do you want to try and jump back right in?”

“I don't know,” Jo said as she pushed her food around her plate.

“Don't you like it?” Alex asked as he pointed at her plate with his fork. “It’s your favorite brand.”

“Yeah it's great, I just miss Izzie's homemade mac and cheese,” Jo said with a sigh as she gave up and put her fork down.

“Yeah, there's nothing like one of Izzie’s homemade meals,” Alex agreed and reached over to give her hand a squeeze.

“I wish Izzie and the twins were here,” Jo said as she gave him a sad smile. “I know the trial just ended, but I miss them.”

“Okay, well, let's see if we can get the tickets changed so they can come out sooner,” Alex said easily and she knew he understood the need for their whole family to be here.

“What do you say, Luna, should we get Eli and Lexus here soon?” Jo asked, looking back at her as Alex wrapped his arms around her waist and they stared down at Luna.

Luna easily smiled and happily wiggled with her whole body. “Lexus and E-lee!”

They double cheeked with Izzie to make sure, but she eagerly agreed to it and they looked at flights, booking one for tomorrow afternoon. Alex's smile grew as they bought them, Jo’s smile did too as she couldn’t wait to see her family again. However, they all agree to tell Luna and the twins in a phone call the next morning.

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The next morning Jo and Alex got Luna up at 6:30 am. She was so sleepy, but it was 8:30 am in Kansas and they had arranged a call with the twins before school. Jo picked up her baby from her crib, putting the knitted hat back on her head. Luna stretched, her arms going up and her feet pressing out in her footie pajamas before she settled and curled up in Jo’s arms as she laid her head on her shoulder.

“Where E-lee and Lexus?” Luna said, turning her head and looking around like she did every morning as if they would be there.

“They're still in Kansas baby girl,” Jo said as she kissed her forehead.

“But they'll be here soon, if you want to call them?” Alex asked with a sneaky smile.

Luna eagerly nodded and they all curled up in bed together. Alex wrapped his arm around her shoulder as Jo leaned into him and Luna turned around as she reached out and grabbed Alex’s hand as he held her too. Jo grabbed the phone and quickly called them for a video chat. Although she expected Izzie to pick up, the second the call connected Eli and Alexis popped up on the screen.

“Jo and Luna! Mama, it's Jo calling,” Eli said excitedly.

“Hey I'm here too,” Alex said with a frown.

“Hi Daddy, hi Luna, hi Jo,” they both said as they waved and tried to squish their face into the screen.

Luna squealed with delight as she reached out for the phone, touching the screen but was disappointed when she couldn't touch them. Although the twins laughed as she covered the camera. Izzie appeared in the back as she wiped her hands on a kitchen towel.

“Hey, it's so good to see you guys,” Izzie said as she leaned forward and smiled.

“We miss you guys a lot,” Eli said, with a nod as he frowned.

“We miss you too,” Jo said as she tried to keep her smile from getting too big.

“I can’t wait to see you in Seattle, but are you and Luna coming home, Jo?” Alexis asked, with a pleading pout.

“We’ll see sweetie,” Jo said, with a small smile.

“What?” Alex asked as he glanced over at her with his eyebrows raised.

“Well, are you guys getting ready for school?” Jo asked as she avoided his gaze and smiled at the twins.

“Yeah, we're going on a field trip so Mom let us sleep in and now she’s packing our bags,” Alexis said as Eli nodded in agreement.

“We’re gonna be on the bus for five hours!” Eli said with his eyes wide.

“Bus bus,” Luna babbled as they all laughed and smiled.

“Yeah, but Mama’s coming with us and we can do a new activity book and watch a movie,” Alexis said as she looked back at Izzie who nodded in agreement.

“Oh, yeah, I heard about that trip,” Jo said, unable to keep her smile contained.

“Me too,” Alex said with an equally wide smile. “But I heard that it was a plane ride to Seattle.”

“For real life?!” Alexis asked with wide eyes as Eli’s jaw dropped and he looked back at Izzie.

“Yeah for real, as soon as you guys are ready to go, we'll get going to the airport,” Izzie said as she smiled at them and she looked just as excited as they were.

“You guys are going to be here this afternoon and we're so excited to see you,” Alex said to the twins, but they didn't respond with words.

They finally lost it as Alexis screamed and they all covered their ears. Eli was all giggles and wiggles as he turned around to hug Izzie. He hugged her as he stomped his feet in excitement. When Alexis finally stopped screaming she did her happy little dance, waving her arms around and shaking her hips.

“Wait, does this mean we have to stop our phone call,” Alexis asked as she paused and looked back at Izzie.

“Yeah, can we talk to Luna while you get all packed up Mama?” Eli added as he came back to sit in front of the tablet.

“I'm ready to go right now,” Alexis exclaimed as she grabbed her backpack and put it on.

“Baby, you're not even wearing shoes,” Izzie said with a laugh. “But yeah, I'll put the bags in the car so you guys can talk with Luna for a little while.”

“Yay, Luna so much has happened you left!” Eli started to say.

“Yeah, so Zoe laid two eggs in one day,” Alexis exclaimed as she formed her hands into circles to represent the eggs.

The twins told her all about every new thing on the farm and Luna babbled back to them. They also mentioned that Willam thought that Sally was pregnant again, but it would take a whole year for the baby to be born. Suddenly something clicked inside of Jo as she put her hand over her mouth.

“I'll be right back,” Jo said as she gave Luna to Alex and went to the bathroom.

Alex didn’t think twice about it as he nodded and stayed with Luna as the twins asked him about Seattle. Jo ran to her bathroom and shut and locked the door behind her before she picked up the box of tampons. The entire time she had been in Kansas, she hadn't gotten in her period. She had it a week before she left, but hadn't slept with Tom since then, but she had been sleeping with Alex. Jo searched around for the box of pregnancy tests she kept in the cabinet, just in case. She pulled one out and stared at it for a while as she thought about Alex.

There was a reason they never had a kid before. Jo was so adamant about her birth control and using condoms. But she had left her birth control in Seattle when she went to Kansas and hadn't started it until after they started sleeping together. They’d used condoms and pulled out until it took effect. She didn’t even think it was a possibility. But here she was, and her period was a whole week late. Jo stared at the box of pregnancy tests and took one out.

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The rest of the day was a blur. Jo and Luna napped together after an exciting and early morning. Then they had a late brunch before they headed to the airport. Luna was eager to see them as she kept asking about Lexus and E-lee over and over again. Soon enough they were waiting for them at the airport. It wasn’t much later that they spotted Izzie holding the twins' hands as they walked through the gates.

The second they got close enough, Izzie let go of their hands. The twins took off running as they made a beeline for them. Alex bent down and opened his arms to hug them, but to his surprise, only Alexis crashed into his hug. Eli ran up and hugged Jo’s waist before she bent down so he could hug her and Luna before they traded. Eli then hugged Alex and Alexis hugged her and Luna.

“I really missed you,” Eli exclaimed as he pulled back, but still clinging on to Alex.

“Yeah, we missed you a lot!” Alexis said, smiling up at her with a brilliant smile and sparkling eyes.

“That's very true we did miss you all a lot,” Izzie said as she finally reached them and pulled Jo in for a hug, as she leaned in to kiss Luna’s cheek.

Jo let out a sigh of contentment as her family hugged her. It finally felt like home and it was a feeling she played with in her mind. When Izzie let her go, Eli managed to pull Luna from her arms and hold her. She's not sure how this gangly little boy was able to hold her toddler, but he somehow did. He looked so effortless as he held her.

They head down to collect their bags and the twins go on and on about the plane ride and how it wasn't scary and they didn't have any turbulence.

“Thank God we're here,” Izzie said as they started to walk down to get their bags.

“Were these two hooligans really that bad?” Alex said, looking down at the twins with a wink as they giggled.

“No they were angels of course, but they talked about Seattle the whole way here and started to make a very serious agenda.”

“Yeah, we have to go to the Space Needle right away, Daddy!” Alexis said as she tugged on his arm.

“Why don't we drop stuff off at the penthouse then we can go,” Jo offered as Izzie tagged with a nod.

“I want to see the ocean and the beach and everything!” Eli said as his eyes went wide, she was sure he would have held out his arms if he wasn’t holding Luna.

“Don’t worry bud, we have the whole week to see everything you guys want to,” Alex said with a reassuring nod.

Of course, they do just that. They spend the week around Seattle doing different activities and going to different places. Although, some days they just go to the park and hang out at the penthouse. They often go out for dinner and dessert and ice cream, there's lots of ice cream. Jo’s days are filled with activities and parks and she thinks about what it’d be like if they spent the summer here in Seattle, but she longs to spend the summer in Kansas. She thinks of long hot summer days on the farm and cool summer nights with the fireflies. The thought of them returning to Kansas without her looms over her until that day arrives.

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They've all dreaded this day and Alex felt like he had to drag everybody out of bed and get them going somewhere they don't want to go. The twins try every trick in the book to get them to stay. Even Luna threw a massive tantrum. All Jo could do was sit there on the floor with Luna as her baby screams and cries because she didn’t want them to leave either.

Alex decided to go with Izzie and the twins for a week as the majority of his stuff was still in Kansas. He would spend the week with them before returning to Seattle. Jo didn't want him to leave, although she knew he had to. She clung to him for the rest of the day and tried to spend every moment with him. Yet, soon enough they were all piling into the car and heading to the airport and Jo felt like she hadn't had enough time with them.

Far too soon all of them are standing before the TSA check as they all say their final goodbyes. Jo had run off to the bathroom a few minutes ago, leaving Luna with him for a minute. They all hugged each other and said their goodbyes, or at least they tried to.

“I don't want to leave Luna. Can't she and Jo come with us?” Eli asked from where he sat with Alexis and Luna in the stroller.

“I'm not going anywhere without Luna and Jo,” Alexis protested as she hugged Luna and peaked her head out to glare at him as if it was his fault they were separated.

Eli had hopped in the stroller with Luna to hide the second they got to the airport. Luna had wrapped her arms and legs around him as he held her. Alexis had joined them and wrapped herself around Luna as well. They held the toddler hostage, although Luna didn't mind. She snuggled up to both of them sensing the impending goodbye.

“I know you guys don't wanna leave, but you'll see Luna and Jo soon. They’re already planning a visit in a few weeks,” Alex said as he kneeled down in front of them and tried to put a better spin on the separation.

Izzie could only sigh and shake her head, looking just as grieved to leave as they were. The overhead intercom announced the first boarding for their flight. Alex knew they had to leave now if they wanted to make it.

“Come on guys it's time to go,” Alex said as he put his hands on their knees, he didn't want to force Luna from their arms, but he had a feeling he would have to.

“No!” Both of the twins protested with Luna's voice chiming in as they all turned to hug each other.

“Let's just give them a few minutes,” Izzie said as she crouched down next to the twins running her fingers through Luna's hair and giving them all a sympathetic smile.

Alex sighed as he stood up and put his hands on the stroller as he fidgeted with the handle. Jo had over-packed it with activities and stuff, movies, and shows to distract Luna on the drive home. Alex didn't think it would be any distracting her from the tantrum that would ensue as she grieved the departure of her new found siblings. He wished he could stay to help her, but he had to go too.

Suddenly, Jo came running back with a large smile on her face. It was a complete turnaround from the anxious and sad expression she’d had before. He also noticed that she had an extra bag across her shoulder.

“I got it,” Jo happily announced with a large smile as she waved two tickets at them.

“Yay, you got it!” Izzie said as she smiled and clapped her hands together and stood up.

“Got what?” Alex asked as he raised an eyebrow but he recognized the tickets in her hand.

“Two tickets for us to go to Kansas,” Jo said as all of the kids looked up at them with their eyes wide. “It’s on the same flight a few rows back from you guys, but I don't think it should be an issue.”

“What?” Alex asked as a smile spread across his face.

“Well Izzie and I weren't sure if we would be able to get on the same flight, let alone on the same day so I secretly packed a bag for me and Luna and left them in the car just in case. We didn't want to get the kid's hopes up, so we didn't tell them and I wanted to surprise you too, because I wasn't sure if you actually wanted to go back to Kansas or if you wanted to live in Seattle again? But that's where I wanna be. I love the farmhouse and it feels like home.”

“Are you sure?” Alex said suddenly worried as he looked into her eyes. “Do you really want to leave your home?”

“Alex, my home is you and Luna, and Izzie and the twins and I don't want to be without my home. Kansas has been more of a home to me recently than Seattle.” Jo said as she smiled at all of them before she looked back at him and placed a hand on his chest.

Jo looked up at him as she smiled full of love and Alex smiled too. He was going home with all of his family. He didn't say anything, he just wrapped his arms around her and kissed her. Jo excitedly giggled against his lips as she kissed. When they pulled back, he kept his arms around her.

“Besides, I need my family and you full time now that I'm pregnant.”

Jo let out the excited smile she had been hiding by biting her lip as she put a hand over her belly. He took in her words as his brain froze. The words 'I'm pregnant' bounced around in his head. Jo was pregnant. Jo was pregnant and they were going to have a baby. A baby. His and Jo's baby.

“Mommy, what does pregnant mean?” Alexis asked as Alex still processed the news.

“It means that there's a baby growing in Jo's tummy and you guys are going to have a new baby sibling in a few months from now,” Izzie said with a smile that said she knew about the baby.

“We're gonna have a baby sister?” Alexis exclaimed as she shrieked with excitement.

“We're having a baby sibling!” Eli excitedly shouted as he stood up in the stroller.

“Baby!” Luna said although she didn’t understand what it meant, she was still excited about whatever baby she was getting.

“We're really having a baby?” Alex asked as the contagious excitement bloomed into a smile that his cheeks could hardly contain.

“Yes,” Jo said, equally excellent as he leaned in and kissed her again.

“I love you and I can’t wait to go home with you,” Alex said, before putting a hand over her belly. He marveled at the fact that their baby was inside her.

On the farm in Kansas, he was happy, he had his kids and the barbecues, homework everything he wanted as a father. But a part of him had always missed Jo and Seattle. He missed the love of his life and he thought he missed the city. But being in Kansas with Jo felt perfect. They had been together in Kansas and his heart had been whole and he knew hers was too because they were together again.

“Alright, let's go home,” Izzie said with a smile as all of the kids cheered.

The twins let go of Luna and raced over to run to give Jo and him a hug. Jo gave them a squeeze before they pulled back and she put Luna back in the stroller. Alex kept his arms around her waist and one hand over their baby. Before he knew it, they were on a flight back to Kansas as they all headed home.

#jo wilson #alex karev #grey's anatomy #jolex #luna wilson #izzie stevens #eli stevens #alexis stevens #otp: home and heart #grey's anatomy fanfic #my work #my writing #my fanfiction

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seleeenaaa · 1 year ago

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Friday Episode Of General Hospital

ALEXIS DAVIS NEEDS TO BE A LAWYER! Diana vs Alexis in court is amazing.

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I’m not either of the anons but THANK YOU. I just didn’t really care about any of the characters and it all just felt a little flat. David was so extra it felt like they overbalanced by giving his partner no personality whatsoever. And there’s no real redemption? All of the characters were mean and awful at the beginning and now they’re still mean and awful but the townspeople just consider it quirky. The closest anyone got to character development was Alexis

yessss like i kept watching in part because i wanted to see david and Some Guy(i forgot his name too lol)’s relationship because i was like. Well i hate everything about this show so far but maybe having a gay couple will make it better. and it DIDN’T!!! and it’s honestly because they failed to get me emotionally invested in any of the characters. it’s like yeah it’s cute…ish…at times but like…that’s it??? and Some Guy really did only exist to be david’s partner. like he had nothing going on outside of that whatsoever. he felt less like a character and more like a vehicle for saying, “look! we’re depicting a gay relationship on our tv show!” and i think they kind of thought like, oh well people love david, people relate to david, look here’s a relationship for david with a happy ending! except that like… i did NOT love david. i thought he was kind of annoying. and then Some Guy was just like…nothing. so you’ve got a guy who’s kind of annoying and a guy who barely even exists and if you already don’t like the show that really does nothing to redeem it.

i think there’s a post i reblogged sometime in early 2021 where someone articulated this way better than i can but schitt’s creek is basically like if you took arrested development season 3 episode 9 “S.O.B.s” and removed all the irony. even in the very first episode it’s like, “oh no!!! it’s not their fault they lost all their money!!! their lawyer(or whoever) was corrupt and they didn’t even know!!! ):” and then they proceed to just be awful and it’s like. Come on man. if you’re gonna have a family of rich bastards at least lean into it. don’t give me all this corny shit about “heartwarming” and “life lessons” and “they’re not actually bad people” and whatever. like genuinely HOW do you take the concept of a rich family losing everything, which has so much potential(as evidenced by arrested development, which had already aired 4 of its 5 seasons by the time schitt’s creek aired its first), and turn it into something so lackluster???

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Meaning Of The Recruit Episode 3 And 4 Titles

Netflix’s action-comedy sequence ‘The Recruit’ follows Owen Hendricks, a latest out of regulation school lawyer who the CIA hires. However, as a result of the narrative progresses, Owen ought to research to navigate the world of espionage and intelligence gathering collectively along with his wit and knowledge of the regulation. The sequence created by Alexi Hawley (‘The Rookie‘) honors its spy…

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Coming To Your Screen December 2022

Here is a list of new shows coming to television or streaming services this month:

George & Tammy - Fresh off her Oscar-winning performance as Tammy Faye, Jessica Chastain is now playing Tammy Wynette opposite Michael Sheen as George Jones in this miniseries about the country music couple. (Coming to Showtime on December 4th)

National Treasure: Edge of History - Benjamin Gates might not be back, but all the fun of the National Treasure movies is coming to the small screen in this new action-adventure series. (Coming to Disney+ on December 9th)

Sonic Prime - Here comes a new animated series based on the Sega video game, Sonic the Hedgehog. (Coming to Netflix on December 15th)

The Recruit - Noah Cenineo stars as a CIA lawyer in this new spy-adventure series from Alexi Hawley, the creator of The Rookie. (Coming to Netflix on December 16th)

1923 - Head back to Montana in this new prequel series to Yellowstone about the Dutton family. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren headline this installment set in (you guessed it) 1923. (Coming to Paramount+ on December 18th)

The Best Man: The Final Chapters - Everyone is back in this miniseries acts as a follow-up to The Best Man movies. (Coming to Peacock on December 22nd)

The Witcher: Blood Origin - Set 1,200 years before the events of The Witcher, this prequel miniseries consisting of four episodes stars Michelle Yeoh and Minnie Driver. (Coming to Netflix on December 25th)

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THE ROOKIE REACTION

Today's reaction is to the season 5, season opening episode titled "Double Down" which originally aired on September 25, 2022. The episode was written by Alexi Hawley and directed by Tori Garrett. Spoilers ahead!

The Rookie is one of those shows I was introduced to during the height of the pandemic. I've always been a huge fan of Nathan Fillion. I find him very charming and an unconventional leading man. As our titular rookie, John Nolan, Nathan has never been more charming. Or unconventional. I got hooked immediately and have stuck around for the last four seasons - even though they got rid of two of my favorite characters. Justice for Talia Bishop and Jackson West!

Anywho, it's September which means all of my favorite shows are back! In our season opener, we pick up where we left off at the end of the previous season. I do wish I'd watched the final episode of season four just so I was better prepared for this episode but allow me to catch you all up. In the season four closer "Day in the Hole", Nolan is sent to a border town called Frontera where he comes into conflict with a violent gang. Tim Bradford goes undercover as Jake Butler who just so happens to look exactly like him. Chen gets roped into being Jake's girlfriend during the mission and let me tell you, the sexual chemistry between the two of them is so THICC. They share a kiss and, ladies and gentleman, we officially have Chenford!

Fast-forward back to Sunday's season five premiere, Nolan was reinstated to his old department by the Chief and is given a golden ticket which means he gets to choose any assignment in the LAPD. His main squeeze, Bailey (ugh, she's still here) suggests he can go work with the K-9 unit because he would get the job but Nolan is clearly not about to abandon his ultimate goal which is to become a training officer. Meanwhile, to put a damper on things, Nolan and the rest of the squad are informed that infamous serial killer, Rosalind Dyer, is due in court for a new trial and needs to be transferred from her prison to the courtroom. The entire area surrounding the courthouse is placed on lockdown and everyone in law enforcement is enlisted to aid with the transfer, including Nolan.

I'm not going to lie - even though 9-1-1 did something similar for their season five premiere last year (exchange a serial rapist for a serial killer and you pretty much have the same plot), I found the scene where Rosalind is led out of her cell and the process of getting her to the courthouse so thrilling. I knew something bad was about to happen but admittedly I didn't see her lawyer being in on her escape. What frustrated me most about Rosalind getting away is that it felt like everyone involved in the transfer dropped the ball. Rosalind Dyer is playing chess and the entire LAPD is playing Connect Four.

With Rosalind on the loose in Los Angeles and three people (a cop and the parents of the crazy lawyer accomplice), everyone, with the exception of Brandford and Chen (more on them later) meet up at the station for safety reasons. Even Bailey, Sergeant Gray's wife, Tamara, and Wesley are there. I kept thinking that Rosalind would come after Tamara because she is the closest to Chen who is one of Rosaliind's victims, by proxy, but the flip is script when at the end of the episode we see that she has gotten to Chen's current boyfriend, Chris. When we last see Chris, both his wrists appear to be slit and he is breathing profusely. However, it is confirmed he is still alive. Will Chris survive? Hopefully we find out next episode.

Now let's talk about our newly-minted The Rookie pairing. This show has been teasing Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen hooking up for seasons and now that we finally have it, I'm still in somewhat disbelief. With everything going to shit back in Los Angeles, Bradford and Chen go back undercover as Jake Butler and his girlfriend to infiltrate a drug lord named Madras who is rumored to be hiding out in Las Vegas. Thorsen helps them charter a plane so that they and some hired guns can make the trip to Sin City. Chen learns of Rosalind Dyer's escape while in the air and Bradford takes her to the plane's lavatory so they can talk it out. They pretend to hook up and to make it convincing to the others, Chen kisses Bradford.

When they arrive in Vegas, they head to a casino where Bradford is immediately recognized by Jake's former girlfriend. Chen deescalates the situation before their cover is blown and the two rendezvous with Lopez and Thorsen to get more intel on Madras. When Bradford and Chen arrive at their shared hotel room, Bradford gets a call from Lopez and learns that the operation to extract Madras has been initiated and that he and Chen can return to LA. As the phone call ends, there is a knock at the door. Bradford sees that it's Jake's ex-girlfriend and when he opens the door he is bombrushed by the three men whom he and Chen are working with. They easily dispatch Bradford and tie him up but Quickdraw McGraw Chen manages to take down all three men and save her man.

The two return to Los Angeles and everyone, including the FBI, seem convinced that Rosalind has headed for the border. Chen and Bradford feel conflicted about their feelings for each other, mostly because they are currently in relationships with other people, but when Chen invites him inside, Bradford cannot resist. Yes, these two are finally making moves to get together. And just when I was starting to also feel conflicted about them cheating on their respective partners, Chen discovers her lawyer boyfriend, Chris, sitting in her apartment with his wrists slit. I feel so bad for writing this but when I saw him, I assumed he was dead and my first thought was, well, that's one way to break him up with Lucy. But, alas, he is not dead so perhaps we will get to see Lucy breakup with him after he almost died.

So, that was our first episode of season five and I'm so ready to see what happens next. Admittedly, of all the shows I currently watch - 9-1-1, Abbott Elementary, New Amsterdam - this season premier was the one I was least excited about. Don't get me wrong, I do still love the show but I've felt that over the last few seasons the show has forgotten its thesis statement. I miss the days of seeing John Nolan make it as a rookie and now every episode is like a mini-action movie. I do want to stress that the show is still entertaining. It's just ... different. With that said, I'm all for Rosalind being on the loose and wreaking havoc for our crew. I just hope they don't drag out the storyline for too long. Oh, and she definitely needs to die after they apprehend her. Especially since she's prone to creating followers. I'm also here for the Chenford romance. Of all the couples on the show, they have the most chemistry. No shade to Nathan and Jenna Dewan, but every time I see them interact as a couple, it makes me want to throw up in my mouth.

What did you think about the new episode? Are you here for the Chenford romance? How do you feel about Rosalind Dyer being on the loose? Do you think Chris is dead? What do you think Rosalind will do next? Until next time!

#tv reaction #the rookie reaction #blw reactions #the rookie #abc the rookie #john nolan #lucy chen #tim bradford #rosalind dyer #nathan fillion #jenna dewan #nyla harper #chenford #wade grey #aaron thorsen #wesley evers #the rookie season 5

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5x8 after hours

I saw the white neck thing I THOUGHT he was a priest! & then he brought out his rosary

Ooh nice dessert Rick can make those jokes but not you jim

Both your parents are lawyers?? MARTHA SHUT THE UP

CASTLE DON'T SHJKHDSKJFDHSDJKG

NO NO NO NO NO YOU ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE YOUR DIFFERENCES IT'S OK IT IS OK ACTORS ARE ALLOWED TO BE NON-SERIOUS & HAVE FUN

RC: ‘Cause honestly that whole death thing is sounding pretty good right now. KB: There’s been a murder down town. RC: Close enough.

They are probs happy for the excuse to get away from their parents

Well in s6 you have a worse dinner with alexis...

*wiping off her makeup* JE: Wow, already? How’d that go? KB: RC: JE: Okay, well, JE: speaking of fathers, we have one right over here.

found religion lol oof holding his rosary must be good. Good marksman, picks up casings

Assassination is basically murder for political OR RELIGIOUS or similar motives.

MC-murtry, irish preist probs, is he ryan's priest? or not. Murdoch mysteries moments.

WOAH WE'R EINTERVIEWING A NUN? don't worry my irish friend, as a michif I know your struggle

Valid lol, acab & all you remember the address???

KR: *makes himself a coffee and he catches sight of the SISTER MARY exiting the elevator. He stills.* KR: A nun walks into a precinct. It’s like the beginnings of a bad joke. *He goes to take a sip of his coffee but stops. He sets the coffee down and works on straightening his tie.* JE: Want to borrow a comb or something? KR: Shut up. JE: (smirks) You know what this reminds me of? Watching one of those body switching movies where the guy looks like a grown man but he’s actually 12. KR, stopping his primping: Hey. Let me tell you something. Catholic school is like combat. Unless you’ve been there you don’t know. JE: Uhhh, I have been there. In combat. And it’s way worse than some old lady. ((he said it was LIKE combat, as in you DON'T KNOW unless you've been there)) ((also no bro catholic school can be horrible, I've been there, but thankfully not the one with nuns)) KR: goes back to fixing his appearance. As SISTER MARY walks by, she levels him with a stern look.

sitting up So Straight around the nun she's so horrible & annoying girl of COURSE you should care abt ppl despite thier soul JE: Of course, I'm-- I'm sorry *starting to understand ryan's perspective* who the HECK would leave for a phone call in the middle of mass?

Like Ford & Lee (also illegal to park blocking a way like that)

They were both insulting each other's interest Drop It Castle Wow I like castle's jacket, nice red hem

Wow just in his apartment,,, scary af

Ya think?!?

Castle is right abt the cement shoes & also right it is not helping (You need to sit there as homoerotically as possible while you set their feet in cement

calls her dude lol

that was NOT castle saying "get the car"

KR: Not that I'd ever doubt a nun! Reminds me of the episode in the near future, you know the one, the irish mob on KR: The guy took out a priest. We can’t just let him disappear.

A DOLLAR ARE YOU KIDDING ME? (not talking about it being expensive, but talking abt the wire being cut)

leo stfu

interesting transition sending esposito there alone?

He's right, cops don't rly come to this town

Leo relationship therapist moments WOAH SHE JUST BROKE THE CAR!?

can't you call 911 without the password?

esposito not wearing a vest? (also ryan is pretty af)

interesting angle & cant & all that this is sooo cute Bro don't talk to them!!! Check where the fingerprints are on the phone screen it HAS a schedule but it doesn't FOLLOW it Leo: I'm starting to feel like I'd be safer outside

Yeah lol just a joyride in a cop car

Martha & Jim <3 MR, long winded & dramatic: Well after I got a call from Detective Esposito I became very concerned, so I checked in with – JB: Well after I got a call from Detective Esposito I became very concerned, so I checked in with – VG: There’s no cause for alarm. It’s just that we’re having trouble pinpointing their perspective – MR: Oh please, stop. You are a terrible actress. ((GIRL)) There is no way that anyone would have called me if they weren’t really worried ((Lol probably true)) and I want to know what is really going on here.

MR: All right – where is that fancy coffee machine that Richard bought for the precinct? Over there? (she points)

flying to DUBLIN?

Don't u have only like 30 possibly attempts before it gets locked? So call me maybe <3 Castle GET TO THE POINT SAY YOU NEED HER TO CALL 911 Yes I LET her hang up Castle don't throw it outside like that rly quick wtffff

Why'd he fall oooooof Could have said "we need to get this man to a hospital he broke his ankle" bc the cabbie saw that

Oh no they ar egoing to get Locked In he COULD stand on it & run on it for a minute there when his life was in deep danger...

Gates in the interview uwu Hell, I'll even drive you to the airport! She's so good "My people" sfdjhfjdsh castle is one of her people

Get a deaf employee lol

Wait wasn't chinese relevant? RC: No. But I’ve seen every episode of MacGyver

PARTNERS partners Lol relationship therapist moments

Brings up the simple boring thing hhhsdjfhkjshfjs He's a new yorker ofc he likes baseball Big bro said that these two would end up together & it reminded me of sammy keyes she should NOT feel safe when he is watching Cut to them fighting? Ah sadly not RC: Yeah. C’mon. We’re a couple of idiots who can’t remember what we were fighting about. So … what were we fighting about?

Then enjoy the bubble while you have it! Breaking the bubble sooner is still breaking the bubble!

RC: Maybe I’m not speaking the right language. (he tries again, this time with a trucker accent) Breaker, breaker. I got a mama bear and two joes who need a ride back to the bear cave. (to BECKETT) I once had Derrick Storm beat up a trucker.

RC: Besides, it’s him they want dead, not me. Leo: Thanks for the reminder.

Remember in morse code: s is shorter than o bc s happens more

at least castle apologizes

.. . --- .- ..- . m e s a u e I'm too slow in morse code I should really practice

I love how he is just relationship therpisting

Ooh music NOT a journalist "figuring out" endings lol Poker moments Castle is totally double bluffing here, misleading him. Also what if you didn't know which side was north? LIke me? bad sense of direction!

DOLAN? THE BIG GUY IN THE MOB? ALSO HE DIDN'T KIDNAP THE DETECTIVES THEN

Get the gun wait... I THOUGHT MAYBE HE WAS THREATENING HER BC THE COPS GOT INTO TROUBLE

wait he IS the guy who kidnapped the detectives castle would totally make friends with them lol, like daniel in the lion's den in the veggie tales adaptation, got pizza

Did leo coach her on what to say?

... Baseball game? So should castle tell dolan that there is probably smth wrong or...?

Probably not a sociopath. Sociopaths often have social anxiety & are very flakey, not coldblooded killers

Also whose gun is that? Right, NOT beckett's, it was the gun of the mobster. Uness he took beckett's gun Why didn't they scout out the location first, there is ALWAYS fishy business

Should have kept one bullet for a double tap

Why didn't we hear the sirens before this?

Never never always Oh he got her gun & badge back

Wow new yorker whistled & magically got a cab. Yep.

He's OFFERING to do time? Also it was bright out, the sun is rising, they are all still in their clothes,,, been a long night huh Gates has what like snacks?

*seeing them kiss* k no nvm it was not a kiss lol

Hey I somehow only spent an hour on this episode! I started watching at 10, then I didn't get off until 12 (tho the goal was 11.30) but now I'm off at 1! that's only an hour! Proud of myself!

#castle 5x8 #castle 5x8 spoilers #castle 5x8 quote #the irish priest episode? the family feud episode? the on-the-run episode? the nun episode? the irish mafia episode? What do I nickname thi

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I counted the amount of times pot of greed was used in yugioh & yugioh gx (and broke it down by who used it). Jaden Yuki is the number 1 user of the card at 24 times, and it was played a total of 97 times. See for yourself:

Yugioh

Yugi/Atem: 9

Kaiba: 7

Joey: 4

Bakura: 2

Zigfried: 2

Strings: 1

Lumos: 1

Melvin: 1

Johnson: 1

Lechter: 1

Alestar: 1

Rebecca: 1

Leon: 1

Total: 32

Yugioh GX

Jaden: 24

Alexis: 5

Chazz: 5

Zane: 4

Aster: 4

Syrus: 3

Bastion: 1

Belowski: 1

Gravekeeper's Chief: 1

Camula: 1

Kaibaman: 1

Don Zaloog: 1

Abidos: 1

Kagamura: 1

Crowler: 1

Obolisk Blue with the Warrior deck: 1

Professor Satyr: 1

Annoyingly voiced Underground slime/jam user: 1

Slimy Lawyer: 1

Princess cosplayer with the frog deck: 1

Hassleberry: 1

Granmarg user: 1

Chancellor Shepard: 1

Company prince guy with the sattilite: 1

Kabuki theater guy: 1

Eisensteen: 1

Total: 65

32+65=97

Huh.

Coincidentally we were just talking about this in skype earlier today and, according to the wiki it appeared 39 times in DM and 61 times in GX (at the very least in that many episodes since it just lists the eps it appears in, i was not gonna go through each an every ep and check haha noo thank you)

but yeah it appeared A LOT in GX.

Also it made a cameo appearance in Arc V and made it's first reuse appearance in Sevens (once, used by Luke, since it has a Rush version now)

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Ok I binge watched Castle (never watched when it aired) and I have QUESTIONS! And yes, OTP Caskett for life right here no ifs, ands, or buts.

Already rewatching right now, but here's what I don't get:

- the fuck was that last season? I binge watched I cannot imagine what it would've been like to wait week after week while that mess unfolded.

- season 8 again: did Castle truly believe she was leaving him for real? And she let him? I just really was confused and thought he knew there was something up but that he played along. Completely nonsensical

- whole disappearing for two months was so fucked I can't even express myself. And the explanation makes no sense. Period.

- frankly, I love this show except for the parts I don't. But the suspension of disbelief necessary in it just made no sense. I am never one to jump out of a story, I'm usually happy to go with the flow. but are you seriously telling me that there are no defense lawyers out there who throw the cases out because Castle is in on interrogations and is at crime scenes? But maybe that's me. That's not the biggest one. The biggest has to be the extent to which they keep allowing these cops to investigate their own cases or cases where there's a clear involvement or what can be qualified as conflict of interest. Not even talking about the whole Beckett's mom thing. That at least was mostly rogue. Just talking about (for example) Castle remaining on the case when his rich buddy's wife was killed. Or when Espo is allowed within arms length of that case with his thief of an ex. Like, come on! Is there no internal affairs in this universe? (Other than the one internal affairs cop that was the villain, of course.)

- Castle's mom was too good for that show! No I'm kidding. I just loved her.

- Alexis devolving into a normal young adult was a bit jarring after she had been such a wise and unusual teen whom her dad had to bribe to be bad. I guess as he dad grew up she allowed herself to be a child?

- OK back to Caskett. What stopped them being together at the beginning? Nah this one is not serious. But the tension sure was nice yet excruciating. I would've loved them to explore what happens when he's super famous and she's super famous by proxy. Just wouldn't have objected to seeing their lives as a couple, solving crimes by day, being glamorous by night. I hate that his fame seems to become a non-issue later. Why couldn't the Nikki Heat movie be a hit if that actress was supposedly a hit? And who played Rook exactly? We see everyone else but him.

- oh another illogical thing. I get Castle signing away his life in the second episode. But it just never made sense that Beckett has him as partner but essentially has no back-up with him. (Who backed her up before he showed up btw? Espo and Ryan have each other. Aren't detectives supposed to have a partner?) He is unarmed all the time and is just a liability. Bringing me to how they never have him being shot which is annoying to my hurt trope loving self.

- that first/fake kiss? ... ya ... got nothing there

- fuck Josh.

- fuck Demming too, though I'd give anything to see/hear about how he takes the news of C and B being together

- why was she so PDA heavy at the precinct when she was with Demming and Josh, only to have that nowhere to be seen with Castle? (After they are out)

- fuck Gina too, kinda. I have less hate on Castle's exes or lovers only because we actually get a sense of who they are and we see they insignificant and a way for him to pass time while waiting for Kate to make up her mind. But Beckett's lovers are just there to be hated by Castle. There is an inconsistency in how much the audience gets to know them. Josh is a man doctor with a bike. That's all we know. Like she ordered him on cliche dot com. So ya, I get the show is Castle's, but then don't show the fight room scenes with Beckett but then have her get together and dump Josh both offscreen. He was just there to annoy Castle and push him that one time!

- for a writer he just couldnt use his damn words could he? Why didn't he just tell her he told her he loved her instead of acting like toddler about it?

That is all for now. Had to get it out. Excuse me now as I go seek out fanfic.

#castle beckett #caskett #richard castle #castle #kate beckett #castel fanfic #OTP

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The Rookie 4x01 Life and Death Recap ****Spoiler city****

I promised a friend a recap, since she can’t watch until tomorrow, so I figured I might as well post it for anyone who wants to see it? I never can figure out a read more break on mobile so fair warning, DON’T LOOK IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS 😁

This is just a rough draft thing, so it’s probably full of typos.

@hamburgerheroes @piratesbooty63fan

Phew… crazy first episode. Unfortunately I was fielding calls and texts about a work issue the whole time so my viewing was very disjointed. So I’m rewatching as I type this recap for you.

The episode is preceded with a recap, of course. Then the opening scene is Chen, Bradford, Nolan, and Harper in tactical gear approaching a warehouse.

While waiting for the go order from Grey, grey has flashbacks of a few hours earlier. They realize Lopez and West are both missing, they find out La Fiera has escaped and assume she took them, then they get security footage of the kidnapping and are watching it at the station, still in their wedding attire. As we suspected. The footage shows Lopez being put in a vehicle and West struggling, then shot in the back, then stuffed into the trunk. Everyone is in shock, Lucy is crying.

Lots of fans are really upset about Jackson, and I get it. But the show runner and writers had no choice. Here’s excerpts from an interview with Alexi

At this point, we’re back to Grey a different officer wants to wait, but Grey says it’s been 3 hours and they need to move fast and orders them in.

They breach the warehouse, find an empty get away car and Angela’s wedding dress on the floor. Lucy moves to pick it up, Nolan stops her, there is a trip wire to explosives under the SUV. They leave the warehouse and realize they had a plane waiting there from the tracks it left.

Next we see La Fiera, Angela, and her female goon in the airplane. Angela assumes they’re going to Guatemala so she can torture and kill her slowly, but La Fiera tells her (as we suspected) that she’ll be kept alive until Angela safely delivers her (La Fiera’s) baby (of course)

Next Grey and Wesley are meeting with a DEA bigwig who essentially says, we ain’t helping. Next they arrive in the compound in Guatemala and talk about how impenetrable it is, etc. She meets the doctor who will be attending her. Angela tries to tell the doctor not to touch her and La Fiera says if she resists she will be sedated for the rest of the pregnancy.

Back at the station Lucy is talking with Nolan, beating herself up about not seeing the trip wire. She’s really just upset about Jackson, she says she can’t believe he’s gone and she and Nolan hold hand for a moment.

Tim and Harper join them and discuss if Lopez is still alive and why. Lucy comes up with the theory that La Fiera wants Angela’s baby as the ultimate revenge. Grey tells them the DEA won’t help. They talk about how Jackson scratched his killer and they’re running DNA. Grey tells them all to go home and get some rest while they work on a plan. ***Chenford alert***

Lucy says she can’t go home and see Jackson’s empty room. Tim says, “you don’t have to, you can stay with me”

Dying!

She says she doesn’t want to impose and this is where he says she shouldn’t be alone right now. She says thanks, he says yeah, then she wonders how Wesley is holding up.

Cut to Wesley meeting with some bad guy and offering to turn dirty lawyer in exchange for finding out where Angela is. I do not like this development and what it can/will do to them in the future.

Cut to a short, weird interaction with Lopez and the female bodyguard then, back to Chenford.

We see Tim in his jammies, setting up his couch to sleep on. The house looks different than I remember it and surely it has at least 2 bedrooms, so why the couch 🤷🏻‍♀️. Anyway. He looks adorable in his jammies. He says, “I’ll take the couch”. Lucy walks out of presumably his bedroom and says she thought he was setting up the couch for her. He says he’s not going to have a guest sleep on the couch and she says she’s not going to kick him out of his bed. He says okay, gets up. Looks a bit awkward, a bit nervous. Asks her if she needs anything. She says “the last 24 hours back”, he says he doesn’t have that power. She says, “a hug” and he says, “yeah. Come here” in a soft voice that nearly made me combust! He hugs her. As they go to part things get all UST, he croaks out “night”, can’t quite meet her eyes. Meanwhile she’s definitely got the “realization” light bulb starting to go off slowly. Still a bit confused. He goes to his room and flops into bed. Obviously affected by what just happened. she is the same out on the couch. Fidgety with nervous energy. He looks toward the door like he’s about to go back out there to her, say something more (do something more?) she looks toward his door from the couch, obviously contemplating same. Back to him purposefully looking away from the door, back to her making her decision. She’s pushing the covers off about to go to his door, when his door suddenly opens. He’s on the phone saying “yeah, okay, we’ll be right there”. She tries to pretend she wasn’t already up and moving toward the door. He says Wesley knows where Angela is and they head into the station.

Oh man, it was sooo gooood!!!

Next it’s the Wesley telling them that he knows where they’re holding Angela. They all say they want to help, but Grey says how’re we gonna do that . They bring up “Max” the covert government guy from the counterfeit money case. Grey says fine, reach out. He tasks Tim, Harper, and John to start tactical plan and says Lucy will stay with him to run the murder case. Then he takes a moment to congratulate Nolan on officially becoming a P2. They get the DNA back, the killer is a 17 year old kid.

Government guy shows up at Nolan’s they coerce him into helping. They go to Guatemala separately from Wesley who is supposed to get a meeting with La Fiera without getting killed. Nyla and Tim look hot playing with military surveillance toys while John steals the plans to La Fiera’s compound from the architect.

Lucy and Grey go after the killer. Grey has a really great scene after cornering the killer and he and Lucy take him in.

Back at the compound Wesley gets to see Angela. John tells Nyla and Tim that he has the plans and there’s a weakness, but the drone shows that the weakness has been fixed so they have to go to plan B. Nyla does not like plan B!

Cut to a very sad scene of Lucy finally going home and looking at Jackson’s room as he left it. Tim calls, says they’re going to plan B. Lucy, as well, does not like plan B. She says to give her a minute to get set up. Tim then radios government guy Max, who also does not like plan B. They decide on a different extraction point and he reminds them if they aren’t there at the agreed upon time they will be left behind.

They alert Wesley with fireworks. Turns out plan B is him injecting Angela with pitocin to start contractions so that they’ll have to transport her out of the compound to the hospital. Nyla will have a drug to counterreact the pitocin at the hospital.

Unfortunately, they separate Angela and Wesley. He’s put in a different car to take him away and kill him so Nolan goes after Wesley while Tim and Nyla get set up at the hospital. Lucy is tapped into a satellite giving them info on the vehicles, etc. Tim says, thanks, we got it from here”. Lucy says, “Tim”, the tension clear in her voice. “Please be careful”. With more significance than just one officer to another. He’s in business mode and replies, “I always am”.

Bradford and Harper ambush LaFiera et al. Angela gets into the hospital with Tim and Nyla and gives Angela the reversal shot. As they make their escape to the helicopter LaFiera follows and fires on them, grazing Angela’s leg, she turns and shoots La Fiera, killing her. They make it to the chopper, tell Max they need to get Wesley and Nolan, he says no, they all point their guns at him and he decides to make the stop.

Wesley and Nolan fight their two bad guys (Nolan simply must save the day in each episode). They make it to the chopper, everyone is safe and they get the hell out of dodge.

Then, the time jump. It’s 3 months later and Angela and Wesley are arriving home from the hospital with their son to a surprise welcome home party with Grey, Nolan, Harper, and Chen. They’ve stocked their freezer and bought them a second freezer and stocked that too. Tim is happy and relaxed. Lucy is a bit overly cheerful, it’s obviously a bit forced. She and Nyla present Angela with a basket full of teas and herbs and cookies tailored to uterine health and breast milk production (as she would). Nyla admits that it was all Lucy when she walks away. That it was good for Lucy to concentrate on something positive. This makes Angela turn a bit sad and reflective. The show ends with Angela holding her baby and standing at Jackson’s grave updating him on her life and how she misses him and hopes by the time her leave is over that she’ll be able to face the station without him in it. She then reveals (again, as we suspected) that her baby’s name is Jackson😢

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I finished Nathaniel’s route of MCLLL episode 15. It cost me 1408 AP. I got Nathaniel's illustration. Here is the summary:

You start this episode in front of the café. You are talking with Gustave, your banker. He is telling you that you need 50,000 otherwise they will close your business by the end of the month. If you have any idea how, you can contact him. Gustave will leave. You go inside the café. Nina will ask you how it went. You tell her what Gustave said. Sadly Nina has no solution for this. You tell Nina that if she needs time to find another job, she can get some free. But Nina assure you, she will be with you until the end. Then Steve walks inside. He comes inside for a drink. But he heard you two talking, so he wants to know what is going on. You don't want to tell him at first, but Nina steps in and tells what happened. Steve suggest starting a crowdfunding campaign. You are not sure about this idea. Nina and Steve try to convince you. There is no other solution. Dambi and Crowstorm can help with giving something back to the people who donate. And you are always the one helping others, so you do deserve some help back. Steve will leave after suggesting it another ten times. You send Nina home, so you can think about the idea. The rest of the day you spent thinking. When you are almost done at work when Eric walks inside. You thought he will slip out of your life after what happened. But a month has gone by and everything is back to normal. You tell him what happened with the bank and about the crowdfunding campaign. You give him a coffee, and he wishes you good luck. It is time to go home. Nath is already at home. His schedule got a lot better. Since he got Dan. Nath notices that you are not doing well. He gives you a hug. You tell him what the banker said and about the crowdfunding campaign. Nath doesn't think it is a good idea. Trusting people has never worked out for him, except with you. But you are going to try anyway. You have nothing left to lose. Together you great the idea for an event. Where you can sold paintings and let a band play. Crowstorm is going to be the band, and you are going to ask Chani for the paintings. You think this will save you café. You two go to bed. The next day, you are in front of the café. You go inside and wait for Nina and Hyun. You have called him, and he is really excited to help. Together you make a video. Hyun will also be the one who keeps the crowdfunding page up to date. He will put the video online and make sure that they can already order drinks for the event. You will send a message to all you contact to let them know about the event. Then Chani calls. She is sorry for not knowing about all this. You ask her if she will show her paintings at the event. She was about to offer that to help. You go to her place. Nina will watch over the café. Chani gives you a hug when you come in. Then she set some tea. In between you bring her up to date with everything that happened. You are happy Chani is there for you. Then Chani tells you that she is going to quit her job. She is going to work full-time on her paintings. She is so excited about it. Chani will also donate everything that her paintings bring up at the event to the café. And Violette is going to participate. She will make a special painting just for the event. Everything will go to the café. Chani will arrange everything with Yael and Violette. You thank her for everything. Then the story skips to the next morning.

You are at the park. You get a call from your mom. She asks how it is going with the event. You tell her about how happy you are with everyone’s support. Your parents made a big donation on the crowdfunding page. You hang up, and go to the studio to see Castiel. Gabin and Leo are there. They both let you know that they support you. You ask Crowstorm to play at the event. And they say yes. You are so happy. You go back to the café. There you tell Nina the good news. She is happy. But she kind of reveals that something is going on. Because she says that they were in no place to say no. But then Steve comes inside. You thank him for the idea and tell that you put into working. He already knows and promoted it on social media. Then he has to go. The rest of the day you tell all your customers about the event. Then Kim comes inside. You ask her how it is going with her leg. She is doing a lot better. Violette and Chani told her what happened with the café. She is offering to help you with a benefit race. You think it is a great idea and are happy with her help. Kim leaves. You get a message from Yael to talk 3 days later. The story will skip 3 days.

You are in front of the café. You walk to the restaurant, there is you will see Yael. When you walk inside the restaurant you get a call from Rosa. You tell her that everything is going well with the crowdfunding and at home with Nathaniel. She promises you to help you find an outfit for the event. Then you hang up because Yael arrived. Yael is going to help you with getting her contacts to the event. And also get painting from other artist to sell. You two have a nice lunch, and then you go back to the café. At the café, Nina has some good news. You are at more than 20%. Dambi is doing a streaming donation with her game. It is going good with Dambi. Because of you she was able to go pro. And without her job at the café she would have drop everything. So she made a donation and told the story on her stream. You send a message in the chat to thank everyone. Then Nina suggest investing money into the crowdfunding page to promote it. You try to call your banker about it. But you get the voicemail, so you leave a message behind. A half hour later Gustave is at the café to talk about it. Gustave is going to help you. And he will come to the event. He leaves. The story will skip to the day of the event. You are at the café with Rosa and Nina. Together you make the café ready for the event. Then you and Rosa leave to get an outfit. Nina will follow Rayan's plan with hanging up the rest of the paintings. At the shop you see Leigh. He will get three outfits ready. I choose the outfit for the illustration with Nathaniel. Then Leigh will donate some money to the café. You and Rosa go back to the café. Everything is ready for the event. The event starts. The auction is going really well the paintings are selling good. Cullan bought one of the painting of Chani. He is happy he can help. It makes Chani blush. You go check in the kitchen. Hyun is working on the cake. He will bring outside when it finished. You go back inside. Priya comes towards you. She has asked all her fellow lawyers to donate, and she will make a donation her self. Then you see Rayan. Rayan also remembered everyone at university to donate and made a donation him self. He is going to walk over the place. You check your account and you got enough money. Your café is saved. You go outside to the terrace. There you see Eric. Eris sold his old guitar for the café. Then Eric suddenly sees Nath. Nath is angry at Eric. Eric tells you two that he won't be bothering you two anymore, because he will be transferred to another town. Nath congratulates him. Eric apologizes for everything. And being Nath's mentor was one of his greatest professional. Nath thanks Eric for everything he has learned from him. Nath is sad that Eric leaves. But think it is for the better. You tell him the good news about the café. You two kiss passionately. The concert is about to start, you go inside. Castiel announces that they can't wait to play and that the café is saved. After the concert, you walk into the kitchen. To fill up some trace. There you see Nina and Gabin. They are together. But it just started, and they want to keep it for them self. You are happy for them. You go back inside. There you see Alexy and Morgan talking. They are saying sorry to each other. They both are feeling a lot better since last time. You will take a toast with all your friends. Then everyone will be leaving. Yael offers you to partner up more again. You say yes and she leaves too. Only you and Nath are left. It is been quite a year. But Nath learned one thing, no matter what storm he goes through. It will always bring him back to you. You are his angel. And he always feels excited when you lay your eyes on him. When Nath is with you he can be himself. But does think you deserve more than him. But you love Nath for who he is. He wants to ask you one thing before you two go home. He wanted to ask you this the past three years. Nath goes down on one knee and asks you to make him the happiest man a life. Nath asks you to marry him. You say yes and get your illustration. You think back about all your moments together, and get tears in your eyes. Nath ask why you are crying. You tell him you have find your happy ending. He kisses away a tear and is your for entirety. The episode ends.

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