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Chapter 1-1/27/2030

Damian priest: archer of lust (tw: sexual content) chapters 1-23 (chapters 24-39 will be included in a separate post

I was at LAX waiting to board a flight to France, when a man in a black hoodie walked towards me. He sat down next to me and said, "where are you headed?" I said, "I'm going to Paris." He sat there for a minute without saying anything. Then he said,"Really? me too!" "What's your seat number?" I pull out my ticket and show him. We board the plane without saying anything to each other, until we find out that we're sitting right next to each other. He already knows my name because I showed him my ticket. So I decided to ask him, "What's your name?" He responds, "Damian." We sit and talk for hours, until eventually I fall asleep.

Chapter 2-1/28/2030

A few hours later, Damian gently touches my shoulder and says "Wake up beautiful, we're here." We get off the plane and exchange numbers. I pick up my baggage and take a taxi to my hotel so I can shower and unpack. Fifteen minutes after I get finished unpacking, I get a text from Damian that says, "Meet me downtown, I want to buy you a necklace and a dress so we can go out to dinner together". I pick out a beautiful black dress, and after I change, we go out to dinner at a local bistro. He orders us some champagne. We eat and talk about our lives. After dinner, we take in some of the sites around the city. And then he says "Do you want to come back to my hotel room with me?" I tell him that I'm not quite comfortable with that idea yet, but maybe tomorrow. He has the taxi drop me off at my hotel. I go to my hotel room and fall asleep.

Chapter 3-1/29/2030

When I wake up the next day, I have a text from Damian:"Hey I have an errand to run. I'll pick you up at six for dinner." I explore the city as I wait for Damian. Damian picks me up at six, as promised. He takes me to a nice bistro. I gave my order to the waiter, and then turned around to see that Damian wasn't in his chair. I look down, and Damian is down on one knee, proposing! He said, "Aleks, I love you more than words can describe. Will you marry me?" I wanted to say no, but I realized that I felt the same way. "Yes!" I said, excited. He slips the gorgeous ring on my finger. After that, we left the restaurant and headed to his hotel room to have sex. We start out slowly, passionately kissing while we undress each other. After I was undressed, Damian carried me to bed, got on top of me and started caressing my entire body, making sure I was fully aroused and prepared for him to penetrate me. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "Damian, this feels so amazing" I said. "I love you babe." he said. I eventually climaxed, and fell back on to the bed, and went to bed cradled in Damian's arms.

Chapter 4-1/30/2030

I reach for Damian, but he's not next to me. I see a note on the bedside table that said: "Hey beautiful I went to go get us breakfast and find a gift for you, xoxo, love Damian. I didn't feel very good, so I went to the local pharmacy to get some medicine. It didn't work, so I got a pregnancy test. I took it, and it came back positive. I text Damian: "I'm pregnant!" He responded with: " I'll be the best father ever!" Damian came back and celebrated with me. We called family and friends to tell them the exciting news. We were so happy.

Chapter 5-2/2030-8/2030

After we announced my pregnancy, Damian and I decided to stay in Paris indefinitely. We found a two bedroom apartment for rent and had our belongings shipped from overseas. We also got health insurance and found a good OBGYN for me. We found out that we were having triplets!!! We immediately ordered three cribs and a triple stroller. Six months later we had a gender reveal party. We found out that we were having 3 girls!! Damian said " I'm so excited to meet our girls!!" We decided on their names: Grace, Destiny and Serenity. After we found out the gender of our babies, we started planning our wedding.

Chapter 6-8/2030-10/2030

Damian and I planned our wedding meticulously. We chose Halloween as our date. One day we were looking at cakes, when Damian suddenly said, "Honey, maternity wedding dresses are very hard to find, so I got you a custom one." He shows me the dress. It was black with lace and white beads. "Oh babe, it is absolutely gorgeous, you didn't have to do that." I said. I showed him the cake I wanted. "That looks delicious, go ahead and order it." he said. I lean over and kiss him. He suggested Puerto Rico for our honeymoon and I agreed. I sent out the invitations and he picked out a suit and the wedding planning was complete.

Chapter 7-10/31/2030

Our wedding was amazing! I walked down the aisle to Taylor Swift. I looked up at Damian, only to see him in tears. "You look absolutely stunning!" he said once I made it down the aisle. Eventually the priest said that we could say our vows. Damian went first. He said, "Aleks, I meant what I said the night I proposed,I love you more than words can describe. I'm proud to be able to call you my wife." I said, "Damian, I knew you were the man I needed from day one, and I am honored to be able to call you my husband." We exchanged rings and shared the most passionate kiss ever. We took wedding photos with our family and friends.

Chapter 8-11/1-2030

The next day, sadness followed. We found out that our girls were stillborn. I just wanted to cry. Damian was so supportive. " I love you, no matter what happens. Maybe having children just isn't in the cards for us." We were absolutely heartbroken. We decided to donate the cribs and the stroller. We also told our family, who immediately were supportive. They brought over food and gifts for us. My OBGYN called and offered her condolences. She said that the girls being multiples, being two days past their due date and the stress of the wedding caused the stillbirth. To take my mind off of it, I went to work. Damian and I powered through the grief and planned our honeymoon.

Chapter 9-11/2-11/8/2030

The honeymoon took about a week to plan. We decided to go to Puerto Rico in February, to give us time to grieve the loss of our girls and spend time together. We picked out our hotel and sights to see. We were so excited to plan our honeymoon. "I love you, honey and I hope this helps bring us closer together." Damian said,on the last night that we planned our honeymoon."It will,babe. I'm sorry if I seem distant, it's just…" I trail off. At that point, I started crying. Damian saw this and took me to the bedroom. I eventually stopped crying and then he took my clothes off and started caressing me. We had sex multiple times that night, each time being slower and more passionate than the last. " Damian, you are the most amazing man in the world." I said. He responded: " You are the most beautiful woman in the world and I love you to death." He kissed me so passionately, I moaned and climaxed. He kept kissing me, until I fell back on to the bed and fell asleep, cradled in his arms.

Chapter 10-2/4/2031

Damian and I went on our honeymoon in a private jet . We got into Puerto Rico late at night, so we just headed to our hotel. Damian held me and he told me something I wasn't expecting: "I have a surprise for you. When I found out that the girls were stillborn, I went to go get their names engraved on a necklace for you. I think now is the right time to give it to you." He opens up a velvet box. I look inside. It's a gold necklace engraved with the names of our baby girls. I see it and immediately start crying. "Babe, this is so sweet of you,thanks ." After he gives me the necklace, he passionately kisses me and undresses me. He carries me to the bed and we have sex. He was slow, gentle and passionate. I close my eyes and take a deep breath as I moan and he smiles. For the first time in a while, I felt free of all emotions. I felt lighter than a feather. " Damian, I feel amazing right now, keep going." I said."I will" he said. He penetrates me, and my moaning becomes louder, and I climax. Damian keeps going. I screamed, but it was a scream of passion. I returned the passion when I got on top of Damian. I kissed him passionately and sucked on his dick. We kissed and switched positions. He penetrates me again and I moan loudly. He falls asleep in my arms.

Chapter 11-2/5/2031

The next day, all we did was make love. I started by caressing Damian's hair. I sucked his dick and aroused him. He got on top of me, and penetrated me. I closed my eyes and moaned. He smiles. He keeps saying, "sex with you is a dream." I moan loudly and he keeps going, getting more and more passionate with every touch. He sticks his dick in deeper, and I climax. I moan louder. I caress his chest, and he caresses mine. I moan even louder, and I get on top of him and grab his hair and suck his dick. He moans and tells me to keep going, so I do. He gets on top of me, and licks my vagina. I moan and climax. He penetrates again, which elicits a cry of passion from me. He kisses me and I moan again. He flips me over and runs his hands down my back. He flips me over again and runs his hands down my chest. I moan again. He penetrates again, and my moaning becomes louder. I bite my lip and moan again as he caresses my entire body. Later we use bondage. He ties me up and penetrates me again and I climax. He keeps going. I climaxed 2 more times and we switched positions. I bite his dick, he moans so loudly. I keep going. He flips me over and penetrates me anally. I screamed. He goes deeper and I moan loudly. We eventually fall asleep in each other's arms.

Chapter 12-2/6/2031

Damian shows me around the city. It was beautiful. We had lunch at the beach, and bought some souvenirs from local vendors. I bought a vase and some jewelry. We have dinner at a famous sandwich shop. It was delicious. Then we go to a movie. After the movie, we went back to the hotel and made love. I sucked his dick and aroused him. He got on top of me, and penetrated me. I closed my eyes and moaned. He goes deeper and I moan loudly. I get on top of him and bite his dick.He moans and tells me to keep going, so I do. He gets on top of me, and licks my vagina. He penetrates me again. I climax and moan. He touches my chest and I moan loudly. I feel an overwhelming sense of euphoria as Damian caresses my vagina. I fall asleep as Damian keeps caressing me.

Chapter 13-2/7/2031

Damian had a surprise for me when I got up the next morning: " I brought you some breakfast." he said. " I also went to one of the local orphanages yesterday and adopted a baby girl for us!!! I'm so excited for you to meet her." Damian takes me to the orphanage, where I met our new baby girl. " Her name is Sophia." he said. " Oh Damian, she's perfect!" I said. We took her back to the hotel with us where we held her for hours. She had beautiful brown eyes and the tiniest little fingers. "She's an absolute angel." I said. "I know, and she's all ours." Damian said. We put her to bed and made love again.

Chapter 14-2/8/2031.

When I got up, Damian was already awake. " Hey beautiful lady, we gotta leave soon." I'll get the baby ready while you get ready." We left soon after.

Chapter 15-2/8/2031-late afternoon

Once we got back on the private jet, I put the baby to bed. Damian puts on a movie for us. Thirty minutes later, he pauses the movie. " Hold on honey, I've got to take this." It was a phone call. I can't hear anything he's saying. Forty-five minutes later, he comes back. " There's been a change in our plans." He said. " Triple H called. The judgement day has a match tomorrow, and Finn's been injured. I have to replace him. We're heading to Dallas." We finished the movie and fell asleep.

Chapter 16-2/9/2031.

We arrived in Dallas at 7:00. I woke Sophia up to feed her. Damian and I rented a car to go to our hotel. Damian took a shower and changed into his ring gear. We had lunch and then headed to the stadium. The judgement day had the first match of the night. They faced the Miz, big Bronson Reed and Sami Zayn. Damian secures the win. After he wins, he asks Rhea to hand him a microphone. He pulls me into the ring. " As most of you know, I've been on a hiatus for a while now. During the hiatus, I met the love of my life. I'd like to introduce the WWE universe to my beautiful wife and judgement day's new manager, Aleksandria Priest!!" The crowd cheers. We head backstage, and I start hearing, "Hey Damian, congratulations on the wedding!!" We meet up with the other members of the judgement day. Rhea shakes my hand and gives me a hug. " Congratulations on the wedding and welcome to the judgement day." Finn hugs me and says, "We didn't even know Damian got married. Congratulations. You're a lucky woman. Welcome to the judgement day". JD and Dominic follow with similar sentiments. Damian and I go back to the hotel. I go to the bathroom to shower. When I get out, there are rose petals leading to the bed. Damian hands me a gift bag. It is black. I look inside. It's black and purple lingerie. "Put it on. I wanna see how sexy you look." After I put it on, Damian carries me to the bed and pulls his shirt off and starts caressing my entire body. "You look so sexy right now." He said. He penetrates me and I moan loudly. "I'm in control tonight" he says. He goes deeper and I climax. He ties me to the bed and licks my vagina. I cry out passionately. He kisses me repeatedly and I moan loudly. He penetrates me again and I climax again. He cradles me in his arms and goes deeper. He keeps going. I eventually fell asleep.

Chapter 17-2/30/2031

I'd been feeling funny for three weeks. I knew that I was pregnant. I took a test and sure enough,it was positive. We had to travel to Lexington Kentucky for a live event. Damian had a match. During the match, I held up a sign that said "Damian, I'm pregnant!" Damian didn't notice at first, but Rhea did. After his match, Rhea said, "Damian, look!" He looks at the sign. He immediately dropped everything to hug me. On our way backstage, he says "I can't believe it! Are you sure?" "100 percent," I said. "You're high risk, so we have to make sure that you go to all of your appointments." He said. Once I was backstage, Rhea hugged me. "Congratulations. Damian has already told me that you're a great mom to little Sophia." We went back to Paris by private jet that night.

Chapter 18-3/1-9/6/2031

I went to all of my appointments, like Damian asked. I also went to all of his events. In August, we asked triple H about doing our gender reveal party on raw. He agreed. Damian and I released balloons in the arena in Charlotte. Rhea, Finn, JD and Dominic were also there. "We want the crowd to help us." I said. The crowd counted backwards from ten. When we released the balloons, we found out that we were having a girl…again. I was happy but I was also nervous. I remembered what happened last time with our triplets. I started crying. "What's wrong?" Damian asked. " I'm just nervous because I remembered what happened to our triplets." "It's gonna be ok, Aleks. I'll be there every step of the way."

Chapter 19-9/7/2031

The day starts out like normal. I feed, change and dress Sophia. I have lunch with Damian and we head to the stadium in Atlanta. That night though, tragedy strikes. Damian is facing Gunther. During the match, I get up onto the ring apron so I can see Damian better. Five minutes later, Damian sends Gunther flying across the ring. Gunther hits the ropes with such force, it knocks me off the apron and I land on a table. I immediately fall unconscious. I start seizing. Damian immediately rushes to my side. " Oh shit. Babe, I'm so sorry!" I hear Damian say, crying. A commentator calls for the medical staff. They rush out, ready to help. I hear one medic say, "Her pupils are not reactive to light at all. We've got to get her to the ambulance now!!!" Damian calls the judgement day for moral support. They come running out of the locker room. "Holy shit", Rhea says. " Is she ok?" I'm still unconscious as I'm being put into the ambulance. " I'm not going anywhere babe." I hear Damian say. "I'm right here."

Chapter 20-9/7/2031-late evening

We make it to the hospital at 10:00. "I'm still here, babe." I hear Damian say. The nurses immediately start vitals. " Her heart rate and blood pressure are through the roof!" I hear one nurse say. Another nurse checks my pupils. "Her pupils are still not reactive to light." I hear Damian mention that I'm pregnant, and the nurses immediately go into high alert. "We need an ultrasound and brain scan NOW!!!" They get the monitors and equipment. They notice a lot of swelling on my brain. The baby is ok, luckily. I wake up after those tests are done. "Mr. Priest, your wife is awake." the nurse said. Damian rushes in. " Is she ok?" Damian asked. " She needs emergency brain surgery." They put me under anesthesia and I fall back asleep.

Chapter 21-9/12/2031

I slept for 4.5 days. When I awoke, I immediately said "Damian?" "I'm right here, babe. Rhea, Finn, JD and Dominic will be here soon to see you." Damian said. He immediately gives me a hug and kiss. " I thought you were going to die!" He said. A few hours later, Rhea, JD, Finn and Dominic came to see me. They all hug me. "Girl, we thought you were dead!" Rhea said. They give me gifts. "The company made this shirt for you." JD said. The shirt was black and said, "Aleksandria Priest. All rise for the priestess!" "Thanks guys, I love it!" I said. They eventually have to go, and I fall asleep.

Chapter 22-9/13/2031

When I woke up, Damian was in the doorway. Five minutes later, he comes back into the room. "I updated Triple H on your status. He said your job is there when you are able to come back." " Tell him I said thank you. That is extremely generous of him." I said. I went back to sleep after breakfast. I wake up thirty minutes later, in severe pain. Damian sees that I'm in pain and is immediately by my side. " Honey, what's wrong?" He said. " I think I'm in labor!" I said. Damian runs to get a nurse. The nurse immediately puts me on a gurney and takes me to the OR. She tells Damian," Because of her recent surgery, she needs a C-section to avoid complications." Damian runs up next to the gurney and holds my hand. " I'm going to be by your side through all of this. " Damian said. When I get into the OR, the nurses immediately prep me for the C-section. Damian kisses me and says, "I love you." The nurses put me under anesthesia and I fell asleep.

Chapter 23-9/13/2031-late afternoon.

My anesthesia wears off just as our baby girl cries for the first time. I hear a snip as Damian cuts the umbilical cord. Five minutes later, she's in my arms. She's a perfect mix of me and Damian. " She's a little angel." I said. As soon as I said angel, Damian looked at me. " That should be her name. If it wasn't for her, you probably wouldn't be alive right now." "You're right." I said. Damian comes over to me and kisses me. After the birth certificate is signed, I'm taken back to my room, where I fall asleep.

#damian priest #smut #wwe

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lensoflights · 2 years ago

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How To Make a Perfect Wedding Day Timeline?

The need for meticulous planning and careful coordination of several moving parts is increased when planning a wedding because these intricacies and moving components are at a venue that is distant from home. So, a wedding day timeline is crucial for many reasons, and any experienced wedding planner will ensure that one is created for you.

A perfect wedding day timeline is essential since timing is crucial for every wedding. A wedding day timeline helps ensure that everything runs smoothly by keeping each vendor informed of their scheduled time of service. Your wedding day schedule also ensures that your bridal party and immediate relatives are always informed of their roles and when they should be prepared. Most importantly, having a timeline for your wedding day will enable you and your spouse to relax completely and take in the day you have both been looking forward to for the past few months.

It is crucial to remember that the timeline for the perfect wedding day should be as specific as possible, covering everything from breakfast to the couple's exit from the reception. The timeline should also be widely distributed to keep everyone informed and ensure a smooth and enjoyable event. Also, every destination wedding is different, just like every couple, so closely collaborate with your planner while creating your timeline.

Here are some rules that couples should follow during making their wedding timeline:

Before you can begin planning your wedding day timetable, you must make several considerations. If you have the answers to these inquiries, you can start making your wedding itinerary!

Will you be getting ready at the site of the ceremony or some other location (such as a hotel where rooms have been secured for you and your guests)?

Would your wedding and reception be held in different locations? In such a case, remember to factor travel time into your wedding plan.

Are you planning to "first peek" and have pre-ceremony images taken? Or would you want to postpone taking pictures of couples, families, and groups until after happy hour?

Do you want to shoot your first look or wedding images during the "golden hour" or the last light before the sun sets?

What is the duration of your ceremony? In general wedding ceremony lasts about 30 minutes, some religious rituals may go longer.

You're going to have how many toasts? Will you cut the cake?

Will you participate in the bouquet, garter toss, and other dance floor games (shoe game, etc.)?

How long is it stated in the contracts you have with your suppliers? Exceptionally, for how long will the videographer and other photographers are present at your wedding?

Where to start to have a perfect wedding day timeline?

Make a fresh start! Make sure to duplicate a wedding day timeline you found on Pinterest, and hope it will work for you because every wedding is different. Start with the fundamentals, such as the ceremony and reception times, and then build on that. Ask inquiries of your vendors without hesitation. They are professionals and can advise you on how to play by explaining how long specific tasks would take. For instance, a professional wedding photographer can assist you in estimating the amount of time required for romantic or family formal photographs. That’s how a wedding timeline starts.

This is very important, and wedding photography packages typically include the hours your photographer and videographer will work on your wedding day. You must pay for at least eight hours of coverage if you want your photographer to document your wedding day, including you and your entourage getting ready. Even then, he or she might only stay at the very end of your reception. Consider the time you will have with your photographer and videographer and the times you would like them to begin and end the photography and videography on your special day. If you've paid for fewer than eight hours, you'll need to be clever about when your photographer will start and finish. You should also consider whether it's more crucial for your photographer to capture the preparations for your wedding or the night's finale with sparklers. You may even orchestrate a fake departure an hour or two before the reception so your photographer can take the perfect newlywed pictures within the allotted time.

My personal advice:

You only have your photographer for a set period, like your location. My first job as your photographer is to work with you to determine the activities you want to have documented on your big day so we can get the most out of our time together. Every union is unique. Some couples like a sparkler exit, while others prefer to go secretly through the back door. We'll first have a 15 to 20-minute phone conversation to discuss the events you value most.

Ensuring you have plenty time: This stage is contacting your vendors in advance earlier is preferable—to ensure you know how long their services take. For instance, if you want to wear a complicated hairstyle, you should contact your stylist and make sure you give them enough time. Your makeup artist is subject to the same rules. These services often take longer than expected, especially if you intend for your stylist to take care of the wedding party. You may take your wedding timeline with your vendors. I frequently assist couples in figuring out who to contact and what questions to ask to prevent being hurried through the photo process. Naturally, depending on the size of your group, I will also give you an estimate for the length of time your formal wedding shots will take. Depending on the group size, the wedding party, relatives, and couples' images are included in your formal photos. For formal shots, I often email a list to the couple; all they have to do is fill in the names of everyone who will be there and check the boxes next to each person's name for the pictures they should be in. By doing so, we can guarantee that no one is left out and that everything goes as smoothly as possible. And that’s how you can make a decent wedding day timeline.

My personal advice:

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foreverxapp · 2 years ago

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What Do You Need to Understand to Date a Doctor?

Dating is a challenge for professionals in the medical field. If you are in a non-medical field and plan to date a doctor, you need to understand the pros and cons. It helps you frame your expectations for dating a doctor.

High respect in the society

Not every woman claims to have a doctor as a husband. Only a few females are lucky enough to find a doctor as a boyfriend. You will enjoy high respect in society by becoming the wife of a doctor, who also earns higher sums. You can also be proud to become the wife of a doctor who works in emergencies and overnights to save the lives of several people. However, it does have some pros and cons.

A doctor's job is not a 8-to-5 office job

Doctors need to attend to emergencies 24 hours a day. Therefore, they can expect a call at any time of the day, even if they are not on duty. They need to get out of bed and attend to a patient at odd times. If you can adjust this schedule, you can date a doctor. He may skip you at important celebrations, weekend parties, weddings of family members, and birthday parties.

You may be employed as a project manager by a company and work an eight-to-five schedule. It is necessary to make adjustments in your schedules at times to enjoy happy moments with your boyfriend, who is a doctor.

You may be posted in another city. But your boyfriend could not relocate immediately to your location. It creates difficulties in staying together. In some cases, you may have to travel or your boyfriend may need to commute. Staying apart for several years at a distance may disturb your plans to conceive and give birth to a child. You should weigh all these pros and cons before deciding to marry a doctor.

You should be prepared to see body organs and other disturbing scenes when you live with a doctor. Your boyfriend may need to attend to an accident victim on the way and create a disturbance if you cannot see a drop of blood. Weigh all these odd things before deciding to date a physician.

Where can you find a physician for dating?

As mentioned above, doctors are always busy and spend more time at hospitals, saving the lives of several patients daily. You can meet a single doctor at a club or a conference. So, you can find a place to meet your would-be. You should be well-dressed and attractive to win the heart of a doctor. Doctors usually prefer well-educated and working or non-working girls as their life partners.

You can register your profile on a dating site that mainly caters to the needs of doctors. It is necessary to include a high-quality image, your qualifications, and preferences like being single, being ready to own a child, being ready to move with him, and being comfortable living with a doctor. If the profiles are matched your preferences, you can start dating a doctor for a few months. You can understand him better, and if you feel comfortable, you can decide on getting married for a happy life together.

#DateaDoctor

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kingandfireheart · 3 years ago

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Hey do you know any site/blog where I can get the summaries of Off-campus series? Not the 2-3 para summaries tho.

The legacy comes out tomorrow and I'm really excited about it but I read the series a few years back and I can't recall the stories that well and I really don't feel like reading the entire series just to read the legacy.

You know, I don’t know any blogs with summaries but I can sure as hell write them for you!

The Legacy is supposed to be: Four stories. Four couples. Three years of real life after graduation…A wedding. A proposal. An elopement. And a surprise pregnancy.

Under the cut because spoilers! (I just did the first 4 with main events and facts , but I'll include some background info about where we last saw the characters in the briar u series for context)

THE DEAL

The Deal is about Hannah and Garrett. Garrett Graham is the big man on campus and in desperate need of a tutor. Hannah is a music major and is reluctant to help Garrett because between her nightmare of a partner for her duet, and working at the local diner to support herself and help out her family, she doesn’t have time. Garrett eventually convinced her, using the one thing Hannah wants but can’t have: a chance to make Justin Kohl, the transfer student on the football team interested in her.

While Hannah tutors Garrett on philosophy, they both get closer, talking about their lives, including Hannah’s struggle with her duet partner, and Garrett’s total dedication to hockey. They stay up late watching Breaking Bad, Hannah sings for Garrett, and they eventually kiss (to prepare Hannah for her big date with Justin). Hannah also meets Garrett's best friends and roommates: John Logan, (who is interested in Hannah and is destine to play Hockey professionally), Dean Heyward DiLaurentis (who is incapable of hooking up in his own room) and John Tucker (who does all of the cooking in their apartment and hooked up with 3 girls at the same time the past new years).

Before Hannah is scheduled to appear as Garrett’s date at a football party, Justin starts to show interest in her, but Garrett keeps interrupting. Hannah and Garrett go to the party, and Hannah reveals that she doesn't drink in public because of a bad experience in the past. Hannah rescues Garrett from a puck bunny, and they leave the party together, after chatting with Beau Maxwell.

Hannah runs into Justin at a coffee shop, and Justin asks Hannah out on a date. After he retakes the test, Garrett invites Hannah out to celebrate with his hockey friends, giving her a chance to drink in a controlled environment with Garrett as her guard dog. Hannah let’s go and enjoys the night until she runs into her ex-boyfriend. It’s revealed that the relationship broke down at least in part because Hannah has been unable to have an orgasm with anyone since she was raped when she was 15 years old. Garrett returns and Hannah enjoys the rest of the night, until Garrett puts her to bed in his bedroom, and Hannah tries to come on to Garrett.

They wake up together the next morning and Hannah asks Garrett to help her, to see if maybe they can crack why she’s unable to orgasm with a partner. Garrett agrees and is somewhat nervous about the encounter.

Hannah shows up at Garrett’s house that night and Garrett immediately puts her at ease. Hannah hits a wall, they both pleasure themselves, and Hannah is able to orgasm, which is a huge success for her. The next day, Garrett shows up to Hannah's rehearsal and tells her nightmare duet partner to back off. Garrett goes down on her, Hannah has another orgasm. Garrett goes to Hockey practice and comes home to a home cooked meal made by Hannah as a thank you.

The next day (Halloween), Hannah feels bad that Garrett does not go out for Halloween, so she finds him at his house, alone. They sit on the couch, and Garrett confesses to hating halloween because that was when his father started to physically abuse him. Hannah opens up more to Garrett about how being raped at such a young age impacted her life. They agree to rewrite bad memories with good ones and finally have sex.

The next day, Garrett plays a hockey game, which Hannah attends with her friends. As he's leaving, Garrett's father (Hockey Legend and Abuser Phil Graham) tells him that he must come home for Thanksgiving because Phil's girlfriend wants to see him. Logan also informs Garrett that Justin mentioned he's going out with Hannah the next day.

Garrett shows up at Hannah's dorm, upset that she's going out with Justin, when they've been having such a good time together. Hannah reveals she accepted Justin's invitation before she went out with Garrett, and cancels the date. They decide to be boyfriend/girlfriend.

Hannah's parents cannot afford to fly out for thanksgiving, so she goes with Garrett to his dad's house. Garrett notices his father is abusing his girlfriend, and offers her help to get out. Hannah and Garrett leave, and on the ride home they confess that they love each other.

At Garrett's next game, Hannah sees one of the boys who testified against her in her rape trial. Garrett realizes who he is and beats the shit out of him, injuring Logan in the process. The next day, Phil shows up at Hannah's job and tells her to breakup with Garrett, threatening to pull Garrett's tuition and financial support if she does not.

Hannah does so, and Garrett is incredibly upset, claiming Hannah's reasons don't make sense. They finish out the semester apart, Garrett pursuing Hannah, and attending Hannah's final performance (she does a solo with the cellist from her duet partner's song). When they return to campus for the spring semester, Hannah tries to show Garrett she's moved on by going out with someone else, but realizes that Garrett has employed a full-campus ban on dating her.

Hannah storms into the locker room, confronting Garrett, and Garrett reveals that he knew that she would try to date someone and feel guilty about it later. He gets Hannah to admit that Phil threatened her to end things with Garrett. Hannah confesses to everything and Garrett reveals that he gained access to his trust fund over the winter break, so he has cut all ties (financial and otherwise) with his father. They get back together. In the final chapter, Garrett and Hannah celebrate Brair U's Frozen Four Win, and Hannah notices that Garrett's best friend Logan is still interested in her. Garrett also reveals that he finally opened up to his teammates about his father's physical abuse. It's also revealed that Justin is dating one of Hannah's friends.

THE MISTAKE

The Mistake starts with John Logan, who is hopelessly in love with his best friend Garrett's girlfriend Hannah. Logan's been coping with this realization by partying and sleeping his way through Briar's campus. Tucker calls attention to Logan's behavior before a party. Grace Meyers is a freshman at Briar U, whose best friend is obsessed with Dean Heyward-DiLaurentis, Logan's best friend. Grace sees Logan at a party, but they don't interact. The next day, in a ploy to escape Garrett and Hannah, Logan mistakenly ends up at Grace's door, and asks to use her phone. They end up watching Die Hard together and making out. Logan comes, Grace doesn't and he leaves abruptly. Grace tells her friend Ramona what happened, and Ramona insinuates that Logan made it up.

Logan realizes that Grace didn't finish and goes back to make it right.Ramona tells their friend group about Grace and Logan, and for some reason, they don't believe Grace. Later that week, Grace and Logan run into each other at the movie theatre, with Ramona and Dean. Grace and Logan hook up again. While he hasn't been thinking about Hannah, he feels guilty for using Grace to get over his feelings for Hannah. When he plans to break things off, Dean reveals that some of the freshman have been spreading rumors that Grace is making up stories about seeing Logan. Logan interferes, rescuing Grace from the dining hall and they hang out.

Logan goes over to Grace's place to break things off, but waits until Grace reveals that she is a virgin, before explaining that he feels guilty using her when he has feelings for Hannah. Grace is obviously upset and Logan leaves. He finds Hannah in his kitchen, and realizes that what he wanted wasn't Hannah, but rather Garrett and Hannah's relationship. Logan tries to explain to Grace and apologize, but Grace won't respond. At the same time, Ramona tries to get in with Logan, so Logan tells Grace, which ends Grace and Ramona's friendship.

Grace visits her mother in Paris over the summer, while Logan returns to his hometown, where he works at his alcoholic father's garage. Logan made a deal with his brother which means that after graduation, Logan will return to the garage, rather than chasing his professional hockey aspirations. Logan spends the summer trying to get in touch with Grace, while she ignores Logan completely. He tries to move on, but finds that he doesn't want to be with anyone else. Garrett visits Logan and tells him to make the most of his last year of freedom, and Logan intends to make things right with Grace.

When Logan returns to Briar, he runs into Grace and tries to explain what happened. Grace refuses to go out with him. Grace makes friends with her new roommate, Daisy, and joins her by working at the campus radio station. Logan is persistent with Grace, but she again refuses Logan. Grace is asked to a party by Morris, who also works at the radio station, and Logan finds her there and kisses her. Logan goes to Morris’s place and “declares his intentions toward Grace.” They bond over video games and Morris agrees to stand down. When Grace finds out she is livid, and storms into Logan’s house demanding an explanation. Logan says he’ll do anything for a chance with Grace, and Grace gives him a list of things to do to win her back.

With some difficulty, Logan completes the tasks and takes Grace out on a fancy date. That date goes well (despite the fact that Grace reveals she prefers football over Hockey). The next date is at a football party, where Grace meets Sabrina James and Beau Maxwell. At the party, she’s jealous that Logan has been with many women before her, and Logan reassures her completely. Logan and Grace date and hookup, which leads to Logan Skyping with Grace’s mom, Grace learning about Logan’s decision not to pursue professional hockey to care for his father, and Logan jealously interrupting Grace’s study session. Logan cautions Grace about pursuing her friendship with Ramona as well.

On a weekend where Logan’s roommates are out of town, Logan and Grace finally have sex. They are interrupted the next morning by Hannah and Garrett who are escaping a major fight that Hannah’s roommate Allie is having with her boyfriend Sean. The four spend time together and Logan goes to dinner at Grace’s father’s house.

The next week, Grace receives an SOS from Ramona, saying she’s at a party with the visiting Hockey team, and Logan and Grace go to save her. When they’re safely back in the car, Grace realizes she’s in love with Logan. Later, Logan is supposed to pick up Grace from her fathers house, but can’t make it because his father needs help. Logan goes to Grace’s house, only to find that Grace has returned to the dorms and end up breaking down in front of Grace’s dad.

Grace goes to check on Logan the next day, and they fight. Logan apologizes for being late and says he knows Grace will leave him the next year when he’s at home, and Grace is still at Briar. Grace storms out after declaring she loves Logan, and Logan is shocked. He knows it will take a grand gesture to win Grace back, so he goes on Grace’s radio show and confesses his love for Grace.

The next day, Logan is called to an emergency meeting at his father’s house, where his father explains that he’s enrolling himself into rehab for his alcoholism and that Logan can pursue his hockey dreams, starting at a farm team for the Bruins. The epilogue is two years later, at Logan’s first Bruins game, where Grace is talking to Logan’s mother and Hannah.

THE SCORE

This books begins with Allie calling Hannah (who is away for the weekend with Garrett, Logan, and Grace), because her ex-boyfriend Sean insists on showing up to their dorm uninvited. Garrett tells Allie to stay at his place for the weekend, and notes that his roommates, Tucker and Dean will be home. Allie shows up at the house while Dean is about to have a threesome and Tucker is out. Dean tells the girls to leave, and hits on Allie relentlessly. Allie reveals that she’s escaping her ex- and they end up watching a movie together. With the help of tequila, one thing leads to another and Allie wakes up in Dean’s bed the next morning. They agree to keep their hookup private, and Allie leaves the house.

Even though Dean does not usually repeat hookups, he pursues Allie relentlessly, calling and texting her after a night out with Tucker and Hunter. Dean meets up with his buddy, Beau Maxwell, who uses a complicated Twilight analogy to explain that Dean only wants Allie now. After a hockey game, Hannah reveals that Allie is at home sulking, so Dean goes to give her company, and attempt to seduce her. They watch a terrible French show together and Dean leaves.

Allie then joins Dean and his friends at Colin Fitzgerald’s birthday, where Dean and Allie use the jukebox to send messages to eachother (Allie picks U and UR Hand), while Dean sexts Allie. Again, nothing happens between them, but Allie leaves feeling hot and bothered.

At the same time, Deans new coach on the team is the father of an ex-girlfriend from high school and Dean is assigned to coach a boys hockey team. Dean also butts heads with Sabrina James, who resents Dean after she found out he was given better grades for sleeping with a TA. Allie also struggles in trying out for roles, believing she's been typecast as the vapid friend, and wished to play characters with more substance.

Eventually, Allie relents and invites Dean over. They hookup in secret (in part because of Dean’s reputation as a player). When Allie comes over to Dean’s place, Logan finds Dean alone in the tub with Allie’s vibrator. They also discuss being exclusive. A few nights later, Hannah texts Allie to join her at the bar with Garrett and his hockey friends and mentions that Dean is making out with some girl. Allie shows up looking like a snack and Dean confronts her. Allie reveals that she was jealous of the girl mentioned, and Dean reassures her that nothing happened and he brushed the girl off.

Later, Allie texts Dean that she's meeting with Sean (the evil ex). Sean shows Allie plane tickets for him and Allie to Los Angeles, after being unsupportive of Allies's acting career. Dean gives Allie the silent treatment, and Allie finds out that Dean was thrown out of the Hockey game for fighting. Allie finds Dean in the locker room and confirms that she is not getting back together with Sean, and Dean invites Allie to drive down to New York with him or Thanksgiving. While keeping their relationship secret, Allie and Dean go down to New York, and Dean opens up to Allie about his past with the Coach's daughter.

In New York, Dean meets Allie's dad (who suffers from MS) on Thanksgiving, and Dean and Allie go out with Beau Maxwell and some other friends. When they return to Briar, one of Sean's teammates sees Allie and Dean together. Sean confronts Allie at her dorm, and calls Allie and Dean names. Garrett and Hannah step in and kick Spencer out, and Allie asks Hannah to call Dean. Dean shows up, demanding to see Allie, and Allie and Dean decide to date for real, and be public with their relationship, to Garrett's chagrin. Hannah asks Allie if she loves Dean, but she doesn't realize how deep her feelings are until she sees him coaching hockey.

They date happily and Dean's sister Summer visits. Allie accidentally knocks Dean out when thinking he's an intruder, and Dean and Allie confess that they love each other. (There's also some set up for Summer and Fitz's story in the Chase). Some time later, Dean finds out his good friend Beau Maxwell has died tragically in a car accident. Dean spirals out of control, and Allie tries to be patient with him. Dean is able to go through the motions of life - going to hockey practice and class, but the relationship suffers. Eventually, Dean misses Allie's opening night performance in her play, and Allie discovers Dean is on MDMA. Allie breaks things off with Dean, and Dean is also cut from the hockey team for his drug use.

Dean slowly works to make amends with his hockey team, his friends, the coach's daughter, and Allie. Allie tells him that she needs time apart from him. When Dean is in New York for the weekend, Allie receives a call that her father has fallen. Dean goes to Allie's house and checks on her dad, and bonds with him. When Dean returns, she and Dean get back together. Allie reveals she's turning down a sitcom role in LA and Dean presents her with plane tickets for Allie and her father. Allie tells him and Dean reveals he will not be going to Harvard Law, but will be coaching girls hockey at a private school in New York. Allie ends up landing a HBO job in New York and Dean and Allie plan to move together to New York after graduation. Dean takes Allie to a salsa class.

The novel ends with Tucker revealing that he is having a baby with Sabrina James.

THE GOAL

Sabrina and Tucker's story starts the night after Dean hooks up with Allie for the first time. Sabrina goes out with her friends after attending an event at a professor's house and ends up a the bar. Sabrina is a hardworking student with aspirations to go to Harvard Law. She works two jobs: the postal service and a bar, and she lives with her grandmother and step-father, in less than ideal conditions. Tucker is supposed to return to Texas after graduation and start his own business. Of his roommates, Tucker is the most old-fashioned, dating-wise. Dean warns Tucker off of Sabrina, before leaving, and Tucker and Sabrina hook up, despite Tucker's friendship with Dean and Sabrina's insistence that it's a one time thing. There's a shuffle where a condom isn't used, but both people have a really good time. Sabrina drives home that night, and Tucker follows her to make sure she gets home safe. Sabrina blocks Tuckers phone number.

Tucker talks to Beau Maxwell to declare his intentions about Sabrina, and he finds Sabrina at school. Tucker is persistent in getting a date with Sabrina, but she asks him to give up. Sabrina gets into Harvard Law and visits the campus, where she is mistaken for a legal aid client, and the professor she meets with gives her useless advice. Tucker ends up going to Boston with Hollis and Fitz and runs into Sabrina at the bar she works at. They hook up again, at Sabrina's place, and Tucker overhears Sabrina's creepy step-father saying inappropriate things to her. Tucker leaves and Sabrina is incredibly embarrassed.

Sabrina sees Tucker on campus the next day. Tucker confronts her about the interaction, and encourages Sabrina to take some time for herself, while telling her about his life. A few days later, Beau tells Sabrina about Tucker's declaration of intentions, and Sabrina's friends convince her to go to one of Tucker's hockey games. There, she sees Tucker with another girl, but Tucker tells her she's a friend and asks Sabrina out again. Sabrina agrees to a double date with Tucker (and Fitz goes out with her friend Carin). They have phone sex before their date, which goes really well. They agree to keep their relationship a secret.

Dean and Allie's relationship is revealed after Thanksgiving, and Tucker meets Sabrina's grandmother. He goes back to Texas for the Holidays, and realizes he doesn't want to go back full time. Tucker and Sabrina miss each other over the break, and Sabrina gets sick. When Tuck plans a fancy night at a hotel for new years, they realize that Sabrina is pregnant. Later that week, the news about Beau's death comes out, and Tucker goes to comfort Sabrina. They attend the funeral together. There are a few time jumps involving Sabrina dealing with the pregancy news, and she eventually decides to keep the baby, and attend Harvard after running into Beau's sister.

Sabrina tries to give Tuck an out on their relationship, and he lies about seeing other people to make her more comfortable. Tucker stands by Sabrina and her decisions. Sabrina asks for time to tell her friends about the baby and Tucker eventually tells his mom, roommates and friends that he will be staying in Boston. Fitz, Garrett, and Logan are supportive, while Dean can't get past his hatred for Sabrina. Tucker commits to living with Hollis's terrible brother after graduation.

After Sabrina and Tucker visit the doctor and find out they are having a girl, Sabrina and Tucker have sex again, and pick up where they've started. They've both accepted that they love each other but won't admit it. Tucker reveals that Garrett and Logan are competing for godfather privileges and Tucker invites Sabrina to his house, to meet his friends. Sabrina has a nice time meeting Hannah, Grace, and the guys. She breaks down when Dean confronts her about how she's interfering with Tuck's life, and she admits to Dean that she love Tuck, but asks Dean not to tell Tuck. Dean and Sabrina call a truce.

Sabrina and her friends start to get things together for the baby, and Tucker starts to work construction in Boston to support himself while he looks for a business to invest in. Sabrina meets Tucker's mom, who believes Sabrina is taking advantage of Tucker's kindness. Tucker finds a bar he wants to invest in, but Sabrina goes into Labor, having a healthy baby girl, they decide to name James Tucker or Jamie. Tucker tells Sabrina he loves her in the hospital, but she pretends not to hear.

Things with Sabrina and Tucker are rocky after the baby is born. Sabrina snuggles to juggle the beginning of law school with being a mom and breastfeeding. Tucker is supportive of Sabrina, caring for Jamie so she can study. Tucker gets annoyed that women hit on him when he's out with Jamie, but he finds that the bar he was at earlier is for sale.

Tucker walks in when Ray (Sabrina's creepy step-dad) is being creepy around Sabrina and Jamie, and Tucker takes Sabrina to the bar, showing him their new apartment and Tucker's new business. Sabrina and Jamie move in with Tucker. Tucker's bar opens and Sabrina and Tucker finally have sex again. There's some lead up to the next books, and it's revealed that Logan and Grace are living together, Garrett is having major success playing Hockey, and Dean eventually comes around to Jamie and Sabrina. When Tucker's mom comes to visit, Sabrina is defensive over her life with Tucker and balancing Law School with Motherhood. Sabrina reveals that she loves Tucker and Tucker overhears.

Tucker and Sabrina confess their love for each other. The last chapter time jumps a year ahead to Logan's first game with the Bruins. Tucker, Sabrina, and Jamie attend and it is revealed that they are engaged. Sabrina is still in law school, Tucker's mother is moving up to Boston to help with the baby. Sabrina's friends and Grace and Hannah hang out often, and the book ends.

At this point:

Hannah and Garret are living together, Hannah is producing music and Garrett is playing professionally

Logan and Grace are living together, Logan is starting to play with the Bruins, and Grace is a senior in college.

Dean and Allie are living together. Dean coaches girls' field hockey and Allie's HBO show is out.

Sabrina and Tucker are living together and engaged. Sabrina is in Law School and Tucker is running the bar successfully.

BRIAR U SERIES:

Garrett is extremely famous and has to wear disguises when out because he get's recognized so often. Hannah and Garrett live together. Garrett is planning to help Hunter play hockey professionally. (The Chase, The Play)

Hannah is producing music with some famous people. (The Chase, The Play)

Logan is playing with the Bruins, but not getting as much play time. (The Play)

Grace is still in school at the end of the series, but is living with Logan. (At the three year point, she'll be in her senior year of college.) (The Play)

Dean is coaching girls hockey competitively, catches Fitz and Summer having sex, and is apparently a really good salsa dancer. (The Chase, The Play)

Allie's show has been nominated for an Emmy and has been renewed for another season. (The Chase, the Play)

Sabrina is still in law school. (At the three year point, she will have graduated law school). (mentioned in The Chase)

Tucker is managing the bar, which is doing really well. (The Chase)

I'm assuming Briar U characters might be mentioned (especially Hunter and Summer), but I figured giving the run-down on those might not be fully relevant to the book coming out tomorrow.

Where are the Briar U Characters at the three year point?

Hunter, Demi, Conor and Taylor will be Seniors at Briar

Summer and Brenna will be fresh out of college.

Fitzy, Hollis, and Jake will be one year out of college.

Hollis and Rupi will have been married for less than a year

If you've made it this far, here's a list of things that were not discussed that should have been:

the fact that Tucker plays guitar

the fact that Logan gives Dean shit over Winston but is a hypocrite

The fact that Grace and Demi have the same academic and murdery-y interests

Grace/Demi/Taylor Friendship could be next level

Jake Connelly and Conor bonding over being Coach's sons-in-law

Dean and Sabrina make up / friendship

friendship between the girlfriends and the boys in general

Who are Jamie's godparents? (Garrett and Hannah?)

Carin and Fitzy's date - why was this never discussed?

Why do they never go to Tucker's bar? Like anyone from The Chase onward could have gone

More of Johnny /Gorgeous

More of Hannah/Allie bonding over Dean/Garrett

More Boogers/Dicky + Fitzy just being there

The fact that Fitzy and Hollis drove to Jake's game to yell at him

Hunter going to salsa lessons needs to happen

DO THEY GET THE PIG? PLEASE TELL ME THEY GET THE PIG

Demi & Taylor friendship after they move in together

Who becomes the next Dean/Hunter/Conor

I need a scene of Grace meeting Tom Brady or Gronk and Logan being annoyed because he too is a successful professional athlete (for reasons)

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heavyarethecrowns · 3 years ago

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As Kate re-emerges more tanned and confident, a new Middleton girl takes a bow - May 2007

Amid the clatter of small talk and social niceties, it was a well-meaning attempt to rally a young girl's spirits: "Keep your chin up. Don't let them get you down. You'll be fine."

But when Tara Palmer-Tompkinson delivered these words of wisdom to Kate Middleton at a fashionable book launch, what was striking was not the kindness of the older woman's words but how superfluous they appeared.

For, since splitting from Prince William, Kate Middleton seems to have had very little trouble in keeping either her chin, or her profile, high.

ndeed it has become a much remarked oddity of Kate and Prince William's break-up that, in the weeks since her apparent heartbreak, she has never looked better...or happier.

Far from appearing shattered by the very public end of a romance that many - including Kate herself - predicted would end in marriage, Kate sans William is cutting a frankly far sexier figure.

Her hair is shinier, her skin more tanned and her dress sense more youthful than during her tweedy William days.

Far too dignified to accept the vast sums on offer for a royal 'kiss and tell,' she has, The Mail on Sunday has learned, drawn on the support and advice of a trusted few.

And, in the process, one figure has emerged above all as key among the newly single Kate's loyal coterie: her younger sister Pippa.

At 22, Pippa is three years junior to - and 4in shorter than - her more famous sibling but she has had an enormous impact on the emergence of this increasingly sleek and confident Kate.

She is, according to those who know her best, more sassy than Kate, more direct and, tantalisingly, less discreet.

And though these days she may pass largely unrecognised she is unlikely to do so for long.

After all, it was Pippa who joined Kate at the launch of Simon Sebag Montefiore's book on Stalin at Asprey's, Pippa whose hand Kate held as she left trendy London nightclub Boujis at three in the morning four days later, Pippa who will be at Kate's side when the girls attend the Kuoni World Class Cup Polo at Hurtwood Park, West Sussex - a tournament at which both Prince Harry and Charles have played.

In the weeks since her split from William, Kate has gleaned style advice from an executive at Vogue, discussed strategies for dealing with the media from Tatler editor Geordie Greig and, fascinatingly, turned to Guy Pelly, one of William's best friends, for entrance to some of London's coolest clubs. But it is Pippa who has been her ever present consort.

For where Kate's entree into high society was as the prettier 'add-on' to a powerful partner, her staying power may owe much to establishing herself in another, formidable, double act.

And according to one well placed source: "Kate and Pippa have already been dubbed The Wisteria Sisters - they're highly decorative, terribly fragrant and have a ferocious ability to climb.

"Pippa has just graduated in English from Edinburgh University and while other students are taking advantage of the last weeks of term to lie around in the meadows, have late breakfasts and long lunches and generally do very little, Pippa couldn't wait to get down to Kate and to London.

"She'll go back for the graduation ball at the end of June but it's clear that Kate is the key to unlocking a new social life for Pippa and Pippa is there to support Kate.

"So many doors were opened to Kate when she was with William and she's certainly not going to let them close now."

Certainly Pippa seems more than up to the task of putting a well-shod foot in the way of any door that threatens to shut now that Kate and William are no longer together.

According to one university friend: "As soon as Pippa arrived at Edinburgh, she was assiduous about joining the right social circle.

"At Edinburgh, the aristo crowd are divided into two social sets - one crowd who go to London for the weekend and are really into partying and hard drinking and the other who are more staid and go off to each others' country houses for weekends.

"Pippa joined the country set. She was very charming about it but quite ruthless in cultivating the "right" friends.

"If she found out that someone had impressive social credentials - the right title, standing, connections - she would immediately pay them a lot of attention where before she wouldn't have shown the least interest.

"She would leave notes in the pigeonholes of people she coveted as friends, desperate to arrange a time or date to meet.

"She was always well turned out to the point of being prim, always conscious of projecting the "right" image and, if she heard of other girls' "naughty" behaviour - too much drinking or partying or risque behaviour - she'd pull a face like there was a bad taste in her mouth."

Like Kate, Pippa attended Marlborough and, like Kate, her university ascent into the social elite was rapid. By the end of her university days, she could count Ted Innes-Ker and George Percy as flatmates - the sons of the Dukes of Roxburghe and Northumberland respectively.

And her boyfriend, who graduated two years before her, is JJ Jardine Patterson, an Eton friend of Edward and George and scion of a highly successful Hong Kong banking family.

"She met JJ through the boys," a friend said. "It really wasn't the family millions that attracted her to him but the social cachet."

Someone else who has met Pippa on many occasions recalled her as: "A charming girl who hung out with absolute toffs, most of whom are named after counties.

"She is incredibly well mannered and well-brought up. At dinner she always makes sure to speak to the person seated to her left and right.

"She has a lovely figure, much better than Kate's really. She's a very keen and aggressive tennis player. A mother's dream, in many respects.

"But she makes no secret at all of being very socially ambitious - almost aggressively so. She wants power and money."

Which explains perhaps, in part, the mixed feelings that Pippa has expressed to friends since her big sister split from her famous boyfriend.

According to one: "Pippa absolutely loved the fact that Kate dated William because of the cachet it brought but she's also quite pleased Kate's single again.

"She sometimes felt that her mum and dad tended to put Kate first, above her and her brother James, when she was dating William simply because of the extra responsibilities and practical considerations that went with that.

"And she was a little bit jealous that her sister was dating the future King of England.

"It didn't help that James, who's also at Edinburgh, would go around saying, "My sister's going to be the Queen of England." He can be very indiscreet.

"Also, Pippa's glad to "get her sister back". The two are very close and she never got to spend much time with Kate when she dated William. Kate would always put William first."

Indeed, Kate put William before all other considerations - personal and professional.

It is worth noting that, since their split, she has been promoted from assistant accessories buyer to accessories buyer for High Street store Jigsaw.

Pippa is similarly bright, but she is yet to fall upon a career path of her own. She enjoys travel and writing and has expressed an interest in journalism.

However, such thoughts are not foremost in the girls' minds this summer.

Instead, Pippa has moved into the Chelsea home that the girls' parents Carole and Michael bought for Kate and, according to a friend: "The two of them are enjoying being quite girlie together.

They have a mobile tanner who comes round and does their spray-on tan. They love shopping on the Kings Road.

They get ballet pumps at French Sole and Pippa loves Chloe clothes and has her hair done in Richard Ward's VIP section just like Kate.

"Kate gets sent a lot of free clothes and gifts and Pippa is very keen to get in on the action as far as that's concerned. She's happy to go along to parties and events on Kate's coat-tails."

Certainly there has been no shortage of invitations. On Wednesday, the girls will be at Mahiki - a favourite haunt of Prince William and the site of his infamous I'm Free! 'celebration' following his split from Kate.

The marketing for the club is looked after by Guy Pelly and it is Guy who is believed to have invited Kate and Pippa to Wednesday's Johnny Cash-themed party.

Kate and Pippa have also been invited to Richard Branson's pre-Wimbledon party - and have received invitations to the members' enclosure for the tournament.

They are on the guest list for Royal Ascot - though whether or not they will venture towards the Royal Enclosure remains to be seen - and have been invited to the Cartier Polo at Windsor Great Park on the last Sunday of July.

Ahead of them both lies the tantalising prospect of a summer of sisterly fun - with a social agenda writ large.

One close friend says: "Obviously, Kate and William aren't together any more but they have an ongoing arrangement. They will go to a couple of things together - things that were planned before they split and which William will honour.

It seems a bit of a habit among that set not to entirely sever relationships. There's rarely a clean break."

As we reported last week, William will go to the wedding of Kate's cousin on July 21. It is understood that they will also spend a weekend together in William's cottage in Balmoral in August.

Being in such close proximity to the man she once hoped to marry - and being so as 'just friends' - must be a prospect that Kate regards with profoundly mixed feelings.

However glossy her image and admirable her poise, there are, in the weight she has shed and the cigarettes she has started smoking again, clues to the effort required in presenting a positive face to the world she knows is watching still.

The importance of Pippa's place at Kate's side right now cannot, friends say, be underestimated.

"Pippa and Kate really are very close," says one. "Sure, they have a very like-minded approach to life and if Kate is leaning on Pippa at the moment who can blame her?

"The whole Middleton family were thinking of holidaying in Scotland this year but Kate felt it was too much of a thorny reminder of the last time that they were all together in Scotland, earlier this year, when they rented a great big house in Perthshire and waited for William to show up for New Year and he never did.

"Instead, they're looking at renting some fabulous villa in Tuscany or Umbria for a few weeks in August at the end of the summer.

"And goodness, I'd have thought by the time they reach August, the girls will need a break."

#duchess of cambridge #kate middleton #pippa middleton #article #proof

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aperrywilliams · 4 years ago

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For You, for Me and for Us (Spencer Reid x Fem!Reader)

(Not my gif!)

Masterlist

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Pairing: Spencer Reid x Fem!Reader

Summary: Spencer and Reader share their feelings in a very special occasion for their family.

Word Count: 2169.

Warnings: Just a reference of sex (not explicit). Pure fluff. I need some of this sometimes.

A/N: This one is short, I promise. I got some inspiration from the Goo Goo Dolls’ song “Boxes”. If you can, listen it while, before or after reading. Remember my friends: impressions, comments and any reaction are welcomed. Thanks for reading!

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We'll have tiny boxes for memories

Open them up and we'll set them free

There'll be bad days and some hard times

But I'll keep your secrets, if you keep mine

You are the memory that won't ever lapse

When twenty-five years have suddenly passed

Wherever you take me, it's clear I will go

Your love's the one love that I need to know

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It was a hot July night. The patio had a beautifully decoration: a lot of white flowers hanging from the windows and walls. There were ten tables settled around the dance floor. All the guests sited enjoying dinner. The background music was calm, perfect for the moment.

Spencer and I were sitting at the main table looking at the guests who were staring back at us with big smiles. Some even raising their wine glasses in celebration attitude to us.

"This night has been exhausting, don't you think?" I said to Spencer in a minute. He glanced at me with a nod.

“The day in general has been exhausting. My feet hurt and I miss my bed right now,” he replied with a pout.

"You shouldn't complain so much. I'm the one who is wearing heels tonight,” I growled as I moved my feet in circles motions remembering the discomfort I was feeling at the moment.

"The shoes I'm wearing aren't the definition of comfort either, so we could say I share your pain. Also this tux is less comfortable than I thought." His words were accompanied by a grimace.

"And we have a lot of night and dance ahead..." I added to make our torture more miserable.

"I think we could skip the dance, right?" Spencer suggested winking at me.

"Spencer, I know you don’t like to dance but, do you want to disappoint all the guests? such bad host!." I said teasing him.

“It’s a wedding. By definition the most important thing in a wedding should be the ceremony, not the dance,” he complained.

"It's a party anyway. And at parties there is dancing. And the hosts dance. Period.” I said in a severe tone.

“I don't know where you got that rule from, but I'm not going to argue with you about that now. Look over there!". He shook his head, pointing to one of the tables.

I turned around a bit to get better vision. I couldn't help but smile when I saw our daughter doing photos with her fiance - now her husband - and the guests of one of the tables.

"She looks so beautiful...". I said barely holding my breath. I was so thrilled to see her right now. I felt my eyes fill with tears of pure emotion.

"She is beautiful. And in that dress it reminds me so much of you when we got married,” added Spencer. In his eyes I could only see love and adoration for her.

"Have you seen her so happy before?". I asked him, taking his hand and squeezing it gently.

"I guess I can't compare this to the times she was a little girl and we ran around the house pursuing to each other or playing tickle war," Spencer replied with a sigh.

"You're right. They are different things”. I rested my head on his shoulder. At that demonstration of affection, Spencer began stroking one of my cheeks with his thumb.

“That were the times when she really needed us. Now for her we are disposable. Now we are just her annoying parents.” Spencer said in a melancholic tone and perhaps unaware that he had voiced his thoughts out loud.

"And where did that come from?" I asked raising my head to look him in the eye.

"Uhm?" He looked back at me confused. Indeed, he didn’t realize he had said the last thing out loud.

"Spencer Reid, about the last thing you said… why are you so annoyed?" I asked him.

"I’m not annoyed (Y/N). I’m jealous.” he confessed a little ashamed. I burst out laughing.

"Why are you jealous?, she won’t stop loving you because she is married now." I tried to explain to him.

"I know, but I won't be her favorite man in the world anymore..." Spencer said with a shrug. There I understood.

I don't know if it will be something that happens to all fathers. When I married Spencer my dad had the same concern. It seems true that when you're dad's little girl, it most difficult to them let you go.

Emi has always been Spencer's favorite. In addition to being the oldest of our three children - after Emi, came Theo and then Abby - she is the one who missed him the most when he was away from home, the one who loved the most his bedtime stories, the one who most insisted to him to go out to the park and play with her, the one who could be always running around him in the house while he was reading on the couch.

While she physically has few Spencer attributes - like his nose - she certainly inherited much of his intelligence and the love of learning new things and always be rambling about everything.

Given that, I'm not surprised that he's more concerned and vulnerable. I’m, too, but I can understand that their special bond makes this more difficult for Spencer right now.

"Don’t worry. You won’t stop being her favorite. But you’ll have to learn to share…”

"Only if you can assure me he'll make her really happy. If he ever hurts her in any way, I swear I’m capable of…”. Just imagining Emily suffering for something immediately awoke in him anger and despair. I guess that will never change.

“Calm down Reid. You seem crazy acting like this right now. Look, now they are at the BAU table.” I told him. I was trying to he would focus on something else and stop imagining things.

While he watched in that direction I could see a bright smile on my husband's face. Despite the years, the BAU were still part of our family. At least those who remain. Life and the time’s passing are unforgiving, no matter what we do to try to avoid it.

"Wow, long time since I saw JJ and Will. They seem to be less affected by the years than we are,” said Spencer.

"Speak for yourself, old man. I still feel like a 30 years old woman.” I said jokingly.

Looking at him his eyes clearly said 'you're kidding right?' I moved closer so I could whisper in his ear.

“Come on Spencer . It’s not so bad either. You still do a good job in bed. So don’t worry so much either.” I said with a playful smile. Spencer blushed. I can't believe I still have the ability to make him blush after all these years together. He tried to change the subject by alluding to the other guests at the table.

"Hank is equal to Morgan when we started at BAU. He has exactly the same features and posture. And Morgan looks like he's hopefully 50 years old. The bastard aged like wine." I couldn't help but laugh at the comment.

“The gym years seem to be helping after all. We should have trained more with him when we worked together,” I said. Spencer nodded at my statement.

"I wish Prentiss was here," Spencer said at one point.

"Me too. I'm sure Emi misses her too.” I added, squeezing his hand gently.

Prentiss was the godmother of our Emily. Although Spencer had been JJ's friend for long before, with Prentiss the friendship was developed over the years and became very strong and lasting. Just like my friendship with her. I owe a lot to Prentiss, among other things, having come to work at the BAU. For all that and how much she supported us during our relationship, we decided to give her name to our first daughter. Unfortunately, Prentiss had passed away less than a year ago, positioning herself in the BAU's 'remembered' club, along with Rossi and Hotch.

All these losses reminded us that the years do not pass in vain, but that the love for them does not cease even though the time is implacable. They will always be part of our family and our hearts.

"What are you thinking about?" Spencer asked me after noticing I was silent looking at our daughter doing photos with the rest of the guests.

"About we made such beautiful children." I replied laughing. The truth was I didn’t want to reveal my true thoughts of that moment. But I have never been able to hide those things from Spencer, he always realizes when I’m putting something away. Sometimes he pushes me to say it, other times he lets me keep my little secret thoughts.

"I know. But that is not what you are thinking." This time he was going to pressure me to tell him. After a sigh I started to speak.

"It's just... I don't know. Sometimes it seems so surreal that we have been able to stay together all these years and manage to start a family on our own. After all the things we've been through… I don't know, did you ever have doubts about that?” I asked him.

Spencer released my hand to settle on the edge of the chair so he could look me straight in the face. He took my cheeks in his hands to make sure I made eye contact with him.

“(Y/N), this is an accomplishment of both of us. And despite of our ups and downs I'll never regret having bet on us. You’re and will continue to be the love of my life. You gave me some wonderful children and you make me immensely happy. And for every day that passes, the love and adoration I feel for you does not decreases in the least”. He sealed his words with a deep kiss, full of love, which I reciprocated with equal intensity. When we pulled away we both smiled.

"Jeez Spencer. I don't know how you manage to say all those things and make me cry.” I said trying to hold back tears that started to roll down my cheeks. He began to dry my tears with his thumbs. I could see that he was equally touched, with watery eyes, also leaking a few tears.

"Now we are old grumpy and crybaby," he said with a huff. I could only nod. The age and emotions of that day had us very sensitive. I rested my head on his shoulder again, watching the photo tour in the guest tables.

"When we got married, did you think we were going to be like this now?" I asked him suddenly.

"Maybe only in dreams," he replied.

“It's been a little over 25 years since that day." I said with a sigh. He looked at me with those loving eyes that captured me from almost the first day.

"And not a day of these 25 years have I doubted us" boasted the very cheeky.

"Don't lie, Reid. We haven't had a dream marriage, either.” A light blow to his forearm was what he received for such audacity.

“I know baby, but what effect do a couple of days have on the 9165 days we been married? In my opinion they do not statistically affect the result” he defended himself laughing.

"Such nerd! shut up and kiss me," I replied, before taking his tie and pulling him closer to give him another kiss.

"I love you too (Y/N)" he told me when we pulled away.

Our intimate moment was broken when Emily approached the table and stared at us with her hands resting on her waist.

“I'm sorry to interrupt you lovebirds, but it's time for the waltz . Are you ready dad?” Emily asked.

"We were just talking about it with your dad. How anxious he was to dance tonight.” I said teasing Spencer. Emily started to laugh. She knew as much as I did that Reid almost hated to dance in public. Spencer gave me a disapproving look as he got up from the chair.

"I’m ready if you are, Emi." Spencer answered as he took our daughter's arm.

"Perfect!. Mom, come on!. You have to dance too!”

"I will baby. Let me finish my glass of wine. In the meantime, try not to let your dad stumble on the dance floor,” I said, laughing. Spencer just shook his head without even looking back at me.

I saw them walking arm in arm to the dance floor. Sure I'd join them, but I wanted to look at both of them first. It was one of those moments that I wanted to witness and treasure in my memory and my heart by my own. The love of my life with our first fruit of love. A journey that started a new story this day, a new story for Emily, for Spencer, for me... for us.

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nala-raines · 4 years ago

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Chapter 4 The Telling: My Friends

When I woke up a few hours later, and when I walked into the living room, everyone was saying congratulations and hugging me. The three of them wanted details about how Adrian proposed, the wedding, and who all knows. We tell them that in two weeks we plan on taking another one maybe two week ‘vacation’ to tell my friends and family back home. And I had checked some gossip sites and I didn’t see anything. So, I’m hoping I’ll be able to tell my family the news.

Lily once told me that she was cursed when it came to Christmas, while my family is cursed when it comes to making plans. I had hoped to tell my family and friends in person a week after we got back, but we weren’t able to go to Michagan, until a month and a half later. On the 20th of August, five days before my birthday. Heidi had called me every other day after I got back from Paris. She knows I’m not telling her something, thankfully she doesn’t push for answers, I had to swear that what I was keeping secret was good news.

A week before we leave, my parents call me on game night. Adrian and I started right after everything happened, he knew I needed to keep my friends close. He also knows I like playing board, card, and video games. So, he suggested that we start a game night. But when I answered the phone, well there’s no other way to really say it, all hell broke loose. My parents and sister started yelling all at once, it was so loud that I nearly dropped my phone. I couldn’t make out much, just that they were pissed, I was also able to make out a few words like ‘whore’, ‘gold digger’, ‘b*tch’, and other hateful things. I couldn’t say anything, I just sat there, numb, it's when I started crying that Adrian lost it. He took my phone, and ended the call, and held me, he held me and said ‘I love you’, as I cried into his shoulder. Kamilah, Jax, and Gaius put their hands on me, just letting me know that they’re there.

When Adrian and I get to the airport, we’re both shocked that the three of them are there.

“Hey guys, what are you doing here?” I ask them.

Gaius seems to want to be gentle, and tried to respond, but Kamilah spoke first, “I don’t think it’s a good idea for you two to see your family without us there. So, we’re coming with you.”

I tried telling all of them that my family is unpredictable, they did care, but the gang wanted to make sure that Adrian and I were safe. I looked over at Adrian and nodded, we all went on the plane. The flight wasn’t that long, but I still leaned on Adrian and took a nap.

⚜ ⚜ ⚜

When the plane landed we all piled into a car with our luggage and headed to Heidi’s house. As Adrian drives us to her house, at ten minutes out, I decide to lay out ground rules.

“Okay guys, I need to lay out some quick and easy ground rules. Try to keep swearing to a minimum. If any of the kids want to hear stories about your past, you can share with them, but make them PG. And please, no one tell anyone about what I did on the day I killed Rheya.” I tell them. “I’d like to tell them about that day myself.” I look over at Adrian first, he glances over at me with a smile, takes my and kisses the back of it. I look at the others in the back.

“Alright.” Gaius said, I think he can tell I’m nervous.

I know Heidi and her family, and we’ve talked since revealing vampires to the world. I told her how and why Adrian had turned me, and that I was, and still am, actually happy with my new life. When I told her about why I had to turn into a vampire, I heard her start to cry, and Adrian had kissed my forehead telling me that he was sorry, that he had done that because he was selfish and didn’t want a world without me in it. Heidi had overheard him talking to me, she had told me that she said that she understood it was a hard choice to make, she had actually choked on a few sobs when she said “That you were … about to … die.” Now we’re closer than before, we text and call every few days. But this is the first time I’ve seen her and her family since I’ve been turned. I know I’m not exactly a vampire anymore but I’m still nervous and excited to see her again.

“Oh, Adrian, it's this driveway on the left.” I tell him, worried that he might miss the turn. He immediately starts slowing and turns into their driveway. As soon as he does, clouds fill the sky, blocking out the sun. “Huh, would you look at that. Oh, you can park in front of the garage.”

“Wait, why are so many people here?” Jax asks confused. “You told her that we were coming today right Nala?”

“Of course I told her. She even texted me two days ago to confirm that we were coming today. And I texted her saying that our plane had landed and we were on our way. She said that we could show up anytime today.”

“I think she may have planned a surprise gathering to celebrate your birthday.” Adrian says with a smile and a small chuckle.

“Did you two plan something without me knowing.” I think I should spend a little time looking through his memories from the day, but then I remember something that she had mentioned a long time ago. I’ve even gone to several of these gatherings after things started going south at home.

“No, I didn’t plan a party for you. Not this time anyway.” Adrian responds.

“This may not be safe.” Kamilah says, the concern obvious in her voice, “Maybe we should go back to the hotel…”

“Relax guys I know what’s going on.” I tell them all with a fond smile on my face, as I recall the memories I have. Adrian parks the car and it starts to rain.

“What’s going on then?” Gaius is wary. I may not have known him long, but I can just sense it.

“Cousin game night.” I grab my purse getting ready to open my door, “Well you guys coming or staying in the car?”

As I reach for the handle, Adrian puts his hand on mine, “Hold on, I don’t want you to get soaked.” He grabs the car keys and his cell and opens his door. He walks over to my side to open my door, but he first takes off his jacket and as he opens my door he puts his jacket over the opening reducing the amount of water that hit me. Kamilah, Jax and Gaius follow us to the front door.

I hesitated for a moment before knocking, my fist is just hanging there. Adrian puts a hand on my lower back, I turn to him and he gives me a loving look and a supportive nod. ‘It’ll be okay. It’s Heidi, she’s always been there for me.’ I knock on the door, and a second later I’m face to face with Heidi. She just stands there for a minute, not moving, I don’t blame her. I told her that I would be bringing four vampires, she said that she was fine with it, but being face to face with vampires can be overwhelming. Before I can say anything, Heidi just pulls me in for a huge bear hug.

“I'm so glad you’re okay.” I feel her tears and my own start to fall.

“Yeah. Of course I’m okay, Heidi. Adrian has put himself through a lot just to make sure I’m okay.” She let out a laugh.

“I’m sure of that it’s just… I didn’t really know what to expect.” She pulls back and looks me in the eye, “I kinda thought you would look more…”

I can tell she’s trying to find a word that won’t be offensive but there was only one real word for it. “Undead. Yeah I thought that too, but as it turns out you only really look different when you’re supper ticked off or about to feed” Everyone who heard that laughed. It honestly feels like nothing has changed. “Oh, Heidi,” I wrap my arm around Adrian’s waist, and with my other hand I gesture to him, “I would like to officially introduce Adrian Raines.”

“It’s a pleasure to Mrs. Leonard.” Heidi takes a step forward and shakes his hand. And then I introduce her to the rest of my new friends. After that she welcomed us into her home, her kids run up to me to give hugs, her husband, Kole, and the rest of the family greets us in a similar manner.

⚜

After dinner, the boys and Kamilah were cleaning up and talking while Heidi and I were talking about how my life is really going. Like how I feel about Adrian possibly becoming a Senator, me taking over his company, and how I feel about continuing our relationship long distance.

“We’ve talked about that a lot actually. He understands that after everything that I’ve just been through, I don’t really want to move and I’m really afraid of losing him. Adrian was actually late to several meetings because he wanted to know how I was feeling about anything and everything. He uh, he actually took me a trip to Paris. So we could have some ‘us’ time before the actual election.”

“You went to Paris, again? But when? And what about that vampire hunting group? They could’ve killed you both?” Heidi was worried, because I had told her about the Order. But I forgot to tell her that Rheya had killed them all.

“Yeah, I forgot to tell you, Rheya had killed everyone that was in or associated with the Order. We went there about a month ago. Which leads me to this…”I hold out my left hand and show her the ring that Adrian had given me on the Love Bridge. She lets out a gasp, covers her mouth with her hands, before she grabs my hand and takes a closer look at the ring. Heidi gives me a questioning looking at me, silently asking if it means what she thinks it means. I answer her with a question, “Wanna be my matron of honor?” Tears start to form in her eyes, she doesn’t move or make a sound… until…

“AAAAHHHHHHHH!” She screams out of happiness. She throws her arms around me and we fall back onto the couch. We both are laughing and smiling. And then everyone in the house or out in the yard runs into the living room.

“What is it?”

“What’s going?”

“Is everyone okay?”

“Oh my gosh! Of course! I’m honored! When are you guys thinking about having the wedding?” Heidi is talking fast and excitedly, thankfully, I can understand every word while everyone else is just looking at us mostly confused.

“Sometime this December. He didn’t just ask to put me at ease. Believe me, I checked. He just wanted me to be his wife.” I tell her a few tears start falling down my own face.

“Wait, what’s going on in December?” Kole asks.

“Nala and Adrian’s wedding.” She lifts my hand so he can see the ring, “Why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

“I wanted to tell you in person and Adrian wanted to be here too. He wanted to meet you and my family.”

Adrian comes over to stand at my side, and when he does Heidi gives him a hug. Kole walks over and shakes his hand, and everyone else congratulates us. We talked, I told everyone how Adrian had proposed, then we all played more games, talked about ideas for the wedding, and Heidi made sure that every weekend in December was clear, so when we had a date set, she was ready. Adrian already had made appointments ready for me, Heidi, and whomever else I invited could look at wedding dresses. Both here and in New York, he even got a famous designer to come and design one if I wanted it.

She put the dates in her calendar, and talked about the engagement party. After awhile, we got ready to head to the hotel we were staying at.

“Well that was fun.” Gaius said and Kamilah nodded in agreement.

“I know right. Those kids are a blast.” Jax says smiling. “It kinda felt like we’re all a giant family.”

“They’ve always been like that. My first Cousin Game Night, I had just called to vent, but she invited me over to get away. It was so much fun that her parents had invited me to the next one, too.” I smile at the memory. “Did you have a good time, Babe?” I ask Adrian.

He just glances at me and smiles, moving one hand off the wheel, holding it out to me palm up. I put my hand in his, and he brings my hand to his lips and presses a soft kiss to the back of it, before answering, “Yes I had fun. Heidi is a wonderful friend to you. It was nice to see you relax.” Then I see worry flash in his eyes before he says, “You feeling okay? Are you dizzy, lightheaded, or tired?”

“Surprisingly, no. I’ve felt fine ever since we landed. I’m either lucky or I’m going to feel like I got hit by a car tomorrow.” Everyone lets out a laugh, before I hear Kamilah ask,

“So, who are we meeting tomorrow?”

“Well I was hoping I could introduce you guys to my Aunt Lauren, but she’s busy for the next few days, and Porkfest is next weekend. Sooo, we could either go to the UP to see my Aunt Diana, or go to Ludington and meet up with my Aunt Karen in the afternoon, and they both have their issues that will make this difficult though.”

“What issues?” Gaius asks.

“Well, My Aunt Dianna’s ex-husband was a dirtbag, they split a long time ago, but ever since, she doesn’t like many men, other than my dad, and her kids and grandkids. And my Aunt Karen is … well a Karen. She's a tough, stubborn lady that had four kids, and she’s not afraid to tell you what she thinks. Thinking about it, she and Kamilah will get along great. I love them both, and I’m sure that they can keep quiet about our engagement for a few days?”

“What about us being vampires? How did they take that?” Jax asks. Not that I blame him.

“Well, they sounded okay with me being a vampire-human hybrid of sorts, and me bringing vampires into their homes. But they took it better than my parents did. And before you ask, my cousins have a higher chance of having list after list of questions for you to answer than kill you guys. They love stories about werewolves and vampires.”

“And your parents?” Kamilah asks because I haven’t mentioned them yet. I only told Adrian what the argument that caused my move to New York was. Adrian just gives my hand a supportive squeeze and says,

“The plan is to see them on Friday.” They can all hear the concern and dread in my voice.

“I know you have issues with them, but how bad do you think it's going to be? And isn’t Friday your birthday?” Jax asks. He understands having disagreements and fights with family members, but I never told him just how ‘fun’ this was going to be.

“Yes, Friday is my birthday. I’m hoping that will put them in a better mood. Their first baby’s twenty-fourth birthday and all. 2. Remember meeting the Five?” I see him nod and Kamilah shares a worried look with Gaius, and Adrian just looks angry for a moment. “Imagine that, but times worse.”

“How so?” Gaius asks.

“Well my sister, Sarah, is a lot like Kamilah, but way, way, way, way, way… woooorse. And my mom is pretty easy to piss off, and will yell and try to manipulate you into feeling bad. Oh and if you try to explain how something affects you, she’ll usually just say what she meant to do and wasn’t supposed to be offensive, and we just get in a loop.”

“Oh… Now I’m worried.” Jax responded, and everyone in the car fell silent. I glance back at Kamilah, she knows that she can be cold and harsh, and even she looks concerned.

“And your father?” Gaius asks.

“He actually called me the other day.” Adrian gave me a surprised look, ‘Dang it. I knew I forgot to do something before we left New York’. “Sorry, I forgot to tell you, A.”

“It’s alright, how did it go?” He squeezes my hand a little tighter.

“He apologized for my mom and sister, and told me that he supported my decision to stay in New York and you”, I look at Adrian with a fond smile, “as long as I answered a question.”

“What was the question?” Adrian asks me.

“He asked me if you treated me with love, honor, kindness, respect, and if I believed that you wanted me, and me alone.” I say still looking at him, “I told my dad that I have never felt more loved in my life. That when I draw a line or don’t want to do something, you honor and respect the fact that I don’t want to whatever it is, and you don’t push for it. You ask me before we do something. And that I don’t think I’ve ever met a man as kind as you.” Adrian wipes the tears off my face as we pull into the hotel’s parking lot.

He unbuckles his seatbelt and turns to me, still holding my face, “You mean everything to me Nala. I will always want you and you alone.” He gives me a sweet, gentle kiss.

“Get a room!” Jax says getting out of the car, along with Kamilah and Gaius. We pull away and laugh. We get out of the car and he puts his arm around me.

“Hey guys, how do you all feel about going to Ludington? It would be a few hour drive, but I know a few vampire safe spots in the area.”

They all share a look, before Gaius spoke up, “Why not. We handled Rheya, Baron, Lester, Vega, and Priya. I think we can handle your aunt.”

“Why not.” Kamilah said and Jax just shrugged. I look at Adrian to get his opinion.

“Let's get you to bed, we’ll be meeting your aunt tomorrow.”

“Ludington here we come.” We all go into our hotel and find our rooms to get some rest the days ahead.

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reylofanfictionanthology · 5 years ago

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Authors have now been revealed for For one is love and both are one in love!

Over 170 fics were posted to our Exchange this month and we are so excited to finally share the authors with you! Thank you so much to all of the writers who wrote for this event!

For one is love and both are one in love collection on AO3 | Gift Fic Master Post Part One | Gift Fic Master Post Part Two

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Only Now Can We Remember by misszeldasayre for america_oreosandkitkats

Ben Solo arrives home, disgraced. All of Hanna City judges him—all but Rey.

just want the devil to hate me by walkingsaladshooter for america_oreosandkitkats

Three years after he killed the past, Kylo Ren returns to the town where he was only ever Ben Solo. Nothing is even remotely healed, but maybe he can start.

Each Day is Valentine's Day by HellyJellyBean for andabatae

Accidental Praise by QueenOfCarrotFlowers for andabatae

Ben likes his new roommate, Rey. She's smart and funny, and she's a good cook; she's fun to hang out with, although she seems to blush a lot. Maybe she's coming down with something? Anyway, when she has an interview and she needs some help selecting her outfit, Ben is there to help her out, any way he can.

She learned that word from Whom? by itsinthestars for aNerdObsessed

Rey and Ben Solo's young daughter, Reia Solo, says a bad word in front of them and now the couple wonder where she learned it... 👀

Her Inspiration by itsinthestars for Ann3onymous

Art student, Rey Johnson is preparing her Final Portfolio and her inspiration for it all is her boyfriend, Ben Solo.

Regeneration by crossingwinter for bitterbones

She should have known it wouldn’t work. Not wanting to tell her friends because she knew she’d have gotten a you can’t be friends with benefits with your ex talk should have told her all she needed to know.

Gentle Sin by QueenOfCarrotFlowers for CeciliaSheplin

Rey is writing a new song, maybe Ben can help.

As Boundless as the Sea by SpaceWaffleHouseTM for crossingwinter

Padmé survives and raises her kids, but decades later her grandson meets the granddaughter of the man who took everything from her at a masquerade, and sparks fly. Upon realizing who the other is, the two must make an impossible choice: risk losing the love of their families, or risk losing the possibility of loving each other.

Within and Without by misszeldasayre for CwenPhy

When Rey brings Ben back to Ajan Kloss after he saves her, Finn objects to his presence and burgeoning relationship with Rey. However, he can't ignore their friends who observe something real between Rey and Ben.

Strays by crossingwinter for dankobah

Rey rescues a mangy mutt from the site of a junkyard and brings the dog to the Solo Veterinarian Clinic. There she falls in love with the handsome son who's just really trying to save all animals.

The Gentleness That Comes by shewhospeakswiththunder for ilum

For the prompts: "1990s New York AU. Ben rejects his wealthy, reputable family (bonus points for !lawyer Leia) and decides to fend for himself. He ends up getting involved with an underground boxing community. One day, bloodied and bruised after a fight, he goes for a drink to the local bar he frequents. To his surprise, he finds a young, fresh-faced girl behind the bar instead of the usual bartender." And: "We have not touched the stars, nor are we forgiven, which brings us back to the hero’s shoulders and the gentleness that comes, not from the absence of violence, but despite the abundance of it." Richard Siken - "Snow and Dirty Rain."

Stay Safe by crossingwinter for itsinthestars

Just one curse. Just one simple curse and she’ll be gone. Blasted off the face of the earth. When had that idea become repellant to him?

prince and the sea by thewayofthetrashcompactor for kuresoto

Prince Ben Chewbacca Solo Organa, descendant of the house of Naberrie and the line of Skywalker, heir to the Starbird pirate fleet, has followed in the family tradition of slaying monsters and ruling the high seas. Which in no way is an attempt at ignoring his soulmate bond.

to be held, and held together by walkingsaladshooter for Lightningpelt

“I want to stay here with you,” he murmurs. “In this bed. And I want to make you feel nothing but good things.” — "After the war, Ben and Rey travel to Naboo for a vacation. The first thing Ben wants to do is spoil Rey as best he can.

Beneath The Stars by itsinthestars for MBlair

Rey and Ben celebrate their first Valentine's Day with snuggles, comfort, and kisses beneath the stars.

In the Name of Whitney, Mariah, and Aretha – Amen by reylogarbagechute for MBlair

A snapshot of happily-coupled NYC Ben and Rey via: one overblown Valentine’s Day fight, one dramatic rendition of karaoke, and one round of bang-and-make-up in a dive bar bathroom. Literary merit questionable, ridiculous crack-fluff guaranteed. A #RFFA fic.

False Positive by apisa_b for MissCoppelia

The health check Ben was given after he joined the Resistance didn't come back quite as clean as he expected, which causes Rey to feel rather guilty.

Tangentially MintyCel for ninecrimes

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Being the last Jedi comes with a lot of perks. For example, nobody questions Rey when she brings a bag full of equipment to come visit her accidental husband in prison.

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Rey is performing in another fucking musical and Ben goes to see it.

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Rey has finally worked up the courage to tell her best friend she likes him, but an awkward encounter complicates matters...

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There is one person, however, in the office, who does not fill her with genuine joy. “Brides don’t want unembellished gowns, they want sparkles!” she’s yelling to the owner-designer-asshole who ruins her life and harshes her chill on a daily, and sometimes hourly basis. “Just last week, I had five brides who asked for more bling at a price point they—” “I don’t deal in ‘bling,’” Ben Solo is yelling back, behind his closed office door, but clearly loud enough that everyone can hear it. Everyone in the back office, thank God. Not the customers. She hopes. “I deal in couture,” he says. “I deal in design. I deal in elegance. Women want to feel elegant on their wedding day, not like a goddamn Vegas showgirl—” “Oh, oh, that’s rich, you, telling me what it is that women want?” Rey scoffs, almost laughs—she’s the only one brave or stupid enough to try this with him. “Wonderful. I am prepared to receive your insight, oh wise one.” — AKA the Say Yes to the Dress Omegaverse AU, for some reason?

Futile Devices by misszeldasayre for TheStolenQuill

When piano teacher Kylo Ren runs into Rey at his local music shop, he knows her talent must be cultivated. Who better to teach her than himself?

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Both in Ravenclaw House, best friends Rey and Ben Solo, share a moment of longing that turns into a magical surprise...

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Spy Rey is sent on a mission to figure out if Kylo Ren, tech mogul, is involved in leaking election secrets to a foreign government. She plans to seduce the information out of him. Too bad he seems completely oblivious to her advances.

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Ben dibses the parking spot after it snows. If he’s going to spend almost an hour shoveling his car out of the snow, he gets to park his car there later. Too bad one of his neighbors thinks dibsing is unethical and keeps thwarting his parking plans. Dibs: A Chicago Winter Parking Enemies To Lovers AU.

Syrup by walkingsaladshooter for trasharama

The first time she shows up, it’s eight o’clock in the morning and she looks asleep on her feet. Her brown hair is pulled back in a messy ponytail, her sweatshirt is sitting askew on her shoulders, and she blinks heavily up at the menu behind Ben’s head. He watches her purse her lips and immediately feels a soft fondness. “Small latte. Six pumps of vanilla.”

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Nothing makes Ben more happy than waking up with Rey in his arms. Also lazy morning sex happens. _______________ A small gift for walkingsaladshooter for the Valentine's RFFA: Reylo Fanfiction Exchange of 2020

Endings and Beginnings by Vivien for Xochiquetzl

Rey’s hand cradles Ben’s head before it can hit the stone floor. He’s ridiculously heavy, all dead weight, and Rey’s entire body cramps in horror before she sees the faint rise and fall of his chest. He’s not dead. He hasn’t left her. Yet. She cradles his face with both hands and sobs in relief.

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If After All These Years, You’d Like to Meet

Note: Here we are, six months exactly after I posted the first chapter. This was the first fic I wrote for this fandom and it was an absolute pleasure to write! The reaction has been unbelievable and has made me want to continue writing not only this one, but other stories. This story ended up being so much longer than I ever expected I could write. I loved this version of these characters and I'm so glad that others did too! I hope you enjoy this final installment. Thank you for all the support and feedback!

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Chapter Twenty-Two

Claire sat on the picnic blanket, stroking her large belly. She could hear high pitched giggles carrying through the air as her husband and their child approached the picnic site. “Mama!” Claire looked over to see her second child hanging off Jamie’s shoulders, his arms keeping her from falling.

“Couldn’t find Ellen?” Claire asked, reaching her arms out for her child. Jamie handed her over before sitting down next to Claire.

“She ran off wi’ Young Ian,” Jamie explained. “Jenny went to find her and send her up this way.”

“You think she knows it well enough?” Claire asked, her eyes scanning the field.

“Aye. She spends plenty of time here,” Jamie reminded her. “Plus, she and Ian have wandered everywhere together. I’m sure she knows this land better than we did at her age.”

Claire grinned. “I don’t know about that. I was talking about the cave the other day and she had no idea it existed. It was probably a bad idea to mention it.”

“Mama, I wanna eat,” Lucy cried, curling in closer to her mother.

Claire leaned down and planted a kiss on the small girl’s head. “Soon, sweetheart. We’re waiting on your sister.”

Lucy sighed dramatically. “I dinna want to wait.”

Claire glanced over at Jamie as they shared a look. A jolt to her stomach made Claire gasp. She laid a hand over the spot that had just been kicked rather violently. “Goodness,” she sighed. Jamie scooted closer and ran a hand along her stomach, leaning down to kiss it. “Don’t get too close. He might kick you too.”

Jamie laughed, leaning back as he picked up Lucy and held her in his lap. “I’ll leave that privilege to ye, Sassenach,” he said with a grin.

“Of course you will.”

“Do ye need me to have a stern talk wi’ the lad?” Jamie asked. He leaned down, his head resting on her stomach. “Now ye listen to me, Henry Brian Fraser, ye’re no’ to be using yer mam like a human football. She willna thank ye verra much for it. And then I’ll have to be doing all the changings when ye’re out.”

Claire rolled her eyes. “On second thought, stay there. Let your son kick you.” She smacked his arm as he sat up.

The sound of quickly approaching feet grabbed both their attention as they saw their five year old daughter running toward them. “Ellen, nice of ye to join us,” Jamie remarked, raising an eyebrow at her.

“I’m sorry,” she said, looking down. “Ian and I were having an adventure.”

“Of course you were,” Claire commented as she moved to finally spread out the food. “We did tell you though that we’d be going on our Fraser family picnic at a certain time though.”

“I know. I’m sorry,” Ellen said, settling down next to Claire.

“Yer sister’s getting verra hungry,” Jamie informed her.

“El’s here. I wanna eat!” Lucy yelled this time.

“Yes, ma’am,” Claire responded, handing Jamie the container with Lucy’s lunch.

They sat there and had their picnic, fulfilling the little tradition they’d started just over five years before, right before Ellen was born. Jamie had convinced Claire they should go back to Scotland one last time before she had the baby. Even though travel had been anything but enjoyable, she agreed because she truly loved being back in Scotland. And Jenny’s knowledge and advice was a comfort as Claire went through her first pregnancy. About two months before Lucy was born, Jamie had suggested they make it a tradition. This pregnancy, they didn’t even need to address it. They’d both decided it would happen again. Traveling with their children was never easy either, but they found themselves back in Scotland much more often as their family grew.

Jamie and Claire had been married at Lallybroch in a small but beautiful ceremony. They didn’t need much more than the quiet simplicity with their friend group and Jamie’s family. Their married life hadn’t changed much from when they’d moved in together, but they were still blissfully happy.

The biggest change had come when Claire got pregnant.

“We have to be clever,” Claire reminded Jamie. “They’re going to know something’s up if I’m not drinking.”

Jamie sighed. “I know, Sassenach. Ye’ve mentioned this ten times.” Claire turned and glared at him.

“I’m sorry, perhaps the energy from growing your child wiped it from my mind,” she retorted. “Look, I don’t want to steal the focus from Rupert and Hannah tonight. So we just need to be sneaky. It’s too early to tell them anyway.”

“The doctor said ye’re having a very healthy pregnancy. Surely it would be fine if they found out,” Jamie reasoned.

“Why jinx it?”

Jamie nodded with a shrug as he followed Claire into the private room of a restaurant where they were meeting the rest of their friends.

It was only two years after Jamie and Claire had been married. Rupert had met Hannah at a work party Jamie and Louise had decided to throw. Sparks had immediately flown and they’d just gotten engaged. The group was all getting together for a small engagement dinner at the couple’s favorite restaurant.

Everyone gathered in a circle, drinks raised in the air. Claire tried to be nonchalant about her water she was toasting with. Rupert was starting to speak when his eyes locked on Claire’s glass.

“Claire? Do ye only have water? Ye canna just toast wi’ water,” he pointed out.

Everyone turned to look at her. The hand of Jamie’s that was resting on her waist tensed slightly. “Uh, no, it’s vodka,” Claire lied.

“You’re drinking a full glass of vodka?” John asked, his brow furrowed. “Doubtful.”

“Who cares what I’m drinking? Let’s just toast!” Claire exclaimed, trying to throw off the attention.

“Claire, honey,” Louise began, turning from the happy couple to watch Claire. “Is there a reason you’re drinking water?”

Claire sighed. “Just trying to cut back a bit,” she tried. “You know, we really do drink a lot.”

“We havena been out in weeks,” Willie stated.

“Aye, especially ye and Jamie,” Angus said as he narrowed his eyes at them.

“Could it be…” Geillis asked.

“Could it be that it’s Rupert and Hannah’s big night and we’re supposed to be toasting them? Yes, indeed,” Claire said, still trying to avert attention.

“Hannah, give me yer ring,” Rupert said. Hannah laughed as she took it off and placed it on his palm. “There, tis like we’re no’ engaged. Now, Claire, tell us.” He took a long pause. “Are ye pregnant?”

She still couldn’t admit it. “What makes you think I’m pregnant? Just because of the water?”

“That and yer boobs are huge,” Geillis remarked.

“Aye, they are, aren’t they?” Jamie said with a grin.

“Jamie!” Claire scolded, slapping his arm.

“Sorry.”

Hannah met Claire’s gaze. “Claire, don’t worry about stealing our spotlight. Are you pregnant?”

Claire took one look at Jamie and he gave her a look that said “Up to you.” She shrugged and took a deep breath. “I am,” she admitted quietly.

The whole group burst out in cheers and yells, clearly very excited for the both of them. Jamie and Claire were met with hugs and claps on the back as their friends joined in their formerly private celebration.

“I canna believe ye’re pregnant,” Geillis said, tears in her eyes. “This is incredible!”

“Well done, lad,” Rupert said to Jamie with a wink. Jamie laughed but Claire glared at Rupert.

“This is amazing news!” Hector joined in.

“Your baby just needs to know that I was your child first,” John reminded them. The whole group burst out in laughter at that.

“Well thank you all,” Claire said, wrapping her arm around Jamie’s waist. “Now, Rupert give Hannah back that ring so we can celebrate your big news instead of ours.”

They smiled as Rupert slid the ring back on her finger and the group resumed toasting the newly engaged couple. As they sat around the table eating dinner and unhelpfully making suggestions for the future wedding, Rupert set his sights on John and Hector.

“So lads, when will it be yer turn?” Rupert asked, one brow raised.

John rolled his eyes before he placed his hand over Hector’s on the table. “We’re taking our time. What’s the rush?”

Claire had been largely pregnant (and indignant about it) at Rupert and Hannah’s wedding. It had been rather the opposite of Jamie and Claire’s wedding. The whole thing was large and boisterous, but also fun. Claire and Jamie made sure to avoid Dougal Mackenzie as best they could. A lot of Jamie’s cousins he didn’t speak with much were there. Claire picked up on some of their comments on not being invited to Jamie’s wedding. Neither of them had any regrets though.

When Ellen was eighteen months old, John and Hector finally got engaged. They had a long engagement and by the time their wedding day arrived, Claire was pregnant with Lucy.

Claire appreciated the sight of Jamie standing up at the altar. It had been since their own wedding that she’d been afforded such a view. She couldn’t help but notice how handsome he looked in his tux. Claire bent down as best she could to whisper to Ellen. “Okay, darling, you see Da up there? All you have to do is walk up to him. If you drop some flowers on the ground on the way there, even better.” John laughed as he stood next to Claire. “Think you can do it?”

Ellen looked up, a bit unsure. The little girl looked down the aisle to her father who was nodding and gesturing for her to walk to him. Suddenly she straightened up and set back her shoulders and walked slowly and calmly down the aisle, dropping petals one at a time. Claire laughed and shook her head as she watched her daughter walk from her to Jamie.

“I want to take a moment to say thank you, Claire,” John whispered to her.

Claire looked over at John in confusion. “Whatever for?”

“For all you’ve done for me and Hector. For all you’ve done for me in general,” John explained.

“And yet you still chose Jamie as your best man,” Claire reminded him. “What happened to us Sassenachs sticking together?”

John chuckled. “You know it had to be Jamie.”

She grinned, nudging him with her shoulder. “I know.”

“But I couldn’t walk down the aisle without my mother,” John said, extending his arm to her. Claire smiled brightly as she linked her arm through his. “Seriously though, you’re a wonderful person, Claire. You’ve brought so much joy to my life just by being my friend.”

“Dear God, John. At least pretend you’re British,” Claire remarked, trying to hold in tears. “You can’t say these things to a pregnant lady.”

“If it weren’t for you and Jamie, I don’t think I’d even be with Hector, so thank you,” John continued. “You both did so much for me after...after the attack. I don’t think most relationships would have survived something like that on the first date.”

“I think that speaks more to you and Hector than it does to Jamie and I helping you,” Claire admitted.

“Perhaps. But you pushed me to take care of myself and helped me while I was trying to do so. You both did. You guys changed my life,” John said, leaning in to kiss Claire’s cheek, “And I’ll be forever grateful.”

Tears were starting to spill from Claire’s eyes. “Well what kind of parents would we be if we didn’t do so?” she teased. The music changed, signaling their time to walk down the aisle. She squeezed his arm. “But in all seriousness, we love you. Both of you.”

John smiled brightly as he started walking with her. “The feeling is mutual.”

“I will say, I’m a bit mad that you followed Rupert’s lead and got married while I was largely pregnant,” Claire remarked.

“Well maybe you should keep your legs closed for a bit,” John joked.

Claire smacked his arm lightly, stifling a laugh as they processed down the aisle.

On their walk back to the house after their picnic, Lucy fell asleep in Jamie’s arms. Claire could tell that Ellen was getting tired too, but she would surely fight a nap. She often tried to tell her parents that she was too old to nap. Claire craved some rest herself.

Jamie quietly walked up to the room Lucy and Ellen were sharing and tucked Lucy in. Ellen had found Ian and Caitlin in the kitchen and was trying to rally so she could spend time with them. Claire shrugged, deciding to let Ellen do what she wanted. She turned and laid down on the couch, needing some rest herself.

She didn’t end up getting much before Jamie found her. “Are ye up to go look at something wi’ me, mo nighean donn?” Jamie asked.

Claire groaned. “What are we looking at?” she asked, not opening her eyes. “Your son is draining my energy.”

“Tis a surprise, I’m afraid,” Jamie said with a small grin.

“You’re trying to get me to go somewhere with you and you won’t say where?” Claire asked. “If I weren’t eight months pregnant, I’d think this was an excuse for a romp somewhere. But I think you know that’s not happening.”

Jamie laughed, kneeling down next to the couch. “Nah, no’ that, sadly.” He laid his hand high up on her thigh. “Though ye ken there are other ways of finding some pleasure,” he reminded her as he waggled his eyebrows and moved his hand up higher.

Claire slapped at his hand as she laughed. “Jamie, your sister is in the next room. Not to mention our daughter.”

He chuckled, moving his hand instead to rest on her stomach as he kissed her gently. “No’ to worry, I ken our potential audience.” He jumped up, extending an arm to her. “Will ye join me? We can take the car.”

“It’s that far away?” Claire asked.

“Tis further than ye’d want to walk.”

She shook her head with a sigh and smacked her hand into his.

They stood in front of her parents’ old house, still in surprisingly good shape. “You know you’ve brought me here before, right?”

“Aye, I ken that,” Jamie said, still looking up at the house. He bounced up and down on the balls of his feet. “But there’s something ye dinna ken about the place.”

“What’s that?”

“Tis for sale,” Jamie told her, turning to meet her gaze. “And...I put an offer on it.”

“I’m sorry, what?” Claire said, looking between him and the house.

“I ken I should have mentioned something earlier, but I had to jump on it. When I was up in Glasgow for work last month, I saw the sign as I was driving to Lallybroch. I stopped, stared at it for a long time, and then I called them and asked to see the place,” Jamie confessed.

“You did this all without telling me?” Claire asked him.

“Yes, and I ken that was wrong. We should decide things together. But I havena officially purchased it. Tis still just an offer,” Jamie rushed to say. “I want yer final decision before I sign anything.”

“Look, obviously this house means a lot to me,” Claire admitted, “but it’s in Scotland. I know we’re doing pretty well, but not ‘have two residences’ well.”

“I ken that too, but we’ve also talked about moving out of London,” Jamie reminded her. “Wi’ the girls and now the new bairn, it would be a good time for it.”

“And so you think we should move back up here?” Claire asked.

“We’ve talked about it.”

“I know we have. But we never came to a decision.” Claire sighed. Her heart yearned to go back in and walk the halls she used to walk with her parents. “So we have an offer on this?”

“Aye, they’ve actually accepted it,” Jamie told her. “But I said I had to talk it over wi’ my wife before I signed anything.” He watched her as she stared at the house. “Living in London is no’ what it was when we reunited there. Rupert, Hannah, and Angus all live in Edinburgh.”

“Yeah.”

“Louise took that job in Paris.”

“She did.”

“Geillis would probably follow us as an excuse to go back to Scotland,” Jamie argued.

Claire laughed. “You’re right, she probably would.”

“That really only leaves Willie, John, and Hector. And you know Willie has one foot out the door.”

“Yeah, I think he does,” Claire agreed with a sigh.

“Our days of spending the weekends closing down a pub wi’ our friends have been over for a while now,” Jamie admitted. “And we pay quite a lot on our home. The city is a grand place, but tis no’ like here. We were both raised here and enjoyed it, aye?”

Claire finally took her eyes off the house and looked over at Jamie. “Aye.” She smiled, moving to tuck herself into his side. “Yes, we certainly did.” She shook her head as she weighed all his arguments. “As much as I love London and will always love London, it would be nice to be closer to the family. And to have more space for the kids to be kids.”

“Aye, that’s just what I was thinking as well.”

“The group has dispersed so it’s not like we’d be staying for them. And we should be thinking of our family before them anyway,” Claire reasoned. “And Ellen definitely loves it up here. I don’t think she’d have any issues with the move.”

Jamie smiled, thinking of how naturally his daughter had taken to the land. It brought him such joy to see her tear across the same fields he’d done so. “We always talked about leaving the city someday, but when I saw this was becoming available, it seemed like a sign.”

Claire let out a deep breath, running a hand absentmindedly over her stomach. “I could see that.” She turned to look at Jamie. “But what about our jobs?”

“I could get transferred up here,” Jamie informed her. “I spoke wi’ my boss and it would be an easy process. There’s the office in Glasgow, as ye ken. That would be an easy commute. Plus, there would be a hospital in Glasgow I’m sure that would want ye. Ye’re a fantastic doctor.”

Claire rolled her eyes. “Laying it on a bit thick. Feeling guilty for doing all this behind my back?”

“A bit. I want ye to be on board, but I willna push ye toward something ye dinna want to do,” Jamie assured her. “Whatever we both want for our family is the most important. I can take back the offer on this and we can find something outside London if ye’d rather.”

Claire was silent for a long time as she thought through each aspect of Jamie’s plan. The fact that it was her parents’ old home, the last place she’d had a family before her children came along did make it feel like a sign. London had linked her to Uncle Lamb and when he’d passed, that was what she needed. That was what had felt like home. But now that she was a mother, she craved the idea of a link to her parents again. The idea that her children could grow up and play in the same place that their parents and aunt and uncles did gave her a ridiculous amount of joy. Lallybroch had always brought her happiness and peace. Getting to be there regularly sounded pretty perfect. She’d just never considered the option until now.

Claire turned around and looked at the road that led to Lallybroch. She saw the backyard where she used to play in the refurbished shed. There was the tree that was much easier to climb than the ones at Lallybroch. This place held so many sweet memories that she’d held close to her heart in the years after she left Scotland. Suddenly, with a kick from the baby, the decision became very easy.

“Leave the offer on the table,” she said as she walked up to the front porch. Turning around, she saw Jamie’s broad grin as he strolled towards her.

He wrapped his arms around her. “Ye mean it? Ye’re sure?”

Claire nodded. “London was our home for a while. And we both loved it and will always love it. And we can take the kids back and show them all the wonderful parts of it. But Scotland is also our home. And it’s where we should be. I didn’t really think about it until you showed me all of this.” She felt another swift kick. Claire laughed, rubbing a hand along her belly. “And I think Henry agrees. He thinks this is our home too.”

Jamie smiled, bending down to kiss her belly. “Smart lad.” He looked at her. “Ye’re sure?”

Claire wrapped her arms around his neck as best she could with her large stomach between them. “Yes I am. It just feels right.” She leaned up as Jamie leaned down and met her for a kiss.

“Well then, welcome home, Claire Beauchamp Fraser,” Jamie announced, gesturing to the house. “Apparently there’s only been one family living here since ye last did. When I looked through it, there didna seem to be too much changed. It seemed just the same.”

Claire curled into his side, staring at the house. “That sounds nice. But realistically, we’ll probably have a lot to change. You know you’ll want a nicer kitchen than the outdated one my parents had.”

Jamie laughed, wrapping his arm around her. “We can make whatever changes ye like, a nighean.”

Claire leaned up and kissed his cheek. “This is a terrible time to be making a big move,” she reminded him, looking down at her prominent belly. “But I can’t deny that it seems perfect.”

They stood there for a while longer, intermittently sharing a silence and crafting plans. Soon they turned back for Lallybroch, enjoying how quickly they got there. That night, they sat down to tell the girls the news, hoping they’d be as excited as Jamie and Claire were becoming.

Ellen was very thrilled at the prospect of being minutes away from her cousins instead of hours. Lucy didn’t seem to really know what it all meant, but was smiling nonetheless. Claire held her youngest daughter on her lap as she watched Jamie hold their eldest and share in the excitement of the upcoming move.

Jenny and Ian were also quite thrilled at the idea of having them so close. Their children were already inseparable during their visits. They all shared the same joy at the idea of their children living out a similar happy childhood as their own. The Frasers and the Murrays must have been destined to spend their childhoods on those lands.

It was three months later that they finally moved into the house. Wrapping up their lives in London while also welcoming a new baby and trying to pack up had been chaotic. And in that time, Claire and Jamie never gave up on trying to convince John and Hector that they should move to Scotland.

Jamie had moved up to Scotland two weeks before the big day due to the transfer. He’d taken the girls with him and entrusted them to Jenny and Ian. Claire had finished up packing away their lives when not nursing and changing Henry. She felt capable of undergoing it all by herself, but she couldn’t deny her relief and happiness when Jamie surprised her two days before the movers were due to arrive.

They spent their last night in the house they’d welcomed all their children. The first place that had been only theirs. They’d moved in there when Claire was expecting Ellen. It had been a happy place. Though they were excited to move back to Scotland, it was a bittersweet moment.

It felt strange to Claire to be unpacking all her new things in her old house. She felt she’d misremembered certain things in the almost thirty years since she’d lived there. But the feeling of contentment remained. And that was all that mattered.

The girls were discovering the shed, one Jamie had made sure was still in good condition before letting them loose in, while Henry napped. Claire was down to her last box to unpack. It had only taken a couple of weeks, which seemed like an impressive undertaking with three small children. Claire had decided to wait to look for jobs until she was ready to go back to work. And at the moment, she was enjoying the time with her children, even if that just meant unpacking while they ran around and played. Jamie walked in the door from work and Claire held the last box up victoriously.

“We did it!” she cried, waving the box over her head. “We’re officially moved in!”

Jamie walked over and wrapped his arms around her, meeting her for a kiss. “I believe ye beat all our other records.”

She laughed, kissing him again. “Yes, I believe I did. I’m amazing.”

Jamie beamed at her, a smile on his face. “I’ve always thought so.” Claire shook her head, wrapping herself tighter around him. “What’s this?” Jamie asked, spotting something over her shoulder. She turned around to see him looking at the housewarming gift Jenny had dropped off earlier in the day.

“It’s from Jenny.”

Jamie smiled as he stared at it, wonderful memories clearly coming to mind. It was a frame that held two pictures. The first was the picture Claire had found when she’d moved to London of Jamie and Claire sitting on the fence as children. The second was the picture Jenny had insisted they take sitting on the same fence, their three children with them.

“Tis perfect,” Jamie commented, seeming a bit choked up.

“It is.” Claire hugged him tighter before Henry started waking, drawing her attention. She brought the baby back over, holding him between them.

Jamie bent down to kiss his son’s head. He then kissed Claire’s forehead. “We’ll be happy here, aye?”

The girls raced in, running past their parents for the kitchen. Claire laughed, looking around at the family they had and the life they’d built. She leaned in close to Jamie. “I think you should know by now, we’ll be happy wherever we’re together.” She kissed him softly. “You and me.”

“And the bairns.”

Claire laughed. “Exactly. Our family.”

Jamie leaned his forehead against hers. “Tis all we need.”

#Outlander #outlander fanfiction #outlander fanfic #my writing #if after all these years you'd like to meet #can't believe i finished this one #thanks so much for reading

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The Kiss pt 2

Request: “Maybe make a part two or continuation of The Kiss w John Wick pleeease i love it!!”

“Hi! I was wondering if you could write some angst with John Wick? Maybe the reader finds out he’s an assassin and is scared of him? Thanks, I really love your writing!”

Pairing: John Wick x Reader

Warning: Cute John and Extreme Fluff

A/N: Part two of this was requested and until I get an idea for the title it’ll be The Kiss pt 2 for now. And any mistakes will be edited later on when i feel like it haha. I’d also like to say that none of the hotels or restaurants are real places, I’ve never been to Strasbourg so I don’t know anything about this place haha

You and John talked all night about the things that went through your head after the wedding. From your family to your doubts about the marriage entirely. Thankfully he said nothing and listened to your drunken rant about it all.

At the end John told you that he actually been interested in you ever since your parents brought you up at a dinner party. He told you bought how he had been working to save up money for the two of you. You felt so bad for wanting to leave him but John said you had every right to think like that. He didn’t tell you about it so of course you’d worry.

The next morning during breakfast John brought up the topic of going on a get-away-vacation. You agreed that it would be a great way to do some more bonding and could help the two of you work on communication.

Once that was decided you let John talk about some locations he had visited before that he thought you’d like. If you were honest, you didn’t care much about where you went. As long as you were with him, it didn’t matter. So you listened to his descriptions of each location, you found he was in love with this town called Strasbourg in France so you made up your mind that you would go there.

“What do you think? It’s whatever you choose.” John pulled you closer to him on the couch before sitting you on his lap.

“Well... I think Strasbourg seems nice, plus you looked more enthusiastic about that city than the others. And I think it looks very cosy and quiet, we won’t be disturbed by any other tourists or big crowds.” You replied giving him a light kiss on his cheek.

“Okay, I’ll make the arrangements and we can fly out within the next week unless you want to wait longer.” He kissed you back but this time on the lips.

After you parted from the kiss you answered back with, “No I think next week will do just fine, I’ll let my boss know and then we can go.”

The following week you headed out to the airport and took a plane to Paris; from there you rode a train to Strasbourg. John called for a taxi that dropped you off at a small hotel that was called La Petite Rose.

The building was styled to look like an old cottage but much bigger. Flowers and trees decorated the land surrounding the building. You whispered to John about how beautiful the place was but he told you to wait wait until you saw the room. After grabbing the hotel key John took you up some stairs and lead you to the room sat at the very end of the hall.

He gestured for you to open the door and you hesitantly did so but once you did your mouth was left gaping. The room was beautiful. The walls were a soft pale pink and the trim around the room was a dark oak like wood. The place looked beautiful and the bed looked to be a king sized one with gold and white sheets. To the right near the bathroom door was two doors leading to a balcony and just before the doors sat two light green chairs.

“John this place is beautiful! It looks like it came straight from a fairytale or movie!” He laughed as you jumped on the bed and felt the sheets against your skin.

He adored your reaction. Your smile made his heart ache and his cheeks hurt from smiling back at you.

Through out the day you made sure to remind John about how thankful you were that he chose such a beautiful hotel and location. He always had good taste and it showed in everything he did. On your wedding day he made sure to get the best things he could and in the end it all looked like it came straight from a magazine. It was magnificent.

The first day there was spent with you and John just eating foods from nearby restaurants and staying in the hotel with one another. You went to some small stores later that night to get food souvenirs for your parents and a few for you to take back home.

Your second day was spent within the city. You saw the sites that the city had to offer, such as the Barrage Vauban, Église Saint-Thomas and the Musée Alsacien. You took many photos in each site and many more at other locations you just absolutely loved.

You noticed John seemed to be holding back something but anytime you asked he’d change the subject and would talk about something he wanted you to see.You brushed it off as him just thinking about where to go next but as the day went by you had doubts about it.

You began to get more worried when on the third day of your trip John just flat out ignore any topic about him. Maybe this was a mistake. Those nasty thoughts you had from before started coming back. You started clinging more to John, even though he thought it was a little odd, clung to you as well and thankfully said nothing.

It was late at night when you woke up with your throat sore and in need of some water. You got up and headed to the bathroom but on your way you walked by John, who you thought was still in bed, but that’s not what concerned you. The fact that he was talking to someone very seriously on the phone is what got to you.

He was talking in some foreign language that you’ve heard him talk in only twice. Once at your wedding and the second time was when a friend of his came over and had to talk to him about some business offer. Though now that you thought about it, they didn’t really seem like friends and John’s behavior was odd for a while after. He seemed upset, angry even and that’s somewhat of why the two of you drifted.

You decided to ask why he was up so late but ended up getting cut off just as you said his name. He slammed his phone down breaking it and then yelling something in the different language. You jumped back and you eyes widened at his sudden outburst.

“Uh... John? Is something wrong?”Your voice shook and you watched his movements closely. You know he wouldn’t hit you but it was basic instinct to back away from an angry man.

“(Y/N), why are you awake?” He once again ignored your question and focused only on you. Normally you would’ve went along with it but this time you were fed up. He had to open up about it at some point.

“I asked you first. John you can’t just keep ignoring me when I ask you things. That’s not how relationships work.” You response was firm and you showed no signs of backing down; though, you still shook with slight fear as much as you didn’t want to.

“We can’t- no I won’t tell you. You wouldn’t see me the same or worse, you could die.” You could tell he was serous but you couldn’t help but laugh.

What ever it was, you knew you could trust him no matter what. There’s no way you would ever hate him because all he gave you was love and adoration.

“I’m pretty sure I can handle it. As your wife, I deserve to know. If you won’t tell me, someone else will.”

At this point John knew you weren’t going to give this up and sighed. He sat down and motioned for you to sit in the chair across from him.

“You’re right, I’ll have to tell you one day.” He sighed once more and refused to look you in the eyes.

Rather he chose to look outside at the view given to the room.

“I… Well in better words, I used to work for this uh… this group… now the name of I will never tell you but I can say that this company had me do dangerous jobs. I got paid a lot for it and that’s part of the reason why I have so much money.”

You looked at him confused. What kind of jobs were these exactly? You decided to voice your thoughts and asked, “What do you mean by dangerous jobs? John what did you do?”

“I was… I.. I killed people. I was an assassin…” His voice was quiet at the end and if you weren’t paying so much attention to every little word you wouldn’t have heard him.

He was an assassin? All of the past memories of him leaving and coming back bruised and limping began to make sense. His random leaves, his business partners showing up, all the languages he knew and his extreme wealth. You weren’t sure if you could believe it but you did.

You saw him different now, sure you were scared but you till loved him.

John took your silence as fear and he felt his eyes begin to water. He couldn’t loose you but he should’ve prepared better for if you did. He looked back to you when eh heard you get up. He expected to see you looking scared and ready to run for the door but was shocked to see you looking at him with a smile and sad eyes.

You walked towards him and made sure to stare into his eyes. All of your focus was on him and only him. Nothing else mattered.

“I still love you John. No matter what you do, good or bad, I’ll always come running back. You should know that.”

Slowly you put your hand against his face and wiped away the stray tears.

“Now let’s spend the rest of our trip having fun and not worrying about stupid work.”

He nodded and smiled up at you. He couldn’t believe that you weren’t mad or frightened of him. He felt more relaxed than ever to be honest. When you leaned in and kissed him softly on his lips he melted into it almost immediately.

#x reader #x you #request #John Wick #john wick x reader #john wick x you #wick x reader #wick x you #Keanu Reeves #keanu reeves x reader #keanu x reader #keanu reeves x you #keanu x you

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