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[countrymusiclover]

7 - Not So Peaceful Afternoon

Part 8

Dr. Redheaded Neighbor

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“I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. He’s my brother and you’re my best friend who hasn’t met you in the entire time we’ve been friends.” Will had been trying to convince me to go meet his brother for the past few weeks after the ED shooting.

I had been living in his apartment and been keeping my most important valuables from my apartment even though I would still go back and forth to take showers and get new clothes. But in all honesty the whole situation hadn’t been as bad as I figured it would be. I didn’t want to feel like I was invading his personal space.

Currently there was a thunderstorm going on outside of apartment building. Maxon was laying beside me on the couch and Will was sitting up on the other side of me. “Will, I know you want me to meet him and I do want to meet him. But I feel like he’s going to take our current relationship the wrong way.”

“I mean he’s my brother and he’s always joked with me about different things. But if you’re worried about what he will think of you then I can say you shouldn’t be. From where I stand you’re amazing in my eyes.” Will sat down one of his favorite Irish author books he was reading shifting his body to slightly face me.

I lightly blushed turning my head away from his gaze. “Will, stop it.”

“You’d rather I lie?” He asked me.

I shake my head no correcting him. “That’s not what I’m saying.”

“Then tell me how you really feel.” He pressed on with those puppy dog eyes he could give me and I’d cave in a matter of seconds.

I run my fingers through my hair feeling myself getting embarrassed since we don’t really have conversations like this with each other. “I don’t know what to feel. I haven’t exactly ever talked about having a serious relationship with someone. I just don’t want to embarrass myself when I might not have an answer back or be able to correct him without getting embarrassed.”

“If you’re worried about making a good first impression, don’t be.” Will scooted closer to me on the couch raising his hand and brushing some fallen hair out of my face. “I’ll be there and just pretend that you’re talking to me.”

My eyes fixated onto his that hadn’t moved away from mine the second he said the world to me. “Will.” I mumbled lightly under my breath.

I knew that if Raegan could see our current position right now she would say for us to just kiss right. It was something I had got myself wishing for a time or two but I’d never be so reckless or brave to make the first move. “Mallory – ah crap sorry I should take this.” I swore he was about to lean in and maybe kiss me until his phone suddenly started ringing.

Will got up from the couch going into his bedroom to take the phone call and be the considerate roommate he has been. My phone vibrates next to me where I had to answer it seeing my other best friends name pop up on the screen. “Hey Raegan, what’s new with you?”

“What’s new with me. Absolutely nothing. Now let’s switch the subject to the person who’s moved in with her very attractive ED doctor who she has been living with for the past couple of months.” She instantly turned the call into a video one.

Covering my face with my hand I threw my head back on the couch. “Rae, are we really going to talk about this again?”

“It’s the only thing interesting of our lives. So yes. Now spill I’m begging you.” She gave me the puppy dog eyes on the video call.

I sat up with Maxon coming to snuggle up into my lap. “Look I’ll just come over to your apartment and explain everything that is really going on between us rather than tell you over the phone.”

“Sounds like a plan.” Raegan hung up the phone.

The bedroom door cracked open for me to see Will coming back into the room. “Hey Mal, I’ve got to go to the ED. We’ve got multiple so I’ve got to leave you for a few hours.”

“Don’t worry, Will. I’m going to hang with Raegan for a little while anyway. How does some deep dish pizza sound for dinner.”

He shrugged his jacket and grabbed his keys before we made our way into the hallway and walked down the stairs since the elevator was currently getting maintenance on for the afternoon. “You know how I love that pizza. I’ll never turn it down.” Will held the door open for me and Maxon walked ahead of us.

“Get in and I’ll drive you two.” Will reached his car where we all got into the car driving to her apartment building.

Getting out of his car I waved bye to him heading up the stairs outside the building. “I’ll come home with pizza, promise.” I held up my pinky and he looped his with mine before letting me leave.

Maxon made his way down the second floor hallway that she lived on sniffing the carpet until he lifted his head up and bolted past her door to the door at the end of the happy. He began scratching it with his paws so I went to see what he had found. “Find something, boy. We can ask Rae about it. Come on let’s go – woah Maxon!” I tugged on his dog collar and he snapped his head back going back to trying to get through the door.

“Hey there you guys are. I was being to get worried.” My friend popped her head outside of her door a few doors down the hall.

I pointed my thumb over my shoulder asking her. “Sorry. Maxon thinks he’s found something. Do you know who lives here?”

“Wish I could say yes. But no I only know whoever it is keeps to themselves like all the time. I’ll see if I can get them to answer.” She came to us and started knocking on the door getting no response. “Hey! Is anyone in there?”

Sniffing the air lightly I swore I was smelling smoke coming out of that apartment room. “I’m calling 911.” Drawing out my phone I dialed the number hearing an operating machine.

“911, what is your emergency?”

I explained to the operator hearing a scream come from the hall. “I can smell smoke in a locked up apartment room in the Royal Eastwood apartment complex – get help here immediately.”

Spinning around on my feet I saw the apartment door and Raegan went to step inside before a sudden explosion went off and launched her into the wall. Maxon began barking and leaped inside the room hearing a baby crying. “Help is on the way.” The phone operator informed me.

“Rae, hey look at me.” I bent down to my friend who was barely keeping her eyes opened. I scanned over her body seeing that she was bleeding from her lower stomach. “I need you to put pressure on the wound okay. Help is coming.”

She gulped doing her best of what I said before I got to my feet leaving her. “Go find Maxon – uh.”

Slowly walking into the room I wished I had grabbed my gun from Will’s safe before I left so I had it in this moment. “Maxon!” I called his name with my hands up to my mouth not seeing him in the living room.

Entering the small kitchen area I finally found my dog by the nearest window and he was laid down in front of a crying baby. Bending down on a knee I picked the infant uo in my arms seeing another body laying a few feet from us who was a guy who must have been the father. Yet now he looked to be dead from the gash coming down his chest with blood caused by the explosion. “What do you think caused this explosion , boy?’ He got up from the carpet floor heading over to a stove top showing me a pack of cigarettes and I could smell some gas still inside the stove.

“We’ve gotta get out of here.” I told him seeing some smoke building up in the burner and a tiny flame forming. Maxon barked and we ran out of the room with flames blowing up behind us causing our bodies to both collapse onto the floor.

Lifting my head up I saw the baby was still in my arms thankfully and began crying loudly. “I hear a baby crying in this room!” A male voice met my ears before I saw a guy covered in firefighter gear coming over to me and another behind him.

“I’ve got a baby and my dog should be beside me.” I coughed out a response seeing some black smoke slowly filling the air making it hard to breathe.

The other firefighter spoke helping me up to stand where I nearly stumbled. “Don’t worry, ma’am. We’ll find your dog.” We went into the hallway and I saw where Raegan was now only had some blood but she must have already been taken outside.

The firefighter opened thr window in the hallway and one of his teammates handed him two harness sets. “Give me the baby then I’ll come back and take uou down.”

“No. It - we don’t have enough time before another explosion goes off again.” I cut in eyeing the harness he had in his hands until I yanked one of them from his hands.

He went to interrupt. “Ma’am, you can’t do down by yourself-“

“Make sure your partner gets my dog out. He is the most important thing to me.” I snapped back wrapping the first rope around my waist and then the two over my shoulders and connecting them together in the middle of my chest. “I am a retired Army veteran so show me some respect. Now help me get set up to go down last or I’ll figure it out myself.”

He nodded climbing through the window with the baby and clipping my clip on the rope then sliding down to the trucks and ground. The other guy came in shortly with Maxon in his arms. I couldn’t see his tail wagging and he had some ash sticking into his fur so he was clearly not in good shape. “We found him, ma’am.”

“Take him down immediately. I’ll follow afterwards.” The first guy that found us in the room didn’t fight against me. He hooked himself up and slides down the rope. I sit down on the window sill placing my hook on the rope line before I gripped the rope with the gloves they had given me to put on so I didn’t burn my hands. Climbing fully outside I didn’t dare look at the ground and just counted to three before jumping. “One – two – three ahhh!”

While I was sliding down the rope line the building window suddenly had another explosion going off behind me. A blonde woman ran towards me catching my body against her chest and unclipped the straps from around my body. “Are you hurt anywhere?” She asked me.

“No. I’m okay, I just need to know if my friend and dog are going to make it.” I responded to her.

She leads me by the arm towards the ambulance and she helped me inside where I saw Reagan passed out on the bed hooked up to some liquids. “Casey, bring over the dog!” She called before a firefighter with blonde hair and blue eyes came over to us carrying Maxon in his hands.

“He should be fine once he gets rest and some fluid in him. Nothing seems to be broken or bruised on him.” The firefighter laid Maxon down in my lap. “He’s a brave dog.”

“And you are probably one of the most reckless people I have ever met. What you did took guts that you clearly have. If I ever see something come up I might find you. What’s your name?” Her blue eyes focused on mine while she smiled. “I’m Sylvie Brett. Brett with two T’s. Nice to meet you.”

“Mallory, Mallory Easton. Me and my dog Maxon are retired Army veterans.” I asked seeing she was about to close the ambulance door and got inside the back with the three of us. “Could you do me a favor and take us to Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. I know one of the doctors there.”

She nodded checking on my friend. “Thank you for your service. Both of you.” The ambulance began driving off to the hospital.

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[ann7av]

You ever notice how Violet barely interacts with the regular citizens of Navarre? She goes to Rhiannon’s house twice and never talks to Raegan despite having more conversations with Rhiannon’s on-and-off girlfriend.

Idk if there’s a scene I skipped in Iron Flame where she goes around talking to people, but it kinda reads like Violet doesn’t actually care as much as she should about their plight (which makes sense considering she’s a military nepobaby). I think this is one of the reasons why the world feels so empty to me.

Yess!!! I've commented about this with a friend and thank goodness someone else noticed it too. I have issues with how the Tara/Rhi situation was done but that's for another day.

Sorry in advance for the essay, I have a lot to say about this and am very happy someone asked.

I can't remember any interaction with a non-military on the page, which is weird considering there's a little village in Aretia, but RY never bothers to show it to us, just like she never showed us Shantara (the little village near Basgiath) and instead opted to include Xaden and Violet having the same fight for the fifth time. (the romance in IF took too much off the plot for my taste)

It's weird that Violet never interacts with civilians, (who are probably the ones keeping things clean/cooking/sewing/etc) but again, including civilians would require RY to develop the world beyond surface-level and I don't think she's too worried about Navarre's culture/currency/lifestyle beyond war, death, and dragons so why include a character who's not involved in either.

Now, on a character level, Violet is often used as a self-insert (unfortunately, because my girl deserves better) so we can say that, just like RY, she understands the value of civilian life abstractly since she was raised in the military. Civilians are numbers, casualties, workforce and must be protected on principle but she doesn't interact with or consider them on a personal level. That has nothing to do with her own morality, it's simply the way she was raised and could be an interesting arc for her character (there's already a moment during Resson that it really hits her that those numbers are people) and I hope it happens but I doubt it.

Another thing that drives me insane is that we never see a child in any of the outposts (even tho Violet says very clearly that she grew up going from outpost to outpost) in fact the only time besides Rhi's nephew that children were included in the story was in Resson, and they were only used as cannon fodder to show how horrible the war was.

That itself wouldn't have bothered me so much if we had seen a couple children playing in Montserrat to at least show us that the officers have lives and aren't just soldier-shaped cardboard cutouts, BUT when we take the way children were written in addition to RY's Instagram post about the "conflict" in Palestine it gets weird with the whole idea of "a perfect victim" she sprinkles here and there in her books (I can elaborate if someone wants to)

Anyway, that's it, I hope it made some sense and that I answered what you were asking

[singguks]

friday love & the shadow puppets  →  band moodboard.

[ ? ] — i think it's fair to say this collaboration has been the gold mine of the year, mayhaps the century! should we expect more from you moving forward?

friday: that's so nice of you, man! thank you-

jungkook: wow! *chuckles* yeah, thank you! and uhm... *shifts in his seat* we have lots of stuff coming for sure- the shadow puppets, that is. and i'm sure friday too- i mean, she's *looks at her and gesticulates* friday! *chuckles awkwardly* yeah... keep an eye out for us!

friday: *snorts sarcastically* he's almost my manager... *lifts an eyebrow and taehyung holds his laughter in*

[ ? ] — we sure hope so! although it pities me and i’m certain the entire world to know it may not be another collaboration… now. what is really going on between you two? are you together?

namjoon: let's keep it to the songs, please. *points to another reporter*

[ ? ] — what did you mean by when you wrote "the only thing i'll ever ask of you, you've got to promise not to stop when I say when"?

jimin: *laughs* i'm still trying to figure that one out too-! *gets a nudge from raegan*

jungkook: *laughs* it's just lyrics, man... it's what it is-

friday: *looks at jungkook* lyrics are never just lyrics.

[ ? ] — *reporters go into uproar with the vocalist's answer*

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[tveitertotwrites]

Intros to some other MC's

Hey everyone. This is a post for MC's that I won't write for, but I will answer questions for/use for book clubs (if I decide to do them).

High School Story: Lillia Thompson

Name: Lillia Jade Thompson

Birthday: April 26, 2002

LI: Michael Harrison

FC: Jules Leblanc

High School Story: Class Act: Olive Karagach

Name: Olive Amelia Karagach

Birthday: January 12, 2005

LI: Rory Silva

FC: Raegan Revord

Open Heart: Emilia Anderson

Name: Emilia Noelle Anderson (Some of you who have been following me from the beginning might remember her)

Birthday: October 14th, 1993

LI: Bryce Lahela

FC: Florence Pugh

Platinum: Daniella Warren

Name: Daniella Isabella Warren

Birthday: April 16, 1997

LI: Avery Wilshire (Female)

FC: Harriet Caplan Dean

Queen B: Lauren Caldwell

Name: Lauren Elizabeth Caldwell

Birthday: May 28, 1999

LI: TBD

FC: Meg Dixon Brasil

Ride or Die: A Bad Boy Romance: Izi Arnold-Wilson

Name: Izi Marie Arnold-Wilson

Birthday: February 29, 2000

LI: Colt Kaneko

FC: Mackenzie Ziegler

Rules of Engagement: Aspyn Brooks

Name: Aspyn Elisabeth Brooks

Birthday: February 12, 1984

LI: James/Bartender (Default name is Dean)

FC: Sutton Foster

Again, I will most likely not write for these books but you can ask questions for these MC's as you may see the if I decide to join one of the book clubs. If there are other books I decide to create MC's for, they will be placed here.

[illyrianbuck]

please please please tell us all the lore/headcanons you have for the vanserra brothers i know you’ve got a wiggling basket full of em i love them sooo much you don’t understand thank you i’ll be kissing the dirt you walk on

okkk i am sorry this took sooo long to answer but ohohhohohhhoooh yeees yes i do have lot and you dont know how glad i am you asked

the thing with the vanserra brothers is that since so little is known about them anything anyone might think is quite personal and ungrounded in fact and its no different in my case. the way i picture and attempt to portray the five unknown brothers is in a way that i think would fit the so little facts we've got and in a way that i think would make for an interesting and fullfilling narrative within the autumn court and vanserra storyline. i have names, personalities, dynamics, personal allegiances and stances about autumn politics But its all fairly immaginary since there really is nothing to go on.

let's get started then. i'm not going to discuss eris or lucien right now beacause they're...well they're eris and lucien. you know them. I'll post some explainer notes on the drawing later if anyone is interested but the broad strokes are. The second oldest (after Eris) is called Bayard, then the twins Raegan and Enyo, the fifth is Alvar then Taryn and Lucien after that. Also should mention that the name I give to the LoA is Aìne. The is some reason why I chose those names, but nearly not as much as there was when I chose the names for Tamlin's siblings or Thesan's lover's name. Mostly based of the fact that Beron and Lucien are french names, Eris is a greek name and Aìne is an irish name. So Bayard french name, Raegan irish name, Enyo greek name and Taryn irish name as well, Alvar is nothing to do with this m.o. The origins of the name obviously denote where the loyalties lie (except Lucien but he doesnt really count) between the three 'heads of family' Beron, Eris and Aìne.

From what we know, two brothers are dead, one killed by Tamlin and one by Lucien. They are Bayard and Enyo respectively. The reason why I thought it should be them is that it makes more sense to me for the older siblins to have been leading the hunt for Lucien and therefore be the ones to die, Bayard by virtue of being older would have been more powerful so he faced off against Tamlin while Enyo went up against Lucien. I also really enjoy the dead twin trope.

Onto personalities, the little we know is that Under the Mountain Feyre described the four brothers in Amarantha's throne room as being two courties and two warriors. Eris has obviously been established as one of the courtiers, and the other one would be Taryn, the youngest before Lucien. That leaves Raegan and Alvar but I consider Alvar to be a warrior in the sense that I consider Lucien to be a warrior, y'know.

-Bayard: being the second oldest he probably always felt most entitled to fight for the throne. I see him as a violent and angry boy, deeply obssesed with his fathers approval. Not necessaraly intelligent but viciously clever in the way of men who are dangerous and powerful and always have been. Militar through and through, the perfect soldier and a genune threat. Beron's favourite dog.

-Enyo: the more impulsive hotheaded twin. Not as intentionally cruel as Bayard but prone to rage and with a tendency to take things too far. The kind of childhood barbarism boys are expected to grow out of, he grew into. A scary person to be around like most of his brothers but in a particular way. Unstable and predicatbly unpredictable. Something about a temper like a fire that can't be put put.

-Raegan: his brothers enabler. Can be just as bad but only with a crowd to back him up. He's a toff as long as the numbers are on his side, unlike his twin who would fly off the handle the secind he lost his rag. If you get him on his own he can be a sweet boy. After Enyo's death he tries his best to emmulate his brother, who hes made up into an idealized memory in his mind. Means hes acts tougher, meaner, badder than he would have or probably wants to. Grief does strange things to people. He never forgave Lucien.

-Alvar: like his name, he does his own thing. he doesnt want it, any of it, the throne the conflict the hatred. He the kid that covers his ears when the shouting starts at the dinner table. And when Feyre and Lucien were attacked there were only three brothers, because Alvar wasn't there, He usually isnt is he can avoid to be. H doesnt talk back doesnt fight or call any attention to himself. he just does his best to fade unnoticed into the background. We each do what we can to survive

-Taryn: and here is Eris junior. Another pretender to the throne and another true player of the Autumn politic games. Taryn is obssesed with Eris in the way that little brothers sometimes are when their big brothers are cool and do things and seem to have everything under control at all tomes. The problem is in many such cases whenever the big brother ever so slightly slips from his pedestal (as people do, in either a true failure of something perceived as a failure but the little brother) the little borther can feel betrayed and it can lead to resentment and it can lead to hate. And Taryn is a deeply resentful and hateful person. Really all he wants is Eris' attention and to be taken seriously. One day he may understand that attempts on his brothers life are not the way to his heart. Probably.

There is of courseee soooooo much more but this is already fairly long so im leaving it here for now. I'll write some notes on the drawing and post them tomorrow if anyone is interested. And again thats for asking ! i wanna know your headcannons !! Honestly getting messages in my inbox is the only thing that motivates me to draw and actually post, so I welcome it. xx

[avalanchesumich]

mastermind!au

december 26

cameron sat on cale’s couch, a small kitten in her lap as she scrolled mindlessly through all the programs on the tv.

it was quite easy for cameron and cale’s fiancé, tracey, to convince cale to get a kitten; the gaslit him using cameron’s heartbreak, and cale easily caved, as long as they didn’t name him pookiebear.

so currently, cam was home alone with her unnamed cat, cale was in his home gym, tracey went out with some of the wags for a bit, but should be back soon, and her parents and taylor were out in the city somewhere, leaving her alone.

cam felt her body freeze as she saw world juniors was on air. she wasn’t sure if gabe was in the lineup. she wasn’t sure why she selected it, and she wasn’t sure when she started crying. she was only aware of it when tracey came in, and started panicking.

tracey let cam cry into her shoulder. she caught what was on the tv, and easily put together why the girl was so upset. tracey wasn’t aware of why they broke up, just that it happened. he continued to rub cam’s back until the younger girl pulled away.

“what’s the matter, babe?”

“i miss him,” cam whispered, wiping the tears from her cheeks. “but i shouldn’t. i should hate him.”

“why is that?”

“because,” she hesitated. “he used me. he used me to get to cale.”

“what?” tracey gasped. “what are you talking about, honey?”

“i overheard these two girls talking the day i left boston,” cam sighed. “this girl, raegan, has been trying to get with gabe for months. she was telling her friend that he… he was just using me to get to cale.”

“babe, i’m so sorry,” tracey sighed. she pulled cam into a tight hug. when she pulled away she asked, “did you talk to gabe about it?”

“not really,” cam adverted her gaze. “i just went to him and broke it off. i was so blind sided by what raegan had said and how it was everything cale was trying to protect me from that i didn’t really give him a chance to say anything.”

“cam, you have to talk to him,” tracey said slowly. “i know you don’t want to, and you probably just want to punch him in the nose, but it’s only fair. you made him hear you out, so you deserve to hear him out.”

“what if he doesn’t want to?”

“he will.”

both girls turn their head to see cale entering the room. he dropped his hockey bag on the ground and asked tracey to give him a second with his sister. tracey smiled softly at cam before making her way out of the room.

cam huffed and curled up into the corner of the couch, waiting for cale to say something. she stared blankly at the tv, which still aired the game. cale put it on mute, causing cam to look at him.

“how much of the conversation did you hear?”

“not much,” cale shrugged. “i knew more from gabe than i did from you.”

“what?”

“remember the day you were mia? no one could get ahold of you because you were stress napping? after that, i made sure gabe had my number. i felt better knowing there was another way to reach you.”

“what does this have to do with anything?” cam whispered, feeling her heart start to race.

“ever since you left boston, he’s been trying to check up. make sure you’re okay,” cale reluctantly explained. “i refused to entertain it until he told me what happened. you don’t have to do anything, i would never force you but if you miss him this much, hear him out.”

“you’ve been talking to him?” cam’s voice was flat.

“uh, yeah?” cale answered. “sorry.”

“so what do i do?” cam groaned. “go to sweden with some big gesture?”

“no!”

“yes!”

cale glared from the direction his fiancée shouted.

“do not go to sweden,” cale pleaded. “you’re an 18 year old girl who, no offense, cannot defend herself.”

“what if i brought someone?”

“if this someone’s name is valerie, the answer is still no,” cale shook his head, shrugging at the pair of flares he got, now that tracey had entered the room again. “look,” he patted his sister’s knee. “you have a phone. talk to him.”

cam nodded, watching as he stood up. “cale?” she stood up and pulled him into a hug. “thank you.”

“of course, cammy,” cale hummed. “you’re my baby sister, i’d do anything for you.”

cam pulled away. “anything?”

“i’m not convincing mom or dad to let you go to sweden.”

“fine,” cam huffed. “i’m gonna go call val, love you guys.”

she heard a chorus of love you’s as she made her way back to cale’s guest room.

[simmerdowndee]

WINDENBURG YEARS S2EP7 PART THREE

Today is the day of the baby shower! I’m so happy at how everything turned out. Everyone was able to make it, I’m so happy! Noah is on his way so I am very much anticipating his arrival. He’s probably being dramatic and there was never a need for us to be prepped. 

I see Noah coming in and he puts his big ass gift(s) down. He and Laura were really competing with each other. It's very funny. 

Right behind him, I see a woman but I can't make out her face just yet. 

Theo: Is that her?

Dakota: Yep, I can't see her face yet she’s turned around. 

Theo: Something about her looks familiar. 

Dakota: OH, does it?

Theo: Not like that, jesus. 

Dakota: *Laughs*

Noah grabs her hand and she turns around. To Theo and I’s surprise, now I see why he was so nervous to bring her. 

Theo: Is that…. who I think it is?

Dakota: You gotta be kidding me...

It's Raegan. Noah is dating Raegan, and has been hiding it from us for almost two years. 

Theo: This is very interesting.

Dakota: You got that damn right. No wonder he kept telling me to keep an open mind. 

Noah and Raegan come up and approach us. 

Noah: Well, I would introduce you guys but you may already know one another. 

Raegan: Nice to see the both of you. 

Raegan: Dakota, you look so beautiful. Congratulations.

Dakota: Thank you. That’s very nice of you. 

Theo: I’m gonna go get some more treats put out. 

Dakota: Thanks baby. 

Noah knew if he told me beforehand, I may have told him he couldn't bring her. This isn't any better, seeing you tricked your way into bringing her….

Noah: Look at them growing!

Noah: You know, I’m their favorite uncle. 

Dakota: You’re literally their only uncle. 

Noah and Raegan: *Laughs*

Noah: Babe, I wanted to talk to Koda about something really quick. 

Raegan: Okay, I’ll be over here helping Laura and Sophie. 

Noah takes me over into a quiet corner to talk to me. 

Noah: Are you upset with me?

Dakota: Why didn’t you tell me it was her?

Noah: You can't answer a question with a question. 

Dakota: My day, my rules. 

Noah: Gosh, still stubborn I see.

Noah: I knew you would feel some kind of way seeing your past. 

Dakota: So you thought springing her on me would make it easier?

Noah: Well… No, but I knew you  wouldn't want both of us to leave the party….

Noah: I’m sorry. I realize now I should have probably just told you both. 

Dakota: Uh yeah, Noah. 

Noah: I promise, she’s not the same person you knew in college. Even Laura and Sophie seem to like her. 

Dakota: Wait, did they find out before me?

Noah: Uh…..

Dakota: Wow, everyone is hiding shit from me. 

Noah: Please don't get upset. 

Noah: I am not trying to ruin the shower. 

Noah: Laura and Sophie were introduced a few months ago. We ran in to them while out to eat.

The fact that Laura didn't mention it to me is wild. She knows how I feel about her. 

I see Laura coming over to us out of the corner of my eye. 

Laura: Are you guys good?

Dakota: Oh yeah, just having a conversation about everyone including you knowing who he was dating while Theo and I were left in the dark.

Laura: Koda, I’m sorry. I wanted to tell you. I really did.

Noah: I specifically asked her not to say anything to you. She’s being honest about wanting to.

Laura: I told you this would piss her off. You don't listen. 

Theo: Look, we can all talk about this later at the house but right now, it's about our girls; and my wife is not going to be upset at her babyshower. Table it for now. 

Theo: Dakota baby, let's go start the shower games. 

Dakota: Okay.

Noah: Fuck, fuck, fuck.

Noah: She probably hates us now. 

Laura: She might hate you. She knows I tried to tell her. 

Noah: You’re welcome for backing you up.

Theo and I enjoyed the rest of the party. I am not going to let this ruin our day. When it came time to take photos, I didn't want her to feel excluded, so I invited her in. Noah seemed to be happy about that, but this doesn't change anything. I’m still upset with him and Laura. Noah more so than Laura. 

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(she does eventually conclude that she’s pan when she hits landen w the ‘how did you know you liked girls?’ and lans soul escapes her body)

The way I can imagine they're painting or some shit when rae asks, and Lan nearly gets whiplash with the way her head whips up

this is like after raegan and nick already have their first kid so she says it and landen whips her head around to look at rae and then looks over to the two year old infant playing with a ziplock baggie full of paint and is like

'honey if you're about to tell me you're a lesbian i feel like that should've been noted.. a while ago'

and rae is like .. no- can you just answer the question 😭

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RULES (READ FIRST), MUSES, SHIPS and other

RULES:

Plot with me in messages first so I know what is going on and who the muses are going to be and their relationship to each other.

Smut with only people over 21+ and MUST be discussed in messages first.

No slurs or call-out culture or drama.

If you are uncomfortable with something that I’m doing or with my muses, tell me in messages. Don’t make a vague call-out post.

You can message and submit asks multiple times in a row, but please be patient with me when it comes to answering them because sometimes, I don’t get the muses right away or they are in a different mood than the ask requires.

I don’t deviate from my ship list unless it is discussed with the person in question that has that muse.

I don’t do “special verses” and have family members in relationships with each other. Alternate universes, yes but only if it is discussed.

Bold is Canon characters; Italics is Original Characters

GREY’S ANATOMY MUSE

Amelia Frances Shepherd. FC: Caterina Scorsone (Mostly roleplayed on Discord but can be RPed with by request)

ONCE UPON A TIME MUSES

Lilith “Lily” Michele Page. FC: Agnes Bruckner. (By request)

Regina Maria Mills. FC: Lana Parrilla. (Mainly played on Discord)

YELLOWSTONE MUSES:

Carter Dutton Wheeler. FC: Finn Little. (Secondary muse)

Evelyn James Dutton. FC: Gretchen Mol. (Main/secondary muse)

Elias Dalton Wheeler. FC: Lucas Till. (Secondary muse)

Rip Wheeler. FC: Cole Hauser. (Secondary muse)

Melissa Arceneaux Dutton. FC: Odette Annable. (Secondary muse)

ONE CHICAGO MUSE:

Nadia Halstead. FC: Raegan Revord. (Secondary muse)

Michaela Peters. FC: Maggie Lawson. (Secondary muse)

L & O MUSE:

Rachel Munch. FC: Lily Collins. (Secondary muse)

SHIPS (I DON’T DEVIATE FROM THESE SHIPS OR DO “special verses” AND SHIP FAMILY MEMBERS TOGETHER) and SEXUAL ORIENTATION/IDENTITY

Amelia Shepherd: Arizona Robbins. Bisexual

Lily Page: Emma Swan, Killian Jones, Ruby Lucas. Bisexual

Regina Mills: Emma Swan, Maleficent. Bisexual 

Carter Wheeler: none at the moment. Straight

Melissa Dutton: Lee Dutton. Straight.

Elias Wheeler: none at the moment. Bisexual.

Rip Wheeler. Beth Dutton. Straight.

Nadia Halstead: none at the moment. Straight

Michaela Peters: none at the moment. Straight

Evelyn Dutton: John Dutton. Straight.

Rachel Munch: Her husband Elijah, another OC of mine. Straight.

OTHER:

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What's in a name? The team behind upcoming Young Sheldon spinoff series Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage was hoping you would ask.

That title can be read in a couple different ways. As Mandy herself, a.k.a. star Emily Osment, puts it to Entertainment Weekly, "It makes the viewer wonder if this is their first marriage or what could be their second marriage? Will their second marriage be to each other? There's a lot of questions that are asked when you look at that title."

Executive producer Steve Holland says that ambiguity was absolutely the point, though he doesn't expect the true meaning to be answered immediately. "I don't think it will be explored right away. I think how you should interpret that title, I hope, is intriguing, and a little playful, and a little mysterious," he says.

Though the character of Georgie Cooper, Sheldon's older brother, was first introduced as an adult in the series that started it all, The Big Bang Theory, it wasn't until that show's prequel series Young Sheldon that he was really explored. Young Sheldon — which aired its final episode in May after seven seasons — first introduced Mandy in season 5 as a former weather forecaster many years older than Georgie (Montana Jordan), with whom he eventually has a baby and gets married.

The title of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage hints at all of this, too, says Holland: "They're a young couple, he's much younger than she is. They got into this marriage in unique circumstances, so it's not necessarily going to be an easy ride for them, even though they love each other and they're in this for the long haul. I think it's just a little hint that everything isn't necessarily going to go smoothly for these two."

The two definitely have a lot on their mind. After all, the series picks up a couple of months after the events of the Young Sheldon finale, which famously and tragically depicted the death of George Sr. (Lance Barber), father to Georgie, Sheldon, and their sister Missy (Raegan Revord).

Though Holland says the death won't be "as heavy" in Georgie & Mandy's early episodes, "it's definitely a piece of the show and a piece of his character — he's still this bright, sunny optimist, but he has this little bit of pain that's still hanging in there."

"I think he promised his dad in the Young Sheldon finale that he would take care of everyone, and I think he takes that responsibility seriously," teases Holland. "So he has a new wife and a baby and in-laws, but he also has a teenage sister who might be not handling her situation very well and needs some looking in on, and a mom who's grieving, and a grandmother who's still in town. So there's a lot on his plate."

Jordan, for his part, says he's excited to see his character go from a "teenager messing around" to an adult with responsibilities. "In Young Sheldon, you got to see when he was a kid, and now you get to see him step up and be the father role and the man of the household," he says.

The Big Bang Theory depicts an older Georgie as the wealthy owner of a successful car tire business, and the very first episodes of Georgie & Mandy hint at that eventual transformation. "As we all know, he grows up to be the tire king," says Jordan. "So obviously I'd love to explore that a whole lot more. In the first episode you get to see a lot of the tire shop stuff and it lets the audience know that it's coming back — he's definitely going to be the tire king one day."

Another thing Jordan is excited to explore is the relationship between Georgie and his father-in-law, Jim (Will Sasso). "I really love Georgie and Jim's connection, and every storyline that they have together, it's really great. So you get to see that and you get to see Jim comforting Georgie over his father's death," Jordan says.

Speaking of the in-laws, at the top of series, Georgie and Mandy and their daughter are living with Mandy's parents, Jim and Audrey (Rachel Bay Jones). Therefore, in addition to everything else, they're having to navigate inner-family politics. "This first season we're transitioning into Georgie and Mandy living with her parents," explains Osment. "They have two grown kids and then the grown kids come back and there's a baby with them now. So it's definitely a full house, and we get to see a little bit more insight into Jim and Audrey's relationship, which can be definitely hostile. And we see where Mandy gets a little bit of her bite sometimes with Audrey."

Of course, it's not just Georgie who has a budding career. Osment says by episode 2, her character is already looking into job options. "I'm excited to explore her trying to find a new career for herself, whether that's back in the weather world or back on television or somewhere else in Medford," she teases. "They need it. They're living with her parents to save money, but they want to get out on their own as soon as possible."

Naturally, all of these plot points mean some familiar faces from Young Sheldon will crop up. In addition to Jordan, Osment, Sasso, and Jones, Zoe Perry and Revord are also set to reprise their roles as Georgie's mother and sister, Mary and Missy Cooper, respectively. And, of course, Annie Potts is back again as fan-favorite grandmother, Meemaw. (To this day, Jordan says, "When people come up to me, they don't ask to speak to me, they just tell me to tell Miss Annie Potts hi. That's all they do. Everybody loves Meemaw, including me.") Newcomers include Dougie Baldwin as Mandy's brother, Connor, and Jessie Prez as Ruben, an employee at Jim's tire store.

And while Holland says there is no "grand plan" for more cameos necessarily, he does admit "we would love to have more of them drop by." As for entirely new faces, Jordan doesn't hesitate to throw out a pitch of his own. "We had Ms. Reba McEntire on [Young Sheldon], and I just really, really, really feel like we need to have Dolly Parton on there. She could be Mandy's grandmother or something. We ain't got that role yet," he says.

Whether the show is ultimately full of totally familiar or all-new characters, the creative team feels strongly that Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage will appeal to longtime Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon fans and franchise newcomers alike. After all, as Osment, Jordan, and Holland each point out to EW, Young Sheldon was very successful despite having a large contingent of viewers that weren't familiar with its predecessor.

"There was quite a large audience that appeared for Young Sheldon that had never even seen Big Bang Theory," Osment says. In fact, the star recalls an audience member coming up to her once and telling her about how they discovered the show on TikTok. "It's like we have these young preteen kids coming in to watch these shows that didn't know there was an entire origin story before it, and I think it goes to show that these shows do live on their own page and they have a life to themselves, and the audience will find it," she adds.

Holland, who's served as writer and executive producer on all three shows, says he ultimately hopes audiences are just as excited as he was to dig into a different part of the Big Bang Theory television universe. "This is the first time in 18 years that we're not writing for Sheldon, and Sheldon's a great character and I'm so proud to have been a part of writing that character, but this is a different show,” Holland says. “I don't have to keep Googling science facts anymore or trying to pretend that I know what I'm talking about. This is a much more, I think, relatable family show. These are different characters. It's the same world, but the slice of this world they inhabit has a different flavor to it.”

Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage starts airing Oct. 17 on CBS.

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6 - Will's Offer

Part 7

Dr. Redheaded Neighbor

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I felt something nudging my side where I began walking up. I giggled peaking one eye open seeing a familiar dog nose poking me. Maxon was standing on his back legs and his front paws were on the edge of the bed. I blinked my eyes finally clearing my vision to be able to see Will. He was sitting in one of the chairs he had taken from the lobby and was currently sleeping in it. “W-Will. Uh Will!”

“Huh – what Mal. Oh good you’re awake.” He quickly sat up in his chair hearing me call his name where he scooted closer to me.

I shifted upright against the pillows behind my head as best as I could manage. Maxon laid down on the ground but remained close enough to my bedside. “Will – what happened after I blacked out?”

“You’re stitches got torn when you were crawling through the vents to get outside. Nat helped fix them and I didn’t bother to leave your side. So, she’s checking up on te other people that were injured in the hostage situation.” He explained putting his hands in his lap never removing his gaze from me.

I slumped my shoulders looking at my bandaged leg. “I wish I could recall that last mission. To know what caused me to have to wear a brace for probably the rest of my life from the looks of it.” The brace velcro had clearly been fixed and it laid on the end of the bed, not attached to my leg probably until we knew I wouldn’t rip the stitch work again.

“Could you talk to the doctor that put the brace on?” He asked me.

Shaking my head no I doubted he would know anything. “He’s back in Afghanistan. It’s not easy to contact him. Let’s just hope the stitching holds.”

“Hey, I’ve got to check on another patient of mine. But I’ll be back in a little bit. If you need anything just press the red button and I found your phone. There’s a tv remote too. I’ll bring you food- “

I held up my hands in surrender laughing at how ridiculous he sounded. “Will, slow down. I will be fine. If I need anything I will find some way to let you or someone else know what I need. Go do your job.”

“I’m being too much aren’t I?” He asked nervously.

I sent him a weak smile. “Just a little. We survived a shooter so calm down.”

“Sorry, Mal. I’m - I was just really worried about you.” He admits rubbing the back of his neck slowly walking backwards out of the room and down the hallway. “I’ll see you later.”

Unlocking my phone, I scrolled through a few different apps on my phone knowing I could watch tv in a few hours afterwards. Maxon made a noise almost sounding like a snore where I peeked over the edge of the bed. “Hey Raegan, there’s something I need to tell you. But you have to promise that you won’t go over the top and freak out when I tell you.” I warned the familiar tall blonde best friend that I was still close with from high school.

“It depends on what news you have to tell me.” She responded waving hi to me when she turned on it on video call to make it more personal.

I paused before answering her. “It’s something with me and Will.”

“You’re talking about your Dr. Redheaded Neighbor!” She squealed through the phone. “Tell me, tell me, tell me!”

I put a finger up to my mouth shooshing her. “Be quiet. In case you didn’t realize I’m in the ED and not entirely by myself.”

“Just tell me Mal.” She begged me with curious eyes.

Throwing my head back against the pillows I debated on how to start telling her what had happened. I had barely had time to process it properly for myself before telling her. The best way to start was just get it out. “I kissed him – I kissed Will. There was this teen girl that came and her ex-boyfriend who was a teenage too came in with a gun. He – he nearly shot me till Will pushed me and Maxon out of the way. Does a best friend do something like that?”

“Woah slow down. First off did you Freaking Kiss Will Halstead!” Raegan squealed throwing her hands up in the air cheering like she had just gotten her favorite toy.

I glared back at her. “Did you hear the part of my rambling where I almost got shot or was that the only thing you heard!”

“Yes, I heard that. But the important parts are you kissed him, and I can definitely tell you best friends that are dudes definitely don’t put their life in front of a bullet for just anyone.”

I nervously played with a strand of my hair between my fingers. “So, you think that he might have feelings for me?”

“Duh. Hell yes!” Raegan smacked herself on the forehead thinking that was the dumbest thing I had ever said to her in our whole lives.

I rolled my eyes replaying the moment over in my head. I was so concerned for Maxon during that moment that I didn’t care what really happened to me and whether or not I got shot. Next thing I knew my body was thrown into the desk and I didn’t have a clear view until Will had already been shot. “If you were me, what would you do, Raegan? I mean we’ve been friends for years. But I - I don’t want to ruin what we have if he doesn’t feel the same way.”

“I get what you’re saying, Mal. But don’t wait or never tell him otherwise someone else might beat you to the punch.” She warned me.

I explained to her simply. “He made a rule not to date coworkers.”

“Doesn’t mean someone else won’t ask him out. He’s quite a catch, Mallory. You’d be a fool if you didn’t tell him how you feel.” My best friend gave me a hopeful smile.

I nodded nervously chucking. “You aren’t just saying that because you want to be my maid of honor.”

“How dare you say such a thing!” Raegan put a hand over her heart pretending to be offended by my words. “I care about your happiness. Yet I won’t lie and say that I am not hoping you two get married otherwise I might never get to be your maid of honor.”

The curtain began to move causing me to shove my phone still on video call underneath one of my pillows seconds before I saw Will coming into the room walking with a crutch under one arm. “What’s this about a Maid of Honor. Are you getting married, and I haven’t met the guy?”

“Trust me the day I decide to get married you’ll be the first to know.” I smirked at him playfully, eyeing his foot that he hurt. He seemed to be walking fine but I was still concerned. “I meant to ask earlier how’s your foot?”

Will come to sit down in the bedside chair like earlier. “Dr. Rhodes had to remove a small bullet. I got lucky that it didn’t hurt me too bad. It’s just sore and I’m gonna have to manage keeping tons of pressure on it.”

“If that’s the case, why are you still working. You should be back at your place resting like he told you.” I shifted sitting more upright and not putting so much weight on the pillows.

Will clicked his tongue giving me a half smile. “I wasn’t gonna leave you here alone.”

“Oh, I would’ve been okay. I have Maxon.”

He nodded with a reply. “I know. I still wanted to be here with you.”

“He likes you!” Raegan screams through the pillow where I shoved it over my mouth to muffle her voice.

“What was that?”

I lied hoping she wouldn’t try that again. “Uh nothing.”

“Hey so I – um was thinking of this idea, and you can decline if you don’t want to but – would you want to come stay at my place since we both might need some help moving around till, we heal from our injuries.” Will clasped his hands together in his lap, avoiding my gaze and watching Maxon who was still passed out on the floor.

I tilted my head touched by the offer. “Are you asking me to move in with you, Halstead?”

“It wouldn’t have to be a permanent thing – unless you wanted it too. It’s just an offer so you’re not alone.” He said finally looking up at me.

I smiled tucking hair behind my ear. “It won’t be so bad to live with you for a little while.”

“Great! I’ll start seeing if we can’t start the paperwork to let you out of here.” He got to his feet grinning brightly and closing the curtain behind him. I waited until I heard his voice far down the hall before yanking my phone out from under the pillow.

“What do I do now?” I asked my best friend clutching the phone in my hands.

She smirked at me proudly. “Find a way to make him your boyfriend and keep me updated, Mallory.” I finally hit end call and throw my hand over my mouth thinking a mile a minute about what I was about to get myself into.

[stories-poetry4all]

After the divorce, she hid her pregnancy and left. Five years later, she took the child to work, only to find out that he was CEO. He broke down, "Who is the father of this child?"

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Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns

Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment.

All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."

Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"

Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group.

Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married.

At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish.

They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time.

It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time.

Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed.

After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working.

Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years.

Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband.

Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report.

In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news.

She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then.

Just then, Mitchel’s phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone.

Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight.

She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour?

Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified.

He was something to see now.

"Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally.

What? He was on his way out? At this hour?

Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."

Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."

With that, he headed for the door.

"Mitchel."

Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him.

Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously.

"What's the matter?"

There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other.

A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"

Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy.

"Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry.

Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink.

After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk.

A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone.

However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it.

The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."

Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing.

Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped.

Mitchel was the man in the picture!

So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport?

This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered.

Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number.

The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end.

"Hello!"

It was a particularly gentle woman's voice.

Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away.

She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl.

The next morning, Raegan went to work on time.

Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money.

Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores.

The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had.

Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage.

Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel.

It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more.

After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.

At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office.

Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all.

All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?

Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial.

It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact.

Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right?

She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good.

She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly.

"Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"

The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's.

"What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice.

"You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"

"Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly.

"You know what, forget it!"

The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears.

They were talking about her as if she were an object.

Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document.

Soon, Luis's voice was heard again.

"By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"

"Yes."

"Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."

Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."

Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head.

Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice.

The woman was indeed Lauren!

Absence made the heart grow fonder!

Every word drove a knife into her heart.

Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry.

She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside.

"Raegan?"

Chapter 2 One-sided Love

Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out.

Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"

Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document.

Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome.

Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed?

With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."

Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance.

Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold.

It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"

Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying.

To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone.

Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well.

In the elevator.

Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work.

She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love.

Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream.

She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love.

Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened.

She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea.

Several employees were chatting inside.

"Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."

"And who is that?"

"Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"

"Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"

"Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"

Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her.

The love was one-sided.

"Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"

A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her.

Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping.

The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way.

With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"

Raegan said nothing to that.

Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe it’s time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."

Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."

"You..."

Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change.

The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan.

Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes.

Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"

It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers.

She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."

Tessa was silenced by Raegan’s shove.

Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her.

Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"

Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."

Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it.

Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this.

Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate.

This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch.

Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap.

Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"

These harsh words attracted more people to the break room.

"That's enough!"

Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo.

The entire room fell silent.

"Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him.

But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."

The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face.

Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee.

Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"

His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears.

No one dared to make a sound at this moment.

Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure.

When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes.

Raegan could understand why he took this stand.

However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words.

Was she truly insignificant to him?

Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show.

Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe.

Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."

Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."

"The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in.

She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look.

"You..."

Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said.

Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim!

The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger.

Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"

Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment.

"Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand.

As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all.

Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."

"Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof.

Tessa trembled at once.

With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."

The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant.

She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."

Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."

Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."

Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."

It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out.

They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless.

Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office.

Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago.

Closing hour soon rolled by.

Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her.

He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."

Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice.

She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation.

In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody.

How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her?

Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself.

All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment.

[scinglives]

Liam didn't listen to many people when they gave him orders, but Raegan was the exception. He nodded and sat down with a sigh, thankful for the drink she handed him. He needed that tonight.

"I am very lucky." He confirmed, he never told her in detail what he did. but he knew she knew it was illegal, that there was something going on. The average person didn't get this many unexplained cuts and bruises. "I think you know the answer to that question, baby. But it never stops you from asking."

"Sit down." That was all Raegan said when Liam had finished speaking. A simple raise of her eyebrows told him that she meant it and no matter what he said, she was still going to worry. She was just going to call him stupid first. Pouring him that strong drink, the woman got an ice pack out of the freezer and placed it on his face without warning. Luckily her bedside manner was better with her patients at the hospital. "You're lucky your girlfriend is a doctor, you know that? Would you even tell me what happened if I asked?"

[carryonmylovelies]

Okay so Baz is technically dead which means he wouldn’t be able to get Covid or infect someone else (I could definitely be wrong about this). But our boy is so sweet so you know he would wear his beautiful, probably designer, masks whenever he goes out just so others are more comfortable

oh you KNOW he's pulling up with his gucci mask like a bad bitch to make sure ppl know he is being 1) safe and 2) stylish

i literally love this headcanon so much babe ugh he would want ppl to feel comfortable AND he would not miss a chance to show off the drip 😎✨🤑🤗

(dont look at my shitty editing skillz pls do not look)

[deadravenclaw]

BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you are given this award you're supposed to paste it in the asks of eight people who deserve it. If you break the chain nothing happens, but it's sweet to know someone thinks you're beautiful inside and out !! <3

raegan!! ahh thank you sm you're the sweetest (: and uno reverse bestie <33