38.7. Care

Co-written with paramedically
[Follows THIS]

( They were her old bright purple sheets she used to use in her old apartment, complete with cow print edging and pillow slips. During the night, the sheets had to be changed three times, leaving her with this linen as a last resort. He looked strange lying amongst one of the remaining items of her bachelorette life that seemed so long ago now, but it was almost poignant... )

39.10. Parent

Co-written with agentsullivan
[Follows THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS and THIS]It was just on dusk, and while one part of New York wearily signed off the for the day to head home after a hectic work day in the chaotic city, another part was just warming up to see the nightlife that promised to come alive, no matter what day of the week it was. Ali was ( Read more... )

35.1. Overload

Co-written with isabelowens
[Set about a week ago]Ali exited the bathroom and pushed her messy hair out of her face. She dragged herself back into the living room with a hand rubbing at her gut through her pyjama top. She stuck her tongue out and pulled a face. "I deserve a medal for that. That was a very quiet spew, considering. And I didn't ( Read more... )

31.9 Fingers

Co-written with paramedicallyAli was naked for the pure and simple reason she didn't want to put clothes on. Andrew's bathrobe had sufficed after her shower, but she had now discarded it on the bed and was standing naked in front of the full length bedroom mirror. She had hardly looked in a mirror during her first pregnancy, and had expected to ( Read more... )

27.4. Hold

Co-written with paramedically | Follows THIS"You're kidding? Chicken Pox?" Andrew asked in concern as he came over to where Ali was setting the baby capsule onto the sofa and lifting Jamie out into her arms. "Where has she been to get that?" He tucked the crutches under his arms so he could stroke the baby's tear-dampened cheek softly ( Read more... )

20.9. Injury

Co-written with notskywalker

[Simultaneous to THIS]Ali kept a hold of Andrew’s hand as she used his cell phone to look for his cousin’s number. She found it and hit the call button, exhaling slowly as she listened to wait for him to pick up. Andrew was asleep on the narrow hospital gurney, the ER bustling noisily around them beyond the thin ( Read more... )

13.7. Emotion

Co-written with agentfraser

[Follows THIS]Ali held up a shaky hand up, her other clenched in a tight fist at her side. “Don’t fucking look at me! So help me god, if you do, a fucking concussion will be the least of your worries!” she hissed, her head turned away from Marc’s general direction. She took a few more ragged breaths and started ( Read more... )

11.6. Hesitate

Co-written with paramedicallyAli felt her way blindly up the hall with her fingers pressed against her temples. She cracked an eye open to survey Andrew sitting on the sofa flipping through a magazine whilst surrounded by every baby item imaginable from diapers to Tickle-Me-Elmo. After crying almost non-stop for close to five hours, the little ( Read more... )

8.5. Afterthought

Co-written with agentsullivan

[Follows THIS and THIS]Andrew paused at the doors of the Maternity ward and let out a slow breath. What the fuck was he doing here? Wasn’t this sort of thing stalker material and she was a goddamn FBI special agent! He indulged in a moment of feeling like an utter idiot and planned to turn back around and bolt ( Read more... )

8.6. Breathe

[Follows THIS]

Ali stared blankly at the microscope in front of her, trying to ignore the drilling pain in her lower back. Two days spent painting walls Crème Caramel and Peachy Keen for the Winnie the Pooh nursery theme she was trying to pull off had left her feeling like she could sleep for a year. Her muscles ached, her head ached ( Read more... )