[Set in Shelter. Cowritten with momslittlethief . Set after THIS.]He had been able to bury his anger enough to please his family while they were waiting at the hospital, but it all boiled up again when he went in to see his father. His father had always been a strong, reliable man in his life. Sure he was closer to his mother, but his father had never let him ( Read more... )

[Set in Shelter. Cowritten with momslittlethief. Bela is enjoythe_ride, James is anyminute_now, Sam is freelncesuphero, Lizzie is dads_lilhacker and Sara-Rose is gramslilpicasso. Follows THIS and THIS.]Sam wavered on his feet, his hand brushing over his face as he exhaled. His phone was in his hand, but he was scared to make the call he had to make. Blood stained his clothes and hands. An ambulance was driving away, sirens ( Read more... )

[Cowritten with momslittlethief. Set after THIS.]It had taken most of the exit into the city, but Cole convinced his mom to drop him off by Haley's apartment as soon as they got in. He knew it was a little late, but he figured he was safe if it wasn't past 10. He left his bag with his mom and climbed from the car. Luckily they'd stopped for his stuff at his ( Read more... )

Cole's mood had improved slightly over the past hour. He pushed his argument with his sister out of his head, and got himself ready to go see Haley. He arrived at her door like he said he would, with a paper bag in his arms. He could have easily brought take-out, but he had told her he'd cook for her and he figured that night was as good as any. ( Read more... )

[Cowritten with momslittlethief.]Haley sat at the window table of the coffee shop, sipping her cup of coffee quietly while she waited. She didn't know what it was about this guy, but there was something about him that just -- got under her skin. It didn't happen often, and it was making her more curious than not, so she was willing to play this out, see how it ( Read more... )

Lindsay, make my dad stop running a background check on the guy I'm seeing.