Andy: *laughs* We could always name him James but call him Jamie or Jimmy. And Katie and James are nice names, that's why there's so many of them! But alright, no Katie. What about Jane? Or you know what classical name I've always liked? Rosemary. Like Rosemary Clooney. My mum had her records. I also quite like Jack. Or Max. Or Tim. Tim is a nice ( Read more... )

Is there anything sexier than a woman burping her child? Andy mused to himself as he watched his wife, elbows propped on the table, sleeves rolled up, rubbing their baby son's back. Tiny pink fists balled as Helaku let out a hearty belch. This was a perfect moment, their little family altogether and safe ( Read more... )

(LJ is being weird and not showing spaces. It's not meant to be one big paragraph!! Sorry ( Read more... )

Andy spent a chunk of the afternoon talking with Lucy. She had been told about the possibility of filling in for Andy for a while but apparently they gave her the impression she was equally likely to be temping in the mail room. Andy assured her she was competent to do his job. She couldn't believe Andy was going to be away for at least a month. ( Read more... )

Follows THIS Andy stayed close to Lauren at first while she held down Barry long enough for Lizzie to pack. After a while it was clear she had the situation very much under control. He looked at Lauren and she nodded towards the bedroom for Andy to help Lizzie pack her things. He helped her as quickly as he could, wrapping breakable things in ( Read more... )

They had made it. 15 hours on a plane, 2 hours going through customs, another hour going through residency claims, another hour tracking down when and where their belongings would arrive through the shipping company, 30 minutes on a bus, 10 minutes on their feet, 14 steps from the curb to their front door, one plop to the ground. They were home. ( Read more... )

Andy hurried in the direction of his hotel room right after hanging up with Remy. He was really starting to dislike this bloody city. It claimed to be grid-like but he had to pass numerous busy intersections just to get to a place where he could use right turns to get back. He, of course, got even more soaked and chilled to the bone in the process ( Read more... )

Andy had Valentine's Day morning all figured out. He had been in relationships before during Valentine's Day and he didn't tend to find it a big deal but this was his first Valentine's Day with Lauren. However cheesy it was, this was the first Valentine's Day where he'd been in love. He was excited to give Lauren a special morning, maybe even more ( Read more... )

The measles had sort of been a blessing in disguise. If Andy had gotten the tattoo he was thinking of when they originally planned, he probably wouldn't have made it to Valentine's Day without Lauren seeing it. Not that he would ever wish for the measles again. Those 3 days were 3 of the worst Andy could think of. Now that he was mostly all better ( Read more... )

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