I pressed my lips against his ear and whispered again, It's not your fault. Perhaps this was really the only thing I had ever wanted to say to anyone in the world. ~Miranda JulyIt had been a few days, but Randall finally took some time away from Anna. He was walking through the city with Frankie as they tried to decide what to do with their day. ( Read more... )

(Anna is hitchhiker_girl and, as always, used with love and permission. Directly follows this.)

"Never underestimate the power of passion." ~Eve SawyerRandall moved from the couch with Anna in his arms, her legs wrapping around his waist. He dropped his forehead to hers as he moved for the bedroom, and he sighed. "I'm sorry," he whispered ( Read more... )

He'd never been the kind of man to over think the future. The could bes, the what ifs. It was more his style to just take life as it came, with all the ups and downs, and do his best to make it through ( Read more... )

(Co-written with hitchhiker_girlEverything was sore. There was a strange beeping in his ears. He groaned softly as he started to shift. His fingers moved lightly and brushed against something - someone. He let the tips of his fingers softly feel the curve of a jaw, a lock of hair getting in the way as well. He knew it. It just wasn't sinking in just yet ( Read more... )

(Umm...I have no idea what to call this. Other than Randall's stream of unconsciousness. Follows this.He's two years old. Sitting on the floor with his choo-choo train. It's his favorite toy. He can push it along the floor and make it move. He can make the "choo-choo" noise. That makes it more real ( Read more... )

"There are only four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same: only love." | Don Juan DeMarcoFrankie knew he should be sleeping, but he couldn't. He was scared. And alone. The nice nurses let him stay in a bed in the ( Read more... )

(This is for July 5th, I'm just writing it now. Frankie and Randall have been down in Virginia with Randall's family.)

They were singing along to Cheap Trick as Randall drove up the highway.

"Mama's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird. Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away..."Frankie started laughing towards the ( Read more... )