20. Feel a little guilt for
The damage that's been done
It should be where you're going
Not where you're coming from
[Keep Us Together - Starsailor]Harri had never been one for her own family, let alone anyone else’s. The exception was Aiden’s, but she barely saw them. They’d travelled to Canada twice in their friendship for the specific purpose of ( Read more... )

Co-written with agentsullivan | Follows THIS and THISNearly two days hanging out in the halls of the ICU, and Ali was starting to look a little worse for wear. She didn't particularly care, though. In the old, pre-Sunshine days, she would always be immaculately presented if she stepped out in public. Hair, make up, expensive clothes, expensive shoes and ( Read more... )

19. They hold my hand and ask me to pull through
A voice I know says dear, he probably can’t hear you...
[‘Air’ - Ben Folds Five]

Co-written with mrpublicity | Follows THISAiden's eyeballs felt like they were hanging out of his head by the time he stepped off the elevator in the ICU at Mount Sinai. He hated this place. It reminded him too much of when Pat ( Read more... )

05. But they'll still look in your eyes
To find the human inside
You know there's always something in there to see
[‘There’s Always Someone Cool Than You’ - Ben Folds]

Co-written with agentfraser | Follows THIS and THISMarc beat Harri home, but only just. It gave him time to get out of his work clothes and have a long, piercing shower to try and compose ( Read more... )

Co-written with mrpublicity | Follows THIS & THISPat's nursing skills actually managed to get Aiden vertical for the dinner at least. Aiden started feeling more normal in the afternoon and refused to let the dinner be called off. He needed Pat to at least know Marc and he had no idea why he had become so obsessed on the point. Pat reminded him that there ( Read more... )

01. all i really wanna say
is you're the reason i wanna stay
i loved you before i met you
and i met you just in time
'cause there was nothing left
[‘Don’t Change Your Plans’ - Ben Folds Five]

Co-written with agentfraserHarri hadn't asked Marc to leave as she got re-dressed after the ultrasound. Riley had given them both some privacy on the promise that no ( Read more... )

1.14. "Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry only the individual you think you can't live without."
- James C. Dobson

Co-written with mrpublicity | Follows THISWhen Aiden bought the house in Princeton with Pat, they made decision that he would keep his Upper East Side apartment in New York to give them somewhere to stay when they wanted ( Read more... )

12.6. “Women, can't live with them... end of sentence.”
| Will & Grace

Co-written with agentsullivan | Occurs a few days before THIS & THIS

Ali came through from the kitchen with an arm load of things which she dumped onto the coffee table with a smirk. She had everything from four different flavours of Ben & Jerry's, dark, milk and white chocolate along ( Read more... )

1.5. "Love is like a puzzle. When you're in love, all the pieces fit but when your heart gets broken, it takes a while to get everything back together."
- Author Unknown

Co-written with agentfraser | Follows THISHarri was passed out on her bed, now wearing Marc's Rugby jersey, sweatpants, and a pair of his socks. Her feet got cold easily lately, so she ( Read more... )

12.3. “No, leave it. I'm sure you didn't mean any harm, I'm sure it was just friendly banter, I'm sure you guys have dicks the size of peanuts. Enjoy your dinner, the tuna's really good.”
| Notting Hill

Co-written with agentfraser & mrpublicity | Follows THIS and THISMarc hadn't been sure what he was supposed to wear for something like this and ended up opting for some ( Read more... )