LINK: They give me a reason not to give up this time, no matter how hard it feels.

6.12. "How to deal with death is at least as important as how to deal with life."
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Co-written with asinthecity
[Follows THIS and THIS]At the bar of a quiet little, cosy pub in a back street of Princeton, Riley had somewhat of a production line going in front of him. First there was his cell phone in case Harri called him back, ( Read more... )

LINK: Just when things were going good for once...

28.5.3. A moment of heightened emotions

[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]The last place Riley expected to end the horrible night was the morgue ( Read more... )

LINK: Even just the thought of it should have scared her, she should have listened when he tried to push her away, but she dug her heels in and made him realise he never wanted to lose her.

LINK: The diagnosis really was like starting life all over again.

11.9. "You've done nothing but cause my family pain, so if your perfect little world has come crashing down around you because the truth has finally come out, you know what, join the damn club!"
| Brothers & Sisters

[Follows THIS]Riley stretched a little as he looked out the window of the hospital room window. The Special Care Nursery had a nice ( Read more... )

20.1. Admission

[Co-written with drcampbell]

[Follows THIS but occured the day before THIS]Riley had been quiet all day. He was generally a quiet sort of person, but this was different. Lachlan stole a glance up at his friend from where he was kneeling on the floor tickling his baby son’s bare tummy, revelling in the soft cooing and smiles he was getting ( Read more... )

20.6. Family

[Follows THIS]

Riley had his godson at his home no more than an hour and the place already looked like Babies’R’Us had exploded in there. Actually, the diaper bag did sort of explode when he opened it. Tara had packed so much into the confined space that he wondered how she managed it. Then he realised it wasn’t as coordinated as it ( Read more... )

13.7. Emotion

Co-written with asinthecity | New Years

[Follows THIS and THIS]It was about twenty minutes post-midnight before Riley managed to pry himself away. He wanted to call Lachlan to make sure he and Tara were okay and get the biggest drink of water he could get his hands on. Bouncing up and down was exerting and it wasn't even the best sort of ( Read more... )