#spring fling

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Spiderman in the Decathalon Jacket Yellow | @monthly-challenge

[sweetestbit3h]

˚ ༘ Courtney Stodden ˚ ༘

[slafkovskys]

Can I do “I really need you right now” with Luca pls!

did i take inspo from need you now by lady a? maybe

warnings: sad luca, kinda angsty?

“ugh, why did the music stop?” kendra grunts, pausing her work on your face to rest her hands on top of your head. she looks out towards the kitchen and when she doesn’t get a response, she repeats her question louder, “why did the music stop?”

“because y/n is getting a phone call,” lila sings as she prances into your bedroom with your phone in her hand. you raise an eyebrow in question and she looks at the screen, “i don’t know. someone from ontario.”

it’s like your world stops spinning when she utters those words. you knew two people from ontario and one of those numbers was still saved in your phone though you hadn’t looked at it in months. you hold your hand out and she passes you the phone. your eyes scan over the number and you swallow the lump that had formed in your throat, “can you um, could you give me a second?”

they share an uncertain look before backing out of the room and you finally answer the phone, “hel-hello?”

“i didn’t think that you would answer,” he sounds both relieved and nervous at the same time.

“why are you calling me, luca?”

“it’s been almost a year,” he mumbles, his voice shaky. “i did good for almost a year, y/n, not thinking about you, but now i- i can’t do it anymore.”

“luc,” you sigh, “talk to me. what’s going on?”

“we lost.”

the way that he says it, you can practically hear the knife twisting further into his heart. you nod your head and once you remember that he couldn’t see you, you clear your throat, “i know. i’m sorry.”

“i really need you right now,” he says and you bite your lip, “i know that we said that we were done with us, but i need you more than ever. please.”

“where are you right now?”

“tampa. we fly back to michigan tomorrow night.”

you take a deep breath, tilting your head back as the words leave your mouth, “i’ll be there, okay? just send me an address of where i need to go and i’ll book the first flight that i can.”

you hear a sniffle on the other end and you were so glad that you couldn’t see him, “i- thank you, y/n. i love you.”

your stomach twists into a knot, “call me if you need me. okay? my phone’s on loud. i’ll hear it.”

a minute later you throw your phone to the ground when the call disconnects, dropping your head into your hands, cursing yourself for how easily you have into him. you hear footsteps and your eyes connect with kendra’s through the mirror and she looks worried, “what was that about?”

you shake your head, “i have to go to ann arbor.”

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[knithacker]

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[seasonaldoldrums]

from my spring board

[marvelrarepairbingo]

Marvel Rare Pairs Bingo Spring Fling Mini-Event

Hey Everyone! It's that time of year again for us to begin our Spring Fling Mini Event. For information see the posts below under the cut:

Event Rules

Please no character/ship bashing! Also, no kink shaming on other’s work! This is a place where we encourage people to feel safe in their creativity. If you don’t like something someone creates then try to follow the rule “Don’t Like, Don’t Read/Comment/Etc”. We want this to be a friendly zone for everyone to feel included so please keep that in mind. We want you to create and explore, but be sure to be mindful of your other Marvel loving fans because we want everyone to have a good time!

While we understand that everyone has their own thing that inspires them, we ask that your fills do not contain incest, underage (under 18), rape/non-con or any bestiality themes. If you have any questions about this rule, please feel free to contact us so we can clear up anything for you.

Any fan works that you have made are allowed to be in this event. This Bingo is not just limited to writing and drawing, so if you have something else that inspires you, let your mind roam free and create!

When making a fill be sure to label it accordingly. Warnings are important to readers so if you think you might need one please include it!

In this bingo event we want everyone to have fun, but for safety purposes we want this event to be for those 18+. We encourage authors and artists of all ages to keep creating, but for this event we’d like to keep it adults only. Thank you so much for respecting that and we appreciate your interest moving forward! We are operating on an honor system as we can’t check everyone’s age, so please be respectful in moving forward in signing up.

Spring Fling Bingo and Badges Welcome to the Spring Fling mini event. This event will run through the months of March, April, and May. We intend for it to be a fun, low pressure event where members will be able to use any of the prompts to replace squares on your current card if you would like to do so. Or you can simply do them as an added bonus if you're not actively participating in the bingo or just want to do something beyond your card. The choice is yours! For this event, we have cards that are exclusively NSFW and those that are SFW. You can pick either one, but know that if you pick a SFW card you can fill the prompt with a NSFW story. If you pick a NSFW card, you can also do a SFW fill (although some prompts might be a little challenging in that). It's up to you what you come up with. We want to see how creative you can be so for this event with the cards you can choose from one of the pre-made cards listed below and have fun creating. You can pick ANY of the cards below that inspire you to gain a special Spring Fling badge at the end of the event. As mentioned before you can use any of these prompts on the card you pick to replace any of your current squares if you'd like or if you simply want to do the prompts for the event itself that's okay too. Because these cards are a little different than the normal cards, to get a bingo and be eligible for a bingo/coverall badge, you have to complete the five square prompts. That's it for this one as it is a smaller card meant to be a fun little add on. Anyone who does 1 fill can get a badge of participation.

Also as an added bonus this round if you manage to use all the prompts in one story you can get a special Spring Fever badge as well for completing the bingo in one story, but to do so the story must have a minimum of 1000 words and you can still use the fills here to replace your regular bingo squares if you wish to do so. For those only taking part in this mini-event and not the bingo you can still get badges for this event!

Fills When you are making fills for the event please be sure to add share them in the ⁠⁠special-event-fills channel with others. When making posts on Tumblr be sure to @ us at @marvelrarepairbingo so we can reblog your posts there too. Fills have to be a minimum of 200 words if written and there are no restrictions on art size as we'll let artists use their discretion on it. We invite you to include your works in the Round Two AO3 collection up at mrp_bingo_2023 as well for those who would like to post their works to the event collection in place of other card squares or even as add ons since it is still part of this Round Two we have going on. Just make a note that it's for the Spring Fling Event and which card and prompts you've used. If you have any further questions about the event don't be afraid to reach out and ask us in the ⁠ask-a-mod section or to DM @BeachWitchAunTeigh or myself as we're always here to help! We hope you all have a lot of fun with this mini-event and we look forward to seeing what you come up with! Enjoy!

Spring Fling Bingo Cards Here you will discover the choices in mini-cards for this bingo event: SFW Spring Fling Bingo Cards Below you will find your options for SFW cards for this mini event.

SFW Spring Fling Bingo Card #1

SFW Spring Fling Bingo Card #2

SFW Spring Fling Bingo Card #3

NSFW Spring Fling Bingo Cards Below you fill find your options for NSFW cards for this mini event.

NSFW Spring Fling Bingo Card #1

NSFW Spring Fling Bingo Card #2

NSFW Spring Fling Bingo Card #3

[bluheaven-adw]

GUYS!!!!!! I FOUND IT!!!

[scottxlogan]

This was written for the @scoganbingo

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: X-Men (Movieverse), X-Men (Original Timeline Movies) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Logan/Scott Summers Characters: Logan (X-Men), Scott Summers, Charles Xavier, Jean Grey Additional Tags: Minor Jean Grey/Scott Summers, Minor Jean Grey/Logan/Scott Summers, really more implied Jean/Logan/Scott, Rough Sex, Semi-Public Sex, Compromise, Drinking, Explicit Sexual Content, Pool & Billiards, Flirting, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Aftercare, Enemies to Lovers, Porn with Feelings, Feelings Realization Summary: When Charles instructs Scott to find a way to work things out with Logan for the sake of the team, Scott takes to inviting Logan out for a night of drinks. When the tension runs high, Scott makes a sexy proposition to Logan in the hopes of not only mending fences on the battlefield, but finding a far more intimate, increasingly pleasurable compromise between them as well.

[scottsummersbingo]

Scott Summers Bingo Spring Fling Mini-Event

Hey everyone! It's that time of year again for our Spring Fling Mini Bingo Event! To find out more information about the event and this year's event cards, please take a look at the information below the cut:

Event Rules

Please no character/ship bashing! Also, no kink shaming on other’s work! This is a place where we encourage people to feel safe in their creativity. If you don’t like something someone creates then try to follow the rule “Don’t Like, Don’t Read/Comment/Etc”. We want this to be a friendly zone for everyone to feel included so please keep that in mind. We want you to create and explore, but be sure to be mindful of your other Marvel loving fans because we want everyone to have a good time!

While we understand that everyone has their own thing that inspires them, we ask that your fills do not contain incest, underage (under 18), rape/non-con or any bestiality themes. If you have any questions about this rule, please feel free to contact us so we can clear up anything for you.

Any fan works that you have made are allowed to be in this event. This Bingo is not just limited to writing and drawing, so if you have something else that inspires you, let your mind roam free and create!

When making a fill be sure to label it accordingly. Warnings are important to readers so if you think you might need one please include it!

In this bingo event we want everyone to have fun, but for safety purposes we want this event to be for those 18+. We encourage authors and artists of all ages to keep creating, but for this event we’d like to keep it adults only. Thank you so much for respecting that and we appreciate your interest moving forward! We are operating on an honor system as we can’t check everyone’s age, so please be respectful in moving forward in signing up.

Spring Fling Mini Bingo and Badges Welcome to the Spring Fling mini event. This event will run from today through July. We intend for it to be a fun, low pressure add on event where members will be able to use any of the prompts to replace squares on your current card if you would like to do so or if you aren't signed up for a card and would rather just do a mini-event card we will allow you to do that and join us as well. We encourage anyone who likes Scott Summers to join us and participate as this is meant to be a fun thing for all Scott fans! For this event, we have cards that are exclusively NSFW and those that are SFW. You can pick either one, but know that if you pick a SFW card you can fill the prompt with a NSFW story. If you pick a NSFW card, you can also do a SFW fill. It's up to you what you come up with in your creative endeavors. We want to see how creative you can be so for this event with the cards you can choose from one of the pre-made cards listed below and have fun creating. You can pick ANY of the cards below that inspire you to gain a special Spring Fling badge at the end of the event. As mentioned before you can use any of these prompts on the card you pick to replace any of your current squares if you'd like or if you simply want to do the prompts for the event itself that's okay too. Because these cards are a little different than the normal cards to get a bingo and be eligible for a bingo/coverall badge, you have to complete the five square prompts. That's it for this one as it is a smaller card meant to be a fun little add on. Anyone who does 1 fill can get a badge of participation.

Also as an added bonus this round if you manage to use all the prompts in one story you can get a special Spring Fever badge as well for completing the bingo in one story, but to do so the story must have a minimum of 1000 words and you can still use the fills here to replace your regular bingo squares if you wish to do so. For those only taking part in this mini-event and not the bingo you can still get badges for this event!

Fills When you are making fills for the event please be sure to add share them in the ⁠⁠special-event-fills channel with others. When making posts on Tumblr be sure to @ us at @scottsummersbingo so we can reblog your posts there too. Fills have to be a minimum of 200 words if written and there are no restrictions on art size as we'll let artists use their discretion on it. We invite you to include your works in the Scott Summers AO3 collection up at ss_bingo_r2 as well for those who would like to post their works to the event collection in place of other fills on their bingo squares or even as add ons since it is still part of the bingo. Just make a note that it's for the Spring Fling Event and which card and prompts you've used. If you have any further questions about the event don't be afraid to reach out and ask us in the ⁠ask-a-mod section or to DM @BeachWitchAunTeigh, @stormxpadme or @scottxlogan as we're always here to help! We hope you all have a lot of fun with this mini-event and we look forward to seeing what you come up with! Enjoy!

Spring Fling Mini-Event Bingo Cards Below you will find your choices of cards for this mini-event

SFW Spring Fling Mini-Event Bingo Cards

SFW Card 1

SFW Card 2

SFW Card 3

NSFW Spring Fling Mini-Event Bingo Cards

NSFW Card 1

NSFW Card 2

NSFW Card 3

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“What would you have me do?” Garden | @monthly-challenge

[sweetestbit3h]

･ﾟﾟ･｡ Wishing every bunni a Sweet April ･ﾟﾟ･｡

[thecandywrites]

Monster March 2024- Day 6- Doppleganger- Adjacent- Spring Fling

So what makes this Prompt Adjacent is- I actually commissioned @momolady for a modern- Short King- Goblin Boyfriend. Because I had this idea but my brain- at the time went- "nice idea, I have no dialog for that". She has not released the commission to Tumblr yet (it's coming, Matthias is EPIC and everything I never knew I always wanted) And OF COURSE, the moment I commission her? My brain went- 'Oh yeah, here you go'. So, obviously different characters, different names, same idea and concept which is close enough to a doppleganger in my opinion. And what better way to share "versions" of the same story than through something like this? And of course, I want to be clear- this is not being released because I wasn't perfectly happy with my commission, that's not true, I'm always 1000% satisfied. This is just what my brain gave me while I waited on a *Professional* because plot bunnies have a way of breeding and growing.

So, as always, huge thanks to @borealwrites for their amazing Monster March 2024 Prompt List. You have brought order to my chaos. lol. Enjoy.

Spring Fling

Gabe stopped and froze when watched the most beautiful woman he had probably ever seen in his life- walk into the hotel lobby as he was trying to push his kid and himself and their luggage cart into the elevator but stopped and rubbernecked the lilac night elven hybrid beauty that walked in. 

“Hello Gorgeous.” Gabe breathed to himself as he felt his eyebrows raise into his hairline and his cock twitch against the leg he had put his cock next to in his pants. Hot damn. 

She was gorgeous and practically a goddess. That perfect, pastel lilac with a soft ballet slipper pink undertone skin, paired with long, platinum blonde hair that reached that bodacious derriere, hanging in curls he wanted to wrap around his finger. Those hips that were hypnotizing him. He nearly fell over, trying to crane his head around as he watched her walk through the lobby.  

And that jiggle of her ample cleavage and even that heavenly soft belly? Oh, he was done for. And then to see her in a sports miniskirt, with those long legs, with her large and in charge thighs that jiggled ever so deliciously from her steps,  that he wondered would snap his waist off if they were to wrap around him? He could dream. Especially to see those tattoos snake up her legs and disappear under that skirt? Oh he wanted to see just how high up they went. 

She was already nearly statuesquely tall, made even more exquisitely so in her wedge sandals with those bangles around her ankles the charms delightfully jingling with each step, accentuating her beautiful, pedicured feet in them. 

Granted, Gabe was half goblin and half verdan, so he was already short, and he already knew every other woman was going to be taller than him. Which, he had made his peace with, a long time ago. Then he looked past her to see that the affect that she had had on him- was the same affect was on every other guy in that lobby as they seemed to part for her and let her walk right up to the desk since they had already checked in themselves but seemed to linger to watch her appreciatively, from orc, to elf, to tiefling, to minotaur, to human, every single kind of guy stopped to stare, some of them even whistling which made her head duck down and a pretty fuchsia blush dust on her cheeks as she pressed those full lips into a thin line and those heavenly lashes flutter as a worried frown cross her features before the protective side of Gabe came roaring to life. 

He owned a coffee shop, and employed a lot of baristas and he knew that look all too well. But this wasn’t his establishment and, as much he wanted to step in, he was clearly outnumbered and most of these guys were at least two to three times his size and ten times his strength. 

“Hi, I have a reservation under Thorne?” She offered to the receptionist before the elevator dinged. 

“Dad?” Tristan asked and that finally pulled Gabe out of the spell Miss Thorne had seemed to cast over him. 

Right, he was here with his son. He probably shouldn’t go chasing tail while he was with his son. He needed to refocus. 

“Yeah, sorry, let’s go.” He finally said before he pushed the cart into the elevator before a few more passengers boarded the elevator with them to go up to the various rooms. 

Meanwhile, Tatianna kept her head down as she walked into the hotel as she felt anxious that she felt that everyone was staring at her as she tried to walk quickly from the door to the receptionist’s desk and hated that the lobby was full because of course it was full of other dad’s whose wives and kids were in the car as they waited for their dad’s to check in. But being a single mom, she had to do this and to see a guy rush from the back- to dismiss the receptionist so he could stand proudly at the check in desk and smiled brightly at her as he got into position to wait on her as he even gestured to her and called her over. 

"I can take care of you right here Miss." He pleasantly called out. 

“Hi, I have a reservation under Thorne?” She asked as she had her phone- in it’s wallet case in one hand and got the credit card she was going to use to pay for this trip- in the other. 

“Yes, hello Miss. Thorne, welcome to Starlight Suites. My name is Nathan, I’ll be checking you in today. I see you have booked a Little Dipper Suite, however, we are actually overbooked for that class of suite. So could I get you a free upgrade to an Aurora Suite instead?” The manager asked hopefully as he had seen her from the office and immediately got up out of his chair so he could check her out himself. 

“That would be wonderful, thank you.” Tatianna smiled as she seemed to pull her phone down just out of sight as she silently put the phone to record this interaction. 

“And you said that’s a free upgrade to an Aurora Suite right?” She repeated for her own record as she tucked her arm under her cleavage but kept the phone placed in such a way so as to record him too. 

“Of course. You won’t be charged anything, not even the smallest of fees for the free upgrade to the Aurora Suite.” He repeated with a charming smile. 

"Oops, overbooked on those too, Let’s get you into the Grand Celestial Suite.” He quickly offered as he clicked like crazy on his mouse to move her reservation up through the various tiers of their system- straight to the top. 

“And also, for the inconvenience, I’m going to throw in fast passes for the park as well.” He informed her as he went ahead and gave her every add on he could in the computer and using his managerial code to comp it all too, as if Tatianna had been a five diamond award inspector he was trying to schmooze his way into getting a five diamond rating. But he was going to do his best to give her a five diamond experience nonetheless as the other receptionist slowly turned her head to give her manager an incredulous look before she just turned back to what she was working on and subtly shook her head. 

“Oh, that’s very generous of you. Thank you.” Tatianna simply smiled pleasantly as she had hoped that this wouldn’t happen. But, at the same time, this would enhance her daughter’s Natalia’s vacation too so she shouldn’t complain as she chanced a look at the other receptionist and saw how she was just shaking her head and Tatianna was sure she was blushing from her chest up to the tips of her ears as she feared all the other guests were about to contest that perhaps they didn’t get the same treatment. But thankfully that didn’t happen. 

“I’ll be right back.” Nathan offered before he had to go into the back to get the packages that were technically supposed to get all kinds of upcharges to access, but that he was freely giving to the hottest guest he had had in years as he avoided the irritated glares of the receptionist who was on duty but who had instead made herself busy clearing out the room cards from other guests and putting them into the basket that was used to recode for new rooms. 

Nathan came back only a moment later with everything he had eagerly grabbed from the back to make a custom “welcome package” for his guest. And when he printed out practically half a reem of paper of all the coupons and vouchers and passes to her, he had to instead put it all into a folder to keep it all organized as he even gave her a discounted rate on her actual reservation. So that she essentially got half of her original reservation for free, but with the value of everything she now had, was really at a huge discount as he made sure to use his best pen- to write down all his phone numbers with, especially his personal number on the back of his best business card for her. 

“Will you need any help getting your luggage from your vehicle? Also, feel free to park in priority parking. Just in case.” He insisted as he made sure to give her a special placard that she could park there without getting towed or anything before she took that as well. 

“No, we packed light, we can carry it ourselves. Thanks.” She waived off before she waived by with her left hand, trying to subconsciously flick her left ring finger with it’s wedding ring still there on her finger the most- to hopefully catch his attention and give him the subtle signal that she wasn’t “on the menu” herself before she walked out of the line of sight of the receptionist desk and past the elevators, just as Gabe was there, with his now empty luggage cart. 

“Oh, are you returning that?” She asked as she pointed to it. 

“Yup, you need it?” He asked as he gently pushed it towards her. 

“Yes, thank you so much. Have a great day!” She thanked him brightly with a smile that shamed the sun and that made him swoon as she took it and pushed it herself as now Gabe could really oggle that amazing ass and those powerful thighs in that flouncy work out mini skirt with shorts underneath- as she walked away from him. But not for long before the elevator doors closed and he found himself simply sighing in defeat as he went ahead and pressed the button for his floor. 

“Down boy.” He sarcastically chided his own cock as it had seemed to instantly get hard and wanted out of his pants and instantly into her. He was practically a dirty old man at this point, there was no use lusting after a sweet young thing like her. 

He went back to his room and unpacked and then went to go get some ice and nearly dropped the ice bucket when he saw Miss Gorgeous walking down the same hallway he was staying on with that luggage cart with quite a bit of luggage on it. 

“Natalia, could you please get the door for me?” Miss Gorgeous asked a young girl who was wearing a hoodie with her shorts and headphones and still nose deep into her phone before the girl murmured and put the key card to the reader and opened the door for her mom. 

“Thank you Sweetheart.” Her mom cooed as she maneuvered the luggage rack into the room from the hallway before the door shut behind her and Gabe practically engraved the room number onto his brain before he decided not to be a nosy stalker and continue to get the one thing he knew he needed to get- ice. And at this rate, a very cold, ice cold shower. 

Then, once he had to practically dive to scrape the remains of the ice from the ice machine and he got the ice and was on his way back to his room, he noticed the manager outside of her room, knocking.  

“Is there a problem?” Tatianna asked worriedly once she came to the door. 

“No! No problem at all, Miss Thorne, you just forgot this at check in. And I wasn’t sure if your drink bar was fully stocked or not, so I brought some complimentary items, just in case.” He offered her another folder and a bunch of gift bags, practically bursting with goodies and even a flower arrangement and two bottles of wine in wine gift bags, dangling from his fingers, one red, one white, along with a bottle of champagne, the best they had- from the bar downstairs. 

“Oh, thank you so much.” She managed to say in a forced polite, pleasantness that Gabe caught onto once again as his instincts suddenly planted his feet right where they were as he stayed at a respectful distance but still in full view as his own ears seemed to train on Miss Gorgeous and this manager, who was clearly making her very uncomfortable. 

“And of course, my card, feel free to call me at any of those numbers if you have any needs that I can fulfill.” Nathan tried to say as he pointed to his personal number he had written on the back of his business card for emphasis as Gabe frowned deeply as she seemed to want to hide as much of herself behind the door.  

“Oh, ok, I still have your card that you gave me downstairs at check in, but thank you. Now I really have no excuse to accidentally lose your number. But really, the room is very nice, quite luxurious, thank you so much for the free upgrade, my family and I really appreciate it and it’s really making our family vacation from good to great.” She tried to compliment. 

“Oh, yeah, um, sorry, did I need to add more passes or something? Did I miss someone?” He asked as he distinctly remembered that there was just one adult and one minor at check in, both feminine names. 

“No, it’s a girls weekend this weekend, we left the boys at home. And it isn’t Miss Thorne, it’s Mrs. Thorne actually.” She tried to waive off after she put the things down behind the door instead of letting him come into the room himself. 

“But we really appreciate your hospitality and generosity. Have a nice day.” She tried to politely say before she shut the door and Gabe’s gut and instincts screamed at him that this asshole was going to be a problem. Gabe got a good look at the manager’s name badge so he could have half a mind to write corporate about this as he changed his course to walk right up to this guy as the manager made a single step away as he had turned away from Gabe to head to the elevators. 

“Can I have your card too? Just in case I should need anything either?” Gabe asked loudly before Nathan seemed to jump a little that he got caught before turning on him with an irritated scowl that he quickly tried to cover up in a pleasant smile. 

“Unfortunately that was my last card, I’m sure if you go down to the receptionist desk, they can give you one there. If you’ll excuse me, other guests need my attention.” Nathan politely offered before he walked off and rounded the corner at the elevators before the door creaked open and Mrs. Thorne peeked her head out. 

“Is he gone?” She whispered. 

“Yeah, he’s gone. Sorry about that, you should complain to corporate for harassment.” He offered to her as he backed away from her door, so as not to appear to be crowding her too- as she poked her head out further to make sure that manager wasn’t lurking anywhere before she heard the elevator ding and the doors open, thanks to her large, beautiful ear inclined towards the elevators as she faintly heard him huff as he went on and then the doors closed, bringing him back to the main lobby. 

“Here.” She offered the card that the manager just gave her and gave it to him. 

“Are you here with your family too?” She asked as she eyed him appreciatively as she recognized him from the elevator earlier as now he was closer, she could take a moment to really appreciate more of his features. Those big, beautiful sage green ears, combined with that very distinctive nose, that had been just a touch crooked from his fighting youth she imagined and she of course, noticed how a few gray hairs peppered his otherwise dark brown hair as it slicked back over his head with a few pieces, defying it and curling back over to hang in his face as a few wrinkles seemed to frame his eyes and make a pair of laugh lines around his handsome mouth. 

“Yeah, granted that family consists of just me and my son, Tristan. But yeah.” He offered. 

“That’s wonderful. I take it you’re here for the Spring Fling?” She asked hopefully as she nodded out of the window that showed the amusement park, with it’s world renowned and world record holding roller coasters piercing the skyline since this hotel was considered one of the many resort suite hotels of the park. 

“Yes.” He confirmed with a nod. 

“Us too, maybe we’ll see each other again at the park. Here, he gave us free vouchers for fast passes at the park this weekend. If they’re tied to my room, just use my room number and my name. Tatianna Thorne, in room 1553 and you can claim you’re my guests if need be. Here let me write that down for you.” She grabbed at her purse behind the door and got a pen out and wrote them down on the paper before she just handed him the new folder of new coupons and vouchers, another set of the ones Nathan had already given her at the receptionist's desk. 

“Oh, we’re ok. You don’t have to.” He tried to refuse her. 

“Did you have all of this already? Because if you did, you could use this instead and get a refund for yourself.” She tried to insist as she took a step out of her room and practically pushed the folder into his hands. 

“You don’t owe anyone anything, me most of all. If the manager is going to be like that- the rest of your stay, I’ll happily bear witness to his harassment as an objective witness to it. Just in case.” Gabe insisted. 

“I know, that’s why I’m so grateful for you stepping up and stepping in. He insisted that all of this was free at check in and I’m afraid that if I say anything now, he’ll end up charging me for all of this. And I really don’t have that kind of money. And I really don’t want it to be a ‘he said- she said’ kind of thing.” She offered in a low, hushed murmur, as if she was afraid that if she said it too loudly, the manager would jump out of a room at any moment as she gave the hallway another worried glance to see a family head towards the pool as the dad gave her a longing glance before he refocused on his family. 

“So what exactly did he say at check in?” Gabe asked as he felt himself slip back into protective manager mode. 

“Actually, if you don’t mind, could I get your email address? I actually recorded the conversation, just in case. I could send you the audio file, it’s too big to send in a text.” She offered as she pulled her phone out of her pocket on her shorts under her skirt.  

“Yeah sure, it’s…” Gabe gave her his gmail address before she gave him her phone as he traded his ice bucket and the folder for so she could save him as his contact as Gabe felt like he must have slipped and hit his head because this felt so surreal. 

But the poor woman was scared because she was being preyed upon. And obviously this had been done to her so many times that she knew she had to do things like this to protect herself and he would not be that asshole to take advantage of this, or her before they traded it back and she sent a quick text to him, so that he would know who the new message was from so he could save her in his phone. 

“Dad?” Tristan asked once he poked his head out of his room to wonder where his dad was. 

“I’ll be right there.” Gabe offered. 

“Thank you so much for doing this. I hope you have a good weekend with your son.” She offered. 

“Thanks, and I hope you have a good girls weekend. You should call those boys in your life to come if he tries that again.” Gabe offered. 

“Oh, that. Yeah.” She blushed and looked away guiltily and moved her side swept bangs behind her pretty ears that had blushed a dark violet. 

“White lie to keep the creeps at bay?” He guessed. 

“That obvious?” She asked with a wince. 

“Nope. Sounded like the gospel truth to me and it is- as far as I’m concerned. I own a coffee shop, the things my baristas have to tell all their customers, I’ve heard it all.” He waived off. 

“Oh! That explains it then. I’ll let you get back to your son. Thank you so much for your help.” She offered. 

“Yeah, and if you ever need mine, I’m just a few doors down the hall, in 1575. Don’t be a stranger ok?” He pointed to where his son was standing and watching curiously. 

“Only if you won’t be one either.” She grinned happily. 

“For sure Mrs. Thorne- enjoy your evening.” He offered as he used the folder in his other hand to salute her off and walked away, feeling a whole foot taller. 

“You too.” She returned before she slipped back into her room. 

“So what happened?” Tristan asked his dad. 

“You know how I, very rudely and disrespectfully, ogled at Miss Gorgeous when she walked into the hotel?” He asked with a wincing grimace. 

“Yeah. And now you’re talking to her. Did you get her number?” Tristan asked his dad hopefully. 

“I did, but not for that reason. The manager of the hotel was coming on to her and she was very, understandably- uncomfortable. So I made it a point to stay and witness the interaction, just in case the manager tries anything else. And because I took that stand of solidarity, she got my number and my email address so she could send me the recording of the interaction as proof of what the manager did, just in case he doubles back on either her or us. And, he already gave her a set of fast passes and so she had these extra ones that she felt obliged to share with us. So if we see her, and her daughter, be nice and say thanks ok?” He urged as he gave his son the folder and put the ice bucket in it’s place before he fished his phone from his pocket to smile at the new number and save it as Tatianna Thorne. 

“Holy cow! She got…everything! He hooked her up!” Tristan gasped in astonishment as he took the folder to the table and took out everything and organized it before Gabe wiped his hands off and came over and sat down to see it all. 

“Tatianna Thorne.” Tristan read off of the pretty name written across the paper. 

“Pretty name.” Tristan grinned at his dad. 

“And an even prettier woman with it.” Gabe blurted as he just looked at all of this stuff and knew he was holding vouchers for hundreds, if not at least a thousand dollars worth of stuff as he got on the app and used the codes already printed off on the papers to add what he could to his digital tickets on the theme park’s app and grinned when all of it was added flawlessly and seamlessly. 

“So what’s her daughter’s name?” Tristan asked. 

“I have no idea. I didn’t ask  and she didn’t tell. But I’m sure you’ll see her around, probably at the pool if not in the theme park.” Gabe shrugged. 

“Got it all?” Tristan asked before they double checked it. 

“Yup. Got it all.” Gabe nodded.

“Can we go down to the pool now?” He asked. 

“Yes.” Gabe caved before they got changed into their swim trunks and went down to the pool and swam around for a while with the other kids before Tatianna came down, both her and her daughter in bikinis and bath robes as nearly every guy and several women with a pulse seemed to stop and stare to see them there. 

“Ugh.” Natalia glared at everyone who was gawking at her and her mom. 

“Let’s just go.” She urged her mom as she pulled the bathrobe around her tighter.

“If you feel unsafe we can go. Do you feel unsafe?" Tatianna asked.

"...no..." Natalia grumbled as she practically had to stamp 'fuck off' all over her face as her dirty glares finally got the others to look away and stop staring at her or her mom.

"Well, if any of them dares to approach you or makes you uncomfortable, let me know and we will deal with them and we'll leave. But otherwise, I would really appreciate at least a little soak in the hot tub. The younger kids are still safe, I'm sure most of the moms are too. And there's other girls here who look to be about your age. Maybe you can make a friend or two while we're here.” Tatianna encouraged as she put her things down and put her hair up into a messy but still gorgeous bun before she shirked the bathrobe off and walked over to the hot tub and slipped in just about the time, all the dads seemed to want to get into the hot tub too. 

“Hi, I take it you’re Mrs. Thorne’s daughter?” Tristan asked as he came up to Natalia and gently tapped on her upper arm before she turned on her heel to start cussing this guy who had the audacity to know her mom's name- before she turned and frowned and closed her mouth and then looked down to see Tristan there, staring up at her with a friendly smile. Aw, he was just a little kid. Ok, false alarm. She reeled her knee jerk reaction back and dialed down her intensity a bit and tried to remind herself that not every single man she saw was not out to get her or her mom. That there were still some good, and innocent people out there. And with him being so much smaller than her, and appearing to be so much younger than her, she happily slipped into 'big sister' mode.

“Oh, hi, yeah. I’m Natalia Thorne. Nice to meet you.” She offered as she sat down on the sun chair so she could be more or less eye level with him and smiled warmly as he looked about at least a year younger than her, but because he was clearly a goblin hybrid himself, made him a lot shorter than her, but only helped her feel more at ease with him. 

“I wanted to come and say thank you for the fast passes and the drink cup vouchers and the funpix.” He cheerfully offered to her. 

“Aww, you’re welcome. I’m happy you get to use them. So what’s your name?” She asked as she offered her hand for him to shake. 

“Tristan, Tristan Black. That’s my dad- Gabriel Black. But you can call him Gabe.” He said as he pointed over to his dad who was still in the water, trying not to get jumped on by the other kids jumping into the pool as Natalia connected the dots from the earlier conversation her mom had had in the hallway that she had overheard.

“Well it’s a pleasure to meet you Tristan. So you’re here for Spring Fling right?” She asked. 

“Yeah. I won this trip in a book reading contest at my school over the whole school year.” He smiled. 

“Awesome! How many books did you read?” She asked. 

“One hundred and thirty eight!” He beamed. 

“Holy cow! Wow! That's a lot. I probably only get to read a few a month. Which ones were your favorites?” She asked. 

“All of the Lord of the Rings.” He smiled. 

“Ooh! I've seen the movies, never got a chance to read the books.” She offered happily.

"Well did you like the movies?" He asked hopefully. 

"Yeah, granted they're a bit typecasted. But yeah." She nodded. 

"Well yeah, unfortunately, it is. That's the way it's always been in Hollywood." He had to nod in agreement with a more dissappointed expression.  

"Well you never know, there's a lot of actors and actresses that try to break all those typecasting molds. Besides, with Netflix and Amazon and Disney, new types of media are being produced all the time. Maybe a new mini series will come out that will break all the molds and make us look at everything and everyone differently." She encouraged.

"Well what kind of books do you like to read?" He asked when he saw a corner of a book peek out from her pool bag. 

“Oh! It's a ‘laws of the universe’ book that discusses how gravity, electromagnetism, along with strong nuclear force and weak nuclear force can orchestrate how different solar systems work and we can use them to chart courses through star systems one day.” She answered as she pulled it out and showed it to him.

“Woah, I know about gravity. I don’t know about any of the other things.” He offered sheepishly as he stared at the different diagrams and things in the book.

“It’s ok. Very few people do. I just really like science. But did you know that most of the rides that are in the park- run on electromagnetism? Every single steel coaster uses electromagnetism…” she began before she slipped her robe off and walked with him from her chair back to the pool to talk about how and why they used it to mimic jet propulsion without having to use the engine of a jet or the mechanics of a big hill to gain speed and momentum.

Gabe hung back as he was sure Tristan was learning more in this moment than he had his whole life in school as soon other little kids, overhearing Natalia talk about the coasters came to join in on the conversation and listen to her with rapt attention as she sat on the steps with all the little kids around her as the older kids seemed to hang back and then regroup with each other and left her alone.

“Did you invent the roller coasters?” One kid asked. 

“No, it's just an interest of mine." She shrugged off before the other families came down to the pool as the older teen guys immediately perked up at seeing Natalia there with the other littler kids as their dads seemed to immediately notice her mom as Tatianna immediately put her guard up with the older guys as Natalia did the same with the older boys.

Meanwhile- Tatianna felt like she batted away every advance from every other guy, even ones clearly there with their families as she used that time to make sure each and every single one knew and understood that her daughter was only 14 and way under age and off limits and that if their sons tried anything, they would be dealt with accordingly with the proper authorities if need be. Granted she got a bit of flack for her daughter dressing like "jail bait". But she could easily and readily defend that the problem was with them- sexualizing a child. Not, what that child was wearing.

That seemed to shut the dads of the boys up and get them to pull their sons aside and let them know that Natalia was off limits. But that didn't stop all the other guys who didn't have a son to pose 'a threat' to Natalia to just close in tighter as they were eager to run all the other guys through the dirt and mud for practically being pedos. So while Tatianna got to win Natalia some breathing room by getting as many as she could off of her daughter's trail in a sense- it only made her feel more hunted herself.

The wives seemed to congregate together and watch on jealously as Tatianna wished her bikini top covered more of her bountiful chest, even though it was cut modestly, her bountiful chest could make a nun’s shroud look sexy as sin. She felt like her breasts were liable to float right off her chest and into the eager hands and mouths of the others in the hot tub with her as the rest of her body was not even close to relaxing, if anything it was even more tense than it had been before she ever slipped into this hot tub. 

But then, Gabe got out of the pool and Tatianna found herself practically staring to see, even cold, the burmese python of a cock in his swim trunks as she subconsciously licked her lips and wanted nothing more than to see just how big and girthy it could get when it would get hard. He was like a well seasoned steak among fast food burgers, and she was starving and sick of fast food. 

“There’s room for you to sit here Gabe.” Tatianna offered as she moved so that he would be between her and all the others in the hot tub. 

“Oh, thanks.” He grinned as he came to her rescue and spread out to give her more room and space as she practically wedged herself into a far corner.

“So how are those boys of yours doing? Hopefully not getting into trouble while you get a girl’s weekend with Tali are they?” He decided to ask her before she beamed a happy smile for him that he would refer back to that little ruse she had used earlier. 

“No, they’re on a motorcycle trip up north- doing the Tunnel of Trees because the trees are blooming and it’s really pretty this time of year. But much chillier.” She offered. 

“Nice, and they ride…?” He ventured. 

“Oh Matty got himself an Indian Pursuite Elite. So he and Jake are quite comfortable on that ride.” She beamed as Gabe whistled as the corners of his mouth quirked up into a big grin. 

“That’s a nice bike.” He nodded. 

“That’s a forty five thousand dollar bike.” Another dad balked. 

“Well My Steve had an Indian Chief before and for our anniversary this year, he went ahead and got himself that early anniversary present.” Tatianna divulged. 

“How many years have you two been together again?” Gabe asked. 

“Fifteen. Natalia is 14 already. I can’t believe it, we’re getting so old!” Tatianna laughed, her own lines and wrinkles on her own beautiful face seeming to really make her look that much more like a masterpiece in Gabe's eyes.

"Nah, just better with time. But I know Steve still counts himself lucky to have you faithfully by his side." Gabe offered and the look of adoration and happiness that practically made her glow. 

"You bet your sweet ass he does. He's never had to worry about that from me." She proudly proclaimed. 

"Because you've never given him a reason to worry." Gabe smiled as she nodded. 

"And I know he trusts you to keep an eye on his girls while he's away." She winked at him which made him crinkle his nose and laugh and nod.

"A trust I don't dare betray." Gabe nodded before the others took that as deterrent enough for them to lose interest and get out of the hot tub before Gabe slid away to afford Tatianna more breathing room before she finally felt safe enough to relax. 

"Thank you so much for that." Tatianna thanked him as she melted into the hot waters. 

"I take it, that happens to you a lot?" He asked. 

"Yeah, I keep forgetting how much Stephan shielded me from all of that. Now, it's just easier to wear the ring and have everyone assume the idea of him as deterrent enough." She muttered. 

"Divorce?" He guessed. 

"Nope. He died. He was a firefighter. He got caught in the California wildfires when he volunteered to help fight them. His helicopter crashed when he got stuck in a fire tornado." She revealed. 

"Yikes." He grimaced. 

"Yeah. What about you? Please tell me you don't have a tale of woe greater than mine." She tried to offer in a slight teasing tone. 

"Nope. Not even close. Tristan came from a one night stand. But his mom and I are friends but obviously it was a one and done. Simple joint custody. She moved on with another guy. And I have tried to as well. But every woman I try to date, thinks that every young batista I employ is a threat to her. But they are just college girls in a college town just trying to survive each semester. And I have no interest in girls in that age group. Especially when I'm right at that age where I'm not quite old enough to be their dad but not quite young enough to be a big brother either." He tried to explain as he used the water to slick back his hair again before it would fall back in his eyes and disrupt his view of her.

"What's the college and what's the town?" She asked curiously.  

"Oxford." He answered. 

"Oxford… Ohio?" She asked. 

"Yeah…" He answered as she started giggling then laughing. 

"Oh no way. Eaton." She offered. 

"Oh my gosh. Wow. Small world." He had to laugh with her because that was practically 25 minutes away from home. 

"So what's the name of your coffee shop?" She asked. 

"Coffee, Black. Because my last name is Black and that's how I like my coffee. And I also own the adjacent bar Black and Tan." He offered. 

"Nice. I'm a trauma nurse at Kettering Medical, Preble. I'm the trauma nurse stabilizing patients when they get care flighted from our little rural Medical Center to Dayton or Richmond Indiana." She offered. 

"Wow." He blinked in surprise. 

"Matthew was a helicopter pilot for Med Flight when he wasn't a firefighter or when he wasn't in the airforce, flying choppers for them. And we met when the Preble County Medical Center got a set of helicopters and a group of helicopter pilots. And after I showed a lot of aptitude for it, he got me on his crew and we got on the same work schedule so that we always worked together. But since he died, I've been on the swing shifts with the other pilots when I'm not the triage nurse." She confessed. 

"Did he really have that motorcycle?" Gabe asked. 

"No, he had a Suzuki, his brother got an Indian though and he got to ride it a few times when his brother broke his ankle getting his bike into a motorcycle trailer. That Indian was the most comfortable bike I had ever ridden and we had agreed that for our anniversary, we would upgrade to that. But when he died before we could do that, I used a portion of his life insurance policy and I upgraded to an Indian Elite. I got it in royal blue, my favorite color. But the way Tali and I pack - we needed the SUV for this trip and it's only supposed to be hot today and get the cold snap tomorrow. You know how spring is, a lamb one day and a lion the next." Tatianna murmured lowly so that only Gabe could hear her as she leaned in and cupped her hand around his handsome and distinguised ear before she sat back up as he could only hope and pray that these bubbling waters would distort the fact that his cock was practically trying to swim into her from there. God, it had been practically a lifetime since such a heavenly sound went into his ears as her face brushing up against it, almost made him shudder instead of just lightly shiver as all the hair on his arms tried to stand on end.

"So what about you? Is it just you and Tristan? Do you have any pets?" She asked. 

"Two cats, and two dogs." He answered. 

"Alfie, Lucie, Bugger and Trix." He listed off on his fingers as Tatianna got to appreciate he had four fingered hands and those fingers were bigger, and stout and strong and long. Long enough to probably reach her G spot just right if he fingered her she mused. 

"Three cats, 1 dog." She answered.

"Jasmine, Contessina and Roxanne for the cats and one big chonkous humongous dog - Buddy." She listed off. 

"Sounds like a full house." He said. 

"It is. But that's only because Steve and I never got to have more kids. Because by the time Natalia was 4 and in preschool, and we were already so happy to be done with nursing, weaning, and diapers and potty training, and I was wanting to jump head first into flying helicopters, I couldn't do that and have a baby on the tit at the same time because I took those four years off to be a stay at home mom, which was fun, but I missed work and I didn't want to get just to the point of flying just to be grounded again for another four years. But then, just as I got my pilot's license, just for Steve to die in a helicopter crash trying to fight those wildfires that burned most of the state, and for him to be gone and now it feels like I wasted all that time learning to fly when I could have been a mother to more kids, but, still, can't change anything now. And now that Tali is getting older, it's nice that it's just the two of us and every weekend gets to be a girl's weekend." Tatianna tried to justify. 

"Woman, you're gonna make me cry." Gabe tried to tease as he wiped a stray tear from his eye. 

"Sorry, sorry, sad backstory over." She shook her head. 

"So tell me about all those baristas in that coffee shop of yours." She instigated. 

"Oh you mean the walking disasters that think common sense in a special kind of change in the cash drawer?" He remarked before she barked a loud laugh before he did everything in his power to make her laugh as her peals of laughter soon echoed in the pool room. 

"Mom? I'm hungry." Natalia said as she came over and sat next to her mom. 

"I'm hungry too Dad." Tristan said as he did the same. 

"What sounds good for dinner?" Tatianna asked. 

"I don't know, let just get dressed and see what's around." Natalia shrugged. 

"Ok, see you at the park, you guys have a good night." Tatianna offered before she slipped out of the hot tub and picked up her things, slipped into her flip flops and left with her daughter out of there as Gabe resisted the urge to follow them. 

"So how did things go with Mrs. Tatianna go?" Tristan asked. 

"Really well, how did things go with Natalia?" Gabe asked as he noticed his son was practically vibrating with excitement. 

"She's so cool! And wicked smart!" Tristan gushed before he spent the entire walk back to their room to talk about it. 

"So why did you stay so close to Gabe?" Natalia asked and she and her mom got to their rooms and stripped out of their bikinis to get changed into something for dinner. 

"Because he heard me tell the manager it was a girl's weekend and that we left "the boys" at home." Tatianna prompted. 

"And?" Natalia nodded. 

"And Gabe was there, in the hall and witnessed that. And he stayed until the manager left. And at the pool, he brought that up to the other guys, and we pretended to know each other and with him playing along with the little white lie that Dad is alive and that you have a brother who is currently having a boys weekend with Dad, he was essentially a cockblock for me. And saved me from more and more aggressive flirtations. And he owns a coffee shop in a college town and he deals with aggressive patrons trying to flirt with his baristas so he's used to running interference without also having an ulterior motive. And so far he's the first one on this trip who hasn't tried to flirt with me. And he just made me feel... safe and relaxed while he shielded me." Tatianna tried to explain as she stuffed her boobs into yet another minimizing bra to try to contain her bountiful cleavage.

"So the first gentlemen among pigs." Natalia grinned as she slipped into a sports bra and then another outfit for dinner before she grabbed her little makeup bag. 

"Yes, very much so. But now, thanks to this little white lie that got spun into this whole thing and with Gabe practically swearing I'm a good little faithful wife who would never dream of infidelity, now I can't pursue him while we're here without appearing like a huge hypocrite and then open myself up to the masses. And to make it either worse or better, he lives in Oxford. Like 20 minutes away. And he's actually my age! And he wears his age so well and he's actually, genuinely funny. But this is still our vacation and I should be focused on you." Tatianna tried to console as she touched up her own makeup in the mirror.

"Hey, if you want to get dicked down while we're here, I'm cool with that. And if a weekend fling ends up being a little more permanent, I don't mind. Plus, Tristan and I got along pretty good. He's still at that "most girls have cooties" stage. Which is actually kind of nice.” She praised. 

"So what would you like for dinner?" Tatianna asked.

"Steak, and shrimp." Natalia answered. 

"So that's either Outback, Longhorn, Texas Roadhouse, Logan's…" Tatianna listed off.

"Let's invite Gabe and Tristan, see what they want." Natalia offered. 

"Really?" Tatianna asked as her eyes lit up and her ears perked up.

"Yeah, if your ears perk up that high at the thought of it. Yeah." Natalia grinned happily, happy to see her mom happy too. 

"Ok." Tatianna beamed before she shot Gabe a quick text. Oh this trip officially had the potential to go from good to great if Gabe said yes. 

To be continued….

[slafkovskys]

hi love! can i request “ Having a tender moment in the early morning” with luke hughes? love you have the best day! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🥰

you had seen the video accidentally, well more like it was sent to you by your roommate who was notorious for staying awake until all hours of the night. it was the first thing you had seen when the plane had touched down in boston, someone had filmed you and your boyfriend walking out of the arena in tampa. while he had his sticks in one hand, his other hand was tangled with yours and you watched as he had only nodded to the man who had offered him congratulations and good luck on his career.

you watched it an unhealthy amount of times, you wheeling his suitcase, him attempting to adjust the strap of his heavy gear bag. you could probably recite all of the signs that were briefly shown from memory.

and ever since that moment when you had been reunited in some spare room in the bowels of amelie arena, seconds after luke had broken the news of his final decision — he wasn’t going home for a couple of days, he was ready now — you were certain that luke had not let you be more than a foot away from him at most.

not in the car on the way to the airport, not on the airplane, or in the second sleek black suv that the two of you had slid into at damn near three in the morning that was shuttling you to the hotel where his new team was already waiting. still, as the elevator descends to the lobby, he has you tucked into his side, fingers curled into the fabric of the worn development program t-shirt that basically swallowed you whole.

you hadn’t slept a wink. you had been up for the last three hours, running your fingers through his hair while he dozed on your chest, thankful that he had been able to find peace in all of the chaos of the last twelve hours.

“do you think that they’ll have waffles?” he mumbles, voice still raspy with sleep. you had tried to convince him to stay in bed, and rest for just a little longer before you were due down in one of the hotel’s conference rooms where he was putting pen to paper, but he had refused, insisting on one last hotel breakfast. one last moment of normalcy between the two of you, even though your four-year relationship had been essentially an antonym of normal.

“they have like four chandeliers in the lobby, lu,” you look up at him just as the elevator doors slide open, “if they don’t have a waffle maker, i’m leaving a bad review.”

that gets a smile out of him as you wrap your hand around his arm and lead him toward where breakfast had just started being served. you weren’t the first people there, but you were the only ones still dressed in pajamas. you share a look as a group of men dressed in suits look at you disapprovingly, sharing a giggle. you gasp and nudge at his side, “waffle maker!”

“you get the cereal, i’ll make the waffles?”

“sounds like a plan,” you hum. he presses his lips to your forehead and you go to separate ends of the room. the space beside you feels empty, having had him occupying it so consistently for the last few hours, but the thought is fleeting as you start loading up a plate with various food for the two of you to split.

with two plates loaded, you find a table tucked away in the corner that faces the boston street. the sun had just started to break over the horizon as the city's residents were getting their days started. luke joins you a moment later with a plate stacked full of waffles and what you were sure was the bowl of individual syrups they offered.

“is that-”

“don’t be suspicious,” he holds a finger to his lips as he slides the bowl across the table, “there were a lot of options and i didn’t feel like making a decision, okay?”

“okay, babe,” you reach across for a waffle while sliding the plate of fruit you had gathered in between the two of you. people start to filter in and out, grabbing a quick bite or a cup of coffee before leaving as soon as they had arrived, but you and luke find quiet comfort in your little corner.

“there was a reason that i wanted to do this with you,” he says, voice low as he pushes a grape around his plate with the fork.

you set your knife down and angle your body towards his, reaching out for his arm to pull into your lap, craving his hand in yours, “yeah? what’s that, lu?”

“we’ve been through a lot, me and you. we haven’t gotten to really have a normal relationship, be kids. you’ve sacrificed a lot for me and i’ve thanked you for it a million times it seems like, but it’ll never be enough,” he sighs and turns his head towards you. he squeezes your leg, “life’s not about to get any easier and we both know that, so i wanted to just have time for the two of us where we could just be us. i wanted to remember us this way before-”

“before you have to leave again?” he nods and you reach out to run a hand through his hair, “you don’t have to thank me for anything, luke. i do it out of love because i want to see you succeed. you’ve come so far as a person and a player, i’m just happy i’ve got to come on this journey with you.”

he grins, bringing your hand to his lips, “i’m excited for this next chapter, for me and for us.”

“me too,” you hum, pressing your lips to his, before gesturing to his plate, “now finish eating because you need to go back to the room and shower before eight.”

“what would i do without you?”

“look really bad in pictures.”

requests are closed!

[knithacker]

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[spacefruitpress]

It's Spring, so clear out your calendar - you're invited to the wedding in Louisa Vidal's Scouting for Relunctant Beginners, and a graduation in Rena Butler's Office Hours. Read both of these MM romances on Kindle Unlimited (no new outfit or plane ticket required)!

[hallmark-movie-fanatics]

Hallmark Movie Spotlight

Royal Matchmaker (2018)

Directed by Mike Rohl.

Written by Mark Amato.

Starring Bethany Joy Lentz, Will Kemp, Brittany Bristow, Simon Dutton, Jospeh Thompson, Poppy Rpe, and Elva Trill.

Premiered March 24, 2018 on the Hallmark Channel as part of their Spring Fling movie block programming.

Synopsis:

A New York City matchmaker, Kate Gleason, is hired by King Edward of Voldavia to find his son, Prince Sebastian, a suitable wife in time for a national celebration. The prince scuffs at the idea, making Kate's process of matchmaking difficult. After spending so much time together helping save a community center Kate realizes that Sebastian has a tender and helpful side. As the clock ticks towards her deadline, Kate finds him the perfect wife only to realize that she’s fallen in love with him. Sebastian also comes to the realization that Kate is his perfect match.

Winner of the non Christmas royal movie poll that was posted on this blog. The voters has spoken.