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Simone Grant Cooper. 38. Mother. OB/GYN. 

[xlars]

drsimonecooper​:

With her schedule and two young kids, Simone hardly ever got to go to the gym. She kept healthy and she tried to exercise at home when she could. But since she’d seen that Judah was back, she’d needed some kind of release. So the gym was the only reasonable thing to do. Working out wasn’t her favorite thing to do but as she left the gym, she felt much much better. 

As she was leaving though, she could hear her phone ringing. Attempting to dig for it in the bottom of her bag, she was worried it may be the hospital even though she wasn’t on call, she wasn’t watching where she was going. Instead of walking around the bench seat just outside of the gym, she stumbled into it - hitting her shin and dropping her handbag. 

“Shit,” she hissed. So much for feeling better after working out. Now, her shin stung and the contents of her bag were scattered on the ground. 

—it had been a rather bad day, and Aiden had a hard time feeling essentially trapped in this place when he knew why he had come here, to begin with. half a year ago. trying to get out of his overthinking habit, he went out to run some errands, and do some grocery shopping (that he partially loathed, his least favorite chore), but got caught up in idle things that took much longer, yet provided the distraction he was originally after. he was just crossing the road when his attention was caught by the lady walking straight into a bench. that definitely hurt, was his initial thought. and even though Aiden is a lot of terrible things, he also possesses a tiny bit of not-being-a-total-ass, especially to women, children, and the elderly…most of them.

against his, generally, better judgment, he bent down to help. he picked up some of the items that seemed to be less personal. “are you okay?” he asked, voice rather void of any concern, yet somehow making the query sounding sincere.

[drsimonecooper]

She leant down, one hand rubbing at her shin and the other reaching for the dropped contents of her back when she heard someone speak. Looking up, she gives the man a small smile, stuffing a few things back into her bag. “Besides the fact I think I might’ve cracked my shin, I’m okay. Thanks,” Simone joked, shrugging a little. Her brows furrowed then as she realised the man had picked up her day planner and her hospital I.D. two things she’d absolutely hate to lose. 

She stood up then, forgetting all about her ringing phone as she reached a hand out for the planner and I.D. “I’m not usually so clumsy,” Simone started, feeling like she should break the silence somehow. She chuckled awkwardly. “I suppose it serves me right for not paying enough attention to my surroundings.”

[emilijapet]

Where: Emilija’s House Who: @drsimonecooper​

Emilija sat through a lot of playdates with many different parents. After the first couple she tended to encourage the parents to drop their children and go, often finding that just because her children like the other children didn’t mean that Emilija got on with their grown-ups. This playdate was different though, as it was actually the moms that wanted to spend time together and the children were pretty much forced to. Emilija had been very relieved when the twins had got on with Simone’s child, as it meant that they could have coffee while the three of them entertained themselves, of course with the little brother tagging along behind. 

She walked through from the kitchen with the two coffees after dropping off some snacks in the playroom for the kids who were playing happily. She sat one down on the coffee table next to Simone before sitting down in the chair with her own. “So they are apparently building a lego fortress,” she mused with a laugh, taking a sip of her own coffee. “Which means I will be standing on lego for the next three weeks.”

[drsimonecooper]

Playdates were a staple for Benji Cooper and Simone was always happy to let her son spend time with his friends. This playdate was a little different - Emilija’s foster children weren’t kids Benji knew well but she thought it was important for him to make some new friends. Plus, she knew Emilija and knew she was trying to get the kids out with peers a little more. 

Which was how she found herself seated in Emilija’s living room, Addie on her lap with a teething ring in hand. “Thanks,” she said as the coffee is placed on the coffee table in front of her, chuckling a little at the words. “I feel sorry for your feet already,” she joked, smiling over at the other woman, reaching for the coffee cup. “At least they’re all playing together though. Benji wasn’t trying to boss them around was he? He’s going through a phase I think...” Simone mused, shaking her head lightly as she sipped her coffee. 

“How are you though? Are they settling in?” Simone asked, head tilting back towards the playroom curiously. 

[askjldfhaksjldfaskjdf]

COOPER/SIMONE

Panic shot through her at his question and the way he stepped closer, peering down at her child. She found herself nodding though, almost unable to speak. The comment about her eyes had her glancing down at her daughter with a soft smile. “Yeah, yes. My daughter,” Simone told him somewhat stiltedly. Seeing him and having him so close to her and their daughter was sending her system into meltdown and Simone didn’t know what to do. “Adelaide,” she explained, looking back at him and hoping he didn’t see the fear she felt coursing through her. 

She was almost grateful when he decided to answer her own question. It meant the spotlight was off the baby girl chewing gummily at her fingers. “Oh…that’s good. I…I didn’t think you’d be coming back,” Simone replied softly, giving him a sheepish grimace. “How…how are you?” she asked and then felt completely idiotic for even asking. She’s probably the last person he’d even want to share all that with. At least these days anyway. 

—

was she always like this? always close to panic? or was it because she knew what she’d done, and was somehow afraid to face it? judah couldn’t blame her, the tension that practically radiated from him in her presence was hard to miss. surely she could feel it. still, something didn’t quite sit right. “Adelaide.” he repeated, still looking at the child before he nodded and looked back at the red head. “bet ol’ james is happy that another came along.” it was a statement, more than anything else and it was (obviously) meant to cause a little pain. if judah hadn’t of had his work to focus on over the last year and a bit, he would have gone mad with thoughts of her. 

“I live here.” he stated, a furrow in his brow and attention now off of the child completely. “why wouldn’t I come back?” he paused, a chuckle leaving him as a knowing nod then took motion. he lowered his voice a little, stepping closer to her still so that she could hear her. “— I get it. You’re worried I’m going to tell your husband about you and me. right.” he could— but he didn’t want to hurt her in that way, even though she’d hurt him. “would have preferred I stayed gone?” it was an honest question, one he posed to her now standing only a few inches from her, pretending to be looking at the baby once more (though part of him actually was). “relax…” he cooed, to both of them. “i’m not gonna tell jimmy anything.”

[drsimonecooper]

Simone watched Judah looking at Adelaide, chest aching at her deception and lies. He had a right to know. But also, she didn’t want to have to tell him either. Not now and not like this. If he’d still been around when she’d found out...well, she imagined she’d have told him. And then he had to go and mention her husband and she tensed, frowning at the words. “That’s not really any of your business,” she snapped tensely. 

Suddenly, she felt silly at her words. When he’d left she’d just assumed he’d be leaving Somerton for good. They hadn’t really talked reasonably before he’d left. “I don’t know,” she admitted with a shake of her head. His next words however had her frowning, hand tightening around the handle of the cart. “No,” she insisted rather vehemently. “That’s not it...I just...” she trailed off, unsure how to say that she thought she’d hurt him so badly he couldn’t be in town anymore. 

Her breath caught a little as he stepped even closer and her mind flashed back to the last time they’d been this close. She could curse her traitorous body for still being so affected by Judah over a year later. She exhaled slowly at his words, letting her eyes flit up to look into his curiously. “Thank you. I know you don’t owe me anything Jude,” she breathed, the corner of her mouth lifting up in a small smile. 

[askjldfhaksjldfaskjdf]

COOPER/SIMONE

Her heart felt like it constricted and skipped a beat all at once at hearing his voice. It had been so long. But he wasn’t happy to see her and she couldn’t blame him; the last time they’d been together had been horrible - she’d been horrible and unbeknownst to her, she’d already been 6 weeks pregnant then.

She froze when she noticed his eyes directed towards Adelaide. His words shot through her like an electric shock and she found herself nodding, though she didn’t know why. “Something like that,” Simone replied uneasily, giving him a tight smile. 

If it was anyone else, she might’ve introduced Addie to them and gushed about her daughter. But she couldn’t do that with Judah, it was too risky. Sure, he wasn’t a doctor like she was but even he could piece together a timeline if he asked how old she was or when she was born. She didn’t want to keep Adelaide from him but…

“When did you get back?” she asked suddenly, a not so subtle attempt to change the subject off of the baby. 

—

it was hard seeing her. he knew it always would be and he was stupid to think that simply changing local haunts would mean he’d never run into her. there she was, as perfect as the day he’d left but now there was another extension of her it seemed. the unease in her at his mention of the child didn’t sit well with him. a furrow forming over his brow when he saw the way she shifted subjects, changing them swifter than he thought a mother would. though what did he know? he wasn’t a mother, and he was the furthest thing from doting. Judah had never even had a pet unless you counted that moose that lived on the back end of his childhood property in Kodiak. couldn’t be doting if he tried. 

“your kid?” he pushed the question, brow now raised a little as he stepped towards her a little, enough to peer around and look at the child. good for her and her family— if that’s what they wanted. judah peered at the child for a moment, the infant locking eyes with him for a moment while she sucked on her fist. “got your eyes.” he murmured, ignoring the fact that the child bore some resemblance to himself. Wasn’t that an evolutionary thing? infants were meant to remind men of themselves so that they connected with them? a survival thing that had continued throughout time? he shook his head, looking back at the woman, now ready to answer her question with a shrug. “a few weeks, maybe less. I’ve been working at lot at base so days kind of blur.” and that was the truth, his days did all merge together after a while. sometimes he just thought he should move onto the base, save himself the travel. 

[drsimonecooper]

Panic shot through her at his question and the way he stepped closer, peering down at her child. She found herself nodding though, almost unable to speak. The comment about her eyes had her glancing down at her daughter with a soft smile. “Yeah, yes. My daughter,” Simone told him somewhat stiltedly. Seeing him and having him so close to her and their daughter was sending her system into meltdown and Simone didn’t know what to do. “Adelaide,” she explained, looking back at him and hoping he didn’t see the fear she felt coursing through her. 

She was almost grateful when he decided to answer her own question. It meant the spotlight was off the baby girl chewing gummily at her fingers. “Oh...that’s good. I...I didn’t think you’d be coming back,” Simone replied softly, giving him a sheepish grimace. “How...how are you?” she asked and then felt completely idiotic for even asking. She’s probably the last person he’d even want to share all that with. At least these days anyway. 

[drsimonecooper]

With her schedule and two young kids, Simone hardly ever got to go to the gym. She kept healthy and she tried to exercise at home when she could. But since she’d seen that Judah was back, she’d needed some kind of release. So the gym was the only reasonable thing to do. Working out wasn’t her favorite thing to do but as she left the gym, she felt much much better. 

As she was leaving though, she could hear her phone ringing. Attempting to dig for it in the bottom of her bag, she was worried it may be the hospital even though she wasn’t on call, she wasn’t watching where she was going. Instead of walking around the bench seat just outside of the gym, she stumbled into it - hitting her shin and dropping her handbag. 

“Shit,” she hissed. So much for feeling better after working out. Now, her shin stung and the contents of her bag were scattered on the ground. 

[drsimonecooper]

It was Simone’s day off and though she could’ve been at home, relaxing, she took the chance to run some errands. She’d never been good at just sitting at home doing nothing anyway. The nanny was sick and so she had Addie with her all day, not that she minded. She felt like she hardly got much time with her lately, work had been so busy and despite everything, she enjoyed her time with her daughter so much. 

The grocery store wasn’t the. highlight of the day but Simone always found it so amusing how delighted Addie was by the rows and rows of groceries in the store. It had to be the colors, she was sure. She was pushing the cart, Addie in the little baby seat, out the doors when someone caught her eye. 

She’d been busy chatting to her daughter, though she knew she couldn’t speak back, it was developing her language skills. But then she saw him and froze. Frowning, Simone wasn’t sure if it was Judah...he’d been gone for a long time, she couldn’t imagine he’d just show back up in town out of the blue. Except, as she made her way towards her car, her eyes caught his and she knew, undoubtedly, that he was back. 

“Judah?”

( @judahwolf​ )

[drsimonecooper]

Her heart felt like it constricted and skipped a beat all at once at hearing his voice. It had been so long. But he wasn’t happy to see her and she couldn’t blame him; the last time they’d been together had been horrible - she’d been horrible and unbeknownst to her, she’d already been 6 weeks pregnant then.

She froze when she noticed his eyes directed towards Adelaide. His words shot through her like an electric shock and she found herself nodding, though she didn’t know why. “Something like that,” Simone replied uneasily, giving him a tight smile. 

If it was anyone else, she might’ve introduced Addie to them and gushed about her daughter. But she couldn’t do that with Judah, it was too risky. Sure, he wasn’t a doctor like she was but even he could piece together a timeline if he asked how old she was or when she was born. She didn’t want to keep Adelaide from him but...

“When did you get back?” she asked suddenly, a not so subtle attempt to change the subject off of the baby. 

[drsimonecooper]

It was Simone’s day off and though she could’ve been at home, relaxing, she took the chance to run some errands. She’d never been good at just sitting at home doing nothing anyway. The nanny was sick and so she had Addie with her all day, not that she minded. She felt like she hardly got much time with her lately, work had been so busy and despite everything, she enjoyed her time with her daughter so much. 

The grocery store wasn’t the. highlight of the day but Simone always found it so amusing how delighted Addie was by the rows and rows of groceries in the store. It had to be the colors, she was sure. She was pushing the cart, Addie in the little baby seat, out the doors when someone caught her eye. 

She’d been busy chatting to her daughter, though she knew she couldn’t speak back, it was developing her language skills. But then she saw him and froze. Frowning, Simone wasn’t sure if it was Judah...he’d been gone for a long time, she couldn’t imagine he’d just show back up in town out of the blue. Except, as she made her way towards her car, her eyes caught his and she knew, undoubtedly, that he was back. 

“Judah?”

( @judahwolf​ )

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simone cooper.

Simone was enjoying her lunch, flicking through a few notes as she ate, glad to be away from the hustle and bustle of the L&D unit for a little bit. She loved her job but it had been a fairly busy morning for her. So she really was glad to be getting a small break and despite it being hospital coffee, she was grateful for the caffeine too. She was lost in her own thoughts and was startled when she heard her name, blinking a few times as she looked up to see someone standing by the table she was seated at. 

“Oh, Nell. Hello,” Simone greeted the nurse, smiling nicely up at her. “No, I don’t mind. Go ahead,” she offered, sweeping a hand towards the spare seat across from her. “How’re you?” she asked, she’d always been friendly with the nurses and she rather liked Nell. 

Nell never minded mingling with doctors. Sometimes, despite her best efforts to keep it professional at work, she mingled maybe a little too much with a little too less clothes, but overall, she didn’t see why not being friendly with them. While some of the nurses thought them to be intimidating, she thought them to be people, just like the rest of them. Smiling at Doctor Simone, she put her tray down and sat down right after, cozying herself in the plastic seat of the hospital’s cafeteria while giving the woman a small thanks.

“I’m fine,” the brunette said simply, waving the other dismissively, “no surgeries today so far, so I just been stuck in post-ops and checking up some patients, stitched a gash in the forehead of a three year old who was a total champ about it, today’s been a good say so far,” Eleanor elaborated with a smile on her lips, slow days were heaven for her and she never complained about them. “What about you? Many babies were delivered today?”

[drsimonecooper]

Simone listened intently to Nell, smiling softly as the other woman told her about her day. It sounded far more relaxing than her own had been so far. Her brows furrowed a little at the talk of stitching up a three year old. “Oh, poor thing. A forehead lac isn’t fun for anyone, especially not a three year old. Must be a brave little thing,” she mused, shaking her head. She couldn’t imagine her own son dealing with it well and he was almost twice as old. 

She chuckled a little then, sipping at her coffee as she leant back in her chair. “Three babies this morning. Though one was an emergency cesarean. I’ve been here since about 6,” Simone tells Nell with a laugh. She lifts the cup of coffee up a little. “So this is very much needed. I’ve got a full afternoon too. Who’d have thought the beginning of Spring would be so busy,” she said jovially. 

“Would you like to trade days?” she mused playfully. 

[thejakedalton]

open event-starter where: on the rocks bar @somertonstarter​

When Jake entered the bar, he immediately found himself in the middle of some really excited and mostly drunk basketball fans. Not that he really minded it but having grown up with an entirely different sport, it certainly was a point of time where he was reminded of how his friends who weren’t interested in hockey probably felt around him most of the time. Trying to navigate his wheelchair through the mass of people and towards the bar, the male was glad when he finally reached it and managed to get the barkeepers attention to order a beer before turning his head towards the person standing next to him. “Man, I’ll never get how people can get that excited by someone trying to throw a ball in a basket..”, he stated, fully aware that there were lots of people who pretty much said the same thing about hockey.

[drsimonecooper]

Simone didn’t know why she let her brother talk her into coming out tonight when he just went and abandoned her to talk to some old friends. She’d said hi, of course, to the familiar faces but she’d never quite been apart of his social group. Instead, she stayed by the bar, glad to be out for once and getting the chance to relax. She’d just ordered a third glass of wine, when she noticed a familiar face beside her. She smiled at Jake Dalton, someone she’d gone to high school with and laughed at his words. “I seem to recall you playing a sport with a very similar goal,” she teased lightly, giving him a friendly smile. She shrugged then. “Besides, I think it’s more about the winning than it is the actual sport,” she mused, taking a sip of her drink. “Anyway, how are you?” she asked curiously. 

[harveymendoza]

OPEN STARTER. ↪ at prince’s point, evergreen dock ↪ @somertonstarter​

“hey there little guy,” it was no surprise to anyone who knew harvey how much he loved dogs. growing up, it was the one thing he always wanted and never got and he still hoped to adopt one with felicity. he loved coming to evergreen dock and run over the coast and when four paw friends joined him, who was he to send them away? harvey leaned down and pet the dog until someone came over. “you’re just the cutest buddy ever, aren’t you? oh hey,” he said as he watched the person’s shadow and got up. “sorry, is he yours?”

[drsimonecooper]

Getting a dog had been her husband’s idea, well before they’d had their second child as a way for their son to have a little playmate. She hadn’t been completely on board with the idea at first but as soon as they’d adopted the golden labrador retriever they affectionately called Duke, she’d fallen in love. Unfortunately though, he didn’t get quite as much attention anymore as he should; so on a free afternoon with both her kids, Simone decided to take him for a walk instead of the dog walker. 

The idea was a good one until she realised that a stroller, a six year old and a dog were hard to handle on her own. It wasn’t long before she’d lost her grip on Duke’s lead and he was running off in front of her. Thankfully, he was still in eyesight but damn if it wasn’t annoying following after him. 

“I’m so sorry,” Simone breathed, as she came to a stop beside a man happily petting her dog. Benji was beside her, bouncing on his feet as he told Duke he was a naughty dog for running away, even as he reached out to grab at his leash. “He didn’t annoy you did he? I just...lost my grip on him,” Simone chuckled, feeling weirdly overwhelmed. 

[sebastianbrant]

SIMONE COOPER​

Simone was just coming off a long shift, tired and in desperate need of coffee. Full o’ Beans was on her way home and it was no problem to just stop in quickly. Making her way inside she wasn’t paying much attention as she texted her sister, completely missing the person right in front of her. She collided with the poor man awkwardly. 

“Shit. I’m so sorry,” Simone apologised quickly, looking up to see that it was none other than Chief Brant. She chuckled, giving him a weary smile. “I swear I don’t usually just go running into people,” she told him sheepishly. 

( @sebastianbrant )

It was either Sebastian’s fourth or fifth time getting a coffee that day. The man had stopped keeping track. Both because he simply didn’t want to keep tabs on the sheer amount of caffeine it took to keep him going through the day and because he knew it would earn a disapproving scowl from his doctor. Even though he knew the menu at Full o’ Beans like the back of his hand his attention was still focused on the boards above the cashier, checking for anything new. 

Simone bumping into him did catch the man off guard but the surprise was quickly brushed off with a small smile and a slight shrug. “We’re all here to get our coffee fix right? And when you don’t have coffee we run into each other. It happens.” He accepted the apology easy. “You look busier than me, you can go first.”

[drsimonecooper]

Simone couldn’t help but laugh a little at Chief Brant’s words, nodding her head. “Definitely something like that,” she mused, tucking her phone away and shrugging. At his next words though, she shook her head. “Thank you, but it’s okay. You were in line before me anyway. Besides, I’m actually not that busy. Just finished a long shift,” Simone told him. That and her children were with her mother, so she didn’t feel the need to rush home and risk the chance of bumping into her husband. If anything, the coffee shop would be more relaxing then home. 

“But I’m certainly not the only one that has long hours, I’m sure,” she quipped lightly. 

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where: the hospital’s cafeteria

when: around lunch

with: simone cooper ▬ @drsimonecooper​

The hospital was just one of the many places where Eleanor felt like she was doing some good. Quite loving her job, but not so much the extensive shifts, she often forgot what time it was until someone at the nurse station gently pointed out to her, telling her she needed to take a break and eat while they held everything together there. She would be damned if she dismissed the head nurse and with a small smile, throwing her white coat over her scrubs, Eleanor took the elevator down to the hospital’s cafeteria. Sometimes it was funny to see people mingling there, it was almost as if they didn’t witness death on a daily basis. Not feeling particularly hungry, Nell opted for buying an apple, her eyes searching for a place to sit and finding one red headed not far off. Approaching with a ready smile she cleared her throat. “Afternoon, Dr. Cooper,” she said once she was noticed, “mind if I join you?”

[drsimonecooper]

Simone was enjoying her lunch, flicking through a few notes as she ate, glad to be away from the hustle and bustle of the L&D unit for a little bit. She loved her job but it had been a fairly busy morning for her. So she really was glad to be getting a small break and despite it being hospital coffee, she was grateful for the caffeine too. She was lost in her own thoughts and was startled when she heard her name, blinking a few times as she looked up to see someone standing by the table she was seated at. 

“Oh, Nell. Hello,” Simone greeted the nurse, smiling nicely up at her. “No, I don’t mind. Go ahead,” she offered, sweeping a hand towards the spare seat across from her. “How’re you?” she asked, she’d always been friendly with the nurses and she rather liked Nell. 

[shaytaylor]

[drsimonecooper]

Simone was just coming off a long shift, tired and in desperate need of coffee. Full o’ Beans was on her way home and it was no problem to just stop in quickly. Making her way inside she wasn’t paying much attention as she texted her sister, completely missing the person right in front of her. She collided with the poor man awkwardly. 

“Shit. I’m so sorry,” Simone apologised quickly, looking up to see that it was none other than Chief Brant. She chuckled, giving him a weary smile. “I swear I don’t usually just go running into people,” she told him sheepishly. 

( @sebastianbrant )

[chaotictrxuma]

𝙻𝙾𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙸𝙾𝙽: 𝙱𝚁𝙸𝙳𝙶𝙴𝙿𝙾𝚁𝚃 | 𝙷𝙴𝙰𝚁𝚃𝚈 𝚂𝙻𝙸𝙲𝙴

𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚃𝚄𝚂: 𝙾𝙿𝙴𝙽 𝚃𝙾 𝙰𝙻𝙻

𝚃𝙰𝙶𝙶𝙸𝙽𝙶: @somertonstarter​

“I’m just saying–” Maggie continued to repeat the idea that she honestly couldn’t believe that was getting such a bland response from the cook in the back of Hearty Slice. “Think about it. What’s the two most popular f’d up foods that people go to? Pizza, and chicken nuggets. So, you know, if you put those two delicacy’s together…” Maggie raised her eyebrows, and then spun around and caught the other person’s eyes. “You agree with me, right? Chicken nugget pizza; it’d be a gamechanger for this place.”

[drsimonecooper]

Simone couldn’t help but grimace when she heard Maggie Pullman’s words. “That...doesn’t sound all that appealing,” Simone told her, shaking her head a little. “I’m sorry. I mean, it’s very innovative though and I’m sure it’d do well with the...stoner market maybe. But...” Simone chuckled a little at the words. She shrugged. “Also, wouldn’t it be a little hard to place full chicken nuggets on a pizza? Size and proportion wise?”

[teagan-li-deactivated20210927]

location; the full cart with; @somertonstarter​ - open

Watching as someone grabbed the last carton of oat milk from the refrigerated section, Teagan let out an audible sigh, though honestly it sounded a little more like a whine falling from her lips. “Please don’t tell me that’s the last one and that I’m just too short to see there are more in the back.” She sighed and looked up at the other person with the carton in their hand. “And if it is the last one I’ll give you five bucks if you let me have it. My morning coffee is garbage with almond milk and I promise you that literally no one wants to see me without caffeine in my blood stream.” Maybe bribery was the way to go or maybe she was about to have someone tell her to go fuck herself but either way the woman was already reaching into her bag looking for her wallet. 

[drsimonecooper]

Simone wasn’t a fan of grocery shopping and she usually avoided it if she could. But today was not one of those days. It was a quick shop though, just a few necessary items; like oat milk, Benji had an allergy to dairy milk and they’d switched to oat not long ago. It was the only one he seemed to like. She’d just placed a carton in her basket when a voice interrupted her. 

Turning, she chuckled a little. “Oh,” Simone mused, glancing back up to the shelf she’d pulled the carton from. She grimaced a little, turning back to the woman. “Sorry, I think it might be,” she told her sympathetically, giving her a little shrug and a smile. 

At the brunette’s next words, Simone couldn’t help but laugh. “I understand the lack of caffeine, trust me. But I’m not going to give it to you. You could always ask one of the stock boys, maybe they’ve got some in the back they haven’t put out yet,” Simone suggested easily.    

[mercyovalles-blog]

open to anyone, @somertonstarter​

      “Sorry, I don’t mean to bother,” and yet she continued anyway, “Do you know the way to laundry mat? Apparently, it’s laundry day in my building so everything is taken.. and I desperately need to wash clothes.” Definitely needed to wash clothes. Considering the only thing she came to Maine with had been nothing more than a suitcase full and hadn’t taken the time to go on that much needed shopping spree, Aleyna couldn’t really wait for anyone else to be done; especially not when she was due for a night shift. “Just point me in the right direction and I’ll get out of your hair, I promise.”

[drsimonecooper]

Simone was taking a much needed break from the hospital. Still in her scrubs, an unusual sight - she didn’t like wearing them outside of the hospital - she was eating lunch. It startled her then, when a voice was directed towards her. “Oh. It’s not bother, really,” Simone looked up, giving the young woman a smile. She frowned then, as she recognised the question and realised she didn’t know. “And uh, I think it’s a few streets over,” Simone told her, pointing to her left. “I’m actually not 100% sure about that though. I can google it for you, if you want?” Simone offered.