call me ash

ashlyn. thirty. mother. nurse “courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently.”

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logan-rigby:

“Wouldn’t you like to know?” He raised his eyebrows at her suggestively, though in truth, he hadn’t the slightest clue on how to put this costume together, either. He had neither the skill or the creativity to bring something like that into a tangible thing. “No, but seriously— if you have better ideas, then speak now or forever ingrain in your memory the image of me dyeing my pubes green or something.”

“Oh God, now I have to see this,” she said, laughing. “Would you dye your hair green?” she asked him. “And then just wear like green clothes? she’s asked.

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worshipthetemple:

“Aw, sweet little angel just wants his pants scared off. You can’t blame him.”

“I do not understand why he wants to do it,” she said, shaking he head. “I warned him it was going to be really scary but he just nodded his head. I wonder where he got this attitude from.” She looked at Temple with a joking gaze.

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worshipthetemple:

“You know what makes me excited about this time of year?” Temple asks, leaning forward as  they whisper conspiratorially, “Haunted tours. Hands down.”

“Oh God, I hate those,” Ash said with a laugh. “Aden has been asking to go to one for whatever reason and I refuse to take him.”

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evabart:

“Where do you wanna go? I’ve got the rest of the day free. The store had to close early, some kinda asbestos hazard.” 

“I am down for anything, but I am starving right now, I could do for some food,” she said. “Chinese? On me.”

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tessabyrde:

“So, if the friend you haven’t seen in five years bails on your last minute for the third time in two months, is it safe to assume they’re not actually that set on making plans to catch up?” Tessa sighed and looked at the person sitting closest to her, lips pressed into a disappointed smile.

Ash pursed her lips at the other woman’s story. “I think that is a safe assumption,” she told her, nodding her head. “You could call her and talk to her,” she said to, taking a sip of her drink. “If you want to keep in contact with her. 

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benxscott:

Getting a dog had been a back and forth decision. Ben wanted the company, but looking after it and training it was a lot of work. He hadn’t known if he’d have the time for it or not, although decided to risk it. It seemed he had the time, the patience, however, was a completely different ball game. So as Simba ran off for the fifth time that morning, his temper was running a little thin, especially with their close proximity to the road. “Again?! You’ve got to be kidding me…” Spotting someone closer to the dog than he was, he was quick in calling out, as he jogged over, “Hey, can you grab him? Dog has a death wish!”

Ash noticed the dog before anything else. The dog ran close to the road and though there was no car coming, she knew that a dog running out onto the road was dangerous. She ran over to the dog and grabbed him, “You naughty little dog,” she scolded the dog playfully, petting him behind the ear. “You have a dog who likes doing his own thing,” she said, walking over to the owner, recognizing him slightly, but not knowing where to place his face.

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logan-rigby:

“So listen, I’m not really a big Halloween guy, but some of the faculty members are throwing a party, and I need your opinion—” He began to swipe at the screen of his phone and held the device up towards the other. “—should I go as a slutty broccoli or a Backstreet Boy?”

“How do you go as slutty broccoli?” Ash asked in great confusion. “I think I would like to see how on earth you pull that off,” she laughed.

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alison-harper:

“Look, I get it. It is Halloween, but I don’t care. I don’t want to dress up,” she said, hating that she was being the Debby Downer of the situation. “I just had a lot of bad experiences and the last thing I want to do is have another one in Lanford.”

“That’s okay,” Ash said, raising her hands in defense. “It’s not for everyone,” she told her. “My son has been begging me to go as Captain American for Halloween, and how can I say no?” she said a second later.

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veronica-spencer:

“Oh my God, oh my God,” Veronica kept repeating, immediately shutting her eyes as her hand moved to cover her mouth. Vomit was just about the only thing Ronnie was incapable of looking at without wanting to vomit herself. It had been that way ever since she was a teenager. And yet here was, watching some twenty-something heaving their guts out onto the sidewalk.  Ronnie quickly turned away from the scene, quietly addressing the person standing next to her. “This is why I stay home,” she insisted, half tempted to cover her ears to drown out the sound. “That is disgusting.”

Ash didn’t look away as she watched the person vomit their last meal onto the ground, the smell of vomit making her cringe, but she was otherwise okay. Being nurse she had to learn to deal with various bodily fluids coming out of people near her or even on her. “Hey,” Ash said to the woman. “You okay?”

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harleymarshxll:

“I’m fine,” Harley said as she rose her head from where it had been tucked in her hands. “I’m not crying, just realizing how horrible of a foster mom I am.” She groaned, eyeing the small overexcited puppy at her feet. “I was talked into taking him after I said I wanted to get one, but it won’t stop running around, and it cries at night, plus it gets sick, and I can’t go to the bathroom in peace.” Her head shook as she sighed. “I don’t know what I was thinking, I can barely take care of myself.” After she groaned, her wide eyes turned to the person. “Do you want a dog?”

“You’re not a horrible foster mum,” Ash reassured her friend. She looked down at the excited puppy at their feet and put him on her lap, petting him calmly. “He’s just a puppy, he’s bound to do these things,” she told her. “Have you got him plenty of toys? Walk him enough every day? He might just need to have that energy run out of him,” she said. “I don’t have time for a dog,” she chuckled.

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sarah-bluth:

“Did you hear that?” Sarah looked around for a second, then turned to the person who was standing next to her. “Please tell me you heard that too.”

“Maybe you’re hearing things?” Ash told the girl next to her before hearing a noise a second later. “Wait no,” she said. “I hear something too.” She looked around them, nervous about what was around them.

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autumn-manning:

“God, how much I miss the preschool days,” Autumn sighed, thinking back to when Sutton was a kid. “I’m telling you, cherish it while you can. Soon enough they turn into teenagers and then it’s all downhill from there. At least until they’re in their twenties. Or so I’ve heard.”

“Oh I will cherish it while I can,” Ash laughed. “I am not looking forward to Aden being a teenager, do not remind me,” she groaned jokingly. “I am all for him staying four forever.”

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novayoung:

Nova smiled and slowed down the closer she got, eventually reaching a stop when the woman was within reach of her keys, momentarily hooked around Nova’s outstretched index finger, while the blonde herself was busy smiling at the kid in the brunette’s arms. “You’re welcome — I’m glad I caught you before it was too late,” she said. “Being locked out of the house isn’t the greatest end to a nice weekend, right?”

“Oh yes, and it’s this one’s nap time,” Ash said with a smile, looking at Aden. “I’ve locked myself out of the house after a long shift at work, and I’ll tell you, it is not fun,” she chuckled. “I do not recommend.”

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thenameis-kev:

“I…” He paused, embarrassed to tell the story. “I was pouring some coffee at work this morning and I just…” Kevin held his left hand out. “It’s all red and tender– it literally hurts to have air touching my skin.”

Ash raised her eyebrow at his story, but said nothing as a response. “Well, we’ll just want to run it under some water and then just cover it,” she told him. “And then see a doctor if it’s not better in a week or so,” she said to him. 

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albaxpark:

“Okay, I just got a picture of the guy I’m interviewing next week.” She said, a smirk sliding on her face as she looked through her file. “You will definitely hear no complaints from me.”

“Oh?” she asked, an intrigued look on her face. “You’ve got to say more.”

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novayoung:

“Oh, wait…—” Nova saw the set of keys slip and fall onto the sidewalk gracefully, unbeknownst to the the owner who obviously didn’t hear her from the other side of the road where she had been running, lost in her own thoughts. She quickly crossed the road and picked up the small bundle. “Excuse me,” she said, clearing her throat to get the owner’s attention. “You dropped your keys.”

Ash shifted Aden in her arms, almost unaware of the woman running towards her. She turned around to see her running towards her, keys outstretched in her hands. “Oh!” she said, checking her pockets before realizing Aden must have dropped them. “Thank you!” she exclaimed to her. “Thank you so much,” she told her, truly thankful. “We might have been locked out of the house otherwise,” she chuckled.

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ben-nash:

“Wait, wait– wait!” It started low but was building, “don’t step there!” He pointed to the place in the park, looked like freshly dug dirt. “I haven’t put up a barrier yet. Just– don’t step on it.” 

Ash looked up at the man. “Oh,” she said, looking at where he was indicating. She took a step back. “Sorry,” she raised her hands in her defense. “Thanks for warning me I guess.”