stupid boy.

levi maddox thirty four | local chef @ the amber pig @madisonrps

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andrewnharper​:

Andy was sure shock was painted across his face as Levi explained the situation. He got it, of course he did, and Andy was never one to judge anyone- ever. “Fuck Levi,” Andy breathed, a low whistle slipping past his lips. “She was just dropped off at your place? That’s insane.” Andy couldn’t imagine what must be going through Levi’s mind, what he must be dealing with. A child born from grief and she looked just like her dad. As Jessie sat back down at the table with her ice cream and started to eat, focused on the treat, Andy looked back at Levi. “Well, if you ever need any help you know I’ve got your back. Really. Anything you need I’m here man.”

He nodded at Andy’s question, not even sure how to process everything that was happening at that moment. It felt weird explaining all this and realising that this was his life now, that his fucking around after Lyla had died had caused this. He had completely forgotten himself, lost himself in the grief and just trying to find people to distract him from the shit heap that his life was. His eyes flickered over Jessie as she ate the dessert she’d picked, smearing chocolate on her face as she did so. The girls hair was a mess, having only been brushed as an afterthought when they left the house for Savannah that morning and the outfit she had been dropped off in whilst washed, needed ironing. Andy’s offer of help meant more to Levi than he would ever admit out loud, “...thanks.” he managed, a brief smirk tugging at his lips before fading quickly, “What do I even do with a kid?”

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jordanxkirby​:

“Absolutely, I’m jealous,” she teased him back, nudging him with her own elbow. “I mean, c’mon, am I not your favorite Kirby?” She raised a brow at him, feinting offense as if he was going to say she wasn’t. “After all these years and not even a single offer to get me a car,” Jo shook her head at him with a teasing smile, “One of these days you’ll cave to me too, it’s only a matter of time. I just got that whole aging thing goin’ for me. Can’t beat a kid.”

For the first time in a while, a slightly more genuine smile graced Levi’s lips as she spoke, looking down at her with an affectionate look as he rolled his eyes. Like the rest of the Kirby family, Jordan was a constant in his life. He had been close to her when Lyla was still alive, and remembered well how distraught Jordan had been, and how she’d spent a lot of time with them and Lyla comforting her. “If I ain’t gonna cave for you now with the kid, what makes you think I ever will Kirby?” he replied.

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nisa-kaplan​:

Nisa laughed as he rushed in removing her top, hands finding their way back to the exposed skin on his chest to scrap his muscles with her nails. She preferred this, losing a few hours with Levi. It let her unwind, and she didn’t have to worry about the town gossiping later. She didn’t care about gossip, and they were old news anyway. Besides, there was nothing special about a pair of friends with benefits when they hadn’t become more, the town got bored. She laughed into the kiss as he picked her up, legs wrapping around his waist with ease. “Don’t drop me on these stairs, sir.” She teased against his lips.

The woman’s teasing caused him to pretend to drop her, losing her grip for the slightest of moment, “Oh, oh whoops!” he replied with a teasing grin before his hands tightened their grasp and he steadied the brunette more firmly in his arms. He made quick work of the stairs, kicking open the door to his bedroom before kicking it again to close it once they were inside. Levi moved to lay her back against the comforter, amazed that he had had the foresight to make his damn bed. As soon as her back made contact with the bed he was covering his body with hers, hovering over her as his lips sought out hers eagerly. 

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nisa-kaplan​:

Nisa didn’t often think too hard about her relationship with Levi. They had fun, and she knew his heart wasn’t available and to be frank, she wasn’t sure hers was either. Nisa hadn’t been burned or anything, she just never felt that overwhelming urge to lose herself to love. And she did love people, she loved Levi, but not like a woman loved a significant other. What they had was interesting, but she wasn’t rushing to change it either. “Hmm, might just have to dish out a few punishments later then.” She teased, leaning into his touch but all too eager to spend the night getting up to any amount of trouble and fun. “Maybe we’ll just have to sneak off into one of the side rooms here and have our fun before your curfew.” She meant it as a joke, in all reality Nisa knew how life changing it was to have his daughter suddenly in his life, but she wasn’t that sure how else to bring it up lightly.

He groaned a little as she spoke, already knowing the likelihood of them sneaking off was high but he had thought they would at least get inside the ball first...right? “You, are making it very impossible to think normally. I swear if you give me a boner before I gotta face like, all of Madison I’m going to have to do the punishin’” the man threatened lightly. The thought of a curfew was discouraging and he tried not to pout at the thought of her not coming back. “You could always come back to the house ... the kid sleeps doesn’t it?” 

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adriennediz​:

Adrienne struggled with the car seat as she looked at the one year old who was smiling up at her. “Don’t laugh, this thing is impossible.” Adri murmured as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. The baby had been dropped in her lap, more or less. She’d returned to town for a funeral and as the god mother, the care of the child had been placed in her possession for the time being. Peering around, she looked at the nearest individual with a baby with the belief that they would know what the hell to do with a car seat and how to unclasp the thing from the stroller. “Hey, sorry — think you can help me?” she asked with a sympathetic smile. “I don’t know how to unhook this thing.” @levimaddcx​

Jessie couldn’t help but giggle a little at the perplexed look that appeared on Levi’s face at the woman’s question and he shot the kid a glance before looking back up to the woman. “I -- are you asking because she’s here.” he asked, pointing to the child who merely giggled again. “I could’ve stolen her for all you know.” he added, before deciding that perhaps that was not the best thing that he could’ve said. Instead, he opted for a shake of his head, “I don’t have a clue how to work those things.”

[tomhiddletson]

Everybody has a bit of body armor they wear to protect themselves, and love is about trying to break it down. You have to see who a person really is and connect with her to break that armor.

for the lovely shana @hungergasmes ♥︎

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nicolaxdeluca​:

Nicola had been in line, her head turned to look back over at Levi and his daughter, well, she assumed his daughter. She walked over towards them, pressing her lips together with a small chuckle.  “I was just comin’ over to tell how cute your daughter is.” She nodded her head as she glanced on the stuff on the table. “I did hear somethin’ like that…” She teased.

Jessie grinned up at the woman, and he sighed a little in defeat. Might as well play along, “She gets her looks from her dad what can I say.” he replied as he leant back in the booth. It was hard to deny the two looked alike though, from memory her mother had been the opposite of her, there was no denying who her father was. 

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jordanxkirby​:

Jordan couldn’t believe Levi had a kid. Growing up with the Maddox brothers, she considered them family just as much as Logan and Austin. Maybe slightly more than Austin since his decision to enlist all those years ago. Who was around to pick up the pieces of a devastated Jordan? Not Austin. She watched as the young girl happily laughed at Levi’s attempt at a joke. It wasn’t a joke. Kids were expensive. She gave a small smile as she turne to face him in the booth, “I can’t believe you’re already offerin’ up houses and cars to this one,” she shook her head, “Normally there’s a lot more steps leading up to those ones.” She was only giving Levi shit. 

Of all the people to be standing before him, he was glad it was Jordan. He wasn’t in the mood for someone who didn’t really know him or the situation at hand. The Kirbys would get it, they had spent enough time over the years with a front side seat to the Maddox family life, beyond his close friends and his brother, there were no others he trusted more. He shrugged a little at her comment, “Aren’t kids leeches? Might as well give in now.” he muttered, elbowing Jordan playfully in the side. “Why jealous you’re not getting these offers from me?”

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andrewnharper​:

As the small girl glanced up at Andy he gave an inviting smile, hoping to seem friendly. The last thing Andy would classify himself as was intimidating, though as he towered over the girl, he was sure that it could seem that way. “Nice to meet ya, Jessie,” he greeted, hand on the back of her chair. As Andy took in Jessie’s features, he spotted some similarities between the girl and his friend, starting to put a few pieces together before Levi could send her away. As she left for dessert, Andy took the seat unoccupied to the left of Levi and nodded at Levi’s admission. “Fucked up? I’m not sure I’d qualify what I’m thinkin’ as fucked up but tell me what’s going on, man. You look like you’ve been through the ringer.”

He sighed softly, running his palm over his tired features as he tried to figure the best way to exactly explain what had happened. “She’s....” he watched Jessie who had already charmed the Cheesy waitresses as she got her dessert, ordering more toppings than he probably should allow but he didn’t care in that moment. It kept her from coming back before he had explained the situation. “I slept with her mom a few months after Lyla died, she was knocked up and well the result of that is over there.” he replied simply. “Her mom dropped her off a few days before the ball, I didn’t even know about her until then.” he admitted, eyes still locked on the little girl as she walked over, face the picture of pure concentration down to the tongue sticking out from the side of her mouth as she focused on not dropping her dessert. She placed it on the table before climbing onto her chair, wriggling her little frame around until she sat down. “So now she stays for a while, whilst we figure what to do.... she had nothing on her. Just her clothes, and a bear that was it.” he knew Andy would understand, despite Levi’s many faults there was still a good man buried under the grieving shell constructed around him. One that wouldn’t shirk from his responsibilities. 

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charlie-hopkins​:

“Oh,” she said. She turned her head so that the kid couldn’t see her face, widened her eyes, and smiled wickedly. “Oh man!” Her lunch period was looking up. Growing up she’d been instructed to give the Maddox family a wide berth. Which meant, of course, she absolutely hadn’t. “Careful with those words there Maddox. Impressionable young minds and all. You might want to invest in a swear jar. I’ve found it especially invigorating to be financially leashed by someone who can’t even tie his own shoelaces.”

He saw the woman begin to laugh, raising a warning finger in her direction. “Don’t, Charlie I swear to god don’t laugh.” the man threatened uselessly, knowing the woman wouldn’t take a blind bit of notice of him. She never did, much like most of the women in town who liked to give him shit. “This...is only temporary. Jessie is just staying with me for a little bit.

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milesbeckett​:

“You say that now, just wait til she’s a teenager” Miles wasn’t sure if the other man was even talking to him or was just thinking out-loud but he would never miss an opportunity to vent about the financial pressure of having a teenager. He loved being a father and wouldn’t change any for it for the world but just like any other parent he reserved the right to complain about it from time to time. He and Zelda were out at their favourite restaurant, she would engage in a conversation every now and then until a notification popped up on her phone and it was as if Miles was sitting alone. Zelda did, however, divert her attention away from her phone to glare at him. “But you’ve got years to wait until then so enjoy it while she’s still small”

He found himself not wanting to say out loud he wasn’t sure whether he would have her still when she was a teenager, though he didn’t have much hope of her mother coming back. He’d tried searching for the woman on social media and failed, chalking it up to her perhaps blocking him or even deleting her accounts to hide. Whether Jessie would remain with him was another question, now that social workers were involved and he was going through the motions of dealing with who would get custody of her. He wasn’t yet listed as Jessie’s father despite the blood test results. He glanced over at Miles with a sigh, “I... don’t know how to do this.” he admitted quietly.

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catalinaperz​:

Catalina brushed by on her way to an empty seat when she nudged one of the bags over filled with various items. “Oh shoot,” she gasped with a step back. Placing her tray on the edge of the table, she knelt down and began to pick up the items that had rolled out. “Wow, these are beautiful.” Cat smiled at the little girl who helped to pick up, her smile growing with pride at the items she’d just gotten. It warmed her heart as she’d seen too many kids treat every item as if it was gold. Especially the children she worked with that were in foster care. So many of them had nothing that was theirs so she could understand that level of pride. “You must be a very lucky girl.”

Jessie dropped down to the floor automatically to help pick up the things that had been knocked, and it wasn’t lost on Levi how pleased she seemed with them. He had wondered whilst they were shopping whether she actually managed to have anything, or whether she just went without. Whilst she tended to gravitate towards the more comfortable jeans, dungarees and sneakers a few ‘girlier’ items had been slipped in by her as well. He’d have to get Nisa or someone he trusted to help with those things. His credit card would take forever to pay off but, if he admitted it to himself it was worth it to see a smile on her face. At the woman’s question she nodded a little, holding up one of the barbies she had unwrapped on the car drive back, the future president Barbie having caught her rapt attention and he had managed to sneak it out of the shop without her noticing. “She’s going to run the world.” Jessie stated at the other woman, bringing a small smile to Levi’s own lips as he knelt down to help pick up some of the things. 

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charlie-hopkins​:

There were certain things that Charlie was prepared to see on a Monday during her lunch break. A few overly noisy neighbors, tired drawn faces, even occasionally someone still drunk from the weekend before. Seeing Levi Maddox with a horde of bags and an adorable little girl was not one of them. With her grilled cheese and hot sauce bagged she couldn’t help but approach. “Ok honey,” she said to the girl,  “just give me one SOS, one little sign that we got an Amber Alert situation and I will take this man down for you.” To Levi she mouthed, “What the hell?”

He tried to avoid giving Charlie the finger, clearing his throat as she gazed between the two. “He’s my dad.” she explained, eyes a little too wide and too serious for a kid of nearly five but he was slowly learning that it was for a good reason. “Y’know kid, we don’t need to tell everyone we come across that little gem how about we keep that..” he mimed zipping his mouth closed though the kid didn’t get it, returning to her milkshake. “Anyway wanna keep your amber alert shit from your mouth please Hopkins? Last thing I need is the town calling me a kidnapper.”

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andrewnharper​:

Andy hated doing anything before his shifts, trying to soak up any kind of peace and quiet he could before he got down to the station where he was surrounded by people and loud noises. Despite all that, he was still starving and craving a grilled cheese so he sucked it up and headed out. The sun was beating down against his back as he walked the few blocks over to Cheesy, wiping his brow once he was inside and glanced around. Waving hello to some friends of his parents, Andy spotted Levi and a small child sitting and made his way over. “Hey man,” Andy greeted with a smile, glancing over at the little girl and back to Levi with a questioning expression. Noticing the bags surrounding the two, his mind was filled with even more confusion. “Looks like you’ve been busy. Who you got with ya?”

He sighed a little as he cast a tired gaze up at Andy, if there was anyone that would help him out it would be the older Harper brother. It was Andy, Nick and Hunter that had kept him from truly going off the deep end after Lyla’s accident and he owed a lot to all his friends. Andy mostly stopped him from doing the stupid things that he did, except for the case in front of him. “Hey.” he replied, as he turned his attention back to Jessie who was gazing wide eyed up at Andy. “Uh, yeah this is Jessie she’s staying with me for a while.” he admitted, shrugging a little. Figuring he needed a bit of quiet to explain the situation, he reached into his pocket for a twenty dollar note, “Room for dessert?” she nodded eagerly and he gave her the note, indicating to the counter to go order a dessert. Probably not the best idea but as she scooted off the seat he sighed and looked up at Andy indicating for him to join them. “I fucked up Andy.”

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javirodriguez​:

Javi was on a break from work, having a sandwich as he had been craving grilled cheese, meanwhile he was actually working, drawing a sketch for a tattoo on his notepad, minding his own business as he ate and drank his coke. However, given the way the seats were arranged the tattoo artist overheard the conversation happening on the table next to his. Looking in its way by the corner of his eyes, Javi saw Levi with a little girl and he couldn’t help but snort at the other man’s comment. “You don’t know half of it.” He chuckled as he shook his head and having anther bite. “School, presents, clothes, parties. Car when their teens. College.” However, there was something weird and Javi just noticed. “Who’s the girl?” He mouthed at Levi while chin tipping at the girl.

He sighed a little as Javi responded about the other things that kids needed, and hoped that the kids mom would have come back by then, though now she was in his life and he knew of her he wasn’t sure how he felt about just knowing she was out there. When Javi asked, he cleared his throat, “Uhm, Jessie this is Javi he’s a friend of mine.” the man explained as he indicated to the other. Jessie turned her attention to the new face as a bright smile tugged at her lips, “Hi.” she replied the smile turning a bit shyer as she looked at him. “Javi this is Jessie she’s just staying with me for a bit.” he didn’t know how to explain the situation, but Jessie seemed to have no issue, piping up “He’s my dad.” 

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