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tcssacarmichael:

One of the many things Tessa loved about her wife was just how affectionate she was. After a long day at work, being held and kissed is exactly what the woman needed. “I missed you too, babe. I’m glad I got to sneak away a little earlier than usual. I mean, I’ll have a lot of paperwork to do tomorrow but it’s worth it to get to spend the evening with you — that and getting to see the boys before they’re asleep, of course.” She hummed, squeezing Amanda’s hand as she was lead to the kitchen. “I wanted to wake you but you looked so peaceful I just couldn’t do it.” She quipped. “You really are the love of my life, you know that? How did I get so lucky?” She asked stealing a kiss before she sat atop of the stool. “How were they today? I missed them. I need to like — take a day a Friday off soon so all four of us can have a long weekend together.” She hummed, already thinking about when she’d be able to fit that into her work schedule. Sighing, Tessa bit down on her bottom lip. “Not great. God— we knew this guy was guilty. I told them we shouldn’t take it to trial just yet because of insufficient evidence but they forced my hand and we didn’t get him… and because the judicial system in this country is bust, we’ll never be able to try him again.”

Mandy had her wife in mind when she decided to be a stay-at-home mom. There was so much stress and pain that came with Tessa’s job that being exhausted from her own and being unable to comfort her love at the end of a long day was just not an option. Rolling her eyes at her wife’s flattery, Amanda flushed, lips pressing to Tessa’s cheek as she smiled. “ And you’re mine. Obviously Fate wanted to give you something good back for all the good you do.” She chuckled be, moving off the stool to get Tessa a glass of wine. “They were great -- had a play date, got hyper on sugar when we went for ice cream and passed out in the middle of the day so that of course they’d be up all night.” She joked as she poured a glass. “Can you? I would honestly love that -- there’s a toy fair thing in the city this weekend that I would love to take them to.” She noted as she slid Tessa the wine glass. Happy conversation turned dark quickly when Mandy learned about the loss case. A muttered “ Oh my God...” came from her lips as she felt her heart sank. Her wife was brilliant in her field, but sometimes the bad guy won, and that meant that someone had to suffer. “ Wh-how? Did someone tamper with the evidence? You worked your ass off and I swear you had him! Why can’t you re-appeal to the judge?” She questioned, almost as outraged as she’s sure her wife was when she first heard.

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tcssacarmichael:

Some days Tessa definitely wished that she got to stay home with her wife and the boys — but she worked so hard to get to where was and she knew she loved her job — some days were just hard. Like today. She was definitely no stranger to losing a case, it happened sometimes. But when it involved a young girl like it did today, it was hard. So coming home to Amanda and her children is everything she needed. In fact, she couldn’t get out of her office fast enough. She had a mountain of paperwork to finish but that was a job for tomorrow. She grinned at the sound of a familiar voice and hummed. “Who else would it be, love?” She teased, wandering into their house. It took her all of two seconds before she was dumping her bag to the side (she’ll deal with it later) and moving to wrap her arms around her wife. This is what she’d been looking forward to all day. “Mhm, you could definitely say that. Too long.”

She could see the strain on her wife’s face from the day, but she still looked beautiful. Mandy was quick to wrap her arms around her wife and kiss her cheek with a sigh. “ I missed you. I’m so glad you’re home.” She mused with a smile.  Reluctant to let her wife go, she knew she had to let her breathe and settle in, smiling wide as she moved to lock the door and grab Tessa’s things. “ I can imagine; you left so early this morning.” She sighed as she took her wife’s hand and lead her to the kitchen. “ But on the bright side, I’m making your favorite, there’s wine in the freezer, and the boys will be up any minute and I know they missed you -- they wouldn’t stop asking where Mama was all day.” Mandy smiled, setting Tessa’s things on the counter before guiding her to the stool beside the counter to sit. “ Ugh, I just missed you so much.” She said as she wrapped her arms around Tessa’s shoulders again. “ Tell me how things went today?”

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deltasimone:

“I can imagine as much,” she said. Delta smiled when the other woman pulled out pictures of her kids. She wasn’t really surprised by it, it was just what parents seemed to do. She was pretty sure it was just instinctual for them to want to show off their kids in photo form. “Very cute,” she said. “It must be exhausting to have two that young though, especially if they’re that energetic,” she commented. The blonde nodded slowly. “Yeah. She’s all white except for the little tuft of yellow on her head.” Delta pulled out her phone and showed her a picture of the bird, much like she’d been shown the kids. “Maybe, but there’s been times where I was home all day and she still decided to do it. There’s never been much of a pattern as to why,” she explained. 

She only gave the other blonde a knowing look as confirmation that it was draining,but she still smiled about it. “That’s pretty much why I knew I wanted to have my kids young.” She noted. Nodding at the description, Amanda was half expecting the woman to pull out pictures of her bird -- people’s pets were like their kids to them more often than not.  Sure enough, the woman did, prompting a giggle from Amanda as she leaned to look at the photo. Awww, she’ cute.” She smiled. After the exchange Amanda’s eyes went back to the woman’s face to listen and shrug. “ Who knows why anything and anyone does anything, really? Animals needs are more simple than ours, but they can’t talk, sadly, so there’s that bummer.” She chuckled. Realizing they’d been chatting away for a few moments without introduction, Mandy jutted her hand forward towards the woman with a smile. “ My name’s Mandy. You’ll have to forgive my lack of manners, but you get used to being around kids and not needing to introduce yourself first.” 

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lparkermd:

Lately, work was keeping Lillian busier than ever. She had been needed for various procedures, and it seemed like her schedule was never going to open up. However, she didn’t mind it at all. She liked to be busy, but being busy meant spending less time with her daughter and two adorable grandsons. Looking up from the paperwork she had been signing, she smiled a the sight of Amanda and the boys, surprised to see them here. “It’s so great to see you. I’m glad you stopped by,” she got up from her desk and let out a laugh when Aiden pulled the books down. “That’s alright, he’s fine.” Lillian bent down to pick up the books, giving Aiden a hug and kiss on the cheek as she did so. “You were just curious, weren’t you, sweetheart?”  She began to pick up the books, carefully putting them back in the order they had been in previously. “How have you been, darling? I’ve missed you,” she asked Amanda. 

There was a sigh from Amanda -- not because she was frustrated at the boys, but just a helpless little sigh before a smile appeared on her face. “ Oh he’s always curious -- wait till I show you the photos of him getting into my makeup.” She laughed, setting the food down on her mother’s desk as she watched the toddler’s little arms try to hug his grandmother tightly. When that was all said and done, Mandy smiled and stuck her arms out, moving towards her mother for a tight hug and a kiss on the cheek that ended with a dramatic muah sound. “ I missed you too, mom. How is it that you always look like a Disney Princess? What the actual heck.” She chuckled, freeing her mother to move towards the stroller to free Archer. “I’ve been good...good... Just wrangling the boys and trying to keep sane, which I’m gonna guess is the same thing you’ve been doing.” She laughed, knowing her mother worked among mostly males and had her fair share of wrangling to deal with. 

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Her days were hellish, but she knew that dealing with the kids was her choice, and was nothing compared to the things her wife had to deal with. It was the reason Amanda took such pride in trying to make their home a comfortable escape for Tessa, the boys down for a nap and a glass of wine on the counter as she began to make dinner.  She figured the boys would be up soon enough, so she would begin to prep their dinner as well and have her wife’s favorite on the table by the time she got home, used to expecting Tessa late some nights. She reachd for her glass of wine between cutting carrots up for the boys when she heard the door click, her eyes lighting up as she set the glass down and hurried towards the front door. “ Babe? That you?” She called with a smile -- who else would have a key? 

When her eyes fell upon her wife Amanda’s smile turned to a soft pout of sympathy. “ Awww, honey, you look exhausted. Long day, huh?” She sighed as she moved to greet her.

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elixjackson:

“Hey! What’s that supposed to mean? Even I got standards, you know,” Eli replied with an amused smirk before he snorted and brought his own glass up to his lips to take a sip, shaking his head. Frankly, Eli had always had a rather foul mouth. He’d never cared enough to make a fuss over it and change it but even he held back around his friend’s kids - he didn’t want to spoil them this early on after all. He still had time to be mom’s cool friend with the potty mouth when they were older but right now, the only reason he wasn’t watching his language was because he could be sure they were knocked out for a while. “Being a responsible human being with a conscience fucking sucks though. I don’t even have a reason to not grab a jackhammer and go a little crazy out there but I’m holding back. Even though people are garbage,” he huffed with a shake of his head, setting down his glass carefully before tilting his head up to look back at Amanda. “I don’t intend to ever deal with those things either so what do I know.” He shrugged, chuckling. It wasn’t like he hated children after all, he simply couldn’t see himself being a dad at any point anyways. “I honestly don’t know how you do it…,” he muttered, taking another sip of his wine. “I’d probably go crazy.” As she went on, Eli couldn’t help but laugh, shaking his head. “Fuck, no! Murder seems like the easy way to go when it comes to paper work but you gotta wait until your kids are old enough to be without their mommy,” he joked with a wink though his expression shifted when their conversation was focused on what he’d mentioned. “I can barely afford that hellhole, Amanda! How am I gonna find a different place, huh? I don’t have the money to pay the deposit for a new apartment, let alone an entire move,” he mumbled, a slight feeling of shame washing over him. He was a grown man in his thirties with a degree - he shouldn’t have to be worrying about these things, right? Saying them out loud only made it worse, too. “It’s not all that bad,” Eli tried to play it off with a shake of his head. “The neighbors don’t make me wanna lose it yet and the heating works so…,” he trailed off, shrugging before a half-grin tugged on his lips. “Roommates? Are you serious? Good luck finding someone who’s willing to put up with me and doesn’t make me wanna rip their head off. No thanks…”

She appreciated his anger reflecting hers ; honestly, just having someone to be angry with you was a great help. Still, there was no doubt in her mind that Eli wouldn’t snap and go out there to punch somebody in the face just because he felt like it, so pumping him with wine and staying inside was a better idea. “ Well, we’re both too pretty for prison and I know it isn’t like it looks on Orange Is The New Black, so we’re better off this way.” She chuckled. “ Eh, they’ve got two of them, they’ll be fine.” She joked, sipping her wine before moving to the cupboards to find the good snacks she hid from the boys. Anything with a colorful label could catch they’re eye, and sadly, things that were packed with sugar had those while healthy kids snacks were in plain white boxes with brown labels. It was no wonder being healthy was so boring.  Finally finding a bag of chips, she sighed in relief as she brought them back to the counter and tore them open to share. “ Love is a very powerful too. Besides, it’s not like I just got knocked up -- I wanted this and it was hard as hell to get pregnant, so I don’t want to be ungrateful about it. Sure it’s a lot of work, but they make life magical.” She smiled fondly, thinking about her boys before moving on. She never wanted to get too sappy around Eli. Still,t he change of conversation made her snicker; she knew he wasn’t a people person, but she didn’t know where she got the idea that he could deal with sharing a small space with someone. “ Ha, you’re right -- I take it back. You could probably be put up with but I can’t imagine you in a small space with someone. Shit, you’d probably rip their head off for leaving a dish in the sink.” Mandy laughed.

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hollymyersx:

Holly typically wasn’t a big drinker since alcohol wasn’t that great for her voice, but she did like an occasional glass of wine from time to time. And Amanda was a good friend, so she enjoyed spending time with her. “The construction around here is absolutely ridiculous most of the time,” she nodded in agreement. “You should definitely go file a complaint or something, because if it as only a pothole, it really should have only taken a couple hours at most.” New York City wasn’t the quietest place to raise kids, so she didn’t know how Amanda managed to deal with it all most of the time. “Red is perfect. I’ll probably only have one glass anyways. Thank you,” she smiled. 

“Well, what do you expect when you ask a man to fill a hole? She joked, a scandalous laugh following before she caught herself and lowered her voice. Her kids were finally sleeping and she would smack herself if she woke them after all that. “That’s fine, more for me.” She smirked, ever the lush at the end of the day. Glasses filled halfway -- though hers was a little bit more than Holly’s, Mandy cheers’d with the other woman before taking a generous sip and holding onto it for a bit. “I just get so aggravated. I never wanted to be one of those wives to moves out of the city and pens a memoir about her life before she’s thirty while she relaxes in the countryside and her spouse travels from there to Manhattan by 5am train every morning, but sometimes it just seems like it’d be so much better for them. But I also don’t want to fit the cliche of unsuspecting family moves from the big city into a haunted house in the middle of nowhere, because fuck that, honestly.” She chuckled softly. “Besides, her work’s so close by, I like that she comes home after a long day and we still have time together. Not a lot of fun to be had when she spends two hours on a train and passes out for a few hours, you know what I mean?”

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frankeananny:

Although Mason knew it wasn’t always worth getting upset over the things you can’t control, he himself could sometimes get upset about things, so he knew it wasn’t always that easy. “Thank you.” He replied smiling as he followed her to the bedroom. Walking into the bedroom Mason places Jared down on the bed and removes his shoes, and little jumper, placing a kiss on his head as he covers him up smiling, before putting a pillow next to him so he’d not fall out of bed. Walking out of the room Mason smiled, happy that Jared was now sleeping somewhere comfortable. Sitting back down he looked at her resting his head on his hand. “Hey, it’s fine that what friends are for, well work has been crazy, sometimes I forget that I actually have my own life.”

Amanda could tell, that though he wasn’t his own son, Mason cared about Jared personally.  She knew that could be the case with some nannies, but he had honestly been so careful, it was like it was his child. “ You’re gonna be such a great dad some day.” She complimented, smiling as she grabbed her glass and got cozy on the sofa. “Have you ever thought about it?” She added before taking a sip. Sure, it was still tough in New York for two fathers: The laws were set in place that two women could both be on the birth certificate, as she knew well after having two kids with her wife, but not for men, which she’d openly proclaimed to be ‘bullshit’ several times. Still, There were options for him. “ It’s easy to forget.” She chuckled. “ I do it all the time, but that’s the price you pay when you sign up for kids. I mean sure, we still make time where we can get it, but they can’t take care of themselves, and the good outweighs the bad.” Mandy smiled. “ I see the way you are with him; it’s like you have this bond that’s so rare when it’s not your kid. Parental, caring... Why is that?”

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frankeananny:

He looked at her putting his hand on her shoulder. “I know the whole double standards thing sucks, but there is nothing we can do about it,  it’s never going to change.” He replied as he took a sip of his wine, it wasn’t often he drank at this time of the day so he was going to make the most of it. As he listened to her go on he rubbed her arm hoping it gave her some kind of comfort, he hated it too but he knew getting upset about it wasn’t going to change anything. “I do, Jared hit his head the other day when the stroller went slipping on some ice.” He replied as he looked at her sipping his wine slowly. “I think I will go do that thank you, there is actually something I want to talk to you about anyway.” He replied as he walks over to the stroller, lifting Jared out he smiled. “Which way is the bedroom?”

The comfort was appreciated -- she knew there wasn’t much she could do beyond ranting and raving about it, so having someone to listened helped. Still, she didn’t want to get too frantic to wake the toddler sleeping nearby, sipping her wine before setting the glass down. “ Mm, right on your left -- I’ll show you.” She said as she pushed herself to stand. With Jared in his arms, Mandy very gently smoothed his hair and cooed at the boy before leading them to her older son’s room. Aiden was out cold, usually a light sleeper, but given the circumstances, he was out cold. He didn't’ even stir as Mandy moved him over a bit to make room for Jared,, pulling back the covers as she waited for Mason to remove his  boots and things and cover him up. With a smile, she eyed the two boys for a second before moving out the room once more. “ Anyway, he’ll be a lot more comfortable there.” She noted as she took her seat on the couch once more. “ So what’s going on with you, huh? I know I’ve been going on this whole time, but how are you?”

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deltasimone:

“I really like the way your brain works,” Delta told her. “Long day?” she asked with a small chuckle. “God, no, it’s okay. Don’t apologize,” the blonde insisted. “Two kids? How old are they?” she asked curiously. “As someone who’s never changed a diaper or anything like that in her life, it sounds like.. a lot.” Delta nodded. “Dancing. I’m choreographing a few numbers for a troupe of dancers and I have to be back at the studio soon to keep working with them,” she explained. “She’s a cockatoo. Definitely not a little one. She’s not usually like this, just.. sometimes. Every so often she decides that her being awake and loud is more important than my sleep.”

“Well thank you -- it’s good for something, sometimes.” She chuckled, following it with a deep sigh. “ Oh every day is a busy day when you’re a mom.  I just got so used to the rules of mom club that  i don’t think I actually remember how to interact with regular people.” She laughed, shrugging as she did what every parent would do and pull out pictures of her sons without being asked. “ Aiden, Archer,” She said as she pointed them out. “ Three and one, and very energetic. I’m lucky enough to have an amazing wife who takes them both on on her days off so I can have a day off. I love my kids, but you wouldn't’ believe how much a manicure and a massage can rejuvenate you.” Mandy chuckled. “ Aww, those at the ones with the little yellow on their heads, right? I don’t know my birds, but maybe she’s just feeling a little lonely. If you’re busy these days with your dancing and coming home to pass out, she might be trying to bug you to play with her. That’s just me talking outta my ass, if I’m being honest; I know shit about birds, but if they’re anything like children then that’s definitely the reasons she’s squawking. “

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deltasimone:

“Yeah, yikes is just about right,” Delta agreed. She listened to the other woman and sighed. “Thank goodness. That makes me feel a little better about how many I’ve had,” she admitted. “A caffeine IV sounds so good right about now,” she said. “And I still have more to do today. No sleep and a full day of dancing is a lot. I am going to sleep like a rock later.” She paused, unsure of what to do with the last bit of information she was supplied with. “I.. don’t even know what to say to that last part. Wow.”

“Never feel bad about coffee. Literally it’s a gift from the gods to help us through life and no one can tell me otherwise.” She chuckled. “I’m actually due for another soon if I expect to get dinner on the table tonight.” She added with a laugh, amused by the woman’s face.” Sorry, mom life -- when you have two kids and no privacy and you’ve changed enough diapers in public the veil of what’s acceptable to talk about to people drops and it’s a damn free for all. But dancing, huh? I admire your stamina because there’s no way I’d be able to do a damn thing after a bad night of sleep. What kind of bird do you have? Is it a parrot or one of those little ones? Cause I’ve heard the little ones get really lonely and need a companion.”