tilly

He was a people please, he had always been that way. He wanted to make people happy and feel good. What he even did in the Marines. He was there to help all people. The one that went to the other countries and helped out and would play with the kids. So even when he was home he wanted to make sure others where good and happy. "Sounds good to me" he said glad they had small plan in ways.

He had to chuckle at her reaction it was funny. but he stopped and his smile dropped "I am not named after some silly pizza eating turtle...that is worse then my full name" he did not like his full name at all. Donovan wasn't anything he ever clicked with. Donny was used to be being called Morgan more than anything now too. "I mean I can make you that ants on a log so it's not as bad" he tease.

Matilda couldn't help but laugh at Donny's reaction to the petname, gently rolling her eyes and looking down at Honey, "Did you hear that Honey...?" she asked, as if Donovan wasn't even in the room, "He's denying who he really is -- and he thinks I've named him after a Ninja Turtle and not the amazing Sculptor the turtle was named after." She tutted rather dramatically, reaching down to scratch the dog's head once more before turning her attention back to her human friend, "The day you start trying to feed me whatever the hell 'ants on a log' is, is the day our friendship is over, Donny. What a sure-fire way to get rid of a girl like me."

#fc #//when summer hits east haven tilly thriiiives

karma-is-my-girl-friend

Margot Robbie 💕💅🏼

Donny has been trying to do better with getting out more. But he had days he barley could get out of his bed. The thoughts of the past always came back to him it seemed like. But with Honey and some friends he was doing better. Able to go near his home and work somedays. But others he knew he did not leave his apartment and bar because he felt safe there. But Honey was one thing that always did help him, she was trained so well to support him.

But Matilda and other friends got him out and about a lot. But he was glad when Matilda was happy to come to his place to do their own thing. He shrugged and looked at her "I am good with whatever you like" he smiled at her a moment. He did tend to watch what his friends did or just what was on at the moment. "But I think your shows sound fun" he smirked at her. It was fun for sure he knew he would enjoy anything she wanted him to watch. "Because I own the place I can get as much as I want" he smirked. "I mean they do come with the wings... so I can start adding more of it " he teased.

Tilly grinned as Donny insisted he was happy to watch whatever she wanted to, knowing she would be more settled if she got her way. It wasn't as if she would have fought him, but Matilda liked having an idea of what she wanted to do or eat or watch and then the person she was with agreeing. It was probably a part of her annoyingly obsessive personality, but she wasn't one to question her personality that much. "Perfect," she grinned, "When we get ourselves settled I've got a list of stuff we could decide between."

When Donny mentioned adding celery to their wing platter, Matilda gasped playfully, her hand landing on her chest in a dramatic fashion, "Donatello Morgan," she spoke seriously, as if her pet name for him was his actual legal name, "You would never force a girl like me to have vegetables, would you? I might cry... and I'm not sure you'd be able to handle me crying. I'm a bit dramatic, don't you know?"

fletcherxpeterson

open starter @ The Sitting Room

“I’m sorry, did you say something?” Fletcher asked through a yawn as he rubbed his eyes before forcing them to focus on the figure beside him on the bar stool. It wasn't that he was drunk - quite the opposite as he was still nursing his first drink - but his lack of sleep meant that he was bordering on delusional; deep purple pooled under his eyes. "Sorry, I was on a different planet for a sec," he chuckled. "Firmly back on Earth. Try that one more time?"

Matilda really needed a new hobby because sitting at random bars throughout the weekends was growing old. Of course the Tequila Cowboy was different because she actually had a friend there, but her bank account and Sunday mornings were being ruined by the amount of socialising she did at bars. This time she hadn't wanted to dress up, so she'd gone down to the Sitting Room where she could be a little undone and not feel self conscious about it. She smiled at the man as he seemed to finally kick in and realise she'd approached him, sitting herself next to him and holding out a wallet, "I think this is yours--" she repeated, eyes looking down at the wallet, "It fell out of your back pocket when you came in...?"

#fletcher01

omarxmorrison

He watched as the grin grew on her lips, shaking his head with her words. "Honestly, I'm not sure that I could blame you," he reached into the bags, taking the items out and placing them on the table. He placed the food that she ordered in front of her as he did the same with his own. As he reached into the second bag, the sauce was sitting right at the top. "Ah, here we go, now we don't have to lose you back to Australia." Marcus grinned at her in return as he set it down next to her food.

Matilda was practically bouncing in her seat as she closed her laptop and pushed it to the side, thanking Marcus quietly as he placed her food down. She was immediately in it, opening the to-go box and moaning happily at the smell that hit her nostrils. She looked up as he found the sauce, a dramatic gasp escaping her as she eagerly took one of the containers he'd placed down, "My hero, Marcus. You are my hero and if I ever say otherwise then I want you to put my out of my misery, okay?" She moved a little and nudged the seat opposite her a little so it pushed out to welcome him to sit, "How has your day been? I feel like I've had my head in that laptop for sixteen hours straight."

#marcus01

He smiled at her for a moment, glad she was here now. "Good just messing around here" he looked around for a moment. "Cleaning up and getting ready for the day" he knew hadn't left in a few days, but he was really fine with it. She knew he had problems with going out as much as he could but he was still trying to work on it. Honey did help him a lot but there was many days he knew he could not get himself to go out at all.

Donny smiled at her for a moment "That can be nice we can go up to my place and watch something" the good part of living above his work he never had to go to far. The back had a yard for Honey so everything worked for him. "But no the bar is okay for now" his staff would be in to start to get the bar ready for the day. "Because you always want to eat when you come over" he teased as he took some to eat.

Matilda wasn't a therapist and she wasn't a support worker, but she was sure that the fact that Donny was getting out of bed (whether he left his properties or not) was a good thing. Some days she wished she could do more for him, but she understood it wasn't really her place and trusted that if Donny did need a bit of extra help he'd reach out to someone or mention it to her. Honey seemed to keep him in check and keep him moving which was clearly a positive sign and she loved watching the two of them interact.

"Sounds great-- what's on the watch list? I hear there's a new season of Yellow Jackets that's meant to be good. Or we can work through the list of bad Aussie classics I am going to force you to watch." Tilly grinned when Donny mentioned her eating whenever they spent time together, "It's because you always provide primo food," she admitted, "If you started trying to get me to munch on some celery I'd suddenly be very full and not need to eat with you all the time."

c l o s e d for : @jeremyxlieberman

where: a cafe near the office when: 16/06

Matilda was looking forward to the weekend. Even if she needed to do a little work on her laptop at home, at least she could do it with a nice beverage in hand... or from the bar at the Tequila Cowboy annoying Donny at the same time. She had messaged Jeremy the night before to come and meet up with her for brunch instead of having their meeting in the office that morning and was glad to see his reply had been an agreeable one. She was sitting in the sun outside the cafe waiting when she saw him approach, "Morning Big Boy," she grinned at him, nodding down to the coffee that sat in front of the empty chair opposite her, "Gotcha coffee sorted already."

#jeremy01

He had met a lot of people at his bar over the past few years. Some that came in all the time. Others that came in every now and then, and a few that came in once and never came back again. Along with the friends he had known growing up in the town. There was a few people that he knew growing up, but he didn't get around to a lot. Just the past trauma he had he just didn't get out as much as he would like too.

He had to jump slightly as she entered the bar, but was fine he knew she was coming so it wasn't to bad on him. "Always with you Honey" he looked as his dog did greet her. That his dog was cute and friendly and everyone did love her. "But it's alright life happens" he said as he got up from his stool to greet her. "But I am glad you could come over" he smiled glad to see her. a person, a friend he could really trust. "i got some snacks made..." he said from the kitchen all the good friend appetizers. He went to the back to grab them and came back sitting them down in front of her.

Matilda settled in a little as she caught her breath and continued to pat Honey. She looked up at Donny and smiled, "You good?" she asked, hoping he was well at least, "What've you two been up to today?" the blonde wasn't expecting him to regale her with tales of having an overwhelming social life, but she hoped Honey was helping him get a little more comfortable in the big outside world. She finally finished greeting the dog and raised herself back off her knees to offer a hug to Donny.

"Me too," she hummed, "Thanks for the invite...! I wasn't sure what you'd wanna do, but we could start a new series or watch a movie? Or we could hang out here if you need anything done around the bar I could help with?" She watched as he disappeared to grab something from the kitchen and grinned the moment she laid eyes on the food, "Snacks are my favourite thing to eat," she conceded, "And now did you know I'd be starving?"

c l o s e d for : @neenawagncr

where: lieberman law when: 9/06

Even though the two were a decade apart in age, Matilda found so much fun in spending time with Neena. The younger woman seemed to love to annoy Jeremy and messing around at work was one of Matilda's favourite ways to stay sane on a weekly basis. She knew she had work to do and Matilda was always a good employee and got her work done, but the blonde didn't see an issue with having a bit of fun at the same time. Hearing the door to the office open, Matilda found herself grinning at the familiar face, "Morning Neena," she spoke brightly, taking the last sip from her coffee and tossing the take out cup in the bin, "What a sight for sore eyes you are...!"

#neena01

Donny did love his bar that he was able to come into this place a few years ago. To see the man that used to own it and live above it what to retire it worked out perfect. He had a place he already knew and felt good in. So he would be happy there and safe even if he rarely went outside the doors of the bar. He knew years later that he wasn't in good shape that he stayed in his bar and apartment only.

He was always trying to do better but going out his doors wasn't anything he was good with. He had done therapy before but he never felt that good with it to keep up with it much. But today he had plans to hang out with Matilda. At his bar but he felt like he take her up to his place again to watch a movie or something. He sat behind his bar on stool to rest as he waited for her to show up.

He had met Matilda a while when she walked into Tequila Cowboy. She was nice and he did feel good around her. One person he could go out with when he had to leave for whatever reasons. He looked down at his service dog Honey and sighed "it's just like Matilda to be late" he smirked at his dog who wagged her tail.

@mmmatildaw

It was no secret that Matilda could drink a lot of people under the table, but she'd come to find herself in a bit of a tough place when she frequented the Tequila Cowboy more than once a weekend. Sometimes she'd double back and enjoy the bar so much she'd need a safe space to sleep off the half dozen shots she'd had on an empty stomach and that was how she and Donny had become rather good friends. She knew she was a little much at times, but the owner of he bar always seemed to be open to helping her out... or at least not cutting her off when she had clearly had too much to drunk.

She knew some of what Donny was dealing with, but she didn't want to pry more than she was welcome to, so when she'd asked if he wanted to catch up (sans alcohol for the most part), Matilda had left it up to him as to what they would do. It was her day off but she'd run into the firm to quickly shoot off an email she'd forgotten about the night before and was now running late to meet her friend at the bar. She was jogging rather quickly when she finally came up to the bar nad bust through the door, "Sorry...!" she immediately apologised, breathless as she grinned over at Donny and his dog, "Hi Honey...!" she moved closer to the two and knelt down to greet the service dog.

omarxmorrison

starter for @mmmatildaw

location: lieberman law

Since moving to East Haven nearly six and a half months ago, he had become rather familiar with his colleagues at Lieberman Law. It only felt right, as partner with Jeremy, that he got to know the people that he worked with on a daily basis. Since it was late and he knew they'd be at work later than normal, Marcus took it upon himself to run out and grab dinner. "I double checked and they got everything right," Marcus said as he stepped into the office space where Matilda already was. He set the bags down on the table, "take a break, eat. We are going to be here a while longer anyway."