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"Shall I touch the sky, or shall I kiss you?Whilst the seconds were turning in my brain, tired, tight lips become wet, as I played hide and seek in your eyes."  Anonymous

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Horis is alive and well...believe it.

@jadziana, @championmuffin, @redlibrary, @giosteele, @borisofroyalpains-blog, @maria-marz, @royalpainsandsuch, @royalpainscentral, @royal-pains-love-blog, @renuka13, @frostiron81, @spooookyboo​

Hello to my Shadow Pond Family!  At the risk of repeating an infamously creepy line:  “I’m baaack!”  However, it is somewhat appropriate as I have not posted for a very long time.  (Hand on heart) Please forgive me.  My hope is that I will post a new chapter - there are good number of them just waiting - much more frequently moving forward.

Monday, 7/19 is Mr. Campbell Scott’s birthday.   Sir, I wish you the very best in the life and good health, too.

“Music In The Air - Rescue” has a new chapter today - in honor of Mr. Scott’s birthday - and the title is “Relocate, Chapter 43″.

Some excerpts which I hope you will enjoy:

---Evan replied as he watched the men, “You know, Boris, I remember a time when Hank only knew about where to get the best pizza in New York City.” Casually, Boris said, “Then I am afraid that I may have ruined Hank for the rest of his culinary life.” Hank shook his head and said, “Nope!  You haven’t done that, I STILL know where the best New York-style pizzas are!”

---Hank placed his hand on Boris’ back and they turned to embrace each other.  Hank felt Boris shiver and Boris said quietly as he clutched Hank, “I do not wish to be a dead man yet, Hank; we have too much to do together.”

---Boris:  “Are you laughing at me?”   Hank:  “I’m not laughing at you; I’m laughing with you.”   Boris stepped out of the half-bath and held onto each side of the door frame with both hands, looked at Hank with an incredulous expression and flatly said, “Do I appear to be laughing?”

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I really try to be as positive as I can, especially on this blog, but honestly I’ve been in a really dark place lately.

I know this is weird, but if it’s no trouble could anyone that sees this reblog with a picture of their pet if they could? Almost nothing cheers me up more than seeing people’s pets. Cats, dogs, ferrets, lizards, spiders! No one owes me anything, but it would make me so happy :)

[51kas81]

my dog Lisi

[jadziana]

Bragi, my old cat man.

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The one on the left is Mémère, my 13 yr old girl; and the sleeping one is Daddi-O, my 6 yr old boy. Purrr...

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Greetings to the Shadow Pond Family.  I have missed you.

@jadziana​, @redlibrary​, @giosteele​, @championmuffin​, @borisofroyalpains​, @maria-marz​, @royalpainsandsuch​, @royalpainscentral​, @royal-pains-love-blog​, @renuka13​, @frostiron81​, @spooookyboo​...and to all others who sincerely appreciate Royal Pains, Boris Kuester von Jurgens Ratenicz, Hank Lawson, and Horis.

So very much has gone on since I last posted: I moved again (twice in one year), my Father Joe passed away, and unsettling thoughts, fears, and worries of this global-ravaging disease surrounding us have taken the “wind out of my sails”.  However, I shall persevere, as all of you have...

Believe it or not, I have just posted two new chapters of “Music in the Air”; Chapter 39 - Ridiculous, and Chapter 40 - Relinquish.  Boris and Hank continue onward through the adventure that IS their life!

Here are some excerpts:

---Evan asked as he looked at Boris, “You knew we hired an admin, Boris?” ... “Shadow Pond is our home, Evan; we know everything which goes on here.”

---“Kindly remove your hand from our person, Mr. Lawson, or we shall remove it for you...and...tell us now, just how attached are you...to that hand?”

---“Your version of humble and apologetic is very adorable, you know; especially now that I know you,” Hank said.  “Ah, so you think you know me, eh?” Boris teased.

---Boris smiled and reached up his right hand to stroke Hank’s temple and smooth his dark hair; he traced the line of Hank’s jaw, and then drew his pointer and index fingers across Hank’s lips gently as he focused his eyes on the places his fingers touched...

---Boris quickly turned his head to look at the other pillow that he had punched with his right fist, blinked, and was slightly amazed that there was no blood; he also looked at his fist and was relieved there was none there as well.  There was certainly a lot of blood in the dream....

Sigh...

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Wishing the Shadow Pond Family a happy September!

@jadziana, @redlibrary, @borisofroyalpains​, @royalpainsandsuch, @royalpainscentral, @royal-pains-love-blog, @giosteele, @championmuffin, @maria-marz, @renuka13, @frostiron81, @spooookyboo​, and other devotees and friends of our favourite couple Horis, the Royals Pains universe, and the beautiful estate/world of Shadow Pond.

It is a challenge for me to believe that it is nearly Autumn once more - you too?  I have enjoyed a marvelous Summer, and I sincerely hope that all of you were fortunate in that way as well.

I sit here today whilst Hurricane Dorian rages over my adopted state of North Carolina, USA.  So far, the power has stayed on; huzzah for me!  As I look out my windows and see the 20 to 30 mph wind gusts and heavy rain whipping around (and thinking that tree branches should most likely not be bending in that wild fashion), I foster a grateful attitude that I am warm and dry and safe - at least for the moment.  Reaching out to all of you, my Shadow Pond Family, is also a great comfort.

Believe it or not, I have just posted Chapter 38 of Music in the Air on AO3.  It is called:  Restoration.  I hope you find it enjoyable.  I took a bit of a hiatus from writing this Summer and am now going through, and picking up, where I left off with my story of Boris and Hank.  I have many chapters poised and almost polished to share with you...  I also owe a few of you some return comments - I have not forgotten you!  Thank you for your patience.

Some excerpts from this new chapter:

---“Thank you, Tree, I really needed this,” Hank said quietly.   “I needed to see you clad only in your briefs,” Boris teased with a sly grin.

---Boris watched the two brothers in this mild battle of wills as they stared at each other for a moment.

---“Then WHY do they fill his time with so much work?!  He can never say no to helping others...one of his more endearing traits, however, he has no time for himself...” Boris paused for a moment and then said, “...or me now.”    “This is true, Master,” Udo said in a neutral voice and knew this was serious because of the topic, and because of the day that it was, and the fact that his Master wasn’t speaking in his usual royal terminology by using the word ‘we’ when he only meant himself.  Boris was using the words, ‘I’, and, ‘me’; and because they were speaking Russian, the more forceful sentences seemed to sound a great deal angrier.

---Boris blinked slowly and tilted his head with tight lips and very grey ‘laser-beam’ eyes; and he appeared to be ready to wait in the doorway of the Guest House until the end of time for the answer he wanted from Evan.

---“Crap,” Hank said.   Boris nodded.   “It was yesterday…wasn’t it?” Hank asked hesitantly as if he was afraid to learn the answer.   Boris nodded again.

Mr. Scott, thank you for being sooo unfairly gorgeous. (tremendous sigh)

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Wishing Mr. Campbell Scott, a very Happy Birthday today!

Hello to the Shadow Pond Family:  @jadziana, @redlibrary, @giosteele, @championmuffin, @borisofroyalpains, @royalpainsandsuch, @spooookyboo, @maria-marz, @renuka13, @royalpainscentral, @royal-pains-love-blog, @frostiron81, and all others in the Royal Pains/Horis esprit de corps!

I hope your summer is going well and that you are all healthy and happy.  :-)

( have been a bit out of touch of late; thank you for your patienc.  I shall be returning soon with more chapters in “Music in the Air“ story on AO3...there is more to come for our favourite couple!)

I could not let today go by without a heart-felt reminder/shout-out/expression that today is Mr. Scott’s birthday!  Our very best wishes to you, sir!  May it be a pleasant one for you.

Maximum suave, and unfairly gorgeous, sophistication:

And, maximum handsome, and unfairly gorgeous, scruffiness:

Perfection.  (...sighs with delight...those eyes!)

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A gifset per Royal Pains Episode: 2x5 - Mano a Mano

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Agh, I love Hank so much in this part.

[jadziana]

Always reblog Royal Pains. Always.

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Agreed. Wholeheartedly. Good lord, how I miss them...

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Happy Springtime to my Shadow Pond Family!

@jadziana, @redlibrary, @giosteele, @royalpainsandsuch, @borisofroyalpains, @championmuffin, @maria-marz, @renuka13, @royal-pains-love-blog, @royalpainscentral, @frostiron81, @spooookyboo, and all other in the Royal Pain/Horis esprit de corps!

Thank you (hand on heart) for waiting for me; I know that it has been almost 2 months since I last posted.  I have been most busy with the changing of my “living situation”; I have moved from the suburbs (as it were) and am now a downtown city-girl of Raleigh, North Carolina.  My two kitties and I have settled quite nicely into a lovely apartment which is within walking distance of my work - a first for me.  My “living situation” is, so far, going as planned and I look forward to being a single person once again.

I should like to paraphrase something which struck me in a most profound manner, that the delightful writer Kummerspeck7 wrote in their AO3 story, “Wenn Lieve In Dir Ist”; written as Boris, as he describes being alone, “...I chose to live alone as an adult.  I relished my privacy, delighted in my quiet solitude, savored being beholden to no one...”  My dear Kummerspeck7, it was as if you were inside my mind and helped to arrange those very thoughts accordingly.  Thank you.

I have just posted a new chapter on my “Music in the Air” on AO3 and it is called Reveal, Chapter 37.  I hope that you enjoy it; here are some excerpts:

---“Well, you were always stubborn and complicated as a child; you are who you are, my Nephew. I am certain that Hank knew that when you two married each other.  I do not see anything odd about that.  What you do mean about causing him to worry?” Marta pressed further.

---“Oh, yes!  I can’t believe how tiring it is to move around.  All the other symptoms are gone; it’s just this lingering stiffness.  I feel like I am stuck in quicksand.  It reminds me of when we were exploring the bush country in Western Australia,” Khalil replied.

---Boris had the kind of ‘luck’, as it were, that he could often roam the Shadow Pond main house without running into any of their staff.  This didn’t always sit well with Udo, Hank, Khalil, or anyone on their staff because if they came across Boris alone, they became worried.  Boris always chuckled to himself when that happened because he could never figure out why they worried about him so much.  

---Hank chuckled and offered, “Maybe you’re crossing a threshold; you’ve also gained a little bit of weight back...” 

“How could I not gain weight? You and Udo keep stuffing me with food,” Boris offered.

---“Hey, hey, hey,” Hank said as he pushed Boris upward from himself with his both hands open on Boris’ broad chest to look into Boris’ eyes, “Are you all right?” Boris looked down at Hank and asked innocently, “Do you not enjoy this?” And Boris pushed his firmness against Hank for emphasis and was eager to get both of their trousers off their bodies.

I want to say to all of you that I so greatly appreciate the Shadow Pond Family; and even if we might be the smallest fandom on Tumblr and AO3, it is a treasure to be a part of this experience.  Simply put, Horis is extraordinary...soul mates usually are.

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I Did the (Royal Pains) Math

I’m not sure if anyone’s done this before– I got curious about how much Boris effectively spent on Hank in JUST the first episode of Royal Pains.

Let’s start with the guest house. Sagaponack (where Shadow Pond is said to be located in S1E2) is the most expensive zip code for median home price in the country, where the median home price is $8.6 million dollars.

VRBO has $2000 as the average rental cost PER NIGHT from Memorial Day to Labor Day…

That’s 98 nights.

There’s cleaning fees and rental fees that are significantly more but I’ll ignore them since 1- they got kicked out slightly before the end of summer that first year and 2- Boris wouldn’t be renting it anyways so that income isn’t real.

I could not find a single house for year round rent in Sagaponack, probably because of the potential summer income and because of its small size and low population of about 300. The number of houses is very limited.

That’s $196,000 in free housing. And that’s NOTHING compared to the cost of the Infamous Gold Bar.

A gold bar is 400 troy ounces. In 2009 ONE troy ounce of gold cost $1087.50

That gold bar was worth $435,000 when Boris gave it to Hank.

But wait!! There’s more!!

2009 was also during The Great Recession in the USA. Massive corporate bankruptcies were everywhere and people were worried the large banks were going to collapse. (Quick history lesson: People weren’t crazy for thinking that could happen. It happened previously during the Great Depression in 1929 and the banks did nearly go bankrupt again in 2009-10. The government stepped in and loaned them money to prevent it. If you’re interested, Too Big to Fail was a GREAT movie)

Because of the economic upheaval people started investing heavily in gold in September 2008. From 2008 to 2009 the price of gold rose 30%. Then from 2009 to 2010 the price rose another 24%.

If Hank (and Evan) held onto that gold bar until 2010, it would have been worth $568,000. I do think they used it on start up costs (and probably Hank’s outstanding financial problems), so we’ll stick with the $435,000 number.

Boris, remember, is a banker. He sees the price of gold is quickly rising and knows it will continue to rise until the end of the economic crisis. People buy gold when they’re scared.

I think that check thing was a two part test. Boris tested him a few times in the early episodes (“tell me about them–the boy with the car, the woman with the flat tire?”) Hank passed the first part by turning down the initial check. I think Boris wanted to see what he would do with the money. Would he waste it? Spend it? Save it? Invest?

Anyway, by the end of episode 1 Boris’ largesse is worth a whopping $631,000. And that’s just episode ONE.

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Oh, it is really delightful to see just how much 'fondness' that Boris has for Hank...from the start. Way to go, Championmuffin!

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Shadow Pond Family - Hello!

@jadziana, @redlibrary, @giosteele, @championmuffin, @royalpainscentral, @royal-pains-love-blog, @borisofroyalpains, @frostiron81, @maria-marz, @royalpainsandsuch, @renuka13, @spooookyboo; and those who respectuflly adore Mr. Campbell Scott, Royal Pains, Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz, and Horis...

I hope this post finds you all well and happy and that the new year is progressing nicely for you all.

I have just posted another chapter in ‘Music in the Air’ on AO3; the saga of Boris and Hank continues...

This is now Chapter 36, it is called ‘Return’.  Please enjoy some excerpts:

---Hank was still chuckling as he came back into the bedroom with Boris’ hair brush and beard comb, one in each hand. Boris’ hair and now slightly longer circle beard stuck out in more directions than on a compass and he said happily, “I...just have to do...something with your hair!”

--- Boris sighed and decided to angle the conversation in another direction; he wasn’t about to admit to Hank that he was on the last notch in his belt and his tailored clothing draped loosely on his body.

---Feeling mischievous, Boris asked plainly, “Is this the moment when I am supposed to say, ‘Could you move it one inch to the left’?”

---“Do you not remember, Hank?  I suggested fish and you said that Evan would ‘weird out’ with fish.  Then, you suggested Italian, however, since we just left Italy, I persuaded you to choose something else.  Next you said bar...bee...kew ribs and I asked you whose ribs...” Boris offered with a smile.

---Evan said, “Don’t worry, I’ll leave some for you, Boris.” Boris raised his eyebrows as he watched ice cream drip onto the seat cushion. Udo saw this, too, and made a mental note:  No ‘self-service’ when Mr. Evan joins us for a meal; too messy.

Imagine sharing a meal with this incredible and delightful man; I would raise my wine glass towards him and offer a heartfelt toast:  “I drink to one and only one, and may that one be he, who drinks to one and only one, and may that one be me.”

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Greetings to the Shadow Pond Family!

@jadziana, @redlibrary, @giosteele, @championmuffin, @borisofroyalpains, @royal-pains-love-blog, @royalpainscentral, @frostiron81, @maria-marz, @royalpainsandsuch, @renuka13, @spooookyboo, and those out there who appreciate ‘Royal Pains’, Mr. Campbell Scott, Mr. Mark Feuerstein, and ---Horis--- as much as our small but mighty Shadow Pond Family does.

Personally, I am wishing you a wonderful Winter and hope that you are happy and healthy.  May 2019 be the year in which you not only survive, but THRIVE.  I am certain that there will many changes during the new year - present company included - but that there will be changes for the better, for the positive, for harmony, for friendship, for freedom, for personal growth and awareness, and for peace.

My warmest regards to you all...thank you for your friendship and interest in my story.

I have just posted another chapter in the on-going saga of our favourite couple, Horis, in the fanfiction of “Music in the Air” on AO3.  I hope you will enjoy it.  

Here are some excerpts:

---“Isn’t that pushing the limits of your strength just a little bit?” Dr. Hank asked. “Well, Dr. Hank, what I WANT to do is for all of us to go downstairs to the restaurant to dine, however, THAT would be pushing “the limits of my strength just a little bit”,” Boris replied smugly.

---“YOU are evil!” Hank exclaimed as his chest heaved and his eyes wide. “Amongst other things, ja, I suppose so,” Boris teased.

--- “Now...only if you feel up to this...” Hank said even though he began to unbutton Boris’ silk pajama shirt. “I am...already...up to this, as you can tell...” Boris said.

---Boris said as he stared at Hank, “If I am hot, it is for you.” “You’re not hot,” Dr. Hank looked at the read-out and said, “Your temperature is a little elevated, but nothing to worry about,” Hank stood there and looked at Boris and then placed the thermometer back in his medical bag, “What you are is incredibly stubborn.” “Have I not told you, Hank? Stubborn is my middle name,” Boris said flatly.

---Just then, the smell of something delicious, and Italian, wafted to them from the dining room and Hank’s stomach growled loudly. Both men chuckled. “Do you have a monster in there?” Boris pointed to Hank’s belly with an open hand.

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Happy December to my Shadow Pond Family!

@jadziana, @redlibrary, @giosteele, @borisofroyalpains, @royalpainscentral, @royal-pains-love-blog, @spooookyboo, @championmuffin, @maria-marz, @royalpainsandsuch, @renuka13, @frostiron81, and other far off brothers and sisters of the Shadow Pond Family.

It has been a while since I posted, I know, your patience is boundless and appreciated!   I have been way too busy and am having to deal with a number of life changes.  All is well, however, or at the least, getting better for me; 2019 will be a very different type of year and one I am joyously looking forward to; and do also know that I will be restoring harmony to my life by my actions...  

I am also still trying to figure out that December has just shown up on the doorstep - oh, hello there!

I hope that all of you are happy, and healthy, and are having pleasant days and nights full of restorative sleep.  I wish for all of you to have harmony as well.

Believe it or not, ‘Music in the Air’ on AO3 has a new chapter!  Just posted today.  It is called:  Rely, Chapter 34.  If you recall, Boris and Khalil are still attempting to recover from the tropical disease they picked up in India...

Here are some excerpts:

---  After a few moments, as he stared at Hank now with a sad exhausted expression, Boris closed his eyes and whispered in English, “I have no more strength for this...”

---Khalil was being held up, and assisted to walk by Jon Michel and Efraim; he wore sunglasses as the light bothered his swollen red eyes, and he said, “Good afternoon, Udo, I would like to see the Master, is he awake?”

---“Stop it now; I get the picture...you were both being damned stupid boys; that’s what I think.  But, I am glad you both came to your senses!  You two belong together for all of the best reasons!”  Khun Mae said with a broad smile. 

---...he stopped as a wave of weariness hit him and he leaned against the wall breathing heavily; he used his cane to try and prop himself upright against the wall, but it became a futile attempt as he started to slide down the wall unable to hold up his own weight.

---Boris repeated something he had said over a year ago when Hank had first helped him into the bath tub at home when Boris was ill then; he quipped, “I do not suppose a cigar is in my health plan, eh?”

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So...very...handsome...

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Happy Autumn Wishes to our Shadow Pond Family!

@jadziana, @redlibrary, @borisofroyalpains, @spooookyboo, @renuka13, @giosteele, @championmuffin, @maria-marz, @royal-pains-love-blog, @royalpainscentral, @royalpainsandsuch, @frostiron81, @ratinthewall, et. al.

It has been an interesting late summer and I hope that all of you are safe, happy, and well.

You may have recently heard about a storm which somewhat slammed into North Carolina, where I live...Hurricane Florence.  Well, even though the storm covered the entire states of North and South Carolina and Virginia, at one point - see radar imagery below - I was quite fortunate.  The rest of the coast of the Carolinas is still struggling to get their lives back together.  Please consider to send good wishes, healing thoughts, kind prayers, or spare good karma - whatever works - to the folks in the Wilmington area.  (I live 140 miles north and slightly west of where the storm hit us.)

Onward and upward!

I wanted to share with my Shadow Pond Family that I have posted two new chapters to “Music in the Air” on AO3.  They are ‘Rebound, Chapter 32′, and ‘Requirement, Chapter 33′.  Boris and Hank are now in Bangkok, Thailand.  Here are some snippets:

---Boris continued, “We were in a marketplace, it was quite a loud, fetid, and busy place.  Every manner of...object...was for sale in this market...eh, every manner of situation, I should say,” Boris paused for a moment; his eyes appeared to become a dark silver grey and his jaw became set.

---Khun Mae looked over at Hank, smiled widely and said, “You looked surprised at this, Dr. Hank.  Did you not know that your husband is so talented?  I make him do this every time he comes to visit. I don’t want him to think that he can get away with not working,” She sighed deeply from the pleasure of Boris’ strong hands working on her aching feet. Boris looked up from her foot and was quite amused; he said, “She says this as if my providing millions of dollars for the college is not work and requires no effort...”

---Hank was given three scarves and Khun Mae presented him with a long strand of woven yellow chrysanthemums to denote that he was the guest of honor.  Honorable Mother announced to all that the Celebration of the Noble Doctor’s Birthday had begun.

---Hank felt Boris’ swollen glands in his neck, moved Boris to lie on his back – which made Boris moan in pain - and put his ear to Boris’ chest for a moment, “Okay, let me get my bag, hold on...” Hank got out of bed, quickly retrieved his bag, came back, and began the standard series of tests, “Yeah, you definitely have a fever, 101.9 degrees...” “Is there a bin close by?” Boris asked quietly.

---Khalil responded quietly, “Yes, Dr. Hank, I will be a good patient.  Can I have something for my eyes?  They hurt badly.”

---Hank walked out of the suite and down the corridor to their Suite slowly, his thoughts raced through his mind as he searched for anything else they could do ease Khalil’s and Boris’ discomforts; and he briefly allowed himself to worry without anyone seeing his expression.  He walked into the living area and there was no one there – breakfast looked like it had been interrupted; he said warily, “Hello?  Where is everyone?” Khun Mae shouted from the bedroom, “Dr. Hank!  Get in here now!”

I hope you enjoy these new chapters - there will be more...oh, so many more adventures are in store for our favourite couple!

Thank you, as always, (hand on heart) for your consideration and interest in my ‘saga’ of Boris and Hank.

Our small, yet dedicated Family is a treasure to me.

(Thank you, @cirellyandwords, for your recent post of “Royal Pains Moments”!  Good lord, did that brighten my month!)

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Royal Pains Moments

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Seeing this post, and the long list of "Likes" and "Reblogs", is the best thing to happen to me all month! Thank you so much! (Hand on heart, head bowed in deference.)

I simply adore Boris, beyond all reason and doubt... Who was it who said that "...love is a madness most discreet..."; they were so very right. Fine, then consider me mad.

Royal Pains Forever!

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Hello to Shadow Pond Family!

@jadziana, @redlibrary, @giosteele, @borisofroyalpains, @royalpainscentral, @renuka13, @maria-marz, @royal-pains-love-blog, @royalpainsandsuch, @frostiron81, @championmuffin, @spooookyboo, and all members of this small, yet devoted family of all things relating to Royal Pains, Horis, and Mr. Campbell Scott.

Where did the summer go?  I thought it was still July, as that is Mr. Scott’s birthday month; then I blinked and poof!  Mid-August arrived.  What in the blazes?

Your patience with me is boundless; my calendar tells me that I need to post new chapters to ‘Music in the Air’ r..e..g..u..l..a..r..l..y and that means every two to three weeks.  So, my mind apparently has its own ideas about such things and it appears that I am currently on a monthly+ posting basis - but, my mind didn’t tell me this. Where was I? (...probably still wondering where July went off to...)  I will try to get better at this; personally I like what my calendar tells me...

Gloria Steinem once said, “Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don’t feel like I should be doing something else.”

Very nice.  However, for the rest of us who are not full-time/paid writers, things such as life, family, jobs (?!?!!!), friends, various living responsibilities, sleeping, and the like, take up the time we want to spend on the ‘fun stuff’ (i.e. writing, reading, creating, having fun...), yes?  

Thank you for waiting on me.  (hand on heart)

“Music in the Air’ DOES have a new chapter today; it is called:  “Ripple Effect, Chapter 31.  Here are some excerpts - please enjoy:

---Udo’s eyes became large and he said with alarm, “Sir, you have not even had your coffee yet?  Oh, goodness, please excuse me, I need to make a call to our concierge; I will have it all brought up immediately,” And Udo stood up, bowed slightly and walked quickly over to a desk which had a hotel phone, his travel satchel, laptop, cell phone, and portfolio on it.  Udo picked up the phone and spoke politely into it.  Udo couldn’t believe that his Masters had come to check on him before Dr. Hank had food and the Master had his coffee. Udo’s mind was near-frantic, ‘This is simply not proper!’

---Boris felt the familiar and delightful stirring that occurred whenever Hank kissed him in that way and it began to show; Boris pulled away slightly as he didn’t want Hank to think he was completely uncouth; after all, Boris knew that Hank had just been upset with him for his selfish behavior. Hank moved his right hand down to the small of Boris’ back and pushed Boris against him, so he could feel Boris’ growing firmness again and said, “Don’t hide that from me.”

---“Ah...my naked husband in a pool; why did I even bother to eat dessert?  I see my dessert right in front of me here,” Boris said playfully, “Would you like a glass of port, my beloved One?” “That’s sounds great!  Are you going to join me in the water?”  Hank asked.  “That question is like asking the sun if it shall rise tomorrow,” Boris stated...

---“I was grazed by a bullet,” Boris said plainly. “What?!” Hank exclaimed and tensed his body. “Please relax, my beloved One, it was many, many years ago,” Boris replied; he almost said, ‘It was only a flesh wound’, but didn’t because he imagined that comment wouldn’t make Hank feel any less distraught.

---“There is only one more, I think...” Boris said simply, lowered his left leg and lifted his other leg and pointed to the middle of his right foot, “And this one was when we were rebuilding the shipyard in Gibraltar; I was walking along the dock and a portion of it gave way - it was quite decrepit - and a metal shard went through some very beautiful Italian leather dress shoes and impaled my foot, but miraculously kept me from falling into the drink!” “Stop, please!” Hank exclaimed with a nervous laugh. Boris continued as if he was a boy simply recalling something that happened on a playground, “The shard went in between all of the bones and tendons and completely, and luckily, missed anything important, except my shoes, and...”  Hank took his wet fingers and put them on Boris’ lips to silence him, “Okay, okay, stop it, I get it!  You don’t realize what my mind - the mind of a doctor - visualizes when you tell me this kind of stuff!  And this is on top of the fact that you are my husband and I love you and I worry about you!”

[onenewphoenix]

July 19:  Happy Birthday to      Mr. Campbell Scott

Hello Shadow Pond Family!

@jadziana, @redlibrary, @borisofroyalpains, @royalpainscentral, @royal-pains-love-blog, @giosteele, @championmuffin, @maria-marz, @renuka13, @frostiron81, @spooookyboo, and all others in our Horis esprit de corps!

Today is Mr. Campbell Scott’s birthday - Happy Birthday, Sir! 

May you have all the best that life has to offer.

Shadow Pond Family:  Thank you for your patience with me and my lateness in posting of another chapter in ‘Music in the Air’ on AO3.  ‘Chapter 30, Realigns’ is now ready and here are some excerpts from it:

---Hank’s eyebrows went up slightly because he knew that nothing could prepare Boris for this, “Ready?”  Boris nodded and in the next moment grimaced because of onslaught of the grinding sound that the rotary cutter made.  The high pitch whine echoed throughout the Infirmary and Udo also flinched at the sound.

---As he worked, Boris hummed to himself a part of a waltz, ‘Voices of Spring,’ by Johann Strauss II.  He held each artifact with care in his right hand and admired them as he moved them all about to look proper in their new places of rest on the shelves.  Memories also came to his mind as he held each artifact and he smiled in his slight way.

---“I cannot give up all of my secrets; nearby in...America,” Boris teased as he waved his right hand in the air. “Yes, you CAN give up all of your secrets to ME, your husband,” Hank said as he purposely stripped off both his sleeping shirt and pants at that moment with the hopes to distract Boris enough with his muscular nakedness to give up his secret.

---“But...” Hank said as he stepped outside and just as their blue and white Bell 407GXP helicopter flew over the house, spun around so that entry door faced them, and landed on the lawn in front of them.  

---“Well, I suppose we could be done if we really wanted to be done,” Boris said plainly. Hank laughed and hugged Boris a little tighter.

[onenewphoenix]

Greetings to the Shadow Pond Family...happy almost Summer!

@jadziana, @redlibrary, @borisofroyalpains, @royal-pains-love-blog, @renuka13, @championmuffin, @giosteele, @royalpainscentral, @royalpainsandsuch, @frostiron81, @spooookyboo, @maria-marz, and all others who would love to call Shadow Pond in the Hamptons their home (I know I do...)

I do hope that this message finds you well and happy; I wish you all of you the best things in life.

‘Music in the Air’ on AO3 has a new chapter!  I have just posted ‘Raillery, Chapter 29′ and I hope that you enjoy it.  Here are some excerpts:

---“Well, I seem to ask you this question a good number of times, my beloved One...what do you WANT to do with me?” Boris said with a smile.

---“You are being mysterious in an Opera House, how intriguing,” Boris offered with a chuckle.

--- Hank started to move into the position he was in earlier when they were in the office, and he said, “Nah, I just want to make out with my husband right now...” 

--- Hank imagined too that Joanne was also nervous because Boris was sitting there strong and upright with his shirt off and no one, man or woman, would be immune to Boris’ vitality...Hank knew he wasn’t immune and enjoyed the feeling tremendously.

---“No, Henry, for like the 80th time, nothing else happened today!” Evan said with a little exasperation; he drank the rest of the cocktail quickly, and then stood up, “Hey, thanks for the drink, you guys, I’m feelin’ the need to whack a few balls...if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to the tennis court! See ya later!” Evan then trotted off towards the Lower Gardens, with Marie trotting after him to retrieve the glass, and waved as he did so.