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♡☆¤☆♡ Riley Pierce // Corporate Lawyer + Senior Partner // Brooklyn born and bred //

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Title: DreamScene - Harris Family Morning

Characters: Riley Pierce {Nick Harris}

Status: Complete - October 18, 2023

Riley reached an arm out from under the covers and not so gently silenced her alarm clock. She hated mornings, especially during the week. Monday to Friday she awoke to an empty and quiet loft, her dad off to work already, and had to fend for herself for breakfast. She grumbled as she climbed out of bed and moved towards her bathroom and the shower within.

As she finished changing into her school uniform twenty minutes later, sounds from beyond her door finally began to register. Riley froze and strained to listen. As she recognized her dad’s voice, the aroma of cinnamon and french toast penetrated her senses. With a confused shake of her head Riley pulled open her bedroom door, something else that was off from her norm. Every morning her dad would open her bedroom door so Ascher, their German Shepherd could enter at will. The sight that greeted her across the open space made her smile. Her dad had his back to her, focusing on the food on the stove as well as the phone he held to his ear. A yelp and the sound of claws clicking on the floor told her Ascher had noticed her. “Morning Ash…looks like we both got our wish this morning huh.” Riley gave the dog a couple of good ear scratches and a kiss on the head before she moved to sit at the breakfast counter.

She was startled a moment later when a full plate of food appeared on the counter in front of her. A deep chuckle reached her ears followed by a light kiss to her temple. “Morning sweetheart. Grandma says hello too.”

“What - Why are you still home?” Riley asked as she finally looked up and took in her dad as he loaded up another plate of french toast. “Not that I’m not happy to have a real breakfast and all. Just…this is rare.”

“I rearranged my day. Only a couple client meetings on the schedule so I can get a later start and I’ll be finished early. We have a dinner date at Simone’s tonight after your game. You don’t think I’d miss watching you start in your first varsity game of your high school years did you? The only freshman to make the team. I’m proud of you kid.”

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Comfortable and classy. My big sis is the best.

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Of course I am

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📲: @jordanreagan @erinreagan-rp & @rileyridgewayrp

Are you all free for lunch? I'm just finishing up a meeting with one of your lawyers over a custody case of one of my clients.

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📲 ~ Same as your mom ... See you soon

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I forgot how crazy my kids are during summer vacation....I need a vacation of my own. Between kids, house hunting and work, I'm tired.

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nickharrisrp​:

Nick nodded. “I get it. We wreck our brains to find the good reason for what we have and haven’t done - what we’ve done good and what we’ve failed at and trust me, I have those feelings myself. Let her stay with us for a night or two, let her just be in the center, let us tire her down a little bit and, you know… maybe she’ll change. Maybe we’ll talk to her about it. You’re doing everything the right way. When Jordan and I lost Val, I think most of the focus went to that, instead of Tyler and he did show the signs…”

Riley hated feeling like a failure and that was definitely how she felt in regards to her middle child. “She has adjusted well to Carly finally but there’s still moments, apart from the jealousy obviously.” She knew that there was still work to be done and she was grateful for the help being offered to both her and Luke. “Carly and I will have the house to ourselves tonight and then I’ll be dropping her off with mom on the way to work and Parker is joining me in the office tomorrow. ... Ty was like two though. What kind of signs was he exhibiting?

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Nick laughed with a light shake of his head. “Oh, right, I see how it is.” Nick looked at Riley and smiled. “I can imagine they’re gonna look great.” He said before he protested with a raised hand. “I didn’t say she wasn’t getting attention. I said the attention she’s craving, Riley. What she’s craving and what she’s getting can’t be compared. I know you two do a lot to give all the kids equal attention and one on one time, she’s just jealous and that makes her crave attention.” Nick smiled. “Thanks.”

Riley wanted to defend her words but Nick’s raised hand had her closing her mouth so he could continue. “Sorry. It’s a touchy subject for me because I’m so lost on what to do. I don’t understand how she can be craving something that she hasn’t been deprived of, you know. She’s not getting less than Carly, if anything she’s getting more.”

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“Does she now? Has she considered maybe the fact that she’s just like us in that regards?” He joked. “Are we? I mean, maybe a little… Yea, she’s doing that thing, so he had to sleep at hers to get up with the sun to… do that.” He shrugged. “She’s gonna get all the attention she craves back home, we’ll give her all the attention she needs and more - nope because she’s stubborn.” Nick shook his head. “No, it’s fine. I can handle it..”

“She’s probably aware yes. That’s why she’s trying to pawn the blame off on your genes.” Riley replied with a laugh. “He’s excited for it though. And I think pictures would look gorgeous at the Park with the sun coming up. Imagine the light that will be present.” She tensed when Nick brought up Emily craving attention. “She’s not starved for it dad. Both Luke and I still spend one-on-one time with her as well as time as a whole family. She’s still just jealous. Parker is the one’s whose individual time is being encroached upon and he was actually the one who made the suggestion.” She nodded. “Offers out there if you change your mind.”

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Quality family hike in the middle of the woods. Why do we almost look homeless @lukepierceiam

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“Yea, you do.” Nick gave a little head shake and a shrug. “I did, I might be a little insane.” He said before looking at her. He’d basically done it to get out of the office and away from the firm for an hour or two and he’d likely pick up on the habit later on. “It’ll be great to have her over, Ty’s going to his mother for the night, so it’ll just be us three.” Truth be told, Nick had recovered a lot quicker due to the will he put in for the sake of his grandchildren, they gave him the added boost to keep fighting and getting better. “You haven’t, it’s just getting to the point that everyone is asking and expecting something out of it… you know?”

"Mom say I get that particular habit from you. I'm more than okay with that." It had taken Riley a lo g time to realize that sometimes she needed to just close a door on everything and focus on what needed to get done. "We're all a little mad here." She chuckled. "Just one night? Oh wait, Jordan is doing that thing in the morning in the Park. Pictures or something like that. Her and Erin were talking about it Friday. But I think Ems will truly benefit from not having to battle for attention. You'd think after 6 months we'd have worked through that. Nope... I can tell people to fuck off for you. Politely of course."

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“Well, you do you, I’ll be around somewhere. I do have a client meeting later in the day out of the firm somewhere.” He shrugged, glancing back down at the file in his hand. “What? I’m allowed! Yea, I can’t wait to hear all about it from her.” He gave a smile. Nick looked over at Riley and sighed. “Please just don’t make it annoyingly often, everyone’s expecting something with the looks they’re sharing, the questions…” He shook his head lightly. “I’ll likely come around..”

“Don’t I always?” Riley replied with a joking tone. “Who schedules meeting on a Monday? That’s insanity.” She leaned over slightly to peek at the file. She didn’t read anything than the first sentence. “You’re lucky I’m giving up my night with Ems so that she can stay at yours for the night.” In actuality Riley was thankful to have a night off from her middle child, plus she had a fun evening planned for their one on one time Wednesday. “I promise not to get to the point of annoying you. I haven’t yet, have I? I do know how to respect boundaries.”

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Nick felt for Riley, he’d never tried it himself, at least not as bad as she was describing it, but he understood. “Scent’s just stuck in your head, it’ll fade.” He smiled softly. “I can’t wait, I get to brag a little with her.” He said with a chuckle. Nick looked at Riley and pretended to reach for the handle to open the door. “I’m fine, Riley. I just… need to get busy with work and I’ll be fine. I just gotta get used to being back, that’s all.”

“Yeah and it will be there all day ... trust me. Maybe I’ll just hide out in my office all day. I do have a lot of paperwork to catch up on from going home early on Friday.” Riley rolled her eyes. “Brag away. She’s excited to share this with you especially since Parker didn’t want to play softball this year. It’s her thing now.” She nodded in understanding. “I get that dad, but you know I’m still gonna ask from time to time because I care. My office is still a safe space for you if needed.”

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Nick looked at Riley and shook his head. “Then your mother was lucky, at least to start the morning off a little easy.” He smiled, watching Riley as she spoke and couldn’t help the grin that formed on his face at the mention of Ems’ first T-ball game. “Hey, I’m allowed.” He chuckled before there was a moment of silence between them and then her answer. He didn’t want to talk about how he was feeling, it was something he wanted to just push to the back of his head and forget about but, and he didn’t blame them, everyone was asking… “I’m feeling fine.” He spoke before looking at Riley.

Riley nodded. “Yeah she missed the puke. I swear I can still smell breastmilk in my hair.” She had originally styled her hair down but pulled it back with a clip as it was still wet. She shook her head with a slight smirk on her face. “I’m sure you’ll hear all about it this evening.” She frowned because that was his scripted answer and she had hoped for a little more honest. “Okay let me rephrase that question. Where’s your head at? And I swear to god if you say attached to your neck I’m going to push you out into bridge traffic.”

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Nick watched and made sure Caroline got out of the car okay before he laughed at her hopeful wish for Emmie to be sleeping in - when did that girl ever sleep? The laugh was welcoming to him, it dulled some of the nerves he was having to be going back to work after the shooting. He’d been away for a while but recovering had taken some time and it was still ongoing but he was ready to go back, at least he was cleared enough. Nick had been going back to the offices on and off, staying from 30 minutes to max 3 hours, going around talking to people, staying in Erin’s or Riley’s offices, chatting or even at Andrea’s desk - his office however? It was a shadow in the back of his mind, something he didn’t want to step into, he wasn’t ready.

“Don’t worry about it, I’m in no rush” He said with a smile. He watched as Riley got in. “James, you heard the lady.” He told the driver. He placed his file down in the seat between them and looked at Riley. “Ems slept in?”

“Morning James.” Riley gave a cheerful greeting to Nick’s driver. She liked James as he was known to help her out if he was available. She settled into the seat and buckled her seatbelt before she answered the age old question. “Out like a log still when I checked her last. Luke was up with her once around one though. I think she had a bad dream. And she wore herself out yesterday while we watched Park’s soccer game. She also had her first T-Ball game and according to Luke, she was a natural.” She turned her head to fully look at Nick and smiled at the proud look that he had. “Yeah, yeah ... she gets it from you. Don’t gloat.” The carpooling into the office was something the pair started doing once Nick returned to work, it just made sense since Caroline came to the house every morning so it wasn’t like it was an extra stop James was making. It gave them a chance to talk and banter with each other. “How are you feeling dad?”

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Title: First Full Day Back

Characters: (Caroline Harris) Riley Pierce, Nick Harris

Status: In Progress - August 10, 2022

Caroline paused before she closed the car door to look back at her husband. “I’ll get Riley out the door as quickly as I can. Hopefully Ems has slept in.” Nick’s laughter in reply to her hopefulness echoed in her ears as she swung the door closed. Parker was waiting at the front door and held it open for her to enter the house. “Mommy is having another shower because Carly got sick all over her.” So much for a quick exit for Riley Caroline thought to herself as she fallowed her grandson upstairs. She could hear the shower shut off in the master bath so she moved into the nursery and checked on Carly while she waited for Riley. Music was playing softly in the room and her youngest grandchild was being entertained by lights moving across the ceiling from a star lamp. After a few moments however both her and Carly were interrupted by Riley joining them. Caroline turned to look at her daughter who gave her a tired smile. “Car’s waiting out front. He’s a little nervous this morning about something.”

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The morning had started off smoothly, until almost minutes after Luke left for work. Riley had awoken with him and fed Carly while Luke showered. She hadn’t been surprised when Parker came and joined her on the bed still half asleep. She just helped him settle on Luke’s side even though she knew he wouldn’t be able to fall back to sleep. Carly settled to sleep after she finished feeding and being burped, something that always made Parker giggle. While Luke dressed she hopped into the shower quickly. They did it this way every morning since Carly’s internal clock had her waking just before their alarms. Riley was settling Parker at the kitchen island with breakfast when Carly began to make the sounds that Riley knew meant she was about to be sick. The baby was on her arms, settled on her hip so getting covered in puke was unavoidable. A glance at the clock told her she didn’t actually have time to get cleaned up before her parents arrived, but she took Carly upstairs, cleaned her up quickly and then jumped back into the shower.

Riley took in the sight of her mom watching Carly before she entered to nursery. She could understand the nervousness and this would be her dad’s first official full day at the office. “I’ll buy him breakfast and a coffee.” She kissed Caroline on the cheek and called out a goodbye to Parker.

The back window of the town car was rolled down and she could see her dad waiting and reading something, probably a file. He glanced up when she reached for the door handle. “Sorry...Projectile vomit incident required a second shower. Let’s stop for breakfast on the way.”

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