#nolan thread; general

[alliannahvaughn]

✦ closed starter for @nolanxmurray ✦ based on: 💧| where alliannah has a breakdown.

The drive back to the home she shared with her boyfriend and his brother felt excruciatingly long. Jordan had fallen asleep promptly five minutes after her bottle had finished, leaving Alliannah alone with her thoughts. Thoughts of which never ended well and instead sent Alliannah into a mental spiral, one that she wasn't sure she'd get out of. She had to, but, maybe she could cry a little first.

She pulled into the driveway, somehow managing to park with tears streaming her face and she closed the door, moving to the backseat and carefully taking Jordan from her car seat, peppering kisses against her daughter's face in an attempt to calm herself down, when in reality it only made it worse. Yet she moved forward, bypassing Nolan in the process, a finger held up to signal she'd be right back before she went and placed Jordan in the basinet in their room, watching her for a moment to make sure she was actually sleeping before she made her way back to Nolan. By this point she was nearly in hysterics and she exhaled, her breath shaky as she tossed herself into Nolan, letting out a quiet sob as her arms snaked around him. She wasn't sure she could explain to him why she was so upset, so, she hoped for a moment he'd just comfort her however he could.

[cohenblake]

✦ closed group starter for @nolanxmurray & @archiemorgan ✦ based on: ⛅️| where the gang meets up for the first time in awhile.

"How is it that two of us are dads now and one of us is married?" Cohen asked, hands gripping the breakfast taco that he'd bought from one of the food trucks parked near the beach. He'd been trying to prioritize hanging out with his friends when he wasn't working, but, since becoming a dad his priorities had changed, something that he was sure his friends understood. "Our lives have changed so much over the last year it's honestly wild." he exhaled. "Thanks for meeting me out here; we should do this more often."

[alliannahvaughn]

𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 @nolanxmurray

It had been a few days since Alli and Nolan had seen each other; she'd started working longer hours at the boutique while also diving into her jewelry making more. Not that she necessarily needed the money, but, now being close to half way through her pregnancy there were things she needed. Vitamins, doctor's visits, all the things to take care of herself during the entire process. Not to mention the bills never seemed to stop on top of that, so, there were days that she felt like she were drowning. She'd invited Nolan over for take out and a movie, and as she put the plates on the counter she heard the knock on her door. "Hey." she smiled, extending her arms to hug him. "Food just got here so you're just in time."

[alliannahvaughn]

𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 @nolanxmurray

"I wasn't sure if you wanted to be part of this process of not, but." she started, placing the binder on the coffee table of her shared apartment as she looked over at Nolan who had joined her on the couch. "My doctor gave me some information on how to find a parent, so, this binder is full of people that are looking to be parents." she admitted, looking at it as her fingers brushed the front of the binder, eyes only looking at Nolan a moment later. "We can start looking now; probably should in case it takes a bit for this process to start." she sighed. "You want to look too or should I wait until you're gone?"

[cohenblake]

𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 @nolanxmurray

"I was beginning to think you'd fallen off the face of the Earth, man." Cohen stated, bringing the joint he'd rolled to his lips and inhaling. He tried not to smoke as much these days as he used to, however, he was only human and pat of Cohen was stuck back in his teenage years still. Plus, a little weed never hurt anyone. He inhaled, removing it from his lips before he shifted, offering it to the other. It was clearly up to Nolan on if he wanted to partake; if not it was more for Cohen. "I thought I was going to have to come drag your ass out of town or something just to see you. You alright?"

[alliannahvaughn]

✦ closed starter for @nolanxmurray ✦ based on: 🐟 | where long nights make for leftovers all over the house.

"You're brother is going to kick me out if we don't start keeping things cleaner around here." Alli spoke, nearly scolding the other as he entered his own home. She'd been scrubbing the kitchen counters for the last twenty minutes once she was finally able to get Jordan to sleep alone and had placed the baby monitor within ear shot so she could hear her if she stirred. She was back and forth; sometimes she was with Nolan and sometimes she was at her own apartment in her own bed, but, she'd been traveling between the two since Jordan was born almost a month ago. "I found our containers of leftovers from the fish restaurant tucked under the bed last night and I remember hearing Christopher complain about some sort of horrid smell; I thought it was me and he was just too nice to say something." she exhaled as the sound of their daughter stirring alerted her towards the monitor. "Wanna be her hero and rescue her or you need me to?" she asked as Jordan started crying.

[alliannahvaughn]

𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 @nolanxmurray

"Nolan." Alli whispered, hand rubbing her daughter's head as her other arm cradled the infant that they'd be handing over in the next few hours. "You remember what you said when you sang to me? That you loved me?" she started, eyes shifting towards the baby and then back at Nolan. "Was that unconditionally or only under certain conditions?" she asked, letting another tear roll down her cheek. "Because -" she paused, eyes closed as she tried to keep the sobs from rattling her chest. This was a lot harder than she thought it was going to be. "I don't think I can do this." she stated, only once she'd let herself breathe. "I need you to talk me off a ledge because I'm about to break down and I need you to remind me why we're doing this in the first place."

[alliannahvaughn]

𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 @nolanxmurray

The days since her meet up with Kira had been stressful; and it was beginning to really weigh on her. She'd been doing her best to remain calm, but for Alli that really just avoiding most people and diving into work. Whether that was making clothes for the boutique - which often times just stressed her out more - or deep diving into jewelry making to keep herself occupied. Yet, something about today she just couldn't do it; she needed to talk to Nolan. Pulling her phone out of her pocket, she pulled up his contact, clicking on their texts and sending him a message. TEXT📱 → Nolan: Are you busy? Can we meet up?