Recent content by Shane Ackley

Shane leaned into the kiss and then shook his head. "Let me just make something," he said softly. "I can make something easily," he knew they had the money to be able to buy take out but he knew that it would likely be better for them if they had healthy food. Shane wanted Annika to get some of...

Shane glanced down at Ulysses and then back at Annika with a little smile. "Good is stretching it," he teased lightly, not wanting to linger too seriously on the compliment, since he did not believe that he really deserved it. "But same," he hadn't really thought he'd bother wth a family...

Shane listened as she spoke, an arm moving to hold her in close, while also just touching his baby's back as he did so. He knew her relationship with her family was frought, that it wasn't typical and it wasn't good. She had turned out good despite of everything against her. "My dad died...

Shane nodded, he went to shift himself to be closer to her, to put his arm around her, to show her their son, sleeping in his arms. "He's doing good," he said with a smile. "He sleeps like the dead, but I've been making sure alls fine," he said softly, stroking his son's hair. "Children weren't...

Shane nodded slightly, not wanting to over burden Annika right as she was getting back onto her feet. He had been thinking of moving in, and gave a little nod. It seemed like the best time to now do it. "Why don't we keep my apartment as our office, the bedroom can be the spare room if either of...

Shane wondered as she spoke whether he should tell her the truth about how things were going. Really everything was a bit chaotic, that he was balancing as much as he could between all the different things that he needed to, but things were busy, and he was more of less living there. "It's a bit...

Shane smiled at Annika as she came into the room. He conjured up a spot for her to sit in, and encouraged her to do so. He knew that she was trying to get back to it, but he was encouraging her to still take it easy. She had time, he could do more. "Sure," he replied, "Do you have the costings...

Shane Ackley had always imagined he would never be a parent, that being a dad was just going to be something that was no for him. He hadn't minded that idea, but life with Ulysses, life with his son was amazing. It was taking time for Annika to bounce back, and that was okay. Shane didn't mind...

Shane laughed quietly. "He will," he said, though he would do his best to be a good day and give Ulyssess a reason to adore him. He nodded. "Yeah, everything's perfectly ready," he assured her with a little smile. "Your siblings have been by, but you've been dozing a lot. My aunt and uncle will...

Shane would've had any number of jokes about her question, on any other day. But given how tired she seemed to be, he didn't bother. "I love it," he said simply, because it was new and it was messy but he couldn't imagine not loving it. Not doing anything for his son. Sure he wasn't about to...

Shane kept his hold on Ulysses as Annika snuggled into him. "He's good," he said. "Mostly he sleeps, eats and he poops," Shane told her with a subtle enough smile. "He has very bright blue eyes, and I think he looks like you," Shane added though of course he was too little at this point for...

Shane moved to sit next to her and went to put his arm around her. He nodded. "Everything is good," he replied, "It's okay, Ulysses and I have been bonding," Shane didn't want her to feel bad for taking the necessary time to recover. He didn't want her to feel like she needed to immediately...

Shane had always wondered about parenthood. About how the emotions that it was claimed were felt, and now he couldn't imagine how they could vanish. He loved Ulysses, in a way he had never loved anyone else. He knew he would do anything for him. Shane had gotten a little lunch from the cafeteria...

Shane could only imagine how tiring it was to push a baby out. He was next to her, and while still holding their baby, wrapped the blanket around her. He shift to be right beside her, to provide her a little comfort as he moved his hold on the baby so she could see him. "He's sleeping, and he's...

Shane had honestly never see a more perfect little baby. He was perfect. He was little, his face red and all scrunched. He smelled different, and weighed so little. Shane had him in his arms as Annika seemed to be recovering, he knew she was tired and weak. So as he spotted her shifting, he...