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Since I can openly bitch here because no one knows me

FUCKING THUNDER STEALING IDIOTS!!! My sister (who I am VERY close with) found out the gender of her first child today. I was supposed to be the second call (on her side) and her fiancé texted or called his mom right after they found out. THIS DUMB BITCH openly posts on my sisters Facebook status from this morning (talking about how they're finding out today) what the gender is BEFORE ANYONE ELSE KNOWS. SO- yes, she absolutely should have been told prior to me. But seriously. My sister didn't even GET to tell me. I'm furious.

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Knock, Knock Ch. 16: The Date

Yes, you’ve read 15 whole chapters before these fools went on an official date. But the time has come! Fluff and happiness ahead. It’s a shorter chapter, but what comes next will make it worth it. Promise!

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She really hadn’t thought this through.

The last time she’d gone on a proper date was probably… well, never.

Which should be a horrifying thing to realize. Especially at her age. But it wasn’t exactly her fault life had royally fucked her over so bad that she never even bothered to spend a nice evening with a man she actually knew or intended to see again.

Was it totally shit luck or was it winning the lottery that the first guy she actually gave a chance to might actually be the guy?

Even thinking something that ridiculous had her blushing and internally slapping herself. He was her best friend not her happily ever after (though she swears she read in a book once that those could be one in the same).

It was purely embarrassing that she couldn’t figure out what the hell she should wear. And even worse that she couldn’t groan or whine or scream in frustration without her date literally hearing it through the wall – and possibly (probably) bursting through her door worried that something was terribly wrong.

Something other than panic and self-doubt, of course.

Soooo I have insider information here and YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO START READING NOW!!!!!

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Knock, Knock Ch. 15: Changes

A/N: This is a shorter chapter that picks up just about where the last chapter left off. Progress is coming, I promise! Hope you enjoy :)

Many thanks to my dearest @blazingbaubles, who is so massively supportive of my writing. She helps keep me sane when the world feels like it’s crashing around me, and without her I’d probably have abandoned my writing long ago. 

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When last call came and Killian still hadn’t shown, Emma was a little bit sad. OK, so maybe inconsolable was the word.

(Repeat after me: tequila shots are always a bad idea.)

“But can’t you call him again, Mary Margaret? I don’t wanna take a cab. Killian will come get meeeeee.”

“Emma, I know you want him to, but I think he’s still with the jilted ex boyfriend man. Remember how you said you were happy he was such a good guy? Well he’s out being a good guy.”

Emma was stumbling a bit and slurring her words, most likely, her vision fuzzy and her eyes glazed over with liquor. It had been a good night. A really good night. So good, in fact, that she forgot to tell herself when to stop.

Damn, she’d regret this in the morning. Somewhere deep down it’s like she knew what she must sound like right now. She knew it was ridiculous and she should just get her ass home and sleep it off.

But she wanted to see Killian so desperately it hurt.

(Feelings were the worst. Well, second worst to alcohol, anyway.)

LOVE LOVE LOVE - you are the sweetest person in the universe and I love everything you write. Keep on writing this amazingness my love!!! ❤️❤️❤️

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Knock, Knock Ch. 13: Over-Identifying with Taylor Effing Swift

A/N: Sorry for the insanely long delay. I have most of this story entirely mapped out - it’s just about writing it. And life has been a little bit insane lately for me. And a little bit rude. But yay! I finally got myself a few hours to just write.

(Also just to clarify, I have no hate for the T-Swift and this chapter was named long before whatever weird feud thing is going on right now on the interwebs. The chapter title is simply about identifying with sappy love songs - something I myself can attest to being a swift kick in the lady parts when you’ve previously prided yourself on being independent and capable and totally above the whole lovesick puppy thing.)

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Adulting was the fucking worst.

Seriously, at least some people had the benefit of an idyllic childhood – not Killian, of course, but at the very least it was a possibility. But had anyone ever described a grown-up scenario as idyllic? Not unless they were in a fucking fairy tale. And even then you never actually got to see that part of it. The meat of the story was dragon slaying and evil-stepmother-outsmarting. The floofy happily ever after part was always just a platitude, a sentence to lull children to sleep at night.

No, adulthood was stupid. It was bills and complications and being the bigger person and to-do lists and a whole gamut of bullshit that was so much shittier than even the worst afternoon on the schoolyard.

Killian wasn’t one to whine – no, he was generally the suck it up type – but today he was cranky. After leaving his soul-sucking adult job on Wall Street, he’d opted for a more exciting, a little more carefree and fun-spirited career… only to be slammed in the face with the harsh realities of such a jolly lifestyle.

There’s the cleanup and the logistics and all the basic planning and whatnot. But then there’s the really icky stuff.

Like obtaining sufficient insurance.

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