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prettytoxicrevolver · 4 years

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Bless The Broken Road | Woodland Demars

Warnings? broken past, mentions of abusive ex, mentions of a hospital trip, little bit of angst

Requested? Yes indeed! I’m sorry it took so long!

Summary: You had been set out on a narrow path to hopefully find your one true love for years now. However, after an ex makes it so you don’t want to live in your hometown anymore, you move to LA where you meet Woods. And he helps you pick up the pieces.

Word Count: 2,078

“Are you ready to go?” Woods asks and you look over your outfit once more. He comes up behind you in the mirror and wraps his arms around your waist. You smile and lean your head against his.

“You look, marvelous darling,” he says and your smile widens. “Are you nervous?”

“Very, but it’s gonna be fine.”

“They’re gonna love you.”

Today you were meeting the rest of Woods' coworkers and awaiting a big surprise from him. You had met most of the Hi5 crew previously through visits to the studio and hangouts with them and Woods, but not everyone. Woods wanted to take this party as an opportunity for you to meet his work family. Naturally, you were scared they wouldn’t like you all that much.

You had met Woods three years ago when you moved to LA. Sam was actually your childhood best friend and she had been talking about LA and Hi5 for ages now. She knew about your situation back home and offered for you to move in with her. After settling in a bit, you two met one night when she and a few more Hi5 people were hanging out at the apartment.

You had just gotten home from a shift at the library you were working at at the time and honestly you were exhausted. You found Woods sitting in your living room at home and instantly became a little worried.

“Hi!” He greeted and when you still gave him a confused look he remembered that he’s the stranger in your home and not the other way around.

“Oh yeah! I’m Woods. I'm one of Sam’s friends from work,” he continued before standing and walking over to shake your hand.

“I’m (y/n),” you said and he awkwardly smiled and walked back over to the couch.

You were intrigued by him from the start but you never really knew why. That night you said a couple of more words towards the older boy but your past kept up with you and you couldn’t do much to keep the thoughts away.

One of the main reasons you moved from home was to escape your past. Everything that happened there felt like it lurked around every corner and being surrounded by that constantly did a number on you every day. When you moved, as cheesy as it was, everything was new and it helped.

Back home you went through a series of rough breakups and tough family problems that eventually would take a toll on you. The worst was Jacob.

You two were madly in love for months. You spent every second possible with Jacob and thought he loved you just as much in return. Until things started changing. He'd make comments on your weight, ask you to change clothes if he didn't like the outfit, keep you away from friends. The list went on and on and on.

You tried to convince yourself that he did it out of love. That he wanted what was best for you but you couldn't see the issue. However, one night you came home from work a little late after consoling a friend and Jacob snapped.

You fought for what felt like hours, Jacob accused you of cheating and plotting against him. You stepped towards him and with one shove you were sent tumbling along with a glass vase that would end up slicing your hands and the side of your face so deep you had to go to the hospital. Jacob was left behind from that day on.

While the physical wounds healed in a couple of weeks, to this day you were still recovering emotionally. You stayed in your hometown for as long as you could bear but it quickly became too much. You knew that moving was the right choice and it had been for a long time now.

Moving to LA would eventually help you start to refocus on yourself and get back on track as you healed. Therapy, your new friends, and a new job all helped tremendously with that. Woods was a blessing through it all.

After that first night, Woods was around a lot more. He’d come to visit Sam or you’d seen him for a friends night out. You tried to talk to him for a bit but it never worked as your anxiety often got the best of you, until one night after your shift at work.

You loved your job at the library but after this shift you had spent the day dealing with a couple of frustrating parents, getting snapped at by your boss for not getting all of your work done, and overall frustration at the mistreatment of beautiful novels.

Woods was sitting just where you found him the night you met when you walked into the apartment. At this time, you had become comfortable enough to collapse onto the couch near him and relax until you got enough motivation to get up and change.

“You okay?” He asked when you looked like you practically could cry the minute you sat down.

“Yes,” you responded instantly, as your instincts told you too. However, a steady stream of tears betrayed your words and made their way down your cheeks.

“Okay no. I’m sorry,” you apologize. You’ve always hated other people seeing you cry even when it was your family. It was something built into you and while it certainly wasn’t your best trait you couldn’t help it.

As more tears rolled down your face you tried to frantically wipe them away as you apologized through a thick voice.

“It’s okay,” He said coming over and taking your hands from your face. You’re shocked by the action and everything in you ceases for a moment.

“Bad day at work?” He asked slowly letting go of your hands and you find yourself wishing he didn’t.

“Yes, very. I’m sorry it was all just building up and so many things went wrong today and I-”

“(y/n) it’s okay,” he reassures you once more before placing his hand over yours and rubbing circles on the back of your thumb.

You both sat up talking for a while, you explained the events of what felt like a nightmare day from the worst of your imagination and he told you about his day and how it actually wasn’t too bad. The conversation developed and before you knew it you were both just talking. Talking about nothing and everything and about if aliens are real and why the sky is blue and where we came from and why we are the person we are today.

It was the best conversation you had had in a while.

Every time after Woods would come to the house, you and he would end up in a long conversation. It was always easy going and started off about something and you never know where or how you got to the next topic but you did and it just flowed.

And one day, he ended up asking you out. You were beyond nervous at first, expecting things to change or to even end up like things between you and Jacob had but it was the same just in fancier clothes and with food. Everything with Woods was easy. He made you feel free and easy. He was safe and comfortable.

He was there when you still fought with nightmares about Jacob and those insecurities.

You had decided to spend the night at Woods house as you had stayed much later than you expected and he didn’t want you driving so late at night alone. You woke up in a cold sweat from a horrendous nightmare about Jacob finding you here in LA and ruining the happiness you found.

You rose from Woods bed and carefully tiptoed out into the kitchen to grab something to drink before settling into the familiar couch cushions. Your eyes wandered around the room to try and focus on something else instead of the nightmare but you couldn’t help it.

“(y/n)?” Woods called quietly as he entered the living room and you looked up to him standing in the doorway. You smiled at him half-heartedly and he met you on the couch, wrapping you up in his arm instantly.

“What’s wrong my darling?”

“Just a bad nightmare is all,” You insisted but he only half-believed you.

“Like a Jacob nightmare?” He asked. One of the nights you spent talking, you had told him the reason, the real reason, why you moved here. He had been a light through it all.

You nodded and he pulled you even closer till you were sitting in his lap. He reached a hand up to push your hair back behind your ears before leaning and pressing a kiss to your nose and then one to your lips. When he leaned back to look at you he searched your eyes for some kind of answer.

“I just wish I was able to give that time to you my dear,” You admit and he smiles that smile that reminds you that he already knew that. He knows you inside and out and that everything is okay.

“I know. But we’re here now and that’s all that matters.”

You look across the car at that man now, the one who loved all of your broken pieces till you picked them back up and you’re thankful. You take his hand in yours and press a kiss to the back of it and Woods smiles widely at you.

“We’re here,” he announces when we pull into the studio parking lot. He turns off the car and runs around to open your door and extends a hand to you.

You take it and together the two of you walk into the warehouse together where everyone is waiting. With Woods by your side, you quickly realize your nerves have fallen away. At the end of the day, all that matters was you and him.

After making your rounds and meeting everyone in the studio you hadn’t met before, you take your seats as Domarina begins to speak. Woods takes your hand in his underneath the table and squeezes it lightly, a silent communication between the two of you.

“And now our very own Woodland Demars has a few words he wants to say,” she says and gestures to your boyfriend. You look over to him as he stands and offers you a wink in which you give him a confused smile.

“Hey guys, as you know my lovely girlfriend (y/n) has joined us tonight,” he says pointing to you and you wave shyly. “And I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to talk about her for a bit so darling can you come here?”

You make your way up to the makeshift stage with suspicion running through your mind. Woods is practically beaming at you when you reach him and he takes your hand and faces you as he continues talking.

“(y/n) always likes to say that I am her true love and over the course of every long lost dream, and broken heart, it was a northern star pointing to me,” he continues practically reciting the two of yours song God Bless The Broken Road by Rascall Flatts.

“And while the road to finding each other hasn’t been easy, I thank God every day for blessing it because I found you, my love,” he says now talking directly to you.

At this point he’s let go of your hand and he reaches into his pocket and your mind is going a million miles an hour. You freeze as he slowly moves so he’s kneeling down in front of you and you’re rendered speechless as he keeps talking.

“You’re the light of my life and I’m so thankful that I met you on this broken road. And I want you here for the rest of my life. I love you so much and I want to ask if you would do me the honor of marrying me?”

“Yes, of course.”

Woods stands and you dive straight into his arms as he wraps his around your waist tightly. You lean back only for a second to meet in a chaste kiss. When he lets go he slips the most beautiful but simple ring on your finger and you feel like you’re floating on air.

“I will love you to the end of time,” he says pressing another kiss to your lips.

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prettytoxicrevolver · 5 years

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Pregnant | Tanner Malmedal

Warnings? None

Requested? Yes indeed

Summary: You and Tanner had been married for two years now and had been trying for a baby. When you find out your pregnant, you decide to film Tanners reaction and some of the closest friends at the office when you tell them.

Word Count: 1,975

“Love? Baby? (y/n)??” Your eyes slowly open to see Tanner standing above you. A sleepy smile appears on your face as Tanner sits down next to you.

“How are you feeling?”

For the past couple of days, you had been throwing up every morning. It would come over you randomly and at this point both you and your husband of two years were starting to get worried. You had personally chalked it up to food poisoning and Tanner was nothing but helpful throughout the past few days.

“Do you think you’ll make it to work?” He asks and you groan at the idea.

“I might come in a little late,” You decide. It had been two days since you’ve been to work and you didn’t want to miss another.

“Alright. I’ll let Matt know,” Tanner responds before placing a kiss on your forehead.

You bid him goodbye and just as you hear the door shut, you’re immediately flying out of bed and towards the bathroom. While you had been sick for the past few days, you were starting to have a sneaking suspicion that it wasn’t food poisoning.

So, when Tanner was getting ready for work, you called your best friend Sam and begged her to come over and pick up a pregnancy test on the way. She freaked out at first, wondering if you were expecting and you told her you wanted some support if you were pregnant but you didn’t want to tell Tanner just yet.

After hurling your guts out again, you called Sam and she told you she would be over in a few minutes. With that promise, your best friend shows up three minutes later with a smile on her face and a plastic walgreens bag in her hand.

“So you really think you might be pregnant?” She asks as she walks further into your apartment.

“I’ve only been feeling sick in the morning and the other day I thought I was just bloated but me and Tanner have been trying for a while so,” You trail off and Sam offers you a wide smile.

“Well I’m glad I’ll be the first to know.”

Ever since you started working at Hi5 studios, you and Sam have been practically inseparable. Matt had assigned you to help her with totally trendy videos and the two of you had been best friends ever since. Being two of the youngest people working there, you had the same type of humor and understood each other like no one else.

She was the one to set up you and Tanner. When you were hired, during your first week Tanner was on vacation. Therefore, when he got back he didn’t even realize that Hi5 had a new team member until he saw the two of you filming together.

Right after you left to grab some supplies from Walmart, Tanner cornered Sam and asked her about you. Sam told the vlogger all about the young (y/h/c) and he was practically smitten from the start.

Later on Sam had let it slip that Tanner had a bit of a crush on you and you found it beyond adorable. Within the next week the two of you had a first date set up. And Sam was even prouder that just two years later the couple was married.

Another two years and now you and Tanner wanted to grow your little family. So, when you started to get what you assumed was morning sickness, you were beyond happy.

“Are you sure you don’t want to wait?” Sam confirms.

“Definite. I want my best friend with me and if it’s positive I want to surprise Tanner later.”

You take the pregnancy test and head into the bathroom alone. You follow along to the instructions and come out a few minutes later to wait with Sam. You sit anxiously on the end of your bed until the familiar ring of your alarm sounds.

“Ready?” Sam asks and you nod.

Together you and Sam walk into the bathroom and you head towards where you placed the pregnancy test. You reach out and pick it up, slowly bringing it into your view. As you read the tiny word displayed on the stick you gasp loudly.

“What is it?” Sam asks as slow tears slip down your cheeks.

“I’m pregnant,” You whisper.

“You’re pregnant.”

“I’m pregnant!” You yell out this time and turn towards Sam. She rushes forward and pulls you into a tight hug as happy tears stream down your cheeks.

“How are you gonna tell Tanner?” She asks when the two of you pull away.

“I don’t know. I was thinking I might film it for a video? And get some reactions from other people too?”

“I love that.”

With the good news surrounding the two best friends, together you would devise a plan. You would first tell Matt, giving him an explanation to why you’ve been gone from work. Then all of your closest friends at Hi5, then all of Tanners closest friends, and then Tanner.

You and Sam gather your stuff from your apartment and head over to the studio. You head to Matt’s office first and upon seeing that he isn’t too busy, you walk in.

“Hey (y/n)! How are you feeling?” He asks when you enter the room.

“Better! I actually have some news I wanted to tell you,” You say while sitting down and setting up your camera so it’s facing him.

“What’s up?”

“So, it turns out that I don’t have food poisoning. That’s not why I was missing work.”

“Okay?” He asks uncertain as to where you were going with this.

“I’m pregnant.”

“Oh my gosh! Really?” He asks his face widening into a smile and his hand moves to cover his mouth in shock.

“Yup,” You respond and Matt gets up to hug you.

“This is real? You and Tanner are gonna have a kid?” He asks when the two of you separate.

“Yes but he doesn’t know yet so I’m gonna surprise him. I just wanted to get a few reactions and maybe some advice if you have any?”

Matt sits back down in front of the camera and gives you a little advice about parenthood. When you’re done, he congratulates you again and tells you to take as much time as you need away from work.

You meet back up with Sam after and decide to head over to dope or nope and find Lis and Noa. They were the last of your friends to surprise before you would round up Tanners friends and tell them.

“Hello ladies,” Sam says as she steps into the two girls office. They both stop what they’re doing and upon seeing their best friends, smile widely.

“(y/n) has some news,” She says. The two move closer and you set up the camera so they’re both in view. After hitting record, you sit down and your two coworkers look at you expectantly.

“So I've been gone from work for a few days,” You start and the two nod at you. “And it’s because I haven’t been feeling too well.”

“And?” Noa asks uncertainly.

“I’m pregnant. I was never sick.”

“You’re what?” Noa asks.

“Woooo!!!!” Lis yells out before standing and rushing over to give you a hug. Noa isn’t far behind her and soon you’re crushed in a giant group hug. When you break apart they both ask you a million questions which you try to answer but Sam comes to your rescue.

“Alright we still have more people to tell including her husband.”

They bid you a few more congratulations and goodbyes before you finally dip from the room. Next, you round up Connor, Paul, Woods, Patrick, Gunner, and Michael. Thankfully all six boys are on lunch by the time you get to red base and you round them up and head towards the theater room.

“Okay why are we here?” Woods asks as they enter the room and find seats. For one final time, Sam sets the camera up in front of the boys and they all look at you expectantly.

“I have some news about me and Tanner,” You start this time.

“We’re having a baby.”

“What?” Connor, Paul and Gunner yell out.

“Yes!” Woods and Michael cheer.

“Congratulations!” Patrick calls.

“Wait does Tanner know?” Michael asks ceasing the rest of the boys conversations.

“Not yet but I was gonna surprise him tonight. I wanted y’alls reactions first.”

“Awww (y/n).” Connor says and gets up to hug you.

One by one, each of the guys come over to congratulate you before eventually having to head back to work. You finally pack up all of your camera stuff for the day and head to your office with Sam to get some editing done.

“So how are you gonna surprise Tanner?” She asks after a couple of hours of the two of you working in silence.

“You’ll have to wait for the video.”

The next day, you spend setting up for Tanners surprise. You had gotten Paul to distract him for the day, filming videos for their personal channels while you got everything ready.

You decided you would hide go pros throughout your shared apartment so you can still catch everything on film. Next, you set up your speakers so your song can be playing as you told him. Then, you light candles that lead from the front door to the living room where you would be waiting.

You finish up the last touches and wait a few minutes before you finally hear the front door open slowly.

“Baby?” Tanner calls out confused. You listen as he makes his way through the apartment and into the living room. He gives a you wide smile that is laced with a bit of confusion.

“What’s all this?” He asks when he finally reaches you.

“Tanner Malmedal,” You say reaching out and taking his hands in yours. “From the day I met you I knew you were the one for me. I could see our future together from our first date and every day I fall more in love with you.”

“Baby we’re already married,” Tanner points out and you laugh.

“I know that but what I’m trying to say is I can’t wait for the day when we have our own kids and we get to watch them grow up and fall in love and all the wonderful things in between.”

“(y/n)?” Tanner asks becoming more suspicious.

“I’m pregnant.” You finally admit and Tanner takes his hand from yours to cover his mouth in shock.

“You’re pregnant?” He whispers. You can see his eyes start to well up and your smile only grows wider. You nod and Tanner cheers.

“You’re pregnant!” He steps forward and pulls you into his arms, lifting you up into the tightest hug you have ever received. Your heart is beating a million miles an hour as he swings you around before placing you back on the ground.

He leans forward and captures your lips in his as his hands fly to your cheeks. By this point you’ve both cried a few tears and you can’t help but be grateful that you thought to film this perfect moment.

9 months later

“Mr. Malmedal, do you want to hold your daughter?” The nurse asks.

Tanner nods, tears in his eyes and you watch fondly as he picks up his baby girl for the first time. He stares down at her with adoring eyes and a smile that nothing could ever ruin. As he rocks her back and forth in her arms you’re close to tears.

You truly couldn’t get luckier in this life. You had the perfect husband and now you’ve officially started a family with him and he was already the best father a girl could ever ask for.

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