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disneytva · 7 days

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Disney Networks May 2024 Programming Highlights

FRIDAY, MAY 3

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Junior Pupstruction – “Pirate Party/A Playful Playground” (1-23) (10:00-10:30 a.m. EDT on Disney Channel/9:00-9:30 a.m. EDT on Disney Junior, TV-Y)

“Pirate Party” – The Pup Crew builds a pirate ship.

“A Playful Playground” – Pupstruction tries to build a playground that will make all the kids happy.

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Junior Mickey Mouse Funhouse – “Goofy’s Birthday … in Space!” (3-03) (10:30-11:00 a.m. EDT on Disney Channel/9:30-10:00 a.m. EDT on Disney Junior, TV-Y)

Goofy’s birthday party keeps getting interrupted by Rocket Mouse’s outer space emergencies.

Jaime Camil (“Jane the Virgin”) reprises his role as Rocket Mouse.

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Junior Firebuds – “The Drive Along/Rescue Club Rangers” (2-07) (11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT on Disney Channel/9:55-10:25 a.m. EDT on Disney Junior, TV-Y)

“The Drive Along” – The Firebuds join Axl’s “trambulance” dad on a ride along.

“Rescue Club Rangers” – The Firebuds try to earn Rescue Club badges by completing a forest rescue course.

SATURDAY, MAY 4

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney XD Monsters at Work – “Descent into Fear” (2-09) (10:00-10:25 a.m. EDT, TV-G)

Tylor and Val start their first days at their new jobs: Tylor as a Scarer at FearCo and Val as a Jokester at Monsters, Inc.

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney XD Monsters at Work – “Powerless” (2-10) (10:25-10:50 a.m. EDT, TV-G)

After a devastating blackout, Tylor must reconnect with Val to bring power back to Monstropolis.

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney XD Hailey’s On It! – “Student of the Weak/Smother Knows Best” (1-28) (11:00-11:30 a.m. EDT, TV-Y7)

“Student of the Weak” – Hailey pulls out all the stops to be named Student of the Week.

“Smother Knows Best” – When Hailey and Scott go “Running with the Goats” for a list item, Hailey tries to keep her meddling mom away.

FRIDAY, MAY 10

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Junior Firebuds – “Fire Tower Frenzy/What’s Cookin’” (2-08) (11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT on Disney Channel/9:55-10:25 a.m. EDT on Disney Junior, TV-Y)

“Fire Tower Frenzy” – The Firebuds visit a mountaintop fire tower to help look out for forest fires.

“What’s Cookin’” – Flash teams up with Chef Fernando and Chef Al in a bake-and-race competition for charity. The episode features recurring guest stars José Andrés (“We Feed People”) as Chef Al, Oscar Nuñez (“The Office”) as Chef Fernando, Padma Lakshmi (“Top Chef”) as Chef Pavani, and Julie Nathanson (“Avengers Assemble”) as Chef Fran.

SATURDAY, MAY 11

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney XD Hailey’s On It! – “The Biggest Luger/An Imposter is Born” (1-29) (11:00-11:30 a.m. EDT, TV-Y7)

“The Biggest Luger” – Scott receives an invitation to a prestigious luge academy.

“An Imposter is Born” – Hailey lives the life of her favorite pop star but finds out it’s all work and no play.

FRIDAY, MAY 17

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Junior Firebuds – “Woodland Wiley/P.I. Piston” (2-19) (11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT on Disney Channel/9:55-10:25 a.m. EDT on Disney Junior, TV-Y)

“Woodland Wiley” – The Firebuds take back a mirror Wiley steals while learning outdoor skills in the woods. Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”) recurs as Principal Kagan.

“P.I. Piston” – Piston solves the mystery of the disappearing instruments during music class. “Weird Al” Yankovic (“Milo Murphy’s Law”) and Lisa Loeb (“Jake and the Never Land Pirates”) recur as Latch and Laura.

SATURDAY, MAY 18

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney XD Hailey’s On It! – “I Wanna Dance With My Buddy” (1-30) (11:00-11:30 a.m. EDT, TV-Y7)

Hailey’s plan to tell Scott her feelings at the school dance is thrown into disarray when a compatibility app says they might not be meant for each other.

FRIDAY, MAY 24

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Junior Firebuds – “Mayor for the Day/Dozer Disaster” (2-18) (11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT on Disney Channel/9:30-9:55 a.m. EDT on Disney Junior, TV-Y)

“Mayor for the Day” – Piston wins a chance to be mayor for the day but gets carried away, making Gearbox Grove the safest town ever.

“Dozer Disaster” – The Firebuds try to save a grove of trees from being bulldozed.

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Junior SuperKitties – “Cat’s Pajamas/Country Kitty” (2-05) (2:00-2:30 p.m. EDT on Disney Channel/9:30-10:00 a.m. EDT on Disney Junior, TV-Y)

“Cat’s Pajamas” – Cat Burglar and a mystery thief compete to steal the Kittydale banner.

“Country Kitty” – Bitsy shares her cure for homesickness with Cousin Sassy. Anika Noni Rose (“The Princess and the Frog”) guest stars as Cousin Sassy.

FRIDAY, MAY 31

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Channel and Disney Junior Pupstruction – “Mayor Boots/Good Clean Race” (1-24) (10:00-10:30 a.m. EDT on Disney Channel/9:00-9:30 a.m. EDT on Disney Junior, TV-Y)

“Mayor Boots” – Bobby Boots becomes mayor for the day.

“Good Clean Race” – Pupstruction tries to save family photo day when Bailey takes her race car for a test drive outdoors.

Original Series – Episode Premiere on Disney Junior Firebuds – “Haywire Halo/Smorgasburger” (2-10) (11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EDT on Disney Channel/9:55-10:25 a.m. EDT on Disney Junior, TV-Y)

“Haywire Halo” – The Firebuds perform their first aerial rescue during a mountain hike.

“Smorgasburger” – Flash wants to open a booster shake stand at a food truck festival. Padma Lakshmi (“Top Chef”) and Julie Nathanson (“Avengers Assemble”) recur as Chef Pavani and Chef Fran.

#Hailey's On It #Hailey's On It!#Haileys On It #Haileys On It!#Monsters At Work #Monsters Inc #Monsters Inc The Series #Monsters Inc: The Series #Firebuds #SuperKitties #Pupstruction #Disney Channel #Disney Junior #Disney Jr

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coochiequeens · 10 months

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This isn't just regular fraud where someone is out money. This is about creating a individual person and how this will impact them later in life.

Imagine you found out when you were a teen that your father was not your biological father. That is what happened to both of our guests on this episode of Audacious.

One woman, Eve, then found out that her biological father was not the sperm donor her parents chose, but their fertility doctor. This is called “fertility fraud“. It is only illegal in 12 states (not including Connecticut), and not at all illegal on the federal level.

Another woman, Laura, developed health issues that were inherited. After finding half-siblings who were also struggling with similar issues, she asked her donor to disclose his medical records. He has refused. And there are no laws forcing him to comply.

Laura and Eve are now advocating for legal protections and changes to regulations in the fertility industry.

Find support groups for people navigating donor conception at Donor Conceived Community.

GUESTS:

Laura High: A New York-based comedian who is trying to get medical records from her biological father after developing a benign brain tumor and hormonal disorders

Eve Wiley: After finding out that her biological father was not the donor her parents chose, but their fertility doctor, Dr. Kim McMorries. She was part of the advocacy effort that led to Texas making fertility fraud a felony with punishment of between six months and two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000

Khaleel Rahman, Jessica Severin de Martinez, Meg Fitzgerald, Meg Dalton, Carol Chen, Stacey Addo, and Catie Talarski contributed to this show.

Audacious with Chion Wolf is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Tune In, Listen Notes, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode.

The interview lasts 49 minutes but it is very insightful

#Fertility fraud #Audacious #There is no federal law concerning fertility fraud #Fertility fraud is only illegal in twelve states #The Donor Conceived Community

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d-criss-news · 1 year

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Via Laura Wiley's Instagram Story (April 27th, 2023)

#darren criss #laura wiley #tramp stamp granny's #tsg 2yr anniversary #instagram #video #april 2023

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seleeenaaa · 3 months

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Big February Sweep…

Since we are in February, I don’t think we will get those unique Soap Opera February Sweep, such as Metro Court and Monkey Illness in GH. Since most of the major storylines had finished in January except for the Metro Court Shooter, Dex is working for Michael, Gregory’s illness, Tracy is still the owner of Deception, and Cory is Mac’s child. I don’t count whatever Drew and Carly’s plan against Nina because that needs a whole post on its own; I would have two major events going on at the same time to tie up those storylines and to have new storylines out.

Half of the cast is at Sonny’s Place on the Island, and the other half is at the hospital. And the way I would break it down is:

Character:

Sonny’s Place: TJ Ashford, Alexis Davis, Sam McCall, Danny Morgan, Scout Cain, Kristina Corinthos-Davis, Molly Lansing-Davis, Sonny Corinthos, Dante Falconeri, Rocco Falconeri, Carly Spencer, Josslyn Jacks, Michael Corinthos, Willow Tait, Wiley Corinthos, Amelia Corinthos, Donna Corinthos, Ava Jerome, Avery Jerome-Corinthos, Damian Spinelli, Lois Cerullo, Brook Lynn Quartermaine, Olivia Falconeri, Leo Quarteramine, Laura Collins, Anna Devane, Drew Cain, Dex Heller, John Cate, Blaze, Diane Miller, Brick, Sasha Gilmore, Trina Robinson, Kevin Collins, Harrison Chase

Hospital: Marshall Ashford, Jordan Ashford, Curtis Ashford, Scott Baldwin, Lucy Coe, Valentin Cassadine, Charlotte Cassadine, Elizabeth Webber, Jake Webber, Aiden Webber, Maxie Jones, Felicia Scorpio, Georgie Spinelli, James West, Bailey Jones, Tracy Quartermaine, Ned Quartermaine, Robert Scorpio, Cody Bell, Nina Revees, Gregory Chase, Violet Finn, Hamilton Finn, Portia Robinson, Martin Grey, Cyrus Renault, Stella Henry, Brad Cooper, Selina Wu, Yuri, Amy Driscoll, Terry Randolph, Deanna Sirtis, Felix Dubuis, Monica Quartermaine

Events:

Island - Michael and Willow want to have a huge first birthday for Amelia, and they decided not to have Nina or anyone related to her there. John and Anna join them as they know who the shooter is, and Dex realizes his secrets are coming out. Another shooting happens.

Hospital - Cyrus and Selina set a bomb during a fundraising at the hospital where everyone else is, and they think Sonny and his family were there.

Characters that are Kill off:

Island: Baby Lansing-Ashford, Blaze, Willow, Wiley, Donna, Olivia, Drew, Dex, Brick, Sasha, Molly, Damian

Hospital: Marshall, Lucy, Gregory, Cyrus, Finn, Amy, Bailey

Characters that go off-screen aftermath:

Island: Michael & Amelia take a small break (I would recast Michael when they come back in six months); Leo goes to live with Grandma Falconeri; John finishes his case; Josslyn goes to visit Jax; Kristina takes a break and goes with Ric for awhile.

Hospital: Violet goes back to Hayden as Jason knows where she is. Nina decides to visit NYC to check in on her family’s company. Cody goes to find Mac to tell him the truth.

The ending of the storylines:

Island: the Metro Court Shooter: Blaze is the older sister of Lila Rae, meaning she is Lozreno’s daughter, and it is their mob family who is behind it. Dex is working for Michael: Everything they did and who knew comes out, and he is actually working for the FBI. All of his backstory was a lie as he is Stone Cate Jr.

Hospital: Gregory’s illness: He dies protecting Elizabeth’s boys, who have Violet with them. Tracy is still the owner of Deception: She overhears Maxie telling Ned who is injured and what his daughter is trying to do, and Tracy realizes that she watched Maxie grow up and this was her dream. Cody is Mac’s child: Robert, Felicia, and Cody are stuck together, and he tells them.

Start of Storyline

Island: Carly and Sonny lose their minds again with Jason returning; they are sent to a Mental Hospital, where we get a break from the characters. Sam asks Alexis to help her run Drew’s company for Scout, and she deals with Danny’s anger with Jason and everything that happens to them. Brooklyn and Chase's wedding is put on hold. TJ started having PTSD from losing his girl and baby.

Hospital: Jason saves Elizabeth and Monica from Cyrus and tells them he has both memories. Elizabeth’s sons (all three of them) have daddy issues, and Elizabeth realizes she has both issues with her parents. While rebuilding the hospital, Elizabeth discovers that her family owns it. Terry realizes how understaffed the hospital is and starts looking for people. Maxie is asked to take over Crimson as well.

#general hospital #gh

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emilythezeldafan · 6 months

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Mel's muse list [copy-pasted from Quotev]

A/N: I'll add OC journals whenever I finish them

OCs

Evelyn Hart (DC) (Evelyn Hart Muse Journal 2.0)

Erica Nygma (DC)

Justice Myth (Marvel) (Justice Myth Muse Journal V2)

Scarlett Myth (Marvel) (Scarlett Myth Muse Journal 2.0)

Persephone Odinsdottir (Marvel) (Persephone Odinsdottir Muse Journal 2.0)

Cassandra Jones (Marvel)

Helena Stark (Marvel)

Irena Banner (Marvel)

Alora Eirsdottir (Marvel)

Skye Taylor (In Sound Mind)

Emily Winters (WKM) (Youtuber Emily Muse Journal (Youtube))

Lizzie Barnum (WKM)

Violet Hope (WKM) (Violet Hope Muse Journal 2.0)

Marcia Krolik (WKM)

Emma Cipher (Gravity Falls) (Emma Cipher Muse Journal 2.0)

Amerie Rowe (Doctor Who)

Adriana Rowe (Doctor Who)

Rose Aguillard (Multi) (Rose Aguillard Muse Journal 2.0)

Samantha Gordon (DC)

Katrina Lancaster (DC)

Johanna Crane (DC)

Amara "Amy" Cobblepot (DC)

Maddie Amherst (FNAF) (Maddie Amherst Muse Journal 2.0)

Victoria Reynolds (FNAF)

Laura Reynolds [FNAF]

Lilac Strange (DC/Egos) (Lilac Strange Muse Journal 2.0)

Lyra Krolik (DC/Multiple)

Annabelle Underwood (Once Upon A Time)

Leilah Rattigan [Generation Loss]

Maria Shuster [Generation Loss]

Andrew Shuster [Generation Loss]

Alexandra Williams [Generation Loss]

Mariana Dragmire (The Legend Of Zelda)

Marissa Harkinian (The Legend Of Zelda)

Isabella Dreemurr (Undertale)

Chloe Moore (X-Men) (Chloe Moore Muse Journal 2.0)

Petra Rose (X-Men)

Aria Harper (SCP Foundation)

Lucy Macnamara (Starkid)

Thea Carvour (Starkid)

Winter Cross (Starkid)

Hazel Avery (Marble Hornets)

Bella The Ballerina [Hello Puppets/Hello Puppets: Midnight Show]

Ashley Anderson [Hello Puppets/Hello Puppets: Midnight Show]

Olivia Gubberson [Hello Puppets/Hello Puppets: Midnight Show]

Natalie Bates [Psycho Franchise/Slasher Fandom]

Melissa Myers [Halloween Franchise/Slasher Fandom]

Samara Macher [Scream Franchise/Slasher Fandom]

Charles Hopkins/Woormy Charles/Mr. Hopps (Multi)

Glitch/Rosa Hatcher/Juanita Garcia (None/Multi)

Marvel/MCU

Agatha Harkness

Wanda Maximoff

Tony Stark

Starkid/Tin Can Bros

Wilbur Cross/Uncle Wiley

Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin

Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn

The Legend Of Zelda

BOTW Princess Zelda

Astor

Doctor Who

Jack Harkness

Amy Pond

Clara Oswald

Jacksepticeye, Markiplier & Natewantstobattle Egos

Antisepticeye

Actor Mark

Canon Actor Mark

Natemare

Guard Mark

Creepypasta/Slenderverse

Tim Wright/Masky

Nikolai Krolik (his Glitchverse name)/HABIT

Tim Burton (does his movie fanbase have a name?)

Beetlejuice (from Beetlejuice the Musical)

Friday Night Funkin'

Jackson Prince (his Glitchverse name)/Senpai

IMSCARED a pixelated nightmare

Gavin Johnson (his Glitchverse name)/White Face

Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion

Jamie/Monster 1

Spooky

Woormy Charles

Mr. Hopps Playhouse

Mr. Hopps

Mr. Stripes

Ms. Bo

Hello Puppets/Hello Puppets: Midnight Show

(Human) Riley Ruckus

(Human) Nicholas "Nick" Nack

Mary

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myghanimationspage · 1 year

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Feel free to use just give me (Linda) the credit for the animation if you use elsewhere…thanks

PLEASE dont use my animations to make other animations or banners with it. I work hard on my animations and I dont want people to use them to make other fanarts

#katelyn macmullen #willow tait #Laura Wright #Carly Spencer #Carly and willow #Carly and wiley #Willow and wiley #maxie jones #kristen storms #Sam McCall #Kelly Monaco #sam and willow #sam and dante #Dominic Zamprogna #Dante Falconeri #Dante and willow #general hospital

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fandomdancer · 6 months

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Patching Wounds

Fandom: Baa Baa Black Sheep

Pairing: Jim Gutterman/OC

Rating: T

Word Count: 3,468

Summary: While patching up a newcomer to Vella la Cava, Nurse Laura Tate discovers the man he was fighting is a face from her past.

A/N: Comments appreciated.

September, 1943

Laura smiled playfully at the blond-haired lieutenant in front of her, watching his eyes light up at the attention. He wasn’t the first young pilot she had seen who was doll dizzy, but she had to admit he was one of the cuter ones. He had sky-blue eyes and a curved, interesting mouth that lent him a sweet, innocent look. She had a feeling he was anything but.

“TJ Wiley, ma’am,” he said. “I’d shake your hand, but I wouldn’t want to get blood on you.” He indicated his hand, which had a split knuckle and definitely some drying blood.

“I’m a nurse, Lieutenant,” she replied, keeping an easy smile. “A little blood doesn’t scare me. What worries me is you not being able to walk straight in here.”

“It’s nothin’ serious,” he said. “I just got a bit of a headache.”

Laura grabbed a small flashlight and aimed it at his eye. His pupil didn’t contract as quickly as it should have, and she gave him a sympathetic look. “On your feet, Lieutenant.” She took a few steps away. “Walk over here.”

Wiley set his jaw and glared at her, then stood and started walking, He instantly began to weave slightly, and she saw the determined look on his face shift to concern before another flinch of pain furrowed his brow. “Am I doing all right?”

“You’re just fine, TJ,” she said, reaching out to catch his elbow and lead him back to the bed. “It just looks like you got your bell rung a little bit. We’ll have to keep you overnight.”

Wiley’s face fell, and the other pilot across the room laughed. “That’s what you get for puttin’ a burst in me, Wiley.”

Laura’s heart skipped a beat as it always did when she heard a Texas drawl, but this time she couldn’t help but look in the direction of the speaker. He looked nondescript from the back, a typical Marine pilot with short hair and dirt and blood on his uniform. But for a moment, he’d almost sounded like…

It’s not possible.

“I said I was sorry!” Wiley burst out next to her. “It was an accident! I don’t know why you don’t believe me!”

“It ain’t that I don’t believe you’re sorry!” The other pilot twisted around. “It’s that I don’t think you should be flyin’ if you don’t know how to keep your thumb off the damn button!”

Laura saw him before he saw her, but it was only a second’s difference or so. In glaring at Wiley, the other pilot’s eyes flicked to her. A stony mask of confusion furrowed his brow, and he turned away, but in those brief moments where she had a full look at his face, she had an intimate and terrible understanding of just how cruel and ironic the war…and the world…could be.

It's Jim.

It took her far too long to realize that both Heather and Wiley were staring at her, no doubt wondering why she’d frozen in place. Even worse, she realized she had to cross over by Heather and Jim to get a bowl of saline water for Wiley’s split knuckle. She forced herself to head for the sink beside Heather, doing all she could not to look at the man the other nurse was treating.

As she walked back over, however, her peripheral vision caught a hold of him. He was looking at her, and he still had a curious, confused look on her face. Her stomach twisted. Did he not remember her? Was she wrong? Was it possible that wasn’t Jim Gutterman sitting there? It had been a long time since she’d last seen him. He’d only been a teenager then, skinnier and more floppy-haired. Maybe she was wrong.

She reached Wiley and set down the water bowl. Wiley had a slightly sad, pouty turn to his mouth now, and he barely looked up at her when she gently took his hand and began to clean the split knuckle. He flinched as the salt water entered the wound.

“Sorry, Lieutenant," she murmured.

“It’s not your fault,” he murmured softly.

Laura ducked her head until she got in his field of vision. It was obvious the comment from the other pilot had really cut deep. She could have sworn Wiley looked like he was trying not to cry. Once she managed to get his eyes on her, she offered him a warmer, more inviting smile. He instantly smiled back, though she could still see pain in his eyes. Empathy warmed her heart and she gave his fingers a tiny squeeze. “Your name’s TJ?” she asked.

“Yes ma’am.”

“All right.” She set down the towel and picked up a bandage, carefully curving his fingers so she could affix it firmly to his wound. “TJ, since I’m about to ask you to take your shirt off, how about you drop the ma’am? My name’s Laura.”

Across the room, the other pilot jerked and twisted around again. Although Laura tried to put all of her concentration on looking at Wiley, her peripheral vision again caught the expression on the other man's face. Moreso, she saw him reach up and touch his mouth, rubbing his fingers over his lips and jaw, and her heart rate tripled at the familiar motion. It was Jim. She felt herself grow dizzy as her mind struggled to process the implications of his presence, and she briefly wondered if this was all a strange, amazing dream. Jim was here. In an instant, she remembered so much about him. So much she’d never really forgotten but hadn’t chosen to think about because…

Because of what had happened the last time they’d seen each other.

Reality crashed through her shock, and on its heels came Wiley’s voice, firmly grounding her. “That’s a nice name, Laura. Where are you from?”

“Take off your shirt and I’ll tell you.”

Oh…that had been the wrong thing to say. Laura cringed as Heather shot her a reproachful look across the room. She'd been too focused on improving Wiley's mood after Jim had snapped at him. She remembered all too well how the right words from Jim Gutterman could cut someone open. For goodness's sake, Laura, she thought, be professional!

Wiley hopped a little too eagerly off of the bed and unbuttoned his uniform shirt, tossing it behind him. Across the room, Heather was back to fixing whatever was wrong with Jim’s face, but she could see his hands clenching the bed. Did it hurt, what Heather was doing? Or did he want that badly to turn around and look at her?

She refocused on Wiley. He was a tall, thin man with muscles in the right places, but nevertheless a little more fragile-looking than a typical Marine. Laura supposed she might have found him attractive if he’d been less eager to strip down. Young pilots always had one thing on their minds when it came to women and Laura had never really been one to play around with a new one each night. Still, Wiley’s bouncy, puppy-dog attitude was a little endearing, and she rewarded him with a warm smile before starting to look over his figure for bruises.

“I grew up in the military,” she said. “Pa and I moved to a lot of different places.”

“Ever been to New York?”

She shook her head. “No. I always wanted to go, though. I wanted to go everywhere when I was younger. I loved seeing new places every few years. But…well, then high school happened."

“Well, what happened in high school?”

She found a forming bruise on Wiley’s lower chest and began to inspect it. “My mother died. Pa left the military, and we stayed in one place.”

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

“It’s all right. It was a long time ago.” A slight heaviness weighed on her chest and her words. She had felt it before, always when she turned her thoughts from Amarillo and everything that had happened there. Everyone and everything that had died there. She felt around the bruise and Wiley cringed. “Does that hurt?”

“Not a lot. I don’t think anything’s broken. It sure doesn’t feel good though.”

She continued probing, gauging his reactions, and then nodded. “You’re right. I think you have a bruised rib. I'll have the doctor look at it. In the meantime, you're staying here."

“Are you sure I can’t fly? I feel fine. Maybe a nap or something?”

Laura shook her head. “I wouldn't advise sleep, Lieutenant. Concussions can get dangerous if you sleep. Now hold on while I go get Doctor Reese.”

“Before you go,” Heather called, “can you help?”

Laura blinked, looking confusedly at Heather. “What do you need?”

“Just come here.”

With a smile at Wiley, Laura walked quickly over to Heather, realizing belatedly that Jim had his shirt off as well. Her eyes briefly lingered on the spread of freckles across his back and noted that he had developed broad shoulders and muscle as he’d grown. By the time she got in front of him, however, she was doing her best to avoid looking at him at all. Staring at his chest would have been inappropriate, but looking him in the face was still worse. “What’s wrong?”

Heather looked at Jim. “You said you’ve got a headache?”

Professional concern instantly overrode personal discomfort. Laura looked and saw that he was holding his stomach with a bandaged hand. He had a split lip, and his brown eyes were carefully looking everywhere but at her.

“You see how he came in here?” Heather asked. “Just the same as the other pilot. Can you check his eyes? I think he has a concussion too.”

Laura felt a blaze of anger sizzle through her as she realized what Heather was doing. Putting her temper in check, she answered. “What’s wrong with your flashlight?” The words were short…she wasn’t able to hide her annoyance completely.

Heather held up her flashlight, clicking it on and off. No light appeared. “It’s not working," she said innocently.

Laura suppressed an urge to sigh deeply. Instead, she gave Heather a full on Glare, letting the other nurse know she was on to her. Then, steeling herself, she turned to Jim. “Can you look at me please, Captain?

He didn’t move and she wondered briefly if she was going to have to duck to get into his vision the way she had with Wiley. But then, he sighed deeply and lifted his eyes until they met hers, and if she had any remaining doubts about who he was, they were instantly washed away. She saw a multitude of expressions cross his face as the moment lingered, and she broke the gaze first, lifting her flashlight to inspect his eyes.

Heather was right. He had a concussion, too. Laura gave him a sympathetic look. “I’ll get the doctor in here to confirm, but it looks like you’ll both be here tonight.”

“I’ll get the doctor,” Heather said immediately, and headed for the door before Laura could argue. Jim quickly began putting his shirt back on, and Laura moved away from him back to Wiley, who smiled again at her presence.

“I guess if I’m stuck here, I’m in good company,” he said.

“Don’t bet on it," Laura felt her lips pulling up again. Wiley's smile was infectious, it was hard not to smile back. “My shift is over in an hour and another nurse who isn’t familiar with your flirtatious comments will be on duty. She might not be as nice as I am.”

“No, she might not. So, what do you do when you’re off duty?”

Laura tapped her lips. “Nothing you’d find interesting, I’m sure.”

“I find that hard to believe. Come on, give me something!”

“Give it a rest, TJ,” Jim grumped.

Wiley ignored Jim, keeping his eyes on Laura. Laura shrugged, still smiling. “I like to read. I like to dance. I like to swim.”

“You like the beach?”

“I love the beach. You’d think growing up in the Navy, you’d get tired of the water. I never have. Even living in Amarillo, I just found the closest river or lake and I’d spend as much time as I could there.”

“Well, when I’m out of here, maybe we can take a walk on the beach.”

Laura's eyebrows went up.

“TJ!” Jim said sharply.

Wiley ignored him, and Laura opened her mouth, genuinely wondering what she was about to say. But before she could reply, the door opened and Doctor Reese and Heather came back in. She focused on them as Heather gave a quick rundown on Jim and Doctor Reese looked him over.

"You can answer me later,” Wiley whispered. "I'll be here all night." He grinned.

Laura nodded, realizing she really didn't know what to say.

Doctor Reese came over and checked Wiley. “Yeah, we’ll keep him overnight too. Take him to a private room, I want to make sure that bruise isn’t anything worse than what we’re seeing.”

“Yes, Doctor,” Laura replied.

Heather leaped in as Doctor Reese left. “I can take him.”

Laura stared fiercely at her and shook her head. Heather stared right back and nodded so forcefully her hat almost fell off. Then, she offered support to Wiley. “Come on.”

“I’ll see you later!” Wiley called to Laura.

“Get some rest, Lieutenant!” she called back.

And then she was alone. With Jim.

She moved to the other side of the room and turned down a bed, then returned to where he was sitting. “Captain Gutterman, if you’ll come with me, please?”

He sighed deeply and stood up, wobbling. She instantly reached out to steady him and he pulled away quickly, then moaned and sat heavily on the bed. He muttered a curse, and whipped around, vomiting hard into the bin on the floor. Laura stayed next to him until the heaving stopped, then quietly got him a cup of water.

“Sorry,” he muttered as he took the cup from her.

“I’m a nurse. I’m used to it. At least you didn’t do it on me.”

He snorted but didn’t quite make it to a smile. “Wouldn’t that be just what I deserve? First time I seen you in eight years an' that’s my hello.”

Laura offered her arm. “Come on, Captain. There’s a quieter bed in the back where you can rest.”

He didn’t take her arm, instead fixing her with a Look. “What are you doin' here, Laura? This is a war.”

Laura lifted her eyebrows. “What are you doing here?” she shot back. “Alice’s last letter said you were going to a correctional institute.”

He blinked and reeled back, then narrowed his eyes at her. “Alice…wrote you?”

“Her last letter was Christmas of 1935. I wrote back but she didn’t answer. I believe your family had moved to Borger by then.”

He stared at her, then laughed. It wasn’t a pleasant laugh. He leaned forward and took her arm and suddenly he was closer to her than he’d ever been. Rattled and dizzy from the proximity, she shifted sideways, trying to put some distance between them and still keep him from falling over. Slowly, she moved him towards the bed in the back.

“West Texas Correctional Institute. It was either that or the Marine Corps,” he said.

It was killing her not to ask what he’d done. The most she knew was that he’d run away north. Alice’s letters had been full of erase marks, and she’d always suspected they’d been censored to keep her from really knowing what was going on.

“Why are you here?” he asked. “People are dyin' here.”

“Not if I can help it,” she replied. “It wasn’t ever a question for me. I turned eighteen and went to nursing school. I joined the Navy as soon as they let me. I grew up in the military, Captain, and I wanted to go back to it.”

“You would have been safer in Amarillo.”

Fury pricked at Laura’s eyes and she was grateful they had reached the bed because she unceremoniously let go of him, letting him slump down onto the sheets. He rolled to his back and threw an arm over his eyes.

“I wanted nothing more to do with Amarillo,” she snapped. “I left there as soon as I could.”

He slowly drew his arm off of his eyes to look at her. When she saw realization dawning, she nodded. “Yes. After you left, I did too.”

His face twisted. “Aw, now don’t put that on me!”

“I'm not! Not all of it. But you did have a hand in it and I'd be lying if I said otherwise!” she argued.

“You were always gonna leave and go be a nurse!”

“But maybe not a military nurse. Maybe I would have come back to Amarillo after school! I would have spoken to you about it.”

“You would have spoken to me about it?” he echoed, sitting up slowly.

“James Gutterman,” she said, her voice shaking, “were you or were you not courting me before everything happened?”

He stared at her for a long time, long enough that she began to feel a sense of panic in her chest. There was no way she could be wrong about this. His words that day had been so clear. But now, as time passed with no reply, she truly began to wonder if somehow she had dreamed the whole thing.

And then…

“I don’t believe we officially started courting, but it was my intention. Yes."

Laura poured strength into her legs as the fury in her eyes began to turn into something else. She would not cry. She would not cry. She had to get through this conversation without crying because she had no idea when or if the two of them would ever mention this again.

“Then I would eventually have spoken to you about my plans to become a nurse,” she replied evenly.

“So, I messed up your life, is that it? Ol’ Jimmy Gutterman lettin’ another one down?”

“Don’t you do that self-pity act!” Laura snapped. “It might have worked when you were seventeen but not now! You hurt me, and you hurt me good, Jim. You cut me out of your life. I knew you were in pain but I also knew you. I knew it wasn't just your father or the ranch that was hurting you. But when I tried to help you and to be there for you the way you’d always been there for me, you treated me like a complete stranger!”

“Well, I told you, didn’t I? That last time we saw each other, I told you I was different and you didn’t wanna hear it! You were hangin’ on to some dreamy notion of you an’ me an' thinkin’ everything would be roses…”

“No!” Laura shouted, and the two of them froze, staring at the door, waiting for someone to come barreling in. A few seconds passed…no sound of running feet…and so Laura continued. “I wasn’t dreaming that day, Jim. I was awake. I was scared. I was losing you and I was begging you not to go. But like you said, you were different. You didn’t trust me anymore and worse, you were acting like I meant nothing to you at all. Those things you said to me? They shouldn’t have ever come out of your mouth. Not to me.”

He stared at her again, silently.

“I’m not going to let you say you let me down,” she said. “I’m not going to let you add me to a list of failures. Because we’re here now, Jim. If you decide you want to trust me again, I’ll be here. And in the meantime, don’t go to sleep or the concussion might kill you. Then you would be letting me down.”

He didn’t answer, and Laura turned away. She was halfway across the room when he called out again. “Laura!”

She turned around.

“You’re right.” He struggled to his feet and fixed his eyes on her. “Those things I said. I shouldn’t have said them. Not to anyone. But especially not to you. I’m sorry, I…I really am. I won’t ask your forgiveness, but I want you to know that I’ve lived every day knowin’ what I said to you an' regrettin’ it.”

It was Laura’s turn to stare. He held the gaze, open and honest, and she could feel herself melting. She felt her insides tremble and the urge to throw herself into his arms actually twitched her fingers. But that was all that moved until she forced herself to nod. “Thank you, Jim.”

He nodded once, and slowly sat down. On the other side of the room, the door opened, and Heather came back in. Without saying another word, Laura turned and continued cleaning up the aftermath of Wiley and Gutterman’s visit.

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