Friday 4 December 2015

Love Drunk 2.0: Chapter Eleven

***WARNING!!! CONTAINS NSFW LANGUAGE AND SCENES OF A SEXUAL NATURE!***
Welcome back to Love Drunk 2.0! Last time Damon was having a hard time being a teenage boy with hormones while his older brother struggled to discipline him during their father's recovery from yet another heart attack. Lainie and Dexter were closer than ever before, despite Erica trying to come between them again, this time using Damon to achieve this. Damon is now 18 and headed off to University with his cousin James and friend Rory. What will this new beginning hold for the young men?

Monday 2 November 2015

The Shylife Halloween Special: Old & New!

Welcome to this Shylife Halloween Special focusing on the life of young Letha Von Strunkle! Sorry it's late but you know...life! So read on...

Thursday 29 October 2015

The Shylife of Miles Von Strunkle: Part 6

Generation Ten
Welcome back to the crazy Von Strunkles! Last time the family were adjusting to Tia and Cody's presence in the house, Letha and Faith continued their sibling rivalry after Faith aged up but to everyone's delight they seemed to bond latterly. And also generation ten heir Miles and his lovely wife Fiona celebrated their one year anniversary! Woots! So what's in store this time? Lorra lorra birthdays and it's a long one I think, read on...

Monday 10 August 2015

Love Drunk 2.0: Chapter Ten

***WARNING! THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS NSFW LANGUAGE, PARTIAL NUDITY & SCENES OF A SEXUAL NATURE! READER'S DISCRETION IS ADVISED!***
Last chapter there were some sad moments as well as upsetting! Dexter's pain finally became his undoing while his family could only look on in despair. Cormac took Joshua's advice and went to his parents about Liam who then had a run in with the Maloneys. However Cormac and Rita were no more when he took his frustrations out on her, and after a long talk with brother Rory, finally admitted who he was and reached out to Liam. When news got out about Dexter's second heart attack, Ash and Erin rushed to the hospital but...were they too late to say goodbye?

Saturday 8 August 2015

Love Drunk 2.0: Chapter Nine

***WARNING! THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS NSFW LANGUAGE, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!***
Last chapter Lainie had the difficult job of giving TLC to two very heartbroken teenage boys. Luke and Rosie were having problems while Daisy was only just getting somewhere with Kieran. Lainie bit the bullet and visited Dexter to discuss their youngest child resulting in feelings flooding back and some long overdue intimacy. Keira and her father also buried the hatchet which pleased Joshua greatly, his brother's behaviour however was worrying him. And Rita Swift, Lainie's niece, appeared much to the sadness of young Liam who feared he was losing Cormac to a girl he barely knew! The buzz around the gang is Dexter and Lainie's afternoon tryst, but will Dex ever win his wife back?

Monday 27 July 2015

Love Drunk 2.0: Chapter Eight

Last chapter many hearts were broken, many words were spoken that cannot be taken back...or can they? Lainie had finally had enough of Dexter's behaviour and asked for a divorce, at the same time she decided to give Rob a chance after all those years. Her love life was put on the back burner however when her son Damon and nephew Liam had their own fair share of heartache and needed her. Living together now, Keira and Josh were planning on having a baby to spite Keira's father who still hadn't apologised for ruining Christmas. Can Lainie make her boys feel better? And will Keira come to her senses before it is too late? Meanwhile Luke is having his own problems with Rosie, and her twin is giving poor Kieran grief too!

Sunday 12 July 2015

Please vote! Which boy would suit Faith?

Guys I need your help! Faith is now a teen, you'll see her in part 6 of Shylife but for now can you please take a look at these boys and pick which one you like best? They are all brothers, all fairies, and come from my 100 baby challenge! Vote on the poll in the top right hand corner of this blog, thank you oh so much! xLJx

 Kaiser!

 Jermaine!

Yuri!

Please vote now, I would be ever so grateful!

Sunday 21 June 2015

The Shylife of Miles Von Strunkle: Part 5

Generation 10
Welcome back to The Shylife! Last time baby number five was born and Miles got a shock visitor who had no intentions of leaving! Cody and Tia are back, and Lil and Quinn are due back from their extended holiday too! This full house of 11 is going to be fun, read on...

Friday 19 June 2015

The Shylife of Miles Von Strunkle: Part 4

Generation 10
Welcome back to The Shylife! Another baby was born last chapter, young Chase joined the family and what a cutie he is too! Also Lillith and her beloved Quinn took potions to make them human and had a birthday to become adults! So what is in store this time around? Lots and lots of things so read on...

Monday 8 June 2015

Love Drunk 2.0: Chapter Seven

Last chapter Keira and Josh finally announced they were a couple during Christmas dinner, sadly though Dexter did not take the news very well and ruined the entire holiday, New Year included! It has been eight months since Lainie left him and he is struggling to cope without her. Many visits to the Hayes residence has resulted in a slammed door in his face, Dexter is heartbroken but still cannot apologise for his behaviour. Will Keira ever come home and bury the hatchet with her father? If she doesn't then Lainie isn't coming home either! Can Dexter truly fix this? Meanwhile a growth spurt and a birthday have transformed Liam Maloney into a beautiful 14 year old boy, one that Cormac Hayes cannot keep away from!

Saturday 2 May 2015

The Shylife of Miles Von Strunkle: Part 3

Generation 10
Welcome back to another installment of generation TEN! Last time the family welcomed not one but two new babies, Beau and then Faith! Miles rarely wore much clothing and Fiona upped her magic game. This time around generation 9 heiress Lillith has a big decision to make, but she cannot make it without her hubby Quinn! So let's get down to it...

Saturday 18 April 2015

The Shylife Special: Scarlette's Fever!

Welcome to this special edition of The Shylife, focusing on Scarlette Von Strunkle. Scarlette is the youngest daughter of Jared and Aleisha, she was born after they received their young again potions and despite being a very pretty girl with so many talents, she hasn't really had the best teenage years. But things will change for the better as she gets older, she will find a true "Love"! ;)

Sunday 22 March 2015

The Shylife of Miles Von Strunkle: Part 2

GENERATION TEN

Welcome back to generation ten! Last time Miles and Fiona finally got married and not long after their wedding, there was the pitter patter of tiny feet! Letha Von Strunkle was the first born into this generation and she is adorable! But before we left there was the sound of a lullaby which can only mean one thing...

Friday 6 February 2015

Ugly Heart: Chapter Nine


Chapter Nine: It's Not About Revenge!

Leo lay gazing at a sleeping Izzy and couldn't wipe the smile from his face. After a very nice, warm bath they finally, but very slowly, consummated their relationship. Leo was struggling to find the whole thing a reality and had to constantly pinch himself to make sure. Izzy stirred and turned over mumbling something incoherent as Leo's smile widened even more. He got up and pushed the curtain aside slightly, looking outside at the town he called home as the dawning of a new day arrived. Leo was unsure of how to proceed with things now, they'd gone to the next level, he glanced at Izzy all wrapped up under the covers and his heart began to beat that little bit faster. Never before had this meant so much, never before had Leo actually felt something so profound. Usually when he slept with a girl he would take off and avoid ever seeing her again, with Makayla it was going through the motions. With Isabel Henderson, it was the most amazing night of his life! This was how it felt to be in love with someone, this was what he had been waiting for all this time! "Good morning!" Izzy whispered in his ear and wrapped her arms around his waist, he didn't even hear her get out of bed. When he turned around to hold her he noticed she was wearing his shirt, unbuttoned and teasing him, but it suited her better anyway.
"Good morning!" He replied and kissed her hungrily as she giggled, taken by surprise.
"Room service is coming in about forty minutes. What do you want to do until then?" She winked at him and traced his scars gently with her index finger.
"I..." He didn't know what to say, "...actually I think I need some sleep! You tired me out young lady!" Izzy bit her lip and buried her head in his chest.
"You weren't complaining at the time!" She mumbled, then looked up at him with those wide eyes. She was so beautiful, glasses or no glasses, if only she could see that!

When room service arrived with their breakfast, they sat on the bed and ate their pancakes in silence, small glances now and then followed by smirks and chuckles like teenagers. The taxi home was quiet but comfortable, and when they arrived back at Leo's house he didn't want her to ever leave. He remembered what she'd said, about not being in the right place yet, and he respected that. It didn't stop him from missing her any less when she wasn't with him though. "I'll stick the kettle on!" She mumbled and climbed wearily over Leo's hold all sitting in the middle of the hall. It seemed that he wasn't the only one who was rather tired from their recent activities, he fought back the urge to laugh like a schoolboy and threw himself down on his trusty couch. Flicking on the television to some antiques show, he listened to Izzy pottering about in the kitchen and humming away to herself. No he never wanted her to leave, she brightened the place up...she brightened him up! His phone beeped, a text from the newly weds,
"Bonjour guys! Hotel awesome, wife gorgeous! Miss me?" Charlie was obviously missing Leo, sending a text to your best friend would have been the last thing on Leo's mind if he was on honeymoon with Izzy! Charlie wouldn't even have come onto his radar, and he felt a little guilty for that. Such was his love for Isabel Henderson!
"Tea!" Izzy shoved a mug in his face and sat down beside him. "What are you watching???" She giggled and elbowed him in the side.
"I'm not watching it, I'm just...Charlie texted me, having a great time by the sounds of it!" Izzy nodded, but she didn't ask about her sister which he found odd. "Missing Amanda?" She wrinkled her nose and blew on her hot tea.
"Not really, she only left last night!" True, and Leo had been taking up much of her time since then, no time to think about your big sister on her honeymoon. "Fancy going to see a film this afternoon?" She asked causally as she whizzed through all the channels.
"Sure, why not!" Leo replied, any excuse to spend more time with her was okay by him.

Like any decent gentleman would, Leo let Izzy pick the film. Some weird sci-fi thing that she was into. When it was over, and it wasn't really that bad a film, Izzy took his arm and snuggled into him as they left. He should have been feeling content and happy, but the voice calling his name sent shivers down his spine. "Leo???" Izzy looked round to see a skinny, raven haired girl with far too much make-up on.
"Who's that?" She enquired as she looked the woman up and down.
"Just keep walking!" Leo grabbed her arm and pulled her along the street towards the taxi rank as the woman ran after them.
"Ow! Leo what's going on?" Izzy demanded as he dragged her to a vacant taxi, "Leo you're hurting me!"
"Get in!" He ordered, and she obeyed but only because she trusted him and had never seen him so forceful.
"Leo!" The woman shouted as she caught up with them, Leo slammed the car door and shielded Izzy from sight.
"You're not supposed to come within ten feet of me! Don't make me call the police!"
"I just wanted to...oh my God your face!" She clasped her hand over her mouth and her green eyes were  wide with shock.
"I mean it Makayla! Leave me alone!" Makayla??? So this was the woman responsible for Leo's scars and burns? How normal she looked, like Katy Price or any other glamour model. Who would have known she could be capable of such an act of violence? She was so skinny and petite. When Leo got in the taxi and told the driver to take them to Izzy's house, she was confused at first. But then she realised he was trying to keep her safe, not that the woman would harm her...or would she?
"So that's her then?" Izzy finally said as they were half way to her house. Leo simply looked out the window with a stern look on his face, then he nodded. "Why are we going to my house? Will she hurt me?" Leo shook his head, still looking angry.
"I dunno Iz, I...dunno but I'm not risking it!" Leo ordered her to stay in the taxi until he'd paid the driver, then he took her by the hand right up to her door. When she entered the house and her parents called to greet her, Leo kissed her firmly on the lips and sighed. "I'm sorry if I was rough with you, I was...scared for you! I don't care about myself, she's done all she can do to me except kill me but...I'd just die if anything happened to you!" Izzy stroked his scarred cheek and smiled.
"You're staying with me tonight, aren't you?" Leo looked over at her parents in the living room.
"If they say it's alright then yeah, I'll stay!"

When Leo got back home the next morning, Makayla was sitting on his front step. He wasn't afraid of her, but he wasn't going to allow her to torture him again! "I told you last night, ten feet Makayla! You're breaking the rules of the restraining order! Do you want to go back to jail?" Makayla shot up and began to cry crocodile tears.
"Leo I wanted to see you, I miss you!"
"It's been over a year now, what do you want from me?" He shoved her aside gently and put the key in the door, he opened it half way and looked at her as she sobbed for dramatic effect.
"I want us to go back to the way it was!" Leo snorted.
"What? You tearing lumps out of me and me shagging every model I clapped eyes on? I think we're done don't you?" And he shut the door in her face before she could say anything more. But she did get her last word through the letter box.
"I saw you with that girl!" Leo's veins turned to ice and he felt a cold clammy sweat form at the back of his neck. "Yeah, I saw her! Did you think I wouldn't notice??? Well I did!" Leo stood on the spot for a long time, listening to her footsteps getting fainter, until he was certain she was gone. He called Izzy, she sounded annoyed.
"Leo I'm fine, why?"
"Call in sick today! Don't go to work! I'll come over and see you!"
"No I will not! Leo stop being so weird!"

Leo couldn't convince Izzy to hide, so he spent the whole day at the coffee shop with her. She was working some week days during the holidays and every time the door opened Leo's heart skipped a beat. Not that Makayla would know where Izzy worked, but he couldn't take that risk. Eventually Izzy got annoyed with him and told him to go home. "I'll be fine, stop worrying! Come round for your tea tonight okay?" Leo reluctantly left her, but he couldn't stop worrying about her. Makayla was unpredictable! After an agonising few hours waiting for Izzy to finish work, he decided to meet her at the end of her shift. But Tina, the annoying girl she worked with, told him she'd already left! He tried not to worry as he headed over to her house, but when her dad answered and said she hadn't got home yet...
"Why, what's the matter Leo?" Stu Henderson stared him down until he cracked. Izzy was now half an hour late coming home and Leo's nightmare was becoming a reality. As they all tried her phone, texting, calling, but no answer...Leo felt sick! He went back to the coffee shop to speak to Tina, who was less than helpful.
"I told you she already left!" She popped her chewing gum and tutted.
"Was she alone? Tina please this is important!" Tina finally sighed, rolled her eyes and replied,
"Her cousin, can't remember her name, started with an M! She came in asking for her, when Izzy finished they went off together! Why?" Leo's stomach lurched and he couldn't get a breath.
"Was she called Makayla?" Tina clicked her fingers and grinned,
"That was it, yes!"

Leo wasted no time in calling the police, they talked to Tina and a few of the customers in the coffee shop. They spoke with Izzy's parents and with Leo who was trying to point them in Makayla's direction to no avail. "I have a restraining order on her for Christ's sake! What is wrong with you people? She threatened my girlfriend and now she's missing!!!" The uniformed officer was being patronising as well as dumb.
"Mr Hardy, we are doing everything we can, but she's only been missing a couple of hours!" Leo was banging his head against a brick wall, and he was playing right into Makayla's hands, but he phoned her.
"Hi Leo!" She chirped and he wanted to reach down the phone and strangle her.
"What have you done to Izzy?"
"Who?" Makayla sounded as if she didn't know what he was talking about, but then again she was mad and he'd always thought she was sane.
"If you hurt her..." Makayla interrupted him with an amused tone.
"Leo I have no idea what you're talking about! Have you misplaced your specky geek girl?" She snorted.
"Makayla, I swear if you've done anything to her I'll kill you with my bare hands!" Leo hung up on her and threw his phone away in anger. It landed in pieces on the floor, stupid move if the police tried to contact him! He just knew Makayla was behind Izzy's disappearance!

He sat outside the block of flats where Makayla lived, unsure of what to do. He wanted to barge in there and look for Izzy, he wanted to physically hurt Makayla! As he sat there, thinking and stewing, his newly pieced together phone rang. "Izzy?"
"Yes, it's me. Where are you?" She sounded tired and annoyed.
"Where am I? Where are YOU???"
"I'm at home, with the police and my rather freaked out parents! Leo what have you done?" Leo's heart skipped a beat, and not in a good way.
"I...I thought...did you see Makayla?" He could hear her sighing.
"She approached me outside the coffee shop, yes. But I sent her packing! She wanted to warn me off of you, said you were violent and unpredictable. I told her she wasn't the one with the scars! Leo, please come over, I'm not mad!" Leo agreed to go over to Izzy's, he felt he owed her parents an apology for getting them so worried. How was he to know that Izzy had gone for a walk to clear her head? He honestly thought something terrible had happened. "They're fine, just come in!" Izzy pulled him inside.
"Mr Henderson! I'm sorry!" Stu rubbed his arm affectionately and smiled.
"No harm done, well apart from the possibility of wasting police time!" Leo and Izzy lay on her bed in silence. She stroked his arm and nuzzled his neck, but it didn't make him feel the usual warm and fuzzy inside. It made him feel even more concerned about Makayla.
"Leo? Talk to me?" Izzy mumbled, but he didn't know what to say. When he got home late that night, there was a note on his front door, from Makalya!
"I'm flattered that you thought of me when your new girlfriend was missing! Shows I'm always on your mind, I'm your drug and you need me! It was fate that I saw you the other day! I'm willing to take you back Leo! But you have to get rid of her, if you don't then I will! It's not about revenge baby! It's about love, true love...and you are mine!" Leo felt sick as he ripped the note up angrily. As if he'd ever go back to her! And now she really had threatened Izzy, the police wouldn't take him seriously now and neither would she or her parents! He wished Charlie was here, he felt so alone...and so frightened for the girl he loved!

To Be Continued...


Thursday 5 February 2015

Ugly Heart: Chapter Eight

Chapter Eight: Wedding Daze!

"It looks stupid! I'd be better off wearing a mask!" Leo groaned and grabbed a tissue as Izzy pulled his hand away and took it off him. Amanda rummaged through her make-up box and muttered to herself.
"Hang on, let's not give up hope yet! Anyway I don't get why you need to put on foundation in the first place!" Leo gave her a stunned look.
"Do you want your wedding photos to look like something out of Hammer House of Horror???" Amanda slapped the back of his head as Izzy started brushing more powder on his face.

Wednesday 28 January 2015

Ugly Heart: Chapter Seven


Chapter Seven: What It's Like To Be The Freak!

"Please?" Izzy elbowed Leo in the side and he grunted. 
"I-I'm not ready!" he stammered and rubbed his side gingerly, his wriggling annoyed her and she shoved him playfully. As they lay on the grass in the park looking up at the blue sky, Leo had his notebook in his hand, the one he used to write his poems and thoughts in. Izzy wanted to hear something he had written but he was stubborn, they'd spent an entire week together so far during the summer holidays and Leo was living in a daze. Not that long ago he thought he'd lost her forever but here she was snuggling into him discussing what kinds of animals the clouds resembled and laughing about it. Leo had his hood down, he'd had it down since Izzy had kissed his face so tenderly that night she came to see him. He still wore hooded jackets and jumpers in case of emergencies, it was his security blanket.

Saturday 24 January 2015

Ugly Heart: Chapter Six


Tara Hardy couldn't get her son to answer the door. It had been forty minutes that she'd been over the grounds of his home trying to find the spare key that was usually under the doormat. She eventually phoned Charlie, she needed some muscle to break the door down and he was a pretty sturdy young man, unlike her skinny son. He'd told her about Saturday morning and how Leo had stormed out of Amanda and Izzy's home without a word. How he'd tried phoning and texting, leaving messages and even going round there on Sunday to see if he was okay. Tara was upset to hear that Leo hadn't been seen or heard from for nearly two days. "Charlie just get over here now, I need you to do something for me!" she snapped and hung up the phone. As she looked around the house with a pain in her chest, knowing her boy could have repeated his stunt from over a month ago, she noticed that all of the blinds and curtains were closed, even his bedroom which he'd started leaving open since he met Izzy.

Wednesday 21 January 2015

Ugly Heart: Chapter Five


Chapter Five: Last Straw!

Leo Hardy had enjoyed spending the weekends with Izzy Henderson. And when he stopped by the coffee shop that Saturday, he felt a warm feeling inside when she smiled at him and poured him his coffee. It had become a routine, every weekend he would visit her and they would sit for a while and chat about everything. The more he went to see her, the more he missed her all week. And the more he missed her, the more he was falling in love! And by Sunday morning, he'd asked his best friend over to finally give him an answer, was he going to be his best man after all? Charlie sat in the kitchen munching on some cake that Izzy had baked and slurped down his coffee. "So..." he began with a mouthful of cake, "...what's the deal???" Leo smiled bashfully and looked down at the kitchen counter.

Friday 16 January 2015

Ugly Heart: Chapter Four

Prologue
Chapter One: Rock Bottom.
Chapter Two: Baby Steps.
Chapter Three: Tongue-tied!

Chapter Four: Old Versus New.

Leo had waited a whole week to see Izzy again and when Saturday finally came around he felt the butterflies in his stomach as he pulled his black hoodie over his head. The front door opened downstairs and Charlie's voice boomed through the hall and up the stairs. "LEO!!!" Leo adjusted his hoodie and headed downstairs to meet his friend. Charlie didn't look best pleased.
"Charlie, hey! What's up?" Charlie frowned at him and sighed.
"We need to have a little chat!"

Thursday 15 January 2015

Ugly Heart: Chapter Three


Chapter Three: Tongue-tied!

As soon as the bell rang above the door, the girl behind the counter looked over and smiled at the sight of Charlie. "Hey Chaz!" she greeted him chirpily, a far cry from her mood moments before they had entered. Charlie winked at her and pushed Leo inside roughly.
"Alright Izzy? This is Leo, my best friend from school. Say hello to Izzy Leo!" Charlie pushed him harder and further towards the counter as he squeezed the ties of his hoodie closer together.
"Hi!" Izzy smiled warily at him. His face was shrouded under that hood as he kept his head down and nodded to the floor.
"Ignore him he's shy!" Charlie mumbled, "Two Lattes please and a sticky bun!" he licked his lips and rubbed his stomach as he eyed up the cakes inside the glass cabinet on the counter. Izzy frowned at him and placed her hands on her ample hips.
"Chazzy! Mands says you're on a diet, and you do need to keep trim for the wedding!" Leo looked up and enquired,
"What wedding?" as Charlie rolled his eyes and guided him to a table.

Tuesday 13 January 2015

Ugly Heart: Chapter Two

Prologue
Chapter One: Rock Bottom.

Chapter Two: Baby Steps

Tara Hardy had spent the best part of a weekend clearing her son's house for his return home. Papers thrown out, clothes washed and put away, dishes cleared, fridge gutted and the blinds opened! It was looking like a proper home again as she surveyed her handiwork. The final touch was putting clean bed linen on his bed and as she did so, she felt a lump under the mattress. She pushed it aside and a book dropped onto the floor with a thud, a diary. Tara sat down upon the bed and warily flipped it open to the first page. It started off as a typical lad's journal, and then it spiralled into an abyss of misery. As painful as it was to read how Leo had been feeling after that fateful night, Tara could not put the diary down. She had to get to the last page, and she was sorry that she did:
"My career is over, my self confidence is shot to hell, I can barely look at myself in the mirror and I hide in my house like a hermit with the curtains and blinds closed. And in here I shall remain until the end of my life, I want this hell to end...so it won't be too long now!"

Monday 12 January 2015

Ugly Heart: Chapter One

Prologue

Chapter One: Rock Bottom.

Tara Hardy drew up to the overgrown driveway and switched off her engine with a sigh. The front door to her son's house was covered with mail that he'd neglected to collect for what looked like a few days now. It was Monday, a whole weekend she'd been away and Leo hadn't bothered to venture outdoors it seemed. Grabbing the bag of messages on the passenger seat, she pulled herself out of the car and slammed the door in frustration. Leo was 37 years of age, he had his health and he had a roof over his head although if he didn't pick up his mail he would be behind with his rent! Why he insisted on hiding away was beyond her comprehension!

Sunday 11 January 2015

Ugly Heart: Prologue

Prologue

"You know Leo, one of these days you're going to get what you truly deserve!" Makayla shrieked as I laughed out loud. I was arrogant back then, full of my own importance! I thought I was God's gift to the world; handsome, clever, charming. I had been told at a young age that I was special, that I was gifted. I had my whole life ahead of me and what a life it was going to be. I'd met Makayla Lorde at the launch party for some new cologne ad I'd just finished shooting, and it was love at first sight...for her anyway! Like I said I was arrogant, I slept around and I treated her like she didn't matter. But she got her revenge, boy did she ever!

Saturday 10 January 2015

Love Drunk 2.0: Chapter Six


Lainie Maloney received a gift just before Christmas that opened her eyes to the thoughts and feelings of her loved ones, most of all her husband! She was now in no doubt that Dexter loved her with every piece of his heart. But as she sits alone in her bedroom thinking back on Christmas and New Year, his love for her is no consolation after her family and friends were ripped apart on Christmas Day! Can Lainie ever forgive Dexter's stubbornness and jealousy this time?