Dr Tara Campbell

19.1.4. “Peace - that was the other name for home.” - Kathleen Norris

Co-written with drcampbell


Tara waved her hand slowly in front of her husband's glazed eyes and laughed when he blinked and turned to look at her with a sleepy smile. They were sitting in a second-floor bar on Princes Street in Edinburgh, the floor to ceiling windows giving them a pristine view of the Castle looming above them. It wasn't overly late and not quite dark yet, but it was dusk enough to bathe the historical landmark in a soft blue hue. After the harrowing flight from Princeton to Edinburgh, Tara had fully expected them to make it to Lachlan's parents house and beeline for the bed after getting their son settled in his crib. As they touched down, she had been fantasising about a snuggle in a comfy bed with her naked husband, and that really seemed to be the plan after they had a cup of tea with her in-laws and Lachlan's Nana while they gushed and cooed over the baby. But through the second cup of a tea, Lachlan's leg had been bouncing restlessly, and he soon declared that he needed to 'feel home'. He was exhausted himself. Spending a seven hour flight puking your guts up would do that. But he wouldn't be able to rest until had the sense he was home. Being in his childhood home with his parents and grandma wasn't going to cut it, it seemed.

( After convincing Tara that their baby son would be fine with his parents for a wee while, Lachlan took his Dad's car and drove them both into the city centre, all the way up to the Castle esplanade. He had sucked in a deep breath of the Scottish air and ran his hands along the centuries-old cobblestones... )


Word Count | 888

12.1.1. “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” - Elizabeth Stone

Co-written with drcampbell | Set Friday 16th Jan '09

Tara was walking backwards up the path to their front door and nearly went arse over tit on a pot plant by the door but caught herself just in time. “Have you got him? You’ve got him, haven’t you? Have you?” she said fretfully, watching her husband handle the baby capsule as he walked behind her. He had her overnight bag slung over one shoulder and the brand new blue tartan baby bag over his other, both hands snugly gripped around the handle of the capsule.

“I’ve got him, beautiful,” Lachlan assured her, walking carefully on the wet path. “If I had him anymore, I’d break the bones in my hand. Watch where you’re going, darlin’. I’m nay having you end up back in hospital when I only just got you both home.”

( Tara waved her hands. “Don’t hold him tighter, then! If you hold him tighter and break your hand, you’ll drop him! Here, let me take him. I’ll take him.” )


Word Count | 707

10.10.6. All I Want for Christmas is You - Mariah Carey
"All I want for Christmas is... you"

Co-written with drcampbell | Set Christmas Day

Lachlan watched as Aiden got a little passionate with the new Nintendo Wii controller and flung it across the room mid tennis swing, only missing hitting Cameron in the head by inches and taking out a picture frame on the wall. He put his hand over his mouth in a shocked gasp as everyone burst out laughing and reminded him he should have the wrist band on. Lachlan sniggered and pushed the piano bench over to where Tara was sitting on the sofa beside Evie and Riley and tucked it up close to her so he could take her hands in his. “How are you feeling, beautiful?” he asked her and kissed her palms with a happy smile.

( Tara smiled with a nod. “Wonderful,” she assured him... )

All muses mentioned here are referenced with permission


Word Count | 987

9.1.6. “Love is everything it's cracked up to be…It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.” - Erica Jong

Co-written with sexyinscrubs

[Follows THIS, THIS & THIS]

It wasn’t late by any means, but Aiden’s large and modern Upper East Side apartment was quiet, save for the soft lull of the television in the living room. Tara tied the sash on her bathrobe loosely around her pregnant belly and shuffled into the room with a small yawn. Pat was there curled up on the sofa with a blanket wrapped around his legs and his wheelchair within easy reach. On the recliner beside him, Aiden was sprawled out asleep with one arm hanging over the side of the chair. It had been a tiring day for everyone.

Pat smiled up at her softly and pulled the edge of his blanket back so she could join him on the sofa. “Hello, darling,” he murmured. “I wasn’t expecting to see you again until the morning. How is he?”

Tara cuddled in close beside Pat and tucked the blanket around them both as she stole a quick glance at the television to see if anything interesting was on. “Not so great, but he will be. We just needed to be close.”

( Pat gave her a small knowing smile... )

Lachlan Campbell [drcampbell] & Aiden Lewis [mrpublicity] referenced with permission


Word Count | 547

4.5.4. TEN ways you deal with emotions

1. Get
2. pregnant
3. and
4. blame
5. it
6. all
7. on
8. hormomes
9. and
10. sperm

1.4.3. TEN favourite movie quotes

1. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." - Gone With the Wind
2. "I see dead people." - Sixth Sense
3. "Baby, if I was premenstrual, you'd be dead." - The Associate
4. "I think you're all fucked in the head. We're ten hours from the fucking fun park and you want to bail out. Well I'll tell you something. This is no longer a vacation. It's a quest. It's a quest for fun. I'm gonna have fun and you're gonna have fun. We're all gonna have so much fucking fun we'll need plastic surgeory to remove our godamn smiles. You'll be whistling 'Zip-A-Dee Doo-Dah' out of you're assholes! I gotta be crazy! I'm on a pilgrimage to see a moose. Praise Marty Moose! Holy Shit!" - National Lampoon's Vacation
5. "You realize we're all going to go to college as virgins. They probably have special dorms for people like us." - American Pie
6. "If working here means I am within 10 yards of you, I would rather wipe Saddam Hussein's arse!" - Bridget Jones' Diary
7. "There's one thing I've learned in all my years: sometimes you gotta say 'what the f*ck' and make your move." - Risky Business
8. "Aye, fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!" - Braveheart
9. "This has GOT to be a nine-point-oh on my weird-sh*t-o-meter." - Men in Black
10. "When life gets you down do you wanna know what you’ve gotta do? Keep swimming. Just keep swimming." - Finding Nemo