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Quaranteam – Book 1: Part 20 Fiona fills in some gaps. Based on a post by CorruptingPower, in 25 parts. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels. Fiona giggled once more. "I think since we were both being stupid about it, it cancels each other out. Some, anyway. But then I got this message from Captain Linda Hayes in the Air Force, telling me that a request had been put in for me to be paired up with you out here in California, if I was interested in that." "Well," he said, teasing her back, "you did say you wanted me to reach out,” "I did, and you agreed to my condition, because there was no way I was coming without bringing Moira." "Thanks for that." "I did my homework first, though," she chided. "Even after I'd accepted, I still had about a day to change my mind, so I reached out to Xander and spent about five hours talking to him on the phone." "I thought you said you hadn't talked to him?" "Yeah, well, I was lying, but most of the time I was talking to him, I was asking about you." "Oh, and that was enough to convince you?" "Well, he answered a lot of questions, but the only thing I really cared about was if you were still, y'know, you. Doing good deeds without thinking too much about them in advance, trying to help every lost soul you bump into. He said of course you were still you, and probably even more you now than you'd ever been." She paused for a minute, then continued. "He actually told me all about the poker game, and how you were just trying to help one of Niko's friends, and had to do your best to save nearly every damn person that you could, and the more about it he told me, the more I knew that you hadn't changed a bit. Still jumping face first into the firing line, just like Moira." "I wish I could say I'd gotten a little wiser over the years, but I don't know if that's true." "If Niko, Ash and Emily are to be believed, I'd say so," she said. "They certainly grilled the hell out of us before they were okay letting us into the household. Emily's quite the little spitfire, considering how short of a time she's known you. Very protective of you, although maybe that's as much protective of Sarah as it is of you." "Yeah, that's definitely a possibility," Andy admitted. "Sarah's so insanely optimistic about things, maybe she needs Em to keep her down to earth. And the poker game caused lots of ripples out here, so everyone was a little on edge about all of it. Well, that and the fact that I just made the decision to invite you entirely on my own without talking to anyone in the household first. I mean, they'd told me to make sure I invited someone of my own choosing, but I think they thought I would've talked it out with them a little bit beforehand." "And you didn't?" "Didn't need to." "That confident, were we?" she chuckled. "I see we haven't entirely shed the overconfidence problem we had back in high school." "It was me taking a bit of agency back in my life, Fi. And while it surprised everyone a bit around here, I don't think anyone really complained, other than they hated waiting to learn more. I just figured, if you said no, there was no reason getting everyone excited for nothing." "Did you honestly think I would've said no?" Andy shrugged a little. "It'd been over a decade, Fi. I figured anything was possible." "I suppose," she said. "So what do I need to know about my new family? The short version, s'il vous plaît." He smirked at her dipping into French for a moment. She tended to do that when she was feeling particularly playful, knowing he didn't speak a word of it. "Well, there's three levels of partner here in the house, I guess. The fiancés, the partners and the staff." "How did you decide which fell into which category?" "I mean, I mostly didn't decide, or I suppose, basically they either chose to be partners or staff first and foremost, and from there, the ones who felt the most emotionally connected to me decided they wanted to eventually get married. I asked Aisling first, and she agreed, and then Niko asked me before I could ask her. When I announced that, Emily and Sarah both sort of insisted I accept their proposals as well." "Much like I did," she said with a titter of laughter. "See? Not as different as you thought. Nicolette, Jenny, Katie and Whitney all came here expressly because they wanted to be staff, and not partners." "And you're okay with that?" Her voice didn't have a tone of judgment to it, just a hint of curiosity. "It's what they wanted, so who am I to tell them that's wrong?" "That's completely fair," she said. "It just surprises me that you sort of made peace with that so easily. I would've thought you would've taken more time to get your head around it." "After you get past the notion of the first one, it's pretty easy to make peace with the rest, and Nicolette was very good at making that clear to me early on. Katie's the weirdest of the cases, but we've made it work." "How so?" "Oh," Andy said, amused in how offhandedly he mentioned it, "she's completely a lesbian, so she gets everything secondhand." "I'm sure there's a story behind that one." "There is, but I was giving you an overview." "Fair enough, Mr. Rook," she said, mirth layered in her voice. "Do continue." "Everyone who isn't a fiancé or a staff member falls into the category of partner, but even there, there can be quite the range of attachment." "How many others are there that don't fall into either category?" "Eight, not counting you or Moira, with one more on the way, and one more to maybe fall into staff but maybe into partner as well." She giggled a little. "You, sir, are drowning in cunt." "Yeah, well, it comes with its own complications." "And you know I'm going to be a fiancé, as is Moira." "Well," Andy admitted, "I knew you wanted to be, but I didn't want to jump to any conclusions about Moira." "You were the first man she ever loved," Fiona sighed. "As much as she might have tried to pretend otherwise, she never hid that very well." "Well, fair's fair, Fi," he chuckled. "You were the first person I ever loved, so I guess it all works out in the end." The rain had actually gotten heavier rather than easier since they'd been talking, but the fog was starting to roll in a bit, so it was harder to see, wisps of clouds covering the grounds of the manor. "What am I going to do with myself here, Andy?" she said, leaning into him. "I'm a reporter. It's my job to report things. I'm used to covering the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives, even the military. Granted, I hated DC, but how is any of this ever going to compare?" He shifted a little bit. "I mean, you could write a book about the whole pandemic, document the whole thing from top to bottom. I know there's going to be the 60 Minutes news story in less than a week, but they're only going to have an hour to cover so much. You could write a book like Bob Woodward, cover everything." She stood quietly for a minute, then nodded. "You're right. Maybe I could do something like that." She reached a hand and smoothed it across his chest through his shirt a bit. "So, now I want to get the juiciest piece of dirt here in the house. Who's the best in bed?" "Oh hell no," he laughed. "Even if I could make that kind of judgment, which I can't, there's no way in hell that I would. Everyone's amazing in their own way." "Picked up any new fetishes I should know about, or just the ones you had back in college?" she teased, her fingertip trailing down his sternum. "And what old fetishes those would be?" "Oh come on, Andy," she said with a smirk. "I haven't forgotten. Sweary wife, happy life. I bet if I started telling you that my cunt still ached from the fucking you gave it last night, you'd be getting,” Her fingertips teased against the waistline of his sweatpants. "See? There it is, right on cue." "Tease," he scolded. "No no no, love," she giggled. "Tease would be if I wasn't going to do anything about it. I am, but I just want to know what else you've done with whom else." "Too many things to list all at once," he said. "Maybe just ask some specific questions, and you'll get your answers." "Did you fuck Emily in her costume from the movie?" she said, rubbing one of her thighs along the front of his. He was amused by the question. "I did, but that was her idea, not mine." "Doesn't matter whose idea it was, only that you've done it. Doesn't make it any less hot. How many different girls in the house have blown you?" "Almost all of them?" "Done any of them in the ass?" "I think five or six of them." "Was it the first time for any of them?" "For most of them, not that it matters." "Everything matters, Andy. Everything matters." She slid her hand to rub against Andy's cock a bit through the sweatpants and boxers. "Any of them as loud as I was the first time you fucked me in the ass?" "Only Niko," he said with a chuckle. "Most of the others were loud, but Niko really howled in pleasure loud enough to shake the walls." "You gonna do all of them that way?" Her fingertips stroked his shaft just a little through the fabric, her eyes looking up at him in amusement. "Only if they want to." "Anyone said they don't want to?" "Piper said she wasn't too sure about it, and Sheridan said the idea scares her, which she said also turns her on a little, but she was still pretty nervous about it, so we'll see I guess. If they want to, I will, but if they don't, I won't. You know me, Fi. I'm never going to make anyone do anything they don't want to do. Ever." "What about that plump Japanese teenager you've got?" "Hannah?" he said with a laugh. "Oh, she's eager for it, but she's always rushing towards new things like a cat after a laser pointer. I think if one of the girls said she wanted to have sex on a trapeze, Hannah would say she had next. " "Done any bondage?" "A little bit with Whitney, the newest staff member, but she's very much into that kind of thing, so I felt like I'd be letting her down if I didn't at least give it a go. And I suppose you could say Nicolette and I dabble at that back and forth all the time." "How did it feel?" Her hand slipped up and then pushed down beneath the waistband of his sweatpants and boxers, moving to close around his naked cock. "Did you like being a Master for a day? Everyone doing only what you told them to?" He grinned, feeling her cool touch against his warm skin. "It's a fun hat to put on from time to time, but certainly not one I want to wear too often, and definitely not one I want to get too comfortable wearing. Too many people get a little taste of power and then run away with it." "Did you like our little game yesterday morning where we were all touching and kissing and sucking on you at once?" He nodded, maybe even a bit too quickly. "It was intense. Overwhelming and hard to focus, but it felt so damn good. Was that your idea?" "Of course it was my idea," she giggled. "Well, it wasn't entirely my idea, but I started coming up with the plan. Niko and Ash both helped a little bit. I'm not stepping on anyone's toes by being here, am I? It seems like you and those two are especially close." "Other than Lauren, we've been together the longest. But Lauren and Taylor are a couple. They love both me, but they love each other more, which is absolutely fine. So we've all worked pretty hard to make each other happy." "Where do you think Moira and I are going to fit in here?" "It feels like the fiancés have their own little clique, and I expect you'll slide right in there before you know it. I know you, and you've always been one of the most adaptable people ever. You've always been the kind of person to go up and pick a fight with the biggest person in the yard, if it's what you thought you needed to do." "Prison metaphors?" she laughed softly. "Not exactly your most romantic approach, is it, Rook? Shouldn't you aim a little higher?" "I actually think you and Ash are going to become the most dangerous team I've ever seen, and that's before you rope in the partnership that Emily and Niko are already building," he said with a little laugh. "I'm just a guy in the background, a meat puppet for you ladies to steer me around into whatever conflict you need me to put down." He gave her shoulder a little squeeze. "You're gonna love her. She reminds me a lot of you. Or you remind me a lot of her. Take your pick." "Well, while redheads are an acquired taste, it's one you know I've already acquired," she said, her thumb teasing over the head of his cock. "So maybe I should just tell you that I'm looking forward to get a taste of her, hmm?" Fiona smirked. "Or maybe that I already did?" "You didn't," Andy said, tilting his head to one side. "No, I haven't, but I will soon enough," she said with a laugh. "So I don't need to worry about the fiancés, because we're all going to get along like a house on fire. Do I need to worry about the partners? Do you think any of them aren't going to like me?" Andy grinned. "I don't know anyone who didn't like you the moment they met you, Fi." "But Ash is the lady of the house." "We don't have a lady. I thought we were an autonomous collective," he said to her, smugly. She gave his cock a firm squeeze, enough to make him yelp a little. "You're fooling yourself. And the two showing up today? Those are going to be the last ones? Or is there space for one or two more, if the right girl strolls in front of you?" "I mean," Andy said, as she begun to stroke his cock very slowly and deliberately. "I said in the interview with 60 Minutes yesterday that if I had my say, we were definitely done adding people to the household, but Emily pointed out I really don't have the final say in these kinds of things." "All I'm saying is that you shouldn't shut any doors permanently, Andy." Her fingertips were sliding back and forth. "I think you're almost ready for me again." "Twice in two days?" he said, trying to shift a little bit against her cold touch. "The other girls are going to think you're greedy." "I paid close attention to the briefing when they were giving us the injections, Andy," she scolded. "You can pump out a good five loads a day without any trouble, so I'm making up for lost time." "I mean, I didn't say that I didn't understand." "Good," she said, turning around, putting her back to his chest, letting go of his cock as she leaned forward, and tugged her yoga pants down to the middle of her thighs, exposing her cunt to him. "So get to it." He reached down to grab his shaft, moving to get it lined up before he pushed forward, sliding good and deep inside of her, feeling her honeyed walls clench on him even as he filled up her hungry cunt with his shaft. "Ffffuck," she hissed. "That's never going to get old, feeling you slide inside of me. God, I'd forgotten how much I fucking missed this. Promise me we'll never be that stupid again, Andy," she said as she started to swivel her hips a little bit, not pumping into him, just making his cock press against one side of the inside of her snatch then the other. "I'm never going to let you go again, Fi. You have my word on that." "Right now, there's only one word I give a shit about," she said. "Fuck." Her hips slammed back against his in time with the word. "Fuck." She repeated it, both the word and the motion. "Fuck!" The tempo and the force of her body thrusting back into his increased with the intensity of the word. "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" They'd fallen back into their old, familiar rhythm, each of them remembering the other's personal turnons. They knew how to get each other going quickly, and while Andy had expected that Fi would want to savor their moment alone, she was hellbent on getting another orgasm from him. Patience was not on the cards. Each time he pushed forward, she whipped back, as if every second he wasn't inside of her was a second she couldn't afford, that she couldn't abide by him being anywhere else. She wanted him to be inside of her as much as she could get it. "C'mon, Andy," she whispered. "Just you and me, just like old times. Just do it already!" The familiarity was a heady cocktail of lust, and her body gripped his cock in just the perfect way, and before he knew it, the moment as on top of him, just as he was on top of her. His body seized and she started to spasm just as he began to unload his hot spunk inside of her body, the two shivering in one unison, a completed pair once more. A minute or two later, they were both laughing softly again, his cock having slipped out of her, both of them having tugged their clothes up, Fi having slipped back into his arms once more. "I'm gonna love getting that regularly," Fiona giggled. "Not that you weren't great at sex before, but man, the chemical life is quite a trip." She reached up, tipped his head down and kissed him again. "I still love you, Andy. Always have." "Me too, Fi. Me too." They stood there on the balcony listening to the rain for a few minutes. "So who's coming today? You said you've got a few more lined up?" "One of Em and Sarah's friends, plus my new bodyguard." "Bodyguard, huh?" Fiona smirked as they turned to walk back into the house. "Gotta admit, sounds kinda hot." Lexi arrives to the House Of Rook. Chapter 35 When they sneaked back into the bedroom, Andy could hear the shower running, and he and Fiona stepped into the master bathroom, closing the door behind them. They each stripped and hopped into the running shower, where Niko was just finishing washing her hair. He leaned in and gave her a soft kiss before Fi moved to hug the smaller girl warmly. "Thanks for being so welcoming, Niko," Fi said to her. "You've really been the best at welcoming both me and Moira. Not that any of the girls have been bad, but you were there to talk with us the whole time the treatment was going on, and it means a lot to me that you were willing to answer all our silly questions." Niko smirked, leaning in and kissing Fi on the cheek. "Not a problem," she said. "I just wanted you both to feel as comfortable as possible here, and we all knew that if Andy invited you personally, you'd get along with everyone great. Which reminds me, Andy. I don't think anyone told you yet, but Moira will actually be passed out in the imprinting process for a significant amount longer than normal, but that's expected and nothing to worry about, so don't freak out when she sleeps through all of today, okay? That's exactly what's supposed to happen, and nothing's wrong." Andy tipped his head a little in curiosity. "Why's the treatment taking to Moira differently?" "Unlike everyone else in the house, Moira actually had dengue fever during her time working for Doctors Without Borders, and while she's fully recovered from it, the antibodies for that complicate the serum so it takes longer to settle in and take hold. It's a minor flap, and it won't have any impact in the long run," Niko said, as she stepped out of the shower. Fiona stepped out after her, grabbing a towel as well. "She's lived a way more interesting life than the rest of us. You'll be astonished by some of her stories from when she was performing triage in warzones. It turns out people can be far more horrific than I ever imagined." Andy turned off the water and stepped out last, grabbing the one massive black towel that was his and exclusively his. Andy sometimes wondered if Nicolette always had laundry running, what with all the people in the household. He knew she had a system of some kind, and had yet to give any woman someone else's clothes, so the last thing he wanted to do was jinx it by asking for details, though he had complimented her on it several times, something that always made her smile. "Oh, some people suck," Andy grumbled as the hot air from the fan blew down on him even as he was lightly caught in the backwash of Niko and Fiona's hair dryers. "I've known that since I was a kid, and it's basically the backbone for the career of any writer. I'm sure we're going to hear a bunch more about that starting today, since we'll be adding an ex spook to the family." Niko nodded, as she flipped off her hair dryer. "She and Maya won't be showing up at the same time, either. Lexi will be here around lunchtime; Maya won't get here until late in the evening. People are passing through the base at such a high speed that we're just treating everyone as soon as they arrive rather than batching them like we used to." She grabbed her clothes from the shelf and started tugging them on, clearly getting ready to head to the base. She'd been taking a lot of time off to meet new arrivals to the Rook family, but she was determined to get back into some sort of normal rhythm now. "Lexi's a tough one to get a read on, but I think she'll warm up to you eventually," she said, giving him a firm hug. "She's had a pretty rough go of it for the last several years, so try and be patient with her. I know you always are, but a little extra patience here wouldn't go amiss, if you know what I mean. This is quite the severe change for her." Andy nodded. "Of course I'll be patient," he said before giving Niko a soft kiss. "You liked her though? She seemed like a good person? You get to meet everyone before most of us do, so I trust your judgment on these kinds of things." "She'll take care of you, and that's the most important part for a bodyguard. The rest we can figure out as we go." While Fiona finished getting her hair dried and shaped, Niko got dressed and headed out. They would see her again in the evening, but people needed to start getting back to work. Lauren was already changed into her workout clothes and heading down to the cars, as she was heading off to training camp, something that Andy had just heard about yesterday. Knowing full well there were going to be huge amounts of dead players, the NFL was preparing something truly unheard of. The following season would be the first co ed season played in the history of the league, and would be that way moving forward, so thousands of adjustments were being made, but the last thing the owners were going to allow to happen was the death of their livelihood because many of their players died. The 49ers had asked Lauren to consider playing, but for the time being, she had insisted she only wanted to continue as a trainer for players. That just meant instead of training exclusively men, she was mostly training women with some men, mostly new incoming players from other countries. Andy couldn't even begin to imagine how much restructuring and revamping of the game itself going completely coed was going to result in, but he imagined it would be no slight shift. They had nearly a year before the scheduled 2021 season would start, with the 2020 season already fully canceled, but the amount of changes they were going to be making meant they needed to get a head start on them, particularly so they could figure out how to start recruiting women to play. It had come as a bit of a surprise to him that they hadn't just started recruiting men from other countries, considering the rest of the world hadn't faced casualties anywhere near as badly as the US, but the last time he'd talked with Phil, Andy heard that DuoHalo was flaring up again in many other parts of the world, as piss poor world leaders had convinced themselves the dangers had passed, and that they could just "endure" through the resurgences. It would likely take a few more million deaths overseas to prove them wrong. He wondered if there was a collapsing of other American leagues, such as the NBA and the WNBA, into one league. For non contact sports, the changes would be exceptionally minor, but the recruiting would be the biggest challenge, although he wondered if entrenched sexism would impact more international things like FIFA or the Olympics. He suspected it would have to, eventually. Most of the other girls were still either working from home or not working at all, so most people tended to be around the house for the majority of the day. Both Sheridan and Piper were getting up as Lauren left, however, the two getting ready to start their morning workout, although Andy suspected they might grab Hannah and Asha to join them. Andy had tried participating in their morning workout routine once, and had found himself unable to keep up with the girls, despite his best efforts. They were just in far better shape than he was. Lauren had also allowed Taylor to get dressed and had taken her to work, as she was training her partner to work with the 49ers with her. By midday, most of the girls were up and tending to their own worlds, Sarah and Emily taking meetings with studio folks and their projects about upcoming agents, Ash working away on some project or another for Google, Hannah and Asha were both doing some coursework having enrolled in remote courses at Stanford until onsite learning could begin again. Tala and Jade wouldn't be up until late afternoon, so Andy spent the rest of the morning doing edits and rewrites on the draft of the newest Druid Gunslinger novel. Everyone met up for lunch, however, as they usually did, and just as they were finishing up, the doorbell rang and Nicolette hopped up to rush towards the door before Andy could even get up. "Oh, let her have her moment," Sarah said to him with a smile. A minute or so later, Nicolette entered the dining room with Lexi in tow. While Andy had spoken to her a little bit on FaceTime, it was their first meeting in person. He smiled, rising up and walking over towards her. "Hey Lexi, welcome to your new home," he said, extending a hand to her. Lexi was an odd mishmash of styles, two differently contrasted vibes struggling for dominance in the woman's look. She had on tight blue jeans and a leather motorcycle jacket, but beneath the jacket she had on a pastel pink top that seemed a little frilly. The Latina woman's scars were more prominent in person, the right side of her face from the cheekbone downward warped and wrinkled, definite burn scars that had healed but had been severe enough that cosmetic surgery would prove difficult. He could see the scars covered almost half of her neck and disappeared down into the neckline of her shirt, so he assumed it spread over at least some of her torso. He knew it bothered her, but wanted to assure her that it didn't bother him at all. She took his hand and shook it, certainly a different greeting than the other girls had gotten, but Andy wanted to give Lexi the space to settle in however she wanted. Their relationship hadn't been defined yet, and both Jenny and Katie had made it clear that they suspected it would blossom into something more than a professional relationship, but at first, that's what it would need to be. "Let me introduce everyone. You know Katie and Jenny already, obviously, you met my fiancé Niko on the base, and you met Nicolette at the door," he said. "These are my other fiancés Aisling, Sarah, Emily and Fiona, and these are my partners Piper, Sheridan, Hannah and Asha. This is the house IT tech Whitney. My partners Tala, Jade and Moira are all still recovering from the imprinting process, and my partners Lauren and Taylor are both off at work. I know, I know, it's a lot of names to remember all at once, so don't worry, everyone will be happy to remind you for a while." Lexi tried to shake hands with all of them, but many of the girls insisted on hugs, something that seemed to take the Latina a little aback, although she didn't retreat from any of the contact. "It's very nice to meet all of you," she said. "Mr. Rook? Would you mind giving me a bit of a tour of the grounds, just so I can get my bearings?" "Not at all, Lexi, but please, you're welcome to call me Andy if you like." She offered a brief tight lipped smile that appeared and was gone just as quickly. "Let's stick to 'Mr. Rook' or 'sir' for now, and we'll see where that goes, okay?" He grinned, shrugging his shoulders. "Play it where it lies. C'mon, I'll give you the tour." The two walked out of the room, and once they were down the hallway a bit, he could see Lexi visibly relax a little. "Sorry about that," she said to him. "That was a lot of people all at once, and I know they're all your family, and that it's part of the gig, but it's a ton of information to take in all at once. The longer I stayed in there, the more worried Jenny was gonna get about me, and that's all I need, is her up my ass worrying that I'm going to have another episode." "Episode?" he said, as they walked out into the back yard. He figured he would give her a tour of the grounds first before doing the house, that way they would be a good distance from people, allowing her to have a bit of time to wrap her head around all of it, and to get to know him one on one before having to adapt to all the other people. "We talked a little bit about this when we spoke earlier, but I do have PTSD, so from time to time, I can go through panic attacks, nightmares or even brief flashbacks, although nothing that should prevent me from doing my job, which is to keep you and your family safe," she said. There was a confidence to her walk, a sense of purposefulness, like she was always on task. "And I do want to stress that while I'll do my best to keep all of your family safe, you will be the primary protectorate, and that means your health and well being will always have the highest priority. You seem like a good guy, and that may take some getting used to, but if I'm going to do my job properly, it's a thing you're going to have to get your head around pretty fucking quickly, pardon my language." "Okay, first thing's first," he said with a laugh. "Never apologize for swearing around me. Ever. I happen to like women who swear, and while that may not be what you're used to, it's S.O.P. around here and you don't need to waste words on apologizing for things you don't need to." She laughed a little, a genuine warm laugh, and that made Andy feel a little bit better. She'd been putting on a very cold exterior since her arrival, and Andy wanted to make sure she felt like she didn't need to be so guarded from the whole family. "Fuckin' a, then," she said, nodding to him. "But my point still stands. If it comes down to keeping you safe or keeping one of your women safe, I am always going to put your safety first. You don't have to like that, but you're gonna have to fucking accept it, because that is the way it's going to be. If you die, it sounds like there's a good chance that all of your partners die with you, and the protection business is about understanding the very basic math of it, which is that in a situation where I can let one of these women die or I can let all of these women die, I am going to protect you first, and will mourn the loss of the woman I couldn't save afterwards. I realize that may sound particularly cold, but I don't want you thinking about it like that. Trust me to do my job, and I will keep you safe with my last dying breath, if I have to." "I can't imagine it'll ever come to that," he said, as they walked past the pool, heading out to walk into the large grassy field off to the side of it. "I get everyone wanting to make sure that I'm safe, knowing that their health is dependent on mine, but I don't live a high risk life. I haven't pissed off arms dealers, drug dealers or crime bosses. There aren't any foreign governments trying to kill me. I'm not in the line of fire for anything or anyone." "Can I speak plainly, sir?" "Always. In fact, you should never worry about saying something that will offend or anger me, Alexis. If we're out in public, maybe use some tact in conversations then, but when we're at home, and this is your home now, if you want it to be, just speak your mind." She nodded a bit, walking along side him. "Copy. That's horseshit, sir, about you not being in the line of fire for anything or anyone. I spoke with Niko some yesterday, and as one security person to another, she told me that I should consider this Covington to be a hostile operator, and that should extend to anyone in his family or household." "Arthur?" Andy said. "Sure, I bet he's pissed at me, and that man has a lot of resources he could bring down to bear on me, but I wouldn't think he's the kind of guy to hire a hitman to rub me out or anything. That sounds a little too 'Goodfellas' and not enough 'Trading Places,' for his tastes. He's an asshole, but I doubt he's up to out and out murder." "I have to keep reminding myself that despite this house and your large collection of beautiful women, you're extremely new to this lifestyle, sir," Lexi said to him. "The ultrawealthy are almost exclusively assholes with no regard for human life or the well being of anyone who isn't providing something of use to them. You may think Covington's harmless now, but at any moment, he could turn far more malevolent, and it's my job to ensure that he doesn't get to you." "You know, I'm just going to trust your judgment on this, then. When I got an agent, I had to learn to let my agent to do all the things an agent should be doing. The same when we signed a five book deal and I got an editor. I had to learn to trust the editor's judgment on what did and didn't belong in a story. So third time's a charm. If you take on the job here, then I'll defer to you in all things of this kind of nature, and if you tell me someone could be a threat, I'll consider them a threat." "If I take the job here?" she asked, stopping in her walk as they neared the fence at the edge of the property. "I thought I'd already made it clear I accepted it." "Well, you did, but up until you're imprinted, you can still change your mind," he said. "And I always give everyone up until that moment to reconsider if they want to. Jenny said she thought you were looking for your Prince Charming, and if you take this job, if you get imprinted to me, that effectively ends that search for you for the foreseeable future. That's a huge step to take, and if you have any misgivings about it, you shouldn't commit to it, to me, to us, to this." "Well, Jenny established pretty clearly that I am absolutely disinterested in intercourse with any of the women in the house, right?" "Absolutely. And if that's what you want, nobody's going to push. You and I can have our intimate time one on one without anyone else around, and if you like, I can even spend a night with you in your bed regularly. The key is that you're going to have to accept that I'm also attached to all these other women, and while I'm going to do my best to divvy up my time equally, I won't always be perfect at that." "Anytime you go anywhere, I'll be by your side, so we will get plenty of time together, sir," she said with a little laugh. "A better question is how good have you been at not comparing your partners? I'm sure someone's got to be the best, which means someone's also got to be the worst." "No bests and no worsts," he said sternly. "Everyone's different, and that's exactly how it should be. Hell, I think everyone's different enough that it makes comparisons nearly impossible anyway." "Do the scars bother you?" she asked him, turning to face him directly as they stood near the fence, a big metal monstrosity that was far enough from the house that its appearance was mostly masked by trees. "At some point I could get cosmetic surgery, but up until recently, I've constantly been working, and there hasn't been any time for it." "That's entirely up to you, Lexi," he told her. "I don't mind the scars. I think they add character and personality." "You haven't seen how far they go," she sighed. "Not yet, anyway, but I will when you're ready to show me." "They go down to my ribs, and my right boob is scarred up like my neck here. Not very sexy, I know, but it's what I got." He took her hand for a moment, which made her jump a little bit at the sudden contact. "Lexi, don't worry about it," he said emphatically. "You're a beautiful woman, and I do not mind the scars. If you want to have them corrected at some point, you are welcome to do so, but you do not need to think you have to do so on my behalf, okay? I'm going to trust you so I need you to trust me on this." She looked down, drew in a heavy breath then sighed it out. "I got hit with a molotov cocktail in the jungles of Peru. The doctors there did everything they could to tend to the burns, but they were severe, and we were several hours away from a real hospital, so before I could get the best treatment, a lot of the damage had already been done. There's some nerve damage anywhere I'm scarred, so I have to be careful if I get into scraps, because I could be bleeding from there and not notice it. I also get phantom itches all the time, but I've mostly gotten the compulsive need to scratch under control at this point. Some people, a lot of people actually, have trouble seeing past the damage." Andy's other hand moved to brush along the underside of her chin, touching some of the scarred flesh for the first time, forcing her to look back up and at him. "There's where they're going wrong," he said. "You don't look past the damage. You learn to see that the damage is part of what you're seeing, and integrate that into the whole. Everyone's damaged, Lexi. Everyone. Some people, they just have an easier time hiding the scars. But you are a beautiful, sharp witted woman, and anyone who gets fixated on the scars is looking at the wrong thi  " He didn't get a chance to finish his sentenced, because she leaned up and kissed him, shutting him up, her hand holding onto the back of his head. The kiss took him but surprise, but it wasn't unwelcome. Still, he let her set the tempo and intensity of it, their tongues remaining in their mouths, and the kiss only lasted a few seconds before she pulled back, lifting her free hand up to wipe a tear from her eye. "That's, that's very sweet of you to say, sir. It's been a long time since anyone's looked at me with something other than sympathy." "I can tell you've never read any of my books," he said with a soft laugh, She blushed a little, frowning. "I'm sorry sir, I haven't,” "Don't worry about it," he said, waving a hand. "The reason I said that is because the main subtext of my books is that everyone has damage, and how they manage that damage is the important part, not the damage itself." She laughed a little bit dismissively. "You've got two world renowned actresses and an Olympic hopeful athlete here. I somehow doubt they've got all that much damage to them." "Well, Piper was imprisoned by Covington and left in a sexual frenzy locked in a room without clothes or a toilet for days, so maybe don't go implying around her that she does have any idea what damage looks like." The laughing died immediately. "Oh my god, that's horrible. I didn't even realize  " "As for Sarah and Emily, someone attempted to rape Sarah about six years ago, and while she got lucky and someone interrupted it, the person responsible was a studio mogul and still hasn't been really punished for it. Emily, on the other hand, has had stalkers for years, and had her home broken into a couple of times, once when she was even in it. She told me once the interview airs in a few days, announcing that she and Sarah are partners, but also that they're going to marry me, that we may get some hate mail and death threats, although she says they're generally just people venting. But I suppose you can add that to your list of possible threats against my life." She nodded somberly. "I expected that, although I did not know about Miss Washington's near rape, obviously. Powerful men are such bastards." She chuckled a moment. "Present company excluded, clearly." "Oh, I've probably been a bastard a couple of times in my life, of that I have no doubt." They started walking along the fence line, so that Lexi could see the outskirts of the property. "But I draw the line at assaulting innocent women." "But assaulting non innocent women's cool then?" she said with a slight smile. "Look, if a woman's coming at me with a weapon in hand, all bets are off," he chuckled. "And I think that's fair, don't you?" "Absolutely fair, sir." They walked along the fence for a minute or so in silence. "Now that we've sized each other up a little, do you still think I'll be a good fit here, Mr. Rook?" "Oh, I knew you'd fit in here after our first conversation, Lexi, but that's not what's important right now. What's important is if you want to be here, and if you can stomach having to be sexually involved with me on the regular." That made her giggle, a sound he was particularly pleased to draw from her. "You make it sound like you're some oafish brute with a face not even a mother could love." He smirked. "I have no illusions about who I am, Lexi. I'm losing my hair. I have a bit of a belly. Hell, I've got hair on my back. On the best of days, after a good amount of prep work, I am a six, at best, and certainly not deserving of all the beautiful women I'm surrounded with. But I'm alive, and most of the men who were nines and tens aren't any more, so women are reevaluating their standards, I guess, and I'm the beneficiary of the new sliding scale. Is that fair? Oh fuck no, but that's where we find ourselves. But the social game is radically different than it was a year ago. No matter what you may think of yourself, I can assure you that you are well out of my league. But you have friends here, in that you know Jenny and Katie, and they'd both love to have you around the house. I know Jenny's worried about you, and all the girls are worried about my safety, so this seems like an easy two birds with one stone solution to me. But if you look at me and think 'God, I just can't see myself fucking this dude every week or so,' then I get that, and I'm not gonna be angry." She smirked a little bit. "I can see myself fucking you every week or so. I just don't know that I can see you wanted to fuck my scarred ass every week or so." "The scars go down to your ass?" he said with a grin. "That's even sexier." That set her off giggling again. "No, they don't extend down to my ass, you jerk," she said, still smiling. "But you know what I mean." "No," he said, shaking his head. "I really don't know what you mean. The scars are beautiful, they're a part of the beautiful woman that you are. Anyone who's been put off by that is a fucking idiot, and isn't worth your time." "And my past isn't a dealbreaker?" He arched an eyebrow at her in surprise. "You're kidding, right? I didn't want to say anything, but when Jenny showed me that photo of you holding an AK 47 in the jungle, looking like an utter badass, I got an immediate hard on. How the fuck would that be a dealbreaker?" "Some people think hooking up with an ex spy is risky." "I accept you, Lexi," he said. "I'll keep repeating that as long as it takes. The decision's really yours to make." They were nearly back at the house again, approaching the small pool house first. "It okay if I build a small gun range out here?" "I mean, as long as you set it up so there's minimal risk to us or the neighbors, although I guess if you point it that way," he said, gesturing off in one direction, "there really isn't any risk, as any missed shots will just go into the hillside." "And you know I'm going to have guns in the house?" "I sort of expected that, what with the whole body and guarding aspects of what you're going to be doing. I just ask that you make sure they're stowed safely, either on your person or in a case. My cats are assholes, but they won't open cases. That's all I'm really worried about." "Well, and babies, eventually," she said to him. "Oh you heard?" She nodded. "Niko mentioned it yesterday, which was why she was grilling me so hard for my professional qualifications. She's remarkably competent for someone so young." Andy returned the nod. "It's easy to forget she's barely old enough to drink, considering how much she runs around here. I think you'll learn that between her, Ash and Em, I really don't get to make all that many decisions in the house," he laughed. "Not that I'm complaining." "And any specific sexual kinks I can't practice on you?" He grinned. "No poop, no pee, and my ass is exit only." "Then is it fair of me to say mine is as well?" "Absolutely fair." "And you're gonna be okay fucking in a bed with a gun on the nightstand?" "Are you kidding?" he chuckled. "That might make it hotter. Anyway, this is the pool house, which is going to get converted into Tala's bedroom and work space. You haven't met her yet, but she's both a wood worker and a musician, so giving her her own area where she can hammer away on oak, metal, guitar or drums whenever she wants to seemed to make sense." "She won't be sleeping in the master bedroom regularly?" "Regularly, yes. Often, no. I expect her to be the main bedroom like once a week or so, but there won't be any kind of rigid schedule for that kind of thing. Jenny said you're the kind of person who likes to have schedules and follow them, but with this many people in the family, there's got to be some room for give. That going to be a problem?" "Nah," she said. "Who you fuck when isn't any of my concern, as long as I'm getting my regular fix within my timeframe." "So you're going to stay then?" "I think we both knew I was going to before I got here, but yeah, I feel comfortable saying I'm in now that I've had a chance to size you up a little more. I've heard about most of the girls here either from Jenny or from when I was talking with Niko yesterday, and while there may be the occasional personality clash here and there, I don't think it'll be anything we can't work out together." "And I'm not too ugly for you?" he teased. "Look," she sighed with a hint of exasperation. "If I'm not allowed to be bothered by my scars, then you can't call yourself ugly, deal? You're a handsome man, and I won't have you demeaning the man I'm going to be fucking on the reg, got it?" "Yes ma'am." The tour of the house gave them a little bit more time to discuss the general routines people were in within the house, what times and days people were coming and going, and when people woke up and went to sleep. She seemed especially amused by the Needs board, tracking the last time each of the girls in the house had gotten their fix, and the point when they were going to start being mentally affected by not hooking up. "You've got a few here you're gonna need to tend to soon," she said, tapping the schedule. "Yeah, the last few days have been pretty busy, but I'll make sure I take care of them in the next couple of days. And we'll have to add your name up here on the board, assuming you're joining the household." "Didn't I say I was going to?" "I mean, not explicitly, no." He shrugged slightly. "You've been strongly hinting that you're going to, but you need to say it to finalize it." She was quiet for a bit, as they walked away from the board, heading towards the stairs. "Fine. Fine then. I'm in. I'll join this weird household you have and become part of your family, as well as taking on the job of your personal protection. Just don't ever ask me to be a play partner with any of your girls, or invite any of them into my bed." He raised his hands as they walked up the stairs, heading into the hallway that lead down towards some of the individual bedrooms, finding Jenny and Katie standing down in front of one of the doors down near the end. "Are you gonna do it?" Jenny said, stepping forward to take Lexi's hands in her own. "Yeah, I am," she said. "It seems like you're right. He seems like a good guy, and finding those in this world's new layout is going to be a bitch in the best of circumstances. And if you say he's a good fuck, I have no reason not to trust you, Jen. Plus, the idea of having lots of people around, of having friends around, that sounds pretty fucking great to me. So what's next then?" She turned to look back at Andy. "You want to do it now or later?" "I mean, that's entirely up to you," Andy said. "You can wait up to a couple of days if you want to, or we  " "I wanna fuck right now, if that's okay," she said, interrupting him, blushing a little bit. "Not to be pushy or anything, but I haven't gotten laid in a couple of years, and even before the treatment, I was fidgeting more than a whore in Sunday School. So if it's alright with you, maybe we can go and do that right now?" Jenny leaned back and pushed the door open behind her, as Katie gestured to the open room. "This'll be your bedroom, Lex," Katie said. "It has its own attached bathroom, like most of the bedrooms do. You can decorate all of it however you want to, but Jen had one little touch that she wanted to throw up to make you feel more at home." Lexi stepped into the bedroom and then began howling with laughter, reaching behind her to slap several times at Jenny's arms playfully. "You! Utter! Bitch! Oh my fucking god! Where did you fucking find it?" Andy moved closer to peek his head inside of the room and noticed that on one wall was a large poster of a shirtless Enrique Iglacias on the wall, like something from Teen Beat magazine back in the day. The image had to be at least ten or fifteen years old, and Andy suspected he had wandered into a private joke between the two women. "I had to buy it off the internet, but when I talked to Andy about bringing you here, I ordered it so that if you came, you could have it up on your wall, just like you did in your bedroom at our old apartment." "I can't tell if I want to rip it down immediately or leave it up forever!" "Well if you take it down, don't rip it up," Jenny teased, giving her friend a big hug, one that Katie joined in on. "Good to have ya here, Lex," Katie said. "Now we'll leave you two to it." The two women excused themselves and headed back down the hallway, as Lexi stepped into her bedroom, Andy stepping in behind her, closing the door behind them. Lexi was glancing around the room, but still slid out of her leather jacket, tossing it on top of a dresser in the room. Beneath the jacket had been concealed a shoulder holster with a firearm in it, that she slowly slid off, placing next to her jacket on the dresser. "I have some serious decorating to do in here, but I can make it work."

Camas senior Keirra Thompson was named Miss Washington, honoring her as the state's top senior basketball player. Hear about her record-setting high school career, postseason awards, and what's next. Read the full story at https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/sports/camas-keirra-thompson-named-miss-washington-states-top-senior-basketball-player/ on www.ClarkCountyToday.com #localnews #ClarkCountyWa #KeirraThompson #CamasBasketball #MissWashington #highschoolsports #WSGBCA #girlsbasketball

Unlock the secrets to entrepreneurial success with Dr. Bill Dorfman and special guest Mazzy Eckel. Dive into an inspiring discussion as the former Miss Washington USA shares her journey from pageant queen to successful entrepreneur in digital brand management. Discover how she turned career setbacks into opportunities and built a thriving business by leveraging her skills in social media and storytelling. Key takeaways include: - How to start a digital brand management company from scratch - The importance of networking and seizing unexpected opportunities - Tips for aspiring entrepreneurs on building a personal brand ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Bill Dorfman “America's Dentist” ChatGPT ranked Dr. Bill Dorfman as the #1 most well-known and respected dentist in the USA. Dr. Bill Dorfman is not just a famous cosmetic and general dentist, he is THE most famous cosmetic dentist world wide. Affectionately known as “America's Dentist,” Dr. Bill is widely recognized world-wide as a leading dentist who is responsible for creating smiles for many of Hollywood's brightest stars. In fact, Dr. Dorfman has become a star in his own right as the featured dentist on the hit ABC series, “Extreme Makeover,” where he performed amazing dental transformations on the show's participants as well as a recurring guest co-host on the new Emmy Winning daytime CBS talk show, “The Doctors.” In addition, Dr. Dorfman is a world-renowned lecturer & author of the best-selling cosmetic dentistry book, The Smile Guide and the NY Times bestseller Billion Dollar Smile. The innovative & accomplished doctor is also renowned in his field as an energy-brimming inventor & brilliant entrepreneur who has brought award-winning innovations to the world of dentistry. Dr. Bill Dorfman has been interviewed extensively for numerous television shows & magazines including ABC's Good Morning America, The View, Oprah, CNN's Larry King Live, NBC's The Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Dr. Phil, The Rachael Ray Show, Steve Harvey Show, FABLife, The Doctors, The Tyra Banks Show, Ricki Lake Show, Entertainment Tonight, MTV's The Osbournes & Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, The Wayne Brady Show, The Sharon Osbourne Show, Living It Up! With Ali & Jack, EXTRA, Soap Talk, Access Hollywood & E! Entertainment Television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RadarOnline.com can reveal the Netflix favourite, 43, branded the accusations as a "joke" before laying into Harris' Republican rival Donald Trump - who she refused to name. "Stances on a women's right to govern her own body and access to healthcare, IVF, contraception, Plan B, LGBTQ+ rights, lowering healthcare costs, and taxing the rich to pay their fair share for the greater good are a few of the reasons I will be voting for @KamalaHarris. Meanwhile, another celebrity Harris endorser, actress Lili Reinhart, has hit out at the soon-to-be President's followers for voting him into the White House, citing his previous allegations of sexual abuse. The Riverdale star, 28, wrote on X: "I cannot fathom the feeling of the women who came forward about their sexual assault at the hands of Trump. His accusers include Miss Washington 2013 Cassandra Searles, Miss Finland 2006 Ninni Laaksonen, People reporter Natasha Stoynoff, journalist E. Jean Carroll, and even the President's ex-wife Ivana Trump, who later said, "I referred to this as a 'rape,' but I do not want my words to be interpreted in a literal or criminal sense"Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Wednesday Trae sits with Kennedy Roberts, who is the current Miss Washington HBCU Junior Teen. She shares how she won the title and all the ways she wants to connect and give back to the community while building awareness around opportunities at HBCUs.

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The time has arrived!!! They recorded this episode during the first annual GCP Putt Stuff at Parkland Putters. This episode also has a bonus episode at the end where they coincidently run into Miss Washington USA while enjoying the after-party. 00:41 – Derek kicks off this episode by announcing the news that it's finally time for Putt Stuff, Justin talks about how long the idea has been out there, and they talk about the prizes they have to offer the players. Jeff goes through the various GCP certificates he made, Justin reflects on Scott's infamous accident, and gives props to his wife for making the amazing trophy. 13:50 – Justin welcomes Not-Derek, the GCP sports guy Erik. Erik talks about prepping for the event, and talks about plans to do Unleashed at The Stadium next month. Scott shares what's in the gift bag that was put together for each player. Erik shares his expectations for the event and Scott talks about the new GCP shirts they picked up from Shroom Brothers. 25:09 – Cnote scores a whole in one, Derek one as well, and Justin gives reviews from the back nine. They talk about the holes they topped out at, Michelle shares her secret to scoring, and players share how they ended up on hole six. Justin talks about his love of the course, Jeff talks about his golf style, and gave his thoughts on the front nine. 37:57 – Justin reflects on winning the classic trophy back in the day, thanks everyone for attending, and announces the winners of the certificates. Derek announces the ranking of the teams and Miss Washington USA talks about what brought her to Tacoma that day. She shares the amazing work Adorned Bridal Affordable Bridal Fashion does to fight human trafficking and other charities she volunteers for.

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After losing to LSU on the road, Alabama Football looks to bounce back once again traveling on the road to play 8-1 Ole Miss. Ole Miss has the second-best rushing attack in College Football led by RBs Quinshon Judkins and Zach Evans. The Alabama Crimson Tide are 10th in run defense, but how will they fair against one of the nation's best rushing attacks? Will Alabama suffer another loss on the road? Can Ole Miss slow down Bryce Young and Jahmyr Gibbs? JT Sports gives his Alabama vs Ole Miss preview and prediction. Oregon Football looks to keep their College Football playoff hopes alive as they host the Washington Huskies. Washington is 7-2 coming off a home win against Oregon State and features one of College Football's best passing attacks led by QB Micheal Penix. Bo Nix has been having an Hiesman-worthy season leading one of the best offenses in College Football. Can the Washington Huskies overcome the tough Oregon crowd? How will Oregon's defense get Washington's offense off the field with one of the nation's worse third-down defense? Washington vs Oregon preview and prediction. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jtsports/support

Culto Missionário | Miss. Washington Alves Informativo IBCCG: Neste grupo postaremos as Reflexões diárias, informativos e links dos cultos. https://chat.whatsapp.com/IngAncsjrmnBCsjaqyNgPV

Miss Apple Valley, Caroline Trennepohl, has a degree from Thomas More University, KY. She is going back to grad school in the spring while also taking her LSAT. She has worked for many sports teams in the marketing realm. Most recently she works for the Seattle Sounders FC. Her social impact initiative is Girls C.A.N.; this acronym stands for career awareness network. Her mission for this social impact is to provide girls knowledge on a vast array of career paths that they might have not otherwise heard about to help them find their passion and purpose in life. Caroline is also a dance teacher, entrepreneur, business owner, and volunteer. She is a Girls on the Run coach, rescue dog mom, and advocate for animal shelters. This was her first pageant ever and was so excited to win her title to compete in Miss Washington this Summer. Caroline's SocialsPersonal IG: https://www.instagram.com/carolinetrenn/Titleholder IG: https://www.instagram.com/missapplevalleywa/ SII: https://www.instagram.com/girlscanmentoring/ The Crown IRLInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecrownirl/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecrownirlShelbyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shelby_lentz/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shelbylentzmusicMiss Southwest MIInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/missmisouthwest/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Miss-Southwest-Michigan-and-Miss-Sunset-Coast-Scholarship-Pageants-129488850409140Miss Americahttps://www.instagram.com/missamerica/

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On this episode we are celebrating World Down Syndrome Day 2022 with Tabia Kocks. Many of you know her as "Tabia the Model." Tabia (28 years old) has been interested in modeling since she was in High School and has turned herself in a full-time professional model. Tabia has been named Miss Washington from 2019-2021, been featured in British Vogue, and recently had her own story published by the National Down Syndrome Society. Tabia is all over social media making her mark in the fashion industry and today she joins us in a mini-interview about her life and send her message to the world that "She's Got This!"  You can find Tabia at: Website: https://www.tabiathemodel.com/ Instagram: TabiatheModel Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabiaTheModel Subscribe to her Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYanF5ErtmLUpNZLo0nLJVQ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talkdownsyndrome/support

Our guest today is Maddie Louder.  In July of 2021, she was crowned Miss Washington. She is a graduate of Oklahoma City University and prior to being crowned Miss Washington, she wore the crown of Miss Emerald City. Maddie will use her Miss Washington platform to support radical self-acceptance and eating disorder awareness. She will spend the next year touring the state and will compete in the 2021 Miss America pageant in December, marking its 100th anniversary. If this is your first time listening to the podcast, welcome to the show and if you're a returning listener thanks for coming back. So, pull up a chair and see what happens when you give a principal a podcast.

Nicole Renard is a graduate of Chapman University where she received her degree in Television and Broadcast Journalism. She's a two-time national titleholder and was Miss Washington 2017 for the Miss America Organization where she served as an ambassador for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and was an advocate for her platform, “You are Enough: Developing a Positive Body Image”.  She runs a food and travel blog called “Nicole the Nomad” and shares her favorite smoothie bowls and latest snack obsessions with her audience of nearly 2.5 million on Tiktok and YouTube. Growing up as a competitive dancer, Nicole is active and always on the go so you can find her at Disneyland or hiking the next greatest trail. She loves ice cream and is on the hunt for the world's best Mac & Cheese. Let's tune in and learn more about her inspiring story and listen to how she went beyond her comfort zones and found peace and hope. [00:01 – 04:35] Getting to Know Nicole I welcome and introduce my guest, Nicole Renard. Nicole talks about her diverse life experiences. Shifting careers from college to the real world [04:36 – 10:20] Developing A Can Do Mindset What I Wanted to Be Nicole shares her childhood dreams. Why? How to Grow Your Influence It's Not All About Me, It's Something Bigger [10:21 –  17:59] Influencer Self-Care More than numbers, but hearts and souls Influencers are people too How Nicole Cares for Herself and Interacts with Her Followers Handling Positive and Negative Comments Online Pageantry is Out of Your Control [18:00 –  34:43] You Are Enough “Your identity has purpose.” Nicole gives an advice to young women and her 13 year old self The Top is A Lonely Place How to Understand Your Value and Worth  Living beyond Social Media The Imposter Syndrome Nicole talks about failure prior to success Travelling the World and Trying Cuisines [34:44 – 45:17] Closing Segment  The ultimate shift in your life? Living in New Zealand in college How to connect with Nicole Renard. See links below. Final words Tweetable Quotes: “Just do stuff no matter what it is.  Stop waiting until you're ready because you're never going to be ready.” - Nicole Renard “Influence is not a profession; it's an outcome” - Nicole Renard “The results of that competition do not make me more or less valuable or loved.” - Nicole Renard “Life is so short… Work is good.  We're created to work but anything in excess is not okay.  There has to be that balance between life, work, and serving.” - Nicole Renard ----------------------------- Follow Nicole on nicole.renard7@gmail.com, https://www.tiktok.com/@nicole_thenomad?lang=en (Tiktok), https://www.instagram.com/nicole_thenomad/?hl=en (Instagram), https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPuI6BuxfLHN5si8lFroQPQ (Youtube), and https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-renard-83754689/ (LinkedIn). You can also visit her website at https://nicolethenomad.com/ (https://nicolethenomad.com/).  To know more, you can connect with me onhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ephraim-glick-8403a465/ ( LinkedIn),https://www.instagram.com/ephraimglick/ ( Instagram),https://www.facebook.com/ephraimglick ( Facebook), andhttps://twitter.com/glickephraim ( Twitter) or visit my websitehttps://ephraimglick.com/ ( https://ephraimglick.com/). I'm offering a FREE 30-minute consultation for people who reach out to me. I want to know more about you! LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to overcome fears and obstacles by sharing this episode or clickhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ultimate-shift/id1515036805 ( here) to listen to more episodes.

In this episode of Chica with Monica, I have the pleasure to speak with a fellow KF alumni and fellow Pinay American Maricres Castro. We dive into various topics such as the heightened hate crimes toward the Asian community in the States, along with colorism, division amongst POC, and representation. I had such a great time having this conversation and if you did too, please don't forget to Subscribe to the show and/or share the episode with a friend. If you want to follow along Maricres' journey, please check her social media out @MarMarCastro on IG and Twitter and Maricres Valdez Castro on FB. Thank you for listening and Mabuhay!

Today, Miss Washington Teen USA 2020 Marianne Bautista joins me on the podcast! Marianne talks about her experiences as an Asian American/Filipina American in the pageant world, what she's been up to during her reign as Miss Washington Teen USA, racial + body type + class diversity within pageantry, what she thinks the future holds for pageants, and so much more! --- Follow Homecoming on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/homecomingpod/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/homecomingpod) to get to know our guests better, receive quick access to updates, and see behind-the-scenes content! You can also find resources from all of our episodes so far here: https://linktr.ee/homecomingpod. --- Follow Marianne: https://www.instagram.com/mariannebautistaa Follow Miss Washington Teen USA: https://www.instagram.com/misswateenusa Learn more about Miss Washington USA/Miss Washington Teen USA: https://www.misswashingtonusa.com/ History of pageants resources I referenced in the episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ySl20yfzrbue9hLJpCSIAqM6kEzrfhVrTny-sNRmhWQ/edit?usp=sharing --- Thank you to mariokhol and Pixabay for the music! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/homecomingpod/support

This week we had the pleasure of welcoming back Kylie Shepard, who serves her community as Miss Olympics 2020 in the state of Washington! Kylie dedicates her time to advocating for her social impact initiative titled, “Overcoming Adversity: Shining a Light on Invisible Disabilities”. We had so much fun getting to know Kylie and are very excited to share her story with all of you. Please make sure to give her a follow on social media (links below) and wish her luck on her journey to the Miss Washington stage. Thank you so much for visiting with us, Kylie! Kylie Shepard: Instagram - Facebook - Twitter Miss Washington: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter “Spectrum Sundays” is a collaborative project designed to foster acceptance and respect for autism while empowering individuals to share their stories. We would love to hear from you! Message us with questions, follow us on social media, and make sure to subscribe to our series for weekly updates! Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

She's famous on TikTok and Youtube but in real life, she is just a regular girl who has the same struggles you do. Link to follow Nicole Renard Tiktok @nicole_thenomadYouTube Nicole Renard Instagram Nicole_thenomad

R&B artist Miss Washington, is from the Bay-Area California, she has a smooth, sultry, and soulful voice that denotes back to more old-school demale vocalists. Influenced by her passion for Gospel, Jazz and old-school R&B, hints of Stevie Wonder, Kim Burrell, Anita Baker and Anderson Paak can be heard in her music.As an Independent artist Miss Washington is involved every step of the way in the writing, compositions, and production of the entire EP. It is an incredibly personal piece of work for her and she takes you on a relationship   journey with this deluxe edition of her EP F.A.T.E (Follow After The Experience).   Starting with the first few notes of Fantasy, you can hear the joy and hopeful tones of a new relationship.  Miss Washington's soulful voice carries you through the  rollercoaster of emotions and thoughts that come with time, the twistsand turns can be heard in tracks like  Change  and the end with _Truth. Graduating from the world renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston with a Bachelor of Music Degree set her in good standing in her work going forward. As a professionally trained pianist and keyboardist, Miss Washington has performed and shared the stage with incredible artists like Grammy award-winning Lalah Hathaway, Gloria Estefan, Beyonce’s all female band and BET’s Black Girls Rock as Assistant to the Music Director.Her message for life is to accept the good and the bad experiences, to let them teach you and shape you as the person you are today. Taking chances in life and not being defined by fear is something which a very personal message to Miss Washington and this EP. Her debut EP released late last year encapsulated just that essence too.Listen to Miss Washington's EP F.A.T.E now @:https://misswashingtonmusic.com/product/f-a-t-e-digital/Connect with Miss Washington Online: https://misswashingtonmusic.com/https://www.instagram.com/misswashington__/https://www.facebook.com/misswashingtonmusic

This week we had the pleasure of chatting with Kylie Shepard, who serves her community as Miss Olympics 2020 in the state of Washington! Kylie dedicates her time to advocating for her social impact initiative titled, “Overcoming Adversity: Shining a Light on Invisible Disabilities”. We had so much fun getting to know Kylie and are very excited to share her story with all of you. Please make sure to give her a follow on social media (links below) and wish her luck on her journey to the Miss Washington stage. Thank you so much for visiting with us, Kylie! Kylie Shepard: Instagram - Facebook - Twitter Miss Washington: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter “Spectrum Sundays” is a collaborative project designed to foster acceptance and respect for autism while empowering individuals to share their stories. We would love to hear from you! Message us with questions, follow us on social media, and make sure to subscribe to our series for weekly updates! Francesca D'Alessandro: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter Meghan Sinisi: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter From a New Perspective: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter Miss America: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitter

Miss Pierce County 2020, Maria Hazel. Follow her journey as she promotes Pierce County and prepares to compete at the Miss Washington pageant in June of 2021. http://www.misspiercecounty.org/titleholders/miss-pierce-county/ More about Maria: Hometown: Port Orchard, Washington Age: 18 (won title at 17). Education: South Kitsap High School; Olympic College – Associates in Arts Social Impact Initiative: The Importance of Teaching Personal Finance in High School Scholastic/Career Ambition: Continue my education at Washington State University and obtain a Bachelors in Accounting. Work as a CPA. Talent: Theatrical Monologue Maria sat down with us to chat about bravery, beauty and big dream for herself in and out of uniform. If you have ever been unsure if women can be both brave and beautiful, stop right now and listen in to this conversation! She sat with us the night before shipping to BASIC TRAINING!!!! This conversation brought me so much joy and hope in our future servicewomen. I hope you find some too! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/freedomsisters/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/freedomsisters/support

Real people. Real stories. Real Problems. This is Lauren Lake's Paternity Court. Mr. Alexander is certain Miss Washington is his daughter, but Miss Washington doesn't believe him because her mother never mentioned his name.

Kylie is joined by Miss Emerald City 2020 and Miss Washington candidate Maddie Louder! These pageant pals talk about COVID and dealing with recovery while taking on this new way of living in quarantine, Maddie's social impact initiative, and more! Follow Maddie @maddielouder or @missemeraldcitywa on Instagram!

After graduating from Gonzaga University with her degree in broadcast journalism Danamarie McNicholl gained her dream job of serving as Miss Washington 2018a advocating for adaptive sports for kids and adults with disabilities. One year out of being a titleholder Dana lives in Spokane working as a morning news anchor for KREM 2 and is still involved with her social impact initiative. Although a born and raised CA girl she loves exploring the pacific northwest hiking, playing golf and spending time on the many beautiful lakes!

Please help us in welcoming our first guest to the show! Mandy Schendel is a former Disney World Performer, Miss Washington 2012, and NFL Players Association employee. Like us, Mandy is someone who appreciates both fashion and football. Here is what she had to say about working for the NFLPA! @MandySchendel

Miss Washington 2019 Keiran Reynolds talks about overcoming the stigma of Mental Illness. Her raw and real testimony sheds light on this important topic facing our society as a whole today.

Good morning. It's Tuesday, July 2nd. I'm Kristie McIntyre, with your Mid-Columbia news from The Tri-City Herald. Today is expected to be mostly sunny in the Tri-Cities, with a high temperature near 84. Some thunderstorms could roll through tonight, with gusts as high as 20 miles per hour. But by the July 4th holiday, it’s expected to be mostly sunny and up to 87 degrees. Our top story is: Miss Tri-Cities Reagan Rebstock took third place at the Miss Washington competition over the weekend.

Episode #7 “Miss Portland and Miss Washington Co.” On this episode of Best Day Ever…. Hear from Miss Portland and Miss Washington, Co. 2019.  These young ladies will steal your heart and make you proud that they represent us in the Miss America Pageant system and beyond.  Their accomplishments and desire to serve others is inspiring.

A multi-passionate businesswoman, Elisabeth Jackson is a fierce proponent of female empowerment. By day she works as a program manager at a consulting firm, by night she is a fitness and business coaching, enriching lives by delivering honest, valuable content to her self-made tribe. Lizzi has inspired me in ways she probably doesn’t even know: Not only was she Miss Washington 2015, but she also is an entrepreneur, fitness coach, AND she won her category in her very FIRST fitness competition and did it the natural way with no crazy supplements or performance enhancers. In today’s podcast, Lizzi and Deidra discuss pageantry changing the her life trajectory and opportunities, her journey to being happy in the moment and finding joy from within, fitness and nutrition hacks, plus a little bit of nerding-out over The Matrix and even Wonder Woman. I can’t wait for you to hear from this amazing lady!  https://www.instagram.com/elisabethjackson/ www.elisabethjackson.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/becomingwonderwomen/   This is your one stop shop for style, fashion, health and fitness. Deidra’s passion is to help empower women. Deidra is Mrs. Washington 2017, has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Whitworth University, and is a professional fashion stylist and health guru that helps women become more confident both inside and out.  Check out her story, free resources, and more at: FREE Wardrobe Checklist www.StyleByDeidra.com  & www.TheSynergyChallenge.com Insatgram@StyleByDeidra   facebook.com/StyleByDeidra/ twitter.com/stylebydeidra YouTube: Deidra Murphy Deidra on LinkedIn

Nicole Renard is a graduate of Chapman University where she received her degree in Television and Broadcast Journalism. She’s a two-time national titleholder and currently Miss Washington for the Miss America Program. She loves dancing, running her own photography business, going to Disneyland and producing baking videos for her YouTube channel. She loves ice cream and is on the hunt for the world’s best Mac & Cheese. In today's episode, Deidra and Nicole discuss pageantry, Nicole's experience at Miss America, health and fitness (Including some of Nicole's favorite vegan cookies), and a little bit of fashion.  dostuffblog.wordpress.com instagram.com/missamericawa/ instagram.com/nicole_thenomad/ This is your one stop shop for style, fashion, health and fitness. Deidra’s passion is to help empower women. Deidra is Mrs. Washington 2017, has a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Whitworth University, and is a professional fashion stylist and health guru that helps women become more confident both inside and out.  Check out her story, free resources, and more at: Websites: www.stylebydeidra.com  & www.thesynergychallenge.com Instagram: @stylebydeirda  & @thesynergychallenge  Facebook: facebook.com/stylebydeidra/ & facebook.com/thesynergychallenge/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/stylebydeidra YouTube:(Deidra Murphy) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC576RvpT9qR9PFlnaahB6tg LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/deidra-murphy-8272468b

Reina Almon and the late Cara McCollum were roommates at Miss America 2014. "We were up all night, every night - talking about anything and everything..."  In today's interview, Reina also talks about her year as Miss Washington 2013, gives some great advice for titleholders, and tells us what Cara's passing has taught her, all on today's Pageant Junkies Podcast...   If you'd like to hear more Pageant Junkies Podcasts, just click here... [caption id="attachment_4780" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Photo by Jenn Cady Photography[/caption] Carrie Lakey is kind of obsessed with Miss America… So are 15,000 of her closest friends. As an avid fan of the Miss America Organization, Carrie began publicly predicting pageant winners over 10 years ago. Now, she’s galvanizing an online movement of fans known as “Pageant Junkies”. Learn more about the Junkie Nation by clicking here.

8 AM - 1 - Robert King from the Washington Examiner talks about the overprescribing of painkillers. 2 - Joe's daughter got her drivers license; Jack's kids are fighting over toys; White people are dying from ODs. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - Miss Washington resigns over DUI; 40% of dudes masturbate at work.

1 - Robert King from the Washington Examiner talks about the overprescribing of painkillers. 2 - Joe's daughter got her drivers license; Jack's kids are fighting over toys; White people are dying from ODs. 3 - The News with Marshall Phillips. 4 - Miss Washington resigns over DUI; 40% of dudes masturbate at work.

Lizzi Jackson competed twice at Miss Washington... The first time, she didn't even make the semi-finals.  But the second time, SHE WON THE WHOLE DARN THING!  What in the world changed between year one and year two???  In today's podcast, Lizzi shares her whole story and what the difference was for her.  The good news is - you can do it too - if you've got the guts to try! 

On episode number six, we meet Jacquie Brown. Jacquie is a former Miss Washington and the 3rd place winner of Miss America 2011. She is currently hosting a Seattle local television show called “The Pulse of Seattle” on CW 11. What most people may not know about Jacquie is how nerdy she is. She is […]

This is a re-post of Kristine W's original induction into the Diva Hall of Fame from 2011.  Also, I went ahead and re-published an interview I did with her from June 1, 2009.  At the time, you'll notice her response to marriage equality was a bit flippant if not dismissive based on her own past experience.  Given the recent exchange with Perez Hilton and Carrie Prejean the Miss California contestant for Miss America (marriage should be between one man and one woman argument), I thought re-phrasing the question in light of her past association with the pageant would be appropriate. Since this interview was conducted in written communication and took a long time for response, I did not submit any follow-up questions for clarification.  Nevertheless, to be on the wrong side of an issue when your entire career is based on the loyal devotion from the gay community, I think it would have been entirely appropriate to pursue this line of questioning. Sadly, I didn't have the balls nor was I wanting to put her in a position of having to defend something she likely wasn't well informed on. Subsequently, her position evolved as she became more aware of the issue and it's importance to gay families and even joined the NOH8 campaign.  Could it be that it was because she recognized her faux pas or was it just a way to deflect her recent comments in the interview? We'll never know but I don't doubt her sincerity.   Hello Kristine, my name is Keith W. from the Party Favorz blog.  Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule for this interview.  I have compiled a list of questions that I would like to ask you and several more from your fans.  So, let's get this started. PF: First, I'd like to know how it is that a former Miss Washington goes on to become the toast of Las Vegas and now the ultimate diva of dance and the darling of the gay community? In other words, at what point in your life did you decide this is really what you wanted to do? KW: Hi Keith: I worked my tail off doing thousands of shows 6 nights a week on various stages in Vegas and around the globe to pay my rent. Opportunities came my way while I out there grinding it out show by show. It is very hard work. I have always known I wanted to be a  working musician, songwriter performer. I am the fourth generation of performers in my family. PF: In 1996, my ex and I were about to go on a much-needed vacation to the Bahamas. Prior to leaving, I had just received my latest issue of OUT magazine. In it was a review of “Land of the Living” which praised your work but stopped short of calling you “the second coming”. With that kind of send-up, I was definitely intrigued and decided to pursue it once we got back from the trip. Fortunately, when we arrived in Ft. Lauderdale a week later, we decided at the last minute to rent a car and drive down to Key West. It was there that I saw the video of “One More Try” in a local bar and about wet myself. The next morning, I woke up and found the nearest record store (remember those) and bought the last CD they had in stock of “Land of the Living”. Once we got back home, I played your album over and over and for every friend that came to visit. I think I must have converted about 20 or 30 people in six months. To this day, “Land of the Living” is my favorite dance album and in fact, is in my top ten favorite albums of all-time. After listening to it in the car the other day, I have to say it still holds up very well. I guess my question to you is, were you disappointed by the fact that it wasn't as big a hit as your fans feel it should have been? Clearly, “One More Try” is an achingly beautiful song perfectly tailored for pop radio, so what gives? Frankly, I'm hoping that some American Idol diva wannabe performs it live one day. I really do believe there's a hit there waiting to make you millions in royalties. Just think of Whitney doing Dolly. KW: ” The Land Of the Living “is a wonderful work and “One Mor...