#nathaniel bishop

The late afternoon sun turned the playground woodchips gold, kids shrieking like tiny, sugar-powered banshees. Jasper sat on the edge of the sandbox, sneakers half-buried, iced coffee sweating in her hand, praying the sunglasses-and-hat combo made her look like a vaguely tired mom and not, well… her. Sapphire, meanwhile, was on a mission. “Mommy—MOMMY—look!” she whisper-yelled (which was just yelling at a slightly lower pitch). She dropped her plastic shovel like it offended her and took off across the play area. Before Jasper could ask what, Sapphire skidded to a stop in front of a boy by the slide. “Noah!!” she announced, star-bright. “Mommy! This is Noah from my class! He has the coolest dinosaur toy and he shared his crayons with me and he made the teacher laugh when he sneezed and fell out of his chair—” Jasper winced. “Oh… oh, we’re sharing all the lore today.” And then Sapphire waved her over like she was summoning a stagehand. Jasper stood, brushing sand off her jeans, and walked toward the pair just as a man stepped up beside the boy. Their eyes met. Jasper felt her pulse hiccup. “Oh.” She offered a small, apologetic smile. “Hi. I’m—uh—Jasper. Sapphire’s mom.” She tipped her sunglasses down just enough to actually see him. “And apparently your son saved her entire kindergarten experience by lending her crayons.” Sapphire nodded vigorously. “He did! He’s my friend.” Jasper glanced at Nate, a shy spark of humor tugging at her mouth. “Guess our kids decided we’re meeting today whether we planned to or not.” @hxrricvnes

It wasn’t unusual for Theo to swing by the ranch and visit his best friend. He’d usually lend a hand where he could, all the while venting about whatever was on his mind that day. Nate had been the only person Theo could truly be himself around for the longest time; until his relationship with Liv began to change that. Theo wanted to be more open with everyone, but he knew it’d take time to get there. "This day’s been something else," Theo muttered as he grabbed a pitchfork and started tossing fresh hay into the stables. "You ever feel like you're doing all the right things but still missing something? 'Cause Nate, man, I swear... that's where I'm at." @hxrricvnes

Chesterfield Police Still Searching For Missing Teen

15 yr old Boy Missing from Chesterfield Township