A/N: This is a One Night timestamp which mainly focused on Tony and Maxxie's relationship.

Title: It Happens but It Doesn't Mean (1/3)

Genre: Romance/Drama/Angst

Warning: AU. Post MPreg

Disclaimer: I do not own Glee, Tony and Maxxie.

Part 1:

"Hey sweetie, happy anniversary!" Kurt turned around from the food mixer and saw the petite frame of his best friend Maxxie who was standing at the entrance of the kitchen. Maxxie quickly walked to him and kissed him on the cheek as he handed him a gift-wrapped small box. "Where's the lucky husband?" The blond asked as he sat down on one of the kitchen stools of the center kitchen island.

"Backyard with Mac." Kurt answered with a smile as he reached for the chopping board near the sink. He and Puck were celebrating their second year wedding anniversary and they'd invited Tony and Maxxie to celebrate with them. Last year, they went to Santorini and didn't get a chance to celebrate at home much to Maxxie's disappointment. As promised, their second year would be celebrated at home with Kurt's famous home cooking. And tonight's the party with few invited guests aside from the couple. "Where're Tony and the twins?" As if on cue, Tony marched in carrying the twins, Casey softly snoring on his shoulder and Jacob wide awake and giggling at the sight of Kurt.

Kurt smiled at the sight of the twins. He remembered the time when Maxxie had called in and told him that he was having twins. Maxxie had laughed and cried at the same time with the news. His best friend had known for a long time that he was not a carrier like Kurt and the news of Maxxie's pregnancy in that small cramp bathroom two years ago had surprised both of them. And now instead of one, Maxxie was given two precious kids. Kurt had never been happier for his best friend.

"Uncle Kurtie!" Jacob squealed as he reached out for Kurt. Kurt took Jacob in his arms and kissed his chubby cheek. The twins were Tony's mini versions and they inherited his height too because at two years old, the twins looked like they were three years old height-wise.

"Happy anniversary Kurt." Tony greeted as he leaned down and brushed his lips against his cheek. "Where's Puck?" Kurt told him that Puck's in the backyard. Tony quickly excused himself and walked out of the kitchen with the still sleeping Casey. Kurt watched as Tony's tall frame disappeared from view. He turned back his attention to Maxxie, quirking an eyebrow in the process.

"Are you two fighting again?" Kurt asked as he put down Jacob on one of the high chairs beside Maxxie. He's keeping three in the house for Mackenzie and the twins. Maxxie shrugged as he took out a blue bib from the twins' baby bag and tied it around Jacob's neck.

"Papa." Jacob said as he pointed at the stack of waffles at the center of the kitchen island.

"Maxxie." Kurt said as the blond remained quiet. "Are you okay?" Maxxie continued his silence as he grabbed a plate and a piece of waffle and started cutting it into small bits for Jacob.

"I don't want to talk about it." Maxxie said quietly as he brushed Jacob's longish hair away from his eyes as he ate.

Kurt sighed. He knew that Maxxie wanted to say something but just couldn't say it. He remembered weeks ago when Maxxie had called him at the middle of the night and told him that he and Tony had another fight. It'd been going on for quite some time and Kurt hated that while he was happily married, Maxxie's relationship was in trouble. And the fact that Tony had not yet proposed to Maxxie after being together for almost three years was disturbing as well. Well, Maxxie had told him that he and Tony had an agreement that while Tony was still in his MBA, marriage would have to wait. Kurt knew that money was never a problem for the couple since Maxxie's dad opened a coffee shop in Manhattan for his son as a pre-wedding gift and Tony was doing great as the executive vice president of Puckerman Corp when Puck had left the position and became chairman and CEO. So if not the money, then what? Kurt had ideas but he didn't want to say it out loud because saying it out loud might make it come true.

"Okay, we'll not talk about it now but we'll talk about it soon. We have the whole weekend to do that." Kurt said as he started chopping the ingredients for his enchilada, casting a glance at Maxxie every now and then. His best friend looked like there was an overcast cloud hanging over his head. He hated seeing Maxxie like this.

Suddenly, Maxxie looked at him, his eyes glistening with unshed tears. "I think Tony's going to leave me soon." He said in a cracked voice. Kurt stopped cutting and froze at the news. His instinct was happening. He shook his head as if to erase those thoughts.

"Papa, why is daddy leaving you?" Jacob asked innocently, wide blue eyes staring at Maxxie. "Is he going to leave me and Casey too?"

Kurt watched as Maxxie shook his head and hugged his baby then looked at him again. This time, tears were spilling down Maxxie's cheeks.

No. This was not happening.

***!***

"Hey boss. Happy anniversary." Kurt watched as Quinn Fabray, Puckerman Corp's receptionist, greeted his husband who was currently greeting guests and well wishers at the foyer. Guests only comprised of their close friends and relatives. Kurt spotted his stepbrother Finn talking to his dad and stepmom Carole. Finn's very pregnant wife, Rachel was standing next to them, arms wrapped around Finn. Rachel smiled and waved at him. Kurt returned the gesture.

"Papa!" Kurt turned around and a smile split his face as his eyes landed on his little girl. Mackenzie was in her ballerina costume, her curly brown hair in a bun. She was carrying her mini-me doll which they acquired when they visited LA last summer for Puck's annual CEO convention. The doll sported the same ensemble.

"Hey honey what's wrong?" Kurt asked as he kneeled before Mackenzie, tucking a loose strand of soft hair behind her right ear.

"Casey's being mean. He said Macy is ugly." Macy was the mini-me doll."Casey is my baby but it doesn't mean he can call Macy ugly." Mackenzie added with a pout as Kurt tried hard not to laugh at his daughter. Mackenzie loved the twins and treated them her babies but the twins could be really playful with her, especially Casey, the naughtier of the two.

"Daddy!" Mackenzie suddenly shrieked. Kurt looked up and saw his husband approaching, Mackenzie ran to her dad and Puck caught her just in time and carried her. Kurt watched as Puck kissed their baby and asked her about her day on which Mackenzie was delighted to answer. Puck occasionally nodded and laughed while Mac relayed her story on which Macy was the main character. When Mac was finished with her story which ended with a loud yawn, Puck took the opportunity to turn his attention to Kurt.

"Happy two years baby." Puck greeted as he planted a chaste kiss on his lips. Warmth spread all over him as Puck kissed him. "I love you." His husband whispered against his lips.

"I love you too." Kurt whispered back as he kissed Puck again.

"Why are you two whispering?" Mackenzie asked in a hush voice. Kurt forgot that Puck was carrying Mackenzie. He burst out in a giggle as Mac repeated the question in a hush tone. "I love the two of you too." Mac added, still in a whisper. Both he and Puck laughed as they peppered Mackenzie's cheeks with butterfly kisses. Mackenzie shrieked playfully then asked to be put down. Puck obliged and Mackenzie zoomed towards the twins.

"I think we're going to have a problem." Puck said quietly as soon as Mackenzie was gone with the twins. He led Kurt inside the living room.

Kurt looked at his husband. Something in Puck's voice was telling him that the latter was serious. "What's going on?"

"Cindy is here."

"Cindy?" Kurt asked in a confused tone. Puck quickly pointed at a tall blonde girl in a black mini dress standing beside Chad, Puck's marketing manager and friend. The two were currently sitting at one of the set up dining tables in the foyer.

"Cindy Murray. She's Chad's cousin and," Puck paused as if struggling to say the next words. Kurt lifted an eyebrow at him.

"And?" Kurt prompted.

"Tony's childhood love and the first girl he's ever been serious with." Puck finished. Kurt was puzzled. How did that become a problem for them? And then Puck told him what he knew and all Kurt could do was shook his head in disbelief.

"Tony told me that he and Maxxie are drifting apart. They always fight at the littlest of things. Saying that Maxxie is becoming so needy and clingy and he's always bringing up the subject of marriage and stuffs."

"You knew all that and you didn't tell me?" Kurt asked flatly. He somehow knew that something was wrong with Tony and Maxxie judging from Maxxie's phone call to him in the middle o f the night but hearing it from Puck was different. It made it more real. And he didn't want it to be real. He wanted his best friend to have a happy life just like him.

"I don't think that's our problem that's why I didn't tell you." Puck said as he sat on the couch.

Kurt breathed deeply. Okay, Puck was right, that wasn't their problem but it didn't mean that he'd have to remain quiet about it. "So what's Cindy got to do with it?"

"Cindy was Tony's first love. They'd separated when Cindy went to college in Utah. Tony didn't tell me but I knew that he was devastated when Cindy left him. He started dating a lot but never committed to anyone. He has a problem with commitments until he met Maxxie."

"You're still not getting to the point Noah." Kurt asked through gritted teeth. He was starting to get angry. Not at his husband but at the situation. He had an idea where this was going but he needed to hear it from Puck.

"Two months ago in Chicago, you know, the conference Tony attended, he re-met with Cindy. And… and." Puck stammered and looked up at Kurt and then shook his head. "I think his love for her resurfaced."

"That's full of crap." Kurt blurted out. What happened between Tony and Cindy was years ago. A one night conference would not make an old flame rekindled just like that.

"You should have seen Tony when he told me about Cindy. He was happy and was glowing and shit. He couldn't stop talking about her."

"Stop." Kurt said in a cold tone as he raised his hand in a stop gesture. "Do you hear yourself? Are you saying that Tony is suddenly in love again with that girl? And why is she even here? Did you invite her?" He swallowed hard in frustration. He couldn't believe he was hearing all of this. He couldn't believe that his instinct came true. And he couldn't believe that after all the things that happened between Tony and Maxxie, Tony suddenly forgot his love for his best friend and was now in love with another person.

"I didn't invite her." Puck said defensively. "Tony probably did."

"Okay that's enough." Kurt said as he breathed in and out rhythmically. He didn't want to get mad. It's their anniversary party and he didn't want to ruin it because of some mere speculations. "Let's just greet our guests." He said finally as he walked towards the foyer without waiting for Puck.

***!***

"Casey Andreas, come back here this instant!" Maxxie shouted as Casey ran inside the living room. Casey had refused to take off the hood of his ninja costume so Maxxie had to force him to take it off so he could eat but stubborn as Casey was, he ran away from him while he shouted for his daddy.

"Papa, I'm a good boy right?" Jacob asked him while he ate his spaghetti. Maxxie smiled at his baby and nodded. "Casey is too. Maybe he just doesn't like Uncle Kurtie's spaghetti."

"You're both a good boy." Maxxie said affectionately as he gently wiped Jacob's spaghetti sauce stained cheek. Jacob smiled at him with that lopsided smile that made him looked like his daddy. Maxxie felt a pang in his chest. He and Tony were still not talking.

"Oh look Casey's back with daddy." Jacob pointed, waving happily at his twin. Maxxie looked up and saw Tony approached, carrying Casey on his hip. Casey's face was buried in Tony's neck.

"He said he wants cake." Tony said as he put down Casey on a high chair next to Jacob. The ninja hood was already off and Casey was pouting and scowling.

"Baby, you need to finish the spaghetti first and then you can have the cake." Maxxie said gently, brushing hair off Casey's face. Casey huffed but obliged, took his plastic fork and dug messily on his spaghetti.

"Oh look, daddy's friend." Casey suddenly said, pointing at a tall blonde girl in black mini dress approaching their table. Maxxie scrunched his forehead and then looked at Tony who looked like the air was knocked out of him.

"Hey Tone." The blonde greeted, standing next to Tony then she turned her attention to the twins. "Hi Casey. And you must be Jacob." Jacob ignored the blonde and continued eating his spaghetti. Casey on the other hand was flashing the blonde his cute smiley faces. "How can you tell them apart?"

"Casey has a small mole beside his left eyebrow. That's how we tell them apart." Tony answered matter-of-factly. Maxxie knew Tony enough to tell the discomfort in his voice and he didn't like it. What's with this blonde girl that made Tony uncomfortable?

"I don't need the mole to tell my kids apart." Maxxie said in his best bitch voice. He was starting to dislike this girl who just strutted in their privacy and cooed at his twins.

"By the way, I'm Cindy, Tony's friend from high school." The blonde introduced. "And you must be the nanny of Tony's twins."

Maxxie's mouth dropped in awe. Nanny of Tony's twins? What the hell was going on?

"Excuse me?" Maxxie said as he stood up with all his five foot eight. He towered the girl by at least two inches. "Nanny of Tony's twins. That's a nice description."

"Maxxie." Tony warned. Maxxie counted one to ten. He didn't want to be angry while his twins were in the same room with them.

"Did I say something wrong?" The blonde asked. Damn straight bitch.Maxxie thought viciously and from the corner of his eyes, he saw Tony nodded at the blonde and the latter quickly excused herself. He wanted to confront Tony in private but he couldn't leave the twins. And as if fate wanted him to be alone with Tony so they could talk what just happened, Maxxie spotted Finn walking towards them.

"Hey Finn, thank God." Maxxie said as he grabbed Finn by the elbow. Finn was surprised like he was seeing Maxxie for the first time and then his face broke into a grin. "Can you watch the twins for me?" Maxxie knew that his twins loved their Uncle Finn.

Finn looked confused but nodded all the same. Maxxie then turned his attention back to Tony.

"We need to talk." He said through gritted teeth.

***!***

"Nanny of your twins huh?" Maxxie said as soon as he shut the door of the mansion's guest room behind his back. "Am I that worthless?" His heart felt like someone was gripping it. He was having trouble choking out the words and his throat was starting to constrict.

Tony looked at him but didn't say anything and that did it for Maxxie as tears started to spill from his eyes. He angrily wiped it away. He didn't want to cry in front of Tony.

"Is that her?" Maxxie asked as he slowly sat down on the bed, his knees were now too weak to carry him. "Is she the reason why you become distant all of a sudden? Why you always pull away? Why you don't kiss me goodnight anymore?" Why you didn't want to marry me?He added mentally. He just couldn't say it. It hurt too much.

The air was sucked out of the room when Tony nodded slowly. Maxxie felt like the walls were closing in on him. Tony didn't even deny it. And it only proved that Tony was sure about what he was feeling. It broke Maxxie's heart wide open.

"She's my first love." Tony said and Maxxie wanted to tell him to shut up. Maxxie wanted to clamp his hands over his ears but he had to listen. He needed to know why this nightmare was happening. "I thought I already got over her. It'd been years since we got separated and then I saw her again." Tony paused. He looked like he was struggling to say the next words. It didn't matter. Maxxie already knew what was coming. He willed himself not to cry. Because if he did, he might not stop. "And I just found myself falling in love with her again."

Maxxie's breath hitched from what he heard. His ears must have been playing tricks on him. He snapped his eyes shut and told himself that he was just dreaming and when he opened his eyes, this nightmare would be over and he'd be back in the world where Tony was in love with him and he's happy with him and the twins and they would soon get married and be a happy family.

Maxxie opened his eyes. Everything was still the same and his world was starting to crumble into pieces.

"I'll always be grateful for what we had Max." Tony said and Maxxie looked away, biting his lower lip and telling himself that this was just a dream and he'd soon wake up. "But I can't be with you anymore. If I stay, we'll just continue to hurt each other and I don't want that to happen." Maxxie blinked. He could feel the tears stinging the back of his eyelids. The sting reminded him that he was wide awake and not dreaming. "I know that these past days we'd been at each other's throat. I want us to part ways while we can still remember the days that we're happy and not the days that we're mad at each other."

Maxxie turned his attention back to Tony and nodded. He didn't want to stay in the guest room anymore. "Yeah you're right." He stood up abruptly. "I.. I have to go, the twins are probably creating havoc now." He forced a smile as he wrenched open the door and stepped out, ignoring Tony when he called out for him. He ran away from the guest room as much as possible and went instead to the bathroom at the end of the hallway. He opened the door and stumbled in. He

felt for the switch and flicked it on. He quietly closed the door and then walked to the tub and sat down on the edge.

"Okay Maxxie, you're not going to cry." He told himself as he breathed in deeply. "Just sing your happy song Maxwell and everything will be fine." He started to hum the first line of Katy Perry's Firework as the first teardrop cascaded down his left cheek.

"Coz baby you're a firework," Maxxie sung as fat drop of tears fell on his lap. He braced himself against the edge of the bathtub as wave of emotions flooded through him."Come and show them what…" The rest of the lines were drowned by his sobbing. He slowly stood up and stepped in the tub and sat against the cool marble. He drew up his knees to his chest as tears flow freely from his eyes. He clump a hand on his mouth as a loud sob escaped him,

When Maxxie was still a kid, his mom used to read him fairy tales and how the story always ended with happily ever after. He remembered when his mom had told him that everyone has a chance on happily ever after. That everyone has a prince or princess for them. Some may take to long to find them but they will come. He never believed that until he met Tony.

But reality won over fairy tales because his prince was gone and there was no happily ever after.

To be continued…