An hour later, we all had joined in on the pool fun. Rachel, Puck, Santana and Brittany were playing chicken while Kurt and Blaine were having a diving contest. Mike and I were letting Conner become comfortable swimming by himself between the two of us. "Am I doing ok Mommy?" Conner asked out of breath as Mike was helping him turn around. "You are doing great baby!" I told him right before he started to swim back towards me. "Hey Tina", I heard Rachel call right as I caught Conner. "I was thinking that maybe you and Mike would like to catch up tonight and we could watch Conner for you." I thought about it for a second unsure if Mike would even be interested in something like that. "That sounds great." Mike answered for me so I just nodded my head. "Ok, we are going to head on home to get ready and will be back in about two hours to take over while you two go on your date." Rachel said as she was climbing out of the pool and drying off.

"So Conner, what is your favorite TV show?" Mike asked him as they were just sitting on the steps of the pool enjoying the water. "I like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Mom won't let me watch SpongeBob because she said it teaches you how to be stupid." I hung my head embarrassed that he actually quoted me while Mike laughed while looking at me through the corner of his eye. "Well your mommy is right." Mike said back as Conner stood up in the shallow part and started just splashing around. Good thing is tall like his dad and the 2 feet of water is nothing for him. "So how have you been Tina? I've been wrapped around the fact that I'm mad at you for keeping Conner away from me that I haven't asked you yet." He said looking back and forth between me and Conner. "Pretty good I guess. I'm a nurse at the hospital just down the street from our apartment. Eventually I want to finish my schooling and become a nurse practitioner but that isn't going to happen soon. What have you been up to?" "Well, I performed with a few plays and dance companies during college. Now, I am a choreographer for Rachel's show, a talent agent for the New York Dance Company and share an apartment with Puck." "I'm so happy you were able to achieve your dream." I told him and truly meant it. "I achieved one of them. There are still many more I have yet to actually achieve myself." He said before standing up to go join Conner. Sarcasm is a good thing in this situation right?

It was almost 7 when I heard someone knocking on the front door. "Is that him? Why am I this nervous? It is just dinner to catch up and discuss the son I had kept from him. Oh my gosh, should I sleep with him tonight if he wants to?" I asked starting to panic as I heard Rachel's voice squealing on the other side of the door. "See, it is just Rachel and Puck. You need to stop and breathe though before you pass out." Santana told me as she was helping me pull my hair back. "You know Mike better than anyone Tina. Even though you haven't seen him in a few years, he seems to still be the same person. All you are going to do is brag about your son and a little chit chat. If he wants you to come back to his place, use your own discretion." She told me as there was another knock on the door and I knew without a doubt that it was Mike but I no long felt panicky. I opened the door to my bedroom to see Brittany and Rachel sitting on the couch while Puck and Conner were wrestling on the floor and lastly Mike who was standing by the front door just staring at me. He didn't look so bad himself in his gray pants and black button down shirt. "A-are you ready to go?" He asked me as I nodded and moved to give Conner a goodbye kiss. "We won't be out too late." I said and waved to Rachel. "Don't worry. We don't have anywhere we have to be tonight or even tomorrow morning." She replied just before Mike closed the door.

As soon as Rachel had suggested the idea, Mike had apparently made reservations for us at the Rainbow Room. "You really didn't have to go through this much trouble Mike." I told him as we were sitting down. "No it really is no big deal. The chefs here love me and were happy to open a table up for me." He replied as the waiter came by to take our drink order. "I'm glad to hear that you are doing well. For the first two years after your graduation, I kept thinking I would see you walking around here chasing your own dream. Now I understand why it was that I never saw you." "Mike, I can't even begin to say just how sorry I am. You have every right to say all the sarcastic things you want to me because I deserve them." "Actually you don't. What you did was bad but you did it out of love for me and wanting to see my career dreams come true." "I did. I wanted you to put everything on the line for your dancing career and not worry about me or a child." I admitted as the drinks came and we ended up ordering our main courses at the same time. "How about we agree to start over? The first question you can now answer for me is how did you come up with the name Conner?" Liking where the conversation was going, I was more than happy to answer. "The name Conner is what my parents would have named a son if they would have had one; although the rest of his name did come from you." "What?" "His name is Conner Michael Chang. I felt even though you didn't know about him that he should still have your name. Is that ok?" I asked him realizing this might not be ok with him as I was talking. "Y-you did that for me? Thank you Tina, that actually means a lot to me." I noticed he had a few tears in his eyes and knew this was a good thing.

"So I'm dying to know, what is it like performing in front of a crowd?" I asked him hoping to lighten the mood a little. "It is one of the most exhilarating things you will ever experience. You feel on top of the world while you are dancing and then it turns into joy when you hear the crowd applauding." "That sounds great! I wish I could have had the chance to experience that just once." I admitted when our food was brought to us. "That's another question I have for you. How did you become a nurse?" He asked taking a bite of his lobster. "Well, when I gave birth to Conner, I was completely scared and panicky but the nurse I had walked me through it step by step and helped me out a lot. When I went to apply for college after that and had to think about what I wanted to do, I realized that I could make a difference with being a nurse rather than a backup singer." "I have to say I'm very proud of you Tina." He said while looking into my eyes before he dug back into his food.

We had finished our meal with very little conversation when the waiter came back and asked us if we wanted any dessert. "A piece of strawberry cheesecake with two forks would be great." He told the waiter but I was too busy smiling him. "You remember?" "Of course I remember. Every time we ate somewhere we would eat a piece of cheesecake." I couldn't help but feel a little sentimental at the moment we were having. There were so many questions I wanted to ask him but was afraid to ruin the moment. "So how many days are you guys staying in New York?" "Well we had planned on staying until Monday but we might decide to stay a few days longer." I told him as the cheesecake was delivered.

The waiter dropped the check off to us and Mike about ripped my arm off trying to grab it first. "I understand that you are proud woman and this isn't a date but you are still the mother of my child and I would like to buy your dinner." He argued back and there was nothing I could say to change his mind. So I let him pay and we then headed out of the restaurant starting to walk back to the hotel. "I was thinking that maybe you could watch Conner on for me on Thursday. The rest of the glee girls will get here by then and Rachel wants to have a girl shopping and spa day. I figured I would just have to miss out on that when she told me about it last week." I told him as we were walking and he just looked down at me smiling like he was a kid himself. "Really? Oh that would be so great! I could take him to the zoo and walking through central park." "That sounds great to me." I told him as we continued walking the last 3 blocks. I didn't realize how tired I was and found myself leaning against Mike for support to get home. It didn't hit me what I was doing until I felt Mike's hand squeezing my own. I took it as a sign that he really didn't care.

We finally made it to the room door and I turned around to face Mike before I opened the door. "This was nice Mike. I'm glad we were able to catch up a bit." "Me too Tina, this is what I was hoping would happen this weekend; for us to take some time to ourselves and sort things out." He said taking my hands back into his with a smile. "I wanted to take Conner to the Statue of Liberty tomorrow afternoon and then have a movie night here while the others go out to party. You could join us if you want." I told him biting my lower lip. I wonder if he remembers what that meant. "That sounds perfect. I will be back here at 9:30 with breakfast." He said before he leaned down and gave me a small kiss. "Night Tee", he told me as he stood up quickly and started heading back down the hallway.

I pushed the door open in a haze. The kiss felt the same as it did 5 years ago and that I had never stopped kissing him. Opening the door, I saw Puck and Conner fast asleep on the pull out sofa while Rachel was cleaning up the kitchen. "Hey, how did it go?" She asked me as I tiptoed over to her while she poured two cups of hot tea. I went ahead to my bedroom and motioned for her to follow me. We sat down on the bed and closed the door slightly. "So what happened?" She asked again impatiently. "Well we caught up on how things are in our lives now and how we got there. He asked me a few questions about Conner and I answered them honestly." Rachel started squealing almost spilling her tea on the bedspread. "This is so great! Did you guys make anymore plans? Did he kiss you?" She started to ramble question after question out. "Yes, we made plans for tomorrow and yes he gave me a kiss before I came back inside the room. So that means that I need you and Puck to get the hell out of here so I can get some beauty sleep." I told her while she had gone bouncing up and down like a rabbit again. "Yes of course we will get out of your hair but first I need you to answer something for me. Are you falling for Mike again?" She asked while holding her breath for my answer. "I think I might me." I admitted as I pushed her out of the room to wake Puck up.

I don't own anything Glee just love the story! How did you like this chapter? The next one will have a big drunken scene between Mike and Tina and all will be revealed about relationships they had during the five years and if they still have feeling for each other. Please check back for the next chapter and keep reviewing! Thanks