I'm back! I am so sorry for the long, long wait. This summer was interesting and amazing and heartbreaking and frustrating and awesome all at the same time. School and summer and people got in the way of updating but I am not working on this story again. I promise to try harder to update more often. I do want to get this story going, because I am dying to see what will develop just like you guys!
I know it is shorter than most chapters of the stories I have uploaded but they will get longer. This was just a fille runtil I can get to my other ideas.
Enjoy!
"…And live from New York, it's Saturday night!"
Livvie sighed as she stared at the screen, pretending to enjoy the show the boys were making her watch. The night with them had really helped, and usually this was one of her favorite shows, but she was still in a less than stellar mood which was affecting all of her thoughts in that moment. She was grateful for the boys sticking up for her and trying to help her. She tried not to think about what she would have done if she had gone home, though all three of them knew what that would be. She knew that they were all worried about her, but she was glad they weren't making too big of a deal out of it. Luckily, Lux was at a friend's house, so she had no idea what had happened.
During the commercial, Willie sighed dramatically, which actually did make her laugh. "Is there something wrong, Willie?" She asked with a hint of teasing in her voice.
"Oh no…of course not." He paused. "But I am starving. I mean, is it too much to ask Danny to actually feed us while we're here?"
Livvie looked at Danny, who rolled his eyes and smacked his friend. "You know where the kitchen is! You've been stealing food from it since we were five, I don't see how tonight is any different."
Willie stared at him. "Can't you bring us something?"
"Nope." Danny said, not taking his eyes off of the television screen.
Livvie laughed and grabbed the remote, pausing the show. "Okay, that's it." She stood and pulled Danny to his feet. "Let's to get this whiner some food before his stomach explodes and we have to hear about it all night."
Quietly, they filed down to the kitchen and were shocked to find Puck and Quinn still awake.
"You guys are still awake?" Danny asked, shocked.
"Yes, Danny. We are allowed to stay up late if we want to." Puck joked with him.
Livvie just laughed, shaking her head, and sat down next to Quinn at the table. "Willie was complaining. There was something about hunger and stomachs exploding…I tend to tune them out after a while."
Her aunt chuckled. "That is the same thing I did around Puck and Finn in high school."
"You know you loved me." Puck grinned and winked, causing Danny to groan.
"Oh come on! Can you please just not act like that around us?"
Willie nodded. "Yeah, I don't even think I am hungry anymore."
"Yes you are." Livvie said and he nodded.
"Okay, fine. I am. I was just being dramatic." He told her as he walked to the fridge.
"Well that's different…" She muttered sarcastically prompting a smile from the adults and Danny.
Ignoring the teenager ripping her fridge apart, Quinn turned to Livvie. "So your dads were telling me that you were thinking of applying to Belmont."
She shrugged. "Yeah I was thinking about it. It's a great school and they have a great music program. Plus, it's where I grew up until I was eight."
"How do you feel about going back there?" Puck asked, leaning back in his chair.
She bit her lip. "I mean, it's going to be a change. But I think maybe I just need to get away from here for a while and be around new types of people." She paused and the silence was tense for a second. "Although, I don't know how my dads feel about it."
Puck chuckled. "Yeah, they seemed pretty apprehensive the last time we talked about it."
She nodded. "Yeah, they say they understand but I think they aren't ready for me to go so far away."
There was another silent moment while they watched Willie scarf some food and finally Puck leaned forward. "So, in a short while there will be a big day happening in our family."
The teenagers looked at him strangely. "What?"
He chuckled. "In about a month our little Olivia here, turns 18."
She grinned and the boys suddenly looked excited. "That's right! You get your tattoo!"
This was a tradition in their family. It had started when Beth turned 18 and Puck convinced Shelby to let him take her to get a tattoo as her present. When Willie turned 18, he did the same thing and the same happened when Danny's birthday came around. Now it was Livvie's turn.
"Have you thought about what you're going to get?" Puck asked her.
She sighed and nodded. "I thought about it for a long time and because of everything, I finally figured it out."
"Well…are you going to tell us?" Danny asked impatiently.
She chuckled and shook her head. "You just have to wait and find out for yourself!"
When the teenagers went upstairs a few minutes later to resume their tv show, Quinn sighed and laid her hand over her husband's. "So…?"
He shrugged. "She seems fine. But then again, she did last year too." He paused. "If you want to go to bed, you can. I'll stay up for a while."
She kissed him. "She'll be okay." Then she stood and climbed the stairs to their bedroom, leaving Puck downstairs to make sure everything was okay.
