A/N: Thanks to monni2215 I have come up the commercial that airs before today's episode of The Evans Eight. And thanks to whoknowstv because I realized I needed to explain why Mercedes is not the hot mess we know her to be in this chapter.

Remember that I don't own much, but all my OCs and their drama all else belongs to rich companies, thanks again for all reviews and love and please forgive all errors.

Episode Seven

Here's the story of a artist name Sam who was bringing up two very wily boys. All of them had hair of gold like their father the youngest one with a cut from a bowl.

Here's the story of a sassy lady who was busy with two girls of her own. If you count Blaine, there were four of them living together, and they were not alone.

Then one day this trio and cuatro became a blended family and it was something only they could understand and that's also how they became known to everyone as the Evans Clan...

Coming soon to reality viewers everywhere is a new season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. If you thought LesbianGate was must watch television, then you haven't seen anything yet. We are bringing back original housewives Nene and Kim, and they are bringing on the drama. We catch up with Kim who has been very busy since marrying Kroy with her new brood of children. Kim is also bringing in her new best friend forever from New York, actress Kitty Evans, who has decided to relocate from the Big Apple to do local stage productions in Atlanta to be near her own blonde kids. "Yes, Kitty is the new skinny b on the Atlanta party and social scene, and she is known for having no filter and will soon be putting Kenya and anybody else in their place if they all come up in my face. She is a hot tamale who tells is like it is, and she is used to drama of her own. She is divorced from the Tony nominated and Olivier award winning songbird, Mercedes Jones', current millionaire artist husband, Sam Evans. She has the former actress writing letters to Ask Amy because Mercedes apparently can't deal with the she-cat that Kitty is." To find out more be sure to watch Entertainment Tonight as we go behind the scenes of the hit Bravo show.

"Mercedes, have you seen the Entertainment Tonight commercial that is being aired with information on the new season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta?" Blaine asks his boss while minimizing the window to the webpage he was viewing before she entered the kitchen. He had been doing his regular Google search of Mercedes' name when the video to ET had shown up in his results. He couldn't stop himself from clicking on the video and had not been prepared to see what he had seen.

"No, I have not and why are you asking me this out of the blue question?"

"Well, it seems that your husband's ex-wife is thirsty for celebrity and a paycheck, so she is going to be on the show as Kim Z's new best friend. Kim was dishing all kinds of info on Kitty especially how she has ruffled your feathers so, that you are writing letters to Ask Amy for advice."

"Writing letters to Ask Amy? Sam says she is on drugs, and I do believe, he is right. I am not worried about that skank because I haven't thought about her or had the desire to write to an agony aunt column about her."

"Well, I googled Ask Amy after watching the commercial, and there was a letter that is eerily similar to you and Sam's situation. Here read it."

After reading the letter on Blaine's laptop, Mercedes tried to keep her cool because she knew getting her blood pressure high was not good for her or the baby. Karma was a female dog. And all of her giving off bad energy was making her the recipient of it. "I bet that heifer planted that letter because no way in the world would she have just read it to mention it to Kim and Kim mentioned it to ET. I am cool, calm, and collected, I will not go off on others, I will not say that I want to see if that hell-cat really has nine lives, so the good Lord won't mind if I take one away from her."

"You have every right to be mad about this, but I think you should ignore her and ignore it. There can't be any true fire with fabricated smoke. She wants you to respond to this to give her a storyline for the show. At least, she is using her manipulative games to find some celebrity and employment. Without Sam's support, the woman probably didn't have enough money to return to New York. I was worried that she was going to become a Sugar Baby."

"Well, all cats land on their feet Blaine, and that is why I wasn't concern for her when you kicked her off of my property. I am sure she will do well on this show since she is the epitome of ratchedness. I will have someone monitor their use of my name and my family's names. I can't have her negatively affecting my brand. If she continues to slander me or bring up Sam and the boys in a negative light that puts undue stress on them, then she will be handled by my attorney Quinn Fabray, and you know that Fabray doesn't play because then she get's no pay." The two recited the ending of Quinn's law firm jingle that used to air daily during their favorite talk shows.

"What do you think Santana is going to do?"

"My publicist is going to do nothing but be as happy as a lamb. This will get my name out, and probably boost my social presence. With me being pregnant, I have been low key and my agent wonders why I am not interested in auditioning for new parts since my honeymoon should be well over. I guess when the press discovers that I am pregnant, then Kitty's rumors will be exposed for the lies they are."

"Yep, your kids' intervention worked much to my surprise. And you have been started drinking that red clover tea last week and that has helped improve your mood swings. I told you it was either drink the tea or do without me. Even though you have not been too moody this week, I thought I was going to come back to see that beautiful crystal vase being thrown at Sam with glass and orchids on the floor, and Sam literally kicked out of the house. I was excited that their plan to give you two some time on your own actually worked."

"They were excited when they found Sam in my bedroom this morning. Mimi gave Craig a high five, and you couldn't wipe the smiles that were on their faces off. I guess they had already gone downstairs and checked the guest room and didn't see Sam, and so they came to our bedroom and forgot whatever excuse they were going to use to explain their appearance at 6:30 in the morning."

"We'll, I bet that one of them read the article and thought you had wrote it, and when they see this clip from ET or hear about Kitty being on Real Housewives, then you and Sam are going to have a lot of explaining to do."

"Well, we are going to tell them about the pregnancy today, and I guess we will have a family meeting addressing all new developments at once. Will you please give me a piece of cheesecake?. I woke up dreaming about the dessert that Sam and I never got to last night."

"Oh, I am sure you and Sam had dessert last night."

"Stop being nasty Blaine." Mercedes said before being interrupted by Sam who had reappeared from his shower after his morning jog that had been delayed; because as soon as the kids left their bedroom, they had went to the bathroom and locked the door to ensure privacy as they got rid of Sam's morning wood by having shower sex.

"He is not being nasty; he is just being truthful." Sam said and couldn't keep the satisfied smirk off his face.

"You don't need to co-sign Blaine, Sam. His nosey butt doesn't need to know anything."

"I didn't need Sam to co-sign me Mrs. Evans; when you walked into the kitchen, your gait was all off and the last time that happened was when you returned from your honeymoon."

"I am not discussing this with either of you. Both of you are just wrong and you know this. I am getting my cheesecake, and I am having pre-breakfast in my bed alone. Blaine why don't you fill in loverboy on his ex-wife's latest antics, while I have the last laugh." Mercedes said leaving the men to their bro talk that would burst Sam's bubble more than any lambasting from her.

"You are pregnant!" Mimi shouted looking at Mercedes like her mother had lost her mind.

"Yay, I am no longer going to be the youngest!" Shelly yelled at the same time her sister exploded.

"Is it a boy or girl? I hope it is a boy." Kade said.

"I thought you two were too old to have babies." Craig said looking at his parents like they had lost their minds.

"Okay, kids calm down. Yes, Shelly you will be a big sister now, and Kade, we don't know whether the baby is a girl or boy yet. We don't know if we want to be surprised and/or have a gender reveal party or not." Sam said thinking that the conversation he had with Mercy's mom and his mom telling them to keep the pregnancy quiet and to not plan any showers or sprinkles until later in pregnancy had gotten Sam and Mercedes thinking of parties and deciding that a gender reveal party could be something they could have in lieu of the affair that her mother wanted to give them.

"What's a gender reveal party?" Shelly asked looking puzzled.

"It's a party in which the parents of the baby reveal the baby's sex by cutting a cake that has pink or blue inside or release a box filled with either with pink or blue balloons. Guests dress in the color that they think the baby is going to be pink for girl and blue for boy, and bring presents in those colors. The guests who guess correctly normally leave with a gift." Mercedes explained.

"Yes, let's do this because I am finally going to be a big sister, and I know that is my little sister inside mommy." Shelley said touching her mother's belly and happy to wear pink her favorite color to a party filled with pink and blue.

"Don't you two think that four kids are enough?" Mimi asked, thinking that if her parents were just getting over having marital problems that surely pregnancy wouldn't help them.

"Mimi, we didn't plan on extending our family, it just was God's will for us to have more to love. I am sure that we will be able to add a new one to the fold without any problems at all, and as I recall, you loved Shelly when she was a baby. You called her "my baby"." Mercedes looked at her daughter with a loving expression on her face.

"We'll, I guess a baby won't be a bad thing, I am just surprised that's all. You told me that four kids was enough, and I just never thought we would have another addition to our family." Mimi decided vaguely remembering how she loved being Shelly's big sister. It took her mind off the grief of losing her dad. All the love she had given to her father was given to her sister who unconditionally loved her back. Shelly was the prettiest baby she had ever seen. And she loved helping her mother spoil her sister rotten.

"Well, I do still believe that it is a bad thing. After telling us about Kitty and that reality show, and letting us think if we chose hearing the bad news before the good news that the good news was actually something fabulous, you tell us that you are going to now have to spend even less time with us because there is going to a baby that will need your attention. That is not good news to me." Craig said before storming off to his room.

"Okay, Craig, that's enough…" Sam couldn't finish his statement as he watched his oldest son storm out of the room.

"I don't care what poopy head Craig says, I am glad we are going to have a baby." Shelly said before anyone else could react.

"Don't call your brother a poopy head, Shelly." Mercedes admonished thinking she should be the one to confront Craig because Sam looked like if he saw his son he was going to beat him with his belt.

"Well he is acting like a poopy head." Kade said agreeing with his sister.

"I think that I need to go upstairs and talk to Craig, who is and I repeat is not a poopy head. Sam, you need to calm down, and Mimi, I am going to need you to go get Blaine and make sure to tell him to make sure Sam is calmed down before he climbs these stairs." Mercedes said looking at her husband's red face and feeling the anger emanating from him. First the news about Kitty, then having to reveal that news to the kids, and on top the reactions from the kids about her pregnancy was making this day an uncomfortable one in the Evans' household.

"I will mom." Mimi said as she ran to get Blaine who was eavesdropping, so it didn't her long to bring him inside the room, and he was immediately at Sam's side ready to physically restrain him if necessary.

Mercedes prayed for understanding and compassion as she went up to Craig's room and knocked on the door before entering the room. She saw him on the bed face down shivering as he sobbed into his pillow. She rubbed his back and ran her fingers through his hair to comfort him. "Craig, sweetheart please talk to me."

"Why would you want to...to...to talk to me?" He asked with his voice muffled by the pillow.

"Because something is obviously wrong, and I need to know what that is, so I can help you."

Craig turned over and looked at her with a tear streaked face. He ran his hands over his nose to remove the snot from his face and Mercedes got the box of Kleenex and hand sanitizer that was near his bed and gave it to him, so he could clean himself up. It took awhile before the boy decided to open up and be honest. "I just don't want history repeating itself. After Kitty had Kade, she left us, and I don't want you to leave us after you give birth to this baby." Craig said not making much sense but hoping his Mamma C would understand.

"You think that I will be like Kitty and leave you guys, Blaine, my home, your father, and the baby? Surely, Craig you know me better than that. I would never voluntarily leave you guys. You are my heart. Without you all, I don't think I would be able to live."

"I know that in my head, but my heart tells me differently. My heart tells me it's all my fault that your name and reputation will be dragged into mud because of Kitty. Kitty destroys everything, and she is going to try destroy our new family, and she wrote that letter to Ask Amy to warn you that she is going to make you want to give up on my dad and give up on me and Kade. We come with too much baggage."

"Craig, Kitty has no power over the relationship that I have with any of you. I married your father not his ex-wife. She is a reality. She gave birth to you and your brother, and if one day, you two want to contact her, then I am okay with this because I know you need some type of closure in your life regarding her. I don't ever want you to hate your mother or think that she is an all powerful being that can destroy what our love has built which is this family the Evans clan."

"Don't call her my mother! A mother would never abandon her children for a career that never happened. A mother would never use her kids as a storyline to be on a reality show. A mother wouldn't embarrass you, so you are going to be the laughing stock of your school once everyone finds out about her. She is not my mother. You are my mother. You care for me and treat me the same way you treat Mimi and Shelly. You fill my little brother up with so much tender loving care that he is actually the happiest I have ever seen him in my life as well as my dad now that you two are no longing avoiding each other."

Sam walked in when he heard those words coming out of Craig's mouth and was relieved that he didn't have to come and rescue his wife from his son's bad attitude and cutting words. He heard his son scream at Mercedes and he opened the door ready to pounce, but as he listened to his son, he knew that his son loved and respected his wife, so he wouldn't put the hammer down as he intended.

"Craig, you are right about Mercedes being your mother. And as your mother, you owe her respect in your actions. Yelling and screaming and voicing your displeasure it's not how we do things in this household. I understand how Kitty's leaving us has affected you. I wish withvall my heart that it never happened, but if it hadn't happened, we would have never met Mercedes and know what true love was. I will schedule an appointment for you with the therapist as soon as I can, so you can talk to her alone as well as our family session on Saturday."

"I am sorry Mamma Cedes, and I am sorry dad, for losing my temper." Craig apologized looking at his dad with surprise. He didn't hear his father when he entered the room.

"You are the oldest son. Your little sisters and brother look up to you as an example. So, as an example, you are going to have to apologize to them as well as have meal clean up for all the meals for this month. You will have to take the consequences for your disrespect and storming off."

"Alright dad, I am sorry. I really didn't mean what I said about the baby. I know you two will be great parents, and you have all of us to help with the baby." Craig said trying to get his dad out of punishment mode.

"I need you to go downstairs now and make things right with them. The next time we say or do something that upsets you, please talk with us privately about it. We might not agree with you, but we promise to always listen to what you have to say and make you feel like you matter because you do matter son. I love you so very much." Sam said while walking with his son to the door and giving him a hug.

"I don't know what we are going to do with that boy, Mercedes." Sam said as soon as he heard his son's footsteps on the stairs.

"Love him Sam and listen to him. He is going to experience some type of backlash with Kitty on that show. We are just going to have to monitor it and nip things in the bud before they grow into something that will cause conflict in his school and our family life. Have you told the kids about your decision to resign as art teacher but continue doing school choir?"

"No, I don't know if that's the right decision. I was wanting to open my gallery and spend more time on my art, so I could be around you and the baby more, but Craig may need me at school now with this turn of events. Let's discuss this later, and go downstairs and assure our family that we are a strong united front and able to withstand anything that anyone may throw at us." Sam said and then kissed his wife. Everyday was something new in their household, and Sam was looking forward to a time when drama wouldn't be a daily deal.