A/N: Compared to others, this is a short chapter only because I do need to it be setting up the next few that should complete this story; and thinking now it might be around that of the 14 chapter mark by the time it's all done and over.
As always the characters from Glee do not belong to me; however any characters you don't recognize to and can't be used without my permission. All with the exception of Harlow, who belongs to AriesBalorPrincess and she has given me permission to use her and if you want to borrow her, have to first seek her permissions.

Thanks for reading
KJ xoxoxoxoxoxo

Chapter 10 –

Thursday evening, having agreed to baby sit Kitty's two children, so that she was able to have a night out with Artie, who she had twin boys with; Austin and Preston, who were three years old. Since Joey also helped to look after her two cousins, and she was also in the process of getting to know Sebastian as well. Mikki asked her younger sister if it would be okay, if Sebastian were to also be present for the evening, and both she and Artie agreed to this; both acknowledging that even though he probably didn't feel like it at the moment, Sebastian was a part of their family.

"So we'll be home about ten o'clock at the latest" said Artie, as he and Kitty got ready to leave just before six o'clock and get to the booking in the restaurant, which he had already made for them. "And any problems call"

"You know there won't be" replied Mikki, looking to her brother in law with a smile. "Done this plenty of time before"

"Yeah, and this time you got some added help too" said Artie, with a smile to Sebastian; who like nearly everyone else in the town knew him also, having been a resident here his whole life and being a year below with Kitty at school. "So guess you will be more than right"

"And it's good practice for Seb too, when he goes on to have kids as well" said Kitty, with a nod and saw Mikki glare at her and she gave her a quick smile, before turning to her husband. "Let's leave them too it, shall we" she continued, as Artie gave a nod. "I am starving"

"Go, eat" replied Mikki, with smile to the two of them. "Got things handled here" and Artie and Kitty said a quick goodbye to their two boys and then left for dinner; with Joey then taking her cousins into another room to play whilst Mikki got dinner together for all of them.

"I'm sorry about Kitty just then" said Mikki as she walked into the kitchen on her sister and brother in laws place. "As you can see she hasn't changed"

"It's fine" replied Sebastian, giving a small laugh; as Mikki got the chicken and also other stuff out from the fridge that would be for dinner. "It's nice to see that things between the two of you are just the same as they always have been"

"Yeah" said Mikki, with a laugh, as she got out a baking dish from one of the cupboards and placed it on to the stove.

"Something I can do to help?" asked Sebastian, and Mikki looked to him, with a nod as she grabbed a chopping board from the bench.

"Cut the tomatoes in half if that's okay" she replied, and Sebastian nodded as Mikki passed him a knife. "What about your brothers?" she asked, looking to him as she quickly washed her hands before she placed the already marinated chicken breasts into it for cooking. "You haven't said much about them or even what your mom and dad are doing now"

"Well mom and dad, they're still in Florida. Dad's working at a local practice near where they live, and my mum she got her real estate licence and has been doing that for a few years now" replied Sebastian as he cut up the small tomatoes that would also be added to the dish for cooking, and Mikki looked to him with a nod. "And as for Dylan and Jeremy, they're both married now, and have a couple of kids each"

"So this whole looking after kids thing" said Mikki to Sebastian, with a smile. "Piece of cake for you then, since obviously had a lot of uncle duties then"

"Actually not really no" replied Sebastian, shaking his head. "Dyl and his wife, they live in Alabama; and Jeremy lives in Virginia. So I don't really get to see them all that much"

"Hmm, I can't imagine not seeing my sisters and brother regularly" said Mikki, as she quickly looked to Sebastian, who was still chopping up the small tomatoes. "And not being able to see Austin and Preston, or Lily either. I don't know if I'd be keen on that"

"I do wish I could get out to see them more often" replied Sebastian, with a small nod as he finished chopping the tomatoes and Mikki then gathered them up placing them into the baking dish also. "But it's just finding the time to do it" he continued, as Mikki looked to him with a small nod. "I just have so much work on normally, that I really do hate to think what is going to await me when I get back from here"

"I'm sure though there is someone who can keep that under control for you though" said Mikki, as she put the remaining ingredients into the dish. "So that doesn't happen"

"Yeah, I guess" he replied, looking to Mikki as she placed the meal for cooking into the oven. "Just by the time I do get back to work, it will have been five weeks since I've been there then, as our cruise is for fourteen days, and Rachel and I have to fly over to Greece to depart for it, so we leave for there the Wednesday after the wedding" he continued, as Mikki walked over to him. "So it's going to be horrendous just how much stuff I will have waiting for me"

"Seb" said Mikki, slipping her arms around his waist and looking to him with a small smile. "You really just need to learn how to relax" she continued. "You're so tense, and I'm honestly really worried as to just what that is doing to you not only mentally but physically also"

"I just don't have the time though, to slow down" replied Sebastian, with a sigh as he relaxed just slightly in Mikki's embrace. "I wish I could" he continued, looking to her. "But I just can't"

"Well can you up until at least you get married next weekend" said Mikki, looking to him with a small sigh also. "At least try to relax and just forget about everything in New York, and what's going on there"

"I'll try" replied Sebastian, looking to her with a small nod and smile; as Mikki too gave a nod as well.

"Good" she replied with a smile also. "Now I do know that Joey is in the other room with the twins helping them to build some Lego" she continued with a small laugh. "So why don't we go and also maybe see what we can do in there, whilst dinner is cooking in here"

"Sounds like a plan" replied Sebastian, with a smile to her; and Mikki took her arms from around that of his waist, but he quickly grabbed her hand as almost out of instinct for him to that, and then the two of them headed out of the kitchen to go and sit and do stuff with Joey and the two boys whilst they waited for dinner to cook.

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Having had dinner, and then getting the two young boys ready for bed; Mikki could see just how amazing a father, Sebastian would have been if she had told him about Joey, and they had raised her together, and it did make for just a little bit heartache for her to know that she had not given him that opportunity. With Joey also going to sleep in Artie's office, where he had a pull out sofa; and knowing that she would be okay with waking up when her aunt and uncle got home from dinner, Mikki was seated in the living room of her sister and brother in law's home, with Sebastian, who was at present on the phone to his dad in Florida, making sure that he and his mom had been able to change their flight plans and be there for his wedding next Saturday.

"Yeah, I'll arrange with Jeff the staying at the inn" said Sebastian, his dad then saying something on the other end. "I'm sure it will be fine" and listening to his dad once more nodded with a smile. "Love you guys too, I'll see you all soon. Bye" he finished and then ended the call and let out a sigh.

"All okay?" asked Mikki, who was seated next to him on the sofa and had been looking at something on her own phone whilst Sebastian spoke with Henry in Florida.

"It is" replied Sebastian, with a nod. "Mom and Dad have organised with Dyl and Jere, that they will wait at the airport for all of them to arrive" he continued with a nod, as Mikki also gave a small nod. "And then they will hire two cars, since obviously with bags and people not all will fit in one, and then drive to here"

"Okay, yeah" replied Mikki, with a small smile to her. "I noticed though you didn't make any mention of what's been happening here and what you have found out since getting back here"

"That's not the kind of conversation I wanted to be having over the phone" said Sebastian, with just the smallest laugh. "It's going to be harder enough in person, but to not do it face to face. Yeah, I'll wait"

"That's fine" replied Mikki, with a nod and Sebastian looked to her. "It's entirely up to you how you want to tell your parents and brothers, and also the rest of your family as well" she continued, as Sebastian gave a nod. "Just let me know when you want them to meet Joey and we can arrange that?"

"I was thinking maybe we could have dinner together" replied Sebastian, and Mikki looked to him. "If that is something that is okay with you?"

"Yes, that's okay with me" said Mikki, with a smile to him and taking his hand and entwining their fingers together. "I want them to get to know their granddaughter and niece, and hopefully be a part of her life"

"I want that too" replied Sebastian, with a sigh. "And we can work out the details closer to when they're going to be getting here"

"Sure" said Mikki, with a nod and smile to him. "Something else on your mind?"

"Not really no" said Sebastian, shaking his head. "I just you know, wonder at night what if, that's all" he continued, looking to her and Mikki looked to him with a small smile. "If we'd done this whole be parents thing with Joey together"

"What if I hadn't been a complete selfish cow and had told you about our daughter you mean" replied Mikki, and Sebastian looked to her shaking his head.

"I wasn't implying that at all" he said, as Mikki gave a small nod and he slipped his arm around her shoulder. "I just wonder you know, what I'd be doing if you had, and also what you'd be doing too"

"I've wondered that over the years also" replied Mikki, with a small smile to him. "And I would have loved it so very much if we could have done it together"

"Me too" said Sebastian, with a nod. "And you've never said how you got into the wedding planner business" he continued and Mikki looked to him with a small laugh. "Because the Mikki I remember, wanted very much to be a teacher"

"Yeah, it was just by chance really" she replied, with a smile to him; and then started to tell him how her career now came about.

Having dropped out of college, when she had discovered that she was pregnant; and with her high school boyfriend's child no less. Knowing that her own life and dreams would have to be put on hold, and choosing not to let Sebastian know that she was pregnant.

When she had her daughter who she called Josephine, and then took to calling Joey or Jojo, quite early on in her life; it wasn't as if she didn't have any support around her, with that of her family and also friends who she and Sebastian had grown up with all being willing to assist and help her in any way they could.

Not expecting though, to be struck with Post Natal Depression; shortly after Joey was born. For the first few months of her daughter's life, and living back at her parents place, she found life as single mom to be particularly hard and there were some days where she would just find herself crying for hours on end and wondering if the pain would ever go away.

With both her parents out on the farm and doing what was needing to be done around it; Mikki was inside the house where she had grown up, with Joey sleeping, when there was a knock at the front door. Sighing as she got up from the sofa, where she'd been attempting to try and read a book, but not having much luck actually getting into what the story was about, headed to the front door and opened it, and saw a couple probably not much older than she was on the other side.

"Hi, can I help you?" asked Mikki, looking to them and thinking to herself that they were probably lost and had turned off to the house to ask for directions; something which over the years had happened a few times.

"Umm, hi" replied the brunette haired girl looking to her with a smile. "I was looking for the owners and wondering if they were able to talk"

"Well they're not here at the moment" replied Mikki, looking to her with a small smile also. "But I'm their daughter" she continued with a nod. "So maybe I can assist you?"

"Sure, umm okay" replied the brunette with a nod. "I'm Harlow and this is my fiancé Sam" she continued, gesturing the blonde male beside her, and him giving "Hi" with a smile to Mikki and she too looked to him with a smile replying "Hi" also.

"Sam, and I we've been looking and searching for months now" said Harlow, and Mikki looked to her. "For a place to get married in about three months time" she continued as Mikki gave a small nod, not understanding at all where the girl before was even going with her question. "And we've driven past your farm here a few times on our way to the farmers market on the Sunday, and think it would just be the perfect place to get married"

"Married" said Mikki, looking to her and her eye brows raising. "You want to get married here on a farm?" she asked, whilst finding it a strange request from the two strangers before her; it wasn't that of an entire weird thought for her, as she too did imagine having one day possibly getting married herself on the farm that had been in her family for that of now four generations, and going all the way back to her great grandparents. "I guess we can maybe talk about it"

"Thank you that would be so amazing" said Sam, and Mikki looked to him with a nod and smile.

"Sure yeah" she replied and stepped back to hold the door open. "Why don't you come inside and we can talk some more", and closing the door behind the couple led them into the living room where she sat and spoke with them, and helped them to maybe just plan their wedding at the place she had always as well also called that of home, now saw that maybe her future wasn't so bleak after all.

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Continuing to talk and just find out more about one another's lives that had been lead whilst they'd been apart; and both also, but more so Sebastian who although tried as much as he could to deny it, exhausted, fell asleep on the sofa; with Sebastian's arm around that of Mikki's shoulder still and she now leaning on that of his and he in turn with his head resting on hers, the two of them so completely out of it and asleep, didn't hear the front door open, as Kitty and Artie returning home from their evening out.

"Huh, well look at that" said Kitty, with a smile to her husband as they walked into the living room of their house, and saw the two currently curled up on the sofa together; looking in the moment very much like that of a couple. "They can try to deny all they want, but seriously it's like not a thing has changed with them"

"Yeah, I see what you mean" replied Artie, with a nod as Kitty got her cell phone out of her bag and went into the camera and took a photo of her sister and Sebastian; whilst not for any sinister reason, but to rather just show Mikki that whatever had once been there between the two of them, looked to be still there now. "But I don't think we can leave them there all night, now"

"No" said Kitty looking to her husband and shaking her head. "I think there are enough questions in town at the moment about the two of them and what's going on" she continued as she walked over closer to them. "Without it being known they fell asleep together"

"Hmm, yeah" said Artie, with a nod as Kitty gently tapped her older sister on the arm, with Mikki muttering "Go away" before she moved her arm to be around that of Sebastian, and he in his sleeping state let out a small sigh as he seemed to protectively wrap his arms completely around Mikki.

"And clearly they're not wanting to wake up now" said Kitty, with a sigh and shaking her head, this time poked her older sister. "Mouse, hey" she said, as she continued to poke at her side. "Wakey, wakey time"

"Huh, what?" asked Mikki, seeming to come around from her sleeping state and realise then that she was in fact asleep next to Sebastian, and in that of his arms also, and looked to her sister as she tried also to get herself free from that of the embrace she was currently in with her ex boyfriend from high school. "You're home" she said, looking to her sister, with a small smile and Sebastian having felt Mikki obviously moving away from him; rubbed a hand over his face as he too woke up as well. "I didn't realise the time"

"Well that's kind of obvious now" replied Kitty, with a smile to them both. "Since you both fell asleep"

"Sorry" said Mikki, looking to her sister with a sigh. "It's so not like me to fall asleep like that" she continued, as Kitty nodded and looked to Sebastian. "Last thing I remember is we were talking about Seb's brothers, and then yeah"

"Well just as long as sleep was all it was" said Kitty, with a small laugh. "Because last thing we need is a repeat of nine years ago"

"I'm getting married Kitty" said Sebastian, with a laugh also and looking the blonde who he had known almost his entire life as well, considering how close he and Mikki had been growing up. "It's not something that I would even consider doing now with Mikki"

"Yes, well if you say so then" she nodded as Mikki glared to her sister as she stood from the sofa and stretching herself out. "The boys were no problems and they both went to sleep about two hours ago" she stated, looking to her sister and also brother in law. "And I'll just go and get Joey from the study and then the three of us will head home"

"Okay, yeah" replied Kitty, with a nod to her older sister. "I'll go and check on the boys" she continued and Artie looked to his wife with a smile, as she walked out of the living room along with sister.

"I really am sorry that Mikki and I fell asleep" said Sebastian, looking to Artie who in turn gave a small laugh.

"It's cool, forget about" he said, with a smile to him. "The number of times Kits and I have fallen asleep just after the boys have gone to bed" he continued, with a laugh. "Well it's all part of being a parent now"

"Yeah, I guess I didn't realise just how tired I really am" replied Sebastian, with a small nod. "In New York I just always seem to be doing something that there isn't any time for sleep" he continued, as Artie gave a nod. "But here it's almost like I have the chance to just completely wind down now"

"And the rest will probably do you good as well" said Artie, and Sebastian looked to him with a nod. "But I got to ask though" said Artie. "Just tread easy with Mikki and also too especially Joey"

"Yeah, of course" replied Sebastian, looking to him. "I would never do anything to hurt them, if that is what you're getting at"

"Well that is what I am kind of getting at" said Artie, with a small nod. "Just also as well, like so many of us here" he continued. "We've known each other our whole lives and there are just some things you can tell are always going to remain the same, even if they haven't been that way for a while"

"Yeah, got you" replied Sebastian, with a nod also. "I know exactly what you mean, and it's this pull I have felt ever since I got back into town a few days ago"

"Uh huh" said Artie, with a small smile to her. "And it's not just your heart you've got to consider now, but also that of Mikki and Joey's as well" he continued, as Mikki came back into the living area with Joey, who looked as to be still very much half asleep.

"Let's get going, huh" said Mikki, with a small smile to Sebastian. "I don't want to keep Joey up for much longer, as she does have school tomorrow"

"Sure yeah, let's get Joey home" he said, with a nod; and saying goodbye to Artie and asking him to say bye to Kitty for them; the three of them left and headed firstly for Nick's place to drop Sebastian off, before Mikki then headed to her own place; and both of them that night, wondering with the same thing on their mind, they hadn't referred to themselves as going to a separate place that night to sleep; but instead just as if it were okay to say, in a way referred to it as just going home; and both fell asleep wondering just what they actually meant.

End Note: I want it to be people that really are more so that of family to Sebastian, be the ones to start making him piece together in his mind, that where he grew up is where he truly belongs, and that quite possibly marrying Rachel isn't going to see him being happy in the end.
I do know what I have planned for the next chapter, and then after that I will get on to more of the wedding and bringing Seb's family into it and letting them get to know the girl that is for them also family.

Thanks for reading, and will catch you all again soon.

Love KJ xoxoxoxoxoxoxo