Rebekah and Jeff had a brainstroming session all the time Sebastian was gone. They finally set up the perfect situation. They were going to arrange for the pair to 'bump into each other' at Lima Bean. Rebekah was responsible for Sebastian arriving on time and Jeff was for Hunter. The ironed out all the flaws so hopefully it would all go smoothly. "Why the Lima Bean? Someone could see me!" Seb whined as they climbed into the car.
"Seb, no one cares other than you. Plus you don't care that anyone sees you, you are thinking about Hunter." Rebekah pointed out as they backed out of the drive. They where over half way when her phone buzzed. She knew it was from Jeff and she had this awful thought that Seb would read the message.
"Leave it," she said trying to remain calm as he lent to get it and quickly moved to a new subject. "How is my niece?"
"She's fine I think, hasn't moved a lot over the past few days." Seb smiled rubbing his bump.
"Mum thinks you've dropped so it could be any day now." the blond grinned excitedly.
"I'm nervous as fuck," he confessed with a chuckle at the end.
"You'll be a great dad and you'll be fine. Me and Jeff will be there, mum and dad'll be waiting outside. It'll all work out, I promise." she reached over and sueezed his hand as the pulled up at the Lima Bean. They walked in and Seb took a seat while his sister waited in line for drinks. He was uncomfortable, for the first time ever Sebastian Smythe was nervous. He was self consious and was paranoid people were talking about him.
"Penny for your thoughts?" his sister laughed sliding over his hot chocolate.
"Nothing just thinking about how strange everything is."
"What do you mean strange?"
"I don't miss going to Scandals or the drinking as much as I thought I would, it's weird."
"Wow, can I get that on tape?" she asked with a smile.
"Fuck you." he groaned taking a drink just as he was about to say something else a shadow loomed over him. He looked up and gasped; it was Hunter.
"Hello Sebastian."
Rebekah was on her way but they were already there. On a table in the back sat Jeff and Hunter who were with Nick but he had to go study.
"So why did you call me here?" Hunter asked from behind his cup.
"I just wanted to get to know you a bit better, you are having a baby with my best friend so, you know." Jeff shurgged looking to see if Rebekah was here yet. She wasn't.
He pulled out his phone and sent a text telling her to hurry up.
"Oh yeah," Hunter smiled gulping down his drink thinking of something to tell the blond sat in front of him. "There isn't much to tell you to be honest,"
"Are you gay?" Jeff's boldness made his choke on the oxygen ever so slightly.
"No, why do you ask?"
"It's just me and Sebastian were talking about you the other day and he said you weren't either. I was just confused as to why you slept with him in the first place anyway." Jeff said hoping his question was obvious.
"I..I was just in the mood and he is a very attractive guy. It was just the alochol made me bolder about it but I did think I was straight until he walked in and just changed that." he shrugged. The poor Warbler had no idea what was happening to him. Jeff saw Rebekah climb out of the car out of the corner of his eye, this was either going to go really well or really bad. As soon as they entered Jeff knew he had to get Hunter to go and speak first but how.
"Hunter you are a great guy but I have a confession,"
"Which is?" the brunette smiled.
"Sebastian is here, four tables behind you. Me and his sister arranged all this so you two could talk." he rushed out not missing the wide eyed look the other Warbler was no sporting.
"Are you fucking insane?"
"I'm sorry but you two need to talk at some point." Jeff explained. "What's the worst that could happen?"
"I have no idea he could ban me from seeing her?"
"Why would be his reasons for that?" Hunter thought for a moment but couldn't think of anything. "Exactly so just go and talk to him, please." Jeff smiled. Wordlessly, Hunter got up and went over to them and he saw Rebekah's look of encouragement. He got to the table and Sebastian looked around and Hunter saw the shock-horror.
"Hello Sebastian."
"Well, I am going to go and sit with Jeff," Rebekah smiled getting up and leaving the now awkward situation. Hunter took a step towards Rebekah's seat and glanced at Seb for some kind of permission.
"How are you?" Hunter asked when it was clear Seb wasn't going to speak.. or look up.
"I'm good, how are you?"
"I'm fine, you aren't going to look at me are you?"
"Why so you can tell me how much of a mistake everything happened was?" Seb asked with what seemed like venom in his voice
"No so I can tell you what I want to happen." Seb snapped his head up at this and gave him a worried look.
"What do you mean?"
"I bought all that shit Nick gave to you, I've know for three to four weeks now and here I am."
"Why? Your eighteen almost, why would you tie yourself to a child?"
"Because she's mine and I want too, I was stupid that night but I want to be here." Hunter said but Seb sent him a cryptic look.
"And what if you chnge your mind?"
"I won't and if I do I hope you tell me where to go." Sebastian contemplated for a moment before nodding.
"Okay, so if I did let you see her, what exactly do you want?"
"To see her when I can, on all your terms." he said with a nod. This was awkard two stubborn unmaternal teenagers discussing their incoming child.
"Okay, I can live with that. How about you starting with being there when she is born?" they were both suprised at what he said, Hunter did not expect this kind of response to anything he said and Sebastian didn't know why he even offered.
"I would really like to," he smiled honestly.
"Good, how about we go for a walk tomorrow? Just the two of us, we have prying eyes and ears." he explained motioning to Jeff and Rebekah who were staring not so subtly and straining to hear.
"Why wait?" Hunter said holding out his hand to the other male. Seb thought for a shorter time than Hunter expected before taking it and leaving. They walked down the road that led to a public park where there was an ice cream van which Hunter knew was amazing.
"So who told you?"
"Jeff, he text me by accident about how it was a girl and I pieced who was the father together by myself."
"Genius." Seb smiled. His wit was still there, buried under all the horemones but was still very much there. Hunter bought the ice cream, much to Sebastian's annoyance, but he let it go. Their afternoon had gone good, they sorted out some bits and pieces for when after she was born. Where she'd stay, how often they'd spend together, birthing plans, stuff like that when something happened suddenly. Sebastian felt a wave of pain and a lot of water.
"Fuck!" he shouted almost falling to the ground but Hunter caught him. The moment he fell into the embrace he felt electricity, he blamed it on the baby.
"What's wrong?" Hunter asked, rather worried.
"I think she'd coming, I need to get the hospital and I need you to call my parents, 'Bekah and Niff." Seb said as they began looking for somewhere to put Seb while he called a taxi...