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Chapter Twenty-Nine

The week of the reunion had been a blur for Payson. After the initial shock of finding out that Payson was pregnant, her friends became overly excited about the baby. Lauren and Kaylie were already picking out outfits, and Emily was thinking about goofy games they could play at a baby shower. Payson even joined in the fun, and began circling names in a a baby name book, that Lauren had bought for her. The days of their reunion were few and as soon as they had came to visit, they had left. There fun was over, and they had to go back to their lives. Emily was the first to go, Damon's tour was heading to Australia, and she had to go back. Lauren was the second she had a job waiting for her in Los Angeles as a assistant designer for a clothing company. Kaylie was the last to go. David was back in London, and she need to make sure everything was okay with his grandmother.

Their short week visit, made Payson realize how much she missed them; even if Lauren got in everyone's business, Kaylie was the annoying perfect housewife in training, and all Emily seem able to do was talk about Damon. Payson sighed looking at the picture of her friends that sat on her desk. Their visit had made going the Rock hard. Payson couldn't help but remember all the days they had spent together working towards their dreams.

"Payson," Austin began as he walked into her office. "You know how my parents said they would come and visit soon?"

Payson nodded, "Of course why?"

"There here." Austin said.

"There here?" Payson asked. "Your parents are here at the Rock right now?"

"Yes." Austin answered. "I told you they were unpredictable."

Payson eyes widen, "Austin did they not give you any notice?"

"No, do I need to define unpredictable for you?" Austin questioned, "Because I am pretty sure in the dictionary my parents are included in the definition of unpredictable."

"Austin now is not the time to smart aleck." Payson scolded. "Your unpredictable parents are downstairs, waiting probably on you to come back down with me."

Austin sighed, "Your right, they just kind of caught me off guard."

"What did they do just walk into the gym?" Payson asked as she got up from her seat.

"Yes that is exactly what they did." Austin replied, as held the door open for Payson. "I was watching Drew's routine and my mom came up and said surprise!"

Payson couldn't help but laugh a little, "She didn't."

"She did." Austin shook his head as the pair walked into the lobby where Austin's parents were.

Austin's parents were exactly how Payson remembered. Austin's mother dark brown hair was long and straight, she dressed in flared out jeans and a long, empire waist purple shirt. This time Payson could the resemblance of her and Austin. The chunky dark brown clogs on her feet added a few inches to her already tall height; making her only an inch shorter then her son. Her perfect circle shape glasses hid the dark brown eyes that she and Austin shared.

Austin and his father looked nothing alike. His father wore a dark brown shirt and khaki pants, which made him, look even paler. His salt and pepper was thin and short, unlike Austin's black thick hair. He wore a frown, not even a smirk like Austin usually walked around with.

"Mom, dad this is Payson." Austin introduced his parents, "Payson this is my mom and dad."

"It's nice to meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Tucker." Payson said.

Austin's mom smiled, "Call my Jenny honey, Mrs. Tucker makes me sound so old."

Payson nodded, as Austin began talking, "So when did you two get in Boulder?"

"About an hour ago," Jenny answered. "I told your father that the first thing I wanted to do was go see my little boy."

"Mom," Austin groaned. "I am twenty five, I am pretty sure I am not a little boy anymore."

Jenny rolled her eyes, "You're always going to be my little boy. Now, tonight your father and I want to take you and Payson out to dinner. So call us whenever you're done with work, okay?"

"I will mom," Austin replied.

"Good," Jenny paused. "I just wanted to stop by and tell you. Your father and I will be letting you get back to work."

"You're leaving already?" Austin asked. "You just got here."

Jenny sighed, "I know sweetie but me and your father need to go find the hotel, and rest. Then we need to call your sister and tell her we got here okay, and maybe we will even squeeze in some sight seeing before dinner."

Payson was starting to understand how unpredictable Austin's parents were, are at least his mother. "I get it mom," Austin crossed his arm over his chest. "I'll see you two later."

Jenny hugged her son, "I'll text you when we find hotel, bye sweetie."

"Bye mom," Austin hugged his mother back. "Drive safe."

Payson looked at the retreating backs of Austin's parents. The whole time she had only heard Jenny talk and never Austin's dad. "Austin why didn't you dad talk?"

"You will learn that my mother is motor mouth and does all the talking in my family." Austin answered, as Kim walked through the lobby doors.

"Who was that couple just leaving I've never seen them before?" Kim asked as she sat her stuff on the lobby desk.

"Austin parents." Payson informed her mother.

Kim gasped, "Of course the one day I come in late, I would miss Austin's parents. Payson why didn't you tell me they were coming."

"They kind of surprised us Kim." Austin said, "I am sure that they will want to meet you and Mark before they leave."

Kim sat down behind the lobby desk, "I would love to meet them, Austin. Tell them that me and Mark would love to have them over."

"Will do, Kim. I guess I should get back to coaching," Austin sighed as he slowly walked back into the gym.

"So," Kim began. "How were Austin's parents?"

Payson shrugged as she walked over closer to the desk, "Okay I guess. Austin's mom did all the talking."

"How long are they staying in town for?" Kim asked.

"I don't know mom," Payson began as she lean on the desk. "All I know is that me and Austin are going out to dinner with them tonight."

"Well, call me after dinner. I really would like to know a little bit about Austin's parents." Kim said.

Payson nodded, "Okay mom. I'll talk to you later; I have to go coach the level two girls."

"Have fun with that!" Kim mumbled as her daughter began walking into the gym.

Payson nervously drummed her fingers against the table; she and Austin had been waiting for his parents for what seem like ages, but was really only ten minuets.

"Payson relax," Austin placed his hand on top of hers. "It's just my parents, they don't bite."

Payson rolled her eyes, "Austin I've only meet your parents like twice; I can't help but be a little nervous."

"I thought I needed a bullet proof vest when I went over to your parents, but I didn't. The dinner with your parents ended without any casualties, and this one is too" Austin said.

"Austin, that's totally different. You already knew my parents, and had been over to dinner several times." She paused, "And the only reason my did didn't kill you was because your a Dodger fan, and he is too."

Austin took a sip of his drink then but it down, "You got love them Dodgers."

"Austin!" Payson turned around to see Jenny walking towards the table, Austin's father following behind her. "How are you two?" She asked as she sat down.

"Great, Austin replied. "How was your day?"

"Marvelous," Jenny began. "Your father and I went sightseeing, before coming to dinner. I have never see so many mountains in my life."

Austin raised one eyebrow, "Mom you're from Colorado."

"I was born in Colorado, I was raised in Los Angeles, and about a half dozen other places." Jenny corrected her son. "Your father on the other hand was born, and raised in Atlanta. I don't know how we ended up in living in Boston."

"Austin's gymnastics," Austin's father finally spoke. "Honey, that is why moved to Boston."

"Oh right." Jenny said. "How could I forget? Boston was the last gym you trained at before you went to Rock."

Austin nodded, "And six years later I am still here."

"So, Payson are you're originally from Boulder?" Jenny asked.

"I am originally from Minnesota. My family and I moved to Boulder when I was fourteen so I could train at the Rock." Payson answered.

Jenny nodded, "I have never been to Minnesota, Rick haven't you been?"

Austin's father, Rick looked at his wife, "Yes, I have on business."There was silence at the table after Rick spoke, but luckily the waiter came to the drink and dinner orders. It seemed like dinner dragged on, as Jenny blabber on about different things. All through dinner Jenny how talked about how excited she was to have a grandchild. She had even informed the waiter that Payson was pregnant when he had brought out the food.

"Jenny," Rick put his fork down. "Can you stop blabbering on, and acting as if everything is okay?"

Jenny looked down, "What do you mean? Everything is perfectly fine; we're going to have a grandbaby.'

"Everything isn't okay." Rick's voice rose, and Austin frowned. "Are son isn't married and is having a child, and he clearly hasn't grown up yet."

"Dad I am twenty five; I am not the bad boy you make me out to be." Austin countered.

"Do you think living together is enough to be a family?" Rick asked. "Austin you don't understand what it takes to be family. Marriage is one of the main things."

Payson eyes widen as Austin responded, "It's not like you and mom's being married help us be a family. You were gone half the time when me and sis were growing up."

"So I could pay for your gymnastics, and then your sister's rehab!" Rick argued. "I could have just travelled all around the country with you, your sister, and you mother but I had to work."

Austin shook his head, "More like you cheated on mom when you were suppose to be working!" People turned their heads and looked at the arguing father and son.

"Austin," Jenny hissed. "It's not the time and place."

Payson put her hand on Austin's shoulder, "Austin I have to agree with your mother."

"I have stayed silent for years," Austin began. "Dad you have no right to tell me that marriage is what it takes to be a family. You could have moved with the rest of the family, but you choose not to. You don't know what it takes to be in a family."

"I know had to provide for one," Rick argued. "Do you think running a gym is going to support you and your idea of a family?"

"It does already!" Austin ranted. "I don't even have to work, Dad. I made enough money to live off for the rest of my life with all the endorsements I did when I was still competing."
"Yes, your endorsements." Rick paused, "Austin Tucker the bad boy of gymnastics and ladies man."

"Richard stop!" Jenny pleaded.. "We both know it was just an act."

Rick looked at Jenny, "We both know that you should be married when you have a child. That is what we did when you got pregnant with Austin."

"Is this what it is about?" Jenny asked. "The fact that our parents made us get married?"

Austin looked away from his parents. Payson placed her hand in his, "It's going to be okay," She whispered, Austin nodded, and turned back to watch his parents argue.

"It was the right thing to do! It still is." Rick replied to his wife.

Jenny rolled her eyes, "Rick is not the right thing. You would of never married me, if it wasn't for Austin."

"That isn't true." Rick defended.

"It is." Jenny replied. "Don't force our son to make the same mistake we did."

Austin didn't speak the rest of the night. Payson didn't know what to do, and as she tossed and turned she couldn't help but worry about Austin.

"Austin are you up?" Payson asked to the sleeping Austin.

Austin slowly opened his eyes, "Is something wrong?" He asked, Payson's face looked worried and concerned.

"No, everything is fine. I just can't sleep." Payson admitted.

"Well try to we have a long day at the Rock tomorrow." Austin said as he began to close his eyes again.

Payson sighed, "I wanted to make sure you were okay."

Austin sat up, and looked at Payson. "Why wouldn't I be?"

"I don't know you argued with your dad, and then your dad argued with your mom in a restaurant?" Payson said.

Austin shrugged, "Its fine, Pay. I am use to it, its normal."

"That's normal?" Payson gasped. "Austin, a family isn't supposed to fight like that on a normal basis."

"Well, my family does." Austin looked at Payson, "My dad wasn't the marrying type, and his parents forced him to marry my mother when she got pregnant."

"Why do they stay together?" Payson asked. "It's obvious they don't love each other."

Austin looked away, "They stay together for my sister. She wouldn't be able to handle my parent's getting divorce."

"Austin," Payson sighed. "I don't know what to say."

Austin wrapped his arms around Payson, "You don't have to say anything. Don't worry about my parents okay? They are going back to Boston in a couple of days."

"I am not worried about your parents." Payson said, "I am worried about you.'

"Don't I am use to my parents." Austin kissed the top of Payson's head. "I am never going to be like them."

Payson looked at Austin, "You could never be like them."

"I love you Payson." Austin sighed, "But maybe my dad was right maybe it is better for parents to be married."

Payson eyes widen. "I am not ready to get married Austin."

"I am not either," Austin replied. "I love you, but I don't want to get married just because we're having a baby."

"My thoughts exactly," Payson agreed. "Parents don't have to be married to be good parents; they just have to love the kid."

Austin nodded, "I already do love our baby."

Payson smiled, "I do too." She knew that she and Austin may not be married, but they would love their child no matter what. Married or not, they would be the best parents they could be.


Author's Note: Thanks for reading I hoped you enjoyed! Please review, and thanks to those you have reviewed previous chapters! Look out for chapter thirty of Part Two, I think I might end this part here.