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Pairing: Melinda/Olivia

"Meet the Parents"

Melinda and Matthew were sitting on the couch in the living room; she was helping her five year old son read one of his favorite books. Mackenzie was in Taylor's room trying on a new pair of jeans Olivia had purchased for her.

"So…have you asked mom yet?"

"Asked mom what?" Mackenzie replies.

Taylor sighs. "Have you asked mom about the movies?"

"No, not yet"

"Kenzie, tomorrow's Friday"

"I know…I know, it's just"

"Well, you better say something soon or you won't be going" Taylor says, interrupting Mackenzie. She then lifts herself off the bed and walk over to the mirror where Mackenzie is standing. "You're afraid, aren't you?"

"Afraid of what?" Mackenzie replied. "Do they fit okay?" asking of the jeans as she and Taylor stand in front of the mirror.

Taylor places her hand on her sister's shoulder and turns her around so the two are face to face. "They fit fine and stop avoiding the question. You're afraid to ask mom, aren't you?"

"It's just…I know mom is going to freak out when I ask her, if I can go to the movies with Dwayne." Mackenzie walks over to the bed, takes off the pair of jeans and put her shorts back on.

"How would you know, if you don't ask?" Taylor asked her.

"Okay, I'll ask her now and you'll see what I'm talking about" Mackenzie says. The girls exit the room and go downstairs. When Mackenzie sees her mother, she gets butterflies in her stomach and tries to turn around to run back upstairs but Taylor stops her.

"Ask her" Taylor whispers to her sister.

"Ask me, what?" Melinda says without turning around.

"How did she hear you?" Mackenzie whispers to her sister.

"I told you, she has superman's power. She can see and hear through anything" Taylor says.

"I still can hear you two and it's Wonder Woman, not Superman" Melinda says to her daughters.

"Sorry mom" Taylor says as she and Mackenzie walk towards the couch. Taylor sat next to Matthew while Mackenzie sat in the chair across from Melinda.

"So, what is it you two wanted to ask me?"

"It's Mackenzie, who has a question" Taylor says.

"Gee, thanks Taylor" Mackenzie says sarcastically.

"Okay, I'm listening" says Melinda.

Mackenzie sits forward in the chair. "Umm…ahh…" Mackenzie started out saying, "I was wondering if I could go to the movies with Dwayne" she mumbled.

"Kenzie, what did I tell you about mumbling? Speak up" her mother tells her.

Mackenzie sighs… "Mom, I'd like to know if it's okay for me to go to the movies with a boy."

Melinda's eyes widen and the room is silent for about ten seconds. "Is it okay for you to go where? With whom?"

"Dwayne asked me out to the movies"

"And what did you tell this, Dwayne" Melinda asked.

"I told him, I had to ask my mom first"

"Good answer" Melinda replied.

"So, can I go"

"I don't think so" replied Melinda.

You could see the disappointment in Mackenzie's face. "Why not?" she asked her mother.

"You're only thirteen. No daughter of mine is dating until she's sixteen"

Tears begin to fill Mackenzie's eyes and soon after they trailed down her face. "Don't cry Kenzie" Matthew says. "I'll go to the movies with you."

Mackenzie looks at her sister, "See, I told you she'd say, no." She then gets up and run upstairs to her bedroom. Matthew goes running after Mackenzie.

"Mom, it's not like she was going alone. I was going with her" Taylor says.

"Oh really" Melinda replied.

"Yes ma'am"

"Taylor, you girls know the rules…no dating or wearing make up until you're sixteen."

"Mom, it's only a movie. Dwayne's a nice boy, he's a straight "A" student and his mother is going to drive us to and from the movies."

"So, you two already planned this out, huh" Melinda asked.

"Mom, nothing is going to happen, I promise" Taylor says. "Just let her go, please mom, please" Taylor then slides from the couch onto the floor on her knees "pretty please, pretty please" she begs her mother. "I promise, I'll watch them and then I'll give you all the details when we get home."

"Okay, okay" Melinda finally gives in. "She can go, but you better interfere if he tries anything."

"Yes ma'am" Taylor says, standing to her feet. "I love you, mom. You're the best" she tells Melinda and then gives her a kiss on the cheek. "I've gotta tell Kenzie the good news" she says.

"Wait one minute" Melinda says, stopping Taylor in her track. "I said, she can go but you're still going to have to get your mother's approval."

"Mom is a piece of cake" Taylor says of Olivia.

"Oh, really" says Melinda.

"Yeah…she is. You're the tough one." Taylor then runs upstairs to tell Mackenzie the news.

Matthew was in the room with his big sister "Kenzie, I have some money in my piggy bank. We can go to the movies and buy popcorn and soda and candy and ice cream and cotton candy and…."

Taylor rushes in, "Guess what? Mom said, you can go."

"I don't have time for games, Taylor" Mackenzie says as she lies across her bed.

"I'm serious, she said, you can go. Go ask her for yourself, if you don't believe me."

Mackenzie quickly sits up. "Taylor, are you for real?"

"Yes" Taylor replied.

Mackenzie and Taylor both run out the room down to the living room with Matthew behind them. "Mom, I can go?" Mackenzie asked.

"Yes, you can go" Melinda tells her.

"Yay, yay" Matthew says jumping up and down. "We're going to the movies."

"Sorry, Matt" Mackenzie says to him. "Me and Taylor are going to the movies, not you. Sorry buddy."

Matthew goes over to Melinda. "Mommy, can I go to the movies with Kenzie and Taylor?"

"Come here" Melinda says, as she picks Matthew up and sits him on her lap. "Not this time, sweetheart. I'll take you to the movies some other time."

"But, I wanna go with Kenzie and Taylor" the little boy pouted with his lips poked out.

Melinda sighed… "Matt, you can't go. I'm sorry, baby."

"Hey Matt, while we're at the movies you can play the video games in my room" Taylor says.

"Okay" Matthew said. Taylor knew how to cheer up her little brother. Just the mention of video games made him smile.

"Kenzie"

"Yes ma'am"

"Before you go to the movies, I want to meet this, Dwayne, you're talking about" Melinda says. "I want to meet his parents as well."

"Mom, you already met his mother" Taylor says.

"I did" replied Melinda. "When?"

"At the grocery store last week. You had a fifteen minute talk with her in the frozen food section about how the prices keep rising" Taylor tells her.

"Oh" Melinda says. "Well she seems nice."

Olivia enters the house through the garage.

"They live two blocks over" Mackenzie says.

"Who lives two blocks over?" asked Olivia as she walked through the kitchen into the living room.

"Mommy's home" Matthew says, running up to Olivia.

"Boy, you're getting big" Olivia says, as she picks up Matthew. She walks over to the couch with Matthew in hand and sits next to Melinda. "Hey babe" she says. Melinda gives Olivia a kiss of the lips.

"I'm going to start dinner" Melinda says. She walks into the kitchen and gets the pork chops out the refrigerator she took out the freezer early that morning. "By the way" Melinda yells from the kitchen. "Kenzie have something to ask you."

Olivia turns to Mackenzie. "I hope you don't want me to exchange those pair of jeans I purchased for you."

"No…that's not it" Melinda yells.

"Mom" Mackenzie says to Melinda.

"Then what is it?" Olivia asked Mackenzie.

"Can I go to the movies?"

"Sure" Olivia says. "That's what you wanted to ask?"

"Kenzie…"Melinda says.

"Okay, okay" Mackenzie says. "A boy at my school asked me out to the movies and I wanted to know if I could go?"

"Sure, why not" Olivia sarcastically. "It's only the movies, right."

They all hear the crash of a glass hitting the floor. Matthew runs into the kitchen. "STOP" Melinda yells and startles the little boy. "I don't want your feet to get cut. So, go back into the living room."

"Yes, mommy" the five year old says.

Olivia gets up and walks into the kitchen. "Mel, is everything okay in here?"

"Liv, you told her she could go without putting up a fight."

"That's because, I know you've already said, no" Olivia says.

Shaking her head from side to side, Melinda says, "I told her she could go."

"Really"

"Yes, really" Melinda says. "Taylor begged me to let her go."

"And what is Taylor getting out of this?" Olivia asked.

"You know, that's an interesting question" says Melinda. "Well, I told her I want to meet Dwayne before they go to the movies. I've already met his mother at the grocery store last week. She seems nice and they live in the neighborhood as well."

Melinda prepares dinner with the help of her wife. An hour and a half later, the Bensons all sat down at the table for dinner. "So when will we meet Dwayne?" Olivia asked.

"Is tomorrow okay?" Mackenzie asked.

"Sure" Olivia says.

Around 12:25pm the next day, Mackenzie paced the living room floor. "Kenzie, have a seat. All the back and forth is making me dizzy" Melinda says.

"You did say, he was coming at 1pm, right?" Olivia asked Mackenzie.

"Yes ma'am" replied Mackenzie.

"Kenzie, come here baby" Melinda says patting the empty space on the couch next to her. "Sit right here next to me." Mackenzie walks over and sits next to her mother. Just then, the doorbell rings.

Olivia looks at her watch. "Ten minutes early" she says, walking to the door. "I like him already." Olivia opens the door and sees a nervous boy standing in front of her.

"Hell-hello" the boy says shaking in his pants. "I-I-I'm Mackenzie. I'm here t-t-to see Dwa-Dwayne's mother. I-I-I mean, I'm Dwayne, I'm here to see Mackenzie's mother."

It took everything Olivia had inside of her not to laugh at the thirteen year old boy standing in front of her wearing eye glasses and braces.

"I'm Mackenzie's mother" Olivia says, "what can I do for you?"

"Liv, is that him?" Melinda says.

"Yes" Olivia replied.

"Well, let him in" says Melinda.

Olivia steps to the side and the teenage enters the house. "Nice to meet you, Mrs. Benson. I'm Dwayne Patterson" he says, to Olivia as he extends his arm.

Olivia shakes Dwayne's hand. "Nice to meet you Dwayne. I'm Olivia, Mackenzie's mom."

"Hi Dwayne" Mackenzie says.

"Hi Mackenzie"

"Have a seat" Olivia says, guiding him to the couch.

"Dwayne, this is my other mother, Doctor Melinda Benson."

Dwayne gets up and shakes Melinda hand. "Nice to meet you ma'am."

"Like wise" Melinda says.

"So, you're a Doctor" he asked Melinda. "I want to be a Doctor when I grow up."

"What do your grades look like?" Melinda asked.

"Ma'am, I get straight "A"s." Dewayne replied.

"That's great. Just keep it up and you'll have no problem" Melinda tells him.

"Cool" he says.

"So Dwayne, what brings you by?" Olivia asked.

"Oh-umm-I-umm…" Dwayne became nervous again. His eyes begin to wonder from side to side and lands on Olivia's badge. He becomes even more nervous. "You-You're a cop?" he asks Olivia.

"Yes, I'm a Detective" Olivia responds.

"Oh" Dwayne says. "I'm sorry" he says and then stands up. "I gotta go." Dwayne starts to walk to the door.

Olivia and Melinda look at each other with a surprised look on their face. They didn't know what to say, they were expecting him to ask permission to take Mackenzie to the movies but instead he gets up and leave.

"Mom, stop him" Mackenzie says to Olivia.

"Dwayne, wait" Olivia says. "Aren't you forgetting something?"

"Oh yeah" he says. Dwayne goes back to the couch and picks up the cell phone he left behind.

"Dwayne, hold on" Melinda says. "Have a seat." The teenager, sat back down on the couch. "Now, you came over here for something. What was it?"

"I-I- umm-I-I"

Olivia interrupts him. "Take a deep breath and exhale. Now inhale and exhale. Relax, okay."

"Yes ma'am" the boy says shaking his head agreeing.

"Now, why did you come over?" Olivia asked.

"I came over to ask you, Mrs. Benson" he says looking at Olivia and then looks at Melinda "And you Mrs. Benson, if it was okay for Mackenzie to go to the movies with me. M-My mom is going to drive us there and Taylor is willing to come with us." He then exhales out loud and waits for an answer.

"Hmm, what do you think Mel?" Olivia says.

"Dwayne, we respect the fact you came over and asked to take our daughter to the movies. That takes a lot of guts." Melinda says. "So, Olivia and I have agreed to let Mackenzie go to the movies with you."

"Thank you Mrs. Benson" he says.

"What time are you picking her up?" Olivia asked.

"6pm ma'am"

"I'll be ready" says Mackenzie.

Dwayne gets up from the couch. "See you later Mackenzie. Bye Mrs. Benson and Mrs. Benson" he says walking to the door.

After Dwayne leaves, Olivia and Melinda burst into laughter. "What?" Mackenzie asked.

"Sweetheart, he's…he's" Melinda couldn't continue because she couldn't stop laughing. She and Olivia laughed so hard until they had tears in their eyes.

"Mom, what's so funny?" Mackenzie asked Olivia.

"Nothing, sweetheart" replied Olivia.

"I'm going upstairs where Taylor and Matt are" she tells her parents.

Olivia came over and sat next to Melinda on the couch. "Liv, you had the poor child shaking in his pants. After he found out you were a cop, he forgot all about the movies."

"I know" says Olivia. "Mel, he's a nerd. You think she likes him?"

"Yeah…our baby likes him. He is a nerd, but a good nerd" Melinda says.

"What's a good nerd?" Olivia asked.

"I don't know, that's what the kids called me in school" Melinda replied.

"You never told me, you were a nerd in school"

"I was a straight "A" student, in several different clubs in school, so of course they called me a nerd."

"Well, if you're a nerd, you're my nerd" Olivia says, as she leans over and kisses Melinda, who deepens the kiss.

Around 5:30pm that night Taylor and Mackenzie comes downstairs. "How do I look?" Mackenzie asked her mothers.

"You look great, sweetheart" Olivia says.

"Beautiful" Melinda says.

"Yeah, beautiful" Matthew says.

"You look alright" says Taylor.

"Are you nervous?" Melinda asked.

"No ma'am, it's just the movies" Mackenzie says.

Around 5:50pm the doorbell rings. Olivia checks her watch, "Ten minutes early again. I really like this kid" Olivia says and then opens the door.

"Dwayne, please come in" she says.

"Hi, I'm Susan Patterson, Dwayne's mother" the lady says, introducing herself to Olivia.

"Oh, it's nice to meet you. I'm Olivia and this is Melinda, Mackenzie's other mother."

"Oh yeah, I met you at the Grocery store" Mrs. Patterson says. "Dwayne told me all about your family. You don't have to worry about me being" she then leans over and whisper in Olivia ear "Homophobic. My brother is gay, ya know" she tells Olivia.

"That's good to know" Olivia says. "Umm, this is our other daughter Taylor and our son, Matthew."

Mrs. Patterson squats down in front of Matthew. "You're a cutie. You're going to be a heartbreaker when you grow up."

"I'm not growing up. I'm going to stay right here with my mommy" Matthew tells her.

"Well, isn't that cute. He loves his mother" Mrs. Patterson says. "The movie starts at 6:30pm and it last about two hours. After the movies I'm going to take them to McDonalds. So, they should be home around 9:30-10pm."

"Okay" Olivia says. "Girls you have enough money?"

"Yes ma'am" they replied.

"Well lets go" Mrs. Patterson says.

"Bye mom…bye Matt" the girls says.

"Wait hold on?" Melinda says. She goes and gets the camera. "Now Dwayne, you stand next to Mackenzie. Say, cheese."

"Cheese"

"Okay, you can leave now" Melinda tells them.

They all leave for the movies. Olivia and Matthew sits on the couch while Melinda orders Chinese food.

"Mel, can you believe our babies are growing into young ladies?"

"I know" Melinda says as she sat next to Olivia on the couch. "Do you remember the first time, they called us mommy?"

"Yeah, it seems like it was just yesterday" Olivia says. She turns and sees tears in Melinda's eyes. "Sweetheart, why the tears?"

"My babies are growing up too fast and before you know it, they're off to college"

Olivia takes her thumb and dries Melinda's tears. "Mommy, I won't leave you" says Matthew.

"I know you won't baby" Melinda tells him.

Around 9:45pm, Mrs. Patterson pulls into the driveway. "See you later, girls" she yelled out the window.

"Bye Mrs. Patterson" they yelled back.

Dwayne walked the girls to the front door. "Goodnight Taylor."

"Goodnight Dwayne" Taylor said, as she opened the front door.

Olivia, Matthew and Melinda were all looking standing at one of the windows in the living room. They could see and hear Mackenzie and Dwayne. "Goodnight, Dwayne. I had a good time tonight. Thank you for the movie and McDonalds."

"No problem, that's what being a gentlemen is about" he tells Mackenzie.

"Smooth talker" Olivia says of Dwayne to Melinda.

"He wasn't that smooth earlier today" Melinda says.

"Well, goodnight" Mackenzie tells him.

"Goodnight Mackenzie"

Mackenzie leans forward and gives Dwayne a kiss on the cheek.

"What the ….." Olivia begins but in quickly interrupted by Melinda.

"Liv, no bad words in front of the kids" Melinda says, pointing at Matthew.

Dwayne leaves and Mackenzie comes inside the house. "Uhh, Kenzie I saw you kiss a boy, yuck" Matthew says to her.

"Mom, you guys were watching?" Mackenzie says.

"It was Liv's idea" says Melinda, laughing.

"We're sorry baby. We couldn't help it." Olivia tells her.

"Okay, lets go to bed" Melinda says.

An hour later, after taking their showers Melinda gets into bed. "I still can't believe our babies are growing up?" Melinda says to Olivia.

"Yep and there's nothing we can do to stop it" Olivia says.

"Did you think Kenzie was going to kiss Dwayne on the lips?"

"No" Olivia answered.

"Really"

"Kenzie knew we'd be watching her, so she did the right thing and smart thing by kissing him on the cheek" Olivia tells Melinda. "Okay, enough about the kids. Lets do what grown-ups do in bed."

"And what might that be, Mrs. Benson?" Melinda asked.

"Hmm… well, I can show you better than I can tell you" Olivia say, as she leans over and kisses Melinda.