A/N: So this chapter is more of a filler one than anything, and that's only because the next few chapters are going to be a little on the heavy side. So just felt that something a little more light was needed in among those; and also as well kind of also too establishing the fact that Mikki is starting to be a little more comfortable in San Francisco and allowing herself to become friends with people there.
As always any characters you don't recognize from Glee, belong to me - however all those from the show, I am merely playing with for the purpose of this story.
Love KJ
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Chapter 36:
Organizing a girl's evening with her younger sister, since both Ryder and Sam had gone to New York for the weekend for the New York Comic Con. After finishing up at work, Marley headed around to Mikki's apartment so that they were able to spend the evening together, to just firstly hang out; but also as well watch some of the old tv shows that they both happened to have on DVD that they had liked when they were younger.
"I know they're in here somewhere" said Mikki, with a small laugh as she went through a box that also held that of the video games and strategy guides that she had taken with her from South Carolina; and Marley gave a laugh also.
"Maybe we should just forego the actual watching stuff" she said, looking to her sister with a smile as she also picked up one of the video games. "And I help my big sister try to finally get organized here" she continued and Mikki looked to her shaking her head quickly before she went back to looking in the box. "Does Seb realize you've taken all these games?"
"Well some of them are mine" replied Mikki, with a small laugh as Marley gave a nod. "Just have the problem of not having any consoles in order to play any of them"
"Then why did you bring them?" asked Marley, with a laugh also; as Mikki found the DVD's that she had been looking for.
"Because sentimental attachment" she replied, looking to her with a small smile. "And I couldn't leave everything I ever owned myself before Seb and I got together, with him" she continued, as she started to put the games and stuff that wasn't wanting back in the box.
"You know you really should unpack" said Marley, looking at the boxes that her older sister still had in the small living area of the apartment. "It would make this feel more like home for you"
"Yeah, I'll get there eventually" replied Mikki, with a nod; as her cell phone which was over on the coffee table started ringing and she went over to it and picked it up and saw that it said Blaine was calling her. "Hello?" she asked, as she answered.
"Mikki, hi it's Blaine" he said on the other end.
"Yes, I am aware of that" she replied. "Caller ID"
"Umm, yeah of course" replied Blaine, with a laugh.
"Something I can do for you?" asked Mikki.
"Yeah, I believe you told Puck to ask a girl that you both work with, out tonight" said Blaine.
"Let me guess you're ringing to tell me it's a bad idea" said Mikki.
"No, I think it's a great idea" replied Blaine.
"Okay, glad you agree" said Mikki.
"Yeah, there is just a slight problem" said Blaine.
"Problem, how?" asked Mikki.
"Well I have to work tonight and I can't be here with the girls, and Puck is threatening to call the date off because there is no one to look after them" replied Blaine.
"I can do it" said Mikki, as Blaine laughed and replied. "It's like you read my mind. I was going to ask you that same thing"
"Yeah, well last thing either of us want is Puck to cancel his date" said Mikki.
"You're okay with doing this though. Puck said something about you and Marley having a sister night" said Blaine.
"It's fine, we were actually going to watch really old dorky stuff on DVD" replied Mikki, with a laugh.
"Just as long as it's fine" said Blaine.
"It's fine" replied Mikki. "We'll just bring the dorky fun to the girls" she continued as Marley looked to her confused and Mikki mouthed to her "Explain in a minute" as Blaine laughed on the other end of the phone and replied. "Okay, well I will tell Puck the good news then"
"Yeah so what time, should Marls and I be there?" asked Mikki.
"Maybe about six thirty" replied Blaine.
"Okay, see you then" said Mikki.
"See you then" replied Blaine and ended the call; and Mikki looked to her younger sister.
"Ummm, who was that?" asked Marley with a small laugh, as Mikki placed her phone back down on to the coffee table.
"Blaine" replied Mikki, with a small nod.
"And he's got your phone number because?" asked Marley looking to her sister with a smile.
"Because I took Beth shopping that day, and got it just in case something was to happen" she replied, with a small sigh. "But that's not the thing here, and it's not even a thing" she continued, shaking her head. "One of the girls who works on the morning show, I said to Puck today it seems that she likes him and he should ask her out, which he did and she said yes"
"Wow, okay" replied Marley, with a small nod. "I know Sam and Ryder were saying the other week, it be good if he got back out there again"
"Yeah" said Mikki, with a nod also. "Anyway, Sam's obviously in New York this weekend and Blaine has to work tonight; and when Puck heard that he was like he'll just cancel the date" continued Mikki with a small laugh. "Which of course Blaine won't allow and he rang to ask if I'd mind looking after the girls, and well since you're here tonight with me; you as well are going to be looking after the girls too"
"Yeah, that's fine" replied Marley, with a smile to her older sister. "I don't really know the girls, I've only ever met them briefly" she continued, as Mikki gave a nod. "But that's fine, and like you said to Blaine on the phone. We can take the stuff we were going to watch over there and introduce them to a lot of things that they've probably never heard of"
"Exactly" said Mikki, with a small laugh, and the two of them spent a little bit of time at Mikki's apartment; Marley insisting on helping Mikki with some of her unboxing and getting her apartment more organized, before they headed around to the Puckerman house to baby sit that evening.
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Heading to his parent's house in Spartanburg; since Dylan and Brooke were also going to be heading there with Savannah as well as Logan so that they could all get to spend some more time with the newest member of the Smythe family, Sebastian was seated along with the rest of his family in the living room.
"I think" said Brooke, who was seated over in one of the arm chairs, whilst Abby sat in the other one with her new little grandson. "That it's about time Abby hands Logan over to someone else"
"Hmm, I guess that's fair" replied Abby, with a small laugh as she looked to the little boy in her arms. "Just miss this so much" she continued, with a small nod as Brooke stood up and looking to her with a smile. "Especially since Jeremy and Karen are so far away"
"Yeah" said Brooke, with a nod as she took Logan from that of her mother in laws arms and looked to her son, who was still sleeping.
"Jere and Kae will be here for Thanksgiving though, mom" said Dylan, and Abby looked over to her oldest son. "And then it's going to be a massive fight for attention between that of your own children and also grandchildren"
"Oh, and grandchildren will win that hands down" said Henry, with a laugh and Dylan looked to his father with a nod and laugh also.
"Yeah, and I think Logan needs some Uncle Seb time" said Brooke, looking to him sitting on the sofa with Savannah next to him; as Sebastian shook his head.
"You keep hold of him, Bee" said Sebastian, looking to her with a small smile. "I'm sure he'd much prefer you anyway"
"Come on, Bash" said Dylan, and Sebastian looked over to his older brother. "It's not like you've never held a baby before now" he continued, as the others looked between the two of them. "And you're going to have to get use to it"
"See that's where you're so wrong" replied Sebastian, with a small sigh. "I don't think I'm ever now going to have kids, so the whole baby thing is something I won't need to be getting use to"
"Oh sweetheart" said Abby, looking over to her son with a small sigh. "I'm sure one day you will have children" she continued as Sebastian looked to her shaking his head. "I know it's still so raw with what happened with you and Mikki, and you both having wanted that with another. But I'm sure maybe out there, there is another girl for you"
"No, I don't think there is" replied Sebastian, with a small sigh again. "I knew from the first time I met Mikki that she was the one for me, forever"
"Well I say, never say never Slugger" said Henry, looking over to him with a smile. "And that you don't know what will happen in the future" he continued, and Sebastian looked to him with a nod. "Now take your nephew from Bee, and be a good uncle"
"Okay, yeah" replied Sebastian, giving a small laugh as Brooke looked to him with a nod and passed Logan over to him; and taking the little boy in his arms, he looked to him with a smile. "Just probably not best to be asking me to baby sit though"
"Are you kidding me" said Brooke, with a small laugh as she went over to the armchair again and sat back down. "If Dyl and I want a night out, we are so calling you up to come spend the night at our place"
"If you were to say it be here, with mom and dad around" replied Sebastian, looking to her with a small smile. "Then yeah, that be okay" he continued with a nod. "But I don't know how I'd go about looking after two on my own"
"We'll work something out" said Abby, and Sebastian looked over to his mom with a small nod; and the continued to talk among themselves, and get to know the newest member of the Smythe family; and Sebastian whilst holding that of his newest nephew, wondered if what his dad had said could ever even be true, and to never say never when it came to the possibility that he and Mikki might one day be together again.
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Having gone to the Puckerman house, to look after the three young daughters of her co host, with Penny asleep upstairs; Mikki and Marley were in the living room with the two other girls, watching Jem and the Holgrams; both the two young Puckerman girls enjoying watching the cartoon series that they had never seen before.
Sitting and also looking to phone, and seeing what those of her friends had posted; she saw that Brooke had taken a photo of Logan with Sebastian, and then posted it onto Facebook, and looking at the photo she couldn't help but smile and also feel a slight twinge of heartache as she looked to it as well, knowing that she and Sebastian could have possibly have had that moment together, if she'd not miscarried.
Seeing that they were also getting low on the popcorn that they were eating whilst watching the cartoon; Mikki picked up the bowl from the coffee table and went to stand up, looking over to her younger sister who was seated on the sofa with the two young girls either side of her.
"So I'm just going to go and make some more popcorn" said Mikki, as she stood and Marley looked to her with a smile and nodded her head, replying "Yeah sure okay"
Heading into the kitchen, with also her phone in her hand; Mikki got another bag of the microwave popcorn and put it into the oven and set the time required for it to cook, and then unlocked her phone again and went into her favorite contacts and connected a call to Sebastian, in the hopes that he would answer even though it was getting close to eleven o'clock there.
"Hmm, hi" came Sebastian's voice upon answering and Mikki gave a small laugh.
"Yeah hey sweetie" she replied, as she leaned against the kitchen counter waiting for the popcorn to finish popping. "I didn't wake you did I?"
"No, you didn't wake me" said Sebastian, with a laugh also. "I'm just up in my old room at my parents house, reading"
"Okay, yeah" said Mikki, with a small sigh. "I saw that Bee was posting some photos and saw that it seemed to look as if she and Dyl were there at your parents, and then obviously you were too"
"I told Bee not to put that photo up" replied Sebastian, with a small sigh also. "Didn't want you to see it and feel bad for not being here"
"Seb, no" said Mikki, shaking her head ever slightly. "It's so adorable" she continued, with a small smile at remembering the photo that Brooke had put up of her Facebook of him with Logan. "And I'm not going to be feel hurt that you get to have those special uncle times with him"
"Yeah, I guess" replied Sebastian, as the popcorn in the microwave finished and Mikki took the hot bag out from it and let it sit for a moment to slightly cool. "I just know that you and Bee were talking before you went over to California" he continued. "And I know how much you would enjoy too spending time with him as well"
"I'll see him, I'm sure soon" said Mikki, with a small sigh as she rested the phone to her shoulder and then opened the bag, tipping the popcorn into the bowl she'd bought out with her from the living room.
"So how's the girls night with Marls going?" asked Sebastian, giving a small laugh and Mikki knew he was also purposely trying to change the subject to something else as well. "Did I or did I not, hear the sound of a microwave, which therefore means popcorn"
"Yes, I was doing some popcorn" replied Mikki with a laugh also. "And as for girl's night" she continued, as she placed the now empty bag into the trash bin. "Well it kind of changed a little"
"Hmm, how so?" asked Sebastian, as Mikki picked up the bowl and headed back into the living room.
"Umm Marley and I, are watching my co host's three girls, since there was no one to do it tonight" she replied, as she walked over to the table and placed the bowl down; Alyson immediately grabbing it, and eating some, as she went back to the chair she'd been sitting in and sat back down. "So we bought the girl's night to their house, since Sam's obviously away with Ryder, Blaine who is the girl's uncle had to work, and well the reason Puck not home is because he was going out on a last minute date"
"And so therefore Mikki to the rescue" said Sebastian, with a laugh; as Marley stood up, going over to the DVD player to change that of the disc that was in it that had finished playing.
"Yep" replied Mikki, with a nod as Marley looked over to her with a small smile. "So we've been watching Jem and the Holograms with the girls" she continued. "Since they have never saw it before" as Marley asked "Seb?" and she looked to her sister with a nod.
"Who's Seb?" asked Alyson, looking to her as she and Beth ate the popcorn that Mikki had just bought in.
"He's a friend of Mikki's" replied Marley, and the two girls looked to her. "From back home in South Carolina" she continued, and looked to Mikki. "And it's like eleven o'clock there"
"Yeah, I know" said Mikki with a small laugh. "Well aware of the time"
"Tell Marls to mind her own business" replied Sebastian, with a small laugh. "And I still find more than a few hours of sleep hard, with you not next to me"
"Same here, yeah" said Mikki, with a small sigh. "But it is late there, and I don't want the others to think you were up all night talking to me and you know other stuff"
"Jere's not here to think up those dirty thoughts" replied Sebastian, with a laugh. "So it wouldn't be an issue"
"Okay, yeah" replied Mikki, with a laugh also. "But I will let you go and we'll talk at a better time tomorrow"
"Sure, yeah I love you" said Sebastian, with a small sigh; as Marley went back over to the sofa with the girls and pointed to the television with the remote and looking to Mikki; who nodded acknowledging that she wanted to start the DVD. "Talk to you in the morning"
"Love you also" replied Mikki, with a small sigh of her own. "Sweet dreams, babe"
"Yeah you too, later on as well" said Sebastian, with a small laugh. "Bye"
"Bye" replied Mikki, as she then ended the call and looked to Marley. "Okay, yeah go for it"
"Is Seb your boyfriend?" asked Beth, as Marley took the bowl of popcorn from her and grabbed some before passing it over to Mikki who was then able to take some as well.
"Umm, he use to be" replied Mikki, looking to the young girl with a small smile as she placed the bowl of popcorn back on the coffee table. "We broke up when I came out here to live"
"Why couldn't he have come with you?" asked Alyson, as they waited for the warnings on the start of the DVD about copyright and piracy to end.
"Because he couldn't get a job here" said Marley, looking to the two young girls. "And Mikki didn't want him to move just so that she was able to have a job" she continued, quickly looking to Mikki with a small smile, as Mikki gave a small nod of her head. "So therefore they decided that they would end things, but regardless of that; still remain good friends"
"Kind of like how Sam and Brittany are still friends" said Beth, with a nod; and Marley looked to her with a small smile.
"Exactly like that" she replied. "Yeah, it's easy enough for people to do and remain friends if they have gone through a break up; it's all just about being mature enough to know why it had to end"
"Okay, enough talking huh" said Mikki, with a small laugh and also not wanting to get in more of that particular discussion with the two young girls. "Press the button, little sister" she continued looking to Marley with a smile; and Marley pressed the button to start up the next disc of what they were watching; before they then made the two girls head up to bed after a few more episodes and then wait for either Puck or Blaine to return back home.
End Note: Like said at beginning, really just a filler chapter; but it's establishing that Mikki did become close with the two older Puckerman girls and they were also confused as to why things with their uncle ended when Mikki went back to Sebastian.
Obviously here, Mikki has only bee in California for a few months - so her reliance of Sebastian; and his on her also - is still very strong, and some more of that will be explored in the next two chapters.
Thanks for reading and I will catch you all again soon,
Love, KJ
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