"How's your week been so far?" Rose asked.
Mercedes looked at her siblings but it was clear they weren't going to answer. "It's been good."
"Good. You should spend as much time together as possible."
"Well we are." Marc stabbed at a bell pepper.
"Good. I'm glad you're all getting along."
"We usually do." He shrugged.
Rose flicked her gaze to Marcy. "I- I'm starting to like your haircut. It's really nice."
Marcy didn't say anything.
But Marcus did. He blinked owlishly. "You cut your hair?"
Marcy took down her bun & continued eating.
"When'd you cut your hair?"
"Two Saturdays ago, Daddy."
"Why'd you cut it?"
"Seemed like a good idea."
Marcus looked her over. "You have color in your hair."
"Daddy, do you pay attention to me at all? I put this color in Friday night."
He blinked again. "It was dark!"
"What about at Jr.'s graduation?"
"It was dark in there, too!"
"& family game night?"
"Still dark!"
"& every morning since?"
Marcus had to admit defeat. "So I might not have been paying attention."
Marcy raised an eyebrow.
"Okay, I wasn't paying attention."
"That's okay, Daddy. I didn't do it for you anyway. I did it for Artie."
"Artie?" Who was that?
Mercedes giggled. "You did not do it for Artie."
"Sure I did." Marcy grinned. "Why didn't you tell me he had a hair fetish?"
"Artie has a hair fetish?!"
"I'm eating!" Marc complained. "& that dude's a freak. Him & that Santana chick was all up in each other's faces every time you turned around."
"I wonder if Santana knows about the hair thing?" Marcy tapped her bottom lip.
"I still can't believe they hooked up or that Artie cheated on Kitty. He should know how it feels for someone to cheat on them with Santana." Mercedes shook her head.
"You mean because Brittany cheated on him with Santana?" Marcy asked.
Mercedes nodded. "Exactly. It broke his heart & then they ended up together."
"Wouldn't it be funny if they ended up together?"
"Wait! I'm confused." Marc put up a hand. "Who ended up together?"
"Brittany cheated on Artie with Santana then Santana & Brittany ended up together." Mercedes sucked her teeth.
"Wow. Poor Artie. & now he's hooking up with the chick that took his woman?"
"Drama city." Marcy blew out a breath.
"Do you think he's going to tell Kitty?" Mercedes asked.
"I wouldn't." Marcy & Marc said in unison. Marcus lifted his coffee cup in silent agreement.
Rose's & Mercedes's mouths fell open. "Why not?!"
"Artie said they were breaking up any day now." Marcy said. "Why have her hurt right before then? They can just break up amicably & go their separate ways instead of her cursing him out & trying to key his car."
"Like he deserves!" Rose lifted her nose. "He shouldn't have cheated."
"Shoulda; woulda; coulda." Marcy lifted a shoulder.
"That does not excuse him!"
"Momma's right. You do the crime, you do the time." Mercedes folded her arms.
"Unless you can get away with it." Marcy duhed. "That's the whole point of committing a crime. To get away with it."
"Marcy's got a point." Marc sipped his coffee. "No one ever commits a crime thinking, "Boy howdy, I hope I get caught!"."
"& you agree with this?" Rose looked to Marcus.
"Yes." He nodded. "They're breaking up anyway. No need for her to hate him."
"& he made out with Rou." Marc tacked on.
"He did?!" Marcy laughed. "Classic Rou!"
"You don't remember?" Mercedes looked to her. "You all texted me."
"I told you; everything after dinner is a blank. Except for singing in the limo & Artie's & Santana's tryst that we're not judging him for."
"You don't remember making out with him either?" Marc asked.
"What?!"
"Marcy!" Mercedes gaped.
"I don't remember that!"
Marcus took in his youngest's guileless expression. "Don't you have a boyfriend?"
"Santana has a girlfriend & you're not shaming her!"
"No one's shaming you. Just… be careful."
"He's okay with it. He knew it was going to happen."
"How?!" Marcus, Rose & Marc were in awe.
"He gave me a pass. Said he knew how wild parties got & he didn't want me to feel bad if I did something."
"There's no if about it; you kissed other people." Marc told.
Marcy pouted.
Mercedes patted her hand. "It's over now & she's faithful again."
Marcy smiled.
"For the moment." Marc snorted.
Marcy threw a potato at him.
M&MC
Mercedes barged in as Marcy was tying up the straps to her wedges. "You look so nice!"
Marcy was wearing a long flowing skirt that reached her ankles in a multitude of cool colors, a black tank top & her sleeveless blue jean jacket. She wore multiple long necklaces & bangles with funky earrings, two additional rings besides the one Mal gave her & an anklet. "Thanks."
"Are you ready to go?"
"Yeah." Marcy stood up & grabbed her purse. They were headed for the children's museum to give it another try. Then they were going to LAM, Lima's Art Museum before heading to Marcy's photo shoot.
"What's Mickey wearing? I look forward to her outfits."
Marcy walked them out & down the stairs. "A jumper. It's got daisies on it."
"I bet that's cute."
"It's her last dress. Unless I do laundry. I might. I only have one clean pair of bottoms left & I don't think anyone wants to see them."
"I'm sure they're cute."
"Say that tomorrow."
They walked into the den, where Marc & the twins were playing Hide & Seek.
"Come on, babies. Time to go."
"Find us, Mommy!" The curtains said.
Mercedes giggled. "Cute!"
Marcy went to the curtains & pulled them back. Mickey giggled. "I found you!"
"You found me, Mommy!" Mickey wrapped her arms around Marcy's legs.
Marcy picked her up. "Where's Brother?"
Mickey giggled into her mother's neck.
Marcy followed more giggles until she found Mally under the table. "I found you!"
He giggled. "Yay, Mommy!"
Mercedes watched with a full heart. She couldn't wait to have that & she knew she wanted it with Mike. She looked down at her wrist with his gift on it. She had yet to take it off & looking at it filled her with delight. "Come on, babies! We're going to the museum!"
M&MC
"Why did we all volunteer to come here?" Marc complained as a kid ran across his foot.
"I don't know. It sounds like a bad idea right about now." Marcy hated loud noises & the children's museum was loud.
"They're having fun & we're learning a lot." Mercedes chided.
"We learned more at the aquarium Tuesday."
Laura swatted her. "Pop an Advil. Your kids are happy."
"Why are you watching Mally so much?" Quinn asked Mal.
"I just don't want a repeat of the last time." He kept his camera trained on his son.
"I'm sure he won't get in a fight twice." Mike said.
"Look at his mother."
Marcy smacked him upside the head. "Look at the lump on your head!"
"You're violent, Marcy." He rubbed his head. "He sees that & thinks it's okay."
"There's nothing wrong with violence." She sniffed.
"That's exactly why you've been to jail."
She stared at him. "You've been to jail."
He blinked. "You drive me to violence."
"Take responsibility for your own actions, Mal."
"What?!" He whipped around to stare at her.
"Hey, I have an excuse." She grinned then kissed his cheek.
He hung his head, fighting a smile that threatened to overtake his entire face.
"Silly girl." Mercedes pinched her cheek.
Marcy wrinkled her nose at the contact. "You're silly."
"Ain't that the truth!" Mike teased.
Mercedes couldn't help but laugh. "Shut up, Sonny!"
"You're the two silliest sisters I've got."
"Quinn's silly." Marcy pointed out.
Quinn hit her. "I am not! You're so ticklish, people don't even have to touch you & you start giggling!"
Marcy poked her. "You're a silly girl. Lots of silly dreams & goals."
"Are you calling me foolish?!"
"Yup."
"Marcy!" Mercedes tried to stop laughing.
Marcy giggled. "That's what you get for talking about me!"
Mike couldn't stop smiling. "See? Silly."
"You're a little silly, too." Marc teased. "You're quick to smile."
"I can't smile?" Mike pointed to himself.
"You're always doing it."
"You do it." Mal muttered.
Marc kicked his chair & he fell over. "I'm a happy person. I can do that."
Mal dragged his body from the floor & gave his camera to Marcy before throwing himself at Marc.
Laura frowned before grabbing each of their ears. "Stop it! We're in public!"
Mercedes, Quinn & Marcy were busy laughing while Mike pouted at the fight being interrupted.
"Look at you! People are staring! & Mally is looking right at you! Act like you have some sense!"
"Ow! Okay!" Marc ripped his ear from her grasp & rubbed the side of his head.
"Let me go!" Mal growled.
"Be a good role model for your son!" Laura twisted his ear.
"Ow! Okay! Okay!" She let him go & he massaged his ear. "Mean priss!" She boxed his ear. "Ow!"
"I drive you to violence, huh?" Marcy teased.
Mal moved away from Laura. "She is where you get it!"
Laura jumped at him & he flinched. "Shut up & be good."
He snuggled into Marcy. "She's so mean to me."
"Come here, baby." Marcy opened her arms. He moved into them but she pushed him away. "Not you, nitwit."
Mal pouted as Mally walked over & climbed in his mother's lap. "You're mean to me, too."
Mickey walked over & lifted her arms. He picked her up & she hugged him. "It otay, Daddy."
"Thank you, sugar." Mal hugged her tight. "At least some woman loves me."
"Statistically speaking, one has to." Marcy rearranged Mally on her lap.
Mike & Marc fell out laughing.
Mercedes elbowed her sister. "Stop that! I love Mal!"
"You're the only one." Quinn rolled her eyes heavenward.
Mercedes gasped as the boys laughed harder. "Quinn!"
"He's the devil!"
"Devil Jr." Laura's mouth twisted. "The official devil is laughing."
"She's talking about you!" Marc & Mike pointed to each other. "No! She's talking about you!"
"She should be talking about both of you." Marcy said helpfully. "You both caused her heartache."
Both glared at her.
"You did." Mal nuzzled his daughter's cheek & delighted in her soft giggles. "You both gave her grey hair."
"You're lucky you're holding your daughter." Marc rasped.
Mal chuckled & kissed her cheek. "I don't see what she saw in you in the first place."
Mike & Marcy fell out laughing.
Laura blushed. "Jr.!"
"There's nothing good about you." Mal continued. "I woulda kept on going straight passed you to somebody else."
Marc glared & growled at him. "I'm going to get you."
"Oh! I'm so scared!" Mal knew he was safe as long as he was holding Mickey. "Look, Mick. Tio Marc is a giant girl that can't tell the woman he loves he loves her. Big baby."
"Oh, I'm going to kill you." Marc looked to a laughing Mike & Marcy crossly. "Stop laughing!"
They were falling down laughing.
Mercedes & Quinn bit at their lips to keep from giggling but it was too funny. A few escaped.
Marc glared at them & the floodgates opened. They started laughing.
Laura was completely embarrassed. She could just kill Mal.
Marc was embarrassed, too & resolved to actually kill his little brother. He stomped away.
Marcy wiped away tears. "He's going to kill you."
Mal shrugged. Oh well.
M&MC
They were walking up the stairs at the Lima Art Museum when it happened.
Smoothly & without preamble, Marc pushed Mal down the stairs.
Mike & Marcy fell out laughing.
"Daddy!" Mickey screamed.
"Mal, are you alright?!" Mercedes called out worriedly.
"Marc, that's not funny!" Laura scolded to an uncaring Marc. "He could have gotten seriously hurt!"
"No, I'm fine. Don't call an ambulance." Mal picked himself up.
Mike & Marcy were holding each other up, they were laughing so hard.
"Are you alright, Mal?" Quinn asked.
"No broken bones." He climbed the steps carefully.
"You have a bruise on your face." Mercedes cupped his chin.
"See?! He's hurt!" Laura snapped. "What do you have to say for yourself?!"
Marc rolled his eyes. "He shoulda moved."
Mal glared. "Of you purposely pushing me?!"
"Yeah!"
"I can't with you!" Laura threw up her hands & went to check on Mal. "You're too old for this! Grow up, Marc!"
"What?!"
"Come on, Mal. Let's get you cleaned up." Laura took his hand & dragged him to the nearest ladies bathroom with Mercedes, Quinn & Mickey in tow, clucking about his safety.
Marc glared after them then swung his gaze to encompass the still laughing Mike & Marcy. "What? you're not going to yell at me, too?!"
"Were you trying to kill him?" Marcy asked.
"No. Of course not."
"Then it was just stupid."
"You've pushed him down stairs before!"
"I was trying to kill him."
Mike laughed. "You're an older boy. You should know better. He's the youngest boy & easily bruised. You know they worry about him."
"How come you're not worried about him?" Marc lifted his chin at Marcy.
"I'll check on him later." She shrugged.
Marc sighed. "So that was an ass move?"
"Majorly." Mike said as Marcy said, "Totally."
He sighed again. "I guess I should apologize to the cretin."
"Guess so."
"Bad Tio!" Mally waggled his finger.
Marc hung his head. "Bad Tio."
M&MC
Marc waited until they were at Marcy's photo shoot to approach Mal. "Hey?"
Mal eyed him. "There's no stairs around."
"I deserve that." Marc sighed. "I'm sorry for pushing you down the stairs. It wasn't cool. I'm your big brother. I should be getting you out of harm's way, not pushing you into it."
Mal lifted a brow. "Apology accepted."
"So we cool?"
Mal stared at him.
"You just embarrassed me back at the children's museum. I'm not good with my feelings, especially where Laura's concerned & I took it out on you. I'm sorry."
"Yeah, we're cool." Mal reached out a hand.
Marc slapped it. "Nah. Come on. This is a hug moment."
"Why?" Mal was perplexed.
"I got my partner back." Marc grinned. "Nobody knew how it felt to be in love with his sister but you."
"Yeah, Mike's new." Mal snickered softly.
"He's got to have at least five years in before he can know what we feel." Marc looked down at Mickey glaring at him. "What's wrong, sweetness?"
"You push Daddy!" Mickey set her fists on her hips.
"I know, sweet girl & I'm sorry. I won't ever push Daddy ever again."
Mal snorted.
Marc slapped the back of his head gently.
Mickey leaned forward & hugged Marc. "Nice Tio."
Marc grinned. "I'm nice."
"Not to Laura." Mal murmured.
Marc turned a dark gaze on him.
"You gotta lighten up."
"Next time, I'm going to push your ass in the middle of traffic!"
M&MC
"I'm starving." Mike complained. "Why didn't we go get food before we came here?!"
"Because we were late." Laura applied lipstick in a mirror. "We can get something now."
Marcy yawned as she took her makeup off. "What do you want? I was thinking soup & salad."
"That sounds really good." Quinn crossed her legs. "A tomato bisque with a crusty roll."
"We should go to the club for that then." Mercedes said.
Marcy's phone went off. She checked it then responded. "I'd like broccoli cheddar. I love my broccoli."
"That with a crusty roll sounds good!" Laura pressed her lips together.
"Forget that! I want some meat!" Marc frowned. "A good bacon & potato soup!"
"Mmm! Bacon!" Mike & Mal hummed as Mal's phone went off.
"They have all these soups at the club. Let's go." Laura picked up Mally & poked his nose. "Are you hungry, cherub?"
He nodded.
"Have they ever had soup before?"
"Just tomato." Marcy changed back into her clothes. "They can try chicken noodle today."
"You hear that, babies?!" Mercedes made Mickey dance. "You get to try something new!"
"Yay!" Mickey giggled.
"You like chicken?" Laura pinched Mally's cheek. He nodded. "Yeah, you're going to get some chicken."
Quinn rubbed her stomach as Marcy put on makeup. "Hurry up, Marce. I feel like I'm going to die of starvation."
"Isn't that my line?" Mike grinned.
"Actually, I'm going to have to cancel." Marcy was looking at her phone instead of putting on lipstick.
"Cancel what?" Mercedes was confused. "We have to eat. We haven't had anything since this morning & after this two hour shoot, it's almost two thirty."
"I know. I'm going to drop you guys off to Rhonda." Marcy put on the lipstick then tossed it in her purse.
"Where are you going?" Marc snapped.
"None of your business."
"& who's going to watch your kids?" Laura lifted a brow.
"Their dad." Quinn duhed.
"Their aunts & uncles." Mal corrected. "I gotta go, too."
"If you're sneaking off to screw, we don't appreciate it." Marc crossed his arms.
Marcy frowned. "Shut up!"
"Well we don't!" Quinn bit off.
"Come on before I leave you! We are not sneaking off to do anything!" Marcy snatched up her purse & diaper bag before taking her children from her sisters.
Mal picked up Mally. "I'm offended that you think we'd do that."
"You used to ditch us all the time." Mike wasn't buying it.
"Our children are our responsibility & we're not trying to pawn them off on anyone." Marcy snapped.
"It's not about the twins. We love them & want to spend as much time with them as possible." Laura said.
"It's you two leaving us." Quinn clarified.
"We're supposed to be spending time together." Mercedes added.
"So we're not with you for twenty minutes?! We're not conjoined twins!" Marcy said waspishly.
"You just don't get it."
"You're right. I don't. Now get in the car so I can leave you by the side of the road."
"Don't you mean "before" you leave us by the side of the road?"
"I said what I said."
They got in the car & Marcy drove them to the Changs. She waited for everyone but Mal to get out then started to drive away but Mickey walked up to the car. "Mommy!"
"We have to go, Mickey." Marcy reached out to cup her chin.
"Where you going?"
"Away. We'll see you soon."
"Love you, Mick." Mal called out.
"I love you, Daddy." Mickey waved sadly.
Laura picked her up so she wouldn't get trapped under the car as it backed up.
Marcy honked the horn then she & Mal were gone.
"Something's up." Marc muttered.
The others nodded. "Totally."
M&MC
Mike, Mercedes & Quinn met up outside McKinley. Mike had just dropped Marc, Laura & the twins off at the Jones so Marc could use his car to pick up Maddie.
"Are you ready?" Mike asked his girlfriend.
Mercedes nodded. "Let's get this over with."
Quinn took her hand. "We're already late. All eyes are gonna be on us."
"Stop it, Tupac!" Mike glared at her.
"I'm just saying! Might as well make an entrance."
"How?! You know what? never mind. Let's just go home."
"I promised Tina we'd come." Mercedes whispered.
"She'll get over it."
Mercedes kissed him briefly. "Thank you but no. I'm fine. Let's go."
Quinn took her hand. "If anybody says anything, I got your back."
"You just want to cuss out Rachel." Mike ushered them inside.
"I do not."
"You're sure?" Mercedes teased.
Quinn smiled. "I just want to punch her sometimes."
"You're as bloodthirsty as Marc." Mike shook his head.
"Can you believe he pushed Jr. down those stairs?!"
"I could just slap him!" Mercedes huffed.
"Yeah, it was dangerous." Mike agreed.
Mercedes hit his shoulder. "Then why did you laugh?!"
"Hey! That wasn't my fault! It was funny!"
"He could have gotten seriously hurt!" Quinn fussed.
"He has a hard head." Mike waved away her concerns.
"That he could have split open like a coconut!" Mercedes stopped just outside the room.
Mike snuck in a kiss then walked in the room like he hadn't done a thing.
Mercedes's jaw dropped as Quinn followed him, laughing. "Sonny!"
He stood in front of the room. "What?"
"I'm going to get you." She stomped over to him.
"What are you going to do? push me down the stairs?"
Quinn laughed louder.
Mercedes slapped at him. "You get on my nerves!"
"You got MJ fighting?" Artie shook his head.
"Yeah, I thought that was Mal's job?" Puck teased.
"Don't talk about my baby!" Mercedes turned to him with her hands on her hips.
"I thought he was the spawn of Satan?" Blaine asked.
"He is." She sniffed. "But he had a hard day today."
"What'd she do?" Jake already knew it was Marcy's fault.
Mike laughed. "Marc pushed him down the stairs."
The class gasped.
"Is he alright?!" Tina covered her mouth.
"Yeah, he's fine but he's still a little stiff." Quinn sat at the table & crossed her legs. "Marc was being a jerk. Did he even apologize?"
"I assume so." Mike sat down, too.
Mercedes sat next to Quinn. "He better had!"
"Why would Marc do that?" Santana wanted to know.
"We have no idea." Mercedes threw her hands up. "It was out of nowhere!"
"I can't believe your brother is so mean." Unique blinked sympathetically.
"Marc has his moments." Quinn said. "They all do."
"They?" Santana arched a brow.
"I meant the boys!"
"Why you gotta dump on me?" Mike pursed his lips.
"You laughed!" Mercedes accused with a finger point.
"Mike!" Tina chided.
"It was funny!" Mike defended himself.
"What if he would have died?!" Mercedes set her hands on her hips.
"But he didn't. He was fine. A little banged up but fine."
"What Marc did was so not okay."
"It's not like I'm saying it was. Just that it was funny."
"Ugh!" Mercedes rolled her eyes. "I'm done talking to you."
It was quiet for a minute before Sam spoke up. "Where's Marcy?"
The three up front blinked. "We don't know."
"Weren't you spending time together?" Finn was confused.
"Yeah but her & Mal just split." Mike lifted his shoulders.
"Aww! She's going to nurse him back to health in private?!" Tina squealed.
"We said that & they bit our heads off." Quinn rolled her eyes.
"Good. Marcy has a boyfriend." Marley nodded once.
"Call her. See where she is." Artie demanded.
"You call her! She's not about to cuss me out!" Mercedes recoiled.
"She's not going to curse you out." Blaine was sure.
"Unless they are gettin it in." Santana twisted her lips into a smirk.
"I gotta ruin that." Artie brought out his phone & dialed her number. He put it on speaker.
Marcy picked up. "What?! I'm driving!"
"Then why you answer the phone?" Artie shot back.
"To tell you to tell them to stop calling me. I'm on my- **!" A loud horn sounded.
"Oh my goodness!" Mercedes exclaimed.
Quinn clapped a hand over her mouth & shook her head with wide eyes.
"Damn!" Mike flinched.
"Mike cussed." Sam was in awe. "What'd she say?"
"It was rough."
"No way. What'd you just say, Boo Thang?" Artie demanded.
"What?!" Marcy sounded distracted. Angry but distracted.
"What did you just say?" Artie asked loudly.
"Hey, I'm pulling up. See you in a minute." Marcy hung up.
"What did she say?" Tina wanted to know.
"It was ugly." Mercedes blinked to reduce the size of her eyes.
"But what was it?" Santana begged.
"She said- I can't repeat that!" Quinn shook her head.
"Who did she even learn to talk like that from?" Mercedes wondered.
Mike started chuckling then began laughing.
"Uh oh! He's cracked!" Artie threw up his hands.
"There's nothing wrong with me." Mike smiled. "It's just she was so serious."
Mercedes & Quinn shivered. "I know!"
"I have got to know what she said. There's no way around it." Artie slapped his hand against his leg.
Marcy walked in & took a seat at the table between Mike & Mercedes. "Hey."
"Don't "hey" us! What'd you say?!" Puck demanded.
"What are you talking about?"
"On the phone just now. You yelled out something."
"I don't know."
"How do you not know?!" Santana nearly screamed.
"My brain & my mouth disconnect in the instances when I'm really mad."
"Who were you yelling at?" Brittany asked.
"Oh! Some jerk swerved in my lane! Just cut me off! **!"
"Marcy!" Mercedes colored.
Marcy tried to calm down but she was angry all over again.
Mike laughed. "Is that just a guess or did he show it?"
"He showed it!"
"What'd you say now?" Blaine asked.
"Son of a monkey's whore."
The class stared at her before some of them (the males) started laughing.
"Don't laugh at that!" Mercedes frowned at them.
"That's a good one, Mama!" Puck wiped away tears.
"Not just the son of a whore but a monkey's whore!" Jake held his stomach.
"Where do you come up with this stuff?" Artie removed his glasses to wipe his eyes.
Marcy shrugged. "Temper."
"& wicked road rage." Mike added.
"I need counseling." She hung her head.
Tina rolled her eyes at the howling boys & addressed the front. "Marcy, where were you?"
"Just up the street."
"No, I meant before you came here."
Marcy blinked. "Nowhere."
Tina fully expected for Marcy to tell her to mind her own business so she knew something was up. "Where is nowhere?"
"Nowhere. I was… nowhere."
Mercedes looked at her closely. "Are you twitching?"
Marcy crossed her arms quickly. "No!"
Mike poked her. "Where were you, Marce?"
"I don't wanna say." She finally admitted.
"We see that." Quinn pointed out. "Why not?"
"This is a family crisis."
"It's a crisis?!" Mercedes panicked. "What's going on?! Tell us right now!"
"Maybe crisis was too strong a word…?"
"Just tell us, Marce." Mike rubbed her arm soothingly.
Marcy sighed before mumbling something.
"What?!" Mercedes lifted her chin.
Marcy mumbled it again.
"We can't hear you." Quinn bit off.
"Ellen knows about the twins!" Marcy shouted.
Everyone gasped. Well almost everyone.
"Who's Ellen?" Rachel asked.
Everyone else shushed her before speaking at once.
Marcy put her hand on Mike's arm & he whistled for her. "I can't understand you like that! What?!"
"Seriously?! She knows?!" Tina was the first to say something.
"How'd she find out?" Unique was next.
"How'd she take it?" Finn was right behind her.
"Was she mad?" Jake leaned forward.
"Did she call up Mal?" Sam asked.
"Ooh! Did you fight?" Puck sat up straight.
"Are you alright?" Blaine asked after her emotional wellbeing.
Marcy smiled. "It was a tough conversation."
"Don't leave us in suspense!" Artie wagged a finger. "Tell us in detail what happened!"
Marcy huffed. "She texted us after my shoot-"
"Shoot? What shoot?" Unique interrupted.
"Who's us?" Tina questioned immediately after.
Marcy glared. "No interruptions!"
"Sorry." Both apologized.
"She texted Mal & I after my photo shoot."
Marley's hand went up like class was going on. She waved it.
Marcy sighed. "Yeah?"
"You did a photo shoot? A real live photo shoot? In Lima?"
"Yes. We did a commercial yesterday."
"Mercedes texted me everything." Tina preened.
Unique made a distressed sound in the back of her throat. "I wish I could have seen!"
"The commercial started during school hours & lasted until night." Marcy shook her head. "Everybody caught up?"
"Yes." The class chorused.
"So she texted us after the shoot saying that she needed to see us so we went over there & she was crying & stuff. Turns out one of her friends was passing the children's museum today & saw us inside. She came back & told Ellen everything she saw."
"Whoa baby!" Mercedes & Quinn breathed.
"We were at the museum earlier this morning. Why'd she call you this afternoon?" Mike raised a flag.
"Apparently it took her that long to calm down. Even then she wasn't all that calm." Marcy explained.
"Did she cuss you out?" Kitty wanted to know.
"Worse. She just cried." Marcy wasn't good with emotions & tears & Ellen's had unnerved her.
"I'm sorry." Blaine said.
"Me too. She looked so heartbroken when we told her the truth."
"I can imagine."
"What exactly did you tell her?" Mercedes asked.
Marcy blew out a breath. "The truth. About everything. We told her about the twins, us, where I was when I gave birth, why, everything."
"Wait a minute." Mike put a hand on her arm. "You told her "everything" everything? Why?"
"She was crying & carrying on. It just came out." Marcy shrugged.
"Did she stop crying?" Sam asked next.
"She cried harder. & she hugged me."
"& when you say hug…?" Jake rolled his hands for her to finish the thought.
"I mean hug, you freak!"
"Aww." He pouted.
Puck rubbed his back. "There's always last Monday."
"I'm gon fight you." Mercedes swore.
"Yeah, stop it!" Marley chastised. "She has a boyfriend that you all keep forgetting!"
"We're not forgetting any more than she is!" Puck declared.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait a minute! What's that supposed to mean?!" Marcy protested.
"Mini Mama, you know you got that sucka by the nose! What you did at that party was cheating & you know you don't care!"
"What? What'd I do?"
"You know what you did."
"I'm going to punch you in the nose. Tell me right now."
"You act like you don't remember."
"I don't!"
The class gasped. "You don't?!"
"Do you have any idea how much I was drinking? I actually don't know but it was so much that I blacked out." Marcy frowned.
"You shouldn't get that drunk." Mr. Shue did, too.
"I just like alcohol." She pouted.
"Wait! So you don't remember kissing me?" Puck groaned. "No fair!"
"I remember dinner, singing in the limo & something I'm not going to snitch about." Marcy recited.
"You really don't remember kissing me twice?"
"No!"
"Marcy!" Quinn hit her. "I said once!"
"He could be lying!" Marcy held her arm.
"He's not." Blaine was slightly tickled by this.
"Thanks, B." She deadpanned.
"Marcy, I consider this cheating! You took my boyfriend!" Quinn bit off crossly.
"He's right there!" She pointed.
"But you took liberties!"
"So did Rou!"
"How do you know?! You don't remember!"
"Because she'd be damned if I got my kiss & she didn't get hers!"
Artie laughed. "You don't remember kissing anyone else?"
"I kissed more people?" Marcy felt like going back to sleep. She'd been having a rough day all the way around.
"You kissed Santana."
Santana's mouth fell open. "Maybe I didn't want her to remember that?!"
"Why? ashamed?" He grinned.
"I have a girlfriend."
"So do I- I mean so does she- she has a boyfriend." Artie stammered with a head shake. "He was okay with it anyway."
"He also doesn't know."
"Why tell him when they're just going to break up anyway?"
"Hey!" Marcy snapped in Spanish. "Don't put me & Pierre in your crap! If you want to get together, get together! Don't drag our relationship through the mud!"
Santana & Artie sat looking dumbfounded.
Mike laughed. "You're being ultra-suspicious."
"Artie, tell Kitty that you cheated!" Mercedes scolded. "She deserves to know!"
"Why?!" He snapped bitterly.
"Remember how much it hurt for Brittany to cheat on you with Santana?"
"That's because I knew about it!"
"Artie, do the right thing!"
He rolled his eyes. "Why should I have her dump me? She still has her girlfriend!"
"Why would I give up my girlfriend when you still have one?" Santana folded her arms.
"She has a good point. Why give up a sure thing?" Marcy lifted her shoulders.
"Maybe if he could trust that she'd want him, he'd tell Kitty the truth." Quinn lifted her nose.
"Thank you!" Artie bit off.
"He should know she wants him! They slept together! She doesn't just share her body with anyone! Anymore…" Marcy defended Santana.
"How should he know how she feels? Actions speak louder than words & she hasn't shown him a good reason to leave Kitty." Quinn snapped.
"She's Santana! That's a good enough reason!"
"So he should bow down & kiss her feet for allowing him to bask in her presence?!"
"He should if he loves her!"
"If she loves him, she should take a leap of faith & break it off with Dani. Stop always having a safety net!"
"Didn't you? I heard about Biff."
"& what the hell is Pierre?!"
"The exact same thing as Craig!"
"Guys!" Mercedes put an arm on both of them. "This is about them. Calm down before you say something you regret."
Mike laughed. "You know you just admitted Pierre is the other man & that you don't really want him."
"Shut up!" Marcy spat.
Mercedes sighed. "Santana & Artie can't get together until they get rid of their girlfriends. All the arguing in the world won't change that. They have to make the decision to be together."
"Do you want to be together?" Brittany asked, reminding them that she knew Spanish.
Artie looked away.
Santana frowned. "I like Dani."
"Kitty's nice." They all looked to him. "She has her moments!"
"If you don't want to be together, there should be no problem." Mike raised an eyebrow.
Both Artie & Santana were silent.
Brittany, Mercedes, Quinn & Marcy rolled their eyes at them.
"Okay. No problem." Mike said.
"What are you guys talking about? Why do you leave us out?" Tina demanded.
"We just had a conversation about Pierre's role in her life." Quinn tossed her hair behind her shoulder.
"Doormat?" Puck asked.
Marcy snapped her teeth at him.
"Come on, Mini Mama. You don't want him. You wouldn't have kissed so many people at your party if you did."
"Who else did I kiss?!"
Blaine blushed.
Finn raised his hand.
"Really?" Marcy's eyes lit up with a mischievous light. "How did people take that?"
Finn smiled. "People were mad."
"You kissed her?" Rachel looked distraught.
"Wow, Finn." Tina was impressed. "How was it?"
Finn blushed but his smile remained. "Best kiss ever."
"Better than… other people?" Marcy goaded.
"You have this tongue thing you do that other people don't."
A wide grin split Marcy's face.
"You just love that, don't you?" Quinn pursed her lips.
"Yes, I do!"
"Vain."
"Well the song is about me."
Quinn cracked a smile.
"So who else did I kiss? Tell me it was no ugly people! Beer goggles be damned, I don't do ugly!"
Jake laughed.
Blaine raised his hand.
"Awesome." Marcy nodded.
"& Kurt didn't even get mad when he told him." Finn was proud of his brother.
"Because he appreciated him coming clean & being honest when it would have been easy to keep it a secret?" Mike asked.
"That & I know Little Diva didn't mean it." Kurt said.
"But did Bowties?" Puck caused trouble.
"Blaine is gay."
"Or at the very least bi."
Kurt sucked his teeth.
"I'm still gay, Puck." Blaine knew his boyfriend was getting upset.
"But you wonder what it'd be like to be with Mini Mama." Puck taunted.
"Puck!" Mercedes hissed. "Be good!"
"She was good." He sulked.
"Did I kiss anybody besides them three?" Marcy rolled her eyes lightly. "I don't need to go get checked out, do I?"
"You kissed Sam a bunch of times." Puck looked at Mercedes, who was less than impressed. "You were nearly going at it at one point."
"Go Sam!" Jake cheered.
Sam blushed. "You don't remember the conversations we had?"
"I don't remember anything, baby." Marcy lifted her shoulders. "Sorry."
Sam pouted. "They were really good."
"Sorry."
"Don't worry, Sammy." Mercedes soothed. "You'll go out one day when you visit & you can have more conversations. She's more empathetic when she's drinking."
"Why are you volunteering me to talk?!" Marcy was offended.
"You can talk to him!"
"I can do a bunch of stuff I'm not gonna do."
"Be a good friend!"
"I'm a great friend!"
"Then talk to him!"
"He can fight his own battles! He doesn't want me to talk to him!"
"Yes, he does! Don't you, Sam?"
"Yes?" He was confused.
"You don't have to be scared of her!" Marcy snapped. "Tell her to take a flying leap!"
Mercedes slapped her arm. Marcy hit her back. "Don't tell him that!"
Marcy stuck her tongue out.
"Bad girl."
Marcy lifted her nose. "Humph!"
"Marcy, are you going to tell Pierre about kissing these guys?" Marley asked.
"I should." She considered it.
"You're not really going to tell him you kissed four other dudes, are you?" Ryder was in awe.
"I talked to him Saturday & I told him I didn't remember doing anything & he was glad. I don't know if I wanna ruin that. But it's only fair that he knows. Right?"
Marley clapped. "Yes!"
"No!" Artie burst out with. "Keep that to yourself!"
"Marcy's not going to tell on herself." Mike was sure.
"& it's not like she was in the wrong. He said she could kiss other people."
"Yeah but she f***ed Mal." Puck raised an eyebrow.
Everyone's mouths fell open, including Marcy's. "No way!"
"Yes way."
"I did not."
"Yes, you did."
"Dammit!" Marcy laid against the table in front of them. "Why didn't that scumbugga tell me?!"
"Scum what?!" He laughed.
"Why didn't you tell me?!" She turned to Mike.
"I didn't know! He didn't tell me!" Mike defended himself. "How do you know?!"
Puck grinned. "Because I was watching."
They all turned to look at him.
"Puck!" Mercedes & Quinn yelled.
"Not the whole time but enough to know for sure what they were doing. Sam was with me!" Puck pointed.
Sam's mouth fell open. "Hey!"
"Sammy!" Mercedes was grossed out.
Sam tried to defend himself but the only thing that came out were spurts & stammers.
Marcy banged her head against the table gently. "Why?! Why?! Why?! Why?! Why?!"
"Marcy, stop." Mercedes patted the back of her head. "You were drunk. Things happen. Pierre will understand."
"You really think she's going to tell him that?" Puck smirked. "I know he's a sucka but even he's not dumb enough to forgive her for this. But maybe that's what you want? You want her to tell on herself so he'll break up with her & Mal can take her back!"
"Shut up, Puck!" Mercedes pointed at him.
"I figured you out!"
"That's not true!"
"It is for me." Quinn admitted.
Mike chuckled. "But she's not going to do it."
Marcy took out her phone & dialed a number. She put it on speaker.
"You're really calling him?!"
"Yes." Someone picked up. She switched to Italian. "Pierre?"
"Yes. Marceline Anne?" His voice was confused. "You're not scheduled to contact me until Saturday. & we agreed on text message."
"You have to schedule calls with him?!" Mike snapped in English.
"It's what we do." Marcy waved him away before responding to Pierre. "I know but I had to call you."
"It's a nice surprise." Pierre said. "What's on your mind?"
"Well you know how I said I didn't remember doing anything Friday night?"
"You remember something?"
"No. Some people who were there just told me that something def. happened."
"Oh. With Mal?"
"Yes."
"Oh." It was quiet for a while. "So what is it that you want to come from this?"
"What do you mean?" She was confused.
"Do you want to break up?"
"Yes! Say yes!" Quinn hissed.
Marcy pushed her. "No, I do not. I think we can work through this. This changes nothing. I still care about you. I was just drunk."
"I still care about you, too." Pierre responded. "But I did give you a pass. This was exactly why. I suppose you shouldn't seek forgiveness when I knew it would happen."
Marcy said nothing.
"You don't- you regret it, right?" His insecurity shone.
"I prefer not to have regrets but if I did, this would be one. I don't want to lead him on or make him think something's there. It's over & I'm with you."
His breath of relief came through loud & clear. "Good. Will I hear from you Saturday?"
"Yes. Text message. I'll talk to you later. I'm in a meeting. Goodbye."
"Goodbye, Marceline Anne." He hung up.
Marcy ended the call & put her phone away.
Mercedes wrapped her arms around her sister's neck & squeezed. "I'm so proud of you!"
"I can't believe you told on yourself!" Mike was stuck.
"Eh. It was the right thing to do." Marcy pried Mercedes away. "Get off me!"
"No! You are a good girl!" Mercedes hugged tighter.
"Wait! You told him what you did? Just like that?" Marley gaped.
"Yes!" Marcy struggled to get away from Mercedes.
"& what did he say?" Santana lifted a brow. "He cannot be cool with this."
"Actually-" Marcy finally got free & punched her sister to get her to leave her alone. "He is. We're going to talk Saturday."
"What the f**k?!" Puck yelled.
"Puck!" Mercedes rubbed her arm.
"How stupid can one guy get?!"
"You're stupid! Shut up! You're stupid!" Marcy shouted.
"Mini Mama! You can't like this guy! He forgives you for cheating on him! Again! Why?!"
"Holy sh!t, I did it again!" Marcy slapped her hands to her face in alarm.
"Did what? Please don't tell us you did it again!" Marley begged her.
"It wasn't my fault! She was hysterical & I was going to slap her but Mal kissed & she calmed down! So I kissed her. & we kept at it until she was finally calm."
"You really can't be faithful…" Blaine blinked.
"I'm trying!"
"Marcy, you have to stay away from this girl." Quinn said. "She's making you break your oath faster than Jr. & that's his job."
Marcy gave her a sour look. "I'm never kissing another person ever again!"
"You can't do that!" Puck mocked.
"Yes, I can! I will not kiss another person."
"Don't you want to kiss Pierre?" Artie grinned.
"No! No one's getting a kiss!"
"You're being ridiculous, Marcy." Mike rolled his eyes. "Just stop kissing other people."
"Obviously I'm not good with that."
"Get good. You tried. Try harder. Put up or shut up. Do you really want to be with this guy?"
Marcy was silent.
"Well?"
"I'm thinking!" She waited. "Yes."
"Then give it a real chance. You can do anything you put your mind to. Actually try this."
Marcy's mouth twisted. "Thanks, Mikey. If you believe in me, I think I can do it."
"No problem."
"I want to put money on this." Puck stated. "I don't think you can do it."
"Quinn, get your boyfriend!" Mercedes glared at him.
"Puck!" Quinn snapped.
"We're not cool no more, Pucker Up." Marcy raised a brow.
"No disrespect, Mini Mama. Just think you can't stay faithful to somebody you don't really want." Puck shrugged.
"Not that I have to prove anything to you but what exactly do you want me to do to show you that I want him? If I didn't, I wouldn't be wasting my time with him. I don't need a boyfriend. I can be by myself. I'm not afraid of my own company."
"I believe you, Marcy." Brittany said with a hateful look to Puck.
"Thanks, Britt."
"I guess I'm a- what did you call them, Mama? Malcy? I'm a Malcy shipper." Puck lifted his hands.
"So am I but she has the right to be with whomever she wants & she wants Pierre." Mercedes said. "We have to respect that."
"We don't have to like it." Unique sniffed. "Slipping up is because she loves Mal."
"I agree. On both accounts. But we have to respect it."
"Fine."
"We believe in you, Marcy."
"Thanks, Mercy." Marcy smiled. "Let's talk about anything else."
"Let's talk about how covered up you are." Artie teased. "I'm used to seeing some skin."
M&MC
Tina hopped up. "Okay, guys. It's my turn!"
"Turn for what?" Finn asked.
"For my duet with Marcy." She stuck her tongue out at Artie, Sam & Blaine.
"I think I'm going to love this." Mercedes clapped.
Tina sat on a stool up front & waved Marcy over. "We're going to kill it."
"Y'all ain't ready." Marcy sat next to her.
Tina nodded to the band. "You are the candle
Love's the flame
A fire that burns through wind & rain
Shine your light on this heart of mine
Til the end of time
Marcy: You came to me
Like the dawn through the night
Just shining like the sun
Out of my dreams
& into my life
You are the one
You are the one
Both: Said I loved you but I lied
Cuz this is more than love I feel inside
Said I loved you but I was wrong
Cuz love could never ever feel so strong
Said I loved you but I lied
Marcy: With all my soul
I've tried in vain
How can mere words my heart explain?
This taste of heaven
So deep, so true
I've found in you
Tina: So many reasons
In so many ways
My life has just begun
Need you forever
I need you to stay
You are the one
You are the one
Both: Said I loved you but I lied
Cuz this is more than love I feel inside
Said I loved you but I was wrong
Cuz love could never ever feel so strong
Said I loved you but I lied
Tina: You came to me
Like the dawn through the night
Just shining like the sun
Marcy: Out of my dreams
& into my life
You are the one
Both: You are the one
Said I loved you but I lied
Cuz this is more than love I feel inside
Said I loved you but I was wrong
Cuz love could never ever feel so strong
Said I loved you
But this is more than love I feel inside
Said I loved you but I lied"
"Ah! You were so good!" Mercedes clapped loudly.
Tina danced in front of Artie. "Ha! I win!"
"Not so fast, Tiny Dancer!" Artie put his hand in her face. "We haven't voted yet!"
Mr. Shue went to the board & wrote Sam, Blaine, Artie & Tina on the board. "How many for Remind Me?"
"Wait! Before you vote,-" Sam begged. "Don't hate because it's country!"
"I'll vote for you, Sam." Mercedes raised her hand.
"Come on, MJ!" Artie was offended.
"He needs someone to vote for him."
Quinn raised her hand. "I'll vote for him, too."
Artie scoffed. "Rude, Fabray!"
Sam raised his hand. "That's three for me. Aww."
Mr. Shue wrote three on the board under Sam's name. "How many for Perfect Harmony?"
Mike, Marley, Unique, Ryder & Blaine raised their hands.
Mr. Shue wrote a five on the board. "How many for I'm Your Angel?"
Puck, Kitty & Artie raised their hands.
Mr. Shue wrote three on the board under Artie's name. "How many for Said I Loved You But I Lied?"
Finn, Tina & Jake raised their hands.
Mr. Shue wrote a three on the board. "That's all? You guys aren't voting?"
"We didn't hear the other songs." Brittany pointed out.
"We can perform them again." Sam stood up.
"Who said I wanted to sing with you again?" Marcy lifted a brow.
"Please tell me you're joking." He hoped.
She stared at him for a full minute before smiling. "I am."
"You are the devil." Artie wagged a finger.
"That's why you go last."
"Why you do me so wrong, girl?!"
M&MC
"So how many for Remind Me?" Mr. Shue tapped the board.
Sam, Mercedes & Quinn raised their hands but this time, so did Brittany & Rachel.
Mr. Shue wrote five on the board. "Perfect Harmony?"
Mike, Marley, Unique, Ryder & Blaine raised their hands but this time, Kurt & Brittany raised their hands.
"Brittany, you can't vote twice." Mr. Shue denied.
"But I liked all of them." She protested.
"You have to pick just one."
She thought hard. "Her & Artie's."
Mr. Shue erased the five from under Sam's name & put a four before putting a six under Blaine's name. "I'm Your Angel?"
Puck, Kitty & Artie raised their hands along with Santana & Brittany.
Mr. Shue wrote a five on the board. "& three for Tina's duet?"
Tina slumped. "I've got the lowest score!"
"Why don't you vote, Marcy?" Sam prodded.
"Who exactly would I be helping?" Marcy examined her nails.
"You're right." Blaine smirked. "If she voted for either Sam or Tina, I would still win. She could vote for Artie but it would be a tie. Or she could just vote for me so I can win by two votes."
"I tried." Sam gave up.
"Yay, I win."
Marcy cocked her head. "I was just wondering. Do any of you still have cookies left?"
Artie snorted with laughter as Sam & Blaine shook their heads.
"Shame."
Artie scoffed. "I finished those buns by Sunday!"
"That was around the time I ate the last of the brownies." Blaine added.
"Sam didn't share one cookie." Finn grumped.
"I told you I was going to make you some. I'll come by Saturday." Marcy said.
"We're spending Saturday together!" Mercedes was offended to the extreme. "Stop trying to get away from us!"
"Stop being so clingy." Marcy said seriously. "I promised Mr. Burt I'd come back. I haven't been & I keep my promises."
"You also promised you'd come over to my house." Tina reminded her.
"& you promised to be there for Nic today." Quinn pointed out.
"Runt's been lookin forward to it, too." Puck put in. "She'll have a fit if you aren't there."
"Okay, fine!" Marcy snapped. "I'll spend time with you guys tonight but after, I gotta go to Tina's. I'll come by your house tomorrow & Saturday night, Finn."
"Cuz we don't want to see you." Quinn pursed her lips.
"You're going to see me forever! If you don't quit cryin!"
Mercedes humphed. "I guess we have to take that. But Laura, Marc & Maddie won't like that."
"I doubt Marc cares. & if we let Sonny loose on her, Laura will beg us to go away. The only hitch is Maddie."
"I'm not a rabid dog." Mike protested lightly.
"Yes, you are."
"You put dead frogs in her room." Sam reminded him.
"Do you know she still won't forgive me?" Mike was actually offended.
"Dead frogs?" Rachel looked green.
"When is she going to let that go? I already cleaned her room & she yelled at me the entire time."
"Stop doing stuff to her & she might stop hating you." Mercedes duhed leisurely.
"She should take a joke!"
"You should stop being so bad."
"I'm not bad." He sulked.
"Romance!" Marcy yelled.
Quinn laughed immediately, Mercedes blushed & Mike hung his head & sighed deeply. "I'm never going to live that down."
"It was three days ago." Marcy grinned.
"Weren't you a few rows away?"
"We can still hear. & you were shouting."
"What are you talking about?" Jake asked.
"Is it good?" Artie knew it was.
"Mikey yelled at Quinn at the planetarium." Marcy hooked a thumb at her brother.
"Mike yelled?"
"He almost got us thrown out!" Mercedes was still embarrassed.
"I apologized." Mike pouted.
"Aww!" Unique melted. "He didn't mean to!"
He beamed at her.
"I guess." Mercedes groused. "As payment, you have to dance."
"You want me to dance?" Mike had mixed feelings on that. On one hand, it was his favorite thing to do with his clothes on & it delighted him that she wanted to show him off. On the other hand, she'd never requested it before.
"Yes. To your song. Remember we were talking about it in the car Tuesday?"
"Oh! You want me to dance with Marcy!"
"Marcy can dance?" Tina asked.
"Yeah, she can!" Artie rubbed his hands together.
Kitty glared at him. "She can just do everything!"
"I obviously can't be faithful." Marcy quipped.
"Marcy." Mercedes looked at her with big eyes.
"I'm joking, relax. What song are you trying to have me dance to?"
"Our routine for All the Right Moves." Mike said.
"Oh yeah. I like that song."
Mercedes & Quinn got up. "We have to move the table."
Puck & Sam moved it. Mercedes & Quinn moved the chairs so they could sit in the audience.
Mike played the song on his phone then took Marcy's hand. They started moving together then apart as they moved in step.
The dance continued for the length of the song then they bowed & Mike turned off his phone.
The class applauded.
"You're really good! You guys are like water!" Tina complimented.
"I def. can't move like that." Finn sighed.
"Me neither." Sam shook his head slowly.
"Why don't you do something with your talent?" Mr. Shue asked.
"You think the cookie shop is a bad idea?" Marcy guessed.
"No, just that you have a lot of talent. Don't you want to do something with it?"
She cocked her head. "I could. I want to. Dancing anyway. But I really want to open this cookie shop. I've got investors & everything."
"In a week?!"
"Yes!" She stated proudly.
"Wow! You don't let grass grow under your feet!"
She smiled.
"Just don't wait too long to pursue your dreams."
"I won't. I just want to get this cookie shop open & running. I give it a year tops."
"You don't think you'll be successful?" Blaine felt bad for her.
"It's a numbers game. Shops usually go belly up in a year. But I won't cry if or when that happens. It'll be an experience. Something to say that I did."
"That's wildly optimistic for such a pessimistic viewpoint."
She shrugged. "I figure if Grandmom can live out her dreams on a whim, why can't I?"
Mr. Shue squealed.
"Did you tell these guys about meeting Grandmom Saturday?" Mercedes asked.
He shook his head with a large smile. "I wanted to wait until you were here so I can thank you again."
"I didn't tell anyone I met your Mamma." Tina said. "I didn't know if you wanted anyone to know."
"Sure. That was your experience." Mercedes assured her.
Tina squealed long & loud as she ran in place. "I met Gertie Chang!"
"No way!" Kurt sat up. "How'd you meet Gertie Chang?! Thee Gertie Chang?! Like pin up Gertie Chang of Japan?!"
"She's their grandmother!"
Kurt clapped a hand over his mouth as he looked at Mercedes. "Is that true? Can I talk to you or is that prohibited?"
Mercedes looked at Marcy, who waved a hand. "Yeah."
"Is it true that Gertie Chang is your grandmother?"
"Yes. So is Caroline Braxton."
Kurt gasped before his eyes rolled back in his head.
Blaine patted his cheeks. "Kurt? Kurt, wake up. This isn't funny."
"Good going, Mercy. You killed your best friend." Marcy quipped.
Mercedes swatted her. "I did not! He's okay. Right, Blaine?"
Blaine shook Kurt. "He's just being dramatic."
"He is excelling." Marcy smirked.
"Kurt lives for the flair."
Kurt came to. "What- what happened?"
"You fainted." Blaine monotoned.
"I could have sworn Cedes said thee Caroline Braxton was her grandmother."
"She did."
He started hyperventilating. "Why didn't you ever tell me?!"
"It was a secret." Mercedes shrugged. "Besides, I didn't know you knew who she was."
"She was my style icon before Lady Gaga!"
"We never talked about anybody prior to Lady Gaga."
"I have been obsessed with her since she first burst onto the scene." He admitted.
"You threw my grandmother to the wayside?" Marcy teased.
"I never should have. She was my idol. My first." Kurt looked to Mercedes. "The truest."
Mercedes knew what he was saying & looked to Marcy, who was super not impressed. She sighed & looked back at Kurt to shake her head.
Kurt whimpered. "I will never forsake her again. From this moment on, she's number one."
"G-Ma would like hearing that. She likes fans."
Kurt wasn't sure what that meant but smiled anyway. "How did you meet Gertie Chang, Tina?"
Tina clapped. "I went over to their house Saturday after graduation. She was there & I sat next to her & we talked! It was amazing!"
"What did you talk about?"
"We talked about her-"
"Shocker!" Marcy muttered. Mike snickered.
Tina ignored them. "We talked about how cool it would be to be a model. For me. Then she gave me tips if I ever did become one."
"Did you meet any of their other grandparents?" Sam asked.
"Just Gertie Chang's husband. He was funny."
"Funny? She must not mean Pappa." Marcy quipped.
"Pappa can afford to be unfunny. He gives us candy." Mike pointed out.
"You're right. He could be Jay Leno & it'd be alright."
"One, that was mean." Artie laughed. "& two, I thought you couldn't have candy?"
"We couldn't but Pappa would give us a piece of Japanese candy anyway whenever we saw him. One per day per grandkid." She explained.
"What kind of candy is it?" Sam wanted to know.
"Don't know. I just know it's made out of rice & honey."
"We've never asked questions." Quinn added.
"Is it good?" Sam asked.
"Yeah. It's a cube & chewy." Mercedes made a square with her fingers.
"& he gives you each a piece?"
"Yeah, it comes in a box with about seven or eight pieces in it. He just gives us a box & we each get a piece." Mike said.
"He probably has stock in the company." Marcy pursed her lips.
"Is it better than the candy I gave you?" Sam questioned.
"Different."
He chewed on his bottom lip. "I'll take it."
"Okay, guys. It's time to go. Come prepared to sing tomorrow. It's the last glee practice until September. Have something really good." Mr. Shue commanded.
Tina hugged Mercedes. "Last one! I'm going to miss you!"
Mercedes rubbed her back. "Text me while Marcy's at your house."
"Which won't be until Nic turns us loose." Marcy looked at her phone before putting it back in her pocket. "I gotta split."
"Where are you going?" Quinn set her hands on her hips.
"Back to Ellen's." She duhed.
The group gasped.
"I thought you were going to leave her alone?" Quinn bossed.
"I still have to get Mal." Marcy rolled her eyes.
"He's still there?!" Mercedes was shocked.
"Yes. I came straight from there to here. I promised to come right back."
"But Nic-" Puck started.
"We'll meet you at your house in 15. 30 tops." She promised.
Mercedes twisted her lips. "Alright but not a minute more."
"Whatever, Laura!"
"I take that as a compliment."
"It's not."
Tina ignored Mercedes's outraged face & Mike's laughing. "Speaking of Mal, you should bring him. To glee I mean. I haven't seen him in a long time & I honestly want to see you together."
"I'm not sure I want to be viewed like a goldfish." Marcy blinked.
"We can ask him." Mercedes said. "He's got nothing better to do."
"Watching our children should be somewhere on that list…" Marcy deadpanned.
"Bring them, too!" Tina chirped.
Marcy raised a brow. "I don't know about that."
"Please?! Kids like me. Well enough."
"I don't let them around just anybody."
"We won't traumatize them." Santana was offended.
& Marcy could tell. "I'm not sure I believe you."
"Please! Please! Please!" Brittany intended on begging until she caved. "I bet they're really cute. Please! Please! Please!"
"They're the cutest kids since me."
"You're a conceited woman." Artie said. "Just bring them through. One hour with us won't mess them up."
"They do like Finn." Marcy was deliberating.
Finn brightened. "They do?"
"Even Mally & he doesn't really like men."
"Yeah but they love me." Puck hooked a thumb at himself.
"Mickey sure does." Quinn smiled. "It's so cute."
"Mal doesn't think so." Mike chuckled.
Marcy made her decision. "If Mal comes, we'll bring the twins."
"Yes!" Tina cheered. "We'll take it!"
"Okay, guys!" Mr. Shue clapped. "Go live your lives!"
M&MC
Nic looked around her living room at her brothers & her new extended siblings. "I want to go to the library - the fancy one in the Adjacent & I want to go go-kart racing & to the skating rink. The rollerblades one. I can't ice skate."
"We could teach you." Marcy said.
"We all know how." Mercedes added. "It'll be easy."
"We can save that for when you come back to visit." Nic shook her head. "I really want to go rollerblading."
"Okay!" Puck stood up. "Let's do this!"
