I'm really just bored. It's Sunday and it snowed last night so it's cold and dreary out today. I have nothing else to do so I thought I'd update! There's 19 chapters left and it's about to get wild for a little bit but bear with me.
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"I'm really excited for you, Twin." Karou sipped her tea.
"Why?" Marcy bit into a triangle sandwich.
"This is your first show back since getting pregnant."
"Pregnant with Riley. Because of these three inside me now, it's my last for another year."
"Oh, sweetie." Mercedes rubbed her arm. "I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault that I'll probably never dance again."
"You stop that." Judy wagged a finger. "You will dance again. You are just having your children right now. When you settle down, you'll have your pick of jobs."
"Mal's getting snipped!"
Rose gasped as Santana, Karou and Quinn laughed. "You don't mean that!"
"Either he'll get it done in a doctor's office with anesthesia or in the middle of the night with a switchblade."
Santana almost slid off her chair laughing.
"Marcy, stop this!" Rose scolded.
"I hate being pregnant!" Marcy bit off. "Worst thing ever!"
"You're just having a difficult time." Judy told her. "Once you look into those babies' eyes, you'll fall in love."
"I thought so the last time and I ended up with the screamer."
"What if my babies scream?" Mercedes bit her lip in fear.
"What if my baby screams?" Quinn didn't think that part through.
"Your baby? Beth?" Judy was confused.
Quinn smiled and looked at her sisters. "Puck and I are trying. To have a baby."
Rose's, Judy's, Santana's, Natalia's, London's, Paris' and Karou's jaws dropped as Laura, Mercedes, Marcy and Yuria smiled.
"I know you probably don't think this is a good idea but we're ready for this and-"
Judy cut Quinn off with a hug. A deep, emotional hug that left the younger blonde confused and out of her depth. "I'm so happy for you, honey."
"You are?" Quinn was surprised.
"We wanted you to keep Beth." Rose hugged her next.
"Even though I disappointed everyone?"
"We disappointed you." Judy said. "We should have stood with you from the first moment but we didn't and that rests with me and Russell but we're going to be here for you this time. Any time Laura and Marc don't need me, I'm going to be right here, with you."
Quinn wiped away tears. "Thanks, Mom."
"You're welcome, honey."
MMC
"What do you have to do today?" Quinn asked.
"Nothing." Mercedes shook the pan. "You?"
"Nothing. I've done as many ads as I can do right now. I'm all over the place. No one wants me right now." Quinn sighed.
"I know how that goes. I think they might be sick of all Fabanges right now."
"What are we supposed to do?"
"I don't know. I can't even depend on the label because we have downtime until award season. I'm super bored."
"At least you'll have the twins soon. I'm not even pregnant yet."
Mercedes slid the meat onto a towel lined plate. "I bet you're having fun getting that way."
Quinn smiled but it quickly turned into a smirk. "Maybe?"
"Uh huh! I see you! Where is he anyway?"
"Still asleep. We had fun after celebrating after Marce's show."
"Just think; you get to keep doing it." Mercedes giggled. "I always wanted four children so I only have to get pregnant one to two more times. How many are you going for?"
"I only want this last one. My limit has always been two and I still remember labor. Way too well."
Mercedes laughed. "I'm really, really scared."
"Be brave, Sissy." Quinn grabbed her hands. "Nothing's going to go wrong."
MMC
"Hey?" Mercedes, Quinn and Santana walked into the den.
"Hey." Marcy set aside her ledger.
"Hi." Laura waved Quad's hand.
"How are you, baby?" Mercedes kissed his cheek.
Quinn kissed his other cheek. "How's Tia's big boy?"
Mally threw a toy.
"Ignore him." Marcy breathed deeply. "It's the only reason he's alive right now."
"Stop threatening my baby." Mercedes reached out for Mally, who ran into her.
"Whatever." Marcy returned her ledger to her lap. "What's up? Why are you here?"
"Just bored." Mercedes sat down with her eldest nephew. "Where's everybody else?"
"Mal's at work, Momma's doing laundry, Rou's at rehearsals for her play and Yuri's working on an order."
"Mom's cleaning- something and Marc is doing business upstairs." Laura tacked on.
"What are you two doing?" Quinn played with Mally on Mercedes's lap.
"I'm doing the monthly budget and payroll." Marcy scratched in some numbers.
"I'm watching TV and trying to see how engaged Quad is." Laura said.
"Aw!" Mercedes cooed. "How engaged is he?"
"He seems to be more taken with Marcy's things than the Telly."
"What are you watching?"
"I have no idea. I was flipping through channels and saw it. It's supposed to stimulate brain activity and added awareness in children."
"Do the twins like it?" Quinn asked Marcy.
The mother shrugged without lifting her head.
"Is that hard?" Santana inquired.
"Is what hard?"
"Figuring out money and stuff. Is that for the bakery?"
"Yes, it's for the shop." Her cell phone went off so she reached for it while answering Santana. "I don't have to pay bills for the house for another week. Hello?"
"I've been thinking about that."
"Thinking about what?" Mercedes wanted to confirm.
"Paying bills." Santana nodded.
"What bills do you have?" Quinn snorted as Mickey tried to crawl into her lap.
"Exactly. I have no bills. I don't have a presence here. I need to have some bills in my name."
Mercedes was shocked. "Really?"
"Yeah. I should be helping out more. I only pay two bills anyway. And one is split three ways."
"I'm honestly surprised, Tana but if you feel like you want to help out more, it's done."
Santana smiled and sat back in satisfaction. "Good."
Marcy hung up her phone and stood.
"Where are you going?" Mercedes asked when she went to leave the room.
"I have to pack." She sounded distracted as she left.
The remaining girls looked between themselves. What?!
MMC
"Would you stop?!" Marcy snatched a top from Mercedes.
"No! Not until you tell us where you're going and why!"
"It's none of your business!" She grabbed her phone and started going through it.
"You can't just leave!"
"You don't even know where I'm going!" Marcy put her phone in her back pocket and went to pack away her toiletries.
"Would you slow down and tell us?!" Laura waved her arms, exasperated.
"Where's my kids?" Marcy packed away a few nice black clothing options.
"You would know if you were staying." Quinn pointed out.
"Whatever. Is Santana down there still? Did you tell her to keep those twins away from my baby?"
"Marce?!" Mercedes got in her way then slumped when Marcy sidestepped her. "Why can't you talk to us?!"
"There's nothing to talk about." Marcy grabbed a couple of books and shut her suitcase. "Now get out so I can change."
"No!" Her sisters refused.
"Don't make me sic my dogs on you."
"You wouldn't!"
Marcy clicked her tongue and a resting Sully got up.
"Fine!" Mercedes spat. "We'll leave but this isn't over!"
"Goodbye!" Marcy slammed the closet doors.
Her sisters screamed in frustration before stomping downstairs. But they had a plan.
MMC
Marcy gave her mother a hug. "Thanks for doing this. I won't be more than a week. I promise."
"It's okay." Rose folded a towel. "I know you have business to do. I said I'd help out so I'm here."
"Thanks. Remember to keep Mally away from Rye, Mickey's always in the pantry, I pumped a bit so maybe mix that with formula? Rye still doesn't like it."
"We have this. Go. Go."
"Okay, thanks again." Marcy left the laundry room and ran into Mal. "Hi."
"No."
She deflated. "I don't have time for this."
"Whatever you're thinking of doing, no."
"Mal,-!"
"No!"
"I'll see you soon." She reached up to kiss his cheek.
"You're not leaving."
She went around him and picked up her suitcase and purse with her jacket.
"Marce, you're not going." He followed behind her as she left the house.
"Tell the kids goodbye for me."
"No." He tried to keep up with her skipping down the stairs.
"I'll be back in a week."
"No."
"Make sure to take your medicine and call your mother. She wants advice on locations."
"What? No!" They hit the ground floor.
She walked quickly towards the door. "Eat your veggies and make sure the twins do. I think Rye is getting an earache so maybe put some oil in her ears?"
"You can do it." He put his hand on the door so she couldn't cross it.
"Mal." She looked up at him.
"You're not going. You're going to go right upstairs and unpack and sit there with our kids until I get back from work and then we'll have dinner together."
"We'll have dinner when I get back."
"No! Today."
She pulled on his shirt and made him lean down so she could kiss his lips. He didn't realize she was spinning them so that she was outside the building and he was inside. She backed away. "Which one told on me?"
"Does it matter? You didn't." He was hurt.
"I'm sorry. But I have to go." She backed away further.
"Marce. Please don't go."
She almost stayed. Almost. But she had to go. It was too important. "I'll see you in a week."
He stared at her as she got into a waiting taxi. She waved as the cab took off but he was so angry and hurt, he stood stock still. Then he felt regret because what if she never came back?
Dammit!
MMC
"This is so depressing." Mercedes murmured.
"Is this how things were when Mal was gone?" Quinn whispered back.
"I don't know but I don't like my baby sad." Mercedes moved forward and went to Mal. "Hey, sweetie. Maybe you should eat?"
"I'm not hungry." Mal muttered.
"Come on, Mal." Quinn sat across from him at the kitchen table. "You shouldn't starve yourself."
"I'm not starving myself. I'm just not hungry." He glared at the wooden table, mulishly.
"Is Mommy coming back?" Mally asked.
"Aww." Mercedes cooed. "Not today, baby."
"Why not?" Mickey sniffled.
"I-" Mercedes didn't know what to say.
"Go play." Rose cut in.
The twins walked out, holding on to each other.
"I should go watch them." Mal staggered to his feet.
"Why don't you go to work today?" Mercedes suggested.
"She might-" He looked away.
"If she comes home, we'll call you right away." Quinn swore. "Promise."
He looked (was) torn.
"Go on, baby." Rose patted his back.
He sighed and slumped out.
"I can't believe her!" Karou shook her head. "Is this still about us not paying attention to her? So she had to go off on a holiday to teach us a lesson?"
"That's very unfair, Karou." Yuria was disappointed in her lover.
"What else are we supposed to think?! She's gone for days and she won't even answer our calls or texts! It's like she's punishing us!"
"It has nothing to do with you!"
Karou (and Rose, Mercedes, Quinn, Laura, Marc and Judy) stared at her in shock. "Do you know what's going on?"
Yuria looked away. "She needs space."
"You're telling me that someone I've known my entire life and is related to chose you over me?"
"Why does it always have to be you or someone else, Karou? It's not like that!"
Karou stood and pointed towards the entrance of the kitchen. "Get out."
"Excuse me?"
"Leave! You can't be here!"
"You can't kick me out! Marceline Anne invited me here!"
"Well this is Mal's house, too and when I tell him you know all about his wife's mysterious trip but haven't spoken a word about it, how do you think he's going to react?"
"Fine. But you remember this day, Karou Seon. You remember you chose suspicion and hurt over us." Yuria swept out to pack some belongings.
"Rou." Quinn was shocked.
Karou angrily dashed away tears and stomped out to leave the house.
"When Marce leaves destruction in her wake, things are really destroyed…" Marc quipped.
Laura hit him with major side-eye.
Next up on This Life I Lead… Marcy comes home and reveals past hurts.
