A/N: So here it is, the next chapter to this story. And as always, I hope you enjoy it. I want to say thank you all for still reading this story. I appreciate every last one of you so much. I also have to thank my amazing beta Zeejack for always being there for me and getting these chapters back so quickly, and never complained. I love you girlie, thank you for your amazing friendship! Now enough talking, go enjoy this next chapter. And as always, Happy Reading!

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Mercedes banged the gavel on the table, "Okay ladies, let's come to order!" She let out a sigh as all the women started to finally take their seats, and come to order. Once they were all quiet, she started the meeting, "So first I would like to say thank you to all of you for everything you did for the charity event. It was a great success, and it shows what we can do when we work together." She made sure she looked at Yasmine and Allison, who did nothing but complain about everything. She continued, "Despite all the trials we had to overcome, we were able to raise over one million dollars for the Chicago's Children Enrichment Program." That garnered a loud applause from the ladies, except you know who.

Shelley smiled and looked over to Mercedes, "Ladies, I know I can speak for all of us...or should I say some of us, but we owe Mercedes Evans a huge round of applause, because she worked tirelessly on this event. Even when she was working on her tour, she was always working on this event." The ladies clapped and agreed. "This was the most money we have ever raised for one of our events, and I had a great time. I even got a new dress out of the deal." She smirked and looked over at Mercedes. She knew Mercedes wanted that dress, and she outbid her by only one thousand dollars.

Mercedes glared at Shelley, "You are so messy, you know that." She laughed and shook her head, "You know you distracted me on purpose at the last minute to sneak your ass back in there and outbid me." She sighed, "But even if I did get outbidded for the dress, the money went towards a great cause, and I will just have to get my couture dress directly from my friend Kurt, and I will probably pay less than you did." She stuck her tongue out at Shelley. "So ladies, we are going to present the check to the Enrichment program on Saturday, so if you want to be there for that, please be at the office at 11:00 am. Now this is not mandatory, so you decide if you want to be there or not."

"Thank God!" Yasmine spat out.

"I won't be there." Allison stated, sipping on her wine.

Something in Mercedes just snapped, "You know what! I could care less what you two bitches want to do! It's not like you helped with anything, anyway! You two are so bitter and jealous, it's embarrassing." She got up and walked around the table and into their personal space, "What you two have failed to realize is that, no matter what you do or not do, I'm not going anywhere. Now it's not my fault Allison, that my husband is a better quarterback than yours, and they made him the captain." She was shaking at this point.

Shelley walked over to her, and patted her shoulder, "Mercedes, you need to calm down, you have precious cargo to worry about."

"No Shelley, I am not going to calm down!" She shook her head, "I am sick of these two heffas always having something to say. I tried to be nice, and I did everything that was expected of me, but I refuse to let them disrespect me anymore, and definitely not in my house." She headed to the door, and opened it, "Until you two get your shit together, and learn how to be respectful in my house, you are no longer welcomed here!"

Yasmine and Allison were shocked, they sat there with their mouths wide open. They could not believe that she would talk to them that way. Yasmine was the first to speak;

"How dare you?"

Allison slammed her glass down, "You have crossed the line Mercedes! This is a Bear Cub meeting, and you can't put us out!"

Mercedes chuckled, "The hell I can't! I read the rule book sweetie, and it states that as the head of the Bear Cubs, I can remove someone that is not following the bylaws of the organization, and I do believe that you not helping with the event is in direct violations of the rules. And not to mention this is my house, and I no longer want you in it, so get to steppin' and kick rocks!"

They looked around the room trying to get some kind of help from some of the other ladies, but all they got was heads turning from some of them, and the others were waving at them, and laughing. Allison huffed, grabbed her purse, and headed to the door, "I don't need this! You have let your little power get to your head, and just like my husband, we don't need this team!" She stepped out the door to turn and see Yasmine still standing there, "Yas! Let's go!"

Yasmine gave her a sheepish look, "I'm sorry Ali, I promised Greg that I would stick this out, he needs this team, we need this team. I didn't think it would get this far and this bad." She looked over to Mercedes, "I'm sorry Mercedes, and I promise if you let me stay I will do right."

Mercedes looked over at Yasmine, and was shocked to hear her actually apologize. She sighed, "Okay Yasmine, I accept your apology, and you can stay." She turned to Allison, "You on the other hand….." She slammed the door in her face, "Duces!"

The room was quiet for a moment then Shelley started the slow clap, "And that's our fearless leader everyone!" She screamed out. The rest of the ladies clapped and cheered.

Mercedes walked back up to the front and smiled, "Okay ladies!" She pounded the gavel, "Since all the foolishness is over, let's get back to the meeting so we can all go and enjoy the rest of our day."

Everyone settled down, and the rest of the meeting went along smoothly, they all agreed to go as a group to drop off the check to the Chicago's Children Enrichment Program on Saturday.

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One Month Later

Mercedes and Sam were sitting around the dinner table with their families, they came in to hang out with them for the weekend, and they could not be happier.

"I'm so glad you guys came this weekend." Mercedes said, "I missed spending time like this with all of you."

Maxine smiled, "We missed you guys too, that's why we came."

"And to get some vital information from the both of you!" Mary said sipping her wine.

"Mary!" Dwight scolded, "We said we were not going to bring that up."

"I didn't agree to that." She rolled her eyes, "I want to know!"

Sam looked over at Mercedes and then his mother, "What are you talking about mom? What is it that you want to know?"

"We ALL want to know what the sex of the baby is!" She made it a point to look at all the people at the table.

Mercedes' jaw dropped to the floor, and she looked around the room, to see everyone's head dropping one by one. She looked over at Sam with a stunned look on her face, "So you mean to tell me that this visit was all because you wanted to know the sex of the baby?"

Marvin spoke up, "No baby girl that's not it."

"Then what is it?" Sam stated, "Because from where we're sitting, you guys came to force information out of us that we're not ready to give." He was getting angrier as the time went on.

"You guys are getting upset over nothing." Maxine said, "We just want to know who to shop for."

"Exactly!" Mary chimed in, "We are just excited grandparents, and we want to shop for our first grandchild. The only thing we don't know is the sex, so why haven't you guys found out yet? You've been to the doctors twice and you could have found out by now."

Mercedes was pinching the bridge of her nose, and started counting backwards from ten. "That is our choice, not any of yours."

Sam rubbed Mercedes back, trying to keep her calm, "Look, you can still shop for the baby without knowing the sex of the baby."

"But why won't you just find out?" Mary asked again.

"Because!" Mercedes shouted, and stormed off. She was so tired of this line of questioning, and just needed to get away from them.

Sam glared at his mother, and he was visibly upset, "Why do you have to do that? Why do you have to try to force your way on her?"

Maxine sighed, "We didn't mean to upset her, but this is not just a big moment in your lives, but it's a huge moment for us as well."

"But maybe I shouldn't have come on that strong." Mary added, "I just don't understand why you guys are keeping it a secret?"

Marvin was about to go find Mercedes, but Sam stopped him, "Give her a minute dad, I will go to her in a few, but she needs some time alone to breath." He then looked at his mother, "You shouldn't have come on so strong. You just have to accept our decision." He sighed and ran his hands through his hair, "You don't think we've gone back and forth about finding out the sex of the baby? Well we have, and it's just that we're just not sure…" He dropped his head.

"So you guys are scared?" Dwight asked. Sam looked up at his dad, not having to say a word, that was something his dad and him always could do. "Son, I know this is a difficult time for the both of you, and exciting at the same time, but we're all excited with you, and we didn't mean any harm."

"I know dad." He stood up, "Let me go check on my wife."

"Tell her that I'm sorry and love her very much." Mary said.

"She knows mom, but you can tell her later." He walked upstairs to their bedroom, where Mercedes was sitting on the bed, looking at her Ipad. "Hey, you good now?"

She looked up at him, and smiled, "Yeah I'm good." She patted the space on the bed next to her, "Thanks for giving me my space."

"Babe, we've been together seven years now, and I've learned that you need time to calm down before talking to you." He took a seat next to her on the bed, "You know they mean well."

She let out a sigh, "I know."

Sam looked over to her, "Why are we so back and forth about this?"

"I don't know Sam, I mean we say one day we want to know, then the next we don't, I don't know what's wrong with us."

He rubbed her back, "Neither do I baby, but our parents are just as involved with this pregnancy as we are, and they really want to know."

"So you think we should find out?" She looked at him with her doe eyes.

"How about a compromise?"

"Like what?"

"What if they find out, and when we are ready, we ask them." He raised his brow, hoping that was a good suggestion.

"But what if they slip and tell us?" She was a bit concerned about his plan.

"We will swear them to secrecy, and if they slip then...we just know." He shrugged his shoulders, "It's not the end of the world."

She nodded, "You're right babe, and it is their first grandchild, well your parents first, but I'm the baby so my parents are just as excited." She sighed, "We'll let them find out."

He pulled her in for a hug, "They are going to love this baby."

"I know." She chuckled, "Now come on, let's go break the news to our nosy ass parents."

Sam laughed, "They are nosy aren't they."

They got up and headed back to the dining room, where their parents were still eating, and Mary was the first to see them come in.

"Oh Cedes, I am so sorry for upsetting you, that was never my intention." She ran over to her and hugged her.

Mercedes hugged the woman back, "I know it wasn't Mama Evans, and I am fine, I promise. We do have some news though."

Sam took Mercedes hand, "Mercedes and I have decided to allow you all to find out the sex of the baby, but not tell us unless we ask for that information."

All four parents cheered, and Maxine started to cry, "Baby girl, thank you so much." She hugged Mercedes, and then Sam, "Thank you Sam, this means a lot to all of us."

"We just wanted to be a part of this." Dwight said.

"I know Papa Evans, and we want that as well." Mercedes said hugging him. "We just can't seem to make a decision about this."

"It's okay Cedes." Mary said, "We all went through this very same thing, you are not alone."

Mercedes nodded her head, and smiled, "That does make me feel better."

"And we promise not to tell you any information unless you ask for it." Maxine said.

"Yeah, I don't want my baby girl mad with me." Marvin said, "So my lips are sealed."

"You're a smart man sir." Sam piped in, "You warned me about the Jones women a long time ago, and I heeded your warning."

"That makes you a smart man son." They both laughed, and got glares from both Mercedes and Maxine. "What? You know it's the truth, you both get mean when you're angry."

Mercedes and Maxine wanted to argue that statement, but in their heart of hearts, they knew they didn't have a leg to stand on, so they let it go. Sam and Marvin looked at each other and knew that this was a rare moment for them, they actually left their wives speechless. They gave each other a fist bump that didn't go unnoticed by their ladies.

Dwight decided to break all that up, "So since we have everything settled, is there dessert? Because I was promised dessert with this meal, and I'm not leaving till I get it."

That made everyone at the table laugh, and Mercedes got up, "Yes there's dessert, and I'm sure you're going to love it, it's peach cobbler, Sam told me it was your favorite."

"Sam told you right!" He said doing a fist pump in the air.

"Is there ice cream?" Marvin chimed in, looking like a kid on Christmas.

Mercedes rolled her eyes, "Yes daddy, there's ice cream." She walked into the kitchen and grabbed the peach cobbler, and the ice cream. Before she could get things in order, she felt a presence behind her. Without turning around, she pointed towards the cabinets,"Can you get the plates out of the cabinet babe, and we need spoons too."

"How did you know it was me?" Sam asked as he got the items she asked for.

'You think I don't know when you walk into a room, can feel your presence babe." She said sweetly.

Sam smiled knowing exactly what she was talking about, he felt that too, "Yeah, me too." He leaned in and gave her a sweet kiss on the cheek before heading out. "Dessert is served!" That got cheers from the parents, and laughs from Mercedes and Sam.

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Maxine and Mary was sitting in front of the computer waiting on Quinn and Santana to get on Skype.

"You did tell them what time to be on didn't you?" Mary asked.

"Yes of course I did." Maxine stated, "But you know they are busy women."

Just then Santana popped on, "Hey Chicas! What's this all about?"

Mary waved at Santana, "Hey girlie, how are you?"

"I'm good, working hard. How are my favorite mamas besides my own doing?" She asked.

"We're doing good." Maxine said.

"Well you both look good." Santana said smiling, "So again, what is this about?'

"Relax Tana, we have to wait till Quinn gets here."

Santana rolled her eyes, "She probably couldn't pry herself off Sean long enough to get here on time."

Just then Quinn popped on, "I heard that Satan, and for the record, I was actually working, not that I need to explain anything to you." She rolled her eyes at her friend, but then addressed the mothers, "Hey there Mama Evans, and Mama J."

Maxine was laughing at the banter of the two girls, "Alright you two, cut it out, we have important things to talk about."

Mary agreed, "Yes, we have a baby shower to plan, and we need your help."

"Oh yes, we need to make this shower for Cedes amazing!" Quinn said.

"It would be helpful to know what the hell they're having!" Santana chimed in rolling her eyes.

"I know right!" Quinn replied, "I mean we can plan a party with a neutral color, but it would be so much more amazing if we could celebrate the sex of the baby."

Maxine and Mary smiled at each other, they knew what the sex of the baby was, and it was killing them holding it in.

Flashback

Mercedes and Sam were at Dr. Gray's office, for their checkup, and they still got excited about seeing the progress of the baby.

"So how's it looking doc?" Sam asked as he watched her move the wand on Mercedes very pregnant belly.

"It's looking really good." She answered honestly, "The baby is at the right weight and the heartbeat sounds strong. I am seeing no signs of trouble anywhere, so far so good guys."

Mercedes was so happy to hear that, she had heard so many horror stories, she was always nervous when it came to her appointments. "That's such a relief, I just want everything to be okay with the baby."

Sam rubbed her hand with his thumb, "Everything is fine, and it's going to be fine. You are doing everything you are suppose to do, and the rest is in God's hands." He kissed her knuckles.

"I know Sam, but I just worry sometimes." She confessed, "But I know with you by my side, everything is going to be fine."

"And I'm not going anywhere." He assured her, "So everything is going to be fine."

Dr. Gray smiled at the couple, she loved to see how much they looked out for one another, and the love that radiated from them was beautiful. "So, have you guys decided if you want to know the sex of the baby?"

They both looked at each other, still not 100% sure, but they did make a promise to their parents.

Mercedes nodded, "We've come up with a compromise."

Dr. Gray gave them a confused look, "A compromise?"

"Yes." Sam stated, "We are not sure if we want to know yet, but our parents are really anxious about finding out. So we decided that we would let them know what the sex of the baby is, and if we ever want to know, they would tell us."

"So all we need you to do is write it down, seal it in an envelope, and we will give it to them." Mercedes chimed in.

Dr. Gray had never heard anything like this before, but who was she to questions the wants of her patients, "Well this is a new one for me, but if that's what you want, then I'll do it. We're all done here, so Mercedes, you can get cleaned up, and you two can meet me in my office when you're done." She turned off the machine and left.

Sam helped clean the gel off Mercedes stomach, and helped her off the table, "So are you sure you want to do this?"

Mercedes sighed, "I'm not sure of anything these days, but we promised our parents, and we can't back out of it now."

They made their way to Dr. Gray's office and she had the envelope ready for them when they arrived. They thanked her for the results and made their way to the waiting room, where their parents were there waiting for them.

As soon as they were spotted walking out, Maxine was on her feet, "Is everything okay?"

Mercedes nodded, "Yes mom, everything is fine. The baby is healthy and the heartbeat is strong."

There was a sigh of relief from all of them. "So…" Mary looked down at the envelope in Mercedes hand, "Is that?"

Mercedes laughed and shook her head, "Yes it is, and since you were the most vocal about this, I am going to give it to you." She was about to hand it over but then snatched back, "Now can you guys at least wait until we are on the elevators before you open it?"

"Yes we promise!" Mary said, doing the grabby hands to Mercedes, "Now gimmie!"

Sam laughed, "You are insane mom."

Mercedes handed Mary the envelope, "Come on babe, let's get out of here before they explode." She grabbed his hand and they made their way to the elevator.

Marvin watched as they waited, and as soon as they were on and the doors closed, he looked back at the group, "Okay they're gone, now open it!"

Mary ripped open the envelope and read it with a big grin on her face.

"So what does it say?" Dwight said.

She was so overcome with emotions, she couldn't speak, so she just past the paper to Dwight. He read it and smiled and handed it to Maxine and Marvin. The four of them stood there weeping in joy, they finally knew what the sex of their grandchild was, and they couldn't be any happier.

End Of Flashback

"What's with those goofy looks on your faces?" Santana questioned, then gasped, "You guys know don't you?"

"Yeah they know!" Quinn yelled, "And let me guess, you can't tell us."

Maxine and Mary smiled, "Yes we know, and yes we were sworn to secrecy, but I think they might be coming around."

"What I don't understand, if Aretha and Trouty mouth know the sex of the baby, then why not tell us?" Santana said, even more annoyed now.

"Calm down Satan…" Maxine said, "They don't know the sex of the baby. They got the doctor to write it down, and put it in a sealed envelope for us to know, but they still are not sure if they want to know."

"But when they do, they will ask us, and we will tell them." Mary interrupted, "And that is why we called you two about helping us plan this shower."

Quinn was still confused with everything that was going on, "So what is it that you want us to do out here in LA? I mean I assume the shower is going to be in Chicago since she is going to be too far along to travel soon."

"Yes the shower is going to be in Chicago, "Maxine stated, "but what we need from you guys is help coming up with the guest list. You both know all the people that you think would be important to them to come to the shower. Anyone they met in California all those years that we may not know about."

"And also the rest of the Troubletones." Mary said, "Now we already got Tina helping us with everything that needs to be done locally, but we wanted you guys to have a part in this as well."

Quinn nodded, "I think we can handle that, and if you all don't mind, I know how much Mercedes and Sam liked Sprinkles Cupcakes, so as a gift from Sean and I, we will order a bunch for the party."

Santana scoffed, "Really Q, cupcakes as a gift?"

"Along with my baby shower gift Santana." She said rolling her eyes, "The cupcakes are a bonus."

"Whatever, my gift is so amazing, I don't need a bonus." Santana said proudly.

"Ladies please!" Mary piped in to stop the bickering, "This is not a competition, we know you both have amazing gifts, and Mercedes and Sam will be very appreciative. Now Quinn I think the cupcakes are a great idea, and you can handle that."

They stayed on the call for another hour making all the plans that they could, and when they hung up, everyone was excited about the shower. Maxine looked at Mary with a concerned look on her face;

"Do you think this is going to work? I mean what if they don't want to know by the time the shower rolls around?"

"The great thing about this idea is it's reversible if they don't." Mary said, "If they give us the okay, we have the big reveal ready, and if not, we act as if nothing was planned. We have control of everything, so nothing could go wrong. Just relax Max, this plan is foolproof."

"I hope you're right Mar, because if not, I am throwing you under the bus, quick fast and in a hurry."

Mary laughed, "I know you would girl!"

They laughed and headed out to go join their husbands who were in the den watching some game on television.

A/N: So there you have it! Cedes finally told those heffas off, and I loved writing that! :) Up next, Samcedes don't see eye to eye on some things, and help comes from an unlikely source. Also the Baby Shower! Let me know what you guys think, good, bad, or indifferent.