Come On Lets...
Firstly apologies I realised most songs are on Spotify, but the album is so good I had to post, loving the album
England, UK
Friday
"Oh My God, a weekend all together we haven't had one of these for about 5 years now, I say that but we haven't seen each other for about 4 years I mean in the flesh like this" Blaine said as he threw his coat on Kurt's head in jest
"No restrictions at this mother" Puck shouted looking at Rachel, laughing as she turned an unhealthy shade of pink at the memory
"Okay Puck stop with the comments I was young and actually still a virgin so sue me" she finally replied
"So Santana what is this place?" Artie asked as he went around looking through all the open doors
"I'm told it was some sort of old English castle but it just looks like a frigging dome to me" she told him
"Is there electric?" Puck asked looking for a light switch
"You don't pay as much as we paid for this and not get electric" Santana replied "It's Windsor Castle Puck the oldest castle in the world and we have the top floor exclusively for the weekend enjoy"
"So everyone grab a room and we'll meet up in like an hour when we're freshened up it was a long journey for a weekend, but worth it for our girl" Rachel said
"Someone could have helped us with these damn bags" Sam said as he stood laden with suitcases at the front door "And don't bother to tell me where they go, sort it" he told everyone dropping them all in the middle of the hall
"Sorry" Blaine and Puck said at the same time, while Kurt went off to do anything
"Sorry for me would be first dibs on the room" Sam piped up still pissed
"Okay" Puck said getting a dig from Artie as Sam walked around the circle sitting room, hall, and corridor whatever it was looking in the rooms
"This is ours" he said going into the second door on the left of the front door "Room 2" he read on the door "Guy's really they're all the same" he said as he carried on walking round
Everyone got their bags and went to a room Rachel & Jessie took room 1, Artie & Tina took room 3, Blaine & Kurt took room 4, Puck & Loren took room 5 and Santana & Brittany took room 6, as they packed their things away. Jessie and all the girls excluding Rachel and Santana had gone directly to the theatre to help Mercy prepare for the show later that evening. Jessie, Tina, Brittany and Loren were being nosy on Mercy's set, she was in a production of Glitter at the Savoy in London Central, they had agreed that the others would go to the castle and make ready. This was her last performance so they were taking the weekend to celebrate the shows success, catching up, getting spaced and besides, everyone had their reason for wanting a catch up, so if it had to be England so be it.
There was a cook, cleaner and Butler that came with the castle to serve the guests, Santana had ordered dinner to be served at 5 so they could get ready and make the 45 minute journey to the theatre for the show starting at 8pm. There was an official after party but they had opted to have their own celebrations at the castle and catch up, furthermore it was the weekend of the 12th anniversary since Finn had passed and they just wanted to be together. Quinn was going through a rather nasty divorce, there was no way she could leave Canada right now, she'd got court coming out her ears, Puck, Loren and Kurt had been down supporting her but she'd insisted they turn up for this it was a big thing for Mercy, Finn and she knew everyone's agenda.
At about 4.45 as everyone sat looking at the TV, wondering why everyone was talking American in England the door opened and the others came in bring life to the room "I am so buzzed for tonight" Loren said hugging into Puck
"She is going to smash it seriously" Jessie said excited "It's cosy and do they pack them in but it's amazing" he laughed
"I've said it once and I know I've said it a thousand times but, I'm still super pissed at that guy playing your so called partner" Sam told her making her roll her eyes
He'd seen the show near the beginning of the ten month run, everything just seemed to mount up for them one minute they were in the studio messing about on some tracks and the next thing there was this job offer for Mercy in England and his Album just hit and he was busy in America. They had got together for birthdays and spent a funny Christmas together, where they got just over a day before the actual day and spent most of the actual day on the phone to family, then boxing day they were together again for the whole day and then she was back in England and he was on tour again, promoting his new EP.
"So sweet, hi husband I love you too and it's nice to see you after three months, 6 hours of growling workouts and repetitive lines" Mercy finally said
"Sorry" he said moving towards her as did Artie, Rachel and Puck as they entered the castle apartment for attention
"Food in like 15 babe" Santana announced grabbing Brittany as she came out their room
"I don't know if I can eat anything" Tina said "I'm so excited for Mercy, where's the bedrooms?" she asked
"They're all around the circle except that one" Artie said pointing at the door directly opposite the front door "That's the kitchen and dining area"
"I hung all the hangers up babe but the small stuff well you know me" Sam told Mercy as they walked towards their bedroom, dragging her suitcase from the hotel she'd been staying in
Jessie picked Rachel up and walked towards their bedroom "Energy preservation babe" he laughed
As the couples walked off to their rooms; Blaine and Kurt sat on the sofa amazed at English TV "Let's watch the news that's always in English surely" Puck said sitting down as Kurt flipped the channel
"Dinner is served" they heard from the other end of the room, looking to see their vision of an English man standing with cloth across his arm
The guys left the TV and knocked the doors all the way to the kitchen informing everyone of dinner in their best English accent.
They had a hearty dinner with various starters, vegan options, summer vegetables for main and a plectra of deserts with both red and white wine throughout. When everyone was full they retired to the main room, 30 minutes later Kurt was clapping loudly getting them all up to get ready.
All the ladies were dressed in some variation of white; Brittany had on a tailored white suite. Santana had on a clingy white dress with a full V from neck to Waist back and front. Rachel had a knee length dress on with a round neck and low V on the back. Loren wore a white box suit very clean cut on the neck and way past the knee in length with a jacket to match. Kurt had a white suit on with white shirt and Black high belt. Tina had on a traditional cheongsam long dress in white with decoration around the neck line. Mercy had on a long Satin white dress fitted around the chest and held up by four thick straps hanging on her shoulder and arms exposing skin via slits .
"We look Fantastic" Kurt said as they stood in the living area "Thank you everyone for trusting my judgement and my designers, except for Tina who's outfit I adore" he said
All the men came out in their Black suit, tie and white shirts with polished black shoes and smiles "Wow we are on fire tonight" Blaine said flicking his fingers and going in for a hug from Kurt as did all the others, 5 minutes later they were in the cars and on their way to the theatre.
The show had packed the rafters on day one, and it hadn't diminished even today on it's last day for just under a year, Mercy hadn't banked on it being such a hit she'd been nominated and won awards for her performance, at times it actually seemed like she was being expected to perform as a one man band for the fans. The crew and cast had been her rock throughout and support was part of their DNA, she'd been made to feel at home in almost an all British cast
"We're here" Tina said staring out the window, making everyone look to the right as they drove up to the building
"Small isn't it?" Jessie said "But wait till you get inside" he said walking towards the side door, everyone following him
Once inside they understood, from the outside it looked smaller than the front of a house but, once inside it was a maze of wonderment, the space looked like it could easily house 4 thousand people "Wow" Artie said as they wheeled him in
The show was two and a half hours long in total with a 20 minute comfort break in the middle and twice there was a small break of about two minutes between scenes. Eventually at 12.30 pm, after an hours stop, as they went about meeting the cast, they were ready to go back to the castle for their own celebrations, they jumped in the cars and returned to the castle
"Okay I'm about to party hard because I'm in the mood for a blowout" Puck said as soon as they entered the apartment
"I'm there well we're there if I'm honest shit year for me with Mercy being away all the time and now that's over I'm gonna party hard" he said doing a fist punch in the air, Mercy smiled up at him in agreement
"I just want to party, hard" Jessie said getting a fist punch from Puck as Blaine came out with a tray of shots, Brittany followed him with bottles and rested them on the table in the middle of the room. Kurt, Tina and Loren came out with snacks and sandwiches while Rachel and Santana came out with hot chicken on one tray and vegetable samosas on another
"We are set" Sam said rubbing his hands as the sight of the food
Artie cranked the pod up and they all started singing along to the tunes it played drinking, talking well, shouting and snacking at the same time
"Songs" Rachel shouted, already half cut
"Boys first" Blaine said
An hour and a few drinks later, everyone was hyped up ready for a musical blow out Tina shouted "Remember spin the bottle we played at Rachel's lame party" out and out giggle drunk "shall we…"
"No" everyone shouted
"Guys have you chosen your damn songs?" Santana asked cutting her eye at Tina's near suggestion
"Yeah" Sam announced, as the guys eventually came forward and sung
"Walking The Wire" by Imagine Dragons
Sam: Do you feel the same when I'm away from you?, Do you know the line that I'd walk for you?
Artie: We could turn around or we could give it up, but we'll take what comes, take what comes
Jessie: Oh the storm is raging against us now, if you're afraid of falling then don't look down
Puck: But we took the step oh we took the leap, and we'll take what comes, take what comes
Blaine: Feel the wind in your hair, feel the rush way up here
All: We're walking the wire, love, We're walking the wire, love, we've gotta be higher, up, we're walking the wire, wire, wire
Sam: There's nights we had that just walk away, and there's tears we'll cry but those tears will fade
Artie: It's the price we pay when it comes to love, and we'll take what comes, take what comes
Jessie: Feel the wind in your hair, feel the rush way up here
All: We're walking the wire, love, We're walking the wire, love, we've gotta be higher, up, we're walking the wire, wire, wire
So look out down below, look out down below, look out down below, walking the wire, wire, wire, Sam: So look out down below
Puck: Oh I'll take your hand when thunder roars, and I'll hold you close, I'll stay the course
Blaine: I promise you from up above, that we'll take what comes, take what comes, Love
All: We're walking the wire, love, we're walking the wire, love, we've gotta be higher, up, we're walking the wire, wire, wire
So look out down below, look out down below, look out down below, walking the wire, wire, wire, Sam: So look out down below
We're walking the wire, we're walking the wire, we're walking the wire, wire, wire
"Yeah" the girls clapped as they danced around, everyone surprisingly sober once the music started, finally grabbing hold of their men when the song finished
"Alright, Alright, Alright" Sam held his hands up saying "Last song of the night I hope unless it's pumping through a stereo" he looked at Mercy saying
"We got this" she smiled back at him "Come on ladies lets, stop this show" she giggled as Brittany started the song and they sung their version of
"Little Of Your Love" by HAIM
Loren: Give me just a little of your love,
Santana: You're just another recovering heart, I wasn't even gonna try, you wouldn't even give up time
Brittany: Could be so easy, you make it hard, don't think about love too much, my love is gonna be enough
Tina: You're so close now, and I know now
All (Rachel) (You gotta give me) just a little of your love, (baby, and I'll try)
(You gotta give me) just a little of your love, (baby, and I'll try)
(You gotta give me) just a little of your love, (baby, and I'll try)
You gotta give me just a little of you love, give me just a little of your love
Rachel (Girls): Don't it feel like that night was from a dream (Ooh, ooh, ooh), I've never felt nothing like that
Looking at you, looking right back
Mercy (Girls): You say nothing is ever as good as it seems(Ooh, ooh, ooh) Stop running your mouth like that
'Cause you know I'm gonna give it right back ha
Kurt (Girls): You're so close now (Don't let me down) So don't let me down
All (Santana): (You gotta give me) just a little of your love, (baby, and I'll try)
(You gotta give me) just a little of your love, (baby, and I'll try)
(You gotta give me) just a little of your love, (baby, and I'll try)
You gotta give me just a little of you love, give me just a little of your love
Tina: Oh with a little strength baby, oh I'll never let you down with a little love, a little love, a little love, a little love
All (Loren): Give me just a little of your love, (baby)
Kurt (Girls backing): You gotta give me just a little of your love, baby, you gotta give me just a little of your love, baby
You gotta give me just a little of your love, give me just a little of your love
All (Mercy): Give me just a little of your love (ha) Give me just a little of your love (come on)
Give me just a little of your love (baby) Give me just a little of your love Give me just a little of your love
You gotta give me just a little of your love, (baby) Give me just a little of your love (just a little of your love)
You gotta give me just a little of your love, (baby )Give me just a little of your love (just a little of your love)
All (Mercy, Santana): Give me just a little of your love (ha, ha) Give me just a little of your love (ha, come on) Give me just a little of your love
Give me just a little of your love, give me just a little of your love
All: Give me just a little of your love Give me just a little of your love
Give me just a little of your love, just a little of your love Give me just a little of your love Give me just a little of your love
Give me just a little of your love
hours later everyone was still jumping around singing songs on the pod and having a really good time, the room started moving and they took to playing board games then card games. As night started to leave those that could crawled, slid or got carried to bed and everyone was asleep by early morning
Saturday
"Hey who shook the fucking room?" they heard coming from somewhere outside their rooms, what seemed like seconds after their heads landed on the pillow, the lads went as fast as they could to where the noise was coming from, standing at their room doors looking at Artie in his shorts sitting in his wheelchair using his arms to steady himself to stop from falling out of his chair
"What's up dude?" Sam asked looking at Artie, then at the others in the room "Wow, definitely shaken my room was up there last night" he said rubbing his eyes, looking back at the room number "5" he said rubbing his eyes again
"And my room was down there last night too" Jessie said scratching his arm standing at bedroom 4
"What's up Art" Tina came out of Room 2 going under Pucks arm to get into the main room and turning back to look at Puck
"Wait did you just come out of that room?" Puck asked a sparsely clad Tina
"Well now we have a fucking problem because I came out of that room" Artie said pointing at Room 2 as Sam looked horrified
"Who undressed you?" he asked Artie
"Whoever I slept with in that room last night and I mean slept with" Artie said mortified looking at Tina
"Dude do not shit me" Sam said going back into the Room he was standing outside of to find Rachel in his bed "Rachel" he shouted waking her up
"What? Where's Jessie, what the fuck are you doing in my room Sam?" she asked
"We slept together last night" Sam said, a cry in his voice "Where's Mercy?"
"Where's Jessie?" she asked again pulling the bed clothes up to cover herself "This is room 1 Sam"
"No it isn't it's 5" he cut his eye saying "Where's Mercy he asked again walking around the rooms "Mercy" he shouted again as she came to their room door
"What? Stop shouting" she held her head saying, trying to sit up in bed
"I slept with Rachel last night" he said, Mercy laughed at first then she opened her eyes and looked at him "I slept with Rachel last night" he said again
"I fucking heard you Sam I'm just checking myself, because I'm about to get Diva on your ass, in a real serious way"
"Who did you sleep with?"
"Well you I thought but, you were out doing whatever with Rachel"
"Actually Mercy you slept with me" Artie said looking between Mercy and Sam apologetically "I'd like to be confident that nothing happened but I was too drunk to know for sure" he said as Mercy looked down to see she only had her underwear on
"My God what the fuck happened here" she said getting up and following Sam and Artie into the main room with the sheet wrapped around her
"Well that's Wanky" Santana came out their room with Brittany "What happened here?" she smiled "Lentil finally got her dream" she laughed
"What's with all the noise I thought the party finished" Blaine came out his room saying
"Who's in your bed Dude?" Puck asked him
"Kurt why?" he asked looking around the room
"I woke up with Mercy this morning" Artie smiled
"I woke up with Loren but nothing happened we're sure" Jessie said cutting his eye at Sam
"I woke up with Miss T" Puck smiled
"And nothing happened for them, he was way gone" Loren announced
"Woke up with Rachel" Sam told him "I don't know" he looked at Mercy they both knew drink was never an issue for them they performed regardless and he knew she was thinking the same thing, he was worried.
"Did you fucking touch her" Jessie said coming at Sam asking "Rachel did you sleep with Sam?" he looked at her asking
"Truthfully I don't know hon I'd have to check everywhere" she said looking back in the room at the bed
"Check it" he ordered, she ran off to do just that, coming back about 10 minutes later to say the bed was fine, she was fine and she was confident she hadn't slept with Sam
Mercy dragged Sam into their room and shut the door about a minute later she came out saying "He hasn't strayed" and everyone laughed
"I'm getting too old for this shit" Puck said as Loren walked towards his open arms "I didn't know it before today but I'm still jealous about you and everyone even these guys" he said kissing her forehead
Tina walked across the room and slapped Artie across the face to his astonishment and everyone else's "That's for the Santana of it all" she said before he started laughing too
"I hope you enjoyed your Finn moment and you need to pray I don't decide to have a Lauren moment on your Lima ass" he said kissing her on her nose as she laughing back "It's okay it was a theatrical slap" Artie said as Puck's face changed to anger at the scene
"Very funny" Santana said dragging Brittany back into their room
"So how did we end up like that?" Tina asked looking around the room at the empty bottles and half-filled glasses laying around and smiled
"I remember spin the bottle" Rachel said
"No we did not" Blaine said going into instant flashback
"No you didn't" Kurt assured him
"I think we played strip poker and sort of took it in turns to leave when we got to underwear" Mercy said "Yeah I remember strip poker"
"Yeah I remember something like that" Loren said pointing at Mercy's comment
"Guys I'm sorry, I got to go back to bed I've had a blast, major shock and missed sleeping with my wife while we're in the same place for the first time in ages, I need some hugs, I'll be up for dinner" Sam said kissing Mercy neck and walking backwards with her attached into their bedroom
"Leaf book" Jessie said to Rachel and everyone followed suit
It was about 5.30pm when everyone woke up again and the living room was clean, Kitchen was hot and everyone was clothed.
Puck and Jessie had gone out for some impromptu sightseeing, well to find a shop for some munchies really
Mercy, Rachel, were in the kitchen making heart shaped cookies for everyone
Santana, Brittany, Loren and Tina were on the computer looking at designs for shoes, dresses, coats and hats
Kurt and Blaine were listening to music on the pod through mobile earphones
Artie was cruising around getting memories down on his camcorder
Sam was sitting on the sofa in the corner strumming on his guitar with music sheet in front of him deep in concentration
What are we doing tonight and please don't say getting trashed because honestly last night and this morning was enough for me" Loren asked, everyone looked up and then went back to what they were doing
Five minutes later Puck and Jessie came back laden with goodies for munching as the girls came out of the kitchen with four plates of hot cookies. Mercy looked around for Sam and noticed him deep in thought in the corner so left him alone, she put the cookies on the table, taking five for a smaller plate. She sat in one of the chairs that gave her a clear view of him working. She loved to watch him at work he was so passionate about his music it was sexy, he looked up a couple of times and might have been looking at her but his facial expression didn't change, she smiled for his cuteness. Minutes later she finally decided to go leave her cookie monster his cookies, she grabbed the small plate and put three cookies on for him, taking them over she put them on his chair turning to go back to her spot to Sam watch
"Hey wife" she heard turning with a smile already on her face, to see him smiling "I love you; you know that don't you?"
"I know that do you know I love you more?"
"I do; call me when I've neglected you too much yeah, you know how I am once I have something in my head" he said pulling her in for a kiss
"I love how you are Evans" she said kissing him back and walking away
"Ladies" Loren shouted and pointed to her bedroom, they all went towards her room "Oh and Kurt" she said laughing with him as he came in anyway
Ladies Conversation
"So we are nowhere near where Puck wants us to be or anything but I've made up my mind already and I need ideas on how I can talk him into this real quick. I mentioned it in passing about two weeks ago and he closed it down that quick I had to check if my fingers were still there, I need him to listen because my clock is ticking discuss"
"I don't actually know what you're talking about" Brittany informed her
Loren rolled her eyes "Babies; I want babies, but Puckerman wants to wait for a frigging lottery win or something, which is never going to happen, I keep telling him you never afford a child you're paying all your life but, he's saving"
"Why you going to buy one when you can get them …" Brittany started to say
"Do not come with that bird shit girlfriend you're a fully grown woman now" Mercy said holding her hand up for Brittany to stop
"Satan come on you need to deal with your girl, she can't go through life like that, make her understand" Tina told her "You're supposed to be looking out for her sort it" she said surprising everyone in the room
"Did you just fucking address me?" Santana asked her
"Actually yeah I did, we're all grown" she snapped "Bring on the noughts and crosses for every cut you cut I cut" she hissed
"Play nice ladies, baby talk remember" Kurt said as the voice of reason
"Okay so, you want a baby with Puck but he wants money and, you want to know how to talk him round?" Rachel asked "Girl when you find out let me know I've been treading that particular muddy water for about a year now, I so want my babies"
"Honestly never thought about it, I don't think I'm ready for all that just yet I need more time" Kurt commented
"Girl I don't know what it is with you and this time thing, everything has to take time for you, why not just jump on and see where it takes you?" Loren asked Kurt, he ignored the comment
"She doesn't exist" he said to everyone else, before they smiled at each other
"I want my man no doubt, I need to have his babies, and we have talked about it, but it's not on the cards just yet, too much travelling in our near future and everything" Mercy said
"See that's what I mean while we're busy planning life; life is passing us by, we have what 10 good years for baby making and at 25 we've already lost 5 of those you getting my picture?" Loren asked
"I was thinking 30 was a good age to start" Tina said
"Now for me that's ignorance talking" Kurt said "I'm a guy and even I know that the older you are having children the more complications and ailments the child can develop"
"Don't even start with the scare munger thing" Tina snapped
"I'm not trying to scare anyone just passing on information that I would have thought you all knew" he took a breath "Fertility, Miscarriages, Ectopic pregnancy, Down syndrome, high Blood pressure, Diabetes, Premature …."
"Okay Kurt we get the fucking picture" Tina shouted out while everyone's faces were draining of blood
"So I guess that page is being turned for me" Mercy said "I; I mean we really want children"
"Yea so do we" was echoed around the room
"Let's do what we do best a song that tells them up front we're ready to start our family, see where that takes us we can start the attack as a group give us that lift off and then once we go home it's just a continuation then isn't it and we just make sure in never comes off the agenda until we get what we want" Loren said and everyone agreed except Santana and Brittany
"We're going to start looking at options for us it's a bit different" Brittany said
"I guess that's my conversation piece with Blaine tonight, to start looking I mean" Kurt said almost sad
"I want babies so bad but..." Tina said almost crying at her reality, she'd forgot herself for a second and tried to bring it back "I already have issues with sharing Artie with work and family, he's big on family and I'm not, and now a baby that's going to be there all the time I'm scared" she said looking around the room
"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared of having some tiny person depend on me, not being the centre of Sam's life, having to go on tour and leave my little person with god knows who, relationship breakdown everything but still at the centre of all that I want the experience and adventure of taking another step in our life together"
"I get the selfish thing I really do but I want a child for us both to be protective and selfish about too, and Mercy; Sam could never love anything or anyone as much as he loves you, and I know you know that, we all know that about that lot out there so, let's do this" Rachel said pressing her upper lip against her teeth so hard she looked like she meant it.
"One year plan, pinkie promise!" Loren shouted and everyone put their pinkies in and said promise "Let's get to work then, if a song comes to mind just give the hint and we'll catch up yeah" she confirmed satisfied, as they got up and went back to the main room
Men's Conversation
"I think we've put enough resistance up don't you? I think this might be the talk" Jessie asked, Sam put his guitar down and got closer to the others for the conversation
"I want it to be" Puck smiled "I'm so ready for this"
"So how do we play it?" Blaine asked looking at Sam
"God we've been talking about this for over a year and no one's come with a damn plan?" he asked looking around the room "They must have cottoned on, I mean for us all to meet here for one nights show, they must know we were rallying the troops" he told them "What about a song?"
"They hear us better when we sing" Artie smiled
"Okay, what? quick back to your places" Puck ordered looking at the bedroom door, seconds later the girls came out
The Conversation
"What am I agreeing to?" Puck asked as Loren walked towards him
"Mercy" Sam smiled "I see you just made a decision without me, is that what we do?" he asked as she walked towards him and took one of his still waiting cookies giving him first bite "Now you know the answer already" he said
"What?" she smiled
"First bite you want me to agree to something" her smile got bigger
"Guys" Artie signalled as they went centre room, banging what they could find as Sam and Puck took their guitars in hand
"Yesterday" by Imagine Dragons
Chorus: All
Here's to my future, here's to my yesterday, here's to change, oh, here's to my yesterday
No tomorrow without a yesterday, here's to my future, goodbye to yesterday
Puck: All these years I've been searching, for who I'm supposed to be, all this time I've been wasting, 'cause I was right in front of me
Jessie & Artie: Oh, it's a crooked old tradition, by a masterful magician, but in all this trouble I've met, I haven't got one single regret, no
Chorus: All
Sam: Oh, I'm a hopeless crash collision, 'cause I'm a hostage to my pride, by my own volition, I've been a saint, I've been the truth, I've been the lie
Blaine & Jessie: Oh, it's a crooked old tradition, by a masterful magician, but in all this trouble I've met, I haven't got one single regret, no
Chorus: All
Artie: A new day you can go, you can do, anything you wanna, It's your play, swing low, go high anywhere you wanna
Sam & Puck: You can reach for the moon, anywhere your dreams could take you, go astray, fade away Just leave it to yesterday
Chorus: All
Yesterday
"What are you saying?" Mercy looked at Sam asking
"We're ready yeah? That's what that conversation in there was all about are we right?"
"You played me didn't you?" Loren walked up to Puck saying
"Sorry babe, I want lots of little us'"
"We're having a baby?" Rachel dived into Jessie saying
"We're having a baby" he shook his head saying
Kurt just hugged Blaine, content their battle had at least started, and Santana held a crying Brittany
"I wont be moved not yet anyway" Artie said still hugging Tina, she sat on him while he wheeled her to the couch
"What happened to them hearing us better with song?" Sam asked as he watch them moving
"Thanks" she whispered as they went
"No charge" he said hugging her even more than before
"No really, taking the flack like that for me, thank you"
"You're my wife and our problems are our problems until we're ready to share" he said hugging her in
"Maybe later tonight we can share I don't really like lying to our friends, would you be alright with that?" she asked
"I'm fine with that, whatever you want is fine with me" he said smiling, turning to see everyone watching them
"Something's going on there" Santana piped up "He ain't budging on the baby thing but their all loved up still, what kind of arguing is that or are they on the same side?" she asked with suspicious eyes
"I'm having Fertility Treatment" Tina said before almost crawling under Artie's arm, crying while he hugged her
"We were going to tell you all later, it's been a really difficult 12 months for us in that department" he said still holding her "She's got this thing about feeling like half a woman and well, she looks alright but on the inside" he said touching his head "She's; well we're not doing very well at all"
"I'm so sorry" Rachel said letting go of Jessie to go to them, but Artie put his hand out asking her not to and she just stood feeling the pain for the two of them.
There was a quiet over the room as everyone reflected on what that meant for them, if that might be a possibility for them in their relationship. It was Santana that broke the silence saying "Well my third eye says everything is going to be fine in the Abraham household and you need to mark my words" she said getting up to go uncharacteristically hug Tina ignoring Artie's signals, Tina didn't mind
"Santana's right" Loren said busying herself fluffing cushions "she always is" as an eerie quiet fell over the room again
"Look Artie, Tina, I've not got much sense; as in third eye stuff" Mercy said looking at Santana "But I do know that when your time comes it will come, and if it doesn't, there'll be other options. What I want to make you both focus on now is that you two got together because you love each other with a passion, and that love will see you through everything. I know you believe God only gives us as much as we can bear and he gave you two each other to make life bearable please remember to love each other" she finished hugging into both of them before going back to Sam.
"Mercy's right there are other option, we have no choice we have to look elsewhere" Kurt smiled "And we're obviously prepared to do that but it will be ten times harder for us, so I guess that's one plus" he smiled as Santana pointed between Brittany and her smiling too
"Options" she said
"My theory go at it like rabbits one of those buggers will bite, that's my approach anyway" Puck shouted over making everyone laugh
"My heads still banging, I need to go back to bed" Blaine announced
"We can't come all the way here for the weekend and sleep every damn night" Puck jumped up
"Okay; what are we going to do tonight?" Kurt asked
"I shouldn't bother asking I did about an hour ago and I'm still waiting for an answer" Loren replied
"Let's tour the city by night" Rachel suggested "It's beautiful"
"Yeah get on one of those tour buses and see where we go" Blaine suggested "Get on Google and see where it goes" he suggested as everyone got their phones out to do just that
"Houses of Parliament" Puck said excitedly "We got to see it" he added
"Big Ben or a spin on the London Eye" Jessie suggested
"Come on guys we have to go see Buckingham Palace" Sam said "Maybe have a very late dinner with the Queen?" he asked
"Yeah that shit happens every day" Artie Laughed
"Kensington Palace" Kurt butted in
"Shopping at Knightsbridge, including a visit to Harrods" Quinn suggested too excited for words
"Trust you to see Shopping" Brittany said
"Tower of London is a must" Kurt butted in
"Okay so it's like 7.00pm, everyone get dressed and we'll make an evening of it; which bus?" Santana asked
"If we go for the hop on hop off we can visit what we want and, we could do the River Thames cruise at the end of it all that would be nice" Mercy said as they dispersed to get ready
The night was set they were out for the evening taking in the sights of London and back home for 2am "God we're home later" Artie annouced as they got back to their hotel
"I'd say nightcap but we've already started our baby making regime so we can start as soon as we get back" Jessie laughed
"I guess we could have a night song, get us in the mood" Sam laughed "For when we get home I mean" he quickly added
"Go for it Evan" Blaine shouted as everyone sat waiting for his choice
"Okay, this is for my baby of course" he said grabbing his guitar "Come on guys" he said as he sarted playing, as Puck joined in beating furniture for his beats
"Dancing In The Dark" by Imagine Dragons
Sam: Don't throw my name 'round here like that, you could get us in some trouble, talking that way and, Monday you got me that's a fact
You could get me in some trouble, talking that way and, I don't need nobody
All: If you ever want to join me baby I'll be dancing in the dark, if you ever want to join me baby I'll be dancing in the dark
Puck & Jessie: Dancing in the, Join me, Dancing in the Join me baby, Dancing in the, Join me baby
Sam: Most days I'm keeping to myself, living in my little bubble, throwing my weight and moving my body through the sea
You could come join me, moving like the weekend, I don't need nobody
All: If you ever want to join me baby I'll be dancing in the dark, if you ever want to join me baby I'll be dancing in the dark
Artie & Blaine: Dancing in the, Join me, Dancing in the, Join me baby, Dancing in the, Join me baby, Dancing in the, Join me baby
All: If you ever want to join me baby I'll be dancing in the dark, Dancing in the, Join me baby, If you ever want to join me baby
I'll be dancing in the dark, Dancing in the
"Sexy" Santana told them as everyoe was taking on board the body rolling going on
"Goodnight" Mercy said dragging Sam of to go dance in the dark, getting only 3 hours sleep before it was time for everyone to get up and get to the airport
Sunday
So they got to the airport checked in and got their breakfast "Remember the promsie we made here in London England" Sam said "Babies" he looked at Mercy saying "Actually, we cheated, we 've started baby making already, so our first might have the keys to the city" he laughed "We might name our first London for the memory" everyone lauging at his suggestion
"We're serious" Mercy added
"It's time to go for us" Jessie said picking his bags up
"Hell let's all go together I hate long goodbyes" Artie announced as they all hugged, said bye to England and walked to and then through check in
"Bye London England" Sam said as he turned and waved to England "Leaving on a jet plane don't know when I'll be back again" he sang over and over again until guys joined in, making the girls belly laugh
"Come on guys stop it, you're not going to save the world" Loren said still laughing
"It's not freaking Armageddon" Mercy said through her laugh, the guys stopped singing to watch the girls all creasing up on the floor, chairs and walls, smiling
"Not Armageddon" Sam said "But we are going to populate the world, baby making chores here we come" he shouted down the length of the airport as everyone walked away and left him standing there
"Mercy you better go and claim your man, putting everyone's business out there like that" Kurt said smiling
"I'll claim him, yes he belongs to me and, yes we are going home back to America to make our beautiful babies just like all these other fools running away from us" Mercy said laughing as Sam hugged and kissed her "We don't know these people anyway" she said when he let her up for air
New Jersey
12 Months Later – Thursday
Well the plan had gone well for Loren and Puck, Loren had got pregnant almost immeditely, he'd done what it said on the wrapper and just gone at it like rabbits until one day when he walked in from work she was sat with a stick in front of her crying with joy
"Are we?" he screeched
"Yeah" she sobbed
"Loren" he screamed "Are we?" he asked watching her shaking her head telling him yes "Shit" he said taking up his briefcase to get back to work
"Where are you going?"
"We need to be making some serious money now" he said grabbing the door
"Don't you dare" she looked at him saying, he thought about it and went back to hug her, 9 months later Baby Noah Junior was born, now 3 months old with brown hair and brown eyes looking like his Dad in every way, hence the name
Rachel and Jessie had to find a gap, they played at that for a few weeks before the call from Santana telling them she'd had one of her insighted and they needed to take things more serious, they buckled down and a month later the good news came
"Rach" Jessie called down the phone "I came home to this damn stick on the sink, what does it mean?"
"It means we're pregnant Jess, but I couldn't wait till tomorrow to tell you"
"Seriously?"
"As serious as two strips get"
"Come home now, I mean it Rach, come home now, fuck the show"
"Jess..."
"Now Rach" he said putting the phone down
She went home that night, the next day Jess was making changes to their schedules and life almost changed overnight, eight and a half months later Rashel was born now 2 months old, she defintiely had Rachel's lungs but everything else was a female version of Jessie
Brittany and Santana almost signed up on Monday and by Friday they were in the office looking at their prospective son, there were a lot of babies needing homes and they had one to offer, they fell in love with Kaine's mammogram almost immediately and almost begged for him to be the one. Eight months later they were sitting in the office again, having gone through all the panels you can imagine, waiting for 5 month old Kaine to be brought to them, he was the blondest little boy you ever would have seen with big blue eyes the reddest lips, everyone had to laugh at Brittany being half right with her damn baby theory, he did get dropped off.
Blaine and Kurt had gone thorugh the same process just a bit later and they had about four weeks left before their bundle of joy Macy would be signed over to them, she has dark curling hair, brown eyes and the biggest smile, she'd captured their hearts months ago, but they had to wait that cooling period for the mother before they could go ahead with any legal stuff , hence the delay, she was just 10 months old now so she'd be maybe 11 months by the time she was theirs
Sam and Mercy were heavily pregnant with their daughter Sianne, due next month, Mercy had been in the studio that afternoon back some eight months ago, when she felt dizzy, she called Sam to tell him but he was busy. She'd been running from studio to studio trying to get her film promoted and get her album out the way, while they were religously trying to start their family, it was all a bit much but she wanted all three. She tried him a few more times before she decided she'd wait until he came to pick her up.
When he finally did get there, he was moaning about something that had gone wrong in his work world, way over her head stuff and that he might need to get away for a week to sort out his business, he hated having to do that on the fly and she knew stright away he wasn't in the right mood. They got home and she got their meal ready while he sat letting off steam about his situation "I'm just popping to the bathroom" she told him leaving him to eat till she got back
"As I was saying" he looked at her saying as she sat down opposite him
"Yeah" she looked up at him saying "I think you need a distraction" she said holding the stick out to him across the table
"What?" he asked looking between her and it "What?" he looked at the stick his face flashing red "Are you?"
"I couldn't get a word in" she smiled "Are you listening now?"
"God yes babe" he smiled getting up to pick her up off the chair into his arms "You know we both stop now right?"
"Just another month and that's it"
"One month promise?"
"Promise" she smiled
There had been a lot of crying for Arite and Tina over the first three months, lots of tests, it seemed like there was a reslut every week at one point and evenings and weekends were filled with calls of condolence or support to carry on. Then one day, just after Sam had shouted telling them to fuck everything and just be themselves together, getting cussed for doing it from everyone, a call came to say she was pregnant.
The pregnancy had been peppered with problems which saw her spending the last 4 months in bed, it was her deliveery weekend and everyone had at some point promised to be there, everyone was concerned about the journey with young babies and heavily pregnant Moms, but they'd promised and Baby Abrahams was miracle.
Artie & Tina's House
"Hi Guys" Artie opened the door saying "I've given you guys the downstairs room" he smiled at Sam saying as he manouvered Mercy into the house "Sorry for any problems we've caused"
"Don't Artie, you'd do the same for us, you need your family around" Sam replied hugging him "How are you anyway?"
"Fine, we'll catch up once you've settled in"
minutes later they were back in the main room saying hello to everyone else and getting settled into the couch so Sam could rub her back "Sorry about the feet Dude I got to get in there" he told Artie as he took his shoes off to put his feet up for Mercy to sit between his legs "Where are all the babies?" he looked around asking
"Seems we have a collective nap time" Rachel laughed
"Tina?" Sam asked
"She's fine, she's expecting us later this afternoon, babies too" Artie smiled
"Must be tits for her not being able to get around for 4 months?" Puck asked
"It really is" Artie frowned
"We're gonna make some noise when we get there yeah?" Jessie asked
"If by noise you mean sing that'll be fine" Artie laughed
"It would have to be sing the babies will be there" Santana reminded him
"Of course sing, what else do we do?" Jessie laughed
"Is that my baby?" Brittany jumped up saying, the cry becoming louder over the monitor
"Oh that's my baby" Rachel jumped up saying as Santana, Brittany and Loren followed her out, Mercy looked at Sam smiling
"I know" he said smiling back "So when does your bundle arrive Blaine?"
"About 3 weeks or so we can't wait" he beamed pullig Kurt closer to him "Just to be able to run around like that" he said nodding to where the others had just gone
"Yeah we were thinking the same thing" he laughed back
"Seriously, night feeds, stinky nappies, vomit, crying, you can't wait?" Puck asked
"God, then there's no sex for an eternity, hormones still raging, tired crying" Jessie added
"Oh we just got over the no sex thing, back on track" Puck smiled "But everything else, then she loves me but runs to mini me so fast, well you just saw it"
"You alright babe" Sam looked at a fidgeting Mercy asking
"Yeah I'm fine" she smiled back at him, he started rubbing her back again
"Stop it you're scaring my wife" Sam shouted across the room "Artie, you looking forward to all this?"
"Very much, Deny's very long awaited" he smiled "I just hope their both alright with all these damn complications and I know T's going to want more but seriously, I think this is it for us"
"Leave it all to God Artie" Mercy smiled at him saying
The girls walked in shortly after with three every satisfied babies, gurgling and looking around, Mercy got up to look of course as Sam and her turned into babies themsleves for a while, Blaine and Kurt finally got a look in and everyone cuddled till their hearts content "It's time to go see Tina" Artie announced as everyone made ready to leave the house
Hospital
"Hi" Tina said as everyobne walked in, tears down her face although Artie had been in minutes before preparing her for the visit
"Hi" they said back nearly everyone in tears for the, stress their sister had been through to have her baby
"Miracle" Santana put her hand on Tina's baby bump saying
"Definitely" Tina laughed "That third eye of your is spot on"
"I told you didn't I?" Loren smiled
"I have news" Tina smiled "I wanted you all to be here to hear this Artie doesn't even know" she looked at him saying "They're taking the baby out in about an hour" she announced as everyone cheered
"Are you alright babe" Sam asked Mercy as she sat back down on the comfy chair at the side of Tina's bed
"Yeah, it's just a bit heavy" she said holding her bump
"Excuse me" Kurt said as his phone rang, he showed Blaine the familiar number as they left the room
"Mrs Abrahams it's time" the Midwife came in saying, as everyone filed out the room
"God this is it" Artie looked at his friends saying scared in his eyes
"Only you guys can do this bit Dude" Jessie shook his shoulder saying, smiling at Tina
"Good Luck" Mercy smiled taking time to get out the chair
"Are you alright babe" Sam asked her again concerned now for how many times he'd said that today, she didn't look well
"I'm just thinking this will be me soon it's a bit ... you know" she replied smiling for a second as she spoke
"Absoultely daunting" he shook his head saying "I know babe" he said helping her up
"This is where alll that damn dancing in the dark got us" she laughed as they left the room
Four hours later and the girls took the babies home, except for Mercy and Santana who stayed waiting for news, another 4 hours and they were hearing screams coming from her room, it was hard to make out if it was Artie or Tina and about 20 minutes later there was a big shout and then a baby crying, Mercy and Santana were in tears. An hour later they were introduced to baby Deny with a beautiful black head of hair and dark brown Tina eyes, Artie looked like his heart had failed several times and Tina was smiling now. A while later everyone went back to Artie's leaving him and Tina to form their new family.
Friday
It hadn't been 6 hours later when Sam sent the message that Mercy had gone into premiture labour and they were making their way back to hospital, everyone was past tired, with travel, babies, Tina's waiting, even he was cursing the fact that the baby had chosen a day when they were both at their worst "I knew something was wrong when I kept seeing you shuffling around" he lifted her onto the hosptial bed saying
"Please Sam could we not" she said pain in her voice
"We won't babe, I'm here for whatever you need me for" he said doing their breathing and calming exercises, he'd learned, Sianne was born less than three hours later, her light brown curly hair complementing her green eyes, she looked like her Dad, she went to ICU for a few hours, due to being early, but everything was fine and three hours later she was being dressed for her debut appearance. They finally talked the nurses into putting the two of them in the same room, just before the visitors arrived, baby bags packed like nobody had the intention of going home or maybe even leaving from the hospital directly to their own homes
"We did it within a year" Loren smiled
"Not quite" Tina said looking at Blaine
"Yeah we did actually" he smiled "We go the call yesterday so on Monday we collect Macy at 10am
"We're officially a family" Kurt said his face definitely happy
"Girls" Mercy shouted "You so understated on the damn pain thing" she said hitting Sam in the chest as she spoke
"I'll maake it up to you" he kissed her saying as he went back to stare at their daughter
"I feel a song coming on" Artie said turning his pod up, when he found the song, all the guys started their music apps Sam started the singing
"I'll Make It Up To You" by Imagine Dragons
Sam: Took your heart, took your hand, promise you all that I have, Hoping that you understand, I'm far from a perfect man
Artie: 'Cause honey it's been a hard year, It seemed like we're going nowhere, you're crying inside your bedroom, baby I know it's not fair
Jessie & Puck: Lay with me, for one more night, I promise you, I'll make it right
Chorus - All guys: I'll make it up to you (you, you), every night I'll make it up to you (you, you), every night I'll make it up to you
Jessie: I know you don't understand the vices that follow a man and in your eyes I can see the places that you'd rather be
Puck: 'Cause honey it's been a hard year it seemed like we're going nowhere you're crying inside your bedroom baby I know it's not fair
Chorus: All guys
Sam: In our darkest hour, in the dead of the night I'll make it up to you your hands in mine I'll make it up to you
Artie: Promises are nothing more than fleeting thoughts but you, Guys: you are my lifeblood
Chorus: All guys
Sunday
"Well" Puck said "it's that time again"
"You sound like a damn dreamgirl" Santana laughed
"But it is that time again, and with the families now it might be a while till we get together again" Rachel said sadly
"You never know, we might all want to go back there agian in a few years time, we'll need another weekend" Mercy laughed
"Girl you ain't even anywhere near that thought yet" Loren laughed
"And our family's complete tomorrow" Sam added looking at Blaine
"We'll do a bulk Christening" Brittany suggested
"Should we have another song for the road?" Kurt asked
"Get me some of that white chocolate going on up in here" Mercy said giving Sam a look she knew he could do nothing about, making his smile, he'd get her back for that
"What about some" he said out loud "chocolate" he whispered in her ear "Thunder" he suggested to everyone, making her laugh out loud
"What?" Loren asked looking at Mercy
"Nothing" she shook her head saying still laughing making Sam smile
"Come on guys, one for the memories of yesteryear" Blaine laughed "Thunder it is"
"Thunder" by Imagine Dragons
Puck: Just a young gun with a quick fuse, I was uptight, wanna let loose
Sam: I was dreaming of bigger things, and wanna leave my own life behind
Artie: Not a yes sir, not a follower, fit the box, fit the mould, have a seat in the foyer, take a number
Jessie: I was lightning before the thunder
Chorus All: Thunder, thunder thunder, thun - thunder thun - thun - thunder, thunder, thunder thunder, thun - thunder thun – thun - thunder, thunder, thunder, feel the thunder, Lightning and the thunder, thunder, feel the thunder Lightning and the thunder, thunder
Sam: Kids were laughing in my classes while I was scheming for the masses
Kurt: Who do you think you are? dreaming 'bout being a big star
Blaine: They say you're basic, they say you're easy, you're always riding in the back seat
All: Now I'm smiling from the stage while you were clapping in the nose bleeds
Chorus All:
Thunder, feel the thunder, Lightning and the thunder, thunder Thunder, feel the thunder Lightning and the thunder, thunder
Thunder, feel the thunder (Never give up, never give up, never give up) Lightning and the thunder, thunder Thunder, feel the thunder (Never give up, never give up, never give up) Lightning and the thunder, thunder
Chorus All:
"Thanks guys" The Mom's sat nursing babies saying
"Time to go" Jessie said picking bags up as everyone hugged everyone, and kissed babies before leaving
"Till the next weekend" Kurt shouted as they drove off
"To the next baby" Sam looked at Mercy saying
"You got that right" she laughed "Not too far away I hope?"
"I guess we'll start again in eight weeks?" he asked looking down at little Sianne
"Eight weeks" she agreed
Nine Weeks Later
'Rachel's doing her last show at Theatre Royal in Sydney, Australia, what do you say to a family week?' Tina sent out
'Yeah we need to talk' Loren wrote back
'Australia's a nice name' Mercy wrote with a smiling face
'I think Sydney' Sam wrote in reply
'We'll take Royal' Artie wrote
'Guys!' Kurt wrote
'We wanted Sydney' Blaine sent
'We Wanted Australia' Santana wrote
'Have it, we'll take dancing in the dark' Sam replied
'Stop you got me body rolling' Brittany wrote with a laughing face
'Hotel booked' Puck wrote
'We'll see you guys when you get here' Rachel wrote with laughing faces
The End