Note: Thank you so much for all of the great feedback! I am glad that everyone is enjoying the story and I enjoy writing it. Feel free to continue making suggestions of things you'd like to see. I usually don't even know what I am going to write before hand. I just let the story take me wherever it goes. We all need something to help us get through the agony that the show is giving us! I hope they won't let us down, but for now, we just have to use our imaginations. Enjoy chapter 6!
It was a snowy afternoon when Sue and Sean began the 42 minute drive to Orson. Sean had offered to drive since he had a more reliable car. During the drive, the new couple discussed how they would tell the news to their families. They weren't overly worried since everyone already knew each other, but you never know what will happen when it comes to family. Sean pulled his car into Sue's driveway.
"If you don't mind, I should probably go see my parents for a bit. I did kind of abandon my mom in my apartment last night." Sean worried what is mom would think about him disappearing with Sue, but hoped she wouldn't be too upset with him.
"That's fine, I'll see you for dinner then?" Sue reached for Sean's hand and linked her fingers with his. Sean leaned his head back against the headrest and exhaled loudly while admiring his new girlfriend.
"It's a date." He said, and he pulled her hand toward his lips and gently kissed it. When their eyes met, he leaned down to kiss her softly on the lips, lingering slightly. Sue opened the door and carefully stepped out onto the slippery driveway that had not yet been touched with a shovel. She gave Sean one last wave as she walked through the snow to the front porch. When she reached for her keys and put them in the lock, Sean began to pull out of the driveway and make his way to his parents house. Sue stepped into the house and stomped her feet by the front door to get the snow off her boots before slipping them off.
Mike and Frankie were sitting on the couch binge watching Outlander. Brick was sitting at the kitchen table, reading a book as usual. Sue walked into the living room and plopped down on the couch next to her mom.
"Hey, Sue!" Frankie said cheerfully as she patted Sue's knee. "Thanks for coming, I just thought it would be nice to have dinner together tonight since we didn't get to spend New Year's Day together. "How is...everything?" Frankie asked cautiously. She secretly already knew about their new relationship and was a little upset that she had to hear the news from Nancy Donahue. Nancy had come over to their house the previous night with her pan of lasagna she took to Sean's apartment, before he disappeared with Sue.
"Everything is great!" Sue said excitedly. She wanted to tell them the details right then and there, but instead she talked about how Lexie had come back from her vacation with her rich parents.
"They just always have to rub their vacations in everyone's noses." Mike snubbed as he flipped the channel to a sports channel.
Axl came into the room when he heard the game on TV. "Finally watching something good. Hey, dork." Axl playfully elbowed his sister and he squeezed onto the couch. "Why aren't we eating yet? I'm starving." He remarked.
"I'm making dinner." Frankie told him, even though she wasn't making dinner. In the heck house, making dinner usually meant going though the nearest drive thru or ordering a pizza with coupons that had come in the mail. In this case, it was the latter.
"Actually..." Sue began, hesitating. "I invited Sean to come over for dinner...if that's okay." Axl had a small smirk on his face. He already assumed that Sean and Sue were together since he basically delivered Sean to her door. Mike didn't think anything of it, since Sean had been over at their house countless times as Axl's best friend.
"Sure, honey...that's fine." Frankie said. "So um...is there anything you want to -" There was a sharp knock on the door. Mike got up to answer it, assuming it was the pizza, which it was. A few minutes later, Sean arrived and Sue let him in.
"Hey Mr. and Mrs. Heck!" Sean greeted them with his usual overexcited tone and a handshake. "Hey Ax-man!" He told his best friend as they shared a high five. "Brickster! What's happening?" He shouted to the youngest brother. Brick held up a finger at first as he finished reading his current sentence in the book before lifting up his head to say hi. "Miss. Q." Sean pointed and winked at Sue with a smile. Everyone gathered around the kitchen table and piled slices of bargain pizza onto mismatched plates. Mike scolded Brick to put his book away and he did with a sigh. Axl was only half paying attention to the small talk that was happening over dinner. The rest of his attention was focused on texting with his girlfriend, Lexie. Sean and Sue eyed each other cautiously from opposite sides of the table, waiting for the right moment to share their news.
"So, Sean." Frankie began to try and pry the information out of the guest. "How was the rest of your New Year's Eve after you rushed out of the party?" Sean looked around nervously and Axl raised his head, interested. Sean took one last deep breath before speaking up.
"Actually...it was great." He looked at Sue for a moment, she was smiling at him. "I went to see Sue when she went back to her apartment and..."
Axl received a text from Lexie. Did you know that Sean spent the night here? This came after they had been texting back and forth for a while about the two of them dating. Axl dropped his phone on the table and pointed an accusing finger at Sean.
"You hooked up with my sister?" Axl shouted and stood up. Mike was finally paying attention and a look of rage appeared on his face.
"You WHAT?" Mike stood up and glared down at Sean who was still sitting. Frankie's mouth fell open. Brick let out a nervous "whoop!"
"I...I...Mr. Heck." Sean stammered. Sue began to panic.
"I'll kill him." Mike muttered to Frankie.
"Mike!" Frankie yelled and tugged on his arm. Brick "whooped" again.
"Mr. Heck I..." Sean stammered again.
Sue stood up finally and yelled "Stop!." Everyone stared at her.
"Sean and I are dating!" She blurted out in a hurry. This didn't make Mike calm down.
"And no we didn't...hook up...Axl." She retorted. Mike didn't seem as angry then and he reluctantly sat down after Frankie pleaded quietly.
"Then why did he spend the night?" Axl shouted. Mike stood up again and breathed heavily.
"We just fell asleep...watching a movie." Sean lied. He wasn't the type to lie which caused Sue to raise a curious eyebrow. "Nothing happened." He continued.
"I don't like this, Frankie." Mike said to his wife.
"Just settle down." She pleaded.
"It's true, Dad." Sue said, defending her nervous boyfriend. Axl had already lost interest in the conversation and went back to texting.
"Mr. Heck...sir." Sean said nervously. "I promise that I'll never do anything to hurt your daughter. I'll always have the utmost respect for her, and for you, sir." He said, holding out his hand reluctantly for a handshake. Even though he was nervous, his words were sincere. Mike sighed and shook his hand. "You better." He said. Everyone had taken their seats once again and quietly finished eating dinner. As the time passed, the tension lessened. A game was playing on TV and then men sat on the couch watching it. Frankie and Sue chatted in the kitchen about the new relationship. Sue apologized for not telling her right away, but Frankie wasn't upset anymore. As the evening came to an end, Sue and Sean got their coats on to head back through the snow to campus. Frankie hugged her daughter and she hugged Sean as well. Mike nodded silently at Sean and said goodbye to his daughter. The couple stepped out of the door and closed it behind them.
"That went...well." Sean said, sarcastically and took Sue's hand. She laughed. She was glad that the news was out but hoped it would have gone more smoothly. Her father was never too happy about any of her boyfriends, but she knew that he liked and respected Sean. It would just take time for him to adjust. Suddenly the door swung open as they were about to leave. Axl appeared and he stepped out of the house. He grabbed Sean by the shoulder and turned him around to face him. Sean took a step back in surprise. Axl pointed his finger in Sean's face and glared at him.
"Don't even think about hurting my sister." Axl said in a threatening tone. Sean didn't have a reply as he was still slightly in shock. Sue's mouth hung open. Even though she was closer to her brother than she used to be, it was still surprising to her that he actually cared this much. Axl stepped back into the house and slammed the door shut without saying another word. Sean and Sue shared a look before holding hands once again and walking across the street to retrieve Sean's car. Sean started the car and turned on the heat to get rid of the chill in the air. Sean sat back for a moment, deep in thought.
"Is everything okay?" Sue asked quietly. Sean turned to look at her and smiled.
"I know it's kind of soon...but do you think you'd want to go somewhere with me...like for the weekend? I think it would be nice to just get away from everyone for a while." Sean wasn't sure how Sue would respond, especially after how the evening had gone. Sue had a surprised look on her face but did not seem uncomfortable. A smile came across her face, removing the nervousness that Sean felt.
"That sounds great." Sue finally replied.
"Great! I already have a place in mind." Sue was curious but didn't ask any questions since she knew he liked to surprise her. Sean leaned over to give her a kiss before starting their drive back to campus.
