After staying home with Jessie for a few days, Sara knew she had to go back and start doing shows again. She was only in Waitress for a limited amount of time, so she couldn't let her fans down. Sara didn't want to leave Jessie alone with the twins and Milo, but she knew she had to. Early in the morning, Sara got up and showered, getting herself ready for the long day ahead. Through the baby monitor, Sara heard Jessie talking to the wide awake babies in the nursery. Sara couldn't help but smile. Everything in their lives was perfect, there was nothing either of them would change. As Sara tied her shoes, Jessie came into their bedroom, holding Noah.
"Where are you going so dressed up? I thought we were just gonna stay in sweatpants all day long." Sara walked over to Jessie and took Noah out of her hands. Sara rocked Noah softly as she walked into the nursery with Jessie following her.
"Jess, you know I don't want to do this, but I can't miss any more shows," Sara kissed the top of Noah's head and laid him down in his crib. She picked up Carole and held her.
"I don't know if I can handle the twins with Milo, he's still a little puppy. I won't be able to take him outside to go to the bathroom or give him any attention unless the twins are napping." Drew had dropped Milo the day before so he could get used to being around the babies.
"If you really can't handle it, call Drew. His last show was yesterday, so he's free and will most likely watch Milo for us. Maybe he'd even come over here and help you." Jessie nodded and got in the shower. After the shower, she got dressed and grabbed her phone to call Drew. After a few rings, he answered.
"Hey, Jess, what's up? How're the twins? How's Milo?" Drew spoke quickly, causing Jessie to laugh.
"They're good, the puppy is good, but I need a favor."
"Sure, how can I help?"
"It's Sara's opening night tonight, as much as I'd love to be there, I can't because of the babies. So that means, I'd be home alone, with two babies and a puppy. I don't know if I can handle that. Is there any way you could either watch Milo at your place until Sara comes back or even come over here and help?"
"Totally! I'll be right over, is there anything you need me to pick up?" Sara heard his question from standing close to Jessie and yelled into the phone,
"Yeah! Some Johnson's head to toe baby cleansing cloths," Sara smirked at Jessie, causing her to slap Sara on the side. Drew was utterly confused on the other side of the phone. He had no idea what they were talking about.
"Uh, sure, I'll pick some of those up. See you soon." Drew hung up the phone and headed to the store. He bought some of the cleansing cloths as well as some normal baby wipes, forgetting what they had asked for. Drew drove to their apartment and knocked on the door.
"Noah! Carole! It's your favorite uncle!" Drew shouted as Sara opened the door. She lightly slapped him on the side of his head to shut him up.
"Ow! What was that for?" Drew put his hand on the side that Sara hit.
"They're taking a nap stupid!" Drew put his hands up in defense and went into the kitchen. He looked through all of their cabinets and fridge looking for something to eat.
"Y'all don't have any food in this house, what am I supposed to do to entertain myself if I can't eat?" Sara laughed,
"Well, Jess is gonna be here the whole time. You can talk to her, take care of the twins, or play with little Milo." Drew nodded and hugged Sara goodbye. She turned to walk out the door but stopped at the sound of Jessie's voice.
"Hey, what about me?" Jessie pouted and leaned against the wall. Sara smiled and walked over to Jessie. She pushed her against the wall and kissed her passionately.
"Better?" Jessie nodded and gave Sara a hug.
"Good luck tonight, I'll be cheering you on from the couch." Sara laughed and kissed Jessie one more time before walking out the door. Jessie didn't move or say anything until she knew Sara was far enough away that she couldn't hear. She smiled and walked over to Drew.
"Okay, here's the deal. The twins are napping right now and should stay asleep for around an hour," She opened the freezer and pointed at little bags that were in there, "That's what they eat, yes it's breastmilk, don't get freaked out by it. When they wake up they're gonna be hungry, so take two of these and run it under hot water until it's thawed and a little warm. Everything you need is in the nursery, I'll show you." Jessie started walking towards the nursery, but Drew wasn't following her.
"Wait, what? I thought you were gonna be here the whole time?" Jessie laughed,
"And miss Sara's opening night? No way, I'm surprising her by going." Drew was still very confused.
"If you can't handle two babies and a puppy, how am I supposed to?"
"A few weeks ago, I asked Abby to miss the show tonight and come watch the twins." Jessie picked up her phone and called Abby, letting her know it was time to come over.
"Okay, now follow me, but be as quiet as you possibly can, the twins are sleeping." Jessie led Drew down the hall into the nursery. She showed him where all the diapers and wipes were, how a diaper works, where the extra changes of clothes are in case of a poop explosion. As Jessie showed him where everything he would need is, Abby walked in the front door.
"Is anyone here?" Abby yelled while taking off her coat. Jessie ran out into the front room and slid on the floor in her socks.
"Shhh! Noah and Carole are sleeping!" Abby put her hands up in defense, the same thing Drew did. Jessie noticed how similar they were as Abby went straight to the fridge.
"Okay, I just show Drew where everything was. Drew, do you think you can show Abby everything, or should I?" Drew shook his head as he played with Milo.
"I can show her the ropes, don't worry Jessie, we can handle it." Jessie smiled and grabbed her purse. She opened the door and turned back around to look at Drew and Abby.
"Don't worry Jess, everything is going to be fine. Go surprise your girl." Abby reassured her. Jessie smiled once and closed the door behind her. She walked out of the apartment building and glanced down at her phone. She immediately called Drew,
"Is everything okay? Are they still sleeping? You know what, I'm coming back home. I'm not ready to leave them yet."
"I'm blocking your number until the shows over, bye Jessie." Drew hung up the phone and looked at Abby. He had never really gotten to know her. They had met a few times before at performances and parties, but they weren't too close. He never really looked at her, but now he was. His eyes roamed her entire body, being careful not to stare for too long. After staring for a while, Abby cleared her throat to get his attention.
"Drew? Are you okay? You've been staring at me for a while." He laughed awkwardly and shifted in his seat.
"Yeah, I'm okay. So, what's it like being Carole King?" They made awkward small talk for a while until they finally became comfortable with each other. Soon, they couldn't stop laughing. Abby had moved closer to Drew and he started staring at her again. He couldn't help it, to him, she was so beautiful. Drew smiled at her, causing Abby to blush and look down.
"Hey, You're taking away my view when you do that!" Abby blushed even more and covered her face with her hands. Drew slowly moved her hands away from her face. The entire world seemed to slow down as he leaned in. He put his hands on her cheeks as they softly kissed. When they both pulled away, Abby jumped off the couch.
"Is this okay? You're one of Jessie's best friends and I'm her sister. Are we allowed to do this?" Drew looked at Abby, thinking about the consequences of their actions.
"Honestly, I don't think we're doing anything wrong. I didn't date your sister, so I think we're allowed to do anything we want. That is unless you don't want to." Before Abby could open her mouth to reply, the sound of a baby crying echoed through the baby monitor.
"I got it," Drew got up off the couch and walked down the hall into the nursery. He stood next to Noah's crib and gently picked him up. "Shhh, it's okay. Are you hungry, little guy? Did you make a stinky?" Drew lifted Noah up so his diaper was level with his nose. He caught a whiff of what was inside the diaper and pushed Noah away. "That's one stinky poo, oh god." Drew laid Noah down on the changing table and took off his onesie. His diaper had exploded, there was poop everywhere.
"ABBY, GET YOUR BUTT IN HERE AND HELP ME!" Drew yelled with his nose plugged. Abby ran down the hallway, thinking there was an emergency. She stood in the doorway and laughed at Drew.
"Drew! Use the bathroom in the hallway next time!"
"Ha ha, very funny. Now grab me some wipes." Abby stayed as far away from the changing table as possible, but still close enough to reach Drew. She handed him wipe after wipe until finally, Noah was completely clean.
"Can you hand me a diaper?" Drew asked, putting the used wipes in the dirty diaper container. Abby looked around the room, trying to find the diapers.
"Uh, where do they keep them? Jessie gave you the tour." They started looking in every drawer and basket in the nursery.
"I swear if this is gonna be like that one Full House episode where they use a trash bag," Drew said as he opened a drawer.
"You watch Full House?" Abby looked up at him, smiling.
"Of course, it's a great show." She stepped closer to him.
"Only one of the best," She said softly as they leaned in. Right before their lips touched, Abby shook her head and stepped back. "Not the time, we need to find the diapers." They finally found one and put it on Noah. Drew and Abby sat on the nursery floor and played with Noah for a while.
Jessie had finally made it to the theater, she was almost too late. It was 7:48 PM, there was less than 12 minutes until Sara went on stage. She found her seat in the orchestra and sat down. It wasn't front row, but it also wasn't the far back. Jessie tried her hardest to hide from all the Waitress fans, she had her hat on and covered her face until the phone song started. She would have killed to be backstage right now, kissing Sara right before the show started, but she liked the thought of surprising Sara. The curtain went up and everyone cheered. Jessie sat up in her seat, trying to get the best possible view of her fiance killing it up on stage. Watching Sara up on the stage made Jessie remember all of the opening night feelings. She almost started crying, seeing all of her old cast members plus the new ones, she was starting to miss Waitress. When the first act ended, Jessie went backstage. She couldn't wait any longer to surprise Sara. A few cast members gasped when they saw Jessie backstage. She put her finger up to her mouth, telling them to be quiet. Jessie walked over to Charity and whispered into her ear,
"Can you tell Sara to come out here? Tell her something to get her out of her dressing room." Charity nodded as Jessie hid behind one of the props. Charity knocked on Sara's dressing room door and waited for her to answer.
"Hey girly, is it already time to go back on stage?" Charity laughed and shook her head.
"No no, but there's something I want to show you." Charity grabbed Sara's hand and led her over to where Jessie was hiding. The cast members who knew Jessie was there were smiling like complete idiots. Sara was super confused,
"What's going on guys?" Charity put her hands over Sara's eyes as Jessie came out from where she was hiding. Jessie realized she forgot flowers for Sara and mentally facepalmed. Sara moved Charity's hands away from her face.
"Why did you cov- oh my god Jess, you're here," Sara ran over to Jessie and hugged her tightly, spinning her around. The world seemed to slow down as Sara set Jessie back down on Earth and kissed her passionately.
"I would have brought you flowers, but I forgot because I was too excited to surprise you."
"I don't need flowers, you're here and that's all I could ever ask for. Where's Noah and Carole?"
"Drew's at our place with them and Abby is there too."
"Two minutes till places!" yelled the one stage manager. Sara kissed Jessie once more before heading to her mark.
Jessie watched the second act from backstage. She cheered the loudest after every song and even screamed, "that's my fiance!" a few times. After the show was over, Sara and Jessie started walking back to their apartment. Back at their apartment, Drew and Abby were putting the twins to sleep for the night. They had grown closer over the past few hours they had spent together. Drew tried his hardest not to keep kissing her, but he couldn't help it. Once the babies were finally both asleep, Drew and Abby went out into the living room. They sat next to each other on the couch and started watching a movie. Drew's hand had made its way onto Abby's thigh. She sat on Drew's lap and kissed him deeply. Her hips grinded down onto him as Drew tugged at her shirt. Abby broke the kiss and took off her shirt, Drew mimicked her actions and took off his as well. The lips connected as the door flew open.
"Oh my god!" Jessie yelled as she covered her eyes and turned away. Sara made gagging sounds and walked back out of the apartment. Abby jumped off of Drew and put her shirt back on. She tossed Drew his shirt and fixed her hair. Everyone awkwardly stood still, waiting for someone to break the silence.
"Well uh, we gotta go," Abby grabbed Drew's hand and they walked out of the apartment together. Sara came back into the apartment and shut the door.
"I can't believe that just happened," Sara said while taking off her coat.
"I don't think they should be the only ones getting some tonight," Jessie pulled Sara closer to her and leaned in. Right as their lips were about to touch, Jessie pulled away and ran down the hall. Sara ran after her and into the bedroom. She found Jessie laying under the covers.
"By getting some, I meant cuddles." Jessie smiled innocently. Sara changed into sweatpants and climbed onto the bed, cuddling up to Jessie.
"Thank you for coming tonight, I loved the surprise."
"I wouldn't have missed your opening night for the world." Jessie rolled over and kissed Sara's cheek before closing her eyes and falling asleep.