Love Will Find a Way
So on top of my muse not knowing how to outline my plot points my computer which had all my plot points written out in detail crashed…..sigh, anyway I hope you like this chapter and will drop me a review
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Letting out a sigh as she began to rifle though the pile of cloths that sat on her bed Kristina mentally began to process everything that went down in the past couple of weeks.
For starters she was back together with Artie and in the past few weeks she'd managed to sneak away from the prying eyes of her friends and family members to meet up with him in neutral locals claiming that she was studying for a school mandated summer class or that she was heading to Port Charles to visit her cousin Nic, both viable excuses that didn't warrant a second thought. And it was wonderful… that was until now.
Time began to creep up on Kristina and her secret relationship and the month of June gave way into that of July, the week of the 4th in fact in which Puck of all people was planning a massive barbeque celebration back in Ohio which for the most part a good chunk of the gang was planning to attend which would have been the perfect opportunity to drop the Artie bomb on everyone except for two things, one, she hadn't yet split up from fake boyfriend Blaine yet and two, she already had made plans to spend the Holiday in Boston with Artie and his roommates though she couldn't very well tell anyone this factoid.
"What kind of tornado blew into this room," Quinn said looking around the bedroom.
Looking at the blonde Kristina flashed an apologetic smile as Quinn took a seat on one of the only empty spots on the bed.
"Granted if I were spending fourth of July in the Hamptons with my boyfriend I'd be a basket case of figuring out what to pack as well, what with all the celebrities who vacation there the paparazzi…."
Kristina just nodded not wanting to read into the little white lie she had told everyone about her reasoning for her absence from the fourth of July festivities. As far as anyone was concerned the Anderson's had a house in the Hamptons and had invited her to spend the holiday.
"Paparazzi? You've been hanging around my brother again haven't you?"
"Well yea, we're living together and are dating and your talking about Kurt aren't you."
Kristina tossed her head as she picked up a red tank top from her bed that the blonde swiftly ripped out of her grasp.
"Hey, I was looking for that top."
"You said I could borrow it."
"Like three weeks ago."
"Well," Kristina spoke as she pulled the shirt back into her hands proceeding to hold it up to her body and smiling for a nanosecond, "since I already have it in my possession can I have it for my trip."
"I love you like you were my own sister, actually I love you MORE then my own sister but I kind of was planning on wearing it on the fourth hence the reason I was looking for it."
Kristina nodded as she flashed a sweet smile to Quinn whose hands now had gotten hold of a vaguely familiar blue and red blazer with a highly distinctive monogrammed D on it.
"Your such a clothing klepto."
Taking Blaine's Dalton jacket from Quinn she made a mental note to give it back to Blaine before she left as he actually was heading to the Hamptons for the holiday albeit with his old Warbler friends and would probably need his old uniform for nostalgia.
Talking to Quinn a while longer about cloths mostly while she packed Kristina suddenly was met with a knocking sound on her bedroom door.
"It's Michael, are you girls decent."
"Come in," Kristina said as she watched her older brother enter the room and instantaneously walk over to Quinn and lean over to plant a lingering kiss on her cheek. As he pulled back his eyes shifted from the loving ones locked onto his girlfriend to the concerned ones that now locked on his sister.
"Are you sure you don't want to go back to Lima?" he asked, "I mean it's going to be fun what with your mom and Dianne well into their pregnancies and Mercedes showing off her rock…"
"…And it's Lima, Ohio Michael, Kristina here isn't going to be missing a whole lot, and besides we all got together at Rachel's show last month and it's not like we'll all get together again at a later date."
"And besides Michael, it's not like EVERYONE is even going to be there, I mean Rachel has some workshop so she's staying in New York along with Milo and Santana and Brittany tend to do their own thing."
Michel just nodded though Kristina could tell in his eyes that he wanted her to come to Ohio and under any other circumstance she would of changed her plans for him, especially as he was giving her a heart wrenchingly pleading look at the moment. But she wanted to, no, she needed to be with Artie and the timing for him to show off his little miracle just wasn't right yet.
Michael clearly could see that his means of persuading his sister to pick Puck's barbecue over the Hamptons was futile and so he let out a sigh before reaching in his jean pocket for something. Seconds later that something was placed in Kristina's hand and her face turned a light pink shade.
"Really," she responded placing the condom that her brother handed her on the nightstand.
Truth be told the thought of having sex had never even crossed her mind. Sure she wasn't a virgin having previously had sex with her first boyfriend Kiefer back when she was sixteen but that wasn't the point. The point was she was….well the point was it was complicated.
"I'm going to be with his parents Michael," she responded still letting her cover story take over.
"So, it doesn't hurt to be prepared."
"Is that why you have the condom in the first place Michael," Quinn said crossing her arms while flashing her boyfriend an ice like look, "are you wanting to have sex with me."
"No, not unless you want to and if so…."
Rolling her eyes Michael instantly knew that he and the blonde would be talking over things at a later hour.
"Just have fun this weekend and be safe ok sis."
"I promise, though I won't be going anywhere if I don't pack."
Michael nodded as Quinn stood up but not before waking over to the closet, which was ajar at the moment, pulling out a blue and white striped sundress with its tags still on.
"I think you should wear this," she said with a smirk tossing it toward her friend as she left the room with a huge grin on her lips.
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Meanwhile in Lima, Ohio the party was already beginning, well in the metaphorical sense as Mike, Mercedes and Tina had already arrived from Providence and were settling themselves in, the two roommates along with a very pregnant Dianne Giambetti were sitting on one of the couches at the McCall-Puckerman residence flipping through bridal magazines while Tina was threatening death on Mercedes if her friend made her wear anything frilly and pink.
"Daddy," Dani said from her spot on the opposite side of the room, taking a pause from the dance routine that she was showing Mike in the moment.
"Yes princess," Puck said with a smile.
"Will you and mommy get married like uncle Mike and auntie Cedes?"
Puck didn't know how to respond as he shifted his gaze to where Sam was sitting in the kitchen with Burt going over the books for the garage.
Letting out a soft sigh he took his little girls question to heart. Truthfully he didn't know what to tell her as he loved Sam McCall with all his heart and he could tell that the older woman loved him as well and yet at the same time he knew that making things legal could blow up into something disastrous considering both of their checkered pasts and he really didn't want to risk putting Dani in the middle of the drama.
"Well…." Puck began as Mike cut him off.
"Your mommy and daddy will get married when the time is right…."
Puck wanted to say a few choices words or make a few choice hand gestures in that moment but held back as his friend continued…
"In the meantime how would you like to be in my wedding, that is if it's ok with your daddy."
"Can I daddy?" she asked causing Puck to smile and nod and Dani to jump up and down before running to Dianne, Mercedes, and Tina with a smile.
"Guess what, guess what….."
Looking to Mike now Puck gently slugged them.
"I don't know if I should thank you or slap you Chang."
"The weekend is still young Puckerman," Mike said giving his bro a smirk as he moved toward the girls only to hear Mercedes scold him about seeing the dress before the wedding even if it was just a picture in a catalogue.
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The drive from New Haven to Boston went swimmingly as Kristina parked her car in the apartment complexes visitor lot and made her way to the address that Artie told her to go to.
Knocking on the door she was soon greeted by a young man whose face lit up like a kid in a candy shop as his arms flew around to embrace her.
"Kristina," he said pulling back, "we finally meet though to be honest it seems like I've known you forever."
A smile crossed her lips as she looked at the young man dressed in simple jeans and t-shirt.
"And you must be Nate."
"So, Abrams has talked about me then….good things I hope?"
Kristina just nodded and smiled as soon Artie walked into the room causing Kristina to roll her eyes as she took in the hat that sat upon his head.
"This so isn't going to work," she said.
"What's not going to…" Artie said pausing as he looked over to Nate, "can we."
"Yes you can, but if world war three doesn't interrupt think we can meet up like we planed to."
Artie nodded as Nate left.
"Krissy," he said gently placing a hand on her cheek causing her to recoil.
"Don't you Krissy me Artie Abrams, you know what this is about."
"Well… um….actually…" he stammered as he took off the glasses he was wearing, nervously wiping them on his shirt.
"I don't know if I can date a Red Sox fan."
At this Artie had to let out a laugh.
"Baseball, this is about baseball?"
Kristina nodded.
"I mean yea I don't eat sleep and breathe pinstripes but Morgan…."
"I'm dating you, not your kid brother, and I won't wear my hat or talk about the Sox in his presence if I can still be with you."
A small moment of silence filled the air before Kristina leant over to kiss Artie on the cheek.
"I take it that our fight is resolved?" he asked taking her bag.
She nodded as she took his free hand to embark on the ten-cent tour of the place.
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Twas the early evening now and Tina and Dani, still sitting on the couch had changed from looking at magazines with Dianne and Mercedes to being curled up watching Disney movies with Finn while the only other people in the house at the moment were Kurt and Molly who were in the basement library at the moment looking over baby name books.
"So," Kurt said, "Has mom said what she's having yet?"
"I think they are wanting to be surprised."
Kurt nodded.
"I bet they want a boy though, well at least I bet my dad does."
"What makes you say that."
"A gay son and three step daughters, not to mention a grand DAUGHTER, he's got to want someone to talk sports with."
"But weren't you on the football team just before we moved here?"
"The point is…anyway I was thinking something like Gene or Clark or…"
Molly just rolled her eyes.
"What, those are sensible names I mean Gene Kelly…. Clark Gable?"
"I just don't see Burt wanting to name his son one of those that's all."
"Well what do you suggest, please don't tell me it's something as mundane as Chris or Kevin or…."
"I was thinking Holden or Austen."
"Holden Clark Hummel, it's got a nice ring to it don't you think?"
Molly flashed a brilliant smile at him in the moment though he could sense something was off.
"Would you prefer Austen Gene cause that clicks too."
"I like Blaine."
"Blaine? As in."
"Yes THAT Blaine, and I don't know what to do Kurt, I mean first off he's five years older then me and though I'm emotionally and intellectually at his level I'm still considered a minor in the eyes of the law and besides he's dating Kristina."
"I wouldn't call it dating."
Internally Molly was bouncing up and down about Kristina and Artie but she knew that no one else to her knowledge knew about that love connection and she planed to not break the sister code and keep that secret all while the wheels in her head began to turn as to how she was to woo one Blaine Anderson.
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Entering the bar they were instantly greeted by Nate and Cassie who in just seconds felt to Kristina like they were two of her oldest friends chatting along with her about everything and nothing.
"So," Cassie said, "are you guys going to duet?"
Kristina blushed.
"Not this time around," she spoke as the crowd erupted as the current singer on stage finished up and one of the bar tenders moved onto the stage to announce that the next person up to sing was crowd favorite Artie Abrams.
As the applause died down Artie's eyes looked out to the crowd instantly locking on Kristina as he smiled.
"Thank you," he said, "this first song's called Feeling Alive."
Picking up his guitar he began to strum…
HEEEY!
This is the Night!
This is the Night!
HEEEY!
I'm Feelin Alive
I'm Feelin Alive
My Heart Goes Boom As The Stars Go Blue,
Like A Sea Of Cell Phone Lights,
The Moon Gets Light As The Sun Goes down,
Somewhere Behind The Hollywood Sign,
Have You Ever Felt Like Your Living In The Shadows?
Have You Ever Felt Kept Down?
I know sometimes The It feels like a battle,
But it can turn around,
HEEEY!
This is the Night!
This is the Night!
HEEEY!
I'm Feelin Alive
I'm Feelin Alive…
As Artie continued his song and subsequent set a smile crossed Kristina's lips thinking that she clearly made the rite choice that weekend.
TBC
More filler and I'm sorry it's just the muse and pacing are two things that don't seem to mix well together, pair that with lost story notes… anyway song used this chapter is Feeling Alive by the Jonas Brothers… next chapter may or may not be the actual fourth of July and after that I have the wedding/revile scene, the island scene, and Molly wooing Blaine not necessarily in that order LOL, if there are things you want to see and songs you want to hear let me know and I'll try and deliver… also what name do you like better Holden Clark or Austen Gene?