Hey peeps! Charlotte here! Nothing much going on at the moment, we might be changing colleges but 'sides from that,nothing much. Saw Life of Pi in 3D a few weeks ago. It's very good visual wise but kinda boring story wise. Peace Out! TG101 :-D x
"I can't believe Jayden's crawling already." Kurt remarked to Blaine, watching their godson crawl over to Quinn,who was kneeling on the floor, her arms open and her shirt fitting slightly,revealing a small but noticeable bump.
"I know, it only seems like yesterday you sent that picture of him to me at three in the morning." Blaine chuckled, watching Paige toddle over towards Joe, who was talking to Blaine's cousin Melissa, who offered to be a surrogate for Kurt and Blaine and was now 5 months pregnant.
"...so, you get paid for having Kurt and Blaine's child?" he asked for the fifth time, still not quite understanding.
"Mmhm, I've just been getting some movement not much, but enough to know it's there. I don't believe we're finding out the gender."
As Joe was chatting to Melissa, Paige made her way over to them, giving Joe a toothy smile.
"Hello Paige! This...is the birthday girl I've been talking about." Joe grinned, picking her up and kissing her on the forehead as Paige grabbed one of his dreadlocks. "Hey! Be careful of Genesis! He has a multicolour coat and can part the sea!"
Meanwhile, Jaden had crawled over to Carole who was chatting to Mercedes about Meggie.
"She's doing great in school it's just that she seems such a tomboy and...hey sweetie."
"Mamama." Jaden babbled, cruising towards Mercedes, who swiftly picked him up and handed him a gingerbread man.
"There you go, you li'l monkey, go and cannabalise that for a bit." she smiled, keeping a hold on him "Is Meggie alright though? It's her first time in hospital?"
"She seems to be enjoying the whole "no parents" thing. But she's genuinely scared. Burt's with her at the moment, so...how's you and Matthew getting along?"
Mercedes blushed, causing Carole to laugh "It's going good. He's only been around once and that was just for dinner."
"Dinner? Is that it?" Carole asked, raising a suspicious eyebrow "A little birdy called Kurt told me that you've been out togther"
Mercedes sighed, knowing she wouldn't get past this one "Alright...we went to the cinema and he stayed overnight. On the couch. I'm not ready to fully commit just yet."
"Mercedes, it's been a year already."
"I know." she snapped suddenly "Don't you think I don't know that Carole? Because I do. I'm tired of not having him here and I'm sick of not seeing him with Jaden! That's why I want to be with Matthew but I don't want to feel disloyal to Sam. I don't want my son growing up without a father figure in his life. And before you say there's Kurt, he doesn't count. On no terms am I living with Kurt teaching him how to dress. It looks good but if he wants to get a girlfriend, then that's not the way to go. No offence,boo."
"None taken." Kurt responded, sitting down on the floor and taking Jaden from Mercedes. "Oh,you're turning into such a cute little shit aren't you? Yes you are,yes you are." he cooed, balancing him on his knees.
"Kurt...play nice." Mercedes warned keeping a weary eye on Jayden.
Jayden babbled happily, holding onto Kurt's nose with one hand whilst smacking his godfather with his now decapitated ginger bread man with the other.
"...and over here we have Jaden who appears to be attacking Kurt with an ABC gingerbread man." Artie grinned, wheeling closer to get a better shot of the action.
"This is totally not fair! He attacked me first!" Kurt protested, rolling his eyes as Artie continued to film.
"...now if we go this way, we can find the b-e-a-utful Quinn who might I add who is the proud mama of the birthday girl and Heart junior."
As Artie carried on filming, Mercedes' phone suddenly went off, playing the Big Bang Theory tune "...big bang, BANG!"
Rolling her eyes, she pressed accept and held the phone up to her ear "Hey Matthew."
"Hey Mercedes. Listen, uh...I just got my own place and I though maybe you could come over a bit later? I've got movies."
Mercedes couldn't help but smile to herself as she listened how sweet he sounded when nervous. "Matt, I'd love to, you know I would but I can't. It's my god daughter's birthday and I already promised Quinn and the girls that I'd hang with them tonight. Shall we make it next week instead?"
"Erm...sure! Hows Saturday? Maybe I could pick you up early then we can spend the day together, get to know each other bit better."
Mercedes rolled her eyes "Yeah, that'll be great. Saturday? Okay bye!" Switching off her phone, she felt herself blush.
"Hey guys, mind if we sit here?" Sugar questioned, holding a black car seat handle which housed a snoring bundle.
"Sure. Hows parenthood treating you?" Carole smiled warmly, sympathising with the young woman.
"Ugh, don't ask. They've finally managed to get into a decent sleep pattern but they're wanting to be fed more. Dean's hit his growth spurt so we spent all weekend shopping for new outfits. I swear 'Cedes, I must have spent two hundred dollars on shirts alone. If there was one then I wouldn't mind but not when there's two to take care of."
Mercedes chuckled softly "Mind if I hold him for a bit?"
"No, go ahead. Rory's got Avelyn."
Holding out her arms, Mercedes took Dean off Sugar and balanced him on her knee, being careful to support his back "Hey Mister Dean," she chuckled, kissing his forehead "hey sweetie...are you being good for Momma? Hm?"
Dean opened his eyes sleepily and gave a tiny yawn.
"Sorry I woke you up, bud." Mercedes grinned, noticing his blue eyes were now taking on a slightly darker tone.
"He's definitely taking on my eyes, but by the looks of it, Avelyn's going to inherit her Daddy's." Sugar sighed with a slight smirk,making sure her son was safe.
"I thought the same with Jayden. When he was born his eyes were like Sam's but by the time he was six months old,they already turned dark brown."Meredes smirked,lightly kissing Dean's knuckle.
Her blackberry beeped suddenly, causing her to look at her phone. She laughed as she came across a picture of Matthew's nephew with a pair of sunglasses on him,the caption underneath reading 'Hey sexy lady!'.
Shaking her head,Mercedes was quick to reply with a similar picture of Jayden holding his decapitated gingerbread man twenty minutes beforehand.
"Who's that?" Kurt asked, peeking over her shoulder. Swatting him away, Mercedes could feel herself blushing as Kurt laughed.
"It's Matthew, isn't it?"
"Yeah...I'm thinking of asking him out? I mean, it's been a year since Sam, and I need to move on.I mean,at least,I think I do."
Kurt sighed,sympathising with Mercedes. It had taken his own dad eight years before he found Carole and whilst there were a few relationships beforehand,it was nothing stable.
"Go with your instincts,that's what Sam would want?"Sugar suggested,taking Dean back,who mewed lightly before giving out a loud wail, causing him to start to cry.
"Sorry!" Sugar apologised, smiling wryly, wrinkling her nose slightly and looking around for the source."Ew! Dean! Now Mommy's gonna have to change you,yet again! Sorry 'Ce,gotta dash, I'll catch up later."
"No problem,Sugar. We might be going soon anyway." Standing up, Mercedes picked up Jaden,balancing him on her hip, making him whine a little.
"Sorry bud. See you later tonight!" she said, turning to Tina and Kurt who were getting up themselves. Giving Tina a hug, Mercedes laughed as she felt a kick come from Madeline.
"Hmm, not funny." Tina grumbled, poking her stomach "She's getting bigger and hasn't got that much room. She's not afraid to say that."
"How long you got left?" Mercedes asked, momentarily ignoring her son's whines.
"Three more weeks. Although she seems to have inherited Artie's height so she's actually measuring two weeks ahead." she sighed, supporting her back "Oh well...it was nice seeing you Cedes." Tina smiled, giving her friend a hug.
"You too." Mercedes laughed, returning the hug.
It was the Saturday after the meet up and Mercedes was over at Matthew's house, enjoying a glass of wine and a movie.
"What's this again?" Mercedes asked, intrigued "Pan's Labyrinth?"
"Yeah, I have a soft spot for different country films, although my specialty is animation." Matt grinned, taking another swig of cider.
"Oh yeah? What type of animation?"
"Mainly Disney but I also quite like all the old Warner Brothers cartoons. I was actually accepted into film school." he explained,casually draping an arm around Mercedes' shoulder.
"But why did you choose being a doctor instead?" she wondered, becoming more interested
"I just like helping people I guess." he shrugged "I'm a pediatrician and help with kids. My nephew's one of my patients so if you don't trust me, just ask my sister."
Mercedes laughed, relaxing a little "So, how come you're single?"
Matt chuckled, albeit a bit wryly "What happened was was that I was engaged but then my fiancee met someone over broad and left with him to England. Last I heard, they already split up. Good riddance,too."
"Mm." she mumbled,slightly uncomfortable.
"You okay?" he asked,concerned.
"Yeah, I'm just-"
"Sorry about mentioning my ex, I get your gist." Matthew apologised, looking truly sorry. Sighing, he stood up "You want popcorn? I've got a popcorn maker?"
Mercedes smiled "Sure, that sounds nice."
Three hours later, Mercedes was sleeping on the sofa, the popcorn bowl spilled all over the floor, Matthew sleeping next to her.
For the first time since Sam died, she felt truly complete.