A/N:
Well what can I say apart from the usual here at start and that is thank you for the reviews, faves/follows and also PM's received for the previous chapter.
I am in the process of doing a little one shot of from it, where we get to see some more back story and how some other things in regards to the six of them came about - for instance Rachel and Jesse's relationship. So keep an eye out for that story, coming soon to my account!
So this chapter sees the starts of one of the major plot lines for the story (and you will if know FRIENDS, see a comparison in what happens, so probably know where it will head!).
What ultimately starts here is going to be a major point for the next few chapters, and it will be responsible for some huge story lines that I have had planned since the inception of this story.
So anyway, enjoy and you all know what to do at the end!
Love always, KJ xoxoxo.
Chapter 24 –
Mikki was sitting at her desk at work, going over some of the accounts that she was in the middle of doing design pitches for and going over possible artwork concepts from them.
Sue Sylvester, her boss came to the door and gave a knock on it. Mikki looked up and gestured for her to enter.
"Hard at work, I hope" said Sue, as she entered.
"As always" said Mikki, and feeling a sneeze coming on grabbed a tissue from the box that she had located on her desk.
"Allergies?" asked Sue, as Mikki sneezed.
"No, just a little head cold. I'll be fine" replied Mikki.
"Well no spreading it around the office, okay" said Sue, with a laugh.
"Try not too" replied Mikki, blowing her nose and then disposing of the tissue in the trash can.
"What can I do for you Sue?" asked Mikki, looking at her boss.
"I was wondering what you are doing this Thursday evening?" asked Sue.
"Umm, going home, will probably see my friends or watch some television, I haven't really planned it to be honest" replied Mikki.
"Okay, well I have a dilemma. My niece is visiting from Canada, in fact she is hoping to get work here and her interests is museums and all that sort of stuff. So I got two tickets to the Museum of Modern Art and a painting exhibition that is on there at the moment. But as it turns out, I failed to realize that this is also the night of my swing dancing finals and hence can't be missing that" said Sue.
"And you're telling me this, because?" asked Mikki.
"Well I was hoping that you would be able to accompany Marley to the museum. So then I am able to compete in the dance finals" said Sue.
Mikki looked at her. "Why me? Why not ask one of the guys here, I'm sure they would all jump at the chance".
Sue laughed. "You really think I am going to allow the likes of Hunter Clarington or Sebastian Smythe or any of the other bone headed guys here, anywhere near my niece?".
"I guess not, if you are calling them that" said Mikki.
"Yes, that and you'd probably appreciate art more than they would as well" said Sue.
"I guess" replied Mikki.
"So can you do it?" asked Sue.
Mikki sighed. "This does mean a good christmas bonus right, if I am too?" she asked, with a smile.
"I suppose that can be arranged" said Sue.
"Okay, fine deal. I will accompany your niece to this gallery thing" replied Mikki.
"Thank you Mikayla, it is very much appreciated" said Sue.
Mikki nodded and grabbed a piece of note paper from her square block of paper on her desk. "Sure. Tell your niece, to come to my apartment and that we will go from there. Because it's easier than having to find her at the museum in amongst all the people there".
She finished writing the address down of her apartment and then handed it to Sue.
"I have the tickets at home, but I will be sure to give them to Marley so that she has them on the night" said Sue.
"Sure. Marley, that's your nieces name?" asked Mikki.
Sue nodded. "Yes, Marley Rose".
"Okay well, tell Marley to get to my place about six o'clock and we will go from there" said Mikki.
"I will do that. And thank you for this, it's much appreciated" said Sue.
Mikki nodded and grabbed another tissue from the box, and blew her nose.
"And do something about that cold of yours. You need more protein or something" said Sue.
"I'll be fine in a few days" said Mikki.
Sue just nodded and headed out of her office and then after clearing her stuffy head, Mikki got back down to work as well.
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Thursday morning, Mikki woke up feeling even worse then she had the day before.
She walked into the kitchen and went over to the fridge and grabbed herself a bottle of water and drank some of it upon opening.
Rachel walked out of her room, and looked at her friend and roommate.
"Wow you don't look good at all" said Rachel.
Mikki looked at her. "I don't feel good".
"Hmm, maybe you should take a few days of work and rest up. That's the only way you're going to beat this cold" said Rachel.
Mikki nodded. "I was planning too, I don't think I will be very productive at work if I was to go in"
"Yeah. Well I have a meeting with the producers of the show, it's about the continuation of the show and how much longer they are possibly thinking of running it" said Rachel.
"Okay yeah" replied Mikki.
"Did you want me to pick up some cold and flu drugs for you on the way home?" asked Rachel.
"That would be great if you could, thank you" said Mikki.
"Sure what are roommates and best friends for" said Rachel, with a smile.
"Yeah" replied Mikki.
"I'll see you later then, go back to bed and get some rest" said Rachel.
Mikki nodded. "Sure see you later".
Rachel gave her a quick smile and then left the apartment and Mikki went and grabbed her cell phone that was in her handbag from yesterday.
She went through the address book and dialled the number for work.
"Good morning Sylvester Advertising, this is Sugar. How can I help you today?" asked the receptionist on the other end, when she picked up.
"Oh hey Sug, it's Mikki" she replied.
"Hey Mikki, what can I do for you?" asked Sugar.
"Umm, could you let Sue know that I am not going to be in today. This cold I have is just not going away and I feel like complete crap" said Mikki.
"Sure, I can let her know" said Sugar.
"Thank you, and tell her I won't be in tomorrow either. Think it's going to take more then a day to get over" said Mikki.
"I will, and feel better okay. Drink lots of water and orange juice" said Sugar.
Mikki laughed.
"Yeah, I will. Thanks Sug" said Mikki.
"Okay, see you Monday" said Sugar.
"Yeah Monday, hopefully. Bye" said Mikki.
"Bye" replied Sugar, and Mikki ended the phone call.
Mikki headed back into her bedroom with her bottle of water and cell phone, and was just getting comfortable in her bed, when her phone rang.
"Really" said Mikki, grabbing it from her bedside table and saw that it said 'work' calling.
"Hello" she said answering the phone.
"Mikayla, it's Sue" replied the voice on the other end.
"Hi Sue" replied Mikki.
"So I was just informed by my receptionist that you will not be coming into work today" said Sue.
"That's right, my cold hasn't gotten any better, so I need to be resting up and all that" replied Mikki.
"Do you have any idea what today is" said Sue.
"Well it's Thursday, but there is no meetings on or anything like that, that I need to be in work for" replied Mikki.
"Did you not say that you would accompany my niece tonight to the art gallery" said Sue.
"Right, that's tonight" said Mikki.
"Yes it is and you better not be bailing on me" said Sue.
"No, of course not" said Mikki.
"Good, then she will be at your place tonight" said Sue.
"Okay, yeah sure" replied Mikki.
"Goodbye Mikayla" said Sue, and hung up the phone.
"Wait, Sue" said Mikki, but realized that it was to no avail as her boss had already ended the call.
Mikki groaned to herself and got out of her bed and headed out of her room and walked over to the apartment door and opened it.
Crossing the hallway, she opened the door to Blaine and Sam's apartment, and saw the blonde on the floor doing stomach crunches.
"Really Sam, make us all look bad now why don't you" said Mikki.
"Oh hey Mik. What's up?" asked Sam, between crunches.
"I was hoping you could do me a favor" said Mikki.
"Sure, I'll try" replied Sam, stopping his exercising and standing up and grabbing a towel that was over the back of one of the chairs and putting it around his shoulders.
"You feel okay?" asked Sam, looking at Mikki and seeing that she was indeed not looking like her normal self.
"No, sick. Not going to work today" said Mikki.
"Did you need me to get you something then, I can run down the stores for you if you want" said Sam.
Mikki shook her head. "No that's fine. Rach is picking up some stuff for me".
"Okay" replied Sam.
"I was actually wondering if you were doing anything tonight?" asked Mikki.
"Working actually at the bar" said Sam.
"Oh, that's fine" said Mikki.
"Why you ask?" asked Sam.
"I promised my boss that I would accompany her niece from Canada to this art thing at MOMA, and well not really feeling like going. But I guess I have no choice" said Mikki.
"Well what about Blaine?" asked Sam.
"Is he here?" asked Mikki.
"Nah, he had to go to work for an early meeting. But you could ring and ask him" said Sam.
"Really don't want to be disturbing him at work" said Mikki.
"Well I'm sure he'd be happy to help" said Sam.
Mikki nodded. "Yeah I know, but I'll give Puck a call first, he usually doesn't leave his place to a bit later" said Mikki, looking at the clock on the wall of the apartment.
"Okay, well go and get some rest" said Sam.
Mikki laughed. "Yeah, I plan too. See you" said Mikki and walked out of the apartment and headed back over to hers.
She went and grabbed the phone that was in the apartment and went through the address book and dialled Puck's apartment number.
After ringing a few times, Puck picked up the phone. "Hello" he said.
"Hey Puck it's me" said Mikki.
"Oh hey Mik" he replied.
"Yeah hi" replied Mikki.
"Everything okay?" asked Puck.
"Umm, are you doing anything tonight?" asked Mikki.
"No, haven't got plans. Why?" asked Puck.
"I am meant to be doing a favor for my boss and accompany her niece to this art gallery thing and I feel like complete and utter crap" replied Mikki.
"Your cold got worse?" asked Puck.
"Yeah it has, and I've rung in sick for work today. But then my boss just rang me and reminded me of this thing tonight that I promised her I would do and I really don't feel up to going" said Mikki.
"And you're asking me because?" asked Puck.
"Because I was hoping that you would be able to accompany my boss's niece to the art gallery thing" replied Mikki.
"Me, in an art gallery" said Puck, with a laugh.
"I know it's a funny thought. But please, desperate here" said Mikki.
"What about Sam or Blaine?" asked Puck.
"Asked Sam and he's working. Blaine has already headed to work and apparently has a meeting, so can't ask him at the moment. Hence the phone call and me begging you to do it" said Mikki.
"What's in it for me?" asked Puck.
"Helping out your fave cousin who is sick, should be enough" said Mikki.
Puck sighed on the other end. "Fine, I will do it. Because I'm scared of you ringing my mum and she already gave me enough hell over Christmas when back there, about what I did to Rachel and I don't need for her to get on me about not treating you right either".
"Thank you, thank you. I love you" said Mikki.
"Yeah, you owe me" said Puck.
"Anytime you want anything you know you only have to ask me" said Mikki.
"Sure" replied Puck.
"So umm, Marley is going to be here at my apartment about six o'clock. If you can get here then, that would be great" said Mikki.
"I will be there" said Puck.
"Thank you Puck, I really appreciate you doing this for me" said Mikki.
"Yeah, what kind of clothes should I wear? This isn't some fancy thing I have to wear a tux for is it?" asked Puck.
Mikki laughed. "No it's not tux from what I know. But just dress nicely. So that means not jeans".
"Got it. I think I have some nice things I can wear, so I don't embarrass you in front of your boss's niece" said Puck.
"Okay, well I'm going to go now and go back to bed. Because all I want to do right now is sleep" said Mikki.
"Feel better, I'll see you tonight" said Puck.
"Yeah thanks" said Mikki.
"Bye" said Puck.
"Bye" replied Mikki and ended the phone call. She put the phone back into the charger and then headed back to her room to sleep and hopefully get over the cold that had taken a hold of her body.
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Later that evening, after getting some rest; Mikki walked out of her room to get a glass of juice and saw Rachel sitting at the kitchen table, filing one of her nails and dressed up a little more so then she would usually be.
"Hey" said Rachel, when she saw her go over to the fridge.
"Hi" replied Mikki, as she got out the apple juice and poured herself a glass.
"How you feeling? Any better?" asked Rachel.
"Like complete and utter crap still" said Mikki.
"Well I'm sure a few days of rest and you'll be a good as new" said Rachel.
Mikki laughed. "Yeah I hope so".
"So you're kind of dressed up" said Mikki.
"Umm yeah, I'm meeting an old friend for dinner before I go on stage tonight" said Rachel, with a small blush.
"You're going on a date?" asked Mikki.
"Well I wouldn't call it a date, but Rory is an old friend that I know from when I was doing Mamma Mia, and we got on quite well and have been talking lately and he asked me if I wanted to go out for dinner" said Rachel.
"Wow, just didn't expect you to start dating or whatever this quick" said Mikki.
"Yes, well Noah thought we were broken up for not even two hours and he slept with someone else, so at least I am not moving that quick" said Rachel.
"It's not that Rach, I just don't want to see you get hurt again" said Mikki.
Rachel looked at her and smiled. "Thanks. And I know I'm a little green when it comes to relationships, considering I've only ever had two. But for the time being, I think being single and keeping things casual is what I am going to do".
"When you say two, you mean you've only been with two guys or had two relationships that were serious?" asked Mikki.
"Both, only been with Jesse and Puck" replied Rachel.
"Wow, I got the impression that you and Finn did it, in high school" said Mikki.
Rachel looked at her in horror. "Is that what he told everyone?".
Mikki shook her head. "No, it's just most people after prom, you know" said Mikki.
"No, I didn't. And losing it on prom night to some guy who almost didn't want to take me, that would be so not romantic" said Rachel.
"Well at least you're smarter than me" said Mikki.
"Did you on prom night" said Rachel.
Mikki nodded. "Yeah, but I had done it way before then and with quite a few guys, including Finn. And believe me he was nothing great".
Rachel laughed as did Mikki.
"Okay, well I should go. I'm meeting Rory at the coffee shop and then we're going from there" said Rachel, standing up and going over to handbag and grabbing it, putting her nail file in there.
"Well have fun okay" said Mikki.
"I will. You go sleep" said Rachel, heading over to the apartment door.
Mikki laughed. I know, I know, I will" she replied.
"Bye" said Rachel, leaving the apartment.
"Yeah bye" replied Mikki and went to head back to her bedroom, when there was a knock at the apartment door.
She opened the door and saw a girl with light brown hair standing on the other side.
"Marley, I presume" said Mikki.
Marley nodded, looking at her. "Are you Mikayla?" she asked.
"I am, come on in" replied Mikki.
"Thanks" said Marley and walked inside and Mikki closed the door.
"Are you okay, you don't look all that well" said Marley.
Mikki laughed. "Your aunt didn't tell you I was sick then".
"No, she didn't and if I knew I wouldn't have come around tonight. I could have just as easily gone on my own, but my Aunt Sue, she worries with me new to the city and all" replied Marley.
"Yeah" said Mikki.
"So it's fine. I hope you feel better and I will just tell my Aunt Sue that I saw you were too sick to attend with me" said Marley.
Mikki looked at her. "Well you can do that if you wish, but I did find someone to accompany you if you were okay with that".
"Oh, who?" asked Marley.
"My cousin, Noah" replied Mikki.
Marley nodded.
"He should be here really soon in fact" said Mikki, looking over to the clock on the kitchen wall.
"And he's okay with doing that?" asked Marley.
"Well it was either that or I tell his mother that he was not being nice to me when I was sick. Which would then result in her yelling at him" said Mikki.
Marley laughed. "Just as long as it is no trouble for your cousin" she replied.
"I can guarantee you it's not" replied Mikki and the apartment door opened and Blaine walked in.
"Hey" said Mikki, looking at him.
"Hi" he replied.
"So is this him?" asked Marley.
"No, this is my across the hall neighbor" replied Mikki, looking at him.
Blaine looked at Mikki and then Marley.
"And this is?" he asked, looking back to Mikki.
"Umm Marley she is my boss Sue's niece and I was meant to accompany her to an art opening tonight at MOMA, but I am sick so Puck is going to be taking her" said Mikki.
"Puck, I thought you said his name was Noah" said Marley.
"Ohh it is, Puck is just a nickname" said Mikki, looking at her.
"Okay well, I was talking with Sam at lunch and he said you're sick so I grabbed you some Chicken Noodle soup from Soup Stop, on the way home from work" said Blaine.
Mikki looked at him. "Thank you".
"Sure figured you probably haven't eaten much today, and this soup always makes me feel better when I'm sick" said Blaine.
Mikki nodded.
"Umm, yeah just put it on the kitchen table and I will have some later" said Mikki.
Blaine nodded and went over to the kitchen table and put the bag with the soup in it down, and then sat at the table himself.
The door opened again, and Puck walked into the apartment.
"Sorry I know I am a little late, but I was talking with Santana" he said, as he walked in.
"That's okay" said Mikki.
Puck looked at her. "Wow, you look like crap you know that".
"Thank you Puck, just what I wanted to hear" said Mikki.
"Sure" replied Puck, with a laugh.
"Right, so this is Marley Rose. My boss's niece. Marley this is my cousin, Noah Puckerman. Can I go back to my bed now" said Mikki, making the introductions.
"Hi" said Marley, looking at him.
"Yeah hi" replied Puck, with a smile.
"It's very sweet of you to do this, and if you don't want to go I understand" said Marley.
Puck looked at her. "Nah it's cool, I might not know as much about art as my cousin does. But I'm sure a little culture won't hurt me".
Marley laughed. "Okay, well just as long as you know you have an out, if you don't want to go".
"It's cool. Shall we?" asked Puck.
"Yes, okay" said Marley.
"Have a good time" said Mikki.
"I'm sure we will, and thank you Mikki you've been really kind. I might see you again at my aunt's work" said Marley.
"Yes, maybe" replied Mikki.
"I'll call you later. Go rest" said Puck.
Mikki looked at her cousin and nodded and then Puck and Marley left her apartment.
"Okay, I am going back to bed. I'll see you later. You can let yourself out" said Mikki, looking at Blaine and going to head into her bedroom.
"Hey, don't you want some of this soup" said Blaine.
Mikki shook her head. "Maybe later" she replied and walked into her bedroom.
Blaine sighed to himself and stood up and went over to one of the cupboards where he knew there was bowls.
He took it over to the table and poured in half the soup and put the rest in the fridge and then grabbed a spoon. He walked over to Mikki's room and went inside.
Mikki was curled up under the covers of her bed and he went and placed the bowl of soup on one of her bedside tables.
"You really should eat something" said Blaine.
Mikki turned and looked at him.
"I bought the soup in, so please just try and eat some of it. You really should be eating if you want to get better" said Blaine.
"I don't really feel like it" said Mikki.
"Do I have to feed you, because I will" replied Blaine.
Mikki looked at him and laughed. "No, you don't have to do that".
"Well at least try and eat some of the soup whilst it is still hot, or you're going to have to leave me no choice but to actually do that" said Blaine.
"Fine" replied Mikki, sitting up and propping herself against some of the pillows in her bed.
"Here" said Blaine, handing her the bowl of soup.
"If I throw up, I'm blaming it on you" said Mikki.
Blaine laughed. "I'm sure you won't".
Mikki nodded as she ate the soup.
"Good?" asked Blaine.
"Yeah, I guess" she replied as she continued to eat.
"So who was that girl that Puck was going out with?" asked Blaine.
Mikki looked at him. "My boss's niece. She apparently is going to be moving to New York soon and is looking for work. And Sue couldn't take her to the opening of that new exhibition that is on because she has some dance competition on tonight".
"And she asked you to instead?" asked Blaine.
Mikki nodded. "Yeah, only because she apparently doesn't trust the guys at work and because I have an art degree, she thought I would appreciate the ticket".
"But you decided to get sick instead" said Blaine, with a laugh.
"Not my fault" said Mikki, with a smile to him.
"Hmm, I don't know. Sometimes you dress less then appropriate then for what the weather is" said Blaine.
"Okay, so maybe it could be the reason. But it is winter you know and it has been known to be the time for colds" replied Mikki, as she finished off the soup.
"Guess you were hungrier then you thought" said Blaine, when he realized that she had indeed eaten it all.
"Yeah, guess" she replied.
"Okay, well I'll let you get some rest. You know where I will be if you need anything" said Blaine.
"Thank you" said Mikki as Blaine took the now empty bowl.
"Sure, you were there when I had my appendix out. So it's only fair that I return the gesture of caring" said Blaine.
Mikki laughed. "Yeah, thanks though. It's nice to have such caring friends".
Blaine nodded. "Right, now get some rest".
"I will" replied Mikki.
Blaine left her room as Mikki settled down in her bed to get some sleep and over her cold. He went over to the sink and rinsed out the bowl and spoon and put them in the dish rack to dry and then went and sat on the sofa in the apartment, and turned on the television, intending to stay just a little longer in case Mikki did in fact need something.
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Puck and Marley were walking around the Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World; at the Modern Museum of Modern Art.
"I have to say they are quite intriguing paintings" said Puck, tilting his head to the side and looking at it.
Marley looked at him in and laughed. "It's okay if you don't like them, I guess this kind of art isn't to everyone's liking".
"Okay, good. I really don't get it at all. Give me that painting of those dogs playing poker any day" replied Puck.
"Oh well you at least know some artwork, although it's probably not the world's greatest" said Marley.
"It's dog's playing poker, how can that not be great" replied Puck.
Marley laughed. "Did you want to get out of here then, after all I have seen exhibits that are much better than this, and as nice as it was for my aunt to get tickets for me. It's a little on the dull side".
"As long as you don't mind leaving" said Puck.
"I don't" replied Marley.
The two of them started heading out of the museum and Puck looked at his watch.
"It's still early, did you want to go and grab something to eat?" asked Puck.
"Sure, as long as it's a place that serves a really good American burger" said Marley.
"I know just the place" replied Puck, and the two of them headed off to get something to eat.
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Rachel headed up the stairs to the apartment after the show had finished and opened the door and walked inside.
The television was on and Rachel saw that Blaine was on the sofa, and had clearly fallen asleep.
She laughed to herself as she put her bag in the arm chair and took her coat off placing that on the chair also, and went over to the sofa and tapped Blaine on the shoulder.
"Wakey wakey, sleepy head" said Rachel, with a laugh.
"Hmm, huh?" asked Blaine, opening his eyes and looking at her.
"Hey" said Rachel.
"Oh uh hey" replied Blaine.
"So you're in my apartment sleeping on the couch, because?" asked Rachel.
Blaine sat up and rubbed his eyes. "I bought some soup over for Mikki, because she's sick and all. And I thought I would just sit here for a while in case she was to need something and I guess I must have fallen asleep".
"Yeah, well it was very sweet of you to want to stay with her" said Rachel.
"She would have done the same for any of us" said Blaine.
Rachel nodded and Blaine stood up.
"Guessing she didn't get up though since you clearly fell asleep" said Rachel.
Blaine nodded and Rachel went over to Mikki's bedroom and walked inside, and saw that her roommate was spread out diagonally across the bed.
"I think the cold and flu tablets have knocked her out" said Rachel, with a laugh.
"Let's hope they make her feel better then" said Blaine.
Rachel nodded as she walked out of the bedroom.
"Okay, well you know I am just across the hall if you need anything" said Blaine.
"Sure thanks Blaine. I'll see you tomorrow" said Rachel.
"Yeah, see you tomorrow" said Blaine and walked over to the apartment door and then left to go to his own apartment.
Rachel then herself headed off to her bedroom in order to also get some sleep.
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Puck and Marley were sitting in The Diner, in the Meat Packing District of New York. Both of them having gotten the Diner's double patty melt.
"Oh my god this is so good" said Marley as she ate the burger.
"Well anything has got to be good that isn't drowned in maple syrup, right" said Puck, with a chuckle.
"Oh you're funny" said Marley.
"I know right" said Puck.
Marley laughed. "What's the next stereotype you think of Canada, that we're all hockey obsessed and say things like 'aboot'".
"Yeah pretty much" replied Puck, with a laugh.
Marley looked at him and shook her head but also couldn't help but laugh as the waitress bought over a slice of cheesecake.
"More food" said Marley.
"Okay not just any food, a New York Cheesecake. Quite possibly the best cheesecake in the whole entire world" said Puck.
"Well I don't know about that" said Marley.
"Oh you will" said Puck grabbing one of the forks on the table and taking a piece of the cheesecake and holding it out to Marley.
"I'm still eating my burger" she said, with a laugh.
"So, just try it" said Puck.
"Okay hang on" said Marley, putting down her burger and taking a sip of her drink, before taking the bite of food that Puck was holding out.
"Well?" asked Puck.
Marley held her hand up to indicate that she was still swallowing. "It's good, I admit" she said, once she had swallowed.
"See what I tell you. You maple syrup obsessed Canadians" said Puck.
Marley laughed. "I've had a lot of fun with you tonight Puck".
"Yeah, I've had a fun time too. Been a long time since I laughed this much I think" replied Puck.
Marley nodded. "I mean I think the most funniest thing is that you're nickname is a piece of hockey equipment" said Marley with a smile.
"Oh funny" replied Puck, with a smile also as Marley just laughed.
"Well you know us Canadians we are obsessed with hockey" said Marley.
Puck laughed. "We should do this again tomorrow night, but I think maybe somewhere a little more fancy".
"Oh he thinks there will be a second time, confident much isn't he" said Marley.
"Well if you don't want to, then fine" said Puck, with a smile.
"No I want to, I've had a really good time tonight" said Marley.
"Okay well tomorrow night, I am taking you out. Somewhere nice" said Puck.
"It's a date" replied Marley with a laugh and the two of them continued to talk the night away.
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Saturday mid morning, Rachel, Brittany, Sam, Blaine and Mikki who had gotten over the worst of her cold were sitting in the coffee shop, having a catch up before Rachel headed off for the matinee performance of the show.
Rachel had just filled them in on the outcome of her recent meeting with the producers of Funny Girl and what it meant for her.
"So they're really thinking of finishing it up" said Blaine.
Rachel nodded. "Yeah, they only have the theater until September and there is apparently other shows that are looking at using it. So they are thinking that it will finish".
"What about if it was to win a Tony award?" asked Mikki.
"Well that might be incentive for them to keep it going, I don't know" replied Rachel.
"Do you think you will be nominated?" asked Brittany.
"I would love it to be, but it's always a very competitive field to even be honored with a nomination" said Rachel.
"I think that they would be crazy to not nominate you" said Sam.
Rachel looked at him and smiled. "Thank you" she replied.
"So, if the show was to continue would you continue with it, after all you have given it a year" said Mikki.
"That's a tough one. I love playing the role and it was one of my dreams to play Fanny on stage. But I also want to try other things as well" said Rachel.
"You mean like do some television or film, like Idina, Kristin and Megan Hilty have done" said Blaine.
"Maybe that, or even an album of some of my favourite songs from the stage and maybe if I can get another starring Broadway role, I would consider that. I just don't want to be known forever as Fanny" said Rachel.
"What other roles would you like to play?" asked Brittany.
"Elphaba would definitely be a dream role, but I don't know if I would ever get it considering my height and that" said Rachel.
"Oh that's crazy, you'd make an awesome Elphie. I could totally see you singing Defying Gravity" said Blaine.
Rachel looked at him and smiled. "Yes I do love that song. But normally it's Glinda who is the short one, not Elphaba".
"Well you could easily change that" said Mikki.
Rachel laughed. "I could".
Puck came into the coffee shop with Marley and walked over to the others, the two of them holding hands.
"Hey you guys" he said.
"Oh hey man" said Sam, looking at him.
"Marley, hi" said Mikki, when she saw that she was with Puck.
"So you already know Mikki" said Puck.
Marley nodded.
"And that's Blaine, Sam, Brittany and Rachel" said Puck, making the introductions to the others.
"Yeah, we kind of met already the other night at Mikki's apartment. Hi again" said Blaine.
"Yeah, of course hi" replied Marley.
"So how do you two know one another?" asked Brittany, as Rachel just looked at Puck and Marley.
"Through Mikki, she was actually meant to accompany Marley to an art gallery opening the other night, but since she was sick, she asked if I could take her instead" said Puck.
"And I'm guessing that you two had an okay time" said Mikki.
Puck looked at her. "Yeah, we did. And we went out for dinner again last night, and are also about to go and see the matinee performance of Wicked. Marley has never seen it".
"Did it not play anywhere near you?" asked Blaine.
"Well I'm from Canada actually and no it didn't play anywhere near me. And I only really got interested in seeing it when I found out that the original bad witch was the one who was the voice of Elsa in Frozen" said Marley, with a laugh.
"Oh well that's totally lame and insulting to someone as amazing and talented as Idina" said Rachel.
Marley looked at her. "I don't see how it would be".
"Well as someone who personally knows Idina, I can tell you right now that she is much more than just being the voice of Elsa" said Rachel.
"You know her?" asked Marley.
"Yes, we've met. I went to opening night of If/Then, which she is currently in and she also attended the opening night of my show, Funny Girl. Maybe you've heard of it" said Rachel.
Marley just looked at her as did the others, seeing that Rachel had gotten the claws quite obviously out and Puck just glared daggers at her.
"Well I apologise. I didn't mean to insult you or your friend" said Marley.
"Hmm, whatever. I have to go and get ready for my show now" said Rachel, standing up.
"See you later Rach" said Mikki.
"Yes" replied Rachel and left the coffee shop.
"Well she's kind of intense. I don't know what I said that could have offended her that much" said Marley.
"There's history there" said Brittany.
"With?" asked Marley.
"Rachel and I" replied Puck.
Marley looked at him. "We use to date and it kind of ended badly when I cheated on her" said Puck.
"Oh" replied Marley.
"Yes, he thought that were 'on a break'" said Mikki, doing air quotes for those three particular words.
Puck glared at his cousin and Mikki smiled at him.
"So this must be something then, if you saw one another Thursday night, last night and also are doing something today" said Blaine.
"Well we have a good time together and have enough to talk about, so yeah maybe" replied Puck.
Blaine nodded as the other three just looked at them.
"Well as long you're happy, man" said Sam.
"Right, and it's not like Rachel isn't dating either" said Mikki.
"She's dating?" asked Brittany, looking to Mikki.
Mikki nodded. "She tried to tell me it wasn't a date. But on Thursday night she had dinner with an old friend before the show".
"Bet it was that Will guy. Always knew he had a thing for her" said Puck.
"No, some guy called Rory. She's known him since she did Mamma Mia apparently" replied Mikki, looking at her cousin and could see that with him, there was also a slight sign of jealousy.
"Well I'm happy for her. She deserves that much" replied Puck, with a nod.
"So we were thinking of getting lunch here before going to see the show, or somewhere else?" asked Marley.
"Umm, well Kurt really only has cakes and muffins here and I don't think that's good for lunch" said Puck.
"No, it's not" replied Marley, with a laugh.
Puck looked at his watch. "We've got about two hours, so we can go grab something now. Give you a taste of more good ole' American food".
"I'd like that" replied Marley, with a nod.
"Okay" said Puck and looked at the others.
"I'll see you guys later" said Puck.
"Yeah sure man, have fun" said Blaine.
"Yeah, we will" replied Puck.
"Bye, it was nice to meet you all" said Marley.
"You too" replied Brittany.
Puck and Marley left the coffee shop and the others looked at one another.
"You think there could be something there with them?" asked Sam.
"Who knows, maybe. Guess we'll just have to wait and see" replied Mikki, and the four that were left remaining in the coffee shop continued to hang out enjoying their Saturday together.
End Note:
Please do not kill me - especially if you know where this is going to lead! And also don't spoil it for anyone else either, who may not know!
There is always a method to my madness and even though you might be thinking how are things going to possibly work out at the end, I can assure that they most certainly will.
My Rachel rant or anger with Marley not knowing who Idina is, that is due to a lot of my friends who have young children who are obsessed with "Frozen" and the parents thinking that they have discovered that the singing voice of 'Elsa' is just so amazing and are thus therefore the first to know this, and hence me wanting to kill them for it. I don't even bother to tell these ignorant friends of mine anymore, that Idina is so much more then Elsa and they should just listen to her other stuff and educate their bratty Frozen obsessed children (those that are older enough that is, to understand) on this also, because they would just still be ignorant and think I am crazy for liking musicals as I do.
But for me Idina will always be my Elphie and Maureen, long before she is/and was known as Elsa. (If I directed to them 'Funny Girl - Glee version ft. Idina" they would think I am nuts, because it's Glee. But we all know it's there loss!)
And on that note, I cannot wait for Idina's christmas album! Have Kristin's and also Matt Morrison's, so why not add another Idina one to the 1600 or so albums I have on my computer!
I should also mention that the art exhibit that I have mentioned in this story is in fact a real one that will be at MOMA (Museum of Modern Art in New York) in February of next year.
I wasn't really sure what the galleries were in New York, except for the obvious few and when Googling, I decided to actually put in an upcoming show for one.
Obviously I won't be able to check it out - but a trip to NYC is on my bucket list, so hopefully one day I can go to all the places I want to there as well as see all the Broadway shows that are on when there!
Hope to have the next chapter up really soon.
So until then.
Love KJ (& Sami - who is sitting near my tv at the moment listening (watching the?!) to Little White Lie web series and having a serious meltdown over "her" song! She really does think he is singing to her personally!)
xxx KJ.