Seth picked them up at the airport. He took the car seat from Nala and took a peek at Marcus.
"How was the flight with these two?", Seth asked.
"They actually did really well. Dean was the one whining most of the flight", Nala said.
"Hey, those seats were small, I've never felt more cramped", Dean said.
Seth and Nala laughed.
"You can stay at my place anytime Nala, but are you really sure that's what you want?", Seth asked.
"Yes. You are my friend too", Nala said.
Seth nodded.
"I didn't tell Dean what happened because I want you to pick sides. I just needed to talk to someone", Seth said.
"And that's what Dean and I are here for. You want to scream? Scream. You want to drink? Dean is here for that, I can be your sober driver. You want to cry? Well, Dean will be uncomfortable, but I'm not.", Nala said.
Seth smiled and hugged her. They got the bags and twins in the car, driving to what should be Seth and Sabrina's apartment. They got inside and Seth showed Nala to his room.
"You can stay in my room. Its bigger and you'll have your own bathroom, no one to bother you. The second bedroom has twin beds so, Dean and I can share that", Seth said.
"Are you sure?", Nala asked.
"Yes. You need the space for the twins", Seth said.
Sabrina walked into the kitchen.
"Hey, I thought Nala was suppose to be here by now", Sabrina said.
"Um, yeah, about that. She's staying at Seth's apartment", Kathan said.
"What? Why?", Sabrina asked.
"Has your sister texted you?", Kathan asked.
Sabrina shook her head no. Just then, Serena had texted her.
"We need to talk"-Rena
Sabrina went to her room and called Serena.
"Hello", Serena answered.
"Hey, what's going on? Why are you all mad at us?", Sabrina asked.
Serena told her everything. Not letting Sabrina get a word in.
"We all agreed Brina, I can't believe you let Mark and Kathan take sides. You and Seth know we weren't going too. Do you know how messed up it is? Seth probably feels alone", Serena said.
"Ok, stop. Rena, I didn't know Mark hadn't spoken to Seth in a month. If I would have, I would have told him to call Seth or something. I feel bad enough, I don't need to hear this from you", Sabrina said.
"You said you needed a break to think, that you weren't going to date. Then I hear that you went on a birthday dinner date with some guy named Mike. Seth has been hoping and waiting for you and you date someone else", Serena said.
"What? Who said I went out on a date? I mean, yes I went out for my birthday and some guy named Mike happened to be there, but it was all friends. Ask Kaye, she was there", Sabrina said.
Both girls stayed quiet.
"Listen, how about I call you when we both calm down. Clearly we've heard different stories. When Nala comes here, I'll call you and I can explain this all to you girls. I swear, I still love Seth", Sabrina said.
"Fine", Serena hung up on her.
Sabrina sighed. She went back into the kitchen.
"How did it go?", Kaye asked her.
"Are you telling me you couldn't hear her screaming at me over the phone", Sabrina said.
Mark chuckled.
"As soon as Nala comes over, I am going to call her back and explain to all of you what's going on. They think I went out on a date with Mike, which they heard from Seth. I still love him, this isn't a break up, it's a break. I swear that if this turns into that episode of Friends with Rachel and Ross, I am going to scream", Sabrina said.
Mark smirked.
"Have you thought about going to talk to Seth about this? I mean, Ross did sleep with someone else when they were on a break", Kathan said.
Sabrina's eyes widened.
"You think he would?", Sabrina asked.
Kathan only meant that as a joke, but seeing Sabrina's face, clearly it wasn't.
"He wouldn't. That man loves you", Mark said.
Sabrina nodded.
"But Kaye is right. You need to talk to him", Mark said.
Sabrina nodded.
"And thank him for my gift", Sabrina said, showing them the charm bracelet.
Kathan looked at it.
"That is so pretty", Kaye said.
"Each charm has something to do that we've done together. SS for Seth and Sabrina. My birthstone and his. This one has to do with our last senior fieldtrip. The park where we first met up and got to know each other.", Sabrina said.
Kathan and Mark could tell Sabrina was getting sad over remembering everything she did with Seth.
Dean and Seth were playing peek a boo with Marcus and Maureen. Both babies would smile.
"Are you sure you two will be ok with them?", Nala asked.
"We got this. Boobie milk is in the fridge, heat it up, check the temp after before giving it to them. Change their diapers, rash cream is in the bag if we need it.", Dean said.
Seth chuckled.
"Someone has babysat before", Seth said.
"These kids love me", Dean said.
Nala laughed softly and grabbed Seth's car keys. She drove to Kathan and Mark's house. Getting there, she knocked on their front door and Sabrina answered. Her smile fell.
"Expecting someone else?", Nala asked.
"Oh, I just saw, never mind", Sabrina said.
She saw Seth's car and thought it was him.
"He's with the twins and Dean", Nala said, walking into the house.
Kaye walked over and hugged her. Nala glared at Mark.
"Maybe I should take Alana to the store", Mark suggested.
"I think that's a good idea", Kaye said.
Nala sat down.
"Why didn't you bring the twins?", Kaye asked.
"Look, I love you both, but what you did to Seth was messed up. We all decided not to pick sides, then we find out you picked Sabrina's side. Seth needed someone too. Would you have picked Seth's side if Brina would have been the one to break things off?", Nala said.
"You've got it all wrong Nala. No one picked sides", Kaye said.
She looked at Sabrina.
"I need to call Serena before I start", Sabrina said.
Nala nodded.
Mark had tried calling Dean and Seth to hang out, but neither of them answered him. He knew they were both mad at him for what happened. He watched Alana look at all the toys. He called Roman.
"Hey man, whats up?", Roman asked.
"Just shopping with Alana while the girls talk out their issues", Mark said.
"Oh yeah, I'm not allowed to talk to you", Roman said.
They both laughed.
"Listen Ro, I didn't take anyone's side. I fucked up, we don't talk about what happened in the house. I don't ask Sabrina how she's doing, I just stayed out of it you know. I shouldn't have, he needed someone and I just ignored it because I didn't want anyone thinking I was picking him over Brina or Brina over Seth", Mark said.
"I know man. Especially with Brina living with you, you can see how it looks to the girls. Then they find out she's dating, well", Roman said.
"No, but that's the thing, Brina isn't dating anyone. Alana overheard wrong, Mike is just a friend. Yes, he asked her out, but she denied him. She loves Seth", Mark said.
"You need to talk to him too Mark. He needs to hear this from you, just don't do it while Dean is there. You know how he gets", Roman said.
"Yeah", Mark sighed.
Nala nodded after Sabrina said her peace. They had Serena on video chat.
"I am going to talk to Seth about this whole Mike situation.", Sabrina said.
"We just didn't get it Brina. You said you needed time to experience college life and be single. Then we hear you went out on a date, you can see why we got mad", Nala said.
Sabrina nodded.
"Yeah since you don't call us anymore", Serena said.
"I know and I'm sorry. Seth wasn't holding me back at all. A small part of me just knew that if I don't get it out of my system, eventually I would take it out on Seth. I would blame him for not being able to just be, free, to experience new things", Sabrina said.
"We get it Brina", Nala said.
"You've always been the free, wild spirit", Serena said.
Sabrina smiled.
"So can you please bring the twins now?", Kathan asked Nala.
Nala laughed and rolled her eyes.
"I guess I can", Nala said.
A week after Dean and Nala's visit. Seth was grabbing a coffee before getting to work. Sabrina saw him from outside the coffee shop. He was texting on his phone. She took a deep breath before walking in. He always looked so good in his suits. She bit her lip and approached him.
"Hi", she said.
He looked up and did a double take. He didn't look happy to see her, but then again he thought she lied to him about not dating anymore while on their break.
"Can we talk?", she asked.
"I can't, I just came for coffee", he said.
They called his name and he grabbed the cup. She stopped him from walking out and he sighed.
"Please. I need to explain this whole mess. If you love me still, at all, please", she begged.
He met her eyes.
"Fine, but not now. I have to go", he said.
"Can you meet me at Pete's after work, the diner on main?", she asked.
He nodded. Pete's was the first place they ate at when they moved here. They had declared it their diner.
"Ok", he said.
"Thank you", she said.
He cleared his throat and was about to excuse himself, but she grabbed his tie and fixed it. He shut his eyes. She always did that before he left for work. He opened his eyes again.
"There, much better", she said.
"Thank you", he replied.
"Have a good day at work", she said.
He nodded and walked passed her. She tried really hard to stay away from him. She knew that the second she saw his face again, she was going to regret the break. She wanted him back. He was a catch, the last thing she wanted was for another woman to see what she saw in him or worse, for him to go back to his old ways.
Sabrina had got there before him. She took their usual booth and the waitress walked over with a smile.
"Hey, we haven't seen you and your man here in a while. Is he on his way?", she asked.
"He is", Sabrina said.
The waitress nodded.
"Should I just start on your usual?", she asked.
"Yes please", Sabrina said, handing back the menu.
The waitress left and she noticed Seth outside of the diner. He walked in and looked around before looking towards her. She smiled as he walked over. He took his suit jacket off and sat down.
"I ordered our usual", she said.
He nodded. The waitress brought over their drinks.
"Hey handsome, nice to see your face around here again", the waitress said.
"Thanks Vicki", Seth said.
Once she was gone.
"So?", he asked.
"I love you Seth. I didn't go out on a date with anyone, I swear. Mike did ask me out, but I told him no. I didn't ask for this break so I could date others. I told you and everyone else that you are my one. I know that you are it for me. I just needed time to live life single.", she explained.
Seth met her eyes.
"Mark didn't check up on you because he didn't want anyone feeling like he was taking sides. You know that very well, they told us both", Sabrina said.
Seth nodded.
"Then Kaye said this felt like that episode of Friends where Rachel and Ross fought over that break thing and I just started imagining you with someone else", she said.
He reached over and took her hand.
"There will never be anyone else Brina", he said softly.
She squeezed his hand.
"I miss you. I miss talking to you", he said.
She smiled.
"We can still hang out you know. As friends. We were always good at talking", she said.
He smiled and nodded.
"Then that settles it, when either of us needs to talk we can meet here and just talk. For all we know when we decide to start dating again, it will help us in our relationship", she said.
He smiled.
"Sounds good to me", he said.
"Good. Oh, also, you need to talk to Mark again. He's your friend Seth", Sabrina said.
Seth nodded.
"I actually texted him back this morning. Dean cracked about two days ago. All is forgiven", Seth said.
Sabrina smiled and nodded.