Chapter 73

"Brookey!!!!" Logan shouts.

Brooke laughs and runs to me then hides her face on my chest. "What did you do again?" I ask her.

"I lay down on Logan's back." Brooke giggles.

"Honey, you know your big brother is a moody one. We are at Nana's and don't do that again okay." I rub her back and kiss her head.

"Hey, I brought frozen yogurt and baby cupcakes." Mrs. Chang smiles at us.

"Say what? Thank you, nana." I smile at Brooke.

"Where is Logan?" Mrs. Chang asks me.

"Probably napping." I said to her.

"No, I'm awake. Thanks to Brooke who jumped on my back." Logan says and sits down next to me.

"You said that you laid down on his back." I raise my eyebrows at Brooke. "Don't do that again, it might hurt his back bone."

"Logan doesn't want to play with me." Brooke pouts.

"You can play with mommy." I smile at her. "Here, who wants frozen yogurt?"

"I'm still sleepy but I can't sleep." Logan leans his head on my shoulder.

"When is Mike's plane take off?" Mrs. Chang asks me.

"Tonight. I told him to take tomorrow's morning flight so he can take a rest first but he said he doesn't want to." I said to her and take the frozen yogurt cup.

I turn my face and both of my kids open their mouths. I sigh and feed them one by one. They never want to lose from one another. So most of the time, Mike and I buy two stuff at the same time even though they have age gap.

Now I'm in Mike's parents house. Yeah will have homecoming in McKinley soon. And I will start making short movie with Artie tomorrow. Meanwhile Mike is still having work in Los Angeles.

Suddenly my phone is ringing. I take the phone from the table and answer that. "Hi, daddy." I smile at Mike and answer his video call.

"Hey, I can't come there tonight." Mike sighs.

"Why?" I frown.

"I have to do this surgery since the other doctor can't handle it. So I will come tomorrow. Is that okay?"

"Yes it is okay." I nod.

"Hey, there baby girl." Mike smiles at Brooke. "Hey, big guy."

"Dad, buy me that big chocolate bar from the airport." Logan says to Mike.

"I will." Mike nods.

"I want two!" Brooke grins and shows him her two fingers.

"Okay, guys." Mike chuckles. "You guys having fun at Nana's?"

"Well, your mom is here. Want to talk to her or say hi?" I smile at Mike and hand the phone to his mom.

"Hello, Michael." Mrs. Chang smiles at him.

"Hey, mom. Do you want me to bring you something from Los Angeles?" Mike asks her.

"No. Having your little family here is enough. So you have to stay one more day?"

"Yeah. I really wish I could skip but this is about someone's life so... I'll see you tomorrow night." Mike chuckles.

"I'll see you too, Michael." Mrs. Chang smiles and give the phone to me.

"Alright, I'm off my break so I will call you guys later. Bye bye!" Mike says to me.

"Bye bye, daddy!" Brooke waves.

"Bye bye. I love you guys." Mike waves and smiles then hung up the call.

"Alright, I'm going to help Nana cook for dinner." I said to the kids and get up then walk to the kitchen.

"I want to follow mommy." Brooke runs to me.

"Me too!" Logan runs to me and hugs me.

"Sometimes I feel like I have two babies." I chuckle.

"Mike followed me everywhere when he seek for my attention." Mrs. Chang chuckles.

"Like these two." I chuckle and rub their heads. "Like father like his kids."

"It's okay, honey. You don't have to help me." Mrs. Chang smiles at me.

"No, it's okay. It's not everyday that I'm here." I giggle and dice the potato as the kids are still hugging me.

"Do your parents know that you're here?" Mrs. Chang asks me.

"Oh yeah. We went there this noon. Maddox is studying for his exams so we're staying here. I hope it's okay." I giggle.

"Of course it's okay. There are some empty rooms here. Besides ever since you guys moved to L.A this house seems empty." Mrs. Chang smiles.

"Alright you guys, let mommy cook first." I said to the kids.

The kids leave me and walks to the living room. I smile and continue dicing the potato. I know that the kids are really spoiled at me. Even Logan who already 12 years old but still spoiled.

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I'm sitting down on my seat and looking at the monitor where Artie is shooting the video with my dad as the model.

"Mommy..." Brooke leans her head on my chest.

"Cut! That was good." I nod.

"So we just need to take scene in the choir room." Artie nods.

"Yeah." I nod.

"Okay so my work here is done?" Dad asks us.

"Yes, you can go back to work, Mr. Principal." I chuckle.

"Hey, you little princess." Dad smiles at Brooke.

Brooke just groans and hides her face on my chest. "That's grandpa. He has chocolate candy." I said to Brooke.

"No!" Brooke shakes her head.

"Brookey doesn't want ice cream?" Dad asks her.

"She is not feeling well, dad. I guess adaptation of the weather from Los Angeles and here. None of my kids want to sleep alone last night, they both all wanted mommy." I said to dad.

"Alright, I'll be in my office." Dad kisses our heads and walks away.

"Okay, what's next?" I ask Artie.

"Wanna have lunch? I'm hungry." Artie says to me.

"Sure." I nod and get up and hold Brooke in my arms.

"The others will come in an hour. They are renting a car together like a mini van." Artie chuckles.

"That's cool." I chuckle.

"Mommy, let's go home." Brooke says to me.

"Mommy still have to work here. What if I drop you to Nana's store?" I ask her.

"No." Brooke shakes her head and leans her head on my chest.

"Where is Mike?" Artie asks me.

"His plane take off at six this evening. He has to do this urgent thing at the hospital so I left earlier with my kids." I said to him.

"Yes and if I'm staying at home with dad I will eat Japanese food all day." Logan simply said.

"Believe it or not when your dad and I were in college, he always made me breakfast. Not cereals but English breakfast." I said to Logan.

"Why now he can't cook?" Logan frowns.

"He can. He is just depending on your mom. When you're married you will depended on your wife a lot. That's the answer, kiddo." Artie says to Logan.

"Artie is right." I nod. "Okay Brookey want to sit while mommy picking up the food?" I ask Brooke as she just shakes her head. "Okay, can Logan help mommy please?"

"Sure." Logan nods and picks up the tray.

I smile and point to the food that I want to take as Logan put it on our tray. After that I pay the food and find a seat to sit down. There are only me and Artie here. We did this shoot with Logan helped us a bit.

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I'm sitting down on the seat in choir room while looking at my laptop and looking for the best back sound for this short movie.

"Hello.."

I turn my face and smile at the others and hug them one by one. "Hi, you guys." I smile at them.

Brooke runs to me and hugs me. She is kinda shy when she meets someone new. But I don't know why she can easily get along while having photoshoot.

"Wanna say hi to everyone else?" I pick her up and hold her.

"Aww she is so beautiful. What's her name?" Quinn smiles at Brooke.

"What is your name?" I turn my face at Brooke.

"Brookey." Brooke said shyly.

"Her name is Brooke but we called her Brookey." I giggle.

"Hi, Brookey." Quinn smiles at Brooke.

"Hi.." Brooke smiles shyly. "I want daddy." Brooke says to me.

"Daddy's here!" Mike grins at us and runs a little to us. "Hi." Mike takes Brooke from my arms and holds her.

"Hi.." Brooke giggles and pecks on Mike's lips.

"You said that you will come tonight." I said to him.

"Well, the things at the hospital is done so I went here. I met Mercedes in the airport." Mike says to me.

"I was seeing this Asian doctor in the airport calling my name holding two giants chocolate bar. And for a moment, I was like who is that. Then it's him." Mercedes laughs softly.

"Those two giants chocolate bar is for my kids." Mike chuckles.

"If I knew that you would bring Brooke, I would bring Tracy here." Blaine says to me.

"I was only planning to bring Logan since he can help but this little girl was having fever and she doesn't want to stay with Mike's mom. So I took her." I said to Blaine.

"Looking at her, makes me want to have Asian boyfriend so I can get a mixed race baby." Quinn laughs softly.

"With me you're going to get half Jewish baby." Puck says to Quinn.

I chuckle and shake my head. I turn my face at Artie as he calls me. I walk out from the choir room and walk following him to the AV room. I'm busy for these stuff that dad made.

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I'm sitting down on the couch as my kids are falling asleep and lean their heads on my lap. Brooke is on the left and Logan is on the right. And I can't move.

"Mike, can you get me that ear cleaner?" I ask Mike.

"There you go." Mike hands me the ear cleaner.

I look at them and start to clean Logan's ear first using the ear cleaner. "Dirty baseball player." I chuckle.

"They seems so peaceful." Mike smiles at me.

"Ugh this guy, once said 'mom, I'm twelve' but in the other hand 'mom, don't leave me alone'." I chuckle and rub Logan's head.

"Aww look at them so peaceful and cute." Mom smiles while looking at the kids.

"You want something like this, mom?" I chuckle.

"Having you and Maddox in my lap? You both are too old for that." Mom laughs softly and walks to the kitchen.

"Mom, I'm sorry I can't help to cook dinner. I can't move." I sigh.

"It's okay, sweetie." Mom says to me.

"Mom, do you see my laptop charger?" Maddox walks downstairs.

"Under your bed or in your dad's office." Mom simply said.

"Look at them. So cute." Maddox smiles looking at the kids. "Yet the mommy isn't that cute anymore." Maddox laughs and walks away.

"And he doesn't have mirror in his room." I roll my eyes.

"Mom, it's not there!" Maddox shouts.

"Ssshhhh." I hissed and rub the kids head. "Use your eyes not your mouth." I simply said.

"You literally sound like mom now." Maddox shakes his head.

"I heard that you're still having exams." Mike says to him.

"Online exams. This is second year, and for the second year I have to work internship outside the college but I don't know where should I go." Maddox says.

"You can work with me if you want." I said to him.

"As your barista in your coffee shop? No thanks. I can't make coffee." Maddox shakes his head.

"No, silly. I'm working with Fox Network and you can work with me internship there." I said to him.

"Oh right and I don't need to pay for living cost because I can eat anything I want in your house." Maddox nods.

"Guys, I'm home!" Dad shouts and walks in. "Hey, didn't know you're here. Where are my two little Chubbo?"

"Here.." I chuckle and point at my lap.

"Aww..." Dad smiles. "I remember the time when you and Maddox were fighting over an iPad then I decided to ignored you both but then I saw you two fell asleep cuddling on the couch. That was so cute." Dad chuckles.

"It always happened between siblings." I giggle and clean Brooke's ear.

"I don't have any so everytime they started fighting, I just can shake my head." Mike chuckles.

"And that's what I did too. I don't have any sibling either." Dad chuckles and walks upstairs.

"You both didn't want to have dinner?" I whisper to the kids and rub their head.

They just groaning a bit and move their body as still asleep. I turn my face at Mike and he gets up from his seat and walks to me then pick up Logan and holds him.

"Come on, buddy." Mike walks upstairs while holding Logan in his arms.

"He is so big." I chuckle and lift Brooke up and holds her.

I put her on the bed carefully next to Logan and wrap them up with blanket. These two kids are my life.

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"Brookey!" I shout and walk downstairs while holding hair comb.

"Go to mommy, you know when she is mad she will be noisy."  Mike says to Brooke.

"I want to watch Peppa Pig." Brooke takes the iPad and give it to Mike.

"Okay here." Mike sighs and put the Peppa Pig on and put the iPad on the table as Brooke is sitting down on the couch.

I sit down next to her and start combing her hair as she is watching Peppa Pig seriously. "Ugh this hair is so long."

"Cut it." Mike says to me.

"She doesn't want to." I said to Mike and still combing Brooke's hair. "Let's go to kiddy cuts okay?" I ask Brooke.

"No!" Brooke shakes her head.

"Come on, this hair is so long." I said to Brooke.

"No, mommy!" Brooke shakes her head.

"Alright, alright." I sigh and braid her hair into two tail braids. "You stay at home with daddy okay. Mommy has to go to work."

"Huh? No." Brooke turns her face at me and shakes her head.

"Okay then we will go to Target but after that you go home with daddy okay?" I raise my eyebrows at her.

"Yes." Brooke nods.

"She will forget that especially when you talk to her while she is watching Peppa Pig." Mike says to me.

"I really need to finish that short movie today, Mike. So you're in charge." I simply said and get up.

I walk to my bedroom and take my bag with all my stuff work inside. I put my shoes on and then walks downstairs. Brooke knows exactly when I'm dressed up like this and bring my backpack. She knows I'm going to somewhere.

"Daddy!!!" Brooke shouts and walks out from the house.

"Yes, noisy." Mike catches Brooke and holds her in his arms.

I chuckle and walk to the car then get into the car. Mike put Brooke on the backseat and then goes to the drive seat and start driving away.

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"Cut! Who is that crying voice come from?" I frown and look around.

"Mommy!!" Brooke cries and runs to me.

"Oh my daughter." I giggle. "What's going on?" I raise my eyebrows at Brooke.

"He pinched my cheeks really hard!" Brooke cries and point at Sam.

"Sam?" I raise my eyebrows at Sam.

"I can't help it, she is so cute and all I want to do was squeezing her cheeks but maybe a bit too hard." Sam giggles.

"It's okay, babygirl." I hug Brooke as she is still crying. "He likes you." I keep hugging Brooke and rubs her hair.

"He pinched me!" Brooke cries louder.

"Come here, wanna go get some ice cream?" Mike picks her up and walks away.

"You! She has been moody since this morning." I slap Sam's sleeve.

"I can't help it. She is super adorable." Sam grins at me.

"Alright, people let's start it again!" I said to them.

I turn my face and Mike walks away while holding Brooke and trying to calm her down. I let out a sigh and shake my head. That little girl has been so fussy since this morning.

"I want mommy!" Brooke shouts.

"You take over." I sigh and turn my face at Artie. "And you are going to be a dead meat for our dinner tonight." I glare at Sam and walks to Mike. "Mommy's here." I take Brooke from Mike's arms and holds her. "You go home with daddy okay?" I ask her.

"No!" Brooke shakes her head.

"Mike..." I sigh and turn my face at Mike.

"Come on, let's go home, have a nap." Mike says to her.

"Daddy will snore." Brooke shakes her head.

"Everything is done. My team will edit this." Artie says to me.

"Ah thank you so much, Artie." I grin at Artie.

I put Brooke on the ground and walk to the set. I take my camera, laptop, and my other stuff then put them into my bag.

"Wanna go home?" I ask Mike.

"Depends on your work. Is it done yet?" Mike raises his eyebrows at me. "I'm just really sleepy." Mike yawns.

"Must be have a long night last night." Sam chuckles.

"I wish." Mike rolls his eyes.

"The kids can't sleep alone. And by the kids, I mean two of our kids. Even the teenager one. So the bed last night was like this, Logan, me, Brooke, then Mike." I sigh.

"A big family." Mercedes chuckles.

"By the way..." Mike nodge at me and points at Brooke.

I turn my face and see Brooke is squatting under the piano while holding her barbie doll. I don't know what is she doing but it's fine as long as she won't be fussy.

Sam walks to the piano and squatting next to her. "He could be your babysitter when you need." Mercedes chuckles.

"Or maybe he wants one." I smile at Mercedes.

"I'm not ready yet." Mercedes shakes her head.

"You're almost thirty." I said to Mercedes.

"Maybe soon." Mercedes half smiled.

"You know nobody's ready for everything. Do you think I'm ready when I have a son at the age of Nineteen? Absolutely not. But when I get through that, I learned a lot of things. I learned to be a father. And it makes me happier." Mike smiles at Mercedes.

"Why you two always convince me to do that?" Mercedes chuckles.

"Because we are the closest one to you. We lived in the same apartment for years." Mike says to her.

"Mike wants to get remarried." I said to Mercedes.

"To who? To you twice?" Mike raises his eyebrows at me.

"I don't know, sexy nurses maybe." I chuckle.

"When you have the best one why you're still looking up for another one?" Mike says to me.

"Aww cheesy." I smile at him and peck on his lip.

I turn my face as Brooke laughs loudly and cover her mouth with her hand cutely. She then walks to us and still giggling.

"What's up?" I smile at her.

"Uncle Sam farting." Brooke laughs.

"Wanna go home with me?" Sam asks her.

"No. But you can come to my house. I have a lot chocolate candy." Brooke says to Sam.

"Yes, buddy? Alright, we will go home right now." Mike hang up the phone. "we should go home. Logan needs mommy's help." Mike gets up.

"What can you do without me huh?" I chuckle.

"Can I kidnap her for a day?" Sam picks Brooke up and holds her.

"No uh, daddy doesn't let me sleep in boy's house." Brooke shakes her head.

"When did I say that?" Mike frowns.

"Well then marry me?" Sam raises his eyebrows at Brooke.

"No. Kids don't get married." Brooke shakes her head. "We can get married when I grow up."

"Sure, don't date anyone else okay." Sam nods at her.

"I date daddy." Brooke grins at him.

"Which one is more handsome, me or your daddy?" Sam asks her.

"Daddy.." Brooke grins.

"Yeah that's true." Sam sighs and nods then puts her on the ground.

I laugh and take her hand. "You want to go to uncle Sam's house?" I ask Brooke.

"No, daddy said I can't go to boy's house." Brooke shakes her head.

"I swear, I don't even remember when I said that." Mike frowns at me.

I chuckle and take my bag. "Come on, Logan must be needs me for packing." I said to them and walk out from the choir room.

"I'm hungry." Brooke says to us.

"You're hungry? What about McNuggets before go home?" Mike picks her up and holds her.

"Daddy smells coffee." Brooke says and smells Mike's mouth.

"You stink of milk." Mike chuckles.

I chuckle and put the bag on the backseat of the car and get to the front seat. It's nice to see old friends again and some of them are already having a family like me and Mike now.

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"How to folded your clothes so it can fit in one suitcase is like this. Watch." I said to Logan and start folding the clothes.

"Mom, I tried that but it didn't work." Logan sighs.

"Yeah well, what can you and your dad do without me huh?" I laugh and take his stuff.

"Mommy, I want cereals." Brooke walks in and hugs me from behind.

"Go ask daddy. Mommy is helping Logan first. He has to go to the camp tomorrow morning." I said to her and still packing.

"Daddy!!" Brooke shouts and walks away.

"No shouting, Brookey." I shout.

"You said no shouting with a shout." Logan simply said.

"Still want me to help you or you can arrange it with yourself?" I raise my eyebrows at him.

"No no, you do it." Logan shakes his head.

"Hi, I'm Logan, I'm a teenager who still have stuffed animal to sleep with." I laugh and puppet his stuffed elephant.

"This elephant also can be functioned as a pillow." Logan says to me.

"Hey, this is my book." I frown at him and hold my book.

"No, this is my favorite book." Logan takes that book and put it on his backpack.

"Well, never knew you love that book." I chuckle.

"This was from you and when we had a huge fight that day, this book was the one who hit me the most." Logan says to me.

"And I'm still proud of you for learning something from that book." I smile at him.

"I can be smarter than dad right?" Logan grins at me.

"Yeah you can be." I nod and smile at him.

"Sometimes I wonder, how did you do that?"

"Do what?" I turn my face at him and put his stuff into the suitcase.

"Love me and Brooke equally." Logan simply said.

"I thought you thought that I love Brooke more than you." I chuckle.

"No, it was because I was jealous when she was born. Like she was a girl, very beautiful, then I was almost nine years old, which means that I can do most of the thing by myself so I kinda jealous. But I know you and daddy love us equally." Logan says to me.

"And we do." I smile at him and get up opening the closet door. "Well, you will understand that when you become parents."

"Mom, I know this is kinda rude and I get it if you mad at me or something but how can you love and Brooke that much and you don't even give birth to us?" Logan turns his face at me.

"A mother is not someone who only give birth you. But she make sure you feel loved, safe, and happy. She also take care of you, and raise you. That's a mother. And if someday, Brooke's birth mom asked me to give Brooke up for her, I'm not going to do that for hell sake. Once she signed up that adoption papers, she has no rights for Brooke." I said to Logan.

"You're amazing and so inspiring." Logan smiles at me.

"Thank you." I smile at him.

"Mommy, I want frozen blueberries." Brooke walks in.

"You want frozen blueberries or cereals?" I turn my face at her.

"Both in one bowl with yogurt." Brooke grins at me.

"Where is daddy?" I raise my eyebrows at her.

"Daddy is napping." Brooke simply said.

"Wait a minute, it's almost done." I said to her and finishing the packing. "Okay, it's done."

"Come on." Brooke takes my hand and walks lead me to downstairs.

"Slow down." I said to her and walk following her to the kitchen.

I open the cabinet and take a bowl. Brooke opens the fridge and take a bowl full of frozen blueberries.

I put cereals on the bowl and then the yogurt after that Brooke puts the frozen blueberries on the top and mixed it up.

I smile at her and walk back to upstairs and open Mike's bedroom door. Mike is napping on the bed and it's unusual he can have a nap when he is usually work until late.

I take my laptop and put it on my lap and start editing the video for tomorrow. Suddenly Mike's phone is vibrating. I take his phone and look at to the screen. He is going to buy a studio for me secretly? What for?

Oh he is trying to make a surprise for our dancing school but he can't even hide it from me. I'm so great at finding the truth.

"Mom, I'm still need some help." Logan knocks on the door.

"I'm coming, baby!" I shout and walk out from Mike's bedroom and walks to Logan's bedroom. "What else?"

"I have to make this handmade shawl for the sign." Logan says to me.

I sigh and sit down on the ground. "Make it, I will watch." I said to him.

"Mom, please." Logan groans.

"Okay, ask nana if she has stuff to make handmade shawl." I said to him.

"Yes, captain!" Logan shouts and walks out.

I let out a sigh and sit down on his bed and lean my back against the wall as I feel so sleepy. Sometimes it's not your job who makes you feel sleepy but it's the job of being mother. But this is the best job that I ever have.

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*Mike's POV*

"Daddy?" Brooke pats my sleeve.

"What is it?" I open my eyes and look at her.

"I want to poop." Brooke says to me.

"Ugh come on." I get up and walk her to the bathroom.

She is potty trained but sometimes she can't wipes herself. So I have to do it. I sit her down on the toilet bowl and waiting for her.

"Where is mommy?" I ask her.

"Sleeping in Logan's bedroom." Brooke says to me.

"Okay, you call daddy when you're done." I said to her and walk out from my bedroom then walk downstairs.

"What do you want for dinner tonight?" Mom asks me.

"I will tell Paris to help you." I said to her. "Wake your mom." I said to Logan.

"Nope." Logan shakes his head.

"Why?" I frown at him.

"Mom looks so tired, I don't want to wake her up." Logan simply said. "Nana, how to clogged this thing?"

"Just leave it, I will clog it up." Mom says to him.

"Okay, I put it on the coffee table." Logan says and runs upstairs.

"He is really sweet. Loves his mom more than you." Mom chuckles.

"Oh he would die for his mom. Ever since that he found out that he is not Paris' biological son, he changed to be more spoiled and affected towards his mom." I said to mom.

"Maybe he realized that someone who doesn't even give birth to him but want to spent her whole time for him, loving him, taking care of him, be there when he needs his mom. Logan is teenager now. He is growing up." Mom smiles at me.

I smile and nod at her. Yeah mom is right. Maybe Logan is now realize that how can someone who doesn't give birth to him wants to spend everything she has for him.

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