Chapter 28

I'm standing near a tree in the Lima Park. I'm waiting for my dad. He said that he want to go out with me and today he didnt go to school because he has school meeting board.

I just let out a sigh and put my hands inside my cheerios jacket. I shouldnt wait him here. I should wait him in the school. I cancel my Six Flags date with Mike and the others for my dad and now where is he?

Suddenly someone shows me a bar of chocolate. I turn my face and dad is smiling at me. I cross my hands on my chest and roll my eyes then walk away.

"Hey, I'm sorry, okay." Dad walks follows me.

"You know that you're late, dad." I pouted at him.

"I know. I'm only late about... two hours." Dad sighs.

"Yes." I simply said.

"Honey, I'm really sorry. I was so busy and school meeting board was late and made me late to come here." Dad says to me.

"I'm also busy, dad. I cancel my date with Mike to Six Flags and the other seniors to celebrate senior ditch day. And I'm waiting here for you since two hours ago. Then since you late, I wont be watch science website project tonight. I'm tired to do everything, dad. I'm your daughter not your wife." I protest.

I cover my mouth with my hand as I realized something that I just said to him. I turn my face at him and he just hold that chocolate bar and looking at me.

"If I can be your mother and father at the same time when your mom not around. Why you cant be both for me?" Dad says to me and walk away slowly.

I let out a sigh and roll my eyes. I start walking follow dad then block his way. "Dad, I'm so sorry. I dont mean to say that." I half-smiled at him.

"Nah." Dad shakes his head and go back to walk.

"Daddy..." I whimpered and take his hand. "I'm really sorry." I stop his way and half-smiled at him.

"It's okay." Dad nodded.

"Are you sad?" I ask him.

"Just little bit."

"I'm so sorry, I didnt mean to." I half-smiled at him.

"It's okay. Come on. You must be hungry right?" Dad holds my hand and walks lead me.

"Dad?"

"Hmmm?"

"I wanna go home." I said to him.

"You sure that you dont want to have dinner in Breadstix and then go to supermarket?" Dad asks me.

"No." I shake my head.

"Okay, we go home." Dad nodded. "I'm sorry, I shouldnt be late until two hours and the sky goes dark slowly." Dad says to me.

"It's okay, dad. I'm so sorry too." I said to dad.

"Come on. We can go to Six Flags tomorrow okay." Dad smiles at me.

"Alright then." I nodded.

"Yes, we will go to Six Flags tomorrow. Me, you and your mom." Dad says to me.

"Mom?" I raise my eyebrows.

"Yeah. It's been a long time we didnt have a weekend together. So we can have fun okay." Dad smiles at me.

I nodded and smile back at him. Finally. My wish to have weekend with my parents will be come true. I miss my family. I miss my parents. I miss both of them.

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I'm sitting down on the backseat of dad's car as mom is sitting down on the front seat and dad is driving. Today we are going to Six Flags like what dad said to me yesterday as his apology for being late yesterday. And I'm still feeling guilty about what I said to him yesterday.

"I wish Mike is also joined us." I sigh.

"You can ask him to join us actually." Dad says while driving.

"But he said that he doesnt want to disturb our family time so he went out with his parents too." I said to dad.

"Yeah this is weekend. Everyone loves to went out with their family." Mom says to us.

"Just like us." I grin happily.

Mom and dad just take a glance at each other and being quiet. I built a smile on my face. And turn my face to the street. Dad parks his car in the parking lot as we enter the Six Flags gate.

I hold my slingbag and walk out from dad's car and standing in front of dad's car as mom and dad went out from the car.

"Are you sure with Six Flags? I mean, you're not five years old kid anymore, honey." Mom frowns at me.

"I missed Six Flags because of dad yesterday." I pouted.

"That's fine. Come on. We can have fun here." Dad says and put his hand around my shoulder as we walk to the gate to buy the tickets.

"I want to play that roller coaster." I grin at them.

"My heart's gonna explode up there." Mom shakes her head.

"Come on, mom. I will be there." I said to mom.

"No, no, no, thank you." Mom shakes her head.

"Ugh fine." I roll my eyes.

"I will be there with you." Dad smiles at me.

"You still dont want to, mom?" I ask mom.

"No. I will wait there okay." Mom shakes her head and walk away.

Dad and I look at each other and he just shrug. "She is phobia with high place." Dad says to me.

"I know that." I nodded.

"Come on." Dad holds my hand and we both standing in line.

I hold dad's hand. Until the officer let us to sit down on the seat and wear our seatbelt. "This is so exciting, dad." I grin at dad.

The roller coaster start moving. I hold the seatbelt and feel excited. Dad just laughs as the roller coaster start moving. I turn my face at mom and she just standing and looking at us. I start laughing and the roller coaster is still moving.

"Whoaaaa!" Dad shouts.

"We will fly!" I shout.

Dad and I are laughing and shouting together as the roller coaster still moving. This is so exciting and happy and moving. Yesterday I might not be can enjoy the Senior Ditch Day but today I will enjoy it with my parents.

The roller coaster finally stops. Dad and I leave our seat and walk to mom's place where she is waiting for us.

"I think I got headache." Dad says and holds his head.

"You alright, Will?" Mom asks him.

"Yeah, I was too old for that." Dad says to her.

"Oh come on. There are still a lot of games we havent play." I said to them.

"Honey, I guess Six Flags is not a good idea. Your dad and I are not teenager anymore. This isnt our place." Mom says to me.

"But I'm still want to have weekend holiday, mom." I sigh.

"I know that. We can go to another place. Like movie? Or have picnic? Your choice." Mom smiles at me.

"Okay we can watch movie, buy books in bookstore then have dinner." I said to them.

"That's better idea. We still can have our quality time together right." Mom smiles at me.

"Yes." I nodded.

"I cant play here anymore." Dad shakes his head.

"Oldman." I roll my eyes.

"Say what huh? When you were five until eight I love brough you here but now not anymore." Dad says to me.

"Ugh I can go here next time with Mike." I roll my eyes.

"That's a better idea, honey." Mom grins at me.

"But I dont want to have dinner in Breadstix." I said to them.

"Your choice. Come on." Dad put his hand around my shoulder and walk next to me.

We are walking down together and I'm the middle of them. Dad having his arm around my shoulder and I hold mom's hand as we walk together. This is what I missed the most. I will tell this to coach Beiste in school days since she is the only one adult friend I have.

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"Dad..." I called dad and show him the eggroll from my plate.

"Aaaaa." Dad open his mouth.

I chuckle and take that eggroll with choopstick then feed him that eggroll. Now we are in Japanese restaurant and I'm just eating my bento rice along with my parents around me.

"I dont like eggroll with seaweed." I said to them.

"But you love eating sushi and the fact that sushi has seaweed." Mom says to me.

"And uncooked salmon." Dad added.

"And those food makes me smart." I grin at them.

"Yeah but uncooked salmon will makes you unhealth because you dont know about the bactery from there." Mom simply said.

"Your mom is right, honey." Dad nodded.

"But I saw from youtube they cleaned the salmon with hot water." I said to them.

"But still the evil bactery isnt die that easily, sweetheart." Mom says to me.

"You said that you want to be a doctor and how could you didnt know about that." Dad simply said.

I roll my eyes and grunt then go back eating my food. Dad chuckles and pinches my cheek. "Dad..." I groan and push his hand away.

"Look at you, your grunt really looks like your mom when her glue in craft room is empty." Dad laughs.

"Oh dont mention that." Mom shakes her head. "She also has the dying smirk that really looks like you." Mom chuckles.

"The dying smirk that can Mike melted." I grin at them.

Mom and dad just laugh and shakes their head. I built a smile on my face and eating my food. I really miss a moment like this. When my parents can be together with me.

"Oh hi Will...Terri, and you, Paris." Ms. Pillsburry suddenly standing next to our table and smiles at us.

"Hi Emma. What are you doing here?" Dad asks her.

"I'm-I'm just having dinner with Carl. What about you?" Ms. Pillsburry asks dad.

"We're having family dinner right now. You know, Saturday night." Mom grins at her.

"Yeah, in order to make Paris happy." Dad smiles at her.

"Oh I see. Alright. I'll see you guys around." Ms. Pillsburry smiles at us and walk away.

I turn my face at dad and he just looking at me then raises his eyebrows at me. "What? We are over. She is getting back together with her ex-husband." Dad simply said.

"I didnt ask that." I frown at dad.

"Over confidence." Mom chuckles.

"Right." I nodded as agree then laugh.

"Ugh somebody help the only man here." Dad rolls his eyes.

Mom and I just laugh together. Dad turn his face at us and laughing also. This is the best day of my life. Just like old days. When we have dinner together and laughing like this and spent the day like this.

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Booty Camp

I'm streching out while sitting down on the stage and Mike just standing next to me. "One two three four..die!" I groan.

"You dont need to force yourself if you're tired." Mike kneel down on one knee in front of me.

"I want to work hard as everyone else here." I said to him.

"Come on. Stand up." Mike pulls my hands and help me to stand up.

"Mike, I love you." I smile at him.

"What's wrong with you now?" Mike chuckles.

"I'm just feel grateful with I have now." I giggle.

"I love you too, baby." Mike smiles at me and rubs my cheek.

I smile back at him and wrap his hand then push my face closer to him and he kisses me softly and I kiss him back until we pull our lips away and Mike just wrap his hand around my chest as he is standing behind me.

"All right, fair warning: in the glorious history of Booty Camp, this will be the toughest!" Dad standing in front of us.

Mike pushes his hand away from my chest and standing next to me. I'm just drinking my water then throw my mineral water to near my backpack.

"But first, Quinn's got the floor." Dad walks away and Quinn wheels to the front.

"I invited a friend to join us. You met him on Valentine's Day." Quinn says to us as a guy with long hair is standing next to her.

"Teen Jesus!" Brittany shouts.

"He's got a killer voice." Quinn smiles at us.

"Okay, all right. Welcome to the New Directions." Dad says to him and let him standing in the line with us. "Okay. Let's give our undivided attention to Coach Sue." "First off, please don't ask me which celebrity is the father of my baby. Please. I will release that information once I've finalized my book and movie deal. Now, it has come to my attention that I have been a tad harsh with some of you. I thought I was being kind. For instance, I said absolutely nothing about the implausible sexual tension between Mercedes and the Kentucky Fried Stripper. Or the sorry fact that you wasted untold millions on a laser show for yourselves just so Sandbags could dance with the night school's Polynesian janitor." Coach Sue says to us.

"Actually, he was Puerto Rican." Santana simply said.

"Kids, it's in my DNA to be intense, okay, just like it's in Porcelain's DNA to poop rainbow glitter. Now, I'll admit I-I behaved badly. I also realized something. I am here for two very important reasons. Number one: Mr. Schuester needs at least one adult friend. And number two: I am hoping that the miraculous life growing inside of me can soak up some of your constantly annoying, though admittedly laudable, optimism and decency. Now, I promise to be nicer if you promise to work your talented little butts off until they hand you that first-place trophy in Chicago. All right, sloppy babies, let's take it from the top. Five, six, seven, eight!" Coach Sue says to us as Brad start playing the piano and we start having our choreography.

I start moving my legs and doing the choreography until my legs slide down since the floor was slippery and I fell down to the ground with sitting down on my butt.

"Babe, are you okay?" Mike frowns at me and stop his choreography.

"Honey, are you-are you okay?" Dad asks me.

"No babying, William." Coach Sue simply said.

"Well, she is my baby, Sue." Dad rolls his eyes.

"I'm fine. The stage was slippery." I said to them and stand up from my seat and continue having my choreography.

Dad just looking at me then walk to the edge of the stage and still looking at me. He knows that I've been spending much pain cream and hot patch in the evening after having my booty camp or cheerios practice but sometimes I dont mind with that.

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"You want this?" I ask Mike and show him my hot patch.

"For?" Mike raises his eyebrows at me.

"Your legs or your shoulder. I usually use that to clear my pain." I said to him and sit down on the edge of my bed.

"Looking at you, my pain is gone." Mike smirks at me.

"Cheesy." I chuckle.

I take my puppy from the ground and hold it then lay my body in my bed and place my puppy lay down on my chest. Mike just laying on his stomach in my bed next to me and reading a book.

"Everytime I look at to your face all I remember is my homework." I simply said.

"Do I look like a book now?" Mike simply ask.

I hold his chin and looking at his face. "Sometimes yes." I nodded.

Mike rolls his eyes and groan. I chuckle and shake my head. "I was wondering how come you find these limited edition of science book?" Mike turns his face at me.

"Next year, make a wishlist for your christmas list then give it to your parents. You're the only one son, Mickey." I said to him.

"I gave my wishlist to santa." Mike simply said.

"Then what did you get?" I ask him.

"You." Mike smirks at me.

"I'm tired listening to your pick up line everyday." I roll my eyes.

"That's really mean." Mike frowns at me.

"I'm just kidding, baby." I grin at him.

"Sometimes I didnt know whether you were kidding or not because your face is always be like that." Mike says to me.

"Mike, I've been thinking about something." I said to him.

"What you've been thinking, babe?" Mike raises his eyebrows at me.

"I've been thinking that are you sure we can have long distance relationship after you graduate?" I ask him.

"Hey, I'm not going to New York or Los Angeles. It's only Chicago and we will have nationals there. When we headed to Chicago, I will show you Joffrey. So you will know the path to go there. I will teach you how to drive so you can drive and surprise me there or I can sneak out from my dorm and surprie you." Mike smiles at me.

"I know that. It's just I'm scared." I sigh.

"What are you scared of?" Mike frowns at me.

"People said that 99% of long distance relationship wont last, Mike. And I dont wanna break up with you anymore." I said to him.

"I also dont want to break up with you, baby." Mike rubs my cheek. "There is nothing to be afraid of. I'm sure we wont cheat on each other. I really love you, Paris. And that's really mean something to me."

"I wish I was born in the same year with you. So we can go to college together and no long distance relationship." I let out a sigh.

"You said that you want to be a doctor not a dancer." Mike chuckles.

"But to keep you from those chicks, I'd enter Joffrey with you." I simply said.

"What chicks? You usually be the one topic in boys locker room. I guess all the glee guys were crazy about you but unfortunately that you're mine." Mike grins at me.

"Mike, many students came and watched that West Side Story show and you were amazing there." I said to him.

"But I kept my heart for you." Mike says to me.

"Even though they're more beautiful than me?" I raise my eyebrows at him.

"There will always be another more beautiful girl than you or smarter than you. But they arent you. You are the most amazing girl in this world, baby. You are the most beautiful one. I love you. That's it. And I'm not type of a guy who easily in love with another girl. Even though sometimes we have argue or something, I'm still telling the world that you're my girlfriend. Even though we were having argue, I would take your hand and brough you further from Puck when he teased you or smirk at you. I liked you since my junior year started. I broke up with Brittany after our first sectionals and then I was single and waiting for the right girl until I saw you danced in the studio and it was beautiful." Mike says to me.

"Just because I was dancing?" I raise my eyebrows at him.

"At first yes. I saw you dance alone. Then sweat came from your body and it was hot. Then I started to thinking that maybe Mr. Schue could pair me up with you to be your dance partner but the fact he wasnt know about you dance. You didnt know that you were like trending topic in McKinley everytime you walked down in the hallways. You even didnt realize that I stared at you many times. You were busy with Mercedes and Kurt and study. And that's how I see how awesome you are." Mike smiles at me.

"That was stupid actually." I chuckle.

"That wasnt. That's when I started to like you then that drunk party and the first time we kissed." Mike smirks at me.

"Aww cheesy." I chuckle.

"I love you so much and I dont want to break up with you ever again." Mike says to me.

"Me too." I said to him.

Mike smiles at me and pushes his face closer to me and kisses me softly. I hold the back of his head and kiss him back until we pull our lips away and smiling at each other.

Suddenly a phone is vibrating. Mike takes his phone from my side table and looking at his phone. "My mom texted me to go home right now. Ugh can she understand that I'm still want to be here a little bit longer?" Mike sighs.

"She cant, I guess." I chuckle.

"I dont wanna go home." Mike groans.

"Okay I will go to your house." I said to him.

"Same thing." Mike rolls his eyes.

"Mike, your mom is looking for you. She misses her son." I said to him.

"Alright." Mike sighs and stand up from my bed.

I stand up from my bed and Mike take his ransel from the ground and walk out from my room. I walk out follow him from behind and walk downstairs.

"Where is your dad?" Mike asks me.

"Probably watching tv in his room." I said to Mike.

"Oh okay. I'll see you tomorrow." Mike left a kiss on my lips and walk out from my house.

I wave him a goodbye and close the door then lock the door. I walk upstairs and see dad's room door is wide open.

"Dad?" I called him and walk in.

Dad fell asleep in his bed with tv is still on. I turn off the tv and pull the blanket to cover up his body. After that I turn off the lamp and walk out from his room and close the door.

I know he been work really hard and nationals is coming over and dad work twice harder than he used to. I'm really proud of him. He is the best man ever.

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Glee Club

"Alright guys. I just got an email that nationals theme this year is vintage." Dad walks into the choir room.

"Well, let's start talking about our setlist then." Mercedes says to us.

"I've been thinking that maybe we could do Singing in The Rain. We will perform famous song from that movie and recycle it again." Dad grins at us.

"Come on, Mr. Schue. It was a movie about fifty years ago and only our parents who watch that." Finn frowns.

"Include my parents." I simply said.

"Guys, that's vintage." Dad says to us.

"Dad, we are not living in the time when you were in high school. We need something different." I frown at him.

"Yeah Mr. Schue, your daughter is totally right." Mercedes nodded as agree.

"But Singing in the Rain is one of the best movie ever even until now." Dad says to us.

"Yeah but I have a better idea to make it more little bit modern." I grin at them.

"How?" Quinn asks.

I'm just grin at them. I have plenty ideas in my mind. My dad raised me with any kind of music encyclopedia so I'm familiar with that.

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Paris (Artie):Uh-huh, Uh-huh (Yeah, Holla)Uh-huh, Uh-huh (Good girl gone bad)Uh-huh, Uh-huh (Take three, action)Uh-huh, Uh-huh (Go!)

You have my heart, and we'll never be worlds apartMaybe in magazines, but you'll still be my starBaby 'cause in the dark, you can't see shiny carsThat's when you'll need me there, with you I'll always share, 'cause I

Will (New Direction Boys):I'm singin' in the rain (We'll shine together)Just singin' in the rain (Be here forever)What a glorious feeling (Be a friend)I'm happy again (Stick it out until the end)I'm laughing at clouds (More than ever)So dark, up above (We'll have each other)I'm singing, singing in the rain (Umbrella)

Paris and Will (with New Directions):You can stand under my umbrella(Ella, ella, eh-eh-eh)(Under my umbrella, ella, ella, eh-eh-eh-eh eh-eh)

Paris and Will (Paris):These fancy things(Will never come) in between(You're part of my) entityHere for infinityWhen the war has took its partWhen the world has dealt it's cardsIf the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart, 'cause I'm

Will with New Directions Girls (New Directions Boys):Singin' in the rain (We'll shine together)(Will: Just) Singin' in the rain (Be here forever)

Will (New Directions Boys):What a glorious feeling (Be a friend)I'm happy again (Stick it out until the end)

Will with New Directions Girls (New Directions Boys):I'm laughing at clouds (More than ever)So dark up above (We'll have each other)(Will: I'm singing) Singing in the rain (My umbrella)

Paris and Will (Paris with with New Directions):You can stand under my umbrella (Ella, ella, eh eh eh)

Will (Paris with New Directions):Just singing in the rain (Under my umbrella)(Ella, ella, eh-eh-eh) What a glorious feeling, I'm happy again (Under my umbrella)(Ella, ella, eh-eh-eh) I'm laughing at clouds, so dark, up above (Under my umbrella)(Ella, ella, eh-eh-eh-eh, eh-eh) I'm singing, singing in the rain

Paris and Will (with New Directions):It's raining, rainingOoh, baby it's raining, rainingBaby (come here to me, come here to me) It's raining, raining (New Direction Boys: More than ever)Ooh, baby it's raining, rainingBaby (come here to me, come here to me) (New Direction Boys: My umbrella, My umbrella)

Will with New Directions (Paris):(It's raining, raining) I'm singing in the rain(Ooh, baby, it's raining, raining) Just singing in the rain

Will (Paris with New Directiions Girls):(Baby, come here to me) What a glorious feeling(Come here to me) I'm happy again (New Directions Boys: My umbrella)

Will with New Directions (Paris):(It's raining, raining) I'm laughing at clouds(Ooh, baby it's raining, raining) So dark, up above(Baby, come here to me) The sun's in my heartAnd I'm ready for love

Paris with New Directions Girls:My umbrellaMy umbrellaMy umbrellaMy umbrella

"Wow. This is wonderful. How could you came with this idea?" Dad asks me.

"The judges loves the props and spectacle stage. So I'm thinking about that." I grin at them.

"I'm so proud of you." Dad smiles at me and hugs me.

"I'm so proud of myself though." I chuckle.

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