Power to the Players

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Summary: In the ALL NEW 26th episode of 'Power to the Players', Natalie's past and present collide head on when her friends reveal the details of her past to Beck. Which makes Beck wonder if there's anything she doesn't know about this girl that she's fallen hopelessly in love with. Later, Natalie's Mom, Katherine goes into labor while shopping for dressed for Natalie's first ever prom.

Original Airdate: Monday, October 13th, 2014 @ 9:30 p.m.

Story Codes: no sex

* * < * > * Los Angeles, California * < * > * *

Natalie clung to my shirt as I deepened the kiss and she moaned against my lips. I bite down softly on her swollen upper lip and slightly pulled. She sighed before slowly pulling away and putting her head against my shoulder.

"…You make it so hard to say no to you" she whispered as I rubbed my hand in a slow circle against her lower back.

"Then don't," I whispered back, putting my left hand on her waist.

Natalie looked like she was holding something back as she bit her lower lip, sliding her tongue over her piercings. Something inside of me snapped and I kissed her again, wrapping my arms protectively around her as she melted into mine.

I knew she couldn't resist me and maybe I was using that to my advantage, but at the same time I wanted Natalie to feel better. I wanted to see her smile and hear her sighs and know that I was the one who was making her feel like this. I wanted to just wipe her tears away and tell everyone else in the world to "fuck off" and just enjoy us being together.

"…No…not like this" she mumbled, pulling away sharply out of my arms. I stood there for a moment, shocked that she pulled away so quickly. Natalie looked surprised herself as she stared at Kyle's door, arms crossed over her chest.

I sighed, running my hand over my face and trying to get my composure back. "I don't wanna rush things either Nat and…I just…you're the first person that I actually want to have sex with and…I'm an idiot. Just forget about it" I rambled, stuffing my hands in my pockets and walking down the sidewalk.

"Beck! Wait" Natalie yelled, grabbing my arm and pulling me towards her.

"That's not what I meant. I mean…I want to just as bad as you do but…right now, just doesn't feel like the best time. I need time and…I want things to be perfect when I decide to give myself fully to you…the way I didn't with everyone else" she said sadly, almost as if she was feeling some kind of remorse.

"I didn't love Stephani. I didn't even like Billie. And things with Lauren weren't even going anywhere and…sex was just an outlet to me before now but…this time, with you, means everything to me" she added, her hand slipping into mine.

I smiled at her as I felt every emotion pass through me as I stared into her eyes. Natalie was as important to me as…well, this may sound nerdy but, beating Lee's record in Modern Warfare, getting a perfect kills score in Gears of War, and devising the most unbeatable plan in Call of Duty. Simply put, she was my dream.

"…Homecoming. I'm going make everything perfect for us. We'll go out to dinner, order one of your favorite movies, get a hotel room, get your roses; it will be perfect…and it will be just for you" I exclaimed, holding her tightly and smiling when she laughed.

"My Beck, who would have ever guessed that you could be such a romantic?" she teased.

"Hey! I always have a few tricks up my sleeve" I smirked, before leaning forward and placing her lips against mine.

"Damn. Jacob never says things like that to me!"

I glanced over at Sara before pulling away from Natalie, who tried to pull me back until she released we had an audience.

"Sara! Khloe! Go back in the house!" she sighed, not even looking over at them but rolling her eyes nonetheless. I heard Sara groan and stomp back into the house with Khloe sulking behind her. I laughed when Sara ducked behind the window and peeped out at us.

"We can still see you!" Natalie yelled, waving at her. Sara quickly disappeared behind the wall and Natalie sighed.

"I like your friends" I said, smiling at her. She pouted and I couldn't help but kiss her forehead.

"Even Kyle?" she asked. I thought about it for a minute and nodded.

"He was just being protective. Over protective, but protective. Jessie does the same thing for me" I replied, remembering all the stupid things Jessie did to protect me.

Natalie smiled and we walked back into the house. Evan was standing next to Kyle, his arms crossed and practically glaring at the boy. Kyle was sitting on the couch with his head down, pulling at a thread sticking out from the fabric.

"Tell her!" Evan hissed, pushing his shoulder. Kyle frowned and pouted up at the black/red haired boy. Evan lost his composure for a minute before pointing towards me.

Kyle sighed and stood up, walking over to Natalie and I. I arched my eyebrows at him before he pulled Natalie into a hug, whispering "sorry" to her as she held back her sobs. He rubbed her back and looked at me. "I'm sorry about what I said to you too Beck. I shouldn't have told you all of that."

I just waved him off and Natalie pulled away from him.

"Thank you Evan" she said, looking over at him. Evan nodded and pulled Kyle towards him by the waist.

Before planting a kiss on his lips!

My jaw dropped and I pointed towards them.

"What the hell? Evan's gay too? Did I just miss something in the last 15 minutes?" I asked, eyes wide in surprise.

Natalie giggled at my expression and pulled me over to the couch with Khloe and Sara.

"Of course he is. Evan and Kyle have been together since 1st grade…well, technically since 8th grade but I count the first seven years before that because that's when Evan admitted his feelings" she replied.

"Evan was the one who said 'I like you' first?" I exclaimed. Kyle blushed when Evan nodded vigorously.

"Yup. How old we're we Kyle? 5, 6? I can't really remember," he said.

"6" Kyle answered without missing a beat. I was still confused and Natalie rolled her eyes at me playfully.

"Khloe is gay and single. Evan is gay and Kyle is gay and they are together. Sara is bi and jumps from person to person. I believe she had a fling with Khloe for a while until Jacob asked her out in 10th grade" she explained.

"It wasn't a fling! She loved me!" Sara exclaimed, pointing an accusing finger at Khloe.

"I said "I love you" once! And it was in the middle of sex. Don't really think that counts" Khloe yawned, relaxing against the couch.

"Liar! You do love me!" Sara shot back.

"Sara, shut the hell up. That was 2 years ago and what does it matter? You're with Jacob now" Khloe yelled, losing her patience.

Sara frowned before viciously kissing Khloe on the lips. Evan cheered and Kyle quickly slapped his boyfriend's chest.

"Ow! Hey! If they're gonna make out in front of us again, I have every right to cheer" he defended.

I laughed and Natalie shook her head before yelling for Sara to get off of Khloe so that she could breathe. Sara was now straddling the girl as she pretty much ate her lips. Khloe pulled away first and sighed.

"Say it…" Sara whispered in her ear.

"…I loved you" Khloe replied dreamily.

"Thought so" Sara said smirking. She hopped off of Khloe's lap and continued watching TV like nothing happened.

Khloe threw her head back against the couch while running her fingers through her hair. Evan chuckled and put his hand on her shoulder.

"You alright there Khloe?" he asked. She put her arm over her eyes and shook her head before quickly getting up and running into the other room, slamming and locking the door.

Evan, Kyle, and Natalie broke out into laughter as I just looked at them in confusion. Natalie and Kyle decided to fill me in as I sat there.

"Sara is a very good kisser. We've all experienced this at some point in time. She kissed me in 6th grade, Evan in 7th, Natalie in 8th, and for 2 years Khloe had to deal with the girl's kisses everyday. The sad part is that whenever Sara kisses Khloe, the girl can't help but fully finish herself of…if you get my drift" Kyle replied, wiggling his eyebrows at me.

I laughed with them as Sara looked at us from over her shoulder.

"Imagine how Jacob must deal with it. I've gotten better over the years" she teased, sticking her tongue out at us.

Natalie just rolled her eyes and looked up at the door as it opened, revealing a very distressed, panting Khloe.

"Awww baby, I could have finished you off if you just asked" Sara said seductively, jumping into Khloe's lap.

"Sara…stop" she groaned as the red haired vixen kissed and bit around her neck. Khloe eventually got Sara off of her, but it took a lot of self-control not to jump the seductress when she slid off of her lap.

"You sure she's in love with this boyfriend of hers?" I whispered in Natalie's ear. Natalie shook her head and leaned over towards my own.

"Sara still has feelings for Khloe…what they had is over, but I'm sure that her emotions for Jacob don't even compare to what she feels for her".

I smirked when I noticed the way Sara's eyes lingered on Khloe's body as she walked towards the kitchen to grab something to drink. The girl grinned before crawling towards the kitchen after her.

"…What the?...Sara, stop!...Ahhh. That's cold!...Stop it…Kyle, come help me!..Sara no!...Not there! Stop…God! Sara!"

Khloe quickly ran out of the kitchen, the top of her shirt ripped and missing her left shoe.

"Oh, so you're just gonna sit there we'll see attacks me? Fuck you guys!" she frowns, running into the bathroom and locking the door when a topless Sara ran out from behind her.

"Where'd the shirt go?" Evan chuckled.

"It's on the kitchen floor. Where someone else's shirt should be too?" she yelled through the door.

"I thought we we're done with this!" Khloe yelled back.

"You'll never be done with me bitch!" Sara shot back before kicking up the door.

"Arghhh! Evan!" Khloe yelled. I couldn't stop laughing and I practically fell off of the couch with Natalie right next to me.

"Should I…go save her…from Sara?" Evan asked between bursts of laughter. Kyle just nodded and watched his boyfriend walk towards the bathroom.

Yup, I think I could enjoy myself with these people.

- - - - - -

I listened to Natalie's gentle breathing as I ran my finger up and down her right arm. Her head was in the crook of my neck and I was lying on my back, watching the ceiling fan spin in the darkness of the quiet house.

I wondered if Katherine knew that Natalie had tried to kill herself, or even if Elizabeth knew. It seemed like something that Natalie didn't want to ever bring up again and evidently, Kyle, Khloe, Sara, and Evan were the only people who actually knew about the incident.

I sighed as I held on to Natalie tighter. I never would have imagined that life would get so bad for her that she would want to commit suicide. Did Kendra really fuck her over that bad? She didn't want to believe it. She actually wished that when she closed her eyes to go to sleep tonight, that once she woke up she would find herself in her room back in Baltimore…but of course, that wasn't the case.

I couldn't sleep from the nightmares that I continued to have. Once I actually woke with a fright and almost woke Natalie up with me. Luckily, I was able to talk her back to sleep while I dealt with my inner demons.

I looked down at her sleeping body. Her red hair sprawled out over the pillow and her lips silently open. Her hand was clutching my waist and her legs were interlaced with my left one.

I smiled at her and kissed the top of her head. "Don't ever leave me Natalie," I whispered, running my fingers through her soft hair before kissing her head once more.

She smiled softly in her sleep and unconsciously tightened her grip around me. Even in her sleep she knew how much she meant to me.

Sometimes, I was afraid to admit how deeply I feel for her. It had only been 4 months and I was so in love with this girl that…that it began to scare me. I would do anything for Natalie, absolutely anything. She just had this power over me that no one else had. If she said jump, I would ask how high, and if she wanted roses, I would ask what color. I was beginning to understand why Lee lost his mind over Jessie. Love sometimes makes you do crazy things, things that no one else understands, until they've been in love too.

"Beck…baby go to sleep" Natalie mumbled, her eyes still closed. I laughed to myself and put my arm over my face.

"How'd you know I wasn't asleep?" I asked, smirking at her.

"Your hearts beating too fast. That was a dead give away. Go to sleep" she replied, pulling my arm away from my face and wrapping it around her body instead.

I arched my eyebrows at her and grinned.

"You sure you want me to just sleep?" I teased, kissing her neck.

"These walls are made of paper" she replied bluntly.

"Good night Red" I said quickly, stopping my previous motions. She smiled and leaned up to kiss my chin.

"Good night" she said back. I smiled to myself and slowly closed my eyes as sleep took over me.

* * < * > * Lees House * < * > * *

Lee tried to relax but could not seem to sit still. He knew that Jessie was just using this against him. She was obviously still mad. There was no way that she would take him here unless she was trying to punish him. He knew that something like this shouldn't be a big deal to him but it was. It always was! And she knew that, so she knew what she was doing when she asked:

"Lee, do you wanna go to the mall with me?"

Being the lovable boyfriend he is, he said yes.

"Jessie, we've been here for an hour. Can't we go to another store at least?" he groaned, slowly walking behind her as she examined the clothes.

"No. I asked if you wanted to come and you said yes, if you didn't want to come with me, you should have just said no" she shot back, not even looking over at him.

"You're pregnant. I can't just leave you by yourself when you're pregnant. Who knows what could have happened to you if I wasn't here?" he said, sitting down in a chair across from her.

"You used to let me go to the mall by myself before I got pregnant" she replied, raising an eyebrow at him.

"Yeah, but now you're walking for two and what's inside of you is very important to me," he said bluntly. Jessie quickly spun around and glared at him.

"Oh…so I'm not important to you? Is that what you're saying Lee? Cause I could have sworn that a person's fiancé is damn important to them but I guess the only thing you care about is my daughter!" she hissed angrily, marching toward him like a predator.

Lee sighed to himself. "Here we go again. Part 5 of Jessie's mood swings" he thought to himself.

"Babe, I wasn't saying that. I love you just as much as I love our daughter but what I'm saying is that now you're more fragile. Things aren't like they used to me because now it's easier for you to get hurt. Knowing you got hurt when I could have been there would have destroyed me," he said softly, standing on his two feet and rubbing her shoulders.

Jessie moaned in pleasure as Lee's strong hand rubbed her stress away and Lee smiled.

"Thank God I realized that rubbing her shoulders soothes her".

"You're right. I'm sorry I lost my temper for a minute" she said, her eyes tearing up. "Damn, Jessie's mood swings part 6".

"Babe, don't cry. It's alright. These things happen. You're gonna flip out on me once or twice and even though I get pissed off some times, I know it's just one of your moods" he said, kissing her forehead.

"You're not gonna leave me?" she asked, for like the 7th time that day. Lee chuckled and just shook his head.

"No, I'm not going anywhere. Now, let's go find you some maternity clothes huh?" he replied.

Jessie nodded and wiped her eyes.

"You promise you won't bitch any more?" she asked. Lee frowned at her choice of words but nodded anyway.

"Great! Now come on, I see a top over there that's calling my name!" she replied, giddy again, as if they never even had a conversation.

Lee rolled her eyes and followed his fiancé further into the store.

"Man, I hope Beck is having a better time in L.A than I am here" he mumbled, before tracking down Jessie next to the shoes.

I sat down on a couch in front of the changing room with Katherine right next to me. She was holding her stomach and we were both waiting for Natalie to come out with the next dress selection on.

Katherine every now and then would rub her stomach and when I asked if she was alright, she would just smile and nod her head.

"Some time today Red" I teased, laughing when I heard her yell, "shut up" from behind the curtain.

Katherine laughed with me and shook her head.

"It's her first dance Beck. She wants to make sure that everything is perfect" she replied.

My eyes widened and I turned so that I was facing her. "This is gonna be Natalie first dance? She never went to any other dances than this?" I asked.

Katherine nodded. "She never wanted to go. I don't exactly know why but right before her Junior Prom, she changed her mind about going. At first, she was excited about the Prom but 3 days before the actual event. She changed her mind. I asked her why but…you know Natalie, if she doesn't want to talk about something. She won't talk about it." she replied.

I leaned back against the couch and tried not to think about another one of my nightmares from last night. Maybe I didn't know Natalie as well as I thought I did.

"I'm ready!" she shouted. Katherine's face lit up and my jaw dropped when Natalie stepped out wearing a short reddish pink prom dress. There was a small bow at the waist area and it ruffled around the bottom. Her hair was down and curled at the ends as she wore the tan 2-inch heels with the dress.

"So…what do you think?" she asked, smiling at us. Katherine put her hand on her chest and smiled at her daughter, motioning for her to do a twirl. I closed my mouth but still looked at Natalie with pure awe.

"Beck?" she asked, glancing at me. I smirked at her and got up from my seat, walking towards her and putting my hands on her waist.

"I think we should get out of her before my girlfriend sees me" I replied huskily, whispering it in her ear as she giggled, wrapping her arms around her neck.

"I take it you like it?" she said, kissing my nose.

"I love it Red".

"Now, what does that mean actually when you call her 'Red'?" Katherine asked, smirking at me.

I slowly let go of Natalie and chuckled when she pouted as I pulled away.

"It's sort of a term of endearment. She calls me 'baby' and I call her 'red'" I explained.

"Awww. That's cute. Alright, you're turn Beck" Katherine said, smiling devilishly at me.

"Oh, I am going to enjoy this" Natalie teased.

I sighed before looking around at all the dresses.

"For you I would" I quickly said. Natalie smiled and was about to say something else when Katherine groaned, putting her hand on her stomach.

"Mom, are you ok?" she asked with concern on her face. Katherine shook her head and clinched the side of the couch as another wave of pain hit her.

"Oh shit. Mom, are you having contractions?" Natalie asked in a panic. Katherine nodded quickly and closed her eyes. I went into panic mode but stopped when I saw the look on Natalie's face. The worry and fear was clearly present and despite how afraid I was myself, I was gonna have to set up to the plate on this one.

"Nat, go put your clothes back on. I'm gonna walk your mom out to the car and wait for you ok?" I said quickly. She nodded and ran back inside the changing rooms.

I took Katherine's hand and helped her get off the couch, sure enough, there was a wet spot left behind from when her water broke. She squeezed my hand tightly and I bit my tongue from yelling out. One of the store clerks saw what happened and quickly came to my aid. He helped me buckle Katherine into the car as Natalie ran out the store dressed in her usual clothing.

"I don't know the way to the hospital," I said, handing her the keys.

"I'll drive. Can you call Pierce for me?" she asked, whimpering when Katherine let out another painful sound.

"I'm fine sweetheart. Just drive" Katherine replied, giving Natalie a small smile. She nodded and drove out of the store parking lot and on to the road.

Natalie told me the number to call and I quickly punched it into my cell.

"Ring!"

Come on, pick up Pierce!

"Ring!"

Please for God's sake pick up!

"Ring!"

Pierce, we can't do this without you! Katherine can't do this without you!

"Ring!"

PICK UP!

"Hello, this is Pierce Brogen. I'm sorry I can't answer your call right now but leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Thanks. Beep!"

"Pierce! It's Beck! Yeah, Katherine's going into labor and we're on our way to the hospital right now! Please call me back when you get this".

I hung up the phone and Natalie looked at me from the rearview mirror.

"Did he pick up?" she asked. I shook my head and she bit her lower lip before mumbling, "fuck!" under her breath.

"Language" Katherine scolded, rubbing her stomach.

"I'm sorry Nicholas. Your big sister didn't mean to curse" Natalie said sweetly, putting her hand on Katherine's stomach.

I smiled at them and almost felt the need to take a photo, but right now would probably not be the best time. Natalie pulled into the hospital parking lot and helped me get Katherine out the car.

We helped her walk into the hospital and I ran to get a wheelchair for her while Natalie walked towards the receptionist.

"Here you go Ms. Hudson," I said, helping her sit down and get comfortable. Before I wheeled her towards Natalie, she took my hand and squeezed it.

"You're good for her," she said, smiling at me. I arched my eyebrows at her but stopped when Katherine groaned in pain again.

"Beck!" Natalie yelled towards me. I shook my head quickly and rolled Katherine down the hall and towards her room. Natalie held the door open for me as Katherine's nurse helped her get out of the chair and out of her clothes.

They started putting scrubs on her and once she was dressed, laid her down on the bed. Natalie took her clothes and threw it into her bag, lying it in the chair next to her.

The nurse began setting up Katherine's IV and I watched as Natalie started pacing back and forth.

"Has he called back?" she asked. I checked my phone and shook my head when I saw I had 0 messages.

Natalie pouted and looked over at me.

"Beck…" she whined. I opened my arms up to her and she quickly slid into them and on my lap as I rubbed her back.

"She'll be alright Nat. In a couple of hours, you'll see Nicholas and we'll be too overjoyed to even think about what's happening right now" I whispered to her.

"I just don't like seeing her in pain" she mumbled, staring into my eyes as I stared back. "Nobody likes seeing their mother in pain, but I'm sure when Pierce gets here, everything will get better".

She nodded her head and turned around so that she could relax against my body. I pulled off my jacket and wrapped it around us, trying to get Natalie to fall asleep.

Eventually we both ended up falling asleep and when I opened my eyes again, Pierce was smiling at me with blue scrubs on.

"Pier-!"

"Shhhhh! You'll wake Natalie," he whispered, pointing down towards Natalie.

I nodded and smiled at him.

"When did you get here?" I asked.

"About ten minutes after you did. I got wrapped up in one of my patients. It was a smooth delivery but took a little too much time. Thank you for taking care of them Beck; all three of them" he replied, ruffling my hair.

I smiled brighter at him and yawned.

"Is she still in labor?" I asked. Pierce shook his head and put his hands on his hips.

"You two sleepyheads slept through the whole thing. I was going to wake you up earlier but I knew that the shock probably would have put you back to sleep anyway" he teased.

I glared at him and he laughed.

"No but really, thank you. She's sleeping right now but Nicholas is out and wide-awake. You have to see him Beck. Looks just like Natalie, although I think he's got my chin," he said, rubbing his hand over his goatee.

I laughed again and that small movement must have been enough to wake Natalie up because she slowly opened her eyes and stretched in my lap. She pulled my jacket closer around her neck and looked up at Pierce.

"Hello love" he said, smiling at her.

"Pierce!" she squealed, jumping off of me and into his arms. He hugged her tightly as Natalie yelled questions at him and scolded him for being late.

"I'm sorry Natalie but I'm here now and I was here for the whole delivery, which you missed! But Nicholas is awake, do you want to see him?" he asked. Natalie smiled and nodded her head. She grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the chair with her. We walked back towards Katherine's room and slowly opened the door. Pierce put a finger to his lips and pointing towards the small basinet in the corner.

We walked towards the basinet and peered down at the bundle inside of it. The 5 pound, 3 ounce baby boy was staring up at us as he moved his arms and legs back and forth. A small white onesy was clinging to his body and a hat was placed on his head. His hair was just as black as Natalie's and he had those trademark Hudson eyes.

There were small traces of Pierce in his facial feature but there was no denying that Natalie and Nicholas were related. Natalie awed at him as she began to tear up. She wasn't there for the birth of Kylie so this moment meant a lot to her.

Pierce smiled and leaned down to gently pick his son up. He supported his head and smiled at us.

"Ladies, this is Nicholas Michael Hudson-Brogen. Nick, this is your sister Natalie and her girlfriend Beck" he introduced.

Nicholas's eyes wandered towards Natalie and tears welled in her eyes when Pierce handed him gently over towards her. She held him in her arms as his hand reached out to grab her hair.

"I know buddy. It's really red, isn't it?" I teased. Natalie stuck her tongue out at me and I laughed. She sat down in the corner with him and Pierce and I watched as Natalie let him hold her pinky.

"Do you want to hold him too Beck?" Pierce asked.

"Um…I don't wanna intrude" I replied, shyly.

"Nonsense. You're as much apart of this family as he is now," he said.

Natalie beamed at me and nodded her head. I gulped nervously and sat down next to her as she instructed me on where to place my arms and how to support him.

She carefully laid him against me and I watched as he examined me. His small eyes taking in my features and surprisingly, he smiled.

"He's smiling at me!" I exclaimed happily.

"Hmm, I guess he likes you too Beck. You might wanna keep an eye on your girlfriend Natalie" Pierce teased. Natalie playfully shoved him and I couldn't tear my eyes away from him.

From that moment on, Nicholas and I had some type of understanding. He understand that I was Beck and that I was gonna be around for a while, and I understood that loving someone, means loving everything about them as well.

"I love you Natalie…and I guess I love you too, Nick".