Power to the Players

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Summary: In the ALL NEW 27th episode of 'Power to the Players', The California trip for time with friends and family takes a strange turn when, as the new year rolls in, Kendra, Natalie's EX, shows up. First it's a war of words with some of Natalie's close friends as Beck watches and then it's Natalie choosing whether or not she even wants to face her ex. Will the new year bring happiness or Natalie and Kendra alone in the bedroom?

Original Airdate: Monday, November 10th, 2014 @ 9:00 p.m.

Story Codes: no sex

I scrunched my face up at Nicholas as he blew spit bubbles, rubbing his small fist against his cheek and reaching up at me.

"Oh so you want my hat but you won't smile at me again? I see how it is," I said smirking.

Natalie walked over to me and looked down at Nicholas, who was resting casually on the couch.

"Who put him on the couch?" Natalie asked, raising her eyebrow at me.

"Wasn't me. Pierce laid him here for a minute but told me to watch him and I have, luckily; the kid can't roll" I replied smiling.

His eyes lingered over to Natalie and he began to kick his feet out again.

"I don't think he likes his blanket very much," I said, pulling the small blue blanket off of his lithe body.

"He probably doesn't. It's scorching hot in here and Pierce gives him a blanket" she replied, shaking her head as she careful picked Nicholas off the couch.

She held him in her arms and I ran my finger over his head. "You know, you've got a lot of hair for a 6 day old. I wonder if it will grow as long as your sister's," I teased, kissing the top of his head.

Natalie playfully glared at me but stopped when Nicholas kicked his feet again.

"What's wrong Nick? Hmmm" she said, rocking him in her arms. Pierce walked back into the room holding a bottle and smiled when he saw us sitting on the couch together.

"This is a nice picture. Am I gonna see this again in 10 years?" he chuckled, handing the bottle of warm milk toward Natalie. She sighed in frustration.

"Why does everyone want me pregnant?" she mumbled.

I laughed and Pierce arched his eyebrows at me. "We've had this discussion…well, not really a discussion, almost like Natalie was telling me to forget about the whole "baby" talk right now" I explained.

"I want kids. I just don't wanna talk about it with my girlfriend of 3 weeks" she shot back.

"Touché" I said, watching as Natalie feed her younger brother.

"3 weeks? You two have only been together for 3 weeks?" Pierce exclaimed in shock. Natalie and I both nodded. "I could have sworn 3 months but…3 weeks? You act a whole lot closer than just a 3 week relationship."

"That's because we had feelings for each other before we started dating. We were already good friends so dating just came…"

"Naturally?"

"Exactly" Natalie said, smiling over at me.

"See? They're already finishing each other's sentences!" Katherine called from the other room.

"Love, you're supposed to be resting" Pierce called back.

"I'm lonely! Will you come in here with me?" I laughed at how much Katherine and Natalie sounded alike.

"What's so funny?" she asked, carefully burping Nicholas.

"You and your mom. That's what's so funny. She sounded just like you did the night you asked to stay in my room…expect not as emotional as you were that night. It's just nice to spot the comparisons between you and your parents" I replied.

"You mean like how you and your father both have really laid back attitudes?" Natalie asked. I nodded.

"If I was like my mom, I don't think we would be dating," I sighed.

Natalie gasped. "I like your mom!" she defended. I laughed and once again looked at Nicholas.

"I can't get over his hair!" I exclaimed, rubbing his dark black hair between my fingers.

"Why?" Natalie questioned.

"It's so much like yours…I mean, before you dyed it but still! It's practically a spitting image," I said smiling.

His eyes looked into mine at the same moment as Natalie's and my heart felt like it had skyrocketed.

"Is this how you feel when you look at Brandon and I?" I asked her. She arched her eyebrows and smirked.

"Not exactly. You and Brandon are such opposites that it's almost ridiculous to call you two related. But sometimes, when you both are watching TV or playing a game, I see the similarities and I can't help but smile" she replied.

I leaned in to kiss her and she kissed me back before groaning.

"I can't believe you forgot your camera" Natalie sighed, frowning at me. I smiled sheepishly at her and quickly grabbed my phone.

"I may not have my digital camera but I do have my phone. If that helps make up for anything?" I asked, already flipping through the phone's functions and searching for my camera.

Nicholas eventually fell asleep in Natalie's arms and I quickly took a picture of him.

"This is his third nap today. He sure can sleep. Wish I could just knock out like that" I said, carefully taking Nicholas from Natalie and getting up off the couch.

"I'm going back to the store today. I was thinking about buying that dress that you liked so much," she whispered, wiggling her eyebrows at me. I smiled despite the fact that I wanted to laugh but that would probably awaken Nicholas.

I gently laid him in his crib before turning on his baby monitor. I turned back around and saw Natalie smirking at me. "What?" I asked, putting my hands on her waist.

"Why are you so good with him? You seemed awkward at the hospital?" she asked. I just shrugged.

"I used to babysit Mandy when she was younger with Alexis so I'm kind of used to it. I just didn't wanna intrude on what seemed like a family moment but that was when Pierce said I was apart of the family. I guess I just feel more comfortable around him now" I replied.

Natalie leaned up to kiss me and whispered, "that's kind of hot" against my lips.

"That I'm so good with your brother?" I asked, arching my eyebrows at her. She nodded.

"If your so gentle with him…then you'll be just as gentle with me" she replied, seductively.

"You're turning a normal thing into something sexy," I said huskily.

"Do you have a problem with that?" she asked, her tone not changing in the slightest.

"…No" I whispered, putting my forehead against her as she slowly moved her hands around my waist and towards my stomach.

"We should…probably get…out of the nursery" she sighed, her voice hitching when I quickly pinned her to the wall next door.

"What were you saying?" I teased, spreading soft kisses around her neck. She moaned and put her hand against my head, willingly me to move on.

"Beck…seriously you have to stop or…Oh! Beck, don't.." she groaned, biting on her lip. I reluctantly pulled away and she leaned her head against me.

"…God, it's so hard to stay away from you," I whispered, breathing in deeply to contain myself. She pulled at the bottom of my shirt and I looked at her.

"…Beck…" she whined.

I knew she felt it too. Everytime we were close to one another we could practically feel the attraction and the sexual tension pulling us together. She was like a flame and I was the match.

I groaned and slowly pulled my body away from hers. Immediately I felt cold and Natalie looked at me in thanks.

"Tomorrow we head back to Baltimore…and then it's Homecoming," she said, running her fingers through her hair.

The word sounded so familiar…but it meant so much this time. Natalie and I coming together in a way that we never had before; it meant more to me than anything right now. Not saying that I was only thinking about the sex…but because it wasn't just sex to us. It was more than that. It was finally opening up to Natalie and showing her how much I truly did love her. Sex sounded almost vulgar to what I was imagining.

"I still want you in a dress Beck" she teased, walking down the hall with a slight switch.

I chuckled lightly before mumbling, "Whatever you say Red".

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I watched as Khloe tried to get Sara to give her back the X-Box controller that she was using and practically tackle the girl on to the couch. I had decided to spend my last day here with Natalie's friends while Natalie spent a few more hours with her family. I told Kyle that she would be over later and relaxed on his couch while Sara and Khloe bickered over who was going first.

"Where the hell is Jacob? How come you're never with your boyfriend?" Khloe grimaced when Sara happily began to play me in a game.

"Because he's always busy," Sara replied, picking up some popcorn from the bowl on Kyle's table and smirking at her.

"More like you don't wanna be around him. What's the point of going out with someone that you don't like?" Khloe shot back.

"I do like him…I just don't wanna be around him 24/7. I don't think it's that big of a deal. Besides, Evan is rarely around when Kyle is and they're still together, so maybe you should quit whining…unless you wanna start what we never finished a few days ago" she said, arching her eyebrows at the distraught girl.

Khloe quickly shook her head and I noticed the bruise on her eye was slowly going away.

"It doesn't still hurt does it?" I asked her. She looked towards me and shrugged.

"A little but the pain is slowly going away" she replied nonchalantly.

"By the way, you never told me who had the balls to hit my baby" Sara said, glaring at her.

"Not your baby anymore and it doesn't matter" Khloe sighed.

"Yes it does! I know Kyle knows but he won't tell me. I fucking hate secrets…especially yours!" she yelled, throwing the controller on the ground and stomping away.

"I kind of think Sara still likes you," I said, pausing my game and watching as Khloe shook her head.

"She probably does but it's in the past. I don't have those feelings for her anymore and she's a lot happier with Jacob than she ever was with me. She'll realize that eventually," Khloe said, picking up Sara's controller casually and unpausing the game.

"Do you want to get back with her?" I asked. Khloe just shrugged away.

"I don't really know. I don't think I should and I know that Sara and I are like fire and water. One way or another, someone is going to get put out" she replied.

I thought about what she said for a minute until a strange black truck pulled up in front of Kyle's lawn. "Um…does Kyle have like…a sister?" I asked, squinting outside the window.

"No, he's an only child. Why?" she asked, getting up from her spot on the couch and looking out the window with me. A girl hopped down from the truck wearing brown Oakley shades and a lime green tube top. She had on blue jeans that stuck to her skin and green flip-flops that matched her top.

"Who is that?" I asked. Khloe's eyes widened and she jumped from the couch and quickly ran outside. I followed her outside and was surprised to see her yelling at the girl.

"What are you doing here?" she growled.

"I heard Natalie was in town so I came by to say 'hello'" the girl explained, taking off her glasses and putting them in her purse.

"Fuck no Kendra. Get out of here!" Khloe yelled.

Wait.

KENDRA!

"You're Kendra?!" I exclaimed, running towards the girl and pointing at her. Kendra arched her eyebrows at me and slowly nodded.

"And you are?" she asked, looking at me up and down. For some reason, I felt a bit intimidated by this girl.

"Beck Smith" I replied.

Kendra stared at me for a moment before bursting into laughter. I glared at her and Khloe put her hand over her mouth to stop her.

"What are you laughing about huh?" she hissed.

"Wow, so Natalie goes off to Baltimore and comes back with a black girlfriend. I'm just shocked. Plus she's a lot taller than Stephani or Billie were. You can't be serious. Where is she?" Kendra mocked, trying to look over Khloe's shoulders for Natalie.

"Don't worry about it. You shouldn't be here anyway," Khloe said quickly.

"I'm guessing you haven't told her yet huh? Afraid she would get jealous" Kendra teased.

"She's over you Kendra. Obviously you can see that because she's with Beck, now please just leave," she said, trying to push the girl back towards her car.

"Moved on my ass. I was that girl's first and last and I promise you that she hasn't forgotten me, so let me see her!" she shot back, getting in Khloe's face.

I was taking in everything that the two of them were arguing about. I knew Kendra and Natalie had a history but I didn't know the girl was this bad. In a way, I could see why Natalie had said Sasha reminded her of Kendra.

"Excuse me…Kendra? Natalie's not here. She's at her house with her little brother and I'm sure she'll be here soon but I think it would be best if you're not here when she gets here" I said, walking over to them.

"You're her girlfriend. Not her bodyguard and I'll do what I please, Beck" she scoffed. My eyebrow twitched in annoyance and I heard Khloe sigh next to me.

"What's going on?" Sara asked, walking out of the house towards us but as soon as she saw Kendra her smile dropped.

"What the fuck are you doing here Kendra? Get the hell out of here you little piece of shit! Nobody wants you here and I don't know why you think you can just come to Kyle's house like this you bitch!" she roared, trying to hit her. Khloe grabbed Sara around the waist and I pulled Kendra away when she tried to fight back.

"Bitch, obviously you don't know this but your ex invited me over her a few days ago and that's how you got that little number on her face!" she screamed back.

Sara's jaw dropped and she glared menacingly at Kendra. "YOU HIT HER? You fucking whore! Don't you ever put your hands on my baby!" Sara yelled.

"Not your baby" Khloe mumbled to herself. I would have laughed but it seemed like the wrong time to open up my mouth and say anything. Eventually, Kyle and Evan ran outside and helped us separate Kendra and Sara before they broke into a full fledged fight on Kyle's front lawn.

"Kendra, what are you doing here?" Kyle sighed, rubbing her temples.

"I'm here to see Natalie damn it. How many times do I have to tell you freaks that?" she groaned.

"Natalie does not want to see you. How many times do I have to tell you that…BITCH!" Sara shot back angrily.

"You know what, I'm getting tired of your smart ass mouth Sara. This is exactly why Khloe dumped your ass" Kendra yelled.

That comment seemed to hurt Sara because she whimpered before viciously attacking Kendra. Khloe grabbed the girl before she could get another hit in and Evan wrapped his arms around Kendra.

"You don't know shit about Khloe and I's relationship! Do you hear me! Don't you ever act like you know anything about that because you don't" Sara screamed.

By now, the neighbors were beginning to worry and I feared that someone would call the police.

"Sara, you have to calm down," Khloe said, trying to get the wild red head to look at her.

"That's right Khloe. Tell her how you saved me from Alex and how you believe you can help me. Tell her all about how you cared me out of Kyle's house and how you took care of me when I was alone. Tell her what you're so afraid to tell Natalie" Kendra rambled.

"That has nothing to do with what we're talking about and you know it Kendra. Shut up!" Khloe said, glaring down at the girl.

"You want to help me. Tell her why. Tell everyone why you wanna help me Khloe!" Kendra yelled.

"Fine! You wanna know so bad Kendra! Do you? Because I fucking pity you, that's why! Because watching you get raped by your so-called boyfriend did something to me. Because for one fleeting moment, I felt like you actually needed someone and that you weren't the cold-hearted bitch you are but I was wrong. You will always be like this! Always! Until you accept that you are gay and that what Alex is doing to you is wrong. I pity you Kendra! I. Pity! You" she screamed.

Kendra gasped and put her hand over her mouth before the tears began falling. Kyle, Evan, and I watched as the three girls reacted to the bomb that Khloe had just realized.

"…Fuck you Khloe! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU!" Kendra screamed at the top of her lungs. The neighbors stepped out of their houses with worried looks on their faces and I quickly looked around and sighed when I saw a familiar car.

"Red…" I said happily, running towards the tan minivan that Pierce drove. Natalie parked the car and stepped out of it with a worried look on her face.

"What's going on? Why is everyone staring at you guys?" she asked, her eyebrows arched.

"Red, before you go over there I just want you to be mentally prepared" I replied, putting my hands on her shoulders.

"Prepared for what?" she said before her eyes spotted Kendra.

She quickly took off back towards the minivan and I ran after her.

"Natalie! Wait!" I yelled, loud enough for the others to hear me.

"Natalie?" I heard someone say behind me but I didn't care. I just wanted to make sure my girlfriend was alright. She slammed the driver's side door and turned the ignition on.

I pulled open the passenger seat and stared at her.

"Why are you running?" I asked. She looked hysterical and quickly shook her head.

"I can't do this Beck. I'm not ready to see her yet. Please don't make me get out the car," she whispered, silent tears running down her cheeks.

"Red…baby don't cry," I whimpered, jumping in the van next to her. She put her head down on the wheel and I rubbed her back before noticing Kyle and Evan next to me.

"Where's Khloe, Sara, and Kendra?" I asked.

"Kyle ordered them all into his house. They were making a scene and someone threatened to call the police. They can argue all they want inside" Evan replied.

"Natalie…No one is going to force you to talk to Kendra. But I think it would be best if you at least tried to. You never got any closure with her and before you move on to things with Beck, I think you should tell Kendra clearly that it's over between you two" Kyle said softly, running his hand over her head.

"…She won't understand. She never understands and I…I'm the one that winds up hurt" Natalie sobbed, her face still hidden behind the wheel.

"Red, I think you should try. Melody and I got had closure and there's no bad blood between us because of it. She's still my friend and I don't have to worry about her hating me. I'm not saying that the same thing is going to happen between you and Kendra…but I think it's worth a try" I said, taking her hand and interlacing our fingers.

Natalie slowly looked up at me and I wiped away the tears on her smooth red skin. "I've been crying a lot this week" she teased, wiping at her eyes. I smiled at her.

"It's been a pretty emotional week," I teased back.

"I can't wait to be back home…with you, Lee, Mark, Jessie, and Hope," she said dreamily. I smiled and leaned over to kiss her forehead.

"You and me both Red".

"…Oh so what are we? Chopped liver?" Evan said, playfully glaring at her. Natalie laughed and kissed his cheek.

"Love you Evan," she said quickly.

He just groaned and pulled Kyle away towards the house. "Are you ready?" I asked, looking over at her. Natalie inhaled and exhaled quickly before getting out the car.

I stepped out with her and when she got around to the other side, she grabbed my hand.

"I love you Beck," she whispered. I laughed softly and kissed her cheek.

"I love you too Natalie" I whispered back.

I opened the door for her and she slowly walked inside and looked over at Kendra, who was still arguing with Khloe.

"…and don't you forget it you selfish, motherfucking, wannabe straight bitch!" Sara yelled out before Khloe put her hand over her mouth and told her to calm down.

Kendra was about to say something back but Natalie cleared her throat and all eyes were on her.

"Kendra, can I talk to you in Kyle's room?" she asked softly. Kendra nodded and Natalie gave me one last glance before disappearing behind Kyle's door.

Now, all I could do was wait.

Alexis leaned against Charlie as they sat on the train station heading back towards Alexis's home. Charlie was playing with Alexis's fingers and tracing shapes on her arm. Alexis was rubbing her fingers against the back of Charlie's hair and softly humming to herself.

"Did you ever talk to Melody?" Alexis asked, not stopping her motions until Charlie softly bit her neck.

"Mmh hmm. She wasn't very happy with me though, like I guess anyone would be, if they found out they had lied about the person they were in love with" she replied.

"Why'd you lie in the first place?" Alexis asked.

"I didn't think I would ever see you again. To me, you actually were dead. Alive only in my memory and I sometimes wished that you would come back…but most of the time I hoped that you wouldn't. Just to spare myself from the pain that I thought you would bring" Charlie replied, placing her left hand on Alexis's waist.

"Charlie, I'm really sorry for hurting you" Alexis said sadly.

"Shhhh. Don't worry about it. I don't care about that anymore because I know the truth. I know you love and that's all that matters. I never meant to hurt Melody, and I was being to fall in love with her…but I just couldn't get over you, and that was the only problem" Charlie explained, pulling at Alexis's belt loop.

"I'm glad you could come here and visit me," Alexis said, leaning over her shoulder to look at her girlfriend. "I wanted to see you…I missed you" she said huskily. Alexis smirked and pulled Charlie down to kiss her, running her tongue against her soft bottom lip.

Charlie welcoming opened her mouth for the girl and held her close. "Happy New Year Charlie" she whispered against her lips. Charlie smiled before pulling her lips towards hers once more.

Lee stared at the TV screen as the entire Wong family, plus Jessie, watched the ball drop in New York City. His father had brother sparkling cinder for them and they were all crowded around in the living room.

Jessie had called her mother to wish her a 'happy new year' and thankfully she answered the phone instead of Patrick, for she knew he would have just hung up on her and that would have ruined her entire night.

Lee was wearing a purple top hat that was practically covered in glitter and Jessie laughed when he placed it on Lance's head, making it fall over the small boy's eyes.

"Alright everyone! Here comes the count down!" Mrs. Wong yelled happily.

Mark didn't know how to react to the news he had just received. He didn't know rather to scream or yell or flip a table over but all he did know was that he was mad. Madder than he had ever been and his heart was being torn in half.

He ripped all of their pictures apart and threw them all in the trash. He erased every message she had sent him and threw out all of her clothes from his room.

He felt like he was rotting from the inside out and didn't know what to know about it. Should he call Lee? Should he call Beck? Should he call her and beg for her to change her mind? No. He had more dignity than that…or did he?

Maybe it was time for him to look at things realistically. She was a senior, getting ready to graduate. And he was a sophomore, preparing to graduate. She would be going to College in less than a year. And he would be in his Junior Class in less than a year.

As much as he was hurting right now, he known that it was only a matter of time. His fingers grazed over the keys on his phone and he placed it against his ear.

"Hello?...Lee?...Yeah I gotta talk to you man…um…I just need someone to talk to…no, don't get Jessie…it's just…ugh…Lee, Hope broke up with me."

"WHAT?! Seriously! Mark, I am so sorry" Lee exclaimed, his eyes wide in shock.

"Lee, get off the phone" Jessie scolded.

"Ten!"

"I can't! It's about Mark!"

"Nine!"

"What about him?"

"Eight"

"Hope broke up with him!"

"Seven"

"WHAT?"

My heart was racing as Kyle, Khloe, Evan, Sara, and I stared at the screen, watching the last few seconds of the year go by. I hoped that things with Kendra were going well for Natalie. I hoped that Kendra would let her go so that we could move on. And what I hoped for more than anything was for Natalie to just walk out of that room, tell me things with Kendra and her are over and just kiss me.

"Six!"

The door opened and Kendra flew out the house like her ass was on fire. She had no tears coming down her face, she almost looked emotionless, and she jumped in her truck and speed off down the road.

"Five!"

"I hope she kicked her ass to the curb," Sara mumbled. Khloe chuckled and I stared at Kyle's door, waiting for Natalie to step out but she never did. In a panic, I jumped off the couch and ran to the door.

"Four!"

I saw Natalie on the bed, rolling up on the bed and clinging to the mattress. "If you tell me she raped you, you know I'll kill her right?" I said, hoping to God that I was wrong. Natalie just shook her head and I laid down beside her.

"Three!"

She grabbed my hand and I softly took her face in my hands. "Is something wrong? Are you alright?" I asked softly. Natalie nodded and put her head on my shoulder.

"Two!"

"Everything's perfect. I told her that there was no chance of us getting together again and that I loved you. I do love you Beck. You know that right?" she asked. I just smiled and nodded my head. "Of course I do".

"One!"

"…Kiss me" she whispered. I pulled her roughly against my lips in the most passionate kiss that either of us have ever had. She flipped on top of me as the kiss deepened and I softly pulled her hair. She moaned against my lips and pulled at my shirt before running her hand underneath it.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!!"

"I wanna start over this year. I wanna try to love again but this time, it'll be special. This time…I'll have you".