The Dance We Shared

34

July 8, 2003

Being back on the road with Fleetwood Mac was exhilarating. They missed Christine but they were so thrilled because their five-year-old and their three almost four year old got to go out on the road with them. They were in San Jose tonight, and Daryl, Cory, and Jeff were in attendance and it just felt really good being back. 

And as the night went on Stevie could see their little boy sitting politely side stage with his legs crossed just watching them. Everleigh was there too but she wasn't paying attention she was occupied with her dolly and though they both should've been in bed Stevie couldn't put them to bed while she was on stage and no one else knew how to do their bedtime routine except Lindsey, Barbara, Jess, and Lori and they wouldn't go down without it. 

"Um we usually, don't do this like talk a lot because we just don't. Here at San Jose we...I really have to reiterate what Lindsey said, this is really where it all began. This is where we decided we were going to do this. This is where all the real serious decisions were Lindsey and I moved to Los Angeles and give up living here which we didn't want to leave here cause we love it so much here and we had to because that's where the record deals were in Los Angeles. The music was in San Francisco but the record deals were in LA so we had to go and it was very hard for us to leave here so I just wanted you to know...I don't think it hit me and probably hit you either we were driving here today and I was making that drive so many times from San Jose State to Lindsey's house in Menlo Park to rehearse for three and a half years. How really special and important you all are to us so this song is for you, it's called Landslide." Stevie smiles into her Mic, her gaze rarely leaving her husband. 

In the break in the song, she goes over to him, her hands finding his shoulders her head landing on his shoulder blade and as she goes to pull away she takes her left hand and she rubs his back lightly before going back to finish the song. 

As the show came to an end, they weren't bringing the kids on the stage but when the show finished Stevie went to the side stage and she squatted down pulling Seth up into her arms. He was five and he was tall like Lindsey but she still wanted to hold him she struggled to carry him into the green room where she met Lindsey who was holding Everleigh but out of the corner of Stevie's eye, she could see her niece heavily flirting with Steve Rinkov, Mick's drum tech. 

"Hey buddy, come see Uncle Mick." MIck holds his arms out for Seth and Seth leans over to Mick. Mick had a soft spot for Stevie and Lindsey's kids. 

With her arms free from her child she sulked over to Cory and Stevie and she startled her niece, by pulling her into a hug, actually making Cory scream out and jump when Stevie touched her because that's how deeply she was flirting with Steve. 

"Steven, you know my Aunt." Cory sighs. 

"I do know your Aunt. Good concert tonight Mrs. B." He smiles.

"You're sweet. Good job as well." Stevie returns the smile.

"Cory, can I talk to you for a moment?" Stevie asks.

"Hmmm?" Cory questions as Stevie pulls her away.

"Why don't you talk to your parents and see if you can stay out here with us. You just graduated college, you don't have a job lined up, what if you stay here and be a stagehand." Stevie suggests.

"Wait, I could..." Cory asks.

"You have a thing for Steve and I'm your aunt so I'm going to do everything in my power to get you two together and this is the first step. I like Steve and I think he'd be good for you." Stevie smiles.

"Oh thank you so much!" Cory attacks her in a hug. 

"What's going on?" Jeff comes up to them.

"Aunt Stevie said I could go on tour as a stagehand." Cory looks up at her father.

"She did, did she." Jeff looks at her.

"Don't give me that big brother scowl..."Stevie shakes her head.

"I'm older than you." Jeff points out.

"By four years." Stevie states.

"So, I'm still older than you...why do you want her to come on tour with you?" Jeff questions.

"Because she's my niece and I love her and I want to give her this opportunity." Stevie crosses her arms challenging her brother and law. They used to do that all the time when they were younger. 

"Cory you're an adult it's your decision," Jeff explains.

"Oh thank you, daddy!" Cory jumps into Jeff's arms. 

***

When they get to their hotel and they get the kids settled, Stevie crawls into bed with Lindsey and she turns to him and he just looks at her.

"What?" 

"Cory is coming on tour with us." She tells him.

"Oh is she?" Lindsey asks.

"Help us take care of the kids and she has a massive crush on Steve so I'm trying to...push it along," Stevie smirks.

"Well, that's very Aunt-like of you." He responds.

"There's more..." She trails off.

"Hmm?" He asks.

"You were thrusting during Big Love." She states.

"I was what?" He asks.

"Thrusting." She moves closer to him.

"I didn't realize I was." He shakes his head.

"Well I was watching you,  and it...it did something to me." She inches ever closer to him swinging one leg up over his hips. 

"Steph..." He states his hands grasping her hips.

"I'm on top tonight." She dives down and kisses him biting his lip in the process and once she places all of her weight right over his crotch he starts thrusting again and she moans pulling at his gray teeshirt. 

After they finished Stevie started gnawing on her lip and Lindsey rubbed her back and asked her, "What's wrong?" 

"It's hitting me, Lindsey. Seth starts school in a few months. He'll be in Kindergarten and we're going to miss it, my mom's going to be the one that brings him to his first day of school." 

"We still have your eggs don't we...we can always have another one," Lindsey explains.

"No, our family is complete...it's just, it's real now. They're growing up and I'm not going to be able to protect them anymore." She tells him.

"Yeah, but Steph he's still your baby boy you and I both know that. Hell, he'll probably be cuddling with you when he's twenty." Lindsey explains.

"I hope so." Stevie smiles sweetly.