scomarson; hiding the truth {mpreg}

twenty one

"Mom! Dad! It's so good to see you!" Scott smiles as he engulfs his parents in bear hugs.

"We're so sorry we couldn't come to visit you sooner," Connie quickly apologizes.

"Mom, it's okay. I'm not mad or anything. Besides, you're here now. That's all that matters," Scott smiles. "Come on. I'm sure you're dying to meet the twins." He grins and then leads the way into the living room, where Mark and Mason had been getting the twins ready for their first outing.

Mark looks up and smiles when he sees Scott with his parents.

"Look who finally showed up," Scott jokes. "I hope you didn't put the twins in the car seats yet-"

"Only one. Shane is being fussy," Mason says. "We had to wake him from a nap."

"I'm sure he'll be fine," Mark says, reaching down and picking Shane up, and then facing Scott's parent.

"Oh, he's gorgeous," Connie smiles as soon as she sees Shane. "May I-?"

"Of course," Mark chuckles and carefully hands Shane over to Connie. "This is our first time going out with the twins. I'd like to apologize in advance if anything goes horribly wrong."

"I'm sure it'll be fine," Rick assures him.

"You're the one who said we should start taking them out," Mason points out, picking Elijah up.

"I know what I said," Mark pouts. He looks over and smiles as Connie and Rick gush over Shane.

"They are just adorable. I can't believe it. You gave birth to them?" Connie looks over at Mark.

"Yeah," Mark blushes. "I'm still in shock, but we're so happy with them. They've been really amazing."

"I'm surprised you haven't been posting as many pictures of them online," Connie says.

"Mark isn't comfortable with posting pictures of them so young," Scott adds. "Totally understandable. We've been careful about what we've been posting, which has been very hard."

"Very... hard," Mason adds, gently poking Mark's side, earning a giggle from him.

"Well, why don't we head out? We shouldn't stay out too late. The twins will get fussy," Scott says.

"True. They love naptime," Mark says, putting Elijah in his car seat as Mason puts Shane back in his.

They decided on going to a simple restaurant, somewhere that isn't too busy as Scott didn't want any fans coming up to them. Normally he wouldn't mind, but he doesn't want to put any stress on the twins, and Mark or Mason. He just wants everything to go smoothly, so he can spend time with his parents.

"Got them?" Scott asks, once Mark and Mason have gotten the twins out of the car.

"Both of the twins? Check. Can you grab the bag?" Mark asks, pointing at the bag sitting on the floor.

Scott chuckles, and then he reaches in and grabs a hold of the bag.

Once they get into the restaurant, they get their table and get themselves situated. Scott, Mark and Mason on one side of the booth while Connie and Rick take the other side. The twins on the table.

"So far, so good. No disasters yet," Scott says.

"Don't jinx it," Mark playfully hits Scott on the arm. "I think they're tired. That's probably a good thing."

Scott looks over at the twins and smiles. "Eli's sleeping. Slept the whole car ride too."

"Meanwhile-" Connie chuckles when she sees Shane wide awake. "This one's going to the troublemaker. I can already feel it." She looks over at the three.

"Wouldn't surprise me. He's the one who gives us the most trouble," Mark sighs.

"I bet Scott was a troublemaker," Mason looks over at Scott and smirks.

"Oh, whatever. I was an angel. Still am," Scott smiles innocently.

"It's actually true. Scott surprisingly didn't give us any trouble growing up, considering he was the only boy we had," Rick adds. "I'd like to think we did a pretty damn good job."

Scott blushes, and glances over at his boyfriends.

After ordering their food, Mark gets up to go to the bathroom. He gives Mason a quick kiss before Mason slides out of the booth and lets him out. He makes his way to the bathroom.

After using the bathroom, he's stopped by waiter.

"Hi," Mark greets, a little confused on why he's being stopped.

"Sorry this is random. I just thought you should know. Your boyfriend is cheating on you," the waiter says.

"What?" Mark asks, blinking a few times, even more confused. "What are you talking about?"

The waiter points over at Scott and Mason, who are cuddling up in the booth. "Them," he says. "I saw you kiss the one on the end. Then he kissed the blonde. I just... I thought you should know. I would want to."

"Oh," Mark can't help but let out a laugh. "I appreciate your concern, and I do appreciate you telling me. But, he's not cheating on me. The blonde is also our boyfriend."

"You're all dating?" The waiter raised his eyebrows. "How does that... work?"

"It's just like a normal relationship, but with three people. Mostly known as polyamory," Mark tells him.

"Never heard of it," the waiter shrugs his shoulder in response.

"It's pretty confusing from an outsider's perspective. We just all... love each other," Mark smiles as he watches Mason take a selfie with Scott. "Thank you, though. Not many people would have done that."

"No problem. I mean... I feel pretty stupid after discovering your boyfriend wasn't cheating on you. But, like I said. I would have wanted someone to tell me if my boyfriend was cheating on me,"

"Yeah. I get it. I should be getting back. Thanks again," Mark says, giving the man a friendly smile before walking away from the waiter. He hurries back to the booth and sits beside Mason, tapping his shoulder. "You'll never believe what just happened."

Mason and Scott both look over at him, curious. "Go on?"

"One of the waiters here thought you were cheating on me," Mark whispers.

"No way," Scott says, before laughing. "I mean... it must look pretty confusing."

"That's what I said," Mark says. "He saw us kiss, and then he saw you and Mason kissing. It was only a matter of time before someone thought one of us was a cheater."

"It's still annoying we can't just love each other in public without someone thinking that we're cheating," Mason says. "This is why we need polyamory relationships to be more normal."

Scott gently places his hand on Mason's arm. "We're getting there. I mean... look at how many people supported us after we came out to my fans. Pretty much all of our families support us," he says.

Mark leans over and kisses Mason. "Who cares about what people think?" He looks up the second he hears one of the twins start fussing. "Perfect timing, Elijah."

"Let me get him," Connie says as she stands up.

"Mom, you don't have to-"

"I want to. We're only here for a few days. I want to smother him with love as much as I can," she says.

"Why do I have a feeling that these twins are going to be the most spoiled babies?" Scott asks.

"Hey, they deserve to be spoiled and loved," Mark adds.

"You do have a point," Mason agrees with a nod.