Reunion League Tour Rehearse Coffee Dad

**Reunion League Tour Rehearse Coffee Dad** is the first chapter of *It's Not Over Yet* and the four hundred and eighty-sixth chapter of the series overall. It is 5,515 words long. It is told entirely in third person and was published on August 3, 2017.

The non-musician residents of Lima host a league in which the drafted players are their friends. Marley avoids Dean while Crystal Army is on tour and Leila has big news.

## Plot

Autumn and Ade attend their first (and probably last) McKinley glee club reunion. Ade has plans to begin work at Blackbird or JV Records and wants to talk to Quinn at the reunion, revealing that Santana is on tour and Julie is rehearsing for hers with Lyric and Rhythmix. They are surprised when the choir room is instead host to a reunion with people who graduated between Back to the Top and World of Chances.

Laura Dorsey explains to the girls that their reunion always happens earlier than theirs but that they are welcome to stay. The girls sit awkwardly in the back as Laura, Judy, David, Jessica, Dominic, Todd, Erin, Diane, and Cheryl and more sit and discuss Julie and Alex's elopement, Crystal Army's fame, Stewart and Jesse's deaths, and Kayli's stardom. Laura cuts off the discussion so that they can all sing a song together.

After the reunion ends, Laura tells Ade and Autumn that if they ever feel left out with the other graduates, theirs a place for them in this family. The girls stay back and wait for the next reunion.

Luke hosts a fantasy league in which the drafted players are the musicians of Lima. Bree, Marley, Kitty, Stefan, Harmony, Ryder, Rory, Charlie, Jeremy, Kara, Peyton, and Artie participate for a shot at winning 6,760 dollars and a potential 225 dollar bonus. Harmony mentions that Dan was going to join in but was too busy filming the *Spider-Man* sequel. They randomly draw the order and draft the players, with Luke promising to track the Billboard chart success of each musician every week.

Crystal Army play the fifth show of their *Wishes Tour*in Houston. They close the show with their new single Best Song Ever, which John notices is among the many singles that has made them particularly popular with young girls. John is unhappy with the pop singles but willing to go along with it in order to keep getting the rock singles. He also notices that ever since Julie and Alex got married, the fans go crazy when they see Sam and Alex getting along, the way they used to feel about the Alex-John bromance.

The next day, Julie is rehearsing for the *Blame Me Tour*. During break she calls Alex, who she can't see until the VMAs. She tells him that she had Keith arrange for her to be seated with him and the rest of Crystal Army. After her call ends, she is joined by Leila, who also misses Jake and is excited to see him later that day. Leila is also grateful that Sebastian allowed the group to take part of the tour and Julie says nothing will hold back this tour, but Leila seems unsure.

Marley goes to The Lima Bean and argues with Ryder on the phone about picking up Ben from daycare, telling him that he should see if Brooke can do it and ultimately says she'll ask Bree or Stefan before ending the call because Dean is there. She tries to leave but is seen by him and Charlie, so instead she goes over to get her order and say hello. She tells Dean that she has tried to avoid going there on his schedule and he responds that his shifts have changed in the last month to go with his promo schedule, sarcastically celebrating that his song has only reached top 70. While Dean is in the restroom, Charlie and Marley talk about his chances at making money in the league and Marley says that his pick, Lyric, is doing very well with only one song charting. Before Marley leaves, Charlie assures her that Dean is doing fine without her.

As Rhythmix leave rehearsals, Shana, tells the girls that Santana is in Rosemont and she's going to spend the night alone watching *Dora the Explorer* with Valentina. She also shares that Santana will be back for a couple of breaks after the VMAs but that once the new year starts she will be in and out of the country, away from home for five months. Zoe points out that with their tour starting soon they won't get any time together and Kayli adds that marriage sounds difficult. Jake then arrives to pick up Leila and shows her a picture Travis sent of his time in Italy with Luke. As they ride in the car together, Leila shares that she's pregnant and she's not sure it's the right time, so she and Jake must decide if they want to keep the baby.

## Trivia

* The title takes a word from each major plotline.
	+ This was influenced by the episode titles of *Life in Pieces*.
* This chapter marks the first appearances of several characters.
	+ Laura, Judy, David, Jessica, Dominic, Todd, Erin, Diane, and Cheryl make their first appearances at the New Directions reunion.