Chapter One
Quinn didn't know what to do.
She had been knocked up, thrown out of her own house, lost her cheering spot on the squad, cheated on the star quaterback, and then made herself leave his house once he found out that the baby was not only his, but his best friend's.
Quinn sat outside of the local Food City with nothing but the clothes on her back, and a backpack that she had filled with clothes that one day when her dad made her leave the house. She had tried appyling to Food City in hopes of getting a small job. But no one wanted to hire a dirty, homeless, pregnant 16 year old. A tear ran down Quinn's face as she leaned against the wet railing of the stairs that led up to the storage room in Food City.
The day fit her mood. It was wet from an early morning and late night rain. Quinn left Finn's house yesterday after school, before he got home. She had to find a way to dodge the rain and under those stairs was perfect. When she woke up, her stomach begged to be fed and her throat begged her to soothe it with water. Quinn was able to find a bag of brusied apples that the Food City people had thrown out behind the store. She snacked on those and found an old rusty can. She left out in the rain to be filled with water.
After she had been filled as much as she could be, she decided to try and see if she could get a job at the supermarket she had slept next to that night. As was said before, no one wanted to hire a dirty, homeless, pregnant 16 year old. And so Quinn sat. She had her phone, but everyone hated her. There was no one she could call. Everything that she had ever loved had left her at some point in time. Puck didn't even want anything to do with her.
Suddenly, Quinn smelled pie. Usually, Quinn liked pie quite nicely, but this kind... oh, it made her want to barf up everything she had eaten in the past 24 hours (which wasn't much, mind you). She remembered that Carlos Pies had opened up the other day, it was right across from the Food City. It smelled delicious to some, but to her, right now, it made her stomach churn. She could see a huge slice of apple pie, crust all soggy from the oil, two inches thick. Thats all it took her her to puke up anything and everything she had eaten recently.
The doors to the Food City had opened up and Will Shuester walked out. He walked along the sidewalk to his car, which he had parked at the end of the supermarket. He whistled a song to himself, until he came to where the store ended. He heard retching and gagging coming from the old metal staircase that went up to the top of the Food City. Will walked around toward the back of the store, until he found a small blonde girl, hunching over, her back to him. He smelt the smell of barf and walked over to the side of her.
Quinn heard someone approach and saw a man out of the corner of her eye. She wiped her mouth with the back of her sleeve and then turned her head to see who it was. She gave a sigh of relief once she found that it was none other than her Spanish teacher and Glee Club adviser.
"Quinn?" he asked, not sure if it was her.
"Hey Mr. Shue." Quin said quietly.
"Are you alright? You just.. puked."
"I just smelt something gross. Why are you here?" she inquired, not caring if she sounded rude.
Will held up his arm of groceries, "Food shopping" he gave her a smile. When she didn't respond, he knelt down to her level. "Quinn... why are you out here?"
"Because, I have no where else to live." she stated flatly.
"No one in Glee Club will help you?" Will asked, concerned.
"Everyone in glee hates me Mr. Shue. I've screwed my life up, and everyone else's along the way."
"Thats not true. I don't hate you." Will smiled.
Quinn rolled her eyes, "Well, you're a teacher, you're not supposed to hate your students."
Will sighed, "True."
"I just want to be left alone Mr. Shue." Quinn whispered.
"Quinn, I can't just leave you here to starve, or puke, or..." he noticed the half empty rusty can. "Have you been drinking out of an old soup can?"
Quinn shrugged.
"Look, Quinn, just come home with me until you can get things straightened out." Will asked of her.
"I can't do that. My reputations bad enough already. If people found out I'm living with my teacher then-"
"Then we'll say that I'm just helping you get back on your feet." Will interupted. "At least just stay one night. I can get you a nice bed and a hot dinner. Think of your baby, Quinn."
Quin thought about it. The more Mr. Shue talked about it, the more the idea made sense. "Okay, but, I'll walk to school, I don't want anyone thinking or knowing that I'm staying at your place. And... I promise to be out by the end of the week." Quinn stated.
"Sounds good," Will helped Quinn to her feet and over to his car. She had holes in her jeans and mud on her butt, from practically sitting and sleepin in it.
Once they started driving, Will turned the radio on, and looked over at Quinn and her messy self. "You can take a shower if you want to, when we get there. I think that some of Terri's stuff might fit you."
Quinn just nodded, not saying a word.
Will tapped his thumb to the music, trying not to feel awkward more than he already did.
Once they got to his small apartment, Quinn got out, and grabbed a bag from the pile of groceries.
"Hey, Quinn, just go on inside. I'll get those." Will said.
"It's okay, I wanna help." she said softly.
Once the groceries had been put on the counter, Will went into a back room and came pack with a washcloth, towel, T-shirt, and jeans.
"If you wanna go shower, the bathroom is second door the the left." he said, handing her the clothes. Quinn took them without saying anything and wallked to the bathroom.
As much as Quinn knew she needed help, she still had her pride. She knew that if Will hadn't've come around the back of the Food City, she would have still been able to make it by herself.
But he had. And now, she was in his house, after driving in his car, and right now, she was in his bathroom, about to use his shower... Quinn felt sick. She liked being waited on hand and foot. But not like this. This was too nice and she wasn't sure she liked it.
She got undressed and turned on the shower. The hot water soothed her body and warmed it up. The only body wash that Will had, was an Axe kind. Quinn crinkled her nose at the thought of smelling like a man, but used it anyway.
Once she was done and dried off, she tried on Terri's clothes. Terri was only but a size bigger than her before she got pregnant, so the clothes were a snug fit. She couldn't even button the pants, and the shirt strechted out underneath her 5 month pregnant belly. Quinn cleaned up the water that she had left on the floor and walked out of the bathroom.
"Mr. Shue...um, where can I put my dirty clothes and towel?" she asked, walking into the kitchen.
Will took them, "What do you want for dinner, Quinn?" he asked.
"Don't worry about me Mr. Shue. I should be out of here soon enough."
"Yes..." Will said slowly after throwing the dirty clothes in a hamper. "But you still need to eat, tonight."
Quinn sighed, "Fine, I don't care. Just make food. But no pie." she said flatly.
Will nodded, and turned the TV on. Quinn looked at him questionly when he handed her the remote. She was still standing in the middle of his living room, right outside the bathroom.
"I like to watch TV when I cook. Since you're the guest, you can choose what you want to watch. Go sit, make yourself at home, Quinn." Will said, walking back over to the open kitchen.
Quinn sat down on his couch and changed it to a channel that she used to watch all the time. But she didn't really pay attention to it.
An awkwardly silent meal of baked chicken and rice later, Quinn said that she wanted to go to bed. Will showed her to her room, an old guest room of his. He shut the door and went to go watch TV and get ready for the next Spanish lesson he was going to teach tomorrow.
Quinn pushed the covers back on the bed and sunk into the pillows. She couldn't deny it, it was a lot more comfortable than under the rusty railings behind Food City. But, it was strange, and Quinn wasn't quite sure she felt comfortable here. Mr. Shue had always been nice to her, but she still worried.
Before she knew it, she had fallen asleep into a deep, and dreamless sleep.
I've never done a Quinn or Will story before, but have thought about an idea like this one. Hopefully you like and enjoy it. If you want more, please review it. Also, I'd love to hear your thoughts on whether or not you like the story. :)