A/N: As promised her is the Sequel to When You Need Me I'll Be There I hope you all like the first chapter. To those of you who think that things will be smooth sailing for Quinn and Co. from here on out I am sorry to say that you will be disappointed. Quinn's struggles are just starting. Sometimes stability allows you to finally feel the pain of the past, to remember and begin to wade through it all. As always reviews are appreciated and I thank you in advance. Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or any of it's characters. Glee belongs to it's creators and FOX. Warnings: Possible triggers, mature situations and language.
Chapter 1:
QUINN
The soft cries of my two month old in the crib beside my bed woke me up at three in the morning. Yawning I stretched and stumbled out of bed and over to my baby daughter. "You hunger baby girl?" I smiled down at Beth. Her face was red with tears and she squirmed on her back, "Or do you just like to be Mommy's alarm clock, if so you are about three hours early. Grandma will not be happy in the morning if you keep this up, she has a big meeting." Reaching down I lifted Beth into my arms and walked to the rocking chair in the corner. I unbuttoned my night shirt and exposed my breast. Beth latches on in a moment and begins to feed. I sighed and rested my head back letting the tugging of my daughter feeding relax me. Never in my life had I thought I'd be sixteen and mother, but here I was and I couldn't be happier. Beth brought such love and joy to my life, I'd truly never been happier and more content in my life than I was in these moments, moments where it was just Beth and me together. I loved breastfeeding Beth, it made me feel needed for the first time in my life, I was the one protecting not being protected. Sure it was as hard as hell being and teenage mom, even with all the help I received from my mom, the Berry's and my friends, and some days I just wanted to lye down and cry, but then I'd look at Beth and know that every struggle was worth it because I had a beautiful baby girl that I loved more than anything in this world.
Once Beth had had her fill I gently burped her. It was hilarious how loud a sound could come from such a tiny baby. Beth was truly beautiful with her white tuffs of hair that could barely be seen, to her large emerald green eyes and her porcelain skin. She was slim baby with an adorable amount of baby fat, she wasn't very long nor heavy. Mom had told me she looked exactly like I had at that aged, minus the emerald eyes, mine had always been a unique hazel. Soon Beth was sleeping and I laid her back down to sleep before slipping into my own bed. I was so exhausted and knew that Beth would be awake again calling for my attention in two or so hours.
JUDY
I could hear Beth's cries early in the morning, like always I waited a few minutes to see if Quinn would get up, when I didn't hear Beth calm down or Quinn's gentle voice comforting Beth, I decided it was time to go get my granddaughter. Slowly I pushed the door to Quinn's room open and slipped in, we had of course made up a nursery but Quinn didn't want Beth to sleep in there quite yet so for now Beth roomed with her young mother. I first peaked at my daughter who was dead to the world on her stomach, drool covering her pillow, the sight was so cute and innocent it made me smile. It was not uncommon for Quinn to miss Beth's 6 am feeding, after getting up faithfully the rest of the night the her teen body needed more than two hours sleep at a time. So like most mornings I scooped up my granddaughter and took her into the kitchen. There I heated up some of Quinn's stored breast milk before settling down on the couch with the babe nestled into my arms as she feed. It had been Quinn's idea to breastfeed but also use the bottle with breast milk, knowing that with her job and school she'd not be able to feed Beth every time come September.
"I heard you this morning little one, I think it is time you start trying to sleep a little longer, your mom is still a kid too you know, and she needs her rest just as much as you. So how about we start sleeping for more than two hours at a time huh?" Beth gurgled in reply as if to say "no way." I shook my head and turned on the television, I thoroughly enjoyed this one on one time I had with my beautiful granddaughter.
Two and half hours later as Beth began to fuss once again Quinn made her way into the living room. "Good morning Mom."
"Good Morning sweetheart. Sleep well?" Quinn shrugged as she lifted Beth from my arms. Slumping onto the couch she popped open her shirt as Beth moved in for the kill. Seeing Quinn breastfeed always made me so emotional, I even cried the first time I saw the wonderful site. "Same as always. Thanks for getting her this morning, I seriously didn't hear her."
I laughed, "You never do this early. Its alright this is what I am here for and you need to sleep too. Any plans for today?"
"Just hanging with the gang." The gang now consistently included Santana, Brittany, Rachel, Finn, and Noah. Occasionally they'd break up into subgroups like Santana, Brittany, and Quinn, or the girls and the boys, but for the most part, since Quinn had given birth the six had been attached at the hip.
"Here?" Because of Beth our converted garage apartment was ground zero for most get-togethers but they'd also go to Santana's or into Rachel's place too.
"No, the park. Its not suppose to be too hot and its going to be over cast, so I thought I'd lather Beth up in sunscreen and go enjoy a picnic."
"That is a great idea. Just remember to be back by dinner, its family night." Family night had also begun religiously after Beth's birth. The old Berry/Fabray dinner had transformed into a whole evening where our blended family would play games, watch movies, and generally catch up with one another. It also happened to be the night that Quinn and I got the most break from Beth duties, as both Leroy and Hiram never put the Beth down the whole night between the two of them. They fed and changed her with happy expressions on their faces. Rachel had commented that perhaps she needed to give them a grandchild so they'd always be so happy, of course both men had scream "no" at the top of their lungs witch caused all of us to laugh hysterically. "One grandbaby is enough for now." Hiram had commented. I could still remember the beaming smile Quinn had given my friend at his words, from that day on both men were referred too as Pop-pop (Leroy) and Saba (Hiram).
"I won't and even if I did Rachel wouldn't." That was very true, Rachel had fully embraced the new family dynamics and was the first to suggest many of the family get-togethers or events. She'd taken her duties as Aunt Rachel very seriously. I had expected nothing less of my goddaughter.
QUINN
"Hand the baby to her Tia." Santana demanded as I stepped out of my car. It still surprised me how fiercely Santana loved Beth, she literally spoiled Beth rotten. In her two short months of life Beth had received 12 outfits, a high chair, four books (I know shocking right), and an Ergobaby baby carrier from her Tia Santana. San had also babysat once a week to let me sleep on Wednesdays during the afternoon while Mom was at work. The two were so cute together in their stark contrast; Beth with her alabaster white skin and white blonde hair and Santana with her caramel skin and near jet black hair.
"Who says you get to hold her first, I think her Dod Noah should have first dibbs." I quickly learned that Noah was actually more serious in his religion and ancestry than I ever thought before; it was very common in his family to use Hebrew words especially when referring to family so Noah became Dod, meaning Uncle, to Beth. I really didn't mind, as I am still struggling with my own faith, though I will likely always be a Christian and will just as likely raise Beth as a Christian. In fact the only think Noah and his family didn't follow too seriously was Kosher food, he'd once told me "I love pizza too much to worry about eating dairy and meat together."
"Whatever Puckerman, the little one is mine first." Santana stated before lifting Beth straight out of my arms.
"But I want to hold her first and show her the duckies." Brittany pouted and I saw Santana hesitate before sighing and handing Beth over to her Tante Brittany, yes Brittany had thought it was so cool that Santana was Tia, and Noah was Dod, that she decided that she wanted a cool "aunt" name, so she found out that her mom called her great aunt Tante, and thus Brittany became Tante Brittany. Thank the Lord Rachel decided that Aunt was good enough for her and Finn liked Uncle just fine. It's funny how Beth, though having no biological aunts or uncles, ended up with five.
"Just be careful and don't get to close to the edge with her." I yelled out to Brittany who was B-lining it to the pound. "Don't worry Q, I'll be with them." Santana winked at me and head off after the two blondes.
"Hey," I said as I turned my attention to Noah. He too had been amazing the last two months. Though he wasn't able to buy as much for Beth as Santana had (still no clue where she got all that money) but he'd been over nearly every other day since Beth's birth. He was my rock.
"Hey." He wrapped me up in a hug and I relaxed instantly. I never felt as safe as I do in his arms. Once he let me go I turned to Finn who gave me his dopey smile. Finn had been a surprise after Beth's birth. Sure we had hung some while I was pregnant but that was mostly when Rachel was around, but after Beth was born Finn had dropped by a few times to hang even when Rachel wasn't around. He even offered to babysit sometimes, I'd yet to take him up on the offer but it was nice to know I could trust him. I think it has something to do with his mom being a single parent and knowing how much she struggled to raise him. We actually had more in common than I ever thought, specifically our love of comic books. I didn't even talk to Noah about my love for the Fantastic Four and the Avengers.
"Sup Q?"
"Nothing, you?" Finn shrugged, "Not much helping Burt at the garage, its actually a lot of fun, working on cars I mean."
"That's cool Finn."
"He's so good at it too Quinn." Rachel smiled as she tiptoed and pecked Finn on the cheek causing the tall boy to blush.
The four of us eventually made our way to the pond too and I took a million picture of Beth with the ducks. Eventually Beth grew tired and started fussing so I fed her and placed her in the stroller to nap. Noah and Finn went off to toss the football around and Brittany took Rachel get some ice cream for the ice cream man who'd pulled up in his truck just leaving Santana and I.
"We still going tomorrow?" Santana whispered to me. I paused and closed my eyes I was not looking forward to tomorrow but it had to be done.
"Yes."
"Are you sure this is the right thing to do Q? That it's safe?" Santana sounded so concerned and I understood why but I wouldn't turn back, I had business to finish.
"It'll be fine and if something goes wrong I have you there."
"Shouldn't it be Noah, I mean I hate to admit this but he is a man and stronger than me and stuff."
"No Noah would just make things worse. I need you San, please come?"
"I never said I wouldn't, you're my best friend Q of course I am going." She gave me her badass smile before punching my shoulder playfully. I returned the favor and we both laughed. "Thanks San."
"Don't thank me until tomorrow is over."
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