Quinn slowly opened her sleep-ridden eyes as she felt a small figure cuddle into her side. Quinn glanced at her clock, which read 4 am. She began to feel extreme annoyance at the mysterious figure whose head was now resting on her stomach. Didn't this person know that she and Harmony had to wake up early to pick up Rachel from the airport? Quinn quickly glances down at this child and sees the tear filled face of her and Rachel's four year old daughter, Harmony. Quinn's annoyance immediately deteriorated and is replaced with concern.
'Harmy, Baby, what's wrong?' Quinn asked as she pulled the crying child into her arms and gave her a big bear hug.
'I had a bad sleep.' Harmony quietly said. 'You like me don't you Mummy?'
'Of course I do, sweetheart.' Quinn said as she gently rocked the small child back and forth. Slowly Harmony's tears began stopping and she begun to tell Quinn about her bad dream.
'In my sleep You and Mummy didn't like me anymore.' Harmony explained with Puppy dog eyes.
'That's never going to happen, sweets, both your Mama and I adore you.' Quinn gently exclaimed, then gave her daughter a gentle kiss on the forehead.
'And after that I was sad,' Harmony continued, 'so I went and found Sugar and Rory, because they always make me happy when I'm saddy.' Quinn softly laughed at her daughters made up word.
'Did they?' Quinn asked her daughter.
'No.' Harmony squeaked then began to cry again. 'They said that they didn't want to play with me anymore because nobody likes me.'
Quinn instantly brought her daughter into another hug, as she whispered words of comfort into her young daughters' ear. Slowly Harmony's tears begun to slow again and she cuddled into her mother's side.
'No matter what any dreams say, your Mama and I will always love you, no matter what. Same with Rory and Sugar. You know how much Sugar loves spending time with you, especially when you finger paint for her, and Rory follows you round like a little puppy. It's adorable.'
Quinn smiled as a small giggle escaped Harmony's lips.
'Silly Mummy, Rory's not a puppy, he's just a boy. Puppies are way more fluffy!' Harmony pauses for a second before finally adding 'and cute.'
'Ouch' Quinn joked. 'Don't tell Rory that.' Quinn let out a small laugh. She was glad that her daughter was beginning to cheer up from her nightmare. This sudden nightmare did worry Quinn though. Quinn desperately hoped that these weren't her daughter's insecurities being released in the form of dreams. She knows that Harmony really misses Rachel whenever she goes away for musicals. Quinn hopes that Harmony doesn't feel abandoned by her Mother.
'What else happened in your dream?' Quinn asked her daughter, hoping that Harmony had woken up by this point.
'Well,' Harmony begun and Quinn knew that she wasn't in luck, the dream would probably continue onwards for a while. She quickly braced herself for another set of tears. 'I then went for a walk to the park, so I could maybe see Cub.'
Quinn nodded at her daughter. She knew that Harmony and Mike and Tina's son, Cub, weren't the closed of friends but they still bonded of their mutual love of the swing set.
'But he wasn't there!' Harmony exclaimed. 'So I went to sit on the bench, the white one with the drawing of the unicorn, and…' Harmony weakly began to tremble.
'Shhhh, Baby, it's ok. It's all not real. You and Cub can go to the park together on Monday!' Harmony just continued to tremble, until she finally blurted out,
'And then a monster came and chased after me! He was trying to eat me!'
Quinn couldn't help but allow a laugh to escape her lips.
'What's so funny?' Harmony demanded. 'It was so scary!'
'Sorry,' Quinn quickly apologised. 'But Monster's aren't real.'
'Yes they are!' Harmony quickly said with fear in her voice. Quinn gently noticed that her daughters' eyes were tearing up and instantly took a gentler, more personal route.
'I'll protect you from every monster from now on, Okay?' Quinn said seriously to her daughter. For a while Harmony stayed quiet and simply stared at Quinn. Finally, Harmony opened her mouth and said,
'Okay, I believe you.' Then she shyly added 'But can I sleep in you and Mama's bed tonight, so I can get super good protection.'
'Sure, sweetheart.' Quinn confidently said. She then gently lifted the tiny girl into the air. Harmony let out a quick shriek of surprise and excitement before Quinn gently placed the girl in Rachel's empty spot next to her. She then grabbed the Warm blanket and enveloped her daughter in it. Finally she placed a goodnight kiss on young Harmony's cheek.
After about a minute's silence, Harmony spoke again.
'Thanks Mummy. I love you too.' Is what she said. Quinn let a small smile fall onto her face as both she and her daughter drifted into a deep sleep.
Slight AU, as Harmony in glee doesn't exist in this fic, since she is Quinn and Rachel's daughter =.=