A/N: Hello. It will probably be helpful to read my Snapshots of A Memory story before reading this, but as it's nearly 70 chapters long with the deleted scenes, I know it won't be for everyone. I do recommend reading the authors note to see what's happening though, even if you read SOAM.
My muse for some reason wasn't helping me out when it came to that story, however it did give me the idea for 3 spinoffs if you will of the main story.
In Snapshot of A Memory, Quinn & Rachel got together when Quinn was around 6 months pregnant with her baby. She was living with Puck until his mother said something to her, and she then ended up staying with her girlfriend Rachel. When Finn and the majority of the Glee Club find out about Quinn & Rachel, Quinn goes into early labour and has a healthy baby girl, called Madeline. They live the perfect life until Quinn gets a scholarship into Harvard and of course Rachel goes to Julliard. Rachel doesn't want to do the long distance relationship so ends what they have breaking both of their hearts in the process. Quinn makes a promise that she'll find Rachel when they're done with school.
In the original story, on Halloween in Lima, Madeline chooses to go to the Berry's home, and Quinn lets her daughter go to this lovely decorated house. In this story and others I may post, this doesn't happen for some reason or another which means the girls don't get back together in 2016 like they did in my original story.
Differences: Quinn's studio is not as famous as it was in the Snapshot story. She had a drive to get to New York in that one, however it took her longer to get to NYC and get the job that made her the famous photographer. No Amy in this story. Noah met her at Q&R's wedding so I'm afraid she probably didn't end up with him here. No Natalia. Rachel wasnt' there to stop the attempted rape that Santana went through back in the beginning of 'SOAM' and Santana took a lot longer to recover missing the chance of becoming pregnant. Brittany did however have Alejandro the year after.
See it as an Alternative Universe or a 'What Could've Happened' if you want, but I hope you like it.
Rachel is stood on the stage with Tina rehearsing some of the lines they both have together. They are mainly taking the time to talk to each other with the ruse of working.
"Hey. You can't go in there." Rachel turns around and sees three young school girls being chased down the aisle by the security guard. Something in the tallest girl's eyes makes Rachel hold up her hand to the security guard.
"Joe. It's fine. I'll deal with them."
"Rach?" Tina questions, especially when her friend walks to the end of the stage, puts her hand on the floor and jumps off to stand in front of the young three girls. Tina decides to follow suit, because she sees what Rachel sees in the taller girl.
"Are you Miss Berry?" The taller girl asks.
"Uh yes I am. Are you a fan?"
Tina chuckles at this. The blonde raises her eyebrows and nods.
"Uh yeah. I've listened to your music since I was a baby." She looks to her friends for support and they both nod and smile at the two older women in front of them. "Uh, Miss Berry, my name is..." She closes her eyes and stops trying to build up courage. Opening them, Rachel gasps when she sees the resemblance even more, this time from another source. "My name is Madeline Sofia Fabray. I'm, well your daughter."
"Deja Vu." Tina murmers and Rachel turns around to glare at the woman. "Girls, do you want to come with me? I'll show you around backstage?" Tina says adressing the two girls stood behind Madeline in support. They look to the other girl who nods and they follow Tina out of the main stage.
"Hello." Rachel says softly. "God this is awkward." She steps forward and lifts her hand up and cups the young girls cheek. "Can I hug you?"
"You better." The girl replies making Rachel laugh. Rachel steps even closer and wraps her arms around the girl she thinks of as her daughter.
"I've missed you, so much Madeline." She exclaims into her neck. She's about an inch or two shorter than Madeline but her head fits into the girls neck.
"I've missed you too mama." Maddie whispers back. Rachel pulls back and holds Madeline's head inbetween her two palms and looks at the younger girl.
"You look so much like your mother it's amazing. You have Noah's eyes though. You look beautiful my little gold star." She smiles. "Come on lets go to my dressing room."
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Once in the dressing room, Madeline curls into Rachel's side and Rachel's arms wrap around the younger girl.
"Tell me about yourself. What are you doing in New York? Does you mother know you're here?" Rachel asks panicking about why the younger girl is here in her theatre.
"I live here and I'm on a school trip. We're all looking around Broadway. Me, Mary and Nikki sneaked in here to see you. Mom works a few blocks away. It's not like I don't know the city mama."
"You live here?" Madeline nods. "For how long?"
"Uh, since I was like seven I think. We followed Aunt Brittany and Santana."
"Oh. Hows your mother?"
"She's good. Lonely but good."
"What does she do?"
"She's a photographer." Madeline explains. "She's pretty famous in her own right now. You should see her work Ma it's amazing." Rachel's heart explodes in happiness when she hears Madeline call her Ma. It's what she's dreamed about since she left the girls life when she was 2.
"I'll have to have a look." She strokes her hand through Madeline's hair. "How are you doing at school sweetheart?"
Madeline smiles. "I'm good. I have to do a lot of classes outside of school though." Rachel furrows her brow. "I'm ahead of most of the guys in my class. Mom didn't want to tear me apart from my friends and stick me in the year above, so I have a tutor instead."
"God I'm so proud of you baby." Rachel sighs. "We need to get you back to your class though. Your teacher must be looking for you." Madeline groans and buries her head into Rachel's neck.
"I don't wanna leave. I want you in my life mama." She says softly.
"I want you in mine too sweetheart. Look can you give me your Aunt Santana's phone number? I'll work something out with her." Madeline's eyes widen and she nods before plucking out her phone from her pocket and gets Santana her Aunt Santana's number and gives it to Rachel.
"You promise you will get back in contact?" Madeline asks staring into her mother's eyes.
"I promise you my little gold star." She says softly and planting a kiss on her daughter's forehead. She stands up and holds her hand out for Madeline to get up. "Come on, lets go find Tina and your friends."
1 Hour Later
Rachel sits down opposite Tina in the Starbucks around the corner from the theater, sipping on her soya latte. She looks up at Tina who is staring at her with a strange look on her face.
"What?" She asks.
"You just saw the girl that you consider as your daughter for the first time in nearly 12 years and you don't even look phased." Tina says. "What gives?"
"I'm just so happy to see her again Tina." She swallows loudly. "She wants me to keep in contact though. That only means one thing." She says looking down at her drink.
"You have to see Quinn?" Rachel nods and looks up at Tina. "Are you ready to do that?"
"What see the woman who no other lover has been able to match up to in the last 11 years?" She says. "Of course I'm not friggin ready."
"Is Quinn single?"
Rachel shakes her head. "I have no idea. I couldn't bring up the courage to ask Madeline those sort of questions. They live in New York though, Quinn has a studio a few blocks away. She's a photographer." She says proudly and Tina smiles at her best friend.
"What are you going to do?"
"I asked Madeline for Santana's number. From what I could tell she is still in Quinn's life. Maybe she'll be able to give me a bit of information." She sighs. "I can't cope not seeing Madeline again, Tina. She's my daughter, not biologically but in here..." She taps the bit above her heart. "She's mine."
"Are you going to ring Santana?"
"I was wondering if you would do it for me? She's less likely to shout at you."
Tina chuckles and takes Rachel's phone. "God, 12 years after High School and you're still afraid of Santana Lopez." She finds the number goes to press ring. "Wait, what do you want me to say?"
"I..."
"I'll deal with it." Tina puts the phone up to her ear and smiles when she hears the response on the other end.
"Santana Lopez. Criminal Defense Lawyer. How may I help?"
"Santana. It's Tina." Silence. "Tina Cohen-Chang." More Silence. "From High School."
"I know who you are Tina. I was shocked that it's you ringing and not Rachel." Tina can almost here the smirk on the other end of hte phone. "Let me guess, the diva is too chicken to talk to me?"
"Hit the nail on the head."
"It was good talking to you T, but Mads said I'd be talking to Rachel, so, pass me over." Tina's eyes widen and she covers the mouth piece and passes the phone towards Rachel.
"She said Madeline told her it would be you ringing and that's whom she wants to talk to." Rachel's eyes widen and she takes the phone with shaky fingers.
"Hello."
"There's the little chicken. I can't believe you were scared to talk to me." Santana pauses. "How are you Rae?"
"I... I'm good thank you. Yourself?"
"God, seriously? I'm not the same person I was in High School. You don't have to be afraid of me. It's not like I'm going to be able to do anything to you. Quinn and Madeline would kill me."
"Does she... does she know me and Madeline are in contact?"
"Nah. Not yet. I picked up Mads from her school trip earlier. Look Rach, can we meet? I hate doing this phone thing."
"Uh sure. Where?"
"Where are you? I'm just coming out of work. I've actually got Madeline with me at the moment. I had to tie up some loose ends at work."
"I'm at a Starbucks. Can we meet at the theatre? Madeline obviously knows where it is?" Santana chuckles.
"Of course. I'll see you in around fifteen." With that she hangs up and Rachel is sat their in shock.
"We better get back to the theatre then." She swallows hard before downing the rest of her drink.
15 Minutes Later
Rachel is stood outside of the theatre, leaning against the wall as she chats casually with the security guard outside. She is waiting patiently for her daughter and Santana to turn up, and needs the distraction of talking to somebody or she'll go insane.
"Mama." She hears and as she turns around she sees her beautiful daughter come running towards her, wrapping her up into a hug.
"Hey baby girl." She says kissing the girls cheek. "It's good to see you again." She looks behind her and sees Santana walking towards them, with a young boy of around 1 on her hip and a bright smile on her face. As she gets near Rachel, she adjusts the baby before wrapping her free arm around Rachel and hugging her tightly.
"It's very good to see you again Rachel."
"You too Santana." Rachel says honestly as she returns the embrace. When she pulls back she looks at the little blonde boy who looked so much like a mix between Santana and Brittany it was scary. "Whose this little guy?"
"This is my son Alejandro. Ale this is your Auntie Rachel." The little boy looks up at Rachel and smiles happily. Rachel can see instantly that he is definetly Brittany's biological kid just from the smile on his face.
"Come on lets get inside. Talk to you later Joe" Rachel says to the security guard who is glaring at Madeline as he was the one whom she snuck past earlier in the day. Rachel feels a hand sneak into hers and squeezes it when she realises it is Madeline's.
Dressing Room
Santana takes a perch on the couch in Rachel's dressing room, with Alejandro purched on her knee. Madeline is sat next to her and Rachel is sat in her make-up chair as she smiles at the three people on her couch.
"You look good San." Rachel says with a smile. "I can't believe you and Britt actually got together."
Santana furrows her brow. "How do you know?" Rachel nods her head towards the little boy in the other girls arms.
"He's got your skin tone but those eyes and that mouth. It's all Britt." Santana chuckles and nods.
"We've been married nearly 6 years now." Rachel's eyes widen in shock. "We tried to get hold of you, it was proving impossible. I'm sorry Rae."
"Wow. This Santana is so different."
Madeline chuckles this time. "Mom says she has to pinch herself sometimes at how mellow Aunt San has become just to see if she's dreaming or not." Santana glares at her niece. "She's a criminal defense lawyer." Rachel's eyes widen at this news. "She gets to let her anger out in court. Makes her a kitten at home."
"Sometimes I hate you Madeline Sofia Fabray."
Madeline just laughs and takes Alejandro when he crawls from Santana's lap to his 'cousins'.
"Santana Lopez. A kitten. Now that'll take a lot of getting used to."
"I can still smack you Berry without blinking twice." Santana says trying to be serious, but shes not able to hide the smirk from her face.
"Oh my god. This is strange." Rachel says when she catches the small smile. "So your a lawyer?" Santana nods. "What about Brittany?"
"She teaches at Johnson and Co's dance school. She's one of the head choreographers. She is amazing."
"Oh my god. We have members from that school come in and train sometimes here." Santana smiles softly and nods.
"Britt saw you once. Somehow she had no idea you were on stage and when she saw you she said she wanted nothing more than to come over and hug you, but she was scared of Quinn's reaction to it."
Rachel looks down sadly at hte mention of her ex. "How is she?"
Santana looks to Madeline who rolls her eyes.
"Come on San. I'm 13. I'm not stupid. Mom's miserable mama. She has been most of my life. I think without me she would have easily have done something seriously stupid." Rachel's eyes widen at this news and she shakes her head.
"No. Quinn would have never have done anything like that. Not over somebody. I know that."
"You don't know that." Santana says and Rachel's head snaps up, her eyes meeting the Latina's. "Quinn has been this close." She lifts her hand and motions the size of an inch "to going to a very dark place Rach." Rachel shakes her head. "Madeline is right though, it is her and only her that has saved her."
"Oh."
"Do you still love her?" Santana asks and Rachel nods and smiles softly.
"Don't think I'll ever stop loving her. She's my soul mate. I've always known that."
"Come back into our life then Ma. I want you in it and I know for a fact that Mom does too."
"Why didn't she ever come find me?" Santana and Madeline look confused. "When we broke up she said she would come and find me when she got to New York and she would prove to me that we could make it work."
Santana looks quickly to Madeline who nods and takes over. "When we came to New York, mom was dating. She had given up trying to be all pathetic over you and had tried to make something go with dad." Rachel cringes at this statement. "Don't worry, it only lasted a few months and even then I think it was more of a friendship than anything." She sighs. "She did come for you. I was there in these seats watching you and aftewards we came back stage." Running a hand through her hair she sits forward. "We saw you run into the arms of your co-star and kiss him passioently. It really wasn't nice for a 7 year old to see."
"That was Dave." Rachel says softly. "We wern't even together."
"Well it looked like it. It sent Mom into a depressed state for months. She knew that there was a chance you would be with someone else, but she didn't think she'd have to see it."
"Oh god. We've been so stupid." Madeline nods.
"Ma. Please come home with me and Santana later. I'll even go and stay with them afterwards, please just put a smile back on my mothers face." She begs softly. "Please."
Rachel smiles and opens her arms, and Madeline passes Alehandro to Santana and rushes forward and embraces the brunette tightly. "Of course I will baby girl." She kisses her forehead.
30 Minutes Later
Rachel sits quietly on the bench outside Quinn's studio. On her lap is Alejandro who is very interested in the necklace she has on. Upstairs, Madeline and Santana are breaking the news to Quinn, and asked Rachel to sit here just in case it doesn't go the way they want it too.
She feels a tap on her shoulder and sees Santana stood behind her. Alejandro immedietly reaches out for his mother and Santana picks him up and hugs him to her chest.
"Ho... How did it go?" Rachel says trying to hide her stutter.
"We haven't told her." Rachel looks down at her hands. "Somehow Quinn found out about Maddie disapearing on the school trip today, so she's busy telling her off for that." Rachel smiles. "We want to surprise her anyway. She's in a mood so I'm sure you'll cheer her up." She pokes Rachel in the shoulder. "Come on diva. Lets go get your girl."
The Studio
Santana squeezes Rachel's hand which is in her own when the elevator doors open and lets it go. She walks towards Quinn and Madeline who are talking quietly and Rachel stays back by the elevator.
Santana places Alejandro down on his unsteady feet and the little boy goes running towards the toys at the end of the studio. Quinn smiles at Santana when she approaches however carries on telling off Madeline.
Whilst this is going on, Rachel takes in her ex-girlfriend. Quinn looks the same as she did back in High School except for a few changes. Her hair is chopped short into a bob, and the way she holds herself is a lot more assured. She seems to have lost quite a bit of weight as well and Rachel makes a mental note to change that. Most of all Rachel notices the sadness in Quinn's eyes when she turns towards Santana and Rachel again makes a note to change that as well.
She takes a deep breath and nods at Santana telling her it's time just like they had planned on the ride up.
"Quinn." Santana says softly. Quinn turns to Santana and when she does, she notices someone standing by the elevator. She would know that face anywhere, and turns towards her and her mouth falls open in shock.
"R... Rae?" She questions and the brunette nods. Quinn turns to Madeline who has a bright smile on her face. "What did you do?" She says pointing at Madeline and Santana.
"I did nothing." Santana says her hands up in a defensive pose. She then points to Madeline who mirrors the pose. "Your kid however..." Quinn turns to Madeline forgetting about Rachel for a second.
"Talk."
"She's the reason why I disappeared on the tour this morning." She swallows and runs a hand through her hair. "I saw her enter the theatre and my friends helped me get in."
"She's quick. I've never seen anyone get past the security guard before." Rachel says finally speaking up. Quinn turns towards her and stares at the woman who has haunted her dreams for the last eleven years or so.
"I... office now." She points at Madeline and the younger girl follows her to the office leaving Santana and Rachel out on the studio floor. Rachel sighs and lets the tears fall and Santana is there in a second wrapping her arms around the shorter girl.
"Don't worry Rach. She's just dealing. She'll be out in a minute to talk." She runs her hand through her hair. "Believe me."
Inside the office Quinn is pacing up and down and Madeline is looking on in fear of what her mother is going to do.
"Oh don't look so afraid. I'm not going to hurt you." Madeline releases a breath. She was just being stupid, but she's never seen her mother like this before. "What is she doing here?"
"I wanted to see her again Mom." Madeline admits. "She recognised me instantly. She's my mother, you've always talked about her as my mother. I thought it was time I finally met her." Madeline looks squarely into her mothers eyes and Quinn groans.
"I'm sorry baby." She wraps her arms around her daughter. "Is she... is she here for you?"
Maddie shakes her head. "Mom, she still loves you." Quinn pulls away and looks through the office blinds to the studio floor where Rachel and Santana are hugging. "She misses you, she is single." Madeline stands behind her mom watching the scene outside. "She's broken Mom. Go fix it." Quinn nods and opens the office door, not before kissing her daughter's forehead.
"Rachel." She says softly and the shorter brunette's head snaps up and looks at Quinn with so much hope on her face it makes the blonde's heart clench.
Santana steps forward to Quinn. "I'm taking Alejandro and Mads back to mine. I'll look after her for tonight." She kisses Quinn's cheek. "Don't mess this up blondie." She bends down. "Come to Mami, Ale." The little boy drops his toys and runs over to his mother who picks him up. "Mads, come on."
Madeline wraps her arms around Quinn and kisses her cheek. "I love you Mom. I just want you to be happy."
"Thank you baby." She watches and Madeline and Rachel share a hug before the young girl follows her Aunt into the elevator. Quinn smiles at Rachel and steps into her personal space and looks down at the woman in front of her. "You look good Rach." She says softly and Rachel looks up and smiles at the blonde woman.
If you asked either of them later, neither of them would know who made the first move. All they knew, was the fact that their lips met in a passionate kiss, teeth and lips banging together, their tongues dueling for dominance. Quinn lifts her hand and runs in through Rachel's long brunette locks and Rachel wraps her arms tighter around Quinn's body, their lips never parting. Quinn lets out a whine of disappointment when Rachel finally pulls away to get some much needed air into her lungs and they both stand there staring at each other whilst they're panting trying to breathe normally.
"We need to talk." Rachel says and she grabs hold of Quinn's hand and laces their fingers together, before walking towards the couch she can see at the end of the studio.
They both sit down, their hands still together and Rachel curls into Quinn's side as naturally as she used to. Quinn looks down with a small smile and kisses the top of Rachel's head. "I can't believe we rushed into it like that." Rachel admits softly and she can feel Quinn nod in agreement.
"It's us Rach." She says squeezing the hand in her own. "Of course we were going to rush into it." Rachel can feel her sigh heavily. "I can't believe I haven't seen you in eleven years."
"I thought you saw me at the theatre a few years ago?"
Quinn stops her thumb which was running back and forth over Rachel's hand. "Let me guess, Madeline?"
Rachel nods and buries her head further onto Quinn's chest. "You know that guy wasn't any body. He was a friend. I don't remember why we kissed but it meant nothing. I wish you had made your presence known princess."
"I was so devestated Rae. You looked so happy and I wasn't the cause of it." She kisses the top of Rachel's head. "I'm so proud of you for getting Wicked. I was so happy."
"Thank you. I'm very proud of you for all of this." She motions to the studio around them. "I didn't know you were into photography."
"Me either until college." She chuckles. "I have so many pictures of Madeline when I was learning all of the techniques. I'll have to give them to you."
"That'll be lovely thank you."
"Are you single?" Quinn asks and Rachel pulls out of her embrace so she can look into the blonde's hazel eyes.
"I am. Yourself?"
"Same." She sighs. "Why is so awkward?"
Rachel smiles. "Because we both know what we want, but we're struggling to say it."
"I'll say it then. Be mine again angel?" Quinn asks as she gets closer to Rachel's face.
"I've always been yours Quinnie." Rachel closes the gap and kisses her lips softly before pulling back with a smile on her face. "God I've missed you so much Quinn. I can't believe how much time we've wasted. How much we could have done in the time we've wasted."
"Shhhh love." Quinn says kissing her on the tip of her nose. "Lets not dwell on what we could've had, lets concentrate on what we will have now." Rachel leans forward and brings their lips together agan.
"You have done an amazing job with Madeline." Rachel says when they part. "She is a delightful young woman Quinn."
"Thank you. I've had a lot of help." She explains. "Puck has been my rock throughout the years, we even attempted to date, which really didn't work out at all." Rachel chuckles hearing it from Madeline earlier. "San and Britt are fantastic. San's been through a lot in the last few years, I'm sure you noticed the change in her demenour?"
Rachel nods. "Madeline explained it was due to her job..." She trails off when she sees the expression on Quinn's face. "I assume that's incorrect?"
"It's correct but not the full truth. She was raped." Quinn explains and Rachel's eyes widen and fill with tears. "We were out clubbing a few years ago and she went out for a smoke. After about half an hour we went in search of her and found her curled into a ball in this alley way." Rachel grips hold of Quinn's hand in support. "It's taken a long time, and a lot of counselling for both her and Brittany, but they're strong now, and Alejandro has helped them tremendously."
Rachel nods. "I can see that. He is adorable."
"That he is and he knows it. He's a lot like both of his parents I have to say."
"How's Puck?"
"He's NYPD now." Rachels' eyes again widen in shock. "I know. He's slept with every member of the force. I'm not sure I can see him ever settling down. The closest he's got is Lauren and we saw how that ended." Rachel cringes at the thought of 'Pisces.'
"I don't know. I think he just had to find the right girl."
"Madeline is his one and only 'girl' according to him." Quinn smiles. "He adores the ground she walks on. They're devils when they get together but she has him wrapped around his little finger."
"She always did."
The Next Morning
Quinn groans from her position in her bed when she hears her phone ringing from somewhere in the room. She opens one eye and finds her view blocked by a LOT of brown hair. Brushing it out of her way she forgets about the phone for a second whilst she takes in the sight in front of her.
As soon as they had their 'talk', they're was no stopping them. Quinn and Rachel had fallen into bed when they had got home and spent the last 12 hours trying to re-learn each other's bodies. They had eleven years to make up for.
Quinn realises the person whose ringing is not going to stop, so she reaches onto her night stand and flips open her phone and brings it to her ear.
"Hello." She says quietly as she doesn't want to wake the brunette beauty on her chest. She looks down at the sleeping girl and her heart swells with love.
"Still in bed Fabray. I wonder what you've got up to last night? When did you two lovebirds get to sleep?" Quinn groans and tries to look at her clock but sees its on the floor with the rest of the stuff on her nightstand.
"What time is it?" She mumbles out quietly.
Santana just laughs. "It's 10." Quinn sighs. "How much sleep have you two had?"
"Like four hours. Watcha want San?"
"Well I have your daughter if you remember."
"Oh. Is Maddie okay?"
Santana lets out another laugh. "I've talked to Puck and he's happy to have her this weekend so you can reacquainted with his 'Jew-Berry' as he put it." Quinn smiles. "He said do you want to meet at the park as usual tomorrow though?" Quinn looks down to Rachel who is now awake, stretching as she gets used to the body next to hers.
"Yeah we'll be there. See you San." With that she hangs up the phone and looks down to her girl who is now wide awake and smiling up at Quinn.
"Who was that?" She says as she lifts her arms above her head letting out a moan as she streches out her sore muscles. "God I feel good." She says making Quinn smile brightly.
"It was San." Quinn says as she leans forward and kisses the top of Rachel's head. The brunette flips over so she can lie face to face with Quinn. "She was saying that Puck was looking after Maddie for the night and that asking if we're going to go to the park tommorow." Rachel smiles brightly. "You up for that? It's usually me, Puck, Madeline, Britt, San and Ali."
"That sounds wonderful. I might even invite a few of my own friends if that's alright?" Quinn nods before moving forward and capturing Rachel's lips within her own.
The Next Day, Central Park
Rachel & Quinn walk through the park with their hands intertwined. Rachel is talking animateley about something, and Quinn is watching on with adoration in her eyes. Rachel curls into her side as they walk and Quinn raises her head to see Puck & Madeline already sat at their usual spot.
When Rachel sees Madeline, she lets go of Quinn's hand and walks quickly over to the girl who meets her in the middle. She wraps her arms around her and kisses her on the cheek.
"I missed you kiddo." Rachel says softly making Madeline smile.
"Missed you too mama." She then hugs Quinn. "You too mom."
Rachel turns to face Puck who is now standing up, his hands stuffed in his jeans pockets. Instead of the mohawk he actually has a full head of hair and despite the tattoos covering his arms and chest, he looks very smart and a lot more mature than he did back in high school.
"Hey Noah." Rachel says with a bright smile on his face.
"C'mere Jew Berry." With that she runs into his arms and hugs him tightly. "You have no idea how glad I am you are back in Q's life." He whispers into her ear. "Keep her smiling for me girl, Maddie too."
Rachel pulls away and nods. "I promise you I will." She smiles. "Look at you. Your all grown up." Noah chuckles and runs a hand through his hair.
"It's about time huh?"
"Yes" Both Madeline and Quinn shout out. All three girls and Puck take a seat on the blanket laying on the ground and Quinn turns onto her back and rests her head on Rachel's lap as she talks to her daughter and Puck as they wait for the others to arrive.
"I never thought I'd get to see this again." Kurt says from behind them. Rachel looks up and smiles at her friend and before she can nudge Quinn to get up, the blonde is on her feet and hugging the even more fashionally dress Kurt Hummel.
"I missed you." Quinn says as she hugs him and Kurt repeats the statement.
"You look good Fabray. Very stylish." He motions for her to turn around and she does. "Very good. Now Noah, I'm liking the look. The tattoos however..." Puck smiles and gives Kurt a wave whilst he whispers to Madeline.
"Baby, come here a sec." Quinn says to her daughter and the young girl gets up and stands in front of Kurt side to side with Quinn.
"God this is strange Rae. There's two of them." He says dramatically and everyone laughs.
"Baby, this is your Uncle Kurt." Quinn explains. "He was a big fixture in your life when you were a baby. Kurt, meet Madeline Sofia Fabray. Again."
Kurt immedietly wraps the younger girl in her arms.
"You my girl are beautiful." He says into her ear. "You look so much like your mother it's quite scary."
"I get that all the time."
"Que" They hear from behind them and smile at the sight of little Alejandro walking in between his mothers, being swung every now and then. Quinn walks over and brings the little boy into her arms, and then over her head making the small child giggle in excitement. She hears a very high pitched squeal and knows exactly what is about to happen, it's a shame that Rachel didn't have the same warning, as before she can even blink, Brittany is on top of her, her arms wrapping around the shorter girl and looking like nothing will get her off Rachel whose arms are flying everywhere as she tries to join the hug.
"You're back?" Brittany asks as she squeezes Rachel ever tighter.
"Babe, you might want to loosen your grip if you want Rach to answer you." Santana says. She has now moved over to Kurt and is hugging the male diva tightly. "Good to see you again Kurt."
"You too Satan." She glares at him and he chuckles. "San. You are looking good and your fashion sense..." He lets out a low whistle as he looks her up and down. "Smart, yet casual but still showing you are not someone to be messed with. I'm liking it."
"Thank you." She ruffles his hair and turns around to deal with her wife. "Britt, come on baby. Let the girl breathe." Brittany finally pulls away from Rachel, but not before giving her a sloppy kiss on the cheek.
"I've missed you Rae."
"I missed you too Brittany. So much sweetie." Brittany smiles at this and looks like she's about to jump back on Brittany, but Santana manages to pull the squirming blonde onto her lap and her lips are quickly covered by Brittany's. "Nice to see some things don't change." Everyone else begins to take their seats on the large picnic blanket. Kurt sits next to Brittany & Santana and smiles at the two of them who are still kissing. Quinn passes Alejandro to Rachel who snuggles the little boy tightly, and Quinn sits behind her girl and hugs her and Alejandro to her chest. Madeline sits down in the centre of the blanket, just in front of Puck who is trying to tickle his daughter.
"You okay baby?" Quinn says when she sees tears forming in Rachel's eyes as she takes in her 'family'.
"I'm perfect. This is what I've always wanted." She leans her head back to look in Quinn's eyes. "This is home." Quinn nods and kisses her cheek lightly.
A/N: There you go. I could write more, but I don't want to ruin what I've already got with my other story. There might be another AU one up soon, but I hope you liked this one. It was a one shot. If you liked this story, and haven't read my previous story, I would love it if you would check it out. Lots of fluffiness, maybe not the best writing style, but hopefully an ok story for you all.