All For You
As soon as he heard the news, Sam headed straight for the hospital. He was still wearing his suit for the 'finchel' wedding, and he was still trying to get Mercedes to take him back but Quinn was his friend, one of his best friends, and he had to make sure she was ok.
Running in to the hospital, he went straight to the desk. "I'm looking for Quinn Fabray. She was in a car accident and I need to see her." He cried out to the receptionist.
"I'm sorry sir, but only family is allowed in the room right now." She droned in a bored voice. Frustrated with her attitude he quickly responded, "I'm her brother! Now what room is she in?" The receptionist glanced at him with a disapproving look, but gave in. "She's in room 117, it's the 5th door on your left."
Before she could even finish her sentence, Sam was headed down the hall. When he finally reached the room, he peeked through the window on the door and the sight he saw astonished him. Sitting down holding her daughters hand was the one and only Judy Fabray. Attached to Quinn's arm was an IV and it seemed like there were wires coming from everywhere. He just stood in shock outside of her door for a few moments, trying to compose himself before he went in. When he opened the door, Judy turned around suddenly, obviously not expecting anyone to have gotten there so quick.
"Samuel. I didn't expect anyone so soon. How did you get in?" She asked, wiping away the tears that were rolling down her cheeks.
Seeing her wipe her face, Sam felt a twist in his gut. Judy had never been one to show a lot of emotion, so he knew that things must be pretty bad. "I came as soon as I heard the news. And I just told the nurse that I was her brother. I guess she bought it." Pulling a chair up on the other side of Quinn, he asked her how Quinn was doing.
"Oh, she, she's gonna be fine. At least that's what the doctors said. They said she'll probably be in a coma for a few days, but that she should wake up soon." Shaking back tears, she continued. "Part of her lower spine got fractured, so she'll be in a wheelchair for a while, if not forever…"
At this point Sam began to tune Judy out, mostly out of shock. A wheelchair? But Quinn was supposed to be headed to Yale. She was going to be an actress, she was going to get out of Lima and make something of herself. He couldn't believe this was happening.
"Samuel. Samuel? Are you ok?" Judy was looking at him worriedly.
Damn. Come on Sam, keep it together. Don't go falling apart now, especially in front of Q's mom.
"Oh yeah, I'm fine."
Sensing something off, Judy stood up to leave. "Well, I need to go make a few phone calls, so can you stay here with her? I just don't want her to be alone."
He nodded, not able to form any words. As soon as Judy left, he shifted all of his attention towards Quinn. He just sat there and watched her breathe for a few moments, thankful that he was the only one there.
"Q." he croaked out. "I just wanted to let you know that I'm here, ok. Sammy is here, and I'm not gonna leave until you wake up. You're gonna get through this, and you might be in a wheelchair for a while, but you're going to walk again. Do you hear me? You will walk again, and I will do everything in my power to help you get there. I know that I'm supposed to be with Mercedes right now, but you are my first priority. You always will be, because even if we never end up together again, you'll always be my best friend and I'll always love you. So when you wake up I'm going to be here, and I'm going to be there every step of the way." By this time the tears were streaming down his face. He leaned up and kissed her forehead, giving her hand a long squeeze.
He leaned back in his chair, keeping his hand locked with hers, and tried to mentally prepare himself for what he knew would be some of the hardest days of his life. He may have lost his house and had to live in a motel, but he didn't think there was anything worse than seeing someone you loved in the hospital.
A few hours later, the glee club showed up to see how she was doing. All of the girls immediately started crying, and Sam could swear he even saw a few of the boys wiping away tears, specifically Puck. They stayed for about half an hour, and slowly started drifting out of the room to get back to their lives. Sam still hadn't moved from his chair, even though at this point he was feeling a little stiff, especially since he was still in his suit.
When he looked up, he saw that Puck was the last person left, and he was staring at Quinn with a look of regret mixed with sadness and pain. "Take care of her man. You be there for her, and don't let her down. She deserves that."
Sam didn't know what to say other than,"I will." With that, Puck nodded at him and turned to walk out the door. "Hey Evans, you need anything? You know, if you're gonna be here a while."
Sam smiled for the first time since he had heard the news of the accident. "Just go over to Finn's and grab me some different clothes. That's all. Thanks Puck."
Giving him a nod, Puck left Sam alone with Quinn again.
Sam never left Quinn the entire weekend. Judy had talked to the hospital and got them to allow Sam to stay the night. He's not sure how she managed to do it, but he doesn't really care either, as long as he gets to stay. Puck brought him some clothes, and some of the glee kids bring him food so he doesn't have to leave.
On Sunday Mercedes texts him, telling him that she understands why he's there, and that she still loves him, but that she isn't in love with him. She tells him that she wants him to search his heart and see if he can figure out why he's still there, because the answer will lead him to happiness. He's not entirely sure what she means by that, but he's going to figure it out.
Author's Note: So, a new fic! I've had this idea in my head for a while now, and with the way things have been going on the show, it's making want to write even more. Let me know what you guys think! Hope you like it. (: