A/N: Hey readers! This is going to be a multi chapter story and the first quartie fic outside of friendship I've ever done! Not the biggest ship I have but I enjoy their fan fics, especially the 'Averyverse' by DryadSpeaks. Very good stories if you haven't read them. So this is kind of a family quartie story inspired by those! Also credit to DryadSpeaks for the suggestion that semi spawned this! Anyway hope to get reviews and I will make sure to update when I can. I don't know how many chapters this will have we just have to see!
Disclaimer: I own zero. Except a few characters in here, those are mine. But that's about it. Glee is property of its creators and FOX
"I don't like it."
Quinn sighed and looked at her husband. "Artie, no one said you ever had to like it; you just have to accept it."
"Screw accepting it! There are some things in life that a person just can't accept! For instance, terrorism, homophobia, racism..." He listed off.
Quinn raised an eyebrow and let out a dry chuckle. "Are you seriously comparing our daughter dating to terrorism?"
"It might as well be terrorism." He muttered under his breath.
The two of them sat on their bed that night as they discussed what announcement had been made at dinner. Their fifteen year old daughter, Haylee, had a boyfriend.
Artie and Quinn first started dating in junior year and through the rest of high school and through college, until they got married when they were twenty two. Less then three months after the start of married life, they found out Quinn was pregnant. Seven and a half months later, after Quinn had been in labor for thirteen hours, Haylee was born. Artie had never been in awe of anything more in his entire life. Suddenly it wasn't just about him and Quinn anymore. When he first found out that he was going to be a father, despite how excited he was, he was almost just as equally terrified. He didn't know what to expect, what to think, there was going to be a little baby that relied on him so much, and at twenty two, he wasn't sure if he could handle that challenge. After seeing Haylee for the first time, he knew he would attack that challenge full on. She was the most amazing person he had ever seen. That feeling was matched again four years later, when they added Emmy, another beautiful little girl to their family.
To say his girls were his world, was a complete understatement. Artie loved them more than he could even describe. Growing up they had both been complete Daddy's girls, much to his delight. Especially Haylee. When she was a little kid Artie was her everything. Artie had so many memories of letting her cheat on bedtime so they could play another game or watch another movie, and he wouldn't have had anything that he was given regarding his family any other way. He had a an amazing wife, two amazing daughters, which still despite getting older, he had two great relationships with. Life was good.
Although, despite how fortunate he was for everything he had, living with three women, wasn't easy, and made him wonder if his sperm knew how difficult it would be sometimes when it gave him two girls. No matter how sweet, and adorable little girls can be, when they get older, it can become another story at times. When Haylee hit puberty when she was twelve, it was not an easy year. It seemed that every month, just about anything could make the girl burst into tears, angry, or just about any other negative emotion under the sun. With Quinn's guidance, Artie tried to understand but it was hard. He knew that mainly because he had to deal with the fact that his baby girl was starting to grow up, and knowing that he would have to go through the same thing over again with Emmy didn't make it any better (he secretly prayed that Emmy wouldn't start her period until after Haylee went to college just to keep the house less hostile), but he would survive. His family was wonderful and even if that meant that he sometime found himself drowning in a sea of estrogen. Up until now even with all of that, they managed quite well. Everyone for the most part was happy. However the announcement of Haylee having a boyfriend changed things. This was what he had been dreading since the day she was born. He could handle drowning in the sea of estrogen, he could, that was fine. Not a boyfriend though, he didn't think he could handle a boyfriend.
"It's not like terrorism." Quinn said, trying to get him out of his miserable thoughts. "C'mon we both knew it was only a matter of time before this day came. Her and Alec have been inseparable for years."
Alec Pierce-Lopez was the son of Brittany and Santana and had been one of Haylee's closest friends for years. The two had grown up together. It wasn't Brittany or Santana's intention to have a kid so soon. Santana really didn't even want kids to begin with, and one of the perks of a no-dude relationship, they had complete control over that. It all started when they went for a walk in the park one day. From a distance they saw a blonde girl, who looked no older than seventeen, sitting on a bench, crying. As they got closer the reason for her tears seemed a little obvious, a baby bump. Brittany automatically felt bad just over the fact that she was crying. So even with Santana's apprehension, they approached her and asked her if she was okay. With that question they got an overwhelming answer about how she had no support from her family, that he baby's father had left her, and how she wanted the best for her child but had no idea how to give him that. With that Brittany had a new strong urge to be a mother. She wanted to help that girl, and the idea of having a baby suddenly excited her. Santana couldn't have thought more opposite. They had taken the girl's phone number that day and Santana had no idea why. She couldn't believe that Brittany was actually serious about this. Brittany pleaded. She was so excited for the chance to help out the poor girl, to have a baby boy, and the fact that the mother kind of looked like her made her excited, knowing that their was a chance the baby would maybe look like her in a way too. Within one night, Brittany had Santana convinced and a month and a half later, they adopted that baby boy. With the adoption Santana's mind had been completely changed. They both loved him deeply and soon enough he had made friends with Haylee.
The two of them were the same age so they had always been in class together and from a young age always got along. Alec was the best combination of personalities from both his parents. He was sweet and creative like Brittany, but tough and protective like Santana. The combination of those two things made him an amazing friend to Haylee. Not to mention that they both matured quite well as they got older. Alec had become seriously cute, and in a crazy way despite their being no biological relation, did kind of look like Brittany. He had shaggy blonde hair, blue eyes, and a perfect smile. While Haylee grew up to be beyond beautiful. She had the soft facials of her mother, while she had Artie's brown hair, which had grown into gorgeous soft curls, his blue eyes, fair complexion, and smile. As the two got older you could see the attraction beginning to change and evolve. Quinn from the start had known that one day that their friendship would most likely evolve into something more. She knew though that when that day came, Artie would not be able to handle it. So here they were, her being proven very, very correct.
"Just cause it might be a little obvious, considering it's Alec, didn't mean I wanted it to happen. I just thought we could, you know, skip this part of life." Artie let out sheepishly.
Quinn giggled, "Babe, it makes her so happy. I need you to be supportive and so does she. Plus look on the bright side, it could be a lot worse. It's Alec, we like Alec."
"Correction, I used to like Alec, then he started dating my daughter." Artie pointed out in a matter of fact tone.
"No we still like Alec, he has done nothing but treat Haylee right all the time they have been friends. In fact in a way it's almost as if he's looking out for her because now no bad guys can date her." Quinn said trying to put some positive in perspective for Artie.
"Honey, I'm sorry but that is complete bullshit. All guys are the bad guys, there is no such thing as the good guys." Artie told her.
"Well I always thought you were a good guy." Quinn told him, leaning forward to give him a kiss.
Artie kissed her back and gave her a little smile before speaking again, "I wasn't a good guy. You know why? Because of how much I wanted to have sex with you. That's what all guys want, therefore none of them are good guys. "
Quinn groaned, "Look me and Haylee have talked about that. I will continue to talk to her about that. Trust me, I've gone into detail with her about my sophomore year; she won't do anything stupid."
"I know she's not stupid, but things change when you get into a relationship, you know that."
"I do know that, but we can handle this okay? You can handle our daughter having a boyfriend. I know you don't like it, but you really do need to accept it. If you want to keep the close knit relationship you have with Haylee, you need to at least accept it." Quinn told him seriously.
Before Artie had a chance to respond their was a knock at their door.
"Come in." Quinn answered as the door opened and no other than Haylee walked in.
"Um, hey so we're not doing anything tomorrow night right? Alec just texted saying he wants to take me to the movies. Can I go?" Haylee asked she said looking down at her phone with an excited tone in her voice.
Quinn was about to answer but Artie beat her to it. "Yeah go ahead sweetie, we're not doing anything. We'll just take Emmy out for dinner, go ahead and tell him you can go." Artie told her giving his oldest a smile.
Haylee smiled back, "Thanks Daddy, I'll tell him. Goodnight." She said as she closed the door in a rush, most likely to get back to her phone.
Once she was gone, Quinn gave Artie a smile. "Thank you." she told him softly.
"I don't have to like it, just accept it? Just to make her happy?" Artie questioned.
Quinn nodded.
"Okay, it's worth a shot. I'll see how I survive this." He said as Quinn cuddled closer to him. He didn't like this one bit, but he could try to go along for the ride. It seemed as if he had to because there was no way to get off.
