Present
What's life when you haven't found your soul mate? Meaningless? Empty? Then, what about when you have found and married your soul mate but you forget, what's life in that case? Is it easy to find your soul mate? For Quinn it looked pretty easy, since she had found hers in her teen years and had the luck to marry her some years after high school graduation. The ring on her right hand was sparkling under the sun's light. Her hands were on the steering wheel and she was looking one time at her ring and one at the road and then again. One at her ring and one at the road. She was waiting for the traffic light to get green so she could return to her wife. Quinn was always getting home late because of her work. She had her own bookshop but still she was closing it late. Spending time with her books was precious for her, the books that she had written for her wife, expressing her love for her. That book world was always sucking her and made her run late in some of her dates, but Rachel, her wife, her soul mate, was always waiting patiently for her to arrive and when she arrived, she could see that sparkle in Rachel's eyes. That sparkle that followed Rachel at her special moments, her first kiss, her graduation, her first Broadway show and her marriage ceremony.
Quinn was thinking about that sparkle. The sparkle that was haunting her in the beginning but then one day became her favorite thing in the whole world.
The sound of horns started filling the air, forcing Quinn to return back to reality. Damn it, the light have gotten green and she hasn't even noticed. Come on Quinn move the damn car and go home to you wife, the woman that stole your heart and holds it tightly and dearly on her hands. The woman that you were torturing in high school but now you can't live without.
"Siri, call my wife", Quinn said to her phone when she unlocked it and placed it on the seat near her.
"Calling, Audrey Wifey", Siri said with her almost robotic voice.
Gosh, that voice was making Quinn angry for some reason, but Siri was making her even angrier, especially when she was making mistakes like this.
"No, stupid Siri. Terminate the call", Quinn shouted at her phone.
She got satisfied when she saw the call getting terminated. Technology supposed to be unmistakable, why was that happening?
"Stupid Siri, l will do it myself", Quinn said to her phone, as if Siri was going to listen and then grabbed her phone.
Be home soon. I miss you - Quinn
She texted and tossed her phone on the seat. A couple of minutes later her phone buzzed, she took it and read the message that she had received.
I miss you too. I am waiting for you as always. I love you - Rachel
Texting while driving can be very dangerous. No one should text while driving, Quinn should have known that. Oh, she did know that but she kept texting to Rachel, her bright star. A continuing sound of horn was filling the air and it was very late when Quinn looked at the road again. Her car was flying, wait, since when cars can fly? Well, they actually can't, but Quinn's car was flying along with her. Of course, there was an impact first, an impact that caused Quinn's car get out of the road and land upside down. Fogs were everywhere, swallowing all the oxygen that Quinn needed. Thankfully, someone came and got her out of the car. He called 911 immediately.
"Call my wife, Rachel, her name is Rachel", Quinn said, giving her cellphone to the stranger who had saved her before she passed out.
She had hit her head on the steering wheel and it felt like her head was buzzing. 911 came rather quickly and drove her to the nearest hospital. The nurses took her in so they could run some tests on her and the stranger that had saved her opened her phone and called her wife, Rachel.
"Are you Rachel? The wife?", he asked the woman who was on the other end.
"Quinn where...Who is this? Why do you have Quinn's phone?", she asked with her diva attitude.
Quinn loved that attitude of hers, in fact she knew how to appreciate that attitude and Rachel loved her even more for that. Although she wasn't using that attitude usually, she knew that it could do its magic on Quinn, setting her on fire that couldn't be stopped unless she took what she needed or wanted.
"Are you Quinn's wife? Are you Rachel?", he asked again, completely ignoring the diva attitude.
"Yes, l am Rachel, Quinn's wife", she said, fear started settling in her quickly.
"Quinn had an accident. She is at the General Hospital and the nurses are running some tests on her", the stranger said and hang up the phone.
Rachel got panicked, Quinn had an accident. How was she? Was she hurt? Did that man saved her? She needed to get to Quinn's side. She called her dads, Quinn's parents and she got in her car, driving like crazy to get at the Hospital. When she arrived she ran to the first nurse she saw after she called Santana and Brittany.
"Excuse me, miss", Rachel said, patting the nurse's shoulder.
"Yes?", she said like she was bored for even breathing.
"My wife, Quinn Fabray-Berry had a car accident. Can you please tell me the number of the room she is in?", Rachel asked her concerned.
"Room 107", the nurse said and walked away like she shouldn't even been there.
Rachel was walking down the hallway angry about that nurse. Can you believe that? She is a nurse, she supposed to save people's lives but instead she is bored of doing her job. Rachel was still walking, God, that hallway seemed endless. She passed a lot of doors, a lot of rooms. On her left there were even numbers and on her right the odd ones. It was very organized and so satisfying to look. Rachel knew how to appreciate organized stuff, it was like she had OCD but she didn't. She reached the number 107, Quinn's room, she stood there looking at the door. Why wasn't she entering the room? Why her hands weren't allowing her to do it? Come on, you are Rachel Fabray-Berry you can do whatever you think of. She put her hand on the door's knob and finally opened the door. She entered the room and found Quinn sleeping. Rachel was always in awe when she was watching her wife sleeping. She looked so peaceful, like nothing was bothering her, like nothing was mattering. Rachel stood there looking Quinn like she was a beautiful painting. She finally moved and sat on the chair next to Quinn's bed.
"I am so sorry you are here", she said and took Quinn's hand in her own.
Quinn opened her eyes slowly, trying to figure out where she was. Hmmm, white walls, a bed and a monitor. She was totally in a Hospital. Wait, she was in a Hospital, why was she in a Hospital? What had happened to her? Her head was ready to explode, she hold it with her free hand as if she could make it stop hurting. Okay, so she was on Hospital bed, but no one was there for her? That sucks, no wait, there is someone here for her. One that was always there for her.
"Are you hurt? What happened?", Rachel asked, looking Quinn up and down.
"What's going on? Why am l here? What are you doing here hobbit?", she asked and took away her hand from Rachel's.
"Quinn, it's me", she said as if Quinn couldn't see her.
"I know who you are, l am not blind you know. I can see you, you are Rachel annoying as fuck Berry. What are you doing here? Where are my parents?", Quinn asked again, holding her head.
"Take it easy, please and I am not Rachel Berry, l am Rachel Fabray-Berry, um, your wife", Rachel said showing her ring to Quinn.
"No way! Okay, if you are my wife, which is highly unlikely because let's be honest I don't like you, then why l am not wearing a ring as well?", Quinn asked, cocking an eyebrow.
Rachel knew that look, the 'l am right and you are wrong' look. She absolutely hated when Quinn was right, in fact she hated when she was wrong. Quinn, indeed, wasn't wearing her ring, maybe the nurses pulled it off when they ran the tests on Quinn.
"Maybe the nurses took it off of your finger when they ran some tests on you. Here, take mine and read", she said and gave her ring to Quinn.
She couldn't believe what was happening. Was Quinn playing with her? Or she had actually forgotten her? Either way, the ring will do its job and remind Quinn who Rachel is to her, right? That piece of gold metal will remind Quinn of her favorite human on earth.
"Rachel Berry and Quinn Fabray, 26th of May. It's our names and a random date, so what? How do I know that you didn't make it?", Quinn asked and tossed the ring back to Rachel.
Rachel felt like Quinn tossed her heart instead of her ring. Come on Rachel, you need to make her believe you. How can someone awakes someone else's emotions? A kiss, oh my God, a kiss, that will help for sure. Rachel went closer to Quinn, looking at the hazel eyes that she loved so much. Quinn looked like she knew who was near her for a split second but then she kept staring at Rachel completely confused.
"Why are you coming closer to me, manhands?", she asked scared.
Rachel saw Quinn's monitor spiking up as she was getting closer and closer to her. Her heart was still remembering everything, but what about her mind?
"To kiss my wife silly", Rachel said and got even closer.
"Don't you fucking dare. Stay away from me! What's wrong with you? And why are you keep referring to me as your wife? I am not even gay", Quinn said and covered her face with her hands, like the little kids do when they are afraid to face something.
The door opened and a bunch of people got in. Quinn's and Rachel's parents along with Santana and Brittany.
"Honey, what happened? How are you feeling?", Judy asked Quinn and sat on the bed near her daughter.
"I-l actually don't remember, mum. I remember driving, but l actually don't remember where l was going. Was l coming home from school? It must be a school day today, right? Why can't I remember where I was going?", Quinn said closing her eyes, trying to concentrate.
What an awful thing is when you can't remember what happened to you. It must be something serious or else she wouldn't be there, lying on that Hospital bed. Her parents were there, Santana and Brittany were there, but wait, why Rachel and her dads were there?
"Why is Rachel and her dads here?", Quinn asked her mum.
She didn't know what to believe, but her mother would say her the truth, she was her mother after all.
"Sweetheart, Rachel's dads are your fathers in law", Judy said and stroke Quinn's temple.
Quinn closed her eyes to the sensation. Her mother had the softest touch and she could always make her relax instantly. Well, actually Rachel had the softest touch, Quinn had told her that, but she didn't remember.
"But that would make Rachel...", Quinn said and paused.
She couldn't believe this, why couldn't she believe that Rachel was her wife? She could remember Rachel staring at her during every practice of the Glee club, or sing to her, but why can't she remember her own marriage? She always pictured her marriage as a fairytale, but it must've been unimportant or else she would remember it, right?
"That would make Rachel your wife, honey", Judy said, finishing the sentence that Quinn couldn't.
Everyone was watching in shock the dialog and then the doctor came in.
"Are you all family? I need to talk to someone", the doctor said, looking at everyone.
"I am her wife, you can talk to me", Rachel said and walked towards the doctor.
"No, you are not. I am not married, hell, l haven't even graduate from high school yet. Mum, you go talk to the doctor. Rachel l want you to leave", Quinn said serious.
Rachel felt her heart breaking into pieces. It reminded her of Quinn when they were in high school where she was keeping asking Rachel to leave.
Freshman year of high school
"Excuse me", the freshman Rachel said with her cute voice.
"Excuse me", she said again.
The girl that was standing in front of her was totally ignoring her like she was invisible, but Rachel never was and never will be invisible. She was made for greater things, she knew it, her fathers knew it, her teachers knew it and Quinn would know it soon.
"What do you want?", a freshman Quinn said and turned to look at Rachel with her bossy look that she was always wearing during high school.
Rachel could see through that look and into Quinn's soul. She knew that under the HBIC attitude there was a caring person. Quinn was hating the fact that Rachel could do that. All it took was a look and the blonde was becoming an open book for Rachel to read. Rachel loved reading that book, it was one of her favorite books, besides Snow white and Cinderella.
"My name is Rachel Berry and I am looking for the auditorium, where the Glee club auditions are taking place", young Rachel said with that sparkle in her eyes.
"I am Quinn Fabray, l am a Cheerio and a soon to be Head Cheerio. Why are you auditioning for that club?", Quinn said like she was feeling sorry for Rachel.
"Nice to meet you Quinn. Music is my life and it will be my future as well, you see-", Rachel said and extended her hand.
"I don't care. Let me give you a small advice, don't join that Loserville if you want to have a future here", Quinn said but didn't give her hand.
"You are wrong and I will prove it to you. Music is powerful and Glee club will have its comeback this year because it will have something special", Rachel said confident as always.
"Really? And what's that?", Quinn said cocking an eyebrow.
"Me. Now, can you tell me where the auditorium is?", Rachel said again and Quinn started laughing.
"The Cheerios have won seven National cups in the row and Glee club have won...oh, look, Glee club haven't won a single cup for over twenty years. Good luck trying to change that. The auditorium is down the hall to your right, leave now, l don't want anyone seeing me with you if you are seriously interested in joining that club", Quinn said and Rachel left with her head high.
Present
The doctor, Judy, Russell, Rachel and her dads left the room, leaving behind Santana and Brittany to stay with Quinn.
"Hey Q, do you remember us?", Brittany said.
"Brittany, of course I remember you and Santana. So, how was practice today? Did coach Sylvester say anything about my absence?", Quinn asked.
"Cut the crap Q, it's not funny anymore. Rachel left sad, you made your wife sad. How could you make your wife sad? I would never do that to mine", Santana said and kissed Brittany.
"How many times do I have to say it? Rachel is not my wife and l am not gay. Wait, since when are you two married? Last time l checked you came to me crying because Brittany was with Artie. Brittany, did you finally got rid of Artie?", Quinn asked.
Santana couldn't forget that day, how could she? It was one of the worst days in her life. Her soul mate broke her heart and chose a boy over her.
Sophomore year of high school
It was the second break of the day and Santana was walking down the hallway to Brittany's locker. She was ready to tell Brittany the truth. The performance of 'Landslide' with miss Holiday only made her emotions crystal clear to her. Okay, so, she knew, Brittany was about to find out, but what about the others? Santana shouldn't care, but she does, why though? She reached Brittany's locker and found her best friend there as always. Maybe she forgot how to leave again or maybe she was waiting for Santana to meet her.
"Hi", Santana said and her favorite blue piercing eyes looked at her own.
"Hey", Brittany said with the smile that she was saving only for Santana.
"Can we talk?", Santana said unemotional.
She didn't want Brittany to find out just yet, she needed to tell her first and not to find out by herself.
"But we never do that", Brittany said and put her books in her locker, taking her eyes off of Santana for a split second.
"I know, but...um...l wanted to thank you...for performing that song with me in Glee club", Santana said.
Santana was struggling with her inner demons. Should she talk to Brittany or not? But she already started talking, wouldn't it be rude if she just ran away from her?
"Yeah", Brittany said.
Brittany had always that deep connection with Santana, it was like they were talking, but without actually talking. It was like they could communicate with their eyes and their minds.
"Because it's made me do a lot of thinking. What I've realized...is why I'm such a bitch all the time. I'm a bitch because I'm angry. I'm angry because l have all of these feelings...feelings for you, that I am afraid of dealing with, because I'm afraid of dealing with the consequences. And Brittany, l can't go to an Indigo Girl concert. I just can't", Santana said looking over her shoulder every now and then to make sure that no one was listening.
Santana was Brittany's superhero. Brittany could only describe Santana as kind and with a generous heart, despite the fact that everyone else was always saying the opposite. You see, Brittany had the privilege of seeing a different Santana, a Santana that only Santana herself was letting her see. Santana was ready to give her heart to the blonde that, in fact, had stolen it from her, the first day they met each other and now she wanted to ask Brittany to give hers to her.
"I understand that", Brittany said without taking her eyes from her brunette superhero.
"Do you understand what I'm trying to say here?", Santana said desperate, fighting the tears that were threatening her eyes.
Come on Santana you are strong, you can do this, tell her how much you love her, tell her that you can't live without her, tell her the truth. She deserves to know and you will feel better after that. Santana kept looking around for any potential spies.
"No, not really", Brittany said, looking sad.
It was the first time that she couldn't understand what the Latina wanted to say to her. The feeling of not understanding was making her feel stupid. Although Santana was always there for her, making sure to take that feeling away with her superhero hugs and her sweet lady kisses, this time she was the one that brought that feeling on the surface.
"I want to be with you, but I'm afraid of the talks and the looks. I mean, you know what happened to Kurt at this school", Santana said confidently, but that confidence started fading away every time she was looking over her shoulder.
"But, honey, if anybody were to ever make fun of you, you would either kick their ass or slash them with your vicious, vicious words", Brittany said, trying to cheer her best friend up.
Brittany was always there for Santana too. She believed in her best friend when no one was. She knew Santana was strong and brave and she was admiring her for that.
"Yeah, I know, but...I'm so afraid of what everyone will say behind my back. Still, I have to accept...that l love you. I love you and I don't want to be with Sam or Finn or any of those other guys. I just want you. Please say you love me back. Please", Santana said.
At this point she couldn't hold herself anymore, tears started streaming from her eyes. It was the bravest thing she had ever done, she opened her soul to Brittany. She just wanted, no, scratch that, she needed to hear from her best friend that she loved her back.
"Of course l love you. I do and I would totally be with you, if it weren't for Artie", Brittany said.
Santana felt like Brittany got a hammer and slammed her heart with is. Why does Brittany need a boy when she has her? Her best friend, her superhero, her Santana.
"Artie?", Santana said in disbelief.
"l love him too. I don't want to hurt him, that's not right. I can't break up with him", Brittany said, hitting Santana's heart harder with that invisible hammer.
"Yes, you can. He's just a stupid boy", Santana said.
She was devastated, did just Brittany say no to her? Did just Brittany choose a boy over Santana, her best friend? Santana didn't like that and in order to protect her heart she put on her bitch mask again.
"But it wouldn't be right. Santana, you have to know if Artie and I were to ever break up and l am lucky enough that you're still single...", Brittany said and tried to touch her best friend in order to comfort her.
"Don't", Santana said.
She couldn't believe that Brittany put a knife in her heart and after her last sentence she only twisted it, making Santana's heart bleed even harder. Brittany just put Santana on the line, like she was a second choice. Santana couldn't handle that and she totally couldn't accept it.
"I am so yours, proudly so", Brittany said trying to convince Santana that she meant it, but Santana didn't care anymore.
"Yeah, wow. Whoever thought that being fluid meant you could be so stuck?", Santana said disappointed. New tears made their appearance on Santana's cheeks.
"l'm sorry. Don't-", Brittany said honestly, but Santana didn't want to hear any of it.
Brittany tried to hug Santana, but she pushed her away.
"Get off me!", Santana said and stepped back.
Away, she needed to be away from Brittany and she needed that right now. The oxygen near Brittany became toxic for her, she needed fresh air. She stormed away from Brittany, leaving behind her best friend. Poor and yet stubborn Santana, if you only have left her hug you, if you only have let her complete her sentence. You would know what she wanted to say to you, you would know that she wanted to say "Don't leave me, please. I can't live without you", but no, you left her.
Santana ran down the hallway and then out of the school, crying. Everyone was looking at her or that was what she thought.
"What are you looking at?", she screamed to someone that looked at her, still crying.
Just then Quinn got out of her car and listened the Latina's voice filling the air. She saw Santana running towards her and she just opened her arms, hugging her. She held her tight and never let go until Santana stopped sobbing.
"You are okay. I am holding you now. Everything is gonna be okay", Quinn said, rubbing her back.
Quinn had proven her loyalty to Santana so many times in the past, but that day their friendship became even stronger.
Present
"We have the results of the tests we ran on Quinn. It seems that she is suffering from a hard concussion. We don't know if that state you dealt with inside will be permanent. For now you need to try reminding things to her, but not too much, because she will get confused and please don't upset her, agree with her at whatever she says. For example, show her pictures of her graduation to make her remember that she had indeed graduated from high school and if she says otherwise, then agree with her and take her to school the next day to find out for herself. She won't be out of the Hospital for the next three days though", the doctor said.
Quinn's parents were paying attention to every word that came out of the doctor's lips, Rachel's dads did that too, but Rachel couldn't. Rachel couldn't imagine Quinn being in that situation permanently, her wife had forgotten her love for her even though she gave a vow not to. Rachel gave a vow too though and she was ready to fulfill it.
26th of May
"You are the prettiest bride l have ever seen", Quinn said when she entered their room.
26th of May was their big day, they were getting married. They shouldn't be nervous about it, l mean, they were living together so practically it was like they were already married, but no. It's different saying 'l love you' to your soul mate when you two are alone and different saying 'l love you' to your soul mate when the whole world is listening. Quinn shouldn't be nervous about it, she said she loved Rachel in front of her parents and in front of her fellow Glee club members and Rachel shouldn't be nervous either for the very same reason. Where is the difficulty in saying 'l love you' to your other half?
"Quinn, no, this is bad luck. We shouldn't see each other before the ceremony", Rachel said covering herself with a blanket that she quickly grabbed from their bed.
"Since when Rachel Berry believes in that kind of stuff?", Quinn said like she was referring to a different Rachel Berry than the one that was standing in front of her.
"It's not Rachel Berry, it's Rachel Fab-, no wait, it actually is Rachel Berry, l will have your last name after the wedding. Anyways, I, um, well, I actually don't believe in that kind of stuff. I just got panicked, okay? I am so nervous about tonight", Rachel said and tossed the blanket on the bed, hopping on it.
Quinn knew that her little diva was all about perfection and nothing less. Being a perfectionist was a very difficult thing to do and she knew that because she had tried it. She knew that Rachel could be very nervous because she wanted everything to be perfect, especially today, at their wedding day. Just because Quinn have dealt with that by herself, that meant that she knew how to handle Rachel's nervousness. She sat next to her and held Rachel's hands, she left her hand to bring Rachel's chin up, so she could see her in the eyes, and then held that hand again.
"Look at me. You are gorgeous my bright star. No one and l mean that, no one will be prettier than you tonight, not even me. Because you have that sparkle in your eyes that I will never have. I know that you don't settle for any less of perfect and l promise you that our wedding will be perfect", Quinn said and captured Rachel's lips with her own.
Rachel melted into that kiss and immediately relaxed. That was one of Quinn's impacts on her, she could make her feel a lot of things. Quinn could make Rachel have a lot of emotions all in once. She could make her feel the danger and the safety at the same time, she could make her feel the hate and the pure love, yet again at the same time. Quinn knew Rachel's buttons and she loved pushing them or playing with them. One at the time, two at the time, three at the time or all the the time, it was Quinn's decision and Rachel could only follow.
"I love you and I can't wait to say it loud enough so that the whole world will know", Quinn said and took a happy tear away from Rachel's cheek with her thumb.
"I love you more", Rachel said.
It was true, Rachel loved Quinn more than Quinn loved her or maybe that's what she was thinking. Every time Quinn said 'l love you' to Rachel, Rachel could only love her more than she already did and she wanted Quinn to know that.
"Are my brides ready?", Hiram sing-songed as he entered the room.
"Yes daddy we are", Rachel said and ran into his arms.
"Rachel, honey, we both will walk you down the aisle", Hiram said, giving her baby girl a huge smile.
"I know daddy, I was the one who asked for this in the first place", Rachel said, laughing.
"You both look so lovely. Oh, by the way, Quinn, your dad is waiting outside for you. So, are you guys ready to go?", Hiram said, clapping his hands excitingly.
"I am ready if you are", Quinn said looking at Rachel's eyes.
"I was always ready for this", Rachel said with that sparkle in her eyes and kissed Quinn deeply.
There it was again, that sparkle. Quinn couldn't get enough of it, she couldn't get enough of Rachel's excitement. She just loved looking at her soul mate, the one that would marry in a few minutes.
Hiram coughed in order to get their attention. He always let them be in their own world, but now they didn't have the time for that. They were getting married and they needed to do it right now.
"Let's go", he said and they all left after Rachel gave Quinn a last peck on the lips.
Ten minutes later both cars reached the Town Hall. Every minute it passed looked like an eternity for both of them, they just wanted to get married, why they haven't been married yet? Ten whole minutes passed, they should be married by now, ten minutes are too much to wait.
"l am so proud of you Quinn. I am so happy for being here, walking you down the aisle", Russell whispered to Quinn.
"You've earned it dad. You haven't been the most open minded person and well, let's face it you were a homophobe at the beginning, but l am so happy that you changed your mind and came to me, asking me stuff", Quinn said, squeezing her father's hand.
Russell haven't been the best father for Quinn, but he was doing his best because he loves his daughter and now she is getting married. Quinn is getting married, his daughter, it felt like yesterday when she started school and now she is a grown up beautiful lady, who is getting married. He couldn't believe how the years were passing. Actually, none of Rachel's dads, nor Russell or Judy could believe that their baby girls were getting married. Quinn was walking down the aisle and she couldn't be happier. Every step she did was only bringing her closer on marrying her soul mate and she couldn't be happier. She reached the end of the aisle and stood there, waiting for Rachel to come to her.
"We are so happy today baby girl. We were waiting for this moment since forever", Leroy said, speaking for both of the Berrymen, when they stood at the beginning of the aisle, waiting for Quinn to get ready, so Rachel could start walking down the aisle with their dads.
"I am happy too, dad. I am getting married to the girl that I loved since high school, that's like a life goal getting checked from the bucket list", Rachel said, smiling widely to her dads.
Rachel walked down the aisle with both of her dads by her side, exactly as it should be. They were almost there, five more steps. First step, second step, three more and Rachel would be near Quinn. Three, two, one and now she is next to her future wife.
"We are here today to witness the marriage of Quinn Fabray and Rachel Berry. If anyone has any doubts about this marriage, talk now or stay silent forever", the mayor said and paused.
Of course no one had any doubts. If they had they wouldn't be there, Quinn and Rachel wouldn't be that naive, inviting people who may wouldn't like their marriage. No one would ruin their marriage. No one would ruin the best day in their lives.
"You can say your vows now", the mayor said at Quinn who would talk first.
"I, Quinn Fabray and soon to be Fabray-Berry, promise to my bright star, here, in front of everyone that, l will always love you no matter what. It took me a lot of time to figure out how to love you, but now that l know how, l promise you that l won't forget it. Even when we get older and starting forgetting things, l promise you, my bright star, that I won't forget how to love you, because I just don't know how not to love you. You were my past, you are my present and you will be my future and I promise to love you until my last breath", Quinn said looking directly at Rachel's eyes.
Quinn wasn't talking to Rachel at this point, no, she was talking to Rachel's soul. Rachel knew that, she could feel her soul recording that vow and keeping it to her safest vault like it was a treasure. She kept that vow to her heart and now she was ready to do just the same thing.
"I Rachel Berry and soon to be Rachel Fabray-Berry promise to my favorite cheerleader and Head Cheerio that I will love her forever. Even though that skirt doesn't fit to you anymore...", Rachel said, smiling and a small giggling filled the room from everyone who was there.
"Which is okay, I promise to love you unconditionally and regardless of how you look or will look. You were my high school sweetheart and you became the love of my life. You will be my future and I just couldn't be happier or luckier. I promise to love you and take care of you even if you forget how to love me back. I will be there to remind you how to do it all over again. I love you and I will always love you because without you I can't even breathe. You ground me and you mean everything to me. I love you more than I love myself", Rachel said, sweeping a stray tear from Quinn's cheek.
Present
The three days that Quinn would stay in the Hospital passed rather quickly and now she was ready to return home. Home, what a word, Quinn needed to return home, but does that mean that she will return to a building or to a person? Rachel haven't left her side, even though Quinn asked her to leave and not in the kindest way. Rachel was by Quinn's side all the time, she never left. She promised not to. Quinn promised not to forget how to love her but she did. Did she just broke her vow? Rachel didn't care about that, she knew it wasn't true, she knew Quinn haven't forgotten how to love her. Deep down, Quinn was still loving her just like she promised to do on their wedding day, it's just her mind playing tricks to her and Rachel would totally help her wife to come back to her.