"Hi mom" Quinn said greeting Judy Fabray who was currently lounging in their living room polishing off a bottle of wine, at barely four in the afternoon.
She went to the kitchen to get a bottle of water from the fridge and Judy stumbled after her.
"Are you eating already? Are you pregnant again Quinnie?"
The blonde rolled her eyes at the inquisition she was getting from her clearly intoxicated mother.
"I'm just getting a bottle of water, mom, also I'm not eating here tonight. I'm going to hang out with Rachel Berry, if that's okay with you"
Judy looked like she was pondering the thought, it was no secret that the girl's parents were both male.
"Word is that Ms Puckerman is away for the weekend" she said in an accusatory tone.
Quinn sighed. "Mom I'm not lying to you, and if you want to call the Berry's to check that's really where I'm going to be then I'll leave you their number so you can talk to Rachel's parents"
"Leave it on the fridge" Judy slurred before stumbling back to her previous place on the couch.
Quinn grabbed her things and went to shut herself away in her room; it was only a matter of time before her mother would start drunkenly clattering around or singing rather loudly.
She flopped onto her bed with a sigh as she stared up at the ceiling; she was surprisingly looking forward to the evening's plans and actually wished she didn't have so much time to kill.
She retrieved her laptop from its space on her dresser and sat Indian style on her bed waiting for it to boot up. She connected to the internet and signed into her Facebook account.
She brought up the chat window and was surprised to see that 1) She actually had Rachel Berry as a friend on Facebook and 2) That the girl was signed on.
Are you neglecting your Myspace video to spend time on Facebook? – Q
Would I do such a thing? I recorded two videos last night instead because I knew I had plans – R
Ah yes, with your men – Q
Don't worry, Quinn, I'll share them with you, though that seems to be a reoccurring event.. – R
Quinn chuckled to herself.
Hey, I can't help it if we both have the same bad taste – Q
Are we just referring to the guys we've experienced there? – R
Quinn smirked and was unable to stop typing her response.
I wasn't going to start on the animal sweaters, but you make it too easy – R
You're hurting my sweater's feelings, Fabray – R
Oh so now I get surnamed? Okay, I can take it – Q
Good. I'm going to shower but I'll see you at six thirty? – R
Yep. Don't fall down the plughole – Q
The blonde hoped the other girl was taking her teasing as light hearted as she meant it, but the girl was quite small. Rather adorably so.
And I'll see you if you make it here without tripping over, I see those Size 9's – R
Quinn blushed slightly, she'd unfortunately inherited her father's feet, but again she felt amused and impressed at Rachel's ability to tease back.
She ran herself a bath and sighed in contentment as the warm water soothed her aching muscles.
She took her time getting dressed; she was suddenly slightly nervous at the thought of meeting the Berry's for the first time and wanted to make a good first impression.
She chose a simple vintage blouse to wear with a pair of slim fitting jeans and her favourite pair of ballet flats. She powdered her face and applied a clear gloss as she assessed her reflection in the mirror; she ran a hand through her hair before grabbing her bag and heading downstairs.
"I'm going now mom" she told the woman who was dancing around their living room; she grabbed her daughter trying to get her to twirl.
She managed to place a kiss to her mom's cheek without getting hit in the face by her moving arms and hid the car keys so she wouldn't try to drive again.
And then she headed for the Berry house.
"Rachel you seem nervous" Leroy said as the diva checked her appearance in the hallway mirror before looking to her watch again.
"It's the first time we've hung out outside of school or Glee Daddy" she stated and Hiram looked to his husband.
"And this girl was hurt by Finn too?" he asked.
"Repeatedly, just like myself. She's gone through a lot and it's really changed her, just please be nice to her?" Rachel pleaded with them.
The Berry men nodded their agreement.
"Of course"
"We're always nice"
"You weren't nice to Finn" she pointed out and Leroy snorted.
"And I'm very glad we weren't now"
There was a knock at the door and before either men could move Rachel had swung it open with a smile waiting for the blonde on the other side.
"Hi" Quinn said nervously, still a little jumpy as the brunette caught her off guard.
"Hi you must be Quinn" Hiram said with a smile, "please come in"
She thanked the men and stepped inside, Rachel took her coat and they walked through into the living room.
The blonde was slightly impressed with what she saw. The room was thoroughly modern and had a red and black theme. There was a large plasma screen television with a complicated fiddly looking sound system and the mantle above the fireplace was adorned with what were presumably Rachel's trophies.
"Wow" she said unable to stop the word from slipping out.
The men chuckled.
"Is the wow for our great taste in décor or Rachel's trophy collection?"
Quinn laughed breezily, "both, it's gorgeous in here"
"Hiram's an interior designer" Leroy pointed out as he gestured for her to take a seat.
"That's really cool, my sister used to be addicted to all those home shows" the blonde chuckled not really wondering why she'd told them that.
"I share that addiction; those shows are my guilty pleasure TV" Leroy laughed, "so I hear you like bacon?"
The blonde couldn't help but nervously laugh at how random it sounded; the Berry's looked to her in amusement.
"Sorry, it just sounds like such a random statement. But yes I do, since my pregnancy I haven't stopped craving it, I literally eat it with anything"
If the Berry men didn't already know that the girl had been pregnant they certainly weren't saying anything.
"Anything?" Rachel asked quirking an eyebrow finding it hard to believe that the ex-Cheerio would eat anything truly disgusting.
"Seriously, I grossed Santana out so much that she and Brittany stopped eating with me"
The Berry's chuckled.
"Well tonight Quinn the bacon is going to be in the fettuccine I'm making if that's okay? Hiram and Rachel will be eating their usual Vegan crap"
"Hey!" Rachel exclaimed and the blonde chuckled.
"Do you girls have anything planned for after dinner?" Leroy asked as he lounged in his chair.
"Dessert in the form of Ben and Jerry's"
Both men nodded in understanding.
"Well after you've eaten your weight in ice cream you girls are welcome to join us"
"Why? What are you doing Mr Berry?" Quinn asked.
"Please call us Leroy and Hiram, Quinn, otherwise two Mr Berry's is going to get very confusing around here" Hiram laughed.
"We can play Taboo if you're interested and if you think you can beat us" he grinned.
Rachel and Quinn looked to each other before sharing a smile.
"Challenge accepted" Quinn smirked.
"Prepare for a butt whooping"
