Quinn, Rachel, and Andy walked into the Hudson house. Rachel had begged Quinn to come over for dinner and Quinn had agreed; she had no better offers.

Rachel had a good life; a life that many people could only dream of. She had made it on Broadway playing the lead role of Elphaba in Wicked when they brought it back. She was very good. Quinn had even gone to see a show.

Rachel had enjoyed several years of Broadway until about four years ago, when Finn had proposed to her backstage after her final performance. Rachel had retired and married Finn. The pair moved to Lima where Finn worked as Social Studies teacher at McKinley High School and helped Mr. Shue with glee. Quinn wasn't quite sure how Finn had managed to do that considering he wasn't the brightest crayon in the box but whatever. They even had a little kid though Quinn had been unaware of the fact that Rachel was pregnant again till right now.

"So, when are you due?" Quinn asked.

Rachel blushed. "Two months from tomorrow."

Quinn nodded. It seemed like not that long ago that she had been in Rachel's shoes.

Rachel was a bit different than she remembered. Not quite as obnoxious and loud. Maybe Rachel had matured or maybe her pregnancy just was making her tired. After all, she hadn't seen Rachel since Artie and Tina's wedding over two years ago.

"It's so weird we ran into you on the way back from Andy's singing lessons," Rachel began.

"Singing lessons… does he even talk yet?" Quinn asked before she realized that it sounded rude. She was apparently forgetting her manners.

But if Rachel was offended she didn't show it. Maybe she got that a lot. "He talks… a little. And you have to start early."

Quinn could only imagine that Finn was not quite as pleased as Rachel was that his two year old son was taking singing lessons but hey, it could have been worse (like ballet lessons).

"So Quinn… How's Chris?" Rachel asked.

Quinn cringed. She'd been waiting for that. She was quiet, tried to get away without answering. But it was Rachel, after all.

"Is everything okay?" Rachel asked concern eminent on her face.

Quinn sighed; Rachel never could mind her own business. Then again Quinn was the one who had showed up unannounced in Lima after not visiting for three years.

"Rachel… I" she began.

Thankfully the door slammed open right at that moment and Finn Hudson walked clumsily into his kitchen.

"Hey Rach, hey Andy," he said as he gave Rachel a kiss on the cheek.

"Daddy!"Andy screamed and he jumped into his father's arms.

"Hey, Buddy, how was your day?" Finn said to the little boy that could have easily been a genetic copy of him.

Quinn thought it was funny that it took Finn so long to notice her; she had been standing there all along. When he finally did he got that expression she had known so well, his bewildered, clueless Finn expression.

"Hi Finn" Quinn said.

"Hey Quinn… What are you doing here in Lima?" Finn asked.

Quinn stared at Finn and opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out. She lost it right then and there, in the kitchen of some of her high school friends she hadn't seen in years. Tears rolled from her eyes as she sobbed.

Finn put an awkward but comforting arm on her shoulder and looked at Rachel in bewilderment. Rachel merely shrugged in response. Just to make matters worse Andy broke down sobbing too.

"Oh… Andrew Hudson, you are not helping," Rachel said as she picked up the boy. Rachel rocked him and got a brilliant idea. She knew what to do.

"Finn, I'm going to call for help," Rachel told him as she set down their son and waddled off toward the phone.

"Help?" Finn asked in bewilderment.

"Just trust me," Rachel explained as she went off to call the rest of their friends. It was going to take the whole glee club to help Quinn, not just them.

GLEE!

Quinn and Rachel sat at the kitchen table drinking hot chocolate. Finn had taken Andy with him to get take-out. He had refused to allow Rachel to come along because he was scared that it could make Rachel sick or something. He had read in one of Rachel's many pregnancy books that woman in the last trimester should spend a lot of time resting. Rachel had rolled her eyes but hadn't argued

The two had been sitting there for about twenty minutes in an uncomfortable silence. Rachel was unsure if she wanted to say anything to Quinn in fear of another breakdown and Quinn was unsure if she could say anything without a breakdown.

The silence was broken when someone knocked on the door. Rachel's weary expression brightened as she got up and waddled over to open it. Quinn waited in the kitchen, expecting to see Finn and the two year old with Chinese but instead was greeted by Artie and Tina Abrams. They had a baby too! Quinn felt slightly guilty for not knowing this.

"Quinn…" Tina started. She looked away shyly, unsure of what to say. She held her daughter in her arms. The baby had olive skin and Asian features but Quinn could easily pick out bits of Artie in it as well.

"Hi Quinn," Artie said. He smiled at her and wheeled over being not as shy as his wife. "Long time no see. Great to have you back."

Quinn observed how Artie was careful not to ask her why she was here. She appreciated the kindness of her old friends. She would have never expected them to come to her aid. "Hi Artie, hi Tina" she began, and then gestured to the little girl, "Who is this?"

Tina smiled. "Lily," she said. "She's six months old but she's a bit small for her age."

Artie laughed, "No, Tina she's average. It's just that Andy was big and you compare them all the time."

Rachel laughed as well. "Well, he looks like a mini version of his father and if this continues he may pass my height when he's in third grade."

The all laughed and smiled, it was kind of like a reunion Quinn thought. It was nice.

"Want to hold Lily?" Tina asked.

Quinn nodded and Tina gingerly placed the little girl into her arms. Lily looked up at Quinn with big brown eyes and smiled. She reached one small had up and tangled it in Quinn's hair causing the blonde to giggle.

"Where do you guys live," Quinn asked.

Artie chuckled, "We live about an hour away from here near Cincinnati. Tina's an accountant and I work down at the library."

Quinn had never pictured them as living in a suburban house with normal lives but she supposed that was the way many people took. She felt that she should tell them what she had done but the truth was she felt like she had done nothing. She had no job. She had graduated with a degree in engineering (of all things) but she had never before needed one.

Finn and Andy walked through the door at that moment. "Who wants Chinese?" Finn said with a smile. Then he noticed Artie and Tina "Hey guys." It seemed that Artie and Tina randomly appearing was not abnormal.

Andy grinned at them and ran into Tina's outstretched arms before taking a seat in Artie's lap.

Dinner was nice and peaceful. The conversation stayed on safe topics. Quinn learned a lot Kurt and Mercedes hadn't told her through video chats. At that thought Quinn remembered her idea of calling them but she decided it would be impolite at the moment. After dinner Rachel gave them each a piece of cherry pie she had made. It all seemed like a normal reunion until they heard a loud buzzing. Finn looked up and glared at Rachel.

"You told them to drive, right?" he asked, slightly irritated.

"Yes! I don't want them knocking down another tree!" Rachel responded.

What the heck was going on? Finn rushed to the window and groaned. Rachel followed him and did the same. "They are going to land in my flowers!"

By this time the sound could be identified as a helicopter and everyone was up from the table looking out the window. Quinn peered out and sure enough there was a helicopter attempting to land right in Rachel and Finn's front yard. "What the heck?" she murmured. No one else was as surprised as she was and that made her think that maybe helicopters landing in their front yard could be normal too.

Before anything could be explained the helicopter landed with a crunch right in the middle of the rose bushes.

"God dang it, they are going to get it this time! Do they even know how many hours it took for me to get those to actually grow? All that time I wasted!" Rachel screamed in irritation. Finn attempted to say something but Rachel marched right outside. Quinn hadn't remembered Rachel being quite so irritable. Perhaps it was the pregnancy hormones.

Everyone followed Rachel outside. The door of the helicopter opened and out strutted the one and only Kurt Hummel, followed closely but Mercedes, Brittany, and Santana.

"Quinn, it's been so long since we've actually talked in person!" Kurt exclaimed as he ran to hug her. "You look amazing if I do say so myself, that necklace really compliments your eyes and those shoes are totally in style."

Quinn grinned when she was embraced again by Mercedes. "What's up my girl? We've missed seeing you. Is everything alright?"

Quinn looked away. Her answer was momentarily delayed when an angry Rachel stormed over to Kurt.

"Kurt Hummel, what have I told about landing your helicopter in the middle of my yard? I don't care that you are a famous fashion designer now! That does not give you the right to ruin your friend's rose bushes!" she shouted. Her face was red from anger and her hands were placed on her hips.

Kurt rolled his eyes. "You said it was an emergency. Do you have any idea how bad the traffic is getting out of New York? It would have taken hours to get here!"

Finn scratched the back of his head and shrugged at Kurt. "She did warn you."

Kurt ignored Finn and glanced back at Rachel's ugly maternity dress. "And what are you wearing? Did I not send you my entire maternity line free of charge? And yet you decide to wear that?"

You could practically see the steam coming out of Rachel's ears now. She let out a sound that sounded like a growl. Mercedes rolled her eyes. "We'll replace the rose bushes, Rachel. Come on Kurt, we are busy people. You are forgetting why we came here."

Mercedes led the way back in, smiling at the Abrams and taking Andy's hand. Andy seemed ecstatic to see them. Perhaps they always brought good gifts.

Rachel sighed and grumbled something incoherent to Finn.

Quinn hung back to greet her two Cheerio friends. Santana and Brittany hadn't exactly done anything with their life up until a few years back. Both were stuck in Lima, doing not much. Then Kurt and Mercedes had came and rescued them, letting them model their first ever line. After the fashion company took off Santana and Brittany had stayed head models.

"What are you guys doing here?" Quinn asked them.

"Rachel called earlier, said it was about you," Santana answered.

"She said it was an emergency. Are going to die?" Brittany asked. Santana rolled her eyes and elbowed Brittany in the gut.

Once they were all inside they sat in the living room. For a moment it was completely silent besides Lily's gentle cooing. Then Mercedes asked the question. "Quinn, really, what happened?"

Quinn took a deep breath and finally told them. She told them about how it felt to find Chris in bed with another woman, how broken she was. How she had made the rational decision to come to Lima. How she had nothing, absolutely nothing and no place to stay. All the while everyone listened silently. As Quinn began to cry Mercedes hugged her close and Kurt squeezed her hand but no one interrupted her.

Finally after she was done there was no sound but her sobbing. They all looked at her with concern but were clearly uncertain of what to say. Little Andy Hudson got up and hugged Quinn. "No cry," he said. Quinn hugged him back. She took a deep breath and composed herself. Kurt handed her a tissue to wipe away her tears.

"You're not going back there, girl. Not if I can help it," Mercedes told Quinn. She looked angry.

"Yes, I want to go to Paris and show him a piece of my mind," Kurt added. Everyone nodded in agreement.

Quinn smiled again. "Thanks guys, but I don't want him to know where I am. I don't ever want to see him again."

"You're just going to hide from him forever?" asked Rachel. Her voice was skeptical.

Quinn nodded. "I'm going to try."

"You should come to New York with us. We can find you a place to stay and a job. You always did have amazing fashion sense," Kurt told her.

Once again Quinn was surprised by the overwhelming care her friends gave her. No one seemed mad that she hadn't talked or been there for them in years. They were just worried for her. Quinn wanted to accept Kurt's invitation but she found herself shaking her head. "I couldn't put you guys through that trouble," Quinn began.

Kurt shook his head. "It isn't trouble, it would be fun."

"Yeah!"Mercedes agreed. "We could hang out a lot, just like back then."

Quinn smiled and it did sound tempting but then she heard Rachel speak up. "Or Quinn if you want to stay here in Lima you could stay with us… at least until you could afford your own place."

"Yeah, we could find you a job somewhere. Plus Andy's really attached to you," Finn added, gesturing to the boy now seated in Quinn's lap. "You could have the guest room." Rachel nodded in agreement.

Quinn smiled. "Thanks guys, I don't deserve this," she whispered. Then she looked at Mercedes and Kurt. "I… I don't think I want to live in New York. I don't know why but I think I should stay in Lima." Quinn really didn't know why. It was just a gut feeling telling her that she needed to stay there.

Mercedes nodded in understanding. "Okay but if you ever need us call. We have the copter on call," She added with a wink.

Quinn nodded in gratitude. "Thanks guys," she told them all. The renewed group of friends spent the rest of the night talking and catching up, laughing and enjoying themselves just like in high school.

Hmm… I don't think I want to add anymore to this chapter. Next chapter brings Puck heehee. Thanks to those of you who reviewed. I decided I am going to write this story no matter if people like it or not because I like it.