Quinn let out a small sigh as she finished buttoning Lily into her sleeper. "There you go, little Lily girl. All ready for beddy bye." She said, running a hand over the baby's blonde head.

She glanced down and saw her already dozing in her arms. Quinn giggled. "I suppose you've had a long day… you know, crying a lot, pooping a lot, eating a lot, napping a couple times." She said, kissing Lily's tiny nose. Quinn set her down in her white crib. She watched as Lily clenched and unclenched her hands. She smiled, kissing Lily on the forehead one more time.

"I love you, Lily bug." She whispered softly, caressing the baby's blonde curls lovingly as she heard laughter from across the hall. She stood up straight, baby monitor in hand, exiting the pink nursery and shutting the door behind her. Quinn quickly recognized her son's voice.

"Daddy, please tell Rora and me a story, please." Dallas was begging.

"Alright. Which one do you guys want tonight?" Sam asked.

"Sleeping Beauty! Because the princess has my name!" Aurora exclaimed.

Quinn smiled and moved into the doorway of Dallas's bedroom, seeing Sam sitting on the edge of the bed, Dallas and Aurora up by the pillows.

Dallas scrunched his nose at his sister's suggestion. "Ew, no way! We hear that one all the time! Daddy, can you tell us one about a pirate named Dallas?" He said.

Sam laughed. Quinn continued watching, going unnoticed.

"Why would I need to, Dallas? We already have one right here!" Sam said, tousling Dallas's dark blonde hair.

Dallas hooked his pointer finger. "Arrr!" He said, laughing.

Quinn continued watching, laughing lightly. Sam laughed too.

"I want a princess story." Aurora pouted.

"I think I have the perfect story." Sam told them.

"Does it have a princess in it?" Aurora asked quickly, her hazel eyes wide.

Sam laughed. "Yes. Now quiet down and listen close, okay? Once upon a time,"

"Can it be in a galaxy far, far away, like Star Wars?" Dallas interrupted eagerly.

"Well, yeah, this story did take place in a galaxy far, far away from California. It took place in a galaxy called Lima." Sam began.

Quinn shifted on her feet, remaining unseen.

"See, there was this kid, he was just seventeen, and he had moved from Tennessee. His name is Sam."

"Was he a handsome prince, Daddy?" Aurora inquired, hugging her teddy bear close to her chest.

"No, he wasn't a prince, but he is handsome." Sam said.

Quinn covered her mouth to keep from laughing too loudly.

"Was he a pirate?" Dallas asked.

"No. Stop asking me these questions, you're making him sound uncool." Sam answered, his shoulders slumped.

"Anyway, he moved to the galaxy of Lima, and was gonna go to McKinley High School. You see, on his first day there, he was really nervous, because he didn't know anyone. He got through the morning without too much trouble, but then, at lunch, he was just sitting out in the courtyard and suddenly these kids in black New York t-shirts came out and started singing and dancing. Everyone else was ignoring them except for Sam, and then this beautiful blonde girl came down the cement steps, singing and dancing to the music, she had sunglasses on, so he didn't know how beautiful her eyes were yet, but still… she took his breath away."

Quinn smiled.

"Is she the princess, Daddy?" Aurora asked curiously.

Sam nodded. "Yep, Rora, she is."

"This is getting pretty girly, Dad." Dallas groaned.

"Don't worry, buddy, it will get better from here. Anyway, this blonde girl, her name is Quinn. She and Sam meet again in glee club, and on the football field… She was head cheerleader and he was the quarterback. When Sam first joined glee club, the first assignment happened to be a duets competition and the winners got a free dinner." Sam continued on.

"They sang together and won, didn't they, Daddy? And then they fell in love?" Aurora questioned, sitting up, listening intently.

Sam nodded.

"Yuck. Girls have cooties, Dad." Dallas said, clearly disgusted.

"What song did they sing for the duets competition?" Aurora asked, ignoring her older brother.

"Lucky." Sam replied.

"I like that song. You and Mommy sing it a lot." Dallas said.

"I almost forgot to mention the best part! How Sam made his first moves on Quinn!" Sam said.

Quinn giggled.

Dallas and Aurora yawned.

"You see, glee club was definitely not cool, at least not to everyone else that wasn't in it. One day, after football practice, some other kids threw a slushie in Sam's face. Princess Quinn must have been leaving cheerleading practice or something, because she grabbed me and cleaned me off. That's when I noticed her eyes. So beautiful. I told her they were pretty… in Na'vi actually. Lor Menari. After that, I asked her to be my duet partner and meet me in the astronomy room. I taught her how to play a chord and then, I don't know what it was, maybe her eyes, or her smile…I just leaned down and was about to kiss her, when she ran out and said she wouldn't be my partner. But, I fixed things quick and was a gentleman and apologized. We won the duet competition and had our first date. I was falling for her and fast. I even proposed about two months after. Well, I suppose more like promised to marry her someday and she accepted. I did keep that promise. Not everything was always perfect though. We were apart for a while, but we found our way back. And fast forward a few years, and we're married with three beautiful kids. If you couldn't have already guessed, your mommy's my princess. "

Quinn glanced at the bed, eager to see Dallas and Aurora's reaction. Both children were fast asleep. Sam stood up and kissed each child on the forehead.

"Sweet dreams, I love you both." He whispered, shutting off the light, moving to lift Aurora and carry her to her bedroom.

"Just leave her. She's a light sleeper like you; you'll wake her and then she'll never get back to sleep." Quinn said.

Sam spun around to face her.

"How long have you been standing there?" He asked, smiling.

"The entire time. That was really sweet." She whispered.

Sam continued smiling as he moved to the doorway, grabbing Quinn's hand and shutting the door behind them.

"I'm kinda sad they tuckered out so soon. I was having a good time telling them about us." He said, rubbing her knuckles with his thumb.

"Is the three month old menace asleep, then?" He asked, nodding towards the nursery.

Quinn laughed. "Yeah, she is. Can you do me a favor?" She said.

Sam raised an eyebrow.

"Can you carry your princess to bed?" She asked after a moment.

Sam grinned and lifted her up bridal style. "You like being called princess then, huh?" He asked.

"Only by my handsome prince." Quinn said, kissing him softly. She felt him smiling against her lips. Sam held her tighter and closer to his chest. Quinn wrapped her arms around his neck.

"You're a pretty good storyteller, but you left out one of the most important parts." She whispered, pulling away.

"Oh? And what did I miss?" Sam asked.

"That they're living happily ever after." She said.

Sam smiled and kissed her deeply.

"Yes, they are. Can I carry your majesty to the comfort of our bed now?" He asked.

Quinn giggled into his neck, kissing his cheek. "Yes, you may."

"I love you, Quinn."

Quinn sighed happily as they moved into their bedroom. "I love you too, Samuel."


Eh. I know, not great. I wrote this yesterday and posted it on tumblr... it was a prompt given to me by an anon on there. I tried my best. Review and tell me what you thought please!

~Alex