A/N: Okay so I'm posting this one early so you'll understand the story better (well, i think). So here it is. I'm putting Faberry friendship in here. They're gonna be bestfriends in here so I hope it's okay. Enjoy !

Disclaimer: I don't own anything from here. Just for entertainment.

Quinn grunted. Her head is sure as hell aching. If it's because of drinking too much last night or because she fell asleep at almost midnight, she doesn't know. She turned over and after grabbing a pillow, she placed it over her head. Maybe it's because of their conversation last night was about kids that's why it mixes to her dream.

Well, come to think of it, she was not dreaming about a baby. In her dream, she was in beautiful beach. She could feel the breeze caressing her cheek as the cool water of the sea lapped at her feet. But her dream was distracted from loud cries of a baby. That's the reason why she was horribly awakened.

She looked around her darkened bedroom. She has no idea if the sun already rises because of her thick curtains covering her windows. Even if it was already twelve noon, it seemed like dawn hadn't broken yet in her room. She listened earnestly. Aside from the buzzing of her AC, she doesn't hear anything else. So she turned over and placed a pillow over her head. She was beginning to fell asleep again; the sound of a baby crying started to reverberate again.

She threw her pillow, and then sat up to her bed. That time, she couldn't be wrong. The crying baby was not part of her dream. It was part of the reality. And by the way it sounded; it seemed to be coming just outside her bedroom door. But how can there be a baby in her home?

She's renting a apartment. She doesn't even need to rent a house because her parents left their house for her in Columbus. But it was far and she was getting tired of the long trip. Meanwhile, her apartment is only in Lima. It was very close to her office.

For her convenience, she decided to rent for the meantime. It is also included in the compensation package of her company to subsidize the rent to her apartment. She chose to live in an apartment because she feels that the security is better.

There are also families living on that apartment tower but mostly of the tenants are single like her who are professionals and are working in commercial districts. The floor where her apartment's at are only five units are occupied. And based on her memory, there's no one have a baby that is living on that floor.

But even if how she hears it, it is still a baby crying. She forced herself out of bed and out of her bedroom. She immediately covered her hand to her eyes when she reached the living room. The floor-to-ceiling curtains are all opened that's why her living room are covered with bright light. Because of her blindness from the sudden light, she didn't notice the baby carrier that is lying on the carpeted floor. She just glanced on it when she heard the high-pitched cries again.

"What the hell ..." Before she even continues what she's saying, the door opens.

"Did I wake you? Sorry, I didn't mean it," the person said then entered her apartment.

She blinked many times before she rubbed her eyes. She made sure she's not hallucinating at all. But it was surely Rachel who entered her door. She's carrying a folded playpen and there's a pink and yellow bag on her other shoulder.

"I'm sorry if I enter without any permission from you. You gave me a spare key, remember? You said I should use it if anytime I needed help. Well, I needed it."

She stayed still staring at her. Her mind might have been left in her bed sleeping because she can't really process any information. She can't even understand why her best friend is there carrying baby paraphernalia.

"Your guard let me in. He knows that we're best friends," she continued.

"All of this is not making any sense to me." She finally formed a sentence. But before Rachel answered her, they were interrupted by a loud cry.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, baby." Rachel passed her, and then knelt beside the baby carrier that is lying on the floor. "Are you hungry? Or are you soaking wet?"

She sees her running her hands to the front of the baby.

"Yikes! You're soaked. That's why you're so miserable. And I'm sure you're also hungry."

The baby grunted. She kicked her tiny feet at the air. She also continued to chew her tiny hands.

"Wait for a while, okay?" Rachel put the bag that she's carrying down then started to search for something. She put out one disposable diaper and a bottle containing milk. She feed the milk to the baby while the baby seems like excited for it. Rachel takes off the diaper while the baby is busy.

She winced at the smelly diaper. Fortunately Rachel seems like a pro when she's doing it. She folded the dirty diaper and after wiping the butt of the baby, she put her on a clean diaper.

"What is going on here?" She remembered to inquire her about it.

"Oh!" Rachel looked up at her. It's like she forgot she was there.

"I'm sure that baby is not yours. I know for a fact that your youngest is three years old. I also didn't see you got pregnant unless she appeared in your belly like a mushroom. I'm sure you and Finn are not her parents."

Rachel laughs. "You're right. Me and Finn are not Nikki's parents," she said as she brush her hand to Nikki's thin hair.

"I'm also pretty sure that you didn't leave Finn because if you do, you will bring Micah and Chris with you."

"Are you insane? Why would I leave Finn? I will ever not find anyone like him so I will never let him go."

"Then I have no idea why you're here with that baby."

"Have you forgotten that I'm a social worker?"

"What has that got to do with it?"

"I'm sure I mentioned to you that part of my job was to put abandoned children that was brought in our agency into foster care, right?"

"Yeah, I remember that," Quinn said.

"Well, I will put Nikki into foster care."

"You mean, she's an abandoned baby?" It's like she can't believed that. The baby looked healthy and well-cared for, besides her cuteness. It had chubby cheeks and its eyes had long, dark eyelashes.

"You could say that."

"Her parents must be like soulless a person, that's for sure."

"My sentiments exactly."

"But I still don't understand why you two are here."

"It's simple. I need a really huge favour."

"Oh, no!" She already guessed what she's about to say. "No, no, no, no, no. There's no way on earth you can leave that baby here, not even for just an hour. Heck, not even for a minute," she rigidly declined.

"Quinn, I have not other person to urge to," she reasoned.

"Don't you have volunteers that are acts as foster parents? And I also know that a person can't just be a foster parent. The person should be under training and also have certification. I don't have any of that."

"All of our volunteers are loaded. One of the volunteers is going to labour any day now. Her husband will just leave their children to their in-laws so he can take care of her at the hospital. I can't leave Nikki there with their other children to their in-laws. The other one has gone out of country."

"What about you?" she knew that Rachel had taken care of a child before.

"I would if I could. But Chris has a chicken pox right now. You know that disease is popular at this kind of weather. I think he got infected by one of his playmates. I can't bring Nikki home because she might get infected. I even disinfected myself before I went to the shelter so that I won't infect the babies there."

"Rachel, you're my friend and you know I will do anything that you ask. But this is way out of my league. I don't even know how to take care of a baby. I also don't have any interest in doing it and – "

"That's one of the reasons why I want you to take care of Nikki. I am risking my license in bringing her here, you know. You mentioned that not just anyone can be a foster parent. There's training blah, blah, blah. But I am laying down my neck on the chopping board because I want to help you."

"Help me?" she almost laughs at her. "I don't need any help. Not right now, at least."

"That's what you think."

"What?"

"Look Quinn, I just want you to realize what you're missing. Before it's too late," she said.

"And what exactly am I missing?" she asked confusedly.

"The joys, happiness and fulfilment that having a family brings."

That's when she laughs.

"You can laugh all you want but I assure you, this is a very serious matter."

"It's not because you found happiness in being married that you can guarantee that all of the people will have the same," she whims. "Just look at the statistics. Now and then you'll hear that there are married couple out there that are separating. Not everyone is destined to be as blissful in their married life as you are."

"I know that. The thing is, you are rejecting something you haven't even tried yet."

"You want me to try marrying and have a baby, and then if I don't like it, I will just leave my husband and child?"

"That's not what I meant. Pardon me for saying this but I feel that as your closest, dearest friend, I am entitled to voice out my opinion. You are running away from love."

"Are you high?" Quinn asked. "I can't follow anything you're saying."

"Quinn, I know how it hurts what happened with you and Noah. But it's not a reason for you to turn your back away from love or avoids the possibilities that are coming to your life."

"And a baby will bring me a man in my life? I really don't get what you're saying."

"I want you to experience the fulfilment that a mother feels. Being a mother is a difficult and sometimes thankless job, I can attest to that. But believe it or not, it also has its moments. That's what I want you to experience. When you're experiencing that and you feel that you don't like to have the life of being a wife, then don't. At least you saw both sides of the coin. Not the bad aspects of being a mother and wife you're only seeing."

"And where do I get a trial husband?"

"There, I can't help you. It's hard to find a guy like that," she said. "But please, my friend, think hard before you reject my suggestion. We often speak to each other now, and it's my fault sometimes, but there are times that I can feel your sadness. I know there are women that are not really fit to be a mother. But I know you are not one of those women. That's why I'm giving you a chance to try if you feel you don't really like to be a mother. I told you, what I'm doing with Nikki is highly irregular. So I hope, if you get really pissed at her, don't let the agency know about her. I could lose my job, you know."

"Rachel, I don't think I'm the right person to be looking after that baby," she forcefully said to her. Just the thought of being left alone with a helpless being made her break out in cold sweat. "What if something happened to her? What if I killed her?"

"You're overreacting. You're under-estimating yourself too much. Of course, you won't manage to kill the baby. You have common sense."

"Common sense, my ass! When it comes to taking care of a baby, I don't have any of that, even a little. So if you want goodness for that baby, I suggest you take it with you and find another foster parent."

"Her," she said.

"Huh?"

"The baby is a girl. You called her it."

"Whatever." She shrugged.

"Quinn, you're just taking care of her for a while. We have another foster parent that we're taking a child from her custody. Maybe after a week, I can get Nikki. In the meantime, think of it as a challenge, a learning experience."

"But I have a job and – "

"And you just said to your text to me yesterday that finally, you'll have a vacation."

"I was planning to go to a lovely beach. You know some place that can be considered paradise on earth. But from the looks of it, I will fall to hell."

She glanced at Nikki. Now that she was fed and changed into a new diaper, she's like contented in her life. She's kicking her chubby feet in the air and uttering some terms that she can't understand.

"I don't have a clue on how to take care of a baby."

"I put a book about child care in her things. I used that when I was just starting out. It's easy to understand."

"But, Rachel ..."

"You might realize this is the closest thing to heaven that you can get."

"Hey, wait!" She panicked when Rachel stood.

"You can thank me later," Rachel said then hurriedly went to the door.

"Rachel, come back here."

But Rachel answered her by the closing of the door.

A/N: So, I guess Quinn's vacation is ruined haha. Okay so maybe I'll update this as soon as I can. I promise. I'll really appreciate it if you'll review .. Thanks ! :D