Chapter 4

"You came. Who told you?" Quinn asks Sam as he sits at the vacant chair which Olivia sat on earlier.

"Puck told me. How are you?"

"How did Puck know? God, did Rachel... That Puck."

"Of course they hit it off."

"If Puck does anything to hurt Rachel, I swear, all hell will break loose."

"Relax, Rachel knows what she's doing. You never answered my question. How are you?"

"Fine. Just a little bit dizzy."

"Do you need water?"

"Yes, please."

Sam reaches for the bottle of water next to Quinn's bed. He let Quinn sleep for a while and when she woke up, Quinn caught Sam watching her sleep.

"You are so beautiful."

"And you are married."

"I know, but I can't help it, Quinn."

"You don't know me."

"Fine, let me know you."

Hours passed by with Sam and Quinn talking. Sam still can't believe that he is talking to a goddess, and Quinn is surprised to know that someone out there treats her like a princess, just like what Sam does.

"I shall leave. My wife's prolly waiting for me."

"Thanks, Sam. I hope to see you soon, as a friend." Quinn says to Sam while staring directly at his green eyes.

As a friend, Sam reiterated every word on his mind. "See you soon." He mumbles as he goes out of the door.


When Sam arrived at his house, he noticed a short note from Olivia.

Gonna be back soon. Will be checking on that girl. Love you.

-O

Who is this mystery girl Olivia's paying a visit? She must be really friendly. Olivia is not that very comfortable with people, to say the least. Anyway, Sam is happy for his wife since she is starting to reach out to other people.


"Hi, Quinn. I'm here, again." Olivia waves her hand towards Quinn's direction.

"You came back. Thank god! Rachel won't be able to make it tonight, there are other things she has to attend to."

"Oh. Good thing I came here, so you can talk to someone."

"May I ask you something?" When Olivia entered Quinn's room, she noticed the confusion in her friend's eyes. Hoping she might help, she encouraged Quinn to open up to her.

"What?"

"What if you like a person… Let's say this person has all the qualities you like for a husband… He's very attractive, very sweet, but…"

"But?"

"He's married."

Olivia doesn't think for a second to answer. The answers came naturally from her mouth. "Then back off."

Quinn looks at her with confusion. Realizing that what she said demands an explanation, she continues, "True love is not selfish. Love is too complicated that when you start hurting other people, you should just stop unless you want to hurt yourselves. Picture yourself in that situation. If you're the wife, what would you feel? If you are one of his kids, how much pain would that cause?"

"They don't have any kids."

"But they will, soon." It's as if Olivia pictures Sam as the man, and Quinn as the girl who fell in love with him. But it's too ridiculous to think that things work like that. Quinn noticed how Olivia became defensive when it came to that matter.

"I'm sorry, I don't want to destroy your mood."

"It's okay, at least you opened up to me."

"I don't know. Maybe I'm just not myself today. Do you know that feeling? When suddenly your world stops and continues in a blink of an eye? When I woke up, I don't know what chapter of my life I'm continuing, I don't know if I'm still alive. But you came, and you made me feel very comfortable. One of the good things this accident gave me is you, our friendship. And I'm very thankful for that." While saying this, Olivia reaches Quinn's hands and gently squeezes them.

"I don't know how to thank you enough. You've done a very large favor on my part. If you would allow me to do anything, just tell me, I want to return the favor."

Olivia let Quinn take a nap for a while to take a break from the massive headache she's complaining. While Quinn's sleeping, she couldn't help but admire her friend for her courage. Although she's vulnerable, Quinn became a very strong woman, at least that's what she's seeing. And somehow, she can see Quinn become a very good mother.

And that's when the thought hit her: if I'm going to trust my baby to someone, that should be Quinn.


Olivia quickly brought up the subject when Quinn woke up.

"Quinn, there's one thing I need to tell you behind why we still don't have children."

"What is it?" Quinn's confusion about her friend grew larger. But she is very thankful because Olivia trusts her with this kind of things.

"Quinn, my body is not capable of conceiving a child." Quinn can trace the tears falling from Olivia's eyes. She moves her body closer to her and envelops her in a comforting hug.

"I am so sorry."

"You promised me that you'd do anything to make me happy, right?"

"Of course, I am your friend, Olivia. You can count on me."

"Then I want you to do this very big favor for me."

"What is it?"

"Bear my child, Quinn."

The words struck on Quinn's mind one by one. Bear. My. Child. Quinn. She doesn't know how or even what to respond. She only knows that Olivia is feeling the worst pain a woman could bear, and she can't stand it. She can't stand seeing the person who saved her life cry like this, like a child never seeing his mother. Quinn would want to make this pain go away, and there is only one thing she could think of as an answer.

"Yes." Quinn says without thinking what the consequences of her decision might be.