When Quinn and Rachel walked into the Lima Bean, they saw Marley sitting at a table with a green t-shirt and blue jeans on.
"Cute outfit, girlie," Quinn told Marley.
"Thanks. So how have you been?"
"I've been good."
"Okay, I'll leave the two of you alone while I go order Quinn and I are normal drinks. Want anything Marley?"
"Um…no thanks,"
"You sure?" Quinn asked.
"Yea, I'm good. So Quinn, how have you been?"
"Well, I've been better, but I've also been worse. I cut again. How are you doing with eating?"
"I'm doing better than I was, but I'm still having trouble eating sometimes. Especially things with a lot of carbs," Marley confessed, eyes toward the ground.
"Hey, we're going to get through this."
"Alright, here we have two coffees, both with an extra shot of espresso," Rachel grinned.
"Thank you honey," Quinn told her and kissed her on the cheek.
"So Marley, tell me about yourself."
"Well I'm 15 and I love to sing. And like Quinn, I have issues with my self-esteem but I'm trying to get better."
"Well, that's good," Rachel told her.
"Yea, I guess. I just feel so damn fat you know," Marley said, tears streaming down her face.
"Well, I can tell you one thing. You, ma'am are most definitely not fat. You are beautiful," Rachel told her. Quinn and Rachel both embraced her.
"We're going to get through this together," Quinn told Marley, "And Rachel's going to help us too. Remember our pinky promise to each other. It's all going to be okay."
"Okay, so I have a proposition. How about tonight we have a sleepover at my house and my two gay dads are gone so we can even get some drinks." Rachel told the two of them.
"I know my mom will be okay with it," Quinn replied.
"Um…let me call my mom and ask her."
After Marley hang up, she told Quinn and Marley, "My mom said yes!"
"PARTY!" they all screamed.
It was going to be an unforgettable evening.