Quinn's mind was still racing as she pulled into the parking lot at the soccer field. Over the years, she'd imagined several scenarios of how she would be reunited with her daughter, but this definitely wasn't one of them. Talking to Beth had more questions than answers.Quinn couldn't stop replaying the conversation over and over in her head.
Quinn kept walking as she waited for Beth's answer. After a few moments of stammering, Beth finally blurted out, "I want to find my birth parents."
Quinn stopped and looked into her daughter's eyes for the first time in fifteen years. "W-why would you want to do that?" Quinn asked.
Beth was quick to respond. Look I love my mom and everything. It's just that ever since she told me I was adopted, I've been asking her about my birth parents and she hasn't given me much information. She says she'll tell me everything "when the time is right".
Just then Quinn's phone went off. It was a text from her soon-to-be sister in law Marley asking where she was. She quickly responded that something came up at work and shoved her phone back into her pocket. "Look, if your mom doesn't think the time is right, don't you think you should trust her?"
Beth shrugged. "I mean, I guess so. But it's not like I want to meet them right now or anything. I just want to know more about them."
"Well what do you know so far?" Quinn inquired, although she wondered if that was crossing the line.
"I know they were both in high school and that they were friends with my sister." Quinn nodded for her to go on. "I know they were in our lives at some point, but I don't know what happened there."
Quinn struggled not to cringe as she thought back to the beginning of her senior year. Beth was definitely NOT ready to hear that story. "Anything else?" Quinn asked.
Beth shook her head. "We used to have some pictures, but we've moved a lot, so most of them got lost in the shuffle. I do have still have this picture my dad drew though. It's some of kind of clown or pig or something," Beth giggled.
Quinn smiled. She wanted nothing more than to stay and spend time with her daughter, but she knew she had to rap it up. She encouraged Beth to discuss her feelings with her adoptive mom, and reminded Beth that her office door was always open before hurrying to her car.
Quinn wiped tears from her eyes as she walked across the field to where Marley was bouncing a fussy Isabella in her arms. She quickly took the baby, who abruptly calmed down at the sight of her mother. Quinn noticed that Izzy's smile looked just like her older sister's.
"Jake and Puck got stuck in a meeting," Marley told her, "where were you? You're never late for Liam's practices."
"I told you. Something came up at work. A student had an emergency, so I stayed to help them out," Quinn replied, not looking away from her daughter.
Marley smiled. "Your students are lucky to have such a caring counselor."
"Thanks," Quinn responded. She looked down at Gabe who was fast asleep in his stroller and gently stroked his head. She looked up just in time to see her oldest son score a goal and cheered as best as she could while holding a drowsy baby. Any thoughts of Beth were pushed back in her mind to be dealt with later.
AN: Okay, so this chapter wasn't that long, but this seemed like a good stopping point. Look for the next chapter sometime tomorrow. Read and review please! :)