AHHH! Forgot that when I promised another chapter I had a concert to go to...sorry everyone :(
Hmmmm, in response to a few reviews(btw thanks for all of them it's so appreciated)...Rachel got into Julliard that's why she moved (more on that later), I absolutely LOOOOOVE Puck (no I have no idea why), he is my second fave character, of course Rach and Quinn have a standing tie for first lol, and I thought it would be nice for Quinn to have someone. Rachel has Shane and Puck just made sense to me for Quinn. They do have a daughter together. And finally isn't Shane awesome, never written a character I love so much, but that's just probably cuz I modeled him after the best baby bro ever!
As always let me know if I should keep posting or throw in the towel. Reviews, suggestions, and comments always welcome.

Chapter 6b

Quinn walked three paces behind Rachel and her daughter and marveled at how well they were getting along. Rachel was a natural with her daughter and Beth, like most children, was happy to be chatting up someone who she believed to be infinitely cooler than either of her parents. It had been Rachel's Beauty and the Beast key chain that had grabbed the little girls attention. When Rachel had been digging through her bag insisting on paying for the food that the trio had stopped to pick up for dinner it had fallen to the ground.

Beth had bent down to pick up the key chain as Rachel had shoved some money at Quinn and readjusted her bag on her shoulder. She handed it back to her and told Rachel with excited eyes that it was her favorite Disney movie of all time. Quinn had watched and listened as Rachel had smiled down at the younger Fabray and explained the importance of the key chain. Rachel had been six years old and it had been her first trip to New York city. She told Beth all about her first day in the city and how it had ended with her Fathers bringing her to her very first musical which happened to be Beauty and the Beast.

Beth's eyes had gone wide as she looked up at Rachel and asked what a musical was. She didn't know but the way Rachel had said it with such reverence Quinn could tell that Beth thought it was something she should know. She had been watching their profiles for a few minutes when the words of their conversation had melted away and Quinn found herself smiling as Beth's expression began to reflect the excitement on Rachel Berry's face.

She only became aware that she had become part of the conversation again when she almost ran into Rachel and Beth as they had both stopped in front of her. Rachel whirled around crossing her arms as she glared at Quinn. "Quinn Fabray, you have been in the city for a year and you and Noah have never taken this engaging young woman to a Broadway show? I am mortified and offended at the complete lack of respect for the city's culture that is present before me right now."

Quinn smiled and knew she was sunk. Beth would now begin bugging her relentlessly to take her to a show, she had always had a flair for the dramatic, and been inclined toward the performing arts. She loved her dance classes and she loved singing and putting on little shows for her parents and her dolls. Quinn and Puck both blamed it on the fact that she had spent her entire pregnancy in Glee dancing and singing show tunes all the time, listening to Rachel Berry doing her storm out routines every day. She shook her head and shrugged at Rachel, "We never got around to it I guess."

"Well, I do hope you'll be amending that in the near future. And if you need someone to make any suggestions on age appropriate musicals you have my number. I would be pleased to lend my expertise on the subject. It's very important when choosing one's first show to find one that will both engage and enthrall enough to leave a lasting impression." Quinn rolled her eyes affectionately at the brunettes chatter as the pair turned away from her and couldn't help the tightening in her chest when Beth reached up to take hold of Rachel's hand, not letting go until they reached the apartment door.

Rachel was surprised to hear yelling from the living room as Quinn told her to make herself comfortable for dinner. She recognized Shane's voice yelling "GO!GO!GO! COME ON DUDE NOW!" She and Beth made their way toward the living room and a moment later she heard Quinn's laughter as she came up behind her. Beth ran toward her room and the two women watched their best friends yell back and forth at each other from across the room as both of them jumped to their feet at the same time.

"Dude you fucking suck!" Puck said as he threw himself back onto the couch the look on his face reminding Rachel of that one time in the first grade when the teacher had punished him for looking up her skirt. Puck looked apologetic for the language when he heard Quinn laugh from her and Rachel's position in the doorway. "This is how you did it?" She asked.

"I told you, Babe, three little words. Call. Of. Duty. The only other words that get a guys attention like this involve getting naked, and Shane's not my type. He can barely lay down cover fire." Rachel laughed at Shane and took Puck's empty seat as he followed Quinn into the kitchen to help get dinner ready…

"Told you she would come." Puck said as he laid down on the couch putting his head in Quinn's lap. "Berry's a sucker. OUCH!" He exclaimed as she flicked him in the forehead. "Fuck, Babe, I didn't mean it in a bad way." He grumbled as he rubbed his forehead. "I meant like she's super nice. Beth liked her. A lot. She wouldn't quit chattering about her when I tucked her in. Rachel this and Rachel that. She has it in her head that we're taking her to see a show." Puck looked up at Quinn questioningly.

Quinn sighed. "Rachel may have explained to her what a musical was, she also may have made me promise to rectify the travesty of our little girl never having been to Broadway."

"Fuckin' Berry," he muttered. "I was hoping we had a few more years left before she went into psycho mode. There's no way your friend is turning my kid into a freak though. OUCH! You know what I meant!" He said as he sat up switching his position so that he was at the other end of the couch, this time throwing his legs up onto Quinn's lap.

"Be nice."

"Whatever. What are we going to see?" Puck got comfortable when he knew that Quinn understood that he wasn't being mean, he was just being himself. Actually, he really liked Rachel and her friend even if his COD skills were a little lacking. Puck just figured that it wasn't really his fault, being a part of musical theater must have meant that he was always surrounded by gay dudes, and in Puck's mind gay dudes didn't play Call of Duty. Shane had started to get a lot better just as the girls had shown up and Puck made a mental note to get the guys number, even after being in the City for as long as he had he still didn't have that many buddies.

"I thought I'd let Rachel choose." She said absently.

Puck raised his eyebrows, "What, are you guys like a thing now?"

"What? No."

"You could be if you would quit being so….Quinn." He said, lacking a better description. "AH! Are you kidding me?" He scowled at her as he rubbed his leg where she had pulled out what felt like a chunk of his leg hair.

"Just because you can't pick on Rachel doesn't mean you get to pick with me. Rachel and I are friends and she knows that now. I just…enjoy her."

"Yeah well if I were you, I'd 'enjoy' her a lot. She's not so scary anymore, and I happen to know that that girl has an amazingly talented mouth." A moment later Puck was laying on the floor holding his head as Quinn glared down at him having heaved him off of the couch.

"You know it's true, Fabray! The girl's freakin' hot!" He called as she headed toward her bedroom, censoring the 'F' word in case Beth was still awake, but whispering it to himself as he laid there and rubbed his head…

Shane took Rachel's hand as they walked back to her apartment, turned out she and Quinn were within a twenty minute walk of each other. "So how'd it go?" He finally got to ask.

Rachel sighed. It had gone well, even Shane couldn't deny that he had fun hanging out with Puck and Beth, and maybe even Quinn toward the end. "I think it'll be ok. Even if Quinn isn't interested in dating me I know that she enjoys our friendship, as do I." Shane noticed the hint of sadness in Rachel's voice.

"So you're going to keep seeing her?" Rachel nodded, "As long as she wants me too."

Shane's face grimaced in a short second of pain. "Just be careful, Rachel. I know what it's like to want things and people you'll never have." They walked in silence for another moment and Rachel squeezed Shane's hand. "Plus you know Puck and Beth are cool, I don't want to have to kill her if she hurts you again. They might be upset and I kinda like them. It would be a shame to lose potential friends. You think Quinn will give you Puck's number for me?"

Rachel laughed. "Really, Shane, Noah Puckerman?" Rachel calmed her laugh into a smile, "Yes I'm sure that Quinn and I will be able to set up a play date for you boys." Shane scowled at Rachel and kissed her cheek as they walked up to her building. "Now go home and learn how to lay down better cover fire before then."

Rachel watched Shane get into a cab and then let herself into her building, riding the elevator up to the top, thinking about everything that she had learned that day about Quinn. There were a few things that still worried her about getting involved with the other girl (especially since they were only friends), one being the fact that seeing Quinn in person had done nothing to squelch the bubbling crush still growing inside of her, another being the jealousy that had gripped her stomach the very few times that Quinn or Puck had mentioned Lacey. Rachel's phone went off as she was grabbing her things to get ready for bed.

'I hope you know that you doomed me and Puck to a lifetime of Broadway musicals…Beth won't stop talking about you…'

'I am Rachel Berry, the poor girl never stood a chance. Now get her to a show!'

'lol. Was hoping that you would go with us and help us pick something out'

Rachel stared at the message, unsure of how to proceed. She dropped into a chair at her table and sighed, resigning herself to the fact that she was quickly becoming powerless against the blonde. A moment later she sent off a message as a last defense telling Quinn that she would think about it…

PS Don't own Glee or any of it's characters...just thought I should throw that in there every now and then...