Whoops.... I meant to update earlier, before New Years... and then on New Years... but I didn't. Sorry about that. Hope everyone had an awesome New years! Mine sucked, I stayed up watching House, then watched some fireworks go off and then went to bed. But let's not talk about this... so this fic, it kind of ends the next chapter. I hate how I've ended it, 'cause I'm like 'it goes on for 3 days, it HAS to be longer' so I'm making it longer. Which may mean it will be a longer wait for another update after this then. So I hope you enjoy it and it will make up for the long wait that may come! PLEASE NOTE: An hour after an operation, a person is not totally lucid after being put under general anthesia. I know I was going in and out of it when I had an operation, but I was pretty much complaining and saying whatever was on my mind, which is what Quinn does later on in the chapter...
Chapter 6 –
True Love is Eternal
By Honore de Balzac
Things had gone over fine, it had been an hour from the sugery and Quinn was almost back with the world, still recovering. The doctor said she would have to stay in the hospital for a few extra days, but would still be able to see her baby girl. Puck was with her again, after getting a phone call from Finn and Rachel saying everyone was coming to see the newborn baby, who still didn't have a name.
"I was thinking maybe we should name her after someone." Puck suggested.
"You really can't think of a name, can you?"
"Names aren't really my thing."
"Well, Finn suggested the name Drizzle..."
"No way, my baby girl is not going to be named after rain." Puck said, shaking his head. Quinn laughed at him and shook her head.
"I wasn't suggesting that as a name." Quinn said and then the nurse came in.
"Oh, the two of you are here. Would you like to see your baby now?" She asked. Quinn nodded and the nurse left to go fetch the baby. Puck walked over to Quinn and took hold of her hand, Quinn smiling up at him.
"Things have worked out for the best." He told her. "Now the only baby drama will be feeding her, cleaning her and all that other stuff babies do."
"Of course you're going to help me, right?" Quinn asked.
"I'll help with the feeding of the baby." Puck said. "Cleaning it or changing diapers is not something I do."
"It's a start."
Just then the nurse came back in, without the baby. She looked worried, but didn't say anything. "Uhm, there are some complications."
Quinn looked worried and Puck looked confused. "What sort of complications? You said she was fine."
"She is, it's just that..." The nurse looked from Quinn to Puck. "Someone has taken your baby."
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Finn and Rachel were surprised when they arrived and there was a commotion going on in Quinn's hospital room. A scared nurse was standing in the corner while Quinn was shouting and screaming at the top of her voice, distressed about something.
"How could she be gone! Where's my baby! I want to see her!" She shouted and the two stood there in stunned silence. Puck saw them and quickly ushered them and the nurse out, leaving a sobbing Quinn in the room.
"What happened? What's she going on about?" Finn asked Puck.
Puck sent the nurse a look and she ran off before she was forced to explain again why the baby was missing. Instead Puck sighed and looked at his two friends. "Apparently someone has taken our baby. None of the nurses claim to have moved her out of the baby room and she's not in the incubator. They don't know who, they're checking the records to see if there is anyone who checked in to see Quinn after the baby was born."
"Do you think she should be under this much stress after her surgery?" Rachel asked and Puck looked back in the room. The nurse had been able to calm Quinn down and she was now passed out, the anthesia not completely out of her system yet.
"Yeah, this is bad." Puck said. "And I'm going to kill whoever took her."
"Calm down Puck, Quinn needs you now more than ever." Finn said when he saw Puck's hands ball up in a fist. Reluctantly Puck agreed and went back into the room with Quinn. Finn took Rachel by the arm and steered her to the nurses station.
"Hi, who came by to see Quinn Fabray today?" Finn asked the nurse behind the desk.
"And who are you?"
"We are the godparents of the missing baby." Rachel stepped in. "I want to see if there was anyone else besides us who came to see her and if so, who it was."
The nurse looked unsure as to if she should share this information with the girl in front of her, but she was also scared of her so the nurse checked the records. "Besides you two, who I am assuming are Finn Hudson and Rachel Berry, there was Mrs. Fabray."
"Wait, Mrs. Fabray?" Finn asked. "That can't be possible, Quinn's parents kicked her out of the house and want nothing to do with her."
"I'm sorry, but that's all I got." The nurse said. Finn and Rachel walked away, Rachel looking up curiously at Finn who had a determined look on his face.
"What are you thinking?"
"Her mom came and took the baby."
"How would she be able to walk out of the hospital with a baby?" Rachel said, grabbing Finn's hands. "You can't go to their house and get the baby back without checking the hospital first."
Finn looked down at her, kind of surprised that she had read his mind. "Ok, but if we don't find her then I'm going to their house."
Without another word Finn walked off. Rachel looked worried and went back to the nurse. "Mrs. Fabray, did she check out?"
The nurse looked at the list and then shook her head. Rachel smiled and said thank you before running down the hallway after Finn.
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Terri realised that this would be harder than she first thought. It had been an hour now since she had taken the baby and it was now awake and crying. Unfortunately Terri didn't have a bottle nor did she have any clue as to what to do, so she tried rocking the baby back to sleep but it only seemed to make the situation worse.
"Shush, stop crying." She said, getting up off the floor. Her hiding spot also wasn't the best, it was a supply closest and if she didn't try and get out of the hospital now she was going to get caught by some personal. So Terri wrapped the baby up in blankets and held her close to her, trying the smother out the crying. This only made it worse as she left the closet and started walking away.
Things were going good and for a while it seemed like she was going to make it out. But in her haste Terri made a wrong turn and came face to face with Rachel and Finn, who were on the lookout for the baby in the first place. Rachel was the first to spot Terri and put two and two together, since everyone knew about the baby exchange that was going to happen before Terri lost her husband.
"Finn, I think we've found her." Rachel said quietly to him and pointed to the frozen Terri. Finn didn't catch on as quickly as Rachel did, but when the baby started wailing again he realised what had happened and advanced towards her.
"You don't know what your doing." Terri managed to say as the two teenagers came closer to her. "She was supposed to be mine!"
"But Quinn wants to keep her." Finn said through gritted teeth. Rachel ran up to Finn, laying a hand on his arm to stop him from punching the woman in front of them who was obviously mentally unstable.
"Terri, just give us the baby." Rachel said. "She wants her mother."
"I am her mother!" Terri shouted. This little exchange seemed to gather people, doctors and nurses coming out of the rooms to see what the commotion was about.
"Terri, you don't know what you're doing. Give her to me, please? She's sick and needs to be taken proper care of." Rachel said, walking closer to her. Terri then broke down there, sobbing.
"It was supposed to be perfect. Will and I were still married and we would have a baby." Terri started saying and didn't realize that Rachel had taken the baby out of her hands. The people then surrounded them, someone managed to grab Terri and take her away to the security. Quinn's doctor rushed to Rachel and took the baby, who had stopped crying when Rachel took her away.
"We need to make sure she's alright." The doctor said and then handed the baby over to the nurse and then the two walked away to check the baby's vital signs. Rachel sighed in relief and didn't feel Finn's arms wrap around her, pulling her in for a hug.
"You were amazing." Finn told her.
"I know Quinn and I have our differences, but I'm really glad her baby is safe. And I am it's godmother after all." Rachel said, smiling up at him. The two of them walked back to Quinn's room. It had been an hour since she was told the news and passed out, but now she had come to and was awake, though just lying in the bed and looking at the ceiling.
"Any news?" Puck asked when he saw the two come in.
"We found her." Finn said. Quinn looked at him. "Terri had taken her, she was trying to leave the hospital when we managed to stop her."
"Oh my god." Quinn breathed. "My baby was kidnapped!"
"But she's fine now Quinn. You'll be able to see her soon." Rachel said, walking to her. Quinn burst into tears and soon Puck was by her side, as was Rachel and Finn.
"What's wrong?" Finn asked.
"It's my fault, I shouldn't have wanted to give her up in the first place."
"No it isn't, Terri's mental." Rachel said for encouragement. Puck then wiped the tears away from her cheeks and Quinn looked over at him.
"She's going to love you even more." He said and then kissed her on the cheek.
"Thank you." Quinn said, turning to look at Rachel and Finn. "For bringing her back."
"No problem. Though do you have a name for her now, or do I still have to call her the baby?"
Quinn laughed. "No, her name is Amber."
