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Come Back to Me
Chapter 9
Hospital in Lima
Mercedes rushes to the hospital and is there before she knows it. She spots her father in the lobby and rushes to him. She is hysterical, tears are streaming down her face like a waterfall, she tries to speak but her words get caught by the knot in her throat. Her father grabs hold of her shoulders and looks her dead in the eyes, "Mercedes you need to calm down. You can't go into the room if you can't pull yourself together." Mercedes didn't hear anything her father said, but she did manage to find her voice, "WHERE IS SHE, WHERE IS SHE?"
"Calm down Mercedes and listen" Mercedes continues to cry but she gets a hold of her breathing, her chest is heaving up and down. "Dad pleas, I need to see her. I won't be able to calm down; please I just need to see her for myself." Dr. Jones pulls Mercedes into a hug and rubs her back. "Okay, okay"
He takes Mercedes to the room and when she sees the girl on the bed her appearance is devastating. Hospital machines beeping and the cast on her left arm are the things that Mercedes notices first. She takes a deep breath and walks over to the side of the hospital bed. The girl has a line of stitches over her right eye and there is a bruise on her lip. Mercedes continues to scan the body when she asks "Are these the only marks?"
"She has some more bruising under her arm and on her stomach, but other than that no."
"So what's wrong, why isn't she awake?" She doesn't look too banged up, so Mercedes doesn't understand why she isn't awake. "Mercedes, scars don't determine the severity of an accident, you know that."
"Dad please."
"Mercedes, she was in a terrible car accident. She was hit by a truck. If she wakes up, we are lucky that she will be able to walk again, it's a miracle really. Accidents like this usually end in paralysis, or death." Mercedes fuming with anger looks away from the girl for the first time, her voice so full of anger she doesn't sound like herself, "What do you mean if, she will wake up, there is no if."
"Mercedes we don't know that for sure…"
"There is no if… can you leave us alone." It wasn't a question. "Mercedes…"
"Leave us ALONE" Dr. Jones has never heard Mercedes sound like this before. It's obvious that his little girl is in pain so he lets it go. "Okay Mercedes. Someone will be around to check on her, and I'll be around to check on you later."
Mercedes watches her dad leave before her attention is back on the patient. Her hand ghosts over the scar above her eye and the cut on her lip. The constant beeping of the machines in the background breaks Mercedes' heart even further. She kisses her on the forehead and then links her hand in her own. The tears start to stream all over again, "Lucy what happened? Why are you in here?" Mercedes doesn't really know what to say, she doesn't know what to think. She lets go of Quinn's hand to grab a chair from the other side of the room. She reconnects their hands and plants a kiss on the back of Quinn's while sitting.
"I need you to wake up. Please. Lucy. It's not supposed to be like this. It's not supposed to be like this."
Quinn is on her back and Mercedes is curled into her side, arms wrapped around each other's bodies. Both girls are spent after an afternoon of fucking. Their eyes are closed but neither of them are sleeping, just enjoying the moment and being together. Quinn takes a deep breath, "What are you thinking about baby?"
Mercedes smiles, "How do you know I'm thinking about something?" She laughs, "I just do, I always do. I can feel it. So tell me."
Mercedes sighs, "I'm thinking about the fact that we will have to leave this little bubble soon and I'm not ready to let you go." Mercedes wraps her arms tighter around Quinn. Quinn doesn't say anything, she just pulls Mercedes closer. Mercedes takes a shaky breath "I'm scared Lucy." At that Quinn opens her eyes, she lifts Mercedes' chin so that they are now looking at each other. "What's the matter baby?"
"What's going to happen tomorrow and the next day? Your parents took you away from me once; I won't be able to handle it if they take you away from me again. They are sneaky and underhanded; we have to be ten steps ahead of them, but what if we slip? We can't slip. I can't slip. I was miserable without you; I don't ever want to feel that way again. My heart couldn't take it." Quinn stares into Mercedes' eyes and tries not to sink into their glistening brown puddles, "I know exactly how you feel. I cried so many tears for you, for Faith, and for us, but I have you now and I will never let you go again, never Mercedes. We can figure out how to deal with my parents, but I'd stand in front of my father's moving car if he ever tried to take me away from you again. Don't be scared baby, because there is nothing, and I mean nothing that will ever keep me from being with you again. You are the love of my life… and my baby mama." Quinn gives Mercedes a half smile and a wink before leaning down to give her a passionate kiss.
"Your parents can suck it… and I love you too."
Mercedes fell asleep with her hand locked into Quinn's and her head on the hospital bed next to Quinn's side. Olivia walks in and her heart breaks for her daughter when she sees the girls in front of her. She has been briefed on Quinn's situation by her husband and she should look a lot worse than she does. Quinn is a lucky girl. Olivia walks over and gently shakes Mercedes until she opens her eyes. Mercedes yawns and rubs her eyes with her free hand. When she realizes that her mother is one that woke her up she stands to hug her. The moment Olivia's arms wrap around her Mercedes breaks down and her tears begin to flow like a river. "Mom, why do things keep happening to us? I don't understand. We shouldn't be here mom. Why is she in a coma? We finally got each other back and now this."
"Mercedes I know it hurts but Lucy will make it through this and you will be together. Don't lose your faith baby?" The irony of that statement was not lost on Mercedes and it prompted her to cry even harder. "Oh no Mercedes I'm sorry, come on home and I'll make you something to help you feel better." Mercedes pulls herself together and steps back from her mother. "You can't possibly think that I am going to leave her in this place alone do you? You do remember what happened the last time I left her in a hospital."
Olivia sympathized with her daughter, but she didn't want her sleeping in the hospital. "Mercedes you can't stay here. We don't know how long she is going to be in here, and you can't stop living your life again. You still have school and responsibilities."
"Mom I'm not leaving here without her. Please don't try to make me. I'm ahead in all of my school work, I can afford to miss days and none of that matters without Lucy anyway. I'm not leaving her alone in a hospital."
"Okay Mercedes, I'm going to talk to your father about this, just try and calm down."
Mercedes parents decided that it would probably be easier if they allowed their daughter to stay in the hospital. They saw Mercedes when she was at her absolute worst and if they could help it, they were not going to go down that road again. Mercedes mom packed some day and night clothes for her, toiletries, and a necklace box that Mercedes begged her to get that was hidden in her closet. Olivia opened the box to see what was inside and noticed that it was the necklace that Quinn gave Mercedes, the one that Mercedes had a hard time letting go of.
Ray was able to pull some strings at the hospital and as far as the staff was concerned Mercedes was just a frequent visitor, she was not sleeping in the hospital. He will also work extra hours to keep an eye on her.
Mercedes and Quinn were left alone in the hospital room. "They are going to let me stay here with you. They even gave me a cot, and look what I have." Mercedes, who was leaning over Quinn and stroking her hair while she spoke, pulled her key necklace from around her neck. "I was so mad the day you gave this to me and I thought I would be for a while, but when you told me you weren't afraid to love me anymore I melted, I fell even more in love with you. I wore it every day until…" Mercedes didn't finish her statement instead she leaned down and planted a soft kiss on Quinn's lips, three in total. I need you to come back Lucy; you have to come back to me."
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The next day Mercedes woke up with a jolt. She had stayed up until almost four in the morning watching Quinn, sometimes talking, but mostly watching and trying not to cry. Mercedes wipes the sweat off her forehead before getting out of bed. She had a dream that she and Quinn were walking towards each other as happy as ever, but out of nowhere the ground opened up and Quinn fell into a hole. By the time Mercedes got to the hole to try and save her, it closed and turned back into pavement. Mercedes' chest felt like it had ripped out as she bent on her knees balling her hand into fists and banging them on the ground until they bled, even after they bled, crying and shouting, "Come back, come back to me."
Mercedes arrived at Quinn's bed and immediately bends down to put her ear to Quinn's chest. The machines beeping behind her weren't confirmation enough; she needed to hear Quinn's heartbeat. After a minute Mercedes began to silently cry, never moving her head from Quinn's heart. Dr. Jones walks in shortly after to check up on both girls and shocked and saddened by what he sees. He knew his daughter would be hurting but he didn't imagine that it would be this bad, not again. "Mercedes come on now, stand up." She doesn't move even when her father is standing right next to her. Dr. Jones has to pull Mercedes up by her arms and sit her down in a chair in order for her to move. He feels for his daughter but he does not want his family to go through what he went through last year.
He does a check up on Quinn before he directs his attention back to his daughter, who was still crying. "Mercedes your mother said this wouldn't be a good idea, and she's right. I don't want you staying here if this is how it's going to be"
"Daddy I love her, I'm not going to be okay until she is okay, and I'm not leaving here."
"Do you remember what you were like last year? Do you remember what you went through, what the family went through? We don't want to see that happen again." Now Mercedes was getting angry. She wiped her tears, "Do you really think I could forget about last year. I was dying inside everyday without Lucy, without Faith, and even when I started feeling a litter better I was still hurting. I was always hurting. The night before last was the first night that I let myself dream again, really dream about what could be. I didn't dream about what if this never happened or what if that never happened, but about what could actually be because I had Lucy again, and with her I know I can do anything, we can do anything and it made me feel really good. So excuse for being afraid that the love of my life will never wake up again."
Mercedes turned her head away from her father; she couldn't stand to look at him. He was on her side yesterday and now he sounded like her mother. "Mercedes I…"
"How is she doing?" Her father felt bad for making her feel the way she did so when she changed the subject, he was more than happy to go along with it. She is doing just fine Mercedes; the odds are in her favor."
"That's good. Can you leave us alone please?"
"I don't want you to stay in this room all day."
Mercedes was now looking at her father, "Well I have to go into the next room to shower, so technically I won't be in here all day."
"The bathroom that connects to this room does not count, you know what I mean."
"Can you leave us alone please?" Her father put his hands in the air as a sign that he didn't want to fight anymore and nodded his head.
When he was gone she when back to Quinn and took her hand in her own, "Don't worry baby I'm not going anywhere, not again. Nothing is going to keep us apart right."
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It's four in the afternoon when Judy Frabray walks into her daughter's hospital room. She feels guilty and responsible for her daughter being in the hospital and the sight in front of her doesn't make her feel any better. Quinn was lying unconscious in a hospital bed while Mercedes slept in a chair with her head on the bed at Quinn's side. Judy slowly walked across the room to take a closer look at the girls in front of her. She didn't get too close. She knew better than that. Her daughter had committed to hating her for obvious reasons and she didn't want to imagine what Mercedes thought of her.
The tear stains were visible on Mercedes face. She cried herself to sleep. It was for hard for Judy to take in the picture in front of her, she turned around to leave but before she reaches the door she hears, "What are you doing here?" Judy turns slowly, trying her best to keep the fact that she was shocked hidden. Putting on her trained smile she greats, "Mercedes, hello, it's nice to see you again." Mercedes chuckles "Save it. What do you want Judy?" Judy takes Mercedes' advice and cuts to the chase, "I came to see my daughter." Mercedes gives Quinn's hand a squeeze before letting it go and standing from the chair.
"Didn't the hospital call you yesterday?"
"They did."
"And what, you were too busy to check and see if your daughter was okay?"
"I knew she wouldn't want to see me. I didn't know she was in a coma until they called again today. Besides I knew she wouldn't be alone." Mercedes raises an eyebrow, "You knew I would be here, how?" Judy smiles a half smile that is slightly creepy to Mercedes, "I know everything. Quinn may have a little more freedom, but I still know everything. When Sam stopped coming over as often I looked into it and I found out you moved to Lima. Quinn spent months fighting herself not to talk to you. I'm surprised she went as long as she did. She was a complete train wreck without you and then out of the blue she starts dating again. I knew she probably figured she would get more freedom, and she did, I allowed it, but she never pulled one over on me."
"You seem to know everything, and where is your husband?"
Judy releases a laugh, "My husband stopped paying attention two seconds after we brought Quinn back to Lima. He didn't have too. He cut Quinn off from everything, and as long as she stayed popular and upheld the Fabray name, he could care less how she feels or why she all of a sudden starts dating a popular football player when it's clear that she wishes she were somewhere else, with someone else." Judy stops laughing and shakes her head, "As long as we don't taint his good name he doesn't pay much attention to anything that has to do with us anymore."
Mercedes could tell that something was up, but she didn't care enough to ask, care enough to ask Judy anyway. "So if you knew about me why didn't you do anything, if I recall you weren't a big supporter of us either?"
"I knew she would find you eventually, even if you didn't happen to move to Lima, so why stop her now."
Mercedes was getting angry. "What's with the change of heart? You had no problem taking Lucy away from me, and stealing our baby girl, and threatening my life."
"That stuff doesn't matter now"
Mercedes raises her voice, "Doesn't matter? What the hell is wrong with you, you ruined our lives."
"No, you don't understand"
"I understand perfectly. I understand that you're a crazy bitch who took my love away from me and stole my baby." Judy doesn't say anything and Mercedes has an idea, this entire conversation has been weird to her, but Judy's silence makes something click in Mercedes head, so she asks, "You seem to know everything, do you know where my baby is. Do you know where that man took her when he ripped her out of Lucy's arms?"
Judy's eyes move from left to right, she has the word guilty written on her forehead. "I can't say that I do."
Mercedes is in a state of disbelief and she begins walking closer to Judy which causes Judy to walk backwards, "You know where Faith is. You fucking bitch, you know where she is. Tell me, tell me now." Mercedes grabs Judy's arm, but Judy rips it away before she can get a firm grip. "I'm leaving." Judy rushes out of the room and Mercedes screams at the top of her lungs. She wants to chase after her, but she is chained to the girl in the hospital bed. "Ahhhhh, I hate you, I hate you, I never want to see your face a gain; you are evil. Ahhh" She rushes over to Quinn's side hysterical, "You need to wake up, I can't process this on my own, I need you now, wake up please baby wake up, wake up, wake up…."
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On the other side of the door unknown to Judy and Mercedes stood Rachel and Santana. The glee club got the news that Quinn was in the hospital. They thought it would be a good idea to visit her in pairs. The two girls were the first pair. The door had been cracked open and Santana and Rachel heard the entire exchange between Judy and Mercedes. When Judy stormed out she slammed the door behind her and the girls quickly turned their bodies before she could see them. When Rachel lifts her head to look at Santana she sees that the girl has been crying, "Oh Santana no, you don't understand," Santana wipes her tears, folds her arms, and looks to the side, she is hurt. "Oh yeah and you do?"
"I do actually, let's go sit somewhere for a little bit. We can't go in there while Mercedes is like that and while you are like this." Santana doesn't know what to think, Rachel takes her by surprise, and she wants answers, so she follows.
The girls get a table in the hospital cafeteria. "So what do you know and how do you know it?"
"Well it was a complete accident really, I was walking from my locker after glee practice one afternoon and I heard someone crying in a classroom. When I looked in it was Quinn."
November in Lima, Junior Year
Rachel walks slowly towards Quinn, "Umm Quinn, I know where not really friends, but is everything okay? Did something happen with coach Sue?" Quinn doesn't answer. Instead she stays focused on whatever is in her notebook. Rachel gets closer and sits in the desk next to Quinn's, she leans her head over to get a look at the notebook. Rachel is surprised to see that Quinn is looking at two pictures, and not reading something. Both pictures are of a girl holding a small baby. In one picture the girl is giving all of her attention to the baby and in the other she is smiling for the camera. Rachel doesn't know what to do so she says the first thing that comes to mind. "That girl is really pretty, and that baby is so cute, who are they?"
Rachel isn't Quinn's first pick as someone to talk to about her feelings, but she needs to talk to someone and Rachel did ask. She controls her breathing and wipes her tears before answering, "She is the girl that I love, and she is holding our newborn baby." Quinn is finding it hard to control her tears and Rachel's mind has just been blown. Before she can inquire, Quinn continues, "Remember last year when my parents sent me away to stay with my aging relative? Well that was a lie. I was pregnant and they sent me away to a boarding school to have my baby. Mercedes, the girl in the picture was my roommate. I fell for her almost instantly, and she fell for me too. We planned on raising the baby, Faith, that's what we named her, and living with her parents until we finished school and got on our feet. We were so ready to start our family until my parents ruined everything" Quinn finally looks at Rachel, "Oh jeez put your eyes back in your head Rachel."
When Rachel first asked Quinn if she was alright she expected to hear drama about the Cheerios, nothing like this "I'm sorry Quinn, but you have to admit that this is the kind of thing you would watch in a novella, a night time drama, fan fiction even." Quinn rolls her eyes and Rachel pauses her rant "Okay, okay, I'm listening"
Quinn tells Rachel her entire story, from the first day she arrived in Seattle until now. "My parents think I have a late cheer practice tonight to make up for the two days we have off for Thanksgiving, but coach Sue cancelled when her favorite track suit came back from the cleaners with a tear in it. I didn't want to go home early so I came in here which turned out to be a bad idea because… as you can see. It was this time last year that Mercedes told me she loved me for the first time, which is also the time I decided to keep our baby."
"Wow Quinn, I don't know what to say."
"That's a first." Seeing the hurt look on Rachel's face Quinn quickly adds, "I'm sorry Rachel. I didn't mean it, really. Honestly I'm just happy to have someone who will listen. It's been really hard on me, keeping it to myself, acting like everything is okay when it's not. I carry these pictures with me everywhere and when I look at them for too long I get really emotional."
"Apology accepted and I'm really sorry about everything that has happened to you. I don't even know how you manage to get out of bed each morning."
Quinn shows a half smile, "It hurts, but I'm a pretty good actress, and besides, I have a plan. I'll get both of my girls back. I have too. They mean everything to me."
Rachel puts a hand on Quinn's shoulder, "You can talk to me whenever you need. I won't tell your secret."
"Thanks Rachel."
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Present Day, Hospital Cafeteria, Lima, Ohio
"After that Quinn and I started talking regularly. I'm the one who convinced her to start dating Sam."
Santana feels sick. On the one hand she feels for her best friend and for her recently ex-girlfriend, but on the other hand both she and Mercedes lied to her face. Her feelings are conflicted, she wants to be furious with both girls but mostly she just feels sorry for them.
"Why would they both lie to me?" Rachel feels sorry for Santana, "I don't think they meant to lie, I just think they both have a hard time talking about it. It's clear that they are madly in love with each other, can you imagine going through what they went through? Would you want to relive that story every time somebody asked you about your first love?"
"I understand Rachel but I'm not just somebody. I'm the best friend and up until yesterday I was the girlfriend." Santana was starting to get angry, "And you know I knew something was up. My Mexican third eye has been twitching for months. I asked both of them if something was going on between them and they said no. They lied to my face."
"It's more than that Santana and you know it. I think we should go check on Mercedes and see how Quinn is doing."
"Are you serious?"
"Yes, you can talk to Mercedes and I can sit with Quinn. You want answers right, who better to get them from?"
"Mercedes is a mess; she isn't going to talk to me."
"Actually I think the distraction might be beneficial. Come on lets go."
As the girls are walking back Santana has a thought, "Is that why you didn't send Mercedes to an abandoned crack house after she auditioned, because you knew who she was. I mean we were all shocked that you let her in so easy especially because she major competition for you and her voice is amazing, I mean…"
"That's enough Santana… besides it was only one time. I'm a changed person."
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The hospital room was dim, the lights were turned off, and Mercedes was lying on her cot facing Quinn. She heard the door crack but she didn't move. Rachel tiptoed in until she was by Quinn's side. Santana stayed at the door.
"Rachel?" She jumped and Mercedes sat up. "Oh gosh did I wake you? I didn't mean to."
"No, no I was awake. I thought you were my father; I don't really want to talk to him right now, so I was faking. I'm really glad you're here. I'm so sorry I haven't called, my mind has been all over the place and I haven't looked at my phone, and it completely slipped my mind…" Mercedes was beginning to ramble.
"Mercedes, Mercedes stop, it's okay. I completely understand." Quinn told Mercedes about hers and Rachel's relationship on their date, which made her, see Rachel in a whole new light. She loved Rachel for being the shoulder that Quinn could lean on in her absence.
"It's just I really forgot. I haven't been sleeping, and I feel like I'm living a nightmare all over again. My dad says that Lucy is in good condition, but she is still in a coma." Rachel makes her way over to Mercedes who is still sitting on her cot, and wraps her arms around her neck in a tight hug. Mercedes hugs her back and begins to cry, "Rachel why won't she wake up?" Rachel glances over at Santana and notices that she has shed a few tears.
"Mercedes Quinn is going to be just fine. She is a fighter, and she just got you back, there is no doubt in my mind that she will find her way. She just needs a little time." Mercedes' breathing gets under control but tears are still flowing. "I can't lose her again." Rachel motions with her head and mouths "Wait outside" to Santana by the door. What seemed like a good idea before doesn't seem like one now. It's clear that neither Santana nor Mercedes are ready to have a proper conversation with each other. Rachel releases Mercedes from the hug and bends her legs enough that she is eye to eye with Mercedes, "I know you're scared Mercedes but you have to stay strong. Quinn is going to make it through and you guys are going to get your happily ever after. I promise. You know Quinn hates seeing you cry, it makes her unhappy, and now I know why; it's heartbreaking. Wipe your eyes and stay positive."
Mercedes nods her head, "Okay"
Rachel smiles, "Okay."
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Mercedes in sitting in the chair next to Quinn bed when the hospital room door opens, "Mom"
"Hello baby. I made you dinner; your father says you haven't been eating." There is no need for casual conversation Olivia already knows how her daughter feels. "Thanks but I'm not hungry."
"Mercedes you need to eat something."
"I'll eat when Lucy wakes up."
Olivia knew her daughter would say no, but she is her mother and she needed to try, "Okay Mercedes don't eat. Let's just talk; I'll stay with you until you fall asleep."
Mercedes gives her mother an appreciative smile, "Thanks mom, but I haven't been sleeping much. I try but every time I do I have the same nightmare over and over again. I'm scared when I'm awake and I'm scared in my sleep."
"Oh baby I'm sorry. It will be better soon. Come over here and lie down. We will talk about how uneventful Lima is compared to LA." Mercedes laughs. She stands, kisses Quinn on the cheek, "I love you" and walks over to her mother who is sitting in a chair next to her cot. "I love you mom."
"I love you too baby, now come on lie down. We can talk and then I'll tell you the story about how your father and I got together. You've heard that one so many times you will be asleep in no time."
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It's five in the morning when Olivia stirs from her sleep in her chair. She looks over and notices that Quinn is moving. She hops out of her chair, careful not to wake Mercedes, and rushes over to her. "Praise, Lucy you're awake." Quinn clears her throat, her voice is dry and cracked when she says "Liv?" in a whisper. Olivia jumps in to Doctor Jones mode immediately and checks Quinn's status before answering. "Yes baby it's me and you don't know how happy I am to see that you're awake."
Quinn manages to smile a little, "I was in a car accident right?"
"You remember?" Quinn nods her head, "I remember everything. It was an accident. I wasn't paying attention and I pressed the gas when the light was still red…"
"It's okay the driver of the truck gave us the story. Thankfully he was not angry, just concerned for your safety, but we can talk about that later, how you are feeling."
"Like I got hit by a truck but it could be worse."
"If you can make jokes then you must not be that bad." Both girls smile. Quinn turns her head to the side slightly, her smile disappears, "How long have I been here?"
"Three days." Quinn closes hard eyes herd before opening them again, "How bad is she?"
Olivia didn't want to go into specifics, "Whatever you're thinking is probably accurate. She really loves you sweetie."
"I am so stupid, I should have been more careful, I just finished telling her she had nothing to be scared about and now look at me. I am so sorry Mercedes."
"Hey, that's enough of that. Things happen, but you're here now and that's all that matters in the end. Now that you're up they will want to do some testing on you…" Before live can finish Quinn turns her head back to Olivia, "I can't leave. If I'm not here when she wakes up she will freak."
"Oh don't worry about that honey." Olivia looks sneaky, "Mercedes wouldn't eat anything, but she did drink water, which I happened to slip a sleeping pill in. Don't look at me like that, she hasn't been sleeping."
"You know she will kill you if she finds out."
Olivia puts an index finger to her lips, "Shhh"
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Mercedes wakes up and has an overwhelming urge to use the bathroom. She doesn't even acknowledge Quinn before rushing off into the connecting bathroom. When she is back, she makes her way to Quinn's side and kisses her on the cheek. "Good morning baby."
"Good morning."
Mercedes jumps out of her skin and almost falls backwards. She wasn't expecting Quinn to answer. It takes a few seconds for her to recover and before she realizes that Quinn just spoke to her. "Oh my god you're awake, you're awake."
"I'm awake."
Mercedes bends down to give Quinn soft kisses on her lips, the cut is still apparent and she doesn't want to hurt her. "You came back to me. You came back." Quinn tries to talk, but she has to wait for Mercedes to stop pecking her lips, when she does she grabs her hand and intertwines their fingers, "I will always come back to you Mercedes don't ever forget that."
Mercedes nods her head yes and begins crying at the same time, "You scared me Lucy. I, I…" Mercedes is too overwhelmed with sadness and joy to continue. Quinn pills her hand closer to her and scoots over to the edge of her bed, "Come here baby. Come on get in, you won't hurt me. I was watching you sleep and all I wanted to do was walk over and hold you. Let me do that now." Mercedes hesitates for a second before climbing in and snuggling into Quinn. Quinn winces and Mercedes stops her movements but she wraps her good arm around Mercedes as tight as she can get it, so Mercedes snuggles closer. Quinn kisses her on her forehead. "I'm here now, and I am so sorry I put you through this. Please forgive me." Mercedes pulls Quinn tighter making sure not to hurt her, "You can't leave me, not again, I need you." Quinn lifts Mercedes' face so that she is looking up at her. She uses her hand to wipe Mercedes' tears, "I'm not going anywhere. It's always going to be you and me okay, no matter what." She kisses Mercedes hard for reassurance, ignoring the pain from her bruise. Mercedes rests her head in Quinn's neck and Quinn places her head on top of Mercedes'.
Although she tries not to Mercedes starts crying her emotions are still fragile. Quinn just holds her tighter.
"I love you."
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