Disclaimer: I don't own glee or the characters, just what happens. Rated M due to sexual content. Uh, I hope this chapter is okay. It was slightly rushed because I tried to finish it, but I had other things to do. Apologises.
Quinn woke up and looked over at Sam, who was still half asleep and sighed. She tried to listen to his soft snores to fall back asleep but she couldn't. It was Beth's birthday today and she couldn't shake the nerves. She rolled onto her back and smiled when she felt Sam's hand slide across her stomach. They hadn't really reached the sex stage yet because of how messed up things were right now, but it didn't mean that they couldn't go as far as hot make out sessions. She turned her head to look at him and his chin was propped up on her shoulder.
"You okay?" He asked her and she sighed.
"Ask me when the day is over." She slid from his grasp and got out, moving to her suitcase where it had a perfectly planned outfit for the day. A simple blue sundress, just resting above her knees. She undressed, looking over her shoulder at him and he was watching, a soft smile playing on his lips. She threw the dress on and came back to the bed.
"Sorry about no sex…" She mumbled. He frowned and sat up.
"Hey, whenever you're ready, okay?" He murmured and kissed her cheek. He slipped out of bed and went to get changed, but instead of watching Quinn checked her phone that had a message from Puck.
We need to talk.
She sighed, rubbing her temple.
"You okay?" Sam asked her and she looked up, nodding.
"Yeah, fine." She said, almost robotic and got up, searching for her bag. She looked around and then stopped when Sam was standing, only wearing jeans and had it held up in the air in front of her.
"Thank you." She murmured, taking it from him. He just smiled and got changed into a nice white button down dress shirt. She fiddled with her bag to pass the time, but Sam knew she was stalling and kissed her cheek, telling her that they had to go. She sighed and nodded, heading out the door. Judy still had Quinn's old car and they let them use it for the next couple of days. Quinn just wanted to drive back to New York.
Sam pulled over in front of Shelby's house and turned off the engine, looking over at Quinn. Her lips were pursed, her eyes were down and she was fiddling with a strap from her handbag. Sam leant over and kissed her forehead.
"I'm here." He whispered. He stepped out of the car and walked around it quickly to meet her. He took her hand, gripping it tightly and she squeezed it back. They headed up the front porch together, Sam glancing out of the corner of his eye at her every few seconds. He waited for her to knock, but when she didn't he reached up and knocked for her. There was a few seconds and they heard screaming inside before the door opened. Shelby stood in front of them and she didn't even look a day older than the last time Quinn saw her in the hospital. Shelby glanced at Sam, mouthing a thank you before looking at Quinn.
"She's in the sandpit." She murmured and Quinn nodded, not really sure what to say. Shelby took the hint and led them inside. Quinn's grip on Sam's hand tightened and he squeezed back. They could hear children, screaming outside and playing and when they headed outside to the back porch Quinn froze. Puck was sitting at the edge of the sandpit, a small shovel in his hand as he sat with Beth. She knew it was her. The photo that Quinn was a little outdated, but still it was her. The brown hair from Puck flowed to her shoulders, the green eyes of Quinn was bright, filled with joy. She hadn't realized that she had taken an unconscious step towards the sandpit, leaving Sam standing on the porch. She looked back at him and he smiled at her, nodding.
Sam watched as Quinn placed her bag down and moved to sit down beside Puck. He watched as she said her name, introducing herself and started to help make a sand castle. Sam couldn't help but watch Quinn. She was fine with Beth, but he knew she was going to be a mess when she got home. Her eyes were focused on her, never leaving and when she glanced up at Sam, he's never seen her smile like that. It was soft, it was beautiful, it was natural. He imagined Quinn, pregnant with his child. He then watched Puck, watching Quinn and he felt a pang in his stomach. Sure he was jealous of what they had, but Quinn would never do anything to hurt Sam. He watched Quinn and noticed her ring, sitting there naturally on her finger, just like it had many years before. He smiled. He was hers.
Quinn watched her daughter play with Puck. Her daughter. She had a daughter and she was so old already. She couldn't get used to the feeling. They were trying to dig a hole big enough for Puck to fit in and she couldn't help but laugh. They were perfect. She had imagined her life with Puck. Married with Beth even, but she imagined it would be wrong. It would be lonely. They would be together, but not together together. They wouldn't be in love. They would be miserable.
She looked up and searched for Sam. She had left him for over an hour and she felt bad. She spotted him in the corner, a group of children sitting around him as he sung, guitar in his lap. She smiled and pointed him out to Beth, who sat up and ran over. Quinn got up, dusting the sand off her dress and made a move to go over to where he was, but Puck grabbed her hand.
"Quinn, we need to talk." Quinn sighed and turned, leaning against a pole.
"What is there to talk about Puck?
"I still love you." She swallowed and looked down at her feet. She knew he was going to do this to her. She looked over at Sam and then back up at him.
"You don't Puck, okay? You don't."
"Don't pull that shit on me." He whispered angrily. She looked around, making sure no one had noticed how intense their talk was, and sighed when luckily no one had.
"You think you love me Puck, but you don't okay? You're imagining us with her, now, but Puck if we were together we would have been miserable. Please, just I love him okay?" Puck looked over at Sam, sighing angrily. "I'm not the one." Puck snapped back to look at her and stormed off. She watched him go and ran her hand through her hair. She turned back to look at Sam who was looking at her as he kept singing.
Soon it was time for them to leave and Sam decided that they should go out for a drink before going back home. They went to the local bar and Sam went to talk to the bartender before coming back with two beers.
"How do you know him?" She asked as she took a long sip of her beer. She didn't want to think about what had happened today and just feel numb. He looked at his bottle for a long moment before looking up at her.
"I used to work here." He murmured.
"Really?" She asked and he nodded.
"My pizza pay wasn't enough, so I got a second job and Barry kinda helped me through the tough years." Quinn looked over her shoulder at Barry and then back at Sam, who was studying her. "Are you okay?" He asked and she sighed, taking a sip of her beer.
"Puck told me he loved me." Sam nodded, keeping his eyes on his beer bottle. "And you know, I did imagine my life with him, but…"
"But what?" Sam asked.
"I don't know, I think I would have been miserable." Sam smiled sadly and took another sip of his beer, keeping his eyes on her.
"Sam!" It was Barry and Sam turned around. "Sing the lady a song." Sam groaned, shaking his head and Quinn couldn't help but smile. The last time he had sung to her was a very, very long time ago. She missed his voice, she always looked forward to it at the end of the school day when they had glee. Quinn clapped and he sighed.
Everyone cheered and Sam got up, sighing a bit and put on a sort of forced smile, stepping up onto the stage and grabbing the guitar. He tuned a little before coughing and pressed his lips to the microphone.
"I'd like to dedicate this to Quinn." He murmured and she smiled, biting her lip. She had remembered the time he had dedicated Baby to him, thinking at the beginning it was the most ridiculous thing, but in fact it beautiful. He smiled at me, looking down at the guitar before plucking the first few notes.
If you fall asleep down by the water
Baby i'll carry you, all the way home
If you fall asleep down by the water
Baby i'll carry you, all the way home
Quinn recognized the lyrics. She recognized the song. He had sung it to her one night when she was crying and it instantly made her felt better. She never heard the sung again until tonight. Quinn was conscious of the fact that everyone in the bar was staring at her, or at Sam, so she tried to keep her cool and not cry.
Everybody's gotta love someone
But i just wanna love you dear
Everybody's gotta feel something
But i just want to be with you, my dear
His eyes were focused on her, not leaving hers. She bit her lip to stop herself from crying. This song meant so much and she was going to hit him later for singing it to her in public.
I know it's hard
I know it's hard
I know it's hard to be in this position
If they stop loving you
I won't stop loving you
If they stop needing you
I'll still need you, my dear
If you fall asleep down by the water
Baby i'll carry you, all the way home
If you fall asleep down by the water
Baby i'll carry you, all the way home
You've gotta believe me
When i say
When i say the word forever and whatever
Comes your way, oh we'll still be together
I know it's hard
I know it's hard
But i understand you, just take my hand
If you fall asleep down by the water
Baby i'll carry you, all the way home
If you fall asleep down by the water
Baby i'll carry you, all the way home
When he finished there was a small round of applause, but Quinn didn't clap. He gave the guitar back and moved back to sit down on the booth seat beside her and she wrapped her arms around him, pressing her face into his neck. He wrapped his arms around her, closing his eyes as she cried into his neck.
"I'm going to kill you later for singing that in public." He let out a laugh and she whacked his chest. She looked at him and he wiped the tears from her cheeks.
"You are so wonderful." She whispered and he smiled, leaning down to kiss her softly. She kissed him back and then she leant back.
"Take me home? I want this day to be over." He nodded and got up, paying and led her out to the car. She got into the passenger side and pressed her face to the window as he drove back home to her house. Judy was asleep when they arrived but Quinn trudged up to her bedroom and fell on her bed. Sam closed the door behind him and helped her take off her dress. She rolled onto her side and curled into a ball slightly. He moved to lie down beside her and she hugged the pillow as he wrapped his arm around her stomach, pulling her closer into him.
"I love you." He heard her whisper and he kissed her shoulder.
"I love you too."
When Sam woke up Quinn was still asleep. He decided that he would go for a run. He dressed in his running gear and looked at a peaceful Quinn on the bed and wrote her a note. He left and started running down her street and kept going till her reached a park and noticed Puck sitting down on a bench, watching the kids on the playground. Sam slowed and walked over to him, sitting down beside him. Puck looked like he really needed a friend.
"Some days I regret not keeping that baby." Sam looked at him. He looked like he hadn't slept yet and he smelt of alcohol. Sam didn't say anything. He just let him speak. "Some days I want to get so angry at Quinn for giving her away, but at the back of my mind I know we weren't ready."
"You would have been a great dad Puck. You will be a great dad." Sam murmured and Puck just nodded, sighing a little. "Hey I'll walk you home?" Puck nodded and they both got up and walked towards Puck's house. Sam took the bottle of Jack Daniels from him and threw it in the bin and Puck didn't even care, he remembered he did it once and Puck nearly threw him into the bin. He helped him into bed and when Sam was about to leave he called out to him.
"Yeah man?" Sam asked, turning.
"Are you gonna marry her?" Sam shrugged, looking at his feet.
"I do, but she doesn't want to."
"Just love her man."
"I do and I will." Puck nodded and rolled over in his bed, clutching the pillow and instantly fell asleep. Sam sighed and left him, running back to Quinn's house. She was still asleep when he found her, and that was a bit unusual for Quinn. She was usually up before ten. He slipped under the covers and ran his hand over her cheek. She was a light sleeper, she usually woke at his touch.
"Baby?" He whispered and she didn't move. He shook her lightly, but nothing happened. "Quinn!" He shouted at her but she didn't move again. He shook her again and again but still nothing happened. What the fuck has happened? He slipped out of the bed and tried to grab his phone, forgetting where he had left it. He remembered he left it in his jeans pocket just before getting in the shower. He headed to the bathroom and then paused, noticing something orange on the sink shelf. An orange bottle. He grabbed it and looked at it. Sleeping pills. Oh no Quinn what did you do? He thought to himself and grabbed his phone, dialling 911. He ran through the house, searching for Judy as he spoke to the operator and he couldn't find her. He went back to the bedroom, trying to wake her up but nothing happened.
Sam sat in the waiting room, he had called Puck and he had called Judy but they didn't pick up. He sat alone, his head in his hands and willed himself not to cry. Why would she do this? She wasn't that depressed was she? Did he mean nothing? He got up and started to pace and looked down the hallway and Puck was running down. He looked angry.
"Did you check her phone?" Puck asked him angrily and he shook his head. Puck thrusted his in Sam's face and he took it, reading a message.
Your little girl is now mine. I suggest, I don't know a heavy sum to get her back. No police or I seriously harm her and I suggest you get Samuel to give me a ring. We'll have a chat about this. – Daniel.
Sam stared at his phone and then he pulled out his own. One message from an unknown number.
Samuel, I just upped the ante, what are you going to do kid?
Sam groaned loudly and sat down in his seat, rubbing his temples.
"What the fuck is happening?" He whispered to himself.
Eek I hope that was okay, also if you're wondering what the song is it's Down By The Water - The Drums, a personal favourite of mine.
Reviews are always welcome!