AN: Yes I know this is a short chapter. There is a reason for this. Thank you for the reviews.
Quinn eyed the new phone that Santana had gone out of her way to purchase for Charlie and shook her head. The two of them were so in love that it was sickening. She was glad that they were talking now, that they were dealing with their demons. Hopefully the phone would be the last package that she'd have to bring Charlie, now that they were talking on the phone and email. Santana seemed happier, and more relaxed at work whenever she popped by. And Charlie looked healthy and present and good. She hadn't had an episode in months and Holly Holliday said that they were making progress.
Progress was good, progress meant that Charlie could finally leave the crazy house and they could all pretend that this had never happened. Charlie would finally propose to Santana like she was going to before she had lost it. Santana would accept they'd have a few children and everything would be right with the world. Which was why she was taking matters into her own hands. Santana's presence in Charlie's life was accelerating her progress, and they were only talking on the phone and emailing each other. They needed to meet face to face. Santana would see Charlie just like she had been and Charlie could see that Santana had truly forgiven her and all would be right with the world once more.
She understood that it might be considered manipulative, but she was doing it with the best intentions. Besides, she had talked to Holly who had thought it was a good idea to get Charlie out of the facility so long as she'd be supervised. She needed to start learning to trust herself. Especially around Santana. Quinn adjusted the program for Rachel's latest show. She probably should have told Rachel about her plan but she didn't want anyone to question it. Especially since Charlie was her twin and she seemed to be the only who seemed to care enough that she got the right treatment. Everyone else in her family was simply twiddling their thumbs hoping the problem would go away without actually doing anything about it. So she got to make this call and this was the right decision. Just seeing Santana would do wonders and who knew the moment that it happened maybe Charlie would be out in a month or two afterwards. All she needed was a reminder of what she was missing and how much Santana needed her.
She pulled into the parking lot of the Green Oaks facility and grabbed the program and the phone, and got out of the car making sure to lock it. She head inside to make sure that the phone that Santana had gotten for Charlie was okay. It was something simple, one of the slide phones with a small keyboard so they could text and call. There was no internet, and the camera had been disabled. She smiled at the orderly who handed the phone back to her and gave her the all clear and she exhaled slowly. Now all she needed to do was make her way to the visitor area and wait for Charlie to finish whatever she was doing and come and see her. She adjusts the program ever so slightly so it's on top of the phone and waits tapping her fingers and checking her phone.
She's been missing a lot of work lately, and with all the going back and forth between Green Oaks and the city. But it was like no one was noticing that she was struggling. Charlie seemed to be dragged back into Santana's orbit and vice-versa. Santana didn't like being near her because her identical twin had placed a gun to her head. Her life was complicated and even Rachel was pushing for something that she wasn't quite able to give. The talk about children, she couldn't deal with looking at donors on top of everything else. She just—she needed things to go back to normal so that she could move on with her life.
"Has it been a week yet?" Charlie asked from where she had a towel wrapped around her neck. She'd been in the weight room working out by herself when they had found her. She frowned because it had only been a few days since she'd seen Quinn. "Did something happen?"
"No—Santana wanted to make sure you got this phone is all," Quinn said holding it up. "We checked and you're allowed to have it. It doesn't really do much but you'll be able to text her and call her as much as you want. You can call me if you want as well and Rachel—our numbers are preprogrammed into the phone." Quinn said tossing the phone to Charlie who caught it.
"So I can stay in my room and have phone sex with her now? Awesome." Charlie says with a pleased smile.
Quinn rolled her eyes and held up the program for Rachel's Broadway performance. "I talked to your therapist and she said that maybe we should try getting you out more. So I thought that we could try one of Rachel's performances. She'd be really happy to see you in the audience. I can get you something that you can wear, we can make a night of it. Maybe have dinner, you know enjoy a show before I take you home. I'll be with you the entire time Charlie. It'll be fun. And you're going to need to start getting used to the outside world Charlie. You're going to need a job—you're going to need to start interacting with people. It's just one night. But it'll be good for you."
Charlie paused and took the program, "A night out?" she echoes looking at it.
"Please Charlie?" Quinn asked. "You're not going to hurt anyone, you haven't had an episode in a long time. It's a comedy—you'll laugh, you'll have fun. You'll get to dress up we can—"
"Go to Chipotle?" Charlie asks looking at Quinn who flashes her a grin.
"We can go to Chipotle if you really want to," Quinn says. "Will you think about it?"
Charlie makes a face, she's not completely sure that this is a good idea but she nods. "I'll go—but you have to promise that we'll go to Chipotle. And maybe we can stop by the apartment—just so I can check on some things. Can we do that?"
"We'll make a day of it if that's what you really need," Quinn says with a smile, she gets up. "It'll be my treat. So don't worry about it."
Charlie nods and grins at Quinn. "Thanks. You know you should probably get back to work though. You don't want to get fired because you're missing so many days. I'll call you for more details."
Quinn grins at this. "Alright I'll see you then Charlie."
AN: It's been nearly ten months but Charlie and Santana finally come face to you like this story please review