Quinn
Quinn, who was by now on her feet, stared at him in deep shock. She opened and closed her mouth before spluttering: "What did you say?"
"You don't wanna do this."
"I… excuse me?"
"You don't want to give her away. I can feel it. you don't have to… Esme will understand."
"Emmett I don't know what you think you're doing but that's your mother out there. Why would you do this to her?"
"I don't know… I just- I- I think you don't want to do this."
"Of course I don't want to do this Emmett," her tone was harsh and cold, "I sense no new mothers would like to give up their children after carrying them for nine month and caring for them for weeks, but this is going to be for the greater good."
"The greater good? Do you hear yourself? You don't even know us… and after what happened with Edward."
"I know you well enough to know that in the last week I've felt more at home than I ever have done in my life," She blurted out before bringing her hand to her mouth in embarrassment. Oh could this day get any worse? What she said almost knocked Emmett off of his feet, "I mean… Lola has-"
"You really trust us?"
"Yes" She replied, miserably, "Don't make me cry again please."
He sighed, nodding and before she could protest he had pulled her in for a hug startling her. It felt different from when Edward had been that close to her. She had felt the need to push him away, almost like he was invading her privacy – but with Emmett she was shocked at how much better she felt. She rested her head on his shoulder and smiled as he ran a hand through her hair. It was soothing. It made her feel safe. It was exactly what she had needed for the past six months… HE was exactly what she had needed. For the five minutes they stood there in the middle of the room all thoughts of Puck and Finn and Glee club and her obvious daddy issues had seized to exist, and all that mattered was her and Emmett. Emmett, the beautiful stranger.
"Sorry," He muttered into her hair. She nodded, before pulling back reluctantly. What she saw scared the hell out of her. He was looking down at her, an intense gaze boring into her and soon his lips had met hers in a frenzied attack. She held her hands up before settling them on his broad shoulders and she responded, hungrily… needily. She needed this, she needed him…
He allowed a small moan to escape his lips before she retreated, breathless. He let out a small chuckle which confused her. Man, could this guy kiss…
"Wow," She spoke, reaching a hand to her cheek. Yep, she was blushing… He smiled down at her sweetly before taking her hands in his, "Are you ready to go through?"
She nodded, "Only if you'll come too…"
"I'll be there every step of the way."
She was met by the rest of the family minus Edward, and Mr. Schue as she walked through. She clutched onto Emmett's hand and he gave it a reassuring squeeze, taking a seat. And then she sat down too directly opposite Esme. She'd never noticed how beautiful she actually was… breathtakingly and almost astonishingly gorgeous, in an ageless beauty kind of way. Beauty that would never fade. She pressed her lips together, before looking up at Mr. Schue and her lawyer, "What do I have to do?"
Esme let out a small gasp and she brought her hand to her mouth.
"What?" Quinn gulped, "What's the matter?"
"Nothing sweetie," Esme replied, "We just thought… after what happened with Edward… that you would change your mind."
"I wouldn't blame you," It was Alice's turn to scowl, "Way to scare someone off. Idiot."
Jasper gave her a quick nudge and she looked somewhat apologetic. Quinn forced a weak smile before turning to Esme and Carlisle and bracing herself. Mush wasn't one of Quinn's best selling points… if anything she wasn't the heartfelt gestures kind of person at all, or she never had been…
"After meeting the two of you," She spoke before stalling, "And seeing how you are together… as a couple and as a family… I wouldn't want my baby to be with anybody else."
Esme offered her a serene smile while Carlisle simply nodded, appreciatively, "And since meeting you, it's strange because… even though I'm probably never going to see you again and I've never met you before… I've felt more like part of a family than I ever did with my parents… and I wanted to thank you for that. Sincerely"
Esme smiled widely before pulling her in for a hug and startling her, "You're welcome in our home anytime you like… just call."
"That's very kind of you," Quinn responded. She looked up at her lawyer who nodded, placing a contract infront of her. She glanced over it before taking her pen with a trembling hand. And then she gulped as she cast Lola a sidewards look. Ironically, Emmett was holding her. He gave her one last incredulous look and she nodded before scribbling her signature down on the dotted line… and then on the other… until finally she pushed the contract over to Esme – who signed too. Finally, Mr. Schue signed.
"I'll get these processed as soon as I get back to the office," Her lawyer announced, "Thank you for your time," Carlisle nodded calmly and stood up to see him out.
Quinn stood up and walked over to Mr. Schue, watching as Alice darted towards Emmett and seized the baby in her arms.
"Hey beautiful baby," She purred, "I'm your sister… we're going to have so much fun. I'll take you shopping and buy you clothes and-"
"You did a great thing Quinn," Mr. Schue announced, smiling gently. She simply nodded, feeling her eyes well up, "This is a good thing. You can move on now."
"Do you think-"
"What?"
"It doesn't matter…"
"Tell me."
"Do you think she'll forgive me?" Quinn's lip trembled, "For giving up on her so easy?"
"Was it easy?"
"No, but-"
"You didn't give up on her Quinn," Schue declared, "If anything, you've fought for her. You're giving her a great life… I mean, look at them. You can't tell me you didn't do a good thing…"
Quinn examined the scene unfolding infront of them and nodded, sighing deeply. Every single member of the family cooed over the baby, each with a grin transfixed on their lips. "I know."
"Where are you going after here?"
"Sorry?"
"I said where are you going? Surely you're not staying here for longer after their gone," Schue suggested. Quinn froze. She hadn't thought about where she was going… she'd been so preoccupied with finding Lola's adoptive parents that she hadn't planned ahead. The truth was, she didn't have a clue. All she knew for certain was that she'd be alone… again.
"Look, I have a spare room at mine," He started, "It's not much but maybe you could come back to school? Its not too late to do your exams… I can get Emma to arrange tuition for you and from what I've marked; you're still obtaining your perfect GPA. And then there's Glee-"
"No Glee," She snapped, a little too harshly. At this, she felt five pair of eyes bore into her and she shrugged her shoulders, "I guess I could go back to school… it's not like I have much else to do"
"They miss you, you know," Schue spoke after much hesitation, "Finn misses you."
"Yeah," Quinn sneered, "I'm sure he does. Misses me like a hole in the freakin' head!"
"Its true," He responded, shrugging his shoulders, "He's never been right since you left"
"Until he tells me that himself I'm not going to buy it," She replied, "He made his decision when he chose Rachel over me."
"being a counselor isn't in my job description"
"Then don't counsel me, Mr. Schue. I don't need fixing. I've made mistakes… horrible ones. Ones that I'll be sorry for for the rest of my life but what I don't need is to turn into Glee's new charity case. I'm not coming back and THAT'S FINAL!"
"Okay, okay…" Schue replied, defeated and she smiled triumphantly, "I should have remembered there was no getting around you"
"Yeah, you should" She replied through gritted teeth, "Infact… scratch that. I will come back… and I will rejoin Glee. Not because I'm obliged to Finn and his he-she of a girlfriend – Rachel, by the way – and the rest of that freakshow… but because I want to. Yeah, I said it… I, Quinn Fabray, ex cheerio and school slut WILL be returning to Glee club on my own accord. And if one word of this conversation gets back to McKinley... Well Mr. Schue, if you think Sue Sylvester can be a bitch, then you'll be pleasantly surprised." And she turned on her heel, marching towards the bathroom, looking back only once to shout: "And I want more solos."
"See you Monday then?" He grinned, cheekily and she rolled her eyes, slamming the door shut, "Good to have you back Quinn"
Wow, so I finally managed to update. Thank you so much for your reviews.
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