R&R please ^^! Thank you all for the reviews, I'm doing my best. I think that we have around 10-15 chapters left. I don't know if imma write a sequel, but it's definitely not a closed ending, I promise you that.

I'm sorry for the long wait, I'll try to write a few chapters ahead during my break. (I won't write until wedensday night tho) ;)!

Chapter 12: Comfort.

Later that day Rachel and Quinn packed up their stuff, to go visit Quinn's mother for a few days. They really had to find somewhere more permanent to stay. It fitted perfectly. Brittany and Santana had called the following day and said that they planned on going home for the summer, before moving to New York. Brittany had said that Mike had bought a dance studio and was really eager to get it running as soon as possible, mentioning something about them being in a bit of a money-problem. She also said that Santana had been offered a job, but that she "Didn't really know the specifics". Kurt had also agreed to come back, and he was taking Blaine with him of course. Joined by the hip, they were.

"Mom…?" Quinn said nervously into the phone, pacing around the living room. Her eyes watered suddenly, having heard her mother's voice.

"Mom, is there any possibility, and I know it's a lot to ask because I haven't seen you in three years, and I'm really sorry mom, I've just been…" she got cut off.

"Oh, yeah, right. Sorry, mom. What I meant to say was, I you maybe thought it would be okay if Rachel, Beth and I came to visit you … today" There was a long moment of silence, before tears rolled down Quinn's cheeks and the phone died.

"Oh… I'm so sorry, Quinn" Rachel said standing up and hugging her.

"She… She…" Quinn sobbed. "She didn't want to see me! She said that I'd chosen my own world, when I left. She's back with my dad anyway… Ugh, I can't believe her! He cheated on her, and she took him back. She took him back! And I know that I have no right at all to judge her for that… But I just can't… Breathe… I can't breathe!" She was clearly starting to hyperventilate. Suddenly a soft hand tugged at her own; Beth stood there holding her hand.

"Hey you" Quinn croaked and smiled at her daughter.

"Perhaps we can stay at my parents one more night? Or we could check into a motel?"

"No, your dads' place sounds great."

"Okay then. You know, I was thinking that maybe we could go visit Mr. Schuester… If you're up for it."

Quinn looked at Rachel. "Another night. Tomorrow maybe? I think I need to think today" She said. Beth tugged harder at Quinn's hand. "Momma…" she said.

"Yeah, what is it?" Quinn bent down to look her in the eyes. She was embraced by tooth-pick arms. She didn't say anything, and Quinn found that there was no necessity for it. The embrace was a silent comfort.

Xx

Emma stood in the small kitchen, her eyes following a head with ginger flaming hair. The girl ran around the room gleefully. She was dressed in a green princess-dress and wore a big gold-crown made of paper.

"I command you to follow me!" she belted out, crashing onto the couch, laughing loudly.

Just then the door opened and the girl's father stepped into the hallway.

"Emma?" he called into the apartment.

"In here" Emma said, walking out into the hallway to greet her husband.

"Oh, hi Em" Will said smiling.

"Dad, dad, dad!" Ally chimed running towards him, her arms waving madly.

"Hey princess" he said swooping her up. "So, how was daycare?" he asked, swiping a few strands of hair off of her face.

"Fine, fine… Judy helped me draw a dragon!" she said happily.

"Wow, can I see?" Will asked, putting the girl down. She scurried into the livingroom grabbing her bag, when suddenly the phone chimed.

Emma walked over to it and pressed the green button.

"Hello" she said. It took a few seconds, but suddenly her eyes went wide and a wide smile spread across her face.

"Hi, how are you? It's so good to hear from you" she said, her heart beating with joy. She had not heard from the girl in the other end in three years.

"Oh that's great. Yeah, sure. He's right here" she said. "Let me just get him."

She walked over to Will who was looking at Beth's drawing.

"Will, honey. There's someone on the phone for you" she said with a grin.

"Who?"

"Just listen" she said, putting the phone on loudspeakers.

"Girls, say hi" Emma said.

"Hey Schue!" said a dark, slightly raspy, but still delicate voice. "Hi Mr. Schuester!" said a high-pitched happy voice. Will stared happily at the phone.

"Rachel? Quinn?" he asked, unable to withhold his joy.

"Yeah, it's us" Quinn said.

"And me, momma! You're forgetting me!" A tiny voice said.

"Oh sorry. Yeah, Beth's here too" Quinn said.

"Thank you" Beth said categorically.

"Oh, you got Beth? That's amazing. I was actually quite worried about what might've happened to her. I heard about Shelby, Rachel. I'm so sorry for your loss; and yours too, Beth." Will said solemnly.

"Thank you.." Rachel said. There was a dead silence.

"So girls, was there anything specific you wanted?"

"Um, we were wondering if maybe you wanted to eat dinner some day? We're in town and we're thinking about staying until the fall. We just need to find a place to stay. I just have to go back to Yale in a few weeks to take my exams. We've talked to a lot of the others and they're going home for the summer as well." Quinn said.

"That sounds great. We'd love to!" Will said. Ally tugged at her father's sleeve. "Daddy, who is they?" she whispered.

"Schue, is that your daughter?"

"Yeah, it's Ally. How did you know we have a daughter?"

"We ate at BreadstiX last night, so" Rachel explained.

"Oh, Sandy told you" Emma said smiling.

"Yup" Quinn said.

"So, who else did you talk to?" Will asked inquiringly. He hadn't heard from many of them, and was curious.

"Well Rachel lives with Kurt and Blaine, and they're arriving in four weeks. Brittany and Santana are coming around that time too, we don't know about Mike and Tina, they're in kind of an economic crisis, so we're not sure that they can afford it. Puck'll be here in three weeks and Finn's already here so." Rachel sounded bitter at the last part.

"Oh that's great. How about we meet tomorrow at the mall?"

"Oh yay! I love the mall!" Beth yelled into the phone.

"Daddy, who is they?" Ally asked again.

"Oh, right. Ally, these are some of my old students. Rachel and Quinn. And Beth is Quinn's daughter"

"You must be … old… if your schudents have kiddies…" Ally said wrinkling her nose.

Quinn and Rachel roared with laughter.

"He's not that old. I just chose to be a young mother, Ally" Quinn said.

"Oh.." Ally said giggling.

"So, about meeting. Say around 1 pm? We could have lunch?"

"Sounds great" Emma said. "We'll see you then" She said with a smile.

Xx

Back in the Berry house, Hiram was cooking dinner with the help of Beth. Quinn sat on the couch reading, with Rachel resting by her feet, sitting on the floor. "I like your glasses. They're cute. You look all nerdy when you wear them" Rachel said grinning up at Quinn. It earned her a flick over the head, with the book she was reading. "But you do! In a cute way of course" Rachel added covering her head with her arms. Quinn laughed slightly, and warmth spread across her neck.

"You're such a dork" Quinn said.

"Well so are you" Rachel said pouting up at her. "You with those dorky glasses. Difference is, you can get away with being a dork"

Quinn sighed and shook her head and continued reading. Rachel thought she was cute… It was a nice feeling, appreciation. There was a sudden longing in Quinn's thoughts. She had promised Beth that they'd stay in Ohio, but there was something about Rachel, that made Quinn not want to leave her. It was like a force that pulled Quinn towards the brunette.

"Hey, Rachel. What are you going to do when you graduate?" Quinn asked, putting the book away.

"I don't really know. Blaine and Kurt have been pushing me to get out of their grill, but I can't afford an apartment alone. Guess I could crash with Tina and Mike for a few months. They have an extra bedroom."

"Oh… So you're staying in New York?"

"Yeah; it's where I belong. All my life New York has been where I wanted to be, and now I don't want to leave." She said smiling. "Why?"

"Oh, no reason really. I was just wondering. I promised Beth that we'd stay here in Ohio" Quinn said.

Rachel didn't answer but only sighed sadly. Was she perhaps sad at the sight of having to separate too? Quinn kind of hoped she was. Without the slightest whiff of hesitation Rachel had thrown herself whole-heartedly into this 'quest' to find Puck. It started to seem pointless. Quinn had gotten a sense of stability in her life, having Beth and Rachel around. Maybe she could raise Beth on her own? The question of giving Beth away again had never even crossed Quinn's mind, for of course she was Beth's momma. Perhaps, Quinn could convince Beth that living in New York with Rachel would be profitable? Nah, probably not, but it would be worth a try.