4 years later...
"Andrew, be careful!"
"Yes, mommy." my little boy said.
He's 3 and a half now and enjoys the park so much that's why we go here every now and then. Being a professor in Yale, it's kinda hard to find time for my boy but I try to at least be there when he wakes up and put him to bed when he sleeps at night. I found a really trusted maid for Andrew and a loyal driver for us all. Andrew has 2 buddies as of the moment. Nick and Martin, whose moms have been good friends of mine ever since we got our new place here in New Haven. Andrew's really growing fast especially when it comes to talking. He likes to talk a lot and has a very familiar big mouth. I need to prepare him tho cause vacation just started and he'll be entering kinder school in September. I can say that I'm such a proud mom cause I talk a lot about him even in my class. Some say I couldn't last a day without saying his name 87 times. I don't care tho, I love my son and I want him to know that very well.
"Mommy, I want ice cream pwease." Andrew said sitting beside me looking sweaty.
"Okay, baby. Wipe your face first then we'll eat ice cream okay?" I said, wiping his face and back with a towel.
We grabbed our stuff and headed down to the nearest ice cream store. We entered the store and saw his playmate Nick with his dad about to leave with their ice creams.
"Quinn! Good to see you! And Andrew!" Mr. Carlson said.
"Oh, hey Robert! Hi Nick! That looks yummy!" I replied as soon as we saw them.
"Cold! Brrr!" Nick answered.
"Yeah? Well, me and Andrew are just about to grab some! Right, Andrew?"
"Strawberry! I like strawberry!" Andrew answered.
"Well, that's good! I like that too. But we better go ahead. Nick's mom is waiting for us at the grocery store." Robert replied.
"Oh, okay. Say hi to Carol for me then. See you guys soon!" I said and grabbed Andrew's hand to order our ice cream.
"Mommy, you want strawberry?" Andrew asked.
"I think I want to try something else..." I said rubbing my chin.
"Don't buy chocolate mommy. Your teeth will hurt." he said, remembering the what the dentist told him yesterday about eating too much chocolate.
"Okay, dear. I'll just buy Vanilla." I said laughing at my son's concern. We ordered and went to find us some seats.
"Mommy, when is daddy coming home?" Andrew asked.
"I don't know, baby. Why? Are you not happy with Mommy anymore?" I asked trying to change the topic.
"Nick has daddy. I want daddy too." I was stunned by my son's desire. He's asked about his dad many times before but I always tell him that's he's working far from us.
"Finish your ice cream, Andrew. We still need to go home and prepare dinner." I replied with a smile hoping he'll focus on his ice cream and forget about his father. After 10 minutes of eating ice cream and him telling stories about the slide at the park, we went home to prepare for dinner and probably another Lion King marathon.
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"Good evening, Ms. Fabray." the maid said as she opened the door for us.
"Have you prepared the ingredients for cooking?" I asked.
"Yes, Ma'am. They're in the kitchen."
"Okay, thanks. Be there in a minute. Can you prepare Andrew for a bath before we cook?"
"Okay. Uhm, someone came here about an hour before you got back. He told me to give you this letter." she handed me a piece of paper. I grabbed it and went to my room. I finished changing my clothes and opened the note.
I'm in town for 4 days. I need to see and talk to you, Quinn. It's been 4 years. Meet me at the coffee shop down the block tomorrow at 9am. I'll be waiting. -Sam
How did he know where I live? Why does he want to talk to me? Could he know about Andrew? What does he want from me? Should I go see him? There were a lot of questions running through my mind after reading his note. I got scared. He'll clearly be mad at me for not telling him about Andrew! Why didn't I tell him again? Oh, yeah. Cause our relationship revolved around cheating. We weren't married. We weren't even together at that time! What will I tell my son? That his father isn't my husband? What will my son think of me? He knows who and what his father looks like. I'm just... Too tired to fight for love. I lost all my pride, all the respect and dignity because of love. Should I meet him tomorrow? Yes. Should I tell him about Andrew? Hmm, not yet. I need to know his intentions first.
I went out to cook some dinner and saw that Andrew was wearing his pajamas already. I asked Nicole the maid to go to the kitchen to help me.
"Hey, Nicole. Do you remember what that guy looks like? The one who gave you the note?" I asked.
"Uhh, yeah. He has brownish colored hair, masculine and kind of... handsome." she said, looking a bit red. And what? Sam dyed his hair brown? I can't wait to see that!
"I want you to lock the door tomorrow if ever he comes back okay. Did he ask about Andrew?"
"Uh, no. He just asked if you live here. I said yes. Then he asked if you're here and I said you were out. That's all."
"Okay, good. Keep Andrew inside here tomorrow okay. And don't open doors if it's not me or not important."
"Yes, Ma'am."
"Okay, go check on Andrew. I'll be done in a while." I said, finishing dinner.
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After dinner, Andrew watched Lion King until it was bed time. I tucked him into bed and saw Sam's picture I gave him on the bed side. Maybe it was time that I tell him the truth? I know how much he's longing for a father.
"Baby, what if... You meet your dad?"
"He's here?" he asked, starting to feel awake again.
"Uhm, just a question. Would you love to have your dad with us?"
He just nodded and said, "I want to play with daddy. Can you call him?"
"You're... You're dad is a really busy guy. Maybe some other time okay?"
"Okay, mommy."
"Sleep tight, baby boy. I love you. Goodnight." I kissed him on the forehead and stood up to turn off the lights.
"I love you mommy. I love you daddy. Goodnight." he said as he dozed off.
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The next morning, I cooked some bacon, eggs and waffles for us after taking a shower. Andrew woke up just in time when breakfast was ready. I explained to him my schedule for the day. I will be in a meeting for the morning then off to Yale to finish some papers for grading then I'll be back just in time for dinner. He just nodded at everything I said while munching on his waffles. When it was 5 minutes before 9, I kissed him goodbye and reminded Nicole to lock the doors. I got into my car and drove off to the coffee shop.
I was about to open the door of the shop when someone from behind opened it for me. I turned around to thank the gentleman when I saw this tall, white, brown-haired, AB-uolous guy wearing blue long sleeved shirt and cargo pants smiling at me. I looked at him for about 3 more seconds until I said "Thanks." and entered to coffee shop. He followed me as I got us a table and the waitress got our orders. When the waitress left, I started to talk.
"What do you want, Sam?"
"What happened Quinn? Why did you leave me?"
"It's complicated."
"Tell me, Quinn. Didn't you really love me?"
"Oh, please. That question has been answered when I agreed to cheat with you on your girlfriend."
"Then why did you leave?"
"I got tired."
"Of me?"
"Of fighting for stupid love."
"That's what I was there for. You weren't fighting this battle alone. We were supposed to be fighting together."
"Well, it happened okay. It's done."
"It's not over until the both of us gives up..."
I was silenced by his answered that I tried to change the topic.
"So, how did you know where I live?" I asked.
"Stevie's best friend, John. He has a cousin who's studying at Yale. His cousin isn't one of your students but she knows you're a professor in Yale." Our coffees finally arrived.
"I still love you, Quinn. Lauren asked me to give you space the day you left Lima. I waited 4 years. 4 long years and I just couldn't take it anymore. I had to find you." I just kept quiet and stared at the coffee when I heard someone call my name.
"Quinn!" It was Carol, Nick's mother.
"Hey, Carol! Long time, no see!" I said as I hugged her.
"Yeah, it's been a while! Where's Andrew?"
"Oh, he's at home. By the way, Carol this is Sam. An old friend from Lima. Sam, this is Carol." They smiled at each other and shook hands.
"Well, I gotta go now. Say Hi to Andrew for me. Bye Sam!" Carol said as she left. I sat back and saw Sam staring at me.
"What?" I asked.
"Andrew huh? Boyfriend? Or Husband?" he asked.
"Psh, stop it Sam. You were never he jealous type." I said, laughing a bit.
"No, no, no, Quinn Fabray. I was always the jealous type. I just wasn't the tell-all-my-feelings-type." He said laughing.
I looked at my watch and said, "I gotta go now. It was nice to see you again."
"Leaving already?"
"I still have a couple more papers to finish in school, so..." I stood up but he held my hand.
"I have 2 more days here Quinn. And I'm going back to Lima without you in my arms. I'm going to fight for you." he was staring at me and just holding my hand. I didn't answer but I just looked at him, smiled, squeezed his hand and left. I may no have eyes behind my head but I can feel him smiling at me as I left.
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When I got home, dinner was ready. After my errands at Yale, I stopped by the grocery store to buy some necessities. I bought tons of jelly ace which is Andrews favorite. I need to hide it first knowing once he sees it, he won't sit down for dinner anymore. I entered he door carrying paper bags of stuff when Andrew saw me.
"Hi, Mommy!" Andrew ran to hug me and see what I brought.
"Hi, baby. How was your day?" I asked but he ignored me trying to reach for the bags. "Woooops! Not yet. Sit down. Let's eat dinner first." I said lifting the bags higher. He immediately sat on the chair, wiggling his feet to show his excitement.
"Did ya get me jelly ace, mommy?" he asked.
"I don't know... Did you pray for jelly ace?"
"I prayed for jelly ace... Marshmallow... and you! And Nick and Martin and daddy..." Oh, wow. He prayed for his dad, maybe hes getting him tonight.
"Okay, eat up then you'll see what I got you." I smiled at him as we ate.
Once dinner was over, I showed him his most awaited jelly ace. He ate about 5 pieces when I told him enough. He went to shower the same time as I. I got out of my room feeling fresh when I saw him on the couch on his pajamas.
"Mommy, can I pwease eat more jelly ace while I watch Tarzan?" he said, using his puppy eyes and charming looks.
"No more, okay. 5 is enough for today. You can eat more tomorrow." I said, using my strict mom tone.
My son knows me well. He knows how to make me say yes. He got up from the couch and pressed play on the player.
Do you hear me?
I'm talking to you.
Across the water, across the deep
Blue ocean under the open sky
Oh my baby I'm trying.
"Let's dance mommy!" He said as he reached my hands and swayed it.
"Andrew, I'm still going to say no. You won't get me this time." I said, trying to stop smiling. "Turn that thing off. NOW." He turned off the player and looked at me frowning. We both just looked at each other when we both heard someone singing...
"Lucky I'm in love with my best friend. Lucky to have been where I have been... Lucky to be coming home again..."
Andrew got scared and ran to hide behind me. The voice wasn't coming from the stereo, it came from outside. And it wasn't Jason Mraz that was serenading my ears. I looked out the window and saw Sam Evans singing his heart outside my house.
"Nicole! Nicole!" I shouted.
"Yes, Ma'am?" she immediately came to me.
"Go inside Andrew's room. Stay with him inside. Don't go out until I say so." I ordered.
"Mommy, what's wrong?" Andrew got scared and started crying.
"Shhh, baby. Nothing's wrong okay? Just go inside." I hugged him and pushed him to go inside his room.
They went inside his room and I quietly went out of the house. Sam was standing there with a long-stemmed rose in hand.
"Sam, what are you doing?"
"I'm trying to win you back. I remember how you love it when I sing to you especially when I'm outside..."
"SAM!" I cut him off. "YOU CAN'T BE HERE!" I shouted.
"What? Quinn..."
"Please... I can meet you some other place, but NOT. HERE."
"Quinn, please. Just listen to-"
"MOMMY!" Andrew shouted opening the door. Sam and I both looked at him... Then we looked at each other. Then we looked at him.
"Daddy? You're home?" Andrew asked while still crying.
"What?" Sam was obviously confused and speechless so he looked at me.
"Baby, go inside." I was starting to tear up. This was all going by so fast.
"Mommy, Daddy's home!" he ran to hug Sam. Sam was speechless and was starting to tear up. Andrew was hugging his leg, asking Sam to carry him.
I couldn't get out of the situation anymore so I went closer to Sam and whispered. "He's our son, Sam. Meet Andrew."
Sam was speechless and tears were starting to fall from his eyes. He went down on his knees and embraced his son. His little boy he's been missing all his life.
"I'm Sam. Your daddy." he said and he kissed him all over his face.
"Andrew, how about you go inside and wait for me and daddy? We'll just...talk." I said, trying to stop sobbing.
He went inside and I saw Nicole with a bruised knee saying sorry.
"Why didn't you tell me I have a son?" Sam asked.
"I... I got scared. I found out last minute before leaving Lima. I didn't want anything to hold me back... I'm sorry Sam..." I tried to hold his hand but he moved back.
"I don't know... I had the right Quinn. To know my son."
"I'm sorry, Sam. I'm sorry." I started to cry so hard I fell on my knees.
"Quinn... No, don't." He got on his knees and locked me in his arms.
"I wanted to tell you, Sam. I just don't know how. He knows about you. He knows everything about you." I said while crying in his arms.
"Give me a chance. I want to know my son, Quinn." he said.
I just nodded and kissed him on the lips. "I love you, Sam. I'm sorry."
"I don't know how to forgive you. I need time to think Quinn...but I'm not going anywhere. I love you okay." he said as he kissed me back. "Now, let's go inside. Our son's waiting for us." he added and smiled.
We went inside hand in hand and saw our son watching Tarzan. When he saw us, he ran for his dad.
"Daddy! Let's watch Tarzan!" Andrew said as Sam carried him.
"Of course! Anything for my boy." He kissed him on the head and went to the couch to watch with his son.
I just stared at them seeing the 2 most important boys in my life finally together. I asked Nicole to give Sam a glass of juice and Andrew his glass of milk. Sam looked stressed but happy cause Andrew was talking too much and telling him a lot of stories. That image was the most precious one I've ever seen. I went to my room and got my camera to capture the most memorable moment of my boys. Sam meeting his son and Andrew finally being with his dad. I sat on the couch as well with Andrew between me and Sam.
"Are you happy, Baby?" I asked Andrew.
"Yes!" he said and kissed me on the cheek.
"I'm sorry, Andrew. For not telling you where your dad really was..." I said, starting to tear up again. "I love you so much, baby. I'm really sorry." I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him really tight. He didn't answer but he hugged me back.
"How about some for Daddy? I've been missing that sweet embrace all my life! I need more of it than mommy!" he joked and acted like a sad and jealous daddy.
"I love you, Daddy!" Andrew got out of my arms and hugged his dad. "Are you gonna sleep here daddy?" he asked. Sam just looked at me, waiting for my answer. I nodded and smiled.
"Yes. I'll put you to bed. And we can spend more time tomorrow, okay. But now, you have to sleep. It's late, Andrew." he said, looking at his son straight in the eyes.
"Mommy?" he asked with his puppy eyes trying to make me let him stay up late.
"You heard daddy, Andrew. You have more time tomorrow but you need to sleep now." I said as I stood up to turn off the television.
"Come on, big boy. Let daddy carry you to bed." and so, Sam picked up his loving son to bed but Andrew asked the both of us to put him to bed.
A few minutes later, Andrew was off to snooze land. Sam and I went out of his and turned out the lights. He couldn't stop smiling and that was the moment I knew how important being a dad it is to Sam.
"Thank you." I told him, placing my hand on his shoulders. "If not for me, for Andrew." I smiled at him.
He smiled back and said, "I can just sleep on the couch, if that's okay."
"I was wondering if... I mean, as Andrew's parents..." I felt shy inviting him in my room.
"What?" Sam asked.
"Sleep in my room, Sam. There's a side for you on that bed."
"Are... Are you sure?" he asked.
"Sam. I want you beside me." I said and slowly seduced him to the room. Just what I thought, he followed me.
We lied down on the bed feeling awkward at first so I turned my back on him. In 5 seconds, I felt his arms around me, cheek on top of mine and feet on top of my feet.
"Sam..." I said as I turned my face to him but my lips immediately felt his. He was kissing me until we were making out on my bed.
"I'm sorry..." I whispered as I was kissing the back of his ears.
"Shh, stop it okay. I don't want you crying anymore." he said and continued kissing me. It wasn't long enough until I felt him entering me. I moaned hard feeling him inside me. "God, I missed you. Uhhh..." He heard me moaning until he was going at it fast. He whispered, "Maybe Andrew needs a sibling." He laughed a bit as he was going slow. "Mhmmm, not yet. I'm on pill." I giggled a bit. As soon as he heard my little laughs, he went on it wild and really fast and I loved it. I felt him explode inside me. I was so wet but I didn't mind it. We both came at the same time and so we lied on our backs beside each other.
"Wow." I said.
"Yeah, wow." He replied.
"That was... awesome." I said.
"Awesome? AMAZING!" He laughed as he turned to kiss me. "Hey, Quinn..."
I turned to him, now our eyes are infront of each other like they're connected. "Yeah?"
"How could I not forgive the mother of my child and my future wife?" He asked.
I smiled at him and kissed him.
He reached over his pants on the floor. I grabbed something and went back to face me. "I know, I made a promise about 13 years ago." He opened the box and I was starting to tear up already. "I promised you, I will marry you someday. And I told you this morning that I won't leave this city without you back in my arms." I couldn't help it so I kissed him already. "Okay, let me finish babe." We both laughed at each other. "Will you, Quinn Fabray, officially do the honor to not just be the mother of my child, but also be my lovely wife? To spend the rest of my life with? To make more siblings for our little Andrew? To be the first person I see when I wake up every morning? To grow old with and have not even death to part us?"
I started to cry hard and kiss him on the lips. "Yes, Sam. Yes, I will." We went back to kissing and spent the rest of the night telling how much we love each other.
"Here's to forever with you." he said as he pulled me closer to his arms.
"Forever." I smiled and kissed him as we went to dream land feeling excited to wake up the next day to start our promised forever as a family.
THE END!
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