AN: I own nothing but an OC name Skylar but called Sky. Charlie is not mine. Someone on Tumblr invented her. I don't own the songs or the show.
A big thanks to my Beta Cassicio and a shout out to Gleefulness for guessing right first.
Enjoy.
CHAPTER 12
Rachel woke up and headed down stairs to see Shelby stabbing a steak on a cutting board. Rachel eyed her carefully.
"Mom?"
"Oh, good morning dear." Shelby smiled.
"Must not be good for you." Rachel said looking at the steak.
"We're- or rather I'm having steak tonight." Shelby said stabbing the steak again.
"Where's Sky?" Rachel asked and Shelby stabbed the steak hard.
"She headed to New York at four." Shelby answered tossing the steak into a marinade.
"For what?"
"Issues." Shelby said placing the marinade bowl into the fridge. "What are you doing this weekend, my good daughter?" Shelby asked.
"Whatever comes my way." Rachel shrugged as Shelby nodded.
"Want to run scales with me?" Shelby asked and Rachel beamed.
"Yes." They headed into the living room and Shelby sat at the piano bench while Rachel sat beside her.
Rachel loved doing this with her mother. It was their time. Sky refused to really do anything like this since their fourteenth birthday. Though, she did get her first girlfriend around the same time. The first girlfriend sucked. Sky threw all her time into being with her and Shelby made killing motions behind the girl's back.
…
Charlie woke up, sore but safe, in her twin's arms. She looked up and found Quinn already awake playing with her hair.
"Morning."
"Morning. How are you feeling?"
"Better." Charlie yawned. "Can we go see them?" Charlie asked as Quinn nodded.
"Yes, just get dressed and covered." Quinn said.
It still being winter helped. She had a reason to be covered up.
They pulled up to the house and knocked on the door. Rachel opened it.
"Good morning Quinn, Charlie, how are you today?" She seemed happy.
"Good, how are you?" Quinn asked.
"Excellent, mom and I were just working on scales." Rachel said stepping to the side. "Please, come in."
"Is Sky here?" Charlie asked. She hadn't seen the motorcycle.
"No." Rachel answered shutting the door. "She took off for New York this morning. She didn't say why in her note." Rachel said. Then she saw the bags under Charlie's eyes. "If you're still tired you can get some sleep in Sky's room."
"Thanks." Charlie headed up to Sky's room leaving the two alone.
"What's up with her?" Shelby asked.
"Rough night." Quinn answered.
"I see." Shelby nodded. "Would you like something to eat?" Shelby asked as Quinn shook her head.
"No thanks, we ate before we came." Quinn smiled politely.
"Ok, just let me know." Shelby said.
"Do you want to practice scales with us? You have a very pretty voice." Rachel said and Quinn blushed.
"Sure." Quinn said following them into the living room.
Charlie was curled up on Sky's bed holding her pillow close inhaling Sky's scent. She needed the safety Sky provided her. Her eyes had tears falling from them and her body ached. Ached from the pain her father inflicted on her. Ached from the want and need to be in Sky's arms. She closed her eyes and imaged Sky wrapped around her keeping her safe.
…
Sky looked over at the bed when she heard movement and sighed.
"Thank god." Sky let out as the figure on the bed tried to sit up but failed.
"Sky? Where am I?" She asked.
"Mercy General." Sky answered.
"Why?"
"You don't remember getting in a car with your drunk boyfriend?" Sky asked as the girl shook her head.
"I remember being at the party. I don't remember getting in the car."
"Why would you get in a car drunk anyway?" Sky asked. "You know better than that."
"Last time I checked I don't need my pseudo niece telling me what I do and don't know."
"You obviously don't know how to take care of yourself if you're still doing this." Sky huffed and the woman on the bed glared.
"I'm twenty four years old! I don't need you to tell me what to do with my life!"
"No! You don't! I just don't exactly want to see you dead anytime soon and have to explain to Davis why when he gets home!" Sky shouted clenching her fist.
Davis' sister Hayden always knew which buttons to push with Sky. Hayden was fourteen years younger than Davis and Shelby. She had light brown hair and blue eyes and stood at five foot six inches.
"No one knows when he'll be home." Hayden muttered.
"Just be lucky you're alive. I paid the hospital bills, so you're free to go whenever the doctor says so." Sky said heading for the door.
"Why?" Hayden asked.
"Why what?" Sky asked turning back to her.
"Why do you always help me when I fuck up?" Hayden asked and Sky shrugged.
"You're family." Sky said. "You never give up on family."
"You sound more and more like Davis every day." Hayden chuckled bitterly.
"Someone had to step up and take care of the family." Sky said. "You were partying and mom was busy with Me, Rachel and Broadway. She couldn't always step away to take care of her family."
"But she was there when it really mattered." Hayden finished.
"Yeah." Sky nodded.
"How much do I owe you?" Hayden asked and Sky shook her head.
"Nothing." Sky answered.
"Are you sticking around?" Hayden asked.
"Until you're discharged," Sky answered, "and packed."
"Packed?" Hayden asked, confused.
"Yeah, I'm gonna get started on it while you're here."
"Where am I going?"
"Lima, Ohio." Sky answered.
"Why?"
"Because the doctor has you on bed rest and you'll kill yourself here." Sky said.
"God, you are Davis' kid, you know that?" Hayden asked.
"I've been told." Sky muttered.
"Thank you." Hayden said.
"You're welcome." Sky said. "I'm gonna go start packing your things."
"When are you heading back?" Hayden asked.
"To Lima?" Hayden nodded and Sky shrugged. "Monday while Rach is at school and mom is at work, so I don't have to face them and can get my car and drop the motorcycle off. Then I'll come back here."
"Why?"
"Because I'm not going to tell them why I had to come all the way up here. You are." Sky said, checking her phone. She slid open the keyboard and typed out a quick text and hit send.
"I saw Tessa." Hayden said and Sky cringed. "You really hit her?" Hayden asked as Sky nodded. "Wow."
"She insulted my friends, family and the girl I think I might love." Sky said and Hayden gasped then coughed. "You broke three ribs as well as your arm and leg." Sky said as Hayden surveyed the damage.
"So this girl?"
"I'll tell you about her later." Sky said grabbing her keys off the side table by the door.
"You're just going to leave me here, bored?" Hayden asked.
"Part of your punishment." Sky smirked walking away and shutting the door behind her.
Then it dawned on her. Sky was going to her apartment to pack her things. "Sky wait!"
…
Charlie lifted her head when she heard her phone beep. She opened the text message and smiled.
'Morning beautiful, hope you have a wonderful day. Something came up with my pseudo aunt.'
Charlie replied. 'I hope she's ok. When will you be home?'
The reply was instant. 'I'll be back to you before you know it. Promise.'
Charlie smiled wide and sighed contently, relaxing into the bed more. She was almost asleep when she heard the doorbell ring. She ignored it and tried to get back to sleep. She was almost asleep when the door was flung open and Brittany launched herself onto the bed, cradling Charlie in her arms.
"I heard Sky was gone and decided to keep you company."
"Thanks B. But I really want to sleep right now." Charlie said and Brittany smiled and began to sing softly to her.
Charlie wanted to be annoyed but instead she found herself asleep in an instant.
Sky stood in front of the apartment door and sighed. Rachel and Shelby were going to kill her when she got back, but hopefully they'd spare her when they learn about Hayden. She put the key in the lock and turned. She stepped in and was shocked to find a woman holding an infant boy.
"Who are you?" the woman asked.
"Skylar Corcoran. Hayden's niece." Sky answered.
"Is Hayden alright? I'm her neighbor, Mrs. Jenson."
"She got into a car accident earlier with her boyfriend. She's at the hospital right now."
"Is she ok?"
"A few broken bones but she's alive and awake." Sky answered not taking her eyes off the child in her arms.
"Oh, this is Hayden's son Matthew. Would you like to hold him?" Mrs. Jenson asked and Sky nodded numbly. Mrs. Jenson placed Matthew in Sky's arms carefully.
"She never told me she had a son. How old is he?" Sky asked.
"Six months." Mrs. Jenson answered. "Hopefully you can knock some sense into his mother. She gets the worst boyfriends and always needs someone to watch little Matthew."
"That won't be a problem. I was going to bring her to Lima, Ohio with me till she recovered from the accident." Sky said letting Matthew tug on her finger.
"You seem to be a natural with kids." Mrs. Jenson smiled.
Sky smiled softly. "I used to volunteer at a nursery till my girlfriend pulled me away from it. I regret letting her." Sky said.
"Sounds like a bad girlfriend." Mrs. Jenson said and Sky nodded.
"That's why I broke up with her." Sky found it easy to talk to Mrs. Jenson. She was also surprised that the woman was so accepting to her being gay. Mrs. Jenson must have seen this because what she said next surprised Sky.
"The other Mrs. Jenson works the night shift at Belleview. She's resting right now." Sky looked at her shocked. "Ellie and I have been married for almost ten years." She smiles proudly.
"Congratulations." Sky said. "I don't mean to pry, but how old are you?" Sky asked.
"Twenty nine." Mrs. Jenson answered.
"When did you meet Ellie?"
"High school. We were sixteen."
"I really don't mean to pry but, how did you know she was the one for you?" Sky asked as Matthew cooed and tried to grab at Sky's hair but Sky grabbed his hand before he could succeed.
"The way she made me feel when she was in the room. Just knowing she was close made me feel butterflies in my stomach. When she looked at me it's as if everything and everyone didn't matter. When she holds my hand and holds me close I feel like no matter what she'll never let go. Have you found someone like that?" She asked and Sky smiled.
"I think I have."
"If you think they are the one, you should hold onto them."
"I will." Sky smiled handing Matthew back to Mrs. Jenson. "I have to get started on her packing."
"I couldn't help but notice a motorcycle pulled up and you're wearing a riding jacket. Is that yours?"
"Yeah, I was gonna head back to Lima and get my SUV Monday." Sky said as Mrs. Jenson nodded.
"You start packing, I'll take care of this little guy."
"Thanks, Mrs. Jenson."
"Tara please."
"Thanks, Tara." Sky smiled.
…
When Charlie woke up Quinn was shaking her.
"Shelby made lunch." Quinn smiled and helped her to her feet. Charlie rubbed her eyes and yawned. "You feeling better?" Quinn asked as Charlie smiled.
"Much. Sky texted me." Charlie said following Quinn downstairs.
"You sleep well?" Shelby asked as Charlie nodded.
"Sky texted me and said something came up with her pseudo aunt." Charlie said as Shelby handed her a plate with a veggie burger on it. She eyed it and looked at Shelby.
"Sky didn't do our shopping last week." Shelby said and Charlie giggled. "Did Sky say anything else?" Shelby asked and Charlie shook her head.
"Just that she'd be home soon." Charlie said taking a seat at the dining table. "What did you guys do today?" Charlie asked.
"We worked on scales and went through some of the boxes that still need to be unpacked." Rachel answered.
"I saw a lot of pictures of Sky and Rachel as kids." Quinn smiled and Rachel grumbled.
"Can I see them?" Charlie asked and Shelby smiled.
"After lunch."
…
"Awwww." Charlie cooed. "You were so adorable."
Rachel hid her face in the crook of Quinn's shoulder while Shelby showed Charlie the photos. "Oh my gosh, is that Sky?" Charlie asked as Shelby nodded.
"I wish I had pictures of the two of them growing up together. The pictures of them together start when they were both ten." Shelby said with a sad smile.
Rachel crawled over and placed her head on her mother's lap.
"Even though the circumstances sucked we're together and I got to know my twin sister." Rachel said and Shelby ran her hand through her hair.
"I should have just let your fathers take both of you." Shelby sighed.
"Imagine the transition into living with you if that happened." Rachel said. "Just remember Sky had to throw tantrums to keep my diva fits in check."
Shelby groaned. "Please don't remind me, we had the paparazzi after us for the longest time because of that." Shelby laughed.
"Remember when she came out?" Rachel asked.
Shelby huffed. "I felt betrayed."
"He helped raise her, mom." Rachel pointed out.
"I'm still the mother, which means I have priority." Shelby hugged crossing her arms. "What shocked me more was that you broke a girl's nose." Shelby said and Quinn and Charlie looked at her shocked.
"You did what?" Quinn asked.
"We were three weeks from our fourteenth birthday and some girl decided it would be ok to call Sky a "dyke bitch." I just showed her why no one messes with our family." Rachel said. "After that people knew not to mess with us unless they found a way to keep it from getting around."
Shelby groaned. "The rumors of Sky getting around were worse."
"How it reached the press I will never know." Rachel said.
"What?" Charlie asked.
"One of Sky's girlfriends only went out with her to get into the papers and get her fifteen minutes of fame." Shelby grumbled.
"She was Sky's first girlfriend. Mom made killing motions behind her back." Rachel laughed. "After that Sky swore she would never put her heart on her sleeve. She's worn it behind layers and layers of built up walls." Rachel said.
"Her first love is something I'll never forget." Shelby made a face.
"How did we know you'd be home early?" Rachel asked.
"I don't know what's worse, the fact that I walked in on my daughter and her girlfriend or that fact that you tried to cover for them?" Shelby said and Rachel went back over to Quinn just as the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Rachel said.
Rachel opened the door and was shocked.
"Finn, what are you doing here?" Rachel asked.
"I want to explain for yesterday."
"There's nothing to explain." Rachel said
"Please?" Finn pleaded.
Just then Quinn walked up and glared when she saw the man child.
"What do you want?"
"I want to explain to my girlfriend what happened."
"We aren't together Finn. Not after last night."
"What do you want?" Shelby asked and Rachel was sure she was channeling Sky with the face and tone she was using.
"I'm sorry I hurt your daughter, I just want to explain." Finn pleaded.
"Where is Sky when you need her?" Shelby grumbled.
"Sky isn't here?" Finn asked.
"Why do you care where she's at?" Charlie asked.
"She already shacking up with Puck?" Finn asked and a slap rang out.
Charlie, Quinn and Shelby all looked at Rachel shocked. Rachel didn't believe in violence except when completely necessary.
As if on cue Puck walked up. "Did I just see what I thought I saw?"
"Rachel slapping Finn? Yes." Quinn nodded.
"Dude, why did she slap you?"
"He cheated on her." Shelby said and Puck glared.
"Not cool dude. No one disrespects my Jewish sister." Puck said stepping between him and Rachel.
"I want to explain."
"Why should you?" Puck asked. "You screwed up. So leave." Puck said turning and ushering the ladies into the house slamming the door in Finn's face.
"Thank you, Noah." Rachel said hugging him and he returned it with a smile.
"No problem. Us Jews gotta stick together." He looked around. "Speaking of which, where's Sky?"
"New York." Shelby answered. "Something came up with her pseudo aunt."
"Pseudo aunt?"
"Her god-father's younger sister." Shelby said.
"Confusing." Puck said and Shelby just shrugged. "So, what were you ladies up to?" Puck asked.
"Looking at baby pictures." Charlie answered and Rachel grumbled, turning into Quinn to hide her face.
"She's a little bit embarrassed." Quinn said and Rachel swatted her shoulder.
"Shut up."
…
Monday morning rolled around and Sky pulled up to the house. She was gonna grab some things and go. She stepped into her room and saw Charlie curled into a ball on her bed. Sky grabbed a sheet of paper and wrote out a note before stuffing a duffel bag full of clothes and her toiletries. She headed out and hopped into her Journey. She glanced back at the house before starting the car and driving away.
Charlie heard the car start and opened her eyes. On the pillow beside her was a note. She picked it up and read it.
'You ok? Call me when you wake up. -Sky'
Charlie quickly dialed.
"Hey, gorgeous." Charlie felt the blush rise to her cheeks.
"Come back. Please?"
"What's wrong?" Sky asked.
"Dad got called away again and he took mom with him this time. Where are you going?"
"New York."
"Can I come?"
"If you want."
Charlie heard the car pull back into the driveway. "You turned around that quick?"
"You sounded like something was wrong."
"I'll be right down."
Charlie hopped into the passenger seat and cupped Sky's face crashing their lips together.
"Hello to you too." Sky grinned. "What was that?"
"I haven't seen my girlfriend in two days." Charlie said. "Sue me for not wanting to make up for lost time." Charlie smirked and Sky's grin turned into a beaming smile.
"Girlfriend?" Sky asked.
"If you'll have me." Charlie said as Sky pulled her into her kissing her fiercely.
"I think it should be as long as you'll have me." Sky said.
"Always." Charlie smiled. "So, are you going to give me a tour of the concrete jungle?" Charlie asked as Sky nodded.
"Yeah."
…
"Where's Charlie?" Santana asked.
"Sleeping." Quinn answered.
"Sky still isn't home?" Brittany asked as Rachel nodded.
"We don't really know when she will be home." Rachel said opening her locker.
"So how are you two? Puck told me Finnessa came to visit Saturday." Santana said.
"We're getting there." Rachel answered smiling at Quinn who returned it.
"Can we go on double dates?" Brittany asked and Quinn eyed the two.
"When they become a real couple, B." Santana answered.
"When are we going to be a real couple?" Brittany asked sadly and Santana sighed heavily.
"When those two come out." Santana said pointing to Rachel and Quinn.
"Way to put us on the spot." Quinn grumbled. Quinn's phone buzzed. "It's from Charlie." Quinn said, opening the text. "Sky came home to get some things and I'm going to NY with her." Quinn read out loud.
"Why the hell would Sky take Charlie?" Santana asked.
"Why didn't Sky stay?" Rachel asked.
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And a heads up. I'm being extremely stupid right now because I have a new story coming up soon. =D
