A/N: I suck, plain and simple. Before finals I figured I would have tons of time to write, but as it turns out I didn't. Plus I had to deal with transferring schools and getting things set up to continue getting my bachelor's degree. Anyways, I'm a horrible person.

I was also completely stuck on where I wanted to go with this story. All my ideas are for the future…many, many…chapters later from this one so it's hard, but I have a very vague idea on where to go with it.

Any ideas are greatly appreciated. You guys take the time to read my story so I figure maybe having your input would make things easier.

Next chapter is regionals by the way : )


Ch. 29: Road to Regionals

"Okay folks, regionals are next week and I want to see how you all are feeling about it," Rachel says as she stands in front of her Glee club members. It would be the last meeting for the week before they spent the remainder of the week and most of the next week perfecting their regionals routine.

In the front, Sara raises her hand before speaking. "I'm sure we will be fine, but I just wanted to know why we're meeting when almost half of our members are gone."

"Well today is the day that our guidance counselor wants to meet with students and help start a plan for their future endeavors," Rachel looks down at her watch. "This reminds me, I have a meeting starting in a few minutes so I'm letting you all go free, but we will be making it up next week. You're all dismissed."

Everyone in the room made their way out the doors as Lucy made her way up to her mother.

"Is everything with Beth going to be okay?" Lucy asks concerned for her sister.

"I don't know. That's why I need to make that meeting with your mom and sister."

Lucy leans forward and places a kiss on her mama's cheek.

"I'll see you at home," Lucy says before walking out the door.

Rachel quickly gathers her things and heads down the hallway towards the front of the school where the meeting was being held. Through the windows she sees her wife and daughter sitting across from Emma Schuester. Rachel quickly makes her way in and smiles gently at her wife and daughter.

"Sorry about that. I was just finishing up with the glee club. What did I miss?"

Quinn smiles at her wife.

"Nothing really, we were just going over a few basics until you got here."

From her desk, Emma watches Beth as she continues to sit in the chair and traces the beautifully scripted Q on her wrist.

"Beth," she starts, Beth looks up. "I've been reading your school file and it says you were held back a year when you were 12. You ended up taking the sixth grade twice."

"So," Beth mumbles. "It was a hard year. Plus a lot of things were going on."

"It says you had dislocated your shoulder," Emma replies gently.

Beth instantly freezes up. "I don't want to talk about it. Let's move on."

Rachel and Quinn lock eyes and they both knew that this wasn't going to go away so quickly. Eventually it was something they were going to talk about.

"Also it says that basketball was your go to extracurricular activity. I was wondering if you have given any thought on joining the basketball team next year. It looks good on college applications."

Beth lets out a groan. "That doesn't matter to me. I'm not going to college anyway," Beth grabs her bag and moves towards the door. "I don't feel like talking anymore." Beth leaves the room and Beth's parents look towards Emma.

"What do we do now?" Rachel asks.

"I can give you a pamphlet and then you can decide," Emma reaches into her desk, pulls it out and hands it to Rachel.

Rachel looks at the title, and hands it to Quinn who reads it out loud.

"'What Do You Do When Your Daughter Doesn't Want to Go to College?'"

"Anything else I can help you with?" Emma asks with a smile.

"Nope, that's all," Quinn says before quickly getting up from her chair. "Rachel and I have somewhere to be."

Quinn and Rachel quickly walk out the door.

"Why does everybody do that?" Emma whispers to herself.

*Friend to a Stranger*

Rachel and Quinn make their way out to the parking lot.

"That meeting was rather interesting. I'm not sure I like the idea of Beth not going to college though. In fact, I'd rather her go to college," Rachel says with a small sigh.

"You're not the only one Rachel. The current school year is almost through. We have time to try and figure out why Beth doesn't want to continue her education, but right now I think we should just give her space. Let her come to us. If she doesn't by the middle of next year, then I say we interfere. I just don't like pushing our children. My parents did it to my sister and I and I think we always resented them for it. I know I did," Quinn whispers.

Rachel reaches for her wife's hand and interlocks their fingers.

"I can I agree to that. Not sure that I like it, but I can agree to it. What are your plans for the rest of the afternoon?"

Quinn leans her head against her wife's shoulder as they continue to walk towards her car.

"I have to see how the construction is going and see if we are on track to start up by the end of the summer. Afterwards, I am meeting my mother for coffee. What about you?"

"Regionals," is all Rachel has to say for Quinn to understand what Rachel was going to be doing. She chuckles and shakes her head.

*Friend to a Stranger*

After walking out of the meeting, Beth made her way to her locker to deposit her books. When Emma brought up her past she couldn't help, but feel frustrated. There were so many things she continuously kept to herself and she was tired of people bringing it up. She wanted to keep her past, in her past.

"Hey baby!"

Beth closes her locker door and turns to face her girlfriend, who instantly brings a smile to her face.

"How'd the meeting go?"

"It was as bad as I predicted, but to be honest it doesn't really matter at this point. I just want to spend the rest of my day with you and be home in time for the interrogation to begin."

Amanda reaches for Beth's hand as they travel down the hallway.

"What interrogation are you talking about?"

Beth grins and shakes her head.

"Not mine. The rents finally decided that enough was enough and told Lucy if she wanted to ever date again then they had to meet Jason. Jason and Luce are going out tonight so I want to be home to watch what happens," Beth finishes with a smirk.

"Oh, I am so there for that."

Beth and Amanda make their way out to the parking lot.

"How are things at home?"

Amanda looks at her girlfriend with a small grin. Things in her life were working out a lot better than she thought it would. When her mamí decided to quit coaching the Cheerios, she thought it was going to be hell, but Santana quickly got back into the rhythm of working at the restaurant, and what's even better was that her mamí managed to make it home in time for dinner most nights. Things seemed to be getting back to normal and Amanda was extremely grateful for it.

"Both of my moms continue to smile. At times it's a little sickening, but then I look back on what it used to be like and I am so happy that things are relatively normal. I mean, my mom is just finalizing plans for her dance studio and mamí is even letting me help out in the kitchen when she works. I never thought I would like cooking, but it turns out, I am great at it."

"Maybe that's something you could do with your future. Open your own restaurant or take over the family business," Beth says before opening the door to Amanda's car.

"I'll look into it. Then we just need to find out what you want to go to college for."

"I'm not going to college," Beth states before getting into the car.

Amanda frowns before getting into her car. She wasn't sure if she liked that idea, not knowing Beth's parents were thinking the exact same thing.

*Friend to a Stranger*

Jason Henderson has known pressure before. Being one of the stars of the baseball team, he understands the pressure. Everyone in the stands are counting on you to make that last homerun or waiting for you to strike out that one last player. He understood game pressure.

Keeping your relationship secret from your girlfriend's parents is a whole new kind of pressure, one he didn't like one bit. Not one bit at all.

He sat next to Lucy on the couch while her parents sat across from them. He spotted Beth and Amanda hiding around the corner with grins on their faces.

"So, Mr. Henderson," Rachel says in an authoritative tone. "How much longer were you planning on keeping this from my wife and me?"

Jason licks his lips and finally speaks.

"It was never really my intention to not have you guys know. It's just that I'm a senior and I was worried you weren't going to let me date your daughter."

Quinn raises an eyebrow.

"You're right, we wouldn't have let you."

"Mom!" Lucy yells.

Quinn sends her HBIC glare and Lucy sighs.

"It's not like we have anything against you. It's just that you're a senior and Lucy is a sophomore and we don't like the age difference, especially if you are going to be going off to college."

Jason may not understand their truthfulness he wanted to know what had changed their minds.

"Can I ask what changed?"

Rachel looks at her little girl and sends her a small smile.

"Lucy will do anything that she sets her mind too. I know she would've fought tooth and nail for this. It's something she gets from Quinn and me. We may not like it, but Lucy says she can handle herself and if you do anything to hurt her I know that someone will be there to hurt you back."

Jason raises an eyebrow.

"You or Mrs. Fabray right?"

Rachel looks at her wife and smiles. Quinn responds to Jason's question.

"Wrong, Beth can handle that. You would be hurting her baby sister and nobody hurts her baby sister."

Lucy rolls her eyes and stands up.

"Okay, that's enough. Let's go!" Lucy yells before grabbing Jason's hand and rushing them out the door.

"Be home before curfew!" Quinn yells before the front door slams shut.

Rachel and Quinn chuckle as they lean against each other.

"I hope he doesn't hurt her," Quinn murmurs.

"Me too," Rachel states before placing a kiss on her wife's head.

*Friend to a Stranger*

Lucy pulls away from Jason out of breath. They were currently making out in the bed of Jason's truck and things were continuing fast.

"What's wrong?" Jason says before trailing kisses up Lucy's neck.

"I'm n-not sure if we should do this."

Jason pulls away with a frown.

"Wasn't this the plan? We were finally going to do this. You're on the pill right?"

Lucy nods her head.

"I'm not sure that I'm ready," Lucy whispers.

Jason glances down at the strain in his pants and sighs.

"Lucy, I love you, but you can't tell a guy you are ready when you're not. I'll just take you home."

Lucy inwardly groaned. She wasn't sure if she was ever going to be ready for a step like this. One thing she did know was that she loves Jason. She was also told that if you were going to give up your virginity to somebody it should be with somebody that you love.

Lucy grabbed Jason's hand.

"I'm just nervous," Lucy replied embarrassed.

Jason smiles and softly kisses Lucy's lips.

"I won't hurt you, okay? I'll make you feel good," Jason says before taking off his shirt and then Lucy's.

"You have a condom?" Lucy asks before taking off her own shirt.

"It feels better without it. You're on the pill and I'll pull out. Trust me," Jason says before removing Lucy's jeans off her body, his following closely behind.

Lucy attaches her lips to her boyfriends as he slowly pushes himself into her. Lucy winces slightly before nodding her head. Jason continues his thrusts and grins when the pain goes away and pleasure racks through her body.

*Friend to a Stranger*

Lucy walked into the house with a huge grin on her face. Her night with Jason had been one she would remember forever and she was happy that she finally took that step. She walks into the kitchen and spots Beth sitting at the island counter working on her computer.

Beth watches Lucy's movements with a frown. Lucy was too happy.

"What's up with you?"

Lucy caps the bottle of water she took out of the fridge.

"Nothing…I'm just really happy. Jason and I took the next step in our relationship."

Beth frowns and shakes her head. She really didn't need to know that.

"I hope you were safe. The last thing you need is to be a teenage mom."

Lucy continues to grin and walks out of the room and into her bedroom to grab a change of clothes and to shower.

After her shower she throws her clothes into her hamper and makes her way to her vanity. She brushes her hair and when her phone rings she gently throws her brush on the vanity knocking things on the ground in order to get her phone which was on her bedside table.

"Hello?"

"Tonight was amazing. We definitely need to do that again."

Lucy continued to grin.

"I agree," she replies softly. "I love you."

"Same to you," Jason says before hanging up.

Lucy hangs up her phone and looks down at the mess on her floor. She sighs and picks everything up, including her birth control pill container which had opened. She places her things back on the table and looks at her pill container noticing one very important detail. Her pill for that day was still there.

Her happy filled day was no longer happy.