Sorry about the wait guys.
Well that last episode of Glee was a doozy…in the sense that it was stupid and it hurt my brain. I did however like Gloria as Santana's mother they should have brought her in sooner and let her stay. Also Quinn is as gay as ever and Finchel is no more! Also little Santana had a mullet!
So there will probably only be a few more chapters left of this story and then it will probably be the end of this crazy universe that I've come up with.
I may do some one shots or something but this story will conclude the trilogy. There will be a little one shot that I will post shortly after this story finishes to properly conclude this series.
Like I said this chapter focuses on everyone so we get to see what's been happening to the gang lately.
~~~ Dreams ~~~
Maya wandered around her new home cleaning up as she went, well it wasn't so new they had been in there for a few months now but it still felt new. They had pretty much finished unpacking and the rooms were decorated. It wasn't anything fancy or stylish or over the top, it was just them. It was homey and that's what Maya loved about it. It was warm and inviting and it made her smile. She loved that Toby's love of sports could be seen by his autographed basketball sitting by the TV and the many sporting magazines and books that he had by the bookcase, and she loved that he still had all of his video games even though it annoyed her to no end that he never put them away properly. She loved that Ally's many pieces of art work was proudly displayed on the arts wall and that her many toys were almost falling out of the toy box in the living room. This was her home she loved everything about it mostly because she never thought she would ever have something like this.
After the big move and Toby graduating from the police academy things had begun to settle down for the little family of three. It had been pretty busy and stressful during that time, Toby was always training and Maya was studying and working and Ally was off at day care. But now they had gotten into a routine and things were a lot calmer and more stable. There was just one little thing that Maya wanted to make this complete.
There was no doubt in her mind that she would always love Toby and that she would always want him in her life as well as Ally. They had a home together and they loved each other but Maya wanted it to be official. She would be lying if she said she never imagined what it would be like to be married to Toby. When she was a teenager she had practiced writing her name as Mrs. Maya Berry-Fabray and dreamt about what their wedding day might look like. But when high school was over and she moved to LA that dream soon became just that…a dream. But now, now she was finally living half of her dream she was just waiting for the rest of it to come true.
Toby had been dropping hints lately or at least Maya thought he had. He was never really subtle about some stuff. It was small things like pointing out random gardens that would look nice in the spring and that would look great for a wedding, or he would casually mention places that would be great for a honeymoon, somewhere with a beach and lots of sun. Even Ally joined in by saying how much she wants to be a flower girl again. Maya didn't want to get her hopes up but she couldn't help but get just a little excited at the thought of possibly becoming Toby's wife and officially becoming Ally's mother.
Maya came to a stop when she entered the living room there on the couch was Ally fast asleep surrounded by what looked like every single stuffed toy she owned and the girl owned a lot of toys. Being the only biological grandchild of Quinn and Rachel the girl was spoiled. Toby and Maya had to explain that when her Aunty Grace and Aunty Sofia have their babies things will be a little different and that she was going to be the eldest and have to be a good role model for her cousins. Ally was looking forward to it though she couldn't wait to have even more family to play with. She loved playing with Cooper and Max they were awesome but sometimes she just wanted someone to play dolls with so she was hoping that her Aunties' babies were gonna be girls.
Maya couldn't help but smile when she saw the little girl surrounded by her toys even though she knew it was going to be a nightmare trying to get Ally to pick up her stuff later on. The brunette quietly moved over to the couch not wanting to wake Ally up, she carefully picked up the toys that had fallen onto the floor and placed them back into the toy box. Maya was startled by the little voice that came from under the pile of toys on the couch.
"Mommy they were there for a reason" Ally informed her
Maya just giggled, Ally had begun to develop a little bit of an attitude lately she wasn't bad or anything but sometimes she forgot to use her manners and was a little demanding.
"You know they can't live on the floor Ally" Maya replied
"Yes they can." Ally stated as she got up and stretched her little limbs.
"Na uh" Maya replied with a small smile
"Pleaseeee" Ally went for her sweet innocent look it always worked on her daddy.
"I don't know…if they stay down here then that means they can't go back in your room and then they can't keep watch at night for the monsters" Maya replied
"But they hav too!" Ally replied in horror
"Well then I guess they have to go back in your room and not live out here on the floor" Maya told her trying not to smile
"Ooookay" Ally sighed as she dragged her body off the couch and helped pick up her toys.
Maya just smiled and placed a kiss on the little girl's head. Ally was almost done taking her toys back to her room when the front door opened and her daddy called out telling everyone he was home. All toys were abandoned to the floor as Ally ran to her father.
"Daddy!" She squealed and jumped into his arms.
"Hey pumpkin." Toby smiled brightly and placed a big kiss on his daughter's cheek.
"Did you catch the bad guys?" Ally asked, she always asked this when her dad came home
"I sure did" Toby replied as he walked into the living room with Ally still in his arms.
"Good day?" Maya asked while walking up to him with a smile
"Yeah, kinda boring but still good" Toby nodded then lent down to kiss Maya's lips.
"Ewwww" Ally giggled
Toby and Maya just laughed and kissed again just to annoy her.
"Hey guess what?" Toby spoke up
"What!" Ally yelled
"You my awesome girl are spending the night at Gammy and Nanna's house" Toby told her sounding all excited.
"Yes!" Ally fist pumped
"Really? How come?" Maya asked a little confused
"It's a surprise" Toby whispered to her with a small smirk
"Oooh" Maya blushed a little.
"Alright so we gotta go pack your overnight bag because your grandmas can't wait to see you" Toby told his daughter as he put her down.
As soon as her feet hit the ground she was running off to her room to start packing.
"And she's gone…I'm feeling unloved" Toby pouted
Maya just laughed and nodded
"I think she loves them more than us" Toby added sadly
"Well your parents are hard to compete with" Maya added.
~~~ Family ~~~
Becky sat opposite Diane as she listened to the older woman speak. For the last seven months or so since Becky had started seeing a therapist the blonde could see how much it had helped and how much she needed it. Not just with everything that had happened with Valerie but everything else she had been holding onto throughout her life. The emotional abuse and neglect from her parents and pretty much her whole family ever since she got pregnant at 16 and was kicked out. God only knows what they would have done if they knew she was a homosexual sinner. Probably would have burned her at the stake. Becky knew she was better off without them, that if she had stayed she would have just suffered more heartache. She had embraced her new family and even started her own. All that was left was to finally let go of her past and move on.
"Are you sure this is something you want to do?" Diane asked
"Not really but I think it's the only way I'll get any closure." Becky sighed
"I can understand that, but Becky this is a huge deal. Going to see your parents could just open up old wounds, not mend them. I am all for letting go and moving on this is what we have been working on since you first came to see me…I just want to make sure you are sure about this." Diane replied.
"You've helped me so much…helping me deal with what happened to me at the Christmas party and everything that happened afterwards, you've helped me open up and not be such a bitch all the time. But this is something I need to do. I need to face them I need to end that part of my life. I'm not stupid to think that they will change and I'm more than prepared for them to slam the door in my face. But I need to do this." Becky told her with certainty
Becky and Hannah had talked about this the night before. Hannah was hesitant for Becky to go looking for her parents let alone try and speak to them. But ultimately Hannah supported her wife's decision she always had and she wasn't going to stop now.
"Hannah will go with me" Becky added
"Well if it's something you think you need to do then you have my support too." Diane smiled at her
"You mean you'll be there ready to put me back together again if it all turns to shit?" Becky asked with a smirk
"Precisely" Diane nodded
"Thanks" Becky chuckled
"You're welcome"
"No really…thank you, for everything." Becky replied with sincerity.
Diane just gave her a warming smile. The older woman had grown fond of Becky they had been working together for some time now and even though she wasn't supposed to, Becky was definitely one of her favourites.
Becky came home that day feeling much better, which she usually did whenever she went to see Diane. She would normally see her once a fortnight and she actually looked forward to going. Becky found her family in the living room Hannah was helping Max with his homework while Cooper was busy drawing in his scrapbook. Becky just stood there and watched them for a moment as none of them had noticed her arrive home yet.
"Ma you spelt color wrong" Max informed her
"No I didn't" Hannah replied
"Yeah you did, there's no 'u' in color" Max pointed out
Hannah lent over to see what her son was talking about and just huffed.
"You are Australian boy! We spell words properly and that means it has a 'u' in colour"
"But we're in America" Max replied
Hannah just grumbled and fixed her 'spelling mistake' while her son just chuckled at her. Becky tried to hide her laughter at her wife's annoyance with the American English language this is when Cooper looked up to see his mommy. His little face brightened up making Becky smile too. He quickly got up and ran over to her wrapping his arms around her legs. The sudden movement made Hannah and Max look up too.
"Hey mom" Max said before he went back to his homework.
"Hey beautiful" Hannah smiled dreamily
"Hey yourself" Becky smiled as she leant down to kiss her wife.
Hannah scooted over to let her wife sit down on the couch. Becky quickly sat down pulling Hannah over to pretty much sit in her lap.
"What are we doing?" Becky asked
"Ma's pissed at American spelling again" Max chuckled
"Hey, watch your mouth young man…and I was not pissed at American spelling…I was just merely pointing out that it was stupid and wrong" Hannah huffed.
Becky just nodded and kissed her wife's head.
"Of course it is sweetheart" Becky mocked her
"Don't mock me otherwise no Aussie kisses for you" Hannah pouted.
"What's an Aussie kiss?" Max asked a little confused.
"Nothing" Becky quickly replied as her face heated up.
Thankfully Cooper broke that awkward moment as he climbed up onto the couch to sit on his mama's lap.
"I drew this for you" He signed then handed over the book he was drawing in.
"Aw thank you Coop" Hannah signed back.
Both of his mothers looked down at the drawing. It was super adorable. He had drawn a picture of his family in Australia. Over in the right corner was what looked like Sydney harbour with the bridge and the opera house. Then in the left corner was a kangaroo with what Hannah assumed was a koala. There was also Uluru and some gumtrees scattered around the page. In the middle was a drawing of Cooper himself with his brother and two mommies.
"I think this is your best drawing ever" Becky signed and spoke at the same time giving her son a big smile.
"I think so too" Hannah signed.
Cooper just smiled proudly at his work.
~~~ Getting Ready ~~~
Charlie was standing backstage going through her lines like she always did whenever she wasn't onstage. She really didn't need to she had them all memorised pretty much as soon as she was given the script. But she was a perfectionist and didn't want to forget anything. She was always trying to figure out ways that will make her scenes better. She analysed what she was to say and what the words meant for her character and for those she was interacting with. They were currently going through a full rehearsal with no stops even if something went wrong or if someone forgot their lines or cues. It was getting closer to opening night and there had been a lot of buzz going around about this new play which meant that it had to be perfect.
After that slight altercation with her mother and Frankie things between the older man and Charlie had been a little awkward. She had tried to be professional about it all because she didn't want it to interfere with her first real role. Quinn had apologised profusely to her daughter after the incident she didn't want things to be hard for her but Charlie assured her that everything was fine. She had distanced herself from Frankie as much as she could, considering they had to work closely together and the fact that her character and his character were father and daughter. After what Charlie had said to him Frankie felt ashamed of what he had said and done. He had grown to really like and admire Charlie she definitely was Rachel's daughter. She had that same driven personality and her voice was something to both admire and to be envious of. Frankie wanted to make it up to Charlie but wasn't really sure how. What happened in the past happened a long time ago and he knew he never really had a chance with Rachel but that didn't or couldn't stop the way he had felt about her then or even now. For Frankie, Rachel would always be the one that got away not that he really had her in the first place.
The final scene of act one had finished so the company was given a twenty minute break before they continued on. Charlie allowed herself to take the break which normally she wouldn't she would be on stage going through her scenes or keeping her voice warmed up. But today she was instructed by her directors to let herself have a break. So Charlie headed out of the theatre to get some fresh air and something to eat. There was a small café just across from the theatre that she had fallen in love with. It was quaint and had the best strawberry milkshakes in the world. She knew she shouldn't be drinking milk before singing but she just couldn't help herself they were just too awesome not to have. When she got inside she was a little surprised to find Frankie already sitting there with a burger and fries.
She gave him a polite smile before she ordered her milkshake and blueberry muffin. She stood awkwardly by the counter waiting for her order trying not to make it obvious that she was a little uncomfortable with having Frankie there. It was fine when they were rehearsing because there were always other people there. But since that day Charlie had avoided spending one on one time with the man.
"Would you like to join me?" Frankie spoke up startling Charlie
"Oh um…n-no that's ok. I was just going to go back to the theatre and eat there." Charlie quickly replied.
Frankie tried not to feel too disappointed
"Charlie I know things are…awkward between us due to what happened in the past with your mothers but I would hope that we could move past that and be friends again." Frankie sighed
"Frankie you hurt my mother, I can't just forget that" Charlie replied firmly.
"You are very loyal…that's something I admire about you" Frankie smiled
"Look I don't want to cause any bad tension between us or whatever…you have been really helpful to me and I appreciate that I really do. But we can't be friends and it's not just because of the way you spoke to my mother but it's because of the fact that you caused my ma to cheat on my mom. I'm not saying you are all to blame but I love my ma and I will always be on her side." Charlie told him
Frankie didn't say anything for a while. He could understand where Charlie was coming from. If he was in her shoes he probably wouldn't be as calm and mature about it all like Charlie was.
"I understand." He finally spoke up with a sad smile.
"You're a great teacher Frankie…I'm really glad I got the opportunity to work with you" Charlie softly told him.
"I am too. You're destined for great things Charlotte Fabray I expect a mention in your first Tony Award acceptance speech." Frankie chuckled
"Well maybe I'll even let you hold my Tony for a few seconds" Charlie smirked
Frankie just laughed and nodded.
~~~ Sleepover ~~~
Ally was super excited to spend the night with her grandmas they always had so much fun together. She was a little sad to hear that her Aunty Cha-Cha wasn't going to be there but her daddy explained that she was having her own special sleepover with Uncle Ben she didn't really know why it was so special because it was just the two of them, how could you have lots of fun with just two people? The more the better is what Ally thought. So it was just going to be the three of them. Ally loved spending time with her Gammy and Nanna she missed living there because she got to see them every day but now that they have their own house they don't get to see them all the time and besides Ally was super busy with her day care and looking after JellyBean. She still needed to teach her grandmas how to ride a horse.
Rachel carried Ally into the living room which she and Quinn had set up with pillows everywhere and a stack of games to play and movies to watch. It was going to be awesome. Quinn placed Ally's overnight bag by the couch getting her jammies out ready.
"Alright Miss Ally before our amazing sleepover begins we need to get you into your jammies like me and Gammy" Rachel informed the little girl.
"Why?" Ally asked
"Because only the cool kids get to wear their jammies" Quinn explained with a goofy smile.
"I'm cool!" Ally insisted
"You sure are, so let's quickly get changed and then we can have some food and play lots of fun games." Rachel agreed.
After getting changed the three of them huddled around in the living room playing one of the many different board games that they had, currently they were playing a game that involves saving chickens and Quinn was not impressed that she was actually losing. She had a feeling that her wife and granddaughter were conspiring against her because Quinn Berry-Fabray does not lose. Rachel had to hold back her laugh at the sight of her wife trying not to lose her cool in front of Ally because she was losing at a child's game. Ally rolled the dice and moved her piece along the board then cheered loudly when she won something. Quinn actually glared at her four year old granddaughter.
"This game is so easy" Ally giggled
"Do you wanna play something else then? Monopoly, maybe?" Quinn asked a little too eagerly
"Quinn" Rachel chided
"What? I meant the kids version" Quinn huffed
"Nah I wanna keep playing coz I'm winning" Ally answered happily
So they continued to play and Quinn continued to lose, which just meant her pout continued to grow and she was getting grumpy. Ally was having a hoot of a time though. When it became apparent that her wife's mood was not going to improve Rachel sent her to the kitchen to get their dinner ready. While Quinn was heating up the pizza Rachel and Ally packed the games away and picked out a movie to watch. Because it was a special night they let Ally eat in the living room instead of at the table.
With some food in her belly Quinn's mood lightened right back up again and she wasn't even annoyed that Ally wanted to watch The Little Mermaid. Ally snuggled in between her two grandmas as they watched their movie and ate some fruity snacks. They all sang together when the songs came on and Ally couldn't stop giggling when her Nanna and Gammy started acting out the parts of Ariel and Prince Eric. Or when her Gammy pretended to be Sebastian and sang with a Jamaican accent. She thought her Nanna was totally scary as Ursula but she still made her giggle when she tried to dance like an octopus.
When it finally came time for bed Ally conned her grandmas into making a super awesome fort out of all the pillows and blankets and begged them to sleep in there with her. Rachel and Quinn both found it very hard to say no to the little cutie so they all ended up snuggled under this big fort in the middle of their living room floor.
They hadn't done this since Gracie was three. Grace had a really bad cold and was just feeling terrible. Judy had taken Toby for the night because they didn't want their son getting sick too. The only way to cheer Gracie up was to build this massive fort and pretend they were all princesses though Grace insisted that she was a prince because she didn't want to wear a dress. It was a nightmare because Grace was still upset because her tummy hurt and her throat hurt and the fact that Sofia wasn't allowed to sleep over because then she would get sick it was just bad all around. But the big fort helped to take her little mind off of her sickness and her separation from her bestest friend in the world.
"Nanny can you rwead me a story?" Ally asked
"Please" Quinn reminded her
"Pleaseee?" Ally added
"Oh alright if I must" Rachel sighed dramatically.
Rachel quickly got up and searched for a book to read meanwhile Quinn and Ally engaged in an epic tickle fight that nearly brought down their awesome fort. Rachel came back and she and Quinn began to read to their granddaughter. It didn't take long before Ally was fast asleep snuggled up to Quinn's chest while she held Rachel's hand. Rachel noticed that Ally was asleep and so she went to put the book down but stopped when she saw her wife begin to pout.
"I like this story" Quinn muttered bashfully
Rachel just chuckled at her wife's adorableness and continued to finish the story. When she finished she quickly got up to turn the light off and turn the night light on before she came back and snuggled up to the two other bodies in the fort.
"Night Quinn" Rachel leant over Ally to kiss her wife's lips
"Night Rach" Quinn sighed happily.
~~~ I Think I Want To Marry You ~~~
There had been only a few times in Toby's life where he found himself to be so nervous that he felt like he was going to throw up. The first day of school was one, his first game of basketball, that time he had to tell his mama that he broke her expensive family heirloom beyond repair, when he held Ally in his arms for the first time and right at this very moment. He had it all planned out and knew deep down what the answer would be but he was still nervous. He had gone through his plan with his sister asking for advice she wasn't much help.
"I dunno I just asked her the night mom had her heart attack. I didn't even have the ring with me." Grace shrugged before stuffing her face with another jelly donut.
"Wow sis you're such a romantic" Toby huffed
"She married me didn't she?" Grace replied smugly
Toby had wanted to propose to Maya for a long time. To be honest he probably would have done it a lot sooner but he didn't want to scare her away by moving too fast. But since things had been going so well lately and they were pretty much like an old married couple anyway he figured now was a good time to pop the question. He had been saving up to buy a decent ring, he didn't want to get something cheap and nasty it had to be perfect and it had to be something Maya would love and be proud to wear.
Right now Toby was driving them out to the ranch for the first part of his plan to commence. The ranch held a lot of significant memories for the couple. They had spent so much time there when they were younger. He was hoping to add to those great memories tonight.
Of course Maya had her suspicions as soon as Toby informed her that they were going out tonight and that she should wear something pretty but not too formal. That and the fact that Toby looked like he was about to throw up and he only looked like that when he was hung over, sick or nervous. She was pretty sure he was neither of the first two so she assumed he was nervous, which could only mean one thing. She wasn't a hundred precent sure if tonight was the night but she couldn't help but get her hopes up a little.
Toby had spent that afternoon setting everything up with the help of Ben and some of his friends. They had all teased him about being a cheesy romantic pussy but Toby didn't care and truthfully he figured his friends were just jealous. Ben thought the idea was great but then Ben was always the sensitive type. They had turned the barn that had stopped being used for animals for a few years into something out of a fairy tale or something. There was a roaring fire going, which made it warm and cosy. There was a massive rug by the fire with a Champaign bottle in a bucket of ice, there was a picnic basket nearby, which had been filled with Maya's favourite food and there was even some soft music playing in the background. Maya couldn't believe her eyes when she saw it. Toby hadn't always been the most romantic guy ever but he sure had his moments.
"Oh my god Toby this is…how did you do all this?" Maya asked in wonderment
"I have my ways" Toby smirked
Maya just chuckled and looked around the room again.
"So um…you like it?" Toby then asked his voice shaking ever so slightly
"I love it. Thank you" Maya smiled brightly pulling him in close.
"Well I um…I wanted tonight to be special. It's a special night and your special so…um…are you hungry?" Toby rambled trying not to let his nerves show but failed epically.
Maya tried not to laugh at his nervous behaviour but he was looking rather adorable right now. She just nodded and so Toby escorted her over to the rug and grabbed out some of the food and poured some Champaign. As they ate Toby started to relax a little and not sound like a complete fool. It was just a really nice evening.
Once they had finished off their dessert Toby's nerves began to show again because according to his plan this was the time he would bring out the ring and say a lot of romantic shit and hopefully Maya would say yes. But he couldn't because his hands were shaking too much. He wondered if his sister felt this nervous when she asked Sofia. He knows she didn't really have much planned and that she just asked her but he still wondered if she was nervous. Maya began to notice that his nerves were actually starting to get the better of him because there were a few beads of sweat forming on his forehead and he kept fidgeting.
"Toby are you alr-"
"Marry me" Toby blurted out
Maya blinked several times not really seeing that coming so fast and so randomly, due to her silence Toby panicked.
"Um…shit sorry I didn't…I had a plan…there was…I had a speech um…hang on" Toby stuttered before he grabbed out a piece of paper that looked well-worn like he had had it for a long time.
"Maya…um…you're beautiful…like the most beautiful woman I've ever met. But you're a lot more than that. You're strong and brave and I admire you so much. You've been through hell and you're still standing. I love your…um…sorry it's a little smudged…um…I think it says determination…You are an amazing woman and I am so lucky to have met you and to have you in my life. You have no idea how much you mean to me. All I've ever wanted was for you to be happy and more than anything I want to be the one to make you happy because you make me happy. I love you and if you'll have me…I…I would be so honoured to have you be my wife. Will you please marry me?" Toby finally got it out, his eyes were watery and his voice was shaky but he finally got it out.
Maya couldn't hold back her own tears and couldn't stop smiling as she nodded several times and gave him his answer.
"Yes, yes of course I'll marry you!" Maya flung her arms around Toby because he was too stunned to move.
"Really?" Toby asked in surprise
"Yes you goober!" Maya laughed
Toby smiled brightly and excitedly grabbed the small velvety box out of his pocket to give Maya her ring. The brunette gasped when she finally saw it.
"I wanted to get you something nice" Toby muttered
"It's gorgeous" Maya replied as she watched Toby carefully slide it onto her ring finger.
Once the ring was in place Maya grabbed Toby by the face and crashed their lips together but before things could get heated Toby pulled away making Maya a little confused.
"There's one more thing" Toby told her
"What?"
"Right...well...see the thing is...since you and I are gonna get married…I…Ally loves you and I know you love her too. It makes me really happy to see that the two of you get along so well and that you have this special bond together...so I was wondering if...y-you would maybe sign this" Toby grabbed a file of paper and pushed it over to Maya and waited.
Maya carefully opened up the piece of paper and quickly read through it. Once she realized what it was she immediately started to tear up.
"Toby...I...this...a-are you sure?" She asked
Toby smiled brightly
"One hundred precent sure." He nodded confidently
"You really want me to adopt Ally?" She asked again not really believing it
"I do...I want you to be her mother...if y-you want to be" Toby replied nervously
"I do! I...god I...this...Toby...I don't know what to say" She chuckled as her tears fell.
"You don't have to say anything. Just sign it and that's it" He smiled happily
Maya just nodded, grabbed the pen and quickly signed all the places she needed to sign. Once she had done that she pretty much pounced on Toby and they spent their first night together as an engaged couple.
~~~ Lies My Parents Told Me ~~~
Becky had told herself that she could do this, she had mentally prepared herself for what she was about to do. But nothing could prepare her for what was going to happen as soon as she got out of her car, walked up the small path and knocked on the front door of the house where her parents lived, her parents who she hadn't seen since she was a scared pregnant 16 year old girl. She knew this was something she had to do for herself if she ever wanted any closure. There were so many things she wanted to say to them. Even if they refuse to speak to her she had it all written down she was determined to be heard.
Hannah sat next to her wife in their small car they had been sitting there for just over 15 minutes she had been waiting for Becky to move. Hannah wasn't going to lie, she was nervous about this whole thing. She hated seeing her wife in pain and she had come so far the last few months. She didn't want to see the return of the old Becky. The Becky who acted like a bitch and held her feelings in.
"Do you want me to come up with you?" Hannah quietly asked breaking the silence.
"No…I…I want to do this on my own." Becky replied
"I'm right here if you change your mind." Hannah comforted her
"Thanks" Becky gave her wife a weak smile.
They waited another 5 minutes before Becky found her courage and got out of the car and walked up to the house. It wasn't the same house she grew up in. Her parents had moved since then the house they were in now was a lot smaller but still pretty fancy looking. It was safe to say her parents were still rich and felt the need to show off their wealth. As Becky made her way up the path towards the front door she couldn't help but feel like she was 16 again. All that fear and pain began to creep up on her and the feeling of dread filled her chest. But she kept on walking.
She held her breath as she rang the doorbell and waited for someone to answer. She wasn't sure who would be best to see first. Her father would probably just slam the door in her face and her mother probably wouldn't even recognise her. What Becky didn't expect was to have a young girl answer the door. She looked no older than Max. Becky looked confused she was sure this was the house.
"Um, Hi" Becky smiled at the young girl.
"Hello" She smiled politely
"I'm sorry I think I have the wrong house but I'm looking for Anna and John Marshall" Becky said
"No this is the right house they're my parents do you work with my daddy or something?" The young girl replied
Well if that wasn't a kick to the heart I don't know what is. Becky's face paled as she stood there trying to comprehend the fact that this little girl standing in front of her was actually her little sister. She could see it now, she had the same blonde hair Becky had when she was young, and they even had the same coloured eyes.
"N-No…I…I don't…w-what's your name?" Becky stuttered.
"I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours" The girl replied cheekily
"That seems fair…I'm Rebecca, but everybody calls me Becky"
"Nice to meet you Becky, I'm Vanessa" The girl smiled holding out her hand
Becky hesitantly shook her sister's hand not at all believing that this was happening. She was literally lost for words.
"Nessa who is at the door?" A voice called from inside the house
Becky's blood ran cold at the sound of her mother's voice. Suddenly she was rethinking this whole thing. She was so tempted to turn around, get back into her car and never return. But before she could even take a step back her mother appeared by the door looking confused.
"Mommy this is Becky…I'm not really sure what she wanted" Vanessa informed her mother
The older woman's face fell at the realisation of who this person standing at her doorstep was. But as soon as it fell it went back to being stone cold, the way Becky had remembered her always being.
"Vanessa could you please go back into the house and stay in your room while I deal with…this" Anna ordered the young girl.
"Ok…bye Becky" Vanessa sighed sadly she knew not to disobey her mother so she sent a quick wave to the pretty tall blonde stranger and then headed to her room.
Anna made sure the young girl was out of earshot before she spoke to Becky.
"What are you doing here?" She asked her voice was harsh but she could also hear a hint of fear.
"How old is she?" Becky asked not answering her mother's question
"It doesn't concern you. Why are you here?" Anna replied
"She's my sister I want to know how old she is." Becky raised her voice a little.
"She turns 9 next month" Anna replied with a slight huff.
Becky did the math. It wasn't hard to figure out. They had Vanessa a year after they kicked Becky out.
"What are you doing here?" Anna asked again with frustration.
"Is dad here?" Becky asked
"No, thank god. If he knew you were here he would be furious." Anna replied
"She doesn't know anything about me does she?" Becky asked sadly
"Of course she doesn't. She doesn't need to." Anna snapped
Lovely woman.
"I don't want to have to keep asking you, why are you here Rebecca?" Anna asked once again.
"Honestly? I came to say goodbye" Becky finally answered her question
Anna looked confused and kind of annoyed.
"I came here to finally get some kind of peace. It's too bad dad isn't here to hear this but I'm sure you can tell him when he gets back. I held onto so much anger because of you and dad and I am just so tired of being angry. You were a shit mother and he was a fucking bastard of a father." Becky began she had a lot to say.
"Don't use such foul language" Anna looked scandalised
"Oh I'll do more than that mom. For my entire life I have held nothing but contempt for you both. You abused me, you neglected me and you threw me out like yesterday's trash but you know what? That's fine, in some fucked up way its probably better this way because I found my own family. People who actually love and care about me who don't judge me for my mistakes who don't condemn me for being human." Becky continued her voice never once failing like she thought it would.
Anna was rather shocked her daughter had never spoken to her like this. She knew better than to do that.
"I feel sorry for Vanessa because if she makes a mistake you'll probably just throw her out too. People like you should never be parents." Becky added
"And people like you do?" Anna asked with a sneer
That threw Becky.
"What do you mean people like me?" Becky asked
"An abomination, a sinner you shamed our family. We have to live with the guilt of bringing such a creature into this world. You were nothing but trouble at least Vanessa knows her place. She knows how to behave like little girls should." Anna spat
Becky just smiled and nodded with no mirth, what else did she expect?
"Goodbye mother" Was all Becky said before she turned around to leave.
Anna was a little stunned that she just turned and walked away. But she readied herself when Becky stopped and turned back around to face her.
"Oh one more thing" Becky called out.
Anna didn't know why but she stayed to hear what Becky had to say.
"I'm a pussy loving dyke" Becky smiled brightly and gave her a little wave before she turned her hand around and flipped her mother off.
~~~ Happy News ~~~
Toby and Maya couldn't stop smiling when they came to Rachel and Quinn's house to pick Ally up the next day. They kinda looked like crazy people their smiles were so big. Ally was happy to see them but was sad to have to go. She had so much fun with her grandmas and she really liked their fort that they made. Ally told her daddy and Maya all about their awesome sleep over and how Gammy got all upset because she was losing the board game.
"I was not" Quinn pouted
"Yes you were Gammy" Ally giggled
"Pumpkin don't tease Gammy she's old" Toby smirked
"Sorry Gammy" Ally replied sadly
Quinn just glared at her son. They were all then startled by a very loud and high pitch squeal. The hole time Rachel had been quietly standing there listening to her family, smiling sweetly as her granddaughter talked about how much fun she had, silently giggling at her wife being a sore loser and just generally basking in her awesome family when she noticed something shinny hit the light on Maya's left hand.
"Oh my god!" Rachel yelled out
Everyone looked a little alarmed at the sudden outburst.
"You're engaged!" Rachel yelled in excitement as she grabbed Maya's hand and held it up to see the ring.
"Oh…yeah, Toby proposed last night" Maya smiled brightly
"Yay!" Ally cheered
"Congratulations!" Rachel pulled the young woman into a big embrace.
Toby just smiled at his mother's enthusiasm he knew she would be happy to hear the good news. Toby then glanced over at his mom with a hint of worry about what her reaction was going to be. Quinn saw his hesitation and it made her feel terrible that her son was worried about her reaction to the engagement so she pulled him into a bone crushing hug.
"I'm so proud of you" Quinn muttered into his chest.
"Thanks mom" Toby quietly replied
Later that day after having a mini celebration, which just consisted of Maya, Toby, Ally, Rachel and Quinn eating chocolate chip cookies and milk the family of three headed home. Ally was all excited about the news because she got to be a flower girl again, which was just awesome! Maya was a little daunted because Rachel insisted that she would help with planning the wedding and we all know how that went with Grace and Sofia. Quinn had pulled the young woman aside and told her that she would try and not let her wife get too carried away but she could make no promises.
As of this moment Maya and Toby were sitting on the floor with Ally as she happily played with her dolls. After all the excitement Ally got bored and wanted to have a tea party. So she grabbed her dolls and dressed them up and made them all pretty. They were currently having a tea party with play dough cakes and paper sandwiches. Maya lovingly brushed away Ally's golden locks out of her face while Toby helped cut Barbie's cake in half. Ally giggled at her daddy she always found it funny seeing her dad play with her dolls.
"What's going on Ally?" Toby asked
"It's Skipper's bifday and she's super excited coz Barbie got her a pony like me!" Ally explained as she held up a small toy horse.
"Well Skipper is very lucky" Maya replied with an adoring smile.
Ally nodded in agreement then handed Maya a plate with a smooshed up play dough cake on it.
"Pumpkin me and Maya wanted to talk to you about something very important" Toby spoke up
Ally nodded as she concentrated on picking a dress out for one of her other dolls.
"Honey can you just put your doll down for a moment please?" Maya gently asked
Ally did as she was told and looked up with a frown.
"Am I in trouble? I didn't mean to put juice in the TV." Ally spoke sadly
"No sweetie" Maya quickly assured her
"Wait what? There's juice in the TV?" Toby asked alarmed.
"I didn't do it" Ally quickly replied looking all innocent.
"We'll...deal with that later...pumpkin we wanted to talk to you about...our family." Toby explained
"What about it?" She asked
"Well...you know how me and Maya are getting married" Toby started
Ally smiled brightly and nodded. She loved weddings. She had so much fun at her Aunties wedding.
"I still get to be the flower girl again right?" She asked seriously making sure she was still getting the most important role.
"You sure do" Maya smiled
"Yes" She did a little fist pump making the two adults chuckle
"Can I ride JellyBean down the aisle?" Ally then asked in excitement.
"Um...w-well think about it" Toby replied not at all liking that idea.
Maya just giggled at the visuals. She could totally picture Ally dressed up in a pretty dress, riding her pony down the aisle as she threw petals on the floor.
"Right so when we get married that means that...you'll have two parents" Toby tried to explain
Ally just looked at them a little confused.
"A daddy and...a mommy" Toby added
Maya nervously watched the little girl she had grown to love as if she were her own. She wasn't sure how Ally was going to react she just hoped she would be ok with it. Sure she had been calling Maya mommy for a while now but this would be official. She would legally be this little girl's mother even though in her heart she already was.
"Do you understand honey?" Toby asked
The little girl scrunched up her face like she always did when she was thinking super hard about something.
"But Daddy...she's already my mommy" Ally stated as if they were stupid.
It actually sounded funny hearing her say it like that.
Maya tried not to laugh and Toby had no idea where that attitude came from. He was dreading the day his little girl turned into a teenager.
"Can I play now?" Ally asked with a dramatic huff
"Sure sweetie" Maya smiled
"Yay! You're the bestest mommy ever" Ally smiled then went back to happily playing with her dolls as if nothing happened
Maya just sat there with a big grin and tears in her eyes. She looked over at Toby who just smiled back and took her hand into his own. The couple then continued to join in on Skipper's birthday tea party.
~~~ Cookies and Milk ~~~
The four friends all sat around the table outside in the evening sun while Max and Cooper chased each other around the backyard. Sofia placed a few plates of cookies out onto the table that Grace had made that day while Grace poured the coffee, she had plain milk.
"So you have a sister?" Sofia asked still a little shocked
"Yep…she's nine next month" Becky replied with a hint of bitterness and sadness.
"Wow." Was all Grace could say.
The couple were a little shocked to hear that Becky actually went to go see her parents and then they were even more shocked to hear that they had another child and that the little girl had no idea who Becky was.
"It was so weird seeing her…I mean at first I just thought I was at the wrong place but then when she said who her parents were I just…I can't believe this whole time I've had a little sister." Becky sighed
"I feel sorry for her" Hannah spoke up
"Me too…who would want Becky as a sister" Sofia joked
They all glared at the brunette
"Too soon?" Sofia asked sheepishly
"You have no tact honey" Grace gently told her wife with a small smile.
"I'm keepin' it real" Sofia shrugged
"Anyway as I was saying…I feel sorry for the girl. I mean look what they did to Becky who's to say they won't do that to her if she makes a mistake or pisses them off?" Hannah continued.
They all nodded in agreement to that.
"What are you going to do now?" Grace asked the blonde
"Nothing…I mean there's nothing left for me to do. I said what I wanted to say and now I need to move on." Becky replied
"But what about Vanessa?" Sofia asked
"There is no way in hell my parents would let me anywhere near her…not after everything. I would love to get to know her…but…I just don't see how." Becky sighed
"Maybe you could write to her?" Grace suggested
"Maybe…but what would I say? Hey I'm your long lost sister who our parents abandoned because I got knocked up at 16 oh and by the way I'm also a lesbian." Becky replied sarcastically.
"Well maybe not tell her everything at once" Grace replied
"Look I don't know…maybe one day she'll find out about me and she'll come looking for me or maybe she'll never know who I am. All I know is that if or when she does I'll be there for her because we all know my parents won't be." Becky told them.
- One Month Later -
~~~ Opening Night ~~~
It was Charlie's big day she had been looking forward to this moment her whole life. Standing up on a big stage in front of a full house singing and acting. It was her dream and it was finally coming true. There had been a lot of buzz about the new show and there were a lot of important people in the audience but Charlie was ever the professional. She didn't let her nerves show even though she was pretty sure she was about to throw up.
Just like for Ben and for Toby everyone came out that evening to see Charlie's show and cheer her on. Her mommas were so proud of their baby girl they could not stop bragging about her and could not hold back their proud smiles. Not even Frankie's presence could sour this moment.
The whole klan were standing in the foyer waiting for the lights to flicker so they could take their seats. As Charlie was the over proud girlfriend at Ben's ballet performance it was now Ben's turn to be the over proud boyfriend. He was so happy for Charlie he couldn't contain his excitement.
"Geez Benny calm down" Santana chuckled at her son's excitement he hadn't stopped talking since they got there which was like a first for Ben usually he was pretty quiet and subdued
"Sorry…but I just can't wait to see it. Though I'm not too keen on the sex scene but everything else should be amazing. Charlie's got seven solos!" Ben boasted
"Wait hold up! Sex scene?" Quinn asked in horror and slight anger
Ben just nodded and was about to explain but Quinn cut him off.
"Why am I just hearing about this now? Why was I not informed that my 19 year old baby girl would be performing a sex scene on stage? It was bad enough seeing my wife have 'sex' with Jesse St. Ass Face I refuse to see my little girl do that on stage for the world to see. Rachel hold my purse I need to speak to the director" Quinn ranted and got up from her seat.
"Quinn sit down" Rachel sighed as she pulled her wife back down onto the seat making the blonde huff and pout something fierce.
Becky, Hannah, Sofia and Grace were all sitting by the doors because Grace's back was killing her. She was just shy of nine months and according to Grace she was as big as a fucking house and the only reason she let herself out in public was because she didn't want to miss seeing her little sister's performance. She had been getting back spasms all day and it had just been so uncomfortable doing just about everything. Sofia rubbed small circles on her wife's lower back to try and make her feel better but it wasn't really working. Thankfully they didn't have to wait very long for the lights to flicker to let them into the theatre and take their seats.
"Ugh I need to pee again" Grace grumbled
"I'll go with you I kinda need to go too." Hannah offered
"Do you want me to go with you?" Sofia quietly asked her wife
"Sofia she's a grown woman I think she knows how to pee without you." Becky joked
The brunette just glared at her friend.
"It's fine, go and get our seats we won't be long." Grace replied and placed a kiss to her wife's temple to stop her from getting too bitchy with Becky.
"Ok...Hurry back" Sofia muttered
With a nod Grace and Hannah headed through the mass of people to get to the bathroom. Thankfully there wasn't much of a wait. The two friends stood by the sinks as they waited for a free stall.
"I can't believe little Charlie is gonna be up on that big stage." Hannah broke the silence with a small smile
Grace just smiled proudly.
"Well I mean I can believe it. She was always going to be a star." She added
"Totally. I'm so proud of her. She's like the most dedicated person I know she deserves this; I wouldn't miss it for the world." Grace nodded
"I remember the first performance I saw of hers. We'd just started dating do you remember?" Hannah asked
"Of course...and then she got you to sing for her" Grace chuckled
"Um I think you'll remember that you dobbed me in with that." Hannah replied
"Well I wanted to hear my girlfriend sing." Grace shrugged.
Hannah just laughed
"And I'm pretty sure my Ma got a kick out of hearing you sing with your oh so sexy Aussie accent." Grace teased.
Hannah once again laughed out loud with a slight blush covering her cheeks.
"You know I have a confession to make" Hannah spoke up
"Yeah?"
"Yeah I feel we're in a place where it would be less awkward and embarrassing that I tell you that I kinda always thought your Ma was pretty hot" Hannah admitted.
"Oh my god! Hannah! That's gross she's my mother" Grace looked horrified.
"I can't help it." Hannah giggled
"You didn't think that when we were dating right?" Grace asked
"No...maybe a little" Hannah confessed
"Ew...that's just so wrong" Grace shook her head.
"Your one to talk Gracie...we all know you think Santana is hot" Hannah teased
"Shut up" Grace blushed and looked away.
"And that's even more ew because she's your mother-in-law" Hannah added
"Oh my god I never thought of it like that! Ew...ew god what is wrong with me?" Grace freaked out.
Hannah just laughed then stopped quickly when Grace winced in pain and grabbed her stomach.
"Gracie are you alright?" Hannah asked with worry as she came up to her friend.
"I'm fine...just...they're really active tonight" Grace cringed.
"Are you sure? Do you want me to get Sofia?" Hannah asked still a little concerned.
"No, I'm fine. Don't worry so much. Besides it's my turn." Grace replied as she pointed to the empty bathroom cubical.
Sofia was standing by their seats waiting for her wife to get back while Becky sat on the aisle seat flipping through the program.
"They've been gone for a while. Maybe I should go check" Sofia muttered
"Sofia...I'm sure they are fine. There's lots of people here. There's probably just a big line up." Becky told her not looking up from the page she was reading.
"Yeah your right" Sofia mumbled as she looked down at her watch.
The show was gonna start soon and she didn't want Grace to be late. Her wife hadn't stopped talking about how excited she was to see her little sister up on the stage in her first big role in a big production.
"How long does this go for?" Becky randomly asked
"About two hours I think" Sofia replied as she looked back up to the main doors in search of her wife.
"Ugh...maybe I should have taken a bathroom break before it started" Becky sighed.
"They have an intermission" Sofia reminded her
"Oh yeah"
That was when Santana came up to the pair. They weren't all sitting together Charlie could only get a few good tickets for her family and friends so she gave the best seats to her mothers and Ben, while the rest had to sit a few seat back. No one really complained they were still pretty good seats.
"Where's your better halves?" She asked
"Bathroom" Becky simply replied
"Well they better hurry because it's gonna start in like two minutes" Santana told them.
"I'm gonna go see where they are" Sofia stated
And without another word Sofia was heading up the aisle and off to find her wife and the Aussie. When Sofia entered the bathroom Hannah was finishing washing her hands and was a little startled to see Sofia barge in.
"Sofia what's up?"
"Nothing I just came to see where you guys were the shows about to start." Sofia replied
"Oh well Gracie's still in there" Hannah replied as she pointed to the only closed door in the bathroom.
Sofia walked up to it and gently knocked on the door.
"Babe are you ok in there?"
"I'm fine" Grace's voice came through the door it had an eerily clam vibe to it.
Gracie wasn't fine. In fact Grace was nowhere near fine. One could even say Grace was about three seconds from going into panic mode because there she was in the restroom of a very old theatre ready to go see her baby sister's debut into the spot light and her water just broke.
"Ok well the shows about to start so..." Sofia's voice broke Grace out of her panic.
"Kay" Grace simply replied
She didn't know what to do. She knew that as of this moment she would soon be going into labour and that their twins will be entering the world sometime tonight. It was all too much right now so Grace just tried to pretend that it was not happening. Several moments later Grace emerged out of the bathroom trying not to look like she was about to crumble into a panicking mess as she made her way over to the sinks to wash her hands.
"Ready?" Sofia asked with a small smile
Grace just nodded. Sofia grabbed her wife's hand and the three of them made their way back to their seats and Grace said not a word.
It wasn't till the second song of the musical that Grace felt her first contraction. It just came out of nowhere and it took everything in her to hold back the groan that threatened to fall out of her mouth and to hold back the painful expression on her face though she couldn't stop her knuckles from turning white as she gripped the hand rest.
She didn't know how she did it. How she managed two and a half hours of torture and not let out one little scream or moan of pain. But somehow Grace had gone through the entire show sitting there as if nothing was wrong all the while she was having contractions and wishing she could just stop the pain. She couldn't tell you what the play was about because the whole time she was trying to breathe through her pain and try not to alert anyone to the fact that she was in the beginning stages of labour. That was until she had to stand up and head backstage to congratulate her little sister on a job well done.
Grace managed to make it to backstage but it was very small and cramped and everyone was so loud as they cooed and cheered for Charlie and the rest of the cast it was just getting too much for the poor woman and on her next contraction Grace effectively ended the loud ruckus of everyone's excitement with a very loud scream. She grabbed her stomach in pain and squeezed Sofia's hand so hard the Latina could swear she heard something crack.
Everyone was stunned by the sudden scream and all turned to look at Grace who was in a lot of fucking pain. Sofia's eyes went wide in both pain, shock and then understanding that shit just got real.
"Gracie are you in labour?" Quinn finally asked after a very long silent pause.
Grace just winced at the pain and nodded and that's when everyone began to panic.
"When did this start?" Sofia finally found her voice.
"My water broke before the show started and I've been having contractions the past two hours." Grace admitted
"You were having contractions this whole time? Grace why didn't you say anything?" Sofia asked in horror.
"I didn't...I didn't want to miss the show" Grace gritted through her teeth.
They weren't lying, this fucking hurt.
"Grace you could have seen it another time" Charlie pointed out though she was slightly touched at her sister's intention.
"I didn't want to ruin your big day Charlie" Grace told her.
"Don't be silly my nieces or nephews are more important than my show" Charlie quickly replied.
Grace just nodded.
"Can we go now I'm kinda in a lot of pain?" She then whined.
There were no objections to that so they all started to move out of the dressing room but where stopped when a voice called out.
"Wait! Go through the back. It's still crowded out the front. You'll get out faster through this way" Charlie spoke up.
"Mami call a cab" Sofia instructed as she pulled her wife over to where Charlie told them to go.
Santana nodded and grabbed her phone out ready to dial. Brittany clung onto her wife's arm in excitement, anticipation and worry all at once.
"It might be a bit of a wait. This place was packed tonight." Rachel spoke up with a hint of worry.
"I don't wanna wait! I want the drugs mama this hurts!" Grace was starting to panic as another contraction hit her.
Sofia winced in pain at the death grip her wife had on her hand.
"I know sweetie, don't worry we will get you the drugs" Rachel soothed her daughter.
"I'm on hold" Santana huffed in annoyance as she held her phone to her ear.
"Damn us not taking the car" Quinn muttered in frustration.
"Sofia make it stop" Grace pleaded.
"Honey I wish I could but I can't" Sofia sadly informed her.
"I can take you" Frankie spoke up
They all turned to look at the older man who was standing by the door.
"What?" Sofia asked
"I have my car here...I can drive you to the hospital instead of waiting around for a cab" He explained.
"Great let's go!" Grace stated with glee.
"Wait...I mean the cab shouldn't be that long" Quinn interrupted them
"I'm still on hold Q, just let him take them and we can follow in the cab" Santana replied.
Quinn was not at all impressed by these turns of events and it was plenty obvious on her face. It took all her strength to put her feelings aside and nod in agreement because her daughter needed a hospital and she was only thinking of Grace. Rachel eyed her wife with concern because she knew exactly what was going through the blonde's head at that moment.
"Fine...but I'm going with them." Quinn replied through gritted teeth.
Only a select few in the room understood Quinn's odd behaviour the rest had no clue what the problem was but now was not the time for that. Quinn, Sofia and Frankie helped guide Grace to the car and headed off to the hospital. While the rest stayed at the theatre and waited for their taxi.
Quinn sat up front with a somewhat nervous and reluctant Frankie beside her as he drove towards the hospital. Grace and Sofia sat in the back doing the breathing exercises and trying not to think of the pain. Grace hadn't let go of her wife's hand and Sofia was starting to worry because she couldn't feel her little finger anymore.
"How you doing Gracie?" Sofia asked
Grace just glared at her wife.
"Ok your right stupid question" Sofia quickly replied.
"Sofia I'm scared" Grace quietly admitted through teary eyes.
"You're gonna be fine Gracie...you can do this. I know you can" Sofia encouraged her.
"I'm not nine months though. They're early" Grace replied getting upset.
"I know, but honey it's common for twins to come early. And they're only three weeks early they'll be fine, you'll be fine. I promise" Sofia reassured her and placed a tender kiss to her wife's forehead.
Thankfully it wasn't a long drive; Frankie pulled up near the emergency room and got out to grab a wheelchair for Grace.
"Mom it hurts" Grace cried
"I know sweetie but you are going to be fine ok. You are a Fabray, which means you're strong and you can get through this." Quinn turned in her seat to face her daughter.
Grace didn't look sure about that but there was no time to say anything because Frankie was back with a wheelchair and then Sofia was pushing her towards the hospital. Quinn stayed back and turned to face Frankie.
"You can go now" She informed him with a harsh tone.
Frankie just shook his head and chuckled mirthlessly.
"I'm not a bad guy Quinn" He added
"This doesn't change anything. Just because you helped us tonight doesn't change the fact that I hate you." Quinn reminded him.
Frankie just nodded in understanding before he turned to open his car door but stopped before he got in.
"I hope everything goes smoothly for your daughter. You have some pretty amazing kids Quinn. I could have given Rachel Broadway but...I couldn't have given her what you have...she made the right choice" He quietly told her.
Quinn stood there a little surprised by his admission. She didn't really know what to say to that. He gave her one last look before he got into his car and drove away.
It was around half an hour later when everyone else arrived at the hospital. Grace's contractions had become longer and more painful but she wasn't anywhere near fully dilated yet. Everyone with the exception of Sofia was sitting in the waiting area.
"Is Sofia gonna deliver her own babies? I mean she delivered Max" Charlie asked
"Ugh don't remind me" Becky cringed.
Hannah just chuckled quietly to herself.
"I think Ducky will be too emotional to be doing anything right now" Santana answered the question.
"So...50 bucks on the kids being boys, we need some more man power in this family...Who's in?" Toby spoke up
Grace was really not having fun right now and really just wanted to go back eight months and never decide to do this because she was in so much pain.
"This is worse than having my knee ripped to shreds!" Grace cried.
"I'm sorry Gracie" Was all Sofia could say
"When do I get my drugs?" Grace asked
"Soon we just want you to be at least 4 centimetres before we do the epidural." Sofia replied
"Ugh! This sucks!" Grace cried.
"Want me to check?" Sofia asked
"I don't want you to see me like this" Grace replied with a frown
"What? Why? Honey I'm the one who put them up there in the first place and I've seen your vag on numerous occasions." Sofia asked a little shocked
"Because" Grace mumbled looking down.
"Gracie?" Sofia lifted her wife's chin up so she could look at her properly
"I don't want you to...I'm sure it's not exactly a pretty sight and I just...it took you like three months to go down on me after you delivered Max because you were so freaked out." Grace explained
Sofia couldn't help but chuckle as she remembered that.
"Babe...it was Becky's vag all stretched and with a baby coming out of it...of course I was freaked out. Me checking to see how dilated you are is not going to freak me out. It'll just be like I'm fingering you." Sofia reassured her.
"Alright fine" Grace sighed
Sofia smile and placed a kiss on her wife's lips before she grabbed some gloves and sat at the end of the bed placing her hands on Grace's knees.
"Ok open up" Sofia smirked.
Grace just rolled her eyes but did as she was told. Sofia quickly did her thing and then pushed Grace's legs back together.
"You're about three centimetres" Sofia told her
"Ugh! I just want this over with! Get out!" Grace yelled at her stomach.
Sofia tried not to laugh thankfully Gloria came into the room and saved her from the impending wrath of her wife.
"Girlies how are we?" Gloria asked with a smile.
"In pain! Can't we move things along somehow?" Grace asked desperately.
"She's 3 centimetres" Sofia added
"Oh...sorry Chicas but you're just gonna have to wait it out." Gloria informed them.
"That's bullcrap! I want a second opinion!" Grace huffed.
It was nearly midnight and it was apparent that Grace wasn't giving birth anytime soon. Charlie was fast asleep with her head resting in Ben's lap as he gently brushed her hair with his fingers. Becky was almost asleep as she cuddled up to her wife. They had been there for two hours and were just as impatient as Grace was for this to be over with. The group were startled when they saw Sofia walk over to them.
"Ducky?" Brittany asked with hope.
Sofia shook her head.
"Sorry guys...you should probably just go home and get some rest. Gracie isn't even 5 centimetres yet. It's gonna be a long labour." Sofia told them.
"How is she?" Rachel asked
"Well she's asleep at the moment. But mostly she just wants it to be over." Sofia replied
All the mothers in the room nodded in understanding.
"Well at least she gets drugs. I had to do it natural" Becky muttered.
"Bitch please I almost died" Beth replied
"Well I trump you all I actually did die when I gave birth to Charlie" Rachel told them.
"What?" Brittany almost yelled in shock
"You never told me that! Did you know about that?" Brittany asked her wife sounding a little hurt.
"Ummm" Santana panicked
"Well it was only like a few seconds." Rachel waved it off saving Santana from explaining.
They all looked at her in horror none of them knew that. Well Quinn and Santana did but that was all.
"Why am I just learning this?" Toby asked
"Honey you were 8 years old I wasn't going to tell you your mama died for a few seconds while she had a C-section." Quinn told him.
"Ok can we please stop talking about this while my pregnant wife has yet to give birth?" Sofia interrupted them.
"Sorry Ducky" Rachel apologized
"Thank you...I'm gonna head back but seriously you guys go home get some sleep this is gonna take a while. I'll call as soon as things get closer." Sofia told them.
It was around 4am when things started to move along. Grace's contractions started to get stronger and more frequent and it was getting to the point where she would have to start pushing. Sofia made a few quick text messages to her mothers and her Aunts before all her attention was solely on Grace and their babies. Grace was alright up until the point when she had to start pushing. That was when she began to freak out.
"I can't do this. Sofia I'm sorry but I can't" Grace cried.
"Gracie yes you can. You can do this. I know you're scared but it'll all be over soon and then we'll finally get to hold our kids for the first time. Just think about that ok?" Sofia encouraged her.
Grace reluctantly nodded and prepared herself for what was sure to be the worst moment of her life.
As soon as they got the text message Quinn, Rachel, Santana and Brittany headed over to the hospital ready to meet their new grand-babies. Brittany was giddy with excitement. She tried not to show it but so was Santana. These would be their first grandchildren it was exciting times!
Back in the delivery room Sofia was out of breath, in pain and not a happy camper. Lord knows how Grace was handling this!
"I think my hand is broken" Sofia whimpered to herself.
"Ugh! I can't do this!" Grace cried
"Yes you can...Gracie...you can do this." Sofia tried to help even though her hand was like really sore right now.
"Sofia why are you lying? I can't do this! Can we just go home and not do this anymore? I don't wanna do this anymore!" Grace yelled
"Grace Amanda Lopez-Fabray if Becky and Hannah can push a baby out then so can you." Sofia told her
Grace paused for a moment.
"Ok I'm ready to push now!" She yelled
After a lot of yelling and swearing and pushing baby number one was on its way down the birth canal and into the world and Sofia's hand was on its way to be permanently disfigured.
"Ok Grace one more push and this little baby will be out" Gloria told her with a smile.
"Little? I'm sorry but what are you fucking blind? That baby is not fucking little!" Grace yelled
"Gracie stop yelling at my boss" Sofia muttered quietly.
"When will this end?" Grace cried
"One more push" Gloria instructed
The brunette just nodded and pushed with everything she had. And then the room was filled with a loud cry.
"It's a girl!" Gloria called out.
Grace and Sofia wore matching smiles even though Grace was ready to pass out from exhaustion any minute now. The doctors and nurses fussed around with the baby doing what they do with new borns. Sofia stood there a little frozen as she saw the nurses take her baby over to get cleaned up. She only caught a quick glimpse of her daughter but it was enough to make her want to burst into tears at how happy she was.
"I have a daughter...we have a daughter" Sofia quietly mumbled in amazement.
"Ok that's baby number one. Now let's get baby number two" Gloria smiled
"Oh god not again." Grace cringed
"The second one is usually easy. It usually just slips right out. Just give me a few good pushes and we'll be done" Gloria instructed
Grace nodded and did as she was told and once again the room was filled with a loud cry.
"And it's another girl!" Gloria called out.
Grace was just exhausted and Sofia was just overwhelmed and she was pretty sure she will never regain any feeling in her hand again. A nurse and Gloria then came over each one holding their daughters.
"Two very beautiful baby girls" One nurse softly spoke.
"Congrats Pierce" Gloria smiled sweetly at her.
Sofia was crying and so was Grace when they handed over their daughters. Grace was speechless as she looked down at her baby girl in her arms. She was all pink and squishy with a good head of black hair her sister looked exactly the same.
"She's gorgeous" She finally muttered out
Grace looked up to see her wife holding their other baby and her heart just swelled with so much love she thought it would burst.
"They both are" Sofia mumbled not taking her eyes off the baby in her arms.
Sofia didn't know what to do with herself. Their babies were finally here and she was so proud of Grace and what she had given them. All she could do was cry.
Grace had been in labour for around ten hours and finally their babies were here. After getting cleaned up and moved to her room and after Sofia's hand had been plastered up Sofia and Grace got to spend some one on one time with their babies. Even though she was so tired Grace couldn't sleep she couldn't take her eyes off her children.
"They're so tiny" Sofia softly muttered
"They sure didn't feel tiny" Grace replied
"You have no idea how much I love you Grace. What you did...you were amazing...I...I just love you so much" Sofia softly cried.
"Hey...Sofia don't cry. You'll make me cry and then the babies will cry" Grace giggled
Sofia sniffed and shuffled closer to her wife. Grace kissed her temple and then rested her head on Sofia's shoulder. The couple looked down at the two babies sleeping in their arms.
"Look what we made" Grace whispered in wonderment.
"They're gorgeous." Sofia simply replied
"They will definitely be heartbreakers. They look just like their Mami" Grace softly smiled
"But they'll be sweethearts like their mommy" Sofia replied.
"And total cheese balls like their sappy mama" Grace chuckled.
"You love my cheese" Sofia replied with a grin.
"I really do" Grace simply replied.
Soon enough it was time for visitors. Several who were really eager to see the new arrivals. Brittany, Santana, Rachel and Quinn quietly rushed into the room so anxious to see the two new members of the family. Brittany and Rachel's arms were full of gifts. Sofia and Grace were sitting on the bed together holding a baby each. Both looked up and smiled brightly when they saw their mothers.
"Hey" Sofia spoke softly the proud smile never left her face.
Brittany was the first to rush over to the bed but was soon followed by the three other women.
"Oh my god Ducky...Gracie they are so precious" Brittany sighed happily
"I'm guessing they're girls...or gay boys?" Santana spoke up as she gently ran her fingers down the back of the baby in Sofia's arms who was wrapped up in a pink blanket.
Sofia just rolled her eyes but couldn't help but smile.
"Two healthy gorgeous girls" Grace replied softly never taking her eyes off the baby in her arms.
Rachel and Quinn just smiled brightly and proudly. Quinn came over to Grace's side gently brushing the small tuff of black hair on the little baby's head.
"They are both so adorable" Rachel cooed
"What are their names?" Brittany asked excitedly
Sofia smiled as she spoke up first.
"This is Isabella Rachel Lopez-Fabray"
"And this is Nina Brittany Lopez-Fabray" Grace smiled proudly
There was a chorus of 'awwwws' Brittany and Rachel pretty much balled their eyes out at the fact that they were pretty much named after them.
"Do you want to hold them?" Sofia softly asked
All four of them nodded. Santana let Brittany hold Isabella first because she knew how excited she was to finally be a grandmother. So Sofia gently placed her baby in her mother's waiting arms and once again Brittany cried.
"Hello Bella I'm your grandma but you can call me Grams or Granny B I don't mind. You and your sister are pretty much the most beautiful babies ever. And I'm going to knit you both the best ugly sweaters ever." Brittany softly cooed.
Santana just smiled as she watched her wife with their grandchild.
Grace then handed Nina over to her Ma who hadn't stopped crying since they were told what their names were. Quinn stood close by her wife looking down at the adorable baby in the brunette's arms.
They all just stood there in a peaceful silence with the odd baby sound here and there. Sofia sat back down next to Grace who was pretty much a second away from falling asleep.
Brittany finally handed Isabella over to Quinn while Rachel handed Nina over to Santana.
"It is going to be so hard to tell the difference between these two" Quinn quietly chuckled
"Maybe for you...but obviously I will be the most awesome Abuela ever and totally know the difference and the three of us will use our power against you. Us Lopez women stick together. Isn't that right NeeNee?" Santana smirked as she cuddled up to her granddaughter.
"Oh it is on...These girls will know where their loyalties lie...with the Fabrays" Quinn warned as she held Bella close to her chest.
"Oh god it's already started" Rachel sighed while Brittany just laughed quietly to herself.
They fell into another peaceful silence as Santana and Quinn held their granddaughters. It wasn't until a small snore coming from the bed till they realized that Grace and Sofia had both fallen asleep.
