Come Back to Me
Chapter 5
"You're pregnant?" Mercedes is shocked that's clear, "Wait what?"
Deciding that she should be completely honest with her new roommate Quinn continues, "I am going to have a baby, I'm only about six weeks so you can't see it yet, but you will soon." Mercedes doesn't say anything; she still looks confused, "I'm sure you weren't hoping for this when you found out you were getting a roommate but…" Quinn is cut off by Mercedes' abrupt question, "So what about your boyfriend?" Quinn can't tell if Mercedes is upset about the baby or if she is upset about the guy that got her pregnant.
"Well, I don't have a boyfriend, just a mistake."
Mercedes nods her head slowly and says, "Sooo, your parents, did you tell them you were pregnant? Is that why you're here?
"Basically yes, except I didn't tell them. My mom found the pregnancy test under my bed and then raced me off to the doctor's office. She confirmed it and so they sent me away." Quinn looks sad and Mercedes is starting to feel bad for pushing. Just as she is about to tell Quinn that she doesn't have to keep talking, Quinn continues, "My dad said, 'There will be no bastard children born into this family as long as I am still around' Then he started to charge towards me, I thought he was going to kill my baby, but he bypassed me and entered my room and started packing my bags. My parents took my phone away I didn't even get to say goodbye to my friends." Quinn lets one tear escape, but quickly wipes it away. "I live in a small town so I know the rumors will start to fly once I don't show up for school next week."
"I'm sorry Lucy I didn't mean…"
"No, I wanted you to know. We are going to be living together, it's only right, even if you decide not to like me because of it."
"Why would I stop liking you?"
"Because I'm going to be a mom by the time I'm sixteen."
"You said it yourself. It was a mistake, besides having a baby doesn't make you a bad person, and it doesn't mean the end of the world. We can still be friends." Mercedes wanted to add "even more than friends" but didn't want to be too forward on the girls first day.
"Thank you Mercedes"
"You're welcome"
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November, Sophomore Year Boarding School in Seattle, WA
Something wakes Mercedes from her sleep. When her eyes finally adjust to the dark, she looks at her clock; it's 3 in the morning. She hears the noise that must have woken her up and turns to look at Quinn's side of the room, "Lucy, Lucy is that you?" Mercedes asked in a groggy whisper. "Go back to bed Mercedes, I'll be okay." Mercedes doesn't even let Quinn finish speaking before she is up and moving to Quinn's side of the room. She turns on Quinn's desk light before she sits beside Quinn on her bed. "Aw L…L…Lucy come on, what's the matter?"
Mercedes can tell that Quinn has been crying for a while. Her nose is running, her eyes are puffy and her cheeks are red. She uses the sleeve on her sleep shirt to wipe Quinn's eyes and nose. "Oh my god Mercy that's gross."
"No its not, you look a little better now any way. Please tell me why you're crying." It has been a little over a month since Quinn and Mercedes have lived together and Quinn is still taken back by how kind Mercedes is to her. She starts crying again. "Mercy I'm pregnant and alone. My family hasn't contacted me. I haven't seen a doctor in weeks, I don't know if the baby is alright. I don't even know if I want to keep this baby and I'm starting to show." By this time Quinn was in a fit of tears and crying in the crook of Mercedes' neck. "You know I told the mistake I slept with, Puck, the jerk, that I was pregnant before my mother found the test and you know what he does? He calls me a whore and says 'I don't know why you're telling me, it's not like the baby is mine' and then he walks away, just leaves me in the hallway. But here is the kicker, he starts talking to me the next day like I didn't just tell him the day before that I was pregnant with his baby." Mercedes was stroking Quinn's hair the entire time she spoke. "I'm not a whore, he's the only person I have ever slept with, and that's only because I was tipsy and feeling really insecure about myself. I didn't even like him. He was just there." Quinn continues to whale. "And I'm sure he has told the entire school about me and now everyone knows why I have disappeared. My life is ruined by one mistake."
"Shhh, Shhh, hey you're not alone. I'm right here okay. I'm right here, and you don't need to worry about people who don't love you for you, and as far as the rumors go, so what. Don't worry yourself sick about what people might be saying. It's not important and it will drive you crazy."
"You've only known me for like a month, you don't know me." Quinn says still clinging to Mercedes' neck. Mercedes takes Quinn's face in her hand and moves it so that they are staring at each other; face to face. Dark brown eyes piercing into teary green ones, she uses her thumb to wipe a few of Quinn's tears.
"Oh really, says the girl who told me she was pregnant and hour after meeting me." Quinn smiles but just a little. "Look Lucy, we spend almost all of our time together. If we didn't have different class schedules and I didn't have glee I'm pretty sure we would actually spend all of our time together. So I know you. I know that you love bacon, I know that chocolate pudding makes you queasy, I know that you hate it when R.J. rubs your head like a little kid, I know that you love to read, I know that even though you're worried about your baby that you have been keeping track of your pregnancy through books and the internet, I know that you're afraid of the dark and you pretend you aren't because of me, but I know, and I know that you watch my glee practices from the auditorium balcony. I mean really you should just join already."
All Quinn wants to do right now is hop on Mercedes' lap and kiss the life out of her, but her eyes scan over Mercedes' face from her plump lips to her puffy cheeks, before landing back on her eyes and asking in a small whisper, "How?"
Mercedes gives Quinn a sweet smile, she thinks that Quinn is so adorable in this moment, "I have eyes Lucy, I see you, and as far as your baby is concerned do you not remember that both of my parents are doctors. I can make sure you get the attention you deserve, and you're not alone. You have me. I'm going to take care of you."
All Quinn can do is hug Mercedes. She holds her tight and begins crying into her neck. Mercedes holds her just as tight. Quinn didn't want to let Mercedes go. She needed her, "Will you sleep with me tonight?"
"I'm not that kind of girl Lucy" They both laugh.
"No, I mean just to hold me."
"On one condition, you stop crying okay?" It takes a few minutes for Quinn to settle down and when she does she lies down on her side on the bed. Mercedes changes her shirt and turns off the light before she lies down behind Quinn. The full size bed allows both of them to sleep with a little space between them, but Mercedes pulls Quinn closer so that Quinn's back is insanely close to Mercedes' front. Mercedes' thumb unconsciously rubs Quinn's belly and Quinn clasps her hand around Mercedes' so that both their hands are on Quinn's stomach.
They lie in silence for about five minutes before Quinn works up the nerve to say, "Mercy?"
"Hmm, yes?"
"You know you missed something when you were listing the things you know about me."
"Oh yeah, what's that?" Mercedes was sure she didn't miss anything.
"That…I like you." Mercedes laughs lightly, "I know you like me Lucy. I don't think I would be in your bed otherwise." Quinn squeezes Mercedes' hand, "I mean I like you, like you" Mercedes moves to whisper into Quinn's ear, "I know." At that Quinn shivers and turns her body around to face Mercedes but before she can ask her any questions Mercedes leans in and plants a kiss on Quinn's lips. It takes a second for Quinn to respond, and another second before their lips are in sync. Mercedes moves her leg to fit in-between Quinn's and Quinn pulls Mercedes as close to her as she could get. The kiss turns hot fast, hands start moving and groping, and moans can be heard from both of them. This kiss has been a long time coming, and they both know it. Both Quinn and Mercedes have been attracted to each other since the first hello. Quinn was wary about telling Mercedes how she felt, and Mercedes was just waiting for the right time to officially claim Quinn as hers. It was inevitable to Mercedes; she just needed Quinn to be ready.
The kiss slows down and after four lingering pecks the kiss ends. They take time to catch their breaths; Quinn keeps her eyes closed because she needs to hold on to this moment for a bit longer. She doesn't understand why she is so attracted to Mercedes but it's not just some high school crush. This feeling, whatever it is, is new to her. Its real and scary and so much more.
Mercedes opens her eyes first and scans over Quinn's face. The smile Quinn is wearing makes Mercedes smile and she nudges Quinn's nose with her own nose. Quinn gets the hint and opens her eyes. "Mercy that was a really nice kiss"
"I've been waiting to do that since I opened the door to greet you a month ago."
"Well I have wanted you to kiss me for so, so long."
"So you wanted to kiss me and I wanted to kiss you, why didn't you try to kiss me first?"
"Because I still don't understand how you can like me, I'm pregnant, and…" Mercedes put a finger to Quinn's mouth to get her to stop talking. She replaces her finger with her lips and both are locked into another make out session. The kiss causes Quinn to release a small moan which only causes Mercedes to smile and deepen the kiss.
The kiss comes to a slow end, "Look at me, stop putting yourself down. I liked you from the first moment I saw you and when you told me you were pregnant, yes it was a surprise, but that didn't stop me from liking you. I mean why should it? I honestly think it made me want you more, it made me want to take care of you."
"I still don't understand, why?"
"Maybe it's just fate or destiny, I don't know. All I know is that I think about you morning, noon and night. I go to bed and you're all I dream about. I just want to be with you, and we can deal with you being pregnant together. I want to take care of you, let me take care of you Lucy." Mercedes eyes are pleading and it almost breaks Quinn's heart.
Quinn can only think of one way to respond to Mercedes so she leans in to give her a peck on the lips, "Okay"
Mercedes smiles and asks, "Okay?" and Quinn gives her another peck
"Yes, I will stop questioning both your feelings and my feelings." Quinn gives Mercedes one last peck before nuzzling into her neck.
Quinn kisses Mercedes' neck and says "I promise Mercy"
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Thanksgiving break in LA, Sophomore Year
It's the day before Thanksgiving and R.J. Quinn, and Mercedes flew down from Seattle for the holiday. Mercedes told Quinn that the family gathers at her house for the holidays because it's the closest to the hospital and her parents don't have to go far if they are on call. Quinn is nervous about meeting Mercedes' family. Ever since they started dating R.J. has been making kissy faces at the girls and he sings "Ebony and Ivory" whenever he can. Quinn thinks it's funny. Especially because it makes Mercedes so angry and Mercedes is really cute when she is angry with her big brother. It also gives Quinn a reason to kiss Mercedes' pouty lips and she has had to kiss her pouts away at least 6 times on their trip.
They enter the house and before they can get past the door they hear "Ray Junior, Mercedes, is that you?" Both R.J. and Mercedes shout "MOM!" and run into the next room. Quinn walks after them. She enters what looks like the family room and catches the three Jones's in a bear hug. Quinn has never been that that close to her parents. They barely hug, seeing this image in front of her makes her smile. When the hug ends Dr. Jones sees Quinn standing near the entrance, "Well hello sweetie, you must be Lucy."
"Yes ma'am"
"Look at this, she is cute and polite. Come over here and give me a hug. Now Mercedes told me you were beautiful, but I don't think I believed her until now." Quinn blushes on her way over to Dr. Jones and Mercedes covers her face, R.J. just laughs. They hug and Quinn notices that Mercedes' mom hugs just a little harder than Mercedes. "Thank you Dr. Jones."
"Oh no Dr. Jones business, call me Liv honey.
"Okay Dr. I mean Liv." The hug finishes and Mercedes grabs Quinn's hand and stands next to her. "What are you doing here mom? I thought you were working with dad."
"Oh I'll be working tonight and your father with be there all day. I figured I could make you guys some lunch and then we could head over to the hospital together." Mercedes has informed her mother of Quinn's situation. At first Liv was worried about her daughter getting involved with someone else's drama but she had never heard Mercedes speak of someone with so much passion, so she stopped her worrying. She set up an appointment for Quinn at the hospital for a checkup.
Quinn squeezes Mercedes' hand at the word hospital. Mercedes turns to Quinn and cups her face with her free hand, "Hey baby, it's going to be okay. I'm going to be with you every step of the way" Mercedes places a kiss on Quinn's cheek, "Okay?" Quinn bites her bottom lip and nods her head in agreement.
"Awwww mom looks at them." R.J. coos from the side of his mother.
Live slaps R.J. on the shoulder, "Oh R.J stop it, you girls go and unpack so we can get on with our day."
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Mercedes is driving her and Quinn back home after the appointment. Quinn hasn't said much since leaving the hospital. Mercedes has one hand on the wheel and the other hand intertwined with Quinn's. "What's the matter baby? The doctor said that you are in good health and that the baby is doing just fine." Quinn squeezes Mercedes' hand to show that she heard what she said, but she doesn't turn from staring out the window. "I'm just thinking."
"About?"
"I'd rather not talk about it right now Mercy" She kisses Mercedes' hand that is intertwined with hers and then proceeds to stare out the window. Mercedes lets the topic go for now, "Okay baby"
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Mercedes kisses Quinn on the cheek before she begins to gently shake her awake. "L baby wake up. The pizza's here." It takes a minute before Quinn wakes up. "Mercy? What time is it? Oh no did I fall asleep? I didn't mean too. I wanted to help you prep for Thanksgiving.
"Oh man you are so cute right now. It's 9 and its okay baby R.J. helped me. You weren't feeling well. I would rather you sleep than try to cook."
"But I feel bad now."
"Please don't, there will be plenty of more times for you to help me cook I promise." Mercedes leans in and gives Quinn a kiss. "Okay… did I hear you say something about pizza?"
"Haha yes its down stairs and we need to move fast because you know you can't leave R.J. alone with food for too long" The girls laugh and rush down the stairs.
"I've been gone for two minutes and you are already two slices in, really R.J."
"What I'm a growing boy. Tell her Lucy"
"Mercy he isn't wrong, he needs his food." Mercedes is clearly upset by the tag team situation from her brother and her girlfriend, which was Quinn's intention. She glides over to her girlfriend, puts her hands on Mercedes' hips, and pulls her close. Mercedes turns her head to the side. "Aww baby come on don't be that way." Quinn leans in for a kiss but Mercedes just moves her head out of the way. "No Lucy you guys are always teaming up. You're my girlfriend; you're supposed to be on my side." Mercedes is looking at Quinn now and Quinn moves in quick to plant a peck on Mercedes' lips.
"But you are so cute when you're upset with R.J." Mercedes continues to pout but doesn't move when Quinn gives her another peck, then another, and then another. She eventually gives in and wraps her arms around Quinn's neck before taking part in the kiss. Mercedes licks Quinn's bottom lip and it takes no time for Quinn to open her mouth and allow her tongue in. Mercedes' tongue takes over Quinn's mouth and Quinn releases a moan. The grip on Mercedes' hip tightens and so does the grip on Quinn's neck. When the kiss comes to an end both girls are out of breath, foreheads pressed together. "See baby, all better."
"You know you don't have to tease me for kisses"
"I know but it's so much fun" The next thing they hear are gagging noises and they part before turning to the side to see what it is.
"Ladies if your plan was for me to vomit the two slices, you have succeeded. I mean really that would have been so hot if my little sister wasn't involved, but seriously have you never heard of a room. I hope you guys don't plan on doing that during the movie because if so I'm out of here." The both laugh at R.J's scrunched up face.
"Oh sorry bro forgot you were there. I promise to keep it G rated during the movie."
"Yes me too, I promise."
"Fine then grab the pizza box and let's go to the family room. The DVD is already in.
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The girls are lying in bed. Mercedes in on her back stroking Quinn's hair while Quinn is snuggled inter her side, "Are you feeling better L?"
"Yes, thank you Mercy."Quinn gives Mercedes a squeeze. "What was the matter? What were you thinking about?" Quinn doesn't say anything. Mercedes shifts both girls so that they are lying on their sides facing each other. Mercedes puts a hand on Quinn's side, "You know you can tell me anything right?" Quinn nods her head. "I was thinking about the baby…and what I'm going to do with it."
"What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean Mercy." Mercedes did know what she was talking about; she just wanted Quinn to elaborate, so she cuts to the chase "Okay so did you come to a conclusion?"
"Mercedes I can't be a teen mom. What kind of life could I give a baby? I can't keep this baby." Tears were beginning to fall from Quinn's eyes and Mercedes eyes began to get cloudy. She sniffles before saying, "What if I told you I wanted you to keep the baby, what would you think then?"
Quinn sniffles and snorts, "I think we would be two teen moms who don't know what we are doing." Tears are now falling from Mercedes' eyes. "I'm serious L" she leans down to plant a kiss on Quinn's stomach, "I want you to keep this baby." Quinn rolls onto her back and although she is still crying she starts to laugh out of disbelief. "Mercedes we can't be moms. We are too young. What about college, what about life? You think my parents are going to let me keep a baby? Sure they sent me away, but they will roll over in their graves before they allow me to keep this baby."
"You think I haven't thought of any of that?" Mercedes sits up and raises her voice. This is the first time Mercedes has ever raised her voice. Quinn doesn't sit up, but she does give all of her attention to her girlfriend. "You think that I don't know that we are just two teenage girls? You think I haven't factored in your parents and where they fit into all of this. You are all I think about how I could not think about those things." Mercedes is full on crying now. Quinn moves to sit right next to Mercedes and places her hand on her thigh. Mercedes takes Quinn's hand in her own. "Lucy I just want to be with you and this baby, this baby is a part of you, and I want to keep him/her with us. I don't care that the odds are against us. I don't care about parents. We can make it work."
Quinn thought she was head-over-heels for Mercedes before but now she doesn't know what to think. She climbs on top of Mercedes and straddles her lap. Mercedes tries to speak but Quinn doesn't let her, she dives right in and starts attacking her lips fiercely. She moves from her lips to her jaw to her neck. Open mouth kisses turn to bites that turn into sucking. Mercedes' breathing becomes ragged. Quinn's hands move to cup Mercedes' breasts and she is grateful for the lack of a bra. Mercedes hands find Quinn's hair and they stay there for a few seconds before all her self-control disappears.
Mercedes tugs at the bottom of Quinn's shirt, she has to yank hard before Quinn gets the point and stops sucking on her neck to raise her arms. Mercedes takes Quinn in; she kisses her right breast, then left before looking into her eyes, "You're beautiful." She leans in and kisses Quinn on the lips. Quinn pulls back, "I want to see you." and she proceeds to lift Mercedes shirt over her head. Her chest begins to rise higher and higher with every breath as she raises her hand to cup one of Mercedes' large breasts, it feels good, so she uses her other hand to cup the other breast. Cupping turns into squeezing. Before she can do anything else Mercedes lifts Quinn up and gently lies her down on the bed. She looks into Quinn's eyes asking a question that cannot be voiced at the moment. As if Quinn can read her mind she nods her head. Mercedes leans down and kisses Quinn. She can feel Mercedes' breasts on her body and it feels so good. Quinn deepens the kiss which receives a moan from Mercedes.
Mercedes detaches her mouth from Quinn's and starts a kissing a trail down to her neck. Quinn's hands find Mercedes' hair and she latches on. Mercedes' trail of kissing and sucking continues until she reaches Quinn's right nipple. She gives it a few flicks of her tongue before she starts to suck. She sucks hard enjoying every moment of it while massaging Quinn's left breast. Quinn's grip tightens, "Ah… that feels really…ah…really good." At those words Mercedes moves her mouth to Quinn's left nipple, repeating her previous actions.
Mercedes is in love with Quinn, and although she hasn't said those three words aloud to her girlfriend, she hopes that Quinn can feel it now in this moment. Mercedes begins placing kisses all over Quinn's stomach putting so much love in each kiss; love for Quinn and love for the baby, the baby that she wants to call her own. When she reaches the band on Quinn's shorts, she pulls them down along with her underwear. She can see that Quinn is wet for her and turns her on. She looks at Quinn, she is panting hard, "You take yours off too baby" and she watches as Mercedes gets up to do just that. Quinn starts breathing even harder than before especially because Mercedes was biting her bottom lip and looking at Quinn like she wanted to devour her but she couldn't decide where to start.
Quinn wasn't about to wait for Mercedes to figure it out; she sits up grab Mercedes' face and starts kissing her deep and fast. She pulls Mercedes on top of her. Mercedes can tell that her girl is anxious so she pulls out of the kiss and says, "Spread your legs" Quinn releases a whimper and spreads her legs, Mercedes smiles before returning to the kiss. Her hands glide down Quinn's body and when it reaches its destination Mercedes can't wait to be inside of the girl that she loves. Quinn is so wet and she feels so good. She slips one finger inside and Quinn jerks, all her attention had been on Mercedes' tongue in her mouth that it came as a surprise; a nice surprise.
As Mercedes begins pumping in and out she moves her lips to Quinn's neck with the intentions of leaving a love bite. As Mercedes is biting and sucking she enters a second finger and Quinn screams her name "Mercedes… ah" this makes Mercedes move faster. Quinn is panting and moaning and repeating her girlfriends name and she is very loud as Mercedes continues her pumping. Mercedes is repeating something into Quinn's neck, but she can't hear it. Before she can say something about it Mercedes' lips are back on hers. Quinn digs her nails into Mercedes back because she is so close.
Both girls are panting and Mercedes is looking at Quinn who has her eyes shut and it's a site that she wants to see again and again, "Lucy baby open your eyes." Quinn is so close, she doesn't know if she can open them, "Ah, Mercy"
"For me baby, please open them." Quinn doesn't know where her strength comes from, but she opens her eyes, and when she does she is looking directly into Mercedes' eyes. She sees something that she has never seen before and before she can put her finger on it, Mercedes gives her the answer, "I love you." And there it was the thing that Quinn had never seen, the reason Mercedes has pull on her, the reason Quinn was so willing to give herself to Mercedes so easily. Mercedes is in love with her, and she is in love with Mercedes too. Quinn is in no state to respond to Mercedes with words because right after the revelation Mercedes rubs her clit, and with one last pump she is sent over the edge. Her eyes squeeze shut and her nails pierce Mercedes skin.
As Quinn comes down she releases her grip on Mercedes and Mercedes pulls out of Quinn. Quinn's breath is uneven and Mercedes kisses Quinn's neck, "I love you baby" before resting next to Quinn.
Quinn rolls over and places half her body on Mercedes; one leg thrown over Mercedes' lower half. She moves some hair to the side that is stuck to Mercedes face and looks at her adoringly. She traces Mercedes' lips with her index finger, "I love you Mercedes" and she kisses her with all that love.
"Luce…" Mercedes begins but Quinn interjects "Mercy, I didn't want to keep this baby because I was scared. I knew I would be no good as a single mom, but if you really want thins baby and have faith that we can take care of him/her then that is what we will do.
"Lucy I want you to want this baby too." Quinn kisses Mercedes again, "I do, I didn't but after everything you said, if our willing to take care of and call this baby your own then I can too. I want to keep this baby, our baby Mercedes." Mercedes smiles a smile that is so big and warm and hugs Quinn, "Our baby?"
"Our baby Mercy, I love you"
"I love you too"
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