Final Chapter. I'm sorry it took so long to post. I hope you enjoyed the story. Thank you again to those you left me comments.
Epilogue
Everything changed after that day in the choir room. Finn was eventually removed as a member of the glee club. We ended gaining a new member though, Sam Evens. Who funnily enough also took Finn's place on the football team as quarterback. Our football team actually managed to win some games with a new person in charge. Rachel go her mom back in her life, and we all got an amazing glee coach out of the deal. We didn't make it to Nationals our Sophomore year unfortunately. We came in second place at Regionals. It was a good a learning experience for everyone though, I think. With Ms. Corcoran's help and direction, we made it to Nationals and won our Junior and Senior years. While in New York our Junior year for Nationals, I knew without a doubt that Rachel and I belonged here. With colleges on our minds during our Senior year, we both applied to colleges all around the New York area. Rachel was set on attending NYADA with Kurt. My heart was set on Columbia and to study literature. It's funny because before I met Rachel, I thought I was doomed to the life I was forced into. I could never repay her or her fathers for the support and love they have given so freely to me either. They are my family, and Rachel is my forever. I plan to include that in my wedding vows to her.
College was rough for us; I won't lie about that. Between classes, auditions, and work, it was hard to make time for each other. We managed though. Rachel refused to not help out with bills even though, I could support us with no issues thanks to my trust fund. I believe her exact words where "I am no one's charity case. Rachel Berry always pulls her own weight." She finished it with a perfect storm out too. After she calmed down, she returned to our tiny one-bedroom apartment that we shared. It was between both schools and made the most sense for us. We will probably need a bigger apartment next year when Santana and Brittany join us.
Brittany ended up having to repeat her Senior year again, and Santana decided it was best for her to stay and do a year of college at Ohio State instead to be close by. I think even Brittany tried to talk her out of it too, but she was having no of it from anyone. She can be very stubborn sometimes. So, I guess next year the four of us are going to take on the world together. A part of me can't for it either.
By the time Rachel graduated from NYADA after four years, she had managed to book her first role on an off Broadway show that is rumored to hit Broadway soon. The show is called Spring Awakening. She plays Wendla Bergmann. I've watched some of the rehearsals, and it's amazing and heartbreaking at the same time. I think it will be huge. I ended up getting my Master's at Columbia in literature. Once I started writing, I realized that I couldn't stop. My first book is set to be published in three weeks. I think Rachel is more excited than I am. It's my story. I was really conflicted to write and be open about what happened to me, but Rachel pointed out that maybe my story can help someone else escape like I did.
Santana transferred to NYU to study medicine the following year, and Brittany decided to jump right into dance auditions. Santana is set on becoming a surgeon. The two-bedroom apartment that we moved into was a little further away from our schools, but the extra space was a godsend when they moved in. It felt like our makeshift family was complete when they finally moved in. My life was finally my own, and I wouldn't change a thing on how it ended up.
My book Broken became a best seller instantly, and Rachel's show took Broadway by storm, winning several Tony Awards along the way.
"Hey Rach?" I speak up randomly. We are currently walking through our favorite little park near our apartment hand in hand. My heart is pounding in my chest because I have a ring weighing my jacket pocket down currently. I managed to ask Leroy and Hiram while Rachel was at rehearsals for their blessing.
Rachel's POV:
"Hey Rach?"
I can't help but smile when I hear my name escape her lips. I squeeze her hand in response. She stops our walk and stares at me while biting her bottom lip in thought. It makes me want to lean up and capture it with my own. Whatever battle she was having in her head must be over because I see that determination set in her eyes. Before I can blink, she is down on one knee with a small box in her hand.
"Will you marry me?" Quinn opens the small ring box revealing a beautiful ring.
Everything we have ever been through together flashes in my mind. I remember the first time I saw the most beautiful blonde cheerleader enter the room. Her hazel eyes were so deep but at the same time seemed so sad and lost. I just knew that I needed to know more about her. When she sat beside, I must of came off as the biggest dork. Just rambling on and on until class started. I was hooked instantly.
The first time our hands touched, and that jolt of electricity shot through me, I knew that we were meant to be together. She quickly became my addiction. I would find any reason I could to hold her hand or touch her. I'm just glad she felt the same way. When she was taken away in glee by that lady, I almost grabbed her to keep her from leaving. I just knew if she left that I would never see her again. It was one of the worst days of my life, and I have had a lot. Nothing compared to what Quinn went through but still horrible. I spent half the day in the bathroom crying and calling my dads for any information that they might be able to find out. I couldn't even explain why someone I only knew for a week had that much of an effect on me. She stole my heart before I even realized it.
Quinn doesn't know that after that first night she came to live with us that I snuck into my dads' room and cried in their arms. I had made sure that she was sound asleep in my bed before I left. I couldn't hold it in any longer, and I knew that I had to be strong for her. I also asked about a hole that I saw in their bedroom wall that night. Dad told me daddy did it. He said he was so upset with himself that he didn't see the signs the first night she came over. Dad said he a had fleeting thought something could be wrong when she flinched away from him that first night too but pushed it away. They both said that they failed but would not again. I think the three of us all cried and made silent promises to not fail again. The trials were so hard to sit through and not scream out in rage. I'm not sure if myself or Santana was going to run across the courtroom to murder William Schuester for what he did. Quinn kept me strong during that time, even though, I was supposed to be her rock.
Those hazel eyes of her still draw me in when they lock onto me. The sadness was replaced with happiness in her eyes, and I have never seen them shine so bright as they do now. Her smile just brightens my day. I never want to spend a single day without her in my life. She's my soulmate. I think we were destined to meet. It was written in the stars.
Her book is heartbreaking and so real. I cried the first time I read it. All her thoughts, feelings, and fears went into that book. She held back on the details because of how horrific they were, but I still felt like I was right there with her living through that nightmare together. I'm glad the book had a happy ending unlike so many others. I don't even want to think about what my life would be like with out Quinn in it. She and I both have dedicated a lot of time towards shelters and organizations that help abuse victims. Quinn says its her way of paying it forward. I just love her that much more every time she does.
I love her. She is my world. My life. My everything. I would be crazy to ever want anyone else. She completes me. We complete each other I think is better saying. She's my inspiration. My hero. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with her.
"YES! YES!" I pull her up to me. Claiming her lips with mine. "I love you" is whispered between kisses.
"I love you too. Always and forever. You complete me. With you I am no longer broken." She replies.
"We complete each other"
The END