AN: Woot Woot an update. Thank you to everyone who has either favourited, followed or is doing both and thank you to all the reviewers. Now on with the story.
Mean while Ray had heard the entire conversation as she was in the kitchen filling a cooler full of pop juice and water for everyone. She had snarled and growled at the mention of her soul mate living with Finn. It had hurt enough when Quinn had rejected her, and her offers of friendship and slept with Finn, but when Quinn had gotten pregnant, It pushed Ray over the proverbial edge. Ray immersed herself so deep into her persona that even Noah stayed away from her during school hours. Ray couldn't deny that Beth was a beautiful little girl and was glad that Quinn didn't give the girl up for adoption. What drove Ray to run to Ireland was Finn's constant crowing about his family and how he was a real man whenever he knew that Ray was in the vicinity. He of course, like everyone else at McKinley knew she had a dick. Quinn had told Santana after she had walked in on Ray showering, after Ray had been slushied. What neither Cheerio had been aware of, was that JewFro had been listening around the corner. Ray wasn't ashamed of her extra appendage, she had had centuries to come to terms with it, but having her secret outed and exposed in the school gossip blog wasn't exactly ideal either. Ray closed her eyes for a moment as she could feel her vampire nature begin to creep out at the thought of her soul mate being with Finn. Letting out a deep breath, Ray turned around as she heard the patio door open and faced Quinn as the blonde closed the door.
"Ray can we talk for a minute?"
"What's on your mind Quinn?" Ray asked, setting the cooler down.
"I just wanted to apologize for being so bitchy during freshman year. You didn't deserve it and you definitely didn't deserve to have your secret exposed and outed by Jacob and his blog. Once word got back to my father about your," Quinn paused long enough to gesture at Ray's lower area before continuing. "He told me that I had better be staying away from you and making sure that I put you in your place seeing as you were an 'abomination' and that a true Christian wouldn't be like you. For the longest time all I wanted was for him to love me, to be proud of me. It doesn't excuse my behaviour and actions but, I hope it explains them."
"I can understand wanting to please your father Quinn. I get it more than you know. But why did you slushy me that first time? Before you found out about my penis."
"Honestly? It was because your outfit was hideous."
Ray growled to herself before responding. "You know the only reason I dressed like that was because I lost a bet to my brother and had to dress, how did Santana put it?.. ah yes 'a pedophilic Japanese business mans fantasy' for a year."
"How come you never told anyone about the bet?"
"Would have anyone believed me? People see in others what they want to see. Besides with in two months of freshman year, JewFro was publishing about my extra so it didn't matter after that. Though the tucking was a huge pain. Good thing I made Noah get compression shorts."
Quinn was laughing softly at Ray's blase tone.
"Well I just wanted to apologize, " Quinn began, recovering from her laughter. "I'll still be bitchy now and then, but I'm working on it."
It was Ray's turn to laugh at the flippant tone.
"Well you are known as the Ice Queen. I wouldn't expect anything less. So ummm, how is your daughter? You could have brought her with you."
"She's great. She's getting bigger everyday, smarter too. I mean she's 18 months old and already smarter than Finn."
Ray burst out laughing at the tidbit and couldn't help but to notice the way Quinn's face lit up as she spoke about her daughter.
"Wanna see a picture of her?"
"I would love to."
Quinn pulled her phone out just as it began vibrating.
"What is it Finn? I told you that I wouldn't be home until late...wait what? Carole slow down. Yeah I have her insurance papers with me. I'll, I'll me-meet you guys at the hospital."
"What's wrong?"
"Finn wasn't paying attention. The oaf fell asleep while watching his daughter. She fell and, and Carol is taking her to the hospital. She has a large bump and cut her head when she fell." Quinn rushed out in tears.
"Ok. C'mon. I'm driving." Ray grabbed her keys and threw on an old shirt that she had left in foyer as Quinn tried to protest.
"Quinn, you are too upset to drive. Please allow me to do this for you. I'll get Duckie to pick you up in the morning with your car if you like or I can drop it off later."
"Ok." Quinn sniffled out knowing Ray was right.
Ray let Brittany know what was going on, who advised she would let Puck know, and the two girls were out the door.
Once Quinn was buckled in, Ray floored the gas and raced down the driveway and the private road. Once closer to the main roads, Ray threw on her hazards and sped through town all the way to the hospital, knowing that the cop would just follow her if she ran into one. It took Ray just under ten minutes to drive what was normally a 45 minute drive, to get to the emergency entrance. Quinn jumped out and ran into the hospital before Ray had fully stopped the jeep. Ray parked and sprinted after the blonde cheerleader. Bursting through the doors, Ray almost laughs at the sight before her. Quinn had Finn backed up against a wall as she yelled at him for his incompetence as a father and as a human being, in letting his daughter get hurt. Carole was trying to get Quinn to calm down while Beth began to cry in her stroller. Ray made the choice to pick up the little girl and provide her some comfort from all the yelling while she was scared and hurt. Rocking the little girl slightly, Ray approached the nurses station.
"Excuse me, where is the doctor? I have an 18 month old with a prominent bump on her forehead and a nasty laceration along her hairline."
"You'll need to fill these forms out before we can see her." The nurse replied in a bored tone.
Ray grabbed the woman's arm, forcing her to look at Ray. Catching the nurse's eye, Ray used her compulsion.
"You will go get the doctor right now for Beth Fabray, an 18 moth old with head trauma."
Letting go of the nurses arm, Ray watched as the woman got up and went behind the doors to fetch the doctor. Grabbing the forms off the desk Ray walked back to where Beth's stroller was. Looking over, Quinn was no longer yelling at Finn but, was talking to him in a voice so cold and devoid of any emotion, Ray was surprised that icicles weren't hanging in the air. Sitting down with Beth, Ray began to softly bounce the little girl, making sure to keep her awake but calm as she began to fill out the forms as much as possible. When it came to filling the information for billing, Ray filled in her information to have the bills sent to her. She would pay for the little girls medical bills. Carole had finally given up on the two teenagers and sat down beside Ray.
"Thank you for bringing her. My son just keeps messing up today. First with you and now by letting his daughter get hurt. She seems to like you."
"Hmmm?" Ray looked away from the little blonde girl to look at Carole.
"Beth. She seems to like you. Normally she cries when around strangers or especially when her parents are fighting. Now that they aren't together I have no idea what to do. Them fighting all the time isn't healthy for Beth or them. I'm sorry I'm babbling here to you. I'm just worried."
"It's understandable Carole. Here why don't you finish these forms as I entertain this cutie patootie here. Yes you are beth, you are a cutie patootie." Soon Ray had the little girl giggling and in good spirits, and didn't notice Finn glaring at her.
"What is that freak doing holding my daughter?" Finn bellowed.
Startled at the yell, Beth began to cry with caused both mother and grandmother to turn on the tall teen.
"Ray is not a freak Finnigan. In case you hadn't noticed, your daughter was calm and content thanks to Ray and what did you do? You started yelling." I'm so disappointed in you. In fact I have never been more disappoi..."
Ray tuned out the rest of Carole's rant at her son and worked on once again getting the little girl to calm. After a few minutes Ray resorted to purring as a means to calm the tiny blonde down.
"Beth Fabray."
Ray snapped her head up at the intrusion. It was the attending doctor.
"Uh yes sir this little cutie patootie here is Miss Beth Fabray."
"This way please."
Ray followed the doctor into the examination room, still purring low enough that Beth was content and the doctor wouldn't be able to hear it.
"So what happened to the littlest Fabray?"
"Apparently her father thought it would be a good idea to pop a pain killer for his broken hand while watching his daughter and fell asleep. She fell against the corner of the coffee table.."
"Ah yes Finn. I was the one who cast his hand this morning. Something about a fight?" The doctor asked as he checked Beth's reflexes and motor skills.
"Yeah he tried to punch me. I moved and he hit the seam where two lockers joined together instead."
"Hmmm, her reflexes are good and her motor skills seem to be where they should be. If you can hold her and continue to keep her calm, I'll clean up this cut and see if it requires stitches or if I can glue it together. I'm also going to have a nurse go get her mother. Hopefully she has finished berating Finn...for now."
Ray laughed softly and shifted the tiny blonde so her face was leaning against Ray's chest and letting the little girl play with her fingers, all the while continuing the low comforting purr.
Quinn came running in just as the doctor had finished with Beth's cut. Turned out he was able to glue it, reducing the scar that would be left behind.
"Oh Dr. Lopez. Thank you so much for looking after my daughter. Will she be ok?"
"Ma-ma." Beth reached out to her mother.
Ray smiled as she passed the little girl to Quinn and watched as the cheerleader fussed over her daughter all the while thanking Ray.
"She will be fine Quinn. She will have a goose egg for a few days then just some bruising. I will talk to Carole about how to keep this little ones hands away from her head for the next 48 hours."
"Again thank you Miguel, I mean Dr. Lopez."
Dr. Lopez chuckled at Quinn's slip. "It's alright Quinn. Get the little one home for supper. She will most likely sleep through the night after eating. I'll meet you at the nurses station to sign off on all the paper work. I would like a minute of your friends time."
Quinn looked over at Ray and at the taller girl's nod, Quinn left the examination room.
Second AN Note: So as this is an on going story I'm not sure that I will be able to update as often as I write everything long hand before typing it all out. I just hope that all the followers continue to stick with it as it goes. Much Love,
Cris
