AN: Finally an update. I apologize for the delay and give a heads up that Im not sure when I will update again. Said Family member mentioned in the last chapter passed away Easter Sunday. I had been with family and have recently come back to my stories.


Quinn had approached Ray after family dinner on Saturday. Brittany was doing an interview with Blaine for her web show Fondue for Two. Kurt and Carole were spending time with Beth downstairs in her downstairs playroom was by the patio.

"Ray can we talk in private?"

Ray nodded and led Quinn up to her room. Touching the panel that opened the 'hidden' door, Ray motioned for Quinn to proceed up the stairs and closed the door. It was like the elevator doors, completely hidden, blending in to look like the rest of the hallway. Ray valued her privacy and with an 18 month old running around, Ray didn't want to take the chance of the littlest Fabray running into her room while she was indecent. Ray had taken to keeping juice, water and pop in a mini fridge she had purchased and installed that first day she had skipped. She already had a beer fridge for when she wasn't in the mood for hard liquor. Quinn helped herself to a bottle of water before sitting down on the leather couch.

"I spoke with Santana today." Quinn began as she sipped her water. "She saw the picture from Tuesday night and went ballistic. She must have cursed in Spanish for like ten minutes before I could finally tell her what had happened. She then went on a long rant about Finn's incompetence and my being here and now living here. She is also pissed about Brittany living here as well. Apparently Brittany told her she was living her when Santana tried to stay with Britt because her father had a family meeting regarding her behaviour."

"Yeah her father had a small chat with me. Seems Santana left out how she bullied me for no reason other then she could because she was popular and I wasn't. When she went to running to daddy about how I threatened her, she also failed to mention that I did not threaten her with physical violence, just expose a few truths that she had been hiding while terrorizing the student body. I explained that to him, he was less then impressed with his darling daughter."

"You ratted her out to her father?"

"Quinn she went running to daddy when she couldn't intimidate me anymore. She tried to get her father to do what she couldn't. Intimidate me. She did this by trying to manipulate her own father. That the 'freak' was threatening her, but lying about how. I know she's your friend Quinn, but she is in need of a serious reality check. I'm not the person I pretended to be before I left. I'm not a fucking pushover and I WILL NOT be threatened or intimidated by anyone. Not to mention she has been hurting the closest friend I have by lying to herself about who she is. Yes she owes me an apology but I honestly don't give if she does. Santana owes Brittany an apology, a huge apology. Britt should make her grovel for her forgiveness, but Brittany wont. Santana has broken her heart repeatedly the last two years and interfered with any relationships Brittany may have attempted by using intimidation and by default, you."

"Me?" Quinn asked incredulously.

"Yes you. You three are the Unholy Trinity. You are the Ice Queen, the HBIC, your word is law at McKinley. If she was willing to try and manipulate her father, do you honestly think she wouldn't use the threat of you to get what she wants? I'm not saying you would knowingly interfere with Britts happiness, that's not who you are. You have a good heart Quinn. But Santana will do, say and use what ever and whomever to get what she wants. She doesn't seem to care who she hurts, even if it's herself. I told Brittany that if she chooses to be Santana's friend, that's by all means her choice and her right if sh wants to, but Santana is not welcome here until she gets her shit together and makes things right with Brittany."

"And the only way Brittany is willing to forgive Santana, is if she apologizes to you and your brother."

Ray took a sip of her drink. "Like I said before Quinn, talk to your girl. Get her to see reason before she loses the best thing for her."

"Well the upside to our conversation? I did convince her that Beth and I are perfectly safe here and you aren't corrupting Brittany. It's a start."

Ray laughed softly. "That it is."

Suddenly Ray was on full alert as she heard both Kurt and Carole's panicked voices through the intercom.

"Beth stop running." "Beth get back here away from the pool."

Ray ran to her balcony just as Beth neared the edge of the pool, giggling at the new game of her uncle and grandmother chasing her. With out a thought, Ray vaulted the balcony railing and hit the water the same time Beth did. Ray had heard Quinn's scream of terror as Beth had fallen into the pool and had just hoped that she would get there in time. Seconds later Ray surfaced with a screaming, crying Beth in her arms. Ray handed Beth over to Carole before getting out of the water herself. Ray strode over to the side of the house, trying to contain her rage and slammed her hand against the button that activated the mechanism to seal the pool.

"Noah, why wasn't this sealed after you used it? What was so important that you couldn't take half a second to press the button on your way into the house?" Ray asked with deceptive calm.

Puck had paled at the tone of Ray's voice and knew that he was going to hurt in the next few minutes. Ray turned around and faced her brother. Puck audibly gulped at the look on his sister's face.

"I'm sorry Ray, I - I forgot."

"You forgot." Ray stated flatly as she approached her brother. Puck just nodded as he watched his sister fearfully. Ray shook her head before knocking her brother out. Turing around, Ray faced a shocked Carole and Kurt and Quinn was fussing over her daughter.

"Will Beth be okay? Do we need to take her to the hospital?" Ray asked Carole.

"She's just frightened. I few hours of cuddles and coddling and she will be good as new. Will Noah be alright?"

Ray looked over at her brother with disdain. "He'll be fine."


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