"Quinn, I won't say that I will be with Finn forever. We broke up once, we may do again but just not now. I'm happy with him." Rachel said and Quinn closed her eyes.

"I know that Rachel, you don't need to say it. I only told you how I felt because now we don't know if we will have time."

"Our future is more uncertain than ever and if something happened, I just wanted to make sure you knew. Nothing more." Quinn said turning back to look at Rachel.

"I love you but I'm not asking for you to leave Finn to be with me. I just wanted to say it and you don't have to worry about me, I'm okay." Quinn said and Rachel sighed.

"Before anything, you are my friend Quinn. Of course I will worry about you. Always." Rachel said getting closer.

"I want you to know that what happened here meant something for me. I'm just not sure what, I'm still confused." Rachel said and Quinn nodded.

"I understand, don't worry. No pressure." Quinn hugged Rachel as Rachel hugged her tightly. "Everything is okay, I promise you." Quinn said and Rachel felt a tear roll down on her face. Beth started waking up and they broke the hug.

"Well, I will leave you two alone. She needs her mother." Rachel said and Quinn smiled. "Thank you for everything." Quinn said and Rachel smiled. "Thank you." Quinn smiled and turned to go check on Beth.

"Hi, monkey. Slept well?" The little girl reached out to her. Rachel watched their interaction with huge smile on her face before leaving the room.

Quinn looked at the door closed and finally let the tears fall freely on her face while holding her daughter closer to her.

Beth looked at her and touched her tears. "Mommy." Quinn looked at her shocked. She had said mommy. She called Quinn mommy, she could not believe that.

She smiled as big as possible and hugged her daughter tightly while crying her eyes out, this time of happiness.

Shelby came in the room to check on her daughter when she saw the scene in front of her.

"What is going on? Did something happen?" Shelby asked and Quinn nodded. Shelby became worried. "What happened? Something bad? Is she okay?" She asked and Quinn nodded.

"She is fine. I'm not." Quinn said and Shelby went to sit with them on the bed. "What happened Quinn? I'm worried." Shelby asked and Quinn looked at her.

"She called me mommy." Quinn said and started crying even more while Shelby smiled. "Quinn, that is amazing." Shelby said holding the younger girl's hand.

"I know how you feel. When she called me mama the first time, it was an experience I could never describe and now you are feeling it too. I'm really happy for you Quinn." Shelby said and Quinn looked at her.

"You are not angry she considers me her mom too?" Quinn asked and Shelby smiled. "Some time ago, I think I would have."

"But you have proven that you deserve her to call you that. You are proving to be a responsible parent in a screwed up situation."

"Besides, I do believe that she is our daughter. I think we are both her mothers and if I'm being honest sharing worries and other things with someone who loves her as much as i do, it's relaxing."

"Being a single parent is twice as hard. Knowing I can count on you makes me relieved." Shelby said and Quinn smiled.

"I swear to you Shelby, she's the most important thing in my life. There's nothing I wouldn't do to keep her safe and unharmed, you can trust me on that."

"I will never let anything happen to her. Even if I have to give my life to protect her, I will." Quinn said and Shelby could feel the sincerity in every single word.

"I know Quinn. And knowing that really leaves me less terrified than I am." Shelby said and Quinn hugged her with Beth in between.

"Mama. Mommy." The little girl called and they smiled. "Hi, princess." "Hey, monkey." Shelby looked at Quinn.

"Really, Quinn? Monkey?" Shelby smiled. "What? It's cute." They laughed and the three of them spent a wonderful afternoon together.

Quinn even managed to get her head out of her Rachel problem. She really didn't think that Rachel would leave Finn for her.

She was sure that the other girl didn't feel anything for her and the kiss, well, it was a one-time thing. The fact that Rachel kissed her back doesn't mean anything.

It was just the heat of the moment and nothing more. Rachel doesn't feel anything for her besides friendship.

Quinn kept telling herself that in hope that her heart wouldn't start hoping that there could be something between them.

Hoping that maybe deep down, Rachel feels something for her as well. That Rachel could come to love her more than she loves Finn.

Hoping that Rachel would choose her over him. That in this screwed up situation, they could be happy together. Hoping that they could find love.

But that was her wishful thinking. She needed to accept that she won't have Rachel's heart. She needed to focus at what she needed to focus on.

Her daughter. The group. Zombies. Keep everyone safe. They were her responsibility now. They trusted her and she couldn't fail.

That's what she needed to occupy her mind with. Not Rachel. Rachel is off her limits. Rachel has a boyfriend, a fiancée. Someone she wants to marry and that is not her.

The night passed by with no problems. Mike and Mrs. Schue stayed watch. Everything was calm, no sign of zombies anywhere near them.

The place they were in was really good and gave a feeling of safety and that's exactly what they needed right now.

Two day passed since they arrived, Quinn has given a few instructions here and there when needed but everything was going great. Except, for one thing.

Quinn noticed that her mother was getting sick and was acting a little weird. She was quieter than usual but Quinn was thinking that it was because of everything that has happened but boy, was she wrong.

Her mother was taking a shower and Quinn needed to brush her teeth so she quietly opened the door and when she looked to the box, her world feel apart right below her feet.

She saw a huge bite mark on her mother's shoulder. The wound was really big and the only one that could have done that was her father.

He must have turned into a zombie when he was holding her down. He must have bitten her and those were the screams Quinn heard.

This could not be happening. Not to her. Not to her mother. She knew that the bite would soon kill her mother and turn her into one of the zombies.

And when it did, she would attack someone from the group and Quinn could not let that happen. She needed to protect everyone, that was her job now and she couldn't fail.

She needed to be strong. She knew what she had to do.

Please tell me if you like where the story is going. I have the end pretty clear but your comments can change how we get there so please give me your reviews, I'll make sure to respond to them.