After Quinn arrived at the Berry household about an hour and a half ago her girlfriends were able to calm her down enough to get her to tell them what transpired between her mother and herself. After she revealed the details she cried in the arms of her loving girlfriends for a little while longer before succumbing to sleep. Santana holds Quinn in an embrace as she sleeps. The other two girls are on the floor in front of Santana and Quinn and keeping a watchful eye on the slumbering girl.
"We have to do it", Santana says quietly, "We can't let her go through this alone."
"I agree, and she needs a place to stay so I have to tell my fathers so that they understand why she has to stay here", Rachel replies.
"I can't believe that bitch did that, I should go Lima Heights on her", Santana says.
"I don't think that Quinn would want you in jail Tana", Brittany says, softly running her hand through Quinn's blonde mane.
"I'm inclined to agree", Rachel says.
"I know, but it's not right. I just wish there was something I could do", Santana mumbles.
"You're doing something right now, you're being there for her", Rachel tells her gently.
"It doesn't feel like enough", Santana responds.
"I know", Rachel says simply. "I'm going to go talk to my Dads and let them know that Quinn needs to stay here tonight and that we all have to talk in the morning. Do you two want to stay as well so that we are all with her when she wakes up?"
"I'm staying", Brittany says simply, her eyes still trained on Quinn. Rachel nods and stands to leave the basement and head up the stairs. Once she's at the top she steps out of the door and quietly shuts it so as not to disturb Quinn. She makes her way towards the living room where she sees her father on the couch talking in hushed tones.
"Dad, Daddy", Rachel calls into the room to get her fathers' attention.
"Sweetie, is Quinn alright", Hiram asks.
"What happened", Leroy asks before Rachel can provide an answer to the first question.
"She's sleeping right now, if you don't mind I'd rather we have the discussion as to what happened tomorrow after she has had time to rest", Rachel replies.
"That's fine honey. We were just worried", Leroy says and Hiram nods his agreement.
"I know. Is it alright if Quinn and the girls stay", Rachel asks.
"Of course", Hiram says, "they are always welcomed."
"Thank you. I'm going to go grab some blankets and head back downstairs. I really don't think that we can move her without waking her."
"Probably not", Leroy agrees.
"Thanks again. Good night. I love you both", Rachel says moving to place a kiss on both of her fathers' cheeks.
"Love you too honey", they say in unison.
Rachel turns to head to head to the top level of the house and goes to the guest room and grabs the blankets that are at the top of the closet. She carefully gathers them in her arms and heads back to the basement.
Once she's in the door she calls quietly, "Britt can you help me?"
Brittany reluctantly moves away from the other blonde and goes to assist her small girlfriend. When she reaches Rachel she hands her some of the blankets and the two make their way back to the couch and begin to lay out the blankets, covering the area in which they are going to sleep. Rachel heads to a closet in the corner and retrieves a few pillows and makes her way back to the make shift bed.
"Baby do you think you can lift her like that", Brittany asks Santana.
"I don't think so from this angle", Santana tells her.
"It's alright, I can", Brittany says and moves towards Santana and Quinn. She carefully takes the sleeping blonde in her arms bridal style. She moves so that she is kneeling and gently begins to lower Quinn to the blankets covering the floor. Once she has Quinn settled she follows suit and wraps her arms around the other blonde. Santana and Rachel join the two girls, Santana places a kiss on Quinn's cheek and leans to give Brittany a small good night kiss. Rachel does the same with Brittany before moving to kiss Santana goodnight. They hunker down with their girlfriends, Santana behind Quinn and Rachel behind Brittany. The girls move so that they are all snuggled close to each other, Rachel reaches for Santana's hand over the blonde girls and she and Santana link hands across their girlfriends and settle in for the night. The three girls soon join Quinn in dreamland.
About an hour all the girls were asleep, Hiram and Leroy quietly tip toe down the stairs of the basement and take in the sight of the four girls all wrapped around each other in a lovers embrace. They share a knowing smile with each other before making their way back up the stairs and to their own bedroom for the night.
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The next morning Quinn is the first to awake. She lays with hers eyes closed for a few moments, allowing the events of the previous night to wash over her again. Before she can stop herself a quiver shakes her body and she feels arms tighten around her. She opens her eyes and sees the clear blue of Brittany's eyes staring back at her. She feels a tear slide down her face. Brittany raises a hand and gently wipes the tear from Quinn's cheek.
"I've got you baby", Brittany whispers, pulling Quinn closer to her.
The movement wakes Santana who notices Quinn's body shaking and moves so that she is pressed flush against Quinn's back, she raises her body slightly so that she can pepper Quinn's cheek with kisses softly murmuring, "it's okay", to her crying girlfriend. The continued movement wakes Rachel and she too joins in comforting Quinn.
After a few minutes of crying Quinn pulls away from Brittany, sits up and wipes her eyes. The other three girls stare at her expectantly.
"Sweetheart", Rachel says hesitantly
"I'm okay. I'm tired of crying. I can't force my mother to love me", Quinn says dejectedly.
"Baby", Santana starts, but is cut off when Quinn raises her hand in a silencing motion.
"No, it's alright. It's true. Now I have to worry about figuring out where I'm going to live", Quinn says.
"Well, we're going to speak with my fathers about that. I'm going to tell them about us, and I know that they won't see you in the street", Rachel tells her.
"Rach, no. I can't let you risk them doing the same thing to you", Quinn says.
"Sweetie, I've made up my mind, I'm telling them. I know that they aren't going to throw me out for being a lesbian that would be completely hypocritical", Rachel says stubbornly
"Okay, maybe not for being a lesbian but what about for a four person relationship", Quinn continues.
"They won't", Rachel says.
"Rach, I don't want to risk it", Quinn tells her.
"Quinn, we're not going to let you go through this alone and this is a way that I can help you right now so I'm doing it", Rachel insist.
Before Quinn can further argue against it the group hears the basement door open and Leroy call down, "Girls breakfast is ready, come on up." He doesn't wait for a response before shutting the door again. Rachel leans over Brittany to place a kiss on Quinn's lips before standing. Rachel heads up the stairs before Quinn can voice any more objections. Quinn looks to Brittany and then Santana.
"What if they reject her too", Quinn asks desperately.
"They won't", Santana insist.
"But what if they do", Quinn pleads.
"Then you both still have us and we won't let anything happen to you", Brittany tells her, "now come on."
With that Brittany pulls herself and Quinn to their feet before turning and extending her hand to Santana and pulling her up. The three girls make their way up the stairs and towards the kitchen where all the members of the Berry family are already seated. The girls fill in the empty seats around the table which happen to have all of them seated next to each other.
"Well now that we are all seated, Daddy, Dad I have an announcement and before I disclose it I would like to say that though I am aware and understand the societal views on what I am about to tell you I hope that you both remember to keep an open mind about things, much like you have taught me my whole life. Also I do understand the potential repercussions that could be befall me, but I want you both to understand that I am absolutely one hundred percent positive about my feelings on the entire situation", Rachel says in one breath.
"Rachel, honey, whatever it is you know that you can tell us", Hiram tells her.
Rachel simply nods before taking a deep breath, "Dads I am a lesbian."
"Is that all", Leroy asks her gently.
"Well, no, but I thought that you would have something to say on the matter", Rachel says looking between her fathers.
"Well, Rachel, you know that you are free to explore your sexuality. We've never told you that you could only date boys or that you could only date girls. Your sexuality is something that one discovers on their own", Hiram tells her, "what else did you want to tell us?"
"As I have just stated I am a lesbian and I have been in a relationship for a while now, but to most of society the relationship is unorthodox." Rachel chances a glance at her girlfriends who have varying looks on their face. Quinn looks extremely nervous, Santana looks cautious, and Brittany simply looks like she isn't paying much attention.
"Alright, who with", Hiram asks.
"Brittany", Rachel says looking over to the blonde who looks up at the sound of her name, "and Santana", she continues once again looking to the aforementioned girl, "and Quinn", she finishes meeting Quinn's worried eyes before turning to look at her fathers. Rachel is surprised and confused when she notices that both of her fathers have small smiles on their faces.
"Did I miss something? Why are you smiling, this is serious", Rachel asks.
"Rachel, we already knew all of what you just told us", Leroy says gently, smile still in place.
"We've had our suspicions about you four for months now", Hiram continues.
"Wait you guys are okay with it", Santana asks.
"Yes", Hiram says simply.
"I'll admit we were a little weary when Rachel started spending so much time with all of you because of your past actions, but we are not blind, we see how you all interact and the way you three look at her. We trust Rachel's judgment and if she was able to forgive you then who are we to stand in the way of love", Leroy says.
"It is love isn't it", Hiram asks. The two men look at the face of each girl and see light blushes coat their cheeks.
"I love the three of them with all of my heart", Santana offers whole heartedly when no one makes a move to answer the question.
"I do too", Brittany says taking the hands of Quinn and Rachel who are sat next to her
"They are my world", Quinn says meeting the eyes of Hiram and then Leroy.
"Then all that we can ask is that you three don't hurt our little girl", Leroy states.
"We won't", the girls say in unison.
"Good, now that that is settled, Quinn do you want to talk about what happened last night", Hiram asks.
Quinn looks down at the table and sighs before looking back up and saying, "My mom kicked me out last night."
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry. Did she find out about you girls", Leroy questions.
"She was trying to set me up with some guy from our church because she thought that I was spending too much time with Rach, San, and Britt and that they were trying to recruit me to their ranks, her words not mine", Quinn says before taking a breath, "so I told her that I was a lesbian. She said that because I've had a child I couldn't be 'that way'. Long story short she said I could either go out with Derek or leave."
"And you have nowhere to stay", Hiram asks. Quinn looks back down at the table and nods her head. Santana who is sitting on the other side of Quinn takes her hand and brings it to her lips and places a kiss on the back of it.
"Quinn", Leroy calls softly waiting for the girl to meet his eyes, Quinn looks up and he continues, "We'd be more than happy to allow you to stay here."
"Absolutely. It's appalling that someone would abandon their child for because of their sexuality", Hiram agrees.
As a tear slides from Quinn's eye she says, "really?"
"Yes, really", Hiram says.
"Thank you", Quinn says.
The two men stand and walk over to the tearful blonde and each wrap her in a hug. As Leroy is pulling away from her he says, "Welcome to the Berry family."
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Two months later Rachel and Quinn are in Quinn's bedroom in the middle of a heated lip lock. Rachel has Quinn pinned under her as she trails her kisses down her girlfriend's cheek to begin nipping at her neck. A breathy moan leaves Quinn's lips from Rachel's ministrations.
"Rach, your Dad is home", Quinn says trying to contain her moan as Rachel begins to palm her breast.
"I know", is Rachel's only response as her lips find the blonde's again. A guttural moans slips from Quinn's mouth when Rachel's tongue makes itself at home in her mouth. The two begin a duel for dominance which Rachel quickly wins. Quinn buries her hands in Rachel's dark tresses and Rachel moves her hand under Quinn's shirt to palm Quinn's naked breast.
"Damn", Santana says causing the Rachel to jump away from Quinn and turn to look at the door where they meet the lustful gaze in Santana's eyes and Brittany's darkened ones.
"Hey babe", Rachel says breathlessly.
"Hey", Santana says as she makes her way to Rachel and pulls her into a kiss. Rachel attempts to control the kiss but Santana quickly remedies that, pushing her tongue into the small diva's mouth. Brittany doesn't waste any time in joining the girls and move to Quinn and captures her lips. Santana leans Rachel back and straddles the girl's waist and pushing up her sweater. Brittany quickly mirrors the action on Quinn who pulls away from the tall girl and says, "wait, we can't do this with Leroy down stairs."
Santana pulls away from Rachel's lips with a pop, "No he isn't. He was leaving when Britt-Britt and I showed up."
Santana says nothing else as she recaptures Rachel's lips. Quinn simply shrugs before pulling Brittany back down to her lips.
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As Quinn is sitting in her room reviewing her valedictorian speech she can't help but think back over the last year or so of her life. The summer before senior year and her getting into a relationship with three other girls, starting senior year, falling in love with the girls, being kicked out for a second time, moving in with one of her girlfriends, gaining a real family, getting a full ride to NYU, glee winning regionals, getting valedictorian at school, and she realizes that she can't be too upset with the way things turned out. Sure she hasn't spoken to her mother since that fateful night which seems like a lifetime ago, but in losing her mother she gained a family with the Berrys and her girlfriends.
"Sweetie", Rachel calls knocking on Quinn's door.
"Yeah baby", Quinn says turning to see Rachel enter the room.
"You just about done? The girls will be here any minute and you need to get some rest before tomorrow", Rachel says.
"We all do, but I think that I have it", Quinn tells her.
"You'll do great. We're all so proud of you Quinn", Rachel says sincerely.
"Thanks. I can't believe we are graduating. You're going to NYADA, Britt's going to Julliard, and me and Tana are going to NYU", Quinn states.
"I know, it seems like yesterday that we just started", Rachel says fondly. Before Quinn can respond the doorbell rings.
"Come on lets go get our girls", Quinn says taking Rachel's hand. The two walk hand and hand down the stairs to see Rachel's fathers letting Santana and Brittany into the house. Both men greet the girls with hugs. As soon as the greetings with the men are done Brittany and Santana move to greet their girlfriends. Quinn takes Santana's hand and Rachel takes Brittany's and they lead the girls down to the basement. Rachel releases Brittany's hand to turn on the television and pop a DVD into the player before joining her girls on the couch. She curls into Santana's side as the movie starts.
Quinn looks to her left to see Brittany curled into her side and Santana curled into her side, and Rachel into hers. A smile makes its way onto her as she turns back to the screen. Even with the negatives that have happened in her life she knows being there with those three girls right then that she wouldn't change a thing.
The End
Well there it is the last chapter. This took longer than I intended but for the most part I am happy with the way that it turned out. Thank you to all of you who took the time to read this. Please let me know what you thought.