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Rachel was afraid. She had yet to say it out loud but she was terrified. The world was completely new to her. Her mind was like a blank slate. She felt completely lost. She had woken up to two strange looking men, who introduced themselves as her fathers. She wondered where her mother was, but was not ready to comprehend that information. Once the blond hair girl entered the room, Rachel felt a calm fall over her. She didn't even know who the girl was, but she felt somewhat better.
That is until her "boyfriend" Finn entered the picture. He seemed insane. She could not help that she couldn't remember who he was. She had never been more relieved than when he was escorted out of the room. Talking to Quinn really helped settle her down again. She needed to feel attached to something so she grabbed Quinn's hand. She noticed something change within the other girl, and it brought all kinds of questions to mind. However Rachel refrained from saying anything, knowing she had to figure more out about her former life.
Once Quinn left, Rachel took the opportunity to talk to her father, he told her to call him daddy. "Daddy?" Rachel called from over in the bed. "Yes love?"
He sat down in the chair that Quinn was previously using and reached over to take his daughters hand. "I'm really confused and lost. I want to put my life back together." She tried to hold back the tears but a few disobeyed. Hiram reached up to wipe them away. "Rachel, this isn't going to be easy. You will have to ease yourself back into life and figure out what you like. It may be completely different from what you were like before, but that's how life works. Your dad and I will be with you every step of the way. And it looks like you have a really great friend to help you as well."
"Quinn? She didn't really tell me a lot about our friendship. She said there was more to it?" Hiram let out a breath and thought about what to say next. "I will let Quinn explain when she is ready, but you have nothing to be afraid of."
"And what about Finn? I don't even know him."
"It's okay Rach. Your dad and I had a long talk with him to explain what had happened. He is very thick headed and wasn't really understanding what we were trying to say. But when you are ready, you can decide if you want to be in a relationship with him."
Rachel smiled at her daddy. The questions of her mother seemed to disappear because she had these two amazing men in her life that filled all the gaps. "I love you." Hiram beamed at his little girl and pulled her into his arms. "I love you so much Rachel. We will get through this."
When Quinn walked into her house later that day, her mother didn't even acknowledge her presence. It was nothing new. Ever since her father walked out on them two years ago, Quinn's mother had been focused on two things: drinking and forgetting.
Quinn trudged up to her room, praying for the day to go by faster. She had only just left Rachel two hours ago, but she already wished she could be back around the smaller girl. Thinking about what to do to occupy the rest of her day, Quinn thought that she should try to get in contact with the rest of the Glee members. She sent a mass text asking everyone to meet at the Lima Bean at five.
Laying back on her bed Quinn began to run through all the memories of Rachel. Most of them revolved around her tormenting the brunette. Her one worry was figuring out how to explain their past relationship to Rachel. She didn't want to lie about it but she was afraid of what the other girl would think when she knew the truth about Quinn. Of course before the crash Rachel had forgiven Quinn, but this was a completely new girl. She had no connection with her former self. Who knew if she still held the same level of apathy.
Time flew thinking about Rachel. Quinn looked at her phone and noticed she had ten minutes to get to the cafe. Upon walking in the door she noticed Kurt, Blaine, Mercedes, Sam, Tina, Mike, Puck, Artie, Brittany, and Santana all sitting at a table close to the back.
"Hey guys," Quinn said approaching the table. They all simultaneously greeted her. "How is she doing?" Kurt asked through teary eyes, holding his boy friends hand. Quinn took a breath and sat down. "Her memory is completely gone."
Everyone looked at each other unsure of what to even think. As much as the club members seemed to dislike Rachel, they all loved her. She was a part of their family, but now she wouldn't even remember who they were. "How can we help?" Mike asked, surprising everyone.
"I don't really know. She's being released tomorrow and I guess it will go fro-" at that moment the door slammed open and Finn came bustling inside. "Glad you could join us Finnocence," Santana glared at the boy from where she was seated next to Brittany. Finn was still fuming from early. Quinn sent a quick SOS text to Sam and Puck in case Finn got physical.
"Hey Finn how are you?" Quinn ask politely from her seat. "How am I? How can you even ask that? My girlfriend doesn't remember who I am! How do you think I am?"
"Hold up Finn, she doesn't remember who any of us are," Artie suggested from his wheelchair. "That's not the point Artie. What if she doesn't want to be with me anymore? What am I going to do with my life? This is all so stupid!" Finn had smoke coming out of his ears. His step brother Kurt thought that now it was time for him to intervene. "Listen Finn, maybe you should go home. Let Blaine and I take you home." Kurt stood up to grab Finn's hand.
"Don't touch me! Aren't you all as confused as I am? Why is Quinn running this meeting? Last I knew she hated Rachel," Finn was flailing and throwing accusations at Quinn. "Finn you need to calm down." Puck and Sam had now stood up ready to help their friend leave the restaurant.
"I want answers Fabray. Why do you get to see my girlfriend and I don't?" Quinn tried to find the words to explain the situation to Finn. "You will get to see her Finn. Just give it time. Rachel has been through a lot these past couple days. She can't have everything thrown at her at once. Respect that. Respect her."
"Yeah like every time you threw a slushy in her face. You sure know a whole lot about respect." Puck grabbed Finn's arm and started pulling him backwards. "Stay away from my girlfriend!"
Quinn put her face in her hands. Upon looking up she caught the eyes of her best friend. Santana gave her a small smile and mouthed that it will be okay. Quinn released a breath and was met with the questioning gaze of the rest of her friends. "Seriously though Quinn, why are you helping Rachel?"
Quinn looked at Mercedes after she asked that question and replied, "People make mistakes. Before Rachel got into the crash we were in the auditorium. She had forgiven me. For everything. Driving home I saw it. I saw the crash. I saw them putting her lifeless body into the ambulance. This is my second chance. I have done so many bad things to Rachel and I regret every single one. You all can judge me however you want, but I am going to make things right."
Everyone stood with their jaws half open. They had never seen Quinn act like this. No one was about to say anything, but it seemed as if Quinn was in love with Rachel