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"Hi Rachel. My name is officer Torok. This is my partner Officer Bens. Can you tell us what happened sweet heart?" the offer said calmly kneeling in front of the girls. She didn't want to scare Rachel and she didn't want to give Rachel any reason to believe she couldn't be trusted.
"Okay…. It first happened a few months ago when Dad, Hiram I mean, He got a promotion to head surgeon at the hospital. Daddy didn't like the fact that he was always working in the first place and he knew that with this new promotion he was going to be M.I.A a lot more. He didn't like that. He also didn't like how much time Dad spent with me either. He said that himself. He hit me for the first time that day. He kicked me in the back until my voice was hoarse. He calls me worthless and unlovable. His favorite is ugly, talentless, unlovable bitch." The detectives nodded their heads patting the girl's hand. They knew it was tough for her to say this and where happy that she was willing to take the help.
Everybody else in the room was fighting back tears. They couldn't believe someone would do that to poor little Rachel. Quinn was proud of her Rachel for being so brave and telling the police what happened. She knew Rachel didn't want to do this but she did it because she was tired and didn't want to fight anymore. She wished that she could just take the bruises and the hurt away from the small girl in her lap but she knew she couldn't and that she was going to do everything in her power to make Rachel happy once again.
"Okay Rachel. We need to take you the hospital to get you checked out and we need to take photos of the evidence. Okay, sweetheart?" Officer Bens said patting the girls shoulder. Rachel nodded.
"I just have to go get my things from upstairs." Rachel said in a quiet voice running upstairs to get her things with Quinn, Santana, and Brittney following her up.
"What are you guys doing?" She asked them.
"What does it look like Ber-Rachel? We are going with you. You are not alone now and you are not doing this by yourself." Santana said putting on her shoes. Rachel just nodded as much as she hating looking weak she knew that she need the girls and that she couldn't do this by herself. And then it hit her. She was going to the hospital where her father worked.
"Oh fuck!" Rachel said as the little light bulb went off in her head. "We cannot go to the hospital. My father works there. Oh no, he's so going to hate me after this." Rachel said sitting on the bead hanging her head down and starring on her hands.
"Rachel, you father is not going to hate you okay? If anything he is going to hate that bastard Leroy." Quinn said saying Leroy's name with such venom.
"Yes he will. He's wrapped around my Daddy's little finger there is no way he is going to believe me. He's going to hate me." Rachel said walking to the window shaking her head trying to stop the tears threatening to fall from her eyes. She didn't want to cry anymore. She didn't want to hurt anymore. She just wants to be loved and she starting to think that Leroy was right and that she would never be wanted or loved. She would always be loser Rachel Berry.
Quinn hating seeing Rachel so sad. It broke her heart even more. All the girls felt so bad about how they treated her and they would do anything to take back all the mean words they said and all the slushies' they told jocks to throw at her and just everything mean they have done to her. Quinn walked over to Rachel slowly wrapping her arms and holding her close never wanting to let go. She did something that surprised both her and Rachel.
"Rachel baby, that's not true everything that evil man said to you was not true. He will not hate you. And if he did because he is a complete and total idiot then he has no idea what he's losing because you are amazing and you didn't deserve to be treated the way you have. I'm so sorry. I will never hate you, okay?" Quinn whispered in Rachel's ear. When Quinn said that Rachel couldn't hold back the tears any longer. She turned around and hugged Quinn holding on to her like she was her only hope. Rachel nodded, whipped her tears away, let go of Quinn, grabbed her hoodie then walked out of the room the three cheerio's in tow right behind her.
-Cut to hospital exam room.-
Rachel was in her undergarments just a bout finished being photographed. She had a few bruised ribs and a hell of a lot of bruises but she was okay physically at least. She felt so naked and exposed. She was starting to regret telling everybody her secret. Where was she going to go? Where was she going to sleep tonight? Would anybody want to adopt her again? But her thoughts were interrupted when her father Hiram busted through the door stopping when he saw Rachel all bruised and sad.
"Oh my Lord! Rach baby who did this to you?" He said wrapping his arms around his daughter and pulling her into a hug. Rachel pulled away to put on the rest of her clothes.
"Dad if I tell you who did it you're going to hate me." Rachel said looking at the floor.
"Rachel, why would I hate you? I could never hate you sweetheart." He said worried about his daughter. Just then the officers walked in and let go of the breath she was holding. She was so grateful that she didn't have to tell her father because she was afraid of his reaction.
"Sir are you Hiram Berry?" Officer Bens asked
"Yes, now can you please tell me what the hell is going on and who did this to my daughter?" Hiram said getting angry.
"Sir I think you'd better come with us so we can explain." Officer Torok said leading Hiram and Rachel in a private room with everybody else.
"Sir, I'm afraid that according to Rachel your husband Leroy is the one who abused her. How exactly did you miss this?" Officer Bens asked. Hiram's jaw dropped to the floor. He couldn't believe his ears. Did they really think that Leroy did this? Did Rachel really say that?
"Rachel, is this true? Are you blaming your father for whoever did this to you?" Hiram said. Everybody's jaw dropped. Well except the officers. Unfortunately they have seen this sort of things more than they would have liked to.
"W-what?" Rachel whipped around so she could look at her so called father. She couldn't believe her ears. She knew that he would hate her but hearing it out loud was a different thing.
"I can't believe that you are looking for so much attention that you would blame your father for this. He would never do this to you and you know it."
Rachel stared at her father for a few seconds then she started to laugh. Literally laugh. She was no longer a Berry and she knew it now more than ever and in this situation she could either do two things which where laugh or cry. She chose to laugh and then cry her heart out later when she was alone.
"You know what? I cannot believe you. But it's okay you only see what you want to see in that so called home. You are never there. And when you were there you might as well not have been. You are a fucking piece of shit and that goes for you husband too. I HATE the both of you. I hate the fact that you couldn't see that your husband beat the shit out me since you got that stupid promotion. I hope you both go to hell." Rachel said. Hiram didn't know what came over him. He was so angry and so blinded. He did what he swore he would never do. He smacked her. Everybody jumped up. Santana and Quinn where being held back by Brittney and her mother but they were very hard to hold down. Officer Bens pulled Rachel away as Officer Torok pushed Hiram away.
"No its okay let him go. He is just like Leroy."
"You aren't part of this family anymore. You are a liar and that's it." Hiram said walking out of the room. Rachel ran her shaking hands threw her hair. She was tired and homeless and would do anything for one more night in her bed. But she knew that that was never going to happen. She took a deep breath then turned around.
"Rachel you can come home with me and Brittney sweetheart. If you and Quinn want to sleep over you can." Mrs. Peirce said. She knew Rachel was going to need them and she just didn't want the broken girl to be alone.
"C-can we go n-now, p-please?" Rachel asked swallowing the lump in her throat.
"Yes. We will keep you posted." The officers said as they pilled out of the room. The whole ride home Rachel said nothing she just sat holding Quinn and Santana's hand looking nowhere letting her mind wonder. She just wanted to sleep but she knew that the nightmares would come rushing into her mind if she closed her eyes.
-Cut to the house.-
"Brittney please show Rachel where the guest room is and lend her some clothes for the night."
Brittney nodded leading the girls upstairs.
"Rach, your room's right across from mine so just come in if you need anything." Rachel nodded as Brittney handed her some pajama's that where too big. Quinn couldn't help but notice how cute Rachel looked in the oversized pj's.
"Quinn umm… do you mind s-staying in here with me please? I don't want to have and nightmares and if you don't want to its fine I just-"Quinn smiled at the small girl.
"Sure Rach." Quinn said. She smiled stoking the girl's cheek softly. Rachel smiled back. Foe once in long time her smile actually reached her eyes.
-Cut to them in the bed (no pun intended)-
-Brittney and Santana's room-
"San, do you think Rachie is going to be okay? She looked so sad and he dads where really mean?" Brittney said her voice cracking a little from the tears forming in her eyes. Santana turned and started to spoon Brittney pulling her close.
"I think that with our help Rach is going to be okay Britt. I think that Quinn is going to be helping Rachel a whole lot."
"I think she wants to be friends with Rachel like we are."
"What do you mean Britt?"
"I think that Quinn loves Rachel like we love each other."
"I think your right Britt. But I think that we have to take things slow with Rachel."
"I don't want her to be sad anymore. I miss happy Rachel."
"Yeah, me to Britt. Let's get some sleep okay?" Santana said stroking Brittney's stomach to get her to sleep.
"Okay, night San."
"Night B." Santana said kissing the girls shoulder before they both drifted off to sleep."
-Quinn and Rachel's room-
It was around midnight when Rachel finally fell asleep. Quinn laid next to Rachel Making small circles on the palm of the girl's palm.
"If only you knew Rachel," she whispered next to the sleeping girl. "If only you knew how I felt. If you knew my feelings toward you. If only I could take away the pain. If only you knew how sorry I was. If only you knew how much I really liked you." Quinn said sighing. She watched Rachel as her faced scrunched up as she shifted.
"Mph… No… Don't hit me… I'm sorry Daddy… NO!" Rachel screamed jumping up in the bed. Quinn grabbed the girl and pulled her close so that she was holding Rachel.
"Shh baby it's okay, it was just a bad dream okay? Just a bad dream." Quinn whispered in her ear until Rachel's breathing returned to normal and she calmed down.
"Quinn?"
"Hmm?"
"I'm scared."
"You don't have anything to be afraid of Rachel. I won't let anybody get to you okay? I promise I will do whatever I can to protect you."
"Quinn?"
"Hmm?"
"I do know how sorry you are. You showed me that when you held me when I was crying and when you did everything you could to help me when you found out my secret." Quinn's cheeks turned red as she blushed.
"You caught that huh?"
"Mhmm and I wanted to say thank you. You know for all you guys did for me. I don't know what I would have done without you. Santana and Brittney either."
"Rachel I wanted to tell you how sorry I was for everything I did to you. I only did those things because I don't know. You were always so confident and you knew what you wanted and I guess I was jealous because I wanted that too. I'm so sorry Rach."
"Relax Quinn you don't need to apologize, it's okay. You are already forgiven." Rachel said that snuggling closer to Quinn feeling safe in her arms. She smiled. She hadn't felt safe in so long. She was happy that her Quinn was there. Wait her Quinn? She smiled a little. She liked the sound of that. She liked hearing that Quinn was hers. She knew she wasn't but she wished she where.
It's funny if only Rachel knew that Quinn was feeling the same way having similar thoughts running through her head. Brittney and Santana realized it. It was probably obvious to anyone who observed the two girls over the short period of time but the two of them where oblivious to it.
"Quinn thanks also for this. I feel safe with you, safer and happier than I have in so long."
"Rach, I feel happy with you too. Come on Rachel let's get some sleep okay? You must be tired."
"Yeah." Rachel said yawning and rubbing her eyes. They shifted so that Quinn was comfortable and Rachel was lying on top of her with Quinn's arm wrapped around her. Rachel didn't have another bad dream that night.
Okay guys hope you like it. I tried to throw some Faberry in there for you guys. Tell me what you think.