Behind Closed Doors

SWEET REVENGE

**Warning** Contains some child abuse

"Of course, what's up? What do you need?" Santana texted back.

SSS

The next morning arrived; Quinn and Raven were awakened by Sandy.

"You can both clean up and then come down for breakfast. I really hope you two behave yourselves today. In fact, you better. Do you both understand?"

"Yes sir," both Quinn and Raven say in unison.

Sandy nods his head then leaves the room and goes downstairs.

SSS

Raven rubs her eyes, "I hate him SO damn much!"

"Shhhh I know me too. Hey, you trust me right?"

Raven looked up at her big sister with a no-nonsense look, "Duh, you are the ONLY person I trust, why?"

"I met someone at school last month. I think she can help us get out of here."

Raven started crying.

"How could you tell our secret?"

Raven was becoming hysterical, "How could you do that!? They are going to take us away! I'll never see you again!" She sobbed.

Quinn tried to comfort hurt and tell her no one was going to separate them. Raven's temper got the best of her. She picked up the closest thing and smashed it against the wall. It was a coffee cup that she was drinking out of earlier. It was part of set of six. The cup broke into several pieces and a piece ended up slicing Quinn on her cheek bone.

"OW!" Quinn screamed from the pain.

Raven's temper vanished the second reality hit that she was the cause of her sister's pain. She ran over to her.

"Oh my GOD, QUINN! I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!"

Quinn moved her hand away and looked in the mirror.

"It's okay Ray, look, it's just a scratch; but, Sandy is…"

Kirstin quickly opened the bedroom door.

"What happened?" She asked highly concerned.

"Kirstin, I'm sorry. I just kinda freaked out and I threw your cup."

Raven began to cry and turned her back towards her adoptive mother to clean up her mess. She had only managed to put on her panties and a tank top on before she had her little tantrum. Kirstin saw the handy work her husband did on the little girl's thighs and bottom. She covered her mouth with a gasp. Seth ran in moments later.

"What in the hell did you do now?" Seth snapped.

"Seth! Finish getting ready for school, everything is fine here."

"Fine? Mom! That's a cup from the set grandma gave dad last Hanukah."

"Seth! So help me…"

"Okay, okay, I'm going."

Kirsten took over for Raven and finished picking up the broken pieces.

"Just finish getting dressed Ray and then go downstairs and eat some breakfast."

SSS

The girls wore their loosest outfits and made their way to the kitchen to eat. Both were starving as neither was allowed to eat dinner the night previous. Kirsten picked up the pieces and began to silently sob. She hated what Sandy did. She felt stuck, alone, no options. Sandy was the District Attorney; he would always find a way to stop any paperwork that found him negative in any way.

SSS

"You're getting really good with your cover makeup Quinn," said Raven sadly.

"Yeah, I know, practice makes perfect."

Ryan and Seth came downstairs.

"Ten minutes before we have to leave," stated Ryan.

"Okay," Quinn answered for them both.

Moments later Kirsten came downstairs with all of the broken pieces.

"Umm Kirsten, may Raven and I go over to a friend's house after school? Her name is Santana, she and I have an English project to work on. Ray can do her homework while we are there and then Santana can drive us home."

Kirsten sighed, "Umm, alright but be home by 6:30."

"We will thank you."

Quinn did her best to act as sweet as she could. She had a plan to leave the house for good and was going to do her best not to get in trouble before it happened.

SSS

Raven and Quinn were at Santana's house. They were both in her bedroom showing her what Sandy had done to them. Santana took photos for evidence.

"The bastard, he is going to pay for what he did to you both."

"Are you sure your family is okay with us moving in?" Quinn asked.

"Yes, definitely; it's kind of what we do. Britney and Rachel, they were step sisters. It was Rachel's biological dad who abused them both. That is until Britney and I became friends. My brothers, Alejandro and Miguel, and I taught the ass hole a lesson he would never forget."

"You didn't kill him did you?" Raven asked horrified.

Santana and Quinn chuckled, "No, I promise, there was no killing, just sweet revenge. We didn't go anything to him that he didn't do to Britney and Rachel."

"Okay, do you promise you will never, ever take Quinn away from me?"

"I promise, it's all about keeping family together."

"How are you ever going to get Sandy to give your parent's guardianship over us?" Quinn asked.

"Trust me, we will get enough blackmail on him so he won't have any choice but to do so or rot in prison."

SSS

It was around 5:00 that evening when Ryan decided to go into Quinn's room. He knew she and Raven wouldn't be back for another hour and a half. He went into her room and made his way to her underwear drawer. He pulled out a pretty pair of pink satin panties. Ryan believed there was no one else home but Seth and he was busy doing homework. He pulled out his member from his jeans and began masturbating with Quinn's panties against it. He just finished when he heard a voice behind him.

"What in the hell are you doing?"

Ryan quickly turned around, it was Sandy.

"Dad! I…I…I ummm…"

"I see exactly what you were doing! Quinn is your sister!"

"But dad! We're not related by blood, come on."

"It doesn't matter, she is legally a Cohen, she is legally your sister. This is NOT okay."

"Okay, I'm sorry. I won't do it again."

"I know you won't because I'm going to punish you. Pull your jeans and boxers down to your ankles and bend over the bed."

Ryan wanted to protest but didn't dare. Sandy walked out of the room. Ryan became teary eyed. He knew he was in for a beating he wouldn't soon forget. A few minutes later Sandy came back carrying a ping pong paddle and a wooden hair brush.

"Keep your hands away or I'll get a switch, understand?"

"Yes sir."

He hated and loved his father at the same time. He was always doing all he could do get his approval, his respect, his love. It was the only reason he sometimes mistreated Raven and Quinn, he did it because he thought it would win his father's approval.

SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! Sandy just laid into him starting with the paddle. He smacked his bottom without a pause for a good five minutes.

Ryan was sobbing onto his crossed arms he had in front of him.

"I'm so sorry dad! I'm sorry! I'll never do it again!"

"You're damn right you'll never do it again!"

For one brief moment Ryan found relief when Sandy stopped. It was just long enough for Sandy to put the paddle down and exchange it with the wooden hairbrush. Sandy leaned in closer and beat the back of Ryan's upper thighs with the brush for a good solid minute. Ryan was kicking and screaming, sobbing uncontrollably from the agonizing pain inflected upon him from his own father. Sandy finally stopped and stood up.

"When you are finished crying like a little baby, go downstairs and help your mother make dinner."

SSS

It was fifteen minutes after six when Quinn and Raven walked in. Quinn was much more chipper than usual. The thought of escaping the Cohen house made her feel at peace which in turn made her happy.

"Dinner smells wonderful Kirsten," sang Quinn.

"No thanks to you," Sandy snorted as he walked in.

Quinn ignored him; she was in much too good of a mood to care. Dinner went by fairly smooth, aside from Ryan being uncontrollably fidgety in his chair due to his freshly stinging, abused bottom. Quinn and Raven cleaned the kitchen and loaded the dishwasher as they usually did. Afterward, the two girls went to their rooms. Quinn took Raven into hers in order to talk with her.

"Okay, remember pack only the things you really, really want. After tomorrow we're starting a whole new life. Make sure to hide the luggage."

"Will do; but Quinn, are you sure this is going to work, I'm scared."

"I know, change is always scary but we'll be together and together we can do anything, right?"

Raven looked into her big sisters eyes and believed every word.

"Right!"

SSS

It was around four in the morning when Sandy walked into the house with his eldest son, Heath. Heath was a beautiful 19 year old boy; short, light brown hair, olive color skin, perfectly chiseled jaw line, deep set dark brown eyes, high cheek bones and a tight, sculpted, athletic body. He was a sophomore at UCLA.

"Dad, I'm sorry."

"OH, you WILL be sorry. Look, lucky for you I don't have the energy to deal with you right now. You can either bunk with Ryan or crash on the couch, I'm going to bed."

SSS

Quinn and Raven went downstairs for breakfast. Heath and Ryan were already there eating. Ryan was still having a hard time sitting. Both Quinn and Raven couldn't help but feel sorry for him as they were still feeling the wrath of Sandy themselves. Ryan wasn't always the nicest to them; but, they, especially Quinn, knew he was just as much of a victim as they were.

"So Heath, just visiting for the weekend?" Quinn asked.

"Yeah, something like that."

"What's wrong?" Raven asked her favorite adopted brother.

"Dad's going to beat my ass when he wakes up. I'm such an idiot!"

"What did you do?" Quinn asked.

"I got caught drinking and driving. It was so stupid. Don't EVER do it," Heath told all three.

"Don't get caught?" Raven asked innocently.

Heath, Quinn and even Ryan couldn't help but smile at her innocence.

"Well, sure, it's always good to not get caught; but, I was talking about drinking and driving. It's one of the dumbest things anyone can do. I'll be honest though, I really rather have just spent more time in jail then the punishment I'm facing soon with dad."

No one could disagree with the choice that jail would be a better choice. Before another word was said Kirsten walked in. She walked over to Heath right away.

"There's my baby," she said as she hugged him then looked at him seriously, "What were you thinking?

"I know mom, it was stupid, I'm sorry."

Kirsten sighed, "I'm just so happy that no one was hurt."

It was quiet for a moment before Heath spoke.

"Mom, you don't think maybe you could punish me instead of dad do you?" He asked hopefully.

"Sorry sweetheart, I already tried that this morning. Your father was very insistent on handling it. I'm sorry," she answered as tears began to fill her eyes.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Ryan asked.

Kirsten could never tell the children she was afraid of Sandy. She was raised with a very strict father herself. She was to always obey the head of the house and never question what was expected from her. She accepted it for herself; but, it broke her heart to watch her children go through the same thing she did and at times, still does.

"Oh nothing, I think it's just my allergies acting up. You three better hurry up and leave for school. Seth is staying in today, he isn't feeling well."

SSS

Ryan came home right after school with Quinn and Raven. He was starting to feel ill his self. They walked in and found Sandy spanking Heath mercilessly on the front room couch. His thighs and entire bottom was black, blue, and bloody red. Heath was crying so hard he could barely breathe.

SSS

Ryan went directly up to his room feeling horrible for his brother as Quinn and Raven went into hers. Raven was crying for Heath.

"Why can't we stop him Quinn? I want to just kill Sandy. I hate him. We should never have left Heath alone!"

"Shhhhh baby it's going to be okay. I'm going to get help right now!"

SSS

Thirty minutes later Alejandro and Miguel walked right in. They were dressed as police officers. They found Sandy and Heath right away. They pulled a gun on him.

"FREEZE! Let the boy go!" Miguel demanded.

"Get out of my house! I can punish my son however I see fit!"

"Bull shit!" Alejandro retorted.

Sandy looked over at him then Miguel, "do you know who I am? I could have your badges!"

Miguel and Alejandro simply laughed at his pathetic threats. Miguel flashed the gun again.

"Let the boy go!"

After some back and forth, Sandy finally let go of Heath and Miguel put him in handcuffs. He took him outside and walked him into the waiting van. Alejandro stayed behind with Heath. Quinn and Raven ran down the stairs. Heath was covered with a blanket.

"Quinn, give Heath two of these to Heath now and another two whenever he finds the pain coming back."

"What are they?"

"Just Vicodine, pain pills, he is going to need them. Also, rub as much aloe and vitamin A ointment on the wounds. Make sure you give these instructions to Kirsten. Right now, just be with him, comfort him. We're going to teach Sandy a lesson."

"Okay, I will," Quinn answered without hesitation.

Alejandro left and Quinn and Raven helped comfort Heath as best as they could. He also had two black eyes and bruises on his arms. Raven came back from the kitchen with a glass of water.

"Heath…Heath, its Quinn."

Heath had passed out earlier from pure exhaustion and pain. Quinn helped him revive.

"Wh, where is dad?"

"Sandy left for awhile. We're here, don't worry, he can't hurt you, he won't hurt any of us anymore," said Quinn.

SSS

That evening as Kirsten was taking care of her three boys with their individual needs there was a knock on the front door. Kirsten answered the door and found Alejandro and Miguel holding up Sandy. He had been beaten severely.

"Oh my God, Sandy!" Kirsten gasped.

Santana's brother's walked Sandy in and roughly put him on a nearby couch. Quinn and Raven were standing on the bottom of the stairs with their packed suitcases. Kirsten was flooded with mixed emotions as she looked at her nearly beaten close to death husband and two adopted daughters.

"What's going on? What's happening?"

"Well Kirsten, Raven and I are going to live with the Lopez family. Sandy will live; he was simply given a dose of his own medicine," said Quinn

"Leave? Girls, you can't leave, I promised Alisha I would raise you and keep you safe."

Quinn chuckled, "Oh, so you call this monster over here keeping us safe? I don't think so. You failed Kirsten, you failed miserably."

Kirsten dropped to her knees in shock. She had no words; she knew everything Quinn said was true. Miguel looked at the girls and gestured that it was time to go.

"Okay Ray, let's go," said Quinn looking at her sister.

Raven looked up at her with big, scared, hazel eyes, "are you sure it's okay?"

"Positive," she smiled.

The girls headed out the front door with the two Lopez boys. A couple of moments later Raven ran back in. She didn't say a word to Kirsten, just gave her a hug. She then turned to Sandy and stood close to him feeling brave. She kicked him in the shin as hard as she could. He winced in pain but was too battered to move.

"I broke your damn cup you bastard!" She yelled and ran back outside.

Raven felt glorious.

SSS

Three months had passed since Quinn and Raven moved out of the Cohen's and into the Lopez household. The girls hadn't felt so much love since before their mother was killed. Sandy was going to therapy for his anger issues. Kirsten and the boys went to counseling as well. The bond she had with her boys was growing much stronger and Sandy hadn't laid a hand on any of them.

Quinn walked in the house towing her little sister by the arm.

"I'm sorry Quinn, I won't do it again!"

Quinn ignored Raven's pleas as she walked her into her bedroom and sat on her bed. She looked the little girl directly in the eyes.

"Ray, what did I tell you about fighting?"

"But Sean started it. He took my bike!"

"And what did I tell you to do in situations like that?"

"To tell a grown-up," Raven answered with her head lowered.

Quinn gently lifted her little's sisters chin.

"Why didn't you?"

Raven was silent for a moment.

"I don't know, I was just mad; I wanted it back so I got it back."

"I can understand that but punching Sean in the face was NOT okay."

"Quinn, I'm sorry. Please just don't tell Rick, (Mr. Lopez), he'll ground me forever."

"No, Ray, I already spoke with Rick; he and I agreed that grounding doesn't really work on you."

Raven began to cry, "Is Rick going to hit me?"

"No baby, no. Rick is kind and would never ever, ever hurt you like Sandy. You're getting a spanking and I'm going to give it to you."

Raven began to panic, her only association with a spanking or punishment was from her experience with Sandy. Quinn held her little sister in her arms until she calmed down.

"Ray, you trust me right?"

Raven sniffled, "Yes, always."

"Good then you know I would never cause any real harm to you, right?"

The young girl sniffled again, "Yes," she answered softly.

Quinn lifted her off of her lap.

"Alright then, I'm going to spank you and it will hurt; BUT, nothing like Sandy would, understand?"

Raven nodded her head yes before Quinn pulled down her jeans and panties and placed her across her lap. Raven began to cry. Quinn started the spanking using only her hand. She spanked her for a good minute before stopping. The adorable young girl was sobbing but it was due to feeling remorse and not agonizing pain from punishments in the past. Her bottom of course did sting but it wasn't abused. Quinn helped Raven pull her clothes back up and then held her in her arms until she was calm again.

Santana walked in with Britney and Rachel.

"Is everything okay?" Rachel asked seeing the crying child.

Quinn smiled, "Yes, everything is fine."

Raven calmed down then gave her sister a big hug and a sweet smile.

"Can I go back out and play now?"

Quinn chuckled from how quickly Raven bounced back. She had never seen her do that before.

"Yes, go ahead; BUT you better behave."

"I will!" Raven called out as she ran back outside.

Quinn began to cry. The three girls quickly gathered around her with concern.

"Babe, what's wrong?" Asked Santana.

"Nothing, honest; I'm just happy. Everything is finally perfect."

**FINI**