It was a constant push and pull with Jennifer, you'd think she was getting better and then something would happen and the walls would go up instantly. One step forward, two steps back. Santana was at her wits end with the moody teenager, never knowing what to expect anymore. Brittany was trying to remain patient for the teen, she knew what she was going through. She watched it happen to her wife and best friend. If things were to get any worse she'd have to take it into her own hands. She would not let this teenager destroy herself, she didn't let it happen with Santana and Quinn, Jenn wouldn't be any different.

XX

Jenn was not in a good mood at all today. She woke up late and didn't have enough time to actually look cute today. Then when she got to school she found the elevator wasn't working so she was late to first period, due to the fact that she had to take the stairs. When she did get to her first period class, chemistry, she remembered about the huge test that was today, and she completely spaced during the test. She knew as soon as she handed the test back in that she failed, now she had to think of an excuse to tell Brittany when she saw that grade.

Today was not her day at all, she just knew it. She silently groaned when she got a text from Brittany asking to pick up Katie, which was a rare thing, but Jenn just wanted to go home. It took her a little longer then she expected due to the fact she was a little crippled. When she got to the middle school she noticed a little crowd formed and who doesn't like a little gossip, so Jenn made her way over there. She found a boy who had to be at least thirteen yelling at Katie, a girl who had come to be like a sister to Jennifer.

She could feel her temper rising and she knew she was in no state to fight anyone physically but that doesn't mean she can't attack them with her very mean words.

"Hey!" Jenn's voice boomed over the crowd and everyone got quiet real quick. "I don't know what's going on here but I don't like the looks of it at all. You," She pointed to the boy, "You better watch yourself, don't you think about talking to her with anything less then respect."

"Who are you?" The boy asked, clearly angry for being told off by some nobody. He had never seen Jenn before and he was livid that she thought she could get away with something like that.

"I'm Jennifer Wilder, and don't mess with my girl Katie." Her temper had cooled down slightly but anything could set her off again.

"Oh!" Realization hit the boy and a snarky smirk appeared on his face, "You're that volleyball player who got hurt mid season and now you're nothing but a washout."

"A washout? You sure you even know what that word means little boy? Like I said you better watch how you speak to my girl, or you will regret it."

"What are you going to do about it? You're crippled, you can't hurt me. I'll talk to orphan Annie anyway I want to. You don't scare me." Jenn felt her anger rise again and the smirk that appeared on the boy's face again didn't help it cool down either.

She tossed her crutches to the side and put all her pressure on her good leg, "I swear to god I will kick your ass if you keep talking to her like that, I don't care if I'm hurt or not. Besides I wouldn't even have to do any work, not with my team by myself. You better watch out, because you don't mess with a Wilder." Her voice held a steely calmness to it, all the anger was being held in her eyes.

Before anymore words could be exchanged a teacher walked over and told them it would be best to break up whatever was going on over there before someone got into some serious trouble. Katie handed Jenn her crutches and stood by her side silently, waiting for her orders, not knowing what she was supposed to do.

"You ready to go home kid?" Jenn asked, trying to keep some normal-ness to a walk home. She didn't want her to feel ashamed of what just happened.

"I know you know that I was adopted." Katie said softly, "Everyone knows I'm adopted. You're just different about it. You don't ask me about it."

"Why should I meddle into you're past? It's your choice if you want to tell me, I shouldn't force you to tell me." Jenn explain her reasoning just as soft.

"My mom hurt me." Katie said bluntly, "It scared me so much, I wonder what my life would be like if I hadn't found Santana and Brittany." It takes Jenn off balance that Katie calls her parents by their first names, "I love them so much for saving me and I know they can save you too."

"I don't need saving Katie, I'm a big girl."

"You're scared, I can tell. It's okay to need someone to lean on." Katie explains. "I was scared once too. Then I think I thought that I don't deserve it."

"What did your mom do to you?" Jenn asks quietly, trying not to seem to nosey.

"She drowned me in a tub, yelled at me, did so many terrible things." Katie's lip trembles a little bit at the memory, "I don't think I could ever go back there again. I don't know what I would do without them."

"I'd find you and I'd take you away from it. You're right Katie, you don't deserve that, I'm glad you're okay now."

The rest of the walk was silent and when they got home the first thing Jenn did was hug Brittany, this time a little longer and tighter then the usual hugs she's given to them. She hoped that Brittany understood what she tried to say by that, deep down she knew that the blonde did. Brittany knows everything.

"I have a friend I'd like you to talk Jenn, she's a very good friend of mine and I want you to treat her with the upmost respect. Please listen to what she has to say, she was a lot like you when she was you're age." Brittany leads her into the living room and there was a blonde with shorter hair.

"Hello Jennifer, I'm Quinn Fabray." The blonde holds out her hand and Jenn shakes it with small hesitation.

"Nice to meet you Mrs. Fabray."

"Please call me Quinn." The blonde insists, "Brittany asked me to talk to you, would you like to take a seat in the living room or your bedroom?"

"I guess where ever is fine, I don't really care." Jenn has a look of confusion, "I'm sorry I don't really understand what's going on."

Quinn laughed, "You don't have to be nervous Jenn, I'm not going to lecture you, I just want to talk to you that's all."

Jenn felt weird about this, she wasn't sure if she liked what was going on. She just knew that she had to trust Quinn because she knew Brittany. She trusted Brittany so she'd listen to what Quinn had to say, but that didn't mean she didn't feel uneasy.

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