Chapter 18: You've Got a Friend

The adults tuck Lauren to bed, everyone but Quinn and Rachel. Finn was worried about those two. They haven't had good terms and he didn't want a fight to start inside the home.

"Is Rachel okay?" Sam asked concerned. "She looked really blue before."

"I'm sure it's just the stomach flu. " Finn responds.

"How do you know so?" Puck asked. "Those were the same symptoms Quinn had when she was pregnant with Beth."

Finn rolls her eyes. "Calm down. Rachel's not pregnant."

"That's what you think, my friend." Puck pats Finn on the shoulder and heads to his room. Sam does the same. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight." Finn responds back. He shakes his head at the most crazy ideas Puck has sometimes.

Rachel sat on the floor with her back against the wall. She hugs her knees on her chest. "You felt like this for a few days?" Quinn asked.

"Yes."

"Does food make you feel sick to your stomach?"

"Yes."

"What about tofu?"

"Yes."

"Do you cry and get frustrated easily?"

"Most of the time I get frustrated, but I cry so much."

Quinn felt odd telling Rachel she knew what was going on with her. They were friends but not close friends who bothered to keep in touch. Quinn loved Lauren though. "I went to the same phases when I had Beth." Quinn admits truthfully. "You said you had your last period May 9th. It's June 19th, almost 20th since a couple hours till midnight."

Rachel shook her head in disbelief. "Quinn, I can't be pregnant."

"Well, you are. Do you want to grab a pregnancy test now?" Quinn asked.

"I guess that's the only way to find out." Rachel shrugs her shoulders, letting out a huge sigh.

"Let's go." Quinn says offering a hand.

Quinn invites Rachel to her apartment. Rachel called Finn saying she had an emergency with her fathers. Oh how much she hated lying, especially to Finn. Quinn told her what to do. She went to the bathroom alone. She waited several minutes for a sign. Anything signs.

And there it was.

A plus sign.

There were tons of tears in her eyes. She slowly opened the door. Quinn felt her heart ache for an old friend. She gave her a hug. "I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do." Rachel repeats herself, sobbing on Quinn's shoulder. Quinn didn't know much about Rachel's past life, all she knows is that she gave birth to Lauren, and left.

She didn't know about the whole cheating situation with Finn and Jesse. "Do you love Finn?"

"I do!" Rachel sobs.

"Do you love Lauren?"

"With all my heart, Quinn."

"You're a cute little family. Everything's going to be okay."

Rachel wipes her tears. "How do you know? We're slowly getting back together. We just had our first date..I want to be more than friends. I want to be with him. It's just hard."

"What do you mean?" Quinn asked not understanding.

"His parents hate me. My dad hates him and Kurt."

"They can't stop you from loving someone." Quinn says. "You'll get through this. You have us." She hugs Rachel once more.

"Thank you Quinn. Thank you for being a friend." Rachel thanks Quinn. "No problem, man hands." She jokes around. Rachel rolled her eyes. "First step, how do I tell Finn?" Finn has never left her mind. She always thought of him ever since she felt different.

"You leave that to Puck and I. You've got a friend, Berry." Quinn says. She rubs Rachel's back for comfort. For Rachel, she felt terrified of what to expect next.