My troll has appeared to have returned in the last chapter. No, Puck is not a rapist. They were both drunk and it was consensual for both parties. With that said, here's chapter 5 :)

Trolls aside, thank you SO much for all the reviews you've been spamming me with. I actually had to turn off my notifications for story favorites and story alerts. 39 favorites so far and 130 story alerts, that's insane. Plus, I know it will only continue to grow.

If you have any ideas at all, please feel free to share them with me. This chapter will contain some badass Santana in it. Plus show Rachel how much of a prick Finn is. :) Enjoy!

Help Me Help You
Chapter 5

Quinn had felt a little lost. She'd worked a 13 hour shift on Sunday, nothing new to her, but she didn't talk to Rachel at all. She'd become so accustomed to talking to Rachel every day that having no communication with the shorter girl made her feel lost. She'd spent her evening trying to figure things out in her own head. Rachel needed space to figure things out with Finn. Quinn respected that. She understood what it was like to make a mistake and need to be alone.

She made her way from her car, toward the school. She was early enough that day to be able to make a pit stop at Rachel's locker to catch up with her. She had been worried about her the day before.

Thankfully, Rachel's locker was fairly close to her own. While she was placing her backpack in her own locker, she was able to glance down the hallway. She frowned, though, when she saw Finn towering over Rachel at her locker. Her curiosity got the best of her. Instead of walking right up to Rachel to talk to her, like she wanted to do, she stayed just out of their sight to be able to hear everything they were saying.

"Rach, I know you enjoyed it too." He spoke with one of his stupid smirks on his face. "Why aren't you talking to me? What did I do?"

"You told me that it didn't mean anything. That's what you did Finn."

He threw his hands up in exasperation. "I don't get it Rachel. It really wasn't that big a deal. Why are you so upset about it?"

The brunette shook her head, mumbling something under her breath as she turned back to her locker to get her books for her first two classes.

"What was that?"

"I should have listened to Quinn!" She shouted at him. Her sudden outburst caused the people nearby to stop their own conversations. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see several other students turning to watch them.

Finn shook his head at her. "I should have known Quinn had something to do with this. I don't even know why you spend so much time with her. She's always been such a lying bitch. Why are you falling for her tricks?"

Rachel's hand latched onto the locker door, her knuckles became white in the process. She knew her boyfriend hated her best friend, but she despised hearing it from him. "People change Finn. She's incredible, kind, and the most caring person I've ever met." She looked up at him before continuing, "and she has nothing to do with how much I regret what happened. She had tried to talk me out of it."

He laughed harshly at her. "That's because she wants you. Everybody can see it. Quinn is nothing but a carpet-" A slap, so unexpected, landed across his face. "What the hell Rachel?"

The crowd of students watching them had started to grow. Rachel could feel their eyes boring holes into her and she suddenly felt very self-conscious. "Leave Quinn out of this. She's my best friend and there's nothing you can say, or do to change that!" She slammed her locker shut, but before she could turn to leave him, he grabbed her arm to pull her right back to him. "Let go of me!"

"No. That bitch is ruining our relationship and you're just too blind to see it. You're blinded by the one thing you've always wanted – friends. If it wasn't for me, nobody would even look at you."

Before he could step closer to her, his hand was knocked off of Rachel's arm and he found himself being slammed into the locker. "The fuck is your problem Frankenteen?"

Finn seemed to buckle some under the intense stare that Santana was giving to him. "This has nothing to do with you Satan."

"Oh, I think it does. Whenever you lay your grossly enormous hands on any one of my friends it becomes my problem." The Latina stuck her finger right into Finn's face.

"You don't scare me Santana."

"Oh I don't?" A sly, evil smirk came to her lips. "Then why are you shaking?" Her eyes narrowed more as her voice lowered to a deadly level. "If I so much as see you lay a finger on her again after she tells you no… I will end you. AND! I don't ever wanna hear my girl Quinn's name come outta your mouth again. We clear?"

"Yea, whatever." He tried to shake away from her grasp, only to have her hands tighten around his shirt.

"Not good enough. Do you want to try again?"

"We're clear Santana."

"Good," she shoved him away from her then brushed her hands together, "Now get out of here. I'm tired of looking at your face. It's making me wanna hurl up my breakfast." She watched him disappear into the crowd of students before turning back to a wide-eyed Rachel. Her facial expression softened when she looked at the fear that was evident in Rachel's wide eyes. "He shouldn't bother you the rest of the day."

Quinn stepped up to Rachel. She'd left her hiding spot the moment she watched Finn put his hand on the shorter girl, but Santana had gotten to him before she could. "If he bothers you again, tell one of us and we'll take care of him."

Rachel felt herself start to tremble. The reality of the situation had finally started to sink in. He'd never caused her to feel such a fear before. The minute he grabbed her, she began to realize what kind of a guy he really was. When her knees started to buckle, she felt two sets of arms around her to keep her from falling. "Th-thanks…"

Santana's eyes widened at the reaction she was seeing in Rachel. "Has… he ever hurt you Rachel?" She asked gingerly. It was rare for Santana to call her by her given name instead of her surname.

Upon hearing it, Rachel visibly relaxed. She shook her head before taking a deep breath to calm the rest of her nerves. "Never. I promise I'll inform one of you if he bothers me." Rachel made sure her locker was locked before glancing up at Quinn. "We need to hurry before we're late." Before the blonde could object, her hand was grabbed and she was led toward their first class.

"Bye San!" Quinn called out to her friend before she was dragged out of the Latina's sight. "Once they turned the corner, Quinn sped up her pace to match Rachel's. "So, what was that with Finn?"

"Nothing, I just… I should have listened to you." Rachel flopped down in her normal chair, Quinn right beside her. "Somewhere deep inside of me, I always knew you were right."

"We can talk Later Rachel. There are too many ears in here." Quinn threw a glare to a few of the other students that had watched them from the moment they entered the room.

Rachel only nodded. She knew that the population in the hallway already knew what had happened between her and her boyfriend. A private matter was now at the forefront of everybody's conversations. She also feared that rumors would start circulating about herself and Quinn, simply because Finn was a bigot. Rachel felt horrible. Her failing relationship with Finn would most likely lead to a failed friendship with Quinn.

After their Calculus class, the only time during the day that Rachel saw Quinn was lunch. Thankfully, as the day went on, Finn had kept his distance. But, there was one time of the day that she couldn't avoid him. Glee. The last period of the day. She stopped just outside of the choir room to compose her nerves. A smile came to her face as she entered the room. Toward the back, she spotted Quinn laughing along with Brittany. Santana was idly filing her nails to Brittany's left. These were her closest friends. They were the three people she wouldn't trade anything for.

Brittany was the one to spot her standing near the piano. "Come on Rachel!" She called out, waving her up to join them.

"Hey guys." Rachel smiled brightly at the girls who had become her best friends. Since she was turned to face them, she didn't notice Finn enter the room.

Santana, on the other hand, had a sense for those things. She was facing her hand, but her eyes were locked with him until he took a seat on the opposite side of the room. "I think we'll all be happy once today's over with." The Latina spoke loud enough, wanting Finn to hear her.

"I know I can't wait. I miss Beth, and I'm off tonight." Quinn spoke with a huge smile on her face.

"Speaking of her, she was a perfect angel this weekend." Puck took up residence in a chair behind Quinn. He was sporting a smile very similar to Quinn's when he had spoken.

Rachel took a moment to watch as they interacted with one another. She had always thought they would make a wonderful couple. Then she thought back to the numerous times she'd mentioned it to Quinn, only to be laughed at. To Quinn, Puck had become nothing more than a friend. Just like she was to Quinn… a friend.

Santana's eyes had since moved away from Finn to focus on Rachel. The Latina was curious as to what was going through her fellow brunette's head. It was like Santana could see the gears turning in Rachel's head. A smirk came to her own face once she realized the petite diva was staring at Quinn. I knew it! Santana did a small internal cheer before her thoughts were interrupted by Mr. Schuester entering the room. She tuned out half of what he was saying, as she always did. Instead, she began formulating a plan.

Get Rachel and Quinn together.

"Mommy!" Beth yelled out the minute Quinn entered the house. "I missed you." The girl wrapped her arms around the taller blonde's legs, hugging her tightly.

"Oh… mommy missed you too honey." Quinn leaned down and easily picked up her little girl. She pressed several kisses all over Beth's face, smiling as the girl started giggling uncontrollably.

"Quinnie, how was school?" Judy smiled warmly at her daughter and granddaughter's interaction.

Quinn grumbled under her breath as she instantly remembered everything that had happened during the day. The only thing she could find herself focusing on, was Rachel. She found herself thinking about the brunette non-stop lately. But, she couldn't figure out why. "Rachel had an incident with Finn."

"Is she alright? You know honey, I never did care for that boy when you were with him."

"I was only with him because it's what Russell wanted…" Quinn placed her daughter back on the floor and proceeded to gather the young girl's belongings. "Guess what Beth?"

"What?"

"Brittany and Santana are coming over tonight." Quinn chuckled at the million dollar smile that came to Beth's face. The young mother loved that her daughter absolutely adored her friends. Especially Rachel. Those two were inseparable whenever Rachel would visit.

"Rachel too?"

"No, not tonight honey. Maybe tomorrow. Mommy's off work again. How about I call Rachel later and you can ask her?"

"Okay!" Beth went right back to her building blocks.

Judy laughed at her granddaughter. "She loved Rachel doesn't she?"

"She definitely does." Quinn grabbed Beth's diaper bag and slung it over her shoulder. "Are you ready to head home Beth?"

"I don't get it Quinn," Judy said with a heavy sigh. "I've got plenty of room here for both of you. Why do you still do this to yourself? All you do is work and go to school. If you lived here, you wouldn't have to work that job of yours as much and you could completely focus on school, just like you should."

Quinn ran a frustrated hand through her hair. "We've already had this conversation mom."

"You've proved that you could do it on your own. Just come home already. You're still a teenager. You should be able to go out with your friends Quinn. I've told you several times, that I would watch Beth so you could have some free time. And, if you lived here, it would make everything easier." Judy found herself pleading with her daughter.

The teen grit her teeth. After a moment to curb her building anger, she decided to speak. "We're Fabrays mom. Fabrays don't take the easy way out." She hated the fact that she had just channeled one of her father's favorite sayings. "Truth be told, I love living on my own. I love my job, and I love being the one to provide for my daughter. I'm still easily able to pull a 4.0 in school. I appreciate every way you do help me mom. But, I don't need anything else. I can do it on my own, and I'm proud to be able to say that I'm an 18 year old, single mother, who can take care of my child. I'm not just another statistic, nor do I choose to ever become one."

It was bad enough that she'd become another teenage pregnancy statistic. A silly mistake at a party with Puck put her in that situation. But, Quinn didn't let the pregnancy ruin her. At the time, it caused her to lose her family and she was forced to rely on her friends. Once she had Beth, she was able to find a job and get herself fully emancipated from her parents. That was when Judy came back into her life. To say she was leery, was an understatement. She was offered a home with her mother, but refused it. She wasn't sure if she could trust Judy again after what had happened when she told them she was pregnant. But time had passed, Quinn became settled into her current apartment, and Judy and Quinn had mended their relationship.

The older woman couldn't help the smile that grew on her lips. "I am proud of you too Quinn. More so than I think you'll ever know. You're turning into a very strong-willed young woman. Don't let that make you too proud to ever ask for help though. Please, know and understand that I'll always be here to help you, no matter what the reason. Even if you just need a night to yourself to sleep… call me."

"I will, I promise." Quinn stepped closer to her mother to hug her. "I love you."

"I love you too Quinnie."

Quinn pulled away from her mother when she felt her pant leg being tugged on. "Aw, do you want a hug too?" Beth looked up at Quinn and nodded. "Alright, come here." She scooped up the girl, cradling her in her arms. "Do you want to help me with dinner when we get home?" She started heading for the front door.

"For Brittany and Santy?"

"And for us too, silly." Quinn turned back to her mom once she reached the door. "We'll see you in the morning mom. Wave bye to Grammy Beth."

"Bye Gammy. Love you!" She blew the older blonde a kiss before waving.

"Love you more Beth." Judy blew a kiss back to the girl. "Drive carefully Quinn."

There's chapter 5 for you. Hope you enjoyed it. The last scene with Quinn and Judy was a spur of the moment add-on, since the chapter originally ended after Santana's plotting. The chapter was way too short, I needed to add more in there. I know people won't mind.

Leave a review, let me know what you think so far. As I said in the beginning, ideas are always welcome, even leaving a few words in a review can spark new ideas for me.