A/N: Alright next chapter! I give credit to the Beach Boys for a song that is used in this chapter. Please Read, Review, Enjoy
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The next morning Artie felt like he was in an exhausted blur. He barely got any sleep and now he had to get up to get ready to go to work. Quinn was awake and had coffee and breakfast with him as usual. In the summer the girls took full advantage of not having to get up for school and would sleep in as long as their bodies would allow. Sometimes he wished they would get up a little early and eat breakfast with him, but not today. He couldn't face Haylee right yet; he wouldn't have any idea of what to say.
"Are you going to be okay today?" Quinn asked him as he was leaving.
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I have to be fine, you know? When I'm at work this can't occupy my every thought." he responded.
"I'm going to talk to her, okay? I'm going to get some answers. This will be okay, Artie. It will. You need to remember that."
Artie just nodded and headed out.
Quinn took the next few hours to prep herself for this discussion. She wasn't exactly quite sure on everything she would say, or how it would go but she knew one thing; she needed to be strong. She couldn't lose it and get upset or sad or angry. She just had to stay calm. Once she knew that Haylee had been up for a while she took a deep breath and went in for the kill. She went up to her door and knocked.
"Come in." she heard Haylee call back.
She opened the door and stood in her doorway.
"Hey, sweetheart, can we talk?" she asked.
"Sure, about what?" Haylee said sitting up on her bed.
Quinn didn't answer right away, instead went over to Haylee's sock drawer and pulled out the pills.
"These." she said calmly holding up the plastic pill case for Haylee to see as she sat down across from her on the bed.
Haylee felt a mixture of fear, embarrassment, and regret sweep over in a matter of two seconds. How had she found those? When did she find those? Worst of all, if she knew, did that mean her dad knew too?
"How- um when did you find those?" Haylee stuttered out.
"Last night, after you were asleep. Dad came in to check on you. He found some of your socks sitting on the ground and went to pick them up, and here we are." Quinn explained.
Knowing that her dad had found the pills and not her mom was the most devastating thing Haylee thinks she had ever heard. "Daddy knows?" she asked with her voice cracking and tears beginning to pour down her cheeks.
"Yes he does, but honey don't cry. Okay you don't have to cry, it's alright." Quinn reassured her, putting her hand on Haylee's shoulder. She wanted to talk to her about this of course, but she didn't want her to cry or feel humiliated; that's the last thing she wanted.
"No it's not! No it's not! I don't want Daddy to be freaked out or hate me!" she sobbed.
"Haylee he could never hate you. You hear me? Never. He and I both love you, so, so much. Nothing, and I mean nothing, will ever change that. Understand?" Quinn told her firmly wiping away her tears so she could look her in the eyes.
Haylee let out another sob and nodded her head.
"Sure, he's freaked out. That's only because he's worried, and honestly so am I. Hun, why didn't you talk to me about this? Were you afraid I'd get mad?" Quinn questioned.
Haylee took a deep breath trying to control her crying. "I don't know, I just thought it'd be best for everyone if it stayed my secret. It's not that I thought that I shouldn't tell you, I wanted to, but I didn't want you to think that you failed. Your story of when you were in high school affected me, Mom, it really did. I just thought that if I did that then you would've felt like none of your work as a parent mattered, and I didn't want you to feel that kind of disappointment."
"You're not disappointing me by doing this. I'm happy that you have learned from my mistakes, you took control to protect yourself and that takes a lot of intelligence and a lot of maturity. I'm proud of you for that. You're one of my little girls, of course I don't want you to have sex yet, but being practical here, if you are, or if you're going too, then I'm happy that you'd be safe. You, you haven't had sex yet, have you?" Quinn checked, the thought making her very nervous.
Haylee shook her head, "No, I just thought the Pill would be good to get on so if in the near future I decide that it does end up happening that, I'll be good you know? I was never planning on this, this young, but Mom I love Alec. I really, really do and I can't help but want it, you know?"
Quinn nodded. "I do, but my advice to you is to put off for a while. Especially until you've been on those pills for at least a month and a half. You need to think a lot about this Hale, it's a big decision. Birth control or no birth control, you can't take it lightly. Also Alec still needs to use a condom okay? If I know this is going on I need to make sure that you are taking all the precautions possible. I don't want you to do this, I think you're too young but I want you to know that as long as you're being safe, I won't be mad at you."
"I understand, and I honestly don't know what's going to happen but I appreciate what you're telling me."
"You can always come to me about this, Hale. Remember that okay? When you are ready, you can come to me about it." Quinn told her.
Haylee nodded. "Mom?"
"Yeah?"
"How upset is Dad?"
Quinn sighed, "He's upset, babe. He's just scared that's all, you know how he is with you and your sister? You're his baby girls and this whole thing is just a lot scarier for him then it is for me to deal with. I don't want you to worry though, okay? Don't worry, he'll come around."
"I hope so."
That night when Artie came home Quinn pulled him aside and told him what happened.
"So she's still a virgin? My daughter is still a virgin?" he clarified.
"Yes Artie, she's still a virgin. She is contemplating not being one though, and I talked to her about all of that, and hopefully she'll decide to put this off, but no matter what she will be protected. You know what she was the most worried about?"
"What?"
"You. Making sure you were okay, and that your relationship with her would be okay."
Artie sighed, "It will, it's just, I can't really adapt to this. Knowing that she's thinking about having sex soon, it's horrifying. I just want to lock her up in her room forever."
"You know we can't do that. All it will do will damage our relationship with her, and make her want to sneak around and rebel. We have to be practical and rational. It's the only proper way to take the situation."
Artie groaned, "This sucks."
"I know. Here is what you are going to do though, tonight you are going to take your daughters out for dinner. Just the three of you, I'm going to eat something here and get some stuff done. You need this. This might help Haylee come to feeling better and you to feeling better."
A half and hour later Artie, Haylee, and Emmy were all in the car, driving to go get some Chinese food. Artie felt awkward, and he knew that Haylee felt awkward. He couldn't talk to her right now, he just didn't know what to say. Then a familiar song came on the radio.
"Oh my god, this is such a great song! Remember we used to sing it all the time! Dad, you have to turn it up!" Emmy said excitedly getting ready to sing.
Emmy was definitely the show biz child. She loved dance, and music, and all things performing. Car singing however, was her personal favorite. The song that came on the radio was God Only Knows by the Beach Boys. A song that they often had sung in the car together when Haylee and Emmy were growing up on road trips. Artie listened to her and turned up the song and she automatically began to sing.
"I may not always love you
but as long as there are stars above you
you never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I'd be without you"
She finished the first verse, expecting Artie and Haylee to join in. They didn't budge, they weren't comfortable with each other, so Emmy continued.
"If you should ever leave me
through life would still go on believe me
the world could show nothing to me
so what good would living do me
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you"
With that verse finished the puppy dog look on Emmy's face for him to join in broke his uncomfortable mood so he opened his mouth to join her.
"If you should ever leave me
well life would still go on believe me
the world could show nothing to me
so what good would living do me"
Haylee still wouldn't sing, but soon not only was Emmy giving her the puppy dog eyes, but Artie was giving her them a little bit too and an encouraging smile. The look of happiness from her dad right now was all it took.
"God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows what I'd be without you
God only knows
God only knows what I'd be without you"
By the end of the song, their singing had grown into full on belting and everyone had a smile on their face, even Haylee. Giving her the hope to do at least one thing with her dad, which was to talk to him.
As they were being seated at the restaurant Haylee quickly pulled Artie aside.
"Daddy, I'm sorry." she mumbled out her eyes welling with tears.
Artie took a deep breath, "Hale, I just, I just don't want you to get hurt. Ever. That's all." he told her his face softening.
"So you're not mad at me?"
"Just trying to relax about everything, and I'm stressed but I love you so much, sweetie. You know that, and I love you too much to stay mad at you for this."
Haylee gave him a smile. "Thank you." she whispered softly.
Artie gave her a smile in return. "So, you ready to go get some food?"
Haylee answered him with a nod as they caught up with Emmy. Artie didn't feel any better about the situation, but he felt better about being able to be happy and relaxed around his daughter while knowing this, and for right now, that was enough.