First off, I want to thank everybody for the wishes about my grandfather. He pulled through the surgery with no problem. But he did have a complication that appeared about a week and a half after the surgery, which caused him to have to go through another one...

On top of that, just the past week, I had to rush my cat to the emergency vet. He was probably just a few hours away from kidney failure... I don't have kids, nor do I see myself ever having them, so my cat is my baby. Thankfully, he's pulling through. I'm still watching him like a hawk though, since he is my baby. But he's doing good, thank goodness.

So the past two weeks of my life have been nothing but stress. But with what happened this past week to my cat Zeus, and all of the emotions I was feeling regarding him, I feel it made it a little easier to be able to write through some of the emotions of Quinn and Beth meeting.

Enjoy the chapter, I'm about to go lie down and get some more written to the next chapter. Which will involve Beth and Jess meeting Brittany and Santana. Along with some embarrassing moments for Quinn and Rachel lol.

The First 24
Chapter 32

June 21 – 5:30PM

She knew why Quinn had done what she had done 23 years ago. She knew and understood. Beth couldn't even begin to imagine how hard of a decision it was for her birth mother. Part of her wished she had grown up in Quinn and Rachel's care. Any child would want to be raised by their parents. But Quinn had just been a child herself. A child who made a mistake – drunken mistake. Quinn gave her a chance at a stable home life.

Over their time of talking, Beth learned about the type of family Quinn was forced to grow up with. She never had to deal with any emotional or physical abuse like Quinn had. She knew her birth mother had made the right decision to give her up for adoption.

"You okay over there?" Jess' voice drew Beth out of her thoughts.

"Yea, why?" Beth turned to look at the driver and smiled softly.

"You haven't said anything since we got off the highway."

The other girl just smiled softly before reaching over to take the driver's free hand. Beth didn't say anything – she didn't need to. Jess knew how stressed and scared the girl was. She'd been trapped in her own thoughts for the past week and Jess only wished she could help her in some way.

"What if she doesn't like me?" Beth's voice was barely above a whisper.

It was loud enough, though, to draw Jess' attention. The young woman looked over once they came to a stop at a red light. She could see how distraught Beth really was over the entire situation. There was no way for her to relieve the stress though.

"How could she not love you Beth? You are her daughter. Plus, you're absolutely amazing. Everybody love you Beth." Jess threw her a comforting smile as the traffic light changed to green and she pulled through it.

The GPS that was mounted on her windshield indicated the next turn would be in less than a mile. Upon hearing that, Beth felt like her heart leapt into her throat. She'd been nervous throughout the past few days, but knowing that they were less than two miles away from seeing Quinn had her shaking. Her grip on Jess' hand tightened. The brunette beside her shifted her grip slightly to lace their fingers together. She then started to stroke the side of Beth's hand with her thumb. It was a simple gesture, but enough to get her to stop shaking.

The car was silent except for the radio that was now on a commercial and the occasional voice from the GPS telling Jess where to turn.

"Destination will be on your left in one half mile." The robotic voice filled the car.

"I can't do this…" Panic started to overcome her. Beth quickly closed her eyes and started taking deep breaths to try to calm herself. Jess pulled her, once again, shaking hand to her lips to kiss it. "Can you just call her and tell her I got food poisoning? Take me home Jess." She looked up in time to see her friend shake her head.

"Not gonna do that Beth. You've been waiting for this moment for longer than I've even know you. Once the initial shock wears off, you'll be thankful for me refusing to turn the car around."

"I hate you."

"No you don't." Jess slowed the car to look at the house numbers. When she spotted the right one, she also saw a baby blue SUV in the driveway. It was parked next to a dark green car. Those were the same two cars that Quinn said would be in the driveway. "We're here…"

Beth just nodded. She took a moment to swallow the lump in her throat. Her eyes never left the front door as she climbed out of Jess' car. Beth let out a heavy breath as she made her way up the front pathway, then onto the front porch. She knew Jess was hanging back to allow her the first interaction with Quinn – she was thankful. She didn't want to be alone, but knew she needed to be.

"You can do this Beth." She gave herself a little pep-talk before pressing in the doorbell.

Her nerves were almost back under control, until she heard the door being unlocked. To her, it felt like time had suddenly slowed to a near stop as the door was opened. The moment Quinn came into view, there was no denying that she was Beth's mother. Beth felt her heart beating in her chest as she locked eyes with Quinn.

"You made it…" Quinn finally spoke after a few moments of simply staring at her daughter. Sure, she'd seen pictures of the girl over the past few months, but actually seeing her in the flesh was something totally different. She was slightly shorter than Quinn herself was. Her hair was a little bit darker, and she kept it close to Rachel's length. Right now, it was pulled back into a ponytail. Her eyes, reminded Quinn a lot of her own. Beth's skin tone was even close to Rachel's – a trait she must have gotten from Puck. Beth had definitely become a beautiful young woman.

Beth just nodded to Quinn's statement. She was afraid of not being able to find her voice if she was to talk. She simply stood there, looking up at her mother – who was just a few inches taller than herself. Her brow furrowed as a huge mixture of emotions washed over her. Tears slowly started to fill her eyes as she stepped closer to her mother. Quinn made no attempt to stop her as she wrapped her arms around the taller woman. The moment they touched, both women broke down into tears. Nothing but happy tears fell as they clung to one another.

Sure, Beth had hugged her adoptive mother hundreds of times over the years, but this was different. Being in a hug with her birth mother was different. It felt more comforting – more loving.

Quinn was first to pull away, but not by far. Her hand came up to cup the younger woman's cheek. "It's really you…"

"It really is." A smile finally overtook Beth's face – once that could easily rival Rachel's show choir smile in size. It was accompanied by a nervous giggle as her own hand came up to rest on Quinn's.

"The last time I held you, you were just minutes old." Quinn felt more tears brimming in her eyes.

"I know, you told me over the phone."

"Well, she's definitely got your personality honey." Rachel giggled from her place in the hallway. She'd been watching the entire interaction from the moment her wife opened the door. Tears were threatening her own eyes.

"It's funny how things like that can happen, even though they've never met." Jess finally made her presence known as she climbed onto the porch, dragging along two suitcases behind her.

Quinn looked at the young woman as she stepped beside Beth. She took a moment to take in her appearance. She was a little taller than Quinn was. Her hair was about the same shade as Rachel's was. Her hair was also short, but close to her head in the back, and spiked up on top. She was surprised to see piercings going up Jess' ears as well as two in her eyebrow. She mused for a moment, wondering what other piercings this girl may have had. She wore a solid red tank top and a pair of black cargo shorts. Jess definitely didn't match the picture she'd created in her head for the girl.

"Oh, Quinn…" Beth pulled away to hook her arm with Jess, "this is my friend Jess."

The girl waved shyly to the older woman, smiling as she did so. "It's nice to meet you."

The older blonde smiled warmly at Jess. Her initial visual impression of Jess had not gone along with the shy girl that just spoke to her. "It's nice to meet you too," she stepped aside when she felt Rachel's hand on her lower back. "Beth, Jess, this is Rachel."

The petite brunette instantly stepped forward to wrap Beth in a tight hug. The action caught the younger blonde off guard, but she quickly recovered and returned the hug. "I'm so happy to finally meet you Beth." She pulled back and extended her hand to Jess. "It's a pleasure to meet you too. Why don't you girls come in and get comfortable, it's hot out here. Plus, dinner is ready."

Quinn moved out of the doorway to allow Beth and Jess to walk in. Jess followed Rachel down the hallway to the spare bedroom the pair would be using while staying with them. The attorney followed slowly behind – watching as Jess and Beth took in the house. To her, it all felt like a dream. A dream she hoped to never wake up from. Beth was there, in her house, to see her and Rachel.

Beth was going through much of the same thought process. She dared a glance back at Quinn and smiled widely. There she was – her mother. Her mother was standing just a few feet away from her.

After 23 years of wondering what Quinn looked like, what kind of personality she had, and most of all, whether or not she'd ever get to meet her – she was finally get her answers.

June 21 – 9:00PM

"What kind of ice cream is this?" Jess asked in between bites.

Rachel giggled. "It's actually vegan. There's absolutely no dairy in it."

"Vegan?" The girl's eyebrows show up in slight surprise.

Beth giggled softly from her place beside Jess on the sofa. "I told you Rachel was vegan and most of their food was vegan."

"It was probably during one of your many Quinn rants, meaning I tuned half of it out." She smirked at the blonde.

Quinn simply covered her mouth, trying not to laugh as she watched their interactions. Jess' personality reminded her a lot of Santana's. Watching Beth and her friend together throughout the last three hours had been entertaining to both her and Rachel. They were both happy to see them so comfortable with one another. In a way, they reminded her of her own relationship with Rachel. Leaning back in her recliner to stretch out her back, Quinn allowed her mind to wander back to several years ago in her own relationship.

Quinn couldn't stop the laughter that started shaking her body. She had just returned to their apartment from an evening class to find Rachel in the kitchen, attempting to bake.

"You look absolutely ridiculous honey." She finally composed herself long enough to speak.

The brunette placed her hands on her hips as she spun around to look at her girlfriend. Actually turning around and giving the blonde a full view of a flour covered apron just sent Quinn into a full fit of laughter again. To go along with the, now white, apron, Rachel had batter caked on her cheek, the tip of her nose, and somehow, on her forehead.

"I'm making a cake for your birthday tomorrow. What are you doing home so early anyway?"

"He let us out early. Well, when we finished out exam, we could leave…" Quinn spoke matter-of-factly before finally putting her over the shoulder bag on the table.

"You got go class, finished your exam and got home in an hour and a half? Why didn't you tell me you had a test Quinn? I haven't seen you do any studying. How do you ever expect to pass your classes when you never study?" Rachel scolded her girlfriend with a huff before turning back to her mixing bowl.

Quinn cautiously stepped closer to her love to see exactly what she was doing. "Rach, I told you last week, after my last class, that I had a test this week. And you never saw me studying because I don't need to," that statement drew another huff from the brunette, "it's only Criminal Psychology."

"You say that like it's as easy as one plus one being two." She poured the cake batter into a rectangular pan before sliding it into the already pre-heated oven.

Before Rachel could move away to clean up her mess, Quinn grabbed her hips, spun her around, and pressed her into the counter's edge. "The concepts of how the unconscious mind works in various people, or how there are many people who have no cognitive reaction to negative stimuli, comes natural to me." Rachel was suddenly looking at her as if she'd grown a third head – causing Quinn to laugh. "It's much like how your on stage presence and singing come naturally to you. Everybody's mind is wired differently sweetheart. Trust me when I say that I know what I do and don't have to study for."

"You're suddenly talking like you were in your Psychology class again Quinn." She couldn't help the smile that overtook her face. She was proud of Quinn and everything she'd accomplished in her life – including getting a full scholastic scholarship to NYU's Law Program.

The blonde visibly blushed. There were times when she'd get to talking about her class and she could tell Rachel was completely lost. Rachel was far from stupid though, having also graduated from McKinley with a 4.0 GPA, but there were things that she learned that were even out of Rachel's scope of knowledge. "Sorry, I can't help it sometimes. The criminal thought process completely fascinates me," she spoke again before her girlfriend could, "do you know what else fascinates me?"

"What's that?" The brunette's hands slid up around Quinn's neck.

"How beautifully adorable you are." She used the tip of her finger to wipe some of the batter off of Rachel's cheek before sticking it into her mouth. "Tasty."

"Quinn?"

Beth's voice barely registered in her mind. She let out a low groan and shifted some in the recliner.

"I think she fell asleep." Rachel moved closer to her wife to check her before smiling softly. "Yea, she's sleeping. Let me cover her up and we can go out to the dining room."

The young women got up from the sofa to go into the dining room to allow Quinn to sleep. They smiled softly down at the blonde as they walked by her.

"Rach?" Quinn's eyes opened when she felt a blanket be thrown over her body.

"Shhh, honey. Go back to sleep." Rachel tucked the thin blanket around her wife before brushing some of her blonde hair off of her forehead.

Quinn started to sit up, her eyes flicking around the room, "but Beth, and Jess…"

Rachel shook her head. "They're still going to be here tomorrow. You got up really early this morning to clean. So I know you're tired on top of hurting. Get some sleep."

The blonde looked at her wife and let out a defeated sigh. "Fine."

"Good. Take a little nap, I'll wake you up when I'm going to bed." She watched Quinn nod before nuzzling into the cushions on the back of the recliner. "I love you." Rachel gave Quinn a gentle kiss then leaned down to place a kiss to her stomach.

"I love you too Rach." Quinn let out a content sigh.

"Have you two talked about baby names yet?" Beth asked the moment Rachel entered the dining room with a bottle of water.

The brunette was caught off guard for a moment. She wasn't expecting Beth to come right out with a question like that. "We have, but not that in depth though."

"So you haven't decided?" It was Jess' turn to speak.

Rachel only shook her head. "Nothing yet. We have a couple of ideas though." Beth and Jess both looked a little disappointed, causing Rachel to laugh softly. "So tell me, how did you two meet?"

Jess cracked up laughing before turning to the young blonde. "Why don't you tell her?"

"I'm assuming it's interesting?" Rachel's eyebrows shot up.

Beth blushed as she recalled how they met. "It was actually my first day at school. I was moving into my room." She paused to glance at Jess before smiling. "She was on the same floor as me and we ended up in the elevator together. I was too busy talking to mom and dad to even notice her watching me like a creeper." She pushed her friend slightly, causing her to laugh. "It was mom who noticed it and insisted on telling me, right there in the elevator, that I had an admirer." Rachel cracked up laughing, as did Jess and Beth. "When I looked at her, she was struggling to hide her blush and staring at the ground. And when the elevator finally opened on our floor, she practically ran from it. Thing was though, I was going the same way she was and our rooms ended up being right across the hall from one another."

"Did you guys even talk?" Rachel said before taking a sip of her water.

"It was her mom that stopped me before I could get into my room." Jess ran her fingers through her short hair as she also remembered the interaction. "She asked my name, and introduced Beth to me."

"We became like the best of friends after that." Beth smiled warmly at Jess before she leant her head on her shoulder.

"How did you and Quinn meet?" Jess asked as she wrapped her arm around Beth's shoulder, keeping her close.

"We met when we were in the eighth grade. She'd just moved to Lima with her family and started school. She wasn't really that friendly toward me once she learned I wasn't part of the 'popular' crowd." Rachel looked down in sadness as she remembered their past together. "Quinn and I didn't really start talking in a civil manner until after she became pregnant with you," she nodded toward Beth, "that's when she started to realize that all I wanted was her friendship, and I apparently wasn't as bad as everybody thought I was."

"But you guys are together now, and that's what matters." Beth smiled when Rachel smiled. "So, who admitted to having feelings for the other first?" Beth leaned on the table, a huge smile still plastered on her face. "I want some details. Quinn won't give me any."

A deep blush covered Rachel's cheeks, "and I'm not going to give you any details either."

Beth glanced at Jess before looking back at Rachel, laughing at the blush that was on her face. "It must be good then for you to blush. Quinn kept stumbling over her words."

"The only detail I'll give you is that I kissed her first. There are only four people that know what truly happened." Before saying anything else, she paused. If Beth knew that Santana knew how it came about, once she met Santana she'd probably ask her. And knowing Santana, she'd tell her without a second thought. That would make things interesting when Brittany and Santana came over in a few days to meet Beth.

"Who else knows?"

"I'm not telling, it's not my story to tell."

"Well, it involves you." Beth pouted some, drawing a loud laugh from Jess.

"Don't worry Rachel, she's always like this whenever she doesn't get her way." Her comment drew a hard smack onto her arm.

It was Rachel's turn to crack up laughing. When Quinn mentioned earlier that Beth and Jess' relationship reminded her a lot of their own, she didn't think much of it. But now that she had seen a little bit more of it, Quinn was right. They played around like that a lot when they were their age.

"You guys sound like you're having fun out here." Quinn folded her arms across her chest as she leaned against the doorframe watching the group at the table.

"Oh honey, we didn't mean to wake you." Rachel frowned at her wife. She knew the woman hadn't been sleeping a whole lot. She also knew that Quinn just had to be tired after the excitement of the day.

A soft smile overtook Quinn's face before she took a seat at the table beside Rachel. She reached for her wife's bottle of water to take a drink. "I never actually fell back to sleep."

"So, how did you guys actually get together." Beth tried her luck again.

Quinn glanced at Rachel who cracked up laughing. "She just asked me about it and I wouldn't tell her."

"And the same thing goes for me, I'm not telling you."

Beth once again pouted.

"Santana will probably end up saying something about it when they all finally meet." Quinn spoke without thinking. Seeing the way Beth's eyes lit up at the idea, instantly made her regret her words. Santana would definitely tell her and without another thought either. Santana just didn't care.

Jess shook her head before standing up. "I'm going to head to bed, it's been a long day and it's already pushing midnight."

Beth looked up at her friend and smiled. "I'll be in in a few minutes."

"Okay. Goodnight Quinn. Goodnight Rachel." Jess waved her hand to them before leaving the dining room.

Once Rachel was sure that Jess was down the hall and into the spare bedroom, she turned to look at Beth. "So are you and Jess together?"

A blush crept up Beth's cheeks as she looked down at her hands. "No, we're not… but we're taking everything really slowly."

"You guys act like you're together. It's cute." Quinn's words drew a deep red shade to Beth's cheeks and it even spread onto her neck. "Do you want to be with her? She seems really nice."

"She's incredible Quinn. I do want to be with her…"

Quinn threw a knowing smile at Rachel before tipping her head at Beth. "Go to bed, go talk to her." Beth smiled before standing up. She moved around the table to give both Rachel and Quinn a hug. "Good night Beth."

"Night guys. See you in the morning."

Quinn watched as her daughter retreated down the hallway. "I guess that's our cue to head to bed too." Rachel just nodded before standing up, grabbing her bottle of water, and heading to the end of the hallway to get into their own bedroom. Quinn was right behind her.

Once the door was closed, Rachel pulled off her shirt, leaving her in just her bra. She went to their dresser and pulled out a tank top and shorts for both of them to sleep in before turning to her wife. By the time she turned back around, Quinn had already stripped her pants and shirt, and was working on her bra, but seemed to be struggling some with the back clasp. "Are you okay honey?"

"I… I can't get it…"

Rachel smiled softly before stepping closer to Quinn. She placed a gentle kiss to the blonde's shoulder before unhooking her bra and pulling it off of her. "There you go." She placed her hands on Quinn's hips before sliding them around her waist to rest on her stomach. "Beth and Jess were asking me about names for the baby."

"What did you tell them?" Quinn closed her eyes as Rachel's fingers started working into her stomach, causing her and her daughter to relax. Rachel always seemed to have that comforting touch.

"That we've talked about it, but haven't decided on anything." Rachel smiled. It was something they'd already discussed when they figured out the baby's name. They weren't going to share it with anybody. Everybody would find out the baby's name, once the baby was born. "They looked a little sad about it though."

"Just wait until Santana finds out we aren't telling anybody." Quinn pulled away to get changed into her clothes for the evening. "She'll completely flip and threaten you."

"I'm well aware of this honey." Rachel let out a soft laugh at her wife, before joining her in getting changed. "She's definitely not going to be happy about it." Rachel pulled back the blankets and watched as Quinn flopped unceremoniously onto her side of the bed. "Lie on your side honey."

Quinn didn't hesitate in listening to her wife. She rolled onto her left side and felt Rachel slide into bed behind her. Soon after, she felt skilled fingers working at the muscles in her lower back. "Are you sure we're doing the right thing by not telling anybody the baby's name?"

"Yes, there are a lot of other couples that do the exact same thing." She placed another kiss to Quinn's shoulder before moving up to push her hair aside so her lips could reach the blonde's neck. "How's your back feeling?"

Quinn groaned. But it was a combination of Rachel's lips on her neck, and the stabbing pain that was now reaching into her hips. "Keep kissing my neck and find out." She chuckled before rolling onto her back to get a better look at her wife.

"We have guests in the house Quinn."

"So? They're down the hallway." The blonde cupped the back of Rachel's neck to pull her closer for a deep, slow kiss.

"Quinn, you need to rest." Rachel's resistance was falling short. She quickly felt herself falling into her wife's kisses and touches.

"I love you." Quinn whispered before moving her lips along Rachel's neck. She was aware of the guests just down the hallway, and it was definitely moments like this that she hated her hormones, but she'd been thankful for Rachel and giving her everything she needed.

"And I love you." Rachel's head tilted to the side as her eyes fell shut. When Quinn was in this kind of a mood, there was no denying what she wanted. There was no turning her away. Not without fear of repercussions later on anyway.

Rachel allowed herself to be rolled onto her back and was forced to bite down on her bottom lip to keep from getting too loud. There was no way she'd allow them to get caught by their house guests. Especially after just meeting Beth for the first time. When she let out a rather loud whimper, she pulled Quinn's face up to hers so she could kiss her to drown out all of her sighs, whimpers, and moans. It didn't take long for that action to be needed as Quinn's fingers quickly made their way under her shorts and through her already drenched folds.

Quinn wasted no time as she slid two fingers deep into her wife. The sudden intrusion caused Rachel's back to arch up, further pushing her hips down onto Quinn's hand. She kept their lips fused together, swallowing all of Rachel's moans as she thrust quickly into her. Occasionally she pressed her thumb to the brunette's aching clit.

Rachel pulled her lips away from Quinn's long enough to throw her head back. It wouldn't take her much longer to hit her orgasm. She already felt herself close to the edge, just as she was every time Quinn would touch her. "Fuck…" She whispered under her breath before pulling the blonde back in for a crashing kiss. She used her free hand to slide under Quinn's shorts to dip her own fingers into her wife's folds.

The blonde didn't pull away from her wife, instead, Rachel swallowed the moan that escaped Quinn's lips. They had to stay quiet. With Jess and Beth just down the hallway, they couldn't be as loud as they normally would be when they were alone, or even when Brittany and Santana would say – knowing the pair could be just as loud as they were.

It was sudden. The way Rachel threw her head back into the pillow and moaned out her wife's name as she reached her orgasm. Her mouth was quickly covered again by Quinn's eager one as the blonde fell over the edge shortly after. "I love you." Quinn whispered, stroking her wife's clit a few more times before finally pulling her hand away and lying down beside the still panting brunette.

"I love you too Quinn." Rachel turned onto her side so she could look into her wife's eyes. "I love you so much. And I know Beth and Jess do too."

Quinn smiled softly. "I've always loved Beth. And Jess is starting to grow on me already. They're so cute together."

"They remind me of us when we were that age."

"Do you realize how old that statement makes us sound." Quinn laughed. She snuggled closer to her wife, throwing her arm around the smaller woman's waist.

"That's not what I meant and you know it." She playfully pushed on the blonde's shoulders, laughing herself.

Quinn could only smile. She allowed her eyes to close as her she tucked her head into the crock of Rachel's neck and completely relaxed. She slowly took in the scent that was uniquely her wife's and felt herself start drifting to sleep.

"Sweet dreams honey. I'll see you in the morning." Rachel placed a gentle kiss to Quinn's forehead before finally closing her own eyes and allowing sleep to overtake her body.

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