Disclaimer: I own nothing but one character. The songs are not mine and Glee is not mine.

This is possibly my longest chapter ever.

CHAPTER 15

Rachel invited them over for dinner that night and they accepted. Santana and Brittany were in the living room with Beth while Rachel and Quinn cooked. Rachel insisted but Quinn wouldn't back down since she loved Rachel's kitchen. So they agreed to make it together.

"I can hear that music in here, won't there be complaints?" Quinn asked as Rachel shook her head.

"No, these are the only pent houses on this floor and no one lives on the floor below us." Rachel said. "This might go on for awhile." She sighed as the song changed.

Things were fine for a week till Rachel got home from picking Taylor up and found a court summons in her mail.

"What's up?" Taylor asked seeing her shocked face.

"We are being summoned to family court. Your god father is contesting your mother's will." Rachel said.

Taylor went across the hall and slammed her front door shut.

Saturday was horrible. Rachel was making last minute calls to the theater and trying to get Taylor into the car which required help from Todd. She was also making calls to Quinn and Brittany updating them.

"I'm going." Taylor huffed taking her crutches from Todd making her way up the stairs to the court room.

James was hitting where it counted and this was only a hearing. Taylor was close to beating him with her crutches. Rachel already took one from when James accidentally tripped over it.

Taylor told them why she wanted to stay with Rachel and that James only wanted her for her mother's company. James explained why he would be good for both her and the company.

When it was over the judge let Taylor go home with Rachel.

Once they got back Taylor flopped onto the couch.

"I hate him." she yawned. The cast around her arm was replaced with a brace but the cast around her leg still remained.

"You and me both." Rachel sighed checking the time. "Santana and Brittany are staying with you and Beth tonight while me and Quinn have dinner. Is that ok?" Rachel asked as Taylor nodded.

"Yeah. I'm just gonna sleep." Taylor said wrapping a blanket around her.

Taylor was shaken awake a few hours later by Beth.

"Wake up Taylor, you're no fun asleep." Beth whines as Taylor grunted and pulled the blanket over her head. "Taylor!"

"What?"

"Wake up."

"Why?"

"Let's play monopoly with Aunt B and Aunt San." Beth said shaking Taylor again.

"Fine. One round." Taylor groaned sitting up.

One round turned into three and when it became clear to both Beth and Brittany that Taylor and Santana were extremely competitive they opted for a different game. Beth said karaoke and Santana said no. Brittany said the newest version of Just Dance and Taylor just raised an eyebrow. Santana said the new Halo game but Brittany said Beth wad too young to be playing those types of games. Taylor said she had Rock Band and to that Santana jumped up and agreed. Beth clapped along with Brittany.

Santana took the drums while Brittany grabbed a bass and Beth was on the guitar. Taylor was handed the mike since there wasn't much she could do with a broken arm. The cast prevented any real movement in it.

That's how Rachel and Quinn found them. Playing Rock Band and having a good time.

Four hours earlier

Quinn and Rachel were seated in the kitchen with plates of meatless spaghetti in front of them.

"How is Taylor settling in?" Quinn asked.

"Good, she sometimes stays on the couch or across the hall in her room." Rachel said. "I don't want her to feel as if she has no choice."

"Understandable. How was court?"

"It wasn't even the official date and he was hitting where it counted. Taylor was ready to beat him down with her crutches." Rachel chuckled at the last part.

"By the look she did something?" Quinn asked as Rachel nodded.

"She tripped home twice before I could steal one away from her." Rachel said. "I never got to thank you."

Quinn was confused. "For what?" Quinn asked.

"During junior year. If it wasn't for you I never could have written that song." Rachel said.

"There was a different reason I said those things." Quinn muttered.

"Oh?" Rachel asked and Quinn nodded.

"Yes. I told you that because you had the potential. Look where Finn is; in Lima working at Burt's car shop. He would have held you back and you wouldn't be here. I was mean but confident that you would be one of the only people who could make it." Quinn explained. She wasn't about to tell her the reason was because she was jealous and wanted to be with her. But she had Beth and that would only further her chances of being tied down in Lima.

"How did you get out of Lima?" Rachel asked.

"Santana got a job out here and her uncle left her the house and she didn't want to leave me to rot in hell-her words-so she packed me and Beth up with Puck's help so here we are." Quinn shrugged. "Meet any special people?" Quinn asked.

"Taylor and Todd but that's it."Rachel shrugged.

"I can't help but notice similarities between those two." Quinn pointed out as Rachel nodded.

"That would make two of us." Rachel said. "What about you? Anyone special?"

"San and Beth. But I recently added two people." Quinn smiled coyly.

"Who would that be?" Rachel asked oblivious.

"You and Taylor." Quinn beamed. "You're both great with Beth and I don't know. I feel like I have a chance to make up for what I did to you I'm high school." Quinn said looking down.

"Quinn there is really no need. It is the past. Let us leave it there. You've done more than you think to repay me." Rachel smiled.

They walked to the car after dinner and Quinn caught Rachel's wrist. Rachel looked up at the blonde confused.

"Yes Quinn?"

"I know I might chicken out if I don't do this now." Quinn said and Rachel's brow creased more with confusion.

"Do what?" Rachel asked.

Quinn physically answered by brushing her lips over Rachel's lightly. Quinn pulled away but Rachel lightly cupped her face pulling her back in.

"I've wanted to do that since I first noticed you." Quinn breathed out.

Rachel smiled. "When was that?"

"Freshman year. You walked in with one of those insanely short skirts and San caught me starring and that's when the insults started. I was hating the feelings you made me feel amd so I tried to hide it." Quinn laughed bitterly. "I hated being mean but being gay in our high school?"

Rachel nodded. "I understand Quinn. We we're kids and scared." Rachel sighed. "There was more than one occasion I had to hold myself from ravaging you in front of the whole glee club." Rachel said with a laugh.

Quinn blushed. "Really?"

"Yes, especially when you sang 'its a man's man's world.' I would be lying if I said I wasn't turned on by the performance. You were making a statement and you were brave enough to get out there and do it."

"If I knew the feelings were mutual I would have kissed you when you cornered me alone in the bathroom during that duets assignment back in junior year." Quinn smirked.

"We should get back soon." Rachel said checking the time. It was almost midnight. "Have we really been out that long?" Rachel asked as Quinn pulled out her phone.

"Wow." Quinn said in surprise. "I should get you home, Taylor might nag me for keeping you out late." Quinn chuckled.

When they walked into Rachel's they found their two friends and children dancing around singing and playing the instrument controllers to Rock Band.

When Santana did a spin she tripped upon seeing the two in the doorway.

"Shut Q! Give a girl a heart attack!" Santana shouted.

"I think you would've broken your neck first."Quinn giggled.

"And you would have been the reason for it." Santana said as they shut the game off and Beth yawned.

"Mommy do we gave to go home?" Beth asked rubbing her eyes.

"Quinn, can we just stay the night?" Santana asked.

"That's up to Rachel." Quinn said as Rachel beamed.

"Feel free! The couch actually turns into a bed. Taylor forced me to buy it when the doctor our me on bed rest after litterally breaking a leg." Rachel blushed. "It was barely a hair line fracture; Taylor was over reacting." Rachel huffed.

"I was not. I just wanted it to be easier for you so you wouldn't have to walk upstairs just to get to bed." Taylor said lifting her crutches up heading towards the door.

"Where are you going?" Rachel asked.

"To my room and bed. Melissa wants to have a heartfelt talk tomorrow and I need sleep for that." Taylor said rolling her eyes making her way to the door.

"Does her life revolve around Melissa?" Santana asked.

Beth sighed. "Both have the features of you and Brittany in high school." Beth said.

"How so?" Santana asked.

"Melissa is angry, she can be kind and harmless at times but if you mess with Taylor she's vicious. Last year Melissa punched Taylor's boyfriend out for cheating. Taylor has her innocent child moments like Brittany but over the summer Taylor broke the arm of the quarterback for getting Melissa drunk and trying to take advantage of her. Melissa isn't a drinker." Beth said.

"Taylor drinks?" Quinn asked and Rachel looked away.

"She does when she's at a party, she told me she'd stop." Rachel said.

"Maybe she's waiting for you." Brittany said amd Rachel hung her head.

"At least I'm trying." Rachel muttered.

"I'll go talk to her if she's so much like me." Santana said getting up.

"Go easy, if she feels threatened she'll hit where it hurts." Rachel warned.

"Sounds like someone." Quinn smirked.

Santana scowled and headed across the hall. Santana knocked but found the door was open and walked in. It wasn't hard to find Taylor's room. There was a bunch of school activity posters she participated in taped to it. She was about to knock when strumming from an acoustic guitar could be heard.

Santana walked in without Taylor knowing and leaned in the doorway. Santana recognize the words from Taylor Swift and smiled. Taylor stopped mid strum and shook her hand and flexed her wrist.

"Should you be straining your wrist with chords this soon with playing?" Santana asked.

"I'm stubborn. The doctor can say what he wants I'll always hear something else." Taylor laughed. "So what do you want to talk about?" Taylor asked confusing Santana.

"What?"

"You have that look." Taylor said and Santana smiled sitting next to her.

"What happened over the summer?" Santana asked.

Taylor sighed. "You won't tell anyone?"

"Only if you let me."

Taylor took a deep breath. "I kissed her."

"Melissa?" Santana asked and Taylor nodded.

"Yeah, over the summer, I was wasted but apparently not enough to forget that I kissed my best friend." Taylor rambled throwing her right hand up and letting it slap down onto her thigh. She couldn't help but feel as if there was something she did forget.

"Have you ever thought of her that way?" Santana asked.

"No, but I think she started. I mean yeah there was a time I considered us being together like that but…" Taylor flopped back onto her bed. "This is so confusing."

"Only if you let it." Santana said lying down next to Taylor. "Let me tell you a story." Santana said as Taylor snorted.

"Right."

"Really." Santana glared. "Just listen." Santana took a deep breath before beginning. "When I was in high school I realized I loved Brittany but before any of that I had known her since we were four in kindergarten and Karofsky thought he could push her around in the sand box. I broke his nose and since then Britt and I were together. Our friendship grew and so did our feelings for each other. But in Lima, that was a terrible place to be gay." Taylor cut in.

"Rachel told me about her dads." Taylor said and Santana nodded.

"Yeah. But the point, I was like you a bit." Santana chuckled. "Tried to find excuses for it, tried not to feel it, not talk about feelings, distract me. I loved Brittany and it was almost too late when I told her." Santana let out a bitter laugh. "But look where that ended up. We fought and I went back to LA and she came back here, but we're together again and I have you to thank for that." Santana said.

"I just got you two in the same place, the rest was all you." Taylor said scooting over and laying her head on Santana's shoulder.

"Yeah, but I would never had gotten the guts to see her, you gave me no room to run." Santana said as Taylor shrugged. "My point Taylor, if you feel like you're getting those feelings for Melissa, follow them, don't run. She's probably confused out of hell and alone. You know what it's like to be alone."

"I haven't exactly felt that way since I met Beth." Taylor said.

"How is that?" Santana asked.

"It brought you and Quinn in my life, Quinn helps Rachel smile and you make Brittany happy and that makes Rachel happy too." Taylor smiled.

"And Rachel happy makes you happy." Santana said as Taylor nodded.

"I have to ask." Taylor said.

"What?"

"Do you really hide razor blades in your hair?" Taylor asked as Santana burst out laughing.

"I used to." Santana said and Taylor craned her neck to look up at her. "Ok, I carry one or two, it's New York." Santana said and Taylor giggled.

"I don't blame you; I keep a pocket knife in my high tops when I wear them." Taylor said.

"And when you don't?" Santana asked.

"Mike belt around my stomach." Taylor answered.

"Good." Santana said.

They continued to lay there in complete silence for fifteen minutes before drifting asleep.

That's how Rachel, Brittany, Quinn and Beth found the two and took pictures.

"We should get to bed ourselves." Rachel leading the three back into her penthouse.

Beth was asleep instantly with Brittany by her side on the pull out couch and Quinn and Rachel smiled at the two.

"Would you like to join me?" Rachel asked nodding towards the stairs. "No funny business just sleep." Rachel quickly added making Quinn smile.

"I'd love to." She said kissing Rachel softly. Rachel smiled and intertwined their hands leading Quinn upstairs to her room.

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