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As they pulled away Rachel could see the smile on Quinn's face and she felt elated. She grabbed Quinn's hand and held it as tight as she could.
"I love you Quinn Fabray."
"I love you too Rachel Berry." Quinn kissed Rachel's nose eliciting a tiny little giggle from her. They stood there for a minute. Looking at each other. It was so unexpected, so surprising, so abrupt, but so right. This was meant to happen. After a minute, Rachel spook first.
"Come on. Let's go back to your room and let everyone in and tell them the good news about Beth. Everyone should be back." Rachel checked her watch, realizing how late it had gotten. It had been a good hour, maybe hour and a half since awards had ended and she knew the whole club was planning on coming back to the hospital afterwards.
"Now? But…" Quinn trailed off looking at their connected hands. In the five minutes since they had proclaimed their love for each other, not once did Quinn think of what it would be like to tell people.
"It's Glee Quinn, sure they'll be surprised but they won't judge." Quinn nodded. She knew Rachel was right, but she still wasn't quite sure what she was supposed to say to a group of people who though of her and Rachel as arch enemies.
"What are we Rachel?" She asked. She knew what she wanted to here, but she wanted Rachel to say it.
"Well I was kind of hoping you'd be my girlfriend." Rachel said bashfully looking down at her hands.
"I would love that." Quinn pulled Rachel's face up and kissed her nose again.
Seeing Puck, Santana attacked. She, and the rest of the glee kids had almost gone to the awards a couple of hours ago, but most of them (without telling Rachel or Puck) had decided they would rather just stay at the hospital. Actually, all of them had chosen to stay except for Finn. But so far nothing but whole lot of sitting around had happened. Brittany had started to ask to go see the sick people and make them happy and Santana needed to get out of there before Brittany convinced her to do something.
"God is the effing baby born yet so we can go home already?" She jumped up, cornering Puck. To be honest, she wasn't only concerned about going home. A bigger part of her than she would care to admit wanted to make sure that her best friend and the little baby that she was sure she was going to be the god-mother of were okay.
"Chill Satan. Yeah Beth's here. Quinn should be back in her room you can go see her." He answered rolling his eyes. The whole club excitedly got up and practically ran to Quinn room, ignoring Mr. Schuester calling for them to slow down.
Quinn had called a nurse to have Beth returned to the room so Rachel could hold her. She was still cradling the baby when the glee club walked in. Kurt was the first one in the room.
"Oh my gosh! She's a mini Quinn!" Kurt squealed as soon as caught a glance of the little. Quinn smiled from where she was laying down on the bed.
"You might be able to fight Rachel to let you hold her." Rachel smiled and stood up, still holding Baby Beth.
"Okay everyone. You get five minutes with Beth. Then you're done. When it's your turn you sit in the chair and you are very, very careful. Got it?" Quinn smiled at Rachel's assertiveness. Kurt sat down and smiled as Beth was lowered in to his arms. After ensuring that Beth was safe, Rachel went back to Quinn and grabbed her hand, sitting on the edge so that Quinn could still see her baby. Mercedes was the first to notice.
"Um…what the hell?" Both girls giggled and looked at each other, non-verbally discussing who should break the news. After a second, Rachel made the announcement.
"Quinn's my girlfriend now." Rachel bragged making Quinn laugh some more.
"See Santana, girls can date girls!" Brittany exclaimed prodding Santana, now red, not so subtly shushed her.
"That's right Britt. And now Quinn and I are dating." Rachel explained. Quinn nodded.
"So pretty much Quinn used to hate Rachel, Quinn had a baby and now they're dating… anyone else confused?" Artie contributed. Rachel chuckled... it's so much more confusing than that.
"Me!" Brittany squealed. Santana stroked her arm.
"Aww, this is so sweet. Excuse me while I puke." Santana added, but everyone knew she was joking.
"Santana…" Mr. Schue warned. Reluctantly, Kurt handed baby Beth to Tina who kissed her little head.
"Poor Beth. She's going to be so scarred." She cooed as she cradled the baby in her arms.
"I'm not paying for therapy." Puck said from his place and the foot of Quinn's bed.
"You might have to. I mean with this club…" Mike muttered softly. Rachel's phone buzzed in her purse, which she realized had been propped against a chair. The ringtone was Funny Girl, her dad.
"Hi dad!"
"Rachel! Where are you? You missed the awards!"
"Quinn had her baby!"
"That's great sweetie, tell her congrats for us."
"Will do! You can come pick me up at the hospital."
"Rachel? Who ate my baby girl?"
"Um… no one?"
"You haven't even asked me how you placed!"
"Oh my god! How'd we do?" A couple of the other glee kids had realized that since Rachel was talking to her dad, this was how they would find out the future of their club.
"First place! That St. James kid that you broke up with never even showed up." Rachel shrieked. Beth looked up and started to cry. Puck took the baby from Tina who looked even more terrified than the baby as she glanced at Quinn, expecting to be yelled at.
"What happened, Rachel?" Mr. Schue asked. The whole rest of the group was silent, staring at her. A couple people had their fingers crossed and Artie appeared to be praying. Rachel held her silence for a moment, allowing their anxiety to grow, before she cracked. This was Rachel, and she wasn't too terrific and being quiet.
"First place!" Instantly, the rest of the glee club began hugging and screaming, as crying Beth was transferred back to Quinn. After a minute or so of craziness, Quinn called them to order.
"Hush. Crying baby here." Quinn silenced them. They all were instantly quiet. Little Beth already had more power of this club than anyone else.
"Sorry Quinn." Rachel rubbed her hand lovingly. Quinn smiled back at her.
"Quinn, Puck, congratulations, she's beautiful. Everyone else time to go, come with me, we have to get back to school and get you go home before your parents worry." Mr. Schue announced herding the glee clubbers asides from Quinn, Puck, and Rachel out the door. Rachel and Quinn exchanged glances.
"Mr. Schue? Can I please stay? My dads know where I am so that won't we a problem." Quinn nodded furiously to show her approval of the idea. Mr. Schue agreed knowing that both girls were quite trustworthy, and honestly someone needed to watch Puck and Quinn didn't seem ready for all of that responsibility right now.
Once he was gone and Puck had gone to get some food Quinn and Rachel began to talk. Rachel climbed into the bed with her so they were both on they're backs next to each other. After a few minutes of mindless small talk they began to get to the deep stuff.
"Quinn?" Quinn looked over at Rachel who was meaninglessly playing with her hair.
"Yeah?"
"Do you wanna? I mean… like could you…" Rachel muttered, as she twisted her hair into a small little knot and untied it.
"What?" Quinn asked, not to rush Rachel, but to calm her.
"Will you move in with me?" Rachel spouted. At first Quinn looked shocked. In Quinn's mind it definitely wasn't bad shock even if it looked that way to Rachel, "I mean you don't have to. I totally understand if you'd prefer to stay with Puck… I mean he is the father... and-"
"No! I mean no… I really really want to move in with you… If it's okay with your dads" She added at the end. She still hadn't met Rachel's fathers and she was a bit worried about how they would feel about the girl that tortured their daughter for years moving into their house.
"Totally! I mean they'll love you!" Quinn smiled. She sure hoped so. Another thought popped into her mind.
"Rach… have you told them about you yet?" Rachel looked down at her flat stomach.
"Not yet. But I will. When you get out of the hospital. I would really like you to be with me." She said looking into the most beautiful hazel eyes ever.
"I want to be with you too." And those words meant so much more than just one moment. She meant it forever. They both let that sink in.
"So you'll move in with me?"
"I would love to" Quinn pulled Rachel closer to her. They lay like that cuddling for quite a while, as Puck seemed to be taking quite some time getting food, but no one minded.
Quinn was released from the hospital two days later. Rachel's dads were thrilled to have Quinn in their house and were happy to help decorate the nursery for Beth. Quinn felt guilty about all the stress she was giving them but Rachel was careful to make sure that Quinn knew it was not just for Beth but also for Baby #2 on the way, although her dads were unaware of this. While the men were reluctant to allow both girls to share a room (they knew about their relationship), they finally decided it would be best in allowing Beth to have her own room.
"Ready to go Kiddo?" Hiram asked Quinn helping her into the car for the first time since Beth was born. She nodded. Rachel, who was carrying Beth, lowered the baby into her i seat carefully and kissed her little forehead before sitting next to Quinn.
As they drove to the Berry residence for the first time with little Beth, Quinn kept looking over Rachel to check on Beth despite Hiram's perfect driving record (except that one time when he drove into a streetlamp because he thought he saw Neil Patrick Harris, but they don't talk about that). Rachel like seeing her do this, it made her feel like Quinn was a real mom. It was cool, and kind of awesome.
The drive went smoothly and soon Quinn was hopping out of the car and picking Beth up from her seat.
"Hi baby… you just rode in a car! Wasn't that fun?" Quinn cooed to Beth. Rachel also loved when she talked in that adorable baby voice.
"Come on Quinn. I have to show you what we did with her room." Quinn happily followed. Rachel refrained from sprinting up the stairs due to the fact that Beth was in Quinn's arms and Quinn was still sore from the trials of giving birth. "Ta Da!" She said as she opened the door belonging to the previous guest room and current nursery.
The room was pink and blue with splashes of yellow. Rachel had hired a professional to paint the room. All the walls were pink asides from the wall with the window and crib (with room for a second crib), which was a pale blue. Pastel yellow furniture highlighted the room and cute little animals were littered everywhere.
"Oh Rach…" Quinn gasped seeing the beautiful room
"No no! I'm not done!" Rachel swung open the closet door which were stuffed with adorable little baby clothes. Quinn had a feeling Kurt and Mercedes had something to do with that.
"Rachel! Thank you so much!" She grabbed Rachel and pulled her into a hug, while being mindful of the sleeping infant. "God, how can I ever repay you?"
"Quinn. Seriously, don't even think about it." She said, as she sat down in the rocking chair opposite the crib, "But you could do me a favor."
"Anything. Really." Rachel nodded.
"Put Beth in her crib, okay?" Quinn obeyed, making sure Beth was perfectly tucked in before moving over to sit with Rachel. They were both small enough that they could fit in the rocking chair together.
"What do you need me to do?" Quinn inquired, laying her head on Rachel's shoulder.
"I want to tell my dads." Rachel stated as she began fiddling with Quinn's hair.
"Now?"
"Yes."
"Okay. So you want me to…"
"I just want you to be there with me. In case I forget what to say or something."
"Of course. No prob. Do you want to do it over dinner?"
"I was hoping after."
"Okay… got it."
Dinner was awkward, to say the least. Rachel barely ate anything and Quinn kept looking at her comfortingly. If the men at the table noticed the awkwardness they didn't say anything. They had always believed that if Rachel was in trouble, she would come to them so they most of the time didn't pressure her. They made small talk and mostly focused the conversation on Quinn. As soon as Rachel finished, she walked into the kitchen closely followed by Quinn.
"Now?" Quinn asked as she put her plate down next to Rachel's in the sink.
"Yes. We can have them sit in the living room." Rachel said as she leaned against the kitchen counter. Quinn nodded.
"Okay. I'll meet them you guys there, I'm just going to go check on Beth."
Minutes later, the four were sitting in the living room. Hiram and Leroy each were in an armchair facing the two girls on the couch. The Berry furniture was all plush and comfortable. None of the pieces match, per say, but they all seemed to give off the same homey vibe. Instead of a TV being the focus of the furniture, it was a grand piano, cluttered with sheet music. The television was down in the basement, and was rarely pulled out other than the annual Tony's party.
"What's up, Princess?" Leroy asked. Both of the fathers had by this point realized that something weird was going on with their little girl. It was not often that she was so solemn and even less often that she was so quiet.
"I have to tell you something."
"Shoot." He replied, leaning forward slightly. Hiram, the more dramatic of the couple had done through every single scenario he could think of. But none of them prepared him for what his baby girl was about to say. Quinn gave Rachel a confidence boost in the form of squeezing her thigh.
"I'm pregnant." Hiram stared at her blankly. Leroy looked from Quinn to his daughter to Quinn and back to Rachel. "I'm so sorry." Tears were falling down Rachel's face. She repeated it over and over again and she sobbed.
Hiram stood up and pulled her into a hug, "We're here for you baby. No matter what. And for our grandbaby." Leroy seconded by joining the hug. Slowly, Rachel's desperate cries calmed down and she settled herself in Leroy and Hiram's strong arms. Quinn felt a tiny twinge of sadness at how different this was from her experiences but was happy for Rachel. Honest. She was.