A/N- I really hope you guys like this update. Sorry if in my last few updates there have been any grammar mistakes, or spelling weirdness. I've been writing these sort of fast because my life is chaos these days. But, I'm trying to be quick, because I know my cliff hangers are pretty damn frustrating. I took my time with this chapter though, so I seriously I hope you guys like it. I have the best readers EVER.
Judy Fabray new her life was far from average, especially when it came to her two daughters. It was the reason why she tried so hard to make the family look normal. She knew Quinn wasn't exactly like most girls, and had come to accept it as much as she thought she could. Never in a million years did she think she'd witness her kissing another girl. Not in public, where anybody could see, and of all girls, Rachel Berry.
No, it's just not possible.
"Mom...", said Quinn, not really knowing where to go from there.
"Oh God", said Judy, covering her mouth with her hand.
"Mrs. Fabray, we can explain", said Rachel.
"No need, Rachel. What I've just seen...says it all", the woman cried."Quinny, I think...I think I'm going to leave now, if you don't mind."
"No, Mom...it's alright, you don't have to go. Will you please just...talk to me?"
"There isn't anything to talk about. I told you...I told you, that isn't a good thing."
"Okay, can we just go inside, and talk for a minute? Just you and me", said Quinn, walking towards her mother. She lead her mother inside, Rachel following at a safe distance behind. They were headed towards the back office, when Puck appeared in front of them, wearing nothing but a leopard print loin cloth.
"Hey! Baby Mama's Mama...wanna' dance with Tarzan", he asked, with a huge smile on his face.
"Oh God...", mumbled Judy.
"Are you an idiot", spat Quinn.
"Noah...seriously, not a good time", said Rachel. She grabbed him by the arm, and pulled him towards the bar.
"What", he asked defensively.
As Quinn opened the door to the back office, Santana, Brittany and Mercedes were on their way out.
"Oh...hey", said Santana."Everything okay?"
"Oh not at all...", said Quinn, a hint of annoyance in her voice.
"Oh...", said Santana, as she looked at Judy. She noticed how she seemed really upset, yet she was trying to appear composed at the same time. "Ooooh! Okay...we'll just...yeah", she said, as she grabbed Brittany's hand, and the three of them vacated quickly. Quinn got her mother inside, shut the door, and sat her down. At first, neither of them knew what to say. Judy was trying not to let anymore tears fall, and Quinn was simply at a loss for words.
"How long", the older Fabray asked, finally breaking the silence.
"How long...what?"
"How long have you...have you...", she stuttered.
"What, Mom? Liked girls, been with Rachel, what? You have to say it."
"You're a lesbian", asked Judy.
Quinn was having a hard time reading her mother's tone. She sounded more devastated than anything, but Quinn was looking for a way to make her understand.
"I'm not a lesbian. I'm bisexual, and believe it or not, there is an actual difference", she said, contently.
"No..no no...you can't be a lesbian."
"I'm not!"
"Lesbian, bisexual...either one...that's not you, that can't be you."
"Well, it is. Mom, I love Rachel."
"Oh, Quinny...".
"No, I do. I love her, I'm in love with her, I have been for a long time. It's just...different now. I'm not stuck in Lima, I'm not being judged by people all the damn time. I'm different, I'm changed...and I would really appreciate it if you didn't judge me for this."
"It's not my job to judge you, sweetheart. I know I've lied to you before, but I can't this time...not about this situation. I'm trying not to judge you, but I really wish you loved somebody else. A boy...I wish you loved a boy."
"I don't. Rachel needs me, and even if I wasn't with her, as her girlfriend, I'd still be there for her. You have no idea what's she been through, Mom. Trust me when I say you would probably understand it, but since you don't know...you can't judge her either. She needs me, and I need her. I love her, and she loves me, and I won't let anything, or anybody stand in the way of that. Not even you."
"What's your father gonna' say about this? Oh no...".
"Wait a minute, you're planning on telling him", asked Quinn, her eyes growing wide.
"I have to, Quinny. There are certain things I'll keep from him. Something like this...I just can't", the woman cried.
"Oh my God, yes you can!"
"How could I?"
Quinn stared at her Mother, who could make eye contact with at all. She couldn't even form a thought for a few moments. Eventually she stood up, and left the office. She wasn't going to cry, not until she found Rachel. She pushed her way through people, head down, eyes watering. She spotted Rachel sitting at the bar, but Santana stepped in front of her.
"You okay,Q", she asked, putting her hand on her shoulder.
Quinn just looked up, and tears started rolling down her face. The Latina just pulled her into a hug without any hesitation.
"What is it?"
"She's gonna' tell him", cried the blond.
"Wait, your Dad?"
"Yes."
"Is she fucking crazy?"
"She just doesn't understand, S. Because she doesn't get it, she's being irrational, you know her. I knew she might be upset, but I never thought she'd actually wanna' go and tell my Dad. If she does that...there is no way I'll be able to stay here. He'll make me go home and he'll...he'll...".
"Take his anger out on you with his fists", said Santana."You know what, that's not happening. Where is she, still in the office?"
Quinn nodded.
"Go sit with Rach, and Britt. I got this."
"San...".
"Don't worry, I got this", repeated Santana.
Quinn just nodded, and found her way over to Rachel.
Santana made her way through the crowd of people, and into the office, where Judy was still sobbing on the couch. Santana gave her a look of sympathy, reached onto the desk for a box of tissues and took a seat next to the woman.
"Hello Santana", she said, through her tears.
"It's really not as bad as you're thinking, Mrs. Fabray."
"What do you mean?"
"Look", said Santana, handing her a tissue."I know how hard this must be for you. Finding somebody you love is different in such a big way...it's not always easy, I get that. But, this is something that we struggled hard with before we came to terms with it."
"We?"
"Yes, I'm a lesbian Mrs. Fabray."
Judy just shook her head, and looked down.
"It was so confusing. Watching other girls date, and appear to be happy as ever with their boyfriends. I couldn't figure out why I never had those feelings for anybody, and it seriously messed with me. It took me a really long time to realize that I did have those feelings...it just wasn't for a guy."
"Quinn has had those feelings for boys, I know she has", argued Judy.
"Yeah, but...now it's just a little different, because she can have those feelings for both genders. You don't have to like it, but don't make her feel bad about it. This isn't something a person can just...turn off. Some people beg to differ, I know but...trust me Mrs. Fabray...this is who we are. We can't change it. We can hide it, sure...but we can't change it."
"What would be so wrong with hiding it?"
"Well...like a lot of other secrets, it tends to haunt you. Make you behave differently. You end up taking it out on people for no reason. Or, there's what happen between Quinn and Rachel. They spent so much time hiding their true feelings for each other, that they ended up doing nothing but fighting everyday. Quinn treated Rachel like shit, Rachel did a lot of things to piss Quinn off. Until we came here...found Rachel...and the truth finally came out."
It was easy to tell that Judy was listening, but Santana knew she had yet to be completely convinced.
"Come with me", she said, standing up, and reaching for her hand.
"What?"
"Just come with me, please."
Judy took her hand, and followed her out of the office, and into the crowd. They got to a spot where they could see Quinn and Rachel at the bar."Look at them, Mrs. Fabray."
Rachel was sitting up on the bar, Quinn standing in between her legs. Their foreheads were touching, and Rachel was talking and wiping tears from Quinn's face. You couldn't hear what was being said, but whatever it was, it was calming Quinn down. She had her arms lovingly wrapped around the smaller girl, and was nodding slowly. Judy watched as Rachel finished what she was saying, kissed Quinn on the forehead, and pulled her head in to rest on her body.
"Tell me that's not real love, I dare you", said Santana. Judy couldn't help but smile just a little, as she watched her daughter with her girlfriend."If you tell your husband...you're taking that love away from Quinn, and from Rachel. Could you really live with yourself knowing that you were the cause of that?"
Judy looked at Santana.
"I'm not trying to make you feel bad, I just want you to understand. Your daughter is happy, she's in love, and it happens to be with another girl. Is that really so bad?"
Judy put her attention back on the girls. They still hadn't let go of each other, and Quinn looked somewhat content at the moment.
"No, it's not so bad."
Santana smiled, and placed her hand on Judy's shoulder.
"She found happiness here...don't take it away."
"When did you girls get to be so smart", asked Judy, laughing a little.
"Turns out being stuck in the closet dumbs people down. Way too much goin' on in there", said Santana, and Judy started to laugh."Outside the closet is so much damn better. I mean, where else could you see Alice In Wonderland making out with Peter Pan's woman?"
Ten minutes later, both Quinn and Rachel were back in the office with Judy. They were sitting, Judy was standing silently.
"Mom?"
"I want you to be safe."
"What?"
"When you moved here, I was really nervous, Quinny. I'm always so scared that you won't be safe. I still love you, no matter your differences. I just...know that the world isn't as accepting of things like this. I don't want you to get hurt."
"You'd be surprised, Mom. Most of the people we hang around, really don't care one way or another."
"Mrs. Fabray, believe it or not, I understand your fear", said Rachel, quietly.
"Do you?"
"I watched my Dads go through some pretty...horrible things. It was hard to watch, and I know they really struggled with it, but...they didn't let any of it get in the way of how much they love each other", she continued, as she grabbed Quinn's hand."...I love Quinn, and I don't care what happens...that won't change. I can honestly tell you that...I don't know what I'd do without her. My best friend was already taken from me...please don't take her away from me too."
Judy smiled at Rachel, she really did feel for her. She knew the tiny girl was being honest, and she couldn't help but admire that.
"I understand", she said.
"Really", asked Quinn.
"Yes, really."
"So...are you planning on telling Dad?"
"No. I won't tell your father."
Quinn breathed huge sigh of relief, stood up, and hugged Judy tight.
"Thank you, Mom. I love you."
"I love you too, Quinny."
As Quinn stood there in her mother's embrace, she couldn't help but think about her mother's other reasons for keeping the secret. Part of her was still upset, because she knew for Judy to tell Russel, she would have to admit to visiting her. That didn't matter at the moment. She was just happy her mother was actually coming to terms with her love for Rachel.
"Well", said Judy, slightly pulling back on the hug."...it's been a rather eventful Halloween. I heard you girls preform a wonderful song. Witnessed Alice and Wendy kissing, and got lectured by Pocahontas. What a night", she laughed. Quinn and Rachel giggled, and Quinn kissed her mother on the cheek. The rest of the night was complete with drinking, music, and dancing. By five o'clock in the morning, the bar had closed down, and it was just, the girls, Mrs. Fabray, Puck and Jonah. They were sitting at the bar, laughing and talking. Brittany noticed that Jonah wasn't really into the conversation. He had his head down on the bar, with a beer in his hand.
"San...", she whispered.
"Yeah?"
"Jonah's sad, you gotta' talk to him."
"I can't talk to him, he pisses me off, Britts."
"Please? He misses her too...so I don't understand why you have to always fight with him", whined Brittany."Look at him."
Santana glanced over at him.
"He's fine, he's just drunk."
Brittany made a sad face, and looked at Jonah again. She would have talked to him herself, but she really had no idea what to day. She didn't think anything she could have said would have made him feel any better. So, she decided to just keep her mouth shut.
The next afternoon, the girls woke up to find Judy in their kitchen making a huge lunch.
"Holy crap, Mom", yawned Quinn, as her and Rachel walked into the kitchen.
"Quinn...did you really have to...".
*YAWN*
"Ha, I'm sorry Rach", the blond laughed.
"Good afternoon girls, lunch is just about ready", said Judy, cheerfully.
"Mom, you did pass out when we came home this morning, right", asked Quinn, as she sat down at the table next to Rachel.
"Yes, of course I did, why do you ask?"
"Well...we got home around six this morning. It's like two o'clock now...and this couldn't have been a fast and easy meal to prepare...", laughed Quinn.
"Oh, it was fine. I was up around eleven. I knew you girls would want to sleep longer so...I decided to just start on lunch. Now, if I remember correctly, Rachel...you are Vegan, right?"
"I am, how did you know that?"
"Oh, Quinny told me about how you were egged by students from another school district...she was so upset just talking about it", said Judy.
"Mom...", mumbled Quinn, her cheeks turning a pinkish color.
"She cried and everything, I remember wanting to cry myself. I guess that should have been at least one clue leading to her feelings for you...".
Rachel smiled and Quinn.
"Mom...stop...", she said, nervously.
"Oh, what's the matter? I'm your Mother, it's my job to embarrass you in front of whoever you're dating. Girl or boy...", the older woman laughed.
Quinn smirked just a little, as Rachel leaned over and planted a kiss on her cheek.
"So, Rachel, I've made you a fruit salad. Quinn said you like strawberries, so there is a lot of them. Also, a vegetable wrap, and a soy milkshake", she said, placing Rachel's food down in front of her.
"Oh wow, thank you so much", beamed Rachel, grabbing her fork.
"Quinny, you get a bacon lettuce, and tomato, with extra mayo on a cheddar cheese bagel, with apple juice, and granola. Just like at home."
"Oh...bacon, I love you so much right now", said Quinn. She loved that her Mother was finding use for all the groceries they had stored away. After a night of drinking, a big meal was just the thing the girls needed to avoid being hung over all day long.
"Rachel, aren't you Jewish, dear", asked Judy.
"Yes ma'am", said Rachel, a mouth full of strawberries.
"I thought so. How can you stand watching Quinny eat Bacon as if her life depended on it", she woman laughed.
"Doesn't bother me as much as you'd think. I know how much she likes it."
"I admire that", said Judy, with a smile."When you girls visit for Thanksgiving, I'll have to figure out a Vegan friendly meal for you."
Rachel and Quinn looked at each other, worry masking their faces.
"I wasn't planning on having Rachel to our house for Thanksgiving."
"Why not?"
"Um...because of Dad."
"Well, we can always tell him she's just your friend", said Judy, as she went back to preparing more food.
"Yeah, that was our plan with you, but...obviously we can't control our PDA around anybody", said Rachel.
"Oh, I guess I hadn't really thought about that", said Judy, as she poured Lucky Charms into a large cereal bowl.
"I mean, I was still planning on having Thanksgiving with you guys, but Rachel was planning on staying at her Dads while I was at your house."
"Actually, I've been talking to my Mom", said Rachel."Of course, I'll be spending the actual holiday with my Dads, at their house. But, the day after Thanksgiving, she wants us to go over there, so we can have our own. Why don't you join us, Mrs. Fabray."
"I wasn't aware that you talked to Shelby, Rachel."
"She came to see me, and we worked things out."
"Well how nice. Is she in the dark about you too being an item?"
"No, she knows about us", said Quinn."And, she's totally fine with it."
"I see", said Judy, as she flipped a pancake.
"Mom...it's actually a really great idea for you to spend some time with Shelby. It might...help you to...I don't know like...understand things a little better", said Quinn, taking a bite of her granola."I mean, she was a little confused by us, but only because she thought we hated each other. Plus...she's not your typical Lima Stepford Wife...it might do you some good to branch out in terms of your friends."
"Quinny...", warned Judy.
"I'm just saying...".
"I think that's a good idea. In fact, before you leave tomorrow morning, I could give you her number. You could call her...", said Rachel, hopefully.
"Well...alright, but for you girls only."
Rachel and Quinn smiled, and continued eating. A few minutes later, Santana came from her bedroom, holding Brittany's hand. They were both yawning, and walking impossibly slow.
"Okay...I smell Pancup Cakes...", said Santana.
"Indeed you do, I made them just for you Santana", laughed Judy.
"Yes! That's amazing", exclaimed Santana, as she sat down at the table. Brittany took a seat right next to her.
"I remember how much you liked these when you girls would have sleepovers at our house", said Judy, flipping the last of four pancakes onto a plate.
"So, call me a little slow for asking, but what is a Pancup Cake", asked Rachel.
"It's pancakes, with cupcake frosting and sprinkles. It takes my love of cupcakes, and sweet fluffy breakfast food, and combines them into a mouth full of tongue sex", said Santana.
"Oh God, you just had to say that in front of my Mom, didn't you", stated Quinn, shaking her head.
"It's fine dear, didn't hear a thing", said Judy, sarcastically. She placed Santana's plate in front of her, with a glass of chocolate milk to follow.
"Oh thank you...", said Santana, digging right in.
"What about me", asked Brittany, tiredly.
"As if I could forget you, Brittany sweetie. You get a giant bowl of your all time favorite cereal. Here you are", she said, placing a bowl of Lucky Charms in front of Brittany."You've never been very fancy with your mean choices", she laughed.
"Thank you Mrs. Fabray", said Brittany, happily."Seriously, you're the best."
"You're welcome, Brittany. You're all welcome. Don't think I don't know when kids go off to college, their eating habits aren't always the best."
Judy sat down at the table with a glass in her hand, and took a sip.
"Mom...why does that smell like alcohol", asked Quinn.
Judy just smiled, and took another sip. Quinn was a little aggravated but decided not to make a big deal about it. True, it bothered her that her Mother drank so much. However, she also felt for her. Living with Russel Fabray was hard enough, but being married to him would cause a straight edge to drink. Judy was going back to home to him, and Quinn knew it would go right back to how it always was. So, she decided that she would make sure she had a nice, relaxing day since she was leaving the following morning.
Once everybody was done eating, they all stayed at the table talking and chatting about random things.
"So, Santana's studying law...Brittany, you're dancing, that's good. Remind me again what it is that you do, Rachel", said Judy.
"I'm working for the Gershwin Theater, it's where Wicked shows."
"That's right. How are you liking that?"
"It's great, my boss can be nice when she wants to be, and I seem to know what I'm doing."
"Wouldn't you rather be singing and preforming", asked Judy.
"Not really. That's kind of a dead dream", answered Rachel.
"Bull...", said Quinn.
Rachel just shot her a look.
"You know, Lacy Price had said something about her daughter letting go of what she had wanted to do. I have to admit, it seemed like a shame. Lacy did seem happy with it, though", said Judy, thoughtfully.
"Are you talking about Jade", asked Rachel.
"Yes."
The girls all looked at each other, than back at Judy.
"Mom...what did she say about Jade? Like...aside from her supposedly having mono...", said Quinn, rolling her eyes.
"Not much. Just that she couldn't handle being here in New York, and as soon as she gets better, she'll be working for Mr. Price at home, in Lima."
"Oh God...", said Brittany.
"That's not good, we really need to get her back here", said Quinn.
"Yeah, we really do", said Santana, a hint of annoyance in her tone.
"Girls, she's perfectly fine being at home with her family, I don't know what you're so worried about", stated Judy. As if my magic, there was a knock on the door, and Santana jumped up.
"I'll get it."
She hurried over, and opened the door. There was Puck, with Mercedes and Jonah standing behind him.
"Hey guys...", said Santana, confusion in her voice."What's goin' on?"
"Sorry we didn't call", said Puck, walking inside.
"Yeah, we just needed to get out of the apartment", said Mercedes, as she clung to Jonah."It's just...too hard for him."
As they all filed inside, Santana studied Jonah. He looked like he had been crying, and suddenly she felt extremely bad. She decided that even if he did manage to make her angry that day, she wouldn't fight with him. Not even a little bit. They all took their shoes off, and headed into the kitchen.
"Oh wow, hey guys", said Brittany.
"Hello", said Judy.
"Hi Mrs. Fabray", said Mercedes.
"Sorry, if I would have known you were coming I would have made lunch for everybody."
"That's okay, Mrs. Fabray, we ate before we came over here", said Puck, politely.
Rachel looked up at Jonah, and noticed how quiet he was being. Brittany had noticed too, and was worried for him.
"Hey Quinn, would you mind if we talked for a minute, please", asked Mercedes.
"Sure", said Quinn standing up. Rachel stood up and followed her into the living room. Mercedes had Jonah sit down on the couch.
"Just hang out for a minute, baby. I'll be right back", she said, kissing him on the lips. Rachel sat down next to Jonah, and looked up at him. He just gave her a sad look back, and she hugged him tight. Mercedes and Quinn wandered into Quinn's bedroom, closing the door and sitting on her bed.
"He tried calling again earlier this morning."
"Did he talk to her", asked Quinn, hopefully.
"No, and I guess his Dad made some type of threat. If he calls again asking to talk to Jade, something's gonna' happen. Something bad", said Mercedes.
"Did he tell what it was?"
"No, but obviously it's bad enough, because he says he isn't gonna' call for her anymore. He hasn't said one word since we left the apartment, and I don't know what to do...", said Mercedes, almost crying.
"No, it's okay", said Quinn, rubbing her back."We'll figure this out."
"I...was hoping you'd be open to getting your Mom to help. She's friends with Mrs. Price...maybe she could talk to her", said Mercedes, nervously.
"Of course, trust me...I was already planning on asking", said Quinn.
"Really...?"
"Yeah. What's wrong, didn't you think I would", asked Quinn.
"Honestly girl, I was afraid to ask. We all were...I mean, we don't wanna' make it seem like we're using your Mom to get Jade back. She's been fun to hang with, I like having her here to visit."
"I know, I wasn't expecting to have so much fun with her. She made me bacon for lunch", exclaimed Quinn.
"See, that's why she's your Mom, she knows you all too well", laughed Mercedes."So...you'll talk to her?"
"Yeah, I will. Anything to get Jade back."
"She's leaving tomorrow, right?"
"Yeah, in the morning. So, when me and her go to dinner tonight...I'll see what I can do", answered Quinn. Mercedes smiled.
Later that evening, after Quinn and Judy had left the apartment, the rest of the crew hung back to watch movies. They were all sitting comfortable in the living room, while The Breakfast Club played on the TV.
"What a lazy day", yawned Rachel, as she plopped down on the couch next to Puck, with a bowl of popcorn.
"Awweee...Fun size...", whined Puck, as he yawed.
"Oh no...", yawned Brittany.
"Damn it", said Jonah, as he let his yawn out. Santana and Mercedes didn't bother complaining, they just rolled their eyes, and yawned.
"That really sucks, who was it that pointed out how contagious yawns are", asked Santana.
"Who do you think", asked Rachel.
"Yeah, I never even noticed that until Jade pointed it out. Ever since...yawning has pretty much a group activity around here", laughed Puck.
"She started that when she was like...twelve", said Jonah."My other sister, hated it...so she did it all the time just to annoy her. Believe it or not...that was like the one thing Jade did on purpose to piss Nessa off. Other than that, Nessa's bitchy attitude and violence towards Jade was unwarranted on all counts."
"Does she live at your parents house too", asked Santana.
"No, she lives in the apartment above my Dad's local bar, Jolted. But, she's always over at my parents house. She might as well just live back there."
"God...this passed month has really sucked without her", said Rachel, sadly.
"A day without her sucked", said Santana.
"Don't worry about it, you guys. Something tells me that Quinn will get her mother to help us out with that", said Mercedes, confidently.
Meanwhile, Quinn and her mother were at a very nice restaurant downtown. They had just ordered their food, and were talking about whatever happen to come up.
"So, school is going well, you're attending all of your classes", asked Judy.
"Yes, I like it a lot. Photography has opened up a whole new world for me."
"That's good to hear. Although, I do wish you'd study other things as well as taking photos."
Quinn gave her mother a confused look.
"Not to say Photography isn't a good path for you, because it truly is, but...you need something else, Quinny. Have you considered taking any other classes?"
"I have, I just don't really know what to pick yet."
"Okay, well, it's nice to hear you've at least thought about it', said Judy, with a smile.
"Hey Mom...I need to talk to you about...something", said Quinn, nervously. She hadn't planned on bringing it up so soon, but it was killing her on the inside. She knew how much her friends were counting on her.
"Sure, sweetheart."
"You know...how you're friends with Mrs. Price?"
"Yes...".
"We kind of...need a favor."
"We?"
"Yes, me...and all of us. Rachel...Santana...Jonah...all of us."
"What is it, Quinny?"
"Do you think you could talk to Mrs. Price...and get her to let Jade come back here?"
"She's sick, Quinn, she needs to be at home."
"No she's not sick, Mom. I mean...yeah she is, but...her being back in Lima is only making it worse."
"What do you mean?"
"She doesn't have mono, that's a lie her Mom made up just to make people think there is a good reason for her to be back there. She's...not safe there."
"Why wouldn't she be safe, she's with her family...".
"Her family who treats her like a crap."
"Oh honey, I don't know what you've heard, but Lacy and Anthony love their kids. They would do anything for them."
"Mom, please...Mr. Price and Dad are friends, lets just say they share a few of the same...habits. Jade and Jonah's childhood wasn't too much different from mine and Chelsea's. In fact...it was probably a Hell of a lot worse. I need you to help us, to help her."
"What are you saying?"
"Don't be so naive", Quinn snapped. She hadn't meant to get angry, but she knew her mother was putting on an act."I know you know what I'm saying!"
"What,so Anthony hits his kids, is that what you're getting at?"
"It's not just him, and no it has nothing to do with Mika and Nessa. The only two people in that family that have had to deal with the bullshit, are Jade and Jonah. Especially Jade, and her being back at home is nothing more than a cover up to save Mr. and Mrs Price from being embarrassed about anything."
Quinn had decided long before she brought it up, to leave out the part of Mika and the baby, just for the time being. She needed to be safe about it.
"Embarrassed about what", asked Judy, quietly. As if a local reporter from Lima was sitting at the next table, waiting to hear a juicy secret. Quinn rolled her eyes.
"Okay, Mom...excuse my language but you really need to get your head out of your ass."
Judy's eyes grew wide, and she looked around to make sure nobody had heard.
"Just listen to me, okay? Not everybody in that town has a pretty golden halo hanging above their head. People beat their kids, and wives, people drink their problems away, people have secrets. Painful secretes. Hurtful ones, secrets that they would end a life to keep. Just because it's a small town, and people assume that everything is just dandy most of the time, doesn't mean it is. You know this, and hiding from it isn't gonna' make it any better. I don't know what I can say to you to get you to leave Dad. In fact, I'm pretty sure that you never will. Does it break my heart, yes it does. But, you're an adult, I'm your child, I can't make you do anything, as much as I want to."
"What's your point, Quinny?"
"My point is, some family secrets can be dangerous. In the Fabray household, we grin, bare, and drink it. Well, in the Price household they do the same thing, only in this situation, somebody's life is at stake. I'm not asking you for a lot here, Mom. At first it felt like I was, but now I'm starting to realize that it's really not that big of an issue. I'm asking you to talk to Lacy Price, and see if you can convince her to let Jade move back here. Ot at the very least, let us talk to her on the damn phone. We need her, and she needs us...and if you don't want to help, fine. I will respect. Just know, that we will be doing whatever we can to get her back, no matter what it takes."
Judy studied Quinn for a moment before she took a sip of her wine, and spoke.
"You...feel very strongly about this...", she stated.
"You're damn right I do. Jade is Rachel's best friend, and a huge part of my life now. I feel like if I would have bothered to pay any attention to her back in school, I might have become a bigger better person a lot sooner. She means a lot to all of us, and that's why we need your help. Please, Mom...please help."
Judy liked that Quinn was asking for her help, she didn't do it much. She had learned a lot about her daughter in her short visit, but at that moment, she was surprised to be learning even more.
"You really have grown up, haven't you?"
"Considering it's only been a few months since I left home, I see why that would be a huge shock to you. But...yes, I have."
"No...I noticed this change right after you graduated. Maybe...even some time before that. I'm proud of you, Quinny. I really am."
"Does that mean you'll help?"
Judy finished her glass of wine, and signaled the waiter for more.
"Tell me what you want me to do."
I'm really happy that some of you had asked for Judy to be open to Quinn's lifestyle because I kinda' felt like it needed to happen anyways. I hope you liked it, please don't forget t review, as always your feedback makes me smile. I love you all!