"I would feel more comfortable if Alexandra didn't sit in on this particular session" Quinn pleaded softly as she clasped her hands tight in her lap. It was their second appointment with Dr Walker and she had asked Sam and Quinn to relay the events of the night that was essentially breaking their family apart.

"I thought the point of you two dragging me into this was so I understood what was going on" Alex sighed as she crossed her legs on the chair. Missing yet another morning of school, the twelve year old silently prayed for this to just end. "And now you want me to leave? I already know what happened. I was there remember? No need to sugar coat it"

The room was silent for a moment. Alex was right; she was there and experienced that night just as her father did. There was no point trying to hide anything because it would only help the twelve year old understand why her Mom would cheat on her Dad with another woman.

"Sam, would you like to start?" Dr Walker asked as she had her pen at the ready to take notes.

*flashback*

"How does pizza sound for dinner Allie? I'm not in the mood to cook" Sam laughed as he walked into his New York home with his twelve year old daughter. They'd been in Phoenix for the weekend and gotten back an hour or so early after a good flight and little traffic.

"Perfect, your cooking is starting to suck" the young blonde laughed and hung up her jacket by the door "When did Mom say she was getting home? She works too much"

"She does work too much but she should be home...I think" he chuckled and walked through the house toward the kitchen behind his daughter "Q, are you home?" he called out. Alex looked up at her father anxiously as she heard a loud rustle come from the living room. Quickly pushing his daughter behind him, Sam slunk through the house til he stopped dead at the opening to their living room. Sam stared at his wife pulling on her shirt while Rachel, her best friend was scrambling for any piece of clothing to cover herself up. .

"What the hell is going on?" Sam growled oblivious to Alex peering around his waist to see the same shocking scene. The twelve year old had seen enough movies to know what was going on and how wrong it was.

"Sam..." Quinn sighed anxiously and covered herself as best she could.

"You!" he fumed pointing to the woman next to his wife. He didn't care who she was and if he too had known her since high school. Right now she was the woman ruining his marriage "Get out of my house!"

Happily obliging, Rachel picked up what clothes she could see and quickly ran from the New York home. She was lucky to get out of that house in one piece by the look in Sam's eyes. Quinn feared she wouldn't though...

"How do I even fathom something like this? What the hell is happening?"

"I..." she stammered unsure as to how she could explain herself. She couldn't really explain what had happened to herself. All she remembered was a late night at the theatre, a lot of vodka being involved and somehow ending up back in her house with Rachel. They had been flirting on and off for a few weeks and the excessive alcohol only helped the two women realise their feelings.

"Alex" she breathed as she finally saw the small blonde girl peering out from behind her father.

"Allie..." Sam gasped and looked down to see tears streaming down his daughters face

"How could you do something like this to Dad?" she burst before running the opposite direction and up to her room.

"Alexandra..." Quinn called as she ran for the stairs but was stopped by Sam's arm across the door frame.

"You are not going anywhere near my daughter" he growled

"Your daughter? She's my daughter too"

"Not tonight she's not. You broke her heart, you broke my heart... Get out"

"Sam" she sighed on the verge of tears "Sam please I'm sorry. I was drunk. I..."

"I don't care" he barked "You don't live here anymore. I can never forgive you for this; consider us over...for good"

"You can't end our marriage on a mistake" Quinn cried. Any feelings the blonde had for Rachel were quickly pushed to the back of her mind as she saw the look on both her daughter and husband's faces.

"But I can. I meant what I said when we got married about staying true to one another. You broke that promise Q and with Rachel of all people, there's no going back after that" he sighed and slipped off his wedding ring and placed it calmly on the kitchen bench.

"Sam..."

"Do you even love me anymore? I just can't understand all this. You and Rachel"

"I...I'm sorry"

"Please Quinn, just go"

*end flashback*

Sam clenched his hands tight into fists as he finished retelling what happened the night his world started to fall apart. Reaching across the gap, Alex wrapped her hand around her father's fist in the hope to relax him. Smiling slightly, Sam took her hand silently thanking her.

"Can I ask a question?" Alex questioned curiously. Sitting between her crying mother and angry father, the twelve year old just wanted to know why all this was happening.

"Sure, go ahead" Dr Walker smiled

"Well maybe more than one" she shrugged and turned to her mother "I kinda guessed that you and Dad separating was coming because you have been fighting and you're both super busy with work and everything but why did you cheat? And with Rachel?" Alex wondered "Are you gay now?"

"I don't know" Quinn sighed softly. She didn't know what to feel any more. Rachel had been her best friend since high school but they'd always only been friends. When Quinn and Sam started to fight over things like late nights at work, money and where to send Alex to high school, she turned to Rachel for comfort. Working on a play together on Broadway meant the pair spent a lot of time together. Quinn wasn't sure if she had real feelings for Rachel or if she just enjoyed the company and care the brunette provided.

Quinn hoped her time apart from Sam would help her realise what she really wanted. Being away from Alex though would be the true struggle.

"Dr Walker?" the receptionist asked through the intercom system "Your eleven o'clock is here to see you"

"Thank you Doris" Dr Walker chuckled softly "I think we'll leave it there for today, I'll see you all next week?"

"Thank you" Sam smiled weakly as he stood and took his daughter's hand. The young family walked out of Dr Walker's office and toward the elevator silently. Riding down to the ground floor together, they were still quiet. "Are you still heading to Lima this week?" Sam finally asked as the family made their way out onto the snow covered side walk.

"Yeah, I'm going to see my Mom and start looking for an apartment" Quinn nodded looking down at Alex who was staying close to her father's side. "I'll be back in time for our next appointment"

"We'll see you then"

"Bye Alex" Quinn smiled weakly wanting to just scoop her daughter up in her arms. Staying close to her father, the young girl simply smiled and said her goodbyes.

Sam and Alex watched Quinn walk back to her car and drive into the busy Manhattan traffic.

"Do I have to go to school today? I don't really feel like going" Alex sighed as Sam started leading her back to his car.

"Come to think of it you're looking a little green" Sam joked understanding why his twelve year old didn't have the energy to go to school. It had been a rough morning. "How about we head home, order some Chinese and find a movie to watch"

"Sounds good, thanks Dad"

"We're going to sort all this out Allie, I promise" he insisted and wrapped an arm around his daughter's shoulders "It'll all be ok, soon"

"Is it bad that I just want everything to go back to normal?"

"It's not bad, Princess. It's what I want too..."

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