"She's thirteen" a small voice spoke up from the back of the room. Turning to see a young boy standing there, the doctor sighed softly needing Alex to tell him herself. Sam quickly pulled Aaron to his side as the tests continued.

"Alex, can you tell me your full name?"

"Give her an easier one" Alex chuckled earning himself a sharp glare from the doctor and a dig in the ribs from Sam.

"And I would like her to answer" he warned before turning back to Alex "Can you tell me your full name?"

"Al..." the teenager began softly as everyone else in the room went silent. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes so she could focus on saying the four words her mind was screaming on the inside "Alex...Andra..." she continued taking a breath before each attempt. Internally pushing herself wishing she could just spit it out, Alex looked to Aaron and her parents who were nodding and smiling anxiously. "Alexandra... Add...Addison... Fabray...Evans"

"Your friend's right, I should have asked an easier question" the doctor chuckled as he wrote down a few notes on Alex's chart "Ok one more question, do you prefer chocolate or strawberry ice-cream?"

"Cookies and Cream" she giggled softly

"I would like to get a CT but things are looking good. You're a fighter Alex"

"Explains... the sucker punch feeling... in... my stomach"

"I'll boost the painkillers a little" Dr Hinton smiled and made a note for morphine before handing Alex's chart to her nurse. Ordering a few more tests and scans, he bid them all farewell until the results were back. The nurses fussed a little more making sure Alex was comfortable before leaving the family alone with the battered little girl.

"How much does it hurt?" Aaron chuckled as he raced over to Alex's bed just happy she was ok.

"Like I got hit by a car" she smirked.

"Aaron, why don't you go and tell your Mom and Dad that Alex is awake" Sam suggested softly wanting some alone time with his daughter.

"But..."

"Please?"

"Fine" the teenager sighed and squeezed his best friend's hand quickly before trudging out the door. He didn't want to leave Alex now knowing that she was going to be ok. Sam and Quinn looked at each other briefly before making their way closer to their daughter's bed. Both were apprehensive to touch her, scared they would cause her pain.

Neither Sam nor Quinn knew what to say to their daughter. Both were just so thankful that she was alive. Bursting into tears, Quinn couldn't hold back all the pain and anxiety she'd been holding onto since hearing of the accident. Sam wrapped his arms tight around his wife as she collapsed into his chest. Smiling weakly, Alex was happy that they were getting along after all the hurt.

XXXXX

"Is she asleep?" Sam asked softly as he walked into Alex's room and handed a weary Quinn a much needed cup of coffee. Late into the night, they were yet to leave their daughter's bedside. Neither wanted to go home, scared something would happen to Alex again.

"Out like a light, she's enjoying the morphine" Quinn smiled as she took the cup and indicated for Sam to sit beside her on the small couch. Taking a seat, he laid the blanket that once rested over the arm over Quinn's legs. "Sam..."

"Alex was happy to see you. I'm glad you came back here for her"

"She's my little girl; I just wish I was closer. I miss her" she sighed softly as she leant into Sam's side "I miss you too"

"I want you to move back into the house"

"Excuse me?" she coughed putting her coffee down before she spilt it. Quinn couldn't believe what she was hearing "You want me to what?"

"Alex's recovery is going to be long and tough. She's going to be off school for a while and she's going to need a lot of help, help she'd rather have you for..."

"Right..."

Sam took a deep breath as he looked over at his daughter and then back at Quinn. The last couple months since he and Alex walked in on Quinn's affair had been miserable to say the least. Heartbroken and lonely, Sam couldn't help but miss his wife every single day. All he ever wanted was to pull Quinn into his arms once again like nothing ever happened. As he started to forgive her for what she did, Sam started thinking a happy ending was once again possible.

"I miss you Q, every day" he sighed turning to his wife "I love you and I hate what you did but I know I'm part to blame for that..."

"Sam, no..."

"Hear me out" he insisted "I was a bad husband. I was so focused on work and the rest of my energy was spent on Alex. I didn't find time for you... I'm sorry Quinn"

"You should not be apologising" Quinn snapped softly. Noticing Alex stir, she took Sam's hand and led him out into the hall. She didn't want to wake their daughter with their fighting, if they could call this fighting. They were arguing over who was sorry in this whole confusing situation.

"Quinn..."

"I love you for stupidly thinking that you are somehow to blame for my idiocy but it was my fault. All this was my fault"

"That's the first time you've said you loved me in a very long time" Sam commented with a slight smile. Hearing those three words even though they were before a stupid sentence was nice to hear.

"I do love you Sam; I've never stopped loving you"

"And Rachel?"

"Doesn't matter and never should have" Quinn insisted as she closed the gap between her and Sam. Running her hands down his arms, she took both his hands gently "I love you Sam. With all my heart, I love you. Spending this time away from you has made me realise how much I need both you and Alex in my life"

Pressing his lips to Quinn's, Sam let all his emotions pour into that kiss. It felt like that for once in the last couple months including the hell of the last 24 hours, something was right. Sam was kissing his wife and it felt right.

Yay!

One more chapter I think

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