"What are we going to do?" Will asked his wife sadly as he stirred a spoon around in his coffee early the next was so worried about his little girl, his last little baby.
Shelby sighed deeply as she bit down into a rather large cinnamon roll, ignoring her rule about eating sweets, "I don't know baby she just seems so...lost,"
"Honey maybe we should have her talk to someone." Will suggested softly as he took a seat at the table, needing to sit down and relax for a moment, " Honey don't give me that look," Will begged as he looked into his wife's disbelieving eyes "I just need her to be okay. I just love her so much Shelbs."
"I know that Will," Shelby murmured softly as she stirred her pancake batter around in the bowl "I just I don't want her to feel that we're pushing her to talk, especially not to a stranger." She finished pouring her batter onto the griddle and watching the substance bubble and cook. Turning back towards her husband she pointed a spatula to his face "How about we talk about this as a family?"
Will smiled and winked at his wife "It sounds like a good idea to me baby."
"Good morning baby boo!" Santana cooes as she picks up her baby boy out of his play pen and kisses his cheek, loving to smell the innocent baby scentl she loves so much. "Mama's little baby," She sings as she lays her baby down to change his diaper. After finishing with her little boy she picks him up again and spins him around giving him another kiss on the cheek. "Mommy loves you so much and so does Auntie Rachie so we are going to go and talk to her."
Santana stood outside of her little sister's room with her baby on her hip, reminding her of just how much things had changed in the past eight years. "Rachel come on and answer the door." Santana urged when her baby sister didn't immediately answer her. Finally Rachel opened the door, looking exhausted.
"Morning San," she mumbled tiredly as she stroked Liam's back "I guess you want to talk."
Santana smirks at her little sister and moves around her to sit on the queen sized bed "You know me to well short stack." Santana sits and situates her baby in her arms as he cooes happily and sticks his hands in his mouth. "Now come sit down and talk to me angel."
"What is there to say San? I am not leaving Blue Lake, it may be terrible but it's where my dreams will come true." Rachel tells her sister as she heads into her closet and grabs her workout cothes. "Anyways, I have to meet Justin at the gym in forty-five minutes so I should probably get ready."
Santana glares at the petite brunette and wonders when her little sister became a different person. Santana knows she might have changed because of beoing harassed, but she also knows that Rachel was getting sassy right after she turned fourteen. Lucky for the older sister she always had a fiery spirit and hadn't lost her head bitch in charge attitude. "Listen here pipsqueak today we are going to talk this thing out. If you tried to avoid your problems Rachel theyy'll come back to bite you in the ass.
Rachel snaps, she is so sick and tired of everyone telling her to talk about it. " Well it already has San!" She screams making Liam look up at her with wide eyes "I never wanted any of you to find out and that happened! Jesse and I barely talk because he doesn't like Justin and you people are treating me like I belong in the mental institution." Exhausted from her little melt down Rachel collapses onto the bed and lays with all of her limbs in opposite directions and turns to look at her older sister, " San I know you think I can't handle this, but I can."
"I know you can princess, but I don't want you to. I just want to be there for you princess, I just want to take care of you. Santana whispers soflty a tear falling from her dark eyes," I love you Rachel."
"I love you too San."
"How's Rachel sweetie?" Riley asked as his beautiful wife walked into the kitchen with their beautiful little boy.
Santana set her little man into the high chair at the table and pulled a bottle out of the fridge before turning to the family. "I got her to go back to sleep and we're going to talk later, she's absolutely exhausted."
"Babe do you think she'd like to talk to me?" Riley asked, not wanting to overstep the boundaries of the littlest Schuester's problems.
"Oh baby I'll ask her but she didn't even want to speak with me so..." Santana's voice trailed off and she went to stand behind her husband, rubbing his shoulders and leaning down to kiss his cheek. "Thank you baby I love you so much."
"Love you too baby."
"Jesse how are you buddy?" Sam asked as he opened the door to see a smiling Jesse St. James with flowers in hand "I haven't seen you in a while."
Jesse gave the brilliant smile he had always had when he was younger and walked in giving Sam a hug. "Rachel's been mad at me." He answered simply shaking the snow from his slicked back curls. "I came to see her for Christmas though, we are still best friends after all."
Sam had always wanted a best friend like his sister and had been jealous of that open friendship even when the pair were little kids. "She's upstairs I don't know if she's awake but I am sure she'll be glad to see you."
"Thanks Sam." The teen smiled and walked over to the coat rack hanging his jacket on the rack and heading up to the stairs to see his friend.
Jesse walked up the stairs and knocked on the white door with the gold star in the center. "Hey Rachel!" He smiled and thrust the flowers into his friend's hands as she opened the door and pulled her in for a hug. "I've really missed you Rach."
"I just saw you on Friday Jess." Rachel giggled as she returned the warm hug, feeling a tingle run through her body as he pulled her closer. "I am sorry for being so distant lately."
"That's aright Rach." Jesse answered simply as he walked into the room and closed the door sitting on the bed. "I just want to be best friends, even if I don't like the guy you're dating."
Rachel smiled at that and pulled her friend into another hug"Thanks Jess that means a whole lot."
"Anyways I was hoping we could go sledding like the olden days. I've got my snow pants and everything in the range rover."
Rachel jumped off of the bed and smiled brightly. The thing about Jesse was that he made her feel more alive than anyone else,even Justin and she always felt good around him." I'd love to just let me throw on some warm clothes." She told her friend.
Jesse went to wait in the hallway as Rachel changed and Mark ran up to him. "Hi Jesse!" The little boy greeted happily hugging his aunt's best friend around the leg.
Bending down to the little boy's level Jesse smiled "Hey Mark how was your Christmas?"
"It was good, but Auntie Rachel was so sad." The little boy whispered sadly as he looked at his aunt's closed bedroom door. "Daddy said we have to be super nice to her right now."
Jesse watched Rachel's bedroom door and a smiling Rachel walk out, was she upset? Rachel had been acting differently for quite a few months now."Rachel you ready to go?"
"I am." She told him as she bent down towards Mark and ruffled the dirty blond hair. "I'll see you in a little while."
"Bye Rachel."
"Mommy what are you doing here?" Mark asked as he opened the house door revealing his beautiful mother.
Quinn gave a tight smile to her little boy and went to hug him when he moved away. "Mark where's Daddy?" She asked looking around the little boy to try and see Finn.
"Quinn what the H-E-L-L are you doing here?" Finn asked as he picked up the five year old and pulled the door open to let his soon to be ex-wife in."
"I miss you." The blond whimpered pathetically and reached out to grab her husbands hand. Quinn turned to the little boy and rubbed his arm "baby why don't you go upstairs and play."
Mark looked between his two parents and nodded his little head. "Daddy are we still going to look at the stuff later?" he asked as his father set him down on his feet.
"I'll be up in five minutes buddy tell Eve to be ready okay." Finn watched as his little boy climbed the stairs and then he turned his attention back to the beautiful blond. "What do you want Quinn? "
"Finn I made a mistake but I love you so much." Quinn whispered as tears slid down her porcelain cheeks, running back from her mascara.
Finn shook his head and glared at the woman he still loved, whom he would always, and whispered with so much heartbreak he could barely stand it. "You cheated on me when we were kids Quinn and I shouldn't have given you a second chance but I did," Finn paused to calm himself down a bit" and I would never regret that choice because I got those two kids. I love them so much Quinn and I come home from work as soon as I can everyday just to spend time with them, but you on the other hand went out to screw another man."
"Finn please I know I was wrong, but it was like you didn't even look at me anymore." Quinn said raising her voice slightly and clenching her fist." That's not an excuse I know but Finn."
Having watched the entire interaction, Puck decided it was time to intervene. "Quinn I think it's time for you to go back home and do whatever you do."
Quinn looked between the brothers and frowned deeply. There was no way that she could get back with Finn when his best friend was bad talking her.
"Mommy why are you here?" Eve asked walking down the stairs slowly and hiding behind her father's tall leg.
Quinn bent down at her small girls height and leaned over so she could see the shining blue eyes "Honey Mommy missed you and Mark so much. I just wanted to come and make sure you were happy and to tell you both that Santa came to Grandma and Grandpa's house."
Eve frowned deeply and moved over, holding her hand ups so her Dad would pick her up. "Mommy, we know you came because you don't want Daddy to move away."
"Of course I don't want Daddy to move away. I love both you, your brother, and your daddy so much." Quinn really did love her children, she had just never had a loving mother to show her how to actually be a good mom.
Blaine and Kurt soon joined the family and frowned as Blaine held a very upset Mark's hand. "Um I hate to be that guy but we really do need to make it to that noon appointment Finn." Kurt said as politely as possible in the presence of the blond haired demon.
"Where are you heading off to?" Quinn asked finally noticing how nicely everyone was dressed. "Are you taking them to look at houses Finn?"
Finn nodded and walked over to the coat rack grabbing everyones jackets and handing them out. "Yes Quinn I would like to start my new life as soon as possible."
Walking over to both children Quinn said goodbye and kissed their cheeks "I love you both. I love you Finn." She whispered before running out the door in tears.
Mark seemed to be very agitated. The little boy quickly pulled his hand out of his uncles ,running towards the heavy front door and pulling it open "Mommy!" he screamed chasing after the car that was speeding down the street "Mommy don't go!" He cried, his small body falling onto the icy sidewalk. "Mommy!" He scearmed again and again in pure heartbreak.
"Oh buddy it's okay." Finn whispered pulling the tiny body into his arms and kissing his head "It's okay Mark.I know that you want Mommy." Finn's heart was breaking, he knew how much his little boy loved his mommy and Finn would never keep him away from Quinn not ever. "I love you baby."
Mark kept crying and refused to let go of his father as they walked back to the car. "I want to stay with you Daddy." The little boy hiccuped and cried as his father tried to get him buckled into his booster seat. "I don't want you to go."
"I am going Buddy, Daddy is going to drive and Uncle Kurt and Uncle Blaine are coming with us okay?" Finn told him, finally getting his son to sit back in his safety seat and buckling him in.
"Daddy will we be okay?" Eve asked as Finn strapped her seat belt into place.
Finn kissed his little girl's cheek and smiled at her "We'll be fine baby and best of all we're going to get a new house."