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WARNING: This chapter was heavily influenced by Buffy...my bad.
~~~ I Think This Line Is Mostly Filler ~~~
"I touch the fire and it freezes me.
I look into it and it's black.
Why can't I feel?
My skin should crack and peel.
I want the fire back"
Quinn sang softly as she wandered around the kitchen as she made her breakfast. Rachel came into the room and just sighed. It had been three days since 'The Argument' and Quinn and Santana hadn't spoken a word to each other. The day after it happened, Rachel had told Quinn to go talk to her but she refused. Brittany did the same but Santana refused too. They were both too stubborn for their own good. Rachel and Brittany had met up that afternoon to apologize and to try and get their wives to do the same but to no avail.
"Quinn...just talk to her. I know this is upsetting you." Rachel sighed
"No it's not" Quinn mumbled stubbornly
"Honey your singing Walk Through The Fire. You only do that when something is upsetting you" Rachel replied
"It's a catchy tune Rach and it got stuck in my head that's all"
Rachel just looked disbelievingly at her wife.
"I was watching it last night" Quinn reasoned
"No you weren't you were watching that other show about spaceships and cowboys or whatever it was" Rachel replied
"It's called Firefly Rachel I've told you that like a billion times" Quinn huffed
"Whatever...look just go over there and talk to her. She's your best friend." Rachel sighed once again
"I'm not going anywhere. She's the one who needs to apologize." Quinn replied
"Why can't you just be the bigger person here Quinn? Go talk to her" Rachel asked
"These endless days are finally ending in a blaze.
And we are caught in the fire.
The point of no return.
So we will walk through the fire and let it. Burn!"
Quinn sang loudly as she stormed out of the kitchen. Rachel just sighed and sat down.
~~~ My Lips Are Sealed, I Take The Fifth ~~~
"Come on Sanny please just talk to her" Brittany sighed
"Nope" Santana replied popping the 'p' at the end of the word.
"She's your best friend"
"Well then she should have kept her mouth shut" Santana replied as she headed into the kitchen
"It was an accident" Brittany reminded her
"Don't care...look Britt I'm not going to apologize she should apologize to me then maybe I'll consider talking to her again but until she does that then no deal" Santana replied
"But she did apologize" Brittany reminded her
"She needs to do it again because that was a half assed apology and let's not forget her telling everyone about us in the choir room that woman needs to glue her mouth shut or something. It has never done her or anyone any good" Santana rambled as she got her coffee.
"You weren't saying that ten years ago" Brittany mumbled
"What?"
"Nothing, just please go over there and just talk to her" Brittany replied
"Can't, I gotta work oh well" Santana replied as she picked up her briefcase, kissed Brittany's cheek and then walked out of the house.
Brittany just sighed.
~~~ Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend ~~~
Early that morning found Sofia sat on her bed as she waited for Grace to wake up. The Latina was super excited and was at the point where she was willing to just throw a bucket of water on her fiancée to wake her up. But she thought better of that and just decided to poke her in the stomach a few times. Pouting, when that didn't work Sofia got a better idea and poked her somewhere else...south of her stomach. That worked.
"Sofia" Grace grumbled
"Wake up sleepy head" Sofia sang
The brunette rolled over to look at the alarm clock.
"It's 5am why are you up so early?" She mumbled as she snuggled up to her pillow.
"Don't go back to sleep! I have a surprise for you"
Grace sighed heavily and sat up slightly, rubbing her eyes to get her to wake up.
"This better be good" she grumbled
"Trust me it is" Sofia smiled excitedly
"Alright, what is it?" Grace yawned
"Ok so...you know how I love you and that you gave me this pretty ring"
"Yeah?"
"Well I figured I should return the favour sooo...here!" Sofia opened a small black box that held a beautiful 18ct diamond ring.
"Oh my god" Grace's jaw dropped
"You like?" Sofia asked now feeling slightly nervous.
Grace could just nod
"Great! Mom helped me pick it out, give me your hand" Sofia beamed
Grace placed her left hand into Sofia's who gently slid the ring onto her finger.
"There" Sofia smiled
Grace just smiled too then pulled Sofia down for a very appreciative kiss which led to appreciation sex...twice! Why do you think Sofia woke her up so early? She's no fool.
While they were having breakfast in the kitchen after their celebrating both girls got a text from their mothers.
B:Ducky, talk to ur Mami she's being a boob and not the good kind. Also did Gracie like the ring? Xoxox
Sofia just smiled and quickly replied
S:I'll talk to Ma, she loved the ring! Though it makes me wonder what she would have done if I got her the 20ct ;) hahaha!
B:Horn-dog!
S::D
"Who are you messaging?" Grace asked
"Just mom, she wants me to talk to Ma about 'The Argument'" Sofia replied
"Oh...yeah Ma wants me to talk to mom as well" Grace replied as she showed the message to the Latina.
R:Gracie, talk to your mother! She's singing Buffy! I need help!
Sofia just laughed
"Wow, three exclamation marks...she must be desperate" She added
Grace just laughed.
~~~ WWBD? ~~~
Grace found her mother sitting in the basement watching Buffy. The young woman flopped down next to Quinn and just looked at her with disappointment and shook her head.
"Beer Bad? Really mom?" Grace asked
"Fire bad...tree pretty" Quinn replied not even bothering to take her eyes off the TV
Grace sighed and stopped the DVD much to Quinn's annoyance
"Heyyyy I was watching that" She pouted
"Mom...you need to sort this thing out with Aunt Santana because if it's making you watch one of the worst Buffy episodes since I Robot, You Jane then clearly we have a problem" Grace told her
"I don't know what you're talking about" Quinn huffed and pressed play on the remote.
Grace quickly turned it off straight after.
"Mom...just go over there and say you're sorry for telling Charlie about...that thing that the four of you did together...kiss and make up and everybody will be happy again"
"I'm never kissing her again" Quinn grumbled
"Ok Ew I didn't mean literally...come on mom...when Buffy and Willow had their fights they always made up afterwards. If they can do it why can't you and Aunty San?" Grace asked
"You're gonna use Buffy to get me to talk to her?" Quinn unamused
"Well...is it working?" Grace asked
After a small silence
"Maybe…but I'm totally Buffy in this scenario." Quinn mumbled
"Well Aunt San is too badass to be Willow…she's more like Faith" Grace replied
Quinn looked offended
"Um…are we forgetting Scary Veiny Willow?" Quinn asked
"Oh please Faith is more badass than Scary Veiny Willow" Grace argued
"Nu uh" Quinn huffed
"Ya ha and besides she's way more hotter than Willow" Grace added
"So does that mean that you just admitted to thinking your Aunt Santana is hot?" Quinn teased
Grace's cheeks began to turn pink and so she decided to get back to why she was originally here
"Just go talk to her…I know you miss her." Grace told her
~~~ Guilt Trip ~~~
"I know you miss her" Sofia added
Santana just huffed
"Come on Ma...it wasn't that bad."
"Not that bad? Sofia because of Quinn everyone knows about what we all did." Santana replied
"So?"
Santana just glared at her daughter.
"Ma...we don't care ok...we all still love you guys. It doesn't make us think any less of you." Sofia told her softly
"It doesn't freak you out?" Santana asked
"No, not really"
"Why?"
"Well...I always knew something was going on between the four of you. I just didn't know exactly what. And anyways you four all need to be more careful with your leering. The amount of times I saw you checking out Aunty Q's ass...is all I'm saying" Sofia replied
Santana just sulked
"Come on Mami I would like you guys to be friends again...especially for my wedding" Sofia added
"That's low" Santana grumbled
Sofia just smirked
"Fine" Santana huffed
Sofia smiled triumphantly
"Awesome. Well I'm going now...gotta go to the hospital to look at a bunch of vaginas!" Sofia told her
Santana just shook her head and chuckled.
~~~ The Painful Lies Are Often Told In Silence ~~~
Toby knocked on the wooden door a few times as he waited for the owner to answer. A reluctant Maya opened the door slightly and gave him a small...very small smile.
"Hey" She mumbled
"Hey...is this a bad time?" He asked
"No...I was just...cleaning up" She replied with a bit of a sigh
"Can I come in?" He asked
"Um...s-sure" she replied.
The brunette led him into the living room.
"Where's the glass coffee table?" He asked.
The room looked like Maya had been redecorating or something.
"Oh um...I...I didn't want it any more so I got rid of it" She replied as she stood awkwardly in the doorway.
"Really? It looked expensive" Toby replied
Maya just shrugged
"Was there something you wanted?" Maya asked trying not to sound rude.
"Um...w-well I just wanted to see how you were doing. You never called so..."
"Yeah sorry about that. I've been busy...A-Alex will be moving here sooner than originally planned and I need to get some stuff sorted" She replied
Toby nodded.
"Your eye looks better" He added
The two old flames shared a look that spoke a lot more than what words ever could. Until Maya couldn't look at him any longer and she had to look away.
"I'm fine Toby" She whispered.
"I hope so" He replied softly
"Where's Ally?" She asked to change the topic.
"She's at the car shop, Lillian's looking after her for me while I'm on a break" He told her
Maya nodded
"I'd love to see her" She added quietly
"She'd love to see you" Toby replied
"Maybe we could go back up to the ranch...get away from everything for a few hours...we could have a picnic like before" Maya suggested hopefully.
Toby saw it for what it was and just nodded. Maybe she would open up more away from this place. It was only now that he realized how little Toby actually knew of Maya's life in LA. Whenever they hung out they would just talk about the good old days when they had been together or about what Toby had been up to and everyone else, Maya never really told him anything.
"Ally would love that" He smiled at her
"Thank you" She softly replied
~~~ Slightly Unhinged ~~~
Becky sat in Santana's office as she waited for the Latina to return. The blonde sat there looking at all the photos Santana had on her desk of her family. There were several photos of Brittany and the kids. There was a big group shot of everyone including Becky and Hannah and a little Max, it had been taken the day they had graduated from high school. There was also one of Santana, Brittany, Quinn and Rachel from what looked like their high school days. They were all in Cheerleading uniforms. Becky looked confused because she thought Rachel never was a Cheerleader.
Santana came back into her office with a file and noticed Becky looking at the photo. The Latina couldn't help but smirk.
"We got into so much shit for that photo" She chuckled
"Why? I thought Rachel wasn't a Cheerio"
"She wasn't and that's why we got into shit for it. Britt thought it would be a good idea to have a photo with all of us as Cheerleaders so we stole a spare uniform and got Rachel to put it on" Santana explained
"How did that get you into trouble?" Becky asked
"Well apparently Q can't resist Rachel in a Cheerleading uniform and they got caught by our Coach in the locker room. And anyone caught wearing a Cheerio uniform who wasn't a Cheerio were usually never seen again. But Q was Co-Captain so Sylvester couldn't just get rid of Rachel." Santana smirked
Becky just laughed
"But then why did you get into trouble?" Becky then asked
"After that she kinda caught me and Britt behind the bleachers" Santana mumbled
Once again Becky just laughed and shook her head.
"Anyway...I have some not so good news" Santana sighed
Becky's face fell
"What is it?"
"Well...the back ground check came back with nothing which is what I kind of expected since she does work in a school and therefore she would have already been screened so we don't have anything on that front." Santana explained.
Becky nodded
"The slightly bad news is that we can't really do anything...not legally until she does. She hasn't contacted the police and anything she's told the principal is all hearsay and unusable in a court room anyway, so that goes in our favour" Santana told her.
"So what you're telling me is that I can't do anything but let her turn everyone against me?" Becky asked not at all happy
"Unfortunately...yes. Although if it gets out of control you could sue her for defamation if you wanted to." Santana told her
"I don't want her money I just want her to...go away and leave me alone." Becky snapped
"I know but like I said we can't do anything right now" Santana sighed
"Can't you just...I don't know scare her or something?" Becky asked
"What do you mean?"
"Come on Santana I've heard all the stories about how you and Quinn used to be a force to be reckoned with."
"Ok you better not be suggesting what I think you are" Santana warned
"I don't mean that...I just mean that you can be scary sometimes and with you being a lawyer that adds to the scary...can't you just scare her into backing down?" Becky asked
"Becky from what you've told me about her she doesn't seem like the type of person who will be scared if a lawyer comes at her threatening to sue or whatever. She's a nut job she won't listen to reason" Santana reminded her
Becky sighed heavily and ran her hands through her hair in frustration.
"The only advice I can give you is to start documenting everything. Any interactions you two have, what she says what you say stuff like that because if she does go to the police then this could get bad quickly. She knows how to play the victim and we need to cover your ass." Santana added
~~~ Saying I'm Sorry ~~~
It was the afternoon of a long and boring day for Quinn. She wasn't back at work yet which she missed. She missed interacting with her clients and working with Mercedes she had even called her friend up on several occasions just to see how things were which just led to Mercedes politely telling Quinn to stop calling because she couldn't get anything done.
Rachel was at work all day and Charlie had classes, Toby had taken Ally to the car shop that day and Gracie was at work. She hated being stuck at home alone she got bored easily she couldn't wait to go back to her job next week.
She was currently sitting in the living room flipping through the TV channels looking for something to watch but alas there was nothing good on…typical. She was so happy when someone knocked on the door that she practically ran, though she probably shouldn't have done that.
Her face fell into a glare when she opened the door to find Santana standing there.
"Gee it's good to see you too Fabray" Santana said sarcastically.
"What do you want Lopez?" She asked
"Are you gonna move your fat ass and let me in?" Santana asked
Quinn moved to the side as the Latina entered the house and went into the living room, the blonde soon followed her. They stood there awkwardly Santana refused to speak first she made the first move by coming over now it was Quinn's turn.
"I'm not apologising" Quinn said as she folded her arms over her chest
"Well neither am I" Santana replied and mimicked Quinn's actions.
"You didn't have to yell at me" Quinn said after a long beat of silence
"You shouldn't have told everyone about our foursomes" Santana replied
"I didn't go out of my way to tell Charlie, it just came out" Quinn told her
"You yelled at Brittany" Santana mumbled
"You yelled at Rachel" Quinn added
Another long silence
"Wanna finish our game?" Quinn quietly asked
"Kay" Santana mumbled
And so they sat down on the couch grabbing their controllers and played their game and this ladies and gentlemen is how two 50 year old women sorted out their argument…so mature…
Rachel came home from work that day to find the two old friends sitting in the living room yelling at each other and arguing over who kicked who's ass and threatening a best out of three re-match. Rachel just sighed with a smile and pulled out her phone messaging Brittany.
R:They're friends again!
~~~ Whatever ~~~
After her disappointing meeting with Santana Becky called Hannah to fill her in. It wasn't what they had been hoping for so they would have to continue with the waiting game to see what Valerie's next move will be.
The blonde woman went into the small cafe and got herself a strong coffee before sitting in one of the booths. Sofia had messaged her earlier that day to meet her there for some reason.
The Latina herself was dreading this but she had to do it do she made herself walk into the cafe and sat opposite Becky.
"Hey" Becky greeted her
"Hey" Sofia replied back
"So what do you want? I could be doing so many other important and enjoyable things right now instead of sitting here with your ugly self" Becky asked
"Yeah because I just love spending time with the creature of the black lagoon" Sofia replied sarcastically
They had a very strange friendship. Most people would even argue that they aren't even friends at all, but deep...deep down they cared for each other...deepdown.
Becky just flipped her off and added some more sugar to her coffee.
"Anyway...Look here's the thing...I'm getting married and...seeing as I did you a favour at your wedding...it's time to pay up" Sofia rambled
Becky looked up from her coffee with a look of annoyance which just matched Sofia's.
"You want me as your maid of honour?" She asked
"I don't want you for anything...but yeah...you owe me...or whatever" Sofia replied
"Fine whatever...I'll do it I guess...if I have too" Becky mumbled
"Great" Sofia replied unenthusiastically.
Cue the awkward silence.
"Well that's all I came here for so I'm going now" Sofia stood up
Becky just rolled her eyes.
"Sit your fat ass down we need to go over the details about the dresses" Becky sighed
"Ugh...Fine…I was thinking purple" Sofia huffed then sat back down.
~~~ As Time Goes By ~~~
The rest of the week was uneventful for our favourite families, Ben and Natalie continued to practice for their auditions for their parts in Swan Lake, and Ben spent some more time with Daisy going out and having fun together. Charlie went to her classes and pretty much avoided Flynn, she wasn't sure what to do on that front but she was definitely leaning towards breaking up with him. Sofia and Grace were stuck in their happy engagement bliss planning their party and trying to get their mothers to go with other options for transport to and from their wedding…Brittany was dead set on that bloody pumpkin style coach.
Becky and Hannah hadn't gone on a second date as of yet but they did talk more. They actually stayed and talked whenever they dropped or picked up the kids, which was nice. Though it was still dampened with the shadow of Valerie still looming over their heads not knowing if she was going to mess u their lives even more than she already had or if she was just going to leave them alone.
Quinn, with the help of Rachel continued to do her exercises and was eating healthy and getting stronger and stronger which was a big plus. Though Quinn was still worrying about the whole sex thing…so much in fact that she purposely avoided anything other than a peck when it came to kissing her wife, something Rachel soon started to notice but didn't say anything….yet.
It was Beth's baby shower on the week end so everyone was busy getting things organised and getting any last minute shopping done.
Toby called Maya up and arranged a day for the three of them to head up to the ranch, he was worried about her. Ever since her fiancé's visit she had become withdrawn and barely said two words to him. It was like she was this completely different person to who she was just a week ago. He didn't know what to do or if he should or could do anything. All he knew was that he had to show her that he was there for her if she ever wanted to or needed someone to talk to…or help her. He didn't want to push her…he honestly didn't even know that what he was thinking was right. Maybe he was just seeing into things that weren't there.
~~~ Just Keep Swimming ~~~
Charlie was...well she wasn't excited about meeting Daisy but she was...let's go with intrigued. Ben had told her some stuff about the girl but she really needed to meet her to get a better judgement on her. Charlie needed to make sure she was good enough for Ben.
So they arranged to meet and have lunch by the Fabray pool. Nothing too formal just a little get together to hang out and get to know each other. That seemed like a perfectly good excuse for Charlie to wear her brand new bikini that she bought with Sofia a few weeks back and we all know the types of bikinis Sofia likes to buy.
Already dressed for the part Charlie headed to the kitchen to get some food ready for when Ben and Daisy arrived. Quinn was already in there and just sighed when her youngest entered the room. It was one of those 'mom sighs' the 'I'm not gonna say I'm disappointed or I don't approve but you know that's what I'm thinking because I did the mom sigh' type of sighs.
Quinn hated that Charlie had gotten a tattoo on her hip. Especially when she was only 16 when she got it and hid it from them for three years. How she managed that Quinn never knew. It wasn't anything glaringly grotesque or something. It was just a piece of music that was about 15cm long on her right hip. Quinn also wasn't a fan of the bikini either.
"Must you go shopping with Sofia?" Quinn asked
"Yes because Gracie hates shopping" Charlie replied
"Well then go with Beth. Beth loves shopping"
"Beth also wears baby-doll dresses with cardigans." Charlie replied
"So? You wear skirts all the time."
"Yes but mom my wardrobe is very specific. It's kinda more like sexy school girl librarian chic. Not 1950's Dairy Queen." Charlie explained
"And the look you're going for now is?"
"Sexy" Charlie replied as if it were obvious
Quinn just shook her head she just could not understand.
"Wait...Flynn isn't coming is he?" She asked with a hint of disgust.
"No mom" Charlie sighed
"Then why do you need to be sexy?" She asked
Charlie opened and closed her mouth a few times she really didn't know why she felt the need to look sexy today.
"J-Just because" She finally replied
"Right...well just letting you know Toby and Ally will probably be out there today. It's his day off and Ally has been begging him to take her swimming" Quinn told her
"That's fine." Charlie replied as she got to work on making some kind of sandwiches for today.
Charlie greeted Ben and Daisy at the front door with her signature Charlotte Berry-Fabray smile. Ben tried not to stare.
"Hi, I'm Charlotte and you must be Daisy." She held out her hand to the girl
"Hi, it's great to meet you. Ben talks about you all the time" Daisy replied as she shook Charlie's hand.
"Well I am his best friend so naturally he would talk about me" Charlie smiled through her teeth
"Yeah...um...I like your bikini" Daisy replied awkwardly
"This old thing? I don't really like it I don't think it's very flattering. What do you think Ben?" Charlie asked
"Um...it's...it looks nice" He replied
He wasn't sure why his best friend was acting kinda weird today.
"Aww your too sweet Ben." Charlie giggled
"Yeah Ben your too sweet" Daisy added with a hint of sarcasm
"Um...should we move outside to the pool instead of standing in the doorway?" He asked trying to defuse whatever it was that was brewing.
"Yes, let's" Charlie replied
The young Fabray led them out the back where Toby and Ally were already playing in the pool.
"Oh um, that's my brother Toby and his daughter Ally" Charlie told Daisy as they took a seat on the deck chairs.
Toby was in the shallow end by the side of the pool with Ally. Daisy just nodded.
"So-" But before Charlie could speak she was interrupted by Sofia and Grace entering the pool area.
"Hey sorry guys don't mind us" Grace told them
"What are you doing here?" Charlie asked
"Your sister wanted to map out the back yard for the engagement party. I don't know why, she grew up here and nothings changed you would have just thought she could just use her memory...but no" Sofia rambled
"Do you want to go sit and wait in the car?" Grace huffed
"No" Sofia grumbled
"Well then stop complaining otherwise no lady kisses for you" Grace replied
Sofia just pouted and followed Grace around the pool area while she made notes. Ben and Charlie just giggled at Sofia as they watched them wander around the pool. Then they all burst out laughing when they heard a scream and a loud splash. They all looked over to see a very pissed of Latina floundering around in the water and one smirking Gracie standing by the pool.
"You are so dead Grace Amanda Berry-Fabray!" Sofia screeched
"Aunty Sof why are you swimming in your clothes?" Ally asked as Sofia swam over to the shallow end to get to the steps
"Because your Aunty Gracie is a big meanie and can't take a joke" Sofia grumbled
"What was the joke?" Toby asked
"Um...it's probably not one for young ears" Sofia quietly replied
Toby just laughed
"I don't get it" Ally pouted
"Don't worry pumpkin you'll understand when you're older" He told her
"Sofia are you coming?" Grace yelled from the other end of the pool by the gate.
"Ugh...Your sister will be the death of me"
"That's what happens when you go for the wrong Fabray" Toby smirked
Sofia just laughed
"Not in this lifetime buddy"
Toby feigned heartbreak and Sofia just splashed him with water as she made her way to the steps to get out.
Everyone watched her walk over to Grace completely soaked with her shoes making that squishing sound. She stopped when she reached Grace who at least had the decency to look a little guilty and sorry for pushing her in the pool. But that soon went away when she saw that wicked glint in her Latina's eyes.
"Gimme a hug" Sofia smirked as she held out her arms.
"Don't even think about it Sofia" Grace warned
"But baby I wuv you so. And I wants a hug from my Gracie-Wacie" Sofia pouted and took a step closer.
"Sofia I mean it" Grace warned again but she couldn't keep the smile off her face.
"Darling don't you love me anymore all I want is one little hug" She smirked
Grace didn't reply she just made a run for it. Sofia soon chased after her inside the house both giggling as they went.
"Our sisters are crazy" Ben laughed
Charlie just nodded as she wiped away a few tears from her eyes from laughing too much.
Grace screamed when Sofia tackled her from behind into a big hug getting her all wet...from the water...minds out of the gutter!
The Latina just laughed at Grace's reaction.
"Hey look I got you all wet" Sofia smirked
"Why is it that nine times out of ten something dirty always comes out of your mouth?" Grace asked
Sofia was about to say something when Grace cut her off
"No wait...don't answer that"
"You love it" Sofia just chuckled
Grace just shook her head.
"Grace did I hear you scream?" Quinn asked as she came into the room. She did a double take when she saw a drenched Sofia standing there.
"Yeah, it's fine mom. But I gotta go change Sofia got me all wet" She sighed
Quinn looked horrified
"Grace! I don't need to know that!" The blonde practically yelled
"Wha...No! No I didn't mean...I meant because she...with the water mom she...ugh whatever I'm going upstairs." Grace fluffed about
Sofia couldn't help but laugh though she did try to hide her chuckles.
"Is there a reason you're soaked?" Quinn finally asked Sofia
The Latina couldn't help herself.
"Yeah...Gracie just really gets me going" She replied with a smirk
Quinn looked like she was going to either pass out or throw up...possibly both. She then glared at the Latina and hit her over the head.
"You're just like your Mami" Quinn grumbled as she walked out of the room while Sofia just cackled.
After Sofia and Grace had run off into the house Ben, Charlie and Daisy started chatting and got to know each other a little better.
"So do you guys wanna get in the pool? I feel slightly underdressed sitting here" Charlie asked
"Sure...It's so hot today" Daisy replied
She and Ben started to strip off both had been wearing their bathers under their clothes. It didn't look like it from the top she was wearing but Charlie couldn't help but notice how massive Daisy's boobs where. She looked down at her own chest feeling slightly inadequate. Ben was oblivious to this as he tried to move his own eyes away from Daisy's chest...he was a Pierce after all.
They were interrupted when Toby came over to them with Ally.
"Hey Charlie can you watch Ally for a minute I gotta go make a quick phone call." He asked
"Sure" Charlie smiled as she picked up her little niece.
"Hey Ben" Toby pulled him over to the side away from the girls
"Yeah?" He asked
"Nice" Toby smirked
"Huh?" Ben was confused
"Dude the hottie with a nice rack. I'm totally proud...and even slightly jealous" Toby replied with a smile
Ben just blushed
"Hey, you, me beers tomorrow while the girls are at the baby shower...I want all the details" He smirked then patted him on the back before heading inside.
Toby headed for the kitchen and found Sofia standing by the sink with a towel in her hand trying to dry her hair. Toby just chuckled at the sight.
"Gracie still pissed?" He asked
"Yeah" Sofia sighed
"Hey did you check out Ben's girl?" He asked
Sofia smiled and nodded
"My boys growing up" Toby sighed proudly then chuckled
"It's not how I thought it would be though" Sofia admitted
"You mean him and Charlie?" Toby asked
The Latina just nodded
"Well who knows huh? Maybe one day they'll sort themselves out" Toby shrugged
"Maybe...speaking of sorting things out what's going on with you and Maya?" Sofia teased
Toby's face changed and she totally noticed
"What is it?" She asked with concern
"It's probably nothing..." He replied
"Toby?"
"Her fiancé came to visit last weekend" He replied
"Yeah and? Did he catch you guys together or something?" She asked
"No it's not like that. We're just friends"
"Ok so what happened then?" She asked
"Last Thursday I bumped into her at the shops and she was sporting a real nasty shiner on her eye and when I went to go see her the other day she was redecorating or something but she got rid of this really expensive glass table and I couldn't help but notice she was standing awkwardly like she couldn't stand up properly...I'd never seen her so...detached" He sighed
"You don't think...I mean...did she say anything?" Sofia asked now really worried and frankly kind of shocked.
Toby shook his head
"I don't know if I should do or say something I mean it might not be anything...I might just be reading it wrong but...something is not right, I can just feel it you know?" He replied
Sofia just nodded.
The three of them finally got into the pool as they played with Ally the little blondie was having a hoot and a half as she sat on top of Ben's shoulders while they chased Daisy and Charlie as they pretended to be a scary monster. But their fun ended when Toby ran out and did a huge cannon ball jump into the pool. His little girl just pouted and Charlie and Daisy screamed at getting splashed while Toby and Ben just laughed.
"Toby!" Charlie yelled as she shoved her brother once he resurfaced.
Toby just laughed and pulled his little sister into a head lock. The tiny diva splashed about trying to free herself as well as try to dunk her brother under the water but he was far too strong for her.
"I'll tell mom about that box you have in your closet!" Charlie threatened and Toby reluctantly let go
"I'll get you back" He warned with a cheeky grin.
Charlie just smiled smugly at him
"Come on pumpkin it's time to get out now" Toby said as he moved over towards Ben and Ally.
The little girl did not look happy about that.
"Come on we gotta get dried and dressed if we want to go see Maya and go ride some horses" He told her
That cheered her up immediately.
After Toby and Ally had gone Ben, Daisy and Charlie stayed in the pool for a while longer. The young Fabray didn't want to admit it for some reason but she actually liked Daisy. She was pretty cool, funny and laid back. She would definitely be the type of girl who could help bring Ben out of his shell and boost his confidence up. So for that Charlie was grateful but there was a small tiny part of her that didn't like the girl she didn't know why but she just didn't.
They decided to get out of the pool and have some lunch so Charlie got out first and went inside to grab the food.
"Well today has been good so far" Ben spoke up as he moved over to Daisy who was sitting on the steps in the pool.
"Yeah…not gonna lie but I was a little nervous meeting Charlie" Daisy replied
"Really? Why?" He asked
"Well she's your best friend and well…you gotta be in their good books and Charlie seems kinda protective of you." Daisy replied
"She just worries too much" Ben chuckled lightly
"Can I ask you something?" Daisy asked
Ben nodded
"You and Charlie…did you guys like…did you guys ever date?" She asked
Ben looked a little shocked at that question
"N-No…we're just best friends" He replied
Daisy didn't look that convinced
"Why…why do you ask?" Ben then asked
"Well I don't know you just seem really close and she's got that whole jealous ex thing going for her" Daisy replied
Ben looked confused
"It's probably nothing and I'm just being paranoid or seeing things but there is something there and she was totally checking you out on several occasions. Not that I blame her…you do have a nice body." She told him with a small smirk.
Ben didn't know what to think at that. He didn't get a chance to say anything else because Charlie had come back out with a few plates of food and Daisy got out of the pool to help.
~~~ Baby Shower ~~~
Beth had gotten married three years ago to a lovely man named Jeff, he was cop. They met when he pulled her over for speeding and it was like love at first speeding violation. Now being just over seven months pregnant Beth's mother and Quinn and Rachel had planned the blonde woman's baby shower. It was a pretty big gathering with pretty much the entire Fabray and Pierce family there with the exception of Toby and Ben of course. Judy had flown back from Florida to be there and Tina and Mercedes were there with Mercedes daughter and her daughter's best friend much to Quinn and Santana's amusement. Everyone gave Becky and Hannah curious looks when they arrived together. And there were several of Beth's friends from work and college there too including her best friend Rachael from high school.
Quinn and Rachel had gotten to the Harper residence early to help Kathryn set everything up, well mostly Rachel and Kathryn did the work because Rachel didn't want Quinn to overdo anything. Santana and Brittany came a bit later to help finish setting everything up. Well Brittany helped Santana managed to just sit there with Quinn and complain the whole time.
When everyone was there and when Grace and Rachael arrived after picking Beth up the blonde woman was bombarded with presents and getting her photo taken. Rachel, Brittany and Sofia just sat there and cooed and fawned at all the adorable baby stuff like the tiny shoes! And the little outfits and the toys uh it was just adorableness overload!
"Oh my god I cannot wait till I get pregnant" Sofia sighed with a smile
"Awww me either…your babies are going to be so spoiled" Brittany smiled brightly
Rachel nodded
"Four grandmas? Those kids are lucky" The brunette added
Sofia just smiled
Little did they all know that Grace was silently having a small panic attack off to the side as she watched everyone go gaga over the baby stuff and being pregnant and being mothers and it was all getting a little too much. The eldest Fabray quietly and quickly slid out the back for some fresh air.
She was slightly startled to find Beth sitting out there holding onto her glass of apple juice. Grace took a seat next to the blonde woman.
"You have no idea how much I wish this was alcohol" Beth chuckled
"What are you doing out here? Is everything alright?" Grace asked
Beth just nodded
"I just needed some air…its kinda crazy in there" Beth smiled
"Yeah…tell me about it" Grace sighed and fiddled with her engagement ring
"You know I love Jeff and I'm not complaining but I am so totally jealous of that ring" Beth laughed
Grace just smiled softly
"It's gorgeous…you're a lucky girl Gracie" She added
"I know" She mumbled sadly
"What's wrong?" Beth finally asked
"Nothing's wrong…I'm just…it's a little overwhelming you know?" Grace sighed
Beth just nodded
"I just feel like I'm in some kind of race or whatever and I'm running at last place trying to constantly catch up with Sofia who is at first place. I mean she's been ready to get married pretty much as soon as we graduated high school and she's wanted kids for just as long and I feel bad for making her wait for so long and now that I'm coming in second and I still don't think I'll be able to catch up…does that make any kind of sense?" Grace asked
Once again Beth just nodded
"I want kids…I've accepted that and I've told Sofia that and she's so happy which makes me happy but…everything is moving so fast and I'm just scared that I'll disappoint her you know?" Grace added
"We all feel like that Gracie…nobody is completely ok with these big moments in our lives. You remember the mess I was on my wedding day doubting whether or not I should go through with it…we all have doubts." Beth replied
"How did you know you were ready for kids?" She asked
Beth let out a small chuckle
"Well contrary to popular belief this little one swimming around wasn't exactly planned" Beth admitted
Grace looked a little surprised and Beth just laughed
"Yeah I forgot my pill and well…we kinda wanted to wait at least five years before we even started thinking about kids." Beth told her
"Wow"
"Yep…but when I realised that I was pregnant…I don't know it just felt right I guess" Beth sighed contently
"I know it's a little different for you and Sofia because you guys can't exactly accidently knock each other up but when you or Sofia get pregnant…you'll realise it was all worth it" Beth added
Grace just nodded
"For the record though Sofia will be the one getting pregnant…not me." Grace mumbled
Beth just smiled
"Seriously the thought of pushing a baby out a tiny hole just freaks me out doesn't that freak you out? And the pain!" Grace asked in horror
Beth just laughed
"That's what drugs are for" She replied
~~~ Bromance ~~~
Toby and Ben sat in the Fabray basement beer in each hand as they watched football together while Ally played with her dolls and colouring in books. Before Ally was born and when Becky had moved out the basement became Toby's Man Cave. With a house full of estrogen he needed a place to get away from it all. But since transforming the shed into a mini apartment the basement went back to just being a small storage space with a stage for Charlie and Rachel to sing on.
"So Ben I want all the details about you and Daisy" He smirked
Ben just chuckled and picked at the label on his beer, he hadn't really drank any of it he still didn't like the taste of it.
"I don't have any details to tell" He admitted
"Nothing?" Toby asked
Ben just shook his head
"Dude…get onto it then! I have like no love life anymore I need to live vicariously through you now which just saddens me" Toby sighed
Ben just laughed
"So what about you and Charlie then?" Toby asked
"We're best friends" Ben replied
Toby just gave him the look
"Ben…you and I both know that's not completely true" He told him
The younger blonde just sighed
"I'll always love Charlie but for right now I'm just having some fun I guess and she's still with Flynn…We're best friends" He replied
"So this thing with Daisy isn't like serious?"
"No…I don't think I want anything too serious right now and Daisy feels the same" He replied
Toby just nodded
"Why don't you start dating again?" Ben asked
"Nah…I don't want to bring in all these random women into Ally's life and then have them leave again" Toby replied
"What about Maya?" He asked
"She's engaged" Toby replied
"Do you still love her?" Ben asked
Toby just sighed and took another drink of his beer
"It's complicated" Was all he said.
~~~ Be My Little Baby ~~~
Back at the baby shower they were now playing those dreaded baby shower type games right now they were playing a colourful game called Pin the Sperm On The Egg. Grace sat there not at all impressed when it was her turn.
"You know I am a lesbian for a reason" She grumbled looking at the makeshift sperm that she had to pin on the egg making everyone laugh
Funnily enough Grace actually won that game.
Charlie and Rachel both won the next game though there was a slight debate on who the real winner was…Rachel knowing that it was her and Charlie knowing that it was her…they had to name as many songs with the word 'baby' in the title. Quinn was given the difficult task of deciding the winner because no one wanted to defuse that diva-off. In the end Quinn said it was a tie.
The next game they were partnered off and had to see which pair could change a dipper the fastest the winner getting a nice bottle of wine each. Beth brought out a hat with everyone's names in it and started pulling out the pairs. The first name out was Quinn's, Beth dug back in and pulled out her partner she let out a small giggle when she read it.
"Santana" Beth called out
Both Quinn and Santana's faces dropped
"Ah for fuck's sake" The Latina sighed
"Seriously?" Quinn huffed
Rachel and Brittany just giggled off to the side.
"Next up is….Sofia aaaaannnnd…Becky!" Beth called out
"Ah for fuck's sake" Sofia grumbled
"It's rigged" Becky huffed
"Next is…Lilly and….Amanda!" Beth continued
Santana and Quinn just giggled and Mercedes just rolled her eyes
"Brittany and…Judy!"
"Yay!" Brittany cheered as she bounced over to the older woman who just smiled giving Brittany a high five
"Rachel and Mercedes!"
"Oh god" Mercedes sighed
"I heard that" Rachel huffed
"Rachael G and Mom!"
Beth's mother gave Rachael a smile as they partnered up.
"Gracie and Charlie"
The two sisters high fived and put their game faces on.
Everybody else soon had their partners with Tina and Hannah being the last to be paired up.
"Alright so basically whoever is first wins so…get ready…and…go!" Beth yelled
It was definitely a sight to see, there was a lot of yelling….some shoving (Becky and Sofia) and lots of swearing (Santana and Quinn….and Becky and Sofia). There were some diva moments (Rachel and Charlie) and there were even some tears (Santana)…but that was unrelated and was more to do with Quinn 'accidently' jabbing the Latina with a safety pin. Everybody else was fine though. In the end the winners were Lilly and Amanda which just made Santana and Quinn giggle while once again Mercedes just rolled her eyes and told them to shut up. Unfortunately the girls were only 14 and so they couldn't really have the wine so they got chocolate instead.
As the day went on everybody just sat around eating and drinking and talking about babies and the horrors of child birth all exciting stuff! Grace made sure to stay away from those conversations because she just did not want to think about what happens during labour even though she wasn't going to personally go through it…just the look of horror on Beth's face from all the mothers telling her their stories was enough to put Grace off. She ended up sitting with her sister and talked with some of Beth's friends about things that weren't related to babies.
Santana wandered down the hall towards the bathroom. She had only been at the Harper's house a few times but she still couldn't remember which door led to the bathroom. It was either the second right or second left.
She went with the left...two things... 1) not the bathroom, and 2) she saw something she probably shouldn't have. After getting over the shock she quickly closed the door behind her and just stood there in the hallway.
"I fucking knew it!" She hissed gleefully to nobody in particular as a small grin found its way onto her face.
She was slightly startled when the door opened and a very worried and embarrassed looking Lilly Phillips walked out.
"Aunt San...I can explain" She mumbled
"Oh honey there's not much to explain I think I got the gist of it" Santana chuckled
"Please don't tell my mom" She begged
"Lilly she's not going to care...I mean come on she's got like four dykes as best friends and then there's Grace and Sofia" Santana replied
"I know...but...I need to tell her myself...when I'm ready" She mumbled
Santana sighed sympathetically at the young teen.
"Your secrets safe with me…though it's not a very well kept secret" She reassured her, mumbling that last part
"Thank you" Lilly smiled softly
Santana just smiled back.
"Can you tell me which one is the bathroom because seriously I need to pee" Santana then asked
Lilly just giggled and pointed to the door opposite them.
"Ah...thanks...also Lilly next time you want to make out with your best friend try locking the door" Santana winked before she headed into the bathroom.
Later that afternoon those who had been drinking were pretty much asleep or on their way while those who weren't sat down with their tea or coffee and chatted quietly as a movie played in the background. Going with the theme of the day…which was babies…the movie naturally had something to do with babies.
Grace was cuddled up to Sofia's side while they sat with Hannah and Becky who were watching the movie together. The original members of the Glee club all sat together chatting while Charlie sat with Lilly and Amanda and talked to them. Beth was sitting with her friends while Judy and Kathryn talked together off to the side.
"So…like…how many of these do you want?" Grace asked
"Monkeys?" Sofia asked
"Ye…what? No…I meant babies…why would you think monkeys?" Grace asked
"Because there's monkeys on the TV" Sofia replied
"You're so silly sometimes" Grace giggled
Sofia just smiled and kissed the brunette's temple and snuggled in closer
"I want a whole army of kids" Sofia replied
"Seriously?" Grace asked a little scared
"No…two is plenty" Sofia replied
Grace just nodded
"I can do two…no more though otherwise we'll need a bigger house" Grace mumbled
"Can we get a puppy too?" Sofia asked with a smile
"We'll see"
"Please…I walk it, and feed it and love it" Sofia added
Grace just giggled
"God could you two be any more sickening?" Becky asked
"Jealous?" Sofia asked with a smirk
Becky sighed as she looked over at where Hannah was getting them a drink
"Yeah" She replied sadly
"Aw don't worry Becky…you guys will get there soon." Grace told her with a hopeful smile
I will just put this as a warning of sorts the Moby storyline may get a little dark and maybe a little bit triggery so I just wanted to put that out there. It will be more alluded too and I will never go into any graphic details or anything, but like this whole third instalment it is on a more serious, realistic and angsty side…..though I do love a good happy ending every now and then.