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Sorry about the wait but I've been distracted by reading some good stories lately.
~~~ Ab-alicious ~~~
Grace had just got home from visiting Beth, Jeff and baby David at the hospital when genius struck her in her efforts to make Sofia crack and lose the bet. Her beautiful Latina had one weakness: Grace's abs. So Grace came up with a plan to get Sofia to cave and she would soon be looking forward to some new shoes, a bubble bath and a full body massage. The brunette headed into her bedroom and quickly got changed. Now in her skin tight shorts, Grace stripped her top off and put on her black sports bra. She grabbed the water spray bottle from the bathroom and gave herself a few sprays of water to make it look like she was all hot and sweaty before she went into the living room and got on the floor.
She waited a few more minutes till Sofia came home before she started to do her stomach crunches showing off her rock hard abs that Sofia adored. There had not been one moment where Sofia couldn't resist Grace's abs. Grace had this bet in the bag. All she needed was to flash a little skin and Sofia will crumble.
Like clockwork Sofia came home at 4pm and found her fiancée in the living room doing her stomach crunches. The Latina couldn't help the small whimper that escaped. Grace just looked so hot and Sofia just wanted to run her tongue down those abs and do some very dirty things with the brunette on the floor. She was about to go over there and jump the woman she loved when she remembered that bet. That stupid bet. But Sofia was not going to be the first to crack! Nope, na uh!
"Nice try Gracie but it's not going to work." Sofia told her, though she had to force herself to look away
Grace just smirked as she stood up grabbing her small towel and moved into Sofia's personal space. The Latina had to resort to closing her eyes because the abs were right there and so were the boobs and it was getting really hot in their living room.
"Something wrong baby?" Grace asked innocently
It was physically painful not to just reach out and touch but Sofia was determined. She braced herself before opening her eyes which she did at the wrong time because Grace had started to 'towel' herself down. Really she was just rubbing her hand all over her body with a flimsy piece of material. And Sofia was actually jealous of a piece of cotton. Like she wanted to just grab it and tear it a new one for getting the privilege to be all over Grace's body. She was literally glaring at a piece of material.
Grace knew it was only a matter of time before the Latina would crack. So she brought out her next arsenal. She started stretching and flexing her muscles right in front of her.
"I gotta get outa here" Sofia yelled as she ran out of the house.
Grace just laughed and tapped herself on the back on a job well done. She was totally gonna win this all she needed to do was walk around topless and she will be getting a full body massage, a bubble bath, new shoes and of course...bragging rights.
Sofia drove as far away as she could from temptation. This was going to be a lot harder than she originally thought. She ended up at her mothers house. She parked her car, sent a quick message to Grace and then went inside.
S:Damn you, you sultry temptress! I'm at my moms house. Love you...be home for dinner.
Grace just laughed as she read the message.
~~~ Never Found A Four Leaf Clover To Bring Good Luck To Me~~~
Charlie sat on the couch with her lap top doing some research for her next assignment for Music History. It was her favourite class. She loved the music from decades ago. Rachel came into the room with a glass of strawberry milk...Charlie's thinking drink. The young Fabray gave her a small smile of thanks.
"How's the search going Charlie?" Rachel asked as she sat down next to her daughter
"Good...I'm still not sure which decade to focus my paper on though. There's so many good ones to choose from." She replied
Rachel just nodded in agreement.
The two brunette's sat quietly together, Charlie doing her research while Rachel went over her set list for her Glee club. The younger one had started to softly hum as she worked. Rachel tried to place the song. It was starting to annoy her that she couldn't think of what it was.
"What song is that?"
"Hmm?" Charlie asked looking up from her lap top.
She had given up researching and was sorting through her photos on her computer. They were some from Halloween and some from early in the year. Mostly they were of Charlie and Ben, Charlie and her sister and brother, Charlie and Ben, Charlie and her moms...Charlie and Ben.
"That song you're humming. What is it? I can't for the life of me think of what it is" Rachel replied
"I was humming?" Charlie asked a little confused
Her Ma just nodded
"Oh um, I totally didn't realize I was doing that. How did it go?" Charlie asked
Rachel hummed the tune and Charlie just smiled.
"I got lucky. It's an Elvis song." Charlie promptly told her
"Oh...so you're doing the 1950's then?" Rachel asked
"No...I kinda got side tracked in organizing my photos into proper folders, besides that song was from the 1960's." Charlie replied
"Oh...so why that song?" Rachel asked
"Ben sang it to me when I was nine. And I guess I just thought about it is all" Charlie shrugged
Rachel just gave her daughter an interesting look.
"It's my favourite song" Charlie added with a smile
"Oh? I thought that was Over the Rainbow" Rachel replied a little surprised
"Well yeah I mean that song is timeless and pure perfection when Judy sang it but this song is better because Ben sang it to me" Charlie replied while she continued to organize her many photos.
Rachel paused and quirked her eyebrow at that. No one was above Judy Garland. Not even Rachel, Charlie's own mother the woman Charlie openly stated as her role model and idol was above Judy! But apparently Ben was.
Rachel leaned over slightly and looked at what Charlie was doing on her computer. There on the screen were dozens of photos of Ben and Charlie together. Most of them had the pair wrapped up in a hug or just really close.
Rachel had always thought that Ben and Charlie would end up together. They were perfect. Not just because they obviously adored each other but they completed each other. She knew her daughter wanted an epic love story for herself. Charlie loved the dramatics just as much as Rachel did.
Rachel was just worried that Charlie would miss her chance if she didn't open her eyes soon and see this wonderful man her prince charming that was standing right in front of her. Rachel couldn't help but see the small irony of it all. Charlie wanted that epic love story she just didn't realize that her story had already begun and she just needed to notice it.
"So how are things going with Ben and Daisy?" Rachel asked
Charlie paused for a fraction of a second and then just shrugged.
"I don't know...good I guess"
"Do you think it's serious?" Rachel then asked
"No" Charlie replied quickly
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, Ben would tell me if it was" She answered.
"Ok then...that's a nice photo" Rachel commented
Charlie just smiled and nodded. It was of her and Ben in their Halloween costumes. Her as Snow White and Ben as Prince Charming. He had his arm around the brunette's shoulder and the other on his hip looking all manly and tough and protective but with a charming smile on his face. Charlie had her arms wrapped around his waist in a side hug with the biggest smile on her face.
Rachel just gently shook her head at the obviousness of it all and wondered how her children could be so clueless sometimes…must be from Quinn's side.
~~~ Two Feisty Latinas ~~~
Sofia was disappointed that neither of her parents were home when she arrived there so she just let herself in and raided their fridge. Sitting down in the living room she propped her feet up and watched some TV trying to get her mind off the awesomeness of Grace's abs. She then had like the best idea ever to get her back. Sofia grabbed her phone and set it to camera mode, whipped her top off and took a photo of her chest then sent it on its way. A few minutes later she got a one worded reply from Grace.
G: Bitch
Sofia just laughed out loud and went back to watching the TV. While reaching for her drink she noticed Ben's sketch book laying there. Ben never let anyone see his drawings unless he wanted them to see them. He never studied art but he was always drawing that was whenever he wasn't dancing. Feeling nosy Sofia quickly glanced around making sure she was still alone and quickly picked up the sketch book and looked through it.
"Wow" Sofia mumbled
Ben had moved on from drawing super heroes to detailed sketches of lots of random things, there were several pictures of Elvis their cat, of their house, and some really good drawings of their mothers. There was even one of Grace and Sofia, Toby and Ally, Aunty Q and Aunty Rach in fact there was at least one of everyone in their family. Sofia knew he was a good drawer but she had no idea he was this good. She then turned the next few pages all of them with a drawing of Charlie. Sofia freaked out when she heard the sound of a door closing so she quickly closed the book and placed it back where it originally was. Her heart was beating so fast at being startled, adrenalin pumping through her veins out of fear of getting caught. She knew Ben would be pissed if he had seen her.
But fortunately it was only her Ma. The older Latina gave her daughter a weird look at the state she was in. Sofia was panting, her face was slightly flushed and she had no top on.
"You know Ducky, you do have your own house to do that in" Santana said
"Huh?" Sofia looked confused
"I mean if your that desperate that's what having a fiancée is for" Santana added
Sofia still confused then realised that she had no top on and that it totally looked like she had been caught doing something else.
"No! Mama I wasn't!"
Santana just laughed as she headed for the kitchen.
After putting her top back on Sofia joined her Ma in the kitchen, the older Latina was making coffee.
"All done then?" Santana asked
"Shut up I was not masturbating in the living room"
"Sure ok then" She teased
"Even if I wanted to I can't so shut up and leave me alone" Sofia grumbled
"What do you mean?"
"Oh me and Gracie have this stupid bet going on"
"What's the bet?" Santana asked as she poured the coffee
"Whoever cracks first has to pay up" Sofia replied
"No shit Sherlock that's what most bets consist of"
"We're seeing who will crack first during two weeks of no sex" Sofia told her
Santana just laughed
"Good luck with that"
"It's only been two days and she's already bringing out her abs!" Sofia whined
"She does have nice abs" Santana replied
Sofia frowned and looked slightly grossed out.
"Ok this thing between you and my fiancée needs to stop it's getting weird"
"We're only joking Ducky" Santana replied
"I don't care. She's mine not yours"
"Whoa, possessive much? All I said was that she had nice abs geez" Santana replied
"Stop talking about her abs and stop flirting with her" Sofia demanded
"Ducky, you really think that I flirt with her? She's my fucking niece for crying out loud and your fiancée."
"So? You fucked the two women you consider your sisters why not go after your niece as well" Sofia replied
Santana stood there a little shocked and hurt, normally they would play fight but this did not seem like one of those times.
"Fuck you Sofia" Santana snapped before she stormed off.
The younger Latina stood there feeling bad about what just happened she didn't mean to get all angry and mean but the whole 'thing' between her Ma and Grace really bothered her. She had let it go for a long time but it would make her feel slightly insecure sometimes. And it was just weird Grace was old enough to be her Ma's daughter in fact she was the same age as her Ma's daughter! And she was her fiancée.
Brittany soon entered the kitchen after arriving home and gave her daughter a worried look.
"Ducky what's wrong with your Mami? She's in the living room rambling in Spanish and I don't know what she's saying" The blonde asked
Sofia just sighed
"We had a…disagreement"
"Disagreement? Or a fight that went a little too far?" Brittany asked
Sometimes the two Latina's would take their teasing and fighting too far and one of them got hurt or offended and Brittany would have to mend the gaps and bring them back together. It had been a while since that had to happen. For the most part they had been on a good run. It hadn't happened for at least six months!
"The second part" Sofia mumbled
Brittany just sighed and nodded before she went back to find her wife.
She sat down next to a pouting Latina and placed her arm around her shoulders.
"What happened?" She asked
"Oh nothing just that your daughter basically called me a slut but nothing major" Santana spat out
"Sanny, Sofia wouldn't call you that" Brittany replied softly
"Yeah she did Britt. She accuses me of flirting with Grace and then she basically told me that us having a foursome with Q and Rach was akin to incest so yes she did call me a slut" Santana replied angrily.
"What did you say to provoke her?" Brittany then asked
Santana was not happy
"Oh so it's my fault? Why, whenever something goes wrong its my fault? God everyone blames me for everything!" Santana yelled then got up and stormed off slamming the door behind her
Brittany fell back onto the couch with a sigh. Sofia hesitantly came back into the room and sat down next to her mother.
"I'm not happy about this Ducky" Brittany told her with her disappointed face
Sofia looked down feeling slightly ashamed of herself. She was the one who took it a little too far.
"You need to apologise" Brittany then added
"I'm sorry"
"Not to me to your Mami" The blonde replied
The young Latina just sighed and nodded before she got up and went to go look for her Ma. She sent out a quick text to Grace before she headed out of the house.
S: Me & Ma got into a fight, I needz to apologise. Will be home late. Xoxox
G: :(
~~~ A Couple Of Flowers ~~~
Ben had been spending as much time as he could at the dance studio practicing for his audition that was coming up soon. He and Natalie had been there all day, it was getting late so they decided to call it a day and head on home. Being the gentleman that he was Ben walked Natalie to her car as it was getting dark out they said their goodbyes and then Ben headed over to his own car. He was going to just go straight home but decided to go see if Daisy was free and they could maybe go out for tea that night.
He sent a quick message and soon enough Daisy replied telling him to come over to her dorm room and they could order in because she didn't feel like going out somewhere, she even suggested a movie marathon. Ben had been enjoying his time with Daisy. She was a fun girl, she was smart, she was kind and very pretty. She made Ben laugh and she helped him be a little more confident in himself. There was only one thing Ben couldn't help but notice. They were more like two friends then anything more. They hadn't really done anything more than a simple kiss hello and goodbye. Not that Ben wanted to sleep with her…well not right now but he kinda wanted more he just didn't know how to go about getting this. He figured he would just have to bring it up and he decided that maybe he would tonight.
He arrived at Daisy's dorm room with some Chinese takeout. The girl herself looked apologetically at the boy when she answered the door.
"Hey Ben…is it ok if my roommate stays?" She asked
"Oh um yeah sure"
"Great thanks, she's um…she's kinda having a bit of boy trouble and she's kinda a mess…I'm sorry" Daisy whispered
"That's ok…I mean we could get a rain check if it's going to be a bother me being here" He replied
"No…no its probably better that you're here…show her that not all men are jerks" Daisy replied with a smile.
"Oh…ok then." Ben gave her a smile in return
They re-entered the dorm room and there was Daisy's roommate hysterically crying over a shirt that she held in her hands. Ben nervously looked over at Daisy who just rolled her eyes.
"She's been crying over that shirt all night. He left it last time he was here." Daisy explained
Ben just nodded.
"Um…hello there" Ben gave the crying girl a small smile and wave.
The girl looked horrified
"Daisy! This is supposed to be a boy-free night! I look a mess!" She cried out
"Rose clam down he's one of the good guys" Daisy tried to reassure her
Ben couldn't help the small chuckle that appeared. Daisy just gave him a questioning look
"I'm sorry but your both named after flowers…it's just…a…l-little ironic is all" Ben mumbled
Daisy and Rose just looked at him
"Though both are very pretty flowers as are both of you" Ben quickly added
Rose just burst out in tears once more and flung herself at Ben hugging him tightly. Ben looked slightly horrified while Daisy tried not to laugh at the look on his face.
"Why are all the good men taken?" Rose cried into Ben's chest.
Ben would have to wait another time to question Daisy about where their relationship was going.
~~~ Two Sorry Latinas ~~~
Sofia had found her Ma sitting in Ben and Charlie's treehouse. She realised she was there when her Ma's car hadn't left the driveway and that she didn't think she would go anywhere else. The older Latina sat on one of the beanbags sulking as she sipped on a beer that she had taken out of the bar fridge that she hid in the small shed. Sofia hesitantly entered the small tree house and sat down next to her Ma on the other beanbag.
Santana and Sofia always had trouble at this part especially when one of them wronged the other by actually hurting their feelings. They were fine in expressing their emotions to everybody else but when it came to each other it just felt awkward. They knew they loved each other to death and would do anything for the other but when it really came down to expressing this in words they struggled. Especially with apologies, they were both stubborn and too proud for their own good sometimes.
"Do you honestly see me as someone who would go after their own daughter's fiancée?" Santana finally spoke sounding hurt
"No" Sofia mumbled
"Then why would you even say something like that?" Santana asked still feeling hurt about it
"I don't know…the Lopez genes just kicked in and I was being a bitch" Sofia replied
"You know I would never do anything like that to you or to your mom" Santana added
"I know that Ma…I…I was just being a bitch I…I didn't mean it"
"Why didn't you ever tell me that it bothered you?" The older Latina asked
Sofia sighed and sunk further into the beanbag.
"I don't want Grace to leave me" She softly mumbled
Santana whipped her head around to look at her daughter in confusion
"Why would you think that?"
"How can I not think that? Ma come on I'm moody and bitchy and I'm not half the person she is why would she want to stay with me for her whole life? She deserves someone so much better" Sofia admitted
Santana was shocked she had no idea that her daughter was so insecure about herself. It just made Santana realise how alike the two really were. The older Latina reached out and then promptly slapped Sofia upside the head.
"OW! Ma!" Sofia yelled out rubbing her head
"You're an idiot." Santana said
"Gee thanks Ma I open up to you about my deepest fears and you hit me and call me an idiot what wonderful parenting skills you have. God knows how me and Ben survived all these years" Sofia snapped
Once again Santana slapped her upside the head
"Hey! Enough!" Sofia yelled
"Once again you are an idiot. That girl adores you Sofia. She asked you to marry her, she wants a family with you. She wants you. So get over yourself." Santana told her
"I hate you" Sofia grumbled
"I hate you too" Santana replied
After a long beat of silence
"Thanks" Sofia muttered
"Apology accepted" Santana replied
Sofia nodded and then got up out of the beanbag
"I'm gonna head home…you coming inside?" Sofia asked
Santana shook her head.
"Is that just because you're too old and can't get up out of the beanbag?" Sofia smirked
Santana just glared at her daughter and flipped her off. Sofia just chuckled and leaned down to kiss her Ma on the forehead.
"Night Ma"
"Night Ducky" Santana replied than slapped her daughter on the ass when she stole her beer and then ran out of the treehouse.
"Puta!" Santana yelled after her
Sofia just cackled as she made her way back to the house.
Santana huffed and pouted. She was in a pickle though she would never admit it Sofia was right. Santana had her worries about getting up off the floor and out of the beanbag. She tried a few times to no avail she was so glad that no one was there to see her failed attempts. In the end she had to roll out of the beanbag onto the floor and get up that way.
She was mortified when she heard the soft giggles coming from behind her. The Latina whipped around to see who had seen her attempt to get out of the beanbag.
"You're so adorable" Brittany smiled
Her pride taking a beating at having to roll out of a beanbag to get up Santana huffed and began to storm out but Brittany held her arm out to stop her. The blonde just pulled her into a hug. Santana tried to resist but in the end she gave up and let Brittany hug her.
"I'm not old…That's just how you're supposed to get out of a beanbag" Santana whined into Brittany's shoulder
Brittany just laughed and kissed her wife's temple.
"Ducky stole my beer" Santana then added.
~~~ Poor Quinn ~~~
It was finally bed time after a long day. Rachel sat up in bed with her book while she waited for her wife to join her. Quinn was in the bathroom doing her nightly rituals and doing them slowly. She had found herself getting nervous every time it was bed time and she hated this. She tried...really she did but every time she thought about doing it her fear would come up and she just chickened out.
Taking a big breath she headed out of the bathroom and got into bed next to her wife. She grabbed her book and started reading.
This had been a recurring theme since she got out of hospital and Rachel was getting antsy. She missed Quinn's sometime obnoxious attempts at getting sex. Ranging from the obvious of "Rach lets have sex" to the really imaginative "Rach you need to practice your yodelling…down in my valley" and sometimes being down right crude "babe I'm horny lets fuck". But all she got these days was a peck on the lips and that was it. She had tried a few times to push for more but Quinn always told her that she was too tired and the doctors told her not to overdo things.
It wasn't like Rachel needed to have sex all the time but it was a big part of her and Quinn's relationship. They had a very healthy sex life and Rachel loved it. To suddenly stop all together for going on two months now...it was quite a shock to the system. Rachel missed it. Not just because it felt good but because of that intimate connection they shared when they had sex. That's what Rachel has missed the most. She wanted it back...that and she was really horny.
The brunette put her book down and placed it in the top draw of the side table and then turned to lie on her side and looked up at her wife placing her hand on top of the blonde's hip.
Quinn shifted uncomfortably as Rachel watched her. The blonde could read her wife like a book and she knew Rachel wanted to talk or do other stuff. She just wasn't ready for that yet.
"Quinn?"
"Yeah?" The blonde replied not taking her eyes off the page
"Can we talk about something?"
"Can it wait? I'm kinda at an important part in my book" Quinn replied. Lame excuse is lame.
"It's important"
Quinn sighed and placed the bookmark in between the pages and reluctantly looked at her wife.
Rachel wasn't too sure how she should go about bringing up this topic. Quinn could be really sensitive sometimes and she didn't want to put her wife in an uncomfortable position.
"What is it Rach?"
"Well I just...I thought that maybe we could...talk about...you know" Rachel replied
Yeah it didn't come out as well as she had hoped.
Quinn knew what Rachel wanted and a part of her wanted it too. But she just couldn't.
"I'm kinda tired Rach...I did a lot of walking today" Quinn replied looking down
Rachel tried to hide her sigh of disappointment and frustration but Quinn still noticed. It made the blonde feel terrible when Rachel just nodded, rolled onto her other side and closed her eyes.
The next morning found them for the first time on opposite sides of the bed. Neither could remember a time when they didn't wake up cuddled up together. Not even on those really hot nights and the air conditioning broke down and you would still be boiling in just your underwear. They always ended up snuggled together. So even though there was this small gap between their bodies it felt like a massive crater to both Quinn and Rachel.
~~~ Dear, I Fear We're Facing A Problem ~~~
It wasn't her plan...it was just making good use of an opportunity that had presented itself.
Hannah was on her way to work that morning but first she had to make a quick stop because Becky had left her mobile at her house and the Aussie figured she would need it. So like the good person that she is she decided to drop it off at Becky's work before Hannah got to her own job.
It was early morning and so the students hadn't started to arrive yet and there were only a few cars in the car park but Hannah knew Becky liked to get to work early so she could leave at the end of the day with the last bell.
So Hannah parked her own car, got out and made her way towards the school when she noticed something...or rather someone getting out of their own car. She really shouldn't, she knew this would be a bad idea but she couldn't seem to stop her legs from moving or the rage boiling up inside her.
She changed her course and stalked up to the unsuspecting redhead.
"Hey Valerie...you don't call. You don't write...Makes a girl feel unwanted" Hannah sneered
"Do I know you?" She asked
"Don't play games you know exactly who I am. You know now and you knew then at that club" Hannah replied
Valerie couldn't help the small smile that appeared. Well it was more like a creepy smile.
"Right….my sexy Aussie" She chuckled
Hannah just clenched her jaw at that
"You're a pretty good kisser…your wife is better though" Valerie added
It took like all her will power not to strike out and punch her face in.
"This thing needs to stop. You need to stay away from my wife" Hannah demanded
"I don't see a ring on your finger so it's fair game" The redhead replied with a shrug
Hannah looked down at her left hand it still felt weird to not have her wedding band in its resting place. The brunette couldn't help but feel guilty for some reason. She had started to let Becky back in and she was on her way to forgiving her it was only a matter of time but she still hadn't found it in her to put the ring back on. She wasn't sure why.
"You need to stay away from her" Hannah told her
"Is that a threat?" Valerie smirked
Hannah shook her head then pushed the redhead up against her car with her arm resting against her throat holding her there.
"No…but this is. If you don't back off I will not be held responsible for my actions. You need to leave her alone, hell why don't you just leave all together. You're pathetic and she will never want you" Hannah hissed through gritted teeth
Fear actually swept through Valerie's eyes as she struggled to free herself from the Aussie's grip. Hannah let go when she saw a car start to pull up into the staff car park.
"This is your final warning Valerie." Hannah added before she walked away without a second glance.
Valerie brought her hand up to sooth her neck where Hannah's arm had been she gave a small smile to the staff member who had pulled up and began to walk towards the school.
"Morning Mrs. Martin" Valerie added
"Morning" The old woman replied curtly
~~~ Stop The Violence ~~~
Sofia had decided that she does not like the ER. It can either be completely boring or total chaos. Besides she just wanted to work with pregnant women, deliver babies and do other OBGYN stuff. She didn't want to have to deal with over dramatic people who think they are dying because they have a sniffle or have to deal with creepy randoms who just come in off the street for no real reason but to get in the way or try and steal drugs and medical supplies from the hospital. She didn't get why she had to do this when it's not what she wanted to do in the long run. But apparently everyone had to experience life in the ER.
Today it was relatively calm with only a few severe cases and then a few with cuts and bruises there was even a broken leg but other than that it was pretty calm and so boring. That was until a young brunette woman made her way into the emergency room. For every other doctor and nurse this wasn't a rare occurrence and it held no real significance to them but to Sofia it did.
The woman made her way up to the triage desk and spoke softly to the attending nurse there. It was obvious she had been beaten up most likely a mugging or something. She was holding onto her side in what could possibly be some broken ribs. Sofia had not taken her eyes off the woman since she entered the ER.
"Hey Billy I want in on this one" She said to her mentor
He gave her a questioning look, the Latina hadn't once offered before because her distaste for the ER was not a private thing. He gave her a short nod thinking that maybe she was coming around to it after all.
The woman was still standing by the desk filling in some paper work when Billy and Sofia approached her. Billy introduced himself as well as Sofia as the doctors who will be looking after her. The brunette looked up in shock and fear when she heard Sofia's name.
Billy and one of the nurses helped the woman to the examination room while Sofia followed closely behind them. During the examination Sofia stood to the side watching everything that Billy and the nurses did. They stitched up the cut above her eye and gave her some pain killers, she had to have an x-ray and Sofia was right the woman had two broken ribs. After the examination there was a call coming in about a major car crash and that lots of doctors would be needed. Billy told Sofia to stay with the woman and to finish up the stitches there would be a senior nurse there to watch over her.
Taking Billy's place, Sofia put her gloves on and picked up the needle. The nurse stood by watching and making sure Sofia knew what she was doing while she was finishing with the rest of the paper work. Not a word was spoken as Sofia finished up on the cut, it was flawless and the nurse even told her so. By then the nurse was needed with the car crash victims so she handed the folder over for Sofia to complete while she went to help. Now alone in the small room Sofia couldn't keep quiet any longer.
"Maya…what happened?" She asked softly
"I tripped down a few steps it was a stupid mistake. I misplace my foot and-"
"Maya" Sofia interrupted not looking convinced at all.
"Don't" She warned her
"Toby said that-"
"He said what?" She replied getting angry
"He was just worried about you and so am I" Sofia told her
Maya could not believe Toby would do this to her. She trusted him she hadn't even told him anything and he was telling anybody and everybody things he no idea about. He had no right.
"So I'm guessing you'll be telling him about all this?" Maya replied bitterly
"I won't say anything" Sofia promised
"Is that only because of patient, doctor confidentiality?" Maya asked
Sofia just looked down not replying.
"Are we done? Can I go now?" Maya asked
The Latina sighed and just nodded.
"We're all here if you need us" She quickly added as Maya got up and limped out of the room.
~~~ Lunch Out With The Kids ~~~
Quinn sat with her two eldest children at a small café, she hadn't spent much time with them lately and she missed them so she organized and persuaded (demanded) that they all go out for lunch together. Ally was there too. The little girl was happily sitting in her chair drawing away on some paper with her crayons.
"So what's happening with my babies?" Quinn asked
Grace and Toby rolled their eyes
"You do know we are adults now right mom?" Toby asked
"What's your point?" Quinn asked
Toby just shook his head.
"How come Ma's not here with us?" Grace asked
"She's at work and besides I wanted you all to myself" Quinn replied
"Is everything ok mom?" Grace asked
"Sure…why wouldn't it be?"
"Well you just seem…I don't know, it's nothing…Sofia and I have made a date for the engagement party and we're sending the invites this afternoon" Grace smiled
Quinn smiled at that
"Aw I can't wait till you get married" The blonde sighed
"Yeah, yeah that's all great and all but the more important thing I can't wait for is the bachelorette party" Toby added and wiggled his eyebrow
"You do realise that normally men don't attend a bachelorette party…unless they are the stripper which I do not want so it will be male free" Grace smirked
Toby looked crushed and his bottom lip even trembled, Grace just punched him in the arm playfully
"Don't be such a cry baby of course you're going." Grace chuckled
Toby smirked and fist pumped the air. Quinn just shook her head and chuckled.
"Daddy what's a stripper?" Ally asked
Quinn nearly choked on her drink, while Grace looked away as Toby glared at his sister.
"Um…its…oohh that's a very pretty drawing pumpkin" Toby replied
Ally smiled proudly at him
"It's for Maya…I miss her daddy when can we see her again?" She asked
"Um…I don't know honey…I'll give her a call later ok?" He replied
The little blondie sighed and just nodded and went back to her drawings. Toby sighed in relief in not having to answer her original question.
"Gammy what's a stripper I don't fink daddy knows" Ally then asked
Grace tried not to laugh at the expressions on both her mother and brother's faces.
"Um…err….ask your Aunty Gracie sweetie" Quinn replied then smirked at her daughter's quickly fading smile
The little girl looked over at her Aunt waiting for an answer
"It's…um…well Ally it's…a-a person w-who…You know what Aunty Sofia is the best person to ask" Grace replied
"You guys don't know anyfing" Ally sighed and pouted
~~~ It's Not Easy Being Quinn ~~~
Quinn got home from work that day feeling great. She was back at her job and not wandering around the house all day getting bored. She also got to spend some time with her kids. She had missed her work though, she missed her clients and she missed Mercedes. That being said she was glad to be home now though. Today was quite busy and she was ready to just put her feet up and relax. First things first she made a quick phone call to Beth to see how David was doing then she headed up to get changed into some comfy clothes.
What she did not count on was to find her wife half naked on their bed…scratching a certain itch that she had been deprived of for pretty much two whole months. It was very rare to find Rachel in compromising positions…well by herself anyways. When with Quinn it was like a common occurrence but solo Rachel was a lot more discrete.
The brunette was startled when her wife came into the room and even though they had seen each other masturbate and well they have had sex together on numerous occasions Rachel was still embarrassed to be caught.
"Quinn! I…I didn't hear you come home" Rachel stuttered as she quickly sat up as her cheeks burned.
The blonde just stood there a million and one thoughts rushing through her brain. With the loudest being that Quinn felt so inadequate that her wife had to resort to touching herself because Quinn couldn't…or wouldn't because of her own stupid fears.
Normally if one of them caught the other in a compromising position the other would join in and they would have a grand old time but not today. Quinn just looked like a sad puppy and Rachel didn't know what to think.
"I'm sorry" Quinn mumbled then quickly turned around and walked out of the room.
Rachel just stood there surprised about what had just happened. After that moment Rachel could not ignore it any longer she and Quinn needed to talk. So the brunette quickly pulled her pants back on and ran after her wife.
"Quinn!" Rachel called out as she saw the back of her wife leave out the front door.
She didn't know where she was going but she just got back into her car and drove. Rachel stood out the front of their house as she watched her wife drive away. Sighing in frustration Rachel grabbed her phone and tried to get her wife to pick up.
Quinn didn't pick up and she didn't come home till late that night. Charlie and Rachel were sitting at the dinner table when she finally came home by this time Rachel was beyond worried and more pissed off with her wife.
"Quinn" She stated in that angry cold voice that just let you know she was mad
Charlie noticed the tension straight away as she looked between her two mothers. Quinn just avoided all eye contact.
"Charlie darling your mother and I need to have a conversation could you please excuse us while we talk." Rachel spoke in her eerily calm voice
Charlie quickly nodded and got up and practically ran out of the room. She knew they were going to fight and she did not want to be around for that. She hated it when her mothers fought she always had.
"Rachel-" Quinn sighed
"No! How dare you Quinn. You just up and leave, you don't reply to any of my calls or even have the courtesy to message me back telling me that you were ok…or….or lying dead in a ditch somewhere!" Rachel yelled
"Well how could I message you if I was dead in a ditch that's just not logical" Quinn replied sarcastically
"Don't even try to make a joke out of this" Rachel snapped
"Rachel I know you're mad bu-"
"Damn right I'm mad! What the hell is going on Quinn? You barely talk to me anymore" Rachel demanded
"What? Rachel that's bullshit we talk all the time" Quinn snapped back
"No we don't. You don't tell me the important stuff like why you refuse to touch me or let me touch you! There I said it! I've been tiptoeing around it for too long because you won't talk to me!" Rachel yelled
"This is ridiculous" Quinn huffed and turned to leave
"Stop running away from me" Rachel yelled as she followed her wife into the living room
Quinn sighed in frustration as she turned to face her wife she was getting annoyed
"Is this some kind of…midlife crisis? Is there someone else?" Rachel asked
"WHAT?" Quinn practically screamed her face turning red from how angry she was right now
Rachel just waited for her answer
"Oh my god Rachel do you honestly think so fucking little of me that I would do something like that? I'm not you I don't cheat on my wife!" Quinn yelled
Rachel was furious
"I did not cheat on you!" She yelled in anger
"Oh who are we kidding Rachel we both know you fucked him, otherwise you wouldn't have felt so guilty" Quinn snapped
In her anger Rachel reached out and slapped Quinn. The brunette covered her mouth in shock at what she had done her eyes went wide and were full of tears.
Quinn stood there in shock with her hand over her throbbing cheek.
"Quinn I'm sorry" Rachel whispered
She just stood there still not believing that Rachel actually hit her
"Quinn" Rachel cried as she took a step closer to her wife
"Leave me alone Rachel" Quinn whispered
The brunette shook her head and stepped closer to Quinn
"Please" Quinn added
"Quinn I'm not going anywhere…I'm sorry…I'm so sorry….please just talk to me" Rachel begged
"I'm scared" Quinn whispered
"O-of me?" Rachel asked in horror
"No" Quinn replied instantly
"Then what?" Rachel asked desperately
"I'm scared of dying" Quinn told her
"Quinn…sweetheart we've been over this. The doctors have told you that you're getting healthier each time we go back for your check-ups. You can go up and down the stairs without getting tired or out of breath your practically back to being your old self" Rachel rambled
"No Rach you don't understand" Quinn cried in frustration
"Understand what?" The brunette asked as she brought her hand up to Quinn's that was still covering her cheek
"It's not that I don't want to touch you because I do…I want to be with you but I can't" Quinn replied as her tears began to fall
"Why?" Rachel asked as her own tears began to fall
"Because we can never go back to how we were. Rachel you have no idea what you do to me, the way you make me feel so much when I'm with you. My heart beats twice as fast as it should whenever I touch you and I'm so fucking terrified of it giving way." Quinn confessed
Rachel stood there taking in everything her wife was telling her
"When I saw you today…up in our room…I just…I feel so…"
"So what Quinn?" Rachel asked softly
"Inadequate…like I can't be all that I should be for you. That you'll get bored of me because I can't make love to you anymore and that you'll go find someone else who isn't going to fucking die on you." Quinn replied getting more and more upset.
"Quinn…you are so…stupid" Rachel replied
The blonde looked up confused and a little mad
"What?"
"We have been married for over thirty years and we've been together even longer. Do you honestly think I would get bored of you?" She asked
"Rachel…I can't give you what you clearly need" Quinn replied
"That's not true. You can give me what I need. You just need to get over your fears and I will help you do that because it's not just about what I need…it's what you need too" Rachel told her
"You don't get it" Quinn huffed in frustration
"Yes I do. I get that you're scared but there is no need to be…I will help you. I'm your wife it's my job to be there for you and help you get through this"
Quinn didn't look sure about this
"We'll take it slowly…just like we did back in high school." Rachel added
"This is so humiliating" Quinn mumbled
"It's just me honey…no one else has to know" Rachel softly told her
After a long beat Quinn gave a small nod.
"Do you honestly think that I slept with Frankie?" Rachel finally asked still feeling the sting of her wife's words
"No" Quinn mumbled
"But you said-"
"I know what I said and I'm sorry…I was just frustrated and upset…I didn't mean it Rach" Quinn sighed
"I'm sorry for slapping you" Rachel uttered softly feeling totally ashamed of herself
"I deserved it…I was being a bitch" Quinn replied
"No…Quinn you didn't deserve that…no one does. I feel terrible…I feel like Bobby Brown"
Quinn just smiled and shook her head
"I guess we're even now then huh?" Quinn said
Rachel just nodded sadly.
"I'm fine Rach." Quinn tried to reassure her
"Your cheek is all red" Rachel replied sadly as she gently brushed her thumb over the sore cheek
"It's nothing compared to the bruise I gave you and besides it's not like you haven't slapped me before…though that was on a different cheek" Quinn said with a small smile
Rachel gave her a smile too
"That's like…the first sexual innuendo you've said in a long time…see your already making progress" Rachel told her proudly
Quinn looked slightly unsure but gave her diva a small smile and nod before she wrapped her up into a big hug. Rachel instantly returned it.
"I love you Quinn. We'll get through this" She softly told her
"You're the best wife I've ever had" Quinn mumbled into her wife's shoulder
"I'm the only wife you've ever had" Rachel gently chuckled
"That's what makes you the best" Quinn replied
Who do you think should win the bet between Grace and Sofia?