Hello everybody! Sorry for the long wait! This would have been up a lot sooner but my Internet was being a whore of a boob when I got back from holiday...bloody Telstra. Five days with no Internet I nearly died.
Hope you all had a good break.
Here are some things to look forward too/slight spoilers:
The whole Becky/Valerie thing will be wrapped up soon...
Ben and Charlie talk and stuff...
Toby and Maya move forward...
Grace and Sofia talk weddings and babies...expect angst!
Santana and jealous!Brittany have issues...
Rachel gets some news and Quinn...is Quinn...
But first! A big ass flashback!
A series of events...
~~~ The Great Date ~~~
2010
After their little thing in the choir room and running away from the rat Quinn was on top of the world because she had kissed Rachel Barbra Berry...three times! And Rachel liked it and she didn't run away from her. Now all Quinn needed to do was to ask her out on a date and then they would be girlfriends then Rachel will fall madly in love with her, they'd get married and have kids and live happily ever after...Quinn had it all planned out.
After informing the janitor about the rat Quinn and Rachel walked out of the school and into the car park. They hadn't really said anything about what went down in the choir room but there was a comfortable silence between the two although Quinn was a bag of nerves trying to build herself up to ask Rachel out on a proper date. Rachel told her that she needed to be wooed and so that is what Quinn was going to do.
"So...um...Rach" Quinn stuttered
"Yes Quinn?"
"I...err...w-well I...was wondering...what with w-what happened in the choir room I thought that maybe you would like to you know...um"
"Quinn just ask me" Rachel smiled shyly
The blonde blushed and nodded
"Will you...go out on a date with me?" Quinn whispered
"Hmm...Can I think about it?" Rachel joked
Quinn's face fell slightly
"Oh um...y-yeah sure of course I mean totally...you just broke up with Finn I can understand that you would want to wait-"
"Quinn...I was joking" Rachel giggled
"Oh...yeah I k-knew that" Quinn blushed and tried to play it off.
Rachel just bit her lip trying not to laugh at how adorable and nervous Quinn was. It was kind of an ego boost too. That she, Rachel Barbra Berry could make the great Quinn Fabray a nervous wreck.
"So do you want too? G-Go out with me?" Quinn asked
Rachel smiled and nodded
"I would love to"
The smile on Quinn's face had never been more wide and bright than it was right now. On the inside the blonde was doing her happy dance.
When she got home that afternoon she actually did her happy dance. She had kissed the girl she loved and asked her out and she said yes! Now she just has to think of the most awesomest date ever.
Quinn had it all planned out the date would be fucking awesome the only trouble was...Quinn was fucking nervous. Her palms were all sweaty and she couldn't stop shaking. Her heart was beating a mile a minute and she really needed to pee. But she couldn't because she was standing outside the Berry household trying to gain the courage to ring the god damn doorbell.
After daring herself to just do it already Quinn quickly pressed the button and it was done. She held her breath and waited. After what felt like forever but really wasn't, a tall man opened the door and looked down at her.
"H-Hello...Mr. Berry I um...Is Rachel home?" Quinn muttered
"Yes" He replied not showing any emotion.
Quinn gulped. She and Rachel had been friends for a while now and regularly spent time over each other's houses to hang out or do homework together but Michael; Rachel's dad always scared Quinn for some reason. There was no need really because he was actually a soft teddy bear but he liked to play the part of the scary father sometimes. Now that Quinn was going out on a date with his daughter Quinn felt the need to seek his approval.
"Michael stop scaring her and let the poor girl in" A man called out
Michael just stood there while Quinn nervously chewed on her lip. The owner of that voice came into view standing next to his husband.
"Quinn ignore this oaf and get in here" Leroy chuckled as he ushered her into the house
"Thank you Mr. Berry"
"It's Leroy honey you know that. You look very beautiful might I ad" Leroy smiled warmly at her.
She didn't have favourites but Quinn had always liked Leroy just a little bit more.
"Thank you" Quinn replied with a smile of her own.
"I'll go get Rachel" Michael grumbled
Leroy just rolled his eyes at his partner.
"Don't mind him. He just likes to pretend to be the scary daddy. But believe me he is so happy our little star has finally gotten rid of that boorish, brainless and gigantic...thing" Leroy rambled
Quinn just giggled and nodded in agreement.
"Now Quinn as you will be dating my darling daughter I need to do the dad thing so...no alcohol, no crazy rides on motorcycles, no tattoos, no skinny dipping, no means no, no more talking, singing, zip!" Leroy chuckled
Quinn raised her eyebrow at that.
"Sorry...I may have been watching the Little Mermaid with my niece the other day and I've had that song stuck in my head ever since." The man sighed
"Ugh I could never get into that movie. I saw it once and that was enough. I prefer Beauty and the Beast" Quinn replied
"Aww...because you can relate?" Leroy asked
Quinn looked at him a little offended
"I mean...W-with Belle because she's so pretty and independent and strong and...I wasn't implying...I'll go see what's taking Rachel so long" Leroy mumbled before he quickly scurried away.
Quinn sat down on the couch after Leroy ran off and just waited. She started to nervously tap her fingers on her legs to pass the time and now that they had talked about the movie Quinn had that Gaston song in her head. She leant over and grabbed a grape from the fruit bowl and shoved it in her mouth. She then gagged and spat it out coughing.
"Ugh oh god that's not real" Quinn spat the 'fruit' out into her hand
It was those pesky wax fruit that look real but totally aren't. Quinn looked around for somewhere to put the chewed up piece of wax that was covered in her saliva but there was nowhere to put it. There wasn't even a box of tissues in the room. In a panic Quinn shoved the mangled fruit into her pocket and wiped her hand on the couch.
Quinn continued to sit there and wait...seriously what is taking so long? Quinn just really wanted to get the date started otherwise she'll end up a blubbering mess due to how nervous she was...plus she really needed to pee.
Finally after like an hour...not really but to Quinn it felt like an hour Michael and Leroy came down the stairs first followed by Rachel. Quinn quickly stood up and smiled brightly when she first saw the tiny brunette and the first thing Quinn managed to get out was.
"I gotta to pee real bad"
Rachel looked a little confused and Quinn just looked slightly horrified by her outburst and just blushed in embarrassment.
"Sorry...I had like a super large coke before I got here" Quinn mumbled
Rachel just chuckled at the oddity that was Quinn and just nodded in understanding. Quinn gave her a small smile before she quickly ran towards the bathroom. Leroy just chuckled while Michael tried not to laugh.
When she came back out to the living room she let out a sigh of relief.
"Sorry." Quinn said again with a blush.
"Its ok" Rachel giggled
"You look beautiful Rach" Quinn mumbled shyly.
"Thank you Quinn...you look gorgeous" Rachel replied
"Aww you two" Leroy cooed
Quinn blushed and Rachel just smiled.
"Alright my lovely ladies go on and have your date just remember curfew is eleven o'clock" Leroy added
"Yes sir" Quinn nodded
"Have fun!" Leroy cheered as he ushered them to the front door
"Thanks daddy" Rachel replied and kissed his check
"Bye dad!" Rachel called out to Michael
"Have a good time sweetheart" Michael smiled warmly
"And Quinn...treat my daughter right" Michael warned with a glare
"Y-Yes sir I will" Quinn stuttered
Rachel just rolled her eyes at her dad's behaviour.
The girls said their goodbyes and then walked down to Quinn's car. Quinn rushed ahead to quickly open the passenger door for her date making Rachel smile at how adorable Quinn was being.
It was only a short drive to where their date was to take place which was good because Quinn was still shaking like a leaf in excitement and nerves. Rachel was nervous too but she was able to hide it much better than the blonde sitting next to her.
It was early evening as the sun was still up in the sky as Quinn pulled up to the curb to park her car. Rachel looked out the window a little surprised mostly because she had never seen this place before.
"Where are we?" She asked
"The park" Quinn replied
"But...I've never seen it like this before"
The Lima park wasn't that great. Sure it was big, it had a large pond, a playground and a gazebo but it wasn't something to rave about. But this little spot...it was like out of a Disney movie it looked like an enchanted forest or something. You'd half expect to see a bunch of creepy singing animals emerge out of nowhere and start dressing you or something. The trees were huge and the ground was covered in wild flowers and there was a little pathway to a really big tree. The spot overlooked the rest of the park and Rachel was surprised she never noticed it before.
"When I first met Brittany and Santana we would always go exploring in the park and one day when we were like ten or something we found this place. We didn't think anybody else knew about it because we never saw anybody here. So we would come here a lot and just play and have fun...it was nice." Quinn explained
"It's beautiful" Rachel nodded
"I wanted to bring you here because this place is special to me and...and your special to me" Quinn whispered that last part
Rachel swooned
"I brought food so I was thinking that we could have a picnic and...watch the sunset" Quinn added with a blush
Rachel swooned again!
"That sounds perfect" She whispered
Quinn smiled and jumped out of the car to open Rachel's door. The pair grabbed the picnic basket from the trunk as well as a blanket. Quinn insisted on carrying it all but Rachel refused to let her so Quinn compromised and gave Rachel the napkins to carry.
They found the perfect spot under the big tree. Quinn laid out the blanket and Rachel made sure the napkins were placed safely.
"I wasn't really sure what food to bring so I maybe kinda cheated and got us some Tai take away food. But it's your favourite so..." Quinn blushed
Rachel chuckled and helped Quinn get the food out.
"That's fine...it's perfect actually"
"Great" Quinn replied with a smile.
The two set themselves up grabbing some chopsticks and plates and ate. One thing Quinn had found out early in their friendship was that there were never any really awkward silent moments between the two. Sure it was a little weird after Quinn had bullied Rachel for some time and it was maybe a little hard to believe that Quinn really wanted to be Rachel's friend but after they got over it and moved on the two girls soon realised that they could pretty much spend the entire day together and not say a word and still it would have been an awesome day.
Another thing they found out about their friendship was that even though they had these comfortable silences the two could also talk nonstop about anything and everything.
Right now they were talking about Glee and how annoying Mr. Shue is.
After their food was finished and everything was cleaned up it was just about time to watch the sunset. Up until this point their date had been more or less like two friends catching up. Which kind of worried Quinn because she didn't want to be Rachel's friend. She wanted to be her girlfriend so Quinn decided to make that final move to make this a proper date.
Using all her courage she stood up and moved behind the brunette. Rachel looked a little confused as to what Quinn was doing but before she could ask Quinn sat back down behind her. Quinn scooted up close to Rachel and gently pulled her back so she would be sitting between her legs with her back resting onto Quinn's chest. Rachel just smiled at the action. She had been waiting for this the entire date. Wordlessly Quinn hesitantly wrapped her arms around Rachel's waist pulling her in closer. Rachel herself brought her hands up to rest on top of Quinn's and sighed in contentment and closed her eyes.
"Is this ok?" Quinn whispered
"It's perfect" Rachel softly replied
In another bold move Quinn pressed her lips gently to Rachel's temple making the girl smile. It was just a small kiss but it meant so much more.
The pair sat there like that for a long time as they watched the sunset and the first signs of the sparkling stars in the night sky.
Rachel was quickly growing very fond of having Quinn's arms wrapped around her and having her body pressed tightly against her own. Rachel had known early on that she was attracted to both men and women and she was very comfortable with her sexuality. She had always found Quinn to be very attractive the girl was beautiful and as they became friends Rachel soon realised how much of a goofball Quinn really was when she had her guard down. Rachel found it adorable and loved that Quinn was her normal self around her.
Quinn was just so happy to have Rachel in her arms...and between her legs, what? What? It's Quinn what do you expect?
Their date was coming to an end as Quinn drove Rachel home. Neither girl could wipe the smile off their faces and to be honest they didn't even want to try. Being the lady that she was Quinn got out of her car and opened the passenger door for Rachel. The blonde took her hand and walked her to the door. Rachel was totally smitten with how chivalrous Quinn was and just found it adorable and she could totally get used to this.
They stopped at the front door and both suddenly became shy.
"I had a really nice time tonight Quinn" Rachel spoke softly
"Me too...I mean I'm glad you had fun" Quinn replied
"So..." Rachel whispered with a cute smile
"Do you want to do it again?" Quinn blurted
Rachel looked slightly confused
"I mean date...do you want to go on another date with me?" Quinn replied cringing at how lame that sounded
"I would love to" Rachel quickly rushed out
"Really?"
Rachel nodded
"In case you hadn't noticed Quinn...I really like you and tonight was everything I could have wanted." She told her
"Can I kiss you then?" Quinn asked with a blush
Rachel just nodded with a smile. So Quinn did just that she kissed the tiny diva...her tiny diva.
~~~ Bubbles and Chicken ~~~
1998
A very cute and adorable four year old Brittany S. Pierce was twirling away in the park one afternoon having the time of her life listening to the radio that her big sister had brought with them. Alice was like super old she was already six! Their mother was sitting close by on the bench watching her two girls. While Brittany danced around under the gazebo, Alice had gone off to play on the playground.
On the other side of the playground a shy little four year old by the name of Santana Lopez held on tightly to her Mami's hand as they walked through the park. Maria was hoping her little girl could maybe make some friends and start being a bit more social and less shy so she brought her here to interact with other kids. Her two older brothers were too rough and they would tease little Santana so Maria had planned a super awesome mother-daughter day for the two Lopez women.
"Look Santi there's lots of kids here to play with" Maria said with an excited voice
Santana just coward behind her mother. Maria frowned and scanned the crowd. There were a lot of big groups of children playing together which would be too intimidating for little Santana but then Maria spotted something...or someone. A little blonde girl dancing by herself by the gazebo she looked to be Santana's age which was a plus and she knew that Santana liked to dance so she knelt down to talk to her daughter.
"Santi look over there...you see that girl dancing?"
Santana nodded as she looked over to what her mother was pointing too. There was a little girl dancing around without a care in the world. Her hair was so shiny and blonde Santana had never seen anything like it before.
"Why don't you go over there and ask if you can join her?" Maria suggested
Maria could see in her daughter's eyes that she wanted too but Santana was a shy little girl so she shook her head.
"Come on sweetie you two could become friends won't that be fun?" Maria encouraged her
Santana still wasn't too sure about all this.
"Just go up to her and ask nicely" Maria told her with a reassuring smile.
Santana sighed and nodded
"Good girl, I'll be right over here on the bench by the tree ok"
Santana nodded and then dragged herself over to the gazebo where the blonde girl was dancing.
When Santana got over there she didn't really know what to say so she just said the first thing that came to her head. The music had just finished but Brittany just kept dancing.
"You dance like a chicken" Santana blurted
Brittany stopped and turned around to come face to face with a little brunette girl. Brittany thought she looked super cute and gave her an adorable smile.
"Thanks" Brittany said with enthusiasm then bounced over to Santana.
"You look like bubbles" Brittany added
Santana looked confused. She didn't think she looked like bubbles she looked like a little girl...didn't she?
Brittany just giggled
"Your top has bubbles on it" Brittany explained
Santana looked down at her t-shirt. It didn't have bubbles on it but it had poker dots on it. But it could be confused with bubbles...I guess.
"What's your name bubbles?" Brittany giggled
"Santana" She mumbled a shy reply
"That's a super awesome name!" Brittany gushed
Santana smiled, she liked this girl.
"What's your name chicken?" Santana asked
Once again Brittany just giggled
"Its Brittany!" She practically yelled and threw her arms up in the air.
"That's pretty" Santana immediately replied
Brittany just smiled
"Wanna dance with me Bubbles?" Brittany asked
"Ok" Santana nodded
"Awesome! We're gonna be super best friends from now on Sanny" Brittany rambled as she took Santana's pinky finger into her own and pulled her under the gazebo.
"And this will be our super awesome special spot!" Brittany added with excitement.
Santana just smiled, she really liked this girl.
~~~ One Girl In All The World ~~~
2010
It had been four months now since Quinn had given birth, gave her baby away and moved back in with her mother. She tried not to let the pain and sadness over take her. It had been exceptionally hard the first few months especially when everything would just remind her of what she had given up like her stretch marks or the fact that her boobs were lactating which was just embarrassing and depressing at the same time.
Her friends had been a huge help during this time. The friendship between Quinn and Santana and Brittany had been strained during the pregnancy but they were here now and Quinn was grateful for that. She also had Mercedes and Kurt and especially Rachel.
After Quinn accepted the fact that she was as gay as the sun is bright Quinn soon realised that all those strange feelings that would appear when she was near Rachel or even thinking about her were actually feelings of attraction and love. At first it totally threw Quinn but that lasted a short amount of time because Quinn had a plan she wanted Rachel and she was going to get her...somehow.
So Quinn had made it her mission to befriend the tiny diva which wasn't too difficult and Quinn could not be happier. Next she just had to get Rachel to fall in love with her...that was a little bit harder. It didn't help that Quinn would become all flustered and nervous whenever she was alone with Rachel. Like right this very moment.
Rachel had come over to the Fabray house after Quinn messaged her because she was feeling sad about Beth. Unknown to Quinn Rachel had dropped what she was doing, cancelled her date with Finn and rushed over to see the blonde the minute she read her text message.
The pair were now sitting side by side in the basement ready to watch some DVDs. Rachel had brought over some cookies to make Quinn feel better, Mint Milano's of course.
"So Quinn what do you want to watch?" Rachel asked as she absentmindedly played with a loose thread on Quinn's dress.
Totally wasn't distracting at all.
Trying to keep her cool Quinn tried not to think about the fact that Rachel was very close to her right now.
"Um...w-well I was kinda in the mood for watching some Bad Girls" Quinn replied
Rachel arched her eyebrow at that in amusement.
"It's not porn!" Quinn quickly blurted out in embarrassment
Rachel tried not to laugh
"I...it's...it's a British show a-about women in prison" Quinn quickly explained
Rachel nodded and smiled
"I know what it is Quinn my fathers like to watch a lot of British shows" Rachel replied with a chuckle
"Oh...um...so did you want to watch it? I mean we can watch something else if you want"
"Well what are my other options?" Rachel asked
"There's a whole bunch of box sets in the cabinet over there" Quinn pointed
Rachel got up to have a look, Quinn already missed the warmth of the brunette who was sitting so close to her.
Quinn wasn't kidding. There were lots of different box set DVDs of so many different shows and movies and Rachel couldn't help but sense some sort of theme. Three in particular got a raised eyebrow when Rachel saw them.
Quinn got up and moved over to stand next to Rachel mostly because she just wanted to be close to her but also to help pick something out.
"You have a very...interesting collection here Quinn" Rachel stated
"Yeah...well I like to watch a lot of TV I guess"
Rachel nodded
"I wasn't aware you were a Xena fan"
Quinn's cheeks turns slightly pink at that.
"That's Santana's!" She blurted out
"Also I've never watched the American version of Queer as Folk is it good?" Rachel added
"I've never seen it! I...that's...Santana's too. She left a whole bunch of stuff here the other day" Quinn quickly replied
Rachel just nodded and picked up the collector's edition of the complete full series of The L Word and The Real L Word and with a small smirk Rachel asked
"Let me guess...these are Santana's as well?"
Quinn's eyes went wide and her cheeks were bright red
"Yep...you know Santana...she...she loves her lesbian TV shows" Quinn nervously giggled
Rachel just nodded and put it back. Quinn by now had accepted her sexuality and ok obviously these weren't Santana's DVDs but the Latina had told Quinn about all these shows with lesbians in it. It wasn't like Quinn wanted to hide who she was especially from Rachel but she was still finding it a little daunting when it came to telling people. Even though she knew Rachel would have no problem with it.
"Right...oh what's this one? I've never even heard of it before" Rachel asked as she picked another box set up
When she didn't get a reply Rachel looked up at a very shocked looking Quinn.
"What?"
"You've never heard of Buffy the Vampire Slayer?" Quinn asked in horror
"No" Rachel shook her head
Quinn was dumbfounded. How could anybody not have heard of the awesomest thing since sliced bread? What is this madness?
"Have you been living under a rock? How could you have never heard of Buffy?" Quinn asked
"Sorry Quinn but I'm just not that big a fan of vampires" Rachel shrugged
Quinn was speechless
"Ok that's it we are watching Buffy so you can see for yourself the awesomeness that is Joss Whedon"
"Who?" Rachel asked
"Oh my god!" Quinn threw her arms up in the air
Six hours later Quinn sat there crying her eyes out while Rachel looked bored out of her mind. Quinn had decided to show Rachel all the important episodes surrounding the epic love of Bangel right now they were watching the second season finale and Willow had just finished her spell and Angelus was Angel again but it was too late...and then Acathla and...and the sword and now Sarah McLachlan was singing and...and ugh my creys...I mean...Quinn's creys!
As the credits began to roll Rachel handed Quinn a tissue and tried not to yawn for the twenty seventh time in the last ten minutes.
"So isn't it the most awesomest show ever?" Quinn asked
"Well its...got...the actors are very attractive" Rachel replied
"Well yeah but come on they have an epic love!" Quinn stated
"I don't know Quinn...I mean come on a vampire with a soul? How lame is that! It's just as bad as that vampire who sparkles in that Twilight movie" Rachel replied
Quinn's face dropped and if looks could kill. Quinn didn't care if Rachel was the love of her life. No one! No one can ever compare Buffy to Twilight in Quinn's presence.
"Ok I...I don't think I can be around you right now Rachel...I need to be away and...be away" Quinn stated and then left the basement and a very confused Rachel.
~~~ Tara The Coffee Girl ~~~
2017
Little Sofia had just turned four months old and she was pretty much the apple of her mothers' eye. Santana would proudly show her off to anyone and everyone and she was the centre of attention when Brittany took her to work so her cheerleaders could meet her. The little family of three could not be happier.
Pregnancy had done Brittany in though. She had grown a little self-conscious of her body with the stretch marks and it was harder to lose the baby weight she would spend hours cursing those stupid celebrities who seemed to just magically have a perfect body after giving birth. Santana was real supportive though she would constantly tell her that she was beautiful no matter what and Brittany believed her...that was until Tara the skanky hoe came along...well that's what Brittany would refer to her as.
There was this little cafe just down the street that they would frequently visit in the mornings before work especially Santana she was not handling the whole no sleep thing. She loved her daughter but she needed to just stop crying all night and sleeping during the day it wasn't fair!
Anyways at this cafe Santana was becoming a regular and all the staff knew who she was and they were all pretty friendly one girl in particular. Her name was Tara she was a few years younger than Santana probably around 18 or something and it was obvious to everyone besides Santana that she had a huge crush on the Latina.
Tara was all legs and long blonde hair they would later find out that she was a cheerleader in high school so she was athletic and flexible. She would shamelessly flirt with Santana even though she knew she was married and now had a baby. Santana was blind to all this though...Brittany wasn't.
Now Brittany didn't get jealous...she just did not like other men or women flirting with her wife, or looking at her wife like they wanted to eat her...and ok maybe there were a few incidences in high school when Brittany may have gotten slightly possessive and may have gotten a little green eyed at a few people and ok yes she did slap someone not mentioning any names...*Puck and Quinn* but Brittany didn't get jealous its just...that bitch Tara needed to go.
It was a cool morning on the weekend and the little family headed to the cafe for a hot drink before they headed out to visit Judy for the day. Sofia had finally given her moms a rest by sleeping pretty much through the entire night. She was currently snuggled up in her baby carrier that Santana was holding as they entered the cafe. They found a table and sat themselves down. Brittany made sure Sofia was comfy and pulled funny faces at her making her smile and making Brittany laugh. Santana just smiled at how adorable they both were. The brunette then headed up to the counter to order their drinks and of course Tara was there ready and waiting.
"Hey Tana" She smiled sweetly at her
"Hi Tara can I get one espresso and one decaf please." Santana smiled back
"Sure anything else I can do for you?" Tara asked as she overtly checked her out
"No that's it, thanks" Santana replied as she grabbed her money out to pay not noticing the way Tara was looking at her.
"That'll be $7.80 please." Tara then told her
"Here...keep the change" Santana handed over ten dollars
"Thanks, I'll bring your drinks over" Tara replied as she took the money from Santana's hand making sure their hands actually touched and lingered for longer than was necessary.
Santana just nodded and headed back to her table. Brittany had seen the whole thing and was not at all happy. Brittany wasn't stupid. She knew the difference between people flirting to be friendly and people flirting to get someone. She could practically see the drool on Tara's face it was so freaking obvious.
"Who's that?" She asked
"Hmm? Oh that's just the coffee girl Tara" Santana replied as she placed Sofia's pacifier back into her mouth.
"She's pretty" Brittany commented
"Yeah I guess" Santana shrugged
"How old is she?" Brittany then asked
"I don't know probably 19 or something...ahh Ducky stop throwing your dummy" Santana huffed
Sofia just thought it was amusing.
"I don't like her" Brittany then stated
"Who?" Santana looked up confused
"The coffee girl"
"Why?"
"Because she's a skanky hoe bag that's why" Brittany simply stated
Santana's eyes went wide and she quickly looked around to make sure no one heard that.
"Brittany!"
"What? I'm just stating the truth" The blonde shrugged
"She's a nice girl you haven't even met her" Santana replied
"I don't need to."
"Britt why are you acting cray-cray?" Santana asked
"She was practically undressing you with her eyes and that thing with the hand and the money come on Santana you can't tell me you didn't notice" Brittany blurted
Santana just looked confused
"Brittany are you jealous of Tara the coffee girl?"
"Pfft no" Brittany replied but avoided eye contact
Santana just chuckled softly
"Sweetie I only have eyes for you kay?" Santana told her and held Brittany's hand
Just then Tara came over to their table with their drinks she pretty much ignored Brittany and Sofia her eyes just focused on Santana.
"Thanks Tara" Santana smiled
"It was my pleasure." Tara smiled back
Now Brittany would never condone this type of behaviour normally but secretly she loved her daughter even more in that moment because Sofia decided to throw her dummy at Tara hitting her in the eye.
"Oh my god I am so sorry" Santana looked horrified
Brittany just tried not to laugh
"Oh Ducky...no sweetie that's not nice" Brittany told her daughter but it was so obvious she didn't mean it.
Tara flailed about for a bit acting as though it was the end of the world but soon calmed down and she just glared at Brittany and Sofia.
"I'm sorry...she's been doing that all morning" Santana said again
"It's ok...I'm fine" Tara huffed
"Great so you can go now" Brittany told her
"Brittany" Santana hissed a little shocked at her wife's rudeness
"What? She's obviously upsetting our baby and really Santana I'm all about making sure our daughter's best interests are put first" Brittany replied in a passive aggressive kind of way.
Santana just sat there mouth wide at what her wife was saying. Brittany was never really rude to anyone without a reason Santana knew she could be brutal when she wanted to be. Many people were totally blind sighted when it happened though because it was just so unexpected from the blonde. And also it just never happened that often and to be honest it maybe kinda turned Santana on a little bit.
Tara actually thought Santana would say something in her defence because the blonde woman totally dissed her...bless her.
But when Santana didn't say a word Tara let out an annoyed huff and stormed back to the counter.
"Britt-Britt...way harsh"
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Brittany replied innocently like she wouldn't hurt a fly.
Ever since then Santana and Brittany started visiting the other coffee shop across the road that was run entirely by gay men.
~~~ Rachel and Her Girls ~~~
2017
Rachel hummed softly to herself as she made her way back up the stairs towards the nursery. She and little Gracie had been out of the hospital for a week now and both Rachel and Quinn were giddy with excitement from being mommies. Quinn had barely put Grace down the entire time. The blonde had fallen in love with her little girl the moment she held her for the first time.
Rachel rounded the corner and stopped in the doorway as she came up to the nursery. The brunette smiled softly to herself as she watched her wife sit on the floor holding onto a tiny Gracie as Quinn read animatedly to her doing silly voices and all of course Grace had no clue what her mommy was going on about but she seemed to enjoy it.
Rachel stood there and watched as her two girls interacted with each other. It filled her heart up and she just wanted to cry because everything was so perfect. They were a family and Quinn had even started talking about wanting to have another baby as soon as possible.
Try as she might Rachel couldn't help but shake the bittersweet feeling that crept into her heart and thoughts as she looked on at Quinn and Grace. She was so close to losing this. Rachel couldn't and wouldn't forgive herself for what she had done. Her mind started to drift to that awful time in their lives...
Rachel was on top of the world. She had just married the love of her life, they had a place of their own and her career was finally starting to really take off. But then Frankie came along and things went to shit.
Frankie was a very charming, talented and handsome leading man in Rachel's newest show. He reminded Rachel of Finn and Jesse mixed together with a hint of Puck thrown in too. She was charmed by him from the moment they met.
They spent a lot of time together rehearsing and hanging out with each other. It was no secret that Frankie was in love with the tiny diva. And it was no secret that Rachel was definitely enamoured with him. The two were inseparable. They just clicked and worked well together on stage and off. Their chemistry was off the charts and could be felt by anyone standing by them.
Rachel knew she was walking a fine line. She knew about Frankie's feelings towards her and she knew that if things were different...well then things would be different. Rachel knew it was wrong because she had kept it all from Quinn. She never really talked about her work as much as she used to and she had even begun to tell white lies about where she was. She wasn't sure why she was keeping this from her wife but the fact that she was told her that it was wrong.
And before she knew what was happening she was beginning to feel things...things she shouldn't be feeling. Things she was only supposed to feel for her wife. It was at that point when Rachel couldn't take it anymore and so she had to do one of the most heartbreaking things ever. She had to tell Quinn.
Rachel had been invited to a party after rehearsals one night it was one of her cast mates birthday, she wasn't going to go but they all convinced her to so she did. She wasn't planning on drinking much because she had to drive home so she had a few beers and that was it.
She had been chatting with a bunch of the chorus dancers when Frankie sat down beside her wrapping his arm around her shoulders.
"Hey pretty girl want another beer?" He asked
"No... I need to drive home... In fact I should probably get going" Rachel replied
There was a chorus of no's and aww's.
"Sorry guys the old ball and chain is waiting for me" Rachel chuckled as she stood up.
"I'll walk you to your car" Frankie got up as well.
The dancers all snickered as they watched the pair go off together. There had been many rumours going around about the two leading stars having a steamy affair.
Rachel grabbed her keys while Frankie grabbed her coat and held it out for her. Rachel smiled as she slipped it on.
"I wish you didn't have to go so soon" Frankie spoke softly
"I know, but it's late and I promised Quinn" Rachel replied
The two began to walk towards Rachel's car.
"Just message her and tell her rehearsals are going to run late" Frankie told her
"I've done that all week I don't like lying to her all the time" Rachel replied with guilt.
The guilt had been eating away at her for a while now and she didn't know how much longer she could do it. It wasn't fair to Quinn.
"You know she's holding you back Rach...you're a star you need to be free to shine" Frankie told her
"I love my wife Frankie and she loves and supports me" Rachel replied
"But is that really enough?" Frankie asked
They had reached Rachel's car by now Frankie had moved well into Rachel's personal space. She could practically taste the beer on his breath. She knew it was wrong, everything in her heart was telling her how wrong this was but she just couldn't help herself.
It was one of the reasons Rachel refused to ever drink beer again, now she just claimed to not like the taste but in reality it just reminded her of one of the biggest mistakes she had ever made.
Rachel arrived home late that night. All the lights were out except for the porch light. Quinn always left it on when Rachel was going to be home late. The thought of it just made Rachel want to slap herself silly for what she had just done.
With a heavy heart Rachel climbed the stairs and headed into their bedroom. Quinn was fast asleep, Rachel really didn't want to wake her but she couldn't keep this to herself.
She sat down next to her wife and gently shook her shoulder. Quinn let out a small grumble at being woken up.
"Rach?"
"Quinn wake up...I...there's something we need to talk about" Rachel gently told her
Quinn just grumbled some more but she eventually opened her eyes and sat up a bit to give her wife her undivided attention.
It was now or never Rachel.
"Quinn...I...I lied" Rachel hesitantly began
"Lied about what?" Quinn yawned
"A-About where I was tonight" Rachel replied looking down into her lap.
That kind of woke Quinn up. She trusted Rachel with her whole heart so her mind didn't jump to any conclusions but she was intrigued as to what her wife was telling her. Quinn nodded slightly
"Where were you then?" She asked
Rachel took a deep breath and mentally prepared herself for what was to come.
"I um...I..."
At Rachel's stuttering and the way she was becoming more and more upset Quinn's heart began to sink and her mind was going a mile a minute none of this was looking good and Quinn was getting worried.
"Rachel just tell me" Quinn told her
The brunette nodded as her eyes began to water.
"Quinn I was...I was at a party a-and...Quinn I kissed someone who wasn't you and I am so sorry" Rachel cried
Quinn's heart finally sank as she took in what Rachel was telling her. Quinn didn't know what to do at this point. She could either do this the hard way or the easy way.
Without saying anything Quinn got up out of bed and began to pace the floor her fists clenched as she tried to hold onto her anger and not burst. Rachel just sat there worried and scared and feeling like crap. She waited for her wife to say something.
"Who?" Quinn finally spoke
"It doesn't matter" Rachel replied
"Who?" Quinn asked again raising her voice a little bit.
"Quinn-"
"Who the fuck was it?" Quinn yelled
"Frankie" Rachel quickly replied
That was like a knife in the heart for Quinn. She knew it was irrational and stupid but she could have tolerated it being a woman but not a man.
"Did you fuck him?" Quinn asked she couldn't even hide her emotions anymore
"No" Rachel replied instantly and with conviction as she got up and made her way towards her wife
"No, Quinn I would never...ever do that to you." Rachel repeated
"Did you want to fuck him?" Quinn then asked
The split second of silence and Rachel's eyes avoiding contact with her own Quinn's heart broke as she got her answer.
"Quinn I am so sorry" Rachel sobbed
She made a move to reach out to her wife but Quinn stepped back.
"Don't you dare touch me Rachel" Quinn hissed
"Quinn, please...can we just talk about this. I'm sorry ok I...nothing happened I swear on my life nothing happened but that kiss...I don't even know why I let it happen. It shouldn't have happened I'm so sorry. I love you so, so much Quinn." Rachel cried as she made tentative steps towards her wife.
"Do you have feelings for...him?" Quinn asked through gritted teeth
"No" Rachel shook her head.
Quinn looked doubtful
"I just...I got caught up in the show...he...he's the leading man and h-he fascinated me...he was charming and I...I let myself get caught up in it all and I know I shouldn't have I'll do anything to make this right Quinn I'll do anything" Rachel replied as tears ran down her cheeks.
Quinn was trying to hold it together but it was getting harder to do so.
"I'll quit the show...I'll...I'll quit Broadway I'll work at Wal-Mart and never sing again Quinn I'll do anything for you to forgive me and to prove how sorry I am" Rachel added
"You know what you can do Rachel?" Quinn told her in a calm yet broken voice
Rachel nodded waiting for Quinn to continue
"You can get the hell out of my house and don't come back" Quinn finished before she quickly turned away and headed out of their bedroom slamming the door behind her.
Quinn couldn't bear to look at the heartbroken woman who was her wife. Rachel just stood there in shock and it felt like she couldn't breathe...
"Mama's a silly billy isn't she Gracie?" Quinn chuckled as she stood in front of her wife as she held her daughter
Rachel was pulled out of her memories when she heard her wife laugh.
"Where were you sweetie?" Quinn asked
"Right here" Rachel softly replied
Quinn gave her a questioning look. Her wife looked upset and that was a sight she never liked to see.
"It's nothing Quinn...just...thinking about how lucky I am to have you in my life...and little Gracie" Rachel gave her a small smile
"But you looked sad" Quinn replied with a frown
Rachel just shook her head and gave her a reassuring smile.
"I love you Quinn... So, so much." Was all Rachel could say
"I love you too Rach" Quinn smiled and gently kissed her wife
Their little girl started to fuss when the attention was not on her anymore. Quinn just laughed
"And we love you too my little gummy bear" Quinn snuggled her daughter and Rachel kissed her little check.
~~~ Tattoo For Two ~~~
2014
They were drunk...seriously they were so pissed they forgot the words to Duck Sauce's Barbra Streisand. They had gone out to a topless bar and got shit faced and had the time of their lives. It was Brittany's idea. She and Rachel had been working their asses off with class and work and they just needed to release some steam. The bar was Brittany's idea because yay for boobs! Rachel had the awesome idea to walk into that tattoo parlour and permanently mark their skin forever.
Really the owners shouldn't have let them do it while they were drunk but Brittany and Rachel could be very convincing while under the influence.
"So you sure you girls want to do this?" The woman holding the tattoo gun asked
"Yep!" Brittany cheered
Rachel clapped and cheered too.
"Well alright then...just so you know I don't really like tattooing names it's kinda bad luck" She told them
"It's s'all good...we're married" Brittany slurred holding up her hand to show off her ring
"To each other?"
Brittany and Rachel just giggled
"No silly...I'm married to my other favourite blonde...you should see her naked...Mmm she is soooo hot" Rachel chuckled
Brittany nodded in agreement
"S'true...She has nice boobs"
"I know right!" Rachel agreed and high fived her friend
The tattoo artist just chuckled at their behaviour.
"Alright well let's get started ok...now it's important that you don't move." She told them.
They both nodded.
About an hour or so later Brittany and Rachel were stumbling back to their apartment then flopped onto the couch and passed out.
Their respective others found them cuddled up together the next morning looking all adorable although when they woke up and started throwing up their adorableness lessened quiet severely. Neither one could remember much of anything of their night out but they sure did get a surprise when they had a shower.
Rachel nervously knocked on Brittany and Santana's bedroom door. Their wives were at work so it was just them at home.
"Come in"
Rachel went inside and sat on the bed she looked really freaked out. Brittany came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her body she too looked equally freaked out.
"Did you get one too?" Brittany asked
Rachel nodded
"What are we gonna do Rach? I can't let Santana see this she'll freak out and she will not be happy" Brittany panicked
"I don't know! God what were we thinking?" Rachel cried dramatically
"Maybe it won't be so bad" Rachel then reasoned
"Not that bad? Rachel I have Quinn's name tattooed on my special lady parts! Santana is going to lose it" Brittany yelled
"Yes we'll I'm sure Quinn won't be too happy to find Santana's name tattooed on me but we need to think! We can't panic! We need to get them removed" Rachel yelled back
"How? Doesn't that like cost a lot? And I heard its painful"
"Well what else can we do? We can't hide our vaginas from our wives forever Brittany!" Rachel yelled
"Well...what if we just don't wax anymore" Brittany suggested
"Maybe" Rachel nodded
"Shit"
"What?"
"Santana doesn't like too much hair down there so I can't do that" Brittany sighed as she sat down next to Rachel on the bed
"Same...Quinn's kinda fussy about that" Rachel sighed too
"Damn it what do we do?" Brittany huffed
"I don't know! God I don't know!" Rachel cried
"Maybe we could get another tattoo to cover it up" Brittany suggested
"But what? How can you turn a name into something else?" Rachel asked
"I don't know but maybe the tattoo lady can think of something" Brittany replied
Rachel just sighed
"I am never drinking again"
Later that night Quinn was happily kissing her way down her wife's body when she noticed something that wasn't there before.
"Um...baby?"
"Yes" Rachel replied as if she had no clue as to what she would be referring too.
"Is...did you get a tattoo?" Quinn asked
"Oh...that...um...yes."
"Why? And why didn't you discuss this with me?" Quinn asked as she sat up
"Babe can we go back to what we were doing and talk later?" Rachel asked
"No...sweetie what on earth possessed you get a dragon on your lady bits?" Quinn asked
"I don't know...seemed like a good idea at the time" Rachel shrugged
That was the only thing that the three of them could decide that would cover up Santana's name. Rachel wasn't happy but what could she do? She at least made sure it looked nice and not like...scary or emo looking.
"You were drunk huh?" Quinn chuckled
"Maybe...ugh Quinn I'm sorry I really don't know what I was thinking." Rachel huffed
"It's ok sweetie...besides its not like it's on your forehead or anything. I'm the only one who'll see it...and your doctor maybe but that's it" Quinn chuckled
Over in the next room Santana looked down at her wife's body in confusion.
"Britt-Britt why do you have a pussy tattooed on your pussy?"
"Irony?" Brittany shrugged
To cover up Quinn's name Brittany had the woman tattoo a cat on her.
Santana just laughed
"Your one of a kind Brittany"
"That's why you love me" Brittany smiled
"It sure is" Santana sighed happily
"Hey Sanny"
"Yeah?"
"Lick my pussy" Brittany smirked
Santana just chuckled and licked her tattoo making Brittany laugh.
"Nooo my other one" Brittany giggled
Santana just chuckled and did as she was told.
~~~ Another Makes Three ~~~
2023
Rachel and Quinn stood either side of Brittany as the trio looked down in the nursery at all the new borns. A very proud mommy pointed excitedly to a little bundle of adorableness with a huge smile.
"That's him there...that's my little boy" Brittany whispered
"Aww Brittany he is so cute" Rachel sighed
"He's gonna be a heartbreaker" Quinn added
Brittany just nodded, never taking her eyes off her son. 2023 was a big year for the Lopez-Pierce family. Brittany was finally in remission after a long battle with breast cancer a battle that looked like it would never be won but thankfully by what can only be described as a miracle Brittany held on and pulled through. As soon as she got the all clear Santana and Brittany went ahead with expanding their family.
Due to all the treatments that Brittany went through it was highly unlikely for her to get pregnant again but during the first few months of finding out she had cancer Brittany had her eggs frozen just in case. Santana was more than happy to have the baby this time around.
"How's Santana doing?" Rachel asked
"Tired" Brittany replied
Quinn and Rachel both nodded in understanding.
"Do you think you guys will have any more?" Quinn asked
Brittany shook her head.
"Probably not...two is more than what we could have hoped for...and besides I've already got a mini-Santana running around at home...I'm not sure the world can handle more" Brittany smirked
Her friends just laughed at that.
"What about you guys?" Brittany then asked
Trying not to burst with excitement Rachel smiled brightly as Quinn wrapped her arm around her wife's shoulders.
"Well..." Rachel started but was soon cut off by Brittany
"Oh my god you're already pregnant aren't you?"
Rachel nodded
"We just found out today" Quinn added
"Oh my god you guys! That's awesome! I'm so happy for you! Why didn't you tell us?" Brittany rambled as she pulled her friends into a big hug
"Well we didn't know for sure and we'd been trying for a while but nothing was happening." Rachel replied
"We were going to give up but then the test came back positive and here we are" Quinn added with a proud smile as she placed a protective hand over Rachel's stomach
"Aww this is just awesome" Brittany smiled
"2023 is a good year" Rachel stated
"It is a great year" Brittany nodded
One of the nurses came up to the trio with a smile.
"So who is the proud mommy today?" She asked
"Ooh that's me!" Brittany raised her hand
"Well then would you like to come in and hold your gorgeous little boy?"
"Absolutely"
"Alright let's get you in there" The nurse smiled then ushered Brittany into the nursery.
On the other side of the glass Rachel and Quinn watched as Brittany picked up her son and held him close giving him soft little kisses all over his cheeks as she smiled down at him.
"I am so glad she's here to do this" Rachel whispered
Quinn nodded
"And not just for her own sake...but for Santana's as well and little Ducky"
"Promise me you'll never leave me Quinn" Rachel murmured
It was an impossible promise to make and even though Rachel knew that she still needed to hear it.
It had been hell watching their two dearest friends go through what they had been through the last few years. Santana was ready to give in and Brittany was ready to give up.
"I promise. I'll be here as long as you are, everyday...no more and no less" Quinn replied
~~~ Plastic or Real? ~~~
2040
Eight. Sofia had been keeping score and right now it was up to eight. Eight times Grace had blatantly stared at her Mami's boobs. And Sofia was not impressed at all. It was wrong in so many ways and Sofia just didn't get it. She knows her mother is attractive because hello she has her genes and Sofia is gorgeous but still Gracie's eyes should be on her not her Ma. She didn't perv on her Aunty Q or Aunt Rach. At first it didn't bother her too much but it had been going on for years now and it was just getting super annoying now.
It was starting to make the Latina doubt herself and made her think that Grace was settling for her because she didn't have an enormous rack like her mother did and obviously Gracie was a boob girl. There had been more than one occasion where Sofia had thought that maybe she should just get a boob job to keep Grace's eyes from wandering. Heck her Ma had one and clearly it was working for her so why wouldn't it make Grace look at her instead of her mother?
Nine...it was now up to nine times. It didn't help matters when it was so fucking obvious that they would flirt with each other. She couldn't be the only one who saw this. But no one ever said anything not even her mom who had been known to have a very jealous streak.
Ten! That's it Sofia's mind was made up. She was getting a fricking boob job.
Grace was super confused when they headed back to their small apartment that night. Her girlfriend was all quiet and she wasn't her snarky self.
"Sofia are you ok?"
"M'fine" She mumbled
"Babe what's wrong?" Grace asked with a hint of concern
"It's nothing I'm just tired. I'm gonna head to bed" She replied before heading to their bedroom
Grace just stood there a little confused.
The following weeks Sofia had begun to gather as much info about plastic surgery. The risks, the costs the whole kit and kabudal. She hadn't told anyone about her decision. She figured she'd just go and have it done during the next holiday break...it'll just be some 'winter surgery'.
Sofia hadn't really ever thought about having plastic surgery before she wasn't against it or anything but she never really understood why her mother had gotten a boob job especially at only 16.
But if it would make Grace stop looking at her mother and anyone else Sofia would do it. She already nearly lost Grace once to Hannah and she wasn't going to risk losing her again. Especially now that she was going away for periods of time with her soccer team. I mean who knows what happens during their time on the road. It wasn't like Sofia didn't trust Grace. She did...but Sofia was kinda insecure about this she wasn't sure why but it just bothered her...Sofia just put it down to her fear of losing Grace.
"Hey Aunty Rach" Sofia greeted the brunette at the front door.
"Hello Ducky how are you?" Rachel smiled as she pulled her into a hug before entering the apartment.
"I'm fine. Gracie's not here" Sofia replied
"Oh no that's ok I'm only dropping off some food" Rachel told her holding up a few containers of food
"I love Aunty Q" Sofia grinned
"Hey! I helped too" Rachel pouted as she began to place the food into the fridge.
"I love you too Aunt Rachel" Sofia chuckled
"I should think so." Rachel nodded
Sofia helped her Aunt put the food away. Quinn would sometimes make different dishes and make enough for the two girls along with some recipes for Grace so she could learn how to make it. Everyone had given up trying to teach Sofia how to cook.
"Well I hate to love you and leave you but I have to get back so I'm just gonna use your bathroom and then I have to go" Rachel explained
"That's fine"
So Rachel quickly headed to the bathroom while Sofia started to eat some of the cookies Rachel had brought over.
"Sofia?" Rachel asked with confusion as she came back into the kitchen.
"Yeah?" Sofia looked up and then frowned when she noticed what was in her Aunt's hands.
"What's all this about?" Rachel asked
"It's nothing. Its school stuff" Sofia quickly replied
"You're doing gyno not plastic surgery" Rachel quipped back
The Latina just sighed and looked down.
"Are you thinking about...getting a boob job?" Rachel asked with concern
Sofia shrugged
"I don't know...maybe" She mumbled
"Does Grace know about this?"
Sofia shook her head.
"Sofia...sweetheart why do you think you need to get a boob job?" Rachel asked softly as she sat down opposite the girl.
"I just...I want one" Sofia muttered
"But why? You're beautiful as you are. You don't need this"
"Yes I do"
"Why?" Rachel asked again
"Because...I don't want Grace to leave me" Sofia whispered sadly
Rachel looked super confused at that. It was such a random comment she didn't know how to respond to it.
"I don't understand...are you and Gracie having problems?" Rachel asked with worry
"No" Sofia mumbled
"Well then...why are you worried about losing her?"
Sofia just shrugged
"Talk to me" Rachel gently encouraged her reaching out to hold the young woman's hand
"Gracie...she likes...your daughter likes boobs" Sofia blurted out
"Ok" Rachel just nodded
This wasn't exactly news to her. Many a time had she caught her daughter leering at girls boobs even if she didn't realize she was doing it, Quinn was the same.
"No I mean she really likes them. Maybe not to the extent of my mom but it's pretty close" Sofia added
"Sofia...where are you going with this? Your boobs are of a normal and natural size and shape in fact you have excellent boobs so why would you want to change that?" Rachel asked
"Aunty Rach have you been perving on my twins?" Sofia smirked
Rachel just rolled her eyes
"You are your ma's daughter" She grumbled
"Speaking of Ma...she got a boob job" Sofia added
"Yes she did but that doesn't mean you need one. Heck your mama didn't need one either"
"But she got one and Gracie..." Sofia sighed in frustration
Then it clicked, Rachel was not oblivious to her daughter's 'crush' on Santana Lopez-Pierce. It kinda started around the time Grace came out and she began dating Sofia. It was subtle but it was there but it was harmless. Rachel knew Santana knew about it and Rachel knew Santana loved to exploit it but it was all in good humour. But it seemed Sofia wasn't laughing.
"Sofia let me tell you a little story. It's about this gorgeous blonde and her...'adoration' of well...porn. Now this Blondie had an amazingly talented and beautiful girlfriend who she loved. When her girlfriend found her stash at first she was devastated thinking that she wasn't enough it got worse when she would stare at other girls even her best friends. But she soon realized that her blonde girlfriend was just a horny teenage boy in disguise and that it didn't mean anything. She never strayed and yes her eyes would wander but her heart never did."
Sofia contemplated what she was telling her.
"My point is...yes Gracie likes to look at other girls but she'll only have eyes for you. She adores you Sofia. Every inch of you. You don't need to enhance anything." Rachel told her softly
"Aunty Q never strayed?" Sofia gently asked
"Never. She's as loyal as a puppy and so is Gracie" Rachel told her with the upmost confidence.
Sofia nodded
"Thanks Aunty Rach"
Rachel gave her a small smile
"Maybe you should talk to Grace about all this" Rachel then suggested
"Yeah...maybe" Sofia nodded.
"I just don't want you making a decision that you'll end up regretting later on" Rachel added
~~~ How To Save A Life ~~~
2022
Little five year old Sofia Lopez-Pierce held onto her Grandma's hand as they walked down the hallway of the oncology wing. Sofia was no stranger to these walls. For the last three years of her young life she had been in and out of here visiting her mommy who was sick. Strangely enough she found the hospital to be a very interesting place. She loved all the nurses and the nurses loved her they all thought she was the most adorable five year old ever!
Judy held Sofia's left hand and in her other hand Sofia held onto her drawing that she had done at school that day. Gracie had helped with the colouring in.
"Do you think mommy will like my picture?" Sofia asked her Grandma
Judy looked down at the little girl and gave her a warm smile.
"She will love it Ducky"
"Good coz it's my bestest one ever" Sofia replied.
Judy just chuckled.
"How come Mami isn't here?" Sofia then asked
Judy went quiet for a moment and had to pause to think of what to say.
"Your Mami had some really important things to take care of back home...she's...making sure everything is all clean and tidy" Judy explained.
In reality Santana was at home sobering up and getting rid of all the evidence of what she had done that day...which was trash the house in a fit of rage and grief.
Sofia looked confused
"But Mami hates cleaning"
Judy just chuckled and nodded
They finally walked up to Brittany's room. She had been here for one and a half months now and it was not looking good. The doctors had exercised every possible treatment plan that they could but nothing seemed to be working, even if they went through with the mastectomy there was no guarantee that it would save her.
Judy and Sofia entered her room making Brittany turn to look at the doorway. She smiled weakly when she saw her daughter. Sofia smiled brightly back and ran up to her mother's bed and climbed up next to her. Judy came over quickly to make sure Brittany was alright and helped her get comfortable.
"Hi mommy" Sofia smiled
"Hello Ducky" Brittany replied softly
"I drewd you this...Gracie helped" Sofia told her as she placed her drawing on her mother's lap.
Brittany looked at the piece of paper filled with colour and glitter and she just smiled.
"It looks awesome" Brittany told her little girl then kissed her cheek
Sofia just smiled proudly.
"How are you feeling today Britt?" Judy asked as she came over and kissed her forehead.
"Better then yesterday" Brittany replied with a heavy sigh.
Yesterday was a really bad day.
"Where's Sanny?" Brittany then asked
Judy looked down for a moment.
"She's at home...re-decorating" Judy replied
Brittany just nodded even though she knew there was more to this story.
"Mommy are you coming home soon?" Sofia asked as she cuddled up to her side
No one really had the heart to tell Sofia that there was a high chance that her mommy was never going to get out of hospital. It was one of the things Santana refused to do and she didn't want anyone else to tell her because she couldn't handle breaking her daughter's heart. Judy and Quinn and even Brittany had told her that they would need to prepare Sofia instead of it springing up on her and one day her mommy was no longer there. But Santana wouldn't listen...she couldn't deal with thinking of losing Brittany and so she couldn't think about telling Sofia.
"I don't know sweetie...hopefully soon" Was all Brittany ever told her.
Judy had to discreetly wipe away the tear that had betrayed her at that moment.
"I hope so too because Mami isn't a very good cook. I like your pancakes better" Sofia told her
Brittany just smiled though she couldn't stop herself from tearing up. She was going to miss so much. She knew her time was getting close to being over and it broke her heart because she was never going to see her baby girl grow up, she would never get to see the woman she was destined to be...she would never walk her down the aisle and dance with her on her wedding day or be there to baby sit her grandchildren.
She also worried about what will become of Santana. Brittany knew her wife and when she was upset she would push people away and self-destruct if Brittany were to die she didn't know how Santana would react.
She knew that Santana would not be happy but Brittany couldn't keep her ailing health a secret from her daughter any longer.
"Ducky?"
"Yeah?"
"There's...Mommy needs to tell you something really important ok?" Brittany told her
Judy gave her a questioning look. One which Brittany just nodded.
"I'll go and see if they have any of that red jell-o that you like" Judy said as she got up to give them some time.
Brittany gave her a thankful smile.
Judy left the room and leaned up against the wall to compose herself.
"What is it mommy?" Sofia asked
"Well...sweetie you know how mommy is sick?"
Sofia nodded
"Yeah and that's why you're here to get all better" Sofia replied with a smile
"That's right...but Ducky...mommy's really sick and...and the medicine that the doctors are giving me aren't getting rid of all the bad stuff like it should be" Brittany tried to explain without breaking down into a crying mess.
Sofia looked confused and sad because her mommy was sad and she looked like she was going to cry and she hated it when her mommies cried.
"But why not?" Sofia asked in a small voice
"I don't know Ducky...sometimes these things just happen" Brittany replied
"I don't understand" Sofia shook her head.
Brittany brought her arm up to pull her daughter in closer. Sofia wrapped her arms around her mommy's waist.
"Baby it means that...mommy might never come out of hospital" Brittany told her as her tears fell down her cheeks.
"You remember when Sally your pet mouse died?" Brittany asked
Sofia nodded
"And me and your Mami told you that she went to mousy heaven where she had lots of cheese to eat and could run around all day having fun?"
Once again Sofia nodded
"And that you shouldn't be sad because Sally will always be watching over you and that you should just remember all the good times the two of you had"
"Yeah" Sofia replied in a tiny voice
"Well...sweetie...one day...soon I'll be up there with Sally an-"
"But then who will make me my favourite pancakes?" Sofia cried softly interrupting her mommy.
Brittany just smiled
"You'll just have to live with Mami's pancakes"
"But I don't want just Mami's pancakes I want yours too!" Sofia cried
"I know baby...I know" Brittany cried too as she held her little girl just that little bit tighter.
"I love you so much Ducky and I am so proud of you. So always remember that ok? I will always be with you even if...even if I'm not here anymore...I'll always be in your heart ok?" Brittany told her through her tears.
Sofia just nodded as she cried.
That night Sofia had to sleep over at the Berry-Fabray house even though it was a school night. Her grandma just told her that her Mami was still doing some important stuff and she needed the house to be super tidy. Sofia was beginning to believe that what her grandma was telling her wasn't exactly the truth. But she was still upset about what her mommy had told her so she didn't question it.
Sofia liked staying over at her Aunty Q and Aunty Rach's place mostly because Aunty Q made super awesome cookies and her Aunty Rach would sing to them and she had a really pretty voice. But mostly Sofia loved staying over because she got to be with her bestest friend in the whole world.
Judy had told Quinn and Rachel what Brittany had told Sofia and that the little girl would probably be very upset and quiet that night. Judy said it would be the best if she stayed with them tonight while she would look after Santana and with that Judy left to go next door.
The house looked gutted when Judy arrived. Santana was sitting in the living room holding onto a bottle of whisky and was just about ready to pass out. Judy sighed and yanked the bottle from her hands. The Latina was too drunk to protest so she just slumped up against the couch.
"Santana I told you to sober up" Judy finally spoke
"I did...then I just got drunk straight after" Santana slurred
"You can't do this San...Brittany and Sofia need you" Judy told her
Santana didn't reply she just burst into tears. Judy sighed and sat down next to her and wrapped her up into her arms.
Rachel had just put Toby into bed when she headed into her little girl's bed room to say goodnight. Quinn was there tucking the girls in and turned on the night light. Sofia hadn't said much since her grandma dropped her off.
Rachel came and sat down on Sofia's bed. The two had so many sleep overs already Sofia had her own bed in Gracie's room.
"Did you brush your teeth Ducky?" Rachel asked
Sofia just nodded
"Good girl...did you want us to read you a bed time story?"
Sofia just shook her head.
"Ok sweetheart...can Aunty Rach get a hug and goodnight kiss?" Rachel asked
Sofia sat up and hugged her Aunt and kissed her on the cheek.
"Goodnight Ducky" Rachel whispered to the little girl.
Sofia didn't reply she just let go and sat back down. Rachel brushed a few strands out of the girl's face and gave her a warm smile before she got up and headed over to Grace's bed to say goodnight.
Quinn had come over to Sofia and quickly looked over at her wife who was hugging Grace. Quinn then grabbed something out of her pocket it was a small bag of chocolate cookies. She winked at Sofia and placed them on the small side table next to Sofia's bed. The little Latina let out a small smile at her Aunt. Quinn smiled back then kissed her on her head.
"Nighty night Ducky...don't tell Aunty Rach about the cookies" Quinn whispered
Sofia nodded with a small smile.
Rachel and Quinn said a final goodnight before they turned the big light off and headed to their own bedroom.
As soon as the door was closed Sofia jumped out of her bed and ran over to Grace's bed and climbed in. Grace moved her blankets to let Sofia in. The little girl snuggled up to her best friend who pulled the covers tightly around them.
"Tell me a story Gracie" Sofia quietly asked
"Once upon a time there was this really pretty princess and her super special best friend who was also a princess and they had a really big house with lots of animals. They did everything together and they lived with their mommies and they got married and lived happily ever after the end." Grace replied
"I don't want my mommy to die Gracie" Sofia cried
Little Gracie didn't know what to say or do so she just pulled her friend in close and held her as she cried.