So the valentines Glee episode...so many feelings! I was smiling like a fool hahaha
Brittana, Unholy Trinity, Samcedes, Faberry, Tina! Ugh
But seriously though...can't Glee just be all about Brittana, Samcedes and Faberry? Also Tike I do love me some Tina! The rest can just go away...we can keep Sugar though she's a hoot!
Once again thanks to those who review and story alert this crazy tale.
Quick Question…do you guys want adorable fluffy Grafia times or do you want some angst but still fluffy Grafia times? Because I have two versions of what's to come and I was just wondering if you wanted to go through the angst to get to the good parts…The fluffy rout will mean that this story will end sooner…
This one's a little sad in some places…
~~~ Carry You Home ~~~
Quinn rushed into the high school and made her way down the corridors towards her wife's office. She barely got anything out of Rachel over the phone so she just got up and decided to go to her instead. It broke her heart listening to her wife cry Quinn just wanted to hold her and tell her everything was going to be ok.
Quinn ran the last few steps till she got to Rachel's office feeling slightly out of breath she needed to calm down she really didn't want to worry her wife when she was already upset. Quinn took several deep breaths and made sure she was fine enough before she carefully opened the door and found her wife sitting on the floor, knees pulled up to her chest and her head bowed. It was obvious that she was crying because her body was shaking ever so slightly.
Quinn could never bear to see her wife cry without crying herself so as she closed the door and came over to Rachel sitting beside her she could feel her eyes watering up.
"Rachel" Quinn all but whispered.
The brunette uncurled herself and then buried her head into her wife's shoulder. Quinn instantly wrapped her arms around her pulling her in close and trying to bring some kind of comfort.
They sat like that for a long while with Quinn gently brushing Rachel's hair, kissing her head and whispering words of comfort. Quinn still had no idea why her wife was this distraught. All the phone call consisted of was her wife telling her she needed her. Whatever it was...it was bad and Quinn dreaded hearing it.
After a while Rachel's tears began to slow and her tight grip on her wife loosened. Quinn brushed back her wife's hair that had fallen into her face and with a tissue she wiped away the remaining tears on her cheeks.
Rachel just looked so sad and small Quinn just wanted to hold on and never let go.
"Sweetie...are you ready to talk?" Quinn gently asked
Rachel nodded slowly and after mentally preparing herself she finally told Quinn.
"My um...my dad c-called...there was...there was a complication...a-a clot or something after the operation...Quinn my daddy's dead" Rachel burst into tears
Quinn was shocked and devastated she and Leroy were always close he always made her laugh and he was such a kind and loving man he was more of a father to her than her own…but there was no time to let her emotions get to her. She needed to be strong for Rachel.
"Oh honey...Rachel I'm so sorry" Quinn murmured through her own tears as she hugged her wife.
The next few hours went by as a blur to Rachel. She wasn't sure how she got out of her office and was now laying on her bed in the foetal position with her wife laying behind her rubbing soothing circles on her tummy.
Quinn had just finished doing the horrible task of letting everyone know. Their children were understandably devastated to hear of their grandpa's passing. The three Fabray children were all down stairs dealing with it together while Quinn made sure her wife was ok.
Grace sat between her sister and brother on the couch in the living room. All three were stunned by the news. Charlie silently cried on her sister's shoulder as Grace held her, Grace herself couldn't hold back her emotions though she tried to be strong for her siblings. Toby sat there trying his darnedest not to cry but was failing miserably. Grace just wrapped her arm around his shoulder and pulled him into her other side. Toby gave in and rested his head on his big sister's shoulder and Grace gave him a quick kiss on his head.
The trio sat there for a long while not really saying anything but taking comfort from each other.
"Mama's gonna take this hard" Grace softly spoke
The Lopez-Pierce family of four sat around their own living room trying to comprehend what was happening. Quinn had called Santana telling her about Leroy and the Latina did the rest. Leroy and Michael like Judy sort of in a way became grandparents to Sofia and Ben as well. They didn't see them as often as the Fabray kids but they were always considered to be family. Michael and Leroy always held a special place in their hearts for Santana and Brittany and so did the two women with them.
"I should go and be with Gracie" Sofia sadly mumbled from her spot next to her mother.
"Maybe we should all go...show our support" Ben suggested.
He wanted to be there for Charlie too.
"I don't know...I don't think Rach will feel like having lots of people over it might be too crowed right now" Brittany replied
"Well I'm going over there to be with my wife" Sofia stated as she stood up and headed out.
"I...I wanna be there for Charlie" Ben added then followed his sister.
Brittany and Santana shared a look before they both stood up and followed their children over to the Berry-Fabray house.
Quinn came back into her bedroom with a glass of water for her wife. Rachel was sitting up in their bed just looking off into the distance and didn't really register that Quinn had come back until the blonde placed her hand on Rachel's knee.
"Hey…thirsty?" Quinn asked
Rachel just nodded and took the offered glass of water sipping a few sips before putting it on the side table next to their bed.
"Have you told the kids?" Rachel softly spoke.
Her voice was croaky and sounded tired.
"Yeah…I told them a while ago…The Pierce's are downstairs too" Quinn told her
Rachel just nodded
"Sweetie is there anything I can do?" Quinn asked feeling slightly helpless right now
"I shouldn't have left" Rachel muttered ignoring Quinn's question
"What do you mean?"
"I should have stayed…I was supposed to be there for two weeks Quinn…I should…I was supposed to be there!" Rachel started to get angry
"Rachel-"
"NO! No Quinn…don't I don't want to hear it. I should have been there with him. With both of my fathers...but no I was selfish…I…I came back here when I should have been there with him an-and now I'll never see him again. He's gone and…and I…" Rachel got up as she yelled and got frustrated at herself
Quinn couldn't stand to see her wife so upset and feeling guilty over something she couldn't control no matter where she was. The blonde quickly got up from the bed and made her way over to her wife who by now was pacing as she rambled and cried. Quinn grabbed Rachel's arms and pulled her in for a forceful hug. Rachel tried to fight it but she was weak and tired and just sad that her fight didn't last very long and in the end she just gave in and let Quinn hold her.
Sofia found her wife sitting alone in the kitchen when she arrived at the Berry-Fabray house holding onto a glass of something.
"Gracie" Sofia softly called out to her not wanting to scare the woman
Grace turned in her seat and looked up at her wife and just gave her a small sad smile. Sofia returned it and then wrapped her arms tightly around Grace's shoulders and gently kissed her temple.
Ben and Charlie had moved down into the basement away from the others for some space. They sat cuddled up to each other on the small couch not really saying anything just finding comfort in each other.
Toby was still in the living room with his Aunty B and Aunt San he didn't want to go back to his place and have to tell his daughter just yet. The three adults all had a good strong drink in hand as they just sat there in silence.
~~~ Going Home ~~~
It wasn't long after that, that the Berry-Fabray, Lopez-Pierce and Marshal families packed up and headed on over to Lima Ohio for the funeral. Rachel was dreading it and hadn't really spoken much since she heard the news. Quinn was getting worried because not only was Rachel retreating into herself she wasn't eating properly and refused to talk about it at all. It was a sombre affair as they flew back to their home state. Santana was grateful to get the time off of work and any plan to get rid of Valerie was put on hold as well as Sofia and Grace's plans to start getting pregnant.
Once they landed in Lima Judy, Marcus, Beth, Mercedes, Tina and Maria opted to stay at a hotel otherwise it would just be far too crowded at the Berry family home. They had all met up with Michael giving their condolences. For his part, Michael kept it together and tried not to break down but when his little girl wrapped him up into a big hug the old man couldn't contain his tears. The two Berry's headed upstairs for a few moments to themselves while everybody else just mingled around downstairs.
The Berry house was pretty big. Quinn never understood why they had such a big house for just three people but she knew Leroy loved collecting weird pieces of art and well they needed some place to store it. Even though it was a big house there weren't enough rooms for everyone. So Quinn decided that she and Rachel would take one room, while Brittany and Santana would take the other spare room. The kids could spread themselves throughout the house. Sofia and Grace along with Becky and Hannah and their sons took the basement while Charlie, Ben, Toby, Maya and Ally took the living room. It was a tight fit but the families didn't really want to be apart.
Hannah and Max came down the basement stairs holding onto a tray of drinks and snacks. They placed them onto the small table that was down there. Sofia, Becky and Grace had been rearranging the room to fit them all in for the few nights that they would be there in Lima. Cooper was upstairs playing with Ally at the moment and after helping his moms and Aunts Max would probably go up and join them.
They had moved all the furniture that was down there to the sides of the room and used some pillows to make it a little more comfortable sleeping on the floor. Hannah had brought down a bottle of vodka and started pouring their drinks as they sat around together.
"This sucks" Grace grumbled
Hannah gave her a sympathetic smile as she handed Grace her drink.
"Well lets raise a toast to Leroy…we should celebrate his life." Hannah softly spoke
The four friends held their glasses up and then tossed them back in memory of their grandfather and friend.
Santana helped Quinn in the kitchen as she made tea and coffee for everyone. It was getting late and tomorrow was going to be a stressful and emotional day. The two old friends worked in pretty much silence.
"How's Rachel?" Santana softly asked as she passed the milk to Quinn
The blonde just sighed and brought her hand up to the bridge of her nose as the impending headache approached. Santana moved closer to her friend
"How are you?" Santana then asked
"She won't talk to me" Quinn admitted sadly
"She's just…grieving Q"
"I know…I know but I'm her wife Santana…I'm supposed to be the one she turns to. I'm the one who's supposed to look after her but she won't let me. She's closing herself off" Quinn cried softly
"She's been through a hell of a lot this year Quinn…she almost lost you, and Beth, her son was arrested and now she's lost her father…I think everything's just…she's been this pillar of strength throughout it all and I think…it's just finally caught up with her." Santana replied
"It doesn't help with how…how it happened" Quinn mumbled
"No it does not" Santana agreed.
Leroy had suffered a massive heart attack after a clot had formed from the surgery it travelled up to his heart and there was nothing anybody could do.
"Look Quinn all you can do is just be there for her. It might not seem like it but she does need you right now and you need her. Even if you're just holding her hand or bringing her tea she needs you" Santana reminded her.
Quinn nodded and then pulled her friend in for a hug.
"I've missed you" Quinn mumbled into the brunette's shoulder
"I know."
"You work too much" Quinn added
"I know" Santana sighed
Quinn headed back upstairs after making sure everyone was fine and had everything they needed. She headed for Rachel's old bedroom she couldn't help but smile at all the memories she had of this house. She had spent many a nights here with Rachel and her two fathers…and sometimes her mother would come over for dinner because they were going to end up as one big happy family anyway…which they did.
Quinn passed the small bathroom and couldn't help but chuckle to herself when she remembered one time, late at night Quinn had stumbled out of the spare room to sneak into her girlfriend's room and was caught red handed by Leroy. Quinn panicked and needed to come up with some kind of excuse as to why she was up so late at night sneaking around in the end she blurted out that she had a heavy period and needed the bathroom. It was all rather awkward…like many things with Quinn.
Quinn headed into Rachel's old room she didn't expect to find her wife there she thought she'd still be with her dad. Rachel looked up when the door opened then went back to looking at an old family album. Quinn came over to her sitting down on the bed.
"I made a pot of tea…do you want one?" Quinn softly asked
Rachel just shook her head and turned the page continuing to look at the photos.
"How's your dad?" Quinn asked
"How do you think?" Rachel replied harshly
Quinn sighed, Rachel was definitely going through the stages of grief and right now she was up to anger. The day leading up to their flight back to Lima Rachel had been getting angry at everything and everyone especially Quinn. The blonde couldn't help but think that Rachel blamed her, that somehow this was her fault that she wasn't with her father when he died that she didn't get the time to say goodbye properly or something. It was ridiculous of course because it was no one's fault. It was just something that happened.
"Rachel it's getting late…we should go to bed…tomorrows-"
"Yes I know what tomorrow is Quinn. Thank you for continually reminding me" Rachel snapped as she got up and moved away from her wife
Quinn tried not to get angry because she knew her wife didn't mean to be so harsh but this was hard to Quinn too. She had lost someone she cared about as well.
"Rachel-"
"I want to be alone tonight" Rachel butted in not looking at her wife because she knew Quinn would be crushed by that. She just needed to be alone right now and she didn't want to keep lashing out at her wife.
As predicted Quinn was crushed by that. The pain was evident in her eyes and the shock was plain to see on her face. Trying not to cry Quinn slowly stood up and walked over to Rachel she stopped briefly to kiss her on the forehead before she left the room. Rachel was so tired of crying but she just couldn't stop it.
Quinn made her way over to the spare room and knocked gently, Brittany soon opened the door a little surprised to see Quinn there looking like she was about to cry.
"Can I sleep with you guys tonight?" Quinn softly mumbled
Brittany just nodded and took Quinn's hand into her own pulling her into the room and closed the door behind them. She led Quinn over to the bed where a very confused Santana was already snuggled up under the covers Brittany just gave her a quick look and Santana pulled the covers back allowing Quinn to get in. Brittany went to go turn the light off then jumped into bed. It was crowded and thankfully the room had been finished after the leak in the pipes otherwise there would be no bed at all. The unholy trinity didn't say a word they just snuggled up together and fell asleep.
Rachel sat on the floor in her old bedroom after she finally stopped crying she just felt terrible. Her heart hurt because of her father and because she had been pushing her wife away. She didn't mean too she just didn't know how to deal with this. This year was just shit.
Rachel didn't get much sleep that night she missed her wife and the thought of tomorrow made her feel sick. She wasn't sure she was going to be able to be strong enough for the funeral and having to deal with everyone telling her how sorry they were and having to see how sad and heartbroken her dad was. It was all just too much.
She got up out of her bed it was gone past midnight as she made her way over to the spare room. There was no doubt in Rachel's mind that this is where Quinn would be. She quietly opened the door and peered in and yep there was her wife snuggled in between their two oldest friends. Rachel made her way over to the bed and turned on the small lamp hoping she didn't wake them all up. She couldn't help but smile a little at how she found the trio. Quinn was using Santana's boobs as a pillow, the Latina herself had one arm around Quinn while Brittany spooned her from behind. In a random thought it reminded Rachel of their last foursome. They had fallen asleep in a similar position as this only Rachel was on the other side of Santana.
Rachel carefully leant over Brittany to run her fingers gently down Quinn's cheek to wake her up. Quinn scrunched up her nose and snuggled deeper into Santana's boobs at the touch.
"Quinn" Rachel softly called out
"Who's yo mama?" Quinn mumbled
Rachel couldn't stop the small smile that appeared.
"Quinn wake up" Rachel called out again
"Baby shut the shortcake up" Santana grumbled in her sleep
"I want ice cream instead" Brittany mumbled
It was like they were having a sleep conversation Rachel stood there watching them with a hint of amusement. And though they didn't know it, they kinda made Rachel feel better…like something's never change and that she still had three of the most important people in her life. Instead of trying to wake Quinn up Rachel moved around to the other side of the bed and pulled the covers back and got in next to Santana. In her sleep the Latina shifted pulling the small brunette in close to her other side. Rachel rested her head on Santana's shoulder and entwined her fingers with her wife's that had been resting on Santana's stomach. Surrounded by her friends and her wife Rachel finally managed to fall asleep that night.
Down in the basement the foursome had drunk quite a bit as they reminisced about Leroy Grace did most of the talking because he was her grandpa after all. She told them about all the times her grandparents would take her out to the soccer games whenever she visited them in Lima and that her Grandpa would always tell her Grandad off for buying her hotdogs when clearly she was a taco girl. She told them about how awesome and proud they were of her when she told them that she was gay and that they even threw her a mini Pride party during one summer. Sofia told them about how Leroy caught her smoking one time and totally went off his nut at her but thankfully he never told her parents. It felt good to remember all these things.
It was late by the time Toby came down to tell them that Max and Cooper were fast asleep upstairs and that they should just leave them there instead of waking them up. Becky and Hannah quickly went to kiss them good night though like they always did at bed time.
Sofia got herself comfortable on the makeshift bed and pulled Grace down to lie next to her wrapping her up in her arms. Grace welcomed the embrace and the comfort. Sofia every now and then kissed her wife and told her she loved her.
"How are you really holding up?" Sofia asked
"I'm doing ok…tomorrow will be hard…I've never really…I've never lost someone this close before…I don't know what I'm supposed to do" Grace softly admitted
"I don't think there's a right way to do this…you just have to deal with it the only way you can."
"I'm mostly worried about Ma" Grace mumbled
"She was pretty close with her dads" Sofia sighed
Grace nodded
"She has your mom though…and my moms…and all of us." Sofia reminded her
"I know…it just doesn't seem real" Grace sighed heavily
Becky and Hannah came back down into the basement holding each other's hands they had been doing that a lot lately always staying within each other's personal space with the constant threat of Valerie and now Leroy's death they just felt the need to always be near each other.
"How are the boys?" Sofia asked
"They're fine…fast asleep" Becky replied
"I don't really think Cooper understands what's going on same with little Ally" Hannah added
They all nodded in agreement. Becky and Hannah got themselves comfy on the floor next to Grace and Sofia it was pretty cramped down there and it was probably a good thing Max and Cooper were upstairs because lord knows how they would have fit down in the basement as well.
"Becky you're hogging the blanket" Sofia grumbled then yanked it over her shoulders
"It's our blanket!" Becky argued then pulled it back
"Ladies now really isn't the time to be arguing" Hannah scolded them
"She started it" Becky mumbled
"Did not" Sofia muttered back
"Oh you so did" Becky snapped back
"Ok enough! Sofia switch with me and Hannah you switch with Becky" Grace ordered
"But I always sleep on the left" Sofia grumbled
Grace just glared at her and with a heavy sigh Sofia shuffled along to switch places with Grace. Becky reluctantly did the same. Now with them both on the outside and Grace and Hannah in the middle there should be no more problems. That was until Sofia threw a small pillow at Becky and snickered when it hit her in the nose.
"Oh I will so get you for that" Becky warned
~~~ Gloomy Sunday ~~~
Santana woke up that morning to something she thought she'd never see again, three sexy ladies in her bed. In her sleepy daze she smirked and gave herself a mental high five. That was until she realised that there were actually two other bodies in her bed and they were clinging to her.
"Why me?" She sighed dramatically to herself.
She looked down to find Quinn happily using her chest as a pillow and ew there was drool! Then there was Rachel who was latched onto her shoulder and the two had their hands linked together dangerously low on Santana's stomach. All the while somehow Brittany's leg was draped over all three of them. How Santana finds herself in these situations she'll never know.
To make things worse…or just more awkward Sofia popped her head in from behind the door to make sure her parents were up. Sofia couldn't help herself when she saw how they were all cuddled in so close.
"Aww how adorable" She cooed
"It's not what it looks like Ducky!" Santana hissed and glared at her daughter
"Hey I'm not judging" Sofia smirked
"Was there something you needed?" Santana huffed
"Yeah I was just coming to see if you guys were awake yet…it's…it's getting late" Sofia replied turning a little sombre
Her mother just nodded
"We'll be out soon" She added
"Take your time" Sofia replied then quickly left.
Santana just rolled her eyes and attempted to wake everyone up.
Everybody else was already down stairs waiting around in the living room or finishing getting ready. Grace, Toby and Charlie were sitting with their grandad while everyone else wandered around trying to keep busy and not think about where it was they were going.
After waking up Rachel took Quinn back to her room because they needed to talk about last night. It was a welcome surprise when Quinn woke up that morning to find that Rachel had found her and slept with her and their friends. It also warmed her heart a little that they had slept through the night with their hands tightly connected. Rachel sat Quinn down on the bed and mentally prepared herself for what she wanted to say.
"Quinn…I want to apologise to you"
"You don't have to" Quinn insisted
"Yes I do…I've been…I've been pushing you away when I should have been holding on tight. I just…I don't know how to deal with this. I have no frame of reference for this…I'm feeling all of these feelings and all at once I just…I'm sorry for the way I treated you last night. It wasn't fair especially with how amazing you have been. I know it probably doesn't look like it but I don't think I would have made it here without you by my side." Rachel softly cried
"Rachel…I get it ok…you just lost your daddy. One of the most important men in your life…you're allowed to fall apart" Quinn softly told her as she got up and held her wife's hands
Rachel nodded as her tears began to fall once again. Quinn used a free hand to gently wipe them away.
"Just remember that I will always be there to pick you up and put you back together again" Quinn added
"Like Humpty Dumpty" Rachel chuckled
"Exactly…I'm like one of the kings horsemen…I'm sure Ally will let me ride up on her noble stead the Great JellyBean" Quinn smiled
"JellyBean's a mare and I'm pretty sure they couldn't put him back together again" Rachel reminded her
"Not the point" Quinn waved it off
Rachel just softly giggled
"Let me be your knight in shining armour Rach" Quinn softly asked
"You always have been Quinn" Rachel replied
Quinn smiled and pulled her wife in for a tender kiss that was filled with everything she felt for Rachel all the love and devotion that grew every day. Rachel returned it in kind…tenfold.
The drive to the memorial home was just depressing Rachel and Quinn rode with Michael in a taxi both women holding one of his hands as he sat between them. They were the first to arrive. As they headed towards the building Michael found each step harder and harder to take noticing him struggling Quinn and Rachel hand to almost drag him the rest of the way.
It wasn't a big funeral but there were a lot of people there to pay their respects. The ceremony was beautiful and dignified there wasn't a dry eye when little Charlie Berry-Fabray got up and sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow to her grandpa. She got through the song like a professional but couldn't hold it together once she had finished. Ben was right by her side though.
Sofia had her arms around Grace the entire time and even though it was inside the Latina still wore sunglasses. Her Mami was the same. Toby had a small speech he had written but halfway through Maya had to go up and take over he was a proud man and didn't want to cry in front of everyone so she made the decision to go up and spare him that. Grace didn't say anything she just got up and placed a small note onto her grandpa's coffin and sat back down.
It was Rachel's turn to go up and say a few words about her dad she wasn't sure if she would be able to get through it all so she had Quinn stand up there with her holding her hand throughout the whole thing. The wake was a small affair with only family a few close friends and before they knew it, it was all over.
"Dad I want you to come back to New York with me and Quinn" Rachel told her father as they cleaned up the kitchen together.
"I'll be fine sweetheart" Michael gave her a small smile
"Dad…this isn't up for discussion. You're coming with us" Rachel demanded
Michael sighed and sat his daughter down at the kitchen table.
"Rachie…I love that you want me to come there and if…if things were different and your…your daddy was still…I'm sorry but I'm staying here" He replied
"But dad-"
"Honey your father and I had been together for over fifty years I have never loved anyone the way I loved him…"
"I know…and that's why you need to be with us now." Rachel reasoned
"I can't leave him Rachel. If I go to New York I won't be able to visit him and that…I just can't leave him" Michael told her sadly
"Daddy-"
"If Quinn…would you have left New York?" Michael asked
Rachel knew what he meant and they both knew the answer. If Quinn had died earlier that year there would be no way Rachel would leave New York…leave her.
"I just don't like thinking of you being alone" Rachel sadly replied
"I know…but your daddy would yell at me if I just wilted away and became a bitter old man. So I'm going to stay and I'm going to accept this and be happy in the knowledge that I got to spend fifty years with the man I love and one day…I'll be with him again" Michael replied with tears in his eyes.
Rachel just nodded and pulled her father in for a big hug.
"I love you daddy" She softly whispered
~~~ Back To The Real World ~~~
It had been a week since the funeral Quinn and Rachel had decided to stay in Lima for that week helping Michael sort through stuff and adjust to life without Leroy. It helped Rachel and Michael as well as Quinn deal with the sudden loss just being together and comforting each other. Everybody else had gone back to New York and had to get on with their lives.
Sofia, still in her scrubs, came out of the hospital to the small garden where she sat down on the uncomfortable concrete benches to have her lunch and to meet up with Becky. The blonde was already there waiting for her. She had called Sofia wanting to talk to her about something. Sofia had hoped it was to tell her that she had reconsidered her plan to search Valerie's things because she hadn't heard any more about it since the blonde first told her but from the look on the Becky's face it wasn't good news she was coming to tell her.
"Hey, sorry I'm a bit late" Sofia gave her a small smile before she got stuck into her food, she was starving.
"That's ok" Becky mumbled
Sofia couldn't help but notice Becky's weird behaviour. She couldn't place it but she just seemed like something was off.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Sofia asked around a mouthful of food
"I know you told me it was a stupid idea but I searched through Valerie's classroom" Becky confessed
Sofia sighed and placed her food back down.
"Did you at least find anything?" Sofia asked still not really believing that Becky actually went through with it.
Becky just handed over the small bottle of pills. Sofia looked confused as she picked it up.
"Drugs?" She asked
Becky just nodded. Sofia couldn't help but notice the colour was absent from her friends face and that she hadn't really said much, which was strange and gave her a weird feeling in her stomach like something wasn't quite right. She looked back at the bottle and read what the pills were.
"Flunitrazepam" She looked up a little shocked
Becky just sat there avoiding eye contact with the brunette.
"Becky do you know what this is?" Sofia hesitantly asked
The blonde nodded
"I looked it up."
Sofia suddenly felt sick
"B-Becky...this-"
"I wasn't raped Sofia" Becky cut her off she was adamant about that.
"Yeah but-"
"No...no I...I read about the effects of rohypnol. It...it makes you sleepy and...and you forget...I remember ok I remember what happened. I wasn't raped" Becky rambled
Sofia wasn't sure if she was trying to convince her or if Becky was trying to convince herself.
"Ok" Sofia softly told her.
A weird silence fell over the pair as they tried to piece together what this all means.
"The date on this subscription is around Christmas" Sofia pointed out
Becky just gave her a pointed stare.
"I'm just saying." Sofia replied defensively
"She didn't force me...I made that mistake all on my own" Becky stated
"Look...maybe you did, all I'm saying is that she could have slipped this into your drink at the Christmas party. Maybe not enough to have the full effect but just enough to loosen you up...make you lose your inhibitions...make it easier for you to...give in. I mean it makes sense...you love Hannah just as much as I love Grace and I never in a million years would think that you would have even thought about cheating on her...but then this happens" Sofia replied
Becky didn't reply to that.
"How much did you actually drink that night?" Sofia asked
"Sofia it was months ago as if anyone could remember that." Becky huffed
"Ok...true...do you remember if you got your own drinks or did someone else get them for you?" Sofia then asked
Becky racked her brain to that night trying to remember...but she couldn't.
"I don't know" She muttered softly.
Sofia reached over the table and took the blonde's hand into her own. Becky looked down at their hands a little surprised by the action.
"Becky...you're my friend...one of my best friends and I know we don't act like it and we're still in the process of trying to have a normal friendship...I care about you. I hate seeing you hurting...this whole mess that's happened...I...I wish I was there for you the way I should have been. But I'm here now...anything you need I'm here...anything you have to say I'll be there to listen." Sofia told her softly.
"That's sweet Sofia...but I'm telling you I wasn't raped...maybe she did put something in my drink but I still made that choice." Becky told her as a few tears began to appear in her eyes.
Sofia just nodded and gave Becky's hand a small squeeze before she let go.
"What do we do with this then?" She asked pointing to the bottle of drugs.
"I don't know...I mean...we could get her fired for having drugs at school...this drug in particular will get her fired instantly. I mean...with the kids and everything" Becky replied
"Well that's good that's a start right?" Sofia replied with a hint of excitement.
"Yeah but that just means she'll lose her job that doesn't mean she will stop coming after me" Becky stated
"Oh...well...won't they arrest her anyways for carrying this? I'm pretty sure it's illegal these days to carry this around without a proper subscription and this thing doesn't look legit" Sofia stated
"Maybe...it might be a good start" Becky brightened up a bit.
"We just need to figure out how we get her to get caught. First you have to put this back though and please…be careful" Sofia informed her.
Becky nodded and took the bottle back putting it into her bag.
"Swear you won't mention this to Hannah or Grace" Becky insisted
"Becky…this is something Hannah should know about"
"No…no if she knew she would end up doing something stupid and I can't let that happen. Please…just…keep it to yourself." Becky pleaded.
With a heavy sigh Sofia nodded not liking this at all.
~~~ Back To The Office ~~~
Santana sighed as she packed her lunch in her bag and poured her coffee into her travel mug. She was not looking forward to going back to work. She had managed to get the week off for Leroy's funeral but it was now time to go back. Brittany stood close by as she quietly ate her toast and sipped her drink.
"Ugh I really can't be bothered to go in today" Santana whined
"Why? I'm sure Emily's missed you" Brittany remarked
"Babe" Santana sighed
"I'm joking" Brittany replied innocently.
Santana continued to get herself ready but made a big show about how much she didn't want to go. Once she had finished she pretty much threw herself onto her wife latching on to her back wrapping her arms around her and giving a big sloppy kiss on the cheek.
"Ew Santana germs" Brittany giggled
Santana just retaliated by licking her cheek making Brittany laugh and try and squirm away.
"I'll try and be home on time tonight ok?" Santana told her.
"Ok I'm making enchiladas tonight so you better be here for dinner" Brittany replied
"Mmmm my favourite...I'll totally be home on time" Santana groaned
"Oh I see how it is…if it's food you drop everything but if its sexy times with your wife you come home tired and grumpy and you fall asleep." Brittany replied
"That's not true…we had awesome sex last night" Santana mumbled
"After I made you pizza" Brittany stated
"I can't help it if I get turned on by my wife making me food. You're really sexy when you go all Nigella Lawson on me" Santana huffed
"You're the one who bought me all those old DVDs of her show" Brittany accused
"Yeah…for a very good reason" Santana replied
Their little 'argument' was interrupted when Ben came down into the kitchen rushing around to get something to eat.
"Where's the fire Benny?" Brittany asked
"I slept in! I'm supposed to be taking Charlie to an audition." Ben rambled as he stuffed some cereal in his mouth.
"Well…tell her good luck from us. I gotta get going…love you my honeys" Santana made her way out of the kitchen kissing her son's cheek and then kissing her wife's lips.
~~~ Making Things Official ~~~
Toby was off on his hour break as he met up with Maya and Ally at the park. It had become a regular thing now that Maya was living with them. She would take care of Ally while Toby was at work. Maya was currently looking for some work as well but since she had to recover from her injuries it was a little difficult. But she enjoyed spending time with the little girl as did Ally. Currently the little blonde was off playing in the sandpit with her toys and several other small kids while Toby and Maya watched over her eating and talking together.
"So any luck with some jobs?" Toby asked
"Not really…I'm not even sure what I want to do. I was maybe thinking of working at the…the woman's shelter" Maya replied
Toby just nodded and gave her an encouraging smile
"Toby I've been thinking"
"Is that a good thing?" He joked
Maya just glared at him
"Sorry" He chuckled
"As I was saying…I've been thinking…you know how I love living with you and Ally" Maya began to explain
Toby suddenly felt a little nervous. His first thought was that Maya wanted to move out and that was something he did not want.
"Yeah?" He hesitantly asked
"Well…I mean it's just a thought and…maybe it's something we could possibly think more about but…its just…your place is kinda tiny and Ally's growing and soon she'll need a bigger room and you can't keep sleeping on the sofa all the time that can't be good for your back.." Maya was beginning to ramble now
"What are you suggesting?" Toby asked a little confused now
"We should buy a new place." Maya told him
Well that kinda surprised him
"Together?" He asked
"Of course…I mean…if you wanted to" She replied
"I would…I mean I do…but…I don't think I can afford anything good enough right now" Toby sadly replied
"I could help…I mean I want to…I have money" Maya quietly replied
"Maya I can't…I don't want to seem rude but I don't want your money or have you buy us a place." Toby replied
"No I know…but…we could go halves. That way it won't cost as much for both of us and it's not like we'd get some crazy big house or anything."
"I'll think about it ok?" He replied
"Of course" Maya nodded
The couple continued to sit there eating and watching Ally play both thinking over what Maya had suggested. Toby honestly would love to buy a new place and live there with Maya and Ally like one big happy family but he was still a little confused as to where he and Maya actually stand. For the last few weeks they had seemed more and more like an old married couple raising a kid together and buying her a pony…but they never talked about the nature of their relationship. They didn't even kiss except on the cheek in the mornings and at night and Toby was still sleeping on the couch. They even both admitted to still loving each other…It just confused him.
"Maya I need to ask you something" Toby finally spoke up
"Ok"
"Are we…I mean…I told you I loved you and you told me you loved me back and I just…are we together? Like a couple?" He asked
Maya looked a little taken back by his question which concerned Toby and made him think he had been reading this all wrong.
"I…I kinda thought we were" Maya finally replied
"Y-You did?" He asked
Maya nodded
"Well…how come we never…you know?" Toby asked quietly
Maya couldn't help but blush ever so slightly.
"Toby…I know when we were dating back in high school we kinda…well we were very…sexual it's just…I trust you I do, I trust you with my life and I love you…but…its still hard for me to give myself to someone completely after…I'm working on it I promise you…its just gonna take some time." Maya reluctantly replied
"Oh…no of course I understand…I don't want to push you…we'll go as slow as you want" Toby quickly replied
"Thank you…you really are an amazing man Toby" Maya smiled
"I know" He grinned
Maya just rolled her eyes playfully and then threw her scrunched up napkin in his face.
~~~ Insecurities ~~~
Becky and Hannah were over at Sofia and Grace's house having some drinks Max was over at a friend's house while Cooper happily watched a movie in the living room. They used to do this all the time but because of Hannah and Becky's separation they sort of got out of the habit but now everything was hunky dory again they started up their old tradition of going over to each other's place for drinks and food. It was also a way to help with the sadness of the past week.
As designated driver Hannah was going sober tonight but the other three didn't really hold back they weren't drunk but they were totally getting there.
"Oh my god you guys seriously need to clean out that draw if you're gonna have kids" Becky stated as she came out of the bathroom
Sofia just snickered while Grace blushed
"What were you doing snooping through our stuff?" Sofia then asked
"I was looking for toilet paper" Becky huffed
"That's in the fourth draw" Grace replied
"Yeah I know that now" Becky chuckled
"What was in there?" Hannah asked
"Ugh you don't want to know" Becky cringed
Sofia just smirked and wiggled her eyebrows making them all laugh.
"Oh like you two don't use any toys" Sofia chuckled
"I don't need toys…I've got this" Hannah replied then showed them her tongue piercing
Becky just nodded in approval even Grace nodded.
"Oh I love your Australian kisses" Becky smirked
Grace just giggled to herself while Hannah blushed slightly. Sofia sat there confused and feeling like she was left out of some private joke between the three, which she didn't like at all.
"What are you guys talking about?" She eventually asked.
"Hannah would always say that an Australian kiss is just like a French kiss...but down under" Grace chuckled.
"Oh" Sofia replied
"Yeah she would always tell me that before she went down on me" Grace chuckled
"She does that to me too" Becky laughed while Hannah now felt her face go bright red she wasn't expecting this conversation go this way.
Sofia then abruptly left the room mumbling something about getting a drink.
The other three looked a little confused by her odd behaviour.
"I'll...go see what's got her panties in a twist" Grace sighed
"No...I'll go...I actually do need another drink" Becky replied before she got up taking her glass with her.
Becky found Sofia in the kitchen slowly pouring some wine into her glass. The blonde silently moved up beside her placing her glass next to Sofia's.
"Alright moody what's gotten into you?" Becky finally asked
"Nothing" Sofia mumbled
"Nothing my ass...what happened back there?"
Sofia sighed as she placed the cork back into the bottle and turned to face her friend.
"Doesn't it bother you?" She asked
"What?"
"Them! Our wives!" Sofia replied
Becky just looked at her totally confused.
"You lost me"
"They used to fuck each other Becky." Sofia huffed in frustration
"Yeah like a million years ago...and from what Hannah's told me they didn't do it that often because you were always in the way" Becky replied
"It's just...weird ok. It makes me uncomfortable whenever they talk about...them being together." Sofia rambled
"Sofia...you're being stupid. They were a couple, they loved each other of course they slept together but it's ancient history now. Besides let's not forget your little crisis at the strip club"
"Meaning?"
"Meaning that you have your exes and so does Grace" Becky replied
"Yeah but I'm not friends with my ex" Sofia argued
"That's because you and Greg aren't lesbians" Becky replied
"What?" Sofia asked in confusion
"It's a gay thing...you become friends with your exes" Becky shrugged
Sofia just rolled her eyes.
"Look why is this bothering you so much? Why now?" Becky sighed
"I don't know...it's always bothered me. I just...don't like thinking about Grace being with anyone but me."
"Possessive much" Becky said under her breath
"Shut up...don't tell me you don't feel the same about the Crocodile Hunter"
"She has a name" Becky snapped
"Whatever" Sofia huffed.
"Ok yes in the beginning it was a little…weird especially because I was living with Grace and she and Hannah had only really just gotten back to being friends after they broke up but I knew how much Grace loved you so I wasn't worried and Hannah…I trust her completely" Becky sighed
"Hey I trust Grace ok…I do…it's just…I don't know I'm just being stupid…this wine isn't helping." Sofia pouted
"Well you need to snap out of it. The whole insecure woe is me act is so unattractive" Becky told her
Sofia just glared at her
"Have you told Hannah about the drugs?" She then asked
Becky's face dropped and she quickly looked around to make sure it was just the two of them in the room.
"Don't Sofia…I don't want to think about that right now" Becky hissed
"You need to…Becky you can't keep something like this from her. Imagine how pissed she's gonna be when she finds out."
"The only way she will find out is if you tell her." Becky snapped
"Why won't you tell her?" Sofia asked
"Because I don't want her to think the same thing you did. I'm not a victim!" Becky yelled
"I never said you were" Sofia argued
"Yes you did. It was the first thing you thought about when I showed you those pills."
"Well what else would I think when you show me that this crazy psycho has a bottle full of the date rape drug?" Sofia asked loudly
"Keep your voice down" Becky hissed
"I'm sorry"
"Look…I've put the pills back and I'm going to talk to Mark about doing a drug search at the school…we do them all the time. Hopefully they find her drugs and then this will all be over and never mentioned again." Becky stated and ended that conversation by going back into the living room where everyone else was.
~~~ Memories ~~~
Quinn lay on the small bed that had been in Rachel's old bedroom for god knows how many years now. She looked around the room, she remembered it being bigger but in reality it was pretty small. Over the years the Berry men had used this room as storage or a place for their grandkids to stay when they came to visit so most of Rachel's old stuff was packed away in boxes now except for a few things like her playbills. They were still up on the walls and a few trophies and awards that Rachel had won when she was younger. It was nice being back in Lima Quinn never thought she'd ever think that.
It was their last night there with Michael before they flew back to New York and back to their lives. Quinn could understand Michael's wish to stay but she wished he would come back with them. The house is too big for two let alone one and Michael is getting older she just worries about him. The blonde was pulled out of her thoughts when Rachel came into the room holding two cups of herbal tea.
"Dad's asleep…I figured we should do the same we've got an early flight tomorrow" Rachel softly spoke as she handed the cup over to Quinn
Quinn just nodded then cringed at the tea she was not a fan.
"It's good for you" Rachel stated
"Yeah but…coffee tastes better" Quinn grumbled
"No coffee for you. It's not good for your heart and it'll keep you up all night and I for one don't need to be woken every hour because you need to use the bathroom" Rachel replied as she got into bed next to her wife
"Ok that just makes me sound old and incontinent" Quinn pouted
"Well I could always buy you those old people nappies" Rachel smirked
Quinn gasped in horror
"That was mean"
"I'm sorry…its your choice…you can have your coffee and your nappies or you can have your tea" Rachel simply replied
"Super mean" Quinn grumbled then took a sip of her tea.
"I don't want to go back tomorrow" Rachel sighed sadly
"I know…I kinda don't want to either."
"He'll be ok right?" Rachel asked with worry
"He will be…he's a strong man and we will call him every day or every other day and it's not like it takes that long to get here if he needs anything or if you just want to spend some time with your dad" Quinn reasoned.
Rachel just nodded and snuggled down in the small bed. Quinn pulled her in close wrapping her arm around her and kissing her head.
"This bed is tiny" Rachel mumbled
"I know…how did we manage to sleep in here back in high school?" Quinn asked
"It's a mystery" Rachel yawned
Quinn reached over and turned the lamp off and got herself comfortable cuddled up to her wife.
"Goodnight sweetheart" Quinn softly spoke
"Goodnight Quinn" Rachel softly kissed the blonde's collarbone