Hello everyone once again thank you for reading and reviewing. It's great hearing what you all think.
Just in regards to Becky's storyline…I feel that it might be leading to being kind of triggery so I just wanted to put that out there as a tiny warning.
~~~ Happy Times Are Here Again ~~~
Grace and Sofia lay cuddled up naked in bed after a very long night of celebrating and making up. It had been great to reconnect after the last week or so of tiptoeing around each other and a few kisses here and there they finally felt like themselves again. Sofia had her head resting on her wife's chest and had her arm wrapped around her body while Grace gently played with Sofia's long dark hair and every now and then she would drop a few kisses to her head.
"So how are we going to do this?" Sofia finally asked
"Well...like I said...we can still use your eggs and the donor we picked out." Grace softly replied
"Are you sure you want to do this Gracie?" Sofia asked as she raised her head to look at her wife.
"I'm sure" Grace replied with certainty.
"Ok...we won't tell anyone...like we planned. We can wait till you hit your second trimester before we tell people." Sofia added
Grace nodded in agreement.
"God can you imagine the look on my mothers faces when we do tell them" Grace chuckled
"They'll probably have a heart attack...oh fuck shit that was fucking tasteless I'm sorry Gracie" Sofia face palmed herself when she realized what she had said.
"It's ok, I know what you meant" Grace reassured her with a smile
"Sofia?"
"Yeah?"
"I know you wanted to have at least two kids" Grace started her voice only now starting to waver
Sofia nodded
"R-Right so um...I know I told you that I'll do this...and I will I am...but...I...I only want to do it once." Grace stuttered
"Grace...I don't expect you to be a baby making machine...I'm so fucking happy that you're doing this. I wouldn't dare ask you to do it again if you didn't want to. What you're doing is so amazing and brave and I'm so proud to call you my wife and I'm so lucky to have you." Sofia replied honestly.
"But-"
"I know I told you I wanted a couple of children. But...circumstances change, clearly, if we only ever have one child it won't matter. I'll still be as happy as I am right now. And anyway if we decide we want more we can adopt but let's just focus on the right now and worry about the rest later" Sofia added
Grace nodded and pulled her wife up for a kiss.
"Not to sound impatient but...W-When did you want to do this?" Sofia asked after pulling away
Grace just smiled
"Well I can go in and get my blood test done today if you want. That will take up to a week. During that time you can get your infection thingys done so we can get your eggs." She suggested.
Sofia couldn't get rid of her massive grin even if she wanted to.
"I'll talk to Gloria and get everything sorted." Sofia replied
~~~ A Horrible Situation ~~~
Becky sat next to her wife in the waiting area of the police station. She had received a call telling her that the chief had agreed to let Becky watch the tape if she wanted too.
The blonde herself was determined to find out anything that could help her put this behind her. But as she sat there waiting she was having second thoughts. She wasn't sure if she could do it now. There would be no good outcome of watching the tape. It will only prove one of two things. One she actually did cheat on her wife willingly or two she would essentially be watching her own assault.
She couldn't help but think that if it was something as bad a rape that the police would have picked up on it already from watching the video but they hadn't said a word. They would have asked her questions, they would have brought it up but they didn't. Maybe the video quality was really poor and they didn't see anything incriminating. Becky just didn't know.
"Hey...you ok?" Hannah softly asked as she gently ran her thumb over Becky's cheek.
"Yeah...I'm..." Becky tapered off
"Are you sure you don't want me in there with you?" Hannah asked
Becky just nodded
"I don't want you to see it" She mumbled
"I'll be right out here ok...if you need me I'll be right here" Hannah repeated.
The brunette could understand why her wife didn't want her to see the tape. But she still wanted to be there for her.
"Mrs. Marshal?" The chief of police came over to the couple with a friendly smile
Becky just nodded
"You can come on through now. We've set it up in my office." He gently told her
Once again Becky just nodded as she stood up and followed the man Hannah trailing behind them. Hannah gave her wife a reassuring hug before Becky entered the office and she waited just outside.
"Ma'am before we get started I wanted to inform you that Valerie has started talking." The Chief softly spoke.
He was an older man with greying hair. He was well built and looked like he had seen far too much in his lifetime but still looked kind and humble.
"What has she said?" Becky asked
"She admitted to using the drugs that we found in her possession at the Christmas party." He replied
Becky's stomach dropped.
"With that in mind...and this tape...it isn't exactly clear and probably wouldn't be very useful in a court room but with a statement from yourself we would be looking at adding another charge against Valerie." He explained
Becky sat there feeling light headed and she desperately needed her wife right now.
"Do I want to watch the tape?" She quietly spoke her voice broke a little.
"Like I said it isn't clear...otherwise we would have picked up on it ourselves." He regretfully told her
Becky just nodded. She hadn't really let everything sink in just yet she was afraid of how she would react if she did so she pushed everything back and just focused on what was happening right now.
"I want to watch the tape" She told him
He gave her a small nod and then went over to the TV and pressed play.
~~~ Proud Mama ~~~
Charlie had not stopped talking since the moment she got back from the theatre. She was talking to anyone and everyone who would just so happen to be within her radius. Fortunately Rachel was actually really interested not to say that Quinn wasn't. She loved hearing about what her daughter had done all day at the theatre but after three hours she was getting a little tired so she made the excuse to leave by telling them she was getting dinner ready.
"Ma it is so amazing. All of the cast are really nice and so helpful. I thought they would all be big snobby divas." Charlie added
Rachel just smiled she was so proud of her youngest. From a very early age Rachel just knew that little Charlie would take the world by storm with her talents. She was destined for big things and she was so happy that she had finally got her foot in the door. She was determined and focused. She was a perfectionist and on top of it all she was a really laid back, sweet young woman. Rachel was a little worried about Charlie when she went through her little rebel stage when she was around 15 she was concerned that she would do something stupid and ruin her chances of following her dreams. Rachel and Quinn were never one hundred precent sure what caused their youngest to act out during this time though Rachel had her suspicions that it probably had something to do with a boy. They were just glad that Charlie had Ben, he always kept her grounded and in his own way he led her back to her path.
"You should totally come with me next time Ma" Charlie suggested
"Really? You want your mama to come with you?" Rachel chuckled
"Of course I do! I always went with you when you did Jekyll and Hyde and I want to share this with you" Charlie replied
"Aw Charlie that's so sweet of course I'll come with you." Rachel smiled
"Great! Oh hey and you can catch up with your friend too. He was telling me all about you the other day. What you were like before…you must have really made an impression Ma because its been like what twenty six years or so since you were on stage and he still remembers you." Charlie rambled
Rachel's smile faulted a little but she quickly covered it up
"Really? W-What was he saying?" She asked before she looked over her shoulder to see if Quinn was still in the kitchen
"Just how talented you are. How he had never heard someone sing the way you do…actually he kinda sounded like he had a crush on you or something back in the day." Charlie chuckled
Rachel didn't know what to do…this was her opening to just tell Charlie everything and hope it didn't ruin the way her daughter thought of her or ruin the happiness she was experiencing in getting her first major role she would have to work with this man and she just didn't know what to do.
"H-He did actually" Rachel admitted
Charlie just chuckled and nodded
"I figured but who could blame him I'm sure you looked stunning back then." Charlie replied
"What do you mean back then? I'm still stunning" Rachel replied looking offended
"Yes ok sure…in your own…older woman sort of way" Charlie teased
Rachel just narrowed her eyes at her daughter but let it go.
"So do you want to come with me tomorrow?" Charlie asked
"Sure…I'll stay for a while…see you up on that stage" Rachel smiled proudly
She had missed her chance now. Rachel decided that she would talk to Frankie first and then go from there.
~~~ Brittany Is Always Right ~~~
Santana grudgingly entered her home that evening after what could have been the second most awkward day at work ever. After their little conversation things between Santana and Emily had just gone weird. She regrets opening her big mouth, she never should have said anything. Santana hadn't informed Brittany of the fact that yes she was right all along and that Santana was once again the one who was wrong. The brunette hated that her wife was always right it wasn't fair!
"Hey San" Brittany smiled warmly at her wife from her spot in the living room.
"Hey" Santana mumbled as she flopped down onto the couch.
Things between the two had been…a little strained since the whole faking the big 'O' fiasco. Santana still couldn't believe that her wife, her Chicken had been faking with her. Brittany had explained that it was only because she was tired and she just didn't have the heart to tell Santana to stop because what she was doing wasn't doing anything for her in that particular time. But it still cut into Santana's ego.
"How was work?" Brittany asked
"Fine" Santana sighed
"Doesn't sound fine" Brittany replied with a hint of concern
"You were right" Santana grumbled
"About what?"
"About Emily having a big old gay crush on me" Santana huffed
Brittany couldn't help the victorious smile that appeared on her face
"Of course I was right" She stated
"Yeah well aren't you just super" Santana pouted
Brittany just giggled at her grumpy wife and shuffled along the couch to wrap her arm around her shoulders.
"Don't frown Bubbles" She playfully told her
"I'll do what I like" Santana muttered
"Wanna make out? That always makes you smile" Brittany suggested
"No…you'll just end up faking it"
"Oh my god San let it go." Brittany rolled her eyes
Santana just grumbled and got up and started to head out of the room.
"Where are you going?" Brittany asked
"I wantz some chocolate!" Santana yelled back
Brittany just sighed her wife could be so childish sometimes. That or she feared the brunette was having some kind of mid-life crisis…she hoped not because that would just be so exhausting.
Santana rummaged around in the cupboard looking for some chocolately goodness thank the lord that there was some otherwise shit would have hit the fan. Santana sat herself down at the breakfast bar and started munching her way through the block of chocolate.
"Ma…have you seen my wallet?" Ben asked as he came into the room
Santana just shook her head. Ben frowned and started looking around the kitchen
"Oh hey how did the other night go?" Santana asked with a mouth full of chocolate
"What night?" He asked as he checked the fridge for his wallet
"Your night with Charlie" Santana clarified
It was like clockwork as his cheeks flushed bright red and all eye contact was gone.
"I-It…was f-fine" He muttered
"Just fine?" She asked with a raised eyebrow
"It…w-was the best night of my life" He quietly admitted
"Aww Benny" Santana smiled and pinched his cheek.
Ben just chuckled and looked down bashfully.
"Did you use protection?" Santana then asked
"Ma!" Ben looked up in embarrassment
"What? I don't want you knocking up a Fabray…god Quinn would murder me in my sleep…right after she would murder you" Santana reasoned.
"We were safe." He mumbled
"Good" Santana nodded
Ben went back to looking for his wallet with no luck. He sat down next to his Ma trying to figure out where he left it.
"Ma…why are you eating so much of this chocolate?" He finally asked
"Because I needed some sweetness lord knows your mother won't give it to me unless it's faked." Santana replied bitterly
Ben didn't really understand that.
"Ok…but…y-you do realise that this is laxative chocolate" Ben replied
The look of sheer horror fell upon his mother's face before she dropped the last piece of chocolate and bolted up the stairs with a loud cry.
"Fuck my life!"
Ben couldn't help but giggle. Brittany came into the kitchen after hearing her wife yelling.
"What's wrong with your ma?"
"She ate the laxative chocolate" Ben replied holding up the now empty box
Brittany couldn't help but break out in hysterics and soon enough Ben was laughing too. Both were in tears as they laughed at poor Santana's misfortune.
~~~ The Truth ~~~
Becky hadn't said much since she came out of the Chief's office she just grabbed her wife and pulled her in for a big hug and asked to be taken home. Hannah didn't want to push so she waited for Becky to talk to her first. But she was silent on the drive home then quietly went to their bedroom and stayed there for most of the evening only coming out when dinner was ready and to tuck her kids into bed. Hannah was getting worried she had no idea what to expect and seeing her wife like this was not good.
After locking up and turning off all the lights Hannah headed to bed, Becky was already curled up under the covers looking a little lost. The Aussie carefully got in next to her and gently brushed away the fallen strands of blonde hair that were in her eyes.
"You ready to talk?" Hannah asked
Becky nodded. Hannah took her wife's hand and brought it up to her lips giving her a reassuring kiss.
"She admitted to using the drugs at the Christmas party" Becky spoke it was almost a whisper.
She saw her wife's jaw clench but Hannah didn't say anything as she waited for Becky to continue
"I…I wasn't completely out of it…the chief said that it was probably only a small dose not enough to make me completely defenceless…but enough to make me…I never told her to stop…but now I know why it made me feel so dirty afterwards…you know when I came home that night I was in the shower for ages just trying to scrub that night off of me." Becky began to cry
Hannah was crying too at this point and just pulled her wife into her arms holding her tightly.
~~~ Going Back ~~~
Rachel and Quinn had a very lengthy discussion that night on whether it was a good thing to go with Charlie that day. Quinn thought it was a stupid idea and didn't want her wife going there at all. But Rachel explained that she needed to talk to Frankie to make sure he wouldn't say anything to Charlie before she got the chance to explain to her daughter first. Quinn had finally agreed when Rachel made that point. She didn't want Charlie finding out from that asshole. If Charlie had to know then she needed to hear it from her mothers first and not some bullshit lies from a man she doesn't even know.
"I still don't like this Rach" Quinn huffed as she finished getting dressed
"I know and neither do I but we need to get on top of this sooner the better" The brunette sighed
"It's not just that." Quinn replied
"Then what?" Rachel asked as she put her necklace on
"I don't like the fact that he gets to see you again." Quinn admitted
Rachel turned around from her spot sitting by their vanity where she was doing her make up.
"Quinn…this is ancient history."
"I know…but we both know he hated me and the feeling was mutual." Quinn muttered
"He barely knew you" Rachel reminded her
"And yet he still continued to tell you how I was holding you back, that it was all my fault that you weren't already a star." Quinn stated getting angry again
"And you know that is not true. You came to New York for me…You applied for colleges here because of me if anything I'm the one who held you back. I know you had your eye on some colleges in LA." Rachel replied
"Rach you know I would have followed you to the end of the universe and back I didn't care where I went as long as I was with you." Quinn sighed
"Quinn…I quit Broadway because it was my choice to do so. I wanted a family and I wanted to be there for my children. Yes Broadway was a big dream of mine but it wasn't my only dream. I love where my life has taken me and I wouldn't change anything if given the chance to go back and do it again…well I might change that questionable hair cut I got back in college…but other than that I wouldn't change anything." Rachel replied
"Yeah that was really terrible" Quinn mumbled
"You said it wasn't that bad!" Rachel gasped
"I'm your wife sweetie I had to say that" Quinn smiled teasingly
Rachel just shook her head and grabbed her wife's hands pulling her in closer.
"Look I'll just go and talk to him, explain that what happened between us was in the past and that he has no right bringing it up with my daughter and then I will come back home and kiss you senseless." Rachel spoke softly
Quinn still wasn't too happy about it but she nodded in agreement
"Ok…I love you Quinn" Rachel smiled then kissed her wife's lips.
"I love you too" Quinn replied
~~~ How Babies Are Made ~~~
Sofia had decided to take Grace for a little tour of the IVF clinic at the hospital. She didn't want her wife to get overwhelmed by it all so she figured if she walked her through everything it would go down smoother and it wouldn't be so scary. The Latina was on her lunch break so she got Grace to come down to the hospital so she could show her everything.
"So they'll use this to store my eggs and then the embryos while they are being fertilized they'll be in there for like thirty hours or so. They'll take a few and can freeze the ones that aren't used in case it doesn't work the first time." Sofia explained as they stood by this big machine
"It looks like an oven" Grace pointed out
"Exactly!" Sofia smiled
Sofia then led them over to another room where a gurney with leg stirrups was in the middle of the room.
"And here is where you will get knocked up." Sofia added
"What no candles? Rose petals…or romantic music?" Grace joked
"Sorry…I know it's not romantic."
"Hey it's ok…I'm just being silly" Grace reassured her
"Right well this is where the magic happens. They'll take an embryo and place it in this." Sofia held up some kind of instrument.
"A fricking needle? I hate needles" Grace grumbled
"Gracie…it's not a needle…it goes…just think of it as a really long thin dildo" Sofia replied with a smirk
Grace's eyes bulged and her jaw dropped
"Making babies is just…wrong" Grace cringed
"Don't worry…you barely feel it." Sofia reassured her with a wink
"Will you still be there with me?" Grace nervously asked
"Of course I will…Gloria even said I could do the procedure myself if I wanted too…obviously she'll still be there guiding me."
"Good…I would prefer you to do it so then its…I don't know, less clinical I guess…and that way when our baby asks us where they came from we can tell them that Mama stuck a strange looking dildo up your mommy's vag and then you were born!" Grace replied with a smirk.
Sofia just laughed
"You know they say that being sexually aroused helps with conception…so if you want while I'm down there I could totally give you head." Sofia winked
Grace just looked shocked
"I'm kidding…I'd totally wait till Gloria left the room" Sofia replied with a grin
Grace just chuckled and shook her head as she jumped up onto the gurney and sat down.
"You know Gracie…you still have a chance to back out. If you decide that you don't want to go through with this…I'll totally understand." Sofia quietly spoke as she walked over to her wife and stood between her legs.
"Sofia I've made up my mind. Yes its all a little daunting but…it'll be all over within nine months and then we'll have a baby and then we can possibly look into adoption for the next one" Grace replied as she took her wife's hands into her own
"And then the one after that?" Sofia asked
"Let's not get crazy…two is enough" Grace chuckled
"You never know…you might want to have more" Sofia smiled gently
"Well for now there will only ever be one baby in this belly" Grace stated as she placed their joined hands over her tummy.
"I love you Gracie" Sofia sighed contently
"Well then it's a good thing I love you too" Grace smiled back and then leaned in for a kiss
"Aww you two are precious…cut it out your giving me a cavity" Gloria chuckled from the door
Sofia just rolled her eyes and turned to face her friend/boss while Grace got off of the gurney.
"You're just jealous of this fine piece of ass" Sofia smirked and then slapped Grace's butt.
Her wife let out a small yelp and then glared at the Latina, Gloria just laughed
"Grace it's good to see you again. How you put up with this one I'll never know" Gloria smiled and held out her hand
"She's useful for some things" Grace replied as she shook the offered hand
"Um…hello I am still in the room" Sofia huffed
"Is that what that smell is?" Gloria teased
"Ha, ha…I hate you all" Sofia grumbled with a pout
"Aww you can't hate me…I'm gonna be your baby mama" Grace smiled and battered her eyelashes looking all sweet and innocent.
Sofia tried to resist it but she couldn't stop the massive smile that appeared after hearing that. Gloria just smiled at the two. She was happy for them especially Sofia. Gloria worried about her after she had to give her the news about her inability to have children. But when she came to her telling her that her wife had agreed to do it instead Gloria was over the moon for the couple.
~~~ Blast From The Past ~~~
Rachel and Charlie arrived at the theatre a little early so Charlie could show her ma around the place and introduce her to a few people who were there. Rachel just looked on with a small and proud smile on her face as Charlie rambled on about everything and anything. Then they came to a stop when they reached the stage and a familiar man stood by going through the sheet music. Rachel felt her insides cringe at the thought of seeing him again.
"Charlie honey, you should probably start getting warmed up" Rachel told her daughter
"Right ok…well I'll let you catch up with your friend. I'll be over there if you need me" Charlie smiled brightly
"Ok sweetheart, have fun" Rachel smiled back
Charlie headed over to the other group of performers who were warming up their vocal chords and getting ready for the day's rehearsals. Rachel took a deep breath before she headed over to see Frankie for the first time in a long time.
"Hello Frankie" Rachel spoke up as she approached him
Frankie quickly turned around and couldn't stop the smile that appeared on his face at hearing that voice and seeing Rachel again.
"Rachel…its so good to see you" He smiled gently and placed his hand on her shoulder
"Yeah" She muttered as she awkwardly shrugged his arm off of her
"So how have you been? What have you been up to?" He asked eagerly
"Ok look Frankie I'm not here to catch up. I'm only here to talk to you about Charlie" Rachel replied with a stern voice
"What about her?" He asked a little annoyed
"I want to know your intentions" She stated
"Rachel she's a teenager…she's old enough to be my own daughter" He replied a little offended
"I wasn't inferring that I want to know if she got this part purely on her talent or if she got it because of who her mother is. I know you had a part in deciding who got what role." Rachel explained
Frankie sighed
"Rachel…I will admit that when I first saw her name I just knew she was your daughter…she sounds and looks just like you. Yes that played some role in my decision…but I also chose her because she is good…great even she has potential. But I didn't have the final say. I only had one vote, the other producers saw the same things I did and they chose her because she was the right person for the role." He replied
"Good" Was all Rachel could say
"I mean it Rach…your daughter could be great if given the opportunity…she has it in her to do amazing things…just like you did…until you threw it all away" Frankie added
"Frankie I am not getting into this with you. I just want you to give me your word that you will not tell my daughter about what happened between us." Rachel replied sharply
"You could have been a star Rachel…she just held you back and you know it" Frankie repeated ignoring what Rachel had said
"Enough. Nobody held me back." Rachel snapped
"You're lying to yourself if you believe that I know you Rach you belonged up on that stage." Frankie yelled back
Rachel just laughed in his face
"You don't know me. You don't know anything about me. We spent…what…eight months working on a show together nearly thirty years ago. You have absolutely no knowledge of me what so ever. You don't know what I wanted or what I needed." Rachel replied
"I know your dream was the stage…you told me that yourself." He replied feeling slightly put out by what Rachel was saying.
"It was a dream yes…it was one of many dreams that I had. It wasn't the bee all and end all of my dreams. You saw one side of me Frankie…but I am more than just some Broadway dreamer with stars in my eyes. I wanted a lot of things for my life and you know what? I got them…every single one of them. I am happy, I have a loving wife, a family, a job that I love and I did experience Broadway. So you can take your warped picture of who you think I am and shove it." Rachel told him with confidence
Frankie didn't know what to say, he had never seen Rachel like that before.
"Now…can I have your word about not telling Charlie?" Rachel asked
"I won't say anything" He finally agreed.
"Good…please don't let this dictate how you treat her from now on…she does admire you." Rachel told him with a more gentle voice
"I promised to teach her all I know…I don't intend to break that promise" He replied with a hint of sadness and regret.
"Thank you" Rachel nodded before she turned and headed over to where her daughter was.
~~~ Un Upset Tummy ~~~
Santana had to call in sick that day…due to an…unfortunate incident that happened the previous night. She practically locked herself in the bathroom all night cursing everyone for doing this to her. After getting over how funny it was Brittany began to get worried she didn't want her wife dehydrating herself or getting sick because of the chocolate but Santana refused to see a doctor. She was now currently lying in bed looking all sorry for herself. Brittany came in holding another glass of water for her wife.
"My life sucks" Santana whined
"Don't be so dramatic" Brittany sighed as she sat down next to the brunette and gently wiped a cool cloth over her forehead.
"I blame you for this" Santana grumbled
"How is this my fault?" Brittany asked
"You faked your orgasms and then made me eat my pain away through poisoned chocolate"
"Santana…what is going on?" Brittany sighed
"I just told you…see you're not even listening to me anymore!"
"Oh I heard you but that's not what I was asking. What is going on with you?" Brittany asked again
"Nothing" Santana pouted
"You know you can't lie to me"
Santana sighed and looked down as she fiddled with the damp cloth that Brittany had been using.
"Brittany I'm old" Santana spoke in a tiny voice
Her wife just gave her a confused look.
"I'm fifty…and my kids are adults, I can't pleasure my wife anymore, I've got more and more grey hairs that just keep appearing overnight, I can't even eat chocolate without it betraying me…I'm old and I don't like it!" Santana began to cry.
Brittany sighed and pulled her wife into her side rubbing soothing circles on her back to calm her down.
"Honey I faked those orgasms back in college…I haven't needed to fake any for a very long time" Brittany gently told her
"What?" Santana sniffed as she looked up at her wife
"College was stressful." Brittany shrugged
"So…all those other times were real?" Santana asked with hope in her eyes
"Yes…of course they were…you're amazing in bed Sanny…more than amazing I love the way you know my body so well…that you know how to please me." Brittany replied with a smile
Santana just cried some more.
"Now why are you crying?" Brittany asked
"Because I really, really want to have sex with you now but I can't because I'm sick" Santana sobbed
Brittany just giggled and kissed her crying wife.