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"Hello Rachel," He said. "You look nice,"

"Thank you," I was surprised by how calm my tone was. I should've been furious at Quinn for not telling me her boyfriend was Puck; I should've been confronting her for getting with such a douche. But, for some reason, I wasn't mad, just surprised.

I felt Ava appear behind me, her hand grabbing the fabric of my dress and holding on. Puck smiled at her and bent down so they were eye to eye. "This can't be Ava, can it? You've gotten so big! The last time I saw you, you barely measured the size of my hands-"

"Puck," I cut him off. "She doesn't know." I mouthed and Puck nodded, giving me a thumbs-up in understanding.

"How old are you now?" Puck asked Ava, hoping she hadn't thought too much about what she just said. However, I knew from the smirk on my daughter's face that she was thinking of reasons Puck might've seen her as a baby.

"I'm eleven," She told him. "I bet it's been a long time since you saw me, huh?" She gave me a knowing look and grinned devilishly, before walking into the living room to tell her uncles and aunts what had just happened. To say they were surprised was an understatement.

"God, Quinn! How could you leave that detail out?" Kurt had teased, hugging Puck.

"Well, you didn't tell me you had a kid," Puck joked. "So I guess we're even." Blaine punched him lightly in the shoulder and Brittany hugged him to.

"Why didn't you tell me Q?" Santana cried. "Sure, leave the pregnant lady out of the know!"

Puck looked very shocked at what Santana had just said. "Excuse me, did you say pregnant?"

"We don't know if she's preggers yet," Quinn informed him from her spot now in Puck's arms. "But she's been playing it up to make us be nice to her."

Then, Puck burst out laughing.

"What's so funny, Puckerman?" Santana snarled, her hands on her hips.

"You're just not, ummm…the motherly type," Puck remarked through his laughter and soon the rest of us were laughing too, even Brittany.

"Yeah, gang up on the pregnant lady!"

Quinn rolled her eyes. "See what we mean?"

Shockingly, dinner went well. Despite the grumbling about my vegan food, no one left the table hungry; conversation flowed easily.

"Would anyone like dessert?" I asked as I cleared the plates.

"Err, is it vegan?" Blaine asked. "Cause if it is, I'm stuffed…"

"It's cheesecake."

"Oh, then I'll have some of that!" Santana proclaimed, dropping her napkin on the table and rubbing her stomach in satisfaction.

"God, you people need to keep your minds open to new things," I sighed. "Ava, will you help me with the clean up please?"

"Sure Mom," My daughter answered, taking some of the plates and following me into the kitchen. As she helped me load everything into the dishwasher, she whispered: "Is Puck my dad?"

"Do you want me to answer that question?"

"Err, no. Sorry Mom."

"No problem babe. You want me to tell you some more of the story when everyone leaves?"

"Duh!" Ava said and I laughed.

"Oh, I'll be right back, I forgot the silverware." I said, heading back towards the dining room. But, I stopped suddenly when I heard a quiet conversation coming from the room, my name being mentioned a few times. I could only hear parts of it and decided to stop and listen.

"…I want to see him!" Puck was saying. "He's my friend!"

"…quiet!" Brittany told him. "We don't want to upset Rachel!"

"…Rachel?" Puck remarked, I still couldn't hear. "So he's…" The next part was too low for me to make it out.

"Yes!" Blaine said. Kurt said something too, but I didn't hear any of it.

"Wait, Finn?" Quinn whispered, and I perked up. What about Finn? "Sam…Jesse is…" I figured Quinn was telling Puck about Sam being Santana and Brittany's sperm donor, and she had to be mentioning that Jesse was on Broadway now. But, what was she saying about Finn? I had to know. Was there something my friends weren't telling me?

"Don't mention it to anyone!" Santana snapped.

"Your secret's safe with me," Puck answered firmly. "I swear,"

"You better," The Latina laughed.

Stunned and confused I returned to the kitchen, having forgotten the silverware. Were my friends…lying to me?

"Hey Quinn, can I talk to you?" I asked my best friend as everyone else left for the night. Only Puck and she remained.

The blonde turned to her boyfriend, who shrugged. "I'll go pull the car up to the curb," He said, mumbling polite goodbyes to me and Ava before leaving.

"Ava, why don't you go get ready for bed?" I instructed the eleven year old. "I'll be there in just a minute."

Ava nodded and left the room silently, obviously sensing that I wanted to be alone with Quinn.

"Rachel, I am so sorry." Quinn whimpered. "But when we met up again I couldn't help myself."

"I'm not mad at you," I stated.

Quinn looked up. "Really?"

"Why would I be mad at you? I'm a little confused by your choice after all he's put you through, but if you're happy, so am I. You are happy, right?"

"Of course I am," Quinn assured me. "I really love Puck, he's a changed man."

I patted my friend's arm. "Well, then I wish you nothing but the best,"

After Quinn left with Puck, I went to Ava's room to tell her some more story before bed.

"I heard you talking to Auntie Quinn," She told me. "What did Puck do to her?"

"I'm actually just getting to that part," I said, lying down next to her on the bed. "So, someone was at my door…"

"Quinn?" I asked. "Why are you here in New York?"

She sniffed, another tear falling down her face. "Can I come in?" I nodded, helping Quinn inside and settling her down on the couch. I turned off the music and sat next to her.

"Now, what's wrong? Why'd you come here?" I asked.

"You're going to be mad at me." Quinn cried. "You'll probably hate me and never speak to me again and…" She broke off with a sob.

"I swear I won't hate you," I promised her. "I'd never kick you out in your time of need."

"After you left…I started dating Puck," Quinn confessed and I felt like for a moment my heart had stopped. "Things were going so well, but then…" Another sob. "Without you the glee club lost Nationals and…Puck, Puck cheated on me with Lauren Zizes." Another sob. "I found them making out in the janitor's closet after graduation. And so I dumped him and took the first flight here. I can't go back to Lima, I just can't."

"Awww, honey." I soothed, cradling Quinn's head against my chest. "I am so sorry he did that to you, and feel free to stay here as long as you want."

"Thank you, Rachel."

"You're welcome."

And that's how I became friends with Quinn Fabray.

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