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Chapter 3 – Answers
Rachel and Quinn were sitting on Quinn's bed.
"So…" Rachel started.
"So…" Quinn said also, before giving her a light shove "You've found your childhood best friend and all you can say is 'So'?" she said teasingly.
"Well, I can feel the tension in the air now, so much so that you can slice it with a knife," Rachel explained.
"Knowing that that same annoying spoiled girl in Glee Club was your best friend isn't something you can come to terms with very fast." Quinn sighed
"Knowing you were best friends with the angry cheerleader out to destroy you, is worse." Rachel smiled awkwardly.
Quinn laughed a little "Yeah, I guess it is. But you don't have to worry about that any more. Now that I know who you are, I will not hurt you like I use to," Quinn said honestly.
"I'm glad to hear that. But what made you change into who you are now, Quinn?" Rachel asks.
Quinn winces as the memory she has so long repressed come flooding into her mind, feeling raw since she pushed the memory back almost as soon as it happened "Like I said before, I don't want to talk about it, Rachel."
Rachel doesn't see the pain that question causes and continues "Why not? Tell me, I want to know. Plus you owe me. You owe me to tell me that much, Quinn. You were the one who hurt me," Rachel rambled on.
"God, how did I, for one minute not think that you were Barbra. Your diva fits are perfectly and identically the same as they always were." Quinn exasperated.
"And that is?" Rachel enquired.
"Annoying, Rachel… Annoying," Quinn stated bluntly.
"While I won't take offence to that… But it's because we're the same person, Quinn" Rachel said with a teasing smile.
"Really?" Quinn gave Rachel a puzzled look and she returned it.
"Yeah." Rachel tried to look serious but when a smile started to appear they both started laughing.
"You were always the undercover blonde, Rachel." Quinn continued laughing.
"No I'm not." Rachel pushed Quinn lightheartedly but instead made her fall off the bed. "Quinn, I'm so sorry." Rachel had a shocked expression on her face.
"… and the muscle between the two of us. Lucy and her fierce bodyguard, Barbra the brave," Quinn teased.
"Barbra the brave?" Rachel gave her a look that said 'Really'. "You make me sound like some sort of cheesy comic book hero." Rachel rolled her eyes.
Quinn looked up and gave Rachel a slight nod before they both laughed at that. After the laughing died down Quinn got back on the bed, taking a deep breath before looking at Rachel.
"I know you want to know the why of why I left, but honestly I can't tell you right now. If you give me time, I will tell you eventually, but right now… right now I'm not ready to." Quinn looked straight ahead.
Rachel smiled weakly and rests her hand on Quinn's shoulder. "I understand Quinn. It's wrong of me to expect that of you. You can tell me when you're ready to tell me."
"Thanks Rachel." Quinn turned to Rachel and gave her a tight hug and Rachel returned the hug.
"I won't judge you for whatever happened back then. You have your reasons and it's in the past. I may be curious about it, but it isn't crucial for me to know. What matters now is that we become friends again." They both smiled at Rachel's words. When they were done hugging, Quinn's mother comes knocking on her door.
"Quinnie?" she said through the door.
"Yes, Mom?"
Her mother opened the door. "Dinner's ready in 5 minutes."
"Rachel, do you want to stay for dinner? Mom, is it okay if Rachel joins us?" Quinn asks.
"Yeah sure, there's enough food for everybody." Judy smiled.
"I would love to. My dads are out of town for the night so I would be home alone." Rachel smiled but Quinn could see through the fake smile, that smile she used sometimes to hide things and everyone fell for it but her, a small part of a memory came to mind.
"Sometimes… they would leave me here for days, weeks alone at home," Barbra said through the tears.
"Well, then it's settled. Would you mind setting the table, Quinnie?" Judy asked.
"Sure mom, we'll set the table." Quinn nodded as Judy left. "Let's go set the table." Quinn gets up and so does Rachel as she follows her downstairs.
They set the table and Judy brings the food from the kitchen.
"I hope you're hungry. I made cheesy noodle surprise." Judy smiled as she puts the dish on the table. They all took their seats. Rachel had a wary look on her face, looking very uncomfortable. Judy noticed it, "Don't worry Rachel, this is a vegetarian dish."
Rachel smiled shyly. "Okay that's good. But then are you also a vegetarian?"
"No, Quinn is the vegetarian. Hasn't she told you?" Judy grins as she starts dishing up the food.
"No, she hasn't." Rachel beams and looks at Quinn "But I knew it was true!"
"How could you have known?" She doesn't make eye contact with Rachel and starts eating.
"I saw how you ranted when either Finn or Puck brought you any meat type food. I first thought maybe you didn't like chicken, but you did the same about hotdogs and then I just knew you were." Rachel smiled triumphantly and started eating.
"So you were actually spying on me?" Quinn joked.
Rachel blushed and finished the food in her mouth "No…"
"Really?" Quinn continued eating.
"Yeah, I was spying on Finn," Rachel said softly.
"I believe you." Quinn nods with a slight smile on her face. They ate in silence.
Breaking the silence Judy asks, "Quinnie, what brought all this on?"
"Mom, doesn't Rachel look familiar to you?"
"She sort of looks like-" Judy stopped knowing how much it upsets her daughter.
"Mom, it's okay… Mom, this is Rachel Barbra Berry," Quinn puts emphasis on Barbra.
"You mean grade school Barbra who used to be your best friend?"
"Yes, exactly her." Quinn smiles genuinely.
"Quinnie, that is wonderful news." Judy beamed.
"I wouldn't have noticed you were Barbra, Rachel… You changed a lot… Longer hair and everything." Judy grinned.
"I know, I hated having short hair..." Rachel agrees.
When they all were finished eating, Judy spoke "You girls can go, I'll do the dishes."
"Thanks mom." Quinn smiled.
"Are you sure Judy? We could do it for you," Rachel offered.
Judy laughed a little "No, it's fine, really." They nodded and went back to the room.
…
As they sat down Quinn spoke.
"You're still as Barbra as you always were."
"What do you mean?"
"They still do it, don't they?" Quinn had a slightly annoyed look on her face.
"Who does what Quinn? I don't understand what you mean." Rachel frowned.
"Your dads. They still leave you alone for long periods of times," Quinn stated more than asked, her tone bitter.
"Yes," Rachel voiced soft.
"How long this time?" Quinn continued.
"Four weeks." Rachel looked down trying to hide the sadness.
"So when you had that party they were already gone for more than a week?" Quinn stated and Rachel just nods. They sat in silence for a moment before Rachel spoke up.
"You'd have thought I would get used to it by now. Being here is a sort of relief. I hate being alone in that house." Rachel started crying, Quinn embraced her and felt a sense of déjà vu.
…
"Do you know how terrible this big house is when you're the only one inside it?" now she's crying into my shoulder.
…
"Everything's going to be okay, Rachel. You just have to believe it." Quinn tried to cheer her up.
"Thanks Quinn." Rachel smiled as the tears started drying up.
When they returned from the embrace Quinn looked at Rachel.
"Do you perhaps want to… sleep… over here?" Quinn asks hesitantly.
Rachel beams. "I would love to!"
"Awesome!" Quinn smiled back.
"But what am I going to sleep in? We have to go to my house quickly to get my stuff." Rachel frowned.
"Let's go then." Quinn agreed. They went downstairs.
"Mom, I'm quickly going with Rachel to her house to get her things. We're going to have a sleepover."
"Okay, sweetie. Just be careful out there." Judy nodded.
"Will do mom," Quinn said as they exited the door and climbed in the car.
…
They stop at Rachel's house and get out of the blondes car. She heads for the front door with Quinn next to her.
"You could've stayed in the car you know?" Rachel retorts.
"It's creepy out there. I feel safer going in with you," Quinn states.
"Well, I feel safer with you here also, so it's a win-win for both of us." Rachel laughs a little as they head inside and upstairs. When they enter her room, Rachel starts packing her things.
"Your room is a lot different from how it looked back then. Except those three bears on your bed." Quinn smiles a little.
"Yeah, I really couldn't let them go. Something special about them." Rachel smiled staring a little at them.
"You use to put them in that order also, pink, blue and then yellow, every time." Quinn remarks.
"Just a habit I guess." She zips up the bag and reaches for something by the TV. "Can we watch this at your house please?" Rachel holds up 'West Side Story'.
"No…" Quinn started before Rachel interrupted.
"Please Quinn, I need to watch it at least once a week and I know it's weird but please, Quinn," Rachel begged.
"I meant no as in you don't have to bring your copy of it. I sort of… have… it…" Quinn felt embarrassed to confess to having it.
Rachel beamed. "You like 'West Side Story'!?" Rachel exclaimed.
Quinn blushed "Yeah, I do." Quinn sighed.
"I never knew you liked these things." Rachel was still smiling.
"So you forgot that I like them?" Quinn stared playfully angry at Rachel.
"What'd you mean?" Rachel asked curious.
"Let's get back to my house and watch the movie," Quinn said changing the subject. "My mother's gonna worry if we're gone too long."
"Okay." Rachel took her bag and they went out and to the car.
…
"I can't believe we're actually having a sleepover," Rachel said while driving back to Quinn's house.
"Neither am I." Quinn smiled as she looked down "If it were under any other circumstances, it would've been some prank I was going to pull on you."
"I wouldn't have put it past you," Rachel said unsteady.
"Rachel, don't you trust me?" Quinn scoffed.
"Of course I do… Now," Rachel said as they stop at Quinn's house. They got out and into the house. "So are we gonna watch it now?" Rachel asked a little pleadingly.
"Yeah of course." Quinn inserted the disc and they started watching, neither talking during the movie. When the movie was over, Rachel got up "Well, I'm going to get ready for bed." She went to the bathroom and Quinn went to her room and started getting into her PJ's. When Rachel got out of the bathroom, Quinn took a double take. Rachel was wearing a tanktop and very short pants. Quinn felt overdressed in her PJ's.
"Wow, Rachel," Quinn muttered.
"I know I look ridiculous. But my other sleepwear was dirty." Rachel blushed as she felt Quinn's eyes on her.
"I think it looks sexy, you should wear that more often." Quinn blushed as soon as she realized what she just said.
"Quinn?" Rachel frowned and smiled.
"Yeah, Rachel?"
"Did you just call me…?" Rachel blushed.
"I guess I did." Quinn blushes "Let's just get to bed." Quinn fell back onto the bed.
"Yeah," Rachel joined her and they just relaxed in silence.
"You've asked me the question, now it's my turn. How did you not know I was Lucy, like didn't you even have a clue I was Lucy?" Quinn looked at Rachel.
"Well, maybe a slight resemblance in freshman year, until you were so mean to me. I thought Lucy would never be so mean so I never thought of you as Lucy after that. You were just that mean cheerleader after that" Rachel stated.
Quinn frowned slightly "Okay. At least now we have time to become friends again." Quinn smiled.
"Yeah, I guess we do." Rachel started yawning. "Do you mind if I sleep now, it's actually past my bedtime." Rachel pulled the covers over her.
"Sure, Rach. I'm tired too." Quinn also pulled the covers over her and turned off the lights. "Night Rachel."
"Night Quinn," Rachel said back.
...
3 Hours later…
"Quinn, are you awake?" Rachel whispers.
"Yeah, I can't get to sleep." Quinn whispers.
"Me too." Rachel starts to sit up and Quinn turns on the light.
"Do you maybe want something to drink? Milk? Water?" Quinn asks.
"Some milk would be nice," Rachel said with a nod.
Quinn opens the door and almost collides with her mother who is also about to open the door.
"Mom!" "Quinn!" they both shriek and Rachel laughs at the scene.
"I saw the light was on and I thought maybe you wanted some chocolate cake?" Judy smiles.
Rachel gets up "I would love some chocolate cake!"
Quinn nods "Looks like we want some chocolate cake."
"Go help yourself, it's in the fridge. I already got mine." Judy holds a plate with chocolate cake. "Goodnight girls," she says as she walks off to her room.
"Night Mom."
"Goodnight Judy."
"Let's get some chocolate cake." Rachel looked excitedly at Quinn.
"Let's go." They walked to the kitchen.
"Big or small slice?" Quinn asks as she opens the fridge to take out the cake.
"Big please." Rachel nods.
"Big it is." Quinn gets a knife and two plates. She cuts off two big slices of cake. "Here you go" and hands her a cake slice and joins her with her own.
"Thanks. I love chocolate cake," Rachel says and bites into it and moans in delight.
"I can see that." Quinn snorts as she starts eating her cake.
"This chocolate cake is absolutely one of the best I've ever tasted," Rachel says as she takes another bite.
"I know right… My mom buys it in this small bakery. Ham's Delights," Quinn says with a smile.
Rachel starts giggling "Ham's Delights? Sounds like a place where they make ham snacks."
"No, only sweet type things, no piece of meat anywhere. The owner's name is Ham Johnson." Rachel's giggling is making Quinn giggle. "Rachel your giggle is contagious."
"I know" Rachel continues. "Quinn, your giggle is making me giggle."
"We are not good for each other at…" Rachel looks at her wristwatch "… quarter past one a.m. in the morning," Quinn said still giggling.
Rachel starts to choke on a piece of cake.
"Rachel!" Quinn got up lighting fast behind Rachel. The blonde starts to hit Rachel's back repetitively, Rachel spits out the piece of cake choking her.
"Are you okay, Rachel?" Quinn asked really worried.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you," Rachel's voice is still groggily after the piece of cake she choked on.
"It was nothing." Quinn blushes.
"It wasn't nothing, if you didn't do that I could've died you know," Rachel expressed overdramatically.
"But you didn't and that's all that counts," Quinn smiled a little.
When they finished eating their cake, they went back to Quinn's room and fell asleep easily.
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