A/N: Another chapter for my reviewers. Quinn will find out about Beth soon I promise, but until that time you will just have to be happy with this.

Chapter Four: The Next Step

"I don't like this daddy, I don't like this at all," Rachel says as she paces around the room. "I can't keep something like this from my wife."

James nods his head in understanding.

"Rachel, will you please sit down for a moment?"

Rachel sighs, but eventually sits down next to her father in the Berry family room.

"How did you find her?" Rachel asks with a whisper.

"It wasn't that hard. Your dad and I found her and were told of her past. We decided to take her in. Beth has been through a lot Rachel."

"She was supposed to be adopted. Why wasn't she adopted?"

"There are so many other children that don't get adopted Rachel, Beth just happened to be one of them."

Rachel runs her hand through her hair.

"I remember holding her while Quinn was sleeping. She looked at me with those expressive eyes. Daddy, one look into Beth's eyes, Quinn will figure it out. Then there is Beth's tattoo which I am incredible upset about along with those piercings, I mean who let her have those. It's ridiculous," Rachel finishes with a huff.

"Rachel as far as your dad and I know, Beth doesn't know anything about her biological parents. The only thing she knows is that her mother's name started with a Q."

"Rachel, what are you thinking right now?"

"We never told Lucy about Beth. Quinn was still upset about putting Beth up for adoption. When we wanted to get pregnant Quinn thought it would take more than once for the procedure to work, but it didn't, it took on the first try and add to the fact that Lucy turned out to be girl put more flames on the fire. Quinn thinks about Beth every day. I see it in her eyes."

James scratched at his eyebrow.

"Beth and Lucy don't like each other very much do they?"

"How'd you guess?"

"You are worried about Lucy. Add to the fact that I know Lucy ordered the slushy for Beth the other day. They already have the sibling rivalry going on. Honey, I don't want to push this issue on you, but considering we are fostering Beth you need to talk to Quinn. Maybe we can have dinner on a night were Mason and Quinn are off from work and Quinn can try to figure it out on her own. At that point Beth would've figured it out as well."

Rachel nods her head and sighs. She plays around with her wedding ring.

"When Quinn and I broke up in high school, I thought that was the end of it. I really did."

James nods his head, "I know sweetie."

Rachel shakes her head. "No, you don't. The day that Quinn told me she was pregnant I was going to ask her to go out with me again," Rachel looks at her father with sad eyes. "I was, but I saw her run out of the Glee room and into the bathroom. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Noah edge forward until I took bigger steps and then I knew. I put the pieces together. I helped Quinn in the bathroom and then she told me and then my heart broke all over again."

James sat closer to his daughter.

"Sweetie, why didn't you tell me this before?"

"I didn't even tell Quinn. She would've felt guiltier then she already was. Daddy she had the reminder of it all with her for nine months. Noah, he didn't do anything and I knew Quinn needed someone."

"Honey, I think you need to talk big time with your wife. You can't keep this in. It's not healthy."

"I've kept it in for sixteen years. It's not going to make a difference now."

Rachel kept thinking about her first meeting with Beth. She had noticed the scars on the young girl's back, but never said anything about it.

"Do you know about the scars?" James nods his head. "Do you know what they are from?"

"Rachel, I can't discuss that with you and don't go asking your dad either, talk to Beth and if she doesn't want to tell you then that's up to her."

Rachel bites the bottom of her lip and stands up.

"I better go. I still have Glee, but I'll talk to Quinn and set up a time for that dinner."

James nods his head and stands up to hug his daughter.

"I still think you should talk to Quinn about some of your past despite it being over a decade of time."

Rachel shrugs her shoulders before walking out the front door.

-Friend to a Stranger-

"Your friend Lucy is quite protective of you," Beth mentions as she and Sara sit down in the auditorium.

"I'm sorry about that. Lucy just believes in the social order and I think its crap. Truth is I never bought into it, but it's easier when you have a group of people behind you instead of against you."

"I know what you mean."

Beth looks out towards the chairs and smiles slightly when she feels Sara grab her hand and starts tracing her tattoo.

"This is really pretty," Sara comments.

"Yeah."

"Do you have any others?" Sara asks gently.

Beth nods her head.

"I have small Angel on my hip. It represents the hope that I try to find when I'm in bad situations. The type of situations that get me hurt because of who I am," Beth has tears start to fall from her eyes. Sara gently wipes them away. "I'm sorry; I'm not normally like this. I don't make it a habit of telling people this."

"Why me?"

Beth grabs Sara's hand and squeezes it.

"You're different…you're just different."

"Is that a good different?" Sara asks as she leans closer to Beth.

Beth nods her head not trusting her words at this point. Since the moment she had set eyes on Sara she had made it her mission to get to know her on a more personal level and judging Sara's movements Sara felt the same way.

"Beth, can I do something right now?" Beth nods her head. "I'm going to kiss you, okay?"

Beth just leans closer and lightly kisses Sara on the lips. Sara smiles and kisses back.