A/N: Wow, um…I really have no excuses for not updating. I was normally supposed to be writing my Glee fics on the weekends, but apparently in the past weeks I just haven't had the time. So sorry, but hopefully you'll like this update.
Chapter Six: Dinner Discussions
"You shouldn't let her get to you," Sara says as she sits down next to Beth.
"It doesn't matter. I'm always going to be the bastard child. That's never going away Sara, ever."
"Beth, you can't give up. Lucy is strong willed, but she'll come to terms with it. I mean Rachel and Quinn lied to her for a very long time and now everything is changing."
Beth looks at Sara with an interesting expression.
"It sounds like you like her which is funny because you're supposed to be dating me."
Sara blushes and shakes her head.
"I'm new at this okay? I didn't even know I was gay, okay?"
"You might not be and it's okay, but if you like Lucy you gotta tell me before I could get really invested in this."
"Lucy is straight and I don't like her like that. I had a crush maybe, but I don't like her like that. But I do have to warn you about someone."
"Who?"
"Amanda, she is the girl that likes a challenge and she's Lucy best friend that likes to piss her off sometimes. She might come after you…to try and date you." Beth raises an eyebrow. "She knows who she is and she's not afraid to admit it."
"She came out," Beth guesses.
Sara nods her head.
"Yeah, she did, after she kissed me."
"Huh?"
Sara looks over her shoulder and spots Quinn.
"I'm going to head inside. Don't be too long okay?"
Beth just nods her head and continues to look around the yard.
-Friend to a Stranger-
Quinn walks out the back and spots Beth sitting on the steps looking around the yard. Quinn didn't know what she was feeling at this point. To be honest the moment that she had given Beth away she honestly believed she would never see her again, but now that she has she doesn't know what to do. She may be her mother, but she's not her mom.
"Are you just going to stand there or are you going to sit down?"
Quinn's lips curl into a smile as she sits down next to Beth.
"I don't know what to say."
"I figured," Beth mentions as she scratches her nose. "I mean really, what does someone say in a situation like this. You can't act normal because it's not normal."
"I didn't think I would ever see you."
Beth nods her head in understanding.
"I stopped dreaming of meeting you when I was seven. I hate Lucy by the way."
Quinn chuckles.
"She's threatened. She's a lot like me. You threaten her Beth. She never knew about you. Rachel and I never told her. But I can tell you that you both share the same mother and father."
Beth glances at Quinn with a raised eyebrow.
"That just makes it worse."
"You're not happy."
Beth turns to Quinn with a glare.
"And you're a genius, congratulations you've pegged my emotions. Not many people can do that."
"I did give birth to you."
Beth stands from the steps and looks at Quinn.
"That's all you can claim. You gave birth to me. You gave me life, but that's it. You can't claim anything else. While you were having this perfect little family I was stuck with horrible. Getting beaten ever night is not something I would wish on my worst enemy which just so happens to be my sister. Don't sit there and try to make yourself feel better or ask forgiveness. Because you're not getting it from me!"
Quinn watched as Beth stomped her way into the house. Quinn let the tears fall from her face.
-Friend to a Stranger-
"Lucy, what is wrong with you? How can you act like this?" Rachel questions as soon as Quinn leaves the table.
"I don't want to talk about it."
"That's too bad because we are going to talk about it. Now tell me what is going through your head right now?"
"There are too many changes. I don't like it at all. Mom, why didn't you ever tell me about Beth?"
"Your mom still felt guilty about everything. She felt guilty about giving up Beth. She felt guilty about making Noah give her up even when he wanted to keep her. She felt guilty for having another child just a little while later. Guilt does a lot of things to people Lucy, but you have to understand that your mother loves you with all her heart and that won't ever go away."
"I don't like her," Lucy whispers in honesty.
"I know, but you are a Fabray and you will tolerate her and I don't want to hear anything about you going all slushie war on Beth, do you understand?"
"Yeah, it won't be me."
"Good."
-Friend to a Stranger-
Mason and James were sitting on the bed in their room, not really knowing what to do.
"What do you think is happening down there?"
Mason looks at James with a thoughtful expression.
"Rachel is probably scolding Lucy, Sara is comforting Beth and Quinn will talk to Beth who then will get angry," as if on cue they hear a door slam shut. "And I'm guessing that I was right."
James looks at Mason with a grin.
"How do you do that?"
"With practice, but mostly I know our children and our grandchildren."
"I thought it was kind of sexy," James purrs in Mason's ear. Mason shivers.
"I'm glad."
"Come here," James grabs Mason's face and brings their lips together.
-Friend to a Stranger-
Rachel runs into Beth when she hears the door slam.
"Hold up," Rachel says as she holds out her arms. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I'm going upstairs. Sara will be there."
Rachel lets her go and spots Lucy coming around the corner.
"I'm going to check on your mom."
Lucy shakes her head.
"Let me."
Rachel smiles and nods her head.
-Friend to a Stranger-
Lucy sits down next to Quinn who was busy wiping her tears away.
"I'm sorry I never told you about Beth. It was a really hard time from me then. I did stupid things in high school. They only really good thing I did was tell Rachel how I really felt about her. She changed my life." Quinn turns to her daughter. "I love you Lucy. Just because I found Beth doesn't mean I don't love. Don't forget that please," Quinn pleads.
"I won't," Lucy sniffles. "I'm scared that things are going to change."
"You're just like me baby. Change is hard, but we always find a way to make it work."
"What about Uncle Noah?"
"I don't know Lucy. I just don't know."