A/N: I'm back with another chapter. Are you all excited? I know I am. So this chapter is slightly longer then the last one, but not long enough in some aspects. I just didn't want to put everything into one chapter so I hope you are all okay with that.

There is plenty more drama to come and some more characters to appear like possible Puck?

Stay Tuned.

Chapter Eight: Finally Home

All the adults and Lucy sat around the table at the Berry household. When they had gotten there it seemed like all traces of Beth were gone. All her things from her room were gone and all that was left was a note.

Lucy sat in her chair and toyed with the note in her hand. Beth had written a short little paragraph for everybody.

To my so called family,

Mason and Jason, you two are the only men in my life who had not beat me, who had not tried anything sexual with me. You were two men who tried to give me everything that I deserved and I would like to thank you for that. I know you loved me, it showed in your eyes. I just wished I had the guts to say it to your face. I love you both very much and I'm sorry I had to go.

Rachel, you have this presence about you that I can't understand, but I do know it was probably one of the reasons why Quinn fell in love with you. You shine without having said or done anything and just knowing you have made me a better person. Take care of your family.

Quinn. There are so many words that I have in my head, but I can't seem to get them down on this piece of paper and I want to so badly. I understand why you did what you did and I forgive you. You may not believe that, but it's true. I forgive you and I think it's time you forgive yourself. Every time I look at the letter Q on my wrist, I'll be thinking of you, mom.

Lucy, you are something else I'll tell you. I love how you handle yourself in school and despite the slushy attack that you ordered Sara to do I still think you are a truly great person. It's not your fault Lucy so don't you think about crying over me. What I saw you do today, you made me proud. You never let anyone get away for anything. I'm proud to call you my sister. I need a favor as well. Could you tell Sara, I'm sorry, that I am truly sorry that I won't be there for her anymore? Tell her I'm just sorry.

I love you all,

Beth Noel

"What are we going to do?" Quinn questions the adults at the table. "What can we do?"

"Sweetie, we can't do anything. Beth is a ward of the state. They can give and take her away without any rhyme or reason. She belongs to the state and not us," Rachel reasons to her wife.

Quinn shakes her head.

"It doesn't make sense. I carried her for nine months. Doesn't that mean anything to anyone? She's my first born. I've got to be able to do something."

James looked up from the table and questioned Quinn about something from the past.

"Quinn, did you officially give up your parental rights?"

Quinn furrows her eyebrow.

"What are you talking about?"

"What happened at the hospital after you gave birth to Beth?"

Lucy stopped messing with the paper and looked at her mom. She wanted to know what happened as well. Rachel grabbed her wife's hand in reassurance.

"I remember holding her and I remember someone from the state coming in and taking her away," Quinn wiped the tears falling from her face with her free hand. "I spent a half hour with her before they took Beth away, that's all I remember."

Mason looks at Jason with a smile.

"She never gave up her parental rights."

"Can someone please tell me what that means?"

Everyone was surprised when it was Lucy that spoke up.

"Legally she can't be adopted without your rights relinquished. In this case since you haven't signed anything to that affect, legally, Beth is still yours meaning you still hold temporary parental rights."

Rachel smiles at her daughter's brightness.

"Honey, she means that we can have some judge have Beth stay with us and then she can't go away anymore. And in time you can adopt her or get your temporary rights put into full custody or however you want to phrase that."

Quinn looks at everyone in hope.

"Is there a chance that I can get Beth?" Mason and James nod their head with a smile. Quinn frowns after thinking about it. "But that means she wouldn't be your foster daughter anymore."

"Quinn, if you take her then she'll be our granddaughter. We would like that. She is a part of this family."

Quinn looks at her wife and daughter.

"Are you two okay with this? Are you okay with having Beth stay with us?"

Rachel smiles and nods her head as she looks at Lucy. Lucy takes one look at the paper and nods her head.

"She's my sister. I need her," Lucy admits.

"Then let's get things started."

-Friend to a Stranger-

Beth laid her head on the cot in the group home. She hated this place. She hated all places, but mostly she hated herself for being put in this situation. Beth looks at her wrist and traces the Q as small tears fall from her eyes. She was never a crier, but things lately had changed her mind on the idea. In the morning she was being driven to a boot camp for state teens whose behaviors were not the norm. Beth rolled over and sighed. She really hated her life.

-Friend to a Stranger-

"I don't understand," Sara says as she looks at her friend. "How can they just take her?"

Lucy shrugs her shoulders as she rearranges things in the guestroom. If things worked out right then this would be Beth's room.

"I don't know because they're the state and can do anything, who knows. But my parents have pushed through many hoops so hopefully they can get Beth in time."

"In time for what?" Sara questioned, worried about her girlfriend.

"It beats me, but whatever it is let's just hope Beth isn't in a worse place then before."

-Friend to a Stranger-

Rachel and Quinn were in their car after coming back from speaking to their lawyer. Things had been pushed through and Quinn had received temporary custody of Beth. Fern was going to be bringing her by in a few hours. Beth had no idea because Quinn didn't want Beth in the courtroom.

"Do you think Beth will ask about Puck?" Quinn questions her wife as they pull into their driveway.

"I think it's only natural that she would. Lucy has only spoken or seen Noah a few times. I'm sure at some point Beth will ask. The real question is are you going to tell Noah about what is going on?"

"I will eventually but right now is it so wrong that I kind of want her for myself."

"No baby, it isn't. She's your daughter," Rachel whispers.

Quinn looks at her wife sadly.

"Hey, when I was pregnant with her, every day I wished it was your baby too."

"She's yours Quinn and that's enough for me," Rachel replies with honesty before quickly pecking her wife and getting out of the car. There were tons of things to do before Beth arrived. She needed to start fast.

-Friend to a Stranger-

Beth was once again riding in Fern's car on the way to her new home. She hated doing this all the time. She just wished that at some point, something could actually be permanent. She thought she had that with the Berry's, but apparently she was wrong.

"You are one liked kid, do you know that?"

"Whatever," Beth says bitterly.

"Beth, you aren't going to the camp I told you about."

Beth looks at Fern with a raised eyebrow.

"Why not?"

"Because apparently there is a place where you rightfully belong and I was ordered to bring you there."

Beth looks out the window when she realizes that Fern had pulled into a driveway. Beth spots Lucy, Rachel and Quinn grinning in front of the house. Beth smiled inwardly.

"Are you serious right now?" Beth questions.

Fern nods her head.

"If everything goes the way I think it will. You won't be leaving anytime soon."

Beth grins and jumps out of the car. She runs straight into Quinn's arms and Quinn hugs her tight.

"Welcome home kid."

And for the first time in her life, Beth finally believed those words.