A/N: So sorry for the lateness of this chapter. My schedule just got incredibly hectic because I started working at Jimmy John's. Plus there will be school starting soon and I am going to be a writing tutor as well. My free time will be limited, but I will continue writing, don't worry about that.
The song used in this chapter is Two is Better Than One by Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift. The song has been added to the playlist and the link will be at the bottom of the page.
Ch. 22: Two is Better Than One
It was an early Tuesday morning when Amanda was asked to do something she never wanted to do, but it was very rare that her mamí would ask for a favor. Her mamí had just asked her to help out at the restaurant. And of course her mamí had asked in front of her momma so there really was no choice in the matter.
"What would I have to do?"
"Well you would help out in the back and the front. Basically you are going to be a floater until I can find the people qualified to take over. You would really be helping me Mandy."
"I already said I would do it. I may not like it, but I'll do it," Amanda says before clearing the table. She had to meet Beth in a few minutes. "I really don't want it to cut into my Beth time."
Santana throws a grin at her wife and turns to her daughter.
"How are you and Beth doing? It's been what, a month since you started dating?"
Amanda smiles and plops down back in her chair.
"It's really amazing. She's caring and attentive and we get along well. This relationship thing is easy. I can't believe that I have never done it before."
Brittany shakes her head.
"You've never had a relationship before because you've never found the person you wanted to have a relationship with until now."
Amanda grins with a blush and looked down at the watch on her wrist. She stands up from her seat and kisses her mother's on the cheek.
"I've got to go."
The front door slams shut and Santana turns her attention to her wife.
"She's happy and so in love it kind of makes me sick."
Brittany giggles and gets up from her chair to sit down in her wife's lap. Santana wraps her arms around her wife. After their date night with their friends and seeing how much in love her daughter was made Santana realize that she wasn't going to waste any more time with the life she had now. Brittany had been spending nights in the same bed with Santana ever since.
"You're not sick. You're happy that our daughter is happy."
"Of course I am," Santana says seriously as she playfully nips at her wife's neck causing Brittany to squirm. "Things are finally back to normal and even more so because Amanda found her better half already."
Brittany kisses her wife before getting out of her lap and starts clearing off the table. She smiles when Santana helps her out.
"How would you feel if I started working again?"
Santana freezes in her moments and glances at her wife before going back to bringing dishes to the sink.
"It's not my choice Britt. If you want to work you can. I'm not the boss."
Brittany could tell her wife was worried that she would go on tour again so Brittany decides to ease her wife's fears a little bit.
"I wouldn't go on any tours. I'd try and find work as a dance teacher at one of the studios."
Santana places the dishes in the sink and leans against the counter.
"There aren't any dance studios in Lima. The only one that was here had been shut down because the owner croaked. Where would go?"
Brittany shrugs her shoulders.
"I might have to travel to a different city near Lima, but we could make it work, right? I really miss dancing."
Santana smiles and nods her head.
"Yeah, we'd work it out."
*Friend to a Stranger*
The New Directions were all talking about the current problem that they had. They had no set for Regional's which was problematic. Regional's was only a month or so away and they were really far behind.
Rachel had been working hard on possible song selections and she was close to finalizing them. However they were officially down two members since Amanda and Beth's punishment ended.
Rachel stood in front of the club with a sigh.
"Okay everybody, I know the morale in this club is kind of low right now, but that doesn't mean we just stop. We practice and we practice to make sure everything is done right."
"But we're down two members and Regional's is coming around the corner," Sara says getting the attention of the club. "We won't be able to compete if we don't have twelve members and no one really wants to join glee club anyway."
"We may be able to help with that!"
All eyes turn to the doorway where Beth and Amanda were holding hands. Rachel smiles brightly at the sight of her daughter and her girlfriend.
"We don't want you here," Jack says in distaste. He was still angry for the way Beth and Amanda treated his sister.
Beth lets go of Amanda's hand and stepped further into the room.
"The way I see it is that your club is down two members. If Amanda and I officially join then you have the numbers to compete. You all are really talented and I know Lucy loves glee club," Lucy smiles at her sister. "If she couldn't compete I don't know what would happen. I just don't want to see her look sad," Beth looks around the room. "You guys are all family. You are all really close and Amanda and I are the newcomers. I know what it's like. We've all made mistakes and I've been trying to fix them. Sara knows that I'm sorry and you guys don't have to like me, but I just want you all to be able to compete."
"I'm sorry too," Amanda says as she locks eyes with Sara who was staring right at Amanda and Beth. "I'm really sorry, but the last few weeks I've seen all of you and you are all so talented and you are all so happy that I just want to be a part of it, that's all."
The room is quiet until Sara breaks the silence.
"Can you two even sing?"
Beth and Amanda grin at each other and then get ready to start singing their duet they had practiced for. Beth grabs the guitar from the side of the room and stands next to her duet partner. She started strumming the guitar as her voice fills the room.
Italics: Amanda and Beth
Italics: Beth
Normal: Amanda
I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life
And I thought hey
You know this could be something
'Cause everything you do and words you say
You know that it all takes my breath away
And now I'm left with nothing
Beth glances at Amanda before looking at the glee club. Some members had raised eyebrows and others, like Lucy, had their mouth hanging open slightly. As the chorus starts, the club gets to hear Amanda's voice as well.
So maybe it's true, that I can't live without you
Well maybe two is better than one
There's so much time, to figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two, is better than one
Rachel takes a seat near the back of the room and watch as her daughter and her girlfriend surprise the glee club with their talent. Maybe she had to think about adding a duet into the regional's performance.
I remember every look upon your face,
The way you roll your eyes, the way you taste
You make it hard for breathing
'Cause when I close my eyes and drift away
I think of you and everything's okay
And finally now, we're leaving
And maybe it's true, that I can't live without you
Well maybe two is better than one
There's so much time, to figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking two, is better than one
Yeah, yeah
For the first time in a month, Sara was beginning to understand why her relationship with Beth fell apart. For one, she never knew Beth could sing, but apparently Amanda did. For two, she saw the way the two lovers looked at each other and she had never seen the love in Amanda's eyes ever before. Was she still angry that she was cheated on? Yes, but it's rare that somebody finds their soul mate in high school. She doesn't think Beth and Amanda will last and once they break up it will be Sara's chance to get what she truly wants and that's Beth.
I remember what you wore on the first day
You came into my life
And I thought hey
Maybe it's true, that I can't live without you
Maybe two is better than one
There's so much time, to figure out the rest of my life
And you've already got me coming undone
And I'm thinking
Oooh I can't live without you
'Cause baby two is better than one
There's so much time, to figure out the rest of my life
And I've figured out with all that's said and done
Two, is better than one
Two, is better than one
Beth and Amanda finish the song in perfect harmony. They were facing each other with loving smiles on their faces. They turned their heads to the group and wait.
Jason Henderson looked around at his fellow club members and wondered if anyone was going to say anything. He locked eyes with his girlfriend, Lucy and knew he had to do something. He was captain and they all looked up to him. He stood up from his chair and started clapping. Soon enough the rest of the club did as well.
Rachel makes her way up to the front.
"Welcome to glee club!"
*Friend to a Stranger*
"So you have to work at the restaurant now?" Lucy asks as she, Beth and Amanda take up space in the living room. The Lopez's were at the Fabrays for dinner. The adults were all currently working on it and they had told the teen girls that they were not needed in the kitchen.
Amanda nods her head and sips her water.
"Mamí needs help at the restaurant. It's like a family business. I can't let her down. Besides it will only be for a while, at least until she hires people that are actually competent at their jobs."
"I'm always up for some extra cash," Lucy states with a grin. "If you ever need some help for a few hours just give me a call."
Beth nods her head in agreement. Lucy leans back in her chair and grins at her sister and her best friend.
"Can we please talk about what happened today in Glee? How the hell did I not know that you two could sing?"
"It's not really something I like to talk about. I really don't like talking about anything from my past, but you guys needed more people and I know that glee club is important to you."
Lucy smiles gratefully at her sister.
"Thanks Beth."
"It's no problem. We're family and I've been learning what that means."
Amanda smiles softly as she watches her girlfriend and her best friend continue to talk. When Beth had first come to town she knew Lucy had severally hated the punkish girl; the hatred grew when she realized that Beth was actually her sister. Watching their sisterly bond grow, Amanda couldn't help, but feel a little left out. Sometimes it sucked when you were an only child.
*Friend to a Stranger*
"Okay, so what is your news Q ball," Santana says with a grin as she gathers food onto her plate.
Quinn glares playfully at her friend as she passes a plate of dinner rolls to her wife.
"Well, Rachel and I have been talking a lot lately. Everyone at this table knows that I have quit my job and that I have been trying to figure out what the hell I want to do. With much debate I have figured out what I am going to do. It just may take awhile before it happens."
"What are you going to do mom?" Lucy asks as tries to ignore the whispering going on between Beth and Amanda.
Quinn looks to her wife who smiles brightly.
"I've decided to open my own practice. The reason why it may take some time is because if I can't find a location I may just have to build a location which takes time. In the mean time I will be helping Rachel with Glee."
"What?" Beth asks as she snaps out of her conversation with her girlfriend.
"I'm helping with Glee. I hope that's okay."
All eyes turn to Beth when they pick up the uncertainty in Quinn's voice.
"Of course it is. I was just surprised. I think it would be kind of cool. Are you going to sing?"
Quinn's eyes light up at what her daughter tells her.
"I might. Rachel and I will probably want to show the club what it was like when we were in Glee club."
Beth smiles and starts to eat her food. Everyone else does as well.
*Friend to a Stranger*
"I am so excited to team up with you in glee," Rachel says as she walks out of the bathroom and into the bedroom.
Quinn smirks and places her book on the nightstand.
"Did Rachel Berry actually say she was excited to team up with someone instead of wanting to be solo?"
Rachel rolls her eyes and climbs into bed next to her wife. Quinn turns off the lamp and lies down on the bed. She giggles when Rachel rolls on top of her.
"No, Rachel Fabray is excited to be teaming up with her wife," Rachel rests her forehead against her wife's. "I'm really happy."
"Me too," Quinn says as her lips glide against Rachel's. Quinn's hands find their way to her wife's backside and Rachel squeals when it is squeezed.
"Baby," Rachel whispers a little breathlessly as she starts rocking.
Quinn's eyebrow lifts slightly.
"Are we getting a little over the clothes action right now?"
Rachel grins and shakes her head. She sits up and lifts her tank top over her head. Quinn's eyes zero in on Rachel's chest. Rachel laughs before lifting her wife's head slightly so Quinn was looking in her eyes.
"I don't want to be the only one naked."
Quinn grins and flips Rachel over before undressing.
A/N: I do have one quick question for everyone. Am I including the original glee characters enough or does it seem like this story is more about their kids? Should I add them in more? I'd really like everyone's opinion.
sometimes I hate fanfiction when I want to put in a link...Just put the first part into the search bar( and fix the spaces) and then add the second part...I'd suggest bookmarking the page once you get to it so you don't have to bother with trying to find it.
****I will also post this link on my profile page*****
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