A/N: So, let's just say this chapter wasn't my first priority in my life. It's more filler than anything and I know it's shorter than most. It's just been awhile since I posted and I figured something is better than nothing.
Ch. 35: Camp Time
"Six hours and counting," Beth says as she lies down on Lucy's bed.
Lucy raises an eyebrow at her sister. She was currently in the middle of packing her bags.
"I know this already. What's up with you?"
Beth sits up and bites the bottom of her lip.
"I had sex last week and yesterday," Beth blurts out.
Lucy nods her head.
"I knew the first part. Didn't know the second thing," Lucy says as she stops packing. "How do you feel about it?" Lucy asks as she sits down on the bed next to Beth.
"Loved," Beth replies softly.
Lucy looks around the room with a small sigh.
"You're lucky."
Beth's face falls.
"Luce, we don't have to talk about this. We-"
Lucy interrupts. "It's alright. You have been through a lot. Last week was a big thing for you."
"I have never been more scared in my entire life, but being with Amanda was a welcomed change. Now I don't think about what happened to me when I was little. I just think about my time with Amanda and it all goes away."
"It sounds like you found the person you want to spend the rest of your life with," Lucy says with a grin.
"I don't know," Beth says with a blush, "maybe. Enough about me, are you almost done packing?"
Lucy stands up from the bed and finished her packing, "Just about. I figured you would be spending more time with Amanda."
"You're leaving too. I gotta spend some time with you too."
Lucy smiles, "I appreciate it."
Beth shrugs her shoulders. "Are you gonna miss me?" Beth asks playfully.
Lucy nods her head and zips up her duffle bag. "I'll miss you and the parents. They are going to bug you like crazy though."
Beth rolled her eyes at the thought. She already knew that. Quinn and Rachel and both mentioned that there was going to be a lot of talking over the summer.
"Yeah. But there isn't anything that I can do about it."
"Good luck."
*Friend to a Stranger*
Rachel and Quinn were in the living room buying time until they had to drop off Lucy at the school to take the coach bus to the camp. They were both lying on the couch. Rachel was lying down with her head in her wife's lap. Quinn was sitting up and flipping through the channels on the television.
"Five hours and we will be one daughter short," Rachel says as she looks at the clock above the television.
"It's weird. The time last year it would've been just us at home after Lucy left. I don't know how Beth is going to handle being alone this summer."
Quinn bites the bottom of her lip and sets the remote down on the table. Quinn hasn't been able to tell her wife that Beth and Amanda progressed in their relationship.
"I think it will be a little harder for her now then a few days ago."
"What do you mean?" Rachel asks.
"Um, there was a night at the cabin when Beth didn't come home until early morning and she wasn't the only one."
"No," Rachel groans as she sits up and pouts at her wife. "That wasn't supposed to happen."
"I know, but there wasn't anything I could do. Santana and I watched them come back. I was gonna go talk to Beth at first, but I didn't."
Rachel raises an eyebrow at her wife.
"I would've gone to talk to her. Why didn't you?"
Quinn looks at her wife lovingly. She knew that her wife had a loving and honest relationship with her parents. She and her dads would talk about anything. Unfortunately, for Quinn, that also included the first time that they had sex.
"Do you remember our first time?"
Rachel grins brightly. Their first time was amazing and Rachel would never forget it.
"I do," Rachel responds.
"Do you also remember how embarrassed I was when you and your dads decided to bring it up in casual conversation?"
Rachel blushes and scoots closer to her wife. Quinn opens her arms and lets Rachel cuddle close.
"Beth is a lot like you. You knew that so bringing it up would've been a bad idea."
Quinn rests her chin on her wife's head.
"Not only that, but I remember how I felt when I took that step with you. I was on a high for days. I didn't want that feeling to go away. I didn't want to ruin that for her, so I let it be."
Rachel contemplates her wife's answer. The romance side of Rachel wanted to agree with her wife, but the otherwise of Rachel, the parent's side, knew that some sort of conversation needed to be had. The timing, however, is up for debate.
"I'll agree with you on this one."
Rachel says with a giggle. "But the next one is all mine."
"Of course, m'lady," Quinn says with a grin before turning Rachel's head so she can lock their lips. Rachel pulls away with a grin.
"Thank you, kind sir."
*Friend to a Stranger*
Santana was sitting at the kitchen table and looking through some papers while Brittany was cleaning up the breakfast that had been made an hour earlier. Amanda was upstairs finishing her packing.
Their time at the cabin seemed to have made their family a little stronger. Amanda was talking to them more and Brittany and Santana were connecting a lot more. What hasn't been brought up yet, was the discussion about a baby. It was something that Brittany had written down on the piece of paper the night they had sat in front of the fireplace. With Amanda gone for the summer, Santana knew that one of the first serious discussions that she and her wife would be having would be about a baby in their future.
Amanda shuffles into the kitchen with a huff and sits across from her mamí. Santana places her paperwork aside and gives her full attention to her daughter.
"What's up?"
"Nothing," Amanda says unconvincingly. "I finished packing, but I don't want to go," Amanda pouts.
"Hija, you know that if you don't go then you can't be on the squad in the fall. I know you don't want to leave Beth this summer, but personally I think it would be a good thing."
Amanda shoots a glare at her mamí. She didn't like her talking bad about her girlfriend.
"What is that supposed to mean?"
Startled by her daughter's tone she raises her hands up in surrender.
"That may have come out wrong. I apologize. I think that spending sometime apart from Beth would be a good thing for both of you. Spending so much time together can hurt a relationship. You have to be able to things on your own. That's all I mean by that."
Brittany places her dirty paper towel in the garbage can.
"I agree with your mamí on this one. When you reconnect it will be that much better," Brittany says as she takes a seat at the table to join her family.
Amanda eventually concedes to what they are saying.
"That doesn't mean I like it. I'm just glad that Lucy will be there. Can you two do me a favor though?" Santana nods her head along with Brittany. "Can you check in on Beth from time to time? It would mean a lot and you guys don't really get along at the moment. Every time you see her you shoot her dirty looks. I don't like it."
Brittany raises an eyebrow at her wife. Brittany knew why Santana was doing what she was doing. Santana had told her that Amanda and Beth had sex and she was willing to let it go because she knew how important Beth was to Amanda. Santana didn't like it one bit.
"I'm sorry," Santana says in apology. "I will stop the looks and try to get to know your girlfriend better."
Amanda grins and goes to give her mamí a hug.
"Thank you," Amanda whispers in her ear.
"You're welcome," Santana says back.
*Friend to a Stranger*
Both families made their way towards the school and met outside the coach bus that was taking the girls to the camp. Amanda and Beth were quick to reach each other. They both wrapped their arms around each other and stood that way for a minute or so.
"I'm really going to miss you," Amanda says with a small smile.
Beth kisses Amanda softly on the lips and pulls away.
"I'm going to miss you too, but once you get back we can spend a lot of time together. You can tell me all about your summer at camp and I'll tell you all about the trouble I get into this summer."
"I just wish this summer camp was short so that I could spend more time with you, but I know that it won't and I will be busting my ass. Hopefully your summer will be better than mine."
Beth chuckles and shakes her head.
"It can't be that bad."
From the corner of her eye, Beth spotted an older woman in a tracksuit come off the bus with a megaphone in her hand.
"Alright you sorry losers get in the bus so that I can get this summer from hell started!"
Beth pulls away from her girlfriend.
"Maybe you are right."
Amanda just nods her head.
"This summer will go by fast. I promise and when I get back things will be exactly the same."
"I hope so."
Amanda leans forward and kisses Beth. She pulls away with a grin.
"I love you."
"I love you, too."
*Friend to a Stranger*
After Sue's announcement, Lucy turned towards her parents and rolled her eyes. It looked as though they were barely holding it together. Quite frankly, it was a little embarrassing.
"You two can stop now. I'll be gone for a few months, not the rest of my life."
Rachel let's go of her wife's hand and quickly wraps her daughter into a hug.
"I know it's just sad to see you go."
"She's right, Luce, we went through this last year and we will go through it next year. We are parents and it's hard seeing our kids leave."
Lucy nods her head after she pulls away from her mother.
"I get that, but this year is different. You have another daughter to look out for. Now you can spend your time taking care of Beth instead of worrying about me even though I'm fine."
Quinn hugs Lucy and places a kiss on her head. She pulls away with a grin.
"We will be fine. You just have fun, okay?"
Lucy nods her head with a smile. Beth and Amanda make their way over. Amanda looks at Lucy.
"We should probably get on the bus," Amanda suggests.
Lucy nods her head and turns to her sister.
"See you later."
"Later," Beth replies with a grin.
Amanda and Lucy make their way on the bus leaving the parents and Beth watching as the bus drives off.
"I'm sad now," Beth says as she leans her head against Quinn's shoulder. Quinn wraps an arm around her waist.
"We will have fun," Quinn whispers as she watches Santana and Brittany get into their car. "Won't we baby?" Quinn asks her wife.
"Absolutely," Rachel says with a grin. "We just have to find something that we all can enjoy."
Beth pulls away from Quinn and smiles at Rachel before heading to the car.
Quinn looks at Rachel who smiles.
"It's going to be okay," Rachel reassures her wife.
"You're right," Quinn replies with a grin. "Let's go home."
A/N: I wanted it to be longer, but again this chapter sets up for the next and I can't really add anything more. There is a major storyline coming up and I have a feeling that a lot of people won't be happy, but I've had this plan since I started and I don't want to change it. No worries though…MORE DRAMA TO COME!
In other news, I go back to work starting next week. I partially tore my MCL back in April and I am finally off work restrictions.