Holly sits in the car trying not to ask too many questions but she has never been patient, "Mom" she whines, "please just tell me where we are going?"
Quinn laughs, it's her and Holly's evening together, "just wait darling daughter."
"You know you can be really frustrating" she says with a sigh.
"Me huh. Try living with you sweetie, look I promise, you will love it."
"Fine, so you know how my grounding is nearly up and I have been doing well since I have been back at school."
Quinn smiles, "yes what are you after?"
"A party."
"Where? When? And who's? And you know we will have to ask your Ma."
Holly sighs, Santana has been really funny about parties even more so since Holly lied to go to one, "its Evies next Saturday and at her house."
"Who else is going?"
"Just the normal group of us, we haven't ever caused any trouble at them Mom and you know I don't drink, well not every time."
Quinn smiles, "you know its comments like that, that will stop your Ma agreeing."
"I know I'm only messing, come on please think about it."
"I will, ok we are here."
Holly looks shocked, "Mom it's just a rundown building."
"No a friend of mine lives here, someone I met in college and she is an architect."
"Really then why does she live here?"
"She has just bought it and is turning it into flats, come on we are going to meet her. I know you have been interested in it so thought you two could have a chat maybe help you decide if this is something you want to work towards."
Holly smiles, "thank you this is awesome."
Quinn and Holly go in and speak to her friend for a good hour before heading back to the car and then onto a restaurant, they get inside and order "so what did you think?" Quinn asks.
"It was amazing, she is so talented I'm not sure I could be that good."
"Excuse me of course you can, you can do anything when you put your mind to it, do you think its something you are still interested in?"
Holly nods "yea definitely, I mean college is a few years away but I definitely want to do it, um the thing is about college…"
Quinn puts her hand up, "stop right there, your Ma and I have already got a college savings account for you, so you won't need to worry or depend on college loans."
"But Mom, you have Maya and Lilly as well."
"And they have college funds too so don't worry all THREE of our children will go to college and it be paid for the best education so don't worry about it. All we want in return is you getting the education and getting a job you want, there is nothing worse than being stuck in a job you don't want to do, trust me."
Holly smiles, "thank you, you know for everything, my life has changed so much for the better and I owe it all to you guys."
"You little lady owe us nothing, well maybe grandchildren but not till after college and you are married ok?"
"Ok Mom" she says laughing.
They arrive home to a very quiet house. "Babe where are the girls?" Quinn's asks.
"Well one was tired and the other had a meltdown so they are both in bed."
Holly laughs, "Ma did you tell Lilly no again, you know she doesn't like" she says sitting down next to Santana and cuddling into her side.
"Oh no, it was Maya who had the meltdown."
Quinn looks shocked, "what why?"
"Because I told her she couldn't go out with her friends because her homework wasn't finished. She said she would do it later and I told her no she would do it before, the little madam shouted at me and told me I was mean and unfair. I sent her to her room and she refused to go so I carried her up and gave her bottom a little warming before telling her after dinner she was to shower and go straight to bed."
"Wow that's not like her, was she ok at dinner?"
Santana nods, "yea a lot better, asked to stay up and I said no, she said but you spanked me that was punishment enough" Quinn laughs. "It wasn't funny I had Lilly screaming at the table and refusing to eat so I bathed her, got her some milk and put her to bed then came back down, tidied the kitchen and sent Maya up about an hour ago."
"Ok well I'm going to make a coffee, anyone else want one?"
"Me please Mom" Holly says and Santana nods.
Santana turns to Holly, "so baby, good evening with Mom?"
"Yea it was awesome, her friend is really good."
Santana nods, "yea she did some work on my office for me, so you are still interested?"
"Oh yea but she did say the college course is hard but on the plus its only about half hour away."
"That's cool so you can either live here or stay at college and come home when you want to."
Holly nods, "yea but I don't want to think about that yet."
"Fair enough babe, so how is school?"
"Agh Ma come on I don't want to talk about school."
Santana laughs, "fine sorry, I'm interested in your life."
"I asked Mom if I could go to a party Saturday night?"
"You did huh and what did she say?"
"She asked the usual questions then said she would have to talk to you about it."
Santana nods, "well Mom and I will discuss it ok? We will let you know tomorrow."
"Cool thank you, so what crap is on the box?"
"Watch the language and nothing really, you done all your homework?"
Holly sighs, "most of it Ma, I always get it done you know that."
Quinn walks back in with the coffees, "so what we watching?"
Holly looks to her Ma to see if she is going to go make her do her homework, "grab a film Hols" Santana says.
"Cool, can we watch bounty hunter?"
Santana laughs, "you need to get over this Jennifer Anniston thing sweetie."
"Ma that's not funny."
"I'm not trying to be funny babe she also your screen saver, don't you think she is a little old for you."
Quinn laughs, "San stop teasing her."
"Thank you Mom, you know I love you more right."
Santana pretends to look shocked, "baby you hurt my feelings." They all laugh and sit together to watch the film.
A few days have passed Santana initially said no to the party because of her sneaking out to the last one but after some begging from Holly and promises of not doing it again. Santana backed down and had allowed her to go but she won't let her have a one am curfew, she still has to be home at midnight. Holly didn't want to push it so accepted it.
Santana is picking Maya up from school so they can go on their one on one evening, she asked Maya what she wanted to do and she wants to go see the new Disney film at the cinema then go to McDonalds.
"Hey sweetie you ready?" Santana says to her excited daughter.
"Yes Mama, are we still going McDonalds?"
Santana nods opening the car door, "yes baby that we are and Mama is going to have a big fat quarter pounder with cheese and bacon."
Mays laughs, "Mommy will tell you off."
"Mommy won't know will she?"
"I didn't see anything" Maya says with a smile.
"That's my good girl."
They head off for their food having to have an early tea so they can catch their film. Arriving at the cinema, Maya gets excited, "Mama please can we watch it in 3D?"
"Really that means I have to wear those silly glasses."
"Please Mama I'm like begging here."
Santana laughs, "been listening to your sister again, fine but you owe me."
"What can I give you?"
"Milk duds that's what Mama wants" Maya laughs as they head in to watch their film.
Santana and Maya arrive home to find Quinn playing on the floor with Lilly as soon as she spots her Mama she crawls over to her. Santana picks her up, "you been good little miss?" Lilly nods and Santana smiles.
"Did you enjoy the film baby?" Quinn asks Maya.
"Yes Mommy, I made Mama watch it in 3d and she moaned the whole time."
Quinn laughs, "yea Mama doesn't like the glasses does she?"
"Hello im right here" Santana says, "anyway where is Hols?
"She has gone out but I have told her she has to be home for nine thirty as she was giving me attitude."
Santana shakes her head, "bet that went down well."
"As well as a ton of bricks babe."
By nine, Quinn and Santana had put both Maya and Lilly to bed and were enjoying a bottle of wine when the phone rings, "hello…yes this is…yes I am who is this…what no I'll be there as soon as possible thank you" Quinn hangs up, "that was the police.
"What? Why?"
"They are detaining our daughter that's why."
Santana bolts up from the sofa, "what the hell for?"
"Apparently breaking and entering."
Santana shakes her head, "babe that can't be right."
"I know I'm going down to sort it out, I have only had one sip of wine unlike you who has drank two glasses so you can't drive babe."
"Ok well ring me as soon as you know something."
Quinn nods leaving and heading to the station when she arrives, Holly and Phoebe are stood pacing the room, she turns to see her Mom, "Mom please let me explain it isn't as bad as it looks" she says quickly.
"Well let me tell you how it looks and you tell me if its bad, I'm picking my teenage daughter up from a police station for breaking and entering does that sound bad?"
Holly looks down, "yea I guess but Mom it really isn't that bad and they are not pressing charges."
"I don't care, they are not pressing charges, why the hell am I here picking you up?" She all but shouts.
A police officer comes out, "Mrs Lopez?"
"Yes Phoebe's Mom is on her way."
"Crap couldn't Dad come."
Quinn glares at her, "if I was you I would keep it zipped till your Mother gets here."
"Sorry Auntie Q."
Quinn turns to the officer, "so can you explain why I'm here please?"
"Of course we found your daughter and her girlfriend um kinda naked in bed together in a house that doesn't belong to them."
Quinn turns and glares at her daughter "is this true?" She hisses.
"Yes and no."
"What is no?" She shouts.
"Well the house we were in was my old house that I grew up in, no one ever bought it after my birth Mom left. I used to go there to think and stuff and I kept it tidy then we have been using it to go to."
Quinn sighs, "why didn't you say something?"
"Say what Mom, oh I'm just nipping out to my old house to have sex with my girlfriend."
Quinn takes two quick steps, grabs her daughters arm pulls her forward and smacks her behind hard twice, "do not get an attitude with me right now little girl, I asked you a simple question, what I meant was, why didn't you tell us you wanted to keep the house?"
Holly shrugs whilst rubbing her stinging bottom, "I don't know Mom, because it was my thing I guess I'm sorry."
Quinn rubs her head in her hands, "we will discuss this at home" she turns to the officer, "can I take her home now if no charges are being filed?"
"Yes but we have told them, they won't be so lucky next time."
"Thank you and don't worry we will be having a long discussion about this at home" she says looking at her daughter. "Say bye to Phoebe while I ring your Ma and Brittany."
Quinn steps outside tells Santana she is on her way home and will explain and explained everything to Brittany so she knows what she is walking into. She walks back in and sees Holly upset, "Mom I'm really sorry."
"I know, come on sweetie we need to go and talk to your Ma."
Holly sighs, "Mom, she is going to kill me."
Quinn laughs, "no it won't be too bad."
The car ride home was silent when they arrive at the house, Holly is nervous, Quinn had already rung Santana and told her to stay calm when they get in. They head into the kitchen to find Santana who looks up, "you ok?" She asks Holly who nods, "then you best take a seat and start talking."
Quinn and Santana sit opposite, Quinn feels Santana in on what she knows, "Ma I know you're mad but I didn't break and enter, I had a key."
"That doesn't matter Holly, the house does not belong to you, you can't just go in and use it when you please."
"I know I just" she sighs, "it was just there I guess."
"When did you decide it was a good idea to go from a place you go to think to a place you have sex?"
Holly thinks, "I didn't, it happen just like that Ma honest, it went from me going and thinking, to taking Phoebe there and show her and talk through things then just one day, one thing lead to another and then we started using it regular."
"And you didn't think that was wrong?" Quinn asks her.
"I guess I didn't really think about it, I'm sorry."
Santana shakes her head, "babe they could have pressed charges, you know that right?"
"Yes I know that, I wasn't thinking Ma, I really don't know what else to say other than I'm sorry and it won't happen again."
"You're damn right it won't happen again, I want that key" Santana says holding out her hand.
Holly has a few tears in her eyes, she digs the key out her pocket and hands it over, "I promise I won't use it again for that Ma."
"I know you won't because I will have the key." Holly goes to argue, "don't, you are not having it, end of story."
Quinn looks over to her daughter, "if you want to go somewhere to think or be alone, you will have to go the park or somewhere else because that house is out of bounds if the police catch you there again, you will be arrested."
Holly nods, "ok, so am I in major trouble?"
"Well do you think you should be?" Santana asks.
"Um what?" Holly asks.
Santana looks at Quinn then back to Holly, "I mean do you think you should be punished, honestly?"
Holly looks at both her parents confused they have never done this before, "um I guess, I went somewhere I knew I shouldn't be to do something I knew you guys didn't want me doing and I got caught and arrested."
"And what do you think we should do about it?" Quinn asks.
Holly starts to get upset, "I don't know, I don't get it, why are you asking me?"
"Because you seem to be making a lot of decisions yourself and I figured you would know what to do next?"
"Ok I get it, I screwed up and made the wrong choices and I still need to tell you guys what I'm doing and where I'm going."
Santana nods, "look Holly if they had charged you that is your college education down the drain. We just need you to understand, we say no to things for a reason and we all know if you had asked us we would have said no knowing it was illegal."
"I know guys I really am sorry and I'll never do anything like this again I promise and ill never go anywhere I think you wouldn't allow without your permission."
"Good to hear baby, right it is getting late I think you need to head to bed" Quinn tells her.
"But what about my punishment?"
Santana sighs, "I don't know Holly, we will discuss it tonight, but I can tell you the party this weekend is out of the question."
Holly nods she guessed that would be it, "ok Ma, goodnight guys I'm really sorry again."
"We know, goodnight sweetie" Santana says.
"Night babe, we love you."
Holly nods, "love you both too."
