A/N: Just a quick update, meant for it to be a longer chapter but as usual life got in the way. Hope you like it. Disclaimer: I do not own GLEE or any of its characters. GLEE is the property of FOX and its creators

The weekend had gone fairly quickly for Quinn. She'd spent most of it the library, where she now worked Saturday and Sunday mornings reading to the kids and doing inventory. Judy had clearly been shocked when she found out Quinn had gotten a job.

Quinn was making her breakfast when Judy came in rubbing her eyes and reaching for the coffee. Seeming to only notice Quinn after three sips Judy raised an eyebrow.
"Your up early, sweetheart."

"I have work in a half hour." Quinn replied as she looked at the digital clock on the coffee maker and saw it was already 8:00.

"Work?" Judy stopped mid-sip her eyes growing wide. Quinn sighed, she had known that this conversation would come as soon as Judy found out about the job. She knew what Judy would say, but Quinn had to hold her ground. She needed to be able to provide for her child, it didn't matter what Judy was about to say, you never knew when you'd be alone again.

"Yes, at the Lima Library. I'll be there Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 to 2:30."

"But why? Quinn you don't need to work." Judy said coming around the breakfast counter to stand by Quinn. Quinn could see hurt in Judy's eyes but she ignored it.

"I do. I'm a mom now and I have to be able to provide from my baby."

Judy closed her eyes before looking right at Quinn, "Your keeping the baby?" Quinn shrugged she really didn't know the answer to the question yet. Some days she wanted to keep her child so badly it hurt, on other days when she was feeling alone and young, she told herself the best thing for the baby was to give it up for adoptions. That was all Quinn wanted to do for her child, do what was best and it didn't matter what she wanted in her heart of hearts. She had to be selfless and do what was best for her child, she just didn't know what that was yet.

"I don't know, but if I do, then I have to have the money to provide and take care of it."

"You do, but not now, and even if you keep the baby, I am here to help, you're my daughter and I will provide for you and for my grandchild." Quinn's heart swelled and warmed at Judy's words, and she wanted to believe Judy so much, but she just couldn't. Judy had left her and Frannie, her father had kicked her out, if Quinn had learned one thing in her short years it was that ultimately she was on her own no matter what anyone said, even Frannie had left her even after promising to always be bye her side.

"I get that and thank you, but if I keep this child, she or he will be my responsibility, I won't pawn him or her off on anyone else even you. Plus there are hospital bills to pay."

Quinn watched as Judy took a deep breath. Her hand came and wrapped itself around Quinn's. Quinn tried to pull away but Judy just held on tighter. "If you want to work, then work, I can't stop you nor would I, but there is something I want you to know. I will be paying for the doctor's and hospital bills, you are my child and I will provide for you. When the time comes, I will stand beside you know matter what you choose to do with your child, whether it be adoption or keeping it. Should you keep it, we will provide for it. You will still be in school, still be underage, and I will continue to take care of you whether you are a mother or not. Do you understand me?"

Quinn had nothing to say to Judy's speech so she just nodded. There as a tense serious pregnant pause before Quinn withdrew her hand from Judy's and stepped back. "I have to go to work."

Judy smiled and leaned in kissing her forehead. Quinn tensed. This was the first time Judy had done such an act. Sure she'd hugged Quinn, a lot actually, but she'd never done such and intimate motherly act as kissing Quinn's forehead. Memories of that kiss marking her head nightly as a young child filled Quinn's mind and soul. The familiarity of the action was overwhelming. So Quinn fled, she just turned and left a confused and hurt Judy behind. But Quinn couldn't think about that, she had her first day of work.

The Lima Library was large by any means of the word, in fact it was in an old Victorian style home with three floors of books. The bottom two floors were all the adult books, some computers, and a mini DVD section for rentals. The third floor was to be Quinn's realm. All the children's and teen books were up there. The was a mini turret area up three steps where bean bags and couch were set up for reading hour. To Quinn it was perfect. She'd been to the County Library in Belleville often, actually religiously every Saturday, growing up and though it was huge, the children's section consisted of a corner with a rug in in it where kids sat in a circle in chair listening. That was no way to go to mystical lands with the Pevensies, or fight Death Eaters with Harry Potter, or visit Where the Wild Things Are.. No Lima had it right and Quinn loved her first day. Both story hours were packed with children, the young kids came at 9:00 and the older kids at 11:00. It was nice to read to children who were just as interest in stories, far away lands, and adventure as she was. For the two to six year olds she read The Adventures of Christopher Robin, and for the seven to twelve year olds Alice in Wonderland. After the story hours she learned the catalog system, the computer system, and where the books that needed to be restocked.

Her boss was an older lady about sixty, she was kind and when Quinn told her she was pregnant, the woman laid down the law that as soon as Quinn entered her third trimester she wasn't to pick up any heavy boxes or climb any ladders. "You must keep save for your little one. We don't want anything happening to either of you." Quinn had been so grateful that the woman, so much like Spencer, didn't judge her for her pregnancy and didn't presume anything about Quinn. By the end of the weekend Quinn knew she'd found had home at the Lima Library and that meant more to her than anything.

So the weekend had gone fast, and now Quinn was back at McKinley for her second week of school, she just prayed it wouldn't be as eventful of as the first, but she felt two sets of hand grab he shoulders and lead her into a near by class room she knew her wish would go unfulfilled.

Turning once she herd the door shut she found herself face to face with Santana and Brittany. Brittany had a gigantic smile on her face and was bouncing up and down like toddler who had to go to the bathroom, Santana contrastively had no expression on her face, she was complete neutrality. "What's up?" Quinn said casually to the two girls that she hoped were becoming her friends and two she had a huge favor to ask of.

"We won!" Brittany leapt and Quinn wrapping her up in tight embrace. "You should have seen it Q, we kicked butt at Sectionals. I think I even saw Coach crack a smile during it, and she never does that."

"Congrats Brittney." Quinn didn't mention the nickname the blonde had bestowed upon her, it was kind of cute, and Quinn had never had a nickname before.

"Yeah it wasn't too bad." Santana finally said.

"That's S's way of thanking you too. Coach said she was going to feature the same people for Regionals, that means me and S and well Marsha, but still, we've moved up so far in the ranks, so thanks."

Quinn raked her hair back as she smiled at the duo, "That sounds great. You too deserve it, I could tell you were the best from the moment I watched the squad."

"Coach is looking for you." Santana interjected. Her face still neutral but her eyes studied Quinn carefully.

Raising her eyebrow in confusion Quinn shrugged at the girl.

"I heard her talking, she's going to offer you a spot on the squad. Marsha wasn't too happy about it."

Well that wasn't good. One she couldn't accept the coach offer for obvious reasons and secondly she now had an even bigger bulls eye on her back for Marsha to aim at.

" I thought you'd want to know. Clearly you aren't planning on joining the squad or you would have done so already, so whatever your reason is, make sure it is good because Coach doesn't take being told no lightly. " She paused a moment before stepping closer, "Watch your back, Marsha is nasty." With that Santana turned and left. Brittany smiled "She likes you." Then she hugged Quinn and left.

Quinn stood for a moment alone in the classroom. McKinely was a weird school. She felt like a spy being pulled into empty classroom for secret meeting, because that was what had just happened. Santana had wanted to worn Quinn about Coach and Marsha, but she hadn't wanted anyone else to see or her. Shaking her head Quinn headed out to her locker.

It was just before lunch that she got her first two slushie's of the week. The perpetrators were too football players but Quinn could see Marsha glaring at her from down the hall. Grabbing her books from the floor where she'd dropped them as the ice needles hit her face she walked right passed Marsha as she did so she made sure to rub her arm getting slushie on the girl. "Having a nice day?" she smiled sweetly before winking and turning down the next hall.

By the end of the day Quinn was exhausted. That was one thing she hated about pregnancy other than puking every few hours, it was that she had no energy anymore. By the time she got back to Judy's from school all she wanted to do was sleep.

"Barbie, get over here now." Coach Sylvester beckoned crooking her finger and Quinn from her office doorway. Not in the mood for a fight Quinn complied and walked into the Cheerios den.

Please Review