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Chapter 23:

Happy Beth's day!

Ten years, she can barely believe it. This day ten years ago she was giving birth to a beautiful little girl. Seeing Beth with her friends happy as ever, makes everything she went through worthwhile. Now, all pain and tears are nothing compared to her daughter happiness. She made the right choice, she is more certain about it than ever. She was a lost teenage back then. A girl full of doubts and insecurities, a girl who couldn't take care of herself let alone a little girl.

There were times she questioned herself about her decision of giving Beth to adoption, but how could she known that her mother would have taken her back? Besides keeping Beth didn't mean she was going to be necessarily a good mother. They are an odd and unusual family, but they are happy and that's all that matters.

"She is kind of disappointed you know. She was hoping that she would get two birthday parties."

"Well...We can't have everything we want." Quinn says playfully, but then she gets thoughtful as she stares at her girlfriend. "Except me, I have everything I want."

"That includes me right?" Rachel teases her.

"You're everything I want and all that I will ever need." She says sweetly as her eyes do that thing that Rachel loves. They shine in a way that is only reserved for Rachel and no one else. How she's never seen it before? It's beyond her.

"Good to know that."

"Like you didn't know already."

"I don't know…With everything that's going on in your life I thought I wasn't your priority anymore."

The thing is that Rachel is still upset about the Jenny thing. She knows it's stupid of her. She just can't help it though. They had a great time in Paris; it was only when they got back to L.A that the subject came to the discussion again. Jenny basically demanded Quinn's full attention on her as she was dealing with her breakup. It took all Rachel's self control to be calm and patient, and thank God she had some business to take care of, this way she didn't have to deal with her jealousy.

She is pretty sure Jenny is a nice girl and she shouldn't be concerned as they are just friends, but Quinn is Quinn and deep down Rachel still sees her as she used to in high school. Even after all these years Quinn is still there on the pedestal Rachel put her on which means Rachel is a little insecure. Even though, Quinn said that she was afraid of Rachel leaving her, the singer is pretty sure she is the one who should be concerned.

"Like you're one to talk." Quinn says a little irritated.

"What do you mean?" She frowns.

"You've been busy too."

"Oh yeah? But I didn't have to deal with annoying friends moping around me because of a breakup." She crosses her arms and looks away.

"I know you're not this insensitive so I'm not going to say anything and please we're here to celebrate Beth's birthday so, no fighting."

"I'm not fighting!" Rachel raises her voice a little.

"Rach…" She sighs soundly. "I love you okay? I just don't want to have this conversation right now. It's Beth's day, okay?" She strokes her girlfriend's hair fondly.

"Fine." She huffs petulantly as she knows she lost the argument. "You're right. How about we don't talk for the rest of the day." Rachel says calming and Quinn sighs.

"Hey what's up?" Puck gets close to them and immediately feels the tension between the two.

They are celebrating Beth's birthday at the Fabray residence as they mutually have decided, and yes Beth wanted two parties but Quinn convinced her otherwise saying that she still would get a celebration when she come to L.A. to visit Quinn. It is kind of a pool party, with kids shouting and playing and running everywhere. Quinn is still in awe with her mother and the fact that she seems so loose surrounded by all the kids.

"Nothing." Quinn smiles at him."I'm going to see if Shelby and mom needs some help." As soon as Quinn walks away from them and into the house Puck turns to Rachel.

"Nothing?" He asks skeptically.

"Yeah nothing."

"It doesn't seem like nothing to me."

"It's really nothing Noah. Let's just celebrate with Beth okay?"

"What she means is shut up and don't ask more questions." Finn approaches his friends.

"Hey Finn." Rachel smiles though with little enthusiasm. "Good to see you."

"Really?" he teases her as he and Puck hug each other.

"Yes really." She rolls her eyes and Finn gets closer to hug her too.

"Where is Beth? I have too." He lifts the gift she bought to Beth.

"She is over there." Puck points towards where Beth is currently in an animated conversation with two friends. Finn nods and walks toward the girl as Rachel and Noah watches with smiles on their faces.

As Finn gets close Beth takes her gift and hugs the tall man who reciprocates tenderly. Puck and Rachel glance at each other as they are thinking about the same thing.

"He wouldn't handle." He says with a mischievous smile.

"Nope." Rachel shakes her head playfully. "He was freaking out."

"Bet it earned you points with my baby mama huh?"

"Stop calling her that." Rachel glares at him. "Yeah, it wasn't my finest moment."

"Yeah it wasn't." He hits her on her shoulder. "But it was good for me." He looks at Beth, with a heart filled of love.

"You know what Noah? We are such a weird family, but I am so happy that I'm a part of it."

"What you mean weird? We're awesome! I'm an awesome dad, you're an awesome sister. Oh yeah that is weird." He frowns as he finally figures it out.

"You just got it now? Thank God Beth is totally Quinn's clone."

"Hey! I resent that."

"What? It's totally true." She teases him as Finn approaches them again.

"You're lucky I love you little one." Rachel laughs as he pulls her into his arms. Though her laugh stops as soon as she figures what he is up to. Puck lifts her on his shoulder and walks toward the pool.

"Dude, careful there." Finn warns as she gets close again.

"Noah! Put me down immediately!" She says firmly.

"Why?" He pouts and puts her on the floor again not before he slapped her ass playfully.

"Noah! You just didn't slap me, did you?"

"Oh I did." He smirks at her.

"You better not do that again." They hear Quinn's voice and they immediately recognize the tone. The head bitch tone.

"Easy there Q, no need to be pissed." He raises his arms in surrender. "Weren't you going to help Judy?"

"They said they're good." She narrows her eyes at him.

"Yeah, you don't need to worry about him. Rachel just uses Puck when she is jealous or something." Finn says nonchalantly. The way Quinn's forehead frowns though makes him regret he opened his mouth."Which is… totally what is happening..." He says awkwardly.

"Of course not! I'm not seventeen years old anymore Finn." Rachel complains.

"Yeah and I'm not that Puck anymore."

"Right." Quinn rolls her eyes in disbelief.

"Hey, I'm hurt baby ma..."Puck stops talking as Rachel narrows her eyes at him then he pouts childlike.

"I liked it when you were seventeen." Finn says out of the blue.

"Oh really? I thought I was annoying." Rachel turns to him as she crosses her arms smirking at the tall man.

"I did propose you right?"

"You have a point." Rachel says mused as Quinn glances at her girlfriend, with a perfectly arched eyebrow.

"Of course I have, but seriously you know I loved seventeen year old Rachel."

"Of course you did, she was in love with you, wasn't she?" The blonde says bitterly.

"Excuse me! Am I hearing the sound of jealousy?" Rachel scolds as she caught her girlfriend.

"It's different."

"How so?" The singer stares at her girlfriend waiting for her argument.

"I never dated her! I can't believe you really comparing." She huffs and looks away not willing to prolong this discussion.

"You're right." Rachel says into her girlfriend's ear as she hugs her. Quinn is taken aback by this sudden change in Rachel's demeanor.

"I am?"

"Yes." She kisses Quinn's neck making the blonde melt once again.

"Uh… dude we're the pool guardians we can't leave these kids unsupervised." Puck nudges Finn.

"Yeah of course. I'll help you."

They leave the couple as to give them privacy.

"We stayed much longer then needed be." They hear Puck muttering teasingly to Finn as they walk away.

"Though I feel it's not fa-" Rachel stops mid sentence as Quinn starts giggling on her neck.

"What?" She questions the blonde.

"Oh nothing." She says laughing again.

"Tell me." Rachel says smiling as she pulls away to look at her girlfriend.

"I was thinking about what he just said...About them being in our way." She gestures between them both.

"Then I thought about all the combinations we had with you and Finn, me and Puck, you and Puck."

"You and Finn." Rachel points out playfully.

"Yeah you know it's completely different right?"

"Why? You dated him too, so technically-"

"There's no technically Rach… Finn doesn't love me, he never loved me and vice versa." She narrows her eyes comically. "Then you have no reason to be jealous. Besides if you ask me to choose between my friendship and you I would always choose you."

"I would never do that baby. The same way you didn't ask me to choose between you and Finn. Though you can't compare..." She mumbles the last part, but Quinn hears anyway.

"What?"

"Our history with Finn and you new friendship with her."

"I know her for more than three years now. We work together daily."

Rachel glares at her impatiently.

"Okay. It's different, Finn is part of our past and I know he is important to you." Quinn sighs.

"Yes." Rachel gets close again. "Just never forget that I love you okay? I'm in love with you. Not him." She presses their lips together in a chaste and sweet kiss. There's too much audience for the kiss she actually wanted. "Anyway, you were saying? Oh yeah! You and Finn." She teases her girlfriend. Quinn rolls her eyes though she is smiling.

"Me and Finn yeah, and for the last the best." She smiles happily. "You and me."

"You and me, I like this combination." Rachel says amused. "Oh my God!" she shouts and then covers her mouth as she feels some eyes on her.

"What?" Quinn asks.

"You're Lucy."

"Yes." She frowns puzzled.

"I'm Rachel. Lucy and Rachel, Imagine you and me."

"You just noticed it now? I mean since the whole Lucy thing came up Santana never stopped teasing me and she didn't even know about my feelings." She smiles and shakes her head amused. "Well at least not at that time."

Flashback:

"Hey there loser! So Lucy?" Santana says as she is approaching Quinn's locker. Quinn rolls her eyes and turns around to face her friends (they were friends right?) as Brittany of course is right beside Santana.

"What about it?"

"Hey no needs to be all pissed." She smirks.

"Yeah like you aren't loving this."

"I actually am." She inspects her nails absentmindedly

"I still think you're super awesome Quinn. I mean most of the girls are ugly their whole life. But now you're super hot." Brittany says casually.

"Uh… Thanks Britt. I guess."

"Yeah Britts is right." Santana smiles at her girlfriend? Yeah, the girl she is in love with.

"But hey Q; Have you ever seen that movie… uh..." Santana smirks as she looks at Rachel who is currently talking to Kurt a few steps away. "Imagine you and me?"

"Yes." Quinn nods distractedly; she is still concentrated in her task which is taking her books.

"Really?" Santana gets surprised.

"I mean yeah… I mean no… what was the movie again?" Quinn tries to cover the fact that she's saw one of the "Most lesbian" movie of all.

"Imagine Lucy and Rachel-I mean imagine you and me." Santana teases as she gets really satisfied with the reaction she elicited on the blonde.

"Oh! I know this one. We watched the other day San. There's a Lucy and a-"

"Sorry guys. I don't know what this movie is and I have to go or I'll be late for my class, and by the way I'm not Lucy anymore."

What is really funny is that she catches herself thinking:

"I'm Quinn… yeah… Lucy doesn't get her Rachel in the end. Wait what?"

She shakes her head and walks away from her friends.

"Okay." Santana says smirking.

That was just the first time she teased Quinn.

Now:

"I got my Rachel in the end." She says in bliss.

"What?" Rachel giggles staring at her girlfriend.

"The movie. They don't stay together in the end."

"Oh… Then I got my Lucy too." Rachel smiles her big smile.

"See we didn't have to marry them." She gesture to the two men.

"Yeah we didn't."

"But you were saying?"

"Oh yeah right. So, we try out all the possible combinations." She pauses to emphasis. Oh God she is getting too much like Rachel.

"Except one." She raises her index finger. Rachel arches both brows as she understands what Quinn is implying, and then she obviously starts laughing too.

"The womanizer? And well… Finn?" She laughs harder. "Yeah, never going to happen…"

"Nope." Quinn shakes her head.

"So, where is the birthday girl." Leroy says as he and Hiram are getting close to them.

"Dad! Daddy!" Rachel beams happily and goes to her dads right away. She is twenty five. But really, who cares? Of course Quinn watches the Berry greetings smiling from ear to ear.

"Hiram! Leroy!" Beth shouts and runs to the two men.

"See Leroy? No one can resist our charm." Hiram says proudly.

"Humble much daddy?"

"Why? I'm a Berry baby girl."

"This is very accurate." Quinn states playfully.

Beth hugs the two Berrys and takes her gifts happily saying her thanks. After hugging her mother and Rachel once again, she gets back to her friends.

The party goes on and Quinn can see how Beth is happy that her whole family is there. And she also can't help but notice how Beth is different from her, not physically, the blonde girl is as Rachel said Quinn's clone. But even though she has so much of Quinn in her personality she is slightly different too.

Beth has friends; she is the center of the attention though not because she changed everything she was, like Quinn did, but just by being herself. Sure it was her birthday, she is naturally the center of the attention, but Quinn can notice how the girl truly captivates her friends. Beth is ten years old now and Quinn couldn't be any happier.

Rachel Berry: Reviving old times with my girl santlopez #newalbum #gleetimes

"I have the impression you think you were my friend in glee."

"Oh no I would never commit such mistake." She says smiling.

They are once again in a music studio as Santana at Rachel's request is recording a song with the Broadway star. She knows that the two singing together will give Santana lots of exposure, what is good as the Latina will be soon in the recording process and soon after she will be working in the publicity phase to release her album.

Rachel is currently in the recording process although she is almost done with this part.

Rachel Berry: Can't wait to get back into the studio to write and record next week.

She was eager indeed. Music is one of her passions after all. Of course her number one passion is Quinn Fabray.

Santana Lopez: Had a great time with msRachelberry

"So? dinner?" Santana asks her casually. They are having a time out as the recording process was a little heavy because of Rachel's schedule.

"Sure."

They both look at the same time at their phones.

Quinn Fabray: Aww santlopez how cute *-*

Quinn Fabray: msRachelberry I thought I was your girl :-(

Rachel smiles from ear to ear with that.

"Wait." Santana stops her. "Let me."

"What are you doing? You're up to something… Am I right?" Rachel says still smiling. Santana smirks but keeps her eyes on her phone.

Santana Lopez: Yep, great time… many great times, no one can resist my charm quinnfabray ;-)"

Santana Lopez: Oh crap! It was supposed to be secret!

"You're crazy!" Rachel shouts though she can't help but laugh.

Brittany Pierce: santlopez and u didn't invite me?"

Brittany Pierce: quinnfabray I'm confused too, I thought she was my girl. Isn't it her ring on my finger?

Santana Lopez: OMG! brittanySpierce

Quinn Fabray: santlopez here take your faberry cat.

"I can't believe it!" Santana's face contorts into a look of despair.

"You started it." Rachel says trying to hold back her smile.

She knows that Santana and Brittany have never hidden their relationship. But of course it doesn't mean Santana wanted to be exposed like that.

"I know." She says ominously. "Thank God I already told mami and papi. They would kill me."

"It's not that bad. Look it was just a joke. Quinn gave us a hint. Wait a second." She turns to her phone.

Rachel Berry: quinnfabray brittanySpierce santlopez we should quit this little game now or twitter will go down.

Brittany Pierce: Because faberritana rocks!

Rachel Berry: Not helping brittanySpierce

Brittany Pierce: Just kidding :-p

Rachel Berry: B!

Santana Lopez: B!

Quinn Fabray: B!

On Brittany defense it was just an innocent emotion. No longer after, Rachel's phone is ringing.

"Hey Baby."

"Hey beautiful. You're done I'm assuming."

"Yes." Rachel giggles. "Me and Satan are going to have dinner. Can you join us?"

"Hmm… let me see… Food and Rachel."

"Silly."

"Where?"

"I actually don't know. Let me ask her." She puts the phone on her shoulder and turns to her friend. "Where are we going to dinner?"

"Usual." Santana says eyes on her phone.

"Usual." Rachel gets back to her own phone.

"Okay, see you guys there. Love you."

"Love you too." She hangs up as Santana grimaces at her.

"Let's go?" Rachel asks ignoring her friend's silliness.

"Hell yes! All this stupidity got me starving."

"Brian is going to kill me."

"Fuck him." Santana says casually as she stands up from the couch.

"Shhh. I don't know why you guys don't like him." She lowers her voice to a lower tone.

"Whatever, I'm always right Rach… Brody?"

"What Brody has to do with this?"

"Nothing never mind."

Rachel gets thoughtful.

"Okay smartass. What do you think about Jenny?"

Santana gets suddenly uneasy.

"What about her?" She takes her purse.

"I don't know."

"Do you think I can trust her?"

"Why you care? It's not her you're dating. You should trust Quinn."

"I trust Quinn. And I knew it! You're suspicious too!" Rachel narrows her eyes at her friend.

"Okay fine. Miss hotness there makes my third eye twist. It's not like I don't trust her, and she is really nice. Totally hot." She says smirking.

"Hey." Rachel snaps her fingers as to snap Santana out of her daze. "You're engaged you're a committed woman now."

"I was always a committed woman." She smiles genuinely.

"Whipped." Rachel teases though she is really happy for her friends. "You were saying?"

"Anyway I'm not sure if she is into the lady love, but you know it's Hollywood and yeah Quinn is the turning straight girls type, but really Rach, just trust Q."

"I do." She whines.

Santana shakes her head vehemently.

"Really, it's all you can do. Besides you're going to work with her. You don't want an uncomfortable atmosphere going on in the set right?"

"Yeah you're right."

She sighs and puts a hand on Rachel's shoulder.

"If the bitch steps out of the line. You know snixx is not completely retired." She smirks mischievously.

"I hope not." Rachel replies smirking as well.

"You really have nothing to worry about girl you always look good."

"Yeah right."

An the first week of July, Jenny, Quinn and the others were taking promotion pictures. The filming will be starting a month away.

"Come on. They probably 'Photoshop' mines all the time."

"Yeah probably." Quinn teases her friend as they walk away from the photoset.

"Hey!" Jenny nudges the blonde.

"You know you're gorgeous Jenny, stop fishing compliments." Quinn rolls her eyes playfully.

"Okay first." Jenny stops walking and puts her hand on her hips. "I'm not "fishing" compliments." She makes air quotes. "And second…" She smirks. "Did you say I'm gorgeous?"

"No." Quinn waves her hand and keeps walking. "Absolutely not."

"You did." She pokes Quinn's ribs.

"Whatever…" They get inside the dressing room. As Quinn sits Jenny reaches for her purse and grabs her cigars. She lights out one and turns to Quinn.

"Really Jenny? I'm going to be all smelling now. Rachel hates cigars."

"Didn't think you were the whipped type." She says teasingly as she throws herself on the couch Quinn is sitting.

"I'm not." She sighs. "Well except when you put Rachel Berry in the equation." She smiles from ear to ear.

"Whipped." Jenny throws smoking in Quinn's direction playfully. Quinn was going to argue but her phone stops her. She has a new text.

From Rachel: I'm bored

From Quinn: I'm almost done.

"Is it your wife?"

"Hm…" Quinn is distracted but she actually got the "wife joke". Hopefully she will be… She thinks.

From Rachel: Good, I want you.

From Quinn: how much?

From Rachel: I think it'll better if I show you.

"She wants me…" She asks distractedly. "I mean she wants me to meet her."

"Oh no Quinn! We are going to hang out tonight. You spent too much time with your girl; seriously you guys won't be able to deny it anymore." Jenny says as she is a little annoyed.

"I know…" Quinn sighs soundly. "Although I really have no problem with us being open." She shrugs playfully. "But anyway you're right." She turns to her phone again. "Let me text her."

From Quinn: Jenny and the guys want me to hang out with them.

From Rachel: So?

From Quinn: So… you could come too?

From Rachel: Or I could persuade you.

From Quinn: really? How?

"But I can understand Rachel you know… there's too much hypocrisy out there." Jenny says contemptuous as she is thoughtful.

"I know." Quinn gives her a half smile though she is not sure if jenny was talking about her and Rachel anymore. The buzzing of her phone brings her out of her musings.

From Rachel: ~Picture Message ~

Oh god…

The picture makes the blonde gasp.

"What?" Jenny questions her.

"Nothing." She clears her throat.

"I can't go with you guys. Sorry."

Jenny frowns ever so slightly.

"Rachel is… she isn't feeling well."

"Oh… okay."

A few hours later…

"I thought you were going to hang out with your friends." Rachel teases as Quinn walk inside the house.

"Nope, I have others things in mind. You see I said to Jenny that." Rachel licks her lips subtly. "You weren't feeling good. So I was thinking."

"I'm not sick." Rachel says annoyed. "Why did you lie to her? Couldn't you just say you were going to be with me?"

"Rach." She gets close and wraps her girlfriend in her arms.

"You know how my friends are. They are probably jealous that I have better things to do with my sexy..." She kisses her girlfriend. "And…" Another kiss. "So fucking hot girlfriend."

"They?" Rachel asks trying to hold back her smile.

"Yes, it wasn't just me and Jenny. The guys too."

They kiss again and soon the kiss turns into a make out session. Quinn pulls away with a smirk on her lips.

"Are you sure you're not sick? You know, I could be your nurse." Rachel releases a moan right away.

"Thinking about it… I'm really not feeling well today. I don't know…" She grimaces as she is completely in character. "I think I do need a nurse."

"Oh! What a coincidence." Quinn says with her husky voice and a naughty smile on her face. "I am nurse lady."

"I think I'm luck then."

"Yeah." In one motion Quinn lifts Rachel off the floor.

"Quinn!" Rachel starts laughing.

"Who is this Quinn? I'm Nurse Lucy."

"Take me to bed Nurse Lucy."

"My intentions."

Of course as soon as they reach the stairs she has to put Rachel back on the ground. And minutes later they are arguing because Quinn messed up Rachel's performance. She was supposed to be an injured soldier on the care of a hot nurse.

Yeah, role-playing is a very serious thing to one Rachel Berry and yeah, they eventually fucked each other.

Hey guys don't be shy! I really like hearing you all!

I'm going to tell you something funny, i always thought that Dianna was going to be a big thing in hollywood and Lea was going to be a fucking huge singer, and that was actually my inspiration for this fic :) i really hope i'm right! we'll see it in the future right?

see you all in the next chapter!