A/N - So sorry for the delayed chapter! I had a few readers ask to see what happened when Quinn finds out she's pregnant, so that is the opening scene.

Chapter 43 - Finally Home

"Someday you two will get your heads out of your ass and learn to communicate with each other." Sick of the girly emotional talk, Santana stood up and headed toward the door, then turned back. "One more thing…"

Quinn looked up at her.

"Take this," she said, then tossed a box on Quinn's lap.

Quinn picked it up and looked at it with confusion. "What is this?"

Santana rolled her eyes. "Q, you know what it is."

"I know that I know what it is, Santana," she said, frustration in her voice. "But why are you giving it to me?"

Santana folded her arms across her chest. "When Rachel told us what had happened between you two last night, it got me thinking…" was all she said before walking out of the room, leaving Quinn staring down at the box in her lap.

Why would Santana think she was pregnant? Granted she had been throwing up… but Jaxon had been sick too. And she would admit that her emotions had been a little wacky lately.

Okay fine… her emotions have been from Hell.

She's sad one moment, pissed the next.

Okay, Santana probably had a valid point.

Quinn pushed herself off the bed and headed into the bathroom.

Five minutes later she was staring down at a white stick with a very definite pink plus sign on it.

She's pregnant.

Holy shit! She's pregnant! How in the hell did Rachel get her pregnant AGAIN?!

Quinn looked up at her reflexion in the bathroom mirror. Her eyes were still red and swollen from crying the night before, but behind the tiredness, she clearly saw a glint of happy and excited.

She was going to have Rachel's baby!

Jaxon was going to have a little brother or sister!

Quinn paused for a moment, wondering how Jaxon was going to take the news. He was pretty spoiled and had everyone around his little finger. He liked things done his way and he wasn't the best at sharing, so she wondered how he was going to be having to share his mommies.

Oh well, Quinn knew he would be excited and knew that everyone needed a good big brother and that's what Jaxon would be - a great older brother.

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"What's taking so long…" Rachel whined as she stared at the laptop. She really wanted to tell her mom and Jaxon about the baby.

"Are you nervous?" Quinn asked, smirking as she sat down on the couch next to her girlfriend.

"No. Not like that. I know they will be happy… I'm just excited," Rachel explained, rubbing her hands on Quinn's thighs.

"Your mom said they'd call at 5." She looked down at her watch. "It's 4:58, so it will be soon," she smirked, silently laughing at Rachel's impatience.

"Yeah, I know. I just don't like waiting," she pouted.

"Maybe I could… distract you for two minutes?" Quinn cupped Rachel's face in her hands and gently guided the brunette's lips against her own.

"I really like these kind of distractions," the singer murmured and traced the contours of Quinn's lips with her tongue, before connecting their mouths more firmly. She turned her body slightly so she was facing Quinn and planted her hands on the blonde's hips, venturing dangerously close to the apex of her legs, making Quinn moan and try to steer the teasing hands where she wanted them.

"An incoming call," Quinn said softly, easing up the kiss a little, but kept nipping Rachel's lower lip.

"Hmm?"

"Your mom is calling," the blonde smirked against the brunette's mouth and reluctantly removed her hands and lips from Rachel's body.

"What?... Oh!" Rachel snapped out of her lust haze, taking a deep breath to dampen her arousal and settle down her hardening member. She turned to the laptop screen and accepted the call. "Hey Mom! Hey Jaxon!" she exclaimed when she saw them both smiling back at her.

"Mom 'Chel!" Jaxon squealed jumping up and down on the carpet in front of the screen. "Mama! I miss you!" He stopped his bouncing and pouted, making sure his parents knew he wasn't happy with them gone.

"I'm sorry, Jax," Rachel told him, pouting a little back at him.

"Hello my two girls!" Shelby greeted from the couch in her living room. "How is everything going"

"Hi, Shelby," Quinn smiled at the older brunette, then turned to Rachel saying, "I think everything is going well, don't you, babe?"

"Definitely!" Rachel smirked.

Shelby looked between the two girls, knowing something was going on.

"When you be home?" Jaxon asked. "Ga'ma got me new sweeping bag! It green!"

Rachel laughed at his excitement. "You got a new green sleeping bag?"

"Uh huh," he nodded, then ran out of the room.

"So…" Shelby began with a sly smirk. "What has you two so… glowy?"

"Well, we do have some big news," Rachel told her, lacing her fingers with Quinn's.

Before Shelby could ask, Jaxon bounded back in the room carrying his new sleeping bag. He thrust it toward the laptop camera, making the entire screen a dark green.

"See?! Green!"

Quinn chuckled. "We see it, sweetheart. I bet your grandma is spoiling you."

He looked back at Shelby then to the screen. "Uh huh. Ga'ma love me," he stated, pointing at his chest proudly.

Shelby laughed, wrapping her arms around her grandson and pulling him onto her lap. "I do love you," she nuzzled her nose in his neck, making him squeal and wiggle around.

"Ga'ma. no tickle!" he sputtered out, laughing. "Mama, help me!"

When Jaxon settle back down, Rachel said, "Well, we have big news for you two, and didn't want to wait until the tour was over to tell you." A grin spreading across her face.

"What is it?!" Jaxon pushed off Shelby's lap and got super close to the camera, wanting to hear his mommies. Maybe they got him a bicycle. Or more drums.

Quinn laughed. "Jaxon, you need to step back so we can see both you and Grandma."

He took two steps back, counting each one.

Rachel looked over at Quinn, and Quinn motioned for the brunette to be the one to make the announcement.

Looking back at the camera, Rachel grinned a dopey grin. "Jaxon, Mom… Quinn and I are having another baby."

Shelby sat stunned, her eyes widened at the announcement. That was not at all what she expected to hear.

Jaxon looked a little confused. He looked back at his grandma, but she wasn't any help, so he looked at the screen. "Baby?" he asked, his head tilted.

Quinn grinned at his cute curious expression. "Yes, Jaxon. A baby. You're going to be a big brother. You'll have a little sister or brother later this year."

That made the little boy's eyes widen. He whipped back to his grandma. "Ga'ma, I big brother! I big brother!" he squealed, his Berry watt grin splitting his face.

"I heard!" Shelby told him, her smile growing just as wide. She turned back to the screen. "Really?" she asked in awe, staring at her daughter. "That's… That's… I'm just in shock," she laughed, shaking her head. "Rachel, I can't believe it!" She wiped the falling tears off her cheeks.

"Mom? You okay?" Rachel asked concerned.

"I'm great, baby," Shelby got out after a moment. "I'm just so happy for you guys!"

"Baby now!" Jaxon exclaimed, looking back at his parents. "Bring baby home!"

Rachel and Quinn laughed.

"Sorry, Jax," Rachel told him. "The baby has to grow in Mama's tummy for nine months before they're born. Then you'll be able to hold the baby."

They all talked for a while longer, Jaxon telling his parents all he and Shelby had done and had to explain every meal they ate. Rachel just grinned the entire time, marveling in the miracle of her family.

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"So that went well," Quinn smiled when the laptop screen turned black.

"Yeah, it did. Their expressions were priceless," Rachel said with a wide smile.

"They definitely were. I should have taken a picture."

Rachel nodded, then dropped her eyes to Quinn's soft lips. "Now, Ms. Fabray, where were we before we talked to our son and my mother?"

Quinn bit her bottom lip and looked at Rachel with lust-filled eyes. "I don't know, Ms. Berry. I think you're going to have to remind me."

Rachel grinned, more than ready to remind her lover. She captured Quinn's lips and kissed her softly, pushing her back to lie down on the couch. She rested her body comfortably between Quinn's legs, while Quinn wrapped her legs around Rachel's lower back. The blonde then deepened the kiss and grabbed Rachel's ass with her hands, making the singer grind against her quickly throbbing core. Rachel moved to kiss Quinn's delectable neck while she lifted the blonde a little to unbutton her pants.

But just when Rachel's hand was snaking down to the golden treasure she so desperately wanted, Jaxon's voice rang in the room.

"Stop, Mom 'Chel! Gross!"

Rachel and Quinn sprung apart like they'd been burned. Both looking back at the laptop in shock.

"J-Jaxon, sweetie," Quinn stuttered, straightening her shirt. "We thought you and Grandma had left." Thank goodness she and Rachel still had their clothes on. That would have been most awkward.

"Ga'ma make lunch," he told them seriously, pointing toward the kitchen. "Kissing gross."

Rachel smirked. "Don't knock it 'til you try it, kid."

Quinn playfully shoved her girlfriend before turning back to their son. "Well, Jax, go eat your lunch and we'll talk to you before bedtime, okay?"

His face lit up. "'Kay! Luv you!"

"We love you too, sweetie," Quinn told him, both her and Rachel blowing him a kiss, which he returned.

After the little boy was off screen, Rachel slapped the laptop lid shut and pounced on her girlfriend, holding her hands above her head. "Now… where were we?" she growled, grinning and latching her lips onto her lover's.

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The night before Quinn and Santana were to fly back to LA, they along with their girlfriends had dinner together in Rachel's suite. The singer ordered room service and they all sat around for most of the evening talking and laughing and just having a great time.

Quinn announced their exciting baby news and Santana had given her best friend the 'I told you so' look, to which Quinn just rolled her eyes. Brittany was beyond thrilled as she bounced around and threw herself in the couple's arms, constantly talking about how Jaxon was going to be a great big brother and decorating the nursery and names for boys and girls.

The evening was so fun and Quinn was sad to have to leave the next day.

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A few weeks passed and the tour was finally - thankfully - over. It had been awesome and Rachel loved it and had great experiences she would remember for the rest of her life, but she was so happy to finally be home with the most important people in her life.

Jaxon was beyond the moon when Rachel walked inside the house for the first time in months. And to say that the little boy did not leave the singer's side for three days would be very accurate. He had missed his Mom 'Chel more than ever.

It was late evening and Jaxon was already asleep in his room. Quinn and Rachel were getting ready for bed.

As the blonde rinsed her toothbrush, Rachel walked into the bathroom and wrapped her arms around her girlfriend's waist. She rested her head on Quinn's shoulder and looked at their reflection in the mirror.

They stayed close for several minutes, then Rachel placed a soft kiss on Quinn's bare shoulder. "I'm so looking forward to taking some real time off," the singer said, finally being able to relax and simply enjoy her family.

"I think you've more than earned that," Quinn said as Rachel turned her around, making sure to keep the blonde in her arms.

They rested their foreheads together. Quinn was so thankful she had Rachel back home. It really had been a horrible few months with the singer gone.

Quinn smirked, trailing a finger down Rachel's neck. "I'll give you one guess to what I'm thinking right now." She met the brunette's eyes and wiggled her eyebrows.

Rachel laughed and pulled her closer, hovering over soft pink lips. "That you're craving a double cheeseburger and you need me to go get you one?" she teased.

"Haha," Quinn said sarcastically. "I haven't gotten to the food craving stage yet. I was closer to 5 months along with Jaxon when they started." She took Rachel's hand and guided her over to the bed, then pushed her back onto the mattress. Quinn crawled on top of her lover, pressing her body down to feel skin against skin.

Rachel lifted her hands to touch Quinn's face and smooth away a few locks of stray blonde hair. She caressed her soft cheeks, Quinn leaning into Rachel's warm touch. Their lips met, barely touching, then Quinn closed the gap, bringing their lips together for a heated kiss.

Quinn felt Rachel's tongue at her lips and she opened her mouth for her to enter. She moaned as Rachel's tongue slid against her own. Quinn broke the kiss and moved down to pepper Rachel's neck with small kissed, then up to her ear. "I love you," Quinn whispered, her breath hot against sensitive skin.

"I love you too," Rachel promised, then proceeded to show her lover just how deeply that love ran.

Over and over again.

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It was early morning when the alarm woke Rachel. She groaned, switched it off then rolled back over, not wanting to have to get up. She reached out to hold Quinn, but found her girlfriend's side of the bed empty.

She sat up and was welcomed by Quinn strolling out of the bathroom from her shower - completely nude. Rachel's eyes flicked up and down her lover's naked, wet body. With her choppy blonde hair and skin soaking wet, Quinn was so beautiful and unbelievably sexy. Rachel was in no hurry to get out of bed, and with Quinn's perfect body exposed in front of her, she was content to just take in the mouth-watering view.

Quinn held in a smirk when she saw Rachel's wide eyes darken with the look of wanting to devour her right then and there.

"What are you doing?" the brunette finally asked when Quinn just kept parading in front of her, bending over to pull some underwear out of her drawer, giving her girlfriend an extremely nice view of her ass.

Quinn raised her eyebrows, faintly. "I like to air dry," she responded casually.

"Uh huh," Rachel gulped out, eyes still locked on smooth pale skin. "I don't mind."

"I didn't think you would," Quinn said with a wink.

Stomach tightening with longing and her eyes still skimming over Quinn's body, Rachel watched as Quinn slowly and purposely seductively got dressed for work.

"But what about some sexy times," Rachel pouted,

"I don't think we have enough time, babe."

Always up for a challenge, Rachel pulled Quinn toward her so the blonde was standing between her legs and asked, "How much time do we have?"

Quinn glanced at the clock. "Like thirty minutes."

Rachel's smile turned predatory then she moved her hand up Quinn's bare leg and under her dress. "That's plenty of time," she said, stroking closer to where she wanted to be most.

Quinn closed her eyes and moan, but the shook her head, "I don't think it is."

"Sure it is," Rachel husked, as she picked Quinn up and set her down on the desk, settling between her spread legs.

Quinn moaned, her head fell back as Rachel slid her dress up even more. She could feel the singer's hot breath inches from where she needed her to be, when her phone rang. She growled in annoyance.

"Do you want me to stop?" Rachel purred, kissing the inside of Quinn's thigh.

"Hell no," the blonde grunted, taking hold of Rachel's head and pulling her so her mouth finally made the connection.

Quinn was late for work. But she didn't care at all.

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"How was your day today, Rach?" Quinn asked that evening when she walked into the kitchen, smelling the wonderful enticing Italian aroma. She smiled at the scene in front of her. Jaxon was sitting on the counter covered in flour, bouncing up and down on his bottom to the beat of the music playing from Rachel's phone. Quinn automatically recognized it as one of New Direction's newest singles.

"Mama!" Jaxon yelled excitedly, pointing toward the source of the music. "Mom 'Chel! Mom 'Chel!"

Quinn chuckled. "Are you listening to Mom 'Chel sing?"

He vigorously nodded his head, continuing to bounce in perfect rhythm to the song.

Rachel wiped her hands on a towel, then walked over to her girlfriend, giving her a sweet kiss. "Welcome home, babe," she said with a husky voice, then winked at the blonde and slapped her ass before walking back toward the oven.

Quinn's breath caught in her throat as her eyes roamed the singer's long tan legs. The brunette was wearing sinfully short shorts and a barely there tank top under an apron that read 'Spooning leads to Forking'. "It's very good to be home," she husked.

Rachel turned to give her sex-eyes, winking at her again and smirking when Quinn licked her lips.

Jaxon, of course wanting to be the center of attention, interrupted their ogling. "Mama, we make noodles!" He pointed down at the counter he was sitting on, where strips of unused dough were covered in flour.

"I see that. Did you help Mom 'Chel cook?"

"Yep! We made chicken par… par-me-on?" he tried to say as he looked at his mom with questioning eyes.

"Parmesan," she said slowly so he could repeat it, which he did perfectly. Rachel smiled and ruffled his dark brown hair. "Very good, Jax. That's a hard word."

The little boy grinned like he just won an Academy Award.

Quinn walked up to her son, holding a damp wash cloth. "Hey, sweetie, let's get you cleaned up then you can go play until dinner is ready. Okay?"

"Yay play!" he exclaimed. As Quinn washed his face, he squirmed and tried to bat the wet cloth away. He hated getting washed.

When Jaxon was finally clean enough, Quinn helped him down and he ran off to the living room. She walked over to Rachel, wrapping her arms around the brunette's waist, then down to squeeze her nice firm ass.

She buried her nose in her lover's neck and moaned, "Your ass is perfect. I missed it all day."

Rachel chuckled, placing her own hands on Quinn's breasts, giving them a gentle squeeze. "Oh really? Is there any other parts of me that you missed too?" she asked as Quinn arched into her hands.

"Mmmm…your smile, your scent, your breasts…your big, hard cock," she whispered in her ear.

"Shit, Quinn," Rachel groaned out, feeling said cock hardening quickly. She rubbed it against Quinn's clothes-covered center, eliciting moans from the blonde. Rachel attacked her lover's lips as she continued to grind. She lifted Quinn off her feet and the blonde wrapped her legs around her waist. Rachel pressed Quinn's back against the counter, continuing to grind and deepening their kiss. "I missed you so much today," Rachel got out before she slid her hand up under Quinn's shirt. She skimmed over taut abs, passed her ribs and worked her way under her bra cup to palm the luscious mound.

Quinn's moans grew a little louder as she thrust her tongue into Rachel's mouth, feeling all around the wet haven. Her hips rose and fell, rubbing her center along the length of Rachel's fully erect member that was straining in the singer's shorts.

"Quinn-"

She was interrupted by a loud clearing of a throat and then a sarcastic, "If you two have sex in here, just promise that you will wash your hands before touching any of my and Britts' food. I don't care about anyone else's, just ours."

The two surprised women turned to see Santana and Brittany standing in the doorway. The Latina had her arms crossed with a look of faux-disgust on her face, whereas Brittany was grinning and bouncing, clapping her hands together.

"Oh come on, San. Rachie and Quinn are just so cute together!"

Santana rolled her eyes. "Whatever. As long as our food is safe."

Rachel reluctantly set Quinn back on the floor, giving her one more kiss before continuing to prepare dinner.

The couple had decided to invite all their friends over for dinner in order to share their announcement of the baby. Ever since they had found out, the only people they told were - Jaxon, Shelby, Santana and Brittany. Not even Charlie knew.

It wasn't long before everyone had arrived, all talking and catching up since the end of the tour. Brittany was helping Quinn set the long table that was in the official dining room, a room Rachel had rarely used before.

Rachel was finishing everything in the kitchen when Cassie walked in, a glass of wine in her hand.

"What are you so giddy about?" Cassie asked when she saw her best friend practically dancing in the kitchen.

"Quinn," Rachel said simply.

"Excuse me while I gag," Cassie said then took a sip of her drink and leaned against the counter. "What happened to badass Rachel Berry?"

"Hey! I'm still a badass," the singer insisted. "I'm just a badass with an amazing girlfriend… an amazingly hot and sexy girlfriend." Her eyes temporarily clouded over as she remember what she and her sexy girlfriend did earlier that morning in their room.

"Okay, get your mind out of the gutter," Cassie said, her lip curled in disgust. "The sexual energy radiating off you is making me horny. And I don't think Quinn would like it if I jumped you… again." She smirked at her best friend, running her tongue over her lips seductively.

Rachel rolled her eyes. She knew Cassie was joking, and she appreciated that it wasn't in front of Quinn. The singer was doing everything she could to minimize the jealousy and drama in her life.

Dinner went wonderfully. Everyone was loud and food was passed around the long table. Puck told inappropriate jokes, as Rachel slapped him in the back of his head, reminding him of Jaxon's presence. Charlie talked to Tina and Blaine about what she had been doing around the city for the past couple months. Brittany was eagerly telling Quinn and Kurt about several of her dance students.

It was just like a big family dinner should be.

After everyone was stuffed, they all went into the large living room to continue conversations and lounge on the soft couches.

Tina was sitting on one of the couches watching the Rachel and Quinn closely. She knew something was up by the way they were lightly touching each other and the gentle gazes they shared. Of course the two women had touched and gazed at each other before, but somehow tonight just seemed… different. The suspense of whatever their big secret was, was killing her.

"So, are you guys gonna tell us why you invited us all for dinner?" Puck asked, then took a swig of his beer. "I know my JewBabe and she's never cooked us dinner before. So something's up."

"Well…" Rachel said looking around the room at all their friends. "You are correct, Noah, we do have some pretty big news that we wanted to share with everyone." The smile on her face grew as she laced her fingers with Quinn, silently asking if she was ready to announce.

"Let me guess, you're pregnant…" Charlie joked, laughing at the ridiculous idea. She looked to the two women, who strangely enough weren't laughing with her and they weren't telling her that she was wrong either. "Holy crap! Are you?!" she exclaimed, her eyes wide.

Quinn's smile grew and her whole face seemed to glow. She squeezed Rachel's hand and nodded. "We are, Charlie. We found out when I went to New York to see Rachel, and we thought that it was time to tell you guys."

The room was silent for a moment, everyone absorbing the news. Then the high pitch squeal of Charlie shattered the air as she jumped up from the couch she had been sitting on next to Blaine, and ran over to Quinn, throwing her arms around her. "Oh my gosh, Quinn! I am so excited! Jaxon is going to be the best big brother ever. I'm so excited for you guys!" she rambled on, then gave Rachel a hug too.

Cassie huffed out a laugh, shaking her head as she approached Rachel. "Didn't we just go through this whole 'I have another kid' thing?" she teased.

Rachel grinned at her best friend, happy Cassie was there to celebrate with them. "Yeah, but this baby is definitely mine," the singer told her.

Cassie raised her eyebrow. "Are you sure?" she teased, loving to dig under Rachel's skin a little.

Rachel's eyes narrowed. "Of course I'm sure, Cassie!"

"I'm just teasing you, Rach!" she said. "But I have to admit, for a girl who was supposedly sterile, your sperm sure loves to tango with Quinn's sexy eggs." She wrapped her arms around Rachel, truly happy for her best friend. "I'm totally going to be the wickedly cool aunt! Now I need to spend some more time with Jaxon before he has to share me."

Rachel smiled. Since returning from tour, Cassie had developed a special bond with Jaxon. They would go out for ice cream and to the movies. Cassie would take him down to her office and let him color all over her old college law books. And practically every day he would ask Quinn or Rachel if he could see Cassie that day. Rachel thinks the little romeo has a crush on the blonde lawyer.

"I'm so happy for you guys, you really do deserve this after everything that you two have gone through," Tina told them as she took her turn congratulating the couple.

"Thanks, Tina," Rachel said, hugging her friend.

After all the congratulations, Rachel picked up her champagne glass and handed Quinn a glass of sparkling cider, then turned to all their friends and said, "So, how about we make a toast.." Everyone held up their drinks, all smiling at the couple. "… To our family. Our children will always be surrounded by so much love from all of you. And that makes them the luckiest kids in the entire world."

"Family forever, bitches!" Charlie exclaimed, receiving a reprimanding look from her sister. "What?" she shrugged innocently, "Jaxon's already asleep."

No one could hold in their laughter after that, they all needed this night to celebrate. To be together as a family, they were all connected. And they couldn't have asked for a better group of people to rely on.

"So, have you thought of any names yet?" Kurt asked, placing his drink down on the coffee table. "Because I have," he added with a smile.

Quinn let out a laugh at the Wardrobe King, "Kurt, you just found out like five minutes ago, how could you already have names ready?"

"I think it's still a little too early for names, Kurt," Rachel told him, sipping her champagne.

"It's never too early, Rachel!" the boy sounded scandalized by the singer's comment.

Over the course of the night, Quinn told everyone about Jaxon and Shelby's reaction when they had told them about the baby. She even told them about Rachel freaking out when Jaxon caught them making out when they thought the Skype call was over. Of course all their friends thought it was funny and teased the singer.

This was the start of their new lives, and they were happy that things were finally working in their favor.

As the night came to a close and a rainstorm began outside, little by little each guest left, calling out their congratulations again to the couple. When the last person was gone, Quinn and Rachel began cleaning up the mess.

Rachel didn't really want Quinn lifting anything, even though the blonde would tell her that she was perfectly fine to do house chores. So they both decided to do it, then it would be done quicker.

Once they were done, they retired to their bedroom. But not before having a little fun of their own.

They got right into it, after all. Once their baby was born they would probably find less time for themselves. They needed to enjoy it while it lasted.

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A/N - I have to say - I am so happy the tour is finally over! Now we get to see them grow together as a family.