Once the initial excitement has settled down, Dr. Montgomery congratulates the trio and asks "Rachel, Dr. Thompson mentioned he recommend you change your diet to vegetarian, instead of strictly vegan. Is that correct?"
Rachel nods her head "Yes, and I understand. I was vegetarian for a while; I switched to full vegan junior year of high school. I don't think I will have that hard of a time regressing."
"Ok, well Rachel I hate to be the bearer of bad news… but I'm going to go one step further and suggest you add a little meat to your diet." Rachel's eyes widen in shock. Quinn and Santana each gasps lightly. They've been trying to get her to try meat for as long as they can remember.
Dr Montgomery continues her lecture "I know it will be challenging seeing as you've never really ever eaten meat before… but while being vegetarian or vegan for that matter is a perfectly healthy life style. It can be challenging on your body while pregnant. As you are aware of first hand. I strongly suggest you incorporate meat into at least two of your daily meals. Especially since you are carrying twins."
"Is there not some sort of supplements I can take?" Rachel looks to her with pleading eyes.
Dr .Montgomery sighs "Well yes, they do make special vitamins and things of that nature but Rachel…" She pauses wanting to make sure chooses here next words carefully. "I'm not going to lie to you. I know I said I had a patient previously with the same condition as you, but every pregnancy is different. Yours is especially unique given the nearly month age difference of the babies. Every pregnancy comes with risks, and yours is no exception. Knowing that you have already experienced a fainting spell and were unconscious for a significant amount of time… I could not in good conscious recommend those supplements for you" There's a bit of finality laced in her words.
Rachel has a defeated look on her face, she was sure there had to be some other option than having to eat meat "I understand Doctor. Thank you for being honest with me" she sighs dejectedly.
Quinn and Santana pick up on the less than happy tone there diva is using.
"Hey baby, now you have an excuse to try some of my bacon you swear you'd never eat but always drool puddles while I'm cooking it" Quinn teases.
"Yeah and I can finally get you to try some of my world famous chili" Santana playfully adds.
Quinn looks from Rachel to Santana with a smirk on her face "World famous, really S". Rachel giggles realizing her two loves are trying to make her feel better about having to eat a poor defenseless animal.
Santana should have known that was coming "Ay dios mio, Ok Lima famous… Is that better?" She asks looking pointedly at Quinn.
"Much" Quinn answers.
Santana pushes Quinn's shoulder lightly and then turns to the doctor "Is there no concerns with the sudden change to her diet?"
Dr. Montgomery shakes her head no "As long as you don't go out and eat a whole sirloin right off the bat you should be fine. Start off in moderation; I'd suggest starting with some chicken or turkey" Santana nods in understanding. "Plus Rachel, I'm sure you won't think twice about a slice of bacon or two once the cravings start" she winks at Quinn who just laughs and smiles down at Rachel who is now sitting back on the bed cleaning the remaining jelly from her stomach.
"Alright well if you girls don't have any more questions, I'm going to go make some final notes in the chart and tell the nurse Rachel here is ready to be discharged" Dr. Montgomery says
Quinn responds since Santana had to step out to take a phone call and Rachel seems to be lost in the images on the screen of the sonogram that are still up, "No I think I'm good for the moment... Rach, can you think of anything else you want to ask babe?"
Rachel looks away from the screen to Quinn then to Dr. Montgomery "Uh, yeah actually... could we get three copies of this printed?" she points to the screen. "I know you can't really see much, but I'd still like to have one if possible".
"Oh certainly! I'm sorry I forgot to offer them to you. I'll print them off now" Dr. Montgomery says whilst tidying up her notes.
Santana returns after Dr. Montgomery has left and begins helping Quinn and Rachel who are packing everything up, they are all anxious to finally be able to go home.
"I'm going to make a trip to the car and see if there is an umbrella, I just stepped outside and it looks like the sky is about to open up" says Santana while grabbing a good portion of the bags.
Quinn fishes the keys out of her purse to give to Santana "Thanks babe, I think the large umbrella is in the trunk still from that concert".
Santana takes the offered keys "Ok, I'll check for it. Is there anything else you all wanted me to take down now?"
"No I think you've got it all baby" says Rachel who is in the process of making up the hospital bed. Even after Quinn told her it was completely unnecessary and that nobody ever does that before they leave the hospital. Santana just shakes her head and smiles at the obsessive compulsive act she is witnessing and then makes her way to the car.
Rachel and Quinn are sitting cuddled in the recliner waiting for both Santana and the discharge papers. Santana is the first to return soaked to the bone since the sky decided to open up on her way to the car.
"Oh my goodness baby! You are soaking wet!" Rachel jumps off of Quinn's lap making a beeline for the paper towel holder. She grabs a handful and begins to ring out Santana's hair as best as possible. "Hey grab the blanket off the bed would you love, she is freezing".
Quinn hadn't managed to move yet. Rachel was out of the chair so fast she didn't have a chance to register what was happening. "What the hell where you thinking San, you are ice cold! You could catch pneumonia!" She scolds while wrapping the blanket around Santana and running her hands up and down her arms to provide more warmth and circulation.
"I-Its not like I had a choice" she says through chattering teeth. "I was halfway to the car when the sky opened up!" She moves away and slumps down on the now unmade bed. She doesn't like being chastised for something she had no control over. She knows its coming from a place of love but she is soaking wet and freezing cold and frankly pissed off about it. She looks up to Quinn and Rachel who are still standing over by the door looking at her with nothing but concern.
Realizing she just snapped at them for no good reason she immediately apologizes "I'm sorry mi amors! I'm just so pissed, I was like 5 cars away and then it just decided to Rain On My Parade ... literally!" She laughs and sends a wink in Rachel's direction. "At least you were right Q. The umbrella was in the back. So the return trip wasn't so bad, and now you guys won't suffer the same fate as me".
Quinn and Rachel tell her it's ok. They know she didn't mean anything by it. Plus they've seen way worse explosions from the fiery Latina.
About 15 minutes later, after incessant insistence on Rachel's part, Santana has changed into her pajamas that were thankfully in the bag she had yet to take to the car. "I can't believe you made me change into my pajamas"
"Hey its not my fault you packed such a revealing pair" Says Rachel while attempting to hang up the blanket as best as possible to allow it to dry. "Your clothes were completely soaked and you couldn't even keep your teeth from chattering. I didn't want you staying in them any longer than you had. I'm still not convinced we got you warmed up quick enough"
Santana walks over to where Rachel is and wraps her arms around her waist from behind and places her chin on her shoulder "I know baby, I'm just not looking forward to having to walk out of this room in just this"
Rachel rests her hands over Santana's on her stomach, "Please. Since when is Santana Lopez afraid of showing a little skin".
"A girl can change can't she?" Santana replied with her eyebrow raised
There's a knock at the door... "Come in" says Santana reluctantly ending the embrace with Rachel.
Dr. Leslie walks in the room "Alright girls well it looks like Rachel is all set. Dr. Montgomery wanted me to remind you that you need to set and appointment with your regular OBGYN for next week sometime. She also said to call her with any questions you may have before then" She hands the card to Rachel. "She wanted to come in and tell you guys goodbye but she was called into and emergency delivery just a moment ago"
"Aww that was very kind of her, please tell her thank you for us" Rachel says
"Absolutely. It was lovely meeting you three and congratulations again" She smiles and turns to walk out the door. She nearly collides with Quinn who is coming back from the bathroom.
"Oh I'm sorry; I wasn't expecting anyone to come out" Quinn says
"Haha, no worries. You learn to stop on a dime pretty quickly in my profession"
The girls gather their things and make their way outside.
"You have got to be fucking kidding me!" Santana says when the doors come in to view.
"Santana language, there are kids around" Rachel scolds.
"What?" Quinn asks looking up from her phone.
Santana points to the doors "LOOK!"
Quinn can't help but laugh at the view in front of them. The sun is shining and the pavement is practically dry already.
"It is so not funny damn't!" She lowers her voice a little at the end, since being made aware of the nearby children. "I could have avoided getting soaked and ruining my hair! Ugh why did Brittany have to call? I wouldn't have even seen what it looked like outside, and thought I had to rush to get the car packed. She is soooo getting it tomorrow!"
Quinn and Rachel just laugh at her little rant.
They make it home in about a half hour due to the lunch hour traffic. After each grabbing a couple bags they are standing outside the apartment door waiting for Quinn to dig the keys out of her purse.
"Why did you even put them away to begin with?" Santana asks leaning against the wall
"I didn't even realize I did it was just a force of habit... Ah got them" Quinn steps aside to let Rachel walk in first.
Rachel smiles at the chivalrous act and walks inside."Oh no!"
:) I know I suck lol. Hope you enjoyed despite the cliff hanger.
I just wanted to say THANK YOU to every one! I am completely blown away by the amount of interest and positive response to this story. I honestly thought I was going to post a couple chapters of what I had in my head and then that be it, but here we are almost a week after I posted the 1st one and there are nearly 10k views. It blows my mind!
I am just as anxious for the next chapters as you guys. I don't have anything written until I post them, and I've written everything that I had in my dream already so I really don't know whats going to happen next. I do have a couple general ideas of there professions and things of that nature but there conversations etc aren't known until I'm typing lol. With that being said I am struggling a bit on what Quinn's job should be... I have a couple ideas... Lawyer or Art dealer. So this is where I hand the reins to you my friends. Leave your choice in the reviews or PM me... if you have another idea for her leave that to, if I think I can write for it I may use it :).
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