Present day

Quinn's point of view

"Are you ready?", l shouted in the house for everyone to listen. "I will be down in a minute", a voice said. "Me too", another one said. I went upstairs and walked down the hall, passing various pictures that Rachel and l have hung there. Some of them were from our teenage years, but most of them from our university years. I knocked the door with the big start and a sign of 'Quinn's and Rachel's room'. "Come on in", I heard Rachel's voice from the other side of the door. "You look amazing my bright star", l said and hugged her tightly. "You are gorgeous", she said with her significant smile and scanned me from top to bottom. "Are you ready for your big night?", l asked her and then kissed her. "l feel kind of nervous to be honest", she said. "Just look at me while talking and everything will be okay", I said, stroking her cheek and she closed her eyes, letting the comfort flow in her body. "Is everyone ready?", she asked. "Yes we are all ready to go if you are. The others will meet us there. Let's go, my bright star", l said and she held my hand. I kissed her hand and we went downstairs. "Mommy you are so pretty", one of my daughters said. She was almost fifteen years old now and looked like my young self. She was blonde with hazel eyes exactly like me but she had Rachel's cute cheeks.

"Mommy? What about me? I am here too, Beth", I said. "Yeah, l saw you mom. Don't be jealous, you look good too, but mommy is the special one today", Beth said. "She always is special to me", l said and kissed her. "Mom, please not here, it make want to puke", my other daughter said. "Hello to you too, Lydia", I said rolling my eyes. Lydia was thirteen years old now and looked like Rachel at her teen years. She was a brunette, beautiful girl with chocolate eyes, just like her mommy. "Hey, mommy you are so beautiful tonight", she said to Rachel. "What am l today, invisible?", l said playing hurt. "You are never invisible to me, love", Rachel said and looked directly into my eyes. Those loving eyes that l adored so much just reminded me of the day I proposed to her.

Seventeen years ago

"I am exhausted", l said and collapsed on the bed that Rachel and l were sharing. Rachel was studying at NYADA and l was studying at Columbia. I've always known that she was going to be the brightest star of them all and seeing her studying at NYADA was making me even happier, because she was conquering her goals slowly but steadily. "I can massage you if you want to", Rachel said. "That would be ideal my bright star, but l don't want to make you tired", l said. "The only one who is tired here is you, love. Now roll over so l can do some magic on your back", she said kind of seductively. I rolled over my stomach and closed my eyes waiting for Rachel to do her magic (as she said) on my back. She pulled up my t-shirt and my whole back was on plain sight for her. I knew Rachel was still in the room because firstly I didn't hear her leaving and secondly she was sitting on me, but she didn't touch me at all.

"Rachel, are still on planet earth?", l asked her sarcastically. "No, not really. I mean, by now l know almost every inch of you, as you do for me, but it amazes me how even though I have seen you naked many times l am always in awe whenever I see your skin. You are so gorgeous, l love you and now l am going stop making you wait. You were and will always be such a distraction for me", she said and I laughed. "Why are you laughing?", she said smacking my ass playfully. "Because now you know how it's like to be me", l said. "Hush now", she said, rolling her eyes. "Your wishes my command", l said. I was still waiting for her to touch my back but instead of feeling her hands on my back l felt her mouth. She left a trail of open mouthed kisses starting from the back of my neck and ending down my lower back. "You are torturing me", l said groaning. "I will do as l please", she said. "And what about the magic?", l told her, letting a small moan escape my lips. "There will be a different magic", she said and rolled me over so l could see her.

Five rounds later we both collapsed on the bed. "Oh my goodness, that was a blast, l think that l can't even stand", l said trying to get out of the bed. "Was that magic enough for you?", she said smiling. "Are you kidding? That was simply the most amazing thing ever. I love your magic", l told her. "My magic, huh? And what about me?", she said, playing hurt. "You will find out soon", l told her and lied back down, cuddling with her. "What does that suppose to mean?", she asked me. "Let's take a nap and l will make you dinner", l told her, kissing the back of her neck, she quivered and eventually we both fell asleep.

I woke up a couple of hours later, l slipped out of the bed without waking up Rachel and I went to the kitchen to make dinner as l promised. When I finished all the dinner preparations I took the little box l was hiding from Rachel and put it in my pj's pocket. "Rachel sweetheart wake up", l said and climbed on the bed, planting kisses all over her face. "Mmmm, five more minutes please", she said groaning. "Rach, you are not going to school anymore. Get up so we can have dinner", l said. "No, get down so we can cuddle", she said without opening her eyes. "Come on get up", l said pulling her up. "Ugh, fine", she said. "We can watch a movie first if you want or we can play Scrabble and you can lose again", l said laughing. "Movie works perfectly for me", she said, pecked my lips and finally got up. We decided, well, actually Rachel decided that we would watch 'Wicked'. We were cuddling and watching the movie, Rachel was singing along at every sing of the movie and l was staring at her. "You know that I can't see you, but l can feel your glare", she said suddenly. "l-l, okay fine, I was staring at you while you were singing, but only because I am so in love with you and your voice has this impact on me", l said and she turned to me.

"Do you remember our first kiss?", she asked me. "Of course l do. You kissed me and l left because I was scared", l said. "No, leave the scared part out and remember the sense. Close your eyes and remember", she said. I closed my eyes and she placed her lips on mine just like that time we were in the auditorium. She kissed me slowly and passionately. "Now, tell me, love. What's the first thing you thought back then?", she said after she pulled away and l opened my eyes. "Honestly, the first thing I thought was that you lips were so soft and tasted like strawberries. You mesmerized me instantly and I knew l needed more but I wasn't ready to ask for it, but now l am. So, can l have some more?", l said, bitting my bottom lip. "Maybe later, l am hungry now", she said, pecked my lips and left my arms, heading to the kitchen. "You are such a teaser", l said, rolling my eyes and I pushed myself up.

"I am so full. That was amazing, thank you. The mushrooms and the rice were perfectly cooked", she said. "I wanted to amaze you, so l tried to make your favorite food perfect", l said and smiled. "Amaze me? Why?", she asked me confused. "Because you are the brightest star of them all and l am trying to reach you so l can be by your side", l said and looked directly at her eyes. "You don't have to reach me, you always were by my side", she said and grabbed my hand. "Where do you see yourself in like five years?", l said, still looking at her gorgeous chocolate eyes. "What's that? A job interview?", she said, laughing. Her laugh was always so adorable that made me laugh too. "Come on, tell me", l said when we stopped laughing. "Honestly, l can't imagine my life without you by my side. I imagine myself having a career in Broadway and get married with you. I don't know, maybe a couple of kids too", she said and l widened my eyes. "It's okay if you don't want kids. Seriously, if-if you don't want kids it's okay", she said again. "First of all you said the same thing twice and rephrased", l said laughing. "And secondly I want to have kids. I want to have your kid and l want you to have my kid too, l mean if you want to", l said and blushed. "I would love that. I love you", she said and kissed my hand.

"We are ready", l said. "We are ready for what?", she asked, cocking an eyebrow. I got up and walked near Rachel. I got on my knee and she covered her mouth with her hands. "I was thinking about this for some time, but first I needed to know that we are ready. Now that l know we are, I am here, in front of you asking the simplest, yet the most complicated question. Will you marry me?", l asked her, giving her the biggest smile I've got. "Of course I will marry you", she said, tears streaming from her eyes, as l put the ring on her finger. "And we can have your last name first. I remember back to high school when you read one of my notes that you had asked me why my last name was first and not yours. So, I am telling you now, that yours will be first. Quinn Berry-Fabray sounds beautiful to me, as long as I get to marry my soul mate", l said and kissed away her tears. "I-l don't know what to say", she said and hugged me. "You've said enough my bright star. Now, let's call your dads, Santana and Brittany", l said and got up, kissing Rachel on her smiling lips.

Present day

"Girls you look amazing. Well, actually all my girls look amazing tonight. Are you ready to go?", l said and kissed Rachel. "Yes mom", they both said and we all got in my car after l locked the house. Twenty minutes of driving later we reached our destination. I parked and we got to the meeting point. A couple of minutes later Santana and Brittany appeared along with a black haired boy that looked exactly like her and a blonde girl with blue eyes that looked like Brittany. "Hey Q, hey Rach", they said and we hugged each other. "Hello Pablo, hello Bianca. How are you guys? You look great tonight", l asked them. "We are good. You look stunning aunt Rachel", Pablo said. "Are you kidding me? What's that? A conspiracy against me?", l said, rolling my eyes. "Don't be jealous aunt Quinn, you both look great but it's aunt Rachel's night", Pablo said. "I know, l am just messing with you. It's time for my bright star to shine even more", l said and pecked Rachel's lips. "So, are you ready? How do you feel?", Santana asked. "I am so ready but I feel a little nervous too", Rachel said. "Just be careful not to fall when you will go up there to take your award", Brittany said. "Britt, you can't say that to her, she will be even more scared now", Santana explained her. "Everything will be fine. Let's go inside", l said and took Rachel's hand.

The time was passing and Rachel was becoming more and more anxious. "I am the next one. I-l can't do this. What if l fall? What if l forget how to talk?", she said terrified. "Rachel, you won't forget how to talk, it doesn't make any sense. Relax, just go up there and enjoy every moment of this", l told her. She started gasping for air and repeating again and again that she is going to mess up. "Hey, hey. Look at me, everything is fine. Take deep breaths. In and out, in and out", l said, she looked me in the eyes and started taking deep breaths. "That's my girl", l said, stroking her hand to relax her. Memories started flashing in my head from Rachel's pregnancy, because she was anxious then too, just as now.

Fifteen years ago

It was six in the morning when I felt my whole body shaking. "What's going on?", l said sleepily. "Quinn wake up, the baby is coming", she said scared. "Oh, yeah, the baby is coming, okay. Wait, the baby is coming", l said happy and got out of the bed quickly. I ran and gathered some stuff for the hospital. I helped Rachel get in my car and I drived like crazy to the hospital. When we entered the hospital, l found a nurse, while Rachel was trying to take deep breaths. "This way, please", the nurse said to me and a couple of nurses took Rachel to prepare her for the labor. I called Santana and Brittany and they came ten minutes later. "Oh my God, it's happening, it's happening", l said terrified when the nurse called me to go inside with Rachel. "Come on Q, Rachel will be terrified already, don't add more horror to her. Except, of course, if you want a baby lizard to come out of her", Santana said. "Sanny, stop bullying them", Brittany said and smacked Santana's arm.

I entered the labor room with the nurse. When l saw Rachel my heart dropped, she was pale and sweaty. She was shaking and was super nervous. "I am here, l am here", l said, ran by her side and held her hand tight. "We are ready to start. I want you to focus on your wife, so she can help you relax and l want you to take deep breaths and push", the nurse said. "Look at me and everything will be fine", l said, looking directly at her eyes and into her soul. We were staring deeply at each other, it was like our souls were communicating. "Push again, harder this time", the nurse said. "I-l can't do this. Why doesn't it come out already?", Rachel said, starting to shake again. "Do you remember that time l called you because l was ready to hurt myself again, but you stopped me without eveb being there? Just listen to my voice. Take deep breaths with me. In and out, in and out", l said stroking her hand and her cheek. She was shouting from pain but she kept breathing as l was telling her. "I can see her. She is almost here, one more push", the nurse said. "Come on my bright star, bring her to us", l told her. Rachel shouted again and a baby crying came out and filled the room. Rachel was gasping for air and when she relaxed, the nurse gave her the baby. The baby was crying, but when Rachel took her in her arms, she immediately calmed down. "She is gorgeous and has your beautiful eyes", Rachel said to me. "I love you", l said and kissed her temple. "I love you more", she said. I will never forget this, Rachel smiling although she was tired while holding our baby.

Present day

"l would like to call miss Rachel Berry-Fabray on the stage", the woman from the stage said in the microphone. "Just look at me and pretend no one is here, like those performances you gave in high school in the empty auditorium", l whispered to her. She smiled widely and went to the stage. The event hostess gave her a Tony award and tears of joy started streaming from her eyes. "I would like to say something really fast", Rachel said and received the microphone. "I would like to thank everyone that helped me make my dreams come true. Special thanks to my dads who have put me in all those dance and singing classes since l was three and my friends from McKinley high school that made me feel special through the Glee club. I, um, l-l want to dedicate this award to my amazing wife, who taught me how to be strong and who were always there clapping louder than anyone at every performance l have given so far. Thank you all so much", she said without taking her eyes off of me.

When the event finished we returned home to celebrate. Santana and Brittany along with their kids came with us. A couple of hours later the LoPierce family left and Beth with Lydia went to sleep, leaving me alone with Rachel. "Everything was amazing today, thank you", she told me. "You deserve nothing less my bright star", l told her, kissing her deeply. "I have something for you", she said when we pulled away. "And what's that?", l asked her. She ran upstairs and came back down, holding a flower and a note. "It's been ages since I've received or given you a flower and a note, since high school actually but I am not complaining right now. Here", she said and gave me the flower and the note.

This is the Clove and it stands for 'undying love'. My love for you will never end, l love you since we were teens and l will never stop. You have given me a full and happy life, you have given me an amazing family and you have always made sure that I would give my all at everything I wanted to try. You pushed me to return back to Broadway when l didn't want to and the award I've won today is because of you. You are everything I could ask for.

Forever yours,

Rachel Berry-Fabray

"This is so beautiful Rachel, it brings me so many memories back, good ones", l said. "I know", Rachel said and cleaned up a couple of tears fromy face with her thumb. "Look at us, after all that we've been through, still together and stronger than ever. I love you my bright star", l said. "l love you more", she said and kissed me.

Faberry

Author's note: sooooo, that was it. This is the happy ending they deserve after everything they've been through as Quinn said. Hope you liked it.