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I am soooo sorry it took me so long I lost my muse and had like no time.

This is the last chapter I hope it's good enough.

And thank you to all who stuck by this story.

"Your Hand In Mine" Chapter Seven 'Wash Away'

After my total break down at the church I didn't feel alone anymore. It was as if I took a step back looking at my life, I mean yeah of course I miss my father, but I know he's in a better place, and yeah I am still bitter about the murderer who killed my father who tried to kill himself but failed miserably.

When we went back home I tried talking to my dad, but as always he said nothing. I cleaned up with Quinn around the house and watched movies with our cute puppies Johnny Midnight. Johnny for the kick ass musician Johnny Cash 'The man in black', and Midnight because he's mostly black and it's a cool name, and the other is named Hope. Quinn named her that because that's what she stands for.

"I think I should bring some clothes here, and you should bring some to my place." Quinn said to me as we watched some sappy chick flick.

"What do you mean?" I asked looking to her.

"Well...I mean I think we should since I'm always with you and you're always with me." she answered nervously.

I chuckled softly "Is that what you want?" I asked smiling at her.

She nodded blushing.

"Well then I'll start leaving things there, but I gotta start staying home by myself at some point."

"Why?" she asked me.

"Because I'm seventeen, and I haven't slept by myself since...since before...and I need to start letting go."

Quinn sighed then rolled on me "I think it's really great you want to let go but baby that doesn't mean you have to do everything on your own...I'm here. Were in a relationship together, that means we do things together."

"I know but I used to be so independent and now..."

"You still are, Rachel you never let me all the way in. You never tell me how you're truly feeling, and you always do things on your own." she said frustrated with me sitting up and turning the movie off.

I sighed sitting up as well "I'm...I'm sorry Q...I-I didn't know I was hurting you..." I put my hand over hers.

She sniffled falling back on me "Just promise me that you won't keep pushing me away anymore, and that you'll keep sleeping with me or I'll sleep with you cause baby, I can't sleep without you."

"I can't promise you that I'll always let you in, but I can promise you that I will really try and let you in, and yeah your right I can't sleep without you either. So lets just take advantage of it."

Quinn turned around. "Rachel Berry did you just insinuate that we make love?"

I grinned at her wiggling my eyebrows. "If I did what would you say?"

"I'd say I really want to." Quinn replied to me straddling my waist. I started to kiss down Quinn's jaw making my way down to her chest. "But," I groaned at the word. "I don't want our first time like this, and it's your very first time ever...I just-I just want it to be perfect. I don't even remember mine, and look what happened to me."

I sighed leaning my forehead against Quinn's chest. "Alright."

(End of POV)

A few weeks later and things with her dad hadn't changed very much especially now since her father's birthday was tomorrow. So while Quinn was at church with her mother, Rachel put on her old blue flannel shirt with some skinny jeans and vans; making her way towards her father's old shed. It was filled with all of his old things, and tools organized around the old wooden walls. Rachel looked at for a second remembering her father teaching her how to properly put oil, and anti-freeze in a truck. She remembered how no matter what she always wanted to be out in the garage with her pops learning about trucks and cars, tools and other things she would need to know later in life. She chuckled thinking about how her and her father would come inside with oil spots on their faces.

The brunette smiled softly taking the box that read 'stuff to hide from pops'. She ran her hand over the top collecting the dust from the top and sweeping it off sending it flying into the air. She opened it slowly finding old harmonicas, yoyo's, and movies that her father wouldn't stop watching over and over again. She searched through the whole box till she finally found it. Her father's old ukulele. Her father had gotten it when they took a family trip to Hawaii. He loved it and played with it constantly but he kept waking Rachel up at six in the morning playing it...in the summer. So she hid it from him and then a day later he bought a new one laughing at his daughter when he woke her up once again at six in the morning.

Quinn walked out of the Berry household to the shed seeing Rachel sitting on a table smiling l=with tears in her eyes.

Rachel chuckled at the old memories and strummed the out of tune strings softly letting a few tears fall.

"I miss you pop." she sniffled.

"Hey." Quinn said softly.

"Hi." Rachel said back putting the ukulele down trying to hide her tears.

Quinn bit her bottom lip walking inside the dusty old shed to her girlfriend.

"You look beautiful." Rachel smiled softly Quinn was wearing a light blue sundress with her hair up in a clip.

The blonde smiled back placing her hands on either side of Rachel's face kissing her lips gently. "I love you."

Rachel smiled leaning back in kissing Quinn's forehead.

The blonde let the sting of rejection go away and said. "My mom is making lunch. You wanna come?"

"...Actually I need to do something but I'll take you home first." Rachel said getting off the table.

"Why can't I come with you?" Quinn asked still a little mad at how Rachel still hasn't said 'I love you' back.

"Because I just have some stuff to do." Rachel said back.

"Well then will I see you tonight?"

"I don't know." Rachel said back.

As soon as Rachel dropped off Quinn she headed for guitar center till she found one of the guys and paid him to change the strings on the ukulele, and then headed home.

Rachel walked upstairs to her father's room and slowly opened the door finding her daddy asleep on his side.

Rachel quietly laid beside seeing his eyes open.

"Hi." Rachel whispered.

"Hi sweetheart." her daddy said back.

She smiled softly at his voice she hadn't heard it in months.

"I missed you." she whispered.

Her father smiled with tears trickling down his face. "I know sweetheart I'm sorry, I won't do that ever again."

"I love you daddy." Rachel cried.

"I love you to sweet pea." her daddy cried back using her dad's pet name for her sending them both into each others arm crying themselves to sleep.

Quinn woke up feeling the side of Rachel's bed empty she sighed wishing that Rachel would stop pulling away and laid in bed till she heard her phone vibrate.

I love you. See you at school - Rachel

Quinn quickly replied back and got up knowing she would have to take her own ride to school.

She didn't see Rachel all day but she knew she was okay by the rest of the gleeks info and the flower left in her locker.

She waited patently in the choir room with the rest of the gleeks watching the door for Rachel.

The door suddenly swung open only to reveal Mr Shue.

"Sorry I'm late guys I was just-"

"We get it! God, you're late everyday!" Quinn snapped.

Everyone was trying to keep themselves from laughing at Mr Shue's scared shit less face.

"Is everything okay?" Rachel asked breaking every ones attention to her.

"Oh, I don't know what do you think?" Quinn asked sarcastically.

"Yeah...I figured you would be mad. Mr Shue can I-"

Mr Shue noticed her ukulele in her hand and quickly nodded. "Yes! Yes of course!" he replied bringing a stool in the front middle for her.

"I know I haven't been myself in a while, and I'm sorry for that." Rachel said looking at Quinn. "My father would have been very disappointed in me for acting in such a way but most of all for not singing. He loved to hear me sing and he loved to sing..." Rachel chuckled looking down at the small string instrument. "My dad got this when we went on vacation to Hawaii, and when we came back he would wake me up with it every morning at six am. In the summer."

Everyone chuckled at this statement.

"So I hid it with the rest of the stuff he would use too much like old western movies, yoyo's, and worst of all harmonicas."

Everyone laughed again.

"My father and I were happy until my dad bought a brand new ukulele and woke me up everyday at six am just to eat breakfast with him."

Some of them laughed and smiled at Rachel telling the story.

"I really miss him doing that." Rachel sniffled smiling at her friends. "This song is one of his favorites."

Rachel began to strum remembering when her dad first sang this song on the beach. She could practically hear the waves crashing and instead of her voice she heard begin to sing it was her dad's.

I got troubles oh, but not today
Cause they're gonna wash away
They're gonna wash away

And I have sins Lord, but not today
Cause they're gonna wash away
They're gonna wash away

And I had friends oh, but not today
Cause they're done washed away
They're done washed away

Everyone began to sway in their seats leaning against their girlfriends, boyfriends, and friends.

And oh, I've been cryin'
And oh, I've been cryin'
And oh, no more cryin'
No, no more cryin' here

Mercedes smiled against Kurt's shoulder knowing Rachel was getting better.

We get along Lord, but not today
Cause we gonna wash away
We gonna wash away

Brittany and Santana looked at each other and gave one another a small kiss.

And I got troubles oh, but not today
Cause they gonna wash away
This old heart gonna take them away

Everyone stood up and crowded Rachel with a huge hug.

"So does this mean I can't have all your solos anymore?" Kurt joked making Rachel laugh along with everyone else.

When everyone began to clear out of the school Rachel pulled Quinn to her.

"Hey."

"I haven't seen you all day." Quinn said pursing her lips.

"I know." Rachel nodded.

"I didn't like it."

"Neither did I."

"Don't keep me in the dark anymore Rachel."

"I won't."

"Promise?" Quinn asked raising her eyebrow.

"Promise."

"Good."

"Good now lets go." Rachel smiled pulling Quinn by her hand. "You take your car home and then I'll pick you up in like an hour.

"Um...okay." Quinn replied.

Just as Rachel said an hour later she was at the Fabray house picking up her girlfriend.

"Where are we going?" Quinn asked.

"You'll see." Rachel chuckled.

"Rachel." Quinn sighed. "You just said you wouldn't keep me in the dark anymore."

"It's a surprise." Rachel laughed at Quinn's glare. "Do you trust me?"

"Of course." Quinn answered.

"Then just have some patience."

Quinn watched as the town passed by then slowly watched the trees pass by until Rachel pulled into the woods stopping in front of a pond.

Rachel carried her pack and led Quinn out onto the very end of the board walk.

Quinn watched as Rachel put down a blanket then placed food on top.

"Is-Is this a date?" Quinn smiled.

"Yes. I told you that when all this bullshit was over that I would take you out on a date." Rachel grinned.

Quinn beamed pulling Rachel by her chin placing a firm kiss on her lips.

"How did you find this place?" Quinn asked taking a bite of her food.

"My dad used to come fishing down here every weekend."

"It's peaceful."

"Yeah it is."

The two talk, laid down and watched the stars begin to peek out, and kissed softly until Rachel took Quinn home to her place.

"Have I told you how much I love you?" Rachel asked Quinn as she plopped down on her elbows beside the blonde's head.

Quinn looked surprised at first then smiled softly "No...no you haven't"

"Well I do, I do...I love you Quinn Fabray." Rachel said brushing Quinn's hair back.

The blonde smiled letting a couple of tears fall "I love you too Rachel Berry."

"Thank you for sticking by me through this Quinn, I couldn't have done it with out you." Rachel said caressing Quinn's cheek.

"Thank you for saving me." Quinn smiled back.

Rachel knew that she would still hurt but as long as she had Quinn by her side she knew she would be just fine.