Snapshots of Our Forever Moments

Rachel & Quinn flashback

This is a little snippet of Quinn and Rachel's past. It will also have Abigale.

Spoilers: spoilers for Is It Worth Giving Up? Please do not read this if you are not passed chapter 23 (the first flashback)!

Notes: Quinn does speak in this chapter, but only 1 line. Back then (when they were younger), she only spoke to three people – Abigale, Rebecca, and Rachel. They are 5 years old and in kindergarten as of this flashback.

Enjoy!

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October 1999

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*Berry Residence*

Abby pulls up in the Berrys' driveway, and then exits the vehicle, opening the backdoor, and undoing her little sister, Quinn's, carseat.

"Remember, LuLu, to mind Mr. Berry and his boyfriend, okay?"

The 5-year-old nods, her blonde pigtails bouncing up and down. "They said I can call'em Mr. Josiah and Mr. David, Sissy!"

Abigale freezes at those words...

... Could it be?

No.

It isn't possible... is it?

Quinn grabs her backpack full of her clothes, toothbrush, and hairbrush, plus the teddy bear that Rachel gave her, and jumps out of the car, unaware of the inner turmoil her sister is experiencing.

Usually, she just drops Quinn off and makes sure she gets inside the house, but this time...

This time she will go inside and... and see just what this Rachel girl's fathers look like.

Quinn is halfway down the walkpath leading up to the front door when Abigale snaps out of it and hurries to catch up to her little sister.

If she wonders, Quinn does not say anything, just going right up to the door, opening it, and letting Abby inside, before shutting it behind them.

Abigale watches her little sister's body language now, as Quinn loses just a tiny bit of her calmness and relaxed stance. She guesses she is still not speaking to Rachel's fathers, but Quinn has promised her she does speak to Rachel, so, now, she just watches...

As soon as the door is shut, a little brunette is running out of one of the rooms. She has brown eyes and it is easy to know who they came from, and it takes Abigale's breath away.

"Hi, Lucy!"

The little girl positively beams as she comes running over, and Abby notices how her baby's sister's body language changes the split-second her friend comes into the little hallway they are standing in.

There are several things that happen in the next few seconds.

First, Quinn takes her shoes off and places them neatly next to the front door. Years of conditioning have taught her that, even at 5, there is no excuse for her to leave her things "in a mess". It hurts Abigale but she does not say anything; she just continues... watching.

Next, she takes her backpack off and places it next to the shoes. She then looks to Rachel, a little anxious, and it makes Abby want to step in, because she knows what comes with that look, but...