I Feel Pretty When You're Around

Chapter 8

The next couple of weeks went by pretty uneventful, Quinn and Rachel's friendship became stronger, and they started to hang out a lot more. No-one really spoke about their new found friendship because Santana had basically threatened everyone in the school to shut their mouths. Santana and Brittany even started hanging out with the two of them. And although the Latina wouldn't say it out loud she didn't mind Rachel anymore, of course Santana was still Santana in her ways.

Even Quinn and Rachel's daddy Hiram started to get along. Quinn was a bit nervous if she ever was at Rachel's house with her daddy around, because she still remembered when she first meet Hiram he wasn't very welcoming to her. So last week when Rachel asked her to come over after school for dinner she confronted Hiram and Leroy.

Flashback:

Quinn had a pleasant dinner with the Berry's, Rachel asked her to come up to her room to hang out for a bit before the blonde had to go home but before she followed her the ex-head cheerleader said she just needed to go to the bathroom, so she would meet the brunette up in her room. But Quinn didn't need to go to the bathroom she needed to speak to the Berry men privately. Ever since Quinn and Rachel became friends Hiram had been very stand offish about the two girl's newfound friendship, and Quinn knew perfectly well why he was.

"Leroy and Mr. Berry could I talk to you for a moment?" Quinn voiced while the Berry men were in the kitchen doing the dishes. The two men turned around to show the girl their full attention.

"Of course Sweetie, what did you want to talk about?" Leroy asked. Leroy had been very sweet with Quinn. The blonde could see in Leroy why Rachel had given her a second chance, because he had the same quality as the small brunette. Hiram on the other hand was very rigid and didn't say anything.

"I would just like to personally apologize to you... I would believe that Rachel has confided in you over the years about her life and about the bullying that she has encountered... So I'm assuming she would have told you of the way I have treated her in the past."

Both the men nodded their heads in understanding so Quinn continued. "I know I basically made her life a living hell, and I wish I could go back in time and take that away, but I can't... I have asked and received forgiveness from Rachel, I honestly don't believe that I deserve it but your daughter is a very forgiving person which I admire about her."

Quinn took another breath figuring out how to word the next bit, this was honestly hard for her, she isn't a person who asks for forgiveness, but she knew she had to do this for Rachel and herself so she keep going. "Mr. Berry I cannot not notice that you have been very stand offish with me in your house and I understand why that is and I completely deserve the treatment that you are giving me, actually I deserve worse, you have actually been too nice to me even though I can see that you are a bit distant towards me."

Hiram just stood there with his eyes on the blonde showing not much of any emotion so Quinn again proceeded, "But I want to tell you both that I will never intentionally want to hurt Rachel again, she is an amazing friend, the best I could truly ask for. Me choosing to be-friend her isn't some trick or game, I really want Rachel's friendship."

Quinn didn't know what else to say so thought to wrap it up, "I guess what I want to say is I hope one day both of you will also be able to forgive me like Rachel has forgiven me."

There was a couple seconds of silence before Leroy walked around the kitchen table and pulled Quinn into a tight hug, "Thank you for saying that, Quinn. I accept your apology."

"Thank you, Leroy."

Both Quinn and Leroy looked and waited for Hiram to say something. "Quinn, I want to say thank you for saying that, however I am not like my husband and Rachel. I don't give out second chances in a heartbeat like those two. Although I will try a lot harder now to find your forgiveness," Hiram smiled at Quinn, it was actually the first smile the blonde has ever had from him.