No Strings Attached

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Quinn woke up early the next morning. She was uncomfortable and tired so she laid in bed for a while.

Quinn went to get out of bed and froze, hissing in pain. She put her hands over her baby bump and focused on her breathing.

Quinn grabbed her phone and dialed Noah's number.

"Hey, Q." Noah answered the call. "You're up early."

"Are you almost home?" Quinn asked.

"Yeah, I just landed in L.A." Noah replied. "Everything okay?"

"I think I'm in labor." Quinn stated.

"Are you sure? She's not supposed to come for a few more weeks." Noah said.

"I'm pretty sure." Quinn responded.

"Okay, I'll be home as soon as I can. Santana's gonna wait for our bags." Noah told Quinn. "Is my mom there?"

"She's... somewhere." Quinn answered. "I'm still in bed."

"I'm in a car and I told them to rush me home." Noah replied.

"Okay." Quinn said as she slowly got out of bed. "I'm gonna go find your mom."

"Okay." Noah repeated. "Don't hang up."

Quinn paused and took a deep breath. "Oooh."

"Q, just breathe." Noah said. "Yell for my mom, okay? Don't go running around the house."

"How far are you?" Quinn wondered.

"Like, a block away." Noah said.

Quinn nodded as she walked to the stairs and slowly went downstairs.

"The hospital bag is in my car already." Noah told Quinn. "As soon as I get there, we'll go. I'll get you there."

"Mhm." Quinn said, breathing through another contraction. "Ruth!"

Ruth hurried down the stairs as the front door burst open and Noah entered.

"Hey, I'm here." Noah said as he took Quinn's hands. "Let's get you to the hospital, okay?"

Quinn nodded.

"Mom, you wanna wait here for Santana? You two can take a car and meet us at the hospital once she gets here." Noah suggested. "Maybe call Jake and Sarah? Santana called the doctor when I left the airport and she's gonna call Finn and-"

"Noah, just go." Ruth ordered.

"Right." Noah nodded and put his arm around Quinn. He helped her outside and got her in the car before getting in the driver's seat.

"Noah." Quinn muttered. "I didn't call my mom."

"I asked Santana to call Finn and your mom." Noah told Quinn as he started driving. He glanced at Quinn. "How do you feel?"

Quinn shook her head and closed her eyes. She put her hand over her belly and hissed in pain.

"We're almost there, babe." Noah said as he took Quinn's hand and continued driving. "Just breathe."