Yay for Faberry Week! I wasn't going to write anything but I got bored haha. Idk if I'll do every day but we'll see! This chapter takes place in present time like college and stuff, it's mostly canon. I hope you like! :)
"Yo, Fabray, since you finally figured out you're a lady lover I took it upon myself to hook you up on a blind date." Santana explained on the other end of the line before Quinn even had a chance to say hello.
"I'm sorry?" Quinn asked, clearly thrown off.
"A blind date, you know when-" Santana started.
"No, I'm not an idiot I know what a blind date is, I mean like why?" Quinn asked.
"I'm sick of hearing you whine about being single and how no hot girls up there are into you like that so, I'm helping you out." Santana explained, "She goes to NYADA and hangs with us a lot so I mean if I can tolerate her she's pretty cool. And she sings, I know what a lady boner you get over girls and music."
Quinn snorted, "When?"
"This weekend if you're saying yes!" Santana said excitedly.
"Why not." Quinn said, giving in.
"Awesome! I already got her in on it, I'll set everything up and let you know everything 'kay?" Santana said still sounding excited.
"Alright, later." Quinn said hanging up. Why is Santana so excited about this?
Santana insisted that Quinn get ready for the date before she left for New York so that she could go right to the restaurant. Quinn was confused and didn't know why Santana was so adamant about her not going to the loft first but she didn't bother arguing. Santana said to dress "fancy" but not "overly fancy" and Quinn had no idea what the hell that meant but okay.
She curled her hair, that she was still growing out, she had no idea what possessed her to cut it all off. She wore a black tea length short sleeved dress and heels. Cute but not overly dressy she figured. She grabbed her bag because she's decided to stay the weekend rather than coming back afterwards and her clutch and walked out the door.
When she arrived she found Santana who was going to take her bag back to the loft, "Are you excited?" She asked as they waited for a cab to pull over for them.
"If by excited you mean do I feel like I'm going to puke then yes, very." Quinn said blankly.
Santana snorted as she opened the door of the can that finally stopped and they both climbed in, "She's vegan so the options were limited but I found like a knock off Olive Garden kinda vegan place for you guys to go to. She's already there, now we just gotta get you there." She said with a smile.
It didn't take long to get there and it was on the way back to the loft so Santana was with her the whole time, "Okay, just tell the hostess you're a part of the Lopez party and she'll take you to her okay? Have fun!" Santana said as she shooed Quinn out of the cab.
Her heart was pounding, she had no appetite and she was almost positive she was going to end up regretting this. She took a deep breath and opened the door. The hostess greeted her and Quinn said as Santana instructed and she started guiding her through the restaurant to the back corner.
The girl had her back to her as they walked up and Quinn thanked the hostess, "Quinn?" The girl asked as she sat down when she heard Quinn's voice.
Quinn's eyes widened as she finally looked up after getting situated in the booth, "Rachel?" They gave each other a wide-eyed and confused look, "Oh my god, is this a joke? Am I being Punk'd?" Quinn asked looking around the room quickly.
Rachel didn't say anything but just continued to stare at Quinn, "/You/ are asking if this is a joke? You're not even gay, why would Santana set me up with you?" She finally asked.
Quinn looked back at her, "And you are?" She asked, giving her a look of disbelief.
Rachel glanced away and nervously licked her lips, "I'm not /gay/ but...I am...interested in women, you could say."
Quinn let out a quiet laugh, "Oh my god, then this isn't a joke. Santana actually set us up!"
"And since when do you like girls miss straight as a ruler celibacy club president?" Rachel asked with a scoff.
Quinn narrowed her eyes and leaned forward, "That's not important, I thought you were dating that Brody guy?"
"Aren't you sleeping with your professor?" Rachel asked.
Quinn squeezed the bridge of her nose and ignored the question, "Why did she do this?"
Rachel shrugged, "Do you still want to do this?"
Quinn lowered her hand from he face and looked at her for a moment, "That depends...do you?"
Rachel tilted her head and thought for a moment, "I wouldn't be opposed, you /are/ a very pretty girl Quinn. I believe I've told you that several times before this evening."
Quinn pursed her lips, "Okay then. Let's do it." She said and Rachel gave her shy grin as the waitress came over to ask what they wanted to drink. They both opted for water and began looking through the menu as she went to fetch their drinks.
"I don't know anything about vegan food, what do you think is best?" Quinn asked after looking over the menu.
"Everything is just a substitute Quinn, it's basically the same thing." Rachel explained.
"Substitutes don't taste the same though." Quinn said quietly. Rachel shot her a look from over her menu.
"Why don't I just pick something for you and save you the trouble of deciding?" Rachel suggested.
"Fine." Quinn said as she sat her menu down as the waitress came back with their drinks.
"Are you ladies ready to order?" She asked.
Rachel ordered for them both, Quinn didn't even catch what she said she said it so quickly. The waitress got it though and was off to the kitchen.
"So have you said anything to Santana that would give her the idea to do this?" Rachel asked, leaning forward resting her crossed arms the table in front of her.
"Like?" Quinn asked curiously.
"Maybe mentioning you have a thing for me or something?" She asked with a playful tone.
Quinn bit back a grin and narrowed her eyes as she shook her head slightly, "Wasn't it obvious?" She asked with the same tone Rachel used.
Rachel's eyes widened slightly, "You have a weird way of showing it, depending on how far back this goes."
Quinn thought for a moment, rocking her head back and forth, "That's actually why I acted like I hated you so much."
Rachel made a thoughtful humming noise, "You know that actually makes sense knowing you."
Quinn chuckled, "What about you, did you say anything?"
"Aside from complaining you never come to see me and the fact that even though you treated me absolutely horribly during school I still tried to be your friend and all that...nope. Can't think of anything." Rachel said with a grin.
Quinn nodded, "Makes sense."
The waitress returned shortly after with their food. They ate slowly as they talked about what they've both been doing. Rachel got excited talking about how she has a final callback for Funny Girl next week and she needs to figure out what song to sing. She explained why Cassie was acting so bitchy all year and Quinn smiled at the fact that she could tell how talented Rachel was on just her first day.
After a few more topic changes they were finished eating, "Who's paying?" Rachel asked with a teasing tone.
Quinn narrowed her eyes, "Are you suggesting that I pay?"
Rachel shrugged, "We can go Dutch if you want but..."
"But what?" Quinn asked curiously.
Rachel glanced down, "Was this an actual date?" She asked suddenly losing the flirty facade.
"I'll pay." Quinn said quietly, pulling her credit card out of her clutch and putting it in with the check.
Rachel's eyes shot up, "Don't worry about it, Rachel." Quinn said with a smile. The waitress came and took it before Rachel had a chance to argue.
They sat in silence now, things starting to get awkward as they waited for the waitress to come back with Quinn's card so they could leave. Quinn sighed and decided to break the silence, "Do you care if I stay for the weekend? I didn't know it would be you here tonight."
"Of course I don't care, Quinn." Rachel said reassuringly, "We can kill Santana together." She ended with a laugh.
Quinn laughed as the waitress gave her the card back and they left the restaurant. Rachel expertly hailed a cab in just a few seconds, "Impressive." Quinn said as Rachel opened the door for her with a proud smile.
"I've had a lot of practice." Rachel said with a shrug.
"I figured...but actually I was referring to /you/." Quinn said with a smirk giving her a once over, getting a good look at Rachel's short, tight, dark red dress. Rachel just had a dumbfounded look on her face.
On the way to the loft they plotted how they should kill Santana. Bombard her when they come through the door or get her when she's sleeping. Or be more sneaky about it and make it seem like an accident. They were laughing by the time they got out of the cab deciding they would let her be seeing as they were having a good time.
Quinn looked up at the building they were dropped in front of, "This isn't the right place is it?" She asked, confused.
Rachel shook her head and pointed down the street, "I wanted to walk with you a little bit." She explained shyly, looking down again.
Quinn grinned at her, "Lead the way." She said, holding her bent arm out for Rachel to take in her own. Rachel gave her a small grin before she hooked her arm in Quinn's and started walking.
"I honestly did have a wonderful time, Quinn." Rachel said quietly.
Quinn watched her from the corner of her eye, "I did too, Rach." She admitted.
Rachel subconsciously tightened her grip on Quinn's arm in a nervous gesture, "This isn't going to change anything between us is it? Make everything weird again? I feel like we just got past that stage in our friendship, I don't really want to regress back to that because Santana decided to be an idiot."
"Rachel, what I said at the start was entirely me just kidding around." Quinn said quietly.
Rachel finally looked up at her with a confused look on her face, "About you hating me?"
Quinn nodded, "I didn't like the way I felt about you and the way I was raised, feeling that way was wrong. If I convinced myself I hated you then I didn't have anything to worry about."
"What changed?" Rachel asked curiously.
Quinn shrugged, "I didn't care anymore. I realized that our time together because of school was limited and if I kept pushing you away I wouldn't have you in my life at all anymore. I didn't want that."
Rachel grinned, "Why didn't you ever say anything?"
Quinn snorted, "You hung all over Finn all the time, I didn't think I'd have a chance and end up freaking you out or something." She explained, "I was used to the idea of just having you as a friend, it didn't bother me as much anymore."
"If I had known that I would've dropped him like a bad habit, I'm not even kidding. You pretending you hated me supported me and believed in me more than he ever did. Plus you're much cuter." Rachel said bluntly.
Quinn laughed, "I wish I had known that."
They finally reached Rachel's building and Quinn opened the door, allowing Rachel to lead the way. They quickly made their way upstairs to Rachel's floor and Rachel stopped before she unlocked the door.
"We're acting like just because we didn't realize what we could've had in high school that its too late for us now." Rachel said turning her body to face Quinn fully and looked up into hazel eyes.
Quinn looked back into hers, "What are you saying?"
Rachel glanced down and kicked her lips nervously, "I'm saying its not too late. We're here together right now and we had a good time together, what's stopping us?"
"Nothing." Quinn said just above a whisper when she realized what Rachel was saying.
Rachel looked back up when she heard the small tone of Quinn's voice. She reached out and grabbed Quinn's hands, holding them between them, "I think we should be together." She said with confidence that made Quinn chuckle and look down.
"I think we should be too." Quinn said as she looked back into Rachel's eyes.
Rachel gave Quinn her signature Rachel Berry smile before she let go of Quinn's hands and threw her arms up and around Quinn's neck, pulling her down for a kiss. Quinn threw her arms out in surprise as she tried to keep herself from losing her balance. When she regained herself she wrapped her arms around Rachel's waist, pulling her in closer, savoring every second.
When Rachel finally pulled back she looked into Quinn's eyes with her own watery brown eyes, "I've wanted to do that for longer than you even know." She whispered.
Quinn smiled back at her, "Me too." She said quietly.
"For the love of god, yes! Finally!" They heard as the door beside them flew open. Santana stood beside Kurt who had his hands clasped together with a huge smile on his face and Santana had a smug look on her face, "I knew it'd work, did I not?" She asked nudging Kurt with her elbow.
He made an excited noise and Quinn and Rachel stood, still holding each other, with surprised looks on their faces having no idea they had been spying on them, "God I've waited for this day ever since Quinn was so damn adamant on keeping you away from Finn when I knew damn well she didn't even give a shit about him!" Santana exclaimed.
"Seriously?" Quinn asked.
"Duh! I have awesome gaydar, Q. I knew it was just a matter of time. You could cut the sexual tension between you two with a knife." She said like it was obvious.
Quinn snorted and Rachel spoke up, "Thank you for finally making it happen." She said, turning to look back up at Quinn with a smile.
Quinn leaned down for another kiss, "Alright alright, enough of that. If I have to see that all the time I'll kill you both." Santana complained as she stomped back into the loft. Kurt followed after her to give them a little privacy.
"She'll live." Quinn mumbled with a grin, lips still attached to Rachel's.
