Rachel kept thinking about what Mercedes had said. How Quinn has saved their life, especially hers and truth be told, she hasn't thanked her properly so she decided to do it. She walked up to their room and opened the door.
The scene in front of her was so beautiful. Quinn and Beth sleeping together, they looked so much alike, Rachel wished she had a camera to capture this moment.
She was still admiring and she didn't realize that Quinn had woken up.
"It's rude to stare, you know?" Quinn said startling Rachel who chuckles. "Sorry, I couldn't help it. You two look adorable." She said as Quinn detangled herself from Beth and stood up.
"Yeah, it's the best and probably the only way I can sleep now. With her. She makes everything better. She gives me hope." Quinn said turning slightly to look at her daughter soundly asleep. "What brings you here?"
"I was talking with Mercedes and she reminded that you saved my life from that lunatic and I haven't properly thanked you for it."
"If it wasn't for you, I would have probably died that night. Thank you so much Quinn." Rachel said and Quinn smiled.
"It was nothing Rachel. You would have done the same besides it's my job now to keep you all safe." Quinn said and she could see for a brief moment disappointment flash across Rachel's eyes. But it was gone.
"Well, either way thank you very much." Rachel was going to leave when Quinn held her arm. "Rachel wait." Quinn said and Rachel turned to face her. "What is it Quinn?" Rachel asked.
"Those are not the only reasons why I saved you." Quinn said.
She actually didn't know what she was doing but she did know she wasn't going to stop now. She started and she would finish it. No matter what the result will be.
"What is the other reasons?" Rachel asked confused by Quinn's behavior. "Actually, there is only one more reason and it's the most important one.
"I wasn't going to tell you but that was before the world ended and I fear time is precious now and I feel that at least you deserve to know." Quinn said taking a step closer to Rachel.
"The reason, the real reason why I saved you is because I love you Rachel." Quinn finally said it. She finally said those words aloud.
Rachel's eyes went wide open but she couldn't say anything so Quinn continued. "I'm in love with you Rachel Barbra Berry and I want you to know." Quinn said.
"How? When? Why?" Rachel could only say at the moment as Quinn smiled. "How? Day by day, the feeling grew inside of me and at first I didn't want to acknowledge but at some point I couldn't deny it anymore. Not even to myself." Quinn said taking another step closer to Rachel.
"When? Since the first time I met you. I knew that you were special. I know you're probably wondering why did I treat you so badly if I loved you, right?" Rachel could only nod.
"Because I was afraid of the way you made me feel and being with you would jeopardize everything I worked so hard for. My popularity." Quinn said honestly. There was no point in lying anymore.
"So I did what I could to push you away and tried to mask my feelings for you. And I made fun of you to make you hate me so that I wouldn't be tempted to be with you anymore than I already did."
"I was a complete idiot, I know. I hate myself for every bad moment I put you through and for every tear you cried because of the things I said and did to you."
"Believe me if I could make all the pain go away, I would. If I could go back in time and change everything I would."
"I want you to know how sorry I am for everything I did to you, Rachel. I really am." Quinn said and she was being sincere, Rachel saw that.
"It was a little before the prom of last year that I realized that what I felt for you was love. The day of the prom I must admit I was jealous of Jesse. The slap I gave you was irrational, I'm so sorry about that too."
"I wanted to confess everything to you after Nationals, I had a surprise event prepared for you but then Finn too you out and I thought I had no chance." Quinn said.
"But Brit and Santana told me that I need to do it either way so I was going to ask you to go with me but then there was the…"
"Kiss with Finn." Rachel said and Quinn nodded. "I joined the skanks because I needed to be away from you and Finn."
"Seeing you two together was too much for me." Quinn said taking another step closer.
This time, there was barely any distance between the two of them. She looked straight in to Rachel's eyes and raised her hand to caress Rachel's cheek.
She closed her eyes when she touched her. How much she had wanted to do this. Rachel closed her eyes as well.
"When you told me you would get married, I wanted to die." Quinn whispered. "But I only ever wanted you to be happy and I still do."
"But I can't deny how much I wished I could be the one to make you happy." Quinn said and closed the gap between them.
Their lips touched lightly, it was sweet, slow but as Rachel started to kiss her back, she started to deepen the kiss.
She wrapped her arms around Rachel's waist as Rachel wrapped hers around her neck as they kissed.
Quinn couldn't believe what was happening but she wouldn't think about it, only enjoy it. The kiss lasted until Beth yawned and they broke the kiss.
They looked at each other before Quinn joined their foreheads together as they regained their breath.
"Quinn." Rachel said but Quinn kissed her again. "Please, don't say anything. Not now. Let me have this moment. I need this. I need you." Quinn said kissing her again. Rachel broke the kiss after a while.
"Quinn, we can't do this. I have Finn." Rachel said and Quinn sighed letting go of her. "I know. Believe me, I know."
"Don't worry, I won't ask you to leave him for me. I know you will never leave him for me." Quinn said turning her back and walking to the window.
"I know that you love him. You always have and you will never leave him. It would be stupid to think otherwise, I already know."
"I just wanted to have something, just a moment with you to remember." Quinn said as a tear rolled down on her face.
She knew that this would soon end but she desperately wanted to delay this moment as long as she could.