A/N: Hi ! Soooo, this is actually my first time writing so forgive me for all the mistakes and this is so totally AU and the characters are very OOC. Well, actually i just read this story and I started to write using Glee characters. Hope you like it (Please?)

Disclaimer: I do not own anything from this. I maybe edited some parts BUT it's still all not mine. Just for entertainment for my boring life :)

Chapter 1 - I Need Vacation!

Quinn winced at the sound of the elevator. She stopped from thinking for a lot of things that she'll do for that day. Because there are piles of work that are waiting for her, she stepped out of the elevator in a hurry. She was just on the hallway when her secretary Chloe meets her.

"Ma'am, Mr. Charlie Jensen keeps on calling you. He said he have very important things to discuss with you about the investment profile that you sent to him," she said. "And then your two o' clock meeting with Mr. Conroy had been moved to nine o' clock. He needs to fly back to Zurich soon. But before he leaves, he wants to hear your inputs."

She steadied her eyes for a bit. Charlie Jensen always has an important thing to discuss but mostly is just non-sense things. She just can't reject him because he was a sustained client from the investment company that she's working at.

She's a financial analyst and a darn good one, in her own opinion. It is proven by her great salary and her rapidly increasing position. And then there were generous gifts that grateful clients gave her. It was a thank you from her investment recommendations that were popular and brought great money for them.

While she's walking towards her office, Chloe is following her, telling her one-by-one the list of things that needed her attention. She might seem lost in thought but she was able to follow what her secretary was saying. She's also prioritizing in her mind the things she needed to do that morning.

"Thanks, Chloe," she said. Then she stepped inside her office and closed the door. She heaved a sigh as she leaned against the closed door. She's like that every morning. When she got to work, she felt like she walked to the center of a whirlwind. It's frustrating sometimes. But she admits that she enjoys her job. The money was good and she loved the challenge of analyzing facts and figures that would result in big profits for her client or maybe minimize the client's loss resulting from a previous bad investment. But that morning, there was no time to feel good about her achievements. There are piles of works on her desk fighting for her attention.

She finally walked to her big desk. She laid there her notebook computer that she brought. She turned it on and went to the file she did last night. It is an investment portfolio that she made for another valued client. She reviewed all the data that she entered then she connected to Internet, and then send the document to the e-mail address of her client. Mr. Palafox was expecting that document ASAP. He's been asking for it from her the other day. She felt relieved when she finally sent it.

But there were still a hundred and one things needing her attention. The phone rings on her desk. It was her direct line.

"Hey, don't forget our lunch later," said on the other line.

She recognized Santana's voice immediately. She's always with her to their hang-outs. "I'm not sure I'd make it. I'm swamped."

Santana clacked her tongue as a response. "You're making yourself richer," she said.

"Where else should we lean one now besides money?"

"You said it, girl," she agreed. "Anyway, too bad about lunch. But if you have time after work, Brittany and I plan to go to a bar, just to unwind. It's Friday anyway. Not that you probably noticed."

"Tell me about it. I don't even know what day is it today. But hey, I'm about to take a vacation. If I can tie up all the loose ends at work, maybe I can come with you."

"Vacation? Did you say vacation?" she was shocked about what she just said. For almost six years of her working at Invest Inc., she never even took a vacation.

"I have accumulated lots of vacation time. It'll be waste if I didn't avail it. I can't even convert it to monetary compensation. Actually, I filed a vacation leave already. But things keep coming up so it's always been postponed."

Santana laughed. "If there's anything I learned, things will keep coming up."

"I know. That's why this time; I'm putting my feet down. If I finished all the works that I need to finish today, they can't stop me. I'm off to some exotic beach the day after tomorrow."

"Good luck. And see you later."

"Maybe. Bye." She didn't waste any important seconds because while she was speaking to Santana, she's reviewing the investment profile that Charlie Jensen. After hanging up, she went back to her laptop. She's already typing when the intercom rang.

"Ma'am, I just want to remind you about your ten o'clock meeting," said Chloe.

"Yeah, thanks, Chloe. I'll be right out. Please tell the driver to get the car ready. I'll be down in five." She finished her work quickly then turned off the laptop and closed it. She walks towards the elevator carrying it.

The elevator went straight down the parking level where all the service vehicles of the company parked. She had her own car but when she attended to meetings that were held near the office, she preferred using the vehicle assigned to her. That way, she can work while on the road especially when there is a heavy traffic. She can finish a lot of work while she's in the car.

But that time around, she didn't feel like working. Instead, she stole the opportunity to just relax. She leaned on the seat and closed her eyes.

She had come a long way, she knew that, and she was also thankful. She came from a middle-class family. Both of her parents are working so she and her younger sibling can have a good future.

She studied at a good university also because of the scholarship she received. She worked immediately at a big bank after she graduated. She worked there for almost two years before she transferred to Invest Inc. She started out as a junior analyst and quickly rose from the ranks. Now, she was currently one of the upcoming executives of the company.

She was satisfied with her life. If there's something to be sad about, that's her broken family. Her parents were separated when she was in her final year in college. Based on what her mother said, her father had another family. Her mother was not willing to share him with the other family. So she made him choose. Unfortunately, her daddy chose the new family.

At first, he was visiting them a lot, especially during the special occasions that are important to her and her brother, Jason. But slowly, the visits became less frequent. About two years ago, her father and his second family migrated to Australia. She never saw him again after.

Her mother didn't plan on marrying again. But when she attended a conference, she met a British man. The two hit it off right and after about a year of conducting a long-distance love affair, Julian Montgomery flew to the Philippines and stayed for about six months. During that time, her mother was always with the man.

Though she and her brother are not in favour about their mother remarrying, they didn't tell her about it. Their mother deserved another chance of happiness after all. Now her mother is living in England for two years. She visited them almost six months ago and she looked very happy, so happy that she found herself envying her.

Jason, on the other hand, is working in a drilling company in Canada for almost four months now. He graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree. He was part of a team that rehabilitate dams and hydroelectric plants in the country for how many years and base on their last conversation over the phone; she thinks that he's enjoying his job out there. It seemed all the members of her family were leading satisfying lives though they're separated from each other.

She sighed. She then verified the saying, "You can't have everything." Maybe she should just be contented on all the blessings that she received. She knew that other people were not as lucky as she was.

"Unlucky in love, lucky in her career." That is the fit description for her.

There was once a time when she loved deeply. She and Puck were already planning on getting married before. But one morning, her mother just found him dead. The autopsy revealed that he died of a heart attack. His family unaware that their son had a congenital heart defect. It was like a time bomb that was ticking away without their knowledge.

She was devastated by the death of the person she love with her whole heart. She was really thankful that she had this job that time. She used it as a barrier from the depression that always ready to engulf her. She poured all her attention on her work. That maybe was a reason that her performance in her work is great. Until her job became her crutch. That's where she found satisfaction.

She didn't swear that she will not fall in love again though. But she admits that she's not giving priority when it comes to her love life. It's like she's avoiding to be attracted to the guys that she encountered sometimes.

"Ma'am ...?"

She blinked when she heard the voice of the company driver. She collected all her things then stepped out of the car.

"Where are you off to?"

"What?" Quinn asked.

"I said, where are you off to?" Sugar asked, a girl who she's with at the table. She needed to shout because of the loud music at the bar that they're into.

"I'm not yet sure," she said. "But the important thing is, I can have a leave at last. I'll just plan my itinerary tomorrow."

"I bet tomorrow afternoon, you'll be back at work," Tina said. "You're just like me. You get bored so easily."

"But unlike you, Quinn knows how to get a life," Santana said to Tina.

"As if you have a life, too," Tina retaliates.

She just shook her head. Sometimes she asked herself if they treat themselves as friends. She felt like she didn't know if her friends really care about her or she care about them.

Like her, this group of women was all career-oriented. Only one of them have child – Mercedes. But she's separated from her husband. Her baby has a baby-sitter so she can join them to their night outs.

Her group had not exactly turned their back on men. Some of them have affairs. But nobody in their group plans to settle. It will be just a distraction from their careers.

"We need men but not as husbands."

It was always said by her friends until she started to believe to it.

"Maybe I'll go to the beach," she said. "I'll lie in a hammock, soak up the sun and do nothing but sleep."

"The beaches are deserted at this time of the year. You may experience storms out there." Sugar reminded her. "Why not go to Hong Kong instead and indulge yourself with a shopping spree?"

"I'd been there a couple of times," she answered.

"As a part of your job, not on a vacation."

"I'd already done that. Anyway, I'll just think what I'll do to my vacation time tomorrow. The good thing about going on a vacation is that I can stay up all night if I want to."

"I envy you right now," said Mercedes.

"Then take vacation, too," said Tina.

"I wish! I already spent my vacation leave taking care of Shane when he had a chicken pox." She said worrying.

"That sucks!" Santana commented. "That's the problem on having kids. Kids have a tendency to disrupt your plans."

"That's true," Mercedes agreed.

"That's why I have no intention of having kids," Brittany said.

"Same here," Santana second it.

"I think I'm joining your association, too." Quinn said. She couldn't imagine herself taking care of children. Aside from not having any interests on it, she knows how difficult taking care of one. Her best friend Rachel has been married for how many years since Rachel was in college. She already has two kids. Every time she went to her house, she witnesses how she was being harassed by them. One of the reasons why she's joining another group is because Rachel doesn't have time to get out. She's also a working mother so she's always have no time.

She felt it was not the kind of life she wanted. She likes being free more, not her plans being stuck with other's life.

"I'll toast to that!" Tina raised her glass of a ladies' exotic drink.

"Cheers!" she joins them.

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Thanks for reading though ! :D