Note: Set during "Duets" onwards.
"I'm not helping Sam, Rachel!" Finn yelled, during his argument with his girlfriend, Rachel Berry. She was trying to ask him to help Sam ask Quinn, his ex-girlfriend, to be partners with him.
"Aw, c'mon, Finn! It's just for this Glee assignment for the week. It'll help us win Nationals," Rachel replied, smiling. She knew at the back of her mind that Finn still loves Quinn that's why he's not agreeing with her on this.
Finn sighed heavily. "I don't know, Rach," he replied, thinking of something to make her change her mind. "I'm worried about Sam… What if Puck comes back and found out that Sam sang with Quinn and they ended up dating?" he lied.
Rachel rolled her eyes. "That's already their problem, Finn. And besides, who said something about Sam and Quinn ending up dating?"
He groaned. She's being too selfish, he thought. "I can't… I can't just help Sam, Rachel! I'm worried about Quinn too. You know I still –"
"Still what?"
You know I still love her, he meant to say. He can't let that happen. He has seen her hurt once – she looked too fragile and she was shaking. He can't see her like that again. He just can't.
"I know you still what, Finn?" Rachel asked.
He looked down. "Nothing."
The next day, after Glee club, Finn caught up with Quinn. He had been thinking of talking to her all day, before she'd belong to someone else: Sam. Rachel has totally set her word on stone that they're helping Sam.
"Quinn…"
She looked at her left, from where she heard Finn speak. She was surprised to see him talk to her. "Well hi, Finn. I couldn't believe that you're talking to me right now, after you turned me down two weeks ago."
Actually, she was still in love with him. She's been trying so hard to act like she doesn't even though she almost punched Rachel when she asked her to go to Finn and ask him about getting back with her.
"Hey, I'm sorry about that. But I really need to talk to you about Sam."
Quinn stopped at her steps and turned to look at Finn. "What about Sam?"
He froze. He had forgotten how pretty she was. "I, uh, Rachel's trying to pair you two up for the Duets assignment this week. Please say 'no' to her."
Her eyes narrowed. Why do you even care, Finn? She thought. "Are you asking me to do you a favor? After what you did to me two weeks ago?"
He looked down. "I know I'm not supposed to, but this is for your own good."
"For my own good? Finn, since when have you even thought of my own good, huh? And besides, I know why you don't want me to be partners with Sam. You think that I'm going to go sleep with him and get pregnant again," she said in a casual tone, then shouted. "Well I'm sorry I'm not as slutty as you think I am! I may be a bitch, but I'm definitely not a slut!"
Tears started to fall from Quinn's eyes. Finn always has a tendency to make her feel fragile… weaker. She has never cried for anyone else, except for him. Everyone was staring now and it made Finn feel uncomfortable. "I can't believe you'd be thinking about me like that," she whispered, then faced those who are staring. "What are you people looking at? Go away!"
People followed her order. Probably because of their fear of Quinn.
"I don't think you're a slut. You've never been a slut to me, Quinn. You may have made a mistake of having sex with Puck, but that doesn't define you right away. I know who you are, Q. And for me, you're still the old Quinn – my Quinn. That doesn't change how I've known you because deep down, I can still recognize you."
Quinn sobbed and Finn hugged her tightly. "Sometimes, people will judge you. You're going to have two options then: to prove to them that they're wrong or to just sit there and not mind them at all. Always know that I'm here, Q. In any decision that you make, I'm going to help you and be at your back."
Quinn smiled. "Thanks, Finn. Now I know why I loved you so much." After all, you still know which path I should go.
HEY GUYS! :) I KNOW YOU'RE WONDERING WHY THE MAIN CHARACTER IS ONLY QUINN - THAT'S BECAUSE I'M NOT PRETTY SURE WHO I'M GONNA MATCH HER UP IN THE END. I NEED YOUR HELP! I MIGHT PAIR HER UP WITH THE WRONG GUY, AND Y'KNOW, PEOPLE'LL GET MAD.
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