Quinn groaned quietly as her eyes fluttered open and a harsh light invaded her senses. A dull ache resonated through her head making her quickly shut her eyes again and bring her hand up to rub at her temple.
"Aah" She whined as a sharp pain shot through the back of her hand about halfway up. Quinn squinted her eyes open and glanced at her hand to see that it had an IV in it. Her forehead scrunched up in confusion as she opened her eyes up completely and took in her surroundings.
An all-white room greeted her as she looked around. There were lots of different machines that she knew little about. A chair sat off to the side of the bed beside her, and what appeared to be a person bundled into a ball of what she assumed was white covers.
Quinn groaned again as she tried to move her aching body to get more comfortable. Her left leg felt like dead weight, and as she moved her eyes down over her body she found out why. A large cast covered most of her leg, ending at mid-thigh. What the hell happened to me? She thought to herself as she tried to get a better look at the rest of her body.
Cuts and bruises marred her porcelain skin to the point that she felt her stomach turn at the thought of all the scars she would probably have after this. Quinn heard a muffled groan to her right and turned her eyes as the person in the chair shifted a little and then finally unwound themselves enough to sit up.
Hazel eyes widened as she realized it wasn't a bundle of blankets on the person, but a wedding dress. Quinn's brain went into a tailspin as her memory flooded back to her. She was on her way to Rachel. She had just texted her saying she was on her way. That's all she could remember. Everything else was just blank after that moment.
"What happened?" Quinn croaked out through her throat that she just noticed was so dry and raw that she winced directly after. Rachel let out a squeak and her eyes popped open at the sound of the raspy voice.
"Oh my god... You're awake" Rachel quickly scooted her chair closer to the bed and took hold of Quinn's hand. "How are you feeling?.. I was so worried that you wouldn't wake up.. Or that you'd have amnesia when you did. You don't have amnesia do you? Oh my god... Do you remember who I am Quinn?" Quinn couldn't stop the small chuckle that escaped her as the brunette rambled away as usual, but immediately regretted it as her body protested with sharp pain through her ribs.
"Relax Rachel" She rasped out before coughing a little. Rachel huffed in response as a small blush crept onto her cheeks.
"Sorry" Rachel apologized as she reached over and picked up a cup of water off of the bedside table. "You know how I get" Quinn smiled slightly in thanks as she placed a straw in the cup and held it up to her lips.
"So what happened?" Quinn asked again after drinking the entire cup of water and then letting her head fall back against the pillows. Her eyes followed Rachel as she placed the empty cup back on the table and pushed the loose tendrils of hair that had fallen down into her face behind her ear.
"You were in a car accident Quinn..." She paused and her eyes flickered up to meet Quinn's before quickly darting away again. "And well... Let's just say it was bad" She finished and then cleared her throat.
"I'm assuming I have a broken leg?" Quinn questioned, letting her eyes linger on the heavy cast on her leg. She saw Rachel nod her head a little out of the corner of her eye before looking back over at her. "What else?"
"Oh... Umm..." Rachel's eyes darted around Quinn's body as if she didn't know where to start before they settled on her head. "I'll start at the top I guess... You have a concussion, your shoulder was dislocated, two broken ribs on your right side, also a sprained wrist on your right side, and then your broken leg on your left side obviously"
Quinn lets out a puff of breath and winces as she shifts a little in bed. "Is that all?.. I was expecting worse than that from the way I feel" She joked making a small grin slip onto Rachel's face as she shook her head. "I mean... I feel like I got hit by a truck or something" Rachel snorted making a smile form on Quinn's bruised face.
"You did" The brunette replied after a minute. She wiped at her eyes where tears had started to form. Quinn tried to lift her eyebrow, but found that her face didn't want to cooperate with her at all.
"Did what?" She questioned confusedly as she tried to think back to what she said. It seems her brain doesn't like to cooperate any more than her face does though. Rachel blinked at her in response.
"Well you did get hit by a truck... It's actually not as funny now as it was when I thought you were joking a minute ago..." The shorter girl trailed off and a little blush crept onto her cheeks. Quinn scrunched her face up as she tried to remember the accident, but everything after texting Rachel seemed to be in a haze.
"I can't remember it... All I remember is texting you... And then nothing" The blonde replied tiredly. You're not tired. You just woke up. Quinn thought to herself as her eyelids fluttered closed. Okay... So maybe I'm a little tired.
"I should go and let you rest" Rachel said quietly as she stood up from the chair. "I've been so worried that I haven't been home the past two days"
"I thought I smelled something" Quinn replied with a little grin, peeking one eye open to see Rachel's mouth fall open to give an indignant scoff.
"Glad to see your witty sarcasm is back" The brunette answered with a shake of her head. "And here I was hoping that the wreck had at least knocked that out of you"
"I'm just joking baby... You know you smell wonderful" The blonde reached out and grabbed Rachel's hand from where she was gathering her stuff up. The diva's mouth opened and closed a few times before her eyebrows scrunched together in confusion.
"What?" She sputtered after a few seconds of staring at the girl with a deer caught in the headlights look.
"I said you smell wonderful..." Quinn reiterated back making Rachel snap her jaw closed and shake her head slightly before pulling her hand away to keep gathering her things. "I'm sorry I missed our date by the way... I promise I'll make it up to you"
The blonde watched as the shorter girl tensed up and her eyes narrowed to little slits as she stared at her. "Quinn Fabray are you playing a sick joke on me right now?.. Cause this really isn't amusing"
Quinn shook her head and frowned at the way the girl was looking at her, like she'd gone crazy or something. "No... I really am sorry... What's with the dress by the way? .. Were we supposed to be role playing on this date?" She questioned with a suggestive wiggle of her eyebrows. Oh yay... They work again.
A blush quickly rose to the brunette's cheeks and she squeaked before taking a step back away from the bed. "I uh... I have to go Quinn... I'll call your Mom and tell her you woke up" Quinn's face fell as her girlfriend completely disregarded her and backed slowly towards the door.
"Okay..." Quinn sighed before closing her eyes again. "I love you Rach" Quinn jumped as she heard another squeak followed by the door to her room slamming. What the hell is going on with her? She thought to herself as she slipped back to sleep.
"It's perfectly normal to be confused... She had a lot of head trauma sweetie" Leroy said as he glanced over his paperwork. Rachel huffed and stomped her foot making him glance up at her.
"Confused is when she wakes up and doesn't know why she's in the hospital... Not when she wakes up and thinks that we are in a relationship" Rachel whisper yells as she places her palms down onto the table in front of her father.
"Maybe you just misunderstood what she was implying" He answered back making Rachel shake her head and sigh.
"She asked me if I was wearing this dress because we were role playing Dad... What do YOU think that would imply?" She asked raising her eyebrow at him determinedly. His mouth opened a few times to reply before he closed his mouth completely and made a small 'hmm' ing sound.
"Well look sweetie... If Quinn thinks that you two are dating then you can't tell her that you're not" Rachel squeaked indignantly in response.
"Well why not?" She asked as she flopped back into the chair behind her and pouted. Leroy lifted his eyebrow and gave his daughter a stern look making her shrink a little in the chair.
"Because Quinn is really confused right now and needs a lot of help... The last thing she needs is a broken heart too... Eventually her real memory will come back and everything will be normal again" Rachel sighed and nodded her head in acknowledgment. "Until then... Just go along with what she says okay?"
"But Dad... I'm with Finn..." Rachel started only to be cut off as Leroy held up his hand in front of her. The diva huffed and crossed her arms.
"And I'm sure Finn will understand that Quinn needs you right now" Leroy smiled at the pouting girl before going back to his paperwork.
"But what if... What if she tries to kiss me?" Rachel bit her lip lightly and stared at her fidgeting hands in her lap.
"Well you've kissed people before Rachel" Leroy replied with a shrug of his shoulders not even glancing up from his papers. "You're going to be an actress sweetie... Think of this as practice"
The brunette rolled her eyes before turning on her heel to march out of her father's office. "Some dad you are... Pimping out your only daughter" She muttered under her breath just loud enough for him to hear.
"Good chat sweetie" Leroy yelled back at the diva, who was now performing one of her classic storm outs.
"Hey" Quinn's face broke into a smile as the tiny brunette swept into the room and gave her a casual wave.
"Hey back" She replied, pushing herself up into a more comfortable position. The brunette gave her a small smile as she settled down into the chair beside the bed.
"I brought you your homework" Rachel said as she pulled her bag into her lap and pulled out a few books. "I wasn't sure if you would feel up to doing it... But I thought I'd get it just in case" She finished, leaning over to set the books on the bedside table.
"Thanks Rach... I've been going stir crazy in here" The blonde states as she reaches out and pulls the diva's hand into hers. "At least now I'll have something to focus on" She feels Rachel tense up a little before giving her a stiff smile.
"So... Umm... Everyone in glee has been really worried" Quinn frowned at the uncomfortable look that her girlfriend was now sporting. "They're all going to stop by tonight"
"Is everything okay baby? ..You've been acting kind of different" Rachel's eyes widened a little bit and she gulped making the blonde's eyebrows knit together in confusion. "Rach... What is it?"
"It's... Uh... Well" The diva floundered for a few seconds before snapping her jaw closed and sighing in resignation. "It's nothing Quinn... Everything is fine"
The blonde dropped the brunette's hand and scoffed in response to the answer. "You're lying to me" She saw the shorter girl shake her head quickly out of the corner of her eye. "Yes you are... You tense up every time I touch you, and you haven't even kissed me since the accident"
Rachel sighed again and rubbed her hands down over her face before standing from the chair. Quinn was sure she was about to storm out of the room like she usually did, but was surprised when the brunette picked her hand up and settled herself down on the edge of the bed.
"I'm sorry okay..." The blonde quirked her eyebrow up in surprise. Now she knew something was going on, Rachel never apologized for something this fast. "I've just been so worried about you... And I'm under a lot of stress with the final auditions for NYADA..." Quinn frowned as she trailed off.
"Oh Rach... I completely forgot about that coming up next week" The blonde reached out and held the fidgeting hands in the brunette's lap. "I'm sorry I got mad... I've just missed you" The brunette let out a little sigh of relief before giving Quinn a small smile.
"It's okay... I... I've missed you too" Quinn smiled at the cute blush that rose to shorter girl's cheeks. "But I really do have to go soon... I have to practice tonight" Rachel's blush deepened as she looked up and caught the look the blonde was giving her.
"You could practice here... I could reward you for doing a good job" The brunette's jaw dropped open a little bit as Quinn winked at her suggestively.
"I umm... I really must... You know... What's that word I'm looking for?" The diva stuttered out making a little giggle slip out of the blonde's mouth. "Umm... Focus... Yeah... I need to focus" Her laugh got louder as Rachel groaned and buried her face in her hands embarrassedly.
"Okaaaay... Can I at least have a kiss before you go?" Quinn put on her best pouting face as the brunette's head snapped up comically. Rachel's eyes widened and she spluttered for a few seconds before nodding her head slowly.
"O-Okay..." The blonde chuckled at the gasp of surprise the diva let out when she wrapped her good arm around her waist and pulled her a little closer. Quinn reached her hand up and brushed her fingers lightly across the brunette's cheek, causing her breath to hitch before she pushed forward and pressed her lips against the one's that she's been craving.
The kiss was soft, their lips barely brushing against each other, but it was enough to make the diva's breathing pick up and her heart to thud excitedly. "Mmmm" Rachel whimpered quietly as the blond brushed her tongue across her bottom lip and then sucked it lightly before pulling back.
"I've missed those lips" Quinn mumbled as her eyes slipped open to find the brunette with her eyes still closed and her mouth hanging open slightly. She brushed her thumb across Rachel's bottom lip causing a set of chocolate eyes to flutter open and stare into hers.
"Wow" She whispered causing Quinn to give her a little smile in response before leaning forward to peck her lips again lightly.
"What's up guys?" The blonde closed her eyes and grimaced as the voice permeated the atmosphere she was enjoying with Rachel. The brunette squeaked and quickly pulled away from her before looking over her shoulder.
"F-Finn... I thought you were going to be here later" Rachel stuttered out nervously as she stood up from the bed and started smoothing out her skirt. Quinn frowned and shot her girlfriend a confused look before settling her eyes back on her oaf of an ex-boyfriend.
"I was... But I wanted to see you... And I knew that you would visit Quinn before going home to practice" Quinn felt anger flash inside as the boy ambled over and leaned down as if he was going to kiss Rachel. She felt a little sense of satisfaction as the brunette placed her hand on Finn's chest and pushed him back.
"Finn, can I talk to you outside please?" The diva asked as her eyes flitted over to the blonde for a second before settling back on him. Finn wore a confused constipated look as he nodded his head before turning and going back out the door.
"I'll call you later tonight okay?" Quinn asked as the brunette picked her bag up off the floor and headed towards the door. She paused with her hand on the handle and turned her head towards the blonde.
"How about I'll call you when I'm done practicing?" Rachel smiled as the blonde nodded her head. "Okay... Bye Quinn" The brunette gave a little wave over her shoulder before closing the door behind her.