This story is a bit different in that it follows the show's second season of Quinn and Sam dating and her cheating with Finn but it's very much like That's Just Not Me with some major adjustments. I hope you read it because there's things in this story that you won't see in the other stories for a while if at all. It's 50 plus chapters but barely. It's much shorter than some of the others but the longest of all the ones I posted today.

So enjoy and review!

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Quinn Fabray sighed. "I'm cheating on Sam."

Mercedes Jones' eyes widened and she looked up. "What?!"

Mike Chang was just as surprised. "You're cheating on Sam?!"

Quinn nodded. "Yeah." She rolled over on the bed so she would be on her back.

"With who?!"

"Finn."

"Really? After being cheated on, he's going to help someone cheat?"

"Mikey!" Mercedes waved an irritated hand at him. "Why are you cheating on Sam, Quinn?"

"I don't know." Quinn avoided her eyes.

"I think you do."

Quinn pouted. "Don't be mad at me."

"Oh Lucy."

Quinn leaned on her arm. "I love Finn."

"Honey, I know you really care for Finn but he's not your boyfriend. You have a choice to make. Do you want to break up with Sam and go back to Finn? Or are you going to give Sam a fair chance?"

"A fair chance?!" Quinn sat up, offended.

"Yeah, Quinn." Mike frowned. "You're not being fair to him. You were so wrapped up in Finn that you're letting a great guy go."

Quinn sulked and fell back.

Mercedes looked at Mike and sighed before going to Quinn's bed and climbing in. She pulled her close and hugged her.

Mike's lips twisted before he went over and joined.

W.O

Quinn looked down at her phone and read the message. A sunny smile broke over her face and she looked down the line of students separating her from Mercedes.

Mercedes was already looking and smiled.

Both looked forward as their teacher droned on.

W.O

Quinn let herself into the Jones' after cheerleading practice. "Is anyone home?!"

Mercedes stuck her head out of her room. "We're up here! We're just waiting on Mikey to get Maddie from her karate lesson!"

Quinn jogged up the stairs and went to the second room on the left. She entered and saw Marcy Jones and Mal Chang on the bed. "You're home!"

"Yeah." Marcy tried to get up but Mal wouldn't let her. "Really, dude?"

"It's bad enough we're in here instead of your room." He had no shame.

"Gross, Mal!" Mercedes hit his shoulder as she sat on Marcy's other side.

"Whatever." He rolled his eyes.

Quinn laughed and crawled into the bed at the bottom. "How was the movie?"

"Ugh!" Marcy's top lip curled. "You know how it is. Tough days and long nights. But it should turn out great."

"How long are you home for?"

"Just until the New Year. I don't know where I'm going after that."

"Yay! We get three weeks with you!"

"Yay." Marcy giggled. "So what's up with you?"

"Nothing much." Quinn wrinkled her nose.

"Are you sure?"

Quinn blushed. "Mercy?! Did you tell her I was cheating on my boyfriend?!"

"No." Mercedes rolled her eyes. "You just did."

Quinn's mouth fell open.

Marcy lifted a brow. "Still cheatin, huh?"

Quinn flushed. "I don't mean to."

"Of course you don't, Lucy. Is it that Puck guy again?"

"Why does everyone think I'm hung up on Puck?!" She groused. "I'm cheating on Sam with Finn!"

"I like Sam." Mal said randomly. "He's cool for a guy that hangs out with Mike."

"I heard that, twerp!" Mike came through the door with the youngest of them, Maddie Chang.

"Why didn't you ring the doorbell?" Marcy was confused.

"She unlocked the door." He hooked a thumb at their sister.

Maddie pushed past him and threw herself on the fifteen year old. "Marcy! You're home!"

"Yeah, I am!" Marcy rocked her.

"Hey, Moppet." Mike hugged her over Maddie.

"Hey, Mikey." Marcy accepted his kiss.

Both Mike and Maddie climbed in Mercedes' bed. "How long are you staying?"

"Three weeks." She answered. "But we're talking about Quinn right now."

"Why?" Maddie scrunched her little face. "We're always talking about Quinn."

"Shut up, Maddie!" Quinn burned hotly.

Mal held his hand up for a high-five. "Good one."

Maddie slapped his hand and giggled.

"Quinn's cheating on her boyfriend." Marcy told.

Maddie's eyes widened. "Are you pregnant again?!"

"No!" Quinn paled.

"Aww!"

Marcy chuckled. "So come clean, Q. You're using this Sam guy cuz what? you're scared Finn will leave you again?"

"What?!" Quinn was gobsmacked. "No! No! I love Finn!"

"I know. You probably got with Sam because he obviously found you pretty and you didn't want to be alone while Finn was with that girl you hate."

"Rachel." Quinn spat.

"Oh my goodness! Quinn?! Is that true?!" Mercedes reached across the bed to slap her hand.

"Ow! No!"

"Yes, it is!" Marcy scoffed. "You gave Beth up and thought you could sweep everything under the rug but you really resent Finn leaving you even though you cheated with his best friend and got pregnant!"

Quinn made her crying face.

"Don't start that mess!"

"Is that true?" Mercedes glared at Quinn. "Lucy!"

Quinn flinched. "No! Maybe! Probably. Yes."

"Quinn." Mike groaned.

"It's not my fault!" Quinn hit the bed. "I loved Finn! I just needed something from Puck! It wasn't supposed to go that far! I tried to do the right thing!"

"For you." Marcy bit off.

Quinn blinked. "For me?"

"Beth." Marcy raised an eyebrow.

"Shelby is better for Beth!"

"Obviously cuz you're so selfish."

Quinn felt so attacked. "Marcy?!"

Mike, Mercedes and Mal looked away but Maddie stared at her hard. "We wanted Beth but you gave her away without thinking about what we wanted!"

Quinn cried out.

"You fucked over Puck pretty bad in that, too." Marcy added. "Not to mention, I'd love to know what you're going to tell Beth when she's older."

Quinn cried.

"Guys. Let's lay off." Mike wrapped his arm around the blonde.

"That's what's wrong with her ass. You and Marc spoil her to death."

"Amen." Mal muttered.

Quinn sobbed.

Mike glared. "Stop ganging up on her!"

"Stop shielding her!" Marcy snapped back. "She's fucking up all over the place but no one's willing to tell her some harsh truths! You ruined your life, sweetie! Puck didn't do it! Finn didn't do it! That Raquel girl didn't do it! We for damn sure didn't do it! You did!"

"Marce,-!"

"And now you have a new boyfriend that you're dragging through the wringer, getting mixed up in your shit! And it's shit, Quinn! You should have grown up by now!"

"Marcy!" Mike raised his voice. "Just stop."

Mercedes took a wavering breath. "I think she's right, Mikey. Quinn does things for her benefit and doesn't think about how it affects others. It hurts us and she doesn't even care."

"Mercy?" Mike's eyes were wide.

Mercedes swallowed thickly. "I kept quiet because you know I hate rocking the boat but Marcy's right. Look at how we are now! I had to send you both secret text messages for you to come over when you both were in the same class as me! It's not fair!"

Mike looked away.

"What are you talking about?" Mal was confused.

Mercedes took a breath. "Before we started high school, Quinn made us promise not to interact with each other. We had to act like strangers."

"What?!" That caught Maddie off guard. "Why?!"

"She thought it'd be better for our high school careers."

"What?!" Maddie wasn't getting it.

"She thought it'd be easier to be popular without you?" Marcy wanted to confirm.

Mercedes nodded.

"What the fuck?!"

"Marcy!" Mike threw up a hand. "You owe like a dollar to the swear jar!"

"You disowned your own family for strangers?" Marcy looked at Quinn in contempt.

"Why would you do that?" Mal didn't get it either.

Quinn hiccuped. "I wasn't- trying to- disown them! I was- sick of being- Loser Lucy!"

"That stuff really got to you?" Marcy was starting to feel bad.

Quinn nodded and sniffed hard. "I was bullied for two years! It was hell!"

"But you had family. Don't you know that you'll always win with love on your side?"

Quinn bowed her head.

"You might have had a hard life but you can't treat people wrong and expect to live happily ever after. God don't like ugly. It's the choices you make, Quinn."

W.O

Quinn leaned on the doorbell before adjusting her winter hat. It was getting colder out.

Sam Evans opened the door with a smile. "Hi, Quinn!"

"Hi." She smiled at him. Just being around him made her feel better. She wouldn't for long after dealing with the fallout of what she'd come to tell him.

"Come in." He welcomed her in.

She came inside. The Evanses home was very modest by her life's standards but she adored it. It was homey. "Can we talk in your room?"

"We have to leave the door open." He closed the front door before leading her up to his room. He let her have his desk chair and he sat on his bed. "So what's up?"

She stared at him for a moment. "Where is everyone?"

"My dad is doing something for work and my mom is at the grocery store. Stevie is doing homework in his room while Stacie is watching cartoons in the living room."

She digested that and hoped no one would interrupt nor overhear. "I have to tell you something."

"What is it?" He looked at her trustingly.

She swallowed hard and just said it. "I'm cheating on you."

"What?"

"I'm cheating on you."

"No, I heard you!" He popped up.

She started crying immediately and reached for him. "Sam, please!"

"You're cheating on me?! With Puck?!"

"No." She bowed her head and shook it. "Finn."

"Finn?! How could he do this to me?! How could you?!"

"Sam, I'm sorry!"

"You're sorry?" He looked at her like he didn't know her. "You're sorry."

"Please forgive me! I'll do anything!" She cried.

He looked away as a muscle ticked in his jaw. "I really cared about you."

"Cared?" She whispered.

He looked at her, green eyes blazing. He opened his mouth then closed it. He shook his head and paced.

"Please, Sam. What do I have to do? I don't want to lose you." She had thought over her siblings' words the night before after they'd all fallen asleep and came to the decision that she had to let Finn go. She thought Sam was still a good idea though and wanted to keep him. But she had to be honest. About everything. "There's more."

"More?!" He roared.

She nodded as tears slipped past her lashes. "Yes."

"Are you pregnant again?"

"No."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. I'm not pregnant. Finn and I haven't had sex."

He took a steadying breath. "What more is there?"

"I lied to you. About my family. I have more than you know."

He frowned in confusion. "Why'd you lie about your family?"

"I lied to everyone about my family. I was embarrassed and ashamed of them when they did nothing but love me."

"You do that a lot, huh?"

She winced.

He ran a hand through his hair. He wasn't in the practice of hurting ladies but he was hurt. "Why are you telling the truth now?"

"My sister found out I was cheating on you and she yelled at me."

Sam accidentally smiled. He could find himself liking this sister. "I'm sorry."

"No, you're not. And you shouldn't be. I did this. But I'm going to fix it. I'm going to earn your trust and love back."

"How?" He wanted to know.

"Cutting all ties with Finn. If it's not about glee, I won't talk to him."

That helped. "What about classes?"

"I don't have any classes with Finn."

He nodded. "Besides staying away from him, what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to start being honest with you. About my thoughts and feelings. I'm going to open up to you about my life and who I am. I will let you see me and hope you accept me."

He wanted to tell her that he already accepted her but was she saying he didn't know her? "So you've been lying to me about who you really are?"

"Yes." She still had her head bowed. "No one at school knows the real me. Except Mike and Mercedes."

"Mike and Mercedes? Why do they know and no one else?"

"Because they're my brother and sister." She looked up.

His brows raised. "How?"

"I'm telling everyone Monday but we're family and I've treated them so wrong. They deserve to hear me say I was wrong."

He nodded. "Well I have some thinking to do."

"About us?"

"Yeah." He avoided her eyes.

She nodded and rose. "I understand. I'll see you at school. I do love you. In my own flawed way."

He said nothing so she left.

W.O

Noah "Puck" Puckerman's brows lifted. "Q?"

"Hi, Puck." Quinn wrung the handle to her handbag. "Can we talk?"

"Uh… yeah." He was very surprised to see her. She said two words to him since giving Beth up and he thought she was ignoring him. "Come in."

She came inside the small home. "Is your mom here?"

"Nah but she'll be getting off work soon."

She looked around the living room and saw his little sister sitting on the couch, watching her. "Hi, Nic."

"Hi." Nicolette Puckerman hated Quinn. She adored her big brother and Quinn had given him nothing but grief.

"Can I have a moment to speak to your brother in private?"

"No."

Puck made a noise that was the beginning of a laugh. "Come on, Runt. Scram."

"I'm not a runt!" Nic got up and stomped upstairs. She came back down a bit so she could hear but was still hidden.

"So what's up?" Puck waved his hand towards the couch.

Quinn sat on it primly and ignored when he sat close. She fought back her natural urge to push him away. "We have to talk."

"About what?" He tried to play in her hair.

"Stop that!" She slapped at his hand.

He laughed. "Why are you looking so fancy?"

"I just came from church and brunch."

He started playing with her hair again. "You look mighty fine, Miz Fabray."

She slapped him again. "Stop touching me! I'm with Sam!"

"You had a boyfriend last time, too but I seem to remember you screaming my name."

She glared at him. "Stop being crass! I'm not about to cheat on my boyfriend with you! Not again!"

He rolled his eyes and stuck his hand under his jaw to hold his head up. "So what do you want?"

"I want to apologize to you."

"What?" He was in disbelief.

She swallowed. "I have to apologize to you."

"About what?" He was so surprised.

"I used you then after we had sex, I ignored you. I tried to pass your child off as someone else's and wouldn't let you be involved then I gave her away. None of that was fair to you and I'm truly sorry."

His mouth was gaping open.

"Say something."

He snapped his mouth closed. "What do you want me to say?"

"I know I shouldn't hold out hope on you forgiving me but something would be nice."

He thought about it. "It really hurt. The way you did me. And giving away Beth. I'm still not over giving away Beth. I have nightmares about her finding me late in life, telling me I ruined her life by not being there."

Quinn swallowed hard, trying not to cry.

"But if you didn't want her and I couldn't keep her, then we did right by having her go to Shelby. I just hope she'll forgive me some day."

"You love her so much. She'll forgive you. It's me she'll hate."

"No, she won't."

"I'd deserve for her to. I didn't give her away to improve her life. I gave her away because I saw her (and you) as a mistake and I never wanted to be reminded of it again."

His eyes narrowed.

"But I underestimated how it would be to have a child. I love her so much and I really hate that I gave her away. Sometimes I'll have daydreams where we kept her and how happy my family would be."

"Your family? I thought your dad was still pissed you got pregnant? And your mom seemed like she was glad you gave her away."

"Daddy's still angry but Mom came around. By the time I went home, she told me that she wished I'd had kept Beth."

"From the hospital?! That's a quick turn around!"

"No. From the Jones."

"You didn't leave Mama's house after you left the hospital?"

"No, I stayed with Mercy until school started."

"Wow!"

"Yeah."

"Are you going to apologize to her, too?"

"Ye- why?"

"What do you mean?"

"Why do you think I should apologize to Mercy?"

He lifted a shoulder and looked away.

"Puck!"

He flinched then frowned. "Okay! Alright! Mama and I been kinda close since Beth was born. So I noticed when we went back to school and you ignored her like she didn't give you a place to stay when you were basically homeless."

Quinn's voice caught on a sob.

"Hey, hey. Don't cry." He hated when women cried- a side affect from his scumbag dad.

She dashed away tears quickly. "I owe her and Mikey so many apologies!"

"Mikey? You mean Mike? Mike Chang? Why?"

"You'll know tomorrow. I'm calling an emergency glee meeting in the morning. I've been lying to everyone and it's not fair to Mercy and Mikey and this will be my way of making it up to them.

Now what do I have to do to make it up to you?"

His brows lifted in shock. Then he wiggled them and leaned close. "Well-"

"I'm not sleeping with you again, Puck." She put her hand in his chest.

"You're no fun."

"No."

"Fine." A thought ran through his head but he dismissed it as the impossible. "How is Mama? I haven't seen her since my birthday really."

"Your birthday?"

"Yeah. She gave me a present but didn't really stay to talk. I haven't seen her a lot since I got with Zizes."

Quinn frowned. That's weird. "I don't know why she wouldn't stay to talk to you but she's fine. I saw her earlier."

"I thought you said you were at church."

"I saw her at church." She duhed.

"Don't you have two different beliefs?"

"That's complicated."

"How?"

"I'll explain everything tomorrow."

He swallowed that. "I think I can forgive you for how you treated me last year. I wasn't blameless. Finn's my best friend and I went after his girl. I was jealous of him. It didn't matter who he was dating and that wasn't fair to you. Though I did honestly like you as a person."

"You did." She was surprised.

He nodded. "I think underneath it all, I still do. So yeah, I forgive you. One of these days I'll get over giving away Beth. But until then, you don't have to worry about me hating you."

She scooted closer and hugged him, sniffling. "Thank you."

He was shocked by his first true hug from her and hugged her back. "You're welcome, Q."