Authors Note - Short ficlet that was requested. Send requests by PM or limaheightshospitalitylez on tumblr xx
It was 2:45am and Rachel hadn't slept in two days, how could she? The person she loved more than anything in the world was lying in a coma and there was nothing she could do about it. Rachel had wanted nothing more than for Quinn to come running in to save her from the wedding she never wanted in the first place. Quinn was always the one to set her straight, even if she didn't always realize it.
She sat at Quinn's bedside and held her hand. "Quinn, i'm sorry. I know you can't hear me but i'm sorry. You've been trying to tell me for years that Finn and i wouldn't work. Deep down i knew that you were right but i didn't want to think about it. He loves me and distracts me from thinking about other things. I bet you're wondering what things i need to be distracted from. Well, you mostly. I know it seems silly but i need to get this out. Even if you are asleep"
Rachel tried her best to hold back tears as she struggled to find the words she'd been searching to find for the past 3 years. She put her head down on top of Quinns hand and began confessing her love.
"For the longest time i thought you hated me, i thought you wanted me to disappear from your life and that killed me. I have to admit there was a time where i wished you would just go away but i imagine we had different reasons. Now, with you lying here in this bed so helpless and so pale, i… i just cant bare the thought of never speaking to you again. I didn't marry Finn, i couldn't. I tried to convince myself that i just wanted you there for the ceremony to go through with it, but that's a lie, i wanted you there to stop the ceremony."
Quinn's eyes fluttered open and she quietly listened to Rachels confession, being careful not to move and cause her to stop.
"I'm in love with you Quinn, i have been for 3 years. I think you're the prettiest girl in school. You're so smart too, more than you know. You have so much going for you and you can keep up with me. No one can beat that. I just.. i can't imagine not having you in my life. When you told me Yale was where you wanted to go to school, i had to contain my excitement because i knew how close you would be to me. Quinn, you're on my mind all the time, i can't stop thinking about you… and… and now i may never get the chance.." Rachel started sobbing, her tears soaked Quinns hand and the blonde tried her hardest to keep still, but the tears that were forming in her own eyes were making it hard.
"I love you Quinn, i love you so much. Please, please don't leave me." Rachel felt the blondes hand move and cup her face. She looked up with puffy red eyes. Quinn was smiling down at her with tears streaming down her face. She grabbed Rachels hand and looked her dead in the eyes.
"I would have stopped the wedding… Rachel i've never loved anyone more than i do you..i would have stopped the wedding."
Rachel held back her tears once more and leaned over carefully, making sure not to injure the blonde and planted a light kiss on her lips. For the first time ever, she had kissed her true love. She had kissed Quinn Fabray