So here I am again! I'd just like to shout out to ceruleanblues, J.D. Toulouse and B2stB2uty for leaving wonderful and constructive reviews on my first story, The Last. This second one popped into my head after watching Dianna's MTV Top 10 interview, where she said that if Glee were a movie in 10 years time, Quinn would be back together with Sam with twins. I almost died, to say the least. So, hope you like it!
Dianna was anxious. It'd been a while since she'd been back here. She meant it when she said that Glee would be a part of her life forever, but it still stung a little when she remembered the times Ryan would shun Quinn and give her ridiculous story lines that were completely out of character.
Nevertheless, her tummy continued to flip end over end as she approached the Glee set. Had things changed a lot? Would her former cast mates accept her back into the fold graciously? Or would they show a cold indifference?
The answer was clear when Naya, Amber and Jenna swarmed her the moment she stepped into view. She laughed and they all sat down together in the lounge while waiting for the rest to arrive. They discussed what had gone on since they parted ways, and what went on in their private lives. Dianna was glad to know that Naya was happy with Sean, but she'd always thought that her and Mark would make a fantastic, not to mention outrageously hot, couple. When they questioned her on her love life, she'd blushed and said that there wasn't anything going on at the moment. She was too preoccupied with the premiere of her movie, The Family. Things didn't work out with Christian, distance was always an issue. One of them had to fly to and fro to see the other, and it got tiresome.
The three of them exchanged a look that Dianna could only see as pity, and she wondered why. She was happy at the moment, she didn't need a man. But what they felt was that Dianna deserved the most love out of them all, what with her rough past of boyfriends, starting with Alex. She'd given them her all, but most of them didn't reciprocate.
The girls chatted a little while longer, and by the time the first other cast member arrived, they had already planned an outing to the local spa.
Dianna couldn't help but feel elated that the rest of the cast had shown up, and a sense of family came over her. They'd always been close, but their own projects had kept them apart. Even the newer members had managed to integrate themselves into the old cast. But she couldn't help but feel that someone was missing.
That someone made himself known at the entrance not long after she thought that. Her heart leapt when she saw him. His hair was long, very long, almost Brad Pitt-ish. The v-necked white t-shirt he wore clung close to his body, displaying his excellent figure. Dianna always thought that he'd make a superb A&F model. There was the standard 5 O'clock shadow on his face that made him look older than he was, and to Dianna, a hell lot more sexy.
While the rest of the cast went to greet him, Dianna hung back and gave him a sly once-over. The last time she'd seen him was pretty damn long ago, back when they filmed the sectionals episode of season four. He looked fantastic, somehow even better built than the last time. She was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't notice him approaching her, until his voice startled her. "Well hello there, Lady Agron. Could I get a hug? Or do I have to get permission from security?"
Dianna giggled and stepped forward into his embrace, breathing him and all his scents in. The cologne he wore and the musky scent that was distinctly him. His voice had rendered her stunned, the Southern accent poking through and making her head spin. If Dianna were perfectly honest, she had always found Chord very, very attractive. But she hadn't bothered to try to make a move because she was either attached, or in another country.
She pulled back and looked into his handsome face, "Sir Overstreet, it's been a while. You look good." She said with a smile, attempting to disguise the fact that the proximity to him was making the temperature rise for her.
"You look better," he replied with a smirk. Was he flirting with her? Before she could fire back, he continued, "The episode we're doing today is kinda interesting, y'know."
Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion, "Why? What's it about?"
The smirk grew more pronounced. "Oh, you'll see." Then with a kiss on her cheek and a dreamy half-grin, Chord left a flustered Dianna to her thoughts.
The title of the episode was Reunion. As it suggested, all the old glee kids would come back for a get together, this time without the new cast. Due to their popularity, Sam and Blaine were considered a part of the old cast, and would be in the episode too. Dianna was still trying to figure out what Chord was teasing her about as she thumbed through the script of Quinn's dialogue. She was surprised that Ryan had actually bothered to give her lines, considering what he had said about her character. But she was happy to be able to take part, at least.
As she neared the end of her script, the setting caught her eye. It said in big, bold letters: ASTRONOMY ROOM. Intrigued, she looked down the page. For the second time that day, her heart leapt into her throat. It was only then she figured out why Harry and Jenna were sat so close to one another, reading from the script to one another, as well as Chris and Darren. Reunion wasn't just about old friends getting together, it was about old couples too.
Just then, Chord plopped onto the seat beside her, "Found the interesting part yet?"
"Yes, I have. And I'm surprised. I thought Ryan hated us for being too perfect." She emphasized on the "too perfect", adding a sarcastic edge to it.
"Well, this show needs a lil bit of perfect, don'tcha think? About damn time he listened too, anyway." Chord grunted out the last part.
Dianna gave a tiny scoff, "Why, did you want Quinn and Sam to be together?" She questioned, her eyebrow raised.
Chord's face flushed a bit, and it looked adorable to Dianna. "Well... You gotta admit, they fit well together." He reached round to scratch the side of his head, trying to cover up his blush.
Dianna grinned, and pressed on with her game, payback for the teasing she endured earlier. "Are you just saying that, or do you just like kissing me?" Chord's jaw fell open, and try as he did, no words came out. Dianna giggled, and got off the chair, "I'm heading to the bathroom, practice lines later yeah? And oh, look, there's a kiss." With that she sashayed off, feeling Chord's eyes on her swaying hips.
The set open the floodgate of memories in her mind. The many moments she shared with Chord while Sam and Quinn were still together. She recalls them doing Disney duets for Lea to gleefully clap at, him making Sam and Quinn reference jokes, and the time she was filing her nails, and he came up to her and asked if she had another locker to break into.
She sighed. Dianna wished sometimes that she could rewind back to that time, where things were carefree and her life was happy. Don't get her wrong, she loved the way her life was now, she just wished she had more time with these friends of hers.
"Seems like a lifetime ago we were in here, huh?"
She jumped. And Chord let out a hearty laugh. She slapped his arm for scaring her, more to cover up her reddening cheeks. Then replied, "Yeah, it does."
A moment of silence fell over them both, and both knew what the other was thinking about: that they both wanted more time to spend with each other, and their friends.
The tranquil moment was broken by Michael, their director, "Okay you two let's get this scene done! Positions please!" When both of them had gotten to where they where they were supposed to be, he shouted, "Fabrevans reunion, action!"
Dianna and Chord both strolled into the room, and Dianna did what Quinn was supposed to do, and perched herself on a desk. Chord looked up and admired the plastic and Styrofoam constellations hanging from the ceiling, then said to her, "I saw the way you were looking at me in Breadsticks, it was like I was the food instead of your spaghetti."
Quinn gave a light rolling of her eyes, "I could say the same about you, Mr Subtle. You looked like you wanted to have me for dessert."
Sam laughed, then straightened himself up and went to stand in front of her, "Yeah well maybe I kinda did.. You looked delicious." He licked his lips, "You still do."
Quinn turned on her seductive mode, "I could say the same about you, loverboy." She copied his action, and slid her tongue over her lips, sending stirrings down Chord's jeans.
He pressed his forehead against hers, and softly said, "We never had a proper ending." His mint breath ghosted over her face, and an overwhelming sense of intimacy came over her. She didn't want this moment to end.
Dianna was so caught up in the moment she almost forgot to continue her lines. "I cheated on you, what we had wasn't meant to last, Sam. Our ending was you dumping me in that hallway." As she said this, she made to get off the table.
Sam placed his hands on either side of her, trapping her between the table and his body, "Did you love me?" He quickly questioned her. She didn't look at him, instead she stared at a spot on the floor. He gently cupped her chin and pulled her lightly to look at him, repeating his question. "Did you love me, Quinn?"
Dianna/Quinn let out a shaky breath, both sides of her completely enthralled by him. "I did." She placed her hands on his chest, "I still do." These three words, Dianna now realised, was what she truly felt at the moment. Dianna finally understood after two years that she had indeed fallen in love with Chord Overstreet the first time she laid eyes on him, she just didn't know it. And now, after all she'd been through, she still loved him, she truly did. But then, did she realise her error.
Crap. That wasn't part of the script. Dianna heard Chord's sharp intake of breath, and she waged a war on the inside. She didn't want this moment to end, and Michael hadn't yelled cut. She was feeling so many emotions at the moment. Embarrassment, for blurting out how she felt not just in front of Chord, but the rest of the crew as well. She was elated she finally figured it out, and she was mortified, not knowing what to do next. But if Chord were to stop the scene now, things could end differently.
To her surprise, as well as some crew members, Chord looked straight into her hazel eyes, and said in a barely audible voice, "Good, because I never stopped too." He then bridged the distance between them, and pressed his full lips to hers.
Dianna could explode. She'd kissed him before, and every time was magical, but it was also as Sam and Quinn. But this time it really felt like their kiss. As Chord and Dianna. This made her really, really happy. She responded to his kiss, moving her hands from his chest to the back of his neck, playing with the tendrils of blond she found there. His arms shifted from the table to her back, one rising up to rest itself in her hair, softly massaging her scalp. Dianna swore she heard a "Aww".
They broke apart after awhile, and neither were sure whether they were Chord and Dianna, or Sam and Quinn, but they both knew how they felt about the other, that was for sure.
"You need a haircut." She said as she twirled a lock around her finger.
"For you, anything," And he pecked her again, a sweet and quick one.
"Cut!"
They sprang apart, both forgot about the scene they were filming, so caught up they were in their kissing.
"Okay guys, that was... really good actually, better than the script if you ask me. So I think we're gonna use that one, instead. Why don't you two go freshen up and change, we've got a group number later on. Your trailers are over there." Michael jerked a thumb back to where the trailers were, and with a sly wink at them both, went to direct another scene.
Chord and Dianna both stood rooted to where they were, both unsure of how to proceed with things. Dianna spoke up then, "I'm gonna go.. um.. change and stuff." She had both hands behind her back, and was turning her body from side to side, something she did when nervous, making the skirt she wore flare out.
"I uh.. yeah, me too." Chord managed to squeak out, as he wrung his hands together. "Shall we uh.. go?" Dianna nodded and they started walking.
The walk was long, and it was awkward. Chord could see Mark and Harry making hand movements at him and mouthing "Go for it!" to him. He flipped them off when Dianna wasn't looking and continued after her.
At her trailer, Dianna turned and said, "Well, this is me.. I'll uh, see you later." Before she could disappear inside and scream into a pillow, he grabbed her hand and pulled her back.
"Wait. About just now.." He left the sentence hanging, waiting for her to continue. After all, she was the one who started that whole.. thing.
"I don't know, Chordy okay? You make me feel flustered and stuff and back there, we were so close and I couldn't think straight." She looked away from him, determined not to look at him, because if she did she would jump him right away.
"I'd like it if you don't think straight anymore in that case." Chord almost whispered. Dianna whipped around to look at him.
"What? Did you just-" Chord cut her off with his lips, and her knees damn near buckled under her, such was the effect of his lips on her.
He pulled away, then grinned down at her, "You heard me." Then re-attached their lips.
This time she pulled away. "We've got twenty minutes before the group number. Get in here." And with that, she dragged him into her trailer.
Needless to say, they were late for the group number.