Author's Note: Everything written in italics is a flashback. I'll be uploading two chapters today and then i'll be going from there. A reminder that all of my chapters are uploaded on my tumblr first.
Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Glee or the characters unless I state otherwise and decide to randomly add someone. Which is highly unlikely in this fic.
Looking back now, at that very moment, truthfully Rachel realized that there were somethings that she regretted. Not many things. But there was definitely one that came to mind at the moment.
Finn.
They sat in the car for what seemed like a lifetime. The tears pouring out of Rachel's eyes blurred her vision significantly. And they didn't seem to be stopping any time soon.
Why am I crying?
That had to be the million dollar question right there. Why? Rachel couldn't figure it out for the life of her. Was it the fact that she dedicated so much time too their relationship to just have it end? Or was there something else. Someone else. There was also the possibility that Finn wouldn't stop talking. Now he was going on about them finding a way back to each other if they were meant to be.
Rachel needed to leave, get out of the car and just go. Being near him at the moment just wasn't helping whatever out of strange feeling she had going on. They both walked up to the station and Rachel couldn't help but wish Finn would've stayed behind.
But despite anything that happened to afflict her, it was gone; the very moment she say that short blonde hair. Rachel fought the urge to wrap her arms around Quinn.
Before she even knew it, she was boarding the train and on her way to New York to meet up with her dads. Everything was going by so fast. It's like the past 4 years just flew and now an entirely new life was about to begin. A life without Finn that included Quinn. And remarkably, that wasn't even the part that upset her.
Rachel settled into her seat and slipped her headphone in, blocking out the rest of the world. For the shortest moment everything was fine. And then that damn song came on. Out of everything on hertravel playlist it had to be that song. The only duet they'd ever had together. I feel pretty unpretty blared through her headphones.
The past few years of high school flashed before her eyes. One face in particular kept popping up.
Rachel walked into the girls bathroom, relieved when she saw that Quinn was there.
"I need your advice…. about an adult problem." Rachel said hesitantly. Her mind was going insane with all the different scenarios of how this talk could actually go.
Quinn's eyes widened with what seemed like realization. "Hold crap, are you pregnant?"
"Noo. Finn….asked me to marry him." Rachel closed her and braced herself for the wrath of Quinn Fabray.
"A-and what did you say?" Quinn could feel her heart shatter slowly as she anxiously awaited Rachel's response.
"I-I said…I needed to think about it."
"You…can't" Quinn shook her head slightly. This wasn't really happening. She couldn't! The entire year there was no doubt in Quinn's mind that they had something together. But lately it seemed more like she'd just been imagining everything. The secret stares, smiling at each other discreetly, and those moments when they would accidentally catch the other staring. "You have an amazing life ahead of you. You're going to have to break up with him."
"That's…an awful thing to say." Rachel closed her eyes. Quinn was right. Her whole life was dedicated to becoming a star. Would this completely ruin those chances for her?
The two stared longingly at each other. But when Quinn turned around and stormed out without a single word. Rachel's heart immediately sank and she wanted nothing more then for the blonde to come back and hold her. For Quinn to tell her that everything was going to be alright and that she'd do great things no matter what her decision was.
Rachel snapped out of the memory and just felt like just stopping everything and going back. Back to Quinn, back to Lima, back to before Finn and just telling Quinn what she'd just realized.
From Rachel: Quinn, we need to see each other. As soon as you can possibly manage.
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