Chapter 2

A/N: Thank you for the lovely reviews everyone! Keep 'em coming! This story is just getting started and I hope you continue to support and enjoy every chapter. More to come but for now... Here's chapter 2! :D

The newly engaged couple just got back from their mini vacation in France. Luke decided to give both of them a break from all the stress work has been giving them. When they got to France, their phones were turned off and both have agreed that only the other will matter to them. It was a celebration of being engaged and somehow a practice for their honeymoon.

Wednesday was a tiring day of work for Quinn. She reviewed tons of articles that day. Being in the arts section made everything easier for Quinn since one: She's always been passionate about the arts and two: the deadline was less strict.

A couple of minutes before packing up, Quinn received a call from Luke. He was still at work and couldn't pick up Quinn. She'll just take a cab on the way home but that wasn't why the guy called. Quinn was in love with this guy and every time his name appears on her phone, she wouldn't help but smile and answer it in no time. This time, she was being a stubborn fiancée. It took a couple of rings before she answered it.

"Hey, baby." Quinn said, leaning back to her chair. Her tone was quite tired but Luke didn't seem to notice it.

"7 rings? Really, babe?"

Quinn giggled, knowing he was just teasing her. "I'm just a bit worn out from work. I can't think of anything to be with than my bed."

"Even me?" He asked, giggling.

"Well, my bed with you in it." She teased, letting out a soft, flirty laugh.

"That's more like it." He said, laughing back. "So, anyway. I called up to tell you we're having dinner tonight."

"Okay. My apartment or yours?" She asked. Quinn earns just about enough for herself and buying her own house would be a lot for her budget. She decided to just buy a nice, medium sized and fit for her apartment. It had everything she needed anyway. Luke, on the other hand, has his own apartment. He and his family have their own house in New York but ever since he and Quinn started dating, he bought an apartment for himself for privacy purposes.

"No, we're eating out. We're meeting my childhood best friend and her boyfriend, remember?"

Quinn wasn't quite happy about it. She wanted to rest but she didn't let him know that. "That's for today? I seem to have missed it on my planner, I'm sorry."

"Yeah. Well, today's the only schedule they can go. Her boyfriend performs at night and he cancelled his gig today just to meet us."

Quinn sighed. Now, it will be harder to say no. They have bothered too many people already. "Babe... Can we just please stay in? I'm too tired and I think I just want to rest after a light meal." She still tried.

Quinn heard him let out a deep exhale on the other line. "Come on, Quinn. Don't embarrass me. I've already talked to them and agreed to go. I can't just take back what I said. We've bother them enough already."

She felt like she disappointed him right there. He was right anyway. It will be such a shame if a couple of minutes before the dinner, they will cancel. "Okay, I'm sorry. I'll go. Don't be mad, please."

"I'm not. Just... Just get dressed before 6:30 pm and I'll pick you up, okay?"

"Okay, got it. I'm leaving work in a couple of minutes anyway."

"Good. I love you. I'll see you tonight."

"I love you. See you." She responded before hanging up. She leaned her head back, trying to calm herself down. A little while later, she was on the way home.

Xxx

Sam looked for some decent clothes after showering up. He was told that they were eating at a fancy restaurant called Harper 101. Olivia's best friend is the owner of the restaurant so everything's free. He browsed through his long sleeved polo and picked the blue one, some slacks and leather shoes. He was fixing his hair when his phone buzzed.

Where are you, Samuel? I've been ready for the past hour, just waiting for you.

Sam looked at the time and it was already 6:30 pm. He grabbed the bouquet of roses he got a while ago and left his house. He pulled over to the driveway of her apartment and went up. He fixed himself before knocking on the door.

"Well, you look lovely." Sam said as the door opened. Olivia was wearing a beautiful white dress and her hair was let down. She smiled the moment she saw her boyfriend at the door, carrying a bouquet of roses.

"Samuel! Are those for me? Thank you but what for?" She said with a huge grin, accepting the flowers.

"Is there a need for an occasion to give my girlfriend some flowers?" He teased and laughed. "I'm sorry for being late. Really couldn't choose the right outfit."

"You're forgiven. You look handsome as ever, by the way." She said and kissed him on the lips. "Let's go?"

"Yeah, let's go." He said, hooking her arm on his as they walk back to the car. He opened the door for her and went to his side. They got to the restaurant in about 10 minutes.

Xxx

Luke and Quinn were already sitting on the VIP section. She was wearing a cream coloured one shoulder dress and an up do hairstyle. She thought it'd be easier if her hair wasn't flowing around the place. Luke on the other hand is wearing a black long sleeved polo, slacks and leather shoes. They had a quick conversation about the day's activity and after a while, Quinn excused herself to go to the restroom. Just when Quinn got inside the ladies' room, the other couple arrived to the table.

"Luke!" Olivia called, walking hand in hand with Sam. "Wow! It's been a while!"

Luke stood up and welcomed the two. "I know. We're in the same city but it felt like we're in different worlds." He joked.

Olivia giggled. "By the way, this is my boyfriend, Samuel." She introduced.

"Hey." Sam extended his hand as Luke shook it. "Just call me Sam." He smiled.

"Nice to finally meet you, Sam. My name's Luke. Luke Harper." He smiled back. "Take a seat, you guys." He said as they all sat on their places.

"The place looks amazing, by the way." Sam complimented. It was a really nice and fancy place. It even has performers playing songs for the guests.

"Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. It was everything I've ever imagined except for the musicians. My girlfr..." He paused and giggled. "My fiancée, I mean, thought about that and it was well received by the guests. It's one of the things why people go here so I'm glad she suggested that."

"Yeah, the musicians are a perfect addition." Sam said, smiling.

"Speaking of the fiancée... Where is she? I'm excited to meet her!" Olivia said with the excitement appearing on her face.

Suddenly, there was a voice heard behind them. "I'm sorry; the line in the ladies' room was quite long..." She said and sat down. Quinn felt like her heart stopped when she saw who was in front of her. She blinked twice more to see if she was dreaming or not. "Well, here she is. Olivia, this is my fiancée, Quinn Fabray. Babe, this is my best friend, Olivia Waters."

Olivia extended her hand. "Oh my goodness, it's nice to finally meet you! This is my boyfriend, Sam." She introduced the two strangers, as she thought.

The moment Quinn got to her seat, Sam's eyes widened. He couldn't believe she was there. Quinn Fabray. Sam tried to be calm and not react on anything. His heart was racing and his hands were shaking. Finally, his girlfriend introduced to him to the girl in front.

Quinn didn't want to cause any problem. Luke doesn't know about his ex fiancée or who he even was. Quinn extended her cold hand, trying to pull a warm smile on her face. "Hi... Sam. It's nice to meet you."

Sam was quite confused to what she just did. Did she just act as if they don't know each other? Sam slowly extended his hand to shake. He couldn't believe this but he's decided as fast as he could that he'll go with Quinn's actions. "Hi... Quinn. Same to you." They shook each other's hand and that touch changed everything. Both their hearts raced faster than before. They knew the other was feeling the same tense they were feeling. The cold hand says it all.

Quinn shook his hand in less than 2 seconds and brought her hand back to her lap. If she held his hand longer, she knew she'd explode right then and there. She grabbed a table cloth and wiped it to her hands to remove the cold sweats.

Thankfully, the waiter arrived with their wine and the tension eased down. "You wines, Ma'am...Sir..." He said and they thanked him.

"We have one of the best wines here from Napa. It's one of our specialties here which people love." Luke said as everyone took a sip.

"Mhmm! This is really good." Olivia said. "What do you think, babe?" She asked her boyfriend. Quinn's eyes looked up at him when Olivia called him babe.

Sam was still not over the fact that his ex fiancée was right in front of him. It was hard for him to even move a single muscle, what more to talk? "Uhmm... Yeah. It's good." He smiled as he was still shaking. He needs to be more calmed.

"So... Who's ready for some food?" Luke said, giggling. Everyone agreed as they were feeling kind of hungry. The waiters brought their food on the table and they started munching. Quinn was only looking at her food and Luke. As much as possible, she tried not to look at the couple in front of her. Sam was quite the opposite. He kept looking at Quinn. He really couldn't help it. He hasn't seen her for years and his heart was slowly breaking like the time he felt when he was rejecting Quinn on their supposedly wedding day.

"So... What do you guys do for a living? I know Livia used to work at the Day Care centre." Luke said.

"I used to work there. I started working at a pre-school about a month ago. Sam is the head of The Music Room." Olivia said, smiling at her boyfriend proudly.

"Oh, that school where they teach instruments and stuff? That's awesome. I think one of my worker's sons here is enrolled there for drum lessons." He said and Sam just smiled at him.

"How about you, Quinn? What do you do?" Olivia asked, taking a bite from her food.

Quinn looked at her fast., surprised that she was talking to her. "Uhmm... I'm a writer at the New York Times." She smiled at her and looked back at her food.

"Yeah. I'm just so proud of her, for it. She's been dreaming about that since she got to New York. She deserves it." Luke said and kissed her cheek. Quinn jumped a bit at his action as Sam coughed lightly. He just looked the other way.

"How long have you two been together before the engagement? I'm really excited for the two of you." Olivia asked.

"Well, about 2 years now. Right, babe?" Luke looked at Quinn, asking.

Quinn smiled at him and nodded. "Yeah. About 2 years now." She was hoping Luke would ask the same question. She wanted to know how long they've been together already but couldn't.

"A couple of months now..." Sam answered but Quinn butted in.

"A couple of months? You're not sure how long you've been together?"

Sam stared at her for a couple more seconds. "I... I'm not one to believe in numbers. I'm not the type to count."

Olivia giggled. "It's fine, babe. I don't mind." She looked at Quinn and smiled. "We just enjoy each other's company and wait where the road takes us."

They finished off the main course and went for desserts. The rest of the time, it was just Olivia and Luke talking and sharing about their lives while the other two remained quiet. Quinn still kept her eyes on the food and her fiancée while Sam gave a couple of looks on her.

Just after finishing dessert, the musician started playing a familiar song to everyone. They started playing Marry Me by Train.

Sam's eyes widened and his heart started racing once more. He looked at Quinn to how she reacted. She was just as tensed as him. Sam saw a big gulp on Quinn's throat when the singer started singing the words. Sam closed his eyes a bit as he remembered how he would sing that song to Quinn before. He even sang it to propose to her. When it would play somewhere, they'd always slow dance and just get in to the moment. He would always kiss her on the ear every time they dance and she'd love it. It was just one of those little moments they cherish.

"Babe, listen. Isn't that your favourite song?" Luke asked, smiling at Quinn. She was just speechless. Sam just heard her fiancée say out loud that a song she shared with her ex fiancée is her favourite song.

"No way! Sam loves playing that song." Olivia said, giggling at the three of them. Quinn was just as surprised to what Olivia just said.

Luke stood up and extended his hand to Quinn. "Well... May I have this dance, my dear fiancée?"

Quinn looked at him...then looked at Sam for a little while...then back at Luke. "Yeah, sure." She said under her breath. She stood up and walked to the dance floor with her fiancée and started the slow dance. There were about 3 couples who were dancing already when they got there.

The other couple remained seated for a while. Sam finished off his glass of wine when Olivia spoke up.

"Well...?"

Sam just looked at her like he was asking what she wants.

"Are you not gonna ask your gorgeous girlfriend for a dance?" She asked, in a more teasing way.

Sam stared at her for a couple more seconds before smiling. "Yeah. Let's dance." He said as they walked to the dance floor.

Slow dances require a close contact between two persons. The girls' arms were wrapped around the men's necks while the boys' hands were on the ladies' waists.

Quinn decided to lean her head on Luke's chest, trying not to look at anyone. She was exhausted, stressed and quite pressure with everything that has happened that day.

Sam and Olivia danced as well, cheek to cheek. They were moving around and Sam's view was the back of Luke. He couldn't see Quinn clearly but whenever he closes his eyes, he could feel Quinn in his arms, as if he was dancing with her again.

He wanted to cry right then and there. He didn't know why but he was feeling bothered that it wasn't Quinn he was dancing with. Quinn, on the other hand, wanted to cry as well. This was her and Sam's song. They used to dance to this when they were still together. When she closed her eyes, she could see herself a couple of years back, dancing with Sam at midnight in that park in Lima, with only the head light of his open car as their spotlight and the radio as their music. Quinn sighed on his chest but Luke didn't seem to notice it.

She wanted to know what's going on with Sam and Olivia's dance so she peaked over at Luke's shoulder and saw that they were as close as they are. Sam's eyes were staring on the floor while she was staring at his. A couple more seconds later, his eyes went up to her. She looked away but he didn't. She was side eyeing him but he wasn't putting down a fight. He was staring at her until she looked back at him again. They were staring at each other's eyes and they see it. The hurt, anger, compassion, regret and all the emotions gathered into one. She was drowning in his eyes as he was breaking in hers.

Quinn played with Luke's hair, twisting every hair she could touch. Sam fought back by tightening his grip on Olivia's waist. Quinn leaned his head on Luke's face when she saw what Sam did but Sam's next move was quite heartbreaking. Sam kissed Olivia's ear the way he used to when he and Quinn would dance before.

Quinn thought it was enough to break her heart into pieces. Quinn pulled back from Luke like she just realized something. She bit her lip and clasp her hands while looking down.

"Are you alright? What's wrong?" Luke asked.

"Uhmm...yeah. I'm just... I think I want to sit down now." Quinn gave an excuse.

"Yeah, of course." He said and walked her back to their seat. Sam saw the two going back to the table so he asked if Olivia wanted to sit already. She agreed and they went back to their seat. They stayed for a little while until Quinn excused herself.

"I'm sorry, you guys, but it's been a long day but a lovely evening with you. I think I'm gonna have to excuse myself and head home if it's okay..."

"Yeah, sure. Of course. It's getting pretty late anyway so..." Olivia said and looked at Luke. "We should probably head home too but thanks for that very delicious dinner."

"No worries, you're both welcome to come back anytime." Luke said.

"Glad I finally got to meet you, Quinn. I'd love to help you with the wedding so just give me a call, alright?" Olivia said, giving kisses on the cheek to her new friend.

"Yeah, sure. I will." Quinn smiled at her.

Sam and Luke shook hands before leaving and Sam just nodded at Quinn which she responded back by smiling. They all went home after that.

Xxx

Sam took Olivia home after their dinner. Before going out of the car, Olivia noticed the change in Sam's mood from when he picked her up to now that he's bringing her home.

Sam turned off the engine. "Baby, are you okay? You're quiet the whole drive home." Olivia asked.

He looked at her in surprise. Crap, she noticed. "Uhmm... Yeah, I guess... I'm just tired. The food got me bloated too." He giggled to remove her doubts.

"Are you sure? You can just sleep upstairs if you're too tired." She said, holding his hand.

"No, I'm fine. I still have to finish the list for this month's students so..."

"Okay. Just...be safe on the way home, alright?"

"Of course. I'll text you when I get home." Sam said and leaned forward to kiss her. He closed his eyes and when their lips touched, he saw Quinn. Sam pulled back immediately.

"What? What's wrong?" Olivia worriedly asked.

Sam was quiet for a while. He didn't have any excuse to give. "Uhmm... My lips felt kind of dry. I just...didn't want you to feel awkward and all..."

Olivia giggled. "Baby, it's okay! " She giggled again. "Do you...want me to wet your lips?" She winked at him to tease the guy.

Sam giggled at her. "Maybe next time. I promise. I'm just a bit tired right now."

"Well, okay. You owe me, huh?" Olivia said and kissed him again one more time. "I love you. Goodnight." She said before going out of the car and up to her apartment.

Sam looked at her as she went upstairs. No matter how he tried to stop it, he was bothered. He couldn't stop thinking about Quinn.

Luke invited himself to stay at Quinn's apartment that night. Both were really tired and decided to just sleep it off. Luckily, Quinn wasn't obvious about her feelings. Luke didn't notice how depressed she was. They went to bed and cuddle with each other. Quinn played along to avoid his doubts. A few make outs here and there but Quinn stopped and told him she was tired. Luke let it pass and just spooned her to sleep.

Quinn checked the time before closing her eyes. It was 11 in the evening. Luke seemed pretty tired cause he was fast asleep. Her eyes were closed but her mind and body was awake. She opened her eyes and saw it was only 11:05. That was just 5 minutes? She closed her eyes and tried to think of several things to tire her head down. Finally she fell asleep.

Suddenly, her eyes opened again. She looked at the clock and it was 2 in the morning. She decided to just go back to sleep. A couple of dreams later, she woke up again at 2:45 am. She was still bothered. Maybe a cup of tea will put her to sleep. She quietly got out of Luke's arms and went to her kitchen. Thankfully, he didn't wake up.

She made herself a cup of lemon tea and sat on the couch. She stirred it to cool it a bit and took a sip. Quinn knew what was bothering her,. She just didn't want to entertain it in her mind 'cause if she did, she might end up thinking about it the whole night. Quinn took a couple more sips and noticed that her bag was still on the couch. She might have forgotten to take it inside her room.

Quinn picked up the bag and got her wallet. She opened it and opened the secret pocket inside. She hasn't opened that pocket in years. There, she pulled out the engagement ring Sam gave her. She twisted it around her fingers and as if she was examining the jewellery. Quinn closed her eyes and everything went crashing down. All the memories are coming back. What affected her most was when she was reminded of how Sam left her hanging at the altar. Quinn kissed the diamond on the ring and started crying.

Why was she still hurting till this day? She should be over him but why was she crying? He never should have showed up. Quinn continued crying as flashbacks of Sam's face ran through her mind. She knew she had to stop before she wakes up Luke. She returned the ring inside the secret pocket and hid the wallet inside her bag. Quinn covered her face with her hands and ran her fingers through her hair. Her breathing slowly calmed down. "I can't let him stop me from moving forward." She told herself. "I know I'm strong so I won't let you get in the way of my future." She stood up and went inside the bathroom. She washed her face to stop the crying and went back to bed. That night, Quinn decided to go on with what she started. She will act as if she just met the boyfriend of her fiancée's best friend for the first time.