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Quinn was dragged out of the dream world she had immersed herself in by the loud, obnoxious ringing of her phone, she looked at the clock on her bedside table and saw that it was only just 8am. It was 8am on a Saturday, not just any Saturday, the first Saturday of summer break. Who the hell would be calling her at this time!
"Hello?" She answered the phone in a voice that sounded like it should have belonged to a teenage boy on the throes of puberty
"Hola chica!" Of course, it would be Santana calling her. Ever since they were kids, Santana's mantra had been that if she was up at a ridiculously early time, she was dragging Quinn up with her. "What have you got planned for today?"
Quinn rolled over and groaned loudly as sunlight poked though a crank in her curtain and hit her sensitive eyes "Well, I was planning on staying bed for at least another two hours, but you shot that plan right to hell, then I was just going to laze around. Mom's out for the day so I was going to have some me time. Why, what do you want from me?"
"Britt is spending the day with Artie, so how about I come around and help you take advantage of that big empty house? I can some films and my dad left me some money so we can order in pizza or something? And you can get extra bacon yours."
Quinn smiled at how well her best friend knew her "Well, the bacon is definitely a deal breaker! Come over for around 12 okay? Give me some more time to sleep."
"Alright, alright, I'll be over then. See you soon Q" Santana hung up the phone and Quinn rolled back over, facing away from light creeping through the curtains. She was just about to drift off back to sleep when she had a thought. She knew Rachel would be awake at this time working out so she might as well text her. She knew that Rachel said she didn't have to earn her friendship but she still wanted to do something. She still wanted to show the brunette that she was truly sorry for how she treated her.
Good morning, just thought I'd see how you slept seeing as I know you're awake by now. Goodness knows why though, it's a Saturday. They are designed for sleeping. Anyway, I hope you're having fun! - Q
Quinn placed the phone on her bedside table, she didn't expect a response so she closed her eyes and tried to get back to sleep. However, a reply came a few minutes later.
Good morning to you too Quinn. I'll have you know that I am having fun on my workout, you should try it sometime. Though I am surprised that you're awake this early. We may not have been friends before but we roomed together in New York and I know how much you enjoy your sleep :P – R
Yeah, you can thank Santana for that. She has this rule that if she's up earlier than she needs to be, she's waking me up too! Nice you know you're enjoying yourself though, I'll let you get back to it – Q
One day, I will get you working out with me! But for now, you have been granted the reprieve of sleep. Enjoy the rest of your day :) - R
Quinn put the phone under her pillow so that she wouldn't miss the alarm that would wake her up so she could get ready for Santana. She went back to sleep with a smile on her face.
Quinn was ready with 5 minutes to spare before she knew Santana would be banging her door down. She was dressed in a grey t-shirt and shorts with her newly-short hair kept off her face with a headband. She didn't feel the need to dress up for her best friend because if she knew Santana well enough, she knew the other girl would have a bag with clothes in it that she could lounge around, and ultimately sleep, in. Santana always stayed over at her house whenever they had one of their lazy days together. She heard Santana's car before she saw it, the brunette drove a black Range Rover, and ran to the door before Santana announced her arrival in her usual fashion of banging on the door non-stop until Quinn answered.
"You had to go and ruin my fun, didn't you bitch?" Santana remarked with an eyeroll as she spotted Quinn standing in the open doorway with a smirk on her face.
"Well, someone has to, otherwise you're run wild!" She led Santana into the house and watched as the brunette promptly dropped her bags down and began to strip her clothes off. "Errrm San, what the hell are you doing?"
"Calm down Lucy Q, I'm just getting out of these clothes and getting into the sweats I brought with me. It's cool, you can stare if you want" Santana added with a wink in Quinn's direction
"Thanks for the offer, but I think I'll pass. Not really my thing"
"Honey, I'm everyone's thing. And please don't pretend that with a few drinks in you, you wouldn't want to get all up on this"
"I wouldn't because I'm not gay" Quinn shook her head to emphasise her point
"You don't need to be gay Q, just human. It's fine, one day you'll give in to me. Just don't leave it too late because I'm pretty sure Britt would not want to share at all. Now, come on my little non-homo, choose a film so we can get this lazy show started!" Quinn tried her best to hide the smile on her face as she pressed play on the DVD player. Easy A started on the tv and Santana quickly settled down, this was her favourite film and Quinn knew it was the only way to keep her quiet. Well, Easy A, breadsticks and sex. And there was no way Quinn was going to offer sex as a way to keep the other girl quiet
About an hour into the film, the two girls were cuddled together on the couch, Santana's arm around Quinn's shoulders and the blonde's head resting on the other girls shoulder. Anyone who witnessed this scene would never believe that the two girls used to be rivals but this was the side of their friendship that was private to the two of them, and sometimes Brittany. It worked for them, they could be themselves around each other behind closed doors but as soon as they got outside, high school mentalities took over and it was every hot cheerleader for themselves. It wasn't ideal but it was they way they survived.
"So, what happened with the dwarf?"
"We spoke, I apologised, she forgave me and we're gonna try being friends. Which means you can't call her dwarf, man-hands, RuPaul or any of the other names we used to call her. Her name's Rachel. Or if that is too much for you, can you at least try Berry?"
"Wait, hold up. You apologised? You? The great Quinn Fabray apologised to Rachel Berry? The world has gone topsy fucking turvy"
"I told you, I want to try being friends with her" Quinn huffed out "It's senior year soon, I don't want things to end badly with us. I treated her horribly and I just want to make up for it"
"I'm still calling insanity. So, when are you going out?"
"Tuesday. To a production of The Phantom of the Opera" Santana failed to hold back a laugh which earned her a quick slap on the arm from the blonde girl next to her.
"I'm sorry Q, but that cannot have been your idea which means that you are already whipped. Fucking hilarious. I give it two weeks until she has you dressing in animal patterned sweaters!" Quinn pushed Santana off the couch and she landed with a thud "You know, if I had known you were going to be so touchy over Berry, I would have started teasing you a long time ago"
Quinn felt a low rumble start in the bottom of her throat but pushed it back down "I told you, I really want to make things right with her. I'm not that person anymore and seeing as she felt the brunt of most of my bitchiness, I'd say I'm pretty much obligated to do whatever the hell she want me to. She doesn't want to me to prove myself, but I feel like I have to." Santana quickly became sullen at the blonde's words, something Quinn said struck her.
"Prove yourself like I have to do with Brittany?"
"Exactly. Except, I don't want to get into Rachel's pants"
"It's not just me getting in her pants, I really do love her. She knows it too and she loves me back, yet she's still spending her days with Wheels instead of me. It's not fair Q..." Santana's words trailed off into a vulnerable whisper. She only ever let Quinn see this side of her. No one else would understand. Quinn hugged the smaller girl close, pressing a light kiss to her temple. The blonde really felt for Santana at moments like this, brunette loved Brittany so much but of course, it would never be that easy for her.
"Trust me when I say this, one day, when you're married and running around after some mini-Lopez-Pierces" Santana let out a small laugh "You and Brittany are going to look back on all of this and realise that it's a good thing that you spent some time apart. This'll help both of you see just how much you love each other."
"God Q, I really hate how much you make sense sometimes"
"You love me really, now shut up and let me watch the rest of the film"
"You know, you're still not off the hook over this whole thing with Berry"
"Shhhhh San, Emma Stone is talking now" Quinn replied as she squashed Santana into her side, effectively shutting the brunette up.
By the time the film had finished, neither girl wanted to move so Quinn stretched to reach the phone and called the pizza place, getting one for each girl (hers with extra bacon of course) and only dragged herself up when the food arrived. She didn't even bother getting plates for the two of them as she knew they would never get washed up if they did use them, it was just better to eat out of the box.
"So what's next?" Santana enquired through a mouthful of pizza "Are you gonna give up bacon for Berry next?"
"Hell no, I'm hoping we can reach a compromise that means I won't have to do that"
"Christ Q, I was only joking. Maybe it'll be less than two weeks before the animal sweaters!"
Quinn ignored the brunettes comment as her phone had buzzed, alerting her to a new text.
Good evening Quinn, I hope you've had a good day! How are you? Just thought I'd check on my newest friend :) - R
Quinn failed to hide the smile that crept onto her face before Santana saw it. "Please don't tell me that's her now because from the look on your face, it seems as if you're ready to kiss her feet"
"So what if it is her? I told you, I'm trying and she makes it really easy to be her friend when she sends me texts asking how I am." Quinn made a point of keeping her phone hidden as she text back.
Well, I am pretty good, thank you very much for asking. How are you? My day's been fine. Me and Santana just had a lazy day with pizza and movies. She thinks it'll only be a few weeks before you have me dressing up in animal sweaters! - Q
I'm aiming to have you wearing them before the end of summer definitely ;)It sounds like a fun day, I hope we can have one of those soon. If that's alright with you of course? - R
Quinn smile grew wider and wider at Rachel's reply. She was in awe of how hesitant the girl was to reach out to Quinn, in fear that she might run away.
First of all, you are not getting me anywhere near those sweaters, they look good on you but I could never pull them off. Second of all, I would love to have a movies and pizza day with you soon. Maybe not pizza though because you're vegan, we'll find something to fix that – Q
Awwh, it's so nice of you to remember my veganism, that's really sweet. And trust me Quinn, those sweaters would look good on you. You could make anything look good. - R
Quinn blushed furiously at Rachels compliment and lifted her head to find Santana staring at her as if she had suddenly grown another head "Q, is there something I'm not getting here? You and Berry are just friends right, because you look like if she were here, you would jump her"
"San, we are just friends, I just never new how nice she was before. It's a nice change from the friends I'm used to" She stuck her tongue out at the brunette to show she was joking
"Bitch, you love me. Now tell the hobbit to leave us be. I want to watch Wanted because Angelina is shit hot in that film" Quinn rolled her eyes at her friend and picked up her phone.
You're spoiling me with compliments now :P Is it alright if we pick this conversation up tomorrow? Santana is bugging me to put on another film and have all my attention focused on her all of the time. - Q
Of course it's okay, tell Santana I said hi. Although that probably won't do much in how she feels about me. Enjoy your evening and we're talk tomorrow x – R
I'm telling you, Santana really doesn't dislike you as much as you think, she just has a different way of showing it than everyone else does. Have a good night Rach x – Q
"Finally" Santana remarked as Quinn put her phone down "Can I have you back in the land of the normal now?"
"I was always in the land of the normal. You're right, Angelina does look really good in this film"
"Well, look at you! Maybe you are gay after all!" Santana winked at the blonde and received a playful shove in return.
"I'm not gay Santana, but come on. Even Kurt would admit that she's hot!"
"Kurt isn't the one I'm teasing!" Santana flashed Quinn her biggest smile while the blonde buried her face in a pillow.
"Shut up and watch the film!
The night ended with the two girls nearly falling asleep on the couch before Quinn shook Santana awake and all but carried her up the stairs and into bed. There was never an issue with them sharing a bed, Santana's sexuality wasn't an issue because Quinn knew she only wanted Brittany and it was nice sometimes having someone there and knowing it won't go further than just lying there. Santana was asleep long before Quinn so the blonde stayed up and thought about what this summer would have to offer. It seemed like things with Rachel were going to go well, provided Quinn didn't mess up at any point. She really hoped she didn't mess up because Rachel had been kind enough to forgive her and Quinn didn't want to give her a reason to regret it.
She knew Finn would have a problem with their friendship, well the Finn from a year ago would. She imagined that he would have grown up enough to not mind the two girls that he played off on each other being friends. The last thing she wanted would be to lose Rachel's friendship because Finn didn't like the idea. She had no reason to believe that Rachel would choose her over Finn. He was everything the brunette had ever wanted. Quinn let thoughts of Finn leave her mind and rolled over so that she was leaning on Santana's shoulder, she found a comfortable position and let sleep wash over her.
I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Reviews are always appreciated and I hope to get the next chapter up as soon as I can