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Kurt noticed that walking with Sam was like walking with a bodyguard. There were no dirty looks and no slushy in his face. Kurt glanced up at Sam with a dreamy look in his eye. Sam seemed to have the whole package. He was a strong, hot, football player, a dork, and a Glee Club member. There was not a group at McKinley that we would not get along with. Sam was even friends with Rachel, it was really hard to be friends with Rachel.
"So how was your dinner with Quinn the other night?" Rachel asked Sam.
"You went out with Quinn?" Kurt said sharper then he meant too.
"Not like that," Sam said to Kurt, "It was a dinner with my family, and it went great. My family has always loved Lucy. She half lived at our house when she was younger."
"You guys are really close," Rachel said, "I have never seen her smile like she did when she saw you."
"Lucy puts on a tough front, but she is a big softy underneath," Sam told them. "She doesn't let anyone in now it seems. That is too bad."
"Are you still able to give me a ride home today Sam?" Rachel asked changing the subject. Her Dads were out of town, and she would walk before taking the bus with a bunch of people who hated her.
"Yeah," Sam said, "Lucy is riding with us too, so you guy will have to flip for shotgun." Rachel managed a small smile. Quinn will love this.
Just as she had thought Quinn said, "What are you doing here?" sharply to Rachel upon seeing her leaning against Sam's car.
"Um...I need a ride home and Sam offered to give me one." Rachel said stuttering slightly at Quinn's intense gaze.
"Apparently I am a taxi service today," Sam said approaching them with Santana next to him. Quinn had to bit her lip to keep from saying something she might regret in front of Sam.
"Shotgun," Santana called out. Quinn tensed, great she was now stuck in the back with Rachel. This day just gets better and better.
"Sorry Santana," Sam said unlocking the door, "Lucy has automatic shotgun, perks of being the best friend." Santana frowned while Quinn grinned and got into the car. Finn stood watching Sam's truck drive away with his girlfriend and his crush. Puck came and stood next to him.
"We are going to have to do something about this guy." Puck said to his friend, "He can't just waltz in here and suddenly be the big man on campus. He is going after Quinn you know."
"I know," Finn said still looking ahead, "Quinn insists that they are only friends, but there is something else between them."
"I have an idea," Puck said and Finn turned and faced him.
"What do you need me to do?" Finn said and Puck smirked.
Quinn was stuck in the car with Santana as Sam had gone into Rachel's house to help her do something... Quinn wished she had listened better now. Santana moved forward so she was nearer to Quinn.
"So Trouty Mouth is the whole package isn't he? He is built and hot as hell. You seem tight, what can I do to get with that?" Santana asked.
"Get a new personality," Quinn said in response. Santana just rolled her eyes and leaned back. Sam was soon back and when he asked what they had been talking about the two girls innocently said nothing.
Sam pulled up to Santana's house and before she got out she said, "Hey, do you have plans on Friday night. They are screening Avatar at the movie theater and I was wondering if you wanted to go with me?" Quinn sucked in her breath, Santana knew Sam's Achilles Heal and was taking every advantage of it.
"Sure," Sam said with a shrug, "I love that movie."
"Great," Santana said, "See you two at school tomorrow." Quinn stared at Sam her eyes fierce.
"What?" Sam said, "Do I have something on my face?"
"I can't believe you just agreed to go out with Santana," Quinn said.
"What is the big deal?" Sam asked, "She just asked me out, don't call the minister or anything. I don't really know that many people. Its just a date."
"Once Santana gets you in her sights she won't give up," Quinn told him. "You just signed over your entire social life to Santana with one "Sure." Every time you try and date another girl she will scare them off." Sam just laughed.
"Are you scared of her?" Sam asked still amused.
"No, I am probably the only person who isn't," Quinn said with a unladylike snort.
"That's good," Sam said, "Cause I am going to marry you one day." Quinn smiled, but it didn't quite reach her eyes. She felt ten again, and not in the good way she had been feeling the past couple days. She got her phone out and texted the words My parents are out of town, come over and pressed send.
Quinn's head felt light. Apparently for a girl who had only had a glass of champagne at her cousins wedding once, two wine coolers was enough to make her kind of tipsy. Puck began to kiss her neck and Quinn closed her eyes and thought for a moment about what if it were Sam's lips. Puck's hands began to go slowly up her skirt. She didn't stop him. Puck was kissing her on the lips again and she was kissing back wanting to forget everything. Forget about her boyfriend who she didn't love, her best friend who she was again in love with, and just kissed the bad boy. All of a sudden her phone came to life. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds was the only sound in the room. Sam was calling her. Quinn pushed Puck off of her.
"What am I doing?" Quinn said to herself.
"Come on baby," Puck said pulling her to him, "It was just getting good."
"I have to go." Quinn said getting up.
"This is your house." Puck said confused.
"I have to go," Quinn repeated and ran out the door to where she knew Sharon Evans would be.
Stacy answered the door and her little face lit up when she saw who it was. "Lucy!" The girl said hugging Quinn.
"Is your Mom here Stacy?" Quinn asked.
"Yeah," Stacy said and then shouted, "Mom! Lucy is here and she wants to talk to you!"
"Indoor voice, Sweetheart," Sharon said to her daughter as she came into view. "Lucy, come on in." Quinn nodded and headed inside. Sharon led her to Scott's office, the one place they could have privacy.
"What is wrong Sweetie?" Sharon asked in a gentle voice.
"I changed everything about myself, as you can see," Quinn began, "Sam wasn't there anymore, and I had no idea how much he had protected me till he was gone. People were awful, calling me fat and ugly. It was hell. So when my dad got a job I decided I wasn't going to be Lucy anymore. I was Quinn. I left the other me behind." Sharon didn't say anything, just listened.
"It is hard in a different way now," Quinn continued, "Being at the top means there is a longer way to fall. And if you do it hurts. I can't loose what I have, but I feel like screaming. Before I came
here I was at my house making out with a boy, who wasn't my boyfriend. I almost...I almost had sex with him." Quinn faced Sharon and saw nothing but compassion in her eyes.
"Lucy," Sharon said taking her hand, "Lucy and Quinn are the same person. You can be a leader, but you need to allow yourself to make mistakes. You were about to make a big mistake, but you stopped it." Sharon picked up a pillow from behind her, "You need to scream? Scream." Sharon handed Quinn the pillow and Quinn screamed into it.
"I feel better," Quinn said after, "Thanks Mrs. Evans."
"Why don't you sleep here tonight?" Sharon asked, "Its a Friday, and we could talk some more. Although I don't think you should sleep in Sam's bed like you used to." Quinn laughed.
Quinn tip toed carefully into Sam's room. She was set up in Stacy's room, but the girl listened to oceans sounds when she was sleeping. Quinn was too tired to take it anymore. She carefully closed the door and saw Sam sound asleep on his bed. He looked young when he was asleep, but everyone does. Quinn remembered when they were young and her parents were fighting she sneaked over to his house and knocked on his window. Sam opened it, never asked why she was there, and let her sleep peacefully with him at his house.
Sam must of felt her presence because he opened his eyes and sat up when he saw her. The sheet had fell revealing a very toned and well work outed chest. No, he was no longer a boy. Quinn was only in his new McKinley High jersey and a pair of sleep shorts Sharon lent her. Sam smiled and moved over giving Quinn room to lay down. She got into bed with him and Sam put his arm around her.
"Its different now isn't it?" Quinn said into the darkness.
"Yes, it is." Sam said admitting finally that there was something more then a reconciled friendship between them. "Goodnight Lu-Lu."
"Night Sammy," Quinn said but knew that neither of them slept for a long time.
When Quinn awoke again she felt Sam's breath on her neck and his arm around her middle. Her jersey had run up during the night, and his hand felt like fire on her bare skin. She attempted to get up, but when she tried Sam held her tighter. There was a hard knock on the door.
"Sam! Wake up!" Scott called from the other side of the door, and then softer, "You too Lucy."
Sam stirred and then shot up once he realized how he was holding her. His cheeks turned an adorable pink.
"You had a pretty tight hold on me there Sam," Quinn said sitting up as well.
"Sorry," Sam said and then threw the covers off.
"Its okay," Quinn said softly.
Quinn sat at the Evan's table watching the scenes in front of her. Scott was reading the paper, Sharon was helping Stacy cut her pancakes, and Steve and Sam were arguing about what Superhero was best. If it had been her house Quinn would be eating with her mother in silence while her father ate in his study. Quinn took a bite of her grapefruit and loved the feeling of family all around her.
After breakfast Quinn said her good-byes and Sam walked her home. As the neared her house she saw Finn's truck in front of it. Quinn winced. She was wearing Sam's shirt and a belt she borrowed from Sharon. The shirt was long and covered everything, but it was a batman shirt, and obviously not hers.
"Hey Finn," Quinn said as soon as they reached Finn. She went over and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
"Finn," Sam said and then turned to walked away, "See you later Lucy,"
"Why are you wearing his clothes?" Finn asked instead of a proper greeting.
"Oh, I spent the night at his house," Quinn said trying to sound as innocent as she could, "I had been talking with Sharon, Sam's Mom, and she suggested I spend the night. I didn't really sleep that well because his sister still listens to ocean sounds to help her sleep." It wasn't that far from the truth, she did sleep in Stacy's room, just not for long. Quinn didn't sleep that well either because she was thinking about Puck, Sam, Finn, all the men in her life really.
"Quinn you can't just sleep over at some guys house and think nothing of it," Finn told her, "How do you think that sounds? People are already talking about you and him, if this gets out everyone will think you cheated on me."
"I didn't cheat on you with Sam." Quinn said thinking in the back of her mind I just cheated with Puck. "I need to go change, I will be back out in a minute." After Quinn changed into something more appropriate she put Sam's shirt in her bottom drawer.
If Finn didn't like Sam before, he hated him now. It was Sam's first practice and Finn discovered that not only was he a quarterback, but he was good. It had been a really hot day and some of the guys had taken off their shirts, Sam being one of them. The bastard was built. Later in the weight room Finn found out Sam could bench twice the amount he could.
"Dude if I don't do something soon I am going to lose her," Finn said to Puck as he watched Sam in the weight room talking to a bunch of the other players.
"You should have gone with my idea." Puck replied.
"I am not going to kidnap Sam and take him to a lab that will erase all his memories of Quinn, or Lu-Lu. I don't think a place like that even exists. I am just going to tell him to back off." Finn said adding another weight.
"Whatever," Puck said rolling his eyes, "Better do it now, I heard Quinn is having dinner at his house again." The weight room had basically emptied and only Sam, Puck, and Finn were left.
"Hey can I talk to you?" Finn asked going up to Sam.
"Sure," Sam said sitting down, "What can I do for you?"
"Stay away from Quinn," Finn said trying to be threatening. Sam just raised his eyebrow.
"No," Sam said simply, "I lost my best friend for six years, I am going to let her go just because a jealous boyfriend tells me to."
"Your in love with her," Puck accused Sam got up and stepped closer.
"I do love Lucy...Quinn, whatever," Sam informed the two boys, "I love her, but I am not in love with her. I am sixteen, I don't know what it means to be in love with a girl yet. So yeah maybe I might be in love with her someday, but not now. She isn't ready to be in love either."
"She could be," Finn argued.
"Maybe," Sam said, "All Lucy needs right now is for you to be a good boyfriend to her. Just hold her hand, and get her something sweet on Valentines day. Do not be the kind of douche who won't let her hang out with her best friend because you are jealous." Finn looked at his feet. Sam turned to Puck.
"As for you," Sam said turning and whispered to Puck so oblivious Finn couldn't hear, "When you flirt with her it makes her feel pretty, and Lucy needs that. She is a lot more insecure then you think." Sam spoke louder so that both boys heard, "I swear to God if you sleep with her before she is ready or hurt her in anyway I will make you pay."
"Are you gonna beat me up?" Finn asked and then laughed.
"No, I am going to tell my Dad," Sam said with a smirk, "To my father she is still "Little Lucy." There is no telling what he would do to you. Later." With that Sam left the room leaving the two boys, their mouths hanging open.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed! Keep them coming please.
So I read a lot of you wanted some jealousy and this chapter is filled with a lot of it! No Rachel/Sam either, that girl just really needed a friend.
Also Quinn will not have Puck's baby as you can see, but she easily could have. I wanted Sam to snap her out of it, even if he wasn't there.