Author Note: You guys rock! I seriously want to hug you all. Also,I've never played Taboo in my life so I'm hoping I haven't really made any faux-pas here.
After dinner and many stories traded they reconvened in the lounge to play Taboo.
They all sat around the coffee table in the middle of the floor ready to play when Rachel laughed.
"You have something" Rachel said as she leaned to wipe something away from Quinn's mouth, the blonde blushed slightly.
"Thanks, I'm not surprised I was keeping leftovers that dinner was so good" she groaned.
Leroy chuckled, "I'm glad I now have someone that I can actually cook decent food for"
"Do you want to be sleeping on the couch tonight?" Hiram asked jokingly as he raised an eyebrow at his husband.
"Enough, let's play Taboo!" Rachel declared.
About twenty minutes in and the scores were pretty much tied. It was Quinn's turn to give Rachel clues.
The Berry men set their timer and told her to start.
"Uh, okay, ooh Brittany wore one of these to school last week"
"A hat?"
"What type of hat?"
"A sombrero!"
"Right! Oooh okay, OH! I don't like this very much anymore"
"Was that the clue?" Rachel asked confusedly.
"Yes that was the clue! I said something about it earlier" Quinn told her.
"Wine?"
"Bingo! Uh, what Finn didn't buy you for Valentines Day"
"Roses?" Rachel asked with a sigh.
"Yes!"
"They're pretty good at this" Leroy mused.
"Ummm, boys caused a lot of this for us"
"Drama!"
"Damn we're good" Quinn cheered before looking to the next word.
"Twenty seconds" Hiram stated.
"Someone you idolize"
"Barbera Streisand"
"Artie's in one"
"A wheelchair"
"Fifteen seconds" Leroy murmured.
"Hurry" Rachel told Quinn excitedly.
"Oh okay, um, oh god, OH I got it, the class that Finn has failed the most"
Rachel bit her lip, "but he's failed pretty much everything!"
"Think, Rach!" Quinn shrieked jumping around excitedly as the timer started to tick down from ten.
Rachel thought before jumping to her feet too, "SPANISH" she shrieked.
The blonde eeped in celebration and swung the girl around momentarily before putting Rachel down realizing she'd completely dorked out.
The Berry men just watched in amusement and shook their heads.
"It seems we have had our asses handed to us, Hiram" Leroy chuckled.
"I have to agree, that was a great game"
Quinn smiled, "you put up a good competition though"
"Loser has to go buy the ice cream" Rachel sang smugly as she settled down on to the couch.
Hiram sighed before dramatically pulling himself up.
"As you wish, you girls choose a movie while I run to the store"
Leroy went to clean up the kitchen and left the girls to it.
"We make a good team" Rachel smiled as Quinn joined her on the couch.
"We do, though I'm slightly embarrassed I got so excited over winning" the blonde admitted.
The diva chuckled, "don't worry if you want to see embarrassing wait until my dad's stop being gracious losers around you"
Quinn smirked, "that bad huh?"
"Let's just say it will soon become apparent where I get my dramatic side from"
It took about ten minutes for Hiram to return with their ice cream and the girls were still debating over their movie choice.
"Quinn it's a classic!" Rachel exclaimed as the blonde snorted at her suggestion of The King and I.
"I should've known you'd have way too many musicals to choose from, can't we watch a romantic comedy?"
Now it was Rachel's turn to snort, "You mean something with a loose plotline and a predictable ending?"
Quinn rolled her eyes not dignifying her with a response as she turned her attention back to the many DVDs the Berry's owned. She grinned and pulled one out.
"What have you found?" Rachel asked as she saw the blonde's expression.
"Who knew you had a secret love for dark satire?" she said holding up the copy of Jennifer's Body.
The brunette looked embarrassed, "that's not mine, it's my dad's, I don't-"
"Don't listen to her, Quinn. She's watched that movie so many times I'm surprised it still plays" Hiram teased from the doorway earning a glare from his one and only daughter.
"It's funny" the diva murmured to herself and Quinn laughed.
"There's no shame in liking it, Rach, it's a good movie, so can we watch it?"
Leroy took the DVD from the blonde and put it in to play, Hiram brought the girls their tubs of ice cream and their spoons as they settled at opposite ends of the couch.
The movie started and the girls happily tucked into their ice cream.
"Is it true that Megan Fox can turn a woman?" Leroy asked aloud, he'd heard a woman he worked with saying that she had that ability.
The girls appeared to ponder the thought before replying.
"There's no denying she's hot" Quinn stated with a shrug.
"She has an amazing body" Rachel agreed.
They fell back in to silence as the movie progressed, and without realizing they'd gotten closer on the couch than they were to begin with.
"Eeek!" Rachel shrieked as a bit of ice cream fell down her shirt, Quinn giggled.
They chuckled as the girl wiped at herself frantically.
"Honey, go change your shirt, we'll pause the movie" Hiram told her.
Rachel ran upstairs quickly changing into a tight fitting v neck sweater before leaping back on to the couch making Quinn jump in surprise.
"Sorry" Rachel smirked earning a poke from the blonde.
"That's a nice sweater" Quinn told her as she looked at the girl properly, "and no animal in sight"
Rachel pouted, "couldn't just give me the compliment could you Fabray?"
Quinn chuckled.
"Sorry, it's very hard to resist. But it is a nice sweater; the colour really brings out your eyes"
The Berry men pretended to not pay attention as the girls exchanged a look before looking away quickly and blushing slightly.
The movie ended and Quinn thanked Leroy and Hiram for having her.
"Any time, sweetie"
"Are you sure you don't want to stay the night?"
"Thank you, I would if I could but I have to get home and check on my mom" the blonde said biting her lip, the men didn't ask any questions and quickly hugged her before leaving Rachel to see her out.
"Did you have fun?" Rachel asked as she and Quinn walked on to the porch.
"I did, the most fun I've had in a while actually" she told her honestly, "and I would stay but I have to make sure my mother gets to bed and doesn't do anything stupid"
The brunette paused waiting for Quinn to elaborate in our own time.
"She drinks" the girl said looking to her feet, "it's become a problem since my dad left"
Rachel reached out to give the blondes hand a quick squeeze.
"We all cope differently, maybe you can encourage her to drown her sorrows in ice cream instead of alcohol" she said, Quinn chuckled.
"Maybe, oh before I forget" she said reaching for her cell phone, "give me your cell number"
"I need yours too"
They exchanged numbers handing their respective phones back with a smile.
"Text me when you get in? So my mind doesn't conjure up some awful vision of you lay in a hospital somewhere after swerving to avoid an animal trying to cross a road or something" Rachel said, babbling in her usual manner.
Quinn couldn't help but roll her eyes and laugh.
"I'll text you once I'm done cleaning up my mother's mess"
Rachel looked to her feet before peering up nervously, "um, tell me if I'm pushing too much but can I hug you or is that just too weird?"
The blonde contemplated the thought before shrugging.
"It'll probably be weird but hey, what have we got to lose?"
She opened her arms and Rachel walked into them a little awkwardly before wrapping her small arms around the ex-cheerleader's waist, Quinn's eyes widened in surprise as her own arms rested on the top of the other girl's back patting slightly before the brunette released her.
"Was that as weird as you thought it would be?" Rachel asked inquisitively.
Quinn shook her head, "it actually felt okay, Brittany's the only other person that hugs me but she gets a little carried away sometimes and decides to swing you round"
Rachel chuckled, "make sure you text me" she told her as she walked back to the open door; Quinn nodded before walking to her car.
She got home and her mom was asleep on the couch as predicted, she cleaned up the mess before waking her up to help her up the stairs to her bedroom.
She waited til' her mom had settled before heading back to her own room with a bounce in her step.
Who knew she and Rachel Berry could actually get along that well?
She smiled at the thought before whipping out her phone to text her.
Don't worry I made it home safe so you can stop fantasizing about singing to me as I lay in a hospital bed. Thanks for tonight, your dads are pretty cool – Q
Good to know, and thanks, they like you. I think they expect to see you again so keep in touch – R
Shockingly Quinn actually really had no summer plans at all, her mind wandered to thoughts of her hanging out with the diva some more. Playing games with her dads, fighting over movies and hey maybe she could even convince the girl to let her help sort out her wardrobe.
She smiled at the thought of a genuine friend as she punched back her reply.
With your dad's cooking, how could I resist? :p Do me a favour and don't go getting up at 6am to exercise, its summer give yourself a lie in. I may swing by in the afternoon? – Q
I'll try but I'm so used to it I'll probably just wake up anyway. And really? Sorry I just, I'm not used to people wanting to hang out with me.. – R
Quinn scrunched up her nose at the girls' words, it was no secret that Rachel could be annoying and controlling but underneath it all she was a genuinely sweet person, but no one, including herself, had given her the chance to really show it.
Well prepare to get sick of me; I'll come over about 2? We could go to the mall or something? I can help clear your wardrobe of some of that dreaded argyle – Q
Ah so there's your ulterior motive, are you and Kurt on some kind of mission to burn all my clothing so I have to buy new things? – R
The blonde had to chuckle at the diva's dramatic tendencies.
Darn, you're on to us. Kidding. But you do need to let me help you; we need a serious fashion intervention. Swear that you'll let me find you an outfit that is completely animal free and isn't argyle? – Q
I may let you, but only if you try on something that's argyle or has an animal on first – R
You drive a hard bargain, okay I'll agree to that IF we go halves on lunch – Q
Quinn smiled to herself; the summer was looking up already.
You've got yourself a deal, Fabray - R