Title: A Dose of Reality

Author: Khazrn43, taken from a ddh1973 idea.

Rating: Teen

Summary: Takes place after Born This Way. After hearing her boyfriend tell his ex that she was beautiful, Quinn overhears a conversation that affects her relationship with Finn. Starts out Fuinn, ends Finchel.

Disclaimer: The characters in this story all belong to Ryan Murphy Productions and Fox Television. If I owned them, I would have a lot more money than I do right now.

As always my fictions are chalked full of Finchel Smut. If you can't handle it this is not for you.

Honor the Tether! Remember the Drummer!


Chapter Three: Quinn

Finn woke up with a heavy heart. He was still so mad and hurt but he was calmer than he thought he should be. It sort of scared him how calm he was. He knew what had to happen, what should have never happened. He got up and took a shower. Once he returned to his room a towel slung low on his hips he could hear his phone vibrating. He didn't have to look to know who it was. He was hoping Santana did not warn her. But after the way she left yesterday he didn't think she'd do anything more to screw him over.

Finn was eating a bowl of cereal while his mom read the points he had to talk with Quinn about. "Finn these are well thought out. Even though you were manipulated I'm glad you took responsibility for your part in this. You are growing up to be such a good man" Carole spoke to him.

"I'm sorry mom. I can't see how I'm good. I hurt Rachel more than I can count, I screwed over Sam for no reason other than to hide from my feeling. My lifelong friendship with Puck is not the same. All because I was a coward and didn't listen to you."

"Finn, look I'm not saying what you did was okay, it was wrong, but you can't change the past. You can only do the right thing now. And that starts by talking to Quinn. You need to keep yourself calm."

"That's the thing mom I've never been this calm before and it scares me."

"Don't be scared. I think it's because you know what has to happen and you have accepted what Quinn did and you just need the why"

Finn smiled at his mom and put his bowl in the dishwasher. Grabbing his keys and wallet he got into his truck and drove over to Dudley Road. His phone was now vibrating with a call or text from Quinn every three minutes. He chose not to answer them, he wanted to see her and talk to her face to face so he would be extremely upset when he got there.

Seven minutes later he pulled his truck in front of Quinn's house. He let out a long sigh then looked at his phone and the pictures he still had on it of Rachel. She was his home and Quinn had taken that from him. He was going to get it all back. He put his phone in his pocket then took the short walk up the drive to the front door. * Ding dong*

Quinn was furious. Finn had been ignoring her calls and text since yesterday. She almost went to his house but she knew his mom wouldn't let her in if he didn't want her there. Carole never like her, she knew, but too bad. She was Finn's girlfriend, he chose her, or so he thought. She was getting ready to call him once more time when she heard the doorbell. She threw her phone on the bed and rushed down the stairs to find her boyfriend at the door.

Opening the door she let him have it. "What the hell is wrong with you, you idiot. I've been calling you since yesterday….before she could finish Finn pushed passed her and into the foyer, thinking to himself thank you for making this so much easier.

"Quinn shut the hell up" Finn told her stunning Quinn into silence. Finn never spoke to anyone let alone her that way. Quinn was taken aback for a tick then steeled herself. "Don't talk to me that way. You are the moron that wouldn't answer my calls."

"Idiot, moron. Thanks for the belief Quinn. I didn't answer you because I need to control my anger and figure out what I was going to say…she tried interrupting him but he held up his hand…no you are going to listen while I talk. I spent the better part of yesterday with Santana….he looked to see Quinn's shocked face…we met at the Lima Bean. I need to know why she did what she did to me.'

Quinn was not liking where this was leading she tried to interrupt him but he wasn't' having it. "We had an interesting conversation there but she wouldn't really tell me why until we went to my house with my mom. She told me a very interesting story Quinn." He paused looking at her Ice Queen face showing nothing.

"Okay, what story did she tell you" Quinn said shortly.

"It was a story about a boy who had been manipulated since he met a girl. How she controlled his life, lied to him, kept him away from the girl he really wanted, then when he got the girl, she plotted to break them up." Looking at her he felt disgusted. She really doesn't think she did anything wrong. He could see it in her eyes.

"Well, Santana is a good storyteller" Quinn tried but Finn wasn't falling for it "Shut up Quinn. She didn't lie to me like you have been since the moment I met you. You didn't even give me a chance to think if I wanted to be with you. You just said because I was the Quarterback and you were the Head Cheerio we must date. I was naïve and let it happen because a pretty girl in a short skirt talked to me."

"Oh please. You act like I didn't give you a choice. You could have said no" Quinn babbled. "Could I Have though?" Finn retorted. She had no answer for that "Exactly what I thought"

"I do have to apologize to you Quinn. The moment I heard Rachel sing, I knew I had feeling for her. I was drawn to her. She made me believe in myself and that I could do anything. She help me see that I love singing and drumming enough to do it for the rest of my life. I am good, I know that now. I was emotionally cheating on you with Rachel every time I smiled at her, let her feed my ego, and every time I kissed her I physically cheated on you. As soon as I felt something for her and nothing for you I should have broken up with you."
Quinn stood there stunned. He cheated on her with that thing, it made her so mad.

Finn continued "I really liked Rachel and I wanted to see where we could have gone then you told me you were pregnant and lied to me for so long. I buried my feelings for her so I could be a good dad to a kid that was even mine."

"She could have been yours" Quinn offered.

"Seriously Quinn, you are going with that. We both know that she couldn't have been mine. There again I was so naïve and trusting that I believe a story that was impossible, setting myself up to look like a fool."

"Why Puck?" Finn asked

"He was there when you weren't. He told me I was pretty and skinny and got me drunk on wine coolers."

"Puck said you had half a bottle so that excuse is bullshit. If you are going to stand here and lie to my face let me just get what I need to say out." Quinn thought with that comment he wanted to work through their problems so she told him she'd answer his questions.

"I know why, I just what to know how you could have lied to me about Beth and do it for so long." Finn persisted.

Quinn took a breath and closed her eyes before she spoke "Puck is a Lima Loser. He couldn't be a dad. You were stable. You could give Beth what he couldn't."

"I couldn't give her anything Quinn. I was a sixteen year old boy. Puck could give her what I never could have, he is her father. That is what she needed not someone tricked into a life he never wanted. I would have grown to resent you both. I would have been relegated to a life of diapers and drama because you couldn't tell the truth. You should have just broken up with me and save everyone months of drama and heartbreak."

Quinn turned from him trying not to let feeling of guilt get to her. She wasn't proud of what she did with regard to Beth but she can't change that now. "What does is matter now Finn? We are back together and Beth is with the person she was supposed to be with."

"It matters because it changed my life Quinn. Without my say. God, how are you so selfish? Will you ever change? How could you lie for so long."

"It got easier and I convinced myself it was true." Quinn said dryly.

"Did you ever feel bad about lying to me? Never mind because I know the answer." Finn rolled his eyes turning from her to collect himself. While his back to her she moved to touch him, when he felt her hand on his back he pulled away. "Don't touch me. I can't even stand looking at you right now."

Quinn stunned had watery eyes but refused to cry. "Well that just great" She said.

Finn wasn't falling for her bullshit. He moved away and started up again. "Santana told me everything Quinn. How you blackmailed her. Threatening to tell everyone she's a lesbian. That is so wonderful you would do that to your oldest friend. She told me how you plotted to keep Rachel and me a part. How you manipulated Rachel into staying with Jesse. Then the wedding crap. That almost ruined my mom's wedding Quinn. MY MOM"S WEDDING" Finn shouted.

"She told me how you pushed her in the choir room to tell Rachel and humiliate her. And you keep humiliating her. Encouraging her to get a nose job, not just that but your fucking nose. You are mean and vindictive. Calling her names, drawing pictures of her and feeding into her insecurities. I'm sure you encouraged her to go with Puck to get back at me for sleeping with Santana. You treat everyone at that school like they are beneath you. Do you realize that after graduation none of this matters? The real world doesn't give a fuck if I was the QB or if you were prom queen."

"It does matter Finn. It matters to me" Quinn yelled.

"And there it is. You cheated on Sam with me so you could be Prom Queen. I broke his trust and threw away a good friendship because I was hiding from my feelings for Rachel."

"Shut up about that hobbit. I can't stand it. She is nothing. I'm the pretty popular girl. Not HER!"

"Fuck Quinn, get over yourself. Rachel was there for you when your Cheerio's threw slushy's at you for being pregnant. She is so much better than you. She can forgive people she cares about for just about anything. You are going to leave her alone Quinn. I swear to God, you will leave her alone"

Finn paced in the foyer. He was so done with this and Quinn. She didn't want to take any responsibility for anything. He had a few more things to say and he was done.

"Quinn you don't even love me, sometime I wonder if you even like me with the way you call me names and put me down. And I never loved you…Quinn interrupted him "You said you loved me. We are each other's first loves. That is forever."…"No Quinn. What I felt for you was not love. I realized that after I experienced it firsthand. I didn't even like you. You were so mean to everyone, including me. That is not me. Rachel made me better. She is my first love and hopefully my last."

Quinn was seething how could he stand here and say these things. She was Quinn fucking Fabray. No one chose Rachel over her. "I-I do- lov…" Finn cut her off. "You only love yourself. You only want me to believe you love me so I can get you that shiny crown at Prom."

Quinn started to shake her head but Finn was on a roll and he felt empowered to finally stand up for himself and what he wanted. "I love Rachel. I've always loved Rachel and I always will love Rachel" Finn made a point to say Rachel over and over just to piss Quinn off.

Quinn rolled her eyes at his admission. "Then why did you break up with her, if you love her so much?"
"Because what happened screwed with my head. And there you were manipulating me getting into my head telling me the things I wanted to hear. Even though I knew deep down, I was Rachel I wanted. I wasted my time with you and hurt Rachel in the process. But it stops now. I'm done with this and you.'

Quinn shook her head "No we are not breaking up. I'll deal with your confusion about Rachel"

Finn had to laugh at this girl "I am not confused about Rachel. We are breaking up. You have been controlling the things that have gone on for the last two years. Manipulating it so I'd come back to you. That is not how a relationship works Quinn. Fuck you are so frustrating. I don't want to be with you. I need to work on myself. This bouncing from girl to girl is not doing me any good. I need to figure out me and what I want. I just know that it's not you and will never be you again. Find some other idiot to serve you Quinn because I'm done."

With that Finn walked out of her house leaving the door stand wide open while she screamed at him from inside. He jogged to his truck feeling lighter than he has since Sectionals. He will not be her pawn again.

He told the truth in there he really does love Rachel. But he has to work on who Finn is before he can be Finchel again. He just hopes she'll listen to him and want what he wants. Even if it takes them a minute to get there.

He pulled into his driveway and bounding up to the house with a huge smile on his face and a renewed hope in his heart. Into the kitchen he went all the yelling and arguing made him hungry. The George Forman on the counter and a grilled cheese to be made had him whistling. Kurt came in the kitchen shocked by the sight in front of him.

"Well brother of mine, what has you so chipper this fine day" Kurt asked

"I broke up with Quinn and I feel fan-fucking-tastic: Finn told him then turning his attention back to his grilled cheese.

Kurt smiled leaving his brother to his food. Kurt walked up to his room pulling his cell from the charger dialing the one person who would relish this news. "Hello" the person said. "Rachel, we need to talk" Kurt said urgently.


There you have it. I hope you all like it. Sorry for the delay. I lost my muse. So while I was sick I had a Glee Marathon and got back that loving feeling. Hoorah!

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