A.N : to a guest who mentioned about Santana being biased and not a good choice because she know them personally thank you for pointing that out, I am very aware of that. But this chapter kinda 'answered' that problem. Actually I already wrote this down together with the 2nd chapter but, yeah… maybe I should put it in a one longer chapter so no ones confuse, n everything is clear, but hey, where's the fun in that? ;)
This is a filler chapter, but I enjoyed so much Quinn and Brittany conversation here.
Glee's not mine.
Today is the sixth day Rachel sleep on the couch, Quinn told her to take the extra bedroom, but Rachel refuse it, she said she want to make a point, that she's okay to sleep in uncomfortable situation rather than sleep with Quinn. That hurt Quinn's heart and pride.
Today is the sixth day Quinn couldn't sleep peacefully too. She sleeps better when she's with Rachel. The truth is Rachel couldn't sleep too, besides the back pain, she missed when Quinn spooned her. Yes, they didn't cuddle in the morning like they used too, but Quinn always spooned her when they're sleeping. And she like it, she love the closeness with Quinn.
They actually trying to do Santana's tasks for them, they talk, small talk, but they still feel the boundary between them, especially Rachel, she get used to with Quinn talk to her only several times a day, at night time before sleep. Its Rachel who always initiated their conversation, but now, seeing Quinn is the one who's trying It made her feel awkward.
Quinn walking down the stairs, she saw Rachel sleep, but in the awkward position on the couch. "Rach…", Rachel didn't move, she's practically dead to the world. So Quinn decided she will take Rachel to their bedroom, bridal style. And then Quinn take the couch herself. Quinn actually contemplated to sleep with Rachel on their bed, but she didn't want to risk Rachel being mad at her.
The next morning, Rachel wake up feeling really comfortable, good even, she snuggle tightly in her bed cover, she smelled a familiar smell on Quinn's pillow, and-… Wait. Bed cover? Rachel's eyes snapped open and take her surrounding. She's confuse, she remember sleeping on the couch. Rachel tip toed through the stairs, and peeking behind the wall, she saw Quinn just woke up too, from the couch, with an uncomfortable groaned.
"Quinn", Quinn's head automatically whipped to Rachel's voice direction, which she regrets it, because her neck is painful right now. "Why are you sleeping on the couch? I thought I was sleepi-… are you taking me upstairs?"
Quinn blink, "umm… yes…?" she answered carefully
"Why are you sleeping on the couch?" she asked again
"Uhh…" because you look uncomfortable, you sleep with awkward position, which make your back pain becomes worst and I'm not that big of a jerk to let you suffer. "…I just, feel like it?" she answered uncertainty. Quinn wants to face palm herself, what kind of answered is that? Rachel wanted face-palming Quinn too.
"You take the bed Rachel, I'll take the couch from now on…"
"You don't have too Qu-…"
"No, I want to, it's okay if you don't want to share a bed with me, I promise I'll take the bed only if you let me and if you're there with me." Then Quinn went to the bathroom, take a shower, get dressed, take her coffee, and start her day like usual.
Quinn arrived at her office early. She wants to arrange couple of things, she already think about getting a break from work to fix her problem with Rachel. She asked her assistant to gathered Sarah and Sam in meeting room.
"What's up?" asked Sam while sipping at his coffee. Quinn eyeing Sarah and Sam. Sarah actually starts to fidget under Quinn's intense gaze. Sarah is someone she can trust, she's still new at this business, but Quinn knew she has potential. Sam always said Sarah is Quinn-in-the-making. That's why Quinn immediately took Sarah under her personal supervision. Quinn trained her to be sharp, quick and… basically trained her as her next HBIC, but she still appear as harmless person. That's a deadly combination.
"Sarah, can you cover some of my cases?"
Sarah spit her coffee, "What? You mean like, take over your cases? I can't…"
Quinn shakes her head, know that Sarah get the wrong idea, "No, no… I mean not like a really take over, just… you know cover my absence in the office, if some of my clients decided to come over, you can meet them and ask what they want. And then fill me in next time when I available"
"Quinn, not that I don't want to help you, but, first you have your assistant to do that, and second I don't think your client would be impressed if they knew, they will be handled by a newbie"
"You're not a newbie. Besides I only want you to… umm, response to them, I don't want some of our big accounts move to another firm just because I don't have time for them." Sarah looks skeptical. "Look, everytime there's a phone call for me, my assistant will forward it to you, you can make up the situation with me being busy or something, and you're there to help them. Sometimes they just want advices, or ask us to do some legal works, if you can handle it by yourself, I very much appreciate it, but if you got confuse, or they're being difficult to work with, there's Sam or you can just wait for me or call me, my assistant will help you too, to do some administration work of course."
"Something happen to you? Or what?" asked Sarah confuse with her senior demeanor.
"Umm… no, just, im not… I won't be able to focus, I need to fix things with… Rachel"
Sam's smile at this, "don't worry bro, we got your back."
"Well, I don't know exactly what happened, but okay, I'll help you". Quinn smiles at this.
Sarah leaves her two seniors in firm alone in meeting room. Sam take this opportunity to ask Quinn, "so, what are you gonna do now?"
"For now, I need help"
Sam raised her eyebrows, "wait… did you… Quinn Fabray, you… need a help? I didn't see that coming." Sam teased her.
Quinn chuckle, "gotta go sam"
"Sure, give me great news about it, so Mercedes stop buggin me asking about you and Rachel, I need a break too"
"Ha! That's the consequences married a gossips queen."
Quinn arrives at a spacious looking house, she drives her car through the thick wooden gate and frowned at several cars park in the garage, she didn't see the car she was looking for.
"You planning on hijacking one of our cars?" said a voice behind her. Quinn turned around to see a tall blonde woman stood there, grin widely at her. "Hey Q"
"Hey Brit", Brittany give her old friend a very big hug, she thinks Quinn need one. Brittany pretty much dragged Quinn into her house. Not letting go Quinn's hand. They went straight to the kitchen, Britt patting the chair to gestured Quinn to sit.
"And no, I'm not planning to hijacked your cars, because your car is too mommy-ish, much like Rachel's, and Santana's cars are too… butch. I prefer my own car." What? Santana owned a hummer, a Jeep, and a Range rover sport. She said I'm a boring person just because I choose a BMW and Mercedes for my ride.
Brittany laugh, her laugh is infectious, "You and Santana are such guy sometimes, you guys argue over cars, gadget, and sometimes video games."
"Speaking of… Where is she? I was looking for her in her office, her assistant said she didn't came to work"
"She just left for a meeting with person from TV or something, I don't know. Why are you looking at her?"
"I'm…" Quinn sighed, "I just want to talk to her"
Brittany didn't ask for details, much for Quinn relieved because Brittany can be a little… too much, too overwhelming, she have that ability to make you feel so happy or so guilty. "How are you, Q?"
Quinn sips her coffee, actually she just wanted to delay the answer. She didn't know how to answer that simple question. "I've been work on some cases, but just today, I give that responsibility to my junior at firm, she's good"
Brittany nodding slowly, "Good" Brittany replied calmly while she sips at her coffee too, for the first time Quinn wants to run away from Brittany. "But, how are you?"
Quinn closes her eyes tightly, "not really good at the moment", she opened her eyes, and see Brittany gives her full attention, "its Rachel…" That's the confirmation and admission she wants to hear from Quinn.
"So, she still wants a divorce?"
"How do you know that? Because I only told Sam, who told Mercedes, did Mercedes tell you that?"
Brittany chuckled, "no Quinn, I live with your marriage counselor you know, she's pretty awesome"
"That supposed to be a secret, she's practically like doctors, she can't said anything about that to other people"
"Calm down Quinn, it's just me. We're your friends we want you and Rachel stay together, like forever and ever." Quinn stay silent, "do you still love her?"
Quinn furrowed her brows, "what kind of question is that? Yes I am still very much in love with Rachel"
"Good to know that"
"And to answer your question about the divorce, we… she never brought it up again, but she still refused to be with me"
"You two still have sex?" Brittany smirked see Quinn's pale cheeks become redden.
"Um… no. I'm just… I think we're just busy, and at the end of the day, we just don't have energy anymore"
"That's bullshit, no ones really too tired for sex. You should initiate it"
"She didn't even want to share a same bed with me", "I didn't know what to do Britt"
Brittany actually never saw Quinn this vulnerable before, "You talk to her?"
"We talk, it's our task from Santana to keep the communication flowing, light conversation, asking about her day and stuff."
"Light conversation is good, but you should talk about your relationship, if you didn't say anything about it then it will make Rachel think you didn't take her seriously, because you didn't said anything about it. You need to start at some point."
"I didn't know where to start Britt" Quinn chuckled but not because she found it funny, "Imagined this, you in my position, one day Santana suddenly brought home a divorce papers, and ask for a divorce, with no good explanation, she just said you're too busy. What would you do?"
That was a rhetorical question from Quinn, so Brittany didn't answer. She just let Quinn to continue, "We never had a fight Britt, yes we had little argument from time to time but that was nothing. I thought she was fine…", Quinn's voice get smaller, "I thought she was happy". "She never complained you know? How am I supposed to know that she feels abandoned? One day, unannounced, she demanded a new life as a free woman, free from me."
Brittany just sit there motionless, she's quiet, and Quinn stop her ranting and get quiet too. After 5 minutes in silence. Brittany finally said "Go on a date with her"
"Excuse me?"
"Go on a date with her, make her fall in love again with you"
Quinn gasped, one hand on her chest, the perfect shocking posed "You… you think… Rachel didn't love me anymore?!" Quinn asked hysterically and almost in tears, Brittany wanted to rolled her eyes, the urges are huge. Rachel definitely made a big contribution for the two biggest HBIC, her wife and Quinn's for their dramatic demeanor.
"I'm not Rachel, I can't answer that, but at some point you need to do something Q. It's worth to try."
Quinn nodded, she sips her coffee again. "You think that would work?"
"Again Q, its worth to try. You would do anything to get her again right?" Quinn nods, "To get her happy?" Quinn nods, "To gain her trust?" Quinn nods again, "to make her withdraw the divorce" Quinn nods.
"So you will be able sleep in the same bed with her", Quinn nods a little too eager at this, "hold her again" Quinn nods and smiling at this
"And for the most important part of this process is, to get into her pants!"
"HELL YEAH!" Quinn cheer at this possibility
"That's the spirit Q! Go get your woman!"
They both laugh, Brittany never fails to make her feel better. Quinn suddenly feels optimist about all of this. Sure she wants to be intimate with Rachel again, but she wanted all that process Brittany just asked her.
A date actually not a bad idea. She can do that, with her get a break from work she can manage her time.
"You know what Brit? Rachel definitely wasted her money on paying Santana as our counselor, I came to you and you solve my problem…"
"…not yet Quinn, I'm not solving your problem, what Santana suggested to you its worth to try either. And… Rachel didn't pay Santana."
Quinn confused, "Santana actually wanted to decline Rachel's request to counsel you two, but Rachel said no one knows you better than Santana. You and Santana are so much alike"
"How come?"
"Correct me if I'm wrong, if Santana as in your friend ask you to do something against your will, will you do it?", Quinn wanted to answered that but get interrupted once again, "now, if Santana as in a professional ask you to…"
"Okay Britt I got your point" Quinn cut Brittany, a little annoyed
"You two have this huge, huge ego and pride, you won't ask for help even if you need one. Rachel made a good decision to ask Santana as your counselor, if someone else, someone complete stranger to you, you would fooled them, you're good at acting Quinn, you just put your façade that you can handle your problem and blah…blah…blah… and the counselor thought they did a good job, but not with Santana, you can't fooled her."
Brittany stood and placed her cup in the sink, "Just think about it Quinn, try every possibility, you got nothing to lose, well except Rachel if you screw this up. And remember… open yourself, and let love in"
Quinn is surprised, but this is Brittany we're talking about. Quinn looking down at her lap, she's smiling, this is her best friend who drew a happy-vile behind her math paper. "You are smart Britt, so smart."
"I know… but don't tell Santana that, she can be a sore loser sometimes."