Santana had found out the night was to raise money for a performing arts programme at a high school. Quinn and Santana had managed to secure an extra cheerio's uniform from a friend for Rachel. They were sure Chuck would get a kick out of it and it fitted with the theme. She was looking forward to Nate seeing her in her cheerleading uniform. It was always a turn on for guys. They arrived at the hotel at 6 to set up ready for half 7.

"Who let the prostitute in?" Chuck asked smacking Santana's ass.

"You couldn't afford It Bass" She laughed grabbing his hand.

"You know I could" he retorted.

"You could have it for free baby" She said with a wink.

Chuck had moved over to Rachel who much to Quinn's amusement was looking nervous.

"You must be Rachel" He said taking her hand "I'm Chuck Bass"

"It's so nice to meet you Mr Bass thank you so much for asking us to perform" She gushed.

Chuck looked her up and down before turning to Quinn.

"You know if you're not feeling Nate I'm always available" He said taking in her long legs "Blonde's aren't usually my thing but you look amazing"

"Thanks….I think" she laughed.

"Are you trying to make sure Nate does nothing but talk about you again tonight?"

"Why because of this old thing?" She asked faking innocence looking down at her uniform.

"There's a room for you to change in after, drinks are all on me tonight" He told them before leaving them to rehearse.

"He is strange" Rachel said as he left.

"But he's nice underneath it all" Quinn said with a smile.

She was becoming fond of Chuck Bass. He was funny but a real sweetheart to her and Santana.

"So I think we should start with Quinn, then all of us, then me and finishing with Santana. A lively one to lead them into the DJ starting." Rachel suggested.

Both girls just agreed it was easy just to go along with anything Rachel suggested when it came to performing. It pained them to admit it but she knew what she was doing.

"We should really do a run through" Rachel continued.

The girls got into position with Chuck watching them from across the room. They wanted to make sure it went perfectly. Quinn could see hotel guests watching them with interested as they passed in the hallway. A few stopped to watch which she took as a good sign.

Before Quinn knew it the room was full of people and it was time to go on. None of them really got nervous before a performance it was just fun for them. Rachel's solo went down a storm as always but Santana got everyone up and dancing. It was a fun dance number to do. The girls headed off stage. Nate was waiting for her.

"Quinn I didn't know you could move like that I love a flexible woman" Chuck said with a wink before Nate could speak.

Quinn blushed and couldn't think of a comeback quick enough. Blair made quick work of pulling him away though.

"You look amazing" Nate said taking in her outfit

"Thanks" she said feeling a little out of breath "I'm just going to go and get changed."

She stood on her tip toes and kissed his cheek before following Santana and Rachel to their room. She had a stunning strapless nude coloured dress. It was floor length.

"You look like a goddess!" Rachel exclaimed while Quinn fixed her hair and make-up.

Quinn smiled at her friend as she pinned some of her curls back. She hoped Nate would like it as much as Rachel had. They took a picture together in the full length mirror. Quinn looked classic and elegant in her flowing dress. Santana looked hot in her tight red dress with a split up the one leg her hair all down. Rachel looked lovely in her long black dress that showed off her figure.

"I guess we should go get drunk of Chuck's money now" Quinn laughed.

"Amen to that" Santana said taking her by the hand as they headed back to the bar.

Quinn spotted Nate with Chuck, Blair and Serena. She decided it was best just to go over and act like all was fine. He spotted her before she reached them.

"You look…"He said not finishing his sentence.

"I think what Nathaniel is trying to say is you look beautiful" Chuck said with a smirk "I on the other hand preferred the uniform"

"Thanks Chuck" she laughed

She said Hi to Blair and Serena. Serena was friendly enough back but Quinn still got that nagging feeling. Kind of like when Rachel used to sing songs to Finn when she was still with him.

"My other friends I wanted you to meet are here" He said taking her hand.

Quinn smiled she liked Nate holding her hand and showing her off to all of his friends.

"Quinn this is Dan, Vanessa and Jenny" He said introducing her to his friends who had just arrived.

They all seemed a little out of place which was probably why she warmed to them so quickly.

"Guys this is Quinn" he continued "She also lives in Brooklyn"

"Slumming it again?" Vanessa joked.

Quinn was sensing some more history at the girls tone. Was there anyone in that group of friends who hadn't been with each other? She had thought she was bad in school but she was not on the same level as these people.

"Hi I'm Dan it's nice to meet you" Said the boy offering his hand and a genuine smile.

"I'm Jenny" the young girl said introducing herself.

"These are the two that took me in when I had nowhere to go, nicest people I know" Nate explained with a smile.

Quinn decided she liked them both. She knew what it was like to need the support of good friends and how hard they were to come by. She'd been on the receiving end and had always helped her friends where she could. Dan was nice and quiet and Jenny seemed like a sweet girl. She had found out Jenny had gone to the same school as Blair and Serena and it had sent her off the rails for a while. Quinn could understand what that was like, high school can be a rough time but especially for a young girl. She was sure Jenny would find her way eventually. Her brother was caring and she had friends like Nate.

"I should really go and find Santana and Rachel, we were going to get drunk on Chuck's money" She said looking up at Nate.

"Why don't we all do that" He laughed "Except Jenny"

Jenny just rolled her eyes and went off to find her friend Eric.

Santana was at the bar with a line of tequila shots. Rachel was looking slightly green.

"What did you do to her?" Quinn asked laughing as Rachel sat down.

"It's not my fault she can't hold her own" Santana shrugged hand Quinn and the others a shot.

Quinn screwed up her pretty face. She really hated tequila. She shook her head as Santana handed her another one. Chuck was close at hand to take it from her. At least Santana had Chuck to drink with. Quinn liked to party but she still couldn't drink as much as Santana could. She took the cosmo Nate handed to her gratefully. After a few more cocktails she was feeling happy and tipsy.

"So" she said reaching up to put her arms around Nate's neck "As far as first dates go, how would you rate this one?"

"Well" He replied looking down at her "I would rather have had you all to myself but spending time with all our friends is good too"

He led her over to the dance floor. A slow song was on and it was starting to empty out it was nearly the end of the night. Quinn rested her head on his chest as they danced. Rachel was asleep on a chair, Blair had left after an argument with Chuck, Vanessa had taken Jenny home, Dan and Serena were all over each other and Santana and Chuck were getting ready to move the party upstairs. A member of security had carried Rachel back to the room Chuck had arranged for them. Quinn and Nate hung back til the end of the song.

"Do you want to come up?" Asked Nate

"Can we spend some time just me and you first?" She asked

They hadn't really gotten to spend any time alone so far. Nate smiled and led her outside. It was getting slightly cold out she he put his jacket round her shoulders. They just went for a walk round the block.

"You really do look beautiful" He said.

"Well you look pretty good yourself"

"What are you doing tomorrow?"

"Looking for another job I guess"

"We could go for lunch"

"You sure do want to see a lot of me Mr Archibald"

"You have no idea" He laughed pulling her into a hug.

"You sound like Chuck" she giggled.

"But I do want to spend a lot of time with you Quinn, it's been a long time since I've met a girl as special as you"

"I'm not all that special believe me"

The clear downside to alcohol on a first date, too much honesty.

"Yes you are Quinn"

"You don't know me yet"

"I know I like what I've seen so far"

"I've done some awful things"

"Welcome to the Upper East Side we all have, I don't care what your past is" He said taking her hands "I care about you and getting to know the you I've been spending time with because she is pretty amazing."

Quinn had hoped for a long time to meet someone who would like her just as she was. She wasn't sure he'd still mean it if he knew everything she had done. But he was right what mattered was the people they were when they met not who they were before that. Quinn knew from the girls she had met so far that Nate used to play the field a bit but he didn't seem like the kind of guy that would mess her around and hurt her.

Nate's phone started to ring. Quinn could see Chuck's name pop up on the screen. Trust Chuck to ruin a perfect moment.

"Time to head back?" She asked as he hung up the phone.

"We don't have to" He replied.

"Come on lets go, who knows what Santana is up to"

They headed back into the hotel and Nate led her to the elevator where it had all began a few weeks ago. They went up to Chuck's suite where Chuck and Santana had broken out a bottle of whiskey. Chuck poured one for Nate as he sat down on the chair pulling Quinn down onto his lap.

"New game" Santana announced "Truth or Dare"

Quinn groaned she knew neither was a safe option with Santana in charge of the game especially a drunk Santana. Quinn gave her friend a warning look. Chuck of course chose dare and ended up naked on the roof but apparently that had happened before. Nate did the same and had to kiss Chuck.

"So Quinn truth or dare?" Santana asked raising an eyebrow "Or aren't you brave enough?"

Quinn went with dare not brave enough to risk a truth question. Santana made her get the door man's underwear. She was sure that girl had a sexual obsession. The game continued in the same way until Santana decided they all had to do truths.

Santana admitted to wondering what it would be like to bed Bass, Serena admitted to dealing drugs in school. Nate admitted to being a cheater with some of his ex's. Quinn couldn't comment she and Santana were both guilty of it.

"Your turn Quinn" Santana started.

"Did you really sleep with Santana?" Asked Chuck stealing the question.

Quinn could have kissed him, she'd rather talk about a lesbian experience than answering anything a drunken Santana would come out with about her past.

"Twice" she replied with a smirk and Santana winked at her.

"Whoa whoa whoa" Dan said looking at them both "You two?"

"I was Quinn's college experiment" Santana replied almost proudly "It was at a wedding"

"And we made the most of the night…."Quinn giggled.

She was happy it hadn't made things awkward between them and they could laugh about it. Serena and Dan were ready to call it a night. Santana and Chuck were eyeing each other and making everyone else feel uncomfortable.

"I can take you home…"Nate started "Or we can get you another room"

"You don't want me to stay?"

"I didn't want you to think I was after one thing"

"Just hold me?"

Nate kissed her on the forehead and took her hand leading her to the bedroom. He got a shirt from the draw and went back to the living room while she changed. Quinn giggled as she listened to Chuck and Santana making fun of him for being such a gentleman.

The shirt came down to mid-thigh and the sleeves came down over her hands but it was cosy. He knocked softly a few minutes later before coming in and shutting the door behind him.

"I think this has got to be my favourite look so far" He commented bending down to kiss her.

He was just wearing pyjama bottoms and no shirt she wasn't complaining either. He climbed into the bed behind her wrapping his arms around her from behind. Quinn hadn't realised how tired she was. She may have thought Nate wanted to spend too much time with her but she could get used to falling asleep like that.