Although the photo shoot had come to an end, Quinn was certain this was only the beginning of her friendship with the Rachel Berry.
After saying all there thank you's and goodbyes, the brunette left the studio taking the hand of her bleach blonde co-worker and passing Quinn with a wink.
Quinn chuckled to herself.
She was going to miss working with the brunette, that wasn't a lie, but the possibility of a seeing the girl again kept Quinn in anticipation.
What broke the ex-cheerleaders smile was the realization of reality.
Work had once again finished for the day, and she was once again at the door of her apartment;
The apartment that her boyfriend of ten years had left her beaten, bruised and crying out for anyone who would listen.
She wanted to tell Rachel, she really did. But worrying the girl would be pointless, and the possibility of Finn coming back was also slim.
Quinn fiddled with her keys before opening the door to her apartment.
There was no home cooked meal, no fresh flower; it was just the way she had left it that morning when she left for work with Rachel.
Quinn sighed, putting her handbag on the dining table before making her way to the living room. Just as she was about to lounge herself on the couch, she froze.
Sitting on the sofa, head in hands was Finn. And from the looks of things, he had been crying.
"Quinn?" He asked, looking up, his eyes red and puffy
Quinn took a step back, instinctively reaching for her handbag, Finn got up
"Please Quinn…" He started "I'm so sorry"
Quinn shook her head
"I don't want you near me Finn"
Finn sighed
"I know there is nothing I can do to make it up to you… but I really am sorry"
"Sorry?" Asked Quinn softly
Finn looked at the ground, an uncomfortable silence growing between the two
"I can't do this anymore Finn" Quinn trembled
Finn looked up
"Do what Quinn?"
"This-us" replied Quinn hesitantly "I can't do this"
Finn looked shocked
"You're breaking up with me?"
Quinn nodded, tears silently falling down her cheeks, Finn took a step forward, his eyes wide with shock
"But- after everything?" Finn questioned
"You have to leave Finn" Quinn replied, her voice shaking slightly
Finn shook his head
"I'm not leaving"
"Please" begged Quinn
Finn shook his head again
"No"
Seeing the anger growing slowly in the boys eyes, Quinn grabbed her handbag off the table
"Then I am" She replied, shakily
Quinn left the apartment quickly, leaving Finn standing in the hallway speechless.
The bright lights of New York City illuminated the street Quinn walked on, her ballet flats pounding against the concrete path as she hastily made her way from her apartment.
She had no idea where she was going; she just needed to get away.
Letting her feet guide her path around the big city, she found herself in the middle of central park.
Making her way over to a park bench she sat down and sighed.
No, Quinn wasn't going to cry, not this time.
She was strong, and to be honest, Quinn was sick of crying.
"Hello?" She heard a voice behind her
Quinn jumped off the park bench and spun around; suddenly aware that she was a young girl, in a park by herself in the dark
"Oh I'm sorry" said the boy standing behind her "I didn't mean to startle you"
Quinn shook her head, taking note of the boy before her. He was roughly the same age as Quinn, also roughly the same height. Quinn noted his babyish features, which gave the boy the innocent appearance of someone who wouldn't hurt a fly. From what she could tell, this boy was not going to hurt her.
"No it's okay" she smiled
"If you don't mind me asking" Started the boy "Are you Quinn Fabray?"
Quinn nodded slowly, digging into her deepest thoughts to whether or not she had met the boy before in her life.
"Sorry, but who are you?" She questioned the boy
The boy laughed and extended his porcelain hand
"Sorry, how rude of me; I'm Kurt Hummel, I'm roommates with Rachel Berry"
Quinn shook the boys extended hand and smiled
"How did you know it was me?" She asked
"Oh Rachel has quite a descriptive vocabulary"
He started with a chuckle
"And I must say, the past few days she won't stop talking about you"
Quinn chuckled to herself also, feeling herself blushing
"Would you like to come back for dinner?" asked Kurt
"I'd love to" smiled Quinn "You sure that's alright?"
"Honey, any friend of Rachel's is welcome all the time" He smiled back
The two made there way through the moonlit park chatting lightly about there day. Quinn found out that Kurt was also a Broadway actor and had known Rachel since they were in Junior School together.
The apartment, to Quinn's surprise was really close to Central Park, which left Quinn wondering how Rachel kept up with the rent. Quinn's apartment wasn't half as flash as Rachel's.
After making there way up the lift, they finally arrived at the front door of there apartment. Kurt fumbled with his keys, unlocking the door before him
"I'm home!" he chirped, opening the door
"About time!"
Replied Sam from what appeared to be the living room
"Rachel's about to eat her arm off!"
"Now Sam" Quinn heard the diva speak "That is highly unlikely, I only stated once that I was hungry"
Quinn chuckled to herself in which Kurt spoke
"You'll get used to them" He smiled
Sam and Rachel made there way to the hallway in which Quinn and Kurt were occupying, Rachel's face immediately lighting up with excitement when she saw Quinn.
"Oh yeah" chuckled Kurt towards Sam "I picked up a stray"
"Quinn!" Rachel exclaimed "What are you doing here?"
The brunette threw her petite figure against the taller blonde, who welcomed Rachel with open arms.
"Kurt and I bumped into each other at central park" she smiled, hugging the diva back "I hope you don't mind me intruding?"
"Intruding?" exclaimed Rachel, letting go of Quinn "Never! Besides you're just in time for our weekly movie night"
Sam groaned
"Can I at least choose the movies this time?"
Rachel huffed, turning towards the blonde boy, pouting
"Funny Girl is a classic Sam!"
"I know that Rachel" He replied "But every week?"
Quinn smiled to herself, enjoying the bickering of the two Rocky Horror stars before her. It gave Quinn a sense of normality.
The bickering was harmless, and she could tell by the look in both of there eyes that no matter what movie they ended up watching, neither would care.
At first it made Quinn sad, longing for a relationship with someone where she didn't have to be constantly trying to prove something, or constantly being afraid.
But then she had Rachel.
Quinn hadn't figured what it was about the brunette that made her feel so different than when she was with everyone else, but Quinn knew Rachel made her happy.
They ordered there dinner from a Vegan restaurant across the road from the apartment, and eventually decided on a movie, to Kurt's delight.
They watched the movie giggling and carrying on throughout, there attention focused on one another more than the screen.
After a very sleepy Kurt had fallen asleep on his boyfriends lap, Rachel spoke.
"Do you want to stay tonight Quinn?" asked Rachel, biting her lip worriedly "It's a bit late to be walking home"
Relief rushed over the blonde, she hadn't yet told Rachel about what happened between her boyfriend and herself.
Quinn was not going back to the apartment, especially if Finn was still there.
Although Quinn knew that sooner or later she was going to have to explain her situation to Rachel, especially if the brunette started questioning that Quinn really didn't have anywhere to go.
"I'd love to Rachel" she smiled
"Oh good!" chirped the brunette "Because the premiere for Rocky Horror is tomorrow night, and I kind of don't have a date, not that I'm saying we would be dates, but I would like it if you came with me, seeing as though were friends now"
"You're rambling Rachel" Murmured a half asleep Kurt
Quinn chuckled "I'd love to be your non-date Rachel"
Rachel threw a quick but innocent glare at the sleeping boy, then turned to Quinn, face beaming with a thousand watt smile.
"Thank you so much Quinn!" She exclaimed "There's an after party as well"
Quinn smiled
"Looks like you're going to have to take me shopping then tomorrow Berry"
Rachel beamed.
Maybe a party was what Quinn needed to take her mind off of everything else.
Plus it was also an excuse to spend more time with the brunette.
After saying goodnight to Kurt and Sam, the two girls made there way towards Rachel's room, Quinn smiling the entire way.