A/N: As I promised, here it's the update! This first week was a bit slow so I was able to post, but I don't know it will be from now on. I'm in the last year of school, so I have to focus to get in a college.

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Her head was spinning due to how fast her life was changing. Yes, it's been almost three months since it really started changing but it was already enough to make her nervous. The last time she let things happen when she was not ready, she ended up pregnant, homeless, without anyone by her side aside from Mercedes, then having to give up her baby for adoption, being on the Cheerios, leaving the Cheerios, losing Prom Queen, dying her hair pink, everything in her whole life happened so fast that made her losing her mind but it seemed like everything in her life was meant to happen at this speed. In three months she realized how in love she is with Rachel, got rejected , flirted with a girl she met at a Starbucks, slept with said girl and started talking to Rachel again.

Now she is with this envelope on her hands thinking so much about her past that she became too afraid to know how her future will be and because of this fear she didn't think twice before changing her clothes and driving to an address she knew like the back of her hand. When she reached the house was the moment she really realized what she was doing. Could she knock on this door after everything that happened? But it wasn't the moment to back off, it would be pathetic to drive all the way over there just to turn around and go back home. She knew she couldn't open this envelope by herself, she had to have some motivation and help to do so.


She ringed the doorbell and her heart started beating fast, her trembling hands were sweaty which could wet the envelope and this would be more than embarrassing for a Fabray. She was almost convinced that no one would open the door when a tall, black man appeared on the door.

"G- Good afternoon, Mr. Berry." She struggled to get the words out of her mouth. And of course she had to stutter, it's not like things were already bad enough to her.

"Hello, young lady." Leroy said trying to remember from where he knew that pretty blonde girl.

"I'm Quinn." She swallowed thickly and took a deep breath. That was the time. "Quinn Fabray." Her voice cracking at the end.

She saw realization drown on the man's face and it made her stomach turn into a knot.

"Oh..." His face hardened. "What can I do for you?"

"I was wondering if Rachel is home... I -" She has never been so nervous in her life and she was feeling like throwing up. "I, uhm... I have an important thing to tell her." She finished as calmly as she could. She was feeling threatened by Rachel's father.

"Yes, she is upstairs. Come in." He gestured for her to enter the house. When she did, he put a hand on her shoulder and she turned immediately. "If you do something to my child, you'll never put a foot on this house ever again, do you understand?" She felt the blood draining from her face. He squeezed her shoulder lightly when she didn't answer.

"Y- Yes. Of... Of course, sir." Her legs were shaking, they seemed like they were going to give up at any second and she would fall.

Leroy entered the kitchen and gestured to the stairs at the end of the hallway.

Quinn's heart was pounding in her ears while she was climbing the stairs. When she reached the top, she felt a little lost, this part of the house was different from the last time she went there on summer – when Rachel's dads weren't there –. Then she became to hear a soft voice coming from the end of the hallway, she lightly smiled before following the sound.

When she reached Rachel's bedroom, the door was a bit open and the light from the room was illuminating a tiny part of the hallway. The crack on the door was enough fro Quinn to see what was happening on one part of the room. She could see Rachel lightly swaying to even if there wasn't any song playing while folding some clothes to put on her drawers. She felt her heart swell inside her chest at the sight. Rachel was with her hair tied in a loose ponytail with her bangs falling above her eyes, she was wearing a black ruffle skirt and a white tank top that was tight enough to be able to show the shape of her small breasts and her toned stomach. Quinn never noticed the brunette's abs before and she was mesmerized by them. Her arms, finally free from any piece of clothing and again Quinn noticed for the first time the diva's toned arms, they weren't very muscular but definitely they weren't just normal either. Every time Rachel moved them, her muscles would contract and show how toned they were. She wasn't wearing shoes and that made her look even smaller despite her long legs, which made her even more adorable. Her singing voice wasn't her usual one, it was softer and almost angelic, it was filling the room but not due to how powerful it was or due to her high pitched notes but due to her peaceful tone.

Quinn wondered why Rachel didn't sing like that in front of the glee club, but that was when she realized that this was a side of the brunette that only a few people – if they were lucky enough – was able to see, she thinks that the only way to be appreciated was by rubbing her talent on their faces, her Broadway self. This made Quinn's heart tighten and her eyes fill with tears because she was the main reason Rachel felt that way. She decided to just stop her thoughts for a moment to take in the song Rachel was singing.

The song was romantically sad but not in the way Rachel's songs use to be. It was not a about big gestures, powerful emotions and heartbreak. Quinn didn't know the song but it certainly wasn't one that she would think Rachel knew either. Quinn's insides was warm and in that moment she feel even harder for the girl inside that room.

Quinn listened to the song a little more, then she realized how creepy Rachel's dad would think she is if he saw her like that. She took a deep breath before lightly knocking on the door. Rachel didn't seem to have listened to it because she carried on with her singing, Quinn stepped into the room carefully to nor scare Rachel and cleared her throat lightly. Rachel jumped higher than anyone would bet she could and the shirt that was on her hands went flying across the room.

"Jesus, Quinn!" Rachel said with a hand on her chest. Quinn laughed before saying anything.

"Sorry, Rachel. I didn't mean to scare you but you were so into your song that you didn't hear me knocking on your door." She giggled a bit more.

Rachel reached for glass of water on her nightstand to calm down her breathing and race heart.

"Are you okay?" Quinn asked worried after seeing how much it affected the small girl. She didn't think she would freak out.

"Yes, I just need to calm down a bit." Rachel said sitting on her bed. Quinn stood awkwardly near the door, she didn't know what to do next. After some minutes Rachel spoke.

"Quinn?" She said to catch Quinn's attention, the blonde was looking anywhere but to her. "Quinn?" She tried again. The blonde finally looked at her. "You are in my room for almost ten minutes and didn't say why you are here." She gave her a small smile.

"Sorry, I... Sorry." Quinn said ducking her head and fidgeting with the envelope. At that moment Rachel saw what Quinn had on her hands.

"No need for apologies! What's this?" She asked carefully gesturing to the envelope. Quinn was so lost in her thoughts and nervousness that she completely forgot about the envelope and why she was there in the first place.

"Oh, yeah, this. That's actually why I am here." Rachel waited but Quinn didn't say anything more.

"And...? Quinn, you are starting to worry me. Is everything okay?" She got on her feet and took a few steps towards Quinn.

"Yes, everything is fine... I guess. This is my, uhm... My Yale letter." She smiled nervously. It was worse than she thought it would be, to be alone with Rachel on the diva's room, mainly when Rachel was wearing those clothes that showed so much.

Rachel's mouth formed an O shape and she couldn't keep the excitement inside.

"Oh my God! What does it say? Did you get in? Oh, of course you did! Do you need help to pay? Did your mother kicked you out again? That's why you are here?" Rachel said everything in one single breath and wide eyes.

"What? No! No! I still haven't even open the letter yet, actually." Quinn's cheeks were bright red.

"Why not?" Rachel frowned in confusion.

"I couldn't, I panicked and I thought maybe you... I..." She took a shaky breath. "I thought maybe you could help me. "She stared at the wall behind Rachel.

"Oh... That's... That's really flattering, Quinn. Of course I can help you! So, let's open this envelope, shall we? She took some more steps towards Quinn and carefully took the envelope from Quinn's hand. "Can I?" She asked to make sure. Quinn nodded, her heart was pounding in every part of her body, she squeezed her eyes shut and tried to breath. She was too afraid to receive a "no", what if she weren't good enough? She couldn't bare another rejection on her life.

Rachel sensed Quinn's nervousness and after opening the envelope, she softly took Quinn's hand and held it tightly, reassuring the blonde that she was there with her no matter what. Quinn's heart exploded and stopped beating altogether when she felt Rachel's soft and small hand wrapped around hers and she suddenly became very aware of the diva's thumb gently caressing the back of her hand, Rachel's perfume was the same from the last time she smelled it so closely, her breath caught in her throat and she felt those stupid butterflies on her stomach.

"W- What does it say?" Quinn asked biting her lip and tightening her hold on Rachel's hand.

"You got in." Rachel said it slowly " You got in!" She said brightly, jumping up and down.

Before Quinn could process what Rachel said, she felt the brunette throwing herself at her and those tiny hands on the back of her shoulders squeezing her tight. She wrapped her arms around Rachel's waist and she felt Rachel squeezing her tighter, they bodies were pressed fully against each other and they fit just right. Rachel's warm breath was tickling her neck and she felt a wave of happiness and accomplishment she has never felt before. She had a beautiful future ahead and right at that moment, she had Rachel in her arms. A wide grin almost split her face in half.

The hug was lasting longer than a friendly one would normally last but they didn't seemed to not care, they were lost in each other. Quinn's hands that were stilled on the brunette's back at the beginning, were now caressing it, Rachel's hand started traveling up to Quinn's neck and through her hair. When Rachel lightly ran her nails down Quinn's neck, the blonde felt a wave of heat between her legs and she let out a shaky breath while squeezing Rachel's sides. Rachel shivered and did it over and over again until a song filled the room breaking them apart.

Quinn reached for her phone in her pocket.

"Sorry..." She said before picking up the call. "Hello?"

While Quinn was on the phone, Rachel took the time to take a deep breath to calm down her burning insides. Listening to Quinn's breaths against her ear made her stomach all the way down and settle much lower. She stood there biting her lip and waiting for Quinn who was staring deeply into her eyes.

"Bye." Quinn said ending the call. "I'm sorry, it was my mom." She said looking at the floor.

"No problem, so... Yale, yay! Congratulations, Quinn! I always knew you would make it!" Rachel said brightly and desperate to have something to talk about to distract her from her thoughts.

"Yeah... Yes, you always told me that. So, I guess we are both going to New York, huh?" Quinn smiled sheepishly.

Yes, we are! And NYADA is only a couple of hours away from Yale, so you won't be able to get away from me!" Rachel clapped excited. "If... If you want me to visit you or the other way around, of course." She bit her lip nervously.

Quinn looked deep into those gorgeous brown eyes which at that moment were shinning with hope but still being very self-conscious and she knew she couldn't live without looking into those eyes.

"I would love to have your company in New York, Rach." Rachel smiled wider than she ever saw the brunette smiling, she had her cheeks a little bit pink and she was staring at Quinn with a weird expression.

"What?" Quinn asked with her browns frowned in confusion but still smiling.

"You just called me Rach..." She said biting her lip and looking at Quinn through her eyeslashes.

"Oh..." Quinn cheeks flushed red. "Yes, I did... Rach." she said more firm.

"I like how the nickname sounds when you say it..." Rachel said without realizing what she just said. "I mean, not tha– not that I don't like how it sounds when someone calls me like that. Finn call me like that all the time, so of course I would –"

"So, what was the song you were singing when I arrived?" Quinn asked changing the subject, she couldn't stand listen to Rachel talking about that T-Rex.

"It's called I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab For Cutie." Rachel grinned.

"Well, I wouldn't ever guess that you listened to those stuff." Quinn said a little surprised. She has already listened to some of the band's songs so she really wasn't expecting that.

"I know, you all think that I only listen to show tunes, but I don't. I have a side of me that I don't show around because I don't trust people enough to let them see." She said a little bitterly.

Quinn felt her stomach do a back flip and she couldn't stay there knowing that she is the reason why Rachel stopped trusting herself and people around her.

"I – I should get going. My mom already called telling me she is waiting me for dinner. So, I see you around, Rach... Thanks for today, I wouldn't be able to go through it if it weren't for you." She said nervously.

"It's what friends do, right?" Rachel's cheeks went a lightly red and she smiled.

"Yes, it is..." Quinn couldn't help the disappointment in her voice. She didn't want to be just friends, she couldn't just be friends. Rachel didn't fail to notice the disappointment in Quinn's voice and suddenly the room was heavy with tension.

"We talk later then, Quinn. I'm really happy and proud of you." She gave Quinn a brief hug. The blonde smiled and turn around to go home.


Rachel sat on her bed thinking about everything that happened in her room. When Quinn got home, she told her mom the news and they did a little celebration, when she went to her bedroom and changed into her pajamas before going to bed, she felt her phone vibrating on her nightstand.

[20:30] I'm sorry, Quinn.

Quinn knew exactly why Rachel was sorry, she knew the brunette felt how affected she was by what Rachel said. She got affected by the part Rachel said about having another side that only trusted people got to see and the only friends one.

[20:32] Don't worry, Rach. But now I think we really need to talk.

The reply came a minute after.

[20:33] I know. We can meet up somewhere this weekend if it's okay for you. I have ballet class in the mornings but after that I'm free.

Quinn smiled at the ballet part.

[20:35] Can it be Sunday? I have some things to do on Saturday.

[20:36] Yes, it's better for me this way. I have some things to do Saturday too, complicated things.

Quinn stared at her phone in confusion but decided to not question it.

[20:37] We talk about the details this week them. I have to call San, we talk later. Goodnight for later, Rach.

[20:38] Have a goodnight, Quinn :)

Now they only had to wait three more days until they could properly talk. And Rachel had two more days to put a break on her relationship with Finn.