FINALLY an update… I've been pretty stressed out, both with the trip to Germany and with work. In the meantime, I lost the motivation to write, so yeah… Now I'm back and I'll try to update more frequently.

Chapter 9! Hope you like it.

I woke up a bit rough when I felt someone shake me. "Huh?" I said groggily and opened one eye and came face to face with Finn. I groaned lowly and sat up. "What time is it?" I asked and stretched my sore body. Maybe it wasn't that great of an idea sleeping down here.

"About 9 am. Why are you sleeping down here?" he asked confused.

"I didn't want to wake you" I said and shrugged. He didn't look convinced.

"You're acting really weird. Is something wrong?" He asked and sat down next to me. I gulped and could feel the confession on the tip of my tongue. He deserved to know. Man up, Quinn! Instead of saying anything I just smiled.

"No. Nothing is wrong Finn. I really didn't want to wake you and then I watched a bit of TV because I couldn't sleep" The lie fell of my tongue before I could stop it. I could see him relax and he smiled a bit.

"Good" He said and stood up again. "I'll go grocery shopping for tonight. Is there anything else we need?" I shook my head no. Finn nodded and walked out in the kitchen. I stood up and walked up the stairs to take a much needed shower. It must have taken a little longer than I expected because I could hear Finns car in the driveway again.

"Baby, I'm back again!" He yelled. I stepped out of the shower and cleared the mirror. I looked at myself and didn't like what I was seeing. A chicken, who can't tell the truth. Finn is the safest choice, but safest for who?

"Babe? Are you okay?" I was startled at Finns voice through the door. I opened the door and Finn was leaning against the doorframe looking concerned. "You have been in the bathroom for an hour and a half"

"Oh? I didn't know. I just needed a shower. Guess I lost track of time" I said and walked over to the closet. Finn walked over and stood behind me. I felt his lips on my shoulder.

"You look hot baby" he said between the small kisses. "Maybe we should use the time we have before the others get here, on something really fun?" I looked up and could clearly see his eyes full of lust. He tried to smile that charming smile, but it didn't have the wished effect on me anymore. I rolled my eyes and squirmed away from him.

"Not now Finn. I just showered and I have some work to do, which is pretty important" I said and dressed myself. I looked into the mirror and could see Finns sullen face and slumbered shoulders.

"Okay.." He said and walked downstairs. I didn't had time to dwell on his mood as I heard my phone ring.

"Hello?" I said, picking up before even seeing the I.D caller.

"Hello Quinn. I haven't heard from you and Finn in while. How are you and him? " My mother's voice said.

"Hello mom. I know. We have been quite busy and so, but we're fine" Not really, I thought, but no reason to tell her that. "Finn is working and school has been busy. How are you?" I said and sat down on the bed.

"Oh, that's great. I'm just fine. Frannie has been visiting and I babysat Emma just yesterday. You know, Frannie had a date" She said. My eyes widened.

"A date? I didn't know that. With who?" I asked. It's been a while since she has been on a date with anyone. I literally don't think she has been on one, since Emma's father.

"Oh, some guy she met at work. She wouldn't say the name."

"It's good for her. You know, since Christian" I said quietly.

"Yes it is. But Christian would want her to find someone to share her life with. He was a good man."

"He was yes" I said, thinking of Frannie's husband who died tragically in a car accident, when Emma was 2. It was a mess for all of us. But today Frannie seems to be fine. "How's Emma? I haven't had the time to talk to her properly the last days" I asked.

"She's fine. She can't sit still even if it depends on her life, but you know that"

I laughed, "Yeah I know that. How's dad?"

"He's also fine. He has been working a lot lately. I think there are some problems at the office, and it's tearing at him" Mom said.

"That doesn't sound good?" I said and frowned.

"He won't tell me what is wrong, but I guess he got control of it"

"I hope so. Well, I better go mom. I've got guests coming tonight and I have a dinner to prepare and so on" I said and stood up.

"Oh, who's coming? And why aren't we invited?" She sounded a bit disappointed.

"It's just some friends, mom. The usually, you know"

"Okay, tell them I said hello"

"I will. Bye mom"

"Bye Quinn and have a good evening"

"I will" I said and hang up. I walked down the stairs and could hear the TV in the living room. I walked in to see Finn watching some football game. "Would you mind getting two more chairs from the basement?" Finn jumped and swirled around.

"Fuck! Quinn! Don't do that! I didn't hear you coming down" I shrugged and smiled a bit.

"Sorry. But would you?"

"Yeah, I'll do it. Can I watch this first?" He asked and pointed to the TV. I nodded and walked out into the kitchen to prepare dinner for tonight.

It was near 7pm when the doorbell rang. "I'll get it" Finn yelled and shortly after I heard the front door open.

"Santana, Brittany. Good to see you" Finn said.

"Hello Finn" Brittany sweetly said and a "Hello Finnept" from Santana. I rolled my eyes. She would never stop calling him things. There were some shuffles in the hallway and then Brittany came into the kitchen. "Hello Quinn" She said and came over to hug me.

"Hey Brittany"

"Q" Santana said shortly and sat down on a barstool.

"Santana" I said and smiled to her. I even managed to get a small smile back, Finn came into the kitchen and was about to sit down.

"Finn, could you get some beers from the basement? I forgot" I asked.

"Yeah, sure" Finn said and opened the door to the basement. In the same second the doorbell rang again. I lay down my apron and walked out to open it. I lost my breath for a moment, when I looked into Rachel's beautiful brown orbs. She was gorgeous. Her hair was curled and laid flawless on the shoulders, and she wore a simple black pull-over and some loose jeans. It wasn't overdressed, but just casual. She was hot.

"Hello Quinn" Rachel said and smiled shyly.

"Hi Rach" I said a bit breathless. We stood looking at each other for a moment.

"I don't want to be rude, but it's kind of cold out here" Rachel said with twinkle in her eyes.

"Oh, yes. Sorry. Come in" I said and stepped aside for Rachel to pass by me. She walked inside and stood in the hallway. "I thought Kurt and Blaine were with you?" I asked.

Rachel nodded, "It was the plan, but they had an emergency" She rolled her eyes "Probably just Kurt having some crisis about his clothes"

I laughed and nodded "Yeah that would sound just like him" Rachel laughed too and looked, not so subtly, me up and down.

"You look beautiful Quinn" She whispered and kissed me on the cheek. I blushed and smiled shyly.

"Thank you Rachel. You look quite beautiful yourself" Rachel looked down and smiled. I could see a small blush on her face.

"Thank you. I'm not too underdressed, am I?" She asked and looked worried for a moment.

"No not at all. As I said, you look amazing. Come, follow me. Santana and Brittany are already here" I said and motioned for her to follow me. As soon as I stepped into the kitchen, Brittany was up and already hugging Rachel.

"Hey Rachel!"

"Hi Brittany" Rachel said, short of breath from the, not prepared, force called Brittany. I watched with amusement as Rachel tried to squirm out of the hug. Brittany let her go and Rachel straightened her clothes. She looked up, "Hello Santana". Santana nodded and looked with a suspicious eye from Rachel to me. I worried for moment, but that's just Santana. Finn stepped in to the kitchen with his hands full.

"Hey Rachel" He said and smiled. He putted down the beer and pulled a hand in front of him, for Rachel to shake.

"Hello Finn" She said and shook his hand. She stood a bit awkwardly in the room, before Brittany dragged her into the living to see the house. Ironically enough, since it's not her living here. The doorbell rang once more and I walked again to open it. I didn't got a chance before the door flew open.

"Don't worry, Puck is here" I rolled my eyes.

"We didn't" I said and closed the door after him.

"Hey Babe" Puck said and hugged him.

I hugged him back, "Hello Puck"

"Who is here?" He asked and took his jacket off.

"Santana, Brittany, Rachel and of course Finn. Kurt and Blaine are on their way" Pucks eyes brightened at the mention of Rachel.

"The little hot Jew is here already?" He smirked and checked his hair in the mirror. I nodded and rolled my eyes. "So, has she said anything about me?"

Idiot, "No she hasn't" Pucks face fell, but smirked again.

"She will later" He winked and walked out to meet the others. Before I got the chance to follow him and try to prevent him from being a pervert to Rachel, to doorbell rang again. I opened it and saw Kurt and Blaine.

"Sorry we're late. Someone couldn't decide what to wear. I'm Blaine" He said and smiled. He put his hand out for me to shake. I took it. Kurt huffed.

"Quinn. And it's fine. We were used to it in High School" I said and smiled. "Come in" They stepped in.

"Hi Quinn" Kurt said and gave a short hug.

"Hey Kurt" I said and smiled. I walked into the living room, were the others sat at the couch and talked. Or Puck talked with Finn about some football, and Brittany talked about the school with Rachel. I sat down next to Rachel and listened while they talked.

"Hey Kurt and Blaine" Rachel said and waved. They waved back before Kurt cleared his throat.

"Hey guys. So this is my boyfriend Blaine" He said and looked nervously around. Finn stood up to shake Blaine's hand.

"Hey Blaine. I'm Finn, Kurt's brother. It's great to meet you" He said and Blaine smiled.

"It's great to finally meet you too. Kurt's been talking a lot about you"

"All good I hope?" He said and grinned. Brittany jumped up and gave Kurt and Blaine a hug.

"Hello Kurt and Blaine! I'm so happy to meet you Blaine" She said.

"This energy ball is Brittany" Kurt said when they got free. "And that one is Santana" He pointed to Santana, who just nodded and kept looking at her nails. Rachel stood up and hugged them both. She stepped back and sat down next to me, a little closer than before. Santana lifted an eyebrow.

"Soo, when is the food ready?" Puck asked.

"In about half an hour" I said. He groaned and talked to Finn again. Brittany talked to Kurt and Blaine, about gay sharks or something weird like that. I looked to the side and saw Rachel looking at me. She blushed and smiled shyly. She bit her lip, trying not to look again and I couldn't help but chuckle. I focused on her lip, dying to kiss her right now. I looked up and now it was my turn to blush. Rachel smirked and chuckled.

"Anybody want a beer?" Finn's voiced interrupted our little moment. I groaned a bit. "You want one honey?" he asked. I shook my head no. "Okay" He said and kissed me before he looked around at the others. Only Puck said yes. I looked at Rachel, who focused on her hands. I tried to get her to look at me, but I could see how difficult it was for her. I looked up and saw Santana looking questionable at me with a raised eyebrow. I avoided her gaze and looked at Finn coming into the living room. Rachel was talking with Kurt about old school memories, so apparently Santana took this as a queue.

"Quinn? Can I talk to you?" She asked and smiled tightly. I nodded and stood up to follow her. Before I got the chance, I felt Santana grab my arms and dragging me into the kitchen. "What the hell are you doing?!" She hissed.

"What do you mean?" I asked nonchalant, trying to avoid the upcoming fury of one Santana.

Santana scoffed, "Don't act like you don't fucking know Q!" She said angrily. "Don't think I didn't see that little eye fuck you and Rachel had going on. You're messing with people's feelings! Both Rachel's and Finn's. You have always said cheating wasn't right and now you're the one doing it. What is wrong with you?!"

"I.. I don't know! Okay?! Look, don't give me this lecture. Britt already has" I said.

Santana looked surprised "Britt knows? And you dragged her into all of this mess? I can't fucking believe you" Santana lifted her arms in exasperation. "You're an idiot, you know that right?" Santana poked me hard into my chest. "You better get your fucking act together! Cause this shit aint right" She sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. "Okay, listen up. I'm not very keen of Finnessa in there, but I won't stand by and watch you hurt him or for the matter of fact the dwarf, because for some reason Brittany really like her. Get your shit together and stop being such a heartless ass" What?! I could feel the anger boiling up inside me.

"I'm not heartless!"

Santana scoffed. "That's all you had to say?" She rolled her eyes "Well, you pretty much seem like it. Are you even feeling bad about this?"

"YES!" I said rather loudly. I sighed and lowered my voice. "I feel like an ass! Okay? I know what I'm doing is wrong, but I can't stop it, and…" my voice quivered "and I don't like it. Rachel makes me feel alive and… I cant explain it, but I've always been with Finn and doing what people expected me to do"

"No shit Juno" Santana said.

I rolled my eyes. "Stop calling me that… I weren't even pregnant."

"I know… I just like to call you that" Santana smirked before putting on a more serious face. "Q… You need to stop this. Either with Finn or with Rachel" Before I could say anything, Finn's head appeared in the doorway.

"Is everything alright?" He asked and smiled.

I plastered a smile on my face and turned around. "Yeah, we're just talking"

Finn nodded, "Okay, but can you please come on? Rachel and Kurt are discussing musicals. Me and Puck are bored and hungry"

"Sure. Dinner is ready. Come help me?" I asked and smiled. Finn came in and took food with him. I followed him, relieved to escape the conversation with Santana. I sat down and looked up to see Rachel's questioning gaze. I tried to smile reassuringly but failed.

"Soo Rachel…" Puck started while he filled his mouth with lasagna. "Where have you been hiding that hot piece of ass?" He wiggled with his eyebrows. I rolled my eyes as Rachel cleared her throat.

"While I kind of appreciate your, not so hidden compliment about my behind, I prefer if you didn't refer to it again. But to answer your question, in New York" She said.

"Uh, a city girl. I like that. Maybe we can talk about your experiences over dinner, what do you say hot Jew?" I could feel my heart hammering away and I waited what I would think of like forever for Rachel to respond.

"Seriously Puckerman. Get your dick inside your pants and take this somewhere else. It's not a goddamn dating show" Santana said annoyingly.

"I just want to show Rachel here, how we do it in Lima" Puck said with a smirk. I just wanted to punch him in his ugly face.

"Thank you, for your invitation, but I'll pass" Rachel said. I felt a relief streaming through my body and I smiled to her. I don't know why I'm so nervous about it, since she's gay. Puck's smirk dropped as she said no.

"Why not? I'm hot, you're hot. We'll bring hotness back into this place" I rolled my eyes again. Seriously I'm afraid they'll be stuck at some point. Finn could barely contain his laughter.

"I don't think you're her type Puck" Kurt said and kept eating.

Puck scoffed, "Of course I'm her type. I'm everyone's type. I'm a damn hot guy. Just look at these guns" He said and flexed his arms while grinning like a fool.

"Stop acting like a teenage boy Puck" I said and slapped his arms down.

"Still, I have to decline. To say it nicely, you got the wrong anatomy" Rachel said and smiled nervously. I heard Kurt, Blaine and Brittany giggle lowly. I couldn't help but join them. Santana just rolled her eyes and kept eating. Finn and Puck looked puzzled between us all.

"What do you mean?" Finn asked. I swear sometimes he's so dumb that I don't know what to do with it.

"I'm well adjusted. I can show you" Puck said and smirked.

"For fuck sake!" Santana said loudly. "Listen dumb and dumber.. She's a muffmuncher!" Finn and Puck looked dumbfounded. Santana rolled her eyes and sighed. "Gay… She's gay! Seriously…"