Chapter 9 - The Date
Ok, here's the date, as promised. I wrote this all today so sorry if it's crap. Let me know what you think! xxx
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Quinn's POV
Quinn arrived on Rachel's doorstep at exactly 6pm. She had been planning and making calls all day, and up until now, had been exhausted. But now, she was excited, and most definitely nervous. She looked over herself one last time to make sure she looked ok. She was wearing her favourite blue baby doll dress with a white cardigan and a headband to match. She had dried her hair so that it was styled nicely and done her make-up to perfection, but a part of her, well most of her, still felt unworthy of Rachel. She owed Rachel so much for giving her a second chance and she wasn't about to screw it up.
She took a reassuring breath and rang the doorbell. Leroy opened the door and smiled warmly at her. He called Rachel and let Quinn into the hallway at the bottow of the stairs to wait for her.
"So, what are you girls up to tonight?" He asked with a smirk.
Quinn smiled and replied, "Oh, well that's a surprise so I guess you'll have to wait til Rach gets home." She winked and Leroy beamed. He loved this girl in front of him, she was so easy going and the complete opposite of Rachel that she was perfect for her.
"Well I'm looking forward to hearing about this... girl's night." He said with a wink and a knowing look. Just as Quinn was about to ask what he meant, Rachel appeared at the bottom of the stairs. Quinn sucked in a short breath when she caught sight of her. The Diva looked stunning, and not at all how she usually looked. She was wearing jeans and her hair and make-up was done beautifully. Quinn smiled and Rachel beamed, pulling the blonde into a hug.
"Well, you kids have fun tonight. Rach, be home by 11." He said as he kissed Rachel's forehead and turned and walked into his study.
"Shall we go?" Quinn asked as he was out of sight behind a closed door. Rachel shook her head. Quinn raised her eyebrow. "So, we aren't going?" She asked, slightly confused.
"Not until I get my hello kiss." Rachel said with a fake pout. Quinn rolled her eyes and shook her head at the girl. She is so damn cute she thought to herself. Quinn leaned in and smiled into the kiss she shared with the small girl. Rachel smiled as well and it couldn't have been anymore comfortable between them. Quinn made a mental note to remind the Diva how perfect they were for eachother sometime tonight.
"Let's get outta here!" Quinn said pulling her from the house. Rachel giggled and followed Quinn to her car.
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"Oh come on Quinn! Just give me a hint! Just a tiny one?" Rachel said with her best puppy dog eyes. "I hate not knowing where we are going and what we are doing!" She said with mock-anger. Quinn just laughed and kept driving to her destination.
"You're lucky I didn't blindfold you." Quinn mumbled. Rachel, having perfect hearing, heard every word and gasped.
"Quinn Fabray! You will not blindfold me!" Rachel said shocked. Quinn laughed and rolled her eyes at the dramatic Diva. She could always count on the Diva to put on a show. "Don't you roll your eyes at me!" Rachel said frustratingly.
"Calm down Rach, I was joking." Quinn said with a kind smile. She was shocked to say the least, that the Diva could in fact get cuter than she thought. Rachel giggled and grabbed Quinn's hand as she looked out the window. Quinn smiled to herself and ten minutes later, pulled up at their first destination.
Both girls got out of the car and stood side by side on the sidewalk facing the park that was located just on the outskirts of town. It had lots of bushes and trees creating a forest-type area, with several paths leading into the middle of the forest into a small clearing that had a tiny lake with a big boulder on the edge of it and a stream leading out of it. Quinn had thought herself to be quite smart of finding this place, not many people were into the outdoors and she had found it many years ago whilst trying to run away from her dad. She had spent countless hours sitting on the boulder in the clearing just thinking and wondering how she had become such a failure. The last time she had come here, besides half an hour ago to set up, was the day she found out she was pregnant. She had cryed herself to sleep on the grass that night.
"Er- Quinn, what are we doing at a park? It's getting dark Quinn." Rachel asked nervously, interrupting Quinn's thoughts. Quinn smiled nervously back.
"You'll see. Oh and fair warning; it's not much." Quinn said sadly. Rachel shook her head and gestured for Quinn to lead the way. With some hesitation, Quinn linked their hands and lead the way.
Quinn lead them along a pathway that would lead to the clearing. Both girls thankful they wore flats and not heels. Quinn smiled as she reached the edge of the clearing. As they walked further into the grassed clearing, Quinn smiled as Rachel's jaw dropped. In the middle of the clearing was a picnic set-up surrounded in small candles. Quinn had also driven to Rachel's favourite vegan deli and bought some Vegan Lasagne and then to get Vegan ice cream for dessert.
Rachel continued to stand stock still and Quinn was starting to get worried. "Rach? I'm sorry I know it's probably a bit dodgy cause we're in a park and everything but I just thought-"
"This is the most romantic and beautiful thing anyone has ever done for me." Rachel interrupted. Rachel thrust herself onto Quinn and a bone-crushing hug and Quinn let out a thankful sigh. Rachel pulled away and Quinn noticed she had tears coming down her cheeks.
"You deserve everything and more Rachel." She whispered as she lent in a kissed the Diva softly. She pulled back and Rachel still had her eyes closed with a content smile. She looked so peaceful and Quinn didn't want to interupt whatever she was thinking about but she was on a tight schedule.
Quinn lead Rachel to the blanket and sat them down next to a picnic basket that was set up for them. They both sat down and Rachel continued to not speak. Quinn pulled out two containers of the Vegan Lasagne that she thankfully had heated up perfectly so that they would stay warm until she got back. Rachel smiled when she saw what was in the container and looked at Quinn in adoration.
"I can't believe you went to all this trouble for me." Rachel whispered as they finished their lasagne. Quinn put the containers away and looked at Rachel with a raised eyebrow. "It's just, we could have gone to breadsticks and then the movies like normal couples do." Rachel said shyly looking at her hands. "Seriously, I'm not really worth all this effort." Rachel whispered selfconsciouly.
"Rachel, how can you say that?" Quinn asked shocked that the Diva thought so little of herself. "This wasn't any trouble at all! You are worth so much more than you think. It's me who isn't deserving of you. I can't believe you are so forgiving of me and I am going to make it up to you in every way possible." Quinn said with determination. She was serious, she didn't want for one second for Rachel to think she wasn't worth her troubles, because in reality, it was Quinn who would end up being more trouble then Rachel.
"Rachel, you are everything to me now. Don't you see that?" Quinn whispered the last part as she leant forward and kissed Rachel's worried forehead. Rachel smiled shyly and a tear slid down her cheek.
"I'm sorry Quinn, but I just find it hard to believe, you know? I've had boyfriends and they didn't exactly treat me right. One sleeps with someone and lies about it, another only uses me as acting practice. It's just hard to believe that the most beautiful girl at school wants me as her girlfriend." Rachel said nervously. Quinn frowned. She had to admit Rachel had a point, but not in the way she meant.
"Rachelm you've definitely had some crappy boyfriends, but not everyone is going to do that to you. I most definitely am not. Now, let's have some icecream. I got your favourite." Quinn said happily before kissing the girl in front of her. If they were to stay on that topic, she may start crying, and she definitely didn't want to cry in front of Rachel again.
Rachel nodded with a smile and took her ice cream. They spent the next fifteen minutes laughing and eating their icecream, and a bit of eachothers icecream. Quinn checked her watch and noticed the time. She quickly packed up the containers and glasses before jumping up and blowing out candles. Rachel looked at her with a amused grin and watched as the blonde blew out every candle except one and packed them into the picnic basket with the rest of the evenings items. She stood up as Quinn smiled at her holding the last candle.
"What are you even doing Quinn Fabray?" Rachel asked with a laugh.
"Our date isn't finished yet, but this part of it is." Quinn said while picking up the blanket. She chucked it over her shoulder and grabbed the Diva's hand with her free one.
"Where are we going now?" Rachel asked curiously as she was lead back to the car through a dark pathway through the trees.
"You'll see." Quinn said with a smirk.
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Rachel's POV
The girls were in the car again, Quinn driving, and heading out of town. Rachel looked at her hand that was joined with Quinn's and smiled. She liked this feeling she had right now. That butterflies in the stomach, head spinning feeling. She was happy.
"I'm really glad we did this tonight." Rachel said with a smile.
Quinn smiled but kept her eyes on the road, as she was already driving one-handed. "Yeah, me too, but it's still not over yet."
Rachel smiled and brought Quinn's hand up to her mouth and kissed the back of Quinn's hand. This made Quinn smile widely and Rachel giggled a little. She was definitely not worry about those thoughts she had when she was at home. Hearing Quinn say those things, made her so happy she didn't understand. None of her boyfriends had ever made her feel like this.
Quinn drove for another half hour to the next town. She pulled into a parking lot ouside a theatre. Rachel looked at Quinn with a raised eyebrow.
"Are you going to murder me now?" Rachel asked half serious. Quinn laughed and got out of the car with Rachel copying. The girls met on the sidewalk and Quinn pointed up at a small billboard on the wall of the theatre above the door.
"Oh my god! Quinn! You're taking me to see Wicked? This is amazing!" Rachel practically yelled, causing passers by to look at her curiously.
"Calm down, it's only a local production." Quinn said quietly. Rachel sighed and looked at her and shrugged.
"That's not the point Quinn, all productions are amazing. You are bringing me to a production that you know is one of my favourites and that means so much to me." Rachel said seriously. She leaned in and caught the blondes lips in a kiss. It was the kind that was suitable for this moment, quick but meant a lot to each girl. Quinn smiled and nodded towards the doors.
"Let's go then." Quinn said with a wide smile. Rachel squealed and pulled her into the theatre.
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Quinn's POV
Roughly two hours later, the girls found themselves back in Quinn's car and driving back towards Lima. Rachel had plugged her iPod in and was singing Defying Gravity and many other Wicked songs for the whole car ride while laughing at Quinn, as she was singing along as well.
"Ohmygod! Quinn! That was soooooo fun! I can't believe you did that! It was absolutely amazing!" Rachel said inbetween Wicked songs. She leant over the console and kissed Quinn on the cheek lovingly. Quinn smiled and laughed as Rachel continued to bounce in her seat the rest of the way home.
The girls arrived in Rachel's driveway at 10pm, to Quinn's delight. She was happy to have Rachel home earlier than her curfew. She hoped that would leave a good impression on her for Rachel's dads. Rachel smiled and looked at her front door then back at Quinn. She smiled and both girl's got out of the car. Quinn walked Rachel to her door and they turned to look at eachother.
"You are amazing." Quinn whispered sweetly as she slowly stepped a bit closer. Rachel blushed and shook her head.
"No, you are amazing. Thank you so much for everything tonight, it was so perfect. You're perfect, Quinn." Rachel said and leant in so that they could share a sweet kiss. It was slow, and meaningful, and slowly became more passionate. Rachel pulled away first and Quinn sighed happily.
"Do you want to come in?" Rachel asked quietly. Quinn shook her head in the negative and kissed Rachel's now pouting lips.
"It's our first date, I'm suppose to drop you home and then after sharing the perfect goodnight kiss, I'm suppose to leave you to think about me for the rest of the night." Quinn said smirking.
Rachel sighed with a smile. "You're right, but more like you thinking about me." Rachel said with a wink. Quinn rolled her eyes, but secretly thought that this was highly likely to happen.
Quinn leaned in and shared a similiar kiss as before but this time it was much more urgent and heated. Only, Rachel pulled back a little earlier this time.
"Goodnight Quinn," Rachel whispered in Quinn's ear, leaving Quinn's spine tingling, opening the front door and stepping inside. She winked and closed the door sofly.
"Night Rach," Quinn said staring at the door dreamily. After a second of gathering herself, she walked back to her car and drove home smiling like an idiot.
