Chapter 9

The next day, the girls woke up earlier than the boys. Quinn's mind is still stuck at last night's memorable moment. She was humming love songs while fixing the beds and brushing her teeth which made the girls and Kurt laugh. She even played tickle fight with Rachel and hugged Kurt with a spin.

"Alright, Quinn! We get it! You're happy!" Santana blurted out while laughing.

"What! I'm not. I'm just... Calm." She giggled.

"Mhmm! Yeah, right. If you're calm now, I'm kind of scared how you are if you won the lottery." Kurt said.

"Whatever guys. We should all be happy and make the most out of our moments here in New York! 3 days left." Quinn reminded them.

"I feel sad. I don't want to leave." Rachel said.

"We will keep in touch okay?" Santana said.

"Yeah, you and Puck will definitely keep in "touch". Make sure you won't forget us!" Quinn said with a laugh.

"And you and Sam? I'm definitely sure there will be some more touching after last night!" Kurt replied and everyone laughed.

"Shut up! I don't know okay? I still have Finn to take care of. He texted me this morning saying his family wants to go out with me."

"Just say no. Simple as that." Kurt said while munching on an apple.

"I can't okay? I can say no to him but not to his parents."

"Okay, but you have to break it to him soon if you want to be with Sam." Santana said.

"How do I tell Sam?" she asked.

"DON'T TELL SAM!" Everyone yelled.

"It's a girl code, Quinn. Come on, even I know it. Let him confess first before you do." Kurt said.

"But what if he doesn't admit it?"

"Then it's his lost. Just don't confess until he does okay?" Santana said.

"Got it."

On the other hand... The boys had a different morning. Puck was still sleeping when Blaine heard Sam in the bathroom talking.

"Quinn... I love you. Okay, maybe not love cause we've only known each other for 2 weeks but..."

"No, no, no. Again."

"Quinn... Do you like me? Cause I do..."

"Sam? Are you talking to yourself in the mirror?" Blaine said as he opened the door.

"Woah, dude! Privacy?!" Sam almost shouted.

"I'm sorry but I'm concered... Do you need medical help?" Blaine laughed.

"Shut up, dude. I need how to confess and ask a girl out..."

"Dude, you're Sam Evans. As far as I know, your abs alone can get girls easily!"

"But Quinn's different, okay? I like all the girls I've dated before but Quinn... I think I love Quinn." He said and sat on the bathroom floor.

Blaine sat beside him on the floor. "Look man. Just tell her how you feel. Tell her the truth, that's probably enough."

"I want it to be special you know? She deserves all the special things in the world. I want her to remember that day...for the rest of her life."

"How about...you write her a song? Put everything you want to say into a song."

"I've never written a song before."

"Which makes it more special bro! See it this way... You gonna write a song for the first time for her. Which means, you're doing something for the first time for someone which makes her more than special."

"I can try...but what if I fail to finish it before...you know? New York Adventures end..." Sam laughed at himself.

"Life doesn't there right? Okay, how about this... You take her to dinner tonight and try to confess it to her there. Put the song writing plan some other time."

"Dinner sounds good. Alright. Thanks man." Sam stood up and was about to leave.

"Okay. Can you wake up Puck? It's already 12 noon. We have to at least eat something." Blaine said.

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Sam got back to their room and saw Quinn all dressed up and ready to go. They smiled at each other. Sam was still wearing the same outfit he had last night but loose while Quinn was wearing a very chic white dress with her hair curled.

"Good morning, beautiful." He was completely astonished with her beauty.

Quinn smiled at him and quietly giggled. "Good morning, Sam."

"What's up with the dress up? Are you going somewhere?" he asked as he was still standing by the door.

"Uhm, Finn's downstairs. His family... Invited me out. Couldn't really say no."

"Oh, okay. What time will you be back?" His mood obviously changed.

"Soon. I promise." She went closer him and held his arm.

"I was thinking if...maybe we could go to dinner tonight." Sam said but he didn't react to his touch.

"I'll call you later when I'm on my way back, okay?" She was smiling at him. He just smiled back and moved to go to the bathroom. "Sam wait!" she shouted.

"Yeah?"

"About last night..." She was biting her lip feeling awkward and shy to remind him.

"We can just talk about it later... Don't wanna keep him waiting." he awkwardly smiled at her and went inside the bathroom. Quinn sighed and went down.

Sam took a bath and decided to stay inside. Quinn went down to meet Finn and they went to meet his parents. They had lunch at a fancy restaurant and she felt really awkward with the situation. She did enjoy his mother's company as they talked a lot about girly stuff. They went around the city, different museums and art collections after. When they were about to go to the next art museum, Barry Hudson told them that they'll be having a special guest for dinner that night. Michael J. Young, the Director of Education of New York Film Academy. She really couldn't say no to an opportunity like this so she texted Sam.

"Can't be back for Dinner. I'll explain later!"

This made Sam upset so he grabbed his guitar and decided to try out the song writing thing. He got a bottle of water, an apple, a pen and a paper and sat down on his bed. He really didn't know how to start it off so he texted Blaine.

"Hey, Blaine. I'm kind of having a hard time here writing. Any advice?"

"Just write down everything you want to say, what runs through your mind when you think of her and make rhyming words and a melody."

"I can't get my words right. I don't think I can do this, man."

"Try this... Think about every moment in your life that's related to Quinn. Go down the memory lane and just feel it. The music will speak for you and your heart."

Sam lied down the bed and he was just strumming his guitar. He decided to close his eyes and hum random tunes. Then, the flashbacks came. Everything that happened to them the entire trip. He was already daydreaming but random tunes were still ringing in his head. It was like a romantic movie where the scenes happening through his mind had actual background music. After a while, he didn't notice that he fell asleep.

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Dinner time at the Hudson's residence was amazing. Dianna met Michael Young and she blew him away with her stories about wanting to become a filmmaker. Michael Young even complimented her by saying "You don't deserve to be in NYFA... NYFA deserves you and your amazing talent and passion." When Mr. Young was about to leave, Barry Hudson butted in the topic about scholarship.

"Oh yeah. As head faculties of the Academy, we are given the chance to give 2 scholarships to any deserving students we know... And I think I have one now." They all giggled and smiled at Quinn. Quinn was really humble about it and acted the same.

"So, Michael. Does that mean Quinn can get the scholarship?" Barry asked.

"As I've said, we'd be lucky to have you aboard." He replied.

Quinn felt really excited about it but she was literally speechless and was just mouthing "Thank you." To all of them.

"I guess that means Quinn will be staying in New York!" Barry Hudson said.

"Ooh, the problem though is that I still need to finish my degree on writing in Lima. I still have that passion to write next to directing. So... I need about 2 more years of time." She bit her lips thinking she just lost the opportunity of a lifetime.

"Oh, no worries. That's okay. Here... I'll give you my personal email and we can keep in touch about it. You'll be the first scholar recipient of 2015." Michael Young surprisingly said.

"That's amazing, oh my God! Thank you so, so much!" She embraced him and kept saying Thank you.

Mr. Young left the household and the Hudson family were still talking about the scholarship. After a while, Finn invited Quinn to go the living room's balcony for some fresh air. She agreed to go thinking it's about time for her to tell him the truth.

"You have a really beautiful home, Finn." She said.

"You just made the house beautiful. Besides that, it's just an ordinary mansion in New York City."

She just humbly smiled.

"So... New York Film Academy huh? That's huge. Well deserved." He added.

"Yeah, I know. I never expected to get this chance of a lifetime. I feel so blessed I might cry soon." She giggled.

"I never thought I'd get a chance to meet someone like you too." He was being serious this time.

"Finn... I-" she was cut off by his lips pressing on to hers. She was caught off guard but the kiss lasted for about 3 seconds long until she pulled back.

"Finn... There's something I wanna tell you about..." She felt embarrassed and awkward all at the same time.

"Anything, baby. Just tell me." He said as he held her hands.

Quinn pulled her hands away. "I can't... I don't think I can do this anymore." She said as she faced the view on the balcony.

"What do you mean? What do you mean, you can't?"

"I just... I tried to give you a chance Finn but... I just can't...feel about you the way you feel about me." She covered her face with her hands.

"No, no, no. I think I just made my move too quick. I'm sorry, I won't do it again. I promise."

"No, Finn. It's not about that. It's just that... I can't... I don't... feel the same way. I'm sorry."

"No... I'll give you time. Let's give each other some time. We'll talk in the morning. Please." He was getting teary eyed when he said this so Quinn had no choice but to agree.

"Okay. Can you take me home now please? It's getting pretty late."

"Yes, of course."

Quinn said her goodbyes and thanks to Finn's family and they left the household. It was really quiet on the way back to the hotel. Both of them weren't really speaking but the radio made it a little less awkward.

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Sam didn't realize the he fell asleep for about 3 hours. It was already 8 in the evening and he felt his stomach growl for food. He went down to see if the buffet was still there but he got disappointed to see the dining area cleaned up. He decided to go for a walk and grab a bite at McDonald's but he brought with him his pen and paper. Maybe McDonald's can give him some ideas on what to write. He quickly ate his burger and bought one for Quinn. While eating, remember a dream he had a while ago. Quinn was disguised as an angel. She looked really pure and angelic that he feels crazy about it. He decided that maybe that's a good start for his song. He wrote on his paper, "You're an Angel" and he felt really successful for writing one line. At least, there was progress in his work. He went back to the hotel hoping Quinn was already there.

When he got back, he saw that Quinn was still not home. He just left the burger on the table and fixed their room. He packed up his guitar and fixed both their beds and changed to his sleeping clothes. He's wearing his Spiderman boxers and a plain white shirt. Apparently, he left the burger at the table in the living room with his paper of the supposed to be song. About 2 minutes later, Quinn arrived.

"Hey." She said as she got in.

"Hey." He replied when he saw her. He sat on the couch on the living room.

" I'm sorry." She said and sat beside him, taking off her shoes.

"It's fine but... What happened?"

"Well, first of all, I wore the wrong shoes tonight. The pain was bearable but know that it's off my feet, i feel like I need to give my feet a proper funeral. We had lunch at a fancy restaurant a while ago then we went-" She stopped speaking when Sam grabbed her feet, placed her legs on his lap and started massaging her tired feet.

"Went to?" he asked while massaging her feet, His face was like a cute serious puppy face who's serving his little girl.

She just smiled at him and went on with the story. "We went to different art museum and they were all so beautiful! Now, about the dinner... Mr. Hudson had a special guest and it was really an opportunity of a lifetime that I didn't want to miss out. I know you'd understand. It was the director of education in NYFA and he just gave me a scholarship!" She was still trying to get through the reality.

"Wow! That's amazing! I'm happy and proud of you. You deserve it!" Sam said while smiling at her.

"But Sam's... There's one thing I want to tell you..." She said as she pulled her legs and sat to face him. "Finn...kissed me...on the lips."

He was surprised by this news. He didn't know how to react but he was really hurt. Was she trying to kiss every night with different boys?

"Wow... Really..." was all he could say.

"But I pulled back. I told him I can't... I don't want to."

"Why?"

"Cause... they weren't the same big and fluffy lips I kissed last night. Cause he's not the man I wanted to be with... Cause he's-" She was again cut off by a kiss but this time, she kissed him back. They were almost making out until Sam pulled back.

"I like you. I think I love you but I know we've only known each other for how many days but I know, I do feel something special about you. I like you more than anything... I want you." He finally confessed it to her with their face inches apart.

"I... I feel the same way Sam." She smiled at him which melted him further. He responded back by kissing her again on the lips a couple of times and then he hugged her. Quinn laughed at him saying, "You're happy, I see."

"Very happy." He got up and carried her like the bridal way and spun her around. They both laughed at each other until he got too dizzy and put her down. He hugged her and spun her again. She was laughing hard and asking him to put her down.

He brought her down and said, "I knew you like me more than that douche."

"You're language, Sam! I never really liked him as a partner. I like him as a friend and all but not more than that." She said while locking her hands onto his.

"You're the best, you know that?"

"Of course, I know that." Quinn winked at him and laughed. He carried her again with her legs now wrapped around his body. They were back to making out and was uncontrollably walking and accidentally lead Quinn's back to the door.

"Are you trying to make me have sex with you?" She joked.

"Maybe... But if that was my intention, I would like to surprise you." He laughed and went back to kissing her.

"I love your big lips." She randomly blurted out.

"I hate it but as long as it makes you happy, then I'm fine with it." He brought her back to her feet.

"I'll just take a quick shower okay? Then, we can sleep. I feel so tired." She said.

"Do you want more feet massage?" he asked.

"No, I'm fine. I just want to lay down beside you...wrapped around your arms." She said while pinching his cheeks. "Thank you tho, for the massage. But I'll be right back, okay?" She kissed him on the cheek and went to the bathroom.

Sam felt like the happiest man now. Some things went the way he didn't want for it to be that night but it sure did end the way he wanted it to be. After a while, Quinn got out of the bathroom. Sam was already lying down on his bed, slightly dozing off.

"You sleepy?" she asked.

"Kind of. I ate at McDonald's this evening I thought it was just near the hotel but I had to walk like a thousand miles before I got there. I took cab on the way back though." He tapped his bed, signalling Quinn to go beside him. Quinn sat beside him while brushing her hair. "I even bought you a burger. Just had to make sure you have something to eat in case the food was disgusting there."

"Ha! The food was awesome! Different types of cuisines but I'll gladly eat the burger tomorrow." She said as she laid back down beside Sam. She was wrapped around his right arm and she was half hugging his body.

"So, what happens with Finn?" he asked.

"I kind of shunned him down a while ago but he didn't want to. He told me to think about it again and then we'll talk tomorrow."

"What will you tell him tomorrow? Another rejection?"

"Maybe... I don't know. I just feel so guilty about the scholarship and all..."

"Don't be. It's not your fault you deserve that scholarship. You are smart and amazing so he just made it easy for you to get in... You'll get in one day, anyway."

She blushed with what he said. "Aww, thank you. I appreiciate it. You're too sweet." She kissed him on the cheek.

"But... You will tell him though tomorrow? The things you told me?"

"Yes, I'll tell him there's someone else."

Sam smiled and kissed her head. "Go to sleep. I know you're tired."

"Goodnight Sam."

"Goodnight babe."