mkay so a minor setback.. we moved to the cottages which i'm happy about however we don't have internet up here yet.. my mom call on monday to get the internet changed but it still hasn't arrived yet. :( but on a positive note how cute was jon groff at the tony's? lea sat in his lap when singing and i was fangirling like an idiot, especially since jon was all smiley and then started to clap. SO ADORABLE. just saying.

Summer. This was a season that celebrated heat, beaches and bikini clad women. Most teenagers spend their summers relaxing, partying and working on their tans. So far the summer was a depressing thought for Quinn Fabray. Summer was a season that she had always loved but things were different this year. The bikini body that she once had was gone. It was replaced with the body of a young girl who had just given birth weeks earlier. A bikini was the last thing that she wanted to wear right now. She didn't want to wear any bathing suit. The way her body has become bothered her. Going to a beach full of fit people just reminded her of what she once had. With each day the weather was getting warmer but she put off going to the beach. She tried her very hardest to avoid it.

Jesse had made the suggestion of going to the beach several times but whenever he did this Quinn would make up an excuse for why they shouldn't go. She'd say things like she didn't feel well, that she didn't have a bathing suit or that she just wasn't in the mood. All of these excuses weren't lies, they just weren't the full truth.

McKinley High felt so abandoned during the summer. Quinn felt weird being the only student there. Why was she there you might ask? She was there to see Sue Sylvester. Quinn had contacted Sue because she knew that she was the only person out there that could help get her previous body back. Sue was only doing this because she wanted to have her best Cheerio again. She even agreed to start slow which Quinn was surprised about. Quinn didn't think that Sue would be so understanding about giving birth.. or understanding about anything really but whatever, Quinn was satisfied.

As Quinn was making her way to the exit after a long work out she heard music coming from the choir room. She recognized the voice immediately. Rachel Berry. However her song choice confused Quinn. She was giving a very angry rendition of Carrie Underwood's Before He Cheats.

"Rachel.. What are you doing here?" Quinn questioned as she entered the choir room. It looked the same as it always had during glee, just more empty.

"Being the leader of glee club I was given a key so that I could get into the choir room for extra practices or emergencies." Rachel explained, "Um, why are you here?"

"Work out.. Ms Sylvester is helping me."

Rachel's eyebrows furrowed as a worried look took over her features, "Shouldn't you wait a while longer before trying to lose weight? What if you hurt yourself?"

"My doctor said it was fine."

"Your doctor doesn't know Sue Sylvester."

Quinn rolled her eyes, "Whatever."

There was an awkward silence.

"So.. how's Jesse?" Rachel asked as she began to put sheet music away.

"Fine. How's Finn?"

"I don't know.."

"But I thought you two worked things out?"

Rachel shook her head sadly, "I thought so too."

"Then what happened?" Quinn pushed.

"Santana that's what."

Quinn's eyes locked on Rachel who now looked like she was going to start crying.

"Rachel, I.. I don't understand.."

"They slept together.."

The water works started. Quinn moved closer to Rachel. "I'm really sorry.. but please don't cry. Don't waste your tears on him."

"B-but y-you wasted y-your t-t-tears on him." Rachel stuttered through the tears.

Quinn gave her a one arm hug, "Learn from my mistake."

Rachel wrapped her arms around the slightly taller girl. She gave her a huge hug and the crying slowly began to stop. "Quinn I don't know why you're doing this but thank you.." Rachel wiped at her eyes when she pulled away.

"Well I know that my boyfriend still really cares about you. If I didn't try to help he wouldn't be pleased." Quinn stated, "Plus, when you're not being insanely annoying I kinda like you."

Rachel raised her eyebrow, "Really?"

"Kinda. Don't push it." Quinn looked at Rachel and then at the door, "How about we get out of here? Maybe go shopping?"

Quinn's excuse for going shopping with Rachel was that she knew that Jesse would approve. Secretly Quinn did like Rachel. The girl was dramatic and generally she was always getting on Quinn's last nerve however there was something about her that interested Quinn. Rachel had a big heart. She was nice and being her friend might be good for Quinn. Although Rachel would never learn about the fact that Quinn had confronted Jesse after the egging. That she had stuck up for her. That was something Quinn preferred to keep a secret.

The girls made their way around the mall. Quinn decided to try getting a bathing suit. She bought the prettiest one piece suit she could find. She had Rachel give her opinion on it and was surprised that she was okay with how it fit her body. Rachel also bought a bathing suit. Quinn had helped her pick out a bikini. Quinn didn't even want to think about the bathing suit Rachel had at home. Knowing her it would probably be covered with ridiculous looking flowers or have a huge animal on it.

"I don't understand why I have such bad luck with guys." Rachel complained as she walked with Quinn out of a store, "Maybe I should just forget guys. I could join the convent, become a nun."

Quinn couldn't help but laugh, "Don't you think that's a bit dramatic, even for you?"

"I guess.. I really couldn't anyway considering I'm Jewish.." Rachel sighed, it amused Quinn because it almost sounded like Rachel was actually disappointed that this plan wouldn't work.

"What a shame." Quinn's tone was sarcastic but her eyes caught view of something that made her smile.

Jesse was walking with another handsome boy. They were deep in conversation, laughing and chatting away as they walked.

"Let's go say hi" Rachel stated once she realized who Quinn was staring at.

The girls wandered over to the boys.

"Hey!" Quinn greeted happily when they reached her boyfriend and his friend.

"Hey" Jesse smiled when he saw Quinn and was confused when he saw Rachel but the smile continued, "Doing a little shopping?" He glanced down at both of their shopping bags, "Oh I can take those if you want." Jesse added quickly, looking at Quinn but then at Rachel.

"It's okay. We're fine." Quinn said on behalf of her and Rachel, "Thanks anyway though." Rachel added with a smile.

The other boy let out a fake cough, pretending to clear his throat to remind Jesse that he was there.

"Right." Jesse stated, "Mase, I'd like you to meet my girlfriend Quinn and my good friend Rachel." He pointed to each girl as he spoke, "Girls, this is my cousin Mason Scott."

"Cousin and best friend!" Mason corrected with a smile, "It's nice to meet you both." He looked back at Jesse, "But seriously dude, why wasn't I informed about this earlier?"

"Well you were away and then at graduation I didn't see you.. I don't know. Everything happened so fast.. it's been hectic. I guess I haven't had time?" Jesse shrugged, "I'm sorry?"

Mason held out his hand, "Give me your phone."

Jesse sighed and gave pulled his iphone out from his pocket.

Mason pointed at the phone, "Do you see this thing? It's a cellular device, you can use it to talk to people." He turned the phone on, "See that guy in the picture? Yeah, that's me." He pointed at himself in the picture, showed it to Jesse and then the girls. It was a picture of him and Jesse at a what Quinn suspected to be a family event. The boys were just sitting around with big smiles on their faces. "My hair was really working for me that day.." He said more to himself than the rest, "But that's not the point. The point is that you can use this cellular device to call people.. people like me! And the good thing about these cell phones is that if you don't feel like talking you can always text! It's very easy, a little keyboard comes up. It's like a computer but smaller! Technology these days, it's a wonderful thing. So use it Jesse! I would've loved to hear about this" He pointed at Quinn but his eyes stayed on Jesse, "How you ended up with her as your girlfriend I will never understand because she is crazy beautiful. As for your friend.. she's pretty beautiful too." Mason's eyes floated to Rachel who had been standing beside Quinn, both girls giggled through his rant but now Rachel blushed slightly at his words.

Jesse snatched his phone back from Mason. "Don't get any ideas bud, she's taken too."

"Actually she's sworn off men for a while." Quinn shot in. Rachel nodded, "Yes, I'm single and I plan on keeping it that way."

Mason hung his head in disappointment, "Just my luck."

Jesse patted Mason on the back, "So yeah, I'd like to apologize for that rant he just gave and for things he'll probably do in the future. Masey is.. well.." Jesse paused, "Who am I kidding, he's crazy. You never know what this kid is gonna say. I'm hoping that eventually you two will accept him. He can become oddly amusing once you get used to him."

"I don't know if I should be insulted or not.. I like to think that my foolishness is oddly adorable but I guess amusing works too." Mason commented.

"Jesse you do realize that you're mixing crazy and dramatic right?" She teased with a giggle as she looked at Rachel and then at Mason, "This could be dangerous for us."

"There's only one way to test this out? How about we head back to my place? We could get some take out, watch a movie or something?" Jesse suggested.

They all agreed and left the mall so that they could go to Jesse's house.

tadaaaa. so yeah, i'd like you to all say hello to mason scott! he's jesse's cousin/best friend and in my mind i'd like to have him played by john gallagher jr so when you think of mason, think of john as well xD also i'd like some feedback on mason. do you think he'd make a nice addition to the gang?