Even shorter than the last one, but I'm giving two chapters in one night. =P

Thurs 15 Jul (8:03 pm)

Artieeeeee.

(8:06)

Can't talk right now, Tee. Q's flight is coming in a little early- gotta get to the airport ay-sap =D

(8:10)

So you took all of LA with you? I swear, no one's here.

(8:17)

I'm tellin' you. The city of angels is only alive when Quinn Fabray is in it. As soon as she lands in LAX, this place will be jumping.

(8:20)

You are so corny.

(8:22)

No, I'm excited. Because once she steps off of that plane, she's all mine. All the time. Not just through texting anymore, Tee. For real. She said it herself- that she's infatuated with me and that she wants to try things out and I just can't wait.

(8:30)

You know, in a way, I kind of brought you guys together. ;)

(8:34)

?

(8:40)

Hey, it was /my/ number you thought you were texting. And /I/ threw the party that landed you in the hospital. Had you not had that asthma attack, you wouldn't have texted Quinn. So there.

(8:43)

Dammit. =P

(8:50)

And just think- if you guys hadn't started talking, Sam and Mercedes wouldn't have gotten together. In a way, I'm like Cupid. And I won't let you forget this for the rest of your life, when you and Quinn are married with little movie star babies, living in your white picket fence house right next door to Sam and Mercedes. And you'll all have me to thank!

(8:54)

Could you get any cockier?

(8:57)

I definitely could.

(9:03)

…Thanks, Tee. So much.

(9:06)

No problem. ;)

Incoming Call- Quinn

"Hey!"

"Hi. How long before the flight lands?"

"Um, about ten minutes ago."

"But we're just now pulling into the airport parking lot!"

"I'm at the baggage claim. We didn't run into the weather we thought we would. It's kind of like fate, you know?"

"Hah. Yeah, I know. Well, we'll be right there ,alright?"

"Wait- don't hang up yet. Artie…what are we going to do?"

"This…can't wait until we're face to face?"

"No, I've been meaning to ask you for months- We kissed. I really like you."

"And I you."

"So are we just gonna…jump right into it?"

"Only if you want? I mean, you just came out of an engagement. I can understand if you wanna wait."

"But what if it's not what we thought it would be? What if it ruins our friendship? What if all we were meant to have was conversations over the phone?"

"Q…Listen to me. Don't think of it as a jump- Think of it as a dive…into freezing cold water. We can completely submerge ourselves for a while and see how that goes, and if we get uncomfortable, we can always come up for air."

"But then you just get even colder…"

"So we'll have to take that risk, won't we?"

"Only you can make diving into freezing cold water sound fun."

"You know how I do. Heh."

"This is so weird…We're actually going to do this."

"We are. Excited?"

"Terrified…But the best kind."

"Me too…"

"Oh, I think I see you –Nope, just a random blonde near the baggage claim."

"Well I see you."

"Are we going to do this every time we meet?"

"…"

"…"

"….Guess who."

"Well, your hands are over my eyes and I can feel the way your shoulder is pushing your phone up to your ear."

"Haha!"

"I can only assume it's a lovely creature by the name of Quinn Fabray. Can I take your hands down, now? They're kinda smudgin' up my glasses…"

"Well, it might be smart to hang up first, huh?"

"Yeah, what if I don't want to?"

"Why wouldn't you want to?"

"Cause these things go on records and stuff- so I wanna make sure that the moment I see you right now is recorded. Because this is the start of something wonderful."

"….Hi."

"….Hi."