Thank you all so much for the reviews and your support! Here's chapter 9, I hope you enjoy it.

Quinn didn't even wait for the door of her apartment to close behind her to take her shoes off and throw herself on the couch. She grabbed her phone and called Mercedes. She was furious and needed her best friend. On the third ring, she heard the familiar voice.

"Hey, Q! Got good news for me? How was your date?"

The blond sighed, shaking her head.

"Humiliating!"

"Really? What happened?"

"Well, everything was going perfect. He took me to the movies, then dinner, and we talked, had fun, got to know each other even better... And all the signs were there, you know? He was touching my hands and arms every chance he got, he put a lock of my hair behind my ear, listened to every word I said... I thought he was having fun, that we were on the same page."

"What did he do, Quinn?"

"He did nothing, Cedes! That's the problem. We got home, he walked me to my door and when we were saying goodbye, he was so close to me and had this goofy smile on his face! So I leaned in, closed my eyes and waited for him to do the same, but no! The guy grabbed my hand and shook it!

"Oh no!"

"Oh, yes! He said goodnight, hurried to his apartment and left me standing there, looking like an idiot!"

"That's crazy! I mean, he's crazy about you! Everyone noticed the way he was looking at you at the party last Friday. Something must've happened."

"Something did happen. He decided he didn't want me and I got another date to add to my "most embarrassing moments of my life" list. And the worst part is, this guy's my neighbor. How am I supposed to even look at him without feeling ashamed?"

Meanwhile, Finn sat on a chair in his living room with his head in his hands. Puck was already there, sitting on the couch watching tv. Seeing his roommate with that desperate look on his face, he knew something was wrong.

"Dude, was the date that bad?"

Finn shook his head. "No, the date was great, but of course I had to ruin everything."

"What did you do?"

"I shook her hand instead of kissing her."

"What? Are you an idiot?"

"No! I was nervous, ok? I've been waiting to kiss her for a year and a half and, when I saw her leaning in and closing her eyes, when I realized that the moment that I've been waiting for was finally there... I froze! I couldn't do it!"

Puck shook his head. "So, you don't want to kiss her anymore?"

"Of course I do! But now I'll probably never get the chance. She won't want to see me anymore."

"Just ask her out again. Or better yet, go to her, right now, and kiss her."

"I don't think I can do it right now. She must hate me."

After a long pause, Finn stood up and walked to his room.

"I just need some sleep. I'll try to fix things tomorrow."

"Yeah, yeah." Puck said, nodding, but his head was someplace else. He knew he said he would avoid her, stay away from her, but he had to do something.

Quinn was still on the phone with Mercedes when she heard a knock on the door. She wasn't angry anymore, just frustrated. She'd never been rejected like that, and it stung.

"Cedes, just a minute, there's someone at the door." She said, as she walked the distance and opened the door. She was shocked to see her neighbor on the other side. The other neighbor.

Quinn was so shocked that all she manage to say was a weak "Yes?"

Puck didn't answer, he simply closed the distance between them and pulled her closer to him with his arms around her waist. He leaned in and gave her a slow, sweet kiss.

The girl was taken off guard but responded vigorously to the kiss. She was so lost in it that, when Puck pulled back, she still had her eyes closed and her mouth slightly opened.

He murmured a goodnight and was turning around to go back to his apartment when she reacted and grabbed his arm.

"What is this?"

"A goodnight kiss. I know you were waiting for one tonight. It's not from whom you wanted, but you got one anyway."

Now, when he turned to leave, she let him. Quinn didn't know how to feel about it, but maybe the huge smile on her face and the butterflies in her stomach were a good indication of it. Good thing that Mercedes was still on the phone.

On Friday morning, Quinn was exhausted. Thoughts of the date with Finn and the kiss with Puck kept her awake for some time the night before, and she didn't sleep as much as she'd like. But she couldn't miss any classes, since she had finals coming up next week, and she still had to teach her dance classes later that day.

As she waited for the elevator, she met the last person she wanted to see (and, surprisingly, it wasn't Puck).

"Morning, Q." Said the tall boy in a quiet tone, looking down.

"Finn." She simply acknowledged his presence, praying for the elevator to get there soon.

He took a deep breath before speaking again.

"Look, I know I was an idiot last night but, I wanted to take you out again. Are you free this weekend?"

"I can't. I have my finals coming up next week and I plan to spend the whole weekend studying."

"Ok, maybe the week after?"

She nodded, with a soft smile on her face. "Yeah, sure."

The elevator door opened and she was getting inside when Finn spoke again.

"Quinn, wait!"

She looked at him expectantly and he leaned in and pecked her on the lips, in a gangling way. They smiled at each other and the elevator door closed, separating the couple.

By the time Quinn reached NYU, Finn was long forgotten and the only thoughts on her mind were the amount of studying she'd have to do this weekend. But that night, when her head hit the pillow, her other neighbor was all she could think about. He kissed her. Really kissed her. Again. He said it was a goodnight kiss, because he knew she didn't get one. So it probably was a pity kiss, right? Yes, he felt bad for her. That was all it was. She was going to see Finn again and had no business thinking about Puck.