"Remember when we were kids, and we would write letters to Santa?" Rachel asked, cupping her mug of hot chocolate close to her chest. The mountain of whipped cream was so high, Quinn was sure her girlfriend was going to get a beard.

Quinn giggled. "Last time I checked, you were Jewish, Rach."

Rachel looked offended. "You can never be too Jewish for a little Christmas spirit."

Quinn glanced at Rachel's hideous reindeer sweater, taking the hint. "Yeah, I remember those letters. Why?"

"I want to make one. For fun."

Quinn laughed again, but shrugged. "Why not? It could be fun."

Rachel handed her a piece of paper and a pen. They began to write- well, Quinn wrote. Rachel scribbled furiously. Her pink gel pen flew across the paper, leaving rushed handwriting that looked nothing like Rachel's usual neat, curly cursive.

Quinn smirked and shook her head. Rachel was so adorable. The blond took a moment to think about what to ask for. What did she want? Now that she was able to erase the past, the current life she was living wasn't too bad, but reality sucked. She had almost lost Rachel twice, and she wasn't going to let it happen again.

Quinn realized she knew exactly what she wanted. One thing, or two really, depending on how you looked at it. As Rachel got closer to the end of the letter, Quinn slowly wrote down the one thing she wanted in the middle of the page.

Keep Finn away from Rachel. I need her.

It was more like a wish, and kind of childish, but Quinn needed to write it. At once, Rachel and Quinn got up from the coffee table, folded their notes, and slipped them into their stockings.

"What did you ask for?" Rachel asked her.

"Oh nothing," Quinn said passively. "Gift cards."

"Me too," Rachel laughed.

Quinn tried to smile back, but she was sure it came out more like a grimace. Had she really seen the name "Finn" on Rachel's Christmas list, or were her eyes playing tricks on her? If not, what did it mean? Did this version of Rachel, one who was 100 percent Finn's friend, nothing more, still feel the same as the others did? And if that was so, would Quinn even be able to undo it this time?

TBC