Chapter 9
Christmas (Part III)
"Did you forget... Quinn." I say when I see the familiar blond girl.
"Rachel, I didn't knew you were here." She says surprised.
We just look at each other for a few seconds.
"So." She says not knowing what to say. Maybe she is not that much of a bitch. It's Quinn. Don't start.
"Look let just pass this night without insulting each other." Or better, her insulting you.
She nods a yes with her head. "Do you need any help with the dishes?"
"Actually another hand wouldn't hurt. You clean?"
"Yes." She says starting to clean the cups.
After a couple of minutes she starts to talk.
"You came alone?"
"No, Dylan, Ryan and Cooper are outside serving the rest is outside the town. What about you?"
"My mother is out for work or something. I decide that I didn't want to spend Christmas alone and I didn't get a better idea." She says with a sad face. Now I feel bad for her. Me too.
"What about your father?"
"He doesn't speak to me since he found that about Beth."
"He is a jerk." She looks at me. "No offence."
"No you are right." She says and starts laughing I can't help but laugh too.
"Are you girls ok?" Dylan says coming in and looks at us confuse.
"Yes everything is fine." I say smiling. I look to the big basket with more dishes.
"I came to leave this for you to clean and get new one." He says putting it next to me.
"The clean ones are there." I hear Quinn says.
"Thank you. Do you girls need something to eat?"
I turn to him to answer. "I will after I finish cleaning."
"Me too." Quinn simple says and when he leaves I look at Quinn who is blushing.
"Are you ok Quinn, you look hot." I say with a playful smile.
"I'm… fine." She says and starts cleaning.
After another couple of minutes I decide to break the silence.
"Quinn it's ok to blush."
"He is very…"
"Hot." I say smiling at her embracement.
"Yes." She says blushing again.
"It's ok Quinn, he can be my brother but I am not blind." I say smiling at her. Not blind at all.
"What about you, any crush?" Did she just admit having a crush on Dylan? I don't know.
I nod with my head a not and we have a few more silence seconds.
"What I Finn did was stupid." She says with I pass her a plate.
"I would be shock if Finn didn't do anything stupid." I say and we both laugh.
"True, one time I saw him copying on a test, he was checking Brittany answers." She says and we laugh a little more.
"I think I never see you laugh this much." I say to her.
"I have to say the same. I still haven't thank you for what you said to me the other day before the performance."
"It's fine. You were very good."
"Thank you." She says when talk a little more most of all about funny things.
After we finish we went to have dinner with everyone, the place was now without less people, because everyone has already left. Quinn sits with my family and some other people who work with us. Of course at first she was shocked by Cooper, can't blame her. We laugh and talk about old Christmas memories.
Quinn P.O.V.
When everyone is leaving I decide to call my mother.
"Mom can you come to pick me up."
"Quinn I am outside town some friends and I decide to have dinner together."
"Mom, I can't walk until home at this time of the night."
"I'm sorry Quinny."
"Mom I don't have the keys."
"You have the pool house; I think the door is open. I have to go." She says and the phone calls end.
"Are you ok?" I turn to the voice; it was Rachel's brother Dylan. God he is so hot. No don't blush Quinn.
"My mother is off town and can't pick me up."
"Do you want a ride?" He asks.
"I would appreciate."
We get to the car where Rachel and her other 2 brothers are. Seriously, great genes the family had.
"Quinn needs a ride home." Dylan informs them.
"Sorry my mother is off town."
"It's ok Quinn." Rachel says. Damn I feel so bad for what I did to her in the last years, she is so nice.
We get to the car and I start to give directions to Dylan who is driving and has Ryan at from. I am in the back between Rachel and Cooper.
"You are going to be alone?" Ryan asks me.
"Yes, I doubt my mother would come one at this time, she is probably going to stay with some friends."
"Wait you are spending Christmas alone?" Rachel asks me and I nod felling sad about it.
When we arrive I start to look for the keys in my purse.
"Damn it." I say not finding them.
"Is everything ok?" Dylan asks me.
"My mother was the keys."
"So how are you entering?" Rachel asks me.
"I have a small pool house there is a long couch I can sleep there." They all look at each other like they were speaking to each other in mind.
"Don't be crazy you can stay with us." Rachel says.
"Yes, Marley is off town you can't stay in her and Rachel's room." Ryan says.
"Are you guys ok with that?"
"Of course." Dylan says.
They house is probably the biggest one in Lima. Rachel takes me to her room where there is two beds.
"You have a pajamas." She says putting over her bag.
"Thank you, for letting me stay here."
"Of course Quinn, no one is going to spend Christmas alone.
The day was so good. We woke up and Cooper cooked brownies for breakfast, the best ones I ever eat. We had past for lunch. The time between was spend playing Monopoly. It was so funny. I don't remember laughing so much in my life, especially playing Monopoly. Rachel won and she and Cooper start to 'fight' which made everyone laugh.
"Thank you for driving me." I say to Dylan.
"Is ok Quinn, I hope you had fun."
"I had a lot of fun." I say smiling.
I look to the house and the lights are on. "My mother is home. I should go."
"Of course." He says and I give him a kiss on the cheek and leave to the house.
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