This chapter is mainly fluff/set up for coming chapters. Hope you enjoy.

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Chapter 9

"Rach I really don't know if I'm comfortable with this"

The signs for AA were posted on McKinley's auditorium doors, Quinn was beyond nervous.

"Frankly my dear" Rachel said, wrapping her arms around Quinn's waist " I don't give a damn"

Rachel pulled her girlfriend in for an encouraging kiss.

"I'm serious" Quinn laughed, still trapped by Rachel's arms "I'm really nervous".

"Don't be nervous, I'll be with you, but only this time ok"

"Ok" Quinn sighed, letting Rachel drag her in through the doors.

Quinn probably wouldn't have been walking through these doors if she hadn't slipped, and then of course run off without telling anybody. When she had returned that day, she had expected Rachel to break up with her, she should of known better. When she walked through the door Rachel had wrapped her arms around her, crying. She didn't stop apologizing about the way she had acted for hours, no matter what Quinn said. When she had finally calmed down, they had made an agreement. Quinn would go to at least four AA meetings, the first of which Rachel would attend with her. In return, Rachel would forgive her, and let Quinn choose a non-musical to watch together at least once a week. Quinn was thankful for that last point, she would never let Rachel know but she was tiring of Funny Girl.

A few people sat in the first three rows of the auditorium, all listening to a man speak in front of them.

"Ahh" he exclaimed " we have so more guests"

The man was clean cut, friendly yet businesslike. " I'm Adam" he said " welcome" he extended his hands to shake both Quinn and Rachel's.

"Would you like to introduce yourself to the group?" he asked.

"Uh sure" Quinn said, standing up in front of the ten or so members " I'm Quinn, um, seventeen, yea"

Quinn rushed to sit down next to Rachel in the front row.

Of course, she would choose the front row.

Rachel stood up, planting her feet where Quinn had just stood. " Hi, I'm Rachel, Quinn's girlfriend, I'm merely here for support because, if you didn't notice, she's a little nervous"

The group responded with a slight laugh. Rachel flashed her famous smile, returning to sit down next to the furiously blushing blonde.

Adam got up in front of the group again, laughing slightly at the girls antics.

"Well" he said " let's get started"

It was finally here, sectionals. That Friday, while Quinn watched Rachel lecture the group on the importance of the next day, all she could think of was her mistake. It reminded her why the event had been post poned in the first place. Quinn thought it did the same for Rachel, she had acted the same way last time, anxious, nervous, admittedly bossy, but yet it wasn't the same. The blonde noticed Rachel's continued glances at her, the worry stricken eyes.

"Rachel I think you just need to relax"

Quinn was trying to calm the girl, who was currently pacing her room ,ranting about how none of the members were taking it as seriously as they should be.

"I mean, did you see Finn during practice, it was a disaster, how am I supposed to hold this club together when the male lead is so un-passionate"

Quinn walked up to Rachel holding her in place by the shoulders. She gently shook her a few times to get her to stop talking.

"Look at me Rach" she said, trying to get eye contact " relax, we have this in the bag"

The moment Rachel gave Quinn eye contact the singer stopped forming coherent sentences. The inner monologues and worries vanished as she melted against the blonde. She couldn't help herself; she kissed Quinn, forgetting everything for just that second.

"Well that's one way to shut you up" Quinn laughed.

"Hey that's not nice, you like it when I speak don't deny it" Rachel crossed her arms, determination on her face.

"I think it's the attitude, it turns me on" Quinn smirked, knowing her statement would make Rachel blush, which it did.

Rachel cleared her throat " We'll, we'll I'm just…you know, glad I can do that for you" her blush turned a shade darker.

Quinn laughed, hugging her girlfriend " I'm going to go get ready " she said, heading for the door, a laugh filled smile plastered on her face.

"Try and think of some other things you can do for me" she said, winking as she closed the door.

Rachel's mouth was gaping " Quinn Fabray I will do no such thing " she shouted from behind the door. Down the hallway she could hear her girlfriend still laughing.

What a minx.

"O my god, o my god, omygodomygod" Rachel kept repeating to no one in particular, although if she wasn't so nervous she would have been able to tell everybody was starting to get annoyed with her antics.

"Berry would you shut the hell up" Santana barked at her.

"Watch it Lopez that's my girlfriend you're yelling at" Quinn was quick to defend.

Santana made a snapping sound " Whipped" she mouthed.

Quinn glared at her best friend, she knew she was right but in reality she didn't care all that much.

The group stood in front of the curtain, waiting for it to open and for their number to begin. Everyone was a bundle of nerves. Finn had that look on his face that told her he was about to shit his pants, Puck had that fake confident smile on, his eyes told her otherwise. Rachel, she was about to hit the wall.

"What if they don't like my voice, what if they think it's too showy, or worse, top 40" she gasped at her horror.

Quinn just laughed, and as she did, the curtains were raised.

Rachel had squeezing Quinn's hand so tightly after the results that she knew there would be a bruise when she let go. The judges kept stretching out the moment as long as possible, talking about the importance of show choir and musical expression. Quinn rolled her eyes.

Just get to the point my hand hurts.

When they announced that New Directions had won everyone just kind of looked around for a second, trying to figure out if they had heard correctly. After that brief moment, everyone went crazy. Rachel hugged her so tightly she could barely breath, Finn was making that dorky whooping sound, and Puck's cool demeanor lost as his excitement got the best of him. When Mr. Shuester went up to claim the trophy, a huge smile on his face, and maybe even tears, everyone erupted into applause.

Despite what Quinn would tell everyone, she did care that they had won. She cared a lot because now the club wouldn't be disbanded; now she could spend more time with Rachel. But, of course, she would never tell anyone that.

At dinner, Rachel spent the entire time talking about the day. Despite the fact that everyone at the table had been there, she and her dads listened intently. Rachel was so excited and it made Quinn smile, and it didn't hurt that she was ridiculously cute when she thrashed her arms around trying to elaborate.

That night they went up to Rachel's room to watch a movie. It was Quinn's turn to pick, but she wanted to please Rachel so she picked Funny Girl, if only just to see her girlfriends happiness during the opening credits. Turns out Rachel really wasn't all that interested in the movie. She was much more enthralled by the way Quinn's lips looked in the dim room, even more so on the way her body was positioned against hers.

Rachel pressed her lips to Quinn's. At first the blonde, who had actually been paying attention to the movie for the first time, didn't realize what was happening. She acted a little too hungrily when her mind clicked. Rachel was on top of her, feeling her up and sucking on her neck. Something told Quinn that winning at sectionals would be more beneficial than she had actually thought it would.

The feel of Rachel's soft, tan legs against her own sent a shiver down her spine. This was something she had never felt before. She had never been so caught up in a moment, the feel of someone against her. She had found her new addiction, and it was Rachel.

This new found drink made Quinn go a little farther than she should of. Using her legs, she flipped Rachel on her back, switching their positions. She wasn't thinking about anything else but the feel of her skin as she slide her hands along Rachel's back, unclasping her bra.

Through kisses, Rachel spoke " Wait" another kiss " hold on" Quinn stopped.

"What's wrong" was her husky reply.

"I'm a" Rachel was nervous " not really…accustomed to this sort of….behavior"

Quinn had not expected this, she had heard from Finn that Rachel and Jesse had had sex.

"Oh" Quinn said, instantly laying down next to Rachel " I hadn't really expected that, it's fine" she reassured.

"I'm sorry" Rachel said, biting her lip " I know this probably makes me some sort of prude loser, but I'm really not all that prude, I mean sometimes people do call my personal style slightly puritanical, but I don't think so cause I mean the skirts aren't all that long and I have one or two low cut sweaters, the knee highs I could do without but I kind of like them…why are you smiling at me"

Quinn was trying so hard not laugh, not because Rachel was a virgin, but because of her unnecessarily long rant.

"I'm sorry" she laughed " Your just really cute" .

Rachel smiled back, reassured that Quinn wasn't laughing at her. She felt the blonde push some of her hair behind her eye. She liked it when Quinn got soft like that, when she removed her hard exterior even if only for a second.

"We can wait, it's not a problem" Quinn said, kissing her forehead.

Rachel leaned in to the kiss, letting her head rest on Quinn's shoulder.

"Thank you" she mumbled into the blonde's neck.

"Would you guys stop making out, it's disgusting" Quinn sneered from her position on Santana's sofa.

She had gone over to enjoy time with her friends, instead, to her horror, she was spending her time watching her friends enjoy each other.

"Oh hush, if you and Berry wanted to make out in front us we wouldn't give a shit" Santana replied.

"U huh, no, you would get just as pissed as I am right now" Quinn crossed her arms, letting Santana know she was serious.

"Fine" she grumbled as she pulled away from her girlfriend.

"Don't get upset San, when Quinn leaves we can have sex"

Brittany's comfort just made Quinn even more uncomfortable "Unbelievable" she mumbled, hiding her head in her hands.

"Don't be a prude, it's not like you and Berry wouldn't be doing the same thing"

Quinn was silent. She was trying to think of a reply that wouldn't let Santana know about Rachel.

"Santana they haven't had sex"

Both Santana and Quinn's eyebrows shot up.

"How, how did you" Quinn fumbled " What the fuck" she gave up trying to make sense of it.

Santana burst into laughter " Babe how did you know that" she asked her girlfriend.

"Well, Rachel's a virgin for one thing, you can tell cause she gets uncomfortable every time you talk about it around her, and Quinn didn't respond right away, so I mean it's obvious…right?" Brittany wasn't sure in what she was saying, but she was right, remarkably.

"Brittany you continue to amaze me" Quinn said, it was ridiculous how easily she could pick up on the little things.

"So" Santana smirked "no sex for Quinn?"

"Just drop it" Quinn snapped, she really wasn't in the mood to be discussing this at the moment.

Santana would drop it, for now. But, in her mind, she was already starting to develop the next plan to get the two girls a little closer, literally.

"Santana, as grateful as I am for this little outing I'm not exactly sure of your intentions, which makes me skeptical" Rachel said nervously as Santana dragged her through the mall, Brittany following beside.

"Just a girl's day out" Santana lied through her teeth.

Rachel was skeptical, but she decided playing along was the best way to discover her true motives. " Ok, whatever you say"

They walked for awhile around the mall, she engaged in conversation with Brittany, trying not to pay attention to Santana who looked like she was on a mission.

They stopped in front of Victoria's Secret. Rachel hated this store, the way they so easily exploited the female body. She felt Santana tugging her in its direction, she stopped, resisting Santana's tugging.

"No, I hate this store lets go somewhere else"

"Rachel" Santana protested, putting her hand on her hip " get your ass over here"

Rachel reluctantly followed the Latina into the store, frowning at the ads.

"As you may or may not know, its Quinn's half birthday coming up in a few weeks" Santana started.

Rachel looked confused "What's a half birthday?"

Brittany looked more shocked by Rachel's reply than Santana, who looked like she didn't give a shit.

"Only the second best day of the year, it marks the halfway mark between more last and next birthday" came Brittany's verbal reply.

"Oh..I've never heard of that"

"Well you have now" Santana pulled Rachel farther into the store, away from the perfumes and into the lingerie section.

"Anyways, Brit and I have taken you here to pick out a gift for Quinn"

Rachel's brow furrow further " Uhh don't you think she can pick out her own underwear"

Brittany laughed" Not for her silly, for you"

Rachel almost screamed, her panic went into overdrive as the two girls before her had to hold her in place so she wouldn't run away " NO,nonononononononono"

"Just get in the dressing room and we will pick it out for you" Santana was pushing Rachel into the dressing room as she spoke. They were starting to draw attention to themselves, Rachel kept protesting by holding on to anything to keep her from the dressing room.

Brittany was currently picking up all the black lingerie in sight "I'm thinking black or red, that will go well with her skin tone" Brittany pondered.

"You pick it out I have to make sure Rachel stays in here" Santana said, standing in front of the stall which currently contained the feisty brunette.

"Pleeeeease don't make me do this" Rachel pleaded.

"Get over it Berry "

When Brittany brought over her selection, she slid it through the opening in the stall, Rachel reluctantly snatched them away. Her mood had gone from panic to depression to pissed off.

"You'll pay for this" Rachel sneered at the girls.

"I thought we were paying for the lingerie San?" Brittany said, misunderstanding.

Santana just shook her head, laughing silently to herself. Between her girlfriends cuteness and Rachel's pain, which she found hilarious, she just couldn't help herself but smile.

Five minutes later the girls heard Rachel whining "Can I come out now"

"Did you try it on"

"Yes"

"Well come on them, show us" Santana pushed.

"No way"

"Berry I am coming in"

Santana pushed open the curtains, revealing Rachel.

Santana's mouth hung open " Damn" came her response. Rachel looked hot, and that was coming from Santana. Brittany seemed to agree " I think you're going to make Quinn very happy" the blonde smiled, pleased with her selection.

"Can I please change now" Rachel replied meekly, blushing violently.

Santana and Brittany left the stall, letting Rachel change back into her clothes. Brittany and Santana smiled knowingly at each other, there plan was setting into place.