Chapter 12 - Jealousy & A Car Crash

I am so whipped Quinn shook her head but grinned as she washed the dishes. She hadn't needed or wanted to do the dishes at home, well before they had moved, but she didn't mind doing them for Rachel. The blond suddenly felt her cell phone vibrate again in her pocket and sighed in annoyance. Finn can wait. I am busy with someone a lot less stupid and a lot more adorable.

Quinn had finished washing the stack of dishes and left them out to dry, she was humming softly to herself. Something she had noticed throughout the morning that the Berry's house was undeniably comfortable, everything eased you in some way. It wasn't the same at her own home, which felt empty and none of the furniture was actually sitting worthy.

"Hi Quinn." Came a voice and Quinn turned around seeing Rachel wearing a light purple argyle sweater with a short black skirt, Quinn found her eyes lingering more then necessary and a blush covered her cheeks.

"Sorry that I changed back to my previous wardrobe, I just feel more myself with my normal attire." Rachel said nervously and looked at Quinn. She probably doesn't want the normal Rachel Berry

Quinn slowly walked forward until she stood directly in front of the brunette. "You look really beautiful Rachel." She whispered softly and smiled seeing Rachel's eyes twinkle. "I missed your old clothes and argyle is sort of growing on me." Quinn added with a playful grin. I'm a bit worried that it will attack me and strangle me with its argyle sleeve but Rachel works it.

Rachel found herself nearly dropping the tray of dishes from her hands but steadied herself as walked past Quinn to the sink Awww. "I can do them." Quinn offered walking beside Rachel.

"You've done enough, I'm really grateful for everything you've done but you need a break." Rachel told the ex cheerleader and grinned as Quinn raised an eyebrow. She was so used to striving for perfection but here she didn't have to worry about working crazy hard, at least at the Berry house.

Quinn smiled and leaned against the counter, watching as the gorgeous brunette began filling the sink with water.

"Quinn can I talk to you about something?" Rachel asked softly as she began to wash the small stack of dishes. The diva was used to doing the cleaning around the house, which in all truth she didn't mind, her cleaning something ensured that it was clean.

The blond smiled and pressed a hand gently to Rachel's forearm. "Sure Rach, you can ask me anything."

"Why are you with Finn? And please be honest with me this time. I know you can't possibly be in love with him, I see the way you act around him and it isn't love." Rachel felt the words just tumble from her mouth and quickly closed her lips before looking up at Quinn.

"I-I want to be prom queen." Quinn said very softly and watched as Rachel's eyes gazed back to the sink water.

"You would rather be unhappy with Finn to win prom queen instead of being with me... Is it me Quinn?" Rachel asked very calmly, although breaking on the inside.

"Of coarse it isn't you Rach, your so amazing, both inside and out." Quinn said softly, watching Rachel finish the dishes and wipe her hands on a dish towel.

"Then why don't you want to be with me?" Rachel turned her head and looked at the hazel eyes she had fallen in love with, searching for something inside the blond that she wasn't saying, but found nothing.

Quinn wasn't sure what to say, her brain felt numb and she was trying to think of something to say, but nothing occured.

"I think you should just leave Quinn... I think I need to be alone for a while..." The brunette gave Quinn a very weak smile, trying to keep herself composed as much as possible. I can never get it right with this girl.

Quinn slowly nodded and watched as Rachel stepped out of the kitchen and towards the stairs, climbing up a few steps before stopping. "You know Quinn. I may not be what you define as pretty but I care about you." Rachel bit down onto her bottom lip and continued up the stairs, a bewildered Quinn watching but not uttering a word.


I am not going to be a bitch and leave the one person I care about "Rachel!" Quinn called and ran up the staircase, and grabbed the startled arm of Rachel and pressed her against the wall before leaning in close and pressing soft lips against the divas.

Rachel gasped in surprise but warmly returned the kiss. "I'm sorry, please don't be mad." Quinn whispered and smiled as Rachel's hands grabbed the back of her neck, pressing their lips back together.

"Mmm." Rachel hummed against Quinn's lips, feeling heat radiating from their lips and throughout her body. In the midst of passion Rachel's hands pushed at the cotton edges of Quinn's shirt and the brunette couldn't help releasing a throaty groan as she felt soft yet firm abs underneath her hands. "God your abs drive me crazy." Rachel's tongue teasingly brushed over Quinn's bottom lip and the blond opened her lips, allowing Rachel entry.

Before ether girl could go any farther the door bell rang, causing both girls to sigh in dissapointment. Rachel saw the expression written all over Quinn's face and leaned over, gently kissing the girls earlobe and giving it a gentle bite. "Don't go anywhere." Rachel whispered and flicked her tongue against the soft skin before leaning back and jogging down the staircase.

My goodness.. Quinn makes me feel so dirty Rachel smiled to herself before unlocking the door and opening it, seeing the tall football player standing in front of her. "Hey Rach." Finn said with a shy smile.

"Oh hello Finn, are you here to look for Quinn?" Rachel asked awkwardly and watched as Finn ran a hand through his short hair before shrugging. "Actually, wanted to talk to you."

"Is it about your dancing Finn? Because I have noticed your performances are lacking a creative drive but I could help you sometime if you are interested." Finn shook his head and smiled. "No.. It's about us."

"Us?" Rachel raised an eyebrow. "Finn if you don't recall you and I are not dating. You are Quinn are dating." Unfortunitely.

"I know but... We are mean't to be together Rach, I love you." Finn said and Rachel's mouth dropped. "You must be kiddening me." She said out loud.

Finn stepped forward with a shy smile and shook his head. "I really do Rach." He said and leaned down, flattening her lips with his own clumsy lips.

Rachel felt his lips against her and was unable to do anything from the pure shock but after a moment reached up both hands and pressed them against Finn's chest pushing him away. Finn's head turned and his eyes went wide. "Quinn what are you doing here?" He asked.

"The question is what are you doing here?" Quinn asked, her arms crossed over her chest with eyes flashing with hurt but a solid frown across her face.

"Rachel kissed me first Quinn." Finn blurted out and glanced at Rachel before looking at Quinn with desperation.

Quinn chuckled before shaking her head and walking forward and past the two. She hadn't seen this coming, she had thought that staying with Finn would be enough to keep him away from Rachel but she knew Rachel probably still had feelings for him and it was inevitable for them to end up together, it made her feel pathetic for trying different. "Quinn please..."

The blonds head turned, capturing the brown eyes of the brunette, seeing pain and confusion. "It wasn't what it looked lilke..."

Quinn turned and continued walking, out of the house and down the driveway. It never is. The blond got into her car and with shaky hands and pressed her key into the ignition before pulling out of the driveway and speeding down the road. Quinn almost felt numb and reached above her, sliding a CD from the car compartment and pressed it into the stereo, hearing music replace the silence surrounding her.

"Tell me now if you came sneaking up behind
Would you know me and see behind the smile
I can change like colors on a wall
Hoping no one else will find what lies beneath it all
I think I hide it all so well."

"Stepping out, everyone can see my face
All the things I can't erase from my life
Everybody knows
Standing out so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
Everybody knows."

"Looking through the crowd
I search for something else
But every time I turn around
I run into myself
Here I stand
Consumed with my surroundings
Just another day
Of everybody looking
I swore they'd never see me cry
You'll never see me cry."

Quinn felt a single tear drop leaving her eyes and running down her cheek, she reached up a hand and wiped it away before continuing to sing.

"Stepping out, everyone can see my face
All the things I can't erase from my life
Everybody knows
Standing out so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
Everybody knows."

"You say I'll pay the price
That's the chance that I'll take
Though you may think I'm telling lies
But I just call it getting by."

"Stepping out, everyone can see my face
All the things I can't erase from my life
Everybody knows."

"Standing out so you won't forget my name
That's the way we play this game of life
Everybody knows I am just barely getting by."

The blond felt more tears rolling down her pale cheeks more openly and squeezed her eyes shut, trying to stop crying. "Why does Finn have to ruin everything!" Quinn yelled to herself and looked up through wind shield, hazel eyes widening and a foot pressed down hard on the breaks, not able to stop fast enough as she felt her body slamming forward into the steering wheel and all that she could hear was the screeching of tires and shattering of metal and glass.


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A/N - Sorry to my readers for not adding another chapter for a while, the next chapter should be written soon. And thank you to my hommie 1littlelambfan for helping me out.

Songs: Everybody Knows - Dixie Chicks