Chapter Twelve: The Summer No One Knew About Part II

For a few moments, no one really knew what to do.

"Brittany can't swim. . ." Rachel whispered.

In about a millisecond, all the glee club boys were under the water, searching for Brittany. Santana was running out of the water, towards Quinn and Rachel. Blaine started towards the water too, diving in and began searching for the blonde.

"Santana!" Quinn yelled as the Latina launched herself into herself into Quinn's arms.

"She. . .she can't swim! She could. . .could d-die!" Santana sobbed. Rachel bit her lip, watching each one of the glee boys pop up and shake their heads. But some still tried, like Noah, Blaine and Sam.

About a minute and half later, Noah popped up, with an unconscious Brittany in his arms. He was up to the shore in a split-second, placing her on the ground.

Santana sobbed loudly as the lifeguard rushed over, giving the unconscious blonde CPR. For a few minutes, everyone was silent, barely breathing to see if she was alive.

Then. . .Brittany stirred slightly. Santana's sobs slowly, but Quinn's grip on her tightened. Rachel clutched Blaine's arm tightly and Blaine bit his lip. Tina and Mike never took their eyes off of Brittany. Noah looked between Santana and Brittany. Unnoticed by everyone else, Sam and Mercedes held onto each other. Brittany's mouth moved and suddenly she was choking up water.

She was alive.

Santana almost screamed, leaning down to hug the blonde tightly. Rachel and Blaine sighed in relief and Quinn looked at the two girls with a small glimmer of longing for love in her eyes. Mike and Tina soon hugged the blonde as well. Sam kissed Mercedes' forehead and forgot to back away from each other. Artie noticed this.

Santana was too busy to notice anything else while she cried and made empty threats to Brittany.

"I-I'm fine." Brittany said, sitting up and moving to stand. Santana quickly yelled no and helped Brittany crawl to their towels. "But San -"

"No buts! You almost died! I'm letting you out of my sight!" Santana said. Brittany sighed, but never again got up. Most everyone returned to the water. Except Blaine, Rachel, Quinn and Noah.

"So? When are you gonna tell everyone?" Quinn asked softly.

"Soon." Blaine said. Quinn nodded, standing up and walking over to the shallower parts of the lake. Noah watched her leave. Brittany glanced at him and then back at Quinn.

"Go follow her Puck." Brittany whispered as Santana wrapped her blanket around Brittany.

Noah got up and followed her.

"Go away Puckerman." Quinn whispered.

"I will never go away, Q. I'm always there, in the background. Remember?" He said quietly. Quinn nodded, crossing her arms.

"I've lost myself. Who do I be? Who am I?" She asked no one in particular, looking out at everyone in the water.

"Be yourself."

"I don't know who I am."

"You are Quinn Fabray. You are the girl who -"

"Got pregnant in her sophomore year and then dated a girl in her junior year." Quinn finished for him.

Noah was quiet for a minute. "I was going to say the girl who was my first choice."

She glanced at him then back at the skyline at the setting sun. "What do you mean?"

"I didn't. . .mean to get you pregnant. It just happened. Things just happen. Yes, it was a mistake. But. . .I loved you. Towards the end, I fell hard for you, Q." He whispered, sitting down on the rock behind him.

"It's weird. . .seeing you vulnerable." Quinn said, looking at him. "Expressing your feelings."

"It's a new thing for me, I agree."

The two sat in silence for a minute. Noah looked at her. She was watching the baby waves hit her toes. Her hands were on either side of her thighs, resting on the rocks. Noah slowly reached out and took the one closest to him.

"I just want someone to love me." Quinn whispered, a tear running down her cheek.

Noah wiped it away. "Doesn't everybody?"

She didn't respond.

*.*.*.*.*

The sun was going down and everyone was leaving, but not the Glee kids. Nope, it was party time.

They turned up the radio. They started a bonfire. They got their dance on.

Lady GaGa's The Edge of Glory came blaring through the speakers.

"There ain't no reason you and me should be alone tonight. . ." Quinn sang softly, getting slightly louder.

"Tonight, yeah baby! Tonight, yeah baby!" Santana and Brittany sang.

"I got a reason that you, who, should take me home tonight!" Mercedes sang, looking over at Sam slightly.

"I need a man that thinks it's right when it's all wrong tonight." Tina sang, kissing Mike's cheek lovingly.

"Tonight, yeah baby! Tonight, yeah baby!" Santana and Brittany sang again.

"Right on the limb is where we know we both belong tonight." Quinn sang, looking across the fire to Noah.

"It's hard to feel the rush, to brush the dangerous. I'm gonna run right to, to the edge with you, where we can both fall far in love!" Rachel sang, leaning down to kiss Blaine's lips lightly. Artie stared at them while everyone started dancing.

"I'm on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment of truth. Out on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment with you. I'm on the edge, the edge, the edge! The edge, the edge, the edge! I'm on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment with you! I'm on the edge with you. . ." The glee club sang and danced together.

"Another shot before we kiss the other side. . ." Sam sang.

"Tonight, yeah baby, tonight, yeah baby!" Santana and Brittany sang after him.

"I'm on the edge of something final we call life tonight, alright, alright." Noah sang, locking his eyes with Quinn, who hurriedly looked away.

"Put on your shades 'cause I'll be dancing in the flames." Blaine sang, grinning up at Rachel.

"Tonight, yeah baby, tonight, yeah baby!" Santana and Brittany sang together.

"It isn't hell if everybody knows my name tonight, alright, alright!" Noah sang, taking Quinn's hand in his and pulling her into a standing position to dance with him.

"It's hard to feel the rush, to brush the dangerous. I'm gonna run right to, to the edge with you where we can both fall far in love!" Rachel sang, kissing Blaine again.

"I'm on the edge of glory and I'm hanging on a moment of truth! Out on the edge of glory and I'm hanging on a moment with you. I'm on the edge, the edge, the edge. . .the edge, the edge, the edge, the edge. . .I'm on the edge of glory and I'm hanging on a moment with you! I'm on the edge with you!"

"I'm on the edge with you. I'm on the edge with you. I'm on the edge of glory and I'm hanging on a moment of truth. Out on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment with you. . ."

"I'm on the edge, the edge, the edge. . .the edge, the edge, the edge, the edge. . .I'm on the edge of glory, and I'm hanging on a moment with you. . .I'm on the edge with you, with you, with you, with you, with you. . .I'm on the edge with you, with you, with you, with you, with you. . ."

"I'm on the edge with you, with you, with you, with you, with you. . .I'm on the edge with you, with you, with you, with you, with you. . ."

Blaine and Rachel ended up holding onto each other, laughing hysterically. Sam twirled Mercedes and Santana and Brittany hugged each other tightly. Tina and Mike kissed each other passionately, but Artie, oh Artie, was the only sane one at the moment.

He looked between Sam and Mercedes and then between Blaine and Rachel.

"You two are dating." He finally stated, crossing his arms.

Mercedes and Rachel looked at him. Then Blaine and Sam.

"What?" Mercedes asked, letting go of Sam.

"Who?" Rachel asked at the same time.

"You and Sam. You and Blaine."

Quinn smirked. A real smirk.

"Good to know one of us still has a brain." She said.