Sorry...It took a while to figure out where to go with episodes further down the line. Sorry about the delay.
So this is my take on the Road to the Regionals episodes.
Enjoy!
Episode 14.
Everything had gone great for our two lovers over the holiday season. Though Quinn did not get to celebrate Christmas as she had been living at Puck's, she celebrated Hannukah with all the knowledge about the holiday passed on to her by her jewish sweetheart. During those 8 days Rachel received eight wonderful gifts, from knitted jumpers to beautifully crafted love vouchers to fanatastic sketches of herself surrounded in love hearts. And although to anyone else they would have been cheap to Rachel they showed time, effort, care and to a great extend love.
Rachel sent Quinn babygrows, beautiful maternity dresses, teddys and a silver cross necklace. The tag always said anonymous but that gold star gave her away. Puck's mother and probably even Puck himself assumed that they were gifts from Quinn's mother but they were not.
Quinn's mother just sent a card with a small plastic card inside and a message that read: "Quinnie, I set this up for the baby and you. Use it for whatever you need." Quinn cried that night knowing that her mother still loved her.
For apperances both girls kept their gay-beards. Quinn with Puck and Rachel with Finn. Puck was free to date other girls (except Rachel) so long as they appeared to be together in public. Rachel however had Finn hanging around her most of the time. He would kiss her and she would feel disgust espally when she herd him mutter the words "Mail-man" to himself. That and she was getting neck spasms from having to crane her neck to speak or kiss him. She wanted to dump him but Quinn wanted to keep up apperances so Rachel hatched a plan for him to break up with her.
Rachel had decided to set her plan in motion the day she got back to school. She was feeling high on the confidence boost that was the Sectional's win.
"Hey babe, looking good." Mercedes said enthusiatically to Rachel.
"Feeling good Mercedes." Rachel beamed it was as if Don't Rain on my Parade was playing in the distance. The song and the cheers she gained after performing it, had failed to leave her head since Sectionals.
"This is amazing. Ever since Glee club won Sectionals everybody looks at us differently." Kurt had joined them as they strut through the crowds that filled William McKinley High. Jacob stood behind Rachel saying that he wanted to be with her but all three of them ignored him.
"We are Glitterotti. I feel like Lady Gaga." Kurt said as he made a claw gesture to Rachel. "Get used to it guys, we are stars now. On par with all the jocks and the Popular kids." 'Finally, maybe Quinn would consider being out if Glee was popular but it is more the gay thing, than the me thing right?' "Uh, it is the dawn of a new era here at McKinley. We are gonna RULE THIS SCHOOL!" Rachel didn't have time to see Azimo, Karofsky and some other guy before they threw a blueberry slushie on the adorable Berry.
"Oooohhh, welcome to loser town. Population: You." Azimo shouted out after them. Rachel ran to the bathroom as the other two divas called Mercedes mother who picked them up from school immediately and set up a hair appointment for the two.
Quinn waited for Puck to shut up about 'how the mushrooms had no real reason to kidnap Princess Peach as they did not ask for ransoms or have sex with her fine ass'. Quinn wanted to tell him that the reason was because it was just a game but instead said. "The baby is pushing against my bladder." and quickly abandoned the boy in search for her girl.
"Baby, are you okay?" Quinn asked after the lock was secured and the coast was clear. Rachel was standing by the sinks. She was wearing a green bra and was trying desperately to wash the blue corn syrup from her grey sweater."Blue doesn't come out and my Nana gave me this sweater." Rachel sighed. Quinn moved closer to her girl who still had her back to the blonde. Quinn kissed the back of Rachel's neck before she wrapped both arms around Rachel's waist not thinking about how she missed being that thin but focusing purely and wholly on comforting her Baby. Quinn rested her chin on Rachel shoulder and looked at Rachel's refection in the mirror. Quinn noticed that she looked beyond upset.
"Come on Sweetheart. It will be okay. I have spare clothes for you. Oh, baby, don't cry. Why are you crying." Quinn spun Rachel around and wiped the tears from the chocolate eyes. Rachel cried into Quinn's shoulder making the pregnant girl stumble back a bit. "It's just...I thought we would be popular or at least...be cooler after...Sectionals...but then I got slushied and I guess...I was wrong." Quinn stroked Rachel's hair with one hand while the other was still firmly around the brunette's waist.
"I know how you hate to be wrong." Quinn teased and Rachel let out a laugh. A sound that would always make the blonde's heart swell. "Wow" Rachel jumped back. The blonde knew why. The baby was kicking intensly against Quinn's stomach. "How long has that been happening." Rachel asked in awe as she held the bump with both of her hands. "Not long, it only gets that way, when I think of you." Rachel smiled. She moved the blonde's shirt upwards and placed a kiss on Quinn's baby bump. "Are you in pain? Does it hurt?" Rachel asked worried and scared for Quinn's well-being. "A bit." Quinn grimaced. "But, uh, it usually stops, she usually stops when you sing to me." Quinn arched her brow as Rachel began to sing to Quinn.
Once the kicking had ceased, Quinn went straight into helping Rachel wash her hair.
Finn had a Basketball match that night and Rachel made it her job to embarrass him but he was doing pretty good at doing that all by himself. So she went to Plan B. It took her two hours in all but with a little photoshop she was able to create the creepiest thing ever. A picture of two cats but with their faces instead of the cats, knowing that he was also allegic to cats. She made twelve of the pictures and printed them off to make two identical calenders. She was sure that it would creep him out. She wanted a beard who wasn't so sloppy and grabby. Although if she was being honest she didn't a beard at all but she loved Quinn and we all do crazy things for people we love.
Rachel found him and gave him the calenders but he didn't even flinch whe she gave him the calender so she kicked it up a notch telling him about dates at the Authistic Children's center and their production of Phantom of the Opera. Quinn was watching the back of Rachel's head longingly. She wanted her so badly and the pregnancy hormones were not helping. She only snapped out of it when Puck told her to "Please stop supersizing because I don't dig on fat chicks." Quinn really wished she could beat him down. Instead she snarled. "I'm pregnant." Puck went defensive asking. "And that's my fault." Quinn really wanted to kill him. "Yes, it is your fault!". Puck shook his head and Quinn went back to ignoring him so she could get back to staring at Rachel.
In glee club that week. Quinn sat in front while Rachel sat with Finn they were given the assignment to sing a song with the word "Hello" in it. Finn sang a Doors song. Rachel loved that he was singing again. She needed a strong male lead and though Finn wasn't exactly Broadway calibre, she had to admit that he was good. Rachel left Glee as the bell rang. She missed Santana and Brittany asking Finn out on a date but Quinn seen it.
Rachel watched as Santana and Brittany walked past her with their pinky's linked. Brittany gave Rachel the evil eye while Santana gave her a flirtatious little grin. Rachel was on a mission, she tried to shake a certain Latina Cheerio out of her head. She had to deal with Finn. Rachel sidled up next to him, he looked annoyed. 'It's working!'
"I know being my boyfriend is a challenge. I'm not Quinn." 'I don't know how she does it' "I don't...look like her, I'm not popular and my personality though exciting and can be full of suprises is also very high matenenced but..." Rachel dragged him by the trophy case. She was really getting into her acting. She even pretended he was Quinn. "I'll always be honest with you." 'I've been dating Quinn since November of freshman year' "painfully so and all I ask in return is that you are honest with me."
"I don't think I want to be your boyfriend" Finn said rushed.
"What?" 'Okay I really need to sell this. He needs to know that I won't ever get back with him.'
"I just think I need to connect with my inner rockstar before I can fully commit to one woman. I need to find out who I am now." Rachel couldn't believe the line that he just used...inner rockstar...she had enough, she was using the bitchy reply. The one that she thought was to mean when she was practising the night before.
"I'll tell you who you are. You are a scared little boy. You're afraid of dating me because you think it might hurt your reputation though what you never admit is very important to you." 'The same way Quinn feels...oh don't cry...why am I crying.' "You hate what Quinn did to you not just because it hurt but because it was so humilating."
"You are freaking me out. It's like you are inside my head right now."
"I just see you for who you are unlike you who can only see me as this silly girl who made a fool out of herself in her first Glee Club rehearsal and that's where you lose Finn because if you take a second look at me you'd realize that I am the only person in the world who knows you and accepts you for who you are no matter what."
Rachel stormed away but worried that her speech might backfire and that maybe she was too convincing so she hoped that they Glee assingment would come in handy.
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Everyone was waiting for Mr. Schuester while Rachel seen the love of her life sit with Puck (the guy who slushied her and knocked up said love of life) and the girl that she had a slight crush on get chatted up by her fake ex beard. It was all so frustrating.
"Alright guys gotta get moving on those Hello numbers. Who has got something to show us? Volunteers?" Rachel seen Puck hold Quinn and that was it.
"Mr Schuester I think I found a song that sums up my feelings perfectly."
"Fantastic Rachel. Show us what you got."
Rachel sang "Gives you Hell" by All American Rejects. Quinn smiled she loved that band and Rachel was singing after all. Puck blocked her but she still managed to clap around him. They even danced together when Rachel sang the line "Then he's a fool".
The room erupted in cheers when Rachel finished but Mr Schuester was not impressed. He told the diva that assignment was "Hello" and wouldn't listen to her arguement that she was focusing only on the first syllable.
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Rachel was lying on her bed reading a love note that Jacob most definetely put in her locker. "When I have sex with girls, I'm always thinking of you." 'Yeah right, like he has had sex with a girl...unless...no he wouldn't pay for sex, would he? If so that is pathetic and sad...for the women who...although maybe it was Santana...No, it couldn't be...but Kurt did say that she had sex with Brittany...no...it's more likely Jacob...ugh...where is Quinn?'
*Where r u...I miss u. Tell Noah to screw himself & spend time wit me.*
*Love your passion huni, I'm just parking the car. I'm on my way. Xx*
Rachel began to worry when after 10 minutes there was still no Quinn in sight. Her mind ran through all these scenarios involving Quinn in trouble. They spanned from car crashes to early labour to rape. Rachel began hyperventilating.
*Where r u? If u don't text me back in 10 minutes then I have no choice but to contact the police. I'm beg-*
*Previous text message was split into two due to the lenght. You will be charged for the price of two text messages. Don't forget to check our website for the best offers*
*ginning to freak out. Q, seriously I think I feel a stress zit. Baby please reply straight away! XxX*
Rachel waited anxiously but finally her phone vibrated with a reply.
*Im wit ur dad. u need 2 calm down & help!*
Rachel read and re-read the message before running downstairs. Her father were both out so Rachel grabbed a set of keys and ran out to look for Quinn. She soon found the blonde standing by her chair looking extremely nervous while Leroy stood by her talking away.
"Daddy why are you talking to Quinn Fabray? Hey Quinn." Rachel asked as she tried to keep her cool.
"Oh, you know, I always see this car parked here in the morning. I was doing my duties as neighboorhood patrol and then I seen Miss Fabray get out and I recognised her from that choir you are so fond of and I just had to introduce myself." He smiled a wide smile and Quinn realised where Rachel got that wide grin from.
"Well now you have...so lets go..." Rachel gestered back towards the house but her dad wasn't moving. "Quinn, may I just say that it was a pleasure meeting you." Quinn ducked her head and Rachel was trying desperately to steer her dad in the direction of home. "You are a really lovely girl and might I add absolutely stunning...my baby sure knows how to pick them."
Both girls stood too stunned to move while Leroy walked back towards his house.
"Does he know? Did you tell him?" Quinn asked staring in the direction of the Berry household.
Rachel just shook her head limply. "No...I...never, we never talk about you...do you think he knows?" Quinn snapped her eyes back towards Rachel. "No, he can't...okay quick get in the car." The pregnant blonde pointed to the red vehicle. Rachel looked back at her house. "What about my dad?" Rachel asked as Quinn dragged her towards the passenger seat. Quinn grabbed Rachel's phone and began texting.
*Dad. Kurt called. He has a Gleemergency. I'll b home in an hour or so*
Quinn jumped in the driver's seat and handed the cell phone back to the brunette. Rachel read the message "Gleemergency?" The diva asked staring at Quinn as she started the car. "It's a mash-up...Glee emergency..." Quinn said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. "You're weird, you know that? Where are we going? Where are you taking me?"
The car stopped by a small lake. Quinn tried to get out of the car and Rachel helped her. They walked down to the embankment and settled by a large oak tree. They sat side by side. Rachel had her legs over Quinn's and was resting her head on the pregnant girl's shoulder. The moon was rising and the water reflected the light onto the loving couple as the sat in the secluded spot wrapped up in each other. They snuggled close and Rachel asked Quinn the one question that had been on her mind since Sectionals.
"Quinn, uh I heard about Mrs Schuester...Puck was telling Mike that you made a deal and uh I guess, I want to know, um, are you giving her our...are you giving her the baby?" Rachel nervously picked at her cuticles. "No, uh, she doesn't want a baby anymore but...Baby, I can't...I can't keep her." Rachel sighed and Quinn stroked her cheek. "We will have a baby when we are good and ready but this is too soon." The diva grabbed the finger that was strokig her cheek and placed a soft kiss on it. "You see us having kids...someday."
"Yes. When we move out to New York. We will get married. We will have a penthouse apartment and they can run around or we could live in LA and that way they can play in large gardens with lots and lots of fake grass. We could get a dog and our three kids will love it. What?" Quinn looked at a wide eyed Rachel.
"I never thought that you thought about these things..." Rachel said incredulious. "like that you would marry me...have babies with me." Quinn smiled and kissed Rachel's nose. "It is all I think about. You are all I think abo-" Quinn never got to finish that sentence as Rachel attacked Quinn with her mouth on hers. They only stopped when they seen the time and decided that they had to get back home before Leroy suspected anything.
Rachel went to bed happy that night until she got a text.
*Oh Baby, u need a new beard San ain't getting her mitts on u!*
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Rachel decided to hit the music/book store in town for ideas on her song choice for Glee. She felt she had to make up for the previous day. She had just picked up the sheet music for "Hello" by Lionel Richie when she saw him. He was as gay as the rainbow is colorful but he was very handsome.
"Lionel Richie, huh, one of my favourites." rachel recognised him immediately. "Oh my God you are Jessie St James, you're in Vocal Adreniline."
"And you are Rachel Berry." Rachel loved that random people knew who she was, it made her feel famous. "I saw you perform at Sectionals. You're rendition of Don't Rain on my Parade was flawed. You totally lacked Barbara's emotional depth." Rachel knew he was gay but she hadn't met any teenagers who knew or spoke of Barbara's emotional depth and she was drawn in by him even if he did insult her.
"But you are talented. This is one of my favourite haunts."
They sang a duet of the Lionel Richie classic and after he asked rachel out on a date. She did need a new beard and this guy was into musicals and Barbara. It was win/win.
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Rachel met Quinn that night by the old football field. They made sure the coast was clear before almost jumping on each other. Quinn had Rachel up against the cool steel of the old bleachers as they kissed passionately and tenderly and back to passionately again. "I got a new beard...a gay guy only he doesn't know he is gay yet but...oh Quinn I'm not comfortable doing that in public." Quinn quickly withdrew her hand from beneath Rachel's skirt. "The girl's bathroom?" Quinn asked with a smirk playing on her lips. Rachel blushed. "that was different. We had the door locked...anyone can catch us here." Quinn leaned close to Rachel's ear. "It is an empty field...you could scream as loud as you could and nobody would hear you." Quinn licked the diva's earlobe. "Uhh, as tempting as that sounds I...ohh...god...just...continue what you are d-d-doing..."
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Rachel was standing by her locker admiring that her new fake boyfriend looked better than Finn. She flat out told him that she was seeing someone when he tried to get back with her and he told everyone with the help of Brittany that Rachel was dating the star of Vocal Adreniline.
They gave her an ultamatium break up with Jesse or say goodbye to Glee but Rachel called ther bluff.
She was pissed off and then Sue invited her to her "Old Maids Club".
It was horrible not only did some of the woman have issues with body odour and a girl from the wrestling team called her "Man hips".
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Rachel went to Carmel High and confronted Jesse. She need to know that he wasn't really into her.
"Jesse! Who's there! I CARRY A RAPE WHISTLE!"
"It's just me. Most spotlights are 2500 watts this one is 10 times brighter we have to wear sunscreen on stage but it's worth it."
"I guess everything is bigger and brighter here. i have to ask you something and I need you to tell me the truth and if you don't there will be consequenses. Life and death consequenses because if I give myself to you and it turns out that you are just playing me I might die. Not literally but emotionately. It will be the kind of heartbreak that girls like me hold for the rest of their lives...like Barbara in "The Way We Were"."
"Oh my god...you are more of a drama queen than I am." 'Okay mister that is twice that you have insulted me.' "Hi I'm Jesse"
"I know who you are?"
"No you know Jesse St James, star of Vocal Adreniline and your competition. I want to introduce you to Jesse. The guy who is nuts about you. The guy who could never hurt you." Rachel needed that she needed someone who wouldn't hurt her. She had Quinn but that was it.
"No-one can know." "I understand" They kissed but quickly stopped and he wiped his lips with disgust. "Uh, is everything okay?" Rachel asked. "Yeah, it's just I...nevermind."
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"Hey i ended it with Jesse you can spread the word, I know you know how to do that." Rachel told the giant quarterback
"Hey I'm sorry, uh, look I know this really sucks for you but I think it's for the best."
"Taking one for the team, I get it,"
"No, not just for the team, for us...you and me." Rachel looked up at him hoping beyond hope that he wouldn't say what she thought he was going to say.
"I've been think a lot lately. I feel like I have all these problems like Quinn and Basketball and girls and stuff and I've been so overwhelmed trying to figure them all out. Then I realised that the only thing I needed to fix was us." Rachel looked him in the eye with anger soaring from hers. 'There is no us!'
"I want us to be together, Rachel...a real couple I even circled some dates on your crazy calender. Is you not being able to talk right now a good thing or...a bad thing?"
"I can't..." She said frustrated at the boy.
"I can't what?" He asked impatiently.
"I can't be a couple with you...it's the team...we can't have any, uh, drama right now. You know we need to focus on Regionals and I appreciate your offer but in the spirit of being a team player I have to decline."
"Hey, wow, I am not just some guy you met at the music store that you can just blow off. I don't give up that easy. See you in rehearsal." "Ugh, just give up!"
Glee performed "Hello Goodbye" and Rachel hated that Finn was close to her and she hated that though she had a new fake leading man, there was still Finn. She only wanted to be with her leading lady and when Finn touched her stomach at the end of the song. She had no choice but to storm out of rehearsal leaving Quinn but to watch her go.
And that is what You MISSED last time on Glee!
Finally...so freaking hard to write!