A/N: This is a short chapter and I apologize for the wait. I had been sick and also had a Christmas party this weekend. I thought I'd post something instead of making you all wait longer. And thank you for so many positive reviews for the last chapter, you guys have been amazing! Apparently you approve of a little teasing, so I'm adding a bit of a twist in this chapter. Hope you enjoy :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee or PowerPoint
The Talk
"Just so you know, they aren't sleeping together. Those two are barely rounding first base." Santana replied as she dumped syrup on her pancakes and took a bite.
"Still not helping." Quinn replied through gritted teeth, her eyes not leaving Rachel's dads.
Michael and Jeremiah looked at each other, then the four girls in the room. Michael took a seat at the counter by a stack of pancakes. Jeremiah sighed and did the same.
"So, cooking us breakfast…are you trying to butter us up?" Michael asked after swallowing his first bite. "These are really good by the way."
"It was San's idea." Quinn shrugged as she also walked over and grabbed a plate. Rachel was silently staring at her own pancakes, refusing to partake in the conversation out of embarrassment.
"I wanted to do something to show you all that I appreciate everything you have done for me. As a thank you." Santana said quietly.
Michael and Jeremiah smiled. At least Santana wasn't trying to seduce their daughter. "You didn't have to thank us, Santana, it has been our pleasure."
Quinn realized that the way they were regarding her and Santana were vastly different. She took a deep breath, releasing it slowly. "I was planning on asking your permission today, to see if I could take Rachel out on a date."
Michael regarded her closely. "Today? After we let you share a bed with her and stay over night?"
Quinn blushed profusely, chancing a glance at the still silent Rachel. "I assure you, nothing happened. We only both realized our feelings for each other recently. And although we've been hanging out with each other and in groups, we haven't gone on a proper date and I beg you to give me that chance." She bit her bottom lip nervously. "I adore your daughter, I love her actually, and I would love the opportunity to prove to you that my motives are pure. I'm not some sex-crazed boy."
Santana cackled but attempted to stifle it with a bite of pancake. Because really, the way that Quinn eye fucked Rachel about fifteen minutes ago and led her to the girl's bedroom was screaming 'sex-crazed.'
Santana was vaguely aware of the glare that Quinn shot her, but the blonde's expression turned soft as soon as she locked eyes with Rachel. Quinn walked over to the speechless diva, resting a hand on the girl's shoulder. "I will jump through whatever hoops you need me to, and I promise that even though it seems as if we were deceiving you about our intentions that we never planned to do so. And if you refuse to let me date her, I will abide by that."
Rachel broke her silence at that and stood up to face Quinn. "What? Why would…" She was angry and speechless. How could the girl profess her love for her and then say that she was willing to back off?
Quinn placed a comforting finger on Rachel's lips, immediately shutting the girl's rant off. "I have done some things in the past that I am not proud of, and although I am more than lucky that you have forgiven me, I can understand that perhaps your fathers haven't. I will do whatever it takes to win all three of you over. So, if I have to play by their rules in order to be good enough for their perfect and amazing daughter, who I love, then I will do it."
Rachel's anger instantly faded into pride mixed with love. She smiled brightly against Quinn's fingertip, as she puckered her lips and kissed it. Quinn bit her lip affectionately. Before her gaze shifted to the Berry men, one of whom cleared his throat.
"Quinn, it was never about your past or us thinking you aren't good enough for our daughter." Jeremiah spoke. "She has been so happy lately, and we assume it has to do with you."
The blonde flushed, glancing at Rachel with a smile before returning her attention on the girl's dads.
"The girl's had a crush on you for awhile now; we just didn't realize that you shared her…open-mindedness when it came to love." Michael added. Then he glanced at Santana and Brittany. "I think that we need to initiate an open door policy from now on girls."
Santana mumbled a curse; Brittany looked around confused while Quinn glanced back at Rachel. "Does that mean, are you allowing me to date Rachel?"
"We were never going to deny you, Quinn, though your speech was very convincing." Jeremiah stated.
Quinn blushed again, but when Rachel kissed her gently she forgot she was embarrassed.
"We should discuss some ground rules. Knowing that Rachel was also interested in girls, we did some research about safe sex and…" Michael began speaking but trailed off, embarrassed to go further.
Rachel and Quinn pulled away from each other wide eyed and mouths agape. Santana was laughing hysterically and Brittany had a knowing smile on her face.
"PowerPoint in the living room after breakfast." Jeremiah chirped.
Michael looked around the room. "All four of you will be present."
Santana stopped laughing immediately and mumbled. "Kill me now."
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They were about halfway through their presentation, as Rachel, Quinn and Santana sat mortified in the living room. Brittany, however, was not sharing in their misfortune.
"As wonderful as your slides are, Jeremiah, I believe you missed a few. There's this thing Santana does that…"
Santana jumped over the couch and covered Brittany's mouth.
Michael shut off the projector and looked at the girls intently. "Santana and Brittany, you may leave now."
"Thank God!" Santana drug Brittany up the stairs.
"Bedroom doors open!" Jeremiah called after them.
"I am so moving back home right now." Santana mumbled as she made her way up the stairs.
The men turned toward Quinn and Rachel. They studied the girls with compassion. Michael sighed.
"Quinn we know a little bit about your…personal life, with you being pregnant. But have you ever been with a girl before?"
She shook her head, unable to speak.
Jeremiah eyed Rachel carefully. "And you and Finn…"
Rachel nodded.
Michael and Jeremiah shared a look. "I think, honestly, that Santana and Brittany will be a better help in this area than us, I'm afraid." Michael began slowly. "I don't know the first thing about any of this, but I do know that when I look at the way you girls look at each other…Rachel never looked at Finn that way. And I wish that she had fully understood that it was worth waiting for the right person before she…"
"I get it Daddy. And I regret it more than you can know." She turned to Quinn and gave her a look that the blonde understood was sort of an apology.
Quinn turned to face the brunette, taking the smaller hands in her own. "Rachel, don't you dare do that."
"Do what?"
Michael and Jeremiah knew the conversation was going to a place they didn't want to follow, so they silently left the room.
"I love you Rachel, and do I wish that we could have both had our first times together? Absolutely. Does it make me jealous that Finn got a part of you that I wish only I could have? Of course, as I'm sure you feel the same about Puck. But Rachel, you don't owe me an apology or explanation. He was your boyfriend, I get it. I hate that you regret it, that he took something that you realized you weren't ready to give. But please don't ever apologize to me for not being a virgin."
Rachel squeezed the blonde's hands gently before pulling her toward her for a kiss. Pulling away, Rachel smiled at the blonde. "He may have taken something from me, but I promise that I am more than willing to give myself to you. In whatever way you want me."
Quinn's eyes glazed over as her mouth went dry. She tried to swallow but found it difficult to do so.
Rachel smiled before kissing her again, Quinn was brought out of her stupor the minute Rachel's lips grazed her own. Quinn kissed back passionately.
Licking her lips when the girls separated for air, Quinn smiled back at the brunette. "This is a first time for both of us Rachel, being with a girl, so maybe we can find a way to make it as special as both of our first times should have been."
"But we are doing absolutely nothing until after our first date, Miss Fabray." Rachel smiled brightly.
"Nothing?" Quinn managed to squeak out.
"PG kissing only. No make-out sessions, no under the shirt over the bra action, and definitely no more trying to steal second base."
Quinn growled frustratingly. She hadn't even planned the date yet, and Christmas was in two days and then their 'The O.C.' marathon they promised to have with Sugar. And the following weekend was Puck's New Year's Eve bash. Dammit, it'd be at least a week before she could take Rachel on a date. Over a week before she got to touch the girl's soft skin. She must have been making the most unattractive face because Rachel was giggling. Hazel eyes shot up to meet Rachel's brown ones.
"Maybe when we have our sleepover next week, we can cuddle." Rachel spit out between fits of giggles.
Quinn's eyes looked so hopeful as she took in Rachel. How could she be reduced to this? She was so whipped already that she was excited about the possible prospect of cuddling. Rachel leaned in, her fingers dancing on Quinn's exposed thighs causing the blonde to idly wonder if there was some sort of double standard where Rachel could fondle her, because she'd be perfectly okay with that. As the brunette's warm breath grazed Quinn's neck, the blonde shivered. But Rachel kept moving closer, until her lips brushed against Quinn's ear. With a silky whisper, Rachel added. "And since I know you wake up feeling a little…mischievous, maybe I'll make a few exceptions to the aforementioned rule."
Quinn's breath caught in her throat. Now she couldn't wait for the sleepover. Suddenly she wondered if Rachel's dads would even allow it.
"Before I get my hopes up, what about your dad's new rules?" Quinn asked nervously.
Rachel removed herself from her position, practically on top of Quinn, and stood up from the couch. Quinn immediately missed the contact, and the warmth. Rachel pulled the girl's arms upward until Quinn was standing toe to toe with her. Rachel chastely kissed the blonde before skipping back to the kitchen.
"Dad, Daddy. I understand we have the new ground rules for a reason, but we were all planning on having Sugar over next week to watch The O.C. marathon-style. And if we all sleep downstairs in the basement, can we have a big sleepover?"
The men looked at each other then the two girls in front of them. It was Michael who spoke. "Sugar must be there, and we get to veto any wardrobe choices. All girls must be wearing pants."
Quinn bit her lip, because really, like either of those would stop Brittany and Santana from having sex. But if it meant that she had a week of holding a sleeping Rachel in her arms, she was all for any concessions they had to make. "Deal!"
"And the basement door must remain open." Jeremiah added.
Quinn nodded. She looked to Rachel who looked about ready to protest, so she grabbed the girl's hand and led her out of the kitchen.
As they made it upstairs, they knocked on Santana's slightly ajar bedroom door.
"Yeah?" The Latina replied.
Quinn pushed the door open as she and Rachel walked inside. "The sleepover with Sugar and The O.C. is still on next week."
Santana raised an eyebrow. "How'd you manage that?"
"We all have to wear pants, and the basement door has to stay open." Rachel mumbled.
"Pants! Like jeans or like pajama bottoms."
"As we're sleeping, I'd assume the latter."
"Shut up, hobbit." Santana rolled her eyes in jest. "Fine, I guess that's fine. Especially since you seem as upset by it as I am."
"I like the way that Quinn looks at my legs and the fact that she can't keep her hands off…" She stopped talking when she saw Quinn raise an eyebrow.
"You are so full of shit, Berry." Quinn said incredulously. "You talk about ground rules and how we can't do anything that isn't PG rated until after our first date and you're just as horny as I am."
Santana laughed sardonically. "Midget's going to jump your bones before your date Quinn, just do what you do best."
Quinn's eyes got wide as she realized Santana's implication. She was the founder of the celibacy club after all and she created the motto 'It's all about the teasing and not the pleasing.' She was so going to make Rachel beg for it. A dark smirk overtook her lips as she looked at Rachel hungrily.
Rachel looked from Santana to Quinn before realizing what the Latina was referring to. "Quinn Fabray, you are not allowed to wear a Cheerios uniform because you are no longer on the team!"
Quinn's smirk darkened. So, Rachel had a thing for Quinn's Cheerio skirt…
"And I refuse to allow any balloons in this house." Rachel spat out.
Santana and Quinn looked at each other with confusion. Brittany, however, just looked sad. "Balloons are fun, Rach. Why can't we have any?"
Rachel bit her lip, unable to tell Brittany no. "You can have as many as you want, Quinn doesn't get any."
The blonde's eyebrow rose. "I don't get it."
"If the balloon pops, the noise makes the angels cry." Rachel spoke in her best Quinn imitation causing Santana to erupt in laughter.
Quinn's mouth dropped open. She wanted Rachel to be all over her, there was no way she'd use that stupid phrase…holy shit. She pointed to Rachel. "You were right!"
Rachel's brows furrowed.
"Girls want sex just as much as boys do. I never thought it was true until right now." Quinn mused almost more to herself than to anyone else in the room.
Rachel burst out laughing. Then she walked over to Quinn and wrapped her arms around the girl and held her close. "I don't think I even realized it was true until now, I was just trying to get a rise out of you at the time."
Quinn tried to frown but realized that a lot of the things she did to Rachel or said to Rachel had been to try and get a rise out of her. She shook her head with a smile. They both were so completely in the closet to realize that all they wanted was for the other girl to notice them. She kissed Rachel's temple before whispering. "How could we have been so blind?"
"Because a giant was blocking our view." Rachel replied with a sigh, both girls knew that she was referring to Finn.
"I want to go get some balloons." Brittany said into the silence.
"I was actually hoping to finish up some last minute Christmas shopping." Santana offered.
"I have a few things to get as well." Rachel said before pulling away from Quinn.
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A/N: Up next, their Christmas shopping trip and Quinn begins to start planning for her date with Rachel. Plus, the girls attempt to out tease each other, should be fun :)
