A/N: Hi! :) Okay, so this starts off being more Lortie than Quiff but then it goes back! Also I only just found out that Lima and Westerville aren't fictional towns, and that they're actually like an hour away from each other which totally doesn't make sense in this fic but whatever, it's AU, everything's different!

Lorna is based off of thegirlwhowas0nfire from Tumblr. If you have it, go follow her, she's awesoooome :D

Oh yeah! There was something else I wanted to say. To the person who wanted the rating to go up; I don't know. What do the rest of you think? If the rating goes up, they can swear as much as they want, and I can write about them getting drunk, or into a fight, or (as is most cases with the M rating on this site :P) smut. So do you guys wanna see that sort of stuff or do you prefer it fluffy? (Obviously, the smut won't be happening for quite a while if the rating did go up, I want to keep it realistic still) Tell me what you think in the reviews! :3

Enjoy!

…

Artie looked around nervously, his hands shaking in his lap. This was a stupid idea. Nobody's gonna want to go on a date with me, what was I thinking? I'm just gonna go home and – "Artie?" a voice cut him off.

He looked up and saw Lorna standing next to him. She was wearing a red dress that just about reached her knees and black heels, matching Artie's choice of a white shirt, red sweater vest, black trousers and dress shoes very well, and her red-brown hair fell to her shoulders in neat curls. "Hi, Lorna! What are you doing here?"

"Aren't I supposed to be on a date with you?" she asked.

"Oh! Oh, yeah. I guess you are," he grinned goofily. "You look really good tonight," his smile softened, making a mental note to thank Jeff when he next saw him.

Lorna blushed. "Thank you, Artie! You do, too!"

He shook his head bashfully. "Oh, and this is for you," he presented her with a rose. "I know it's corny, but…" she shrugged.

Lorna took it, giggling. "It's not corny. It's sweet."

"Shall we go in then?" Artie asked. "I'd take your hand, but I kinda need mine," he gestured to his wheelchair.

Lorna rested her hand on his shoulder sympathetically. "Sure!" she smiled.

…

"So how's your food?" Quinn asked Jeff.

"Oh, it's awesome! This meat is fantastic!" he beamed.

Quinn giggled. "Good to hear."

"Here, try some!" Jeff cut a piece off, stabbed his fork onto it and offered it to Quinn.

She ate it, nodding. "This is fantastic!" she exclaimed, mouth still full. She blushed, swallowing her mouthful. "Sorry," she giggled.

"Don't be. That was…Oddly adorable." Jeff took her hand. "Then again, it's probably because everything you do is adorable," he grinned, rubbing his thumb against the back of her hand.

"You're such a dork," Quinn rolled her eyes playfully, her bracelet jangling as she played with her and Jeff's fingers.

"You love it really," his nose scrunched. "Hey, look who's just come in!" He gestured to where Lorna and Artie were talking to a waiter.

"We can't let them see us!" Quinn hissed, and she covered both of their faces with a menu. Jeff couldn't help but giggle childishly. "Shhh!" she hushed, laughter shaking in her own voice.

"I can't help it!" he whispered, peeking around the side.

"What are they doing?" Quinn whispered.

"Coast is clear," he put his side of the menu down. "We can see them but they can't see us," he grinned. "And Artie's got a huge grin on his face. He'll be fine," he covered Quinn's hand with his own. "Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to celebrate the fact that I've been with my amazingly beautiful girlfriend for exactly a quarter of a year now," he kissed the corner of her mouth softly.

"And if you don't mind, I'd like to celebrate that I've managed to keep the greatest boyfriend ever for three months," she kissed him lightly.

"Oh, I don't mind that at all," he purred, leaning in again.

…

"So, Lorna, tell me more about yourself," Artie rested his chin on his fist.

"I like Harry Potter…I may or may not have cosplayed as Luna Lovegood in the past," she blushed.

Artie's jaw dropped. "You cosplay? As Harry Potter characters?" Lorna nodded, embarrassed. "Whoa, that's awesome," he grinned.

"Oh, you think so?" Lorna asked shyly. Artie nodded, and she smiled back confidently. "I'm also a huge fan of the TV show Doctor Who. I don't know if you've ever seen it…"

"I've heard of it, I keep meaning to watch it at some point!"

"Maybe you could…Borrow mine sometime?" she asked shyly.

"I'd like to," he smiled.

"So, come on, tell me about you!"

"Well, I'm really not the 'coolest' guy around." At the word 'coolest', he made air quotation marks with his fingers. "Whilst most people spend their weekends partying and getting drunk, I play Minecraft and Portal and all those kinda games. It's lame, I know," he shrugged.

"That's not lame! That's definitely cool," Lorna reached over to squeeze his hand gently.

"Really?" Artie beamed. "Wow," he breathed. "I – Thank you. For, y'know, agreeing to come tonight. It means a lot," he nodded with a small smile.

"Okay, Rory will tell you this eventually anyway, so I might as well now. I've kind-of maybe had this little crush on you since I met you, but I never do anything about my crushes. I guess Rory was getting fed up of that and he and Jeff were talking, and I dunno. Here we are," she shrugged. "I'm making a total idiot of myself, aren't I?" She hid herself behind her hair.

"No, you're not. I've liked you for a while, too. Hence why I was so surprised to see you here, earlier," he shrugged.

"Oh!" Lorna brightened again. "Cool," she flustered before giggling. "So, er, how are Quinn and Jeff reacting now?"

"They both 'aww'-ed and are grinning hopelessly," Artie laughed.

"They still think we don't know they're there?"

"Don't think so," he giggled.

"May I take your order?" a new voice asked.

…

On Saturday, Quinn tapped the first name in her phonebook and then the green call button.

"Who dis be?"

"Artie, it's me, Quinn!"

"Oh, hey, Quinn! How goes it?"

"Oh, come on, that's not important! How did yesterday go?"

"You can tell me that."

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't act dumb with me, Fabray; we knew you and Jeff were spying on us!"

"…No, we weren't…"

"Quinn…"

"Fine, so we were. You two are so cute!"

"We know. Hey, Lorna! Say hi to Quinn! – Hey, Quinn! Have a nice meal last night?"

"Hi, Lorna! And shut up, Artie's already told me off about that."

"A'ight, Quinn, we're headed out to the comic book store. Catch you later! – Bye, Quinn!"

"Bye, you guys!"

…

The weekend had flown past, and before they knew it, the New Directions were back in the choir room. "Okay, everyone! We've got Nationals in a few months, and for once we need to prepare a number. Now, I say we keep with the whole original song theme, but I don't want Finn and Rachel singing." Both of their mouths fell open.

"Mr Schuester, as much as I normally admire your artistic direction, I really don't think that this is the best option if we want to win Nationals," Rachel gushed.

"Yeah, Mr Schue, Rachel and I –"

"Have sung a duet at Regionals in the past and we lost. When Santana, Sam and Quinn performed at Regionals, we won. This is Nationals. There's a lot of fresh blood to pump around here, guys! So. I'm gonna partner you up, based on when you joined us. Finn, you'll be with Rory. Rachel, with Jeff. Puck and Lauren, Kurt and Sam, Tina and Mike, Quinn and Mercedes, Santana and Sugar. Oh, but that still leaves Brittany…"

"Don't bother. I don't even want to be a part of this stupid glee club!" Sugar stormed out.

"O-kay then," Mr Schuester stretched out the 'Oh' sound. "I guess Santana, you'll be singing with Brittany!" Both girls hugged each other. "Alright, guys! There's no theme as such, but you need to pick a song that's gonna showcase both of your talents! Performances next week. Let's do this!"

…

"Hey, Jeff?" Rachel asked quietly. They were at Jeff's house, in his room. She was studying a photo that sat in a frame next to his bed of him and Quinn in Virginia.

"Yeah?" he asked, laying on his bed so that his head hung upside down over the edge.

"When did you and Quinn…You know…"

"Er, we haven't gotten that far yet. I don't think we will do for a long time, either…" He pulled a face nervously.

"Oh, I thought you'd already told each other you loved each other. I'm sorry," she apologised.

"Oh wait, you were talking about that?" The colour spread back into Jeff's cheeks as he sat up. "Oh, okay."

"Well, yeah. What did you think I was –"

"Never mind that!" Jeff interrupted loudly. "It was about a month in – the day I left the Warblers. I was gonna tell her anyway, but I didn't know how. She came online and I thought about it but I was like 'nah, it's gotta be face to face!' I still sent her a little, y'know, 'Hey, how are you?' sort of thing. She told me she was upset, so I went round her house to see if she was okay. I comforted her and she said it first," he smiled.

"So, it just…Happened?" Rachel asked.

"Yeah. Why are you – Oh God, you're…Aww!" Jeff beamed before crawling over and pulling Rachel into a hug. "Aw, that's so cute!"

"We need to think of a song," Rachel suddenly changed the subject as red patches formed on her cheeks.

"We do," Jeff nodded. "Any ideas?"

"The Chiffons. One Fine Day. I'll admit, it's not the message either of us want to give out, but it'll suit our voices well, which was the assignment, yes?"

"Yeah, that sounds awesome!" Jeff beamed. He picked up his guitar and started playing the first chord. "You wanna sing the first part?" Rachel nodded. "Cool! Let's do this!"

…

"Six! You're needed urgently."

"Wait, what? Why?"

"Dalton lockdown, bro!"

"I don't go to Dalton anymore, Nick, remember?"

"Shut up. Once a Warbler and all that jazz."

"Oh, so is Kurt invited too?"

"Ah, there's a lot going on with Blaine over here. We don't need the drama."

"Wait, what's happening with Blaine? Is he okay?"

"Well, there's a new Warbler, Sebastian. He's, ah, taken a liking to Blaine, shall we say."

"But Blaine's dating Kurt now! Right?"

"Yeah, that's why he doesn't want Kurt there! He wants to deal with Sebastian himself, otherwise he's scared people's feelings will get hurt."

"Man, first the Gap guy and now this? Blaine's popular with the guys!"

"Yeah…Hey, speaking of, did you and Quinn sort things out?"

"Oh, yeah, we're cool now."

"Aweso – Wait. Do I hear Rachel in the background there?"

"Chill out, man, we have a Glee assignment. Look…HEY, RACHEL, NICK'S ON THE PHO – OH, OKAY, SORRY! She's in the bathroom right now."

"Dude, don't worry, I trust you! If anything, I'm jealous of Rachel. I haven't seen you once since spring break."

"Aw, does little Nicky miss me?"

"A little!"

"I miss you too, man. I'll be at this lockdown thing. What day?"

"Sweet! Friday from 8pm. You better be there!"

"I will, don't worry. Six out."

"Three out."

…

Jeff – Quinn Hey! :D

Quinn – Jeff Someone's happy :P Hey :)

Jeff – Quinn I'm talking to you, aren't I? Of course I'm happy!

Quinn – Jeff You're such a goofball! How are you?

Jeff – Quinn Don't act like you don't love it ;P I'm fantastic, thanks! And you?

Quinn – Jeff I'm talking to you, aren't I? Of course I'm fine! ;D

Jeff – Quinn Touché. How's yours and Mercedes' song coming along?

Quinn – Jeff It's great! I mean, the song's not exactly ideal, but…

Jeff – Quinn Oh, that's fine. Rachel and I's song is like the total opposite of how we feel, but we sound awesome!

Quinn – Jeff You two are getting along well, then :P

Jeff – Quinn Well, she spends a lot of time talking. I find it best to nod a lot, with the occasional 'yeah' thrown in.

Quinn – Jeff You've learnt quickly :P Why are the Warblers talking about some kind of lockdown?

Jeff – Quinn Every year, Dalton has a 'lockdown' where students aren't allowed to leave campus for an entire weekend. From Friday at 8pm to Sunday at 8pm. I have to go because it's everyone that's been a student at Dalton this year.

Quinn – Jeff So why isn't Kurt going?

Jeff – Quinn Apparently there's a new guy that keeps flirting with Blaine, and he doesn't want to worry Kurt.

Quinn – Jeff I see. But does that mean I can't see you all weekend? D:

Jeff – Quinn I think so :( But normally people sneak outsiders in so I'll see what I can do ;P I'll just have to have Rachel come too, so that'll get Nick on side.

Quinn – Jeff Tell me when you've found out so I can tell Rachel! :D

Jeff – Quinn Will do :3 Ugh, I gotta go now. Babysitting my mom's friend's son. Well, the younger one. The one that's our age is our friend, too!

Quinn – Jeff Aww, that's adorable!

Jeff – Quinn Come with me if you want!

Quinn – Jeff Wait, what's this friend's name?

Jeff – Quinn …Jackson.

Quinn – Jeff Why does everyone your family know have a name starting with J?

Jeff – Quinn It's not his first name, it's his surname!

Quinn – Jeff What's his first name?

Jeff – Quinn If I tell you, he'll kill me.

Quinn – Jeff He won't know!

Jeff – Quinn Fine. His first name is Rutherford.

Quinn – Jeff Oh, come on, stop fooling around!

Jeff – Quinn I'm not! That's actually his real name!

Quinn – Jeff Oh. Okay. There was a guy called Matt Rutherford in sophomore year, but he never came back to Glee.

Jeff – Quinn I totally needed to know that, didn't I?

Quinn – Jeff Yep! God, I wish I could come with you, but I have my Spanish work to finish still. I'm sorry.

Jeff – Quinn It's cool! I'll ask Nick. Give us a chance to hang out before the lockdown.

Quinn – Jeff Alright, you two better not do anything stupid.

Jeff – Quinn It's like you don't know us. :P Okay, gotta go now. I love you!

Quinn – Jeff I love you too :) Have fun!