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I woke abruptly to a phone chiming somewhere in my room. I patted around the nightstand and accidently pushed over my lamp. It felt to the floor with a loud thud.
"Fuck" I mumbled and sat up. I finally found my phone and looked at the still ringing item in my hand. I couldn't recognize the number. "Quinn Fabray speaking"
"Good morning Miss Fabray. My name is Tina and I'm calling on behalf of Central Park East High School to inform you that we are very interested in your application. We could like to set up an phone interview with our principal" A friendly and very chipper voice said and I immediately woke up.
"Wow. That sounds great. When do you have in mind?" I asked. I felt moving next to me and turned to see if I had woken up Rachel. I faintly heard the last part and embarrassingly asked her to repeat herself. She only chuckled.
"I understand. It's very early, but we like to be very informative. Tom Hellins, our principal, would like to talk with you on Thursday at two o'clock. Is that fine with you?"
"Yes , of course. I'll be ready at the phone" I couldn't contain the big smile on my face.
"Fantastic. That would be all. Have a good day, Miss Fabray"
"Thank you very much and you too" I replied and hung up the phone. I immediately put the date in my calendar and snuggled into Rachel. I thought about waking her up to tell her the big news but she need the sleep. I wrapped an arm around her stomach and nuzzled into her shoulder. When I woke up again, it was to an empty and cold bed. I looked around and noticed Rachel wasn't there. I stretched my body and came in contact with a note. I grabbed it and turned it to read it. 'Hey baby. I didn't want to wake you up, you looked so cute. I had to leave to help my fathers. I'll call you later. I love you xoxo" I smiled and put the note down on my nightstand. The last few days, Rachel has been staying here, so waking up without felt odd. It's funny how addictive you become of a person. You'll miss even the smallest things they do and their presence is needed. For example, Rachel has a habit of walking around singing while she's making coffee or breakfast with me. It drove Santana mad but that was what made it funny. So Rachel not being here was kind of a downer. I couldn't wait to be a permanent part of this woman's daily habits and life fulltime. After a quick shower and some breakfast, I sat down with some tests and essays to correct and grade. I texted Rachel, but she didn't answer. I know that being with her fathers often took all her time, so I didn't take notice of it. I was halfway through when I heard my phone buzz and I looked briefly to see Santana's name on the screen. I didn't have time to answer her right now, so I ignored it and kept reading until I was interrupted yet again by the familiar buzz. I sighed and put down my pen. It was Santana again and since I was honored enough to receive two text in a row from that woman, I decided to open them.
'Whatya girl doin with that Kylie chick?' – S. I frowned and got a worried feeling in my stomach. I opened the other one.
'Bitch, answer me' – S. Before I even got the chance; my phone rang in my hand.
"Hello?" I said even though I knew who it was.
"Q! What the hell? Your little girlfriend is sitting here with Kylie. Did you know?" Santana's voice sounded loudly into my ear. I was shocked and couldn't manage to answer right away.
"I-I…No I didn't" I finally said quietly. My stomach hurt and I couldn't understand what was going on and the worried feeling wouldn't go away.
"I asked my staff and they told me that they have been there for almost an hour and an half" She told me and just felt speechless. That means she wasn't with her dads. Why was she lying to me? I felt both the hurt and especially the anger seeping through my body. Anger was clearly the winner and I felt like storming into the café and yell at her. "Q? Are you listening?" I registered Santana's voice and tuned back to her.
"What?" I snapped.
"Do you want me to talk to her?" I know what she meant by talk and it wasn't a good kind of talk. I thought about it but decided against it.
"No. I'll talk to her myself later" I answered.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes I am" I said shortly. Santana sighed.
"Alright. I gotta go. Got some shit to do" She then said and I could hear her moving around with some papers.
"Sure. Thank you for calling, San"
"Yeah Yeah, whatevs. See ya later" And then there was nothing. I looked blankly down the phone, trying to comprehend what Santana had just told me. I just don't understand it. Why would she lie to me? I know I'm jealous and probably would have demanded to either join her or telling her not to meet her. All the thought running through my mind was driving me crazy, all ridiculous things that doesn't seems to end. The test and essay was all gone from my mind and scenarios to scenarios were taking over. I jumped when my phone buzzed in my hand.
'I'm just leaving my fathers. Care to join me for lunch? My treat :)' – R. Now I know she didn't have in mind to tell me damn thing! I was angry but decided to give her another chance.
'Sure' –Q.
'Great! I'll pick you up in 15' – R. Those minutes went fast and soon I could see Rachel pulling up in front of the house. I grabbed my coat and quickly darted out to the car, since it was raining heavily.
"Hi, sweetie" Rachel greeted and leaned over to kiss me on the cheek.
"Hi" I answered. "Did you have a good morning with your dads?" Rachel nodded.
"Yes, it was fine" I clenched my fingers around nothing and tried really badly to hold back any yelling.
"Yes? What did you do?"
"Just the usual. Talking and eating breakfast together"
"Okay" I whispered and turned my head to look out on the rain. I saw the houses going by as I tried to understand her need to lie for me. Soon we were sitting in the tiny café, waiting for our food to arrive.
"Is something wrong? You're very quiet today" Rachel asked and looked concerned at me. She reached out to hold my hand and I let her.
"No, nothing's wrong. I'm just tired and I got some work back home I need to finish" I answered and took a sip of my water. Rachel had this skeptically look on her face, but she only nodded and obviously let it go for now. We small talked or she talked as I responded shortly and kept focusing on my plate. We finished lunch and went back to the car in silence. I could see the wheels turning in her head as she tried to understand the situation. But she didn't ask any further to the cause.
"Are you going to tell me what's really wrong?" She asked as we pulled up in front of the house. I shook my head and went to open the door when I felt a hand on my arm. "Quinn, if I did something wrong you'll have to tell me. I can't read minds, you know?" I rolled my eyes and turned to look at her.
"You know what you did" I snapped and snatched my arm to myself and stepped out of the car. I closed the door with a smack and began walking towards the house. I faintly heard a car door close.
"Quinn!" Rachel was behind me and stopped me from walking further with a hand on my shoulder. "What are you talking about?" I spun quickly and breathed out in anger. I always had the difficulties to control my anger.
"I know you were with Kylie today!" I crossed my arms and stared into Rachel surprised face. She collected herself and opened her mouth to talk "Don't try to deny it. Santana told me this morning as she saw you two cozily chatting along" I mocked.
"I'm… I'm not trying to deny it."
"You told me you were with your dads"
"Quinn-"
"No! Why did you lie to me? Have you been meeting up with her before and not told me about it?" I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down.
"A few times" Rachel told me and looked down. I gaped at her "But it's not what you think" She reached out to hold my hand but I snatched it away from her reach. She looked hurt, but I'm more right now.
"And what do I think then?" She shrugged.
"Well, I don't know, but there's nothing going on between her and me. You have to believe me when I say that" I scoffed.
"You want me to believe that when you obviously have been meeting her behind my back" I was furious."I just don't understand why you haven't told me about it" Rachel sighed and looked down in shame.
"I tried to but…"
"But what?"
"I know how jealous you are" she finished and looked up at me.
"I'm not jealous" I huffed and crossed my arms again. Rachel arched an eyebrow at me. "Okay, maybe I am, but it didn't give you a reason to lie"
"I know. I'm sorry" She reached out an uncrossed my arms to hold my hands. "I should have told you from the start. I was stupid and shouldn't have kept it from you. I'm so sorry, sweetie" She smiled sadly at me and I could hear the sincerity in her voice. I deflated at the tone and sighed. I ran a hand through my hair and took a deep breath.
"Rachel, it's not okay" She bit her lip and looked down again. "Yes, you should have told me from the start and me being jealous is not an excuse for keeping that kind of secret. You know how I feel about her" She looked up at me and nodded sadly. "But I don't want to be mad at you. You made a mistake and you know it. It may be an easy get-out, and it won't be like if you do it again, but just promise me you won't meet up with her again" Rachel shook her quickly.
"I won't do it again and about Kylie, she's going back to New York to pack. She's leaving today and she wanted to leave on good terms. Not that it was an opportunity, but I tried to give her a chance to explain. I finally managed to get her to understand that I and she weren't going to happen" Rachel explained.
"She's leaving?"
"Yes. Apparently her agent called and she's going to LA for some time" She scrunched her face for a moment "If Santana called you when we were there, why didn't you say anything earlier?" She looked confused and I couldn't stop the blush creeping onto my face.
"I-I was pretty angry that you lied to me and I don't think rationally when I'm in that kind of state. I was a bit childish and basically I wouldn't have said anything to you. So to say, I would have given you the silent treatment" I sheepishly told her.
"Basically you would have left me in the darkness?"
"Yeah, I'm not used to people being so attentive to my feelings or well-being"
"You mean, Finn wasn't attentive to your feelings" She sighed and ran a hand through her hair. She shook her head and looked away. She moved to sit on the steps to the porch. She scrunched up her nose when she noticed the wetness from the wood but shook it off and spoke again. "I'm not Finn. I notice things about you and I know when something is wrong. We are both keen on not keeping any secrets and still, we're doing it. We pretty much had this conversation before" She smiled sadly and motioned for me to sit next to her. I ignored the wetness from the step and sat down. "It's like we can't get this little thing right" I grabbed her hand and caressed her hand with my thumb.
"No, maybe not, but every relationship has it flaws and I believe that, over time, we will get this right. It's still all new and we are two different individuals who still have to learn to live together. We a very different on some perspectives and that's fine. I think it would be boring if we're too much alike. I like challenges" I smiled teasingly and bumped my shoulder lightly against hers. She was looking down at out intertwined hands and I could spot a tiny smile on her lips. I lifted her chin up with my free hand and connected our lips in a short but soft kiss. "I love you so very much" She opened her eyes slowly and blushed.
"I love you too" She smiled and brushed our noses against each other.
"Would you like to join me inside? Not that I don't like sitting outside with you, but I'm freezing my ass off and I like to sit in a place where I don't get wet pants" I said and stood up. I reached my hand out for her to take and she obliged.
"That we can't have. I very much enjoy your precious behind" she smirked and gently slapped my ass. I blushed.
"Oh, stop it and come inside" I said and smiled to her as she followed me. "Hey! I almost forgot!" I stopped abruptly and accidently made Rachel walked right into me.
"Jesus. Warn a girl next time" She mumbled as she touched her nose gently. She stepped to the side and blinked away a few tears.
"I'm so sorry baby. Are you okay?" I asked concerned and took a step towards her to check her nose. She waved a hand dismissively.
"Yes, just the impact I guess. Nothing is damaged" She said and smiled again. I looked at her and noticed that her nose was a tiny bit red and swollen on the tip. "So, what's up?" She said as she proceeded to hang up her coat.
"Oh yeah! Central Park East High School called me this morning. You were asleep and I didn't want to wake you up, so I would have told you when you woke up, but… yeah" I told her and smiled.
"That's so great, Quinn!" She grinned and stepped forward to give me a hug.
"Yes it is. I have a phone interview on Thursday with the principal"
"You're going to do just fine. It's their loss if they don't want you"
"Thank you" I whispered into her lips. I dipped my head and captured her lips while moving her backwards until she hit the wall with a small thud. Rachel responded and I felt her hands running through my hair. She kissed me more aggressively and I put my leg between hers. She moaned into the kiss and that only spurred me on.
"I presume everything is okay with the Oompa Loompa again?" We jumped away from each other, mostly in shock, to see Santana and Brittany in the doorway. I haven't even heard the door open. Brittany elbowed Santana in the ribs and she winched. "Are you done mauling each other in my hallway?" We both blushed and looked at each other with a small smile.
"Oh, leave them be, San" Brittany said and dragged her along with her. Brittany shot an apologetically look to me when she passed me. I smiled reassuringly to her.
"Just don't fuck each other out there. It's fucking gross" Santana yelled. I rolled my eyes and stepped towards Rachel to wrap her into a tight hug.
"I can't wait to get our own Santana-free place" I mumbled into her hair. I could feel her shaking from the muffled laughter and it made me laugh. I gently kissed her forehead and dragged her with me into my room.
I walked slowly up to my parent's house. It was like a déjà-vu, but on a cold day. I felt a presence next to me and looked right into Rachel's smiling face. I smiled back to her, but with a lot less enthusiasm. She slipped her hand into mine and squeezed it to comfort me.
"Relax, honey. I'm sure it will go perfectly" She said and smiled reassuringly. I bit my lip and looked up at the now very big house. It felt enormous right now, like it was going to eat you alive. I felt a light pressure on my cheek and blinked a couple of times to focus on Rachel. "Let's go. I already noticed your mother peaking out through the window"
"Yeah, let's" I mumbled and walked to remaining distance to the door.
"It's going to be fine" Rachel whispered into my ear. I lifted my hand to ring the doorbell when the door opened and my father came into view with a big and warm smile on his face.
"Hello sweetheart" He said to me as he wrapped me into a hug. I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him back. He stepped back and surprised Rachel with a hug too. "Rachel, it's good to see you"
"It's good to see you too, Mr. Fabray" She said and gave one of her big smiles.
"Call me Russell. Mr. is too formal" He laughed and closed the door. Rachel just smiled and nodded. "We were wondering when you decided to actually come up to the door" I blushed embarrassingly "I made a bet with Fran and lost it. Thank you very much"
"Dad!" I gaped at him and couldn't believe them. I could hear Rachel laugh next to me. "It's not funny!" She just laughed more and dad couldn't contain his own laughter. He ushered us into the living room where mom was sitting. She looked away from Emma to see us enter.
"What are you laughing about?" She asked.
"Oh, it's nothing, dear" Dad said and walked over to her. He sat down on the couch with a big smile on his face. Mom stood up and walked towards us.
"You must be Rachel. I was looking forward to meet you" She said and reached out her hand. Rachel took it politely and gave her a warm smile.
"Hello Mrs. Fabray. Well, I was looking forward to meet you too" She stood back next to me and put a comforting hand on my lower back. Funny, how she's the one to comfort me when it's supposed to be the other way around. I stepped forward and greeted my mom with a hug. I noticed Fran standing behind with a smirk on her face.
"And this thing here is my sister Frannie" I said and casually motioned towards her. Fran glared at me for a second before putting on a sickeningly sweet smile.
"Hi, Rachel. I'm so happy to finally meet the one who my dear sister won't stop talking about" she said and gave a hug to a surprised Rachel. "This one here" She stepped aside so Emma could greet her "Is my daughter Emma" Emma stood shyly but curiously watched Rachel.
"Hello Emma. It's so nice to meet you. Quinn have told me a lot about you" Rachel said and kneeled down in front of her to shake her hand. Emma took it and quietly shook her hand.
"Hi" She said and stepped back to her mom. "Mom, can I go playing until dinner?" She looked up at her mom who nodded and she scooted along. Rachel stood back up as Fran gave her a smile and a shrug. Now, when the presentations were over, I could feel my body relaxing and I smiled to Rachel. My mother clapped her hands together and smiled to us.
"Well, how about we're moving to the table instead of standing here? Dinner's ready" She said. We all nodded and followed her into the dining room. Emma came running into the room, almost knocking over a vase.
"Emma!"
"Sorry" She said apologetically and sat down next to her mom. Soon after mom was coming into the room with all kinds of food and I saw Rachel's eyes widened a tad at the display. I chuckled while she turned to me with a look. I was about to say something, but Fran beat me.
"Are you having the whole town coming to dinner, mom?" I heard my dad grunt and saw a tiny smile that he tried to hide away. I guess he had asked her the same.
"I didn't know what Rachel liked, so I just made something of everything" She said as she sat down the last plate with some green stuff, I haven't seen before. Apparently it was also the evening to try making something new.
"What is that?" I asked skeptically and looked closer to it.
"Watch out!" I jumped a bit and leaned back in my chair to look at Fran. "It may eat you. I thought I saw it move" She fake-whispered. Mom rolled her eyes and I heard both Rachel and Emma giggle.
"Oh, behave you two! It's mashed green peas with avocados and green onion" Mom said and put the napkin onto her lap.
"That sounds…"
"Absolutely disgusting"
"Quinn!" Mom and Rachel said in unison. I shrugged unapologetically.
"But it does" Fran and I shared a grin.
"Sometimes I don't know what to do with you two. Emma, please don't be like your mother when you grow up" Emma shook her head, always being her grandmothers little girl. I heard Fran whisper traitor, but still smiling. "And Rachel, I'm so sorry about this behavior"
"Oh, it's fine. I know how Quinn is" She smiled and I rolled my eyes.
"They are just having a bit of fun, honey" Dad said and grinned along. "I must admit, it looks quite… interesting" He scrunched his face, like he tried to see the purpose in the dish. Mom sighed and I could see she had given up.
"Well, go ahead and eat" Mom said and motioned for us to begin. There was a bit of talking, mostly about how it went in dad's company and about Emma's school.
"So, what do you work with, Rachel?" My mom asked her. Rachel put down her fork and looked at her.
"Actually, I'm an actress on Broadway, but temporally working as a teacher at the moment" Mom seemed impressed but then looked confused.
"Why did you come to Lima then? As far as I know, the theatre here is not exactly Broadway material"
"My fathers live here and-" Rachel started.
"Your fathers? As in gay?" Fran asked. I glared at her and I noticed Rachel looked worried as she bit her lip.
"Yes. Leroy and Hiram Berry" She then said proudly but I could see her body was all tense.
"Ah, yes. I actually know them. Funny how I didn't connected the dots. They are very fine men" Dad said and smiled gently to her. Rachel's body relaxed and she smiled back thankfully.
"I didn't know they had a daughter. You didn't go to McKinley High?" My mom asked curiously.
"No, I went to Carmel. My fathers wanted to give me the best opportunities to pursue me dreams and Carmel could offer me exactly that. Also the fact that, my mother is teaching there and knew everything about the school and what they could offer me" Rachel replied.
"Your mother? It seems very confusing" Fran groaned a bit. Sometimes I think she's younger than me by the way she behaves. I noticed Emma rolling her eyes as she kept poking at the carrots lying on her plate. Rachel chuckled and spoke again.
"It may be for others, but it has been like this all my life. They are my parents. All three of them" Both my mom and Fran nodded. "But to answer your question, Mrs. Fabray, I didn't come to Lima for the theatre. I came here because I needed a break from New York and I got a job at the school. It was all a coincidence. A good one" She said and smiled lovingly at me. I blushed and ducked my head to hide it.
"Aww, so cute" I rolled my eyes. Who else than Fran?
"Are you having plans about going back to New York?" Dad asked.
"Is it some kind of interrogation or what?" I groaned and earned a scolding look from my mom.
"Its fine, Quinn" Rachel said and laid a hand on my arm. "I'm actually planning to go back in the end of November/start of December"
"Mooom? Can I leave the table?" Emma interrupted in her little girl voice. "Pleeease"
"Did you eat your vegetables?" The girl nodded rapidly. "Then you're allowed" Emma fist pumped the air, which earned her a look from her mother. She shrugged sheepishly and stood up. She quickly kissed her grandmother on the cheek and a polite thank you followed and then she spun around and almost ran into the living room.
"You're leaving then?" Mom asked when Emma was gone, going right back into the conversation. Rachel nodded.
"Yes"
"So, you're going to do long distance?" Mom asked confusedly. "Wouldn't that be difficult? I mean, you're in a different state and there's a long way to New York" I glanced at Rachel, sat up straight and cleared my throat.
"Err… Mom, dad. That was actually some of the reason for why we're here tonight" They both looked confused. Rachel reached for my hand and squeezed it reassuringly. I looked over at Fran and saw her smile and nodded encouragingly. "I'm moving to New York with Rachel" I said quickly and closed my eyes, holding my breath. I know it was a bit childishly, but I was so afraid for the oncoming blow up from my parents, at least from my mom. There was a complete silence and I felt a nudge into my side.
"Sweetie, open your eyes and breathe" Rachel whispered into my ear. I slowly opened them and saw my parents smiling at me. God, it's so weird. My mom is flipping out about me being with Rachel, but moving to another state? Just a sweet smile. I mean, it's so confusing.
"Are you sure that is what you want to do?" My dad asked calmly. Okay, here it comes…
"Yes. I already quit my job and-"
"Yes?" He said and motioned for me to continue.
"I want to be where Rachel is"
"Aww" I flicked a pea at Fran which she easily dodged.
"Quinn! Behave!" Mom scolded. I sighed and nodded. Fran stuck her tongue out and then smirked. I rolled my eyes and focused on Rachel's soft caresses on my hand. I took a deep breath and looked up at them.
"I really put thought into this. I'm not just doing it for fun. I have a job interview on Thursday with a school. I literally can't be surer than I am about this" They both nodded acceptingly at this. My mom was silent but listening.
"Where are you going to live?" He asked.
"I got an apartment on Manhattan. Three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a big living room and a decent kitchen. I also have a studio" Rachel answered this time.
"Wow! I'm so jealous. I wish it was me" Fran said dreamily.
"What about money? What if Quinn doesn't-"Rachel cut him off and firmly told him.
"I can support her financially, sir" My dad nodded and looked to his wife. She opened her mouth to say something. "I promise you, Mrs. Fabray and also you, sir" She looked to my dad "That I'll take care of your daughter. I love her with all my heart and I'll do everything for her and do everything in my willpower to make sure that Quinn is having the perfect life and nothing will happen to her. You have my word" She said confidently. I could feel my heart beat faster and a serious cause of flutter in my stomach. I leaned towards her and kissed her cheek soundly where a blush was showing.
"Thank you" I whispered and quickly pecked her on the lips also.
"I'm sure that everything will be fine and obviously, Quinn is in very good hands" My dad said and smiled to us.
"Mom, why are you crying?" Fran asked worriedly.
"Mom?" I asked carefully. She waved a hand dismissively.
"I'm just so proud of you, honey" She said tearfully and stood up abruptly. She engulfed me in a hug and I returned it immediately. "You're going to New York, you're getting a great new job and you got a beautiful young woman with you. You're really going somewhere" I rolled my eyes, what have I been doing all those years then? Nothing apparently, but I smiled none the less. I'm just happy that's she fine about our relationship. It could have been worse enough; they could have been against it. She released me and turned to give Rachel a hug also. Rachel smiled and returned it. She then stood back and wiped away the remaining tears. My dad stood up and clapped his hands.
"Now, enough with the tears. Let's go into the living room and enjoy the rest of our evening. Judy, would you mind getting the coffee?" He asked, clearly giving her the opportunity to collect herself. Mom took it gratefully and nodded as she walked into the kitchen, while the rest of us joined my dad into the living room.
"That was not so bad" Rachel said when we was sitting in my car, on our way back to her dads. She had to go home, because her dads was complaining about not seeing her enough and now when she's leaving, they demand attention from her. "They are very nice and you got a wonderful niece" She continued.
"Yes, they are pretty awesome. What surprises me was their reaction to the whole moving thing. I really thought they would freak out"
"For a moment, I thought that too. I'm just happy that they support you"
"Me too" I replied and took her hand from her thigh for me to hold. It was raining heavily and I almost couldn't see out. Thankfully we were close to Rachel's.
"I wish you could stay" Rachel said sadly as we pulled into her driveway.
"Me too, but I'd rather not feel the wrath of your fathers if I took away their free time with their daughter" Rachel chuckled and shook her head. We sat for a moment in the car, just listening to the rain hitting the roof of the car. "Thank you for saying those things to my parents. I really appreciated you joining us tonight" I said quietly and smiled to her. She caressed my hand gently.
"It was my pleasure, and about what I said… I really mean it, I'll do everything for you and I really do love you with all of my heart" I dipped my head and blushed again.
"I love you with all of my heart too" Rachel lifted my chin up and kissed me. First it was a sweet, gentle kiss, but it quickly ended in a heavy make out session which I whole heartedly welcomed. Rachel leaned back into her seat with a happy sigh.
"I better go inside. I looks like the rain will keep pouring down and I want you to get home safely" I nodded sullenly and pouted. "Don't pout, sweetie. I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Of course. I'll come pick you up?"
"That would be great. See you in the morning" she said and pecked me on the lips before she stepped out off the car and ran to the front porch. When she was out of the rain, she turned around and flashed a big smile as she waved to me. I waved back and started the car to drive home, thankful for how it all turned out.
Sorry, if there's mistakes about the location of places in this chapter. I'm not from the USA, so I litterally had to google some stuff, so yeah... Either way, I really hoped you enjoyed it :)