AN: Wow, it's really nice to be back and updating again! I'm sorry it's been so long, everyone.
I was going to post this yesterday, right before the season premiere started, but something told me to wait until after I saw the episode. Yes, and I am very glad I did.
And, on with the show!
She lies on the couch, her head hanging upside down and her bare feet stuck up in the air.
Breathe in, breathe out.
The stifling heat wraps around her, the spiraling fan above her doing nothing to help.
Sigh.
Her legs get tired, so she flops them down and rests them on the top of the couch.
No boyfriend. Hardly any friends. And nothing to do but lie in her living room and sweat.
Maybe she'll go sweep her room to pass the time.
Or unload the dishwasher.
Sigh.
Quinn officially has no life during the summer. But then...an idea pops into her head.
And like a dangerous contagion, it slowly blossoms farther into her mind.
...
Practicing scales and arpeggios in the mornings, followed by movie nights with Kurt watching their favorite musicals. Dates with Finn every other day, and then redecorating her room several times on the weekends, and let's not forget the local play tryouts throughout July.
Rachel truthfully could not have been having a better summer.
...
He lounges around the house, occasionally going outside to shoot some hoops by himself or into the kitchen to make a sandwich.
"Noah!" his mom yells, "Go do something!"
Puck grabs his mom's car keys and gets in her mini-van.
He'll go smash some mailboxes, like normal, and then go graffiti something.
Just like every other summer.
While zooming down the street, he gets a call from Lauren.
...
He gets to go to football camp for a week in June, and then comes home to mow his neighbor's lawns and help out Burt with some cars.
It may be boring, and he could be having a better summer, but Finn doesn't mind.
At least he's with Rachel.
...
They lie across the sand on top of their brightly colored towels, over-sized sunglasses perched across their eyes and the sun tanning their bodies while a radio somewhere plays a catchy pop tune. A watch beeps, and they flip over onto their stomachs.
"So glad we left Ohio and came to the beach, aren't you Britt?" Santana asks.
"Wait, we're not in Ohio?"
...
He rests his chin on his hand and gazes dreamily at his boyfriend, smiling whenever Blaine slightly messes up and starts over.
"You could just keep going, y'know," Kurt says, replaying the song for him.
"I have to get them down perfectly if I'm going to land the part, y'know," Blaine replies.
Kurt just smirks and presses play.
More time with each other.
...
They spend their days doing silly little things that don't matter.
Like walking all around town trying to find the cheapest cup of coffee.
And searching throughout second-hand stores to find inexpensive clothes to wear.
And once, they spent an entire day helping repaint her church.
He gets to forget all about his family's troubles, and she gets to have fun. And they both get to spend every second of their summer with each other.
Until one day, when Sam comes with some news to tell Mercedes.
...
He works out at the gym several times, but now she's there to watch.
He tries out for a couple of back-round dancing gigs, but now she's there to congratulate him when he makes it.
They work at the performing arts camp for Asian kids, but now they get to spend their anniversary there.
She brings him along whenever she goes shopping, but now he promises to not comment on the clothes she picks out.
Tina and Mike's summers are like ones before, but now, better.
...
Waking up with her lying next to him was like nothing he had ever felt before.
Of course, they were both still fully clothed, but he learned to appreciate all he could get.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep beep beep beep. Beepbeepbeepbeepbeep.
The alarm is hit quickly to shut it off, and he rolls over to face her.
"First day of school," Will whispers.
"The end of summer," Emma says.
AN: So did you like it? Or better yet, did you like the SEASON PREMIERE? None of my friends have seen it yet, I need to discuss!
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