So I'm a day late than I usually am with uploading, but as I've started back up at Uni things have started to get a bit busy, but don't worry, chapters are still written and ready to go, I just might update a day or two later. This is another chapter that I had to rewrite due to my iPad, again I hope it's up to par with the rest.
Thank you to my Beta, Comegetit.
I do not own any Glee.
Chapter 25:
First weekend of February found Quinn down at the McKinley softball field. The blonde arrived earlier than her coach asked the team to get to the ground for warm-ups, it was the first game the McKinley softball girls had for the season, and it was obviously Quinn's first game since her injury. The softball player wanted to arrive early to do some separate warm-ups and to help relax her nerves, so Quinn went into the locker room, changed into the red, white and black uniform and placed her hair in a braid. The blonde then walked out to the deserted grounds and made her way over to the batting cage. She grabbed her helmet and softball bat out of her equipment bag and then walked inside, setting up the pitching machine. The blonde then did some extra stretches on her right shoulder and then walked up to the plate to hit a couple of balls to calm down her nerves.
"Looking good, baby," Rachel said enthusiastically as she walked up to the batting cage.
Quinn stopped the pitching machine and turned around to see her girlfriend outside of the cage, "What are you doing here so early?" the blonde asked with a surprised smile.
Rachel shrugged, "When I finished dance practice I tried calling you to see what time you were coming to the grounds but you didn't pick up so I called your home number and your dad said you were already here... And I wasn't doing anything so I came to cheer you on early," the brunette beamed.
The blonde chuckled but gave her girlfriend a broad smile, she then placed her softball bat against the fence and pulled off her helmet, she then walked out of the batting cage. Midway through Quinn walking out of the cage, Rachel spoke up, "Lucy, you don't need to stop because I'm here... I don't mind just watching you... I know you need to warm up," the brunette stated.
Quinn continued to make her way to her girlfriend, "I'm just coming to give you a proper hello," the blonde beamed.
As the softball player got to her designation in front of her girlfriend she leaned down and placed a kiss on her girlfriends lips. "Mmmm," Rachel moaned out, also smiling in the kiss. Once the couple separated the blonde wrapped her arms around the brunettes waist. "How was dance practice?"
Rachel smiled, "It went really well, Mrs. Watson actually gave me a compliment on my dancing technique in one of the routines."
"Well that's because you're one of the best in the class," Quinn stated. She wasn't just stating that because Rachel was her girlfriend, the brunette was one of the best in the class; Quinn had gone and watched one Saturday when she didn't have Cheerio practice.
"Thank you, Sweetie... But now go back in their and let me see you hit some balls," Rachel beamed.
Quinn chuckled and nodded, leaning down to place another kiss on her girlfriend's lips then turning to walk back into the batting cage. Once she walked in, she placed her red helmet back on her head, picked up her softball bat and then turned the pitching machine back on, just before she was about to walk up to the plate, Rachel yelled out, "Lucy?"
The blonde turned around and saw Rachel open up her jacket, the brunette pulled it back and Quinn saw her girlfriend wearing a green t-shirt with black printed letters on it spelling out 'Go Quinn'. The softball player started to laugh. "I was going to write Lucy, but I didn't think that was wise, seeing as not many people know you by that name... This is okay, right?" Rachel asked with a shy smile.
Quinn nodded, "It's great, Rach... And yes, only my family, you, Hay, San, Britt, Tina and Puck know," the blonde stated with a smile and then stepped up to the plate to hit a few more balls.
A few minutes later, while Quinn was still in the batting cage, the blonde's coach walked into the batting cage and turned off the machine, "I don't want you to get too tired for the game today," Sarah stated with a smile.
"I'm only allowed to play three innings so I'm gonna be fine," Quinn stated with a sarcastic smile.
Sarah just shook her head and laughed, "Hey... Don't be angry at me, it's your Physiotherapists fault... I'm just following her orders."
"Yeah, I know," Quinn stated.
Sarah walked over to the blonde and patted her on her shoulder, "Look, if you have a good game today I'll move you to shortstop, and if your Physiotherapist allows it, I'll let you play four innings next week."
"Really?" Quinn asked with a hopeful pitch in her voice.
The softball coach just nodded, "Yes... But now go spend some time with your girlfriend who I know is trying to ease-drop in our conversation..." Sarah said with a chuckle.
"I am not," Rachel stated, which made the two laugh. The softball coach then walked out of the batting cage, she turned around just before she headed to the locker rooms, "You have 15 minutes, Quinn, before I need you to come in and join your teammates."
Quinn nodded and then made her way out of the batting cage to walk over to her girlfriend. As the blonde was walking over she heard someone yell out to her, "GO QUINNIE!" The blonde turned and saw Brittany running up to her and Rachel with pompoms being raised up and down enthusiastically. Behind the tall blonde were Santana, Hayley and Tina, also holding a pair of pompoms each.
"Why didn't I think of that?" Rachel expressed, Quinn turned to her girlfriend and saw her girlfriend pouting; she walked the rest of the way to her girlfriend and wrapped her up in a side hug, "Don't worry, baby, Coach Sylvester will go ape if she finds out that they're using their pompoms for non-Cheerio related stuff... So you might be the lucky one."
Rachel just nodded, then the couple waited for their friends to join them. After the group of friend's exchanged hellos, Hayley looked at the softball player, "Your mom told us to let you know that they're already here..." she then looked over to Rachel, "And she said to say that you can sit next to her if you want."
The brunette smiled and nodded. "You're not sitting next to my mum, babe," Quinn clearly stated.
Rachel looked to her girlfriend, "Why not?"
"Because I'm scared of what will happen if you two are next to each other... Not a good combination at all," the blonde honestly expressed.
Rachel giggled, "Don't worry, I already planned to sit next to Brittany and Tina," the brunette beamed, while the tall blonde and Asian girl just nodded.
The softball player then turned to look at Tina, "How did you manage to get those?" pointing to the pompoms in the Asian girls hands.
"Oh, Hayley let me borrow her old ones," Tina said with a shrug.
"I'm the only one without them," Rachel said with another pout on her face.
"I actually brought a pair for you to use... They're in my car," Hayley stated.
Quinn smiled at her best friend, and then watched Rachel beam and thank Hayley. "I hope Sue doesn't find out about this."
Brittany shrug, "It's not like she can kick all of us off the team." The rest of the girls laughed at Brittany's comment, while the tall blonde looked around confused to why her friends were laughing... It was the truth.
"Blondie! Get your butt over here, Coach wants us all in the locker room," yelled a red head on the other side of the field. Quinn nodded her head meaning that she was on her way.
The blonde with her arm still wrapped around her girlfriend turned back to her group of friends. "Blondie?" Santana asked sarcastically. Quinn smiled and nodded. "That is the lamest nickname I've every heard."
"Weren't you the one who started calling her Aussie?" Hayley said with a laugh, then everyone else laughed, well besides Santana.
"Okays... Ha-ha... That was pretty original... But Q's alright," Santana stated with a shrug.
"The only reason you made that up was because I started calling you S and B years ago," Hayley stated.
Santana rolled her eyes, "Fine, I'll create another one... Mmmm... Maybe something along the lines of Fabgay or Fagay?"
Everyone just stared at Santana not responding, "Oh, fucks you all... I just made that up that second... Give me a little time," the Latina said as she turned and left, while everyone else laughed.
Quinn then turned to her girlfriend, "Okay, I'll see you after the game," the blonde said leaning over and giving her brunette a kiss on the cheek, and then releasing herself from Rachel's side and walking over to the locker room.
"Good luck, baby," Rachel enthusiastically said as she watched Quinn walk into the girl's locker room.
The bottom of the third innings just finished and the McKinley girls were running off the field. The crowd in the bleachers were screaming, while the girls on the field were congratulating Quinn because the blonde was just the pivotal player in getting a double play. The away team hit the ball to the McKinley girl on third base, she immediately threw the ball to Quinn to get the runner running from first to second out and then Quinn threw the ball to first base to get the hitter out.
Rachel was cheering very loud, twirling the pompoms around, while Judy also was cheering extremely loud, Quinn was very thankful that they weren't sitting next to each other… Her assumption of them being a bad combination together was very spot on. The brunette was the last one to stop cheering for the McKinley girl's pervious play and then she turn to Brittany and asked what just happened... So Rachel didn't know exactly what went down, so what… She was still learning the rules of this game, but she saw Quinn was involved with whatever happened and that's all that mattered... So yes Rachel turned and asked Brittany what just occurred.
Once Quinn got to the dugout, the softball coach walked up to her, "Nice play Quinn, very fast hands on that one... But you know it's the start of the fourth innings so you can't go back on."
The blondes face changed from overjoyed to distraught in less than a second, "Come on, Coach! One more inning?"
Sarah shook her head, "No can do, Quinn... You know what your Physiotherapist said, I'm following her orders... But if you speak to Claire and ask if you can play four innings next week and she approves, I'll allow it... Also you're starting at shortstop next week."
Quinn would have been excited about that news but she was still pissed that she couldn't go back on, she didn't want to let her teammates down just because of her shoulder injury... The blonde nodded and whispered out a thank you to Sarah who patted her on the shoulder and left the dugout, Quinn turned to walk over to her bag and in frustration threw her glove on said bag.
"Woo, did you just she Q, why the hell is she pissed, she just got a double play?" Santana voiced.
Rachel leaned over Brittany to speak to the Latina, "She's only allowed to play three innings so I'm sure Sarah was just reminding her she couldn't go back on," the brunette sadly said. Rachel leaned back and just watched her girlfriend.
"Go Casey!" Brittany yelled and she jumped up off her chair enthusiastically moving her pompoms around, the dark haired girl who was walking over to the plate to bat heard the tall blonde so turned and gave Brittany a fast smile and a wave.
"Who the hell is Casey?" Santana asked wide-eyed when she saw how enthusiastic the tall blonde was. Everyone just shrugged; they had no clue.
Brittany turned, looking down at the Latina, "Oh, she's a junior, we met in the locker room once," the tall blonde said with a shrug then refocused back on the other dark haired girl.
"And you remembered her name?" the Latina asked surprised... She wasn't being mean, Brittany usually forgot people's names; we can't forget Brittany forgetting Tina and they were in Glee and three classes together... She just met this chick in the bloody locker room.
The tall blonde looked back to Santana, "Yeah... She had a picture of her cat in her locker so we spoke about Lord Tubbington."
Santana just nodded, and watched Brittany turn to focus back on the softball diamond.
After the game; the McKinley girls winning by two runs, Quinn walked over to the bleachers in search of her girlfriend, Rachel saw her blonde coming over so she hopped up and excused herself from her group of friends and ran up to her girlfriend, "Congratulations, baby! You played really well," Rachel said enthusiastically as she flung herself at her girlfriend.
Quinn chuckled as she wrapped her arms around her girlfriend, "Baby, I'm all dirty."
Rachel pulled back and shrugged, leaning up and placing a peck on her cheek, "I saw you got a little upset when your Coach spoke to you."
The blonde nodded, "Yeah, I wanted to continue to play but Coach wouldn't let me."
"You will be able to play a full game really soon, you just need to be patient," Rachel said with a small smile.
"I know, still sucks though... But Coach did say I could play shortstop next week," Quinn said with a smile.
"That's great, baby," Rachel stated. Quinn nodded and was about to talk but was interrupted by her Latina best friend, "Yo, Matilda!"
Quinn turned and looked at Santana, and then burst out laughing, "Did you google that?"
Santana just shrugged. "Yes she did, I saw her on her phone while you were off the field," Rachel stated.
The blonde just continued to laugh. "Okays... I'll try and think of something else," Santana voiced.
Quinn's group of friends started to join the three girls, it seemed like everyone from Glee Club came to support the blonde... Even Mr. Schue, which was a surprise for the blonde. The blondes mum then came up to her daughter, taping her on the shoulder, Quinn released her hold from her girlfriend and turned around to hug her mum, "So you go to your girlfriend before you come see me... Is that how it is now?" Judy smiled as she pulled out of their embrace.
"Yes, of course... She's the one that I get to make out with," Quinn said with a laugh.
The older blonde beamed at how relaxed her daughter was being, "You did really well today, Luce," Judy stated.
"Thanks," Quinn smiled.
"Will your friends be coming over to celebrate tonight? Your father and I are going to go to the grocery store to pick up some things for dinner, we could get some snacks for you and your friends if you want."
Quinn shook her head; "Puck's throwing a party tonight so I'll be going to that... But Rach and I will be home for dinner."
Judy nodded and smiled, "Okay, lovely... I'll prepare something vegan for Rachel," the older blonde said as she leaned over to placed a kiss on her daughters cheek and then made her way to leave.
"Hey, mum?" Quinn quickly said, Judy turned around, "Do you think you could drive my car home? I want to go with Rach."
Judy smiled and nodded, "Where's your keys?"
Quinn started to walk away to get them but Judy stopped her, "Stay with your friends, I'll go get them... Are they in your softball bag?"
The younger blonde nodded and watched her mother walk over to the dugout to retrieve her daughters car keys. Quinn then turned back to her group of friends.
Around 15 minutes later the blonde excused herself so she could go have a shower and get out of her dirty softball uniform, as she was walking to the McKinley girls locker room a group of her softball teammates exited, they exchanged a quick goodbye and that they'd see each other tonight at Puck's, then the blonde walked inside. Quinn missed the exchange of Brittany spotting Casey and running over to talk to the dark haired softball player, while Santana watched on pissed.
Quinn and Rachel were up in the blonde's room getting ready to go to Puck's, they just had dinner with Judy and Steve, Paige and Jack were over at friend's houses. Rachel was currently in the bathroom; she just got out of the shower and was just changing into her party outfit. Quinn walked downstairs and headed into the room which had two single couches and the fireplace, she paused and smiled as she remembered her first date with her brunette, then walked over to the bookshelf in the room and picked up her guitar that was on a stand just in front of the shelf and then walked back up to her room.
The blonde sat on her bed, facing the closed bathroom door and started to tune her guitar. Quinn then started to strum out the notes for the song she has planned to play for her girlfriend since the blonde confessed her past to Rachel.
You sit in the bathroom and you paint your toes
I sit on the bed right now and I sing you a song
It's not always easy, but somehow our love stays strong
If I can make you happy, then this is where I belong
Rachel opened the door and saw her girlfriend playing the guitar... She didn't know the blonde could play. The brunette beamed and leaned against the bathroom door and watched her girlfriend serenade her.
And I'd just like to say
I thank God that you're here with me
And I know you too well, to say that you're perfect
But you'll see, oh my sweet love, you're perfect for me
Quinn quickly looked up and stared at her girlfriend, shooting said girlfriend a big smile and then refocused back on her guitar. She couldn't play the guitar without looking away from it as she was still learning. The blonde sang the next part with as much emotion as she could, because these words really were how she felt, especially since everything they have been through.
I know all your secrets, and you know all of mine
You're always there to hold me up when I'm losing my mind
But I wish that I was stronger so that I had more to give
I'll share everything I have and we'll find a way to live
And I'd just like to say
I thank God that you're here with me
And I know you too well, to say that you're perfect
But you'll see, oh my sweet love, you're perfect for me
Even after all this time, there's nothing else I ever find
In this whole wide world can shake me like you do
It's true that something so sublime that there aren't words yet to describe
The beauty of this life I've made with you
Quinn then looked back up and saw her girlfriend's eyes have brimmed with tears; she then looked back down at her guitar and sang the last part of the song to her girlfriend.
And I'd just like to say
I thank God that you're here with me
And I know you too well, to say you're perfect
But you'll see, oh my sweet love, you're perfect for me
And I know you too well, to say you're perfect
But you'll see, oh my sweet love, you're perfect
Oh my love I swear you're perfect
Yes I promise, you're perfect for me
Once Quinn strummed the last note, she then leaned her guitar against her bed and looked up at her girlfriend. Rachel wiped away her tears, "When did... Did you learn to play?" the brunette said with a smile.
"Puck's been teaching me... I wanted to surprise you," Quinn said, you could hear a slight pitch of vulnerability in her voice, the only person who has heard her play the guitar has been Puck, because he's been teaching her.
Rachel shook head, overcome with emotions for her girlfriend, the brunette pushed herself off the doorframe and walked over to her girlfriend, leaning down and planting her lips on said girlfriends lips. As she leaned back she sat down next to Quinn, "That was perfect, baby... You continue to amaze me... I'm so lucky I found you."
"Thank you... And I'm the lucky one," the blonde said as she leaned over to kiss her girlfriend.
The couple moved from the edge of the bed to the middle of said bed only breaking their kisses to get a quick breath of oxygen. Quinn was currently resting half of her body on the brunettes and the other half on the mattress. Things started to get heavy, their tongues started to fight for dominance, smashing of lips and moans were the only thing that could be heard in the blondes room.
Rachel moved one of her hands that were placed around the blonde's neck to the softball player's hip, the brunette then used strength that Quinn didn't know she possessed and flipped the blonde onto her back. The couple quickly separating from their kiss to stare into each others lust filled eyes, Rachel shyly beaming down at her girlfriend, Quinn moved one of her hands up to caress her girlfriends cheek, "I love you," the blonde confessed.
"I love you too," Rachel smiled and then leaned down to kiss her girlfriend. The brunette then moved her head to start to kiss down her girlfriends jawline and to her neck, and begun to suck just under the blondes ear.
"Oh, Rach, that feels so good," the softball player moaned out as she moved her hands to the brunettes hips.
The couple have had massive make out sessions before, but the furthest they have gone together was the night of the Glee Club party at Quinn's place. Rachel started to become too intimidated and self-conscious to go any further then they did on that night. Quinn understood her girlfriend's insecurities and the blonde wasn't going to push, so when Rachel moved one of her hands to her girlfriend's breast, Quinn moaned out in surprise and pleasure.
"Rachel?" Quinn asked as the brunette started to caress her blonde's breast; Rachel moved back from sucking, kissing and licking over her girlfriend's neck and locked eyes with her girlfriends. "Are... Are you okay?" the blonde asked, making sure her girlfriend was comfortable.
The brunette nodded, "I'm sorry I haven't wanted to do much more than make out... But I'm trying to move forward from my insecurities," Rachel expressed as her hand was motionless on one of the blondes breasts.
"I don't want you to feel like I'm pushing you, baby... You know I'm comfortable waiting... So don't do anything you don't want to do," Quinn disclosed as she moved her right hand from her girlfriend's hip and caressed her brunettes heated cheek.
Rachel smiled, and then leaned down to whisper in her girlfriend's ear, "I'm the one touching your breast, Lucy... And the reason why I'm touching them is because I want to," the brunette said, then sucked on the blondes earlobe, and then started to move her hand on top of her girlfriends breast.
Quinn moaned out and nodded, letting Rachel move her hand to explore the blonde's breasts. The softball player still had one of her hands around Rachel's neck, so the brunette moved her hand that was currently moving over Quinn's breast and grabbed the blondes hand and moved it to her own breast, silently telling her girlfriend that she too can touch her breast. Rachel moved back from her place on her girlfriends neck and looked into her girlfriends lust filled eyes, the brunette knew Quinn would want to be told that she could touch her breast even though she was the one that placed Quinn's hand on her own breast.
"We do things together," Rachel stated. Quinn smiled and nodded, leaning up off the bed to capture her girlfriend in an earth-shattering kiss.
Both girls then started to explore the other breasts. Time slipped away as they started to reconnect on a more intimate level... They may be late to Puck's party, or they may never show up... But nothing mattered to the girls besides spending this time together... All other thoughts disappearing... All they cared or thought about was the person that was touching them.
Song:
Perfect For Me - Ron Pope