Disclaimer: These characters belong to the creators of Glee; I only own Sophie, Karen and Lily
A/N: The middle of this chapter is a bit different and it might not properly fit in but I've been meaning to do this point of view for a while so I just thought I'd slip it in this chapter. Let me know what you think! The ending jumps in time from the rest of the chapter and I think it may divide opinions. Some people may like the direction I've taken the story in whereas others may argue that I shouldn't have done it. I'm interested in all opinions but I will say that this has been the plan since day one so even if you don't like it; I do hope you stick with the story :) Also, I'm interested to know who you all think the final perspective belongs to :) I wanted to get this chapter up tonight so there may be more mistakes than usual which I apologise for but I will re-read it tomorrow and correct any major mistakes. I hope you all enjoy, let me know whether you like it or not and as always, all mistakes are mine :)
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Chapter 26:
She runs her hands down the dress, smoothing out any creases; apparently she hadn't packed the dress as well as she could have. As she observes her reflection in the mirror, she immediately feels self-conscious. Kurt had persuaded her to bring that little black dress that she constantly refuses to wear because he believed Vegas was the perfect location to show it off. After a significant amount of pressure from him, she had reluctantly packed it. When she put it on, it was only so she could humour him by telling him that she had worn it at least once, even if it was only for a few seconds.
So she could tell Kurt that it didn't fit her anymore.
But it did.
It fit her perfectly but it still isn't something she is used to wearing. Normally most of her body is covered but right now, the majority of her body is on show.
Her attention is brought away from her reflection at the sound of somebody knocking on her door.
"Just a second," she shouts grabbing a second dress from the bed. Who is she kidding; she's not the girl who wears these types of dresses.
When she was dating Finn, she had attempted to surprise him with a sexy outfit. Glee club was doing Britney Spears and she had foolishly decided to put together an outfit that resembled Britney's school girl outfit from her 'Hit Me Baby One More Time' video. The outfit was something that she didn't feel comfortable wearing but she thought Finn would appreciate it because he always said that Britney was sexy in that video.
Except he didn't like her in the outfit, he told her that it wasn't her. She was more argyle sweaters and knee-high socks; she didn't need to change her sense of fashion for him. He liked her much better in the clothes she normally wore than what she had worn that day.
On the one hand she appreciated him saying he preferred her in her normal attire but the fact that he didn't compliment her once when she wore the school-girl outfit hurt. She had worn it especially for him yet she couldn't change back into her normal clothes quick enough for him.
She turns around suddenly at the sound of a wolf-whistle and pulls the dress in her hands up in a feeble attempt to shield herself.
"I said just a minute; did you decide to translate that into 'come in'? If you did, I apologise, I must be clearer in future."
Karen shrugs her shoulders and closes the door behind her. "I didn't particularly want to loiter in the corridor like a weird person."
"Well I'd appreciate some privacy."
"Are you getting changed?"
Rachel sighs and lowers the dress. "I was about to yes."
"Why would you change out of that dress?" Karen questions as she throws herself onto Rachel's bed. "You look amazing. Normally I like to charge for my advice but I'm in a good mood, probably because the minibar in mine and Brittany's room is no longer well stocked so I'll give you some advice for free, don't change outfits."
"This isn't really me"
"Says who?" Karen asks.
"Me."
Karen sits up in the bed. "Well maybe you should stop listening to yourself because it really suits you. It doesn't matter if it's you because you're not signing a contract. You're wearing a sexy dress for one night; you're free to go back to your usual clothes tomorrow night."
"I'm free to go back to them now."
"All the attention will be on you tonight if you wear that," Karen states before standing and heading towards the door. "I just came because Santana told me to get you to hurry up."
"I'll be down in a second."
Karen nods before opening the door but pausing mid-way. "You know, if you wear that dress, you'll be the centre of attention."
"I don't want to be the centre of attention."
"Not even Quinn's attention?" She questions quietly before closing the door behind her.
Rachel furrows her brows at Karen's final statement before turning around to look at the mirror one last time. Karen certainly has a keen fashion sense; you only need to look at her to see that. Even if the outfits she wears aren't necessarily what Rachel would wear, she has to admit that Karen can put an outfit together.
If Karen says she looks amazing, maybe she should trust her. After all, Rachel has always found that the harshest critic of you will be yourself.
Besides, the idea that she will have Quinn's attention is definitely one reason to wear the dress.
Sighing heavily, she grabs her bag and heads towards the door. As she opens it, she takes one last look at the dress on her bed before shaking her head and closing the door behind her.
It's only one night.
She can be sexy for one night.
"Wow."
Rachel spins around at the voice to see Quinn standing outside her own hotel room. Quinn beams at her before closing her door behind her.
"I suddenly feel incredibly under-dressed."
"Have I gone overboard?" Rachel questions. She's suddenly worried that everybody will be wearing similar attire to Quinn, skinny jeans and a top which would look casual on anybody else yet Quinn makes it looks effortless.
"I wouldn't say that."
"I don't want to be over-dressed, I mean, it's only dinner and a few drinks."
"I wouldn't worry about it," Quinn says as she moves closer to Rachel. She comes to a halt in front of the brunette and allows her eyes to rake up and down the brunette's body. "You know, black is definitely your colour."
Rachel flushes but chuckles quietly. "It's funny but I seem to recall you saying that red was definitely my colour when I was trying on my bridesmaid dress."
"So I did. Clearly every colour suits you."
"I'd hardly say that is true, you've not seen me in yellow."
Quinn laughs softly. "I'm sure you'd look amazing."
"Have you always been this much of a charmer?"
Quinn shrugs her shoulders with a small smile. "I can stop if you like." Rachel shakes her head meekly because if somebody is offering you compliments, you'd be insane to stop it. Flattery does feel good after all. "You look incredible."
Rachel flushes once more as she notices Quinn swallow before hazel eyes darken. Karen was right, wearing this dress has definitely earned her Quinn's attention.
"I feel very on show."
"Is that a bad thing?"
"It's certainly a new thing, I'm normally a lot more covered up than this," Rachel tells her gesturing to her entire body with a quick wave of her hand.
"I'm probably biased but I think you should never be more covered up," Quinn whispers before licking her lips and ducking her head. Maybe she shouldn't have said that. "You look unbelievably –" She cuts herself off before the word sexy falls from her lips because she doesn't know if that's appropriate. Although she has just told her best friend's girlfriend that she should wear less clothing so maybe they've passed the appropriate stage. "No words will do you justice."
"Thank you," Rachel replies warmly before gesturing lightly with her head towards the elevator. "Should we go downstairs?"
Quinn nods silently and follows the brunette to the elevator before pressing the button. They stand in silence for a couple of seconds before Quinn glances briefly at Rachel. "You know, if you start to feel too uncomfortable tonight, you can have my jacket."
"I'm sure I'll be fine, I'm just worried because it's such a drastic change to my normal clothing."
"Well I think you definitely pull it off," Quinn states as the elevator doors ding and open before them. "But I don't want you to feel uncomfortable."
Rachel's heart flutters because whereas Finn practically forced her to change back into her old clothes because he was uncomfortable, Quinn is complimenting her but still ensuring that Rachel feels comfortable.
"I don't," Rachel whispers quietly as she follows the blonde into the elevator. "Not anymore."
One thing she has always prided herself on is her ability to see what others can't. Whereas most people accept what they can see, she's always been able to see past that and dig a little deeper. As a result, she's found that what most people say and what they really mean are two completely different things. Ever since she was little, she has been able to read people's expressions and understand what is really going on even when they don't admit it.
In high school, after Rachel received a slushie facial or insults flew in her direction, Brittany would always ask her if she was okay. Rachel's response would always be the same, she was fine and the bullying didn't bother her. Most people would have probably accepted her response and not Brittany because she knew that the bullying did bother Rachel.
More than she would ever admit.
Brittany used to hear her crying sometimes during lunch. She would escape to the auditorium or the toilets and on her own; she would allow herself to cry. She was never really alone though, Brittany followed her on most occasions because even if Rachel couldn't see her, Brittany didn't want her friend to be alone when she was sad. She's never told Rachel that she knew about the brunette's tears because if Rachel wanted people to know, she wouldn't have tried to hide her tears.
She wouldn't have claimed the bullying didn't bother her.
Her ability to see past what people want you to see is also how she knew that Santana was planning to propose her even though the other woman constantly said that she didn't want to get married. She never pushed her fiancée though because she knew that Santana was waiting for the perfect opportunity to propose and was merely trying to ensure that when she did find that time, Brittany would be surprised.
Needless to say, when Santana did get down on one knee, Brittany acted as if she hadn't expected a proposal.
She likes to call her ability her superpower and her superpower is how she knew that Rachel had feelings for Quinn, even though she's dating Sophie, and Quinn had feelings for Rachel. Truthfully, she's known since her and Santana's Halloween party that there was something between Rachel and Quinn. Some form of history that nobody else knew about and that they didn't want anybody else to know about.
A secret that only the two were privy to.
Unfortunately for them, if there is one thing Brittany has always loved, it's secrets.
During the party, she had watched quietly as Quinn and Rachel engaged in conversation, a conversation that mimicked that of people who had met before. Even though Sophie introduced Rachel to Quinn later that night, the two women didn't exchange the typical pleasantries you would expect from two people who had only just met.
When Sophie hosted her dinner party, Brittany observed how Quinn acted as if she was walking on eggshells all night long. She took her time before answering questions, almost as if she wanted to make sure she didn't say something wrong. Brittany also noticed how Quinn had chosen to use a coaster only after Rachel had asked Santana to use one, something that didn't strike anybody else as unusual but to Brittany, it was anything but normal.
She's seen Quinn's apartment, the blonde isn't exactly what one would call house proud. There are plenty of water rings on her coffee table; in fact, the only thing she keeps in a strict order is her collection of first edition books.
During the dinner party, she suggested that Quinn go on a date with Karen. As she made the suggestion, everybody's attention fell to Quinn as they awaited her answer but Brittany had looked at Rachel. Rachel's head had been ducked and she pushed her food aimlessly around her plate, her eyes closing as the name Karen left Brittany's lips.
Almost as if it hurt her to even hear the name.
When Sophie had broached the subject of 'Elle', Brittany's curiosity had immediately peaked. Once Quinn declared that her one-night stand had been mind-blowingly amazing in bed and Rachel's head snapped up, Brittany understood the history that Quinn and Rachel shared.
The history that they didn't want anybody to know about.
It was at that moment that she realised Rachel was Elle.
Elle had been Rachel's alias since she was sixteen years old. A couple of weeks before their first Regionals competition, she, Rachel and Mercedes sneaked into the auditorium at Carmel High to watch their rival Glee club, Vocal Adrenaline, perform. Rachel had insisted that in order to progress in National Show Choir competitions, you needed to understand your competition. After Vocal Adrenaline's coach had caught them, Rachel had declared that her name was "Elle Bryce" and she was interested in joining Vocal Adrenaline.
When they graduated high school, David Karofsky, one of the high school football players started organising fake IDs for every student, regardless of who they were. As long as he made some money from his little project, he didn't care who bought them. Rachel had asked for one, under pressure from the rest of the Glee club, using her own name but Karofsky suggested that she used an alias. Unsurprisingly, Elle Bryce became the name of Rachel's fake ID.
Brittany decided to choose the name Summer Fields, a name that made a few people either frown or laugh, even though she never knew why.
The name alone wasn't enough for Brittany to connect the dots but when Rachel's interest had suddenly peaked at Quinn's praise for her one-night stand's sexual ability, Brittany figured it out.
Quinn and Rachel had slept together.
She kept the nugget of information to herself and didn't even disclose it to Santana because she knew that when the time was right, either Quinn or Rachel would admit to what they'd done.
Brittany is proud of her patience.
Before Christmas, Santana started to question their closeness. Quinn and Rachel weren't friends yet they appeared incredibly close.
Too close in fact.
Especially for people who claimed not to know each other.
When Santana claimed that she thought Quinn had a crush on Rachel, Brittany had said that Quinn did have a crush because she didn't want to lie to Santana. She still feels bad that she has neglected to confess the whole truth to her fiancée but it wasn't her secret to tell.
Not long after that conversation, Quinn confessed everything to Santana.
After Quinn confessed, Santana divulged the information to Brittany and Brittany felt relieved that they were now both privy to Quinn and Rachel's secret.
They both knew that Quinn's feelings for Rachel extended further than friendship and Brittany knows the same can be said for Rachel's feelings for Quinn.
She's 25 now but she still has the ability to read people as well as she did when she was young.
She glances across the dining table at Rachel who is having a heated discussion with Mercedes, probably revolving around music, that's what their conversations usually revolve around. She can't help but feel disappointed that Rachel hasn't confided in her about everything that is happening with Quinn.
It doesn't matter how long she's know, she still wants Rachel to trust her enough to tell her.
Just like with Santana's proposal, Brittany will act surprised, as if she didn't know anything in the first place.
Quinn confided in Santana, why couldn't Rachel do that with her?
She would never judge Rachel; she's never judged anybody in her life before. She doesn't see the point. Judging somebody for their actions isn't going to change who they are as a person.
"Are you okay?"
Brittany turns at the voice and sends her fiancée a reassuring smile. "I'm fine."
"Are you sure?"
She sighs lightly at Santana because the other woman always knows when she's thinking about something. "It's just something stupid, don't worry about it."
"Britt."
"I just wish that Rachel would confide in me about her situation like Quinn has with you. I don't like pretending that I don't know what's happening between them."
"You can't rush her babe," Santana whispers lowly. "I'm sure she'll tell you when's ready. You could always try and get her to open up. I mean, Quinn only told me because I forced her hand."
"I'm not like you though, I don't like confrontation."
"I know. It's one of the many reasons why I love you."
"I'll just wait until she's ready," Brittany assures Santana and herself. "If she wants to tell me, she will."
"Okay." Santana places her hand on the blonde's knee and gives it a comforting squeeze. "By the way, nothing you ever think is stupid, you're a genius Brittany."
Brittany beams at the compliment and kisses her fiancée's cheek. "You know how much I love you right."
"Just a little bit less than how much I love you," Santana replies playfully.
She watches with intense curiosity as Santana and Quinn have what appears to be a very in-depth conversation with each other. Her brow furrows as Santana places her hand on Quinn's shoulder and the gesture seems to cause the blonde to sigh a desperate sigh of relief. She can't help but wonder what they're talking about. Since Quinn told her that Santana knew about them, she's always wondering what Santana is saying to people. What she's saying to Brittany, what she's saying to Quinn and worse, what she's saying to Sophie.
She's about to stand and pretend to head towards the bathroom so she can eavesdrop on their conversation but as she pushes her chair back, the women separate and Quinn heads towards the bar where Karen is sitting whilst Santana heads in her direction.
Rachel clears her throat nervously before taking a sip of her drink as Santana approaches her. She's thankful that Mercedes is sat beside her because Santana can't sit down. When Mercedes announces she's going to the bathroom, Rachel feels like cursing because clearly she isn't having much luck today. As soon as Mercedes stands, Santana swoops in and sits in the now vacant seat next to Rachel.
"Nice dress by the way, I didn't realise you had such a good body."
"Thank you," Rachel utters slowly, unsettled by Santana's compliment.
"So hobbit, what's the deal with you and Sophie?"
"I'm sorry?" Rachel questions nervously because even though Brittany assures her that Santana is a pussy cat deep down, she still finds the Latina very intimidating.
"I know you and I don't really speak, quite frankly the few times we have spent together, you've talked enough to last a lifetime and I've actually craved white noise because I think it would be more pleasurable than the sound of your voice –"
"Have you just sat down to insult me?"
"You didn't let me finish Yentl –"
"Santana!" Rachel protests quickly. "If you insult me one more time I'm walking away."
Santana holds her hands up in surrender. "I'm not going to. Brittany's told me that I can only use nicknames twice in one sitting otherwise it may go from being playful to genuine insults."
"You were being playful?"
"What I wanted to say was, Sophie's one of my best friends. I mean, Quinn pips her to the post slightly but that's just because we're both flawless and probably because we dated."
Rachel's eyes widen at that last admission and she feels her mouth open in shock. Why hadn't Quinn told her that? "You dated Quinn?"
"I just," Santana starts, choosing to ignore Rachel's incredulous question. "I'm not an emotional person and I certainly don't do heart to hears. Brittany's the only exception to that, but…I don't want anybody to get hurt. I know that's not realistic because somebody is going to end up hurt but I care about them more than I can say." She narrows her eyes at the brunette. "If you tell either of them that I just said that, I have no moral problem with homicide."
Rachel swallows nervously at that because she doesn't think for one second that Santana is joking.
"I need to know what the deal is with you and Sophie."
She blinks quickly and glances over Santana's shoulder to see Mercedes heading back to her seat. At the sight of the Latina in her chair, she diverts towards Tina and Brittany, kneeling beside the women and joining in their conversation.
Clearly Rachel isn't the only woman that is slightly scared of Santana.
"What were you and Quinn talking about?"
"Answer my question first."
Rachel exhales heavily before bobbing her head slowly. "Sophie and I have been over since the minute I met Quinn," Rachel explains quietly. "I didn't want to accept that because the knowledge that a yearlong relationship effectively ended because of something that should have been a mistake is terrifying but the truth is, the minute I willingly decided to sleep with Quinn, there was no redemption for me and Sophie Even though I wished there was." Rachel curls some hair behind her ear before glancing quickly at Santana. "I wanted things to go back to normal with Sophie but how can things go back to normal when you've experience something so out of the ordinary that you're constantly craving it? I never thought I could see myself being with somebody like Quinn but now I know her –"
"You can't imagine being with anybody else."
Rachel turns to face the dark-haired woman. "Yeah, how do you know?"
"Because that's how I felt with Brittany. I was used to vapid, narcissistic women who never interested me and that was the way I liked it. Things were uncomplicated that way and feelings were never an issue. Then I met Brittany. I cared about her more than myself and that was the one thing I never wanted to happen because when that happens, when you put your heart on the line, you lose control. That used to scare me, it still does but the truth is, I can't imagine being with anybody but her."
"I thought you didn't do heart to hearts."
"I don't." Santana scowls quickly. "Do you plan on enlightening Sophie anytime soon about how you feel?"
Rachel nods her head. "When she comes back from Italy, I'm going to tell her. I've spent months lying to her but I'm finally going to do the thing I should have done from the minute I met Quinn. Tell her the truth."
"And then what?"
"What do you mean?"
Santana sips her drink slowly before casting her gaze in Quinn's direction. "You break up with Sophie and then what? Don't get me wrong, I think you're making the right decision, I told Quinn to tell Sophie the truth weeks ago but what happens next. Do you just expect to jump into a relationship with Quinn? That's not going to happen. That will hurt Sophie even more. Have you even thought about what will happen when Sophie finds out?"
Rachel bites down on her bottom lip because truthfully, no, she hasn't thought about that. She had only just decided to do the right thing by Sophie but Santana's right, what is going to happen after she breaks up with Sophie? Things are undoubtedly going to change. Her relationship will be over and friendships will also crumble. Yes, there'll be no more secrets but in order for that to happen, somebody will become heart broken.
"I hadn't actually thought that far ahead."
"Maybe you should."
"I never asked for any of this Santana."
Santana gives her a half-smile. "Nobody ever asks to fall in love, it just happens."
"What would you do in my situation?"
"You know, Quinn asked me the same question."
"What did you say?"
Santana licks her lips subconsciously and looks at Brittany briefly before bringing her attention back to Rachel. "If I fell in love with somebody, I would find it impossible to stay away. If I was in your situation, I'd probably do the wrong thing."
"How can you tell what is wrong though? When I'm with Sophie, I feel like that is wrong. It doesn't feel wrong with Quinn even though it should."
"I guess you have to decide what the difference between right and wrong in your situation is because nobody else can tell you that."
"What if I think it's right when really, it's wrong?"
"What is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after." Rachel frowns lightly. "It's Ernest Hemingway." Her frown is replaced by a look of surprise and Santana scowls. "No need to look so surprised, I'm an untapped resource of wisdom."
Rachel chuckles warmly as Santana looks in Brittany's direction once more when the blonde beckons her over and she nods before standing from her chair.
"Wait, what were you talking to Quinn about?" Rachel asks quickly as Santana walks away from the table.
Santana halts before turning around and tilting her head to the side. "You."
She paces up and down the corridor, her eyes constantly darting towards 347 before she looks away, almost as if somebody will catch her staring. Somebody will know what she is doing. She looks over her shoulder at room 344, the room she should be in right now. She shouldn't be wandering the corridor at nearly two in the morning.
She should be in bed, enjoying a blissful sleep.
Yet every time she closed her eyes, she saw her and no matter how hard she tried, the image wouldn't go away.
The woman is always on her mind, just like she has been for the past five and a half months.
The sound of two men talking causes her to dart back towards her own door but the men disappear into the first room after the stairs. She rests her forehead against the door before sighing heavily. What is she doing? She shouldn't have spoken to Santana tonight because now she's about to do something that she didn't expect to happen any time soon, especially not under these circumstances. Even though her head tells her to open the door to her room, her feet move of their own accord towards room 347.
Once there, her fingers raps against the door lightly. Quiet enough for only the person inside to hear.
Waiting for the door to open is torture and she can feel the nerves, the guilt and anticipation building in her stomach. The longer she stands behind this closed door, the more those feelings increase.
There's no sound of movement in the room and she wonders whether her knock was too quiet to rouse the woman from her slumber. Her knuckles hover over the door once more but then she hears it.
The unmistakable sound of somebody mumbling combined with the shuffling of footsteps, heading in the direction of the door. She swallows nervously at the sound and realises that this is it. This is her last chance to run away and go back to her room. She can pretend this never happened and nobody would be any the wiser to her late night dilemma
Before she can ever move, the door opens and her words catch in her throat as she observes the other woman in her pyjamas. She licks her lips at the way her top rides up ever so slightly showing off her stomach and how the other woman is wearing shorts which are incredibly loosely defined as shorts. They barely cover her and as a result, her legs are proudly on show.
The sight of the woman causes her to swallow once more.
"What are you doing here?"
Her head is telling her to make up an excuse, apologise for waking her up and explain that she just couldn't sleep but her heart is telling her to do what she came here to do.
As is always the case, she chooses to listen to her heart.
She takes a tiny step forward but it's enough to close the distance between them and cups the other woman's cheek. Sensing no hesitation from the other woman, she takes a deep breath before kissing her.
The other woman doesn't push her away and she takes that as encouragement. Ever so gently, she pushes the other woman back into the room, kicking the door shut with her foot when they are both in the safety of the hotel room.
As soon as she hears the door shut completely, she knows that is it.
They may have tried to pretend everything else that has happened between them never happened but not this.
There's no pretending any more.
There's no going back from this.
And right now, she doesn't want to.
A/N 2:
Anon - Thanks for reading and reviewing :)
Every now and then? Does that mean you don't want them to feature a lot because I love flashbacks so they'll probably feature quite a bit in upcoming chapters. I'll try not to overdo it with them though. There's a Quinntana scene in the next chapter I think :) Yeah that conversation occurred a couple of weeks prior to Santana proposing to Brittany so that hypothetical girl that Quinn was talking about is actually turning into Rachel. Let's see if she realises that. No I think you're right with that assumption, she's used to getting what she wants so when Rachel dismissed her, it made her try harder. Perhaps it was a sign but that proposal (if it happens) is a something for the future.
I don't think Rachel would mind witnessing another one of Quinn's lap dances so yes, she was sufficiently entertained and impressed. Who knows what will happen behind closed doors with them in the future, when they're actually a couple.
I'm sorry to disappoint but I don't think it's happening, at least not in Vegas. I will see what I can do though about them both being drunk at the same time. Clearly the thing that happened at the end of this chapter, I didn't want alcohol to be a factor. I do feel the pressure haha :)
I'm glad that made you laugh :D Yeah, Santana might as well not bother denying it, it's obvious. I know the episode you are talking about haha, I did laugh when I first saw that. Well I'm right there with you in disliking Finn. That's why he's not a feature in this storyline except for the odd mention now and again but even the mention in this chapter is not in his favour haha. You can always say it again, short but hopefully sweet appearance from her in this chapter too. Yay haha, I'll give you credit! Yeah, I think we'll have to stick with Kachel, maybe the fact that their names don't sound well in a portmanteau is a reason they shouldn't be friends ;) They will be though, even if Rachel doesn't expect it to happen.
I agree, I think Quinn is incredibly affectionate, I can't write her any other way. Lucky Quinn, drunk and sober she can still be incredibly charming and get anybody she wants. I like the differences you describe though :)
Well you're in luck and you may just see that mentioned in the speech, maybe Rachel should help Quinn write it. I think people might have starting disliking me if I put off their talk any longer, I kept saying it was coming but it never did so I thought it was about time to fulfil my promise of their talk. Yeah, it was about time, now they both know where they stand with the other and things have become so much more real between them now. Does she get extra bonus points again for providing her with reassurance in this chapter over her outfit?
Haha, I thought you might take that beneficial claim back :P Yeah there are plenty more opportunities and I can tell you that this time, they won't be interrupted :) Oh that's good, I want people to be selfish haha because they are going to do more than kiss even though it's wrong and I don't want everybody to hate the decision I made to make that happen. So I'm glad you're up for them doing something wrong based on a technicality :)
That's quite alright, I enjoyed reading it :)
Becky - Thanks for reading and reviewing :) Thank you very much, I really appreciate that :)
VGA - Thanks for reading and reviewing :) That's good to hear, I hope you're still enjoying the Vegas antics. Well that's good because there will a lot more Quinn and Rachel interactions to come in this story. Hopefully this chapter was worth the wait :)
Guest – Thanks for reading and reviewing :) Thank you :) I fully intend to correct the mistakes when the story is finished. I would do it now but I'm too busy. I am aware that I make mistakes, that's why I state in my first authors note that there will be mistakes but hopefully, they will all be fixed in due course. I understand why some people enjoy having a beta but personally, I don't really want one because I'm pernickety like that. So I will fix the mistakes by myself. If they persist to be a problem, I will look in to it but hopefully, my promise that I will correct them will be good enough :)
Lealover - Thanks for reading and reviewing :) That's good to hear! She's going to break up with Sophie when she gets a chance but whether that will happen before the wedding, I can't tell you that ;) Haha, I've never received a lap-dance so I didn't want to write it in case I didn't do it justice. Ah, you're British, whereabouts are you from?
Guest - Thanks for reading and reviewing :) Thank you, I appreciate that!
A - Thanks for reading and reviewing :) Your logic makes sense but whenever I see A now, I think of Pretty Little Liars, it's affected it my daily life haha. Since you love when Quinn opens up to Rachel, I'm sure I can include more conversations which feature that. I feel for Santana because she really is stuck in the middle. She wants to do the right thing but at the same time, she can't be too mad at Quinn. Sophie finding out about everything is coming slowly but surely and hopefully, it will be incredibly angsty. I think it will undoubtedly change their relationship but it will be for the better, don't worry. That being said, it will cause some problems obviously but Faberry is endgame.
You're welcome, there's no need to thank me, I'm happy to do it :) Well thank you very much, I appreciate that.
Mars - Thanks for reading and reviewing :) Thank you very much :D You're very welcome, I love to write so I will always find time to write, and as a result, this story will always be updated, even if the wait is sometimes longer than I wanted. Well when you finally get round to re-reading this story, I hope you enjoy it just as much as you are currently enjoying it.
Polux - Thanks for reading and reviewing :) Where are you from? (If you don't mind me asking) Quite right, you should enjoy the holiday. That's one thing I'm looking forward to enjoying when university end, having all those bank holidays off from work that you would normally have off anyway in education because more often than not, they coincide with major holidays. But I digress.
I will always try and keep the updates as constant as I can :) Yeah, I agree. She needs to break up with Sophie but whether she'll have the chance to do that before the wedding is another question. I'm glad you think Quinn is perfect. Thank you very much :) I'm doing okay with my work load, thanks for the well wishes :) Until next time.
Freakanatomy - Thanks for reading and reviewing :) Well I'm pleased I could do that!