A/N: Sorry I have taken so long to update this story, it's just that 'writers block' but I'm gonna try to write more often at least from now on. Thanks to all that's still here despite my slow updates. This chapter is fairly short because 1. I needed to put something out for you guys, 2. I sort of needed this chapter, somehow. But I apologise in advance if it's crap actually no I apologise in advance for this crap chapter. Don't hate me, sigh.


Chapter 29 - It's not a bad idea...I think.

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"Are you fucking kidding me!" Santana shrieks looking at the blonde in front of her with a dumbfounded expression.

"What?" Quentin question, not quite understanding his friend's point.

"Puck seriously, please talk to him!" Santana lets out, her voice dangerous and firm.

"Dude you just asked your girlfriend to move in with you, in the same house you asked your ex girlfriend to live at" the mohwaken man explains in hopes of enlightening his friend of his mistake.

"I still don't understand what's the big deal-"

"The damn big deal is, one is your current and the other is an ex...who may I add, you still in love with" Santana screams not able to help herself any longer.

Quinn chuckles "don't be ridiculous San, I'm not in love with Rachel! Okay. We're just friends who's very compromise seeing our situation" the blonde says as Santana rolls her eyes and Puck chuckles under his breath.

"Ouch!" The blonde man yelps as his Latina friend smacks him at the back of his head. "What the heck Santana" he winch rubbing at the back of his head.

"Wait until this whole mess blows up in your face and I will get the pleasure to say I fucking told you so!" She huffed taking a swing of her drink as Puck just watches on with amused smile on his face while Quentin sulks. It could never be a bore day with Quinn and Santana around.

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It's been two weeks since Jen had moved in and Quinn gotta say everything was going well, after all both Rachel and Jen got along so great! He didn't know what everyone was so worried about. He did the right thing.

He smiles at the thought as he descended down the stairs frowning at the lack of loudness around the place, knowing Isabella was at his parents' house and Jen had gone to visit her parents earlier on today. And Rachel? Quentin scrunched up his brows realising the brunette wasn't anywhere around which means she was still out for job haunting.

The brunette had been going out in hopes of finding something suitable, even as Quinn specifically told her she needed not to worry about rent nor house shopping, Rachel had insisted she needed a job to at least do something and still contribute in a way to show her appreciation for everything he has done for her, it's been a few weeks but still nothing. Which Quinn knew how difficult it would be considering how small Lima was, finding a suitable job was a bit tricky.

He sighs flaunting off his jacket and placing it against the coat hunger before walking toward the kitchen. Once he reached there he went straight away to the fridge and grabbed a cold beer, he quickly uncap the top before taking a couple of sips just as he heard the front door open and closed. He looked toward the door expecting either Rachel or Jen.

"Oh Quinn, hi." Rachel says coming into the kitchen looking dejected.

"Hi yourself working lady, how did job haunting go?" He asks a small encouraging smile gracing his face.

The brunette groans loudly pulling out a chair and placing herself down. "Ugh horrible!" She moans as Quinn let out a chuckle.

He walked away from the fridge and sat down opposite Rachel. "That bad?" He smiles sadly at her.

"The worse."

"Well don't worry because I know you will find something." He says sending Rachel an encouraging grin.

The brunette looked toward him with a grateful smile back. "Thanks Quinn."

He nods in acknowledgement his eyes fixed on Rachel and for a movement the two just stayed like that before Quinn decided to break the stare.

"So uh, have you eaten yet?"

"Oh! Uh no, not yet." Rachel replies her glance anywhere but at Quentin who stood up from his seat.

"Okay that's good, because I haven't either but we can go out and grab some dinner together. What'd you say?"

"Oh no Q, you don't have to go through all that trouble."

"Rach, trust me. It's no trouble at all." He says looking straight at her with a charming smile. "And besides we're both tired so I doubt we will be up to cooking, also it's just you and I. So what'd you say?"

Just having Quentin stare at her like that left Rachel speechless, she almost forgotten how handsome he is sometimes. Blushing slightly by how he was patiently staring at her waiting for her response with that sly smile, she responded.

"Okay, fine. But just let me get out these clothes then." Smiling widely the brunette got up from her seat and walked out the kitchen to head upstairs with an extra bounce to her steps.

Quinn chuckles lowly as he watched her go. Yup he made the right choice in asking her to live with him and he doesn't regret it.

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"Are you ever going to tell me where we're going?" Rachel questions, ten minutes later after leaving the house with Quinn.

The blonde in return chuckles glancing toward her for a brief moment.

"You can keep asking me that over and over again but I'm not telling you Ms Berry." He flashes her an amused smile as Rachel groans in fake annoyance.

"You're not fun Mister." She pouts crossing her arms over and titling her head upward in afford of trying to ignore him. Quinn in response couldn't help but to burst out in laughter.

"Trust me, it's going to be worth it." He winked playfully suddenly coming to a stop and parking the car.

Rachel looks out the window trying to see where Quinn had taken her for dinner and scrunched up her brows in confusion.

"Isn't this Tina's restaurant?"

"Yup." Quentin replies simply cutting off the engine then turning to face Rachel. "And it has the best vegan menu in town." He adds.

Rachel was truly touched by this. Not only was Quinn taking her out to dinner but he has chosen a restaurant with vegan friendly menu, even if it was one of their friend's restaurant. It's just not even Jesse has ever gone out of his way for her, heck she lost counts of how many times he had forgotten that she was a vegan.

"This is sweet Q, but you didn't have-"

"Nope. No, no. None of that, we gonna go out there and you missy is gonna order something that you will enjoy and I don't want to hear no protest from you. Understood?" He states interrupting her mid sentence.

Rachel grins at the look of serious Quinn was trying to maintain and reaches over and hugs him the best she can. He truly was amazing, at times like this is when the brunette really realises what she has lost.

"So uh, we should-" he starts and Rachel quickly pulls away.

"Yeah, of course." She awkwardly got out the car fastest than she tended to trying to hide the blush that suddenly crept up on her cheeks.

Quinn soon followed after her and exit the car, locking it after himself before meeting Rachel in front of the vehicle and the two ex lovers strolled toward the restaurant and joined the queue.

After a while they finally reached the front of the queue and smiled at the young man there.

"Oh hey, Mr. Fabray." The boy who looked about 19-20 years old greets having served the blonde quite often.

"Now, now Josh, what did we agree on?" He teased and Josh chuckles.

"Oops sorry, good-evening Quentin." He corrects and Quinn nods in approval.

Rachel was standing there, amusedly watching the two interact.

"Table for two?" Josh questions typing something on his computer as Quinn nods. "This way please," and leads them to they seats. "Your waiter for the evening will be right with you in a moment, excuse me." He then walked away.

Before Rachel could even sit down, Quinn moved behind her chair and pulled it out for her. Rachel smiles in appreciation as Quentin moves back to his own seat.

"Wow, Tina has done an absolutely amazing job." Rachel says, her eyes surveying the busy restaurant full of customers chattering.

"That she did. Mike was telling me how they wanted to expand it. But they wanted to start off the expansion in Columbus first, if success then they will think about moving onto other states."

Rachel nods along to Quinn's explanation as she finishes surveying the place then looks back to her menu.

"So any recommendation?" She questions.

Quentin looks up at her then back down at the menu in thoughts. "Hmm, well speaking from a none vegan friendly. I would say, um. The Alfredo Pasta?" He ends unsure.

Rachel chuckles. "Figured you would pick that." She smiles amused.

"I'm sorry but none of them has meat!" He whispered as if it's the most horrifying thing and Rachel couldn't help but to laugh a little louder to which Quentin found himself smiling at.

"Okay, I think it's safe for me to order myself." She speaks between laughter and Quinn laughs along.

"I'll say so." He's smile wide as he watched her eyes sparkle from laughing.

"Good-evening," he was suddenly shaken out of his trance by the voice, "my name is Bill, and I will be your waiter for the evening. Any drinks to start?" He asks with a friendly smile.

'Tina sure hired some good staffs' he thought.

"Just water for me, thanks." Rachel orders and Bill turns to him.

"Same with me."

"Okay, are you guys ready to order now or later?"

Being here more often than he could think, Quinn already knew what he wanted so it was just Rachel who needed to order.

"Yeah sure, I'm ready to order." After the two had placed in they orders, Bill took their menus and promised to come back soon with they drinks before walking away.

"How many times have you been here?"

"Hmm, a few times. Lost counts." He grins slyly and Rachel laughs.

"Oh by the way, my mother has invited all of us over for thanksgiving meal so I wanted to let you know."

"Oh" Rachel's face fell. It's not that she had a problem with Jude because she didn't. She was just afraid the women probably hates her after what happened.

"Oh? What's wrong?" Quinn asks seeming concerned.

"Well, it's just. Are you sure she wants me there?"

"Yes. She specifically said and I quote. 'Bring Rachel'. Why would you think she doesn't want you there?"

"Oh I don't know Quinn, maybe the fact that I left her son alone to raise our baby." Rachel states as if Quinn shouldn't be asking such question.

The blonde sighs reaching toward Rachel's hand take was picking at the table cloth nervously and took it into his in the process.

"We talked about this before Rachel, what happened is in the past. We were both young, we both made mistakes which we can't change but we do need to move forward. We can't do that if you won't forgive yourself for what happened and keeps going back on it." He gently explains unaware of his thumb that was slowly stroking the soft skin of the back of her hand. "You gotta let go Rach, I forgave you so please, forgive yourself." He stares deep into her eyes with sincerity in his own.

Rachel smiles opens her mouth to reply only for the waiter to show up with they drinks. Placing them down he promised to come back with they meals then excused himself away.

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"I was thinking..." Quentin starts later on into the dinner, they meals already on the table.

"Uh oh," the brunette joked with a teasing smile.

"Just hear me out, ok." The blonde replies placing down his napkin to focus his whole attention on Rachel. "You love singing, music is what defines you. So why instead of looking for a job that you will probably be miserable on, you run your own music/instrument lesson." He explains.

"Wow, that's...that's actually an amazing idea." Quinn grins at hearing that until the woman sighed. "I just don't know Quinn, I haven't really sung nor touched an instrument since the incident and I just-"

"Hey," Quinn gently interrupted taking Rachel's hand gently into his and smiling at her. The brunette in her part felt a shiver run through her body at the touch before glancing down at the held hand contact. "You are going to be fine. If anyone can do this, is you." He assured "but maybe you can start with just instrument lesson, see how that goes?"

"Yeah." Rachel breathed, her whole attention lost in Quinn's gentle stare.

"Good," he then pulled his gaze and hand away from Rachel before resuming to eating his food once again to Rachel's disappointment who tried hard to not show it as she too picked up her fork.

"Here, try this." The brunette says picking up a forkful of her food and holding it toward Quinn who stared back at her with a grimace, Rachel couldn't help but to let out a laughter. "Oh come on, it's not so bad."

The blonde sealed his lips tightly shut, shaking his head from side to side like a kid would when being given medicine.

"No thank you." He mumbles his lips still sealed but the smile tagged at the corner of his lips made Rachel almost melt.

'I seem to forget how handsome and adorable he really is' she thought sadly as she once again realised what she had lost a long time ago.

"Just a tiny bit?" Her voice took on one of little girl reminding her of the time she had tried getting Quinn to take his medicine when he was sick back in high school. The memory instantly made her smile in sadness.

Seeing the frown upon Rachel's face, Quinn misinterpreted it to being sad that he wouldn't try her food not because she just took a trip down to memory lane, until these day after everything he still could not stand the sight of a sad Rachel so he reluctantly oblige to her quest and opened his mouth with eyes screwed shut.

"Oh don't be a baby" Rachel giggles pulling the fork away from Quinn's mouth watching as he slowly started chewing around his mouth. "Well...?"

Quinten pops one eye open before opening the other. "Yummy," he grins cheekily.

"See!" Rachel cheers her eyes instantly lit up as she smiled.

Quinn's lips volunteerly turned upward into a big smile at seeing the brunette in front of him so happy.

'Im glad to have you back Rach.' He thought before going back to his meal as the two fell into a small comfortable conversation for the rest of the dinner.

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Laughter filled the night sky as two figure emerged from a car walking across the front lawn.

"So, did you have a good time?" Quinten asks as the two slowly approach the closed door.

"Oddly yes, yes I did." Rachel replies teasingly.

"What?" Quinn mock gasp. "You mean to tell me you didn't think you would have a good time? With me?"

Rachel laughed lowly at the playful frown on his face. "Nope, I did not."

"Well then I proved you wrong!" He stated with an 'I told you so' voice making Rachel roll her eyes good naturally. "Admit it."

"What?"

"Come on Rach, admit it." The brunette shook her head laughing never minding the neighbours who are probably sleeping as both she and Quinn stood outside the closed door. "Admit it or else I'll bring out the tickle monster!" He threatens playfully.

"Oh no, not that!" The brunette shrink as she watch Quinn flex his fingers around getting ready for the sweet torture that is tickling. Everyone who has met Rachel would know that the brunette was highly ticklish and Quinn was a monster of tickling.

Quinn smiles realising he hasn't joked around as much since back in high school.

'Guess she brings out the teen within me'

"Fine fine..."the brunette laughed. "You proved me wrong"

"Yes! And damn right I did." He replies victoriously with a grin.

Rachel shakes her head slightly a wide smile plastered on her face, she felt really happy at this moment.

"Right then." He trails clearing up his throat. Rachel raises up her brow questionably at the sudden change of attitude from Quinn. "I am glad that you had fun,

"What are you doing?" The brunette questions confused and amused at the man in front of him.

"Well I'm walking you home, what else." He restores as if it's the most obvious thing.

"Quinn, this is your house..." Rachel laughed, finding his action adorable, weird and amusing.

"Not at this moment, at this moment I am simply walking you back home, so..." He got back to his posture and flashed her a smile "Miss Berry, it was a pleasure," he spoke with a slight posh stance.

The brunette couldn't help but to burst out in laughter.

"Well Mr Fabray, thank you for walking me home. This was nice." She says playing along.

"Oh don't mention it." He waved while Rachel fetches out the spare key Quinn had made for her a few days after moving in and unlock the door.

"Aren't you coming in?" The brunette questions once she stepped in only to realise Quinn was still were he previously stood.

"Oh! I would love to, but unfortunately I have work tomorrow perhaps another time?" The brunette smiles realising Quinn was still obviously in character.

"Of course, and once again. Thanks for the wonderful dinner" she stepped back toward him and kisses his cheek. "I had fun." Then she disappear through the door closing it behind her.

Quinn sighs unaware of the big wide smile on his face, after a few minutes of waiting he composed himself before pulling out his own keys from his pants pocket and unlocking the door.

Walking inside the house, he took in the dark hallway and the quietness of the house, strolling toward the marble stairs heading to his room. On his way to his bedroom, he stopped in front of Rachel's closed bedroom door and knocked gently. He didn't have to wait long before the door opened and Rachel stood in front of him.

"Sorry for the disturbing" he apologise taking in the brunette's appear who was now clad with his old McKinley t-shirt which went pass the knees on the brunette.

"Hey, I always wondered where that shirt went," he smirked once he saw Rachel blush furiously.

"Yeah...I uh, took it. I can give it back if you want." She hesitantly says.

"No no, of course not. You can keep it. It uh...it always looked good on you." He nods in reassurance before the two of them fell into silence. "So uh," Quinn starts after a few moment of silence. "Just wanted to say goodnight."

"Oh! Well, goodnight Q," not knowing what to do Quinten awkwardly shifts around until pointing down the hall.

"I, uh...should go, goodnight Rach." He spoke rashly then turned heading toward his room, Rachel waited until he disappears inside his room...heard the door shut closed door before smiling to herself.

'Maybe everything is gonna be just fine.'

With that thought in mind, she turned back inside her room and closed the door shut behind her to get some sleep.

Tbc...

There's probably so many mistakes in here but I'm tired, I just got back from work and I had to edit other two stories so...

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