A/N: I hate that I'm having problems posting, it's driving me crazy! Sorry about the inconvenience :(
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I still own nothing
Quinn and Rachel spent the entirety of Friday afternoon in bed. As they lay naked, cuddled against each other, Quinn spoke softly. "My friends love you."
Rachel giggled. "Really? We make love all afternoon and that's what was on your mind?"
Quinn rolled her eyes and dispelled a puff of breath. "No. I assure you I couldn't form a coherent thought when you were…you know. But right now, I was just thinking how happy I am that everything is finally coming together for us."
Rachel held her tighter and kissed her exposed neck. "You're friends are amazing. We truly are blessed to have such great people in our lives."
"Are you happy?" Quinn asked as she kissed her girlfriend's forehead gently.
The brunette's whole face lit up. "Are you kidding? I've never been happier."
Quinn smiled back just as brightly before claiming her lover's lips.
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Brooke and Quinn were sitting along the wall, watching their significant others in their Martial Arts class. At first the blonde was wary of having to watch Rachel spar. She was sure that if the brunette got kicked or, heaven forbid, hurt she would go ballistic. What she hadn't expected was how talented Rachel was. She even heard Master Nate ask Rachel how long she had been studying Martial Arts because she was very adept at it. The blonde found herself smiling with pride.
When the sparring began and Rachel gracefully and skillfully maneuvered her way around a girl several ranks higher than her, Quinn began to get turned on. But when Rachel outscored a guy twice her size, Quinn became downright horny. Her girl was HOT!
After class, Rachel happily chatted with Master Nate before practicing some more advanced techniques with Richard. Quinn watched them impatiently as they flitted around the mat and threw kicks and punches at each other. Then they showed each other their forms and Quinn became entranced. Rachel was always a great performer, but the way she practically glided around the room so elegantly….it made Quinn understand why it was in fact called a Martial Art.
Sweaty and breathing hard, the two approached their girlfriends. Rachel's beamed at Quinn. "So what'd you think?"
"Yeah…" She froze unable to form a coherent thought.
Rachel giggled. "Well, I'm going to go change out of these sweaty clothes." She pecked Quinn's cheek. "I'll be right back."
The blonde nodded dumbly before Rachel's words registered in her head. She followed as the brunette walked into the bathroom. Quinn locked the door behind them and shoved Rachel against a wall and seized her lips. Then she kissed down the girl's throat.
"Quinn…I'm all sweaty." Rachel breathed as the blonde continued to discard her clothes.
"I don't care." She whispered against the brunette's skin.
Quinn reached underneath the waistband of Rachel's yoga pants and then her panties, trailing her fingers down toward Rachel's moist core.
"We don't have time…Quinn; your friends are out there waiting for us."
"Then I better hurry." Quinn whispered seductively as her fingers found their destination and she teasingly circled Rachel's opening.
The brunette whimpered at the touch and bucked her hips forward.
"See…you want this as much as I do." The blonde teased as her fingers glided through her girlfriend's wetness.
Rachel's eyes slammed shut and she rested her head back against the wall. She pulled Quinn's hips into her and begged. "I need you to hurry…I need you inside…" It was barely audible but it was the only confirmation that Quinn needed.
She shoved two fingers deep into her girlfriend and began to pump them rapidly…in…out…in…out. Quinn attached her lips to Rachel's to swallow her moans. It didn't take long and Rachel came for her. She smirked with satisfaction against her lover's lips. "I think I'll come to see you practice more often…"
Rachel rolled her eyes and playfully pushed Quinn away from her. The blonde removed her fingers from inside her girlfriend and brought the damp digits to her mouth. She slowly sucked each finger clean and watched as Rachel's eyes instantly grew darker. The brunette swallowed audibly as she bit her bottom lip and watched the scene unfold before her. "I think that might be the sexiest thing I have ever seen." She whimpered before claiming the blonde's lips and licking herself off of them.
They eventually made their way out of the bathroom and found Richard and Brooke waiting for them, they did not look amused.
"Sorry." Quinn smirked when Brooke caught her eye.
"Like hell you are." The red-head grumbled.
The four of them grabbed some Chinese take-out (enough for Sydney as well) and returned to Quinn's room.
"How'd it go?" Sydney asked from her position sprawled out on her own bed.
"Ask Quinn." Brooke replied pointedly.
Quinn shrugged her shoulders. "I discovered that Rachel kicking ass is a real turn on."
Sydney's mouth dropped open. "Please tell me you didn't maul her in public."
The blonde had the decency to look slightly ashamed, whereas Rachel just looked embarrassed.
"She did wait until Rachel was alone in the bathroom before she pounced on her." Richard grinned mischievously.
Sydney shook her head. "At least you guys weren't forced to watch it…I walked in on those two yesterday and let me tell you…"
Quinn dove on Sydney's bed and covered her mouth with her hand. Richard and Brooke looked on with amusement. Rachel gravitated over toward Quinn's bed and collapsed exhaustedly on it.
When the bickering was done, the five of them sat down and began to eat their food.
"How do you think the date's going?" Brooke asked conversationally between bites of her sweet and sour chicken.
"So long as Tess pretends to be anyone other than herself, I think it will go swimmingly." Sydney teased.
"I think it's adorable how awkward Tess gets around Haley." Rachel commented. "Besides, I actually like Tess…I think she should be exactly who she is."
Everyone in the room laughed at Rachel. She stared at them with confusion.
Quinn rested her hand on her girlfriend's thigh. "Everyone sees the similarities Rach, it's kind of hard not to. And I know I should be jealous right now…but somehow it feels like I'd just be jealous of myself."
Rachel nodded in understanding. "I thought your awkwardness was adorable as well, for the record."
The blonde ducked her head and blushed.
"Please tell us about awkward Quinn…though we heard plenty when she was drunk." Sydney smirked as she spoke, which only made Quinn's blush deepen.
Quinn was literally saved by the bell when her phone rang. Normally she wouldn't answer it when she was with Rachel because she didn't want to take time away from her girlfriend, but she was desperately looking for a way out of this conversation.
"Hello?" Quinn greeted without looking at her caller ID.
"Look who's answering her phone now." Santana replied sarcastically. "I'm going to put you on speaker phone because B wants to say 'Hi' too."
"Hey Q!" Brittany answered excitedly. Quinn immediately felt guilty because she didn't keep in touch with either of the girls as much as she wished she did.
"Hey Brittany." Quinn saw Rachel perk up and mouth 'say hi.' "Rachel says 'Hi.'"
"Rachel's there? Can I talk to her?"
Quinn furrowed her brows but tossed the phone to her girlfriend. "Brittany wants to talk to you, but Santana's with her and it's on speaker phone so be warned."
Rachel nodded gravely before bringing the phone to her ear. "Hello Brittany."
"Rachel! How do you like Yale?"
"I'm just visiting Quinn, I go to NYADA remember?"
"Right. How do you like that?"
"I'm enjoying it."
"And how do you like Yale?"
Rachel sighed confused about the question, but she answered it anyway. "I love it. Quinn's happy here…so I'm happy for her."
"She hasn't replaced us has she?" Brittany asked.
"No one could replace you. How's LA? Have you gotten any more dancing gigs?"
"I teach hip hop at a dance studio and go on auditions the rest of the time. I've gotten a few jobs here and there."
"How's Santana?"
"I'm here, short stack, you can ask me directly." The Latina snarled.
"How are you Santana?"
"Bored. Put Quinn back on."
"San, be nice to Rachel."
"It's okay, Brittany." Rachel motioned for Quinn to take the phone back. "I'll talk to you later okay?"
"Geez, Berry. Take a joke." Santana sighed. "So have you hooked up with any hotties who aren't Q, yet?"
"I resent that implication Santana. And the answer will always be 'no.'"
"Good to know."
There was a slight pause before Santana added. "But you two are good, right?"
"The best."
"Great. Now put Q back on."
Rachel handed the phone back to Quinn. "You weren't harassing her were you?"
"Not any more than usual."
"What do you want, San?" Quinn asked with annoyance.
"Go somewhere away from Rachel, we want to talk to you."
The blonde sighed and put her hand over the mouth piece. "I have to take this." She announced to the room, making sure to look directly at Rachel. The brunette nodded in understanding before Quinn walked out of the room. "What do you want, San?" Quinn repeated, now with anger lacing her words.
"Calm your tits, Q." The Latina reprimanded her.
Quinn quieted and waited for her to continue.
"Rachel's performing in a few weeks, correct?"
"Yes." Quinn confirmed.
"And she's doing some Kung Fu Bruce Lee shit too, right?" Santana asked again.
"Tang Soo Do and Chuck Norris, but yeah." Quinn corrected.
"Britts and I are coming."
"What?" Quinn nearly choked on her own saliva.
"We. Are. Coming. To. New. York." The Latina emphasized every word.
"I get that…but why?"
"It's the start of our break so we're going to have a layover in New York for the night. We just wanted to confirm the dates before we book the flights."
"You want to go to New York?" Quinn asked again, still unable to comprehend.
Quinn was certain she heard Santana roll her eyes. Is that even possible?
"And you can't tell Rachel, it's going to be a surprise!" Brittany said excitedly.
"It'll be a surprise alright." Quinn grumbled.
"It's important to her and we're her friends, so we want to support her and shit." Santana reiterated just in case Quinn still wasn't getting it.
"And you promise you're not coming just to give her friends a beat down?" Quinn demanded.
"I don't remember promising that? B, did I ever promise that?"
"No, I don't remember you saying that." Brittany confirmed.
"Santana, I'm serious. You can't start anything. Rachel's happy." Quinn begged.
"Are you happy?"
"I've honestly never been happier. Rachel's amazing…we're amazing." Quinn replied dreamily as she sighed into the phone.
"Oh my God! You guys totally had sex! Way to bury the lead, Q." Santana smirked.
"We're not talking about this, Santana."
"I bet she was totally awesome with her mouth." Brittany replied in Santana's absence.
"Brit, you and I aren't talking about it either."
"Just one question and I'll drop it." Santana stated before asking the question. "Is she a screamer? I bet she hits all the high notes."
Quinn hung up on her but her phone immediately rang again. She pressed ignore and started walking back to the room.
Her phone buzzed with a new text.
From Santana: What day is it?
Quinn rolled her eyes before replying to her friend's question. Then she walked back into her room, crawled on her bed and wrapped her arms around Rachel. The brunette looked at her with concern, so Quinn smiled and hoped that quelled Rachel's fears.
"I missed you." Rachel whispered and kissed Quinn's cheek.
The blonde smiled wider and replied. "I missed you too."
Quinn released her hold on Rachel and laid her head in the brunette's lap. Rachel's hand immediately began tangling through the blonde locks and she gently massaged Quinn's scalp. The blonde purred with contentment at the action, completely unaware that they weren't the only ones in the room.
"Rachel was just filling us in on all of your friends back home. Complete with imitations of each of them. Santana sounds like a riot." Sydney commented into the silence.
Quinn's eyes widened as Sydney's voice unexpectedly startled her. As she replayed the girl's words she noticed that Rachel had continued to open up about her past. She looked up at her girlfriend, their eyes locking intently on each other, and she flashed Rachel the biggest smile she could muster.
"Santana is a lot of things." Quinn mumbled but everyone heard her.
"Our favorite imitation was the one Rachel did of Finn." Brooke grinned.
Quinn narrowed her eyes. Rachel simply shrugged and replied. "I showed them his thinking face."
A smirk threatened to appear on Quinn's face. She raised an eyebrow. "The constipated baby?"
Rachel nodded proudly.
"What else did I miss?" Quinn asked as she grabbed Rachel's free hand and began playing with her fingers. She didn't participate in or even hear the conversation going on around her because her mind wandered to what she'd rather be doing with Rachel's fingers. Memories of their night and day together flashed through her mind. She couldn't even contain the moan that escaped her lips. Luckily Rachel was the only one who heard it and she looked at Quinn with a knowing expression on her face and lust in her eyes.
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It was getting late but before Quinn could toss her friends out of her room and beg Sydney to crash somewhere else, there was a knock on the door. Sydney hopped off the bed and opened the door to find Tess standing in the hallway nervously.
"How long is the appropriate time to wait before you call someone after the first date?" She asked by way of greeting. "Like I would call her to wish her a good morning tomorrow but I don't want to see too…desperate. And besides, what if she didn't like the date as much as I did? I mean, I tried everything I could think of to make the date go well…but what if she doesn't feel the same way?"
Sydney smiled at her friend and stepped aside so that she could enter the room. Tess breezed by her and noticed the room full of people. "I'm interrupting…I'm sorry."
"Tess…stay." Rachel was the first to speak. "We want to know how the date went."
Tess took a seat on Sydney's bed as she began to speak. "I really like her, more than I've ever liked anyone. And I just want to make up for the times I was rude to her."
Quinn smiled at her in understanding and squeezed Rachel's arm to let the girl know that she felt the same way. Rachel's eyes caught hazel and the intensity in Quinn's eyes took her breath away. She swallowed audibly before leaning down and chastely kissing her girlfriend's lips. It was a promise that they would talk about it later. Quinn smiled at the gesture.
"See." Tess waved her hand toward Rachel and Quinn. "I want what you guys have."
"Give it time, it was one date and I'm sure Haley enjoyed herself." Brooke smiled at the nervous blonde, and Tess relaxed a bit with a sigh.
She opened her mouth to speak again but there was another knock on the door. Sydney once again answered it.
"The date was perfect!" Haley twirled around in a circle as she glided through the door. "She brought me flowers, paid for dinner, and held my hand during the movie. She was so sweet and romantic and then the goodnight kiss…" She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Tess sitting on the bed. She quickly looked away shyly.
"Hey." Tess whispered nervously.
"Hey." Haley breathed as her eyes found Tess's again.
"There you have your answer, Tess. She had a great time and I think she'd appreciate it if you did call her and wish her a good morning as you planned." Rachel stated matter-of-factly.
Quinn and the others tried to stifle their laughter at Rachel's tactlessness. But Haley and Tess were too focused on Rachel's words to hear them.
"You wanted to call me?" Haley asked shyly.
Tess blushed. "But I was worried that would seem…desperate."
Haley tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear and sat on the bed beside Tess. "I wouldn't have thought that. I just would have loved to hear from you."
"Really?"
"Tonight was the best first date I ever went on; of course I want to keep seeing you." Haley's eyes went wide. "Not to be presumptuous or anything! Assuming that you actually want to continuing courting me…I guess I'm just telling you that I wouldn't be adverse to that…if it were the case, that is." She frowned wondering if her ramble made any sense. As she opened her mouth to try with another explanation, she was silenced by Tess's lips on hers.
Everyone in the room, but Sydney, 'awwwed' at the scene unraveling before them. Sydney, however, threw her hands in the air. "Great! I just officially became the…seventh wheel."
Quinn frowned. "What about your boyfriend?"
"We broke up."
"When?"
"Second week of school."
"What?" Quinn sat up quickly and stared incredulously at her friend. "Why didn't you say anything?"
Sydney simply shrugged and sat on the floor beside her bed. She couldn't set on her bed because Tess and Haley were currently making out on it. As she rested her head against the foot of the bed, she groaned at the two newest lovebirds. "You guys better keep your feet on the floor like they used to in those old movies. Oh, and if it goes beyond kissing I am so kicking you out."
They sprung apart instantly, embarrassment on their features. The room was enveloped in awkward silence for several unbearable moments before Richard broke it. "Since we're all here, why don't we finish watching Spartacus?"
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Quinn could hear the even breaths of everyone sleeping around her. They stayed up until nearly 4am watching TV until everyone eventually passed out. She shifted in her bed and noticed that Rachel wasn't beside her. She quickly sat up and saw that the bathroom light was on.
The blonde knocked softly on the door. She heard the toilet flush and then the sink turn on and then off. Then the door opened and a startled Rachel stood in front of her. "Quinn? Did I wake you? I had to go the bathroom…I tried to be quiet."
Quinn shook her head. "I don't think you woke me. But when I opened my eyes, you weren't there."
Rachel touched Quinn's cheek softly. "I'm right here."
The blonde smiled back at her. "I know."
Rachel grabbed her girlfriend's hand and laced their fingers. "Come here." She said as she led Quinn out into the hallway and silently shut the door behind them.
She turned so that they were standing face to face and then she began to speak. "Last weekend you told me that I was good enough for you. But what I didn't realize is that you somehow feel like you have so many things to make up for. You're wrong, Quinn. You don't owe me anything. You never did."
The blonde's breathing became ragged but Rachel continued regardless. "I need you to understand that you don't have to keep trying to be good enough, because you are everything I ever wanted. Okay?"
She waited for Quinn to nod before she spoke again.
"I'll bet a part of you thinks I started dating you out of pity or guilt and I need you to stop thinking that way right now. I didn't fall for you because I thought I lost you. I realized I loved you when I thought I lost you and there is a difference. The summer of sophomore year, after Beth and Shelby broke us…we bonded. And I know that neither of us kept that friendship alive when we started our junior year, but I never forgot it Quinn. You put on a show for everyone else. They all thought you were unbreakable until you dyed your hair pink and took up smoking, which I always disapproved of by the way, but I knew you were always sad. I've always seen you Quinn. Actually I felt blessed that you chose me to let your guard down with. You usually wore your mask so well, but every once in a while I was lucky enough to see the glimpse of the real you. I felt special because I got to see that side of you."
Quinn was crying freely at this point. The brunette gently kissed away the blonde's tears letting her lips linger a bit before she slowly pulled away. She stared intently into Quinn's beautiful hazel eyes, pleading with her to understand what she was saying. Then the brunette spoke with purpose once again.
"And the person I saw was compassionate, intelligent, loyal, strong, funny, wise, proud, tenacious and just as scared and vulnerable as everyone else." She took Quinn's hands in hers and continued. "You are still gorgeous, stunning really, but that was never the only thing I admired about you. And it's definitely not the only reason I fell in love with you. Whether you would have stayed in the wheelchair or been disfigured from the car accident…my feelings for you wouldn't have changed. You said it before, but it's true for me as well. I wouldn't know how to not love you."
The blonde crashed their lips together forcibly as she pushed Rachel against the wall. When she parted for breath, she whispered huskily. "I love you for that…but did you really have to say it now…with our room filled with people? I so desperately want to make love to you right…and we can't right now."
Rachel had the decency to look a bit remorseful before a smirk appeared on her face. "We still have two days."
Quinn kissed her again. "I like the way you think."
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Since the room was still occupied when they got up in the morning, Quinn decided that she'd give Rachel a tour of the campus. They got as far as the Non-fiction section in the almost vacant library before the girls gave into their desire.
Quinn shoved Rachel against the bookshelves, they paused in their groping only when books started to fall and they had to move a few feet to the left. Rachel wrapped her legs around the blonde's waist and Quinn slowly brought Rachel to the floor before she descended upon her. The brunette quickly repositioned their bodies and hovered over her girlfriend. "You had me yesterday after my workout…today's your turn."
Rachel ran her fingers up Quinn's legs, lifting her dress along the way. Then her hand cupped Quinn's damp panties which caused the blonde's hips to buck against it. "You have to be quiet." Rachel warned and Quinn nodded eagerly.
The brunette swiftly tugged the panties out of her way and ran her finger through Quinn's wet folds. The blonde moaned loudly so Rachel swiftly locked their lips and swallowed the noise. As their mouths were engaged by their dueling tongues, Rachel's fingers found their way inside the blonde. She rapidly pumped two fingers in and out of her girlfriend's opening. Quinn kept the rhythm with her hips as Rachel's fingers penetrated her.
It didn't take long for Quinn to go over the edge. They cuddled while Quinn recovered from her post-orgasmic daze. When the blonde became coherent again, she saw the mess they made as several books lay scattered across the floor. She kissed her girlfriend then she pulled up her panties and smoothed her dress and hair in hopes of fixing her appearance. When she stood up she started to gather the books that were scattered on the floor.
Rachel quickly followed suit and helped her. She glanced at the book currently in her hand, 'Dispatches from the Edge,' a memoir by Anderson Cooper. Curious, she flipped through a few pages before sitting down to start reading it.
Quinn raised an eyebrow at her girlfriend. "You have to be kidding me right now."
Rachel glanced at the blonde and replied cheekily. "Some people smoke after sex, I guess I read."
Quinn shook her head and chuckled before taking a seat next to the brunette. "So what book caught your eye?"
Rachel held the cover out to her. "I've always had a weird crush on Anderson Cooper."
Another raised eyebrow. "Really?"
"I think it's the integrity thing…or it could be the white hair." Rachel replied absentmindedly as her eyes continued to scan the page.
"I can see the appeal." Quinn admitted as she rested her head against the brunette's shoulder. "Read to me."
So Rachel did. It was like everything had come in full circle for them. Quinn read to Rachel all summer and now Rachel was reading to Quinn. They sat like that for hours as the brunette read about all the places Anderson traveled to. They were mostly stories about war, disasters or grief-stricken events of our time. But they were also stories of survival and both girls knew all about that topic. They were survivors. Maybe it was because they had that in common with the people and places Anderson discussed in his memoir, but the book enthralled them.
Before the book was finished, Quinn spoke. "I want to travel. To see the world."
Rachel smiled and closed the book, keeping a finger at the page they left off, and replied to her girlfriend. "You should have brought your globe with you. I bet you miss it."
Quinn nodded, smiling at the memory of the two of them in Quinn's room, spinning her globe and nearly kissing afterwards. "I used to spin it and dream of all the places I could go. Wherever my finger landed, I would make up adventures about going there."
Rachel smiled fondly. "I thought you were destined to go wherever I was?"
Quinn blushed. "I am." Then her eyes lit up. "We should go to those places together. I want to show you the world, Rachel Berry!"
Rachel's eyes sparkled at Quinn's grand gesture. "Where would we go?"
"Where do you want to go?"
"Ireland and England. I want to see castles." Rachel paused before adding reverently. "And I want to see Jerusalem."
Quinn nodded. "I want to go to Rome and Athens and everywhere that has a rich history. I want to see Paris with you. And I want to honeymoon in New Zealand. Or Australia."
"Honeymoon?" Rachel asked dreamily.
The blonde smiled brightly before claiming Rachel's lips. "We have our whole lives and the world is a big place…I want to see it all."
Rachel kissed her back with fervor. She dropped the book and ran her fingers through the blonde hair that called to her. Book be damned, she had a beautiful girlfriend that wanted to show her the world. Who needed books when you could go see the real thing?
When they got finished with their make-out session, they resumed their tour of the campus. They were happy to find the room empty when they finally returned home for the evening and they put it to good use for the rest of the night as well as the next day, until Rachel had to leave.
A/N: Up next, New York (and Cara) better watch out because Quinn and her gang are on their way. As well as Brittany and Santana, who are about to surprise everyone's favorite diva…