Monday

Quinn was at her locker taking out the books she would need for the classes before lunch when she heard someone walking up to her.

"I had a really fun day on Saturday" Quinn smiles as she hears Rachel talking behind her and turns around towards Rachel while closing the locker.

"Me too" she answers while taking in the sight of the girl standing in front of her.

Rachel was wearing her Letterman's jacket with a black singlet under it and some loose jeans and red converse shoes.

"I was debating whether or not to text you a good night text, but I went to bed a little late and I didn't want to risk waking you up" Rachel said laughing nervously.

"Aw, well for the future you should know that I would really appreciate it. What time did you go to bed?" as Quinn was talking, she was trying to get her books in her backpack.

"Here let me help you" and before Quinn could answer Rachel had taken all of her books and her backpack and gave her a smile as she threw the backpack over the same shoulder as her own backpack were.

"walk you to class?"

"We have the same classes Rach, and I can carry my own books you know"

"yeah I know, I just wanted to do something nice"

They started to walk to their first class talking and jokin together. As they entered the class Rachel took her right hand on Quinns back and guided her to the middle of the room and sat their stuff down. Quinn smiled at her as she sat down next to Rachel.

"So, what did you end up doing yesterday?"

"You mean after Santana stopped throwing a fit?" Rachel laughed

"We went to breadsticks for dinner and after that we had a game night. It's really fun, S likes it too as soon as she stops moping about not being able to be with B."

"That sounds like fun, is that why you went to bed so late?"

"Oh no, the parents wouldn't allowed that, no I had a splitting headache that wouldn't go away, so instead of tossing and turning in bed and keeping San awake, I went out in the yard and just walked around trying to get some fresh air." Rachel says as she leans back in her chair looking around the room, it was fairly empty still, but it wouldn't be long before more and more people would come in.

"What about now?" Quinn asked concerned trying to examine Rachel with her eyes.

"Hm?" Rachel was drifting of in thought and didn't hear what Quinn was saying.

"How is your head now?" Quinn asks again looking intently at Rachel.

"Oh, it's fine, no worries" Rachel smiles at Quinn giving her a wink.

"By the way, before any more people come in, I wanted to ask you something" Rachel turned her whole body to Quinn with a serious look on her face. Quinn straightens up and nod for Rachel to ask her question.

Even though there were only a few students in the class room Rachel lowered her voice slightly "Where are we exactly?" Quinn raised her eyebrow in question.

"Like, can I hug you when I see you? Do you want to keep this 'on the down low'?" Rachel finished the last part with air quotes

"Oooh" Quinn laughs at how cute Rachel is being. "I would love to get a hug from you, and I don't care if people know or not. But we have only had one date, maybe we should get to know each other a little more before doing a big announcement."

Rachel nodded an was about to say something more but got interrupted by the bell and a wave of students flooding into the classroom.


Quinn is on her way to the canteen when she hears her favorite sound behind her, she turned her head and sees Rachel laughing along with Puck, Finn and Mike. Rachel meets her eyes and gives her a big smile before saying something Quinn can't hear to the boys and running up to Quinn.

"Hey" Rachel says still smiling.

"Hey back"

"So, I was thinking, I know you said that you wanted to pay for our next date." Rachel says as they enter the canteen

"Yes, I insist in fact" Quinn says giving Rachel the sence that there is no use arguing about it.

"Right, but the thing is that I just heard that there is a fair in town this weekend and I really want to go there with you, but I would feel guilty for letting you pay for all of it." Rachel says quickly. Quinn stops and folds her arms just looking at Rachel.

"So, I was thinking we could split it, fifty fifty. And the next date is all yours." Rachel finished looking at Quinn excitedly.

"Clearly you have high thoughts about yourself, thinking there will be a third date." Quinn says blankly back at Rachel who is smiling her cutest most innocent smile back at her.

Quinn finally roles her eyes and gives Rachel a peck on her cheek and smiles. "It sounds like a lot of fun Rach."

They sit down at the glee table, Rachel smiling from ear to ear and Quinn giving her small smiles in between conversation with their fellow glee members.


Rachel and Quinn continued to walk together to class mostly because they had all the same classes, but Quinn had a sneaking suspicion that Rachel would have done it regardless.

When the last bell ranged announcing that school was over, they walked together to the locker rooms. Brittany and Santana were already there getting ready.

"There you are! I haven't seen you all day" Santana says as she closes her locker.

"We have all the same classes S." Rachel says laughing at her sister while walking to her own locker and getting ready.

"You know what I mean" Santana huffs at Rachel who just shakes her head.

"Whatever San"

Quinn changes quickly not wanting to disturb the siblings and are on her way out when she hears Santana saying her name.

"Yo Q, wait up." Santana and Brittany walk up to Quinn. "we'll walk with you" Santana says with a smile to Quinn.

Rachel let out a relieved breath as she heard the three girls going out, she quickly changed in to her gear but before she went out to start warming up she leaned her forehead against her locker. The cool metal was soothing against her skin, she could feel the headache coming back and she couldn't help but briefly feel angry. She resisted hitting the locker and in stead told her self that there was no use in getting angry over something she can't control. She takes her helmet and walks out to the field.

"What's up with Rach" Santana looks up at her girlfriend who is looking at Rachel.

Rachel was jogging, but not as fast as she usually does it.

"She said she had gone late to bed because of a headache" Quinn says as she finish setting up for their practice.

Santana and Brittany gave each other a look. "I'll just go and talk to her, you guy can start warming up without me, it looks like the rest of the girls are coming too." Santana nods over to the entrance of the locker room where the rest of the cheerleader team was exiting.

She then turned around and started to jog over to Rachel. When she came up beside Rachel, she could hear her swearing.

"Why are you here?" Santana asks her sister while jogging alongside her.

Rachel doesn't look at her sister focusing on her task at hand. "What do you mean?" she says with a heavy breath.

"Stop bullshitting. Quinn said you had a headache last night. Why didn't you wake me?"

"School night" was the only answer Santana got.

Santana jogged up in front of Rachel and stopped, making Rachel stop as well. Rachel wouldn't meet her eyes.

Santana folds her arms and looks at her stubborn sister.

"For fuck sakes San! I can take care of myself" Santana keeps standing there and looking at Rachel. "Fine! I'll let coach know that I'll be on the sidelines this practice, are you happy?!" Rachel yells the last part throwing her hands in the air.

"I will be when you call Dr. Summers after practice" and with that Santana turns and jogs back to her team.


Thursday

Rachel was sitting in the Lopez's livingroom couch flicking through channels when she feels Santana sitting down next to her. They sat together for a while mindlessly watching through the channels. They hadn't really talked since Monday. Rachel had come up with all kinds of excuses not to be at the Lopez's or hang out with Santana.

Santana knew it was because she didn't want to talk about her headaches. Santana had noticed that Rachel had gotten them often lately, she had skipped glee and would be on the sidelines when the football team was training.

Rachel finally had sleep over since her fathers were going out of town and they wouldn't let Rachel be alone home.

"Did you call Dr. Summers?" Santana asked, she only got a grunt for an answer. She took that as a yes.

"You and Q have been hanging out a lot now" Santana said as she looked at the TV.

"Yes" was all Rachel said not bothering to looked over at her sister.

"Are you guys like girlfriends or something?" Santana continued still not looking at Rachel.

Rachel raised a brow but kept flicking through channels.

"We haven't really talked about it, but that is what I want. What is your point San?"

"Well I was just wondering, you know. Quinn would be your first girlfriend, and you seem to really like her. So, I was just wondering, are you going to tell her about you know what?"

Rachel stopped flicking through the channel's and turns her face to look at Santana. Who in turn smiles back at her sister.

"Not that it's any of your business. Yes, I am planning to tell Quinn before we get to serious."

Rachel turns her focus back on the tv thinking the conversation was over, but Santana had other plans.

"And we are talking about the same thing now right? You know, about the seizures and stuff?" Santana saw Rachel's whole body tens up, she figured that they were talking about two different things based on Rachel's body language.

Rachel turned off the tv and turned her full attention to her sister.

"Why would I be telling her that? It's not like it happens that often now anyways. It will just scare her away." Rachel said getting up from the couch and making her way to the kitchen.

"So, you plan on telling her about your dick, but not the ticking timebomb in your head? That's stupid Rach. Especially since you've been getting a lot of headaches lately."

Santana said matter of factly. Rachel stopped, she was facing the kitchen and didn't say anything. Santana could guess what she was thinking.

"Q is mad about you, she can't take her eyes off you at practice, or anywhere for that matter. You guys talk all the time, either in person or over the phone. There is no way she will run away. And besides don't you think she should hear it from you rather than someone from school? I mean yeah, they don't gossip as much as they did, but still. Things tend to get out. And also, to be honest. You know I love you, but it is pretty shitty of you not to tell her before you get to serious. She deserves to know."

As she heard what her sister was saying and let it sink in, Rachel turns around and walkes to the front door.

"Hey! Where are you going? It's a school night, the parents will freak out!" Santana yelled after her.

"Cover for me, I'm going to Quinns. You owe me!" was all Rachel said as she walked through the front door. She got on her bike and took a deep breath.


When she arrived at Quinns house she took out her phone.

Hey, are you home? -R

Come to think about it Rachel should probabl have checked if Quinn was home before she got on her bike and cycled to her house, but she was here now.

Hey you, yes I just finished my homework. Thinking about getting ready for bed. -Q

A small smile formed in Rachel's face. She got off her bike and went in the backyard next to a big tree and looked up at the window she knew belongs to Quinn's bedroom.

Before you do, can you open your window for me? -R

She didn't get a reply on her phone, instead she saw the window open and a blond leaning out and looked at Rachel with mild shock on her face.

"What are you doing here? Is everything ok?" she staged whispered.

"I'll explain when I get up" Rachel answers as she leanes her bike against the tree and starts to climb up the tree.

Quinn starts to protest, almost yelling at Rachel that she was going to get herself killed and that she should stop. But Rachel just ignores her. Climbing all the way up and in the window.

When Rachel had gotten completely in the room and was out of danger, she felt a hard punch in her upper left arm.

"Ow! What was that for?" Rachel yell whispers rubbing her sore arm.

"That was for you scaring the shit out of me, why would you do that? What is so important it can't wait until tomorrow?" Quinn crossed her arms and lookeing at Rachel expectantly.

Rachel looks down at the floor a little sheepishly. "Well, San pointed something out to me tonight." Rachel looked up at Quinn and smiles. "I really like you Quinn." "I really like you too Rachel." Quinn interrupts smiling back at Rachel.

Rachel's smile spreads but the she looks back down at the floor. "Well, I think this thing that we have is going somewhere, at least I hope it is, but before we get to serious, I think you deserve to know a few things about me." Rachel takes a quick glance up at Quinn and can see that her expression goes from happy to confused to worried. Rachel starts to pace the floor.

"There is kind of two "big" things about me, one of those things the whole school knows about mostly and the second only a few people know about. The first thing I want to share with you because I want you to hear it from me and not through rumors, and I want you to be prepared. The second thing I want to tell because, I trust you."

Rachel stops her pacing to take a quick looked at Quinn who had taken a seat on her bed, her facial expression neutral. It looks like she is preparing for the worst. Rachel started to pace again.

"I think I'll start with the second thing first" Rachel laughed nervously. She stopes in front of Quinn and looks her in the eyes. "I was born with a penis." Rachel scans Quinns face for any sign of disgust or discomfort. She couldn't see anything.

Quinn gets of the bed and walks closer to Rachel, she takes her hands and looks her straight in the eyes. "I don't care. I mean I do care, but I don't. You know? I'm happy that you trust me with this, and my feelings for you doesn't change just because you have a penis. I still really like you." Quinn smiles at Rachel and leans in and kiss her. Quinn could feel Rachel relax the moment their lips meet. After a brief moment of enjoying each other Quinn takes a step back.

"And the other thing?" Quinn could see Rachel tens up again, but she wanted to know.

"Well the other thing is a bit serious. In fact, I should probably have told you when we first started to date, but I didn't want to scare you away." Rachel gave Quinn a crooked smile and her right hand flew up to rub the back of her neck.

"There is no easy way to say this so I'm just gonna do it." Rachel looks at Quinn who gives her an encouraging nod.

"I have a blood clot in my brain" Rachel could hear Quinn gasp, but she continued.

"I've had it a few years now, its currently inoperable, but it is moving slowly, really slowly. I go to check ups monthly, so the doctors can keep an eye on it and see when they can operate. The side effects of this blood clot and its movement is that I sometimes get seizures."

There is a moment of silence as Quinn takes all of the information in. She was sitting down at her bed again biting her lower lip. Rachel just stood in front of her not knowing what to do.

"But you play football, how can they let you play football? Isn't that dangerous?" Quinn asked looking up at Rachel her whole face screams worried.

"Well yeah. But I mean its dangerous for me to walk down the street or go shopping or whatever. You know, so why not do something I like?" Rachel smiles down at Quinn, her goal was to comfort Quinn, but she saw that she had just done the opposite.

"It's not that bad, I exaggerated a little bit" she did not she thought to her selself.

"Look, I'm letting you know this now so that you have the option to opt out of whatever this thing between us is" Rachel added quickly.

Quinn snaps her head at Rachel quickly and Rachel could see the anger in her eyes.

"If you think so little of me Rachel Berry then I don't think you know me as well as I thought you did!" Quinn got up from her bed and moved towards Rachel pointing her index finger at her. "I am a little insulted that you didn't tell me sooner" Quinn starts to poke Rachel in the chest. "The fact that you think I will let you go that easily, just because you are different. Newsflash Rach, everyone is different, that's what making this world so great!"

Quinn stops poking Rachel in the chest and instead takes both of her hands, she brings Rachel hands up to her lips and kisses them. She looks back at Rachel and smiles.

"I will admit I am shocked, scared but also happy that you decided to tell me this about you. I understand that it was hard for you, I want you to know I respect you for that. I also need you to know that this is a lot to process, and I might need some time."

Before Quinn could finish Rachel interrupts her. "I understand, ofcourse, take all the time you need." And Rachel starts to move towards the window, as she is about to climb out, she can feel Quinns hand around her wrist.

"Where do you think your going?" Rachel turns around to face Quinn. "I thought you said you needed time?" Quinn couldn't help but let out a small chuckle at Rachel's confused face. "That dosen't mean time away from you" Quinn smiles at Rachel as she drags her in to the room again.

"Will you stay over tonight? I need you close to me." Quinn looks shyly down at the floor. "Are you sure Quinn? It's a school night, and what if your mom catches us?" Rachel startes to look nervously at the door. She just realized that they hadn't been really quiet.

"Relax, she won't, she trusts me" Quinn starts to lead Rachel towards her bed. She turns around and looks at Rachel. "I think I might have a tshirt that will fit you, what size are you? Large?" Rachel just nods as she looks at Quinn who is looking for a tshirt Rachel can sleep in.

"I've got a spare toothbrush and stuff that you can borrow" Quinn says as she walks past Rachel and gives her a big black noticable worn tshirt.

They get ready for bed in silence taking in everything that has been said. Rachel sends a quick text to Santana letting her know she was fine and would be spending the night with Quinn. The only replay she got was a wink emoji face.


Rachel was standing beside Quinn's bed in the black worn tshirt and her boxer waiting nervously for Quinn. Even though Quinn had said that she didn't care she was still insecure about this whole situation.

Quinn walks in to the room and sees a nervous looking Rachel fiddling with her phone and it suddenly hits Quinn that she had practically begged Rachel to stay not considering how Rachel would feel.

"Uhm, if you want to, I can sleep on the floor if you are uncomfortable with sharing the bed." Quinn says looking at Rachel and trying to make her as comfortable as possible.

Rachel looks up from her phone on to Quinn.

"No that's not necessary, if anyone is sleeping in the floor it should be me. It's just that you say you're ok with it but."

Rachel doesn't know how to finish the sentence and looks back down at her phone.

Quinn smiles and walks over to Rachel. "If your hesitation is on my behalf I'm touched. But you don't have to. If it's ok with you."

Quinn takes her right hand on Rachel's cheek and Rachel looks up at her. "I really need you to hold me." Quinn says looking Rachel in the eyes. Rachel just nods and gives her a small smile. Rachel sends a quick 'I love you' text to Santana.

They get in the bed and lay face to face just staring at each other. "How are you feeling?" Rachel asks.

"A lot of things, its a lot to take in." Rachel just nods.

"If you have any questions don't be afraid to ask ok?" Quinn smiles at Rachel.

"Where do your parents think you are?" Rachel chuckles, she didn't think that that was the question Quinn would ask.

"They think I'm with San. I asked her to cover for me."

Quinn inches closer to Rachel. "Rach can you hold me?" without an answer Rachel just puts her arms around Quinn like its second nature to her. Quinn lays her head on Rachel's shoulder and starts to lazily trace her finger over Rachel's stomach.

"Is this why you've had so much headaches?" Quinn questions not looking up at Rachel. She could feel Rachels head nod yes.

They lay in silence until Rachel couldn't take it anymore.

"Uhm Quinn, I know you said you were ok with everything and stuff, but I need you to stop what you are doing because…" Quinn looks up at Rachel and sees her hinting with her eyes down at her crotch and she stops.

"Sorry"

"It's not that I didn't like it, the problem is that I like it to much, and I don't want to make things to awkward and I'm also struggling with the thought of you know, tomorrow morning and the situation that will most likely be super awkward."

"Rachel, I know how body's work. Don't worry. I will not make things any more awkward for you. If you want me to leave the room first thing tomorrow I will."

"How did I get so lucky?"


Friday morning

Quinn wakes up feeling a strong arm around her. In their sleep they had moved in to a spooning position and Quinn was currently the little spoon. She smiles as she looks at the clock. The alarm would ring in five minutes, she turns it off and turns around and studies Rachels face. She looks so peaceful. Quinn can't help but feel a little sorry for her, everything she is going through which also make Quinn admire her more.

Quinn carefully gets out of bed and walks towards the bathroom to get ready for the day. When she enters her bedroom again, she sees Rachel still sleeping, Quinn closes the door just loud enough so that it would wake Rachel. As she sees Rachel starting to wake up, she goes to her closet making her self busy so that Rachel could get to the bathroom without getting embarrassed.

Rachel wakes up to the sound of someone closing a door, she turns around and remember that she is in Quinn's bedroom, she sits up and sees Quinn busy looking through her closet. Rachel quickly gets up from the bed and walks quickly to the bathroom.

In the bathroom Rachel releases a big breath she looks at her phone, there is a text from San saying, 'I love you too'. Rachel smiles then looks down to see what the situation was, luckily her friend wasn't standing up. She got dressed and walks in to Quinn's bedroom again. It was empty.

Rachel didn't know what to do, she was about to send Quinn a text but just as she took up her phone Quinn came in.

"My mom is still sleeping, we can sneak you down stairs and out the front door, then you can knock and voila, you just came for breakfast"

Quinn smiles proud of her plan. Rachel nods an admiring nod.

"I'm impressed Quinn, makes me think this isn't your first spontaneously sleepover"

Quinn blushes. "Anyone I know?" Rachel jokes while smiling. "Shut up" Quinn says with a small smile, rolling her eyes as she pushes a laughing Rachel out the door.


Friday afternoon

Rachel was sitting in the waiting area in the hospital when she got a text from Quinn.

You ok? I missed you at practice, want to meet after your appointment? -Q

Rachel smiles down at her phone.

Yeah, I'm good, no headache since yesterday. I would love to meet you after -R

"Ok Rachel, you can come in now" Rachel looks up from her phone when she hears Dr. Summers. She puts her phone away and follows him in to his office. They sit down at his desk and he looks quickly on his computer screen.

"So, I've looked at the new images we took of your head today and compared them to the most recent pictures. I can't see any changes. You say you've had a headache since Sunday night, right?"

Rachel nods. "Yes, but it stopped yesterday" She smiles relived that there were no big changes on the images.

The doctor nods thoughtfully. "Has anything happened in these last days that isn't normal for you?"

"What do you mean?" Rachel looks worried back at him.

"I just mean, has there been any more added pressure on you lately, is the new school year stressful for you?"

"Oh, no not really. I actually just got a girlfriend" Rachel smiles.

"aha, that's good, I'm happy for you" He smiles at Rachel.

"What did you do on yesterday? Did you do anything unusual?" He looks intently at Rachel

"Well, I had a small fight with San, then I went over to Quinn who is my girlfriend, and told her about all, you know." Rachel gestured to her head and her body. Dr. Summer nods.

"So, Quinn didn't know about your blood clot" He turns his full attention at Rachel, who shakes her head no.

"I think maybe your headaches was because of stress. Maybe on a subconscious level you were stressing over whether or not to tell Quinn and also how you should tell her. And that lead to your headaches. Does that make sense to you?"

Rachel nods "It does, a lot actually" Rachel smiles brightly getting up from her chair ready to walk out but gets stopped.

"Even though this was a false alarm, its good that you called, please don't hesitate to call again ok Rachel." Dr. Summers gets up from his desk and walks over to Rachel and puts his hand on her shoulder and looks her straight in the eye. She nods and he smiles back and open the door for her.

Rachel walks out and text Quinn.

Done! Meet you at the coffee shop? I'm leaving now -R