AN: We are on a roll, aren't we? The next chapter might be slower to get out, I don't want to burn myself out on the story. I do hope everyone is enjoying it. I am trying my best to keep it realistic at possible. The road shall not be easy, it is right now, but expect more of that lovely angst once more.
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"The moment. The one moment when everything connects together in a perfect harmony, everything finally makes sense, and I know, just by looking at her, that everything will be okay because I had her."
Quinn laid there next to Rachel longer than she should of have. It was almost half past 10 when she finally gathered enough willpower to disconnect herself from Rachel. She knew her mother had given her to 11 to be home, but she always made it a point to get home before those deadlines.
She was careful when disconnecting herself from Rachel, not wanting to wake up the sleeping beauty. She paused for a moment, watching as Rachel mumbled in her sleep. Reaching out to where Quinn was before. The blonde moved one of Rachel's pillows to in between the diva's arms, giving her something to cuddle with.
Rachel gave a small sigh and buried her face into the pillow. The strings on Quinn's heart pulled as she simply stood and watched Rachel fall back into a deeper sleep. She couldn't help herself as she leaned over and pressed a kiss to the top of her head. She wanted to stay here and just lay next to her, to fall asleep next to her. Tell her everything, all her fears, all her hopes all of her.
Though she only pressed another kiss to her head and moved away from the sleeping girl. One day, once she figured out herself.
"Perhaps I should trust myself, and just fall into this. Into her." She knew that she loved Rachel, more than anything, more than she knew herself.
The blonde only gave a sigh and one last longing look before leaving the bedroom and heading down the stairs. She was slightly surprised to see a figure still sitting on the couch. Roxie and Maximus both having their heads in the lap of Hiram Berry.
"Quinn." The man's cut through the silence motioning for the girl to sit on the couch near him. He offered a small smile but she could see it was forced. She knew the difference, she knew that type of smile.
A shiver of fear ran down her spine, she gathered her new found courage and straighten her back. Sitting with crossed legs not far from Hiram, Maximus crawled next to her, laying his head into her lap and looking up with her with big eyes.
"Both my husband and my daughter have a tendency to forgive swiftly than they should. Me, though, I have spent my entire life in Law Enforcement or the Army. I started out after college and the military working Corrections and working my way through the force. There I worked with those who were sent there, to work on themselves to rebuild themselves." Hiram's voice was soft as he spoke, his eyes looking over to Quinn's.
"Most though, didn't. Most threw away their second chance. Everyone makes mistakes in their life. For some that one mistake does them in forever, they peek and can never climb themselves out of that hole. For others, they realize it's only just another bend in the road. Don't let your mistakes define you, Quinn."
Quinn shifted on the couch, keeping her head down as her blonde bangs framed the side of her face. There was a lot of things she wanted to say to Hiram. She always connected much closer to him than her own parents, more than LeRoy. They understood each other quite well. Both kept themselves hidden under thick walls, built from a life of pain.
Hiram offered a smile, "You have a good dog there. You should let me take him into work one of these days. Could train him, we usually don't use his breed, but I am sure he'll pick up on a few things."
Quinn looked up at Hiram, she wanted to say something in response, but he always had a weird trait of saying something very deep and following it up with something random, "I..- thank you, Chief. I need to get home before my mom freaks out and calls the police."
"That would be a very interesting conversation to have. Does she know that you're here?" Quinn sat up, connecting Maximus's leashing to his collar and moving towards the door, Hiram walking her out to her car.
"Yes. Don't worry, my..-father, is gone. She actually said she would love to have you and Doc come over to dinner one night."
"Does she know about you and Rachel?" Hiram pushed open the front door for the two. The air was cool in the Ohio night.
Quinn paused as she let Max into the passenger seat. The husky giving a bark at Quinn a 'Mom hurry up.'
"No she doesn't. I am not ready yet, Rachel isn't ready yet. We still have to figure this out before we want to tell everyone else." She leaned against the hood of her car, crossing her arms and looking up at Hiram.
"I'll keep that in mind. I would say we could all have dinner on Friday but Rachel was explaining that she's suddenly having a sleepover."
"That is Santana for you," She gave a sigh, before moving forward to wrap her arms around Hiram, "Thank you, Chief for everything."
Hiram returned the hug from the girl that had became his second daughter. He pressed a kiss to the top of her head as they disconnected, "All I am doing is loving you. Now go on, Number 2 Daughter."
Quinn gave a slight giggle before jumping into her car and driving off to the other side of town. That was the difference, she found between her parents and the Berrys. All they wanted to love her, to show her there is joy and good in the world. She wished deep down, that it was that Hiram and LeRoy that were parents, she couldn't help but to wonder how different her life would of been. She shook her head as she made a turn onto the main street, that didn't matter. She had their love and trust, they could be the parents she always wished she had.
Max never to her gave a happy bark, looking like he wanted to crawl into her lap and lick her face, "Yes and you too, Max. God it is weird that you know what I am thinking." She was only give another happy bark in return.
Hiram watched her go, he heard footsteps behind him as his husband came up to stand next to him.
"Do you ever think she will open herself up?" LeRoy asked as he reached over to gently take his husband's hand.
"I think so. She has Rachel and has us. She just needs to see that we will love her no matter what. This weekend we're having dinner with Judy. I think it's time we have a talk with her." He smiled down at his husband, gently squeezing LeRoy's hand and interlacing their fingers.
"I mean, if we got get together and survive this long, I have faith for those two." LeRoy shrugged, "I always had a feeling about Quinn and Rachel."
"You mean the longing looks they used to send each other at the dinner table?" Hiram joked, pulling his husband back into the house, "Come on, Rachel's asleep and I miss my husband."
LeRoy gave a chuckle and allowed himself to be pulled into the house. He made a mental note to have a conversation with Rachel. If he could forgive Hiram for everything he did, she could forgive Quinn and open her heart up.
Rachel was more than disappointed when she woke up in the morning not to find Quinn snuggled against her. While usually she would of jumped out of bed, she rolled onto her back sighing loudly she could still smell the sweet strawberry scent of Quinn's shampoo.
She knew that she needed to get up, but what would matter if she took a few moments to enjoy perhaps the best thing she has ever smelled in her life. Burying her face into the pillow the blonde was using the other night, Rachel's mind begun to wander to the first time she realized that she fell in love with Quinn.
It was Christmas Break. It was Rachel's and Quinn's favorite time of the year. There was something about the festival feeling, the music, the snow. All of it made it just a perfect time of the year, besides the freak winter storms, that wasn't fun.
Which what they were currently doing now. The power was out across most of the city as one of the worst winter storms in the past century hit over central Ohio. Hiram and LeRoy were pulling double and triple shifts as they assist in some way or form for the emergency response for the city.
The baby bump was coming in full now on Quinn, as she laid on her back, her head safety in Rachel's lap. Ever since the blonde moved in they have became close. Rachel trying to show her that having a kid wasn't her peek. It had been an uphill fight for Rachel, but she never let up at any moment, it was something that Quinn couldn't begin to understand but she loved it.
Christmas though, was hard this year. No matter how terrible her Family was, Christmas was a time when her parents would try to pretend that they still loved each other. As a child it meant the world to Quinn to see her parents smiling at each other at the table. It was odd to think, she was still a kid now, only 16. She shouldn't even be saying 'when I was kid..'
"You think very loudly, Quinn." Rachel commented from above her, her eyes leaving the pages of the worn paperback she was reading.
"A trait that I must of gotten from you. I could feel the gears in your head when you're thinking." Quinn teased, moving onto her side and looking up at Rachel. If Quinn was honest with herself, she had never allowed herself to become this close and comfortable with someone. Sure her, Santana and Brittany would cuddle during sleepovers, but when it came to Rachel, there was something different. She gave out a sigh and snuggled deeper into Rachel's lap.
She wanted to blame it on the baby. The way she thought of Rachel at the dead of night. The curve of her smile, the way her nose would crinkle when she laughed. The sight of her long tan legs in a mini skirt. But she knew that those thoughts entered her mind long before the baby came into play. And in the past few weeks, when she needed someone, needed anyone, Rachel came. Rachel saved her.
A silence had set in between the two as they stared into each other eyes and became lost in thought. It was a sudden moment, Rachel would realize later on. A moment when it all connected as she felt herself losing herself in hazel eyes. The moment. The one moment when everything connects together in a perfect harmony, everything finally makes sense, and she knew, just by looking at her, that everything will be okay because she had Quinn. She had fallen in love with Quinn Fabray. Somewhere along the way, when she took a small step forward and then rushed to the bathroom Quinn had ran to.
She wondered if she ever had a choice when it came to Quinn?
"Are you alright, Rachel?" Quinn's voice was soft, as she sat up slightly, moving her hand to cup Rachel's cheek. It was just a tender and friendly action, but it took Rachel's breath away. It only strengthen her realization. Because she saw Quinn, saw right through the walls she put up.
Rachel could feel tears threatening to come forth, but she blinked them away and smiled, "Yes, Quinn. I am perfect."
She had fallen head over heels, fist first, and was drowning in Quinn.
Quinn gave a smile and cuddled back against Rachel, going back to watching the Christmas movie. Quinn knew what was happening to them, but for right now, she just wanted to enjoy Rachel's company. It was Christmas, they were snowed in, and she had Rachel to all herself. What more could she want? What more could either of them ever want?
Rachel couldn't help but to give a smile at the thought. After that there was a noticeable shift in the way she acted around the blonde. She could tell that the blonde was picking up on it also, but she was shocked to see that she didn't push away her small acts of affection. She leaned into it, she fell into them.
But then Beth came, and she lost her. She lost her Quinn, the blonde threw her walls back up. It hurt Rachel, physically hurt her. For most of the summer she would lay in bed for hours and hours at a time. She never thought it would hurt this badly.
"Because it was real." Her Dad's words still rang through her eyes that fateful July evening. But she didn't want it to be 'was', she wanted it, she needed Quinn. Because somewhere along the holidays, the walks in the park, the foot rubs, Rachel fell in love with her, and like hell she was going to let that walk away. She didn't want to think about 20 years from now, wondering what if.
"RACHEL, hurry up." Her Daddy's voice rang from the kitchen. She flinched slightly, LeRoy had a very loud voice from the years in the Army and now being a trauma doctor. Her eyes almost popped out of her head as she saw the time, she spent way too long daydreaming about strawberry hair and hazel eyes.
It was becoming a routine now, Quinn would arrive at the Berry's door with four cups of coffee from their favorite coffee shop. Quinn would drive Rachel to school, where of course, they would have a steamy makeout session to start their day, because honestly, neither could keep their hands off of each other for too long.
Quinn had Rachel shoved against the door to one of the unused classrooms, her mouth firmly attached to Rachel's pulse point. Rachel had to resist the urge to give a mental snort about 'taking it slow', but neither could say no to each other.
Rachel gave out a small kittish like moan as Quinn nipped her teeth further down near her collarbone, Rachel's hands going to weave and pull into Quinn's hair, from both the pleasure and pain from the action, "..Quinn you're going to leave a mark."
"I know. I want to." Her's voice was low and husky as she did leave a hickey on Rachel's tan skin. Rachel should be yelling and screaming at her but her resolve to fight Quinn was lowering everyday.
Quinn leaned back after pressing a soft kiss to the mark and moved Rachel's shirt back up to hide the mark. The blonde's eyes were almost a dark shade of green, an obvious sign of lust and love. She raised an eyebrow before speaking, "I am sorry if that was too much, I kinda..- lost all control when it comes to you."
Rachel couldn't help but to give a small giggle, her hand cupping Quinn's cheek, her thumb running across the soft flesh, "IF it was anyone else, Quinn, it wouldn't be right. We have a long way to go yet, but you will never need to apologize for loving me."
Quinn crashed her lips to hers again in a heated embrace yet again. Only pulling away then the need for air was too strong she whispered, "And you said I had a way with words, Rachel."
Whatever Rachel was going to say next was cut off by the ringing of the morning bell. Earning a frustrated sigh from both the girls, they disconnected from each other and smoothed their clothes before rushing to their shared first period.
"We're going to be late." Quinn mumbled out as they ran down the now swifty emptying hallways.
"Totally worth it." Rachel smiled, and she knew by the hungry look Quinn gave her that if they were private she would be pinned to one of the lockers.
The two always spent their lunches together in the choir room. Ever since the two became friends last year, only pausing when Quinn moved back with her mom. Though the blonde was slightly worried now, Rachel was never one to be late, but as the choir door open and the famailir sight of Santana walking in, she knew that Brittany must be distracting her for this conversation.
"Q." Santana said simply, standing in front of her, wearing the matching Cheerio outfit, hands tucked behind her back.
The two had been best friends at some point, some time before she made a mistake with Puck and had Beth. She shook the thought from her mind, Beth would never be a mistake. Puck was, but as Hiram said, don't let your mistakes define you.
So, instead, Quinn allowed a polite smile to form her features, "Santana."
The air in the room was tense, Quinn could feel that there was something Santana needed to say or do. Before Quinn could react, Santana was throwing her arms around the blonde girl and breaking down into tears.
Quinn was shocked to say the least, but wrapped her arms around the crying girl and allowed her to empty her eyes. What seemed like hours, Santana finally stopped, moving away from Quinn drying her eyes with the palm of her hand.
"I..-I am sorry, Quinn. Now before you start going off on what I mean, or that it doesn't matter. Hear me out, this is for me. We were best friends at one point. Me, you and Brit. The three heads of the school." Quinn couldn't help but to give a small smile, while she did things she wasn't proud of her Freshmen year, at least she had those two.
"Ever since school started I planned speech after speech for this moment, but standing in front of you now, I don't know what to say. I fucked up, Quinn. When you needed your friends the most, Brit and I gave you nothing. When you needed someone to tell you that it was going to be okay, we only laughed and called you Preggers. And for that, I can never forgive myself for."
Quinn actually had to sit down as Santana finished. With a look of utter shock on her face, she held her hands into her lap, playing with her fingers, as Santana stood in front of her.
"I will never make that mistake again, Quinn. No matter what it is, you will have me, and of course Brittany. Please, Quinn, let me be that friend again."
There were several long moments of silence as Quinn dried her eyes from the tears that had started to fall during Santana's speech. It had been a rush of a few days, and yet this was just another one of those moments. If she was to be the Quinn her parents wanted her to be, she would of crushed Santana in the moment and never looked back.
But Quinn wanted to be the Quinn that Rachel wanted her to be. Though she was sure the girl was not aware of it, it was Rachel that wanted Quinn to be a better person. She was inspired by her kindness, the way she could forgive. It was time to prove to herself and to Rachel that she deserved her love, deserved her, "Santana, I could never hate you. I was so angry, S. Angry at life, at my parents, at Puck, at everyone. I have ruined so many things, and I am just now getting some of those things back. I don't want to lose your friendship, Santana. Remember what we always said at kids?"
Santana allowed a small smile and sat in the seat next to Quinn, "I made a promise, Mr Frodo a promise. Don't you leave him Samwise Gamgee, And I don't mean to, I don't mean to. I'll always be there for you, Quinn. I love you."
Quinn couldn't help but to feel a warm feeling spreading through her body. One of the small little cracks in her heart healing. She had her first best friend back, the blonde smiled and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, "I love you too, San. Are you finally going to tell Brittany?"
Santana buried her face into Quinn's shoulder, "I hate you sometimes, Q."
"You were the one that verbally assaulted me in a public restroom about 'getting my girl', it's time to do the same for you also." Quinn teased.
"Well, it worked didn't it. Don't say I don't ever do anything for you." Santana laughed and smiled before taking a deep breath, playing with the helm of her skirt,"I..- am trying, Quinn. Really trying. It's hard opening up to someone like that."
Quinn nodded in perfect understanding, it was the same uphill fight she was having with Rachel every single moment of her day.
"Let me tell you a little secret, San," Quinn started, her eyes looking at the whiteboard, eyes going kinda distance, "It's not going to be easy, it's going to be really hard, and people like me and you, are going to have to work at it everyday but I want her so badly, San, Her forever. And I know that underneath all the pain and walls that you want, need, Brittany as bad as I need Rachel, because they make us better people without even trying."
Santana gave out a loud sigh, moving her head from Quinn's shoulder, "Q, seriously, become a writer. You're right though. She does make me a better person, not because she wants me to, no because I want to be better, for her." Santana shook her head in understanding, "God damn, Q. You're good."
Quinn wanted to say that she had no idea what she was going with Rachel and how both of them were scared out of their minds by what they felt, but she only smiled as the door opened, Brittany dragging Rachel by her hand.
"See, Rachel. They're right there, nice and safe." The taller blonde attention was drawn straight to Santana as she dropped Rachel hand and went to wipe the tears from her love's face.
Rachel saw the red puffy eyes and narrowed her own at the two, "Are you two alright?" Crossing her arms as she stared down Santana.
"Calm down, Rachel. I was going making good on a promise." Santana explained simply.
Quinn though, moved over to Rachel and leaned down to press her lips to the side of Rachel's temple, whispering, "I'll tell you later, Baby. Just trust me, it's alright."
Rachel's anger was gone within seconds as she looked up at Quinn with large brown eyes, hanging off of every word she said. She heard Santana mumble from across the room, "How the hell didn't we see this before?"
"I told you, San, but you didn't believe me." The taller blonde smiled, wrapping an arm around Santana's shoulder, "Now we have all four hobbits."
Rachel's eyes shot over towards the other two girls, rising an eyebrow, "Is that why you always called me Hobbit? I thought it was suppose to be hurtful."
"Haven't you read or seen Lord of the Rings?" Her girlfriend asked, wrapping her arms around the girl.
"No..-" Rachel drifted off, "I mean I know the basics, but..-"
"That's it. Friday night, Berry. We're watching all the Hobbit's and the Trilogy. Now, excuse me, but I need to get my mack on." Santana grabbed Brittany's hand and started to drag her from the room. The taller blond was bouncing on the balls of her feet, either from the thought of watching Lord of the Rings or to getting to makeout with Santana.
"When we were small, Brittany's parents had this obsession with Lord of the Rings. Every time we spent the night at her house, we would watch the movies." Quinn explained as she pulled Rachel to near the piano, sitting down as Rachel leaned on the side, smiling down at Quinn.
"I didn't know that. Look at that, Head Cheerio Quinn Fabray, the biggest nerd ever." Rachel giggled, as Quinn's fingers danced across the piano keys.
"Did you take up playing again?" Rachel asked as she moved to sit next to Quinn on the piano.
"Yes, actually. Now that I am not doing it to please my Father, and for me, I find myself enjoying it a lot more." Her fingers randomly playing across the keys, a small, slow tune spreading through the classroom.
"Really, Quinn?" Rachel smiled as she swayed to the music.
"One of my favorites." Quinn smiled, still playing as she turned her head to press a kiss to Rachel's cheek.
Everybody loves somebody sometime
Everybody falls in love somehow
Quinn was surprised when she heard Rachel's soft voice starting to sing the lyrics. Watching with large eyes as Rachel moved from the bench and leaned against the piano, staring into Quinn's eyes.
Something in your kiss just told me
My sometime is now
Though not usually a deut, Quinn sang the next lines, keeping the large smile on her face, as she made eyes at Rachel.
Everybody finds somebody someplace
There's no telling where love may appear
The two became lost in the moment, as they sang with their emotions on their sleeve. Both of their eyes burning bright with something that could only be unwavering love for each other.
Something in my heart keeps saying
My someplace is here
If I had it in my power
I'd arrange for every girl to have your charms
Quinn couldn't help but giving a small roll of her eyes and a playful smile as Rachel sang. The brown haired diva sending a playful wink. As she moved from the side of the piano, dancing with herself as she spinned in a circle, before walking back towards Quinn at the piano.
Then every minute, every hour
Everybody would find what I found in your arms
'God, I love her.' The two thought at almost the same time as they kept their eyes on each other, Only ever each other.
Everybody loves somebody sometime
And though my dreams were overdue
Your love made it well worth waiting for
For someone like you
They finished the last line together, as Rachel stood in front of Quinn, who whispered the last line. Leaning down she pressed a small kiss to Quinn's lips, "I have to say, Mrs. Fabray, we do have quite a chemistry on the stage."
"You say that like if there was ever a doubt." Quinn whispered back with their foreheads resting against each other, eyes closed as the strong vanilla scent of Rachel assaulted her senses.
Quinn always found Glee one of the best parts of her day. Her joining might of been out of the wrong reasons, but she fell in love with the club, being free to sing whatever songs she wanted, to express herself like she had never done before.
She crossed her legs and offered a small smile to Rachel who sat next to her. Santana and Brittany sitting next to them past Rachel.
The rest of the club spoke in low voices, it was a common sight to see Rachel and Quinn sitting next to each other, truthfully they were glad that the two had fixed their bonds. No one could take a mopy Rachel anymore nor the scary silent Quinn.
Mr. Schu entered the room with the same always bright smile, standing in front of the kids and clapping his hands in front of him. But before he could open his mouth, Rachel's mouth already flew open, "Mr. Schu, Quinn and I already prepared something to open the day up with."
Will paused for a moment, the irony of this week's assignment being duets was not lost on him, but nevertheless he smiled and nodded his head, "That works perfectly then, seeing as this week's assignment is duets. Ladies, you have the floor."
Rachel jumped up pulling Quinn to her feet. The blonde taking her spot on the piano bench, cracking her fingers, as the band picked up, Rachel already giving them the sheet music needed.
Can't believe it's over, I watched the whole thing fall
And I never saw the writing that was on the wall
If I only knew the days were slipping past
That the good things never last, that you were cryin'
Rachel opened up, earning a few grins from their fellow Glee members. It was a nice change from the usual songs they all did. As she sang the last line, Rachel looked away from the club and over to Quinn, moving to lean against the piano.
Mmm, summer turned to winter and the snow it turned to rain
Then the rain turned into tears upon your face
I hardly recognize the girl you are today
And God, I hope it's not too late, mmm, it's not too late
Quinn picked up perfectly, her hazel eyes burning into Rachel's. Slowly losing herself to her fingers speeding across the piano keys and the deep brown of Rachel's eyes. God, she wanted to drown in those. She poured her emotions as she sang, this was for them two, no one else.
'Cause you are not alone, I'm always there with you
And we'll get lost together till the light comes pouring through
'Cause when you feel like you're done and the darkness has won
Babe, you're not lost
When your world's crashing down and you can't bear the thought
I said, "Babe, you're not lost"
Rachel gave a large smile as she ran her hand along the smooth wood of the piano, turning back to the club. She knew that she had been staring too long into Quinn's eyes. They both knew that they ran the chance of being found out by singing this song, but they had to do it.
Santana sat in the back with Brittany's head on her shoulder. Both of them singing it softly right along with Quinn and Rachel.
'They're so gay that it's adorable.' Santana thought as she saw Quinn's eyes burning a hole into the side of Rachel's head. She gave a snort right after she said it, who was she kidding, so was as hopelessly gone as Rachel and Quinn.
Life can show no mercy, it can tear your soul apart
It can make you feel like you've gone crazy but you're not
Though things have seemed to change, there's one thing that's still the same
In my heart, you have remained and we can fly, fly, fly away
As Quinn sang the next lines, her eyes fell onto Kurt who was staring at her with such an intense look that she knew that he was connecting the dolts. Surprising even herself she offered him a small wink, she would deal with him later, but right now, she was all Rachel's.
Her hazel eyes going back to Rachel's brown ones as she came back to leaning against the piano, Rachel softly singing backup. It was an odd mix, their voices sounded perfect with each other, but with the choice of the song, both could feel how the air in the room was shifting.
The rest of the Glee Club at this point had arms wrapped around each other shoulders. Finn smiling dumbly at Rachel, obviously getting the very wrong idea out of all this. Rachel, though, was focused on picturing Quinn pinning her to the piano after Glee to notice anyone else.
'Cause you are not alone and I am there with you
And we'll get lost together till the light comes pouring through
'Cause when you feel like you're done and the darkness has won
Babe, you're not lost
And the world's crashing down and you cannot bear the cross
I said, "Baby, you're not lost"
Mmm, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I said, "Baby, you're not lost"
I said, "Baby, you're not lost"
Ooh, yeah, yeah
I said, "Baby, you're not lost"
I said, "Baby, you're not lost"
They didn't bother to keep on switching, both singing the lines together in a perfect harmony. She could feel and hear the truth behind Rachel's words as she sang 'Babe, you're not lost.'
Quinn wanted to respond with, 'Not with you'. But kept on singing as the finished the last night. Taking a deep breath as Quinn jumped up from the bench and wrapped an arm around Rachel's waist, the two taking a deep bow as the Club cheered and clapped loudly.
"The single gayest thing I have seen." They heard Santana from over the loudness.
Will sat up from the front row, clapping as heavy as his students, "Girls, that was simply amazing! What a way to start the Duets week. I hope you two can pull it off again."
Quinn and Rachel gave a smile to Mr. Schu as they went back to their seats at the back of the class, as their teacher opened up more about the week's assignment.
"Now, because of Quinn's and Rachel's amazing preference, I have decided to mix it up a notch. I was going to have you pick your partners from out of the hat, but no more! Pick whoever, surprise me. We will pick up tomorrow, have your song choices to me by tomorrow morning. Next week we start our set list, so enjoy!" William gave a small bow as the club broke off into groups of two, his eyes scanning over the classroom.
He would be lying if he didn't feel a small tug on his heart as he listened to the two girls sing. He would have to be blind not to see the obvious love that poured from their eyes as they sang. It simply reminded him of Emma and how badly he had messed up. He had to get her back, he was not that 15 year old boy anymore.
As the Club was let go for the day, Quinn and RAchel lingered behind, saying their goodbyes to Santana and Brittany. Kurt smiled goodbye to Mercedes as he walked right up to Quinn. The two stared each other down for a long moment, before a smile broke out on the boy's face, "Don't worry, Quinn."
"Thank you, Kurt. Would you mind meeting up with me on Sunday, coffee?" Quinn's voice was soft, and Rachel wanted nothing more to reach over and grasp her love's hand, to tell her that everything was going to be alright.
Kurt gave an amused smile, "A coffee date with the Quinn Fabray and Rachel Berry, how could I say no? I'll text you later, have a good evening ladies."
The two watched him go, as they were finally alone, Rachel reached out and tightly grasped Quinn's hand into hers.
"Life is funny, you know that?" The blonde said as she smiled, turning her body and wrapped an arm around Rachel's waist. Rising a brow, as Quinn moved the two into a classic dancing position. The two started a slow simple thing.
"I have a feeling life with you is going to much more than just funny." Rachel whispered out as she allowed Quinn to lead just due to the fact of her being taller.
Quinn's heart beat faster as she started to sing, "But don't forget who's takin' you home. And in whose arms you're gonna be. So darlin' save the last dance for me."
Rachel could only smile as she felt herself falling even deeper in love with Quinn, or perhaps it was her falling in love all over again. All she knew is that when she stared into those hazel eyes she couldn't help but to feel that she finally found what she was always looking for. Something she didn't even know she was missing. And deep down that is how she knew that what she felt for Quinn was true, because she didn't even know how much she needed Quinn until she lost her.
Both swore an oath right there, unknown to each other, that they would never ever give up on each other.
"I do think, Quinn, that you're somehow making me fall in love with all over again." Rachel whispered as the two dance across the floor.
"I'll say it again to remind you, I have been slowly falling in love with you since the day we first crossed eyes." She blonde said softly, pausing in the dancing and singing to stare down into Rachel's eyes.
God, did Rachel swoon at that. She moved up onto her tippy toes and gave a rather soft kiss to Quinn's lips. Nothing more than a brushing of lips, but that is all they needed.
Of course what they didn't see, was another pair of eyes watching them.
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AN: Songs used were "Everybody loves somebody" and "Lost and Save the last Dance" by Micheal Buble. Now Everybody loves somebody has been sung by countless of people, but I listened to the Frank version, because come on, it's Frank. And I couldn't not use Lost, it is the song that I first got the idea for this story from.
I am a really big LOTR nerd, I understand that the common trend is that Quinn is a Harry Potter tryhard, and even though I love Alan Rickman, I couldn't not make my Quinn LOTR for life. Also, this is strictly a Faberry and Brittana, no foursomes or threesomes, sorry. But the four will become close and great friends over the course of the story. And yes, more LOTR references.
Next chapter should be the Sleepover and a conversation between the Berry Men and Judy. (I think)