As always thank you for the reviews. I was happy to see reviews were positive. I'm not gonna lie I thought I was gonna get some hateful reviews for Rachel dumping Quinn… again. So I busted this chapter all out today, so Silly Love Songs done. Now the Comeback, and might I say I have a special ending for that one, yes it is already written. Uhm when I will have that chapter up IDK depends on my inspiration and time. Now it seems the episodes have been running two chapters each. So it'll most likely be chap 22. And I realized I should have spoiler alerts, but if you're reading this, I'm sure you have access to the site to see the episodes. If not, I'm sorry and you should be warned. But I've been writing from episodes since the first chapter. Anyways, I'm done, hope you like the chapter.
"I want tongue," Becky said handing Finn a handful of ones.
"Uh, thanks Becky," Finn said taking one dollar and giving the girl a kiss on the cheek.
Becky was so excited she left the kissing booth with a big smile on her face.
Finn told all the girls it was time for him to go freshen up. He turned to leave his booth when he felt someone tug on his jersey.
"I know why you're doing this," Quinn said sternly.
Finn turned around doing his best to keep a smile from forming on his face. He was also a little nervous. He wasn't sure if Quinn knew the real reason or the reason he hoped she figured out.
"You're trying to win Rachel back. You know she can't turn her back on glee club. You think that with all the peer pressure she'll give in and kiss you and you'll both realize your love for each other. I'm here to tell you it won't work and to back off." Quinn warned the quarterback.
Finn smirked as he leaned on the little makeshift counter of his booth. "Why do you care?"
"I'm her friend," Quinn countered.
"Really? Cause I've been seeing more of Rachel lately. I mean we hung out Friday night. Then on Saturday she was over again having girl time with Kurt. Then saw her the next morning in her pink pajamas at breakfast," Finn rubbed into Quinn's face.
"We may have hit a rough patch, but it happens in friendships. Anyways I'm not the point here. You are. Do you have any idea how broken Rachel was when you broke her heart?"
Finn furrowed his brow.
"Yea, that's what I thought. After sectionals I found a broken Rachel playing her heart out on the piano. I was actually afraid she was going to hurt herself because she realized she had no one. That was a pivotal moment… for both of us."
Finn leaned a little closer to Quinn, "Why is that?"
Quinn didn't seem to notice the distance between them shorten. "It was the moment we became friends. I've been the cause most of her pain and suffering, but that day it was different. We saw each other differently that day. Then with what Karofsky did, it only pushed us closer. She is my best friend…" Quinn trailed off, feeling the sting of tears in her eyes. "Was my best friend," Quinn corrected.
This is what Finn wanted. He wanted to know what happened between the two girls. He finally got his answer. Finn's heart broke. He felt sorry for his two ex-girlfriends. Finn moved a little closer so Quinn could hear what he whispered next. "I know you two were more than friends."
Quinn was shocked. She didn't know what to say.
"I won't tell anyone. But I'm here if you want to talk about it. Maybe we could meet somewhere a little more private to talk?"
"I can't do this," Quinn whispered before abruptly leaving her ex.
Rachel finally had a moment to show her support for glee club. She walked up to Finn's booth and politely placed a dollar down.
"Are you sure you can handle this?" Finn asked.
Rachel scoffed at the question, "Finn, do I need to remind you that I'm gay?"
Finn was shocked that Rachel said the words with such ease. He heard the girls behind Rachel start to talk amongst themselves. Finn reached down and flipped the in sign to out as he motioned Rachel to the end of his booth.
"Where did that come from?" Finn asked.
"Well as you might've heard from Kurt we had a girls' night the other night. I finally admitted to being gay. I just said the words out loud and my world didn't crumble, but it in a way it did change. Ya know actually saying the words 'I'm gay' out loud."
Finn just looked at Rachel confused. He didn't know what she was talking about, because he told her about her and Quinn. "But you told me…"
"I told you that I was romantically involved with another girl. I never actually said the words that I was gay, or even bisexual. You said them, but I never actually confirmed or denied."
"Oh. That's good Rachel. I'm glad you're finally out, but…"Finn lowered his voice, and his head. "Where does that leave Quinn?"
"With Sam," Rachel said nonchalantly. She walked around to the front of Finn's booth.
"Wait. What?" Finn said, pretending to sound surprised. He stepped to his originally spot behind his booth.
"We're over Finn. She made her choice. She is staying deep in the closet, and I'm not. I kicked the door down, and here I stand Finn. Gay, out, and single," Rachel said out stretching her arms.
Finn smiled, "Congrats Rachel. So I guess I should kiss you since you paid for it."
Rachel smiled, "If you want. I was just showing my support for glee club."
Finn leant down and kissed Rachel on the cheek, and gave her a hug with the booth between them.
It didn't take long for the word of Rachel's sexuality to spread throughout the school. Glee club was buzzing when Quinn entered the room.
"What's going on?" She asked taking her seat at the top next to Sam.
"Manhands came out in a big way," Santana replied turning to face Quinn.
"What?" Quinn asked in disbelief.
"Yea, I heard she made a scene at Finn's booth," Lauren pointed out.
Finn and Rachel hadn't arrived yet, in order to clarify the rumors. It wasn't long before the two came in laughing about something.
"Is it true?" Puck asked from his seat.
"Is what true?" Rachel asked taking a seat next to Lauren.
"You're gay," Santana replied, turning to look at Rachel with an empty chair between them.
Rachel opened her mouth to answer when Mr. Shue walked in. "Alright guys, who wants to perform today?"
"Hold on Mr. Shue," Santana holding her finger up to her teacher, keeping her eyes on Rachel. "Berry was about to answer our question."
"What question?" Mr. Shuster asked
"If she is like Kurt," Brittany answered.
The Spanish teacher was confused. "What do you mean?"
"We want to know if she's gay," Santana responded. "So Willow, is it true?"
The room was silent waiting for the answer. "Why does it matter?" Rachel finally said.
"Well, we heard you practically yelled it in the middle of the hallway at Finn's kissing booth," Santana answered. "We could just ask Finn if you want." She turned and faced the tall boy sitting next to her.
"It's not my question to answer," Finn replied.
Rachel smiled at her friend's answer.
"Come on guys. We've always been supportive of each other. Who cares if Rachel is gay or not? We're family and we support each other. I say we just move on and have our next performance," Mr. Shuster interrupted.
"Mr. Shue is right. It doesn't matter, and it's none of our business," Quinn chimed it.
Rachel rolled her eyes. Of course Quinn would say that. She's afraid I told everyone she was my first… girlfriend? Girl crush? Whatever we were, first girl I made out with on a regular basis. Rachel thought. The thoughts running through her head made Rachel angry. She didn't even notice that Mike and Artie just took their place in front of them. "Yes, it's true," Rachel finally answered.
The boys waited for Rachel to finish before starting their performance for their girlfriends.
"I'm gay. I don't care who knows. I like girls, so now you all can wonder if I have a crush on you or not. Now can we please move on? I bet Artie and Mike would like to perform for their girlfriends," Rachel concluded sitting back in her chair.
Finn started clapping for Rachel. He was proud of her progression. The rest of the group joined in, that is all but Quinn. She sat in silence and waited for the day to end.
Quinn didn't like it, but she agreed to kiss Finn. Sam saw the two talking the previous day at the kissing booth. He thought they were within kissing distance of each other. Quinn wasn't lying when she told Sam he was the only guy she was within kissing distance of.
Quinn walked up to the booth and slammed down a one dollar bill.
"Wait. Hold on. I want to see this." Sam said running up next to the booth.
"Pervert," Finn said instinctively. He was actually confused as to why Quinn was there.
"I prefer chaperone and also boyfriend." Sam pointed out.
Finn gave her a quick kiss, like he did for his mom. For them it felt like kissing a sibling. Finn cared for Rachel, and knew that Quinn still loved the girl. For Quinn kissing Finn confirmed for her that she didn't like kissing him as much as she didn't like kissing Sam. Her preference was Rachel. If that made her gay as well Quinn wasn't ready to admit.
"Satisfied," Quinn asked Sam.
"Yeah, let's go." Sam answered.
He started talking about the records Quinn was looking at that morning.
"Hey, I forgot my purse," Quinn interrupted.
She quickly ran back to the booth and grabbed her purse as she leaned in next to Finn's ear. "I could use your help. Meet me tomorrow afternoon in the auditorium," she whispered.
Quinn quickly left and went back to her waiting boyfriend. Finn couldn't help the smirk that formed on his face.
"Finally," he said to himself.
Next day at glee club Santana noticed something odd. Quinn and Finn were trying to not look at each other. She noticed Quinn's Queen Bee smile, and Finn's gassy baby look. She concluded they were fooling around behind Sam's back. Santana wanted revenge on what they said at the beginning of the week. Also she didn't like being alone, so it's only fair if more people were miserable with her.
After glee she changed into a candy striper outfit and kissed a sick kid in the nurse's office. He had mono, and from getting it so many times she became immune, but was still able to carry the bug. She then kissed Finn, shoving her tongue into his mouth giving him mono.
"Sorry about that, I couldn't help myself," Santana said with a smile.
She walked away with a smirk on her face. After the next class she headed to the bathroom to change back into her normal clothes for the rest of the day. She liked being the center of attention but had a class with Rachel. And she didn't want the small girl to ogle her.
When the last bell rang she saw Finn go into the auditorium. Santana couldn't resist the urge to watch her plan in action. She snuck into the auditorium, but was up in the balcony. It seemed poetic, last time she was up here she was a cheerio and was with Coach Sylvester and Quinn. Now she's alone and was spying on one of the people who was up there with her.
She sat down and watched Finn through the wired railing. He sat down near the edge of the stage with his legs extended. He leaned back on his arms and waited. Santana did too. She felt her eyes get heavy when she heard a door open. It came from behind her and she saw the red sweater and blonde hair of one Quinn Fabray.
"Sorry I was at church," she said making her way down the row of seats.
"Praying for the strength to come?" Finn asked scooting to the edge of the stage.
"Something like that," Quinn said reaching the front row. She sat in the first seat in the row. She was on the opposite side of the stage than Finn.
"What you think I have something contagious or something?" Finn joked.
Quinn shook her head. "No I'd just prefer if we talked off stage."
"You're that paranoid?" Finn asked jumping off the stage.
"No. The stage is sentimental," Quinn countered.
Finn furrowed his brow as he sat down next to Quinn. From this angle Santana couldn't hear them. She stood up to hear them better but was only able to see them better. Santana was not happy when Quinn finally left Finn sitting in the front row. She not only heard nothing, but they didn't even share a kiss.
What Santana didn't hear:
"Why is it sentimental?" Finn asked.
Quinn looked at him, with tears stinging her eyes. "It's where we shared our first kiss."
"Oh," was all Finn could say. "Can I ask you something?"
"You just did," Quinn joked. "But you can."
"When did you and Rachel happen?"
"I'm assuming you mean, when did we became more than friends?"
Finn nodded.
"I told you on that stage. After she came back after what Karofsky did I sang Fucking Perfect to her. Mr. Shue said it was inappropriate but I thought it was… perfect. When I finished something changed, and we kissed. The rest is history," Quinn explained.
"And now?"
"Now, we're history."
"What happened?"
"I got scared… Again," Quinn replied.
"Of…" Finn egged.
"Being out, well, more like being outed. I'm not ready. Last week we kissed in an empty hallway, and I freaked."
"So you were avoiding her?"
"Yea and Sam has been more all over me than usual since football is over."
"Then what happened?"
"She broke it off. 'In every sense of the meaning,'" Quinn quoted as a tear rolled down her face.
"You know she's not over you."
"I know, but I can't leave Sam."
"Why?"
"Because I love him," Quinn countered.
"No you're not. Otherwise you wouldn't have come here and ask for my help."
"Fine. I think I'm in love with him."
"You're in love with the idea, but not him."
"When did you become so insightful?"
"When the girl you love cheats on you the hurt changes you, especially since it happened twice. It means you two didn't love me."
"That's not true."
"Not enough to not want to hurt me, and that's the thing about cheating. When you really love someone, you'd do anything to keep them safe. And since you two found each other it makes sense, as to why you both didn't love me. You two were made for each other. Rachel didn't tell me she was seeing you, I figured it out. She came out yesterday, but she never said she had a girlfriend, or had one. She'll continue to keep your secret. That's the thing about Rachel. She may be goal or dream oriented, but she has a big heart. And you, after what happened with Karofksy you did everything you could to keep her safe."
Quinn smiled through her tears, "You're right. In fact Rachel said something along those lines, but up there." She pointed to the stage. "What do you suggest Finn?"
"Follow your heart. Stop hiding. I know you're scared but you have people that will help you."
"That's easy for you to say, you've never been kicked out of your house before."
"No but my door is open if you need a place. And don't forget Mercedes and Rachel. I bet if you come out, she won't turn you away. Plus she has two gay dads." Finn said giving Quinn a nudge with his shoulder.
Quinn laughed at the last thing Finn said. Last year she made sure everyone knew.
"You also never know. Your mom was willing to keep Beth, and help you raise her." Finn pointed out.
"You're right," Quinn said standing.
"Where are you going?" Finn asked.
"Home, I have some things to think about. Thanks Finn," Quinn said leaving her ex in the auditorium.
Santana snuck out of the auditorium and made her way towards the auditorium exit. She saw the door open and Quinn leaving with her head down. The hallways were empty. Santana grabbed Quinn by the shoulders and slammed her up against the lockers.
"What the f—," Quinn started but was interrupted by Santana shoving her tongue in her mouth.
Santana pulled away as abruptly as she kissed Quinn and walked out of the school. Quinn was in too much shock to even react. She was left standing in the middle of the empty hallway.
The next day Quinn woke up feeling like she was run over by a truck. She debated staying home, but grudgingly got out of bed. She threw on a grey t-shirt and skirt, and left for school looking as bad as she felt.
It was in glee that Quinn felt the worse. She couldn't even function, and felt she was going to pass out. It wasn't only her that felt horrible, but Finn. Santana kindly pointed out that Finn had mono, and Quinn was sharing the same symptoms of the disease. She had to mention the use of tongue. Quinn didn't want to hear any more about her tonguing Finn, which wasn't true and left for the nurse with Finn in tow.
The nurse confirmed their diagnosis as mono, and called their moms. Finn and Quinn were lying on separate cots in the nurse's office.
"Santana is such a bitch," Quinn said when they were alone.
"Is that how you got it?" Finn asked.
"It's the only thing that makes sense. We're both lying here with mono, and she seemed to know all the symptoms really well. She's probably gotten it so many times she's immune."
"So that means you kissed Santana?" Finn asked in disbelief.
Quinn turned and leaned on her arm to look at the boy next to her. "I didn't kiss her. Yesterday after we talked she attacked me. I guarantee you she was waiting for me. She wanted it to look like we were cheating."
Finn mirrored Quinn, sitting up to lean on his arm. "Why would she do that?"
"It's Santana," Quinn replied.
"What are you going to tell Sam?"
"I haven't thought of anything yet. Would you mind if I used you as my explanation?"
"Why not just tell him the truth?"
"Because then I have to explain what I was doing here when I told him I was at church. And…" Quinn trailed off.
"You'd have to tell him you kissed a girl?"
"I didn't kiss her. She shoved her tongue down my throat before I had a chance to react to her slamming me up against the lockers."
"Wow. What are you going to tell Rachel?"
"I don't know. She's smarter than Sam, and I don't want to hurt her. I mean remember when she found out about you and Santana?"
"Yea, but the thing I learned from that, it's better to just tell her. If you keep it from her it's just going to hurt her more. And if you tell her what you told me the blow may hurt a little less."
"Thanks Finn," Quinn lied back down. "You still care about her don't you?"
"She's my friend, as are you. I want you two to be happy."
Quinn smiled at her friend before closing her eyes waiting for the room to stop spinning.
Quinn was woken up by the feel of something cool on her head. She opened her eyes seeing Rachel looking down at her.
"Where's Finn?" She asked.
"Uh…" Quinn muttered waking up. She closed her eyes thinking. "His mom picked him up a few hours ago."
Rachel nodded in response.
"You don't have to do that," Quinn said pointing at her head. "In fact I'm surprised you did that. I thought you hated me."
"I would do that for anyone," Rachel said placing her hand on the rag. "Also I don't hate you. I still care about you."
"Then why aren't we still friends?"
"Because of this," Rachel said grasping Quinn's hand with her other hand. "We can't be friends because we both want so much more."
"And I'm still a chicken," Quinn added.
Rachel sat down on the stool next to the bed. "Did you kiss him? Like Santana said?"
Quinn took a moment to gather her thoughts. She tightened her grip around Rachel's hand, keeping her from leaving. "No, Santana wanted it to look that way."
"What do you mean? How did you both get mono?"
"We didn't kiss each other, someone with mono kissed both of us," Quinn clarified.
"Who? No one else has mono in the school."
"No, but someone has had mono so many times that she's become immune."
Rachel took a moment to think about Quinn's last comment. Her face was hard, Quinn had kissed another girl. It wasn't just any girl; it was the same girl who took Finn's virginity. "It was Santana."
"Yes, but let me clarify I did not kiss her."
"So explain it to me Quinn? If you didn't kiss her how did you get it?"
Quinn took a deep breath. "Yesterday Finn and I met up in the auditorium. He wanted to talk about you. So, we met, we talked, and I left. As soon as I left the auditorium Santana was there waiting for me. I think she followed Finn or me. She took me by surprise, literally slammed me up against the lockers, and shoved her tongue in my mouth. I didn't have time to react, and as quickly as she attacked me she was gone. I'm sorry Rachel."
Tears were stinging Rachel's eyes. "What was it like?"
"What?" Quinn asked confused.
"What was it like? When you kissed her?"
Quinn let out a sigh. There was no way of convincing Rachel that she didn't kiss her back. "Anger," Quinn replied. "I was pissed. There is only one girl that I want to kiss. I'm even more pissed now that she did this to me."
"And Finn?"
"Like kissing the brother I never had."
"Sam?"
Quinn looked up at the ceiling. "Same."
"And what was it like when you kissed me?"
Quinn closed her eyes, thinking of their first kiss on the stage. "Fireworks," she whispered.
Rachel nodded and walked towards the curtain.
"Wait," Quinn said sitting up.
"No. There's nothing else to say. You made your point, and your decision. I just hope you join me on the outside before it's too late."
"Too late?"
"Yes. Don't expect me to wait for you Quinn. I'm going to continue to pursue my dream with nothing holding me back. You actually inspired my song selection for this week's love song. Feel better Quinn."
With that Rachel left the nurse's office and made her way to the choir room. The song she sang was sung to her, well a part of it. She chose to sing 'Fireworks.' When she sang the second verse she was looking right at Mercedes and Tina who sang that verse to her back in December. When she got to the chorus the last time she pulled Mercedes up to join her. She was one of the first people she admitted to being gay to. Rachel pointed to Tina to join her and Mercedes. The three sang in front of the group. It wasn't long until the rest of the girls joined them in front of the boys.
Later that night Rachel went to Breadstix alone. Kurt invited her. Not long after she sat down Mercedes startled her, "Mind if we join you."
"I'd love that," Rachel said with a smile.
Mercedes, Tina and Mike sat with Rachel and waited for Kurt and the warblers to start singing. Rachel enjoyed her night out with her friends. Two months ago Rachel couldn't even imagine a night like this. Even though she was heartbroken, it was the best night out she's ever had.