Hello again!
It's been a while since I posted my last chapter. So, I hope you enjoy this one. I assure to you that I did the best I could!
P.s.: If you want to hear the song it's currently playing on the story, or that I'm listening while writing, it would be better for you. Mostly while the band is playing in the backyard ;)
Quinn was looking at herself in the full body mirror she had on her room. She had spent four hours getting ready for that party, and now she was finally ready. Her hair was straight with curly tips. She was wearing the dress Brittany had given her on birthday, it had Japanese sleeves and it was short. She wore dark red high heels that made her feel elegant. Quinn smiled at her reflex. She was feeling gorgeous.
"You look beautiful Q!" Santana appeared on the mirror too. They were getting ready together for the party.
"I feel beautiful." She sighed. "And you're really hot yourself." She pointed.
"Thanks" Santana gave Quinn a childish smile. She was with a navy short dress and her hair was stuck in an elegant bun.
Someone knocked the door.
"Hey. It's me." They heard Rachel's voice behind the door.
Santana opened it for her. "What are you doing here so early, Berry?"
"Early?" Said the girl with a pink strapless dress and a braid. "There were people waiting in the yard when I got here. The front door wasn't locked so I got in. Guys, it's already 8pm."
"8pm?" Quinn's eyes opened widely. Her phone must be late. "Crap. I thought it was 6pm."
"Yeah but you better hurry up. Our guests are getting in here. And Noah and Finn too." Rachel crossed her arms, sending Quinn a message for her to hurry.
"What about the other boys? Like, umh, Kurt and..Sam?" She asked trying not to make her curiosity too obvious.
Rachel smiled. "Evans is going to get here a little late. I was talking to Brittany and she said he had called her and warned that. And Kurt is coming with Blaine. He must be here in like, half an hour."
Quinn felt disappointed. But why? Just because Sam was getting a little late? "Okay Rachel. Let's get this party started. I'm ready, and we're all smokin' hot. Where are the other girls?" Quinn asked, a little excited.
Santana got out of the bedroom and looked downstairs. "For what I see, Brittany and Tina are already down there. So I guess Mercedes is with them." She said loudly from the hallway.
"Ok, so. Let's get downstairs and be amazing hosts for our guests!" Quinn took Rachel's arm and Santana's.
xxx
Sam parked his father's car on Quinn's street and smiled to himself when he heard the loud music coming from her house and excited screams. When he got to her yard, there were already red cups spread in the middle of the grass and the noise was deafening. It looked like it was going to be a great night.
He opened the door and he saw people jumping and drinking. But mostly, he saw Quinn and Puck singing "Like a G6" in the improvised stage Rachel had set up. Quinn jumped up and down while Puck sung his part in the song. It didn't look like a song that was right for being sung in karaoke, but in Sam's opinion Quinn was making the song even better. Of course, Puck was good too.
Sam kept watching his friends sing, until Quinn and Puck finished singing and passed the mic for Santana who was waiting to sing for a while by then. Everyone applauded and Quinn saw Sam in the middle of the crowd and smiled. She went meeting him.
"Hi! You finally got here!" Quinn said as she hugged him. Sam was wearing a soft blue formal shirt and black pants, and he looked even more handsome in Quinn's perspective. "Wow, you look handsome." She said while she checked him out with her eyes. That made Sam blush.
"Hey you. Yeah, I had to babysit for a little matter of time, but I'm finally here. And thanks..." He ran his fingers through his hair, that made Quinn bite her lips subtlety. "And you look gorgeous yourself." He smiled.
"Thanks!" Quinn took a sip of the drink she was holding in her hand.
"Someone has been drinking a little too much, huh?" Sam said with an air of disapproval. That was the moment he noticed Quinn wasn't too sober and neither half of the party.
Quinn giggled. "Do you want some?" She offered her cup to him.
"No, thank you. I'm going to follow Finn's example and play the driver tonight." He laughed.
"Ok, if you say so. But don't start bitching around if someone throw up in your car." She said playfully.
Sam laughed. "I'll stay aware."
The karaoke time had ended and a band was playing at Quinn's backyard. Rachel came running to where Quinn and Sam were.
"C'mon guys! We don't wanna miss their performance." She said pulling her friends' arms.
When they got to the backyard, the band was already playing a slow song and couples were dancing next to each other. Quinn looked at all that couples and then at Sam who corresponded her look.
{now playing: Into your arms by The Maine}
Rachel looked at her friends and smiled.
"I'll see if Noah wants to dance, because it looks like Finn is dancing with Tina." She sighed and then left to dance with Puck.
"Shall we?" Sam offered Quinn his hand. She looked down and smiled.
"Of course."
He pulled her to where everyone was dancing in the grass. He pulled her closer and grabbed her waist carefully. She put her hand in his hand and smiled. Their eyes were connected to each other, and they didn't looked away at any moment.
Sam felt someone poking his back. He turned around and saw a guy with brown hair wearing a white shirt. "Can I have the rest of this dance with this lovely lady?" He asked while smiling at Quinn. Guess everybody knew Sam and Quinn were nothing but friends now.
Sam looked at Quinn like asking if she was ok with it. She nodded her head. He put Quinn's hand in the guy's hand, reluctant.
He looked at the couples dancing and he saw Rachel and Puck dancing, they were both laughing from something one of them had said before. Rachel's eyes met Sam's and then she looked at Quinn dancing with a random dude who wasn't Sam. She got it all. She said something to Puck and he nodded. She approached to Sam and took his hand and smiled comfort full.
"Dance with me." Rachel said as he nodded his head and smiled at the small brunette standing in front of him. He twirled her.
"You like her, don't you?" Rachel raised an eyebrow to Sam.
"Who is her?" Sam asked confused.
Rachel rolled her eyes and gave his head a soft slap. "Quinn, you dumbass." She said laughing. "Who else would it be?"
Sam sighed. "She's my friend, of course I like her."
Rachel took a deep breath, impatient. "Look, you may not know this, but it's clear for me that you still have feelings for Quinn, Sam."
Sam's head was starting to hurt. "Look Rachel. I know that with me and Quinn, things will never be the same. Because, I don't know about her, but I was in love with her when she cheated on me. And I got really hurt, Rach. I don't know if I could have a love relationship with her again after that." He spilled it out.
"Damn Sam, give her a second chance!" She yelled and a couple of people looked at her.
"Shh Rachel!" Sam put his finger on her lips to keep her mouth shut.
"Sorry, but you're very frustrating. First of all, Quinn has changed a lot. She's really sweet and I can honestly tell you that what she regrets the most in her life, after sleeping with Puck, is cheating on you." Rachel looked into Sam's eyes to see if he was understanding what she was saying.
"I know. I guess I am just afraid that she might not feel the same way I feel about her." He said, looking down.
"HA! You like her!" Rachel pointed her finger to his face and her eyes went wide.
"Yeah, I do. Is that what you wanna hear?" Sam said, giving up.
"Yes. But you shouldn't say this to me." She said turning her head and looking at Quinn, who was dancing with someone else.
Sam smiled and kissed Rachel's cheek. "Thank you." he whispered in her ear.
Sam got next to the guy dancing with Quinn and coughed. "I think it's my turn." He said smiling at Quinn. The random guy made a disappointed face and left.
Sam took Quinn's hand. "You look lovely tonight, miss Fabray." He said formally. Quinn giggled.
"Well, thank you. What a gentleman."
"Quinn, I need to tell you something." Sam looked into her eyes.
Quinn got surprised and terrified. "What is happening? Are you okay?" she said, worried.
"Yeah, I'm fine. But I think I might be falling in-"
Quinn's head was starting to spin because of the quantity of drinks she had had that night, her stomach was like a rollercoaster, and her face was turning green. She felt the vomit coming and then ran inside the house, covering her mouth with both hands.
Sam ran after her. Fortunately there wasn't anyone besides them inside the house because everybody had left to see the band play. When Sam got in, he locked the door so no one could come in.
"Quinn?" Sam yelled, looking for her.
"I am in the bathroom." Quinn yelled back, with her voice weak.
Sam ran upstairs, worried about her. He found her kneeled on the bathroom floor, next to the toilet. He kneeled next to her and rubbed her face.
"What is going on? Are you ok?"
She put a hand on her stomach. "I don't feel very well. I feel like I am going to pass out anytime."
"You drank too much" Sam said with an eyebrow raised. "C'mon let's get you in bed." She nodded her head and let him take her in his arms. She missed those arms.
When they got to her room, he laid her on the bed and covered her with a purple blanket he found on her bedroom's chair. She closed her eyes and sighed.
"Thanks Sam." She said with a smile.
"You are welcome, Q." He said while taking her shoes off. "I am going to tell everyone to leave now, and I am going to leave also." He kissed her forehead.
Quinn sat up quickly. "Wait! Don't leave me."
He smiled when he heard that. He sat in the bed with her. "Why?" Their heads were really close from each other.
"Because I need you." She whispered and smiled to the blonde boy, and approached even more their faces. Sam felt her breathing and her vanilla parfum. He took a string of hair out of her face, and touched their lips. It felt like a dream, the best dream he'd ever had.
"You took a little while to notice that, didn't you?" He whispered and she smiled widely.
"I think I always knew that." She pecked his cheek.
Sam sent a text to Rachel to tell everybody to leave and told her that he and Quinn were going to stay. He could imagine his friend's face when she reads that. He also sent his mom a text message that said he was going to be helping a friend that wasn't feeling very well.
"Can you hold me tonight?" Quinn asked making an adorable face.
Sam opened a bright smile. "I'll hold you every time you ask me to." He laid in the bed with her, and they both fell asleep in each other's arms.
