Quinn woke up the next morning feeling more refreshed, and happier than she had been in a long time. She had a light breakfast and decided to work on one of the children's stories she'd agreed to pick up before she has to get ready for sight-seeing with Puck. She refused to call it a date, she's just making friends and that's it. She is absolutely not looking to get her heart broken into a million pieces again. And heartbreak is inevitable when you knew you were only there for a set amount of time. So no, this was most certainly not a date.

That thought did not stop her from spending a bit longer than she normally did getting ready. But the smile Puck gave her when she opened the door? Totally worth it.

"You look amazing." He said, taking in her bright pink sundress and white flip flops. Her hair was down and loosely curled. Simply put, she looked stunning.

She smiled up at Puck. "Thank you. You look pretty good with clothes on yourself."

Puck gave an appreciative laugh and lead her down the hall to the elevator that Rachel and the one other apartment on her floor shared. "So where are you taking me Mr. Puckerman?" Quinn asked, laughing slightly as he lead her out the door and into the hot early August sunshine.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" He questioned, holding open the door to a cab for her. She slid in and he slid in beside her, shutting the door. He told the cab driver an address and off they go, cutting in and out of different lanes.

Their conversation flowed easily and Quinn was struck by how much more handsome he was than she remembers. She loves how close shaven his head is, and the way his eyes crinkle up as he laughs. He looked, strong, powerful, and she felt herself trusting him easily. He just seemed like someone who could take care of her. And even though she was not admitting it, he's someone she'd like to take care of as well.

He showed her the Empire State building and the statue of Liberty. He pointed out Trump Towers and he took her to Madison Square Gardens. At the end of the day they ended up in Central Park. She was honestly amazed by it, this much peaceful nature right in the middle of a non-stop city.

They walked quietly around the park for a bit and she felt herself blush slightly as he slipped his hand into hers. She spotted the zoo in the park and it was like she was eight years old again.

"I want to go to the zoo!" she exclaimed, tugging slightly on his hand.

Puck laughed and pulled her back to his side. "Okay, your wish is my command."

Quinn smiled softly at him before leading them over. He wouldn't let her pay her entrance fee and the two spent a bit of time wandering around admiring the animals.

"I think I could love this place," Quinn sighed looking up at the sky later on as they sat beneath a shaded tree eating ice cream.

Puck laughed. "New York is pretty amazing." Quinn nodded her head in agreement and they lapsed into a comfortable silence.

"Did you grow up here?" Quinn asked turning her attention from the heavens over to him. He shook his head.

"Nope. I actually grew up in this little town in Ohio called Lima. My mom and sister are still there but they come up to see me every once and a while. What about you?"

"Born and raised in San Diego. My mom and twin brother are there, along with my nieces. Besides family vacations to, like, San Francisco and LA, San Diego is the only place I've ever really known. I've never even seen snow."

"Don't worry about that. You're here until when? New Years Eve?" Puck asked Quinn, who nodded. "You'll see plenty of snow. I promise ya."

"Good."

"So tell me about what brought you here, miles and miles away from home."

"Oh you know, your typical cliche. Girl meets boy. Girl falls in love with boy. Girl gets her heart broken by said boy and then girl runs away to NYC." she explained giving a sad hollow laugh at the end of the shortened version of her life events over the past two years.

"What happened between you two?"

"I…I don't want to get into it right now. I'm trying to forget about it and live again and I just can't."

Puck nodded his head and silence settled over the two of them. It was not an uncomfortable silence by any means.

"So you and Rachel?" Quinn asked and Puck turned to face her again.

"Yeah. That was like two years ago though. We both want different things out of life. So we split."

"Right, there's no point in staying in a relationship when you know you're not heading in the same direction."

"Fucking right. I was ready, am ready to kinda settle down. She wasn't. I'm not sure if she ever will. Its hard to do the family shit when you're a broadway star doing eight shows a week."

"I believe there's someone out there for everyone. You just got to find them."

"You looking?" Quinn shook her head no. She'd been through enough, she was done looking. "Then you'll find them. That's how it always fucking works out."

They had dinner after they were done in Central Park and they took a cab back to their building. He walked her up to her apartment and it was honestly the most fun she'd had in a long, long time.

"I had a great time today Puck," she told him, taking a break from digging for her key and looking him in the eye.

"Me too." He flashed her a grin that made her melt a little and she knew that at that point if she wasn't careful she could end up falling for him. Hard.

They were standing close together and Quinn felt her breath pick up when she noticed just how close together they were. "We should do this again." she whispered and she swore she was imagining things when he licked his lips.

"Tomorrow. Come upstairs to my place, I'll cook."

"You cook?" She asked and he nodded his head.

"Fuck yeah baby, I do." Quinn laughed softly and she didn't notice him close the gap between them and kiss her. She was shocked at first but after a moment she sort of melted into it, slipping her arms around his neck. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him, and she honestly felt like time slowed down and sped up at the same time.

"Wow." She whispered when they pulled apart. She immediately blushed because she hadn't meant to say it out loud.

"So tomorrow then?" He asked her, a grin etched onto his face.

She felt like she'd lost the ability to speak so she nodded her head and slipped her key into the lock. "Good. I'll see you tomorrow. Five o'clock. I'm on the floor above, apartment 8."

And with that he turned around and headed back towards the elevator and she slipped inside the apartment. She softly shut the door behind her and slid down to the floor once she was inside, a smile gracing her face. For a non-date it was pretty freaking amazing. She could only imagine what a real date would be like.

The practical side of her knew she would be leaving in four months, but the other side of her, the impractical part, didn't care. That was the first time in a long, long time that she felt like that, almost like a giggly school girl, that she couldn't bring herself to care. And the fact that this didn't scare her? Didn't bother her in the least.

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