A/N: I said before that this was going to be a two-part story, but I have decided to break this up into three parts. This way Rachel gets her own chapter. Hope you enjoy! I'll try and get the final chapter out ASAP!
Quinn (2/3)
-Finn-
When Finn says her name she's not sure what to think. She thinks that maybe, once upon a time, she used to love it. He would call her name, and she would smile and reach out to hold his hand or even lean up to kiss his lips. They were happy and they were together. But when she got pregnant, it started to make her angry. He was always adding her name to every complaint he made, then he started to whine to her; and after he found out he wasn't the father of her baby and he was just angry, it actually made her sad.
"Quinn." He said it with so much hate. "I can't believe you. I can't…" He couldn't even look at her. "You need to go."
So she did.
It took months before he would even speak to her again. And even then it was just one word.
"Quinn." He was just saying her name and he said it with a smile. There wasn't any hate or anger and he wasn't whining or complaining. It was something else.
She ran into his arms and he just held her. She cried and mumbled a slew of apologies.
"I never wanted to hurt you." "I'm so sorry." "Please don't hate me anymore."
He said her name again and it sounded like forgiveness.
She thinks she likes it when Finn says her name.
-Mercedes-
When Mercedes says her name she's actually surprised. Not that her and the powerful singer aren't friends, they just aren't close. Truth be told, she finds herself being called girl or girlfriend instead of her own name more often than not.
She's sitting at the library and she's wondering what to do. Puck's been helping her out but it hurts staying with him. The black girl offers her a place to stay and she can't help but cry.
"I'm here for you, Quinn."
It isn't until later that night that Quinn realizes why she enjoys having Mercedes say her name.
"Hey, Quinn," Mercedes pauses until the blonde looks up. "Could you pass me the salt?"
That simple request is enough to bring tears to Quinn's eyes for the second time that day.
"I'm sorry, Quinn! I'll get it myself." Mercedes panics and reaches across the table; Quinn places her hand atop the other girl's.
"Thank you." She says, all teary eyed and full of sniffles, and hands the other girl the condiment. It's all she can do at the moment because when she hears Mercedes say her name it sounds like home.
-Matt/Mike-
When they say her name it's almost always at the same time; because they're usually together, but it's weird since it's in unison like something they've practiced doing. But she likes it better than when they first started saying hi. They were like mindless drones—football players following the rules of high school and saying hello to the head cheerleader like it was a requirement.
Since Glee and after her pregnancy they've no longer stopped what they were doing to give the girl their full attention as she walked by. They usually give a nod as they walk down the hallway or say something when they've seen her. It's no longer Head Bitch In Charge lookout, but more like a Quinn's our friend lookout. She's glad too, these guys are cool and they've got her back.
So when she's walking to the cafeteria one day and everything seems to be going wrong for her she see's Matt and Mike talking to two girl's right outside the doors. Mike sees her and she gives him a small smile. Then all of a sudden he's punching Matt and the other boy looks away from the girl he's hitting on.
"What the hell, man?"
Mike only nods in her direction and Matt makes an 'oh' face and smiles.
She's next to them when she notices the looks the other girl's are giving her and instead looks toward her fellow Gleeks with a nod as she opens the doors to the cafeteria.
"Hope your day gets better, Quinn," the voices say in unison. Not that she minds, it's quite refreshing and it brings a smile to her face. It's not half bad having two people say her name at the same time or weird when they say other things at the same time too. She thinks it actually seems natural.