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There was only an hour left before work finishes for Hiram. He finally managed to relax this time after receiving a call from Ms. Pillsbury two hours ago telling him that Glee club rehearsals were done for the day. He immediately called Rachel after that and asked her if she was home already. He sighed in relief when Rachel assured him that she was already home.
He still feels guilty about overreacting last Wednesday just because of a prank a freaking caller put on him. Just now he realized that there is no way it could ever happen. His daughter is an innocent girl and he knows that she can't be influenced by her peers that easily. He also knows that Rachel will ask for his permission first before doing anything new, whether it is about school or about a relationship.
He remembered last year when Rachel asked for a permission to date and he said no faster than the lightning, telling the girl that she's still young. He did not see any hurt in Rachel's eyes, which made him certain that his daughter understood his reasons.
So how come he believed all the things the stranger told him over the phone? He was an idiot. He needs to pray about it this coming Sunday and maybe ask for God's forgiveness about giving his daughter some wrong accusations. He decided to pray for the stupid stranger too for playing with other people's feelings.
He was busy computing their sales for the week when his telephone rang. He quickly assumed that it was just some client, but he instantly got annoyed upon hearing that girl's familiar fake voice. He knew the girl was just faking her voice for her not to be recognized. But it does not matter to him, what matters is if he knows the girl personally, because he's certain that his family never had enemies before.
"Well, hello Mr. Berry. I'm really proud of you for picking up your call really fast." The girl greeted him, and even though he can't see the girl, he knew that she was smirking devilishly.
"It's you again." He answered flatly. He wants to drop the call but he was curious about the things this girl is going to say.
"Yes, it's me again, but with different and new information now, and I'm ready to spill it all out if you are." The girl answered him confidently.
"What do you want, miss?" He answered unable to hide his annoyance anymore.
"I don't want anything from you. I told you I was just a concerned citizen."
"What do you want from my daughter, then?" he challenged her.
"I'm just worried about her youth and innocence, Mr. Berry." The girl answered almost immediately.
"Why do you care so much about my daughter?"
"Didn't I tell you that I know her personally? That means I am aware of everything she does."
"You can't tell me another lie, stranger. She just confirmed that she's already home. My daughter respects me, you're wrong about your implications." He answered the girl, this time owning confidence.
"I'm not going to tell you that your daughter's not home at this hour, Mr. Berry." The girl laughed at him.
He instantly felt his blood rush to his head and he feels like his head was going to explode anytime soon because of anger. He was about to end the call because he does not want to hear from this girl anymore when he heard the girl's next words.
"And don't ever think about ending this call because what I'm going to say is very important, especially if you love your baby girl so much." The girl commands her.
He felt weak upon hearing these words. He has the chance to end the call and not pay attention on whatever this girl's going to say, but what if it's really important? Though he's not sure if this girl will destroy or help his well- protected family, he still gave in to his desire to know this new information.
"What are you going to say?" he finally managed to ask the girl.
"I honestly decided to divide this information into two. I'm going to say the first part, then the second part tomorrow, do you agree?"
"Just say it all now because if you ever call me tomorrow, I'm going to report this number to the police!" he yelled, frustration already spreading throughout his whole body.
"Oh, I'm sure you won't." the girl answered surely.
"I would! Just. Say. It. Now." He demanded.
The girl laughed before speaking.
"Fine," the girl started "you're daughter's going on a date tomorrow night, or afternoon? I'm not sure. But I'm certain that she will get laid soon. What do you say?"
He clutched the paper he was holding upon hearing the words. Computations be damned. This is really important. Should he believe the girl? He thinks things through and realized that if the girl was just pulling a prank on him, she will get nothing in return. So maybe she was telling the truth. Finally, he decided to finally believe this girl.
"How did you know all of these things?" he asked in a very curious tone.
"Apparently, her date told me. I forgot to tell you that I know both of them."
"You are betraying them." He accused the girl.
"But you're daughter's betraying you now, doesn't she?"
"Stop right there or I'm going to report you." He finally threatened the girl.
"You always threaten me, but you don't even do it."
"I told you I would if you won't stop." he answered.
The girl on the other line made a thinking sound before speaking. "I promise this will be my second to the last call to you. I'm going to call you one last time tomorrow to remind you the, uh, whereabouts of your daughter's date."
"I can't believe-"
"You can thank me later, Sir."
"Tell me who you are."
The girl chuckled and answered. "You don't know me. But I think that you deserve some hints. It starts with a B and sounds like a pop star."
And with that, the girl ended the call.
The girl's right. He doesn't know someone with a name starting with B and sounds like a pop star.
Soon, he finished his work for about 30 minutes before going home with his wife.
When they got home, he instantly looked for Rachel, only to find the girl in her room looking very normal while playing with her PS3.
"Yes, dad?" Rachel asked him pausing her game.
He instantly wondered what he's going to say before speaking.
"Dinner's ready. Take a break." He tried to smile and quickly went downstairs.
When Rachel went down, Holly was already there helping her mother to prepare dinner. Everyone's motions were normal but she feels like something was going to happen soon when she felt the loud throbbing in her chest because of nervousness. She tried her best to keep that feeling away and went to the kitchen to eat dinner.
Her dad was in his usual seat and she was sitting across her mother and beside Holly. Holly was looking at her worriedly. She knew that Holly already knows what's going on with her but she just shrugged it off. She doesn't have something to say anyway because she doesn't even know what's making her nervous.
The feeling in her chest got even worse when she realized that her father was done leading the prayer and they finally started eating.
"Holly, do you have work tomorrow?" Hiram started the conversation.
Holly was slightly shocked but managed to hide it off with a shrug. "None. It was my day off. Why you'd ask?"
"Nothing. I just want you to look for Rachel. Shelby and I have work every Saturday, remember?" Hiram said.
Rachel finally realized where this conversation is heading. It all explained why she's feeling so nervous, it was because her date with Quinn tomorrow might get cancelled because it is confirmed that her father already has suspicions.
"Of course I'll look after her. You don't need to remind me." Holly answered.
"I just want to make sure. And also, I want you two to stay inside the house for the whole day. Just watch DVD or something." Hiram told both Rachel and Holly.
"What?! You expect us to just wander around here? It was my day off. I'm supposed to have fun with Rachel because we did not get to hang out these past few days." Holly stated disbelievingly.
Rachel discreetly sighed in relief because of Holly's obvious excuse. She's sure that Holly remembers that it was her and Quinn's first date schedule, and it should never get cancelled.
"She's right, honey. Why would you lock them inside the house? I'm sure they want to play arcade again or whatever. Just let them have fun. Besides, it's the weekend." Shelby entered the conversation and rubbed Hiram's arm. "And you're treating Holly like a child."
Hiram sighed in defeat and gave in. "Fine. But don't get Rachel out of your sight." Hiram finally agreed and reminded Holly.
"Why? Did some kidnappers called and told you they're going to kidnap Rachel?" Holly joked, Rachel laughed but it obviously did not humor her father.
Instead, she noticed her father's face go white and his face got even more serious than ever. She got even more nervous so she held Holly's thighs under the table.
Holly looked at her and nodded, assuring her that it's all going to be fine.
"Honey, are you okay?" Shelby asked Hiram worriedly.
"I'm done. I lost my appetite. Follow me after you're finished cleaning. I need to talk to you about something." And then he quickly went upstairs without looking back.
The three girls looked at each other questioningly. Wondering what happened to the man.
"He probably had a bad day at work." Shelby told them and the other girls just shrugged.
They finished their dinner silently and separated ways after cleaning the table and washing the dishes. Shelby went to their room and same goes with Rachel and Holly.
Hiram motioned Shelby to sit beside him in their bed. Shelby followed but there are questions in her eyes.
"What are we going to talk about?" she asked Hiram hesitantly.
"It's about our daughter." He answered.
"What about our baby? You look so serious."
"Something's wrong with her." Hiram snapped.
Shelby thought about it for a moment before speaking. "I think our baby's fine."
Hiram looked at her directly into her eyes with total seriousness before speaking.
"Listen. I- I had a caller last Wednesday." He stuttered.
"How is that connected to our daughter?" Shelby asked him, confused.
"She said that our daughter's dating."
To his surprise and dismay, Shelby grinned proudly upon hearing this instead of getting worried.
"What are you grinning about?" he asked Shelby.
"Doesn't that make you happy? Our daughter's finally dating! She has already grown! Imagine just a few years ago, she was still literally a baby, but now she finally has a boyfriend!" Shelby said excitedly.
"Stop!" Hiram yelled annoyingly at Shelby.
Shelby instantly got serious and afraid of Hiram's sudden reaction change. She looked at him and tried to read his mind.
"What is your problem?" She asked annoyed.
"It's not about the dating, Shelby. It's about who she dates. Rachel is dating a GIRL and an ADULT! You can't let that one pass!"
Shelby instantly opened her mouth and eyes widely in shock before shaking her head repeatedly.
"No way! You can't just believe a stranger, Hiram. You can't accuse our daughter like that."
"I know, and I tried to let it pass, but this girl called me again earlier and said that our daughter's going out on a date tomorrow." He answered.
"And you believed her? I can't believe you're giving in to this stupid prank!"
"It's not a prank until proven so." Hiram answered with serious face.
"What are you going to do?"
"We'll be off early from work tomorrow and go to the restaurant where Rachel and her date will eat dinner."
Shelby shook her head in disbelief. "You are sick, Hiram."
"Then don't go with me." Hiram answered in his scary tone and went to sleep.
That's when Shelby realized that she really had to go with his husband to find out about it.
Rachel woke up that Saturday morning only to realize that Holly was not lying by her side anymore. She looked for her phone and realized that it was already 9 AM. She was sure that her parents had already gone to work. She also noticed that she had 2 missed calls from Santana and a text message from Quinn. She opened Quinn's text message and smiled while reading it.
I know you're still asleep right now but I just can't go back to sleep anymore. I am so excited for later, I just want to go there to see you already. I miss you. 3 Xo
She looked at the time the text was sent and realized it was sent at 7:30 AM. Ugh, she missed her morning workout once again. She sighed and typed a quick reply to Quinn. Of course, she does not plan on telling Quinn about her father because she does not want to worry her. And she trusts Holly. She knows Holly will save them.
Just woke up, can't wait for you to hold me while I scream during the movie. See you later. I miss you too. Xo
After sending the message to Quinn, she remembered Santana's missed calls so she instantly looked for Santana's number on her contact list and called her, thinking that the girl may have something important to say to her.
"Hi. Good morning." Santana quickly answered on her first ring.
"Hi. You called me twice."
"Did I?" Santana asked innocently.
"Lame." she answered smiling.
Santana chuckled and spoke "That was unintentional. I pressed the wrong button. I never planned on calling you." She can feel that Santana's smirking again from the other line.
"Does that mean you pressed the wrong button twice? How stupid are you?" She asked Santana playfully.
"Okay, Jesus, you win." Santana surrendered while chuckling.
"So.. what's with the unintentional calls?" she asked Santana while grinning widely.
She can hear Santana gulped from the other line before the girl answered.
"Uhm, I was just wondering if.. if you want to hang out today? Weekend is boring because I don't get to see you. So.."
She was about to answer Santana when she noticed that Quinn was also calling her, so she decided to put Santana on hold for a while.
"Hey, wait a second, okay? Someone's calling." She did not wait Santana to answer for she quickly answered Quinn's call.
"Good morning, my lady." Quinn greeted her with her husky but sweet voice, it made her sigh. "Is something wrong?" Quinn asked her.
"No! No. I just missed your voice." She quickly answered Quinn.
"Well, I miss you and everything about you." Quinn told her.
"I miss you more, Quinn. More than you'll ever know."
"So.. hold you while you scream?" Quinn asked her hesitantly.
"What?" She asked Quinn confused.
"Your text. You said you can't wait for me to hold you while you scream." Quinn informed her.
"Oh! Yeah! During the movie, Quinn. That's what I meant." she quickly answered.
"During the movie? So.. you wanted to watch a horror movie?" Quinn asked her.
"Well, definitely yes, because I don't scream during a romance or comedy movie. Silly." Rachel told her playfully.
"Oh. Yeah, right. Scary movie then." Quinn answered. She instantly notice that scary movies might not be a good idea for Quinn.
"You don't like it." It was more of a statement than a question.
"No! No! Are you kidding me? I love it. As long as you make sure that you'll scream and you'll need someone to hold you." Quinn assured her.
"Of course I will. I'm not very fond of scary movies."
"Okay then. I'll see you later, Rach."
"Bye Quinn." She went back to Santana's line when Quinn dropped the call.
"Santana, are you still there?" she called.
"Yeah. Waiting patiently." Santana told her.
She instantly remembered where their conversation stopped and she can feel that Santana's really waiting patiently for her answer.
"Well, I'm sorry, Santana. But- but I really have other plans for today. Maybe next time?" she asked hopefully.
"Oh! It's okay, Rachel. But, next time?" Santana asked her full of hopes, but she can feel that there's disappointment in her voice.
"But I'm not sure when."
"Just assure me that there will be next time." Santana sounded like she's pleading, so she agreed.
"Yeah. Sure. There will be next time, Santana."
"Great. Bye, Rachel. See you at school."
"Bye." She ended the call and went downstairs to look for Holly and plan their next move.
Holly paused from doing crunches when she heard that Rachel was already awake and already on her way from the stairs. She instantly greeted her beautiful niece.
"Good morning, Little Girl. You hungry?" she asked Rachel. Rachel just sat on the couch and shook her head.
"What did they say?" Rachel asked her. She instantly figured out what Rachel was talking about.
"They did not say anything, baby. We're allowed to go out, don't worry. Even if we're not, we're still going to go because seriously, how can they even know we went out?" She smiled at Rachel trying to relax the girl.
"You have a really great mind." Rachel finally managed to smile back upon hearing that but she can still see the nervousness in her niece's eyes, but this time, she's certain that it's not about them going out anymore.
"Why so nervous?" she asked Rachel while she returned back on doing her traditional crunches.
"Because I- I'm dating. I mean, I'm going to date later. I don't know, I just feel so nervous. What if Quinn realizes that I'm too immature for this?" Rachel answered with too much worry in her voice.
"Quinn loves you, Rae. No worries."
"She hadn't said those words, yet. What if she doesn't? What if she's just experimenting?"
With that, she stopped working out and turned her attention completely to Rachel.
"Does everything seem like an experiment to you, huh, Rae?" she challenged Rachel. But Rachel can only shake her head in response.
"I cannot say that what you're doing is appropriate, but I am sure that Quinn loves you. I have seen all the efforts she did for your relationship. I've seen how she looks at you. I've seen how she talks to you. You can't seriously say that this is an experiment." Holly told Rachel.
"What if Dad finds out? Aunt Holly, I don't know what to do.."
"Don't think about the consequences, Rae. Just enjoy your first date. Your dad will never know. No one will ever know unless you're ready." Holly reassured her.
Rachel nodded and went to the kitchen to finally eat her breakfast. Holly followed her.
"So, what time is Quinn picking you up?" She asked Rachel.
"Around 5." Rachel opened the microwave and groaned when she saw what's inside. "Ugh, I hate bacons." Rachel put on an annoyed face upon seeing the menu for breakfast. She turned to Holly and say "Can you cook me an omelette for breakfast?"
Holly nodded and went to prepare the ingredients while Rachel just sat in the chair watching her every motion.
"What are you two going to do tonight? Are you finally getting laid?" Holly asked smirking while cooking.
Rachel's face suddenly turned confused. "What the hell does 'getting laid' mean?"
Holly laughed so hard and just shook her head not wanting to answer Rachel's question because she might embarrass the girl. "It's nothing. Never mind."
"No, you tell me. Otherwise, I am not going to eat that omelette." Rachel threatened her.
She turned to look at her, trying to figure out if Rachel is serious, and she was. She sighed. What a good threat. Rachel knows that she doesn't want her efforts resulting to nothing. If Rachel does not eat what she's cooking, her efforts will definitely result to zero.
"Okay fine. But you're going to eat this."
"Just tell me what it is."
"Fine! Getting laid means being deflowered, and by being deflowered it means someone took your virginity. Happy?" Holly told her before turning her attention back to cooking.
Even if she has her back from Rachel, she knows that the girl's eyes are as wide as her mouth because of what she said. This time, she did not bother turning around to look at Rachel's expression because just imagining the girl's look makes her laugh out loud.
"Aunt Holly! What makes you think that! Just because it's my first time dating doesn't mean I have to have my first time, too!" Rachel yelled at her annoyingly.
"Well, can you blame me? Your Quinn is hot. Maybe you can give her to me when you get tired of her." She joked.
"I'm not going to." Rachel answered still annoyed. "Stop laughing!"
Holly continued to laugh while putting the omelette on Rachel's plate and bringing it back to the dining table beside Rachel. Rachel immediately took a bite from it.
"I'll choose the dress you're going to wear." Holly told her.
"Good. I was about to ask you that. And also, the make- up." Rachel said while chewing.
She just smiled at that and was feeling so proud that her niece is not a kid anymore.
Quinn was slightly nervous about going out on a date with Rachel. It's only two hours left before she's off to pick her up and she wonders if Rachel's dad will be there or not. She decided to call Holly and just ask her.
"Hey Quinn. Nervous?" Holly instantly greeted her.
She laughed nervously and answered. "Yeah, a bit. I just want to ask you something."
"What is it?"
"Is- Is your brother there? Because I don't know what I'm going to do if he's there guarding Rachel considering what happened on Wednesday night—"
"Stop rambling, Quinn, because he's not here." Holly assured her.
"Until what time?"
"Before 10, I think. You and Rachel must be quick in everything." Holly told her playfully.
"Holly!" she instantly got the message and blushed.
"What?" Holly asked her while laughing.
"I respect Rachel. I- I don't completely find it gentle when people have sex on their first date." She answered defensively.
"I did not say anything about sex, Quinn."
"We both know that's what you mean!"
"Well, hello to the gentleman Quinn, then." Holly told her.
"Oh, shut up."
"Whatever. Rachel's already preparing. You better not make her wait."
"I'm almost ready, readier than you can imagine." she answered Holly confidently.
"I'm glad. But, Quinn?"
"Yes?"
"Please don't hurt her." Holly told her before ending the call.
"I most definitely will not."
"And please, take care of her."
"I most likely would." She answered then pressed the red button of her phone before sitting in front of the mirror to put some make- up on.
She decided to be simple. She is wearing a white dress with a cardigan over it and just a light make- up. She paired her dress with a pair of black sandals. She also put her hair down, looking so gently combed.
When it was finally time to pick Rachel up, she looked at herself in the mirror one last time and went to her car, bringing her presents to Rachel along with her.
When she was already in front of the Berry household, her nervousness immediately returned to her chest. But she trusts Holly when the girl said that nobody was home except the two of them, so she got out of her car regaining her composure and pressed the doorbell button.
Holly opened the door for her and let her inside.
"You look really hot, Quinn." The blonde complimented her.
"Thanks. Although I expect to hear that from Rachel." She answered playfully while she sat on the couch.
"Rae does not say 'hot' though. Where's the sexual part in that?" Holly joked.
"Oh my god. Stop it, Holly." She said blushing. "Where is she?"
"Still upstairs. Let me check on her." Holly said before going upstairs. She even heard Holly's knocks on Rachel's door.
She decided to wander around the house because it was technically her first time to explore it.
This house was painted peach and there are family pictures everywhere. From Rachel's baby picture to her current look. Rachel was really beautiful. She loves her big brown eyes and the dark hair and also her petite body.
Don't get her wrong, though. Because she also used to love Brittany's looks when they were still together though all of Brittany's characteristics were completely different from Rachel's. It's just, when she was with Brittany, she never felt in control, and now she pities herself about that.
When she was done looking around, she sat again on the couch and soon after, she heard the two girls going down from the stairs. She turned around but froze in amusement when she saw Rachel's look.
Her girl was wearing a simple casual red dress and white heels and has some light make- up on, making her beauty glow.
Rachel smiled shyly at her when she caught her eyes. She immediately went to the foot of the stairs and waited for her princess. When Rachel got to the last step of the stairs, she offered her right hand and Rachel took it.
"You look really, really, really, really beautiful." She told Rachel confidently, and Rachel blushed even more.
"Thank you, Quinn, but you look very, very, very, very gorgeous." Rachel answered while they were walking and making their way to her car.
"Okay, stop with the cheesy lines and let's now discuss the plan." Holly suddenly interrupted them as they walk to the parking lot.
Quinn and Rachel looked at her expecting her to continue speaking about the real plan for tonight, so Holly continued.
"So, I'm picking Rachel up to the restaurant at exactly 9:30, okay? I expect you guys to be done that time." Holly said when they reached her car.
"Sure." The two answered almost at the same time.
"Rae, keep me updated, okay?" Holly reminded Rachel before going to her own car and speeding off downtown.
Quinn turned her attention back to Rachel who's still holding her hand and spoke.
"So, let's get to the theater, then?" Quinn offered, Rachel nodded in response.
Quinn suddenly remembered something when they were inside the car and on their way to the cinema.
"Do you remember your promise last Tuesday?" She asked Rachel while the girl holds her hand.
Rachel made a very apologetic look before looking at her. "I'm sorry, Quinn, but I was actually busy rehearsing that night and- Oh!"
She grinned at Rachel's reaction. "You remember now?"
"Yes! Do you want me to sing now here?" Rachel questioned her.
"Yes. If you don't mind." she answered.
"Okay, give me a minute to think of a song." Rachel said and then she tapped her chin to think, which Quinn found so adorable.
"Ahuh! I got something." Rachel finally exclaimed after half a minute of thinking.
"Let's hear it, then." she answered excitedly.
Rachel clears her throat before starting to sing Songbird by Fleetwood Mac.
For you, there'll be no more crying,
For you, the sun will be shining,
And I feel that when I'm with you,
It's alright, I know it's right
To you, I'll give the world
To you, I'll never be cold
'Cause I feel that when I'm with you,
It's alright, I know it's right.
Quinn sighed in relaxation upon hearing Rachel's angelic voice. She felt like all of her negative emotions disappear and was exchanged by Rachel's voice. She knew that Rachel has a really lovable voice but it's way better when she sings.
And the songbirds keep singing,
Like they know the score,
And I love you, I love you, I love you,
Like never before, like never before.
Rachel finished singing at the same time they reached their destination. But before going out of the car, Quinn held Rachel's right hand and brought it to her lips to kiss it.
"You really sound so amazing, Rach." She said while looking at Rachel lovingly.
Rachel instantly blushed but considers the compliment. "Thank you."
Once inside the cinema, Quinn noticed that Rachel curls herself with her, even if it was not yet the scary part of the movie, but she decided to shrug it off and just thinks that Rachel may be nervous. She put her arm around Rachel and draw circles on her shoulders to calm her.
However, she honestly can't concentrate in the movie when after about 45 minutes, Rachel's fingers were now drawing circles on her thigh, and not just that, her fingers move every once in a while. She glanced at Rachel only to realize that Rachel's full attention was on the movie.
She suddenly felt guilty for being aroused when Rachel was completely unaware of what her fingers are doing. She felt like she once again took advantage of Rachel's innocence. So, to stop what she's feeling downwards, she grabbed Rachel's hand that was caressing her thigh and held it tightly, Rachel looked at her worriedly.
"Quinn? Is something wrong?" Rachel asked.
"Nothing, baby. Are you scared?" she answered and kissed Rachel's hair.
"Yes, keep hugging me." she complied then she turned her attention back to the movie.
The movie finished but Rachel did not move her hands anymore after Quinn grabbed it. Quinn finally realizes that Rachel didn't intentionally caress her thighs like that. How can she even think maliciously about Rachel? She's so stupid.
"Oh my god, Quinn. That was really scary. I think I regret watching it. But don't get me wrong, I don't regret watching it with you, though." Rachel told her while they walk around the mall.
Quinn was suddenly brought back to reality when she heard Rachel's voice. She instantly realized that she was unable to follow the story because she got distracted with something. But she was thankful that Rachel did not continue to talk about it anymore.
"Rach, do you want to go ice skating?" Quinn asked Rachel when she saw the ice skating rink nearby.
Rachel instantly got excited but was immediately changed by a panic and worried look.
"Oh! I'd love to, Quinn! But I can't do that thing." Rachel answered her sadly.
She smiled and quickly kissed Rachel's cheek when she was certain that no one's paying attention, then she whispered to her ear. "I'm going to teach you."
Rachel froze but nodded quickly and she paid for their skating's entrance fee even though Rachel insisted to pay her own fee.
Rachel was right earlier, because Quinn can see that the girl does not really know how to skate. She helped Rachel put on her ice skating shoes at first and guided her when they were already in the ice, but Rachel slipped there.
She instantly knelt in front of Rachel to check her knees for any injuries, but Rachel just smiled at her and assured her that she was fine. She helped Rachel get up and they continued with their skating lesson.
After about an hour of skating, Rachel finally learned to skate alone. They spent the next 25 minutes skating around the rink or racing with each other. By the time they finished, they were both so tired but have their contented smiles on their faces.
"You're a fast learner." She told Rachel.
"You're a good teacher." Rachel said while panting.
"I think it's finally time for dinner, huh?" Quinn asked her.
"Do you want a battle of Dance Revo?" Rachel suddenly asked her, but she can see that Rachel's just trying to be playful.
"What? No way!" She instantly answered. Rachel just laughed at her and grabbed her hand to walk.
"Definitely time for dinner, then." Rachel suggested.
Quinn guided Rachel on their way to the parking lot to go to the nearest Japanese restaurant.
Hiram looked at his clock, it reads 8:30 PM. An hour and a half before it was finally time for him and Shelby to go home. But of course, tonight's plan was not to go home straight but to go to where Rachel and her date are.
But he still doesn't know where the place is. The stranger hasn't called yet. After ten minutes, he was already starting to think that he was stupid for believing the girl once again when his phone rang.
He did not even think twice when he answered the phone.
"Excited much, Mr. Berry?" the very familiar fake voice of a girl greeted him.
"Just get to the point, where is my daughter right now?" he answered immediately.
"Wait a minute, sir. I'm following their car right now. But it must be really near to your office."
Hiram waited patiently for the girl while he watched the clock's movements.
"Okay, here we are. 10th street. Oishi Japanese Restaurant." The girl informed him after a moment of silence.
"I don't think I will say this, but thank you. I know where that is."
"You're very welcome, Mr. Berry."
"This will be your last call, as we have talked about."
"It definitely will be. Goodbye Mr. Berry. I hope you have a good night." The girl then ended the call.
He sighed and settled all his things. After doing so, he closed his office and walked to Shelby's office to talk to her.
"We have to go now."
"But it's still—"
"I know where our daughter is." He quickly answered.
Shelby immediately obliged after he told her where Rachel is. After Shelby was settled, they went to his car and sped off.
Quinn quickly stopped Rachel by the wrist when the girl attempted to go out of the car when they reached their destination.
"Quinn? Is there a problem? Because I'm already starving." Rachel asked Quinn worriedly.
"I know, but I have something for you." Quinn answered before reaching to the back of her car and grabbing a bouquet of a mixture of cream and red tulips and she gave it to Rachel.
"These are for you." She told Rachel before kissing her sweetly but hesitantly on the lips. The kiss lasted for a few seconds but only their lips touched. It was very gentle and sweet and loving.
"Wow. They're really beautiful, Quinn. But, not yellow this time?" Rachel asked smiling but she can was also confused by the sudden change of flower color.
"I'll tell you its meanings later." Quinn told her before getting out of the car and opening Rachel's door for her. Rachel felt butterflies in her stomach with Quinn's gestures once again. Soon after, they were already sitting at the booth that Quinn reserved and was ordering beef yakiniku, some makis, and a ramen. Then she texted Holly and told her where they are.
After ordering, Rachel immediately turned to Quinn. "I'm really having a good time. I remember our first dinner together." She said with a smile on her face.
"But make sure to finish our meal this time." Quinn answered, also smiling.
She chuckled before speaking again. "Make sure to order a not-so-large size of foods first."
"But you can take them out now because I used the car." Quinn answered while grinning widely.
She only nodded in agreement before asking. "Can you tell me the meanings of these beautiful tulips now?" she told Quinn while absorbing the scent the fresh flowers.
"But I want to tell you something first." Quinn answered with a serious tone.
She can only nod and let Quinn talk. Quinn clears her throat first before speaking.
"Rach, when I first saw you, I- I instantly had this urge to talk to you.." Quinn started while holding Rachel's hands. Rachel gulped and just waited for Quinn to finish.
"Thanks to your glorious PSP, because of that, we found a way to get along really well. But there's a secret I have been keeping since that day, do you want to know what is it?" Quinn asked her.
"What is that?" she asked, a little bit worried but also curious.
"Remember our car race bet?" Rachel only nodded.
"I actually won that one. I got the highest score. But I deleted the record, because I wanted to make you happy." Quinn told her still having that very genuine smile.
Rachel opened her mouth in shock. "No way!"
"Yes way."
"You didn't have to do that!" Rachel exclaimed.
"But I wanted to." She quickly kissed Rachel's cheek to relax her, and luckily, it worked. Rachel went silent again and waited for Quinn to continue.
"We started to hang out, and I can't deny that you made me so happy, and still making me. You made me forget all my frustrations, you bring directions to my life, you are proud of me, you care about me like no one did. Rach, I just- you don't know how thankful I am for having you in my life."
"Quinn, you know I—"
"I love you, Rach." Quinn cut her off and finally said those words she had been waiting for too long. She stared at Quinn with wide eyes without blinking. She felt Quinn drawing circles on her palm while she continued talking. "The red tulips symbolize love and it says 'believe me'. So now, I want you to believe me when I tell you I love you. I love you. I love you so much." Quinn told her while staring at her lovingly and sincerely.
She quickly held Quinn's face on either side and kissed her passionately. "Quinn.. I love you too." She replied with tears in her eyes, completely loss for words. "I never thought this would happen."
"I have one more thing for you." Quinn told her. She realized what that something is when Quinn pulled out a long and thin box from her shoulder bag. It was a necklace.
Quinn opened the box and she saw a Tiffany & Co. necklace inside with a heart pendant. More tears came out of her eyes and this time, she did not bother to wipe it away.
Quinn stood from her seat and put her necklace on her neck for her. Then she went back to her seat and stared at her neck with glowing eyes.
"It looks really good on you." Quinn complimented.
"Quinn.. thank you. I love you. Oh my god, I just love you. I don't know what to say anymore." She trailed off.
"It's okay, Rach." Quinn answered her, smiling. "Do you know what cream tulips mean?"
She shook her head, eager to know the meaning of other color of tulip.
"It declares eternal love. I want you to know, Rach, that I will love you forever, eternally, endlessly."
She stared at Quinn lovingly until their orders arrived. They continued to have casual conversation while eating and they managed to keep their hands off each other so no one will have suspicions about them.
"Brittany tried to get back with me a few times, but I refused to do so. I told her that it's you I love." Quinn told her.
"Quinn, you didn't have to say that to her. She must be hurting."
"She deserved it." Quinn answered with a firm voice, it served as a signal to drop the subject.
But she felt like she also has to tell Quinn something about Santana since Quinn opened up about Brittany.
"Quinn, I have to tell you something.." she started.
"What is it?" Quinn asked while cutting her beef Yakiniku for her.
"I need to be honest with you since we're official and we love each other and-"
"Just say it, Rach." Quinn cut her off without looking up from her Yakiniku.
"I- I was hanging out with Santana at school.." This made Quinn stop what she's doing and finally look at her with serious and annoyed eyes.
"What the hell, Rach?" Quinn asked softly but with obvious annoyance.
"Quinn. Please don't be mad. I don't like her that way. It's just, she's fun to be around and I can't stay away from her because I feel like she needs a friend. Please, don't be mad, Quinn."
"Why won't she have any friends? She's a cheerleader. She's popular, Rach. You don't have to worry about her. She can have anyone as her friend." Quinn answered, not completely liking the conversation.
"She can't, Quinn. Because everyone feels uncomfortable and intimidated by her. I just- I care about our friendship, Quinn. She's a good person if you'll get to know her. Please try to understand."
"Why are you defending her?"
"Because she's my friend." she answered Quinn, gently.
Quinn looked at her and she knew that Quinn was reading her face, so she made sure that her sincerity was really evident in her reactions. Not long after, Quinn sighed in defeat before speaking.
"Fine. I trust you, Rach. Please. Just please. Don't let her manipulate you."
"She's a good girl. She will never do that."
"She kissed you, Rach. She's not good enough for me. But I trust you to not let her do that again."
"Of course, Quinn. I promise, I won't."
They dropped the subject and continued talking. Soon after, she was laughing at something Quinn has said when she noticed two very familiar couple entering the restaurant.
Her heart beats fast like it was racing and she thinks that its going out of her chest anytime soon when she realized that her parents are going her way. She quickly put the flowers on her side so it will go unnoticed.
As her parents go quickly to where they were, their facial expressions become clearer. Her father's eyes are burning with anger and her mother is angry but more worried. Quinn followed her direction of sight and instantly opened her mouth in shock.
Hiram quickly slapped Quinn really hard when they reached their direction. She quickly stood from her seat and went beside her father, grabbing his arms away from Quinn.
"Dad! What are you doing?!" She exclaimed, now crying. She noticed that her mother was also gripping her dad's other hand as well.
"So it was you!" was Hiram's first words to Quinn.
Quinn held her now swollen face and turned to look at Hiram with a very worried eyes. She felt her mouth went dry and she was loss for words. She looked at Rachel but she knows that Rachel won't be able to help her this time. She cried hard when she saw Rachel's defeated face.
"You slut! Pervert lesbian! How can you take advantage of my daughter like that?!" Rachel's dad yelled at Quinn and she can see that Quinn was already in tears.
People around the restaurant are already looking at them too. Some are whispering while some just wanted to gossip. She can see the restaurant staff also discussing what was happening.
"Dad, please.." Rachel tried to speak.
"Don't speak unless I told you to do so!" Her dad turned to yell at her then looked back at Quinn.
"No, dad! I love her!" Hiram stopped to look at Rachel and he instantly softened a little when he saw his daughter breaking down to pieces in front of him. But no, he can't let this relationship continue. He can stop it but he decided not to be so harsh. So harsh that he will get the blonde arrested. This was all for his daughter.
"I said, don't speak unless I told you to do so." he repeated, but this time, it was not a yell anymore. Then he turned to Quinn.
"Listen here, dyke, if I ever see you with my daughter again, I will definitely call the police and you'll rot in jail!" Hiram once again shouted at Quinn to threaten her.
Quinn releases a breath before speaking. "We weren't doing anything.."
"You are doing something illegal! You are a shame! Poor you, you can't even find someone your age to manipulate and molest, out of all people, you chose my daughter? How can you?! Did you also rape her?!"
"Hiram, stop.." Shelby tried to stop him.
"Shut your mouth." Hiram ordered her, and Shelby immediately complied.
"No sir, you're wrong, I- I love your daughter.." Quinn answered, her voice breaking.
"Quinn.." Rachel tried to stop Quinn on whatever she was going to say.
Hiram once again slapped Quinn not thinking that he was hurting a girl. He will definitely pray for it tomorrow.
"If I ever know that you were still seeing my daughter, I will make sure to press charges against you. You're lucky because I'll let you go for now. But believe me, you're going to regret this."
Rachel saw Quinn shaking her head while crying. Quinn's look that moment made her broke herself as well, but she hates it that she can't even do anything.
"You are not seeing each other again, understand?!" Hiram told them.
She eyed Quinn with tears in her eyes. Quinn looks at her with pleading eyes, but she is not strong enough to disobey her father. She's too young. She still depends on them. If she chooses Quinn, nothing will ever happen to them because the girl's still studying, the girl still depends on her family. She has no choice.
Even Quinn's family might react like her father does. Why is the world so unfair? She can't do anything about it. People around them are against them.
"Y- Yes Dad.. I will never see her again." She said while crying.
"No, Rachel. Please.. We just started. Don't leave me like this.." Quinn told her while the girl was already practically kneeling in her and stopping her feet from moving.
Even if she doesn't want for this to happen, she shook her head and knelt down in front of Quinn. "Quinn, I'm so sorry. I= I can't do any- anything." she answered in between sobs.
Quinn nodded in defeat but her cries grew even more, and it broke her really hard.
Hiram seemed satisfied with this. But before dragging Rachel away, he turned to Quinn and said. "You are pathetic."
"Hiram, that's enough.." Shelby once again stopped Hiram, and this time, Hiram obliged then held Rachel tight and went to their car to go home.
Quinn was left there crying really hard, not paying attention to other customers looking at her with sympathetic and disgusting eyes. She felt so broken. Broken than she felt when she knew that Brittany cheated on her, or when they broke up.
This is very different. Aside from being broken, she also feels so betrayed and humiliated. She feels so much worse. Rachel did not even fight for her. She can't blame Rachel, though. She knows that Rachel can't disobey her parents. She knows that Rachel has no choice. But still, it hurts like hell. Moments ago, they are declaring their eternal love for each other, but it ended so quickly.
They were now left with no choice. Rachel was still young, she was not yet settled, no good future ahead for them right now. But it hurts.
She instantly regretted asking Rachel out on a date this early. Maybe if they hadn't gotten on a date, her parents won't find out. She was okay with being a secret, she can last being Rachel's secret, but she can't bring the time back. THIS already happened and she can never bring everything back.
And now, it feels like it's already the end of their eternity.
She eyed the tulips that were left by Rachel on the couch. She got it then smelled and kissed it pretending that it was Rachel. She cried even harder and stayed a little longer. Suddenly, she felt someone sat beside her so she quickly wiped her tears away before looking up, only to be disappointed but surprised when she realized it was Brittany.
"What are you doing here?" she asked coldly.
Brittany moved even closer to her. "I wanted to help you."
"I don't have a problem. Go away." She pushed Brittany away from her, but Brittany is strong.
"I saw everything, Quinn. I know you need someone right now." Brittany said while rubbing her back. She pushed Brittany's hand as well.
"It will never help! Whether there's someone to help me or not, Rachel's still not getting back with me! She's gone! And it hurts really bad!" she yelled at Brittany, breaking down once again and sobbing.
Brittany quickly hugged her and this time, she did not push her away. She needs some shoulder to cry on, and it just happened that Brittany's the one who's there for her.
"It- it was all your fault, Britt. If you only stayed the way you were before, I'll never know- I'll never know Rachel, then I'll never get hurt like this." Quinn cried to Brittany sounding really childish.
She wonders how Brittany knew that she's there but she did not entertain the question yet. She just needs to let out all of her emotions.
"Quinn, stop. It will not help. Come on. Let's get you home." Brittany guided her outside the restaurant and to the parking lot.
When they were already in front of the car, Brittany asked for her car's key and she gave it to her. She doesn't trust herself to drive right now, anyway.
While Brittany's driving, she just looked outside the car's window and cried silently.
"I love you, Rachel. I love you so much."