Catch Me When I Fall
Summary:
Its senior year at McKinley and Quinn's back on top, but when a certain diva gets back with her ex-boyfriend, Quinn can't help but feel jealous, and not for who anyone would have expected.
Rachel Berry/ Quinn Fabray (Faberry) - Eventual
This chapter contains swearing so just a warning; if you are going to be offended, don't read it.
I do not own the characters, just the ideas surrounding them.
Chapter 10: Rachel's POV
I wake up the next morning at 6am. Even without an alarm, my body gets me up for my early morning exercise routine. It'll have to take a rain-check today due to more pressing issues, for example the sleeping blonde in front of me. Quinn hand is still in my own, fingers intertwined, and I smile, first to our hands then to the other sleeping blonde across the room that seems to be arising.
"Good morning Judy." I keep my voice quite as to not wake the sleeping beauty.
"Good morning Rachel. Just for future reference, never let me sleep in one of these chairs again. My back hurts like a bitch." She winces as she tries to straighten her back out to its original shape. As she stands the doctor enters the room.
"Morning ladies." He must be in his late fifties, greying hair, slightly wrinkled dark skin and thick black rimmed glasses. I just smile and nod to him as greeting and Judy offers a quiet "Morning." as she continues to try and realign her spine.
"Well I'm sure you'll be glad to know that everything with Quinn checks out fine. You can take her home when she wakes up, just be sure she eats and drinks plenty. She lost quite a bit of blood so her body will need time to rest and recuperate, so I recommend a few days off school just to get her back to full health. I have written a doctors note that you can hand in to the school when Quinn returns." He finishes with a smile, which Judy and I return, relieved that Quinn is in the clear.
"Thank you doctor, I'll take good care of her." My voice is still slightly groggy from just having awoken but you can tell that I am pleased about the news.
"Yes, Thank you doctor. We'll get her home as soon as she gets up, but that may be a while, she never was a morning person." The doctor and I chuckle and Judy just smiles. I can tell how thrilled she is to know her daughter is safe and healthy enough to come home so soon.
Judy leaves at 7am to get breakfast. When she returns she apologises for the cafeteria not having any cooked vegan options but she thoughtfully brought me some fruit and a coffee.
At around 11am Quinn finally begins to stir. I'm not sure if I could have waited much longer as I was seriously beginning to lose all feeling in my ass.
"Good morning sleepyhead." I giggle when she replies by grunting and covering her face with her free hand.
"What time is it?" The blonde's voice is muffled by her palm and I'm in awe of how adorable Quinn can be with her guards down.
"It's just past eleven, sweetie." Judy crosses the room, answering the younger blonde's question as she travels. "The doctor said you're all clear and that we can take you home when you get up. He also said that you have to eat and drink plenty to get your strength back up, but I'm sure you won't mind that." Quinn removes her hand from her face at the mention of food, like she has just remembered that she hadn't eaten since yesterday morning.
"Can I have breakfast at home? I don't really want to eat here… I mean hospital food? Yuck." She sits up and notices our joined hands before looking straight into my eyes. I notice the green flecks around her pupils in her eyes and I can't help but just stare straight into them. "You stayed?" She almost sounds surprised that I never left.
"I couldn't just leave you could I?" Smirking I give her hand a final squeeze before standing up to help her out of the bed. As soon as she is standing, and her hand has absent from my own, I immediately miss the warmth that has surrounded my palm for the last several hours. It didn't feel this warmth when Finn, Jesse or even Puck held it. This time it feels more than skin deep, it emanates throughout my body, like it's not just the body temperature that warms it but the feeling and touch itself.
"Quinnie, this girl hasn't left your side for nearly a day. She's a good friend to keep around." Judy hands Quinn her fresh clothes - Puck had gone around to her house to collect them for her after the incident -as Quinn and I just smile at each other.
"She really is." My smile widens at the cheerleaders response.
The eye-contact is broken when Quinn disappears behind the hospital curtain to get dressed.
"Shout if you need a hand with anything, sweetie." Her mom speaks through the curtain, obviously still concerned for her daughter.
I sit down on the bed still gathering my thoughts over what had just happened. My heart rate has increased significantly all because of a simple sentence from Quinn, but somehow I can't seem to stop smiling over it. Quinn Fabray thinks I'm a good friend. By the way she looked at me; it seemed like maybe she meant something more, something...deeper? But the idea of Quinn wanting anything more than friendship with me is ridiculous. However, even the thought of it makes my heart flutter and my stomach do flips. That's what I realize. I have feelings for Quinn.
It's not the fact that she's a girl that surprises me, I have grown up with to gay dads therefore have always been open-minded when it comes to my own, and everyone else's, sexual orientation. No, it's the fact that she's the girl who used to torment me and have only recently befriended. My mind is boggled and there are so many questions floating around that I am unfortunately unable to answer at this moment. How long have I liked her? Am I gay, Bi-Sexual or just Bi-Curious? Does she have feelings for me? I scoff internally at the last question. Quinn is the most beautiful and popular girl in the school, there is no chance that she could ever see me that way, I should be grateful that she is talking to be, let alone my closest friend. Not to mention, she's 100% straight.
I'm interrupted from my thoughts when the curtain Quinn is changing behind is pulled back. I have to admit for a straight, macho football player, Puck has a good eye for fashion. The younger blonde is wearing an above knee-length yellow summer dress, white cardigan and her favourite brown boots. She couldn't do much with her hair as it was under the restraints of bandages and padding, she has however brushed the hair that escapes below it.
"I'll go get you discharged, Quinnie. I'll meet the two of you at the car." Judy leaves the room after handing me the car keys.
"Who knew Puck could co-ordinate an outfit? I'm surprised he actually chose an appropriately long dress." Quinn jokes as she starts to walk carefully towards the door.
"I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought he'd bring the skimpiest pieces of clothing he could find... If any at all." We both share a laugh until Quinn gets dizzy and needs to rest her hand on the wall for support.
"Come here." I walk over to her and put her arm over my shoulder and place my own around her waist to support her as she walks.
"Thanks Rach." She looks down at me and I look up. Our faces are just inches apart and we lock eyes. I feel a blush spread across my cheeks as I stare into pools of hazel and green. We quickly snap out of our short lived staring contest and head towards the door again, admittedly slightly faster now Quinn has support. As we leave the room and head towards the exit all I can think about is blonde hair and beautiful eyes. I can't help but also think about how I swear saw a hint of a blush on pale cheeks before they turn away, but I decide to ignore the part of my brain that is probably just feeding me false hope.
We arrive at the car after navigating gingerly through long, plain corridors for what seems like an eternity. I unlock the car and help Quinn into the front seat before I let myself into the back, behind the driver, so I am still able to talk with the blonde.
It only takes about 5 minutes until Judy arrives to drive us all to the Fabray household. During out brief chat I found out that although Quinn still remembers talking to Puck and rushing over to Finn and I, she cannot remember what transpired between the three of us thereafter.
When we arrive at the Fabray's I insist that I stay with Quinn until she has eaten, drank and is all set up and in bed, resting.
About an hour and a half later she's lay on her side, in bed, looking up at me as I sit on the side of her bed looking down. She's already tired again. I seriously don't understand how this girl can be so athletic and so lazy at the same time.
"Come visit me after school tomorrow?" She asks, finishing with a yawn as her eyes begin to glaze over with sleep.
"Try and stop me." We smile widely at each other. Her eyes begin to close and I lean down and kiss her softly on her forehead, over her bandages. I realize it's slightly over-friendly but she just smiles and cuddles up into her blanket and pillows. "Get well soon. We'll speak tomorrow."
"Thank you again for all of this Rachel. See you tomorrow." She's practically asleep now as I head towards the door.
"Goodnight Quinn." I whisper from the doorway before leaving and shutting the door as quietly as possible.
I say a quick goodbye to Judy who tells me to 'Come back very soon'
As I head home try and decide what I'm going to do at school the next day, about the whole complicated situation.
A/N
Surprise! Early update! I got an urge to write today and was on a ROLL! :P
Just saying that I'm not a professional doctor or whatever so the whole diagnosis is just what I've seen on soaps, sorry if it's wrong. :S
Next update maybe Thursday, if not then Monday. :3
Thank you my lovely readers for... well... reading. Extra special thanks to the favourites, the followers and the reviewers, and as always, keep them coming, they are worth their length in gold to me. :D xoxo