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You Only Get One First Time

Chapter 1

They sat in silence for awhile, though it wasn't awkward. Quinn was still holding onto Rachel, suddenly she shot forward and startled the brunette.

"Rachel, I am so sorry!"

The diva looked at Quinn strangely. "For what Quinn?"

"The Hot Chocolate. You're Vegan."

Rachel let out a humorless laugh causing the blonde's eyebrow to arch dangerously high. "After Finn and I had sex, he apologized for feeding me meat. He forgot I was vegan and I thought it was a vegan substitute."

Quinn shook her head, and then frowned. "Why'd you drink the Hot Chocolate?"

"Because I was cold and you offered it to me." Rachel took a deep breath and held it in before slowly releasing it. "I think maybe the things I thought were important aren't so important and I've been taking some things for granted."

Quinn leaned back into the couch; she and Rachel were close but no longer touching. "What do you mean?"

"I was going to wait till I was 25 or at least until I won a Tony."

Quinn grinned a bit, that sounded just like Rachel.

"I thought that winning National's would be the highlight of my school career and I threw all that away for a stupid kiss." The brunette continued. "And I'm Vegan but my boyfriend, who loves me, forgot and fed me real meat. And the worst part about it is that I liked it."

Quinn's grin faltered. "You know, it sounds like you've been changing everything about yourself for a boy."

Rachel considered it and nodded sadly. "Yes, it does sound that way."

Quinn once again reached for the brunette's hand, she dismissed the voice in her head that told her she liked the way the smaller girl's hand fit in her own, and started drawing patterns in the palm of her hand. She smirked when she felt Rachel shudder. She remained quiet as she intently watched what she was doing.

"And yet you also drank the hot chocolate." Quinn finally stated when Rachel had remained silent. She pulled her eyes from their connected hands and looked into the brunette's eyes. "Why?"

Rachel shifted uncomfortably but kept her hand in Quinn's. "I don't know. I guess I really wanted to."

For some reason when Rachel answered, it seemed to Quinn as if she were talking about something else entirely. She decided to fish for information. "So why me?" Rachel flinched at the question, but then looked confused. "Why did you come here after…tonight?"

"I knew you'd understand. Or I hoped you would."

"I do."

"At first I thought maybe you wanted me to wait because you still wanted Finn…" She noticed that Quinn looked about ready to protest, so she quickly finished speaking. "But then I realized that you really were trying to help me. Santana and Brittany they were will…less than helpful. You really are a great friend, Quinn."

Quinn's fingers paused, now only resting in Rachel's palm. "Yes, friends." She cleared her throat. "We are friends, Rachel."