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Chapter 10

It was becoming increasingly hard to stay away from Rachel, even when they could hold hands in school. Quinn walked Rachel to every class, and carried her books for her. She also kissed her on the cheek before leaving her to walk to her own class. And even though they spend their evenings together at either her house or Rachel's, they tried to limit their kissing (unsuccessfully).

The one thing Quinn was adamant on was that she not stay overnight at Rachel's again until after they had a proper first date. Though Quinn was adamant, it didn't make parting for the evening any easier. That was usually when the kissing got out of control.

Thursday evening, as Rachel walked Quinn to her car, they stood kissing in the driveway for a good 15 minutes. Rachel had surprised Quinn when she grazed the blonde's bottom lip with her tongue, requesting to deepen the kiss. Quinn had never been one to say no to Rachel, and wasn't about to start tonight. She opened her mouth, gasping when Rachel's wet, warm tongue entered. It slowly explored her mouth, before stroking Quinn's tongue as if requesting it to join in the dance.

As their tongues slide together eliciting moans from both girls, Quinn's won dominance and made its way inside Rachel's mouth. She took her time, enjoying the sensation. Rachel must have enjoyed it as well, because her hands began to wander. When they finally came to a rest on Quinn's hips, the blonde pulled away breathlessly. Damn Rachel's superior breath control because she hated being the one who had to pull away for such a stupid thing as breathing.

As the girls panted, Quinn held Rachel tightly against her. Their hearts were racing so rapidly that they could feel each other's. Quinn brought her hand up resting it on Rachel's heart. "I love that I did this to you." She smiled genuinely as she licked her suddenly dry lips.

Rachel smirked. "It's not all you do to me."

A moan escaped Quinn's lips as she closed her fully blown eyes. When she opened them, she noticed that Rachel's were just as black as hers were.

"It was never like this with any of the boys I dated." Quinn replied absentmindedly.

"Good, that means you won't be forcing us to stop so that you can pray."

Quinn chuckled. "Absolutely not!"

She brought her hand to Rachel's cheek, stroking it gently with her thumb. "Everything feels so different with you, Rachel. I can't even explain it."

"I don't expect you to, Quinn. Let's just be." She said as she touched her hand to Quinn's as it rested on her cheek.

Quinn sighed. "Well, I really should go." Even as she said it she sounded hesitant.

"One more day." Rachel replied causing the blonde's smile to beam brightly.

"I can't wait either."

They kissed each other goodbye before Quinn climbed inside her car. Rachel, holding the door open, leaned inside and kissed her again. Then she closed it for the blonde. She stood in the driveway watching the car drive away until she could no longer see it.

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The next day was the longest day of either of their lives. Even glee seemed to drag on and on. Finally the school day was over and Quinn dropped Rachel off at her house to get ready for their date. She promised to be back at 6:30 sharp.

Both girls got ready nervously. Rachel tried on outfit after outfit before settling on a black skirt, white knee high socks, with her some back penny loafers, and a red sweater that had a white unicorn on it. Quinn told her to be herself after all, and though she wanted to dress nicely for her date, she wanted to also be herself for Quinn.

When the blonde showed up at her door at 6:20, Rachel smiled. Apparently the blonde was as excited for the date as she was. Quinn was wearing a white baby doll dress with a winter green cardigan that brought out the green specks in her beautiful eyes.

Quinn smirked when she saw what Rachel was wearing. "I'm glad you wore that, and not something you hoped I'd like better, because honestly Rachel, you're gorgeous."

Rachel's cheeks brightened as she looked down shyly. When she looked back up in Quinn's eyes, she replied. "And you're stunning, that cardigan matches your eyes."

"I know it does." She smiled knowingly before she handed some flowers to Rachel.

"Gardenias?" Rachel looked at the girl questioningly. "Did you know, this whole time?"

"I suspected, now I'm sure."

Rachel brought the flowers to her nose to smell them. "They're beautiful, thank you."

Quinn smiled politely, though nervously.

"If you'd like to come in while I put these in water, I have something for you as well."

Quinn followed the girl inside, shutting the door behind her. "Where are your dads?"

"Date night. I am to be home at midnight, regardless." Rachel called on her way to the kitchen.

Quinn nodded, though the brunette couldn't see her.

When Rachel came back in the room, she properly greeted Quinn with a kiss. It was far from chaste, but it didn't last long. As she pulled away, she said. "I think we should wait till after the date for the rest, don't you think?" She winked as she said it and took off up the stairs before Quinn could respond.

Quinn blinked a few times as she tried to clear her mind of the impure thoughts that were wreaking havoc inside. Before she was able to gain control of her emotions, the brunette returned.

She was carrying something, though it wasn't wrapped in paper just tied with a bow. Rachel shyly handed it to Quinn. "It's a first edition; the quality isn't the greatest but…"

Quinn kissed her thoroughly as she embraced the girl tightly. When she pulled away, her eyes were glowing. She flipped through the pages of her very own copy of Atlas Shrugged.

"Rachel, you really didn't have to do this."

"Are you kidding? And miss out on that look on your face, not a chance."

Quinn smiled as she returned her gaze to the girl. "The CD's you made for me were already the nicest thing anyone had ever done for me, but this…"

Rachel raised an eyebrow. "Not even when Sam gave you a promise ring?"

Quinn rolled her eyes. "It was a nice gesture, a bit misguided. But what you have done, it isn't about you claiming me, Rachel. It's about you understanding me, and taking the time to get to know me. It's about accepting all that I am. Though if you want to claim me, I won't complain." She smirked at her girlfriend.

"I definitely plan on laying claim to you tonight." Rachel replied huskily.

Quinn moaned. Which led to a few more minutes of kissing.

When the blonde took Rachel's hand in hers and walked her to the car, she opened the door for the brunette and let her climb inside the vehicle before she closed the door and hurried around to the other side.

As soon as Quinn started the car, music filled the space around them.

"This is one of the CD's you made for me. I love each of them, but this one's my favorite. I had never heard any of these songs before, but because you love them they seem more special." Quinn admitted shyly.

Rachel took the girl's hand in hers, kissing the knuckles. "I was trying to use music to express my growing feelings for you. I never in my life would have fathomed how deeply you'd return them."

Both girls blushed at Rachel's words as the sweet melodious love songs drowned out their sudden silence. It was a comfortable silence, though, one that came from just enjoying the presence of each other.

When they arrived at their destination, Rachel looked at Quinn in awe. "A planetarium? Quinn this is wonderful!"

"I'm glad you approve." Quinn smiled back.

They laced their fingers as they walked inside the building. Quinn smiled bemused at Rachel's enthusiasm. She'd only ever seen the girl this excited when they were in New York and she thought she bought the glee club all tickets to Cats. Then suddenly Quinn was envisioning them together in New York, after graduation, taking Rachel on a date to a Broadway musical that Rachel would no doubt be staring in someday. She couldn't help the smile that grew on her face at the thought.

After walking through the planetarium and enjoying a few of the informational presentations in one of the theatres resembling the night sky, Quinn took a very animated and talkative (more so than usual) Rachel back to the car.

"Oh, Quinn that was fantastic! It's been ages since I've been to one of these, since they shut down the one in Lima. I can't believe you took me all the way here just to listen to me ramble about the stars."

Quinn pulled the girl in for a kiss. When they broke away, breathless, Quinn replied. "I took you here because I wanted to do something special for you, Rach. I'd go as far as it took to do so, besides, I think you rambling about the stars is cute."

"Awww, you think I'm cute."

Quinn playfully rolled her eyes before kissing Rachel's nose. "That's old news, babe. I believe I called you gorgeous just this evening."

Rachel flushed.

When they got back inside Quinn's car, and were enveloped with soothing love songs, Quinn asked a question she'd been dying to know. "So, why Greek mythology?"

Rachel turned toward her. "It's tragic, and romantic, and gut-wrenchingly beautiful." Rachel sighed as if lost in thought.

"So, which is your favorite story then?"

"Orpheus."

Quinn raised an eyebrow as if to urge her to continue.

"He was the greatest musician and poet." When she noticed Quinn smirk she added. "Hahaha."

"I'm not teasing Rachel, I actually find it interesting."

"He was such a talented musician that we could basically charm wild beasts. Anyway, his wife, Eurydice, was killed and sent to the underworld. So he went down there to get her back. Hades enjoyed his songs so much that he agreed to allow them both to leave the underworld, on one condition."

Quinn was listening to Rachel with rapt attention.

"As he led her back to the surface, he was not allowed to look back. He had to trust that she was following him. Otherwise, she'd be lost to him forever. But just before he reached the surface, he could no longer help himself. He turned around, only to see her walking right behind him. She was taken back to the underworld and away from him forever."

"Rachel that is depressing."

"Not if you believe in true love it isn't. He should have trusted her love for him. He went to the underworld for her and couldn't trust her to follow him back out of it."

"And what does that have to do with believing in true love?"

"Going to the ends of the Earth for someone, Quinn. It's romantic."

"But it doesn't end happily ever after!" Quinn argued.

"It could have, if he had trusted that she loved him as much as he loved her."

Quinn huffed.

"Awww, Quinn Fabray is a romantic." Rachel cooed as she laced her fingers with her girlfriend's and kissed the blonde's cheek. "I guess I chose the perfect book for you to read to me."

Quinn turned toward Rachel quickly. Her eyes wide. "You remembered."

"Of course I did. I've been looking forward to it."

It was Quinn's turn to kiss Rachel, except she went for her lips. The brunette returned the kiss vigorously. Soon Rachel tore her lips away from Quinn's to kiss her jaw, and began sucking on the pulse point on Quinn's neck. The blonde tilted her head back to give Rachel full access as a moan escaped her lips.

After Rachel had effectively claimed Quinn, she pulled away proudly. The blonde's eyes darkened as she brought her fingers up to her new marked neck. She breathed out in a whimper. "I guess it's official."

Rachel grinned. "Yup, you're mine."

As Quinn's eyes grew impossibly darker, she leaned over to mark Rachel's neck, claiming her as her own. When a moan escaped the brunette's lips, she couldn't help answering in kind. Moaning into the dark skin that was exposed before her. She abruptly pulled away, panting.

"We are moving way too fast."

Rachel smiled as she looked in the mirror to examine her mark. "I agree, though it was fun."

Quinn smirked. "Best first date ever, and it isn't even done yet."

Rachel beamed. "There's more!"

Quinn took her hand in hers as she drove off toward their next destination.

When they arrived at the famous look-out point, Rachel looked at Quinn incredulously. "You said we were moving too fast."

Quinn rolled her eyes. "I made us a picnic, and I thought we could sit on the hood of the car and you could tell me more stories."

"Star gazing Quinn?" She had a reverence in her voice. "This really is the best date I have ever been on."

Quinn puffed up her chest proudly, causing the other girl to giggle.

They got out of their car and Quinn laid a blanket down on the hood of the car while she helped Rachel climb on top of it. Then she grabbed the picnic basket out of the back seat and turned the music up so they could hear it flowing from the speakers. Rachel smiled delightfully.

As they ate their vegan friendly meal and chatted enjoyably, Quinn spoke. "My favorite thing about tonight is that we already know things about each other, the good and the bad. So there's none of that awkward trying to get to know you crap."

Rachel chuckled as she took a sip of her juice. "I like that you took the time to get to know me first and planned the date accordingly. I can't tell you how sick I am of going to Breadstix where all I can eat is a salad."

Quinn rolled her eyes at the insensitivity of Rachel's previous boyfriends. "You deserved better than that Rachel."

"You know what else I prefer about this date?"

Quinn looked at her expectantly. "What?"

"The company."

Quinn blushed.

"I may deserve some of those things that you mentioned Quinn, but I count my blessings that I've been lucky enough to find you."

They kissed under the stars for a while, before they pulled apart. Quinn sat their discarded items out of the way and grabbed an extra blanket. Then they laid back and looked up at the sky, covering up with the other blanket as they cuddled together. Rachel told story after story of the legends that surrounded them in the stars. Quinn loved every minute of it.

Before Rachel's curfew, Quinn drove her back home and they sat in the car kissing goodnight. When they broke apart to catch their breath, Quinn said. "I still want to properly walk you to your door and kiss you goodnight."

Rachel nodded her approval. Then her eyebrows furrowed together. "You're not staying overnight? I thought your mom was away again this weekend."

"I want to stay Rachel, but I want to walk you to your door and kiss you goodnight first."

Rachel smiled. "Fine. Then what? Do you have to go home and pack?"

"No. I have my stuff. I was planning on stopping by a little later though, if that's okay."

"Like you have to ask." Rachel rolled her eyes playfully.

Quinn got out, opened the door for Rachel and walked her to the door hand in hand. When they reached the porch step, Rachel bent over the railing and grabbed the key that was hidden out of sight. She handed it to Quinn.

"I'll just get ready for bed; let yourself in whenever you're ready."

Quinn looked at the key in astonishment. "Really?"

Rachel stared at her before shaking her head. "You really don't get what you mean to me, Fabray."

Quinn grinned shyly. "And what do I mean to you, Rachel?"

"Everything."

Quinn claimed a kiss as they wrapped their arms around each other. Pulling away, she breathed. "See you soon. And Rachel, tonight was perfect."

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this date as much as I enjoyed writing it! I only have 2-3 more chapters to write for this story. Thank you for reading and for all the reviews. Your overwhelming support means a lot to me.