Quinn decided to perform on Friday. She thought that if he realized the song was for him, she would have the whole weekend to prepare different excuses for a possible confrontation next Monday. So that, somehow, comforted her.
But Friday came faster than she expected - and wanted. Suddenly it was the last period of the day, and she was hearing Mr. Schue call her name saying she was the only one that didn't perform yet.
Her heart was pounding fast, so fast she could hear it. Her hands were shaking and sweating, but on the outside she looked calm and one hundred percent prepared for performing. She has always been good in faking emotions - maybe she could try acting some day too.
But she couldn't get distracted. So she got up and shook her head slightly, while walking towards the center of the room.
"Hi. So, um.. This is originally a duet. Actually I don't even know it's a duet since it's a band featuring another singer, so.. Er. Yeah okay, it's a duet. But I'm singing it by myself." She said, trying to keep her confident self showing. "I hope you guys like it."
The band started the melody and she started singing.
See, I can't wake up
I'm living a nightmare that keeps playing over again
Locked in a room, so hung up on you
And you're cool with just being friends
Left on the sidelines
Stuck at a red light, waiting for my time
And I can't see
She really didn't move a lot. She was afraid she would look at Sam's eyes and break down, she was afraid of looking at the Glee Club. She just looked down and beutifully sang the rest of the song, trying her best to stay focused.
Why don't you love me
Touch me, tell me I'm your everything
The air you breathe
And why don't you love me, baby
Open up your heart tonight
'cause I could be all that you need, oh
Why don't you love me?
Why don't you love me?
Sam knew it. Sam knew what she meant with that song. Santana once told him she broke down saying she wanted somebody to love her, and that somebody was him. And now, he was sending a message to him. That's why she didn't let him see the song. He looked for her eyes, trying to tell her he felt the same way, but she continued to sing looking at the walls or the floor, avoiding not only his eyes but everyone's.
See, I'm just too scared to tell you the truth
'Cause my heart, it can't take anymore
Broken and bruised longing for you
And I don't know what I'm waiting for
Left on the side lines
Stuck at a red light waiting for my time
So just tell me
Why don't you love me
Touch me, tell me I'm your everything
The air you breathe
And why don't you love me, baby
Open up your heart tonight
'cause I could be all that you need, oh
She could feel his eyes looking at her direction but she didn't want to look at him. At least not until the song was over. She needed to finish that damn song, she needed to.
Why don't you give me a reason (give me a reason)
Please tell me the truth (please tell me the truth)
You know that I keep believing (I keep believing)
'Till I'm with you
Why don't you love me, kiss me
I can feel your heart tonight
It's killing me
Why don't you love me
Touch me, tell me I'm your everything
The air you breathe
And why don't you love me, baby
Open up your heart tonight
'cause I could be all that you need, oh
Why don't you love me?
And that was it. She finally looked at Sam's eyes and last thing he knew, she was running away. The Glee Club was, in the lack of other words, mesmerized. They never saw Quinn show so much emotion towards a song, towards a boy. There wasn't one single sound after Quinn left. Not even from Rachel, not even from Mr. Schue. They were all looking at each other, nobody knew exactly what to do.
But Sam did. He was sick and tired of seeing Quinn hurt while no one does a stupid thing to help her. But this time it was worse because he was the reason she was hurting. He couldn't just wait for someone to fix the mistakes he made. He needed to do it by himself. So without second thoughts, he walked away, approaching the door.
Just as he was leaving he heard the Glee Club start to whisper things to each other. He didn't understand any of it, and he didn't care. He wanted to find her, he needed to, he needed to make things right.
He searched for her at the girls' bathroom, not hesitating to enter it. No success. He searched for her everywhere for about 10 minutes when he finally saw. She was crying under the bleachers. He could almost hear the sound of his heart breaking. She was literally sobbing, with her face buried on her hands while she sat on the ground.
He wanted to punch himself at that moment. Look at what he did to her. She was looking so... fragile. So beaten, so weak. If somebody else did that to her, he wouldn't spare the guy, he would just beat him as much as he could. But no, he did that.
He carefully approached her, his heart breaking more and more as the sound of her sobs became closer. He was now standing practically beside her.
"Quinn?" He said, almost as a whisper.
She almost jumped when she heard her name. She wasn't expecting no one to look for her, and what kept her from actually jumping was when she recognized the voice. His voice.
"Go away." She said, with her voice breaking when she said the last word. "I don't want you to see me like this."
"No." He said, looking down at her. "I'm not going away. And I don't need to see you, I just want to talk."
"What do you want, Sam?" She still, not moving a single bone of her body.
"So, the song. It was pretty dope, you know." He said, trying to sound friendly. "Who... who did you sing it for?"
"You have got to be kidding me, Sam." She said angrily, finally looking up.
He smiled. "I knew it would work."
"Shut up." She said, hiding her face again.
"Hey, I saw your face already, there is no surprise left." He said. She kept hiding her face. "Come on, Q, we really need to talk."
Quinn sighed, finally giving up and sitting normally now. "Okay."
He was surprise she gave up this easily, so he didn't really know what to say. He sat beside her, while she tried to fix her messy hair.
"You don't need to fix your hair like that." He said, looking at her. "You look beautiful."
"Really? This is what you wanna talk about?" She said, trying to hide the fact she was actually enjoying his compliment.
"Not really." He said, looking away now. "I wanna talk about us." He sighed. "My song was for you too."
"But I-"
"Remember when I said that all the songs I sing are for you?" He said, looking at her. She nodded. "Just because we broke up it doesn't mean it changed."
"So that means that you don't hate me?" She said, finally looking at him.
"How could I ever hate you, Quinn?" He looked at her, meeting her eyes. He could feel his heart melting just at the sight of her sweet, beautiful hazel eyes. He put a lock of hair that was falling on Quinn's eyes behind her ear.
Everything felt perfect at that moment, for both of them. Quinn was realizing how stupid she were to think that Sam hated her or just wanted her as a friend. It was all written on his eyes. She knew how to read his eyes better than everyone, but still she wanted to think he didn't want her.
Sam thought Quinn never loved him for real, to be honest. But now he could see it. She loved him before, and she still loves him now. It's a sweet and pure love. She was his first love, and gladly she loved him black. It was like he was dreaming, except that now he wouldn't wake up in the middle of the dream.
"So, what do we do now?"
"I don't know." He said, stroking her cheek. "I want whatever you want, Quinn."
"I want you." She said, caressing his face with her hand. "I need you."
And that was enough for him. All the self control he was trying to have, he lost. He broke the space between their lips and it was like there were fireworks everywhere. The feelings of having her lips on his again was beyond explanation. The kiss was soft, slow, romantic. She gladly gave him entrance when he asked, and the way he was holding her gave her goosebumps. She could feel tears on the corner of her eyes. But this time, happy tears.
When they finally broke apart, they were both breathless, gasping for her, and smiling brightly. They just kept staring at each other for a good five seconds while they kept their breathing under control before they were locking lips again.
They broke apart once again.
"I missed you so much." She said, leaning in his left shoulder. "You have no idea how miserable I was while you were away."
"I missed you too, Q." He said, running his fingers through her hair. "And you don't have to be miserable anymore because I'm here now. And I'm not leaving you ever again."
She didn't say anything else. She just wanted to stay there, on his embrace, feeling his strong arms around her while he pecked her head an forehead. That was paradise for her, that was all she needed.
"I love you." She whispered, loud enough for him to hear.
"I love you too."
She smiled and thanked God on her mind for finally bringing the only thing she still needed for her.
That moment for her was perfect, but she had to go. The Glee Club meeting was almost over and she owned Mr. Schue an explanation on why she ran away after the song was over.
"Sam?" She whispered.
"Yes?" He said.
"We should go now." She said, looking at him.
"Nooooo!" He said, hugging her.
She laughed. "Sam, seriously, we have to go." She got up, looking at him.
"Arg. Okay." He said, getting up. "But I need to do something before we go."
"What?" She said, smiling.
"This."
He grabbed her waist and kissed her. She put her hands around his neck, deepening the kiss. They broke apart and she looked at him, holding his hands.
"Let's go, Sam."
He smiled and they walked to the choir room hand-in-hand. People looked at them and whispered and smiled at them. They were as happy as they could be, not really caring about anything else. They loved each other, and now they were back together, and that was all they needed.
First update of 2012 yay!
So, I wanted to put a lot of drama between them before the kiss but I just can't. I wanted them to be together as fast as I could so yeah.
This was extremely cliche and fluffy and everything and I'm sorry if you don't like it but this is my way of writing. And omg I love them sfm.
Okay so yeah. Review please! I apologize for any grammatical errors, typos, etc.
