Author Note: Ok this isn't my favorite chapter, but it had to be written. Hope you guys like it.

Not Over You

Lately I've been keeping my distance from Quinn. Even though it breaks my heart to see her with Sam, she looked really happy. What was that quote everyone would say? If you love someone set them free. Well than I guess that I do truly love Quinn because I was going to try my absolute hardest and set her free.

I was lucky enough to have great friends who had my back. Puck, Mike, and Artie have been keeping me distracted with guy time. As for the girls in glee, besides Quinn, they helped me stay strong and constantly remind me that I let her go. Everyday they help me by keeping me from running back to Quinn. But I know that soon it might not be enough.

Each day in glee, they formed a circle around me and we would all talk and laugh. Today was no different. The only thing different today was that Sam had asked to perform a song. He walked up to the center with a smirk on his face.

"I would like to dedicate this song to my girlfriend, Quinn." Sam announced. It was a good thing Puck was sitting in front of me. He stopped me from lunging at Sam with full force.

I shut my eyes, bent forward, and covered my ears with my giant hands. I blocked all thoughts from my mind. I blocked all sound from entering. I blocked away the sight of Sam and Quinn. Soon I couldn't take it anymore. Slowly I got up and walked out of the room with my hands still over my ears.

Without thinking, I walked to the hall that held McKinley's first ever football championship trophy. I was leaning on the wall across from it until I slid down and sat on the floor. I remembered how that night went down. How I had scored the final touchdown to win us the game. How the adrenaline was flowing throught me. How I won the game for her.

Suddenly I hear people running in the halls. Finally two people turn the corner and I immediately recognize them as Mike and Puck.

"Hey, man. You ok?" Puck asks as they take a seat on either side of me.

"I don't know what I'm doing anymore." I confess. "I didn't realize that it would be this hard to let her go."

"Everything's gonna be alright, Finn. We all got your back. Especially me and Puck." Mike reminded him.

"Listen, Finn. I'm sorry for getting Quinn pregnant last year. If it wasn't for me, you guys would still be together right now. And you would be the one to singing to her, not Goldilocks."

"It's cool man. I mean, yeah I was angry but I got over it. Now I got my bros back and we made McKinley history."

"Dude don't shelter yourself like this. You'll just regret it." Mike told me. "Just because you let her go doesn't mean that you don't still love her. Just give her some time."

"You're right. Thanks guys." We stand up and make to leave.

"Now don't think we're gonna keep doing this. We're dudes. This is a one time thing and its going to stay a one time thing." Puck declared.

"Agreed. This was just a little too awkward." Mike mentioned.

"Whatever. Let's go."

It's been two weeks and I haven't even said a thing Quinn. I kept my distance like I promised myself to. When I looked down the hall and find her smiling with Sam I come to the conclusion that I don't seem to have an effect on her life anymore. She's doing perfectly fine without me.

Everything between me and Quinn, I just could never let go. Eventually I made it a habit to visit our little spot by the lake everyday after school. It just helped me open my mind a bit. The fresh air, the open landscape, and the memories. My mom wasn't so thrilled about me suddenly starting to come home late. I loved my mom and all but I just couldn't bring myself to explain things to her. Besides, I'm a man now. I even started to help Burt at his shop on the weekends. For minimum wage but hey it's better than nothing at all.

Mercedes had let Kurt in on everything about what was happening with me. She even assigned him to "Finn Watch" when he was home. His job was to make sure that I don't do something stupid. Good luck with that Kurt.

"My dear stepbrother. What do you think you're doing?" Kurt had barged in on me about to call Quinn.

"Nothing." I answered putting my phone away.

"You were just about to call Quinn weren't you?" Kurt had easily pieced everything together.

"No..." I drawl out.

"Finn, I know this is tough but you need to stay strong. I know that you go to the lake everyday after school. You love her, and there's nothing bad about that."

"But why does she make it harder. I mean, I practically see her everyday and Sam keeps acting like he's all that. Like he's trying to rub it in my face that he has Quinn and I don't."

"Well, that just proves how hard you're working to let her be happy."

"I don't know Kurt. Maybe it's just that I'm afraid."

"Afraid of what, I might ask."

"Afraid that there's too much that happened between us. Afraid that she'll choose Sam over me. Afraid of this, afraid of that. Everything leading to the same thing. I'm afraid that she'll reject me."

"Finn, you better think of putting that fear behind you. You still love her. It's not her that needs the time, it's you. You need to give yourself time and figure out how you're going to get her back. You're the one who's going to have to take that first step, not her. We all faith in you the two of you. You're gonna get her back." Kurt pauses probably thinking about what else to add. "Well that's the end of my little lecture for today. So Goodnight, Finn."

Kurt's right. I have to find how to get her back. Maybe setting her free, didn't just mean that I had to distance myself. Maybe it means that I had to give her time. In the end it was her decision but I know that she hasn't made up her mind about it, yet.

Author Note: You like it? Lemme know by pressing that review button. Next chapter will hopefully be posted either tomorrow or Tuesday. It will be about Quinn's thoughts of this situation at this time.