Hey guys. So as you can see I'm trying to make up for lost times. Since I don't have a BETA (I'm still looking.) I'm able to get more of my stories out without hassling and overworking them. I got a lovely message a few weeks back asking if I was writing another Quinncedes fic. I didn't forget about them. I'm working on another one as we speak. This story includes a little bit of Brittana, Tike, and Klaine. Once again please forgive me for any spelling errors. I do not own Glee. I hope you all enjoy!
Mercedes was in her dorm room reading her book that she needed for her midterm this coming Friday. The weekend was almost here and the fraternity that ruled the university was having a party. Mercedes didn't get out much, but when she did oh she really loved to let her hair down.
Mercedes was highlighting a paragraph from her book when she heard a knock at her door. Seconds later her friends came in causing her reading to be put on hold.
"So tomorrow night is still on right? I just finished taking the hardest test of my life and I need to blow off some steam." Mercedes' friend Tina announced as she sat at Mercedes desk.
"It better be. That Blaine guy from my biochemistry class is in that fraternity and I have to go." Kurt expressed.
"Is that why we have to go?" Mercedes teased. She got up and grabbed a pack of gummy bears. "I'm over this midterm shit. I want to dance, get drunk, make out with a couple of girls, and sleep the weekend away. We're going." Mercedes announced.
Mercedes, Tina, and Kurt met their freshman year of college. Mercedes and Tina were roommates and Kurt was in their British Literature class. They became closer once they bonded over musicals and celebrities.
They weren't the biggest names on campus, but coming from being three no names in high school they were a lot more known here.
The three walked to the cafe to grab a bite to eat and some caffeine. Mercedes spotted the trio of popular sorority sisters coming towards them.
"Hey Mercedes are you going to the Phi Delta Theta party tomorrow night?" Brittany the bubbly blonde asked as she played with Mercedes hair.
"Don't back out on us this time. Spring break is approaching and all midterms end tomorrow so no excuse. I want that ass of yours going." Brittany's girlfriend Santana demanded.
Mercedes chuckled at the two girlfriends. She eyed the snooty blonde behind them and looked back at the two. "I'm going. All three of us are. My last midterm is tomorrow morning and I need to grab a coffee and head back to finish my studies."
The other blonde Quinn scoffed under her breath as she picked at her nail.
Mercedes cut her eyes at the rude blonde. "I'll catch up with you two later." With that Mercedes, Tina, and Kurt continued on their way to the cafe.
"Stop being such a bitch." Santana pointed out as she bumped shoulders with her friend.
"I'm not a bitch. She's a prude." She claimed.
"She's a prude because she wants to study? Got it." Santana rolled her eyes.
"She's a prude because she's always talking about studying and her classes. If she's so busy with her classes why is she going to this party anyways?" Quinn asked as they walked into their building.
"Midterms are over with tomorrow and spring break is next week. Untie your panties Fabray."
"That's if she's even wearing any." Brittany retorted. The three shared a laugh as they headed to their separate rooms.
"What a bitch." Tina whispered as they waited in line.
"Are you just now figuring this out?" Mercedes asked. "I just pretend that she's not there. It makes life easier." Mercedes stepped up to the cashier and ordered.
"Enough about her I need to figure out what I'm wearing. After your midterm tomorrow can we go shopping?" Kurt asked as they stood aside to wait for their orders.
"That's only if I'm still conscious afterwards, but sure." Mercedes grabbed her drink and headed out.
Mercedes was walking out of her dorm when she saw Quinn walking towards her. Mercedes groaned to herself and locked up so that she could make it to her last test on time.
As the two passed by each other the tension was strong enough to cut with a knife. It made a Bad Girls Club reunion seem mild.
Mercedes ignored the icy glare from the blonde and went over her notes in her head. She had bigger things to worry about than a bitch in a sundress.
"Alright class this is an open note midterm. It's an hour and you can only use the notes that fit on your five by eight index card. No cheating, no talking, and no phones." The professor grabbed a phone that sat in his student's lap. "If I catch you cheating I will award you a zero and drop your highest score in the class." The whole room gasped and broke off into chatter. "Your time starts now. Good luck."
An hour had gone by and everyone handed their test in. Once they finished they were allowed to leave, but everyone just sat there in aftershock. Difficult didn't even describe that test. One question called for an entire front and back page essay on the antagonist and protagonist. True or false and multiple choice weren't included and all you had was your memory and your index card notes. The card was useless to say the least.
Mercedes dragged herself out of class only to be greeted by Tina and Kurt.
"It was that bad, huh?" Tina asked as she linked her arm to her friend.
"It was traumatizing. Those notes that I crammed onto that index card were useless and only helped me with one question. One out of 50 questions that is." Mercedes shook her head. "I need to get out of this damn building."
Kurt clapped his hands and linked up with his friends. "Time to shop."
Once they came back from shopping Mercedes took a nap before she had to get ready for the party.
Kurt decided that he'd get ready at his apartment before stopping by. The party was two blocks away and because they knew that they would be drinking they decided to walk.
Mercedes was curling her hair when Tina rushed in. "Santana said thank you and that she'll return your blow dryer to you tomorrow."
Tina stopped rummaging through her makeup bag and looked at her friend's outfit choice. "Which one are you going with?"
Mercedes unplugged her flat iron and walked to her bed. "I don't know. I was thinking the skirt because it's short but not too short, but then I was also thinking about the jeans. It'll give me an excuse to wear sneakers. What do you think?"
"Are you trying to get laid?" Tina asked.
"I won't say I'm,"
"So you're trying to get laid. Wear the skirt." Tina replied as she looked back at her friend and smiled.
"Just hurry up." Mercedes retorted as she headed out to get dressed.
Once the two finished up they went down to greet Kurt and to head to the party.
As soon as they turned the second corner they could already hear the music blasting while the already wasted college kids were crowding around the house.
After walking over a few passed out frat boys the three entered the large house packed with drunk and horny students.
"Damn Cedes looking good!" Artie shouted as he wheeled himself towards his former classmate.
"Thanks Artie."
Kurt whispered in Mercedes ear. She rolled her eyes at him before turning her attention to the host. "Artie, do you know where Blaine is at?"
Artie adjusted his glasses. "He's in the kitchen. I'm not one to gossip, but he was asking about your friend."
Kurt's face lit up at the news. He smoothed out his shirt and raised his shoulders. "I'm going in. Wish me luck."
"Are you two thirsty? We have a cooler out back and if you're interested we might have a wet t-shirt contest in an hour."
Mercedes chuckled at him as he wiggled his brows. "Just point us to the drinks Abrams."
"You came!" Brittany shouted once she saw Mercedes enter out back.
"Of course I did. After that test I needed a drink. Where's San?"
"She went to the bathroom. I know someone who's interested!" The blonde sang.
"Who?" Mercedes drank a shot that Tina handed her.
Brittany turned her around towards the pool and pointed to the other blonde. "Kitty Wilde. She's new to our sorority and she's double jointed." Brittany playfully teased as she bumped shoulders with Mercedes.
"How old is she?" Mercedes asked as the short blonde talked to a few of her sorority sisters.
"21. She's our age."
Mercedes took back another shot. "Okay." She went to tell Tina, but Tina was already waiving her off.
"Go have fun. I'm good."
As they walked over to Kitty, Mercedes slapped Brittany's hand away from her ass. "Don't make me tell Santana."
"She's more obsessed with your ass than I am."
Brittany pulled Kitty aside before introducing the two. "Kitty this is Mercedes and Mercedes this is Kitty."
Mercedes shook the blonde's hand and smiled. "Nice meeting you."
"Yeah same here. Brittany and Santana said you're a history major, but I also heard that you can sing. Is this true?" Kitty asked. She eyed Mercedes with a smile.
"I'm okay." She teased. "What is your major?" Mercedes asked.
Mercedes was enjoying the conversation with Kitty. The two bonded over their love for the movie Grease and dancing. She was definitely cute and she could see them getting close.
"Enough with the twenty questions let's dance!" Santana shouted after she noticed Kitty and Mercedes were still talking to one another.
"Where's Tina?" Mercedes asked.
"She's been sucking face with Mike Chang for about thirty minutes now. She's fine."
Santana lead Mercedes through the large crowd of dancing houseguest. "Sorry Kitty, but I'm borrowing your girl for now!" Santana stood in front of a dancing Mercedes. She wrapped her arms around Mercedes neck and swayed to the rhythm.
Mercedes was grinding against Santana when she noticed Quinn giving her that icy ass look of hers. "What the hell is her problem?" Mercedes asked herself. She took an offered shot from that sat in Santana's breast which caused the male onlookers to cheer them on for another.
Kitty cut in. "Umm Santana do you mind?"
"Sorta. Come on Cedes let's do some body shots." She grabbed Mercedes hand and led her into the kitchen.
Mercedes reached back, grabbed Kitty's hand, and winked at her.
As they got to the kitchen one of the football players Finn cleared everything off of the kitchen table so that Santana could lay on it.
Mercedes looked back at Brittany and asked for clearance. The tall blonde shook her head yes and called dibs next.
Santana placed the lime in her mouth and picked her shirt up over her stomach. Brittany put the shot glass between her girlfriend's breast and sprinkled salt on her stomach. Mercedes licked the salt off of Santana's stomach before taking the shot that was placed between her chests. As Mercedes looked up she noticed that Quinn was still staring at her. Mercedes locked eyes on the blonde as she took the lime from Santana's mouth.
The football players that were standing around stared on in envy.
"Oh hell no Britt I'm next." Kitty exclaimed as she shoved the other blonde out of the way and pushed Santana off of the table.
Mercedes noticed Quinn still staring at her as she took the lime out of Kitty and Brittany's mouth. She walked over to where the blonde was and grabbed a beer from behind her. "Can I help you with something, Fabray?" Mercedes asked.
Quinn put on a fake smile and shook her head. "Not at all, Jones. Not at all." She pushed herself off of the counter and headed back into the crowded living room.
Mercedes rolled her eyes and ignored her.
Tina came running up to her friend with Mike trailing behind her. "I'm heading back to my place and Kurt and Blaine left ten minutes ago. Are you going to be okay?"
Mercedes nodded. "Yeah go. I'll see you tomorrow. Wrap up and be safe Tin-Tin." Mercedes kissed her cheek and watched as the two ran out of the house.
Mercedes headed back to the living room to find Kitty. She was passed out on the couch. Santana and Brittany looked at the light weight and groaned.
"Is she okay?" Mercedes asked as she felt a bit buzzed herself.
"She's wasted and we were going to head out anyways. Are you going to be okay?" Santana asked as she and Brittany held the drunk blonde up.
Mercedes drank her beer and nodded. "I'm going to bother Artie and Finn. I'll be good." She covered her mouth as she let out a burp. "Go."
As Santana left out she threatened to kill both Artie and Finn if they allowed anything bad to happen to Mercedes.
Mercedes pulled her skirt down and stumbled outside only to find Quinn smoking a cigarette while five students were passed out on the lawn. Mercedes groaned before turning around.
"I'm surprised a prude like you knows how to party." Quinn sounded as she put the cigarette out.
Mercedes stopped in her tracks and turned around. She scratched and tilted her head in confusion. "I'm sorry, but who are you talking to?"
Quinn let out a humorless chuckle and walked towards the brunette. "I'm talking about you, Jones." She headed inside and headed towards the stairs.
"Oh hell no." Mercedes walked in behind her and followed the blonde. "What the hell is your problem?" Mercedes stepped over a drunken cheerleader and followed Quinn upstairs. "Ever since I met you two years ago you've always been a bitch to me. I have yet to do anything to you for you to give me evil glares and snarky ass comments." Mercedes watched as the blonde went around the corner. "What the hell is your problem? I'm talking to you."
Quinn turned around and backed the brunette against the wall. Pressing her lips to Mercedes she could taste the alcohol on her tongue. She blindly searched for the doorknob to open the door and allow them privacy.
Mercedes head was spinning and she didn't know what the hell was going on, but she kissed back just as hard as the blonde kissed her.
Quinn separated from Mercedes lips and kicked off her wedges. She stepped back, ruffled up her hair, and groaned. "I hate seeing you walk around blind to how fucking sexy you are! You don't even try and when you get dressed up like this it makes me want to scream. It makes me want to make you scream my name. I want to make you as wet as you make me. I want to kiss your lips every time you walk by and I want to make love to you so hard, Mercedes. You piss me off so much."
Mercedes watched as the blonde removed her clothes and step closer to her.
"So you're a bitch to me because you have a crush on me? What the hell Fabray are we six?"
Quinn was getting turned on by Mercedes yelling at her. She moved close to her and kissed her lips mid rant before kissing down her jaw.
Mercedes was stuttering on her own words as Quinn now nipped and licked at her neck.
Quinn smiled against Mercedes skin once she heard her moan out.
Mercedes kicked her heels off and gripped at the blonde's waist before cupping her ass.
"Spank me Cedes!" She commanded against Mercedes skin as she unzipped the painted on pencil skirt. She winced out and moaned at the stinging sensation.
She pulled back to remove Mercedes shirt.
Mercedes locked the door behind her and lead the blonde to the bed. She laid back and allowed the blonde to straddle and grind up against her.
Mercedes hadn't had a clue as to how they got here, but all she knew was Quinn was excellent with her tongue and fingers. She didn't know why they were having sex in a fraternity house, but all she knew was she was enjoying every bit of it.
The light shined through the curtains causing Mercedes to wake up. She looked at the unfamiliar curtains and bed. Immediately she sat up and pulled the covers close to her naked body. She grabbed her head as it started to throb. Hearing a moan beside her Mercedes jumped out of the bed and panicked. "Oh no no no no no no. No this has to be a joke right?" Mercedes looked at Quinn's naked form as it lay in the same bed she was just in. She poked her causing the blonde to groan and roll over.
"Fabray wake up and explain what the hell happened last night." Mercedes looked for her clothes to put back on.
Quinn looked at the brunette as she frantically searched for her clothes. The blonde sat up and cradled her aching head in her hands. "What time is it?"
"It's almost one. You've still yet to explain to me why we're both naked in a strangers bed together."
Quinn shrugged. "Mercedes I don't know. You're the genius why don't you figure it out?" Quinn was just as confused as Mercedes. She remembered being at the Phi Delta Theta party last night and she remembered Mercedes giving a few of her sorority sisters body shots last night, but that was it.
Mercedes groaned and ran a hand through her hair. "Great now I'm doing the walk of shame from a frat house. Wonder what rumors can come from this." Mercedes looked for her phone, but couldn't find it. She left the room to search the rest of the house. She reached under passed out bodies and in between couches to find her phone, but she couldn't find it anywhere. Mercedes grabbed the house phone and dialed her number. She heard it ringing, so she knew it wasn't dead, but she couldn't find it. Not until Quinn came downstairs to hand it to her.
"It was under the bed."
Mercedes eyed the blonde before she mumbled out a thank you. Mercedes had her heels in her hand as she walked back to her building. She was so damn confused as to what just happened. She didn't feel sore and she remembered the door being locked as she tried to leave the room so she didn't think any of the frat guys did anything to her.
She and Quinn never hid their dislike for each other so maybe it was just a cruel joke that the frat guys did. She looked in her phone for any kind of evidence. She went to her gallery and noticed a few pictures of her and Quinn engaging in some kind of sexual act. She ran to her room and locked the door.
She looked at the video and watched as she and Quinn had sex. She tried to see if anyone else was in the video recording, but once she noticed it was her recording Mercedes immediately deleted the video and pictures.
"Mercedes what the hell did you get yourself into last night?" She asked herself.
Hearing a knock on her door Mercedes got up and saw that it was Santana.
"Damn you look rough. What time did you leave the party?" She asked as she handed her back her blow dryer. She made herself comfortable on Mercedes couch.
"Umm I, I don't remember. Late I think." Mercedes got an Advil and drank some water to wash it down.
"Well anyways I talked to Tina and she said that you guys aren't doing anything for spring break. Do you want to come to Britt's uncle's beach house with me, Britt, and Quinn?"
Mercedes head shot up causing her headache to worsen. "Quinn is going? I'll pass."
Santana groaned. "Look I know she's a bitch, but she's really cool once you get to know her."
Mercedes released snort at her statement. "Doubt it."
"Mercedes come on. I know you hit it off with Kitty last night so if you want to invite her you can."
"Shit. I forgot about her." Mercedes muttered out. She shook her head and rested her hand on her forehead. "Umm how far is the beach house from campus?"
"Two hours. Is this a yes?" Santana asked.
Mercedes rubbed her temple. "If Kurt and Tina are going then I'll go, but if not I'm staying here."
"Good then it's a yes because they already said that they would go. I'll text you the address and I'll tell Kitty." The raven haired girl walked out and shut the door.
Quinn was packing her bags when she heard a knock at her door.
Brittany, Kitty, and Santana came in and got comfortable. "Hey so Cedes and her two friends Kurt and Tina are coming and they're also bringing Mike and Blaine. Kitty are you sure that you'll able to make it? Mercedes wants you to come." Brittany added as she ate Quinn's m&ms.
"I want to go, but I haven't heard anything from my boss yet on whether or not I have time off." Kitty informed.
"Why is Mercedes going? Doesn't she have to study for some kind of test during the break?" Quinn snapped.
"Umm no and she's coming because I like her and she's a good time. Stop being a bitch. You need your back cracked. Maybe that's your problem." Santana retorted.
Quinn swallowed hard and turned her head. "Whatever. Do you have a blow dryer that I can borrow?" Quinn asked as she took the towel off of her head.
"No, but Mercedes has one. You can ask her she's not as mean as you so she'll probably let you use it." Brittany informed.
"Never mind I'll just let it air dry." Quinn shut her suitcase and placed it next to the door. "Are we still leaving Monday morning?"
"Yep, so make sure you're ready to go." Santana told her as she raided Quinn's refrigerator.
Mercedes was coming from the cafe when she saw Quinn walking towards her. Mercedes brushed the hair from her face and looked down as she tried to ignore the blonde.
Quinn watched as Mercedes hips swayed side to side as she walked away from her. She knew Mercedes was avoiding her. Sure they never liked each other, but because of that drunken Friday night they were really avoiding each other.
When Quinn woke up she barely remembered that night, but as soon as she got back to her dorm she was starting to remember what happened. She knew she made a move on Mercedes first and that was it. As the day went on she started remembering a little more. That whole night was still fuzzy, but she remembered how good Mercedes made her feel. She wanted that again.
Mercedes made it to her building, but she didn't notice the blonde following behind her until she pushed her way into Mercedes room. "What the hell, Fabray?"
"Look we need to talk."
Mercedes stared at the blonde that was standing in her room. "We don't need to talk because nothing happened."
"Mercedes we woke up naked together in the same bed." Quinn reminded.
"Will you keep your voice down?" Mercedes pleaded. "Nothing ha,"
"Bullshit Mercedes. When we woke up we didn't remember what the hell went down, but I know as time passed you started remembering things little by little. We had sex Mercedes and if my memory serves me correctly it was phenomenal sex. Mercedes I can still taste you on my tongue."
"Stop." Mercedes gritted through her teeth.
"My fingers still tingle from when they pumped inside of you and my hands recall your body." The blonde stepped closer to Mercedes which caused her to back into the wall.
"Quinn." Mercedes breathed out as the blonde's lips ghosted over her neck.
Quinn grinned at that familiar sound. "Music to my ears."
Mercedes bit her lip as the blonde kissed her neck. Taking a deep breath Mercedes gently pushed the blonde off of her. "Quinn that night was in your head. It never happened."
"I bet if I kissed you again that you would remember."
"No I won't because it never happened. Now unless I can help you with something I would appreciate it if you left my room."
Quinn bit her lip and shook her head. "Fine Mercedes if you want to act like we never happened then I'll leave. Sooner or later you're going to remember and you'll come crawling back for more." She headed towards the door and looked back. "See you at the beach house Monday."
Mercedes didn't sleep that night and she didn't sleep on the ride to Brittany's uncle's beach house. Her brief interaction with Quinn in her dorm played over and over again.
She couldn't stand the blonde, but she was the only thing on her mind for the last 48 hours. She couldn't recall anything that happened that Friday night, but something about Quinn's lips against her skin felt familiar and the thing that pissed Mercedes off even more was that she actually enjoyed it.
"Earth to Mercedes!" Tina shouted as she snapped her fingers in front of her friend's face. "We're here. Come on."
Mercedes looked around at the beautiful blue and white home that over looked the beach. The sun was warm and the wind was blowing through her hair. She held her hat down as she got out of Kurt's truck.
"I got it." Tina's new boo said as he took Mercedes luggage from her.
"Thank you." She casted a smile his way.
Kurt linked arms with her and took in the smell of the ocean. "Let the relaxation began."
"Finally!" Brittany shouted once she saw the couples and Mercedes enter the house. She put her daiquiri down and showed everyone to their rooms.
Mercedes sat on the bed and laid back. This was just what she needed; a week with nothing to do. She did have a test the Monday back so she brought her novel to read whilst on vacation.
"Knock knock." Santana sounded as she walked in. "No time for resting. You guys got here late so put your swimsuit on and meet us in the back for lunch.
Moments later Tina knocked on Mercedes door and waited for an answer before entering. "Hey are you almost ready?"
"Yeah." Mercedes came from behind the closet door and shut it.
Tina whistled. "Hot mama."
Mercedes smiled up at her friend. "You too. That blue looks amazing on you."
"Thanks. Oh did you hear? Kitty couldn't make it."
Mercedes shoulders dropped. "What happened?"
"Apparently she had to work. She was told too late and she couldn't get time off."
Mercedes groaned. "So I'm riding solo again?"
"Not exactly…Quinn's here." Tina put on a fake and forced smile seeing how she knew how much her friend disliked the blonde.
"How does that help me, Tina? I don't like her." Mercedes reminded.
"I know, but maybe she'll realize how awesome you are and she'll stop giving you the stink eye." Tina grabbed her friend's hand and led her out of the room. "Come on everyone is already outside."
As Mercedes exited the back door with Tina she saw everyone enjoying the music and each other. Mike was on the grill and Santana was threatening him about burning the food. Blaine was dancing with Brittany while Kurt was on a reclined beach chair.
"Damn girly!" Santana fanned herself and walked over to Mercedes. "Britt!" She called her girlfriend and pointed to Mercedes. "Body shots on Cedes tonight!"
"Hell yes!" The blonde shouted and gave her two thumbs up. "Looking good Cedes!"
Mercedes thought her black cover up would do its job, but apparently it didn't. She didn't mind though because she was comfortable with her body she just thought it covered her up more.
Mercedes grabbed a drink from the cooler and went to join Mike at the grill. "Can I just say thank you?"
Mike looked at Mercedes and smiled. "Sure, but for what?"
"You make Tina happy." She explained. "It's only been a few days since you guys have been an actual couple, but I can tell that she's a lot happier. So when my friends are happy I'm happy."
"Tina makes me happy, too. She talks about you a lot. You two must be really close." He assumed as he flipped the burgers.
"We are. We roomed together our freshman year and hit it off since. She's like the sister I never had. I don't think I would've survived my freshman year without her." Mercedes leaned in close and whispered. "Don't tell I said that though."
Mike winked at her. "Your secret is safe with me."
Mercedes placed a hand to his shoulder before joining Santana and Brittany.
"So you guys weren't going to tell me that Kitty couldn't make it?" Mercedes asked as she took a sip of her wine cooler.
Brittany looked at Santana as she tried to avoid eye contact.
"She just told us this morning." Santana explained. Santana looked at her friend who was wearing an unimpressed raised eyebrow. Santana chuckled. "Oh Mercedes come on look around!" She held her arms out. "If I told you that she wasn't coming you would've missed out on all of this. It's a fun relaxing weekend."
"Yeah and don't you want to spend a week with us?" Brittany asked as she threw an arm around Mercedes waist.
Mercedes sighed. Looking around the view was beautiful and it was extremely relaxing. She did need this. "Okay you're right, but keep Fabray away from me."
Santana rolled her eyes. "You two need to get over whatever feud you two have especially her. Have fun, eat, drink, relax, get wasted, and shake that ass of yours. It's spring break!" Santana shouted as she took a shot out of a Tina's hand.
Mercedes laughed at her friend's face once the drink was snatched out of her hand. "Come on Tina let's get another one." Mercedes grabbed Tina's hand and walked with her back inside.
Quinn turned her head at the familiar laugh as it entered the house. Immediately her heart started racing and her palms got sweaty. Quinn rubbed her palms on her dress and shut the refrigerator door.
Mercedes eyed the blonde looking a little flushed. "What's her problem?" Mercedes whispered to Tina.
Tina looked over and shrugged. "Maybe she's sweating out her bitch flue." Tina teased as she poured them each a shot.
Mercedes stayed behind while Tina headed outside. Mercedes told her that she would be out in a minute.
Heading over to the refrigerator that Quinn was sitting next to Mercedes opened the door and pretended to look inside. "Are you sick?"
Quinn was a little surprised that Mercedes spoke to her first. She cleared her throat and shook her head. "No. I just have a lot on my mind. Thank you though."
Mercedes gave her a nod, grabbed a bottle of water, and headed out back.
As the day went on the weather got cooler and Brittany decided to put on the outdoor fire pit. Everyone sat around the fire and shared some stories about their high school experience.
"No!" Santana shouted with laughter. "I did not say I love you first." She reached over and covered Brittany's mouth.
"She started crying," Brittany blurted out before her girlfriend shushed her.
"I did not cry! I had something in my eye." Santana corrected.
The group shared a laugh at their friend's.
Santana came off as bitchy, but she was a sweetheart to the core especially when I came to Brittany.
"So you two were the only ones that knew each other before college?" Mercedes asked as she curled up under her blanket.
Mike shook his head. "I've known this one since the tenth grade. I used to dance and he sang in glee club."
"Me too!" Mercedes and Tina shouted before giggling at each other.
"Cedes has a voice on her!" Kurt complimented which essentially put her on the spot.
"Let's hear something. Please?" Blaine begged which caused everyone else to beg her as well.
"Okay, but you have to sing with me." Mercedes compromised.
"Deal."
The two were deciding on what songs they going to sing when Quinn spoke up. "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes?"
"Oh Disney!" Tina exclaimed with excitement as she clapped her hands.
"Okay, but just the chorus." Mercedes informed.
One chorus turned into five songs. Kurt and Tina chimed in with the other songs and to everyone's surprise, except for Brittany's, Santana joined in as well. Everyone was up and dancing in their blankets around the fire just enjoying each other's company and the sound of their friend's voices.
An hour by the fire turned into three hours of fun. They all worked extensively hard in school and at work. Majority of them got to Ohio State by scholarships and loans. They came from middle class families and knew the meaning of hard work. They didn't take anything for granted which was why they lived life to the fullest.
After hours of dancing and a bit of drinking everyone decided to head to bed except for Mercedes. She headed down to the kitchen for a cup of tea.
As she headed down the stairs Mercedes heard a noise. Peaking around the corner Mercedes cursed under her breath. She took a deep breath and rounded the corner and joined Quinn in the kitchen.
Quinn stopped stuffing her face with chips and wiped her mouth. "Sorry."
Mercedes looked for a pot to fill water with when she noticed Quinn was already boiling some.
"Did you want some tea?" Quinn asked as she sat at the island table. "I have chamomile."
Mercedes thought about it and if she was being honest she wanted to wait to make her own tea, but it would've been petty and rude so she just agreed to share. "Thanks." Mercedes sat at the table by the window and waited for the tea.
Coming over with caution Quinn carried the mugs filled with hot liquid over to Mercedes. She went back to grab the sugar before sitting across from Mercedes.
"Couldn't sleep?" Quinn asked?
Mercedes carefully took a sip before placing it down. "Not really. Unless I'm drunk or sick I can't sleep well in new surroundings."
Quinn gave her a nod. "I know." Immediately her head shot up and she stared at Mercedes like a deer in the headlight. "I didn't mean it like I know that for a fact I meant that I know what you mean. You know like I find that understandable. I hope you didn't think,"
"Quinn it is fine." Mercedes reassured her before taking another sip.
Silence rang throughout the kitchen before Mercedes cleared her throat. "How are your classes going?" She asked for small talk.
"They're pretty good. History of Arts is kind of kicking my ass, but I'm pretty solid with every other course."
"What's your major?" Mercedes asked.
"I'm an art major. I know I should be great at the history, but this class is a little more advanced than the required one." Quinn explained. "What is your major?"
"History." Mercedes shared with a small smile.
"Oh. That's nice. Is it any particular era of history?"
Mercedes shook her head. "I'm majoring in history in general, but I really love African American History and Criminal Justice History. It's always new information and it always captures my attention."
Quinn smiled and shook her head. "I couldn't do that. It's just so much to take in."
Mercedes shrugged. "That's probably why I love it so much."
Once again silence lingered on a little bit more. Mercedes finished her tea and stood up. "Thanks again for the tea. Goodnight."
"No problem and goodnight to you, too." Quinn said before a small smile formed on her face. As awkward as it was she enjoyed talking to Mercedes. Once she left Mercedes dorm the other night she realized that her approach might've been too forward and that it would push her away some more. She would take it easy and try and get to know Mercedes as much as she could while they were here.
"Wakey wakey, Cedes!" Santana shouted as she bombarded into Mercedes room.
Mercedes covered her head with her covers and groaned.
Brittany crawled under the covers with Mercedes and smiled. "Good morning!"
"Britt I love you dearly, but please leave and take your girlfriend with you."
"Okay, but we made breakfast and we're going to go shopping afterwards. So if you want to join us we'll be downstairs waiting." She kissed Mercedes cheek before sliding out of bed.
After getting ready for the day Mercedes headed out of her room when she saw Quinn walking out of hers. "The duo woke you up, too?"
"Unfortunately. Brittany even climbed under my covers." Quinn replied.
"Mine too."
Tina saw Mercedes and Quinn come down the stairs and waived. "Good morning sleepy heads!"
"You're supposed to sleep in whilst on vacation so why are we up and chipper so early?" Mercedes asked as she took a seat at the breakfast table.
Because there were no more seats at the table Quinn joined Mercedes and made herself a plate. "Where are we supposed to be going today?"
"It's an outlet mall ten minutes away plus I want to pick up some more food. We went through quite a bit yesterday." Santana informed.
After shopping, being invited to a house party, and traffic hours later everyone was exhausted.
"I'm calling in early. Goodnight." Tina announced. She and Mike headed up to their room to get ready for bed.
"Yeah me, too. After fighting with that old lady for the last set of cat pajamas I'm sleepy." Brittany claimed. She rubbed her eyes and rested her head on Mercedes shoulder.
"Once I finish my food I'll be up there." Santana informed her girlfriend before she kissed her.
One by one Mercedes watched as the couples went to their room to retire for the night. She headed to her room to shower and change.
She figured since everyone went to bed she might as well catch up on her reading. She was a few chapters in when she got a knock at her door. "Come in."
Quinn stuck her head in before entering. "Hey I know everyone else went to sleep, but I was about to watch a movie in my room while pigging out on some snacks. So if you want to join the other third wheel I'll be in my room."
"Thanks, but I should probably read this. I have a test the Monday that we come back." Mercedes explained.
"Yeah definitely. Well I'll let you get back to your book." Quinn shut the door and headed back to her room. If she was being honest she was kind of bummed out that Mercedes didn't want to join her, but she knew how much studying meant to Mercedes plus one night and tea wasn't going to make them besties.
Quinn was splayed out while she had her laptop at the end of her bed. She was enjoying her gummy bears when she heard a knock at the door. "Come in."
Mercedes stuck her head into Quinn's room. "Do you happen to have any gummy bears?"
Quinn sat up with a smile before she held the big bag gummies out.
Mercedes walked over to take some when she saw that Quinn was watching Heavyweights. "You're kidding. This is one of my favorites."
"I'm only a couple of minutes in. He didn't even get on the plane yet." Quinn moved over and made space for Mercedes to join her. She noticed a hesitant look on Mercedes face, but it soon vanished as she joined her on the bed.
During the movie the two shared snacks, laughs, and recited just about every line from the movie.
Once the movie ended Quinn finished her cookie and wiped her hands clean. "I have a Camp Hope sweatshirt."
"No way." Mercedes sounded as she ate a twizzler and sat up.
Quinn headed over to her suitcase and pulled it out. Mercedes couldn't help but laugh and Quinn covered her mouth after her snort. "That never happened okay."
Mercedes chuckled. "Sure it didn't." Mercedes looked at the time and stood up. "It's getting kind of late. Thank you for the snacks and the movie. It was okay."
"It's fine to say that you had fun with me. I won't tell Santana." Quinn teased. She folded her shirt and put it back in her suitcase.
Mercedes rolled her eyes. "Goodnight Fabray."
"Goodnight Jones." Quinn smiled to herself as the door closed.
For the next couple of days Quinn and Mercedes ended up being left to fend for themselves and somehow the two ended up sharing their nights together. If they weren't laughing about a movie then it was a television show. They had a lot more in common with each other than they knew.
They had two nights left and Mercedes was grateful that nobody knew about their little meaningless meet ups. She was still sketchy of Quinn, but if she had to admit she was fun to hang out with.
Mercedes and Quinn sat on the patio that sat outside of Quinn's room whilst drinking hot chocolate. "Pink or purple?" Quinn asked.
"I'd definitely have to say purple." Mercedes answered.
"Your favorite color?" Quinn asked as she got comfortable under her blanket.
Mercedes nodded. "What about you?" Mercedes quizzed.
"I love the color green." Quinn pulled her pant leg up and exposed her green socks.
"Nerd." Mercedes whispered as she drank her beverage.
Quinn gasped and leaned over to shove her. "Says the girl with a Superman hoodie and socks on."
Mercedes side eyed the blonde. "Touché." A smile curved up on the edge of her lip before she took another sip.
"Do you prefer blondes or brunettes?" Quinn asked.
"Both." Mercedes answered. "What about you?"
"I'm more of a brunette girl myself." Quinn replied.
Mercedes reached for a biscotti and dunked it in her mug. "Didn't you date the two blondes from Gamma Gamma Phi?" Mercedes recalled.
"That was freshman year." She explained.
"What about the blonde earlier this semester?" Mercedes reminded.
"Okay Ms. Twenty questions." The blonde joked. Quinn nervously looked at her mug before clearing her throat. "What's going on with you and Kitty?"
Mercedes adjusted her glasses and looked at Quinn. The blonde was still playing with her sleeve when she looked over at her. "She's nice, but I don't know much about her. We only talked that one night."
"You mean at the party?" Quinn asked as she finally made eye contact with the brunette.
"Yeah." Mercedes whispered.
"We have to talk about it Mercedes." Quinn suggested.
Mercedes huffed. She didn't want to, but she figured if she got it out of the way now then it would no longer be the uninvited elephant in the room or of their conversations. "I know."
"What happened that night was amazing." Quinn admitted and Mercedes looked up at her. "I was drunk yes, but my feelings were real. I do like you Mercedes and I always have I just didn't think you would be interested."
"That's crazy. Quinn you're gorgeous, but because you were always a bitch to me I never paid you any attention. You can't blame me for that." Mercedes explained.
Quinn nodded. "I know, but when Santana kept talking about how you're so book and education oriented I just figured I would get out of your hair and stay away. I knew I would just drag you down and I wasn't going to be known as the blonde that dropped The Mercedes Jones GPA."
"Quinn that's crazy! I'm a grown woman responsible for her own grades. If you were to approach me it would be my responsibility to put aside time to study and time to play. I just don't get why you used being a bitch as a masquerade. We're 21 Quinn not 10." Mercedes fiddled with her thumbs. "I remember that night." Mercedes said. "I didn't at first, but as the day went on I did. I didn't want to because I said that I was running on liquor, but I feel like I was sort of hoping that it happened."
"I'm sorry for making a move on you while I was drunk out of my ass."
Mercedes chuckled. "I forgive you. If we're being honest here I enjoyed it."
The blonde looked at Mercedes and a smile formed on her face. "I only had two beers and a shot that night. I guess you could call it my liquid courage."
Mercedes leaned in closer with a smile. "Quinn did you plan that?"
Quinn giggled and shook her head. "Not really. It just sort of happened. I can talk my way into a woman's skirt, but that night I think I just got lucky." Quinn answered as honest as possible.
Mercedes eyed the blonde and nodded. She couldn't help but think of how beautiful she looked as the moon shined on her at night. If Quinn told her that it wasn't an evil plan then she was just going to have to believe her. "Okay Fabray." Mercedes raised her mug. "I'll let you have this one, but only this one."
Quinn laughed. "Mercedes is that a threat?" The blonde asked sort of hoping it was.
"Maybe." Mercedes got up and grabbed her mug. She leaned down cupped Quinn's cheek and pressed her lips to the blonde's. She licked at Quinn's lips for entry and was immediately granted access. Mercedes sucked gently on the blonde's tongue and as soon as she got her to moan Mercedes pulled back and walked away. "Goodnight Fabray."
Quinn sat in her chair as she tried to compose herself. She immediately got up, grabbed her favorite travel sized toy and headed to the bathroom.
The group wasn't able to do much on their last day because of the storm. They stayed in played games, watched movies, and stuffed their faces. They all headed to bed early because of their trip back to campus the next morning. It was a fun and enjoyable spring break.
Mercedes was making her flash cards in her dorm room when she got a knock at her door. "Come in."
Kurt and Tina came in before they closed the door. "Hey Mercedes Kurt and I wanted to apologize."
Mercedes brows quirked up at the random apology. "For what?"
"We ignored you for our boyfriends the entire trip." Tina explained.
Mercedes shrugged. "Guys I was fine. I had fun. I had my tablet, my gummy bears, and my book. I was able to study and I passed my test today. Trust me I'm happy for you guys and if I had a problem I would've told you two. No need to apologize."
She could see the sigh of relief coming from her friends. She was being honest when she said that she was happy for them. Sure she and Quinn were the odd girls out that trip, but they made the best of it.
"Oh thank god. I felt so bad about hanging out with Mike most of the trip."
"Yes same with me and Blaine." Kurt added.
Hearing another knock at the door Mercedes answered. "Yes?"
Quinn came in holding a hoodie over her shoulder. She greeted Tina and Kurt before walking straight to Mercedes. "Washed and dried. Thanks again."
Mercedes took the hoodie from the blonde and smiled. "No problem."
Quinn sat on Mercedes desk and leaned down to her. "Do you have time to grab some lunch?"
Mercedes looked at the time and shut her book. "I think I can squeeze you in, Fabray."
Quinn bit her lip and looked at Mercedes. "Can I?"
Mercedes nodded.
Quinn kissed her lips and grinned. She hopped off of the table and bounced on the ball of her feet as she held her hand out.
Mercedes chuckled and rolled her eyes. Standing up Mercedes noticed her friend's faces in complete shock. "I'll explain later. Lock up please!" Mercedes shouted as Quinn pulled her out of the room.
Kurt and Tina looked at each other completely speechless. "What just," Kurt started off only to stop.
"Are they," Tina asked only for Kurt to cut her off.
"How long?" Kurt asked. They both grabbed their bags and drinks before they headed out.
Santana was kissing Brittany's neck when they got a knock. "Ignore them."
"Santana open up!" Tina shouted as she continued to knock.
"We know you're in there. Open the door!" Kurt shouted.
The door flung open and the two were greeted by Santana as she pulled a shirt over her head. "What do you two want? We were getting our sweet lady kisses on."
"Well guess who else has been getting their sweet lady kisses on?" Tina asked.
"I don't know and quite frankly I don't really care." The thin raven haired girl explained.
"Oh you're gonna want to know. Put some shoes on and the both of you put your shoes on and follow us." Kurt nearly demanded.
"You didn't tell them?" Quinn asked. She and Mercedes went to grab some lunch at the cafe.
"Not yet. I was going to, but someone entered my room and blew my plan up." Mercedes eyed the blonde.
Quinn sunk in her seat and grinned. "Sorry, but I wasn't going to pass up on a kiss from my girlfriend." Quinn emphasized.
Mercedes shook her head. She couldn't hide her smile. "You love saying that don't you?"
Quinn nodded with a large grin.
"Hold the damn phone!" Santana shouted as she made a bee line to the new couple. "What is this?"
"Two people having lunch so can you please not cause a scene?" Quinn asked her friend that was hovering over her and Mercedes table.
Santana, Brittany, Kurt, and Tina grabbed seats and pulled them up to their table. "What is this a scene from the movie Grease? What do you guys want?" Mercedes asked as she tried to enjoy her food.
"Just three questions and we'll leave." Tina said. "When did this happen, how the hell did this happen, and when were you going to tell us?"
"Also can we double date?" Kurt asked. He looked at the three faces staring at him and shrugged his shoulders. "What?"
"We had a dunk hook up at the frat party, but we started dating the last night at the beach house." Mercedes answered.
"How it happened? We were the third wheels that couldn't sleep so we started talking." Quinn explained.
"And I was planning on telling you two when you walked in, but someone wanted to rush the process." Mercedes directed her attention to the blonde in front of her.
"I wasn't passing up on a kiss." Quinn's voice got quieter as her cheeks turned red.
"And yes Kurt we will do a double date just nothing over the top." Mercedes added.
"Aww well we're happy for you two." Brittany stood up. "Santana come one. I want to finish what you started."
Santana's eyes lit up and she followed after her girlfriend.
"Well I'm happy for you two so congratulations." Tina shared a kiss to her best friend's cheek before dragging Kurt out.
"Thank god that's over with." Mercedes sighed.
"It went better than I expected." Quinn pointed out. Mercedes went back to eating her lunch, but Quinn just stared at her with a smile.
Mercedes noticed a pair of eyes on her which caused her to look up. "What?"
"Nothing." Quinn leaned over for a kiss before going back to her food.
A/N; I hope it wasn't too cringe worthy. Once again thank you all for being patient with me. If you enjoyed it please don't be afraid to leave a review I love reading what you guys think.