Author's Note: Final chapter. I hope you've all enjoyed this little experimental story of mine. I must say it was interesting to write.
That's Easy, This is Hard
Part 3 (Cont.)
Slowly Quinn's eyes opened – the bright light that flooded through her windows attacked her eyes. She felt like shit. Groaning sleepily, she rubbed her eyes with her palms.
"Hey." A voice caused Quinn to jump, her hand clamping to her sheets as she did. Now sitting up, she realized Rachel Berry was sitting on a stool next to her bed.
"Rachel? What are you doing here?"
"Last night you got drunk," Quinn quickly recollected the night before – most of it was a blur but she did remember downing something very strong earlier in the night, "then I came over."
Quinn looked into Rachel's eyes for the first time. After studying Rachel's eyes she noticed dark marks all over Rachel's face: one right above her eye, one along her jawbone, one her cheek.
"Then you beat me." Rachel's voice cracked and Quinn's heart stopped. The remaining color in her already pale face drained away. Quinn's eyes, heavy with guilt, dropped from Rachel's face to her hands. Her hands were clasped together in her lap.
"Then what?"
"Then you…"
Quinn's eyes filled with tears that would never fall. "Raped you." She offered.
"Fucked me." Rachel's voice was only slightly above a whisper. When Quinn didn't reply, Rachel stood up and inched over to the bedridden girl.
"I'm sorry."
Rachel slapped Quinn. Quinn, in a very out-of-character move, didn't respond.
"Don't say sorry. You made love to me."
"I made hate."
"It all feels the same when you love the person whose doing it."
"You shouldn't."
"I do."
"What happened after that?"
"You passed out. And a while later you woke up and said you weren't feeling good," Rachel inhaled with her next word, "and I took you to the bathroom and you started throwing up. And…and…you…"
"What?"
Rachel turned away, in quite a dramatic fashion. She didn't want Quinn to see her crying. Quinn didn't like to see her cry. "You started choking and I thought you were gonna die."
Quinn was dumbstruck. No one had ever cared so much about her before. It was refreshing, yet at the same time…scary. She toughened up for Rachel, though. "I'm still here baby. You saved my life." Quinn took Rachel's hand and fondled it. "I owe you my life." She slid out of her bed sheets and sat at the edge. She slowly guided Rachel next to her. The brunette immediately wrapped her arms around Quinn and buried herself in the warmth. Quinn gladly accepted Rachel.
"I don't want to fight anymore. All we ever do is fight and I hate it. I love you Quinn and I don't wanna fight anymore."
"I love you too Rach."
"I don't want to fight anymore." Rachel cried into Quinn's warmth.
Quinn's House; Seven Months Later:
Quinn sat diligently on her front porch, waiting for the short brunette hobbit that was her girlfriend. For the first time in the history of the world, Rachel Berry going to meet the Fabray parents.
"Hey." Quinn looked up from her bare feet: Rachel was walking towards her, a smile plastered on her face. Quinn stood up and engulfed Rachel in a hug.
"Hello." Quinn said. After a lengthy hug that Quinn savored, she led Rachel into her home.
As Quinn shut the door behind them, she leaned down and whispered into Rachel's ear, "It's gonna all be okay." When she pulled away, Rachel was staring at her with a expression that was a cross between confusion, and worry.
"Quinnie? Is your friend here?" Judy Fabray called from the living room. Quinn guided Rachel into the living room; this was where Judy and Russell both sat on a couch, the former reading a magazine and the latter reading the newspaper. How American.
"Who's your friend?" Russell asked, only slightly looking up from his newspaper
"Mom, dad," Quinn smiled confidently, "this is my girlfriend: Rachel Berry." And with that bold statement, Quinn reached down and grabbed Rachel's hand, squeezing it in plain view of her parents. Rachel's gooey brown eyes went wide and her head immediately turned to Quinn.
"Quinn…" Judy started. Blankness covered both of her parent's faces.
"Rachel and I have been dating for almost one year. I think you should know that. We're going to go up to my room – we're just gonna be talking and working on stuff for glee club. I'll leave the door open. Is that okay?"
Russell and Judy's eyes flickered back and forth between Rachel and Quinn. They realized Rachel had no idea that this was going to happen.
"Pleasure to finally meet you in person Rachel. Its fine, Quinnie." Judy smiled.
"The pleasure's all mine." Rachel smiled, curtsying. She made eye contact with both Fabray parents.
"Okay-dokay then. Thank you. Bye." Quinn waved slightly with her free hand as she pulled Rachel with her to her room.
As soon as they stepped foot in Quinn's bedroom, Rachel swung her arms around Quinn. "I'm so proud of you." She said into the blonde's shoulder. Quinn hugged Rachel back with everything she had.
"Seven months ago," Quinn started shakily, "here, you said you didn't want to fight anymore. We aren't going to fight anymore. We're gonna be together for real. I'm going to hold your hand in the hallways, invite you over here every day and" Quinn pulled away, only to take Rachel's head in her hands and give her a long passionate kiss, "kiss you in front of the entire world because," Quinn looked straight into Rachel's eyes, "I love you Rachel."
"I love you too, Quinn." Rachel grinned before wrapping her arms back around her girlfriend. Both girls were equally content with simply holding each other for the rest of their time together.