Chapter 3

In this story, Finn is only courting Rachel and their not preparing for their wedding. The dinner didn't happen, but they came in together, because Finn asked Rachel out to this date.

"There you are Quinn!" Rachel was the first to approach them when they got back to their table. Blaine made an appearance too and they had an impromptu performance as well.

"I'm glad I was able to hear your song, why didn't you tell me you were singing?" she looked a little upset and to play fair, she and I had been spending time together between classes and my rehearsals with the Celibacy club and I just didn't have the energy to tell her about it.

"I forgot, I guess?" I played coy and I think I saw her blush. "It's okay, I was just glad Finn and I got in just before you started."

"I want to dance, let's go dance!" she shouted "Oooof!" she dragged me into the middle of the dance floor and started letting lose.

I saw Santana watch our mini banter, if you can call it that and she had that serious look on her face like she'd been wondering if us talking is really happening. Brittany and her shortly joined the rest of us while we dance the party away.

She shimmied her way near me and Rachel. "Hey hobbit, where's Finnept?" Rachel briefly looked at the pair and shrugged "Uhm…, somewhere?"

"Didn't you two come in together?" Santana asked her. She looked at me and just smiled. "We did. But only because Sugar said the only ones who can come are those with a date."

I nodded in response "Oh, I thought after that song he requested from us, you were going on board with him? No?"

"Well, while it was sweet of him to do that and come up to my house; for once; and asked both my dads to take me out on a date earlier...That's just about it!" she answered back.

Santana was listening in to us and had the nerve to bark off of laughter, which made me and Rachel looked at her curiously.

"Something the matter Santana?" she arched an eyebrow so perfectly I had to applaud her. "Yeah, what's so funny S?" I followed.

"Nothing, not a thing. It's just that, just over a year ago you were fawning over him, which by the way was when he was still dating Quinn and now this?" She said sarcastically and turned to me next, "And you!" she pointed.

"What happened? Did you forget about that? Or the fact that you and treasure trail here are actually practically latching on each other?" she eyed me vehemently.

We were not hogging on each other, in fact we were a feet or two apart and was just facing each other and just leaning in when one says something. I was just trying to have fun and Rachel was a great distraction.

Rachel was blushing furiously and was taken aback, looking back and forth between me and Santana. "Santana, we're not hogging each other and yes, I have forgotten about last year."

I felt the need to defend Rachel a little; besides, she looked helpless, like being caught up doing something off of motive. "Thank you Quinn" she turned to me, voice weaker than her usual chirpier mood.

"Think I'll just go to the bar and get some drinks." She excused herself even if it seemed like she didn't want to yet.

I nodded back at her and smiled a little," I'll be right at you in a bit, get me a water bottle?" she smiled at me and squeezed my hand, which didn't go unnoticed by Santana.

When she was out of earshot, I looked at Santana; she seemed to be just standing still beside me, while Brittany's dancing away with Mike, Sam and the others.

"Why did you say that to Rachel, you know we're friends now right?" I asked full of disappointment in my voice.

She just stared far away pass me and sighed. "I'm just being playful, she knows me. She shouldn't take it seriously...she..." she rambled.

I just had to smile, because it's starting to fluster her. I held her hand a little and smiled. "It's okay, I won't blab about you being a softy." "I'm most definitely not. I'm badass!" she smirked back at me.

We just had to laugh a little there, to defuse whatever air of awkwardness there is. I started to gesture about getting on my way to Rachel when she reached back for my hand. She looked at me so deeply and smiled.

"I'm sorry, I'm just being possessive of my captain..." she said and I just had to smile back at her. "You don't have to be, I'll always be your captain!" I winked at her playfully.

She barked out another boisterous laugh and tap my ass and said "Yeah, you wish Fabray!" as I make my way away from her. "Sure, softy. Laters!"

And with that she went back to slow dancing with Britt and me on my way to the bar for Rachel.