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"What do you want Hudson?" Quinn said to Finn referring to him by his last name trying to show him how much she did not want to talk to him. Although things seemed to back to normal with Sam after the kiss even looking at Finn reminded her of the huge mistake she made.
"Do you want to go get a coffee with me?" Finn asked ignoring her hostile tone. Sam and Quinn seemed to be getting along great as friends. Finn thought maybe he should try to do the same with her too.
"Why?" Quinn asked, "I already told you I am not interested in dating you." The halls were empty and it seemed like it was only the two of them in the hallway. Except for the blond boy who was about to turn the corner but stopped when he heard their voices.
"I don't understand," Finn said, "You kissed me, you started the whole thing. Why are you acting like it is my fault?" The boy had a point.
"It is my fault," Quinn said with a sigh, "I am sorry I am taking it out on you, but I wish I could go back and not kiss you that day. Do you want to know why I kissed you?"
"Yes, I do." Finn replied.
"I was happy," Quinn told him as she put the books from her locker into her bag, "Sam made me happy, and I hurt him before he could hurt me. Now I am trying to be friends and hope he will give me another chance someday."
"Could we try and be friends and see how it goes?" Finn dared to ask.
"No I don't want to complicate things more with Sam, I cheated on him with you after all." Quinn informed him, "Try dating Rachel again." Quinn hid her smile knowing Rachel was already taken. "But knowing you, you are never satisfied with what you have." Quinn began to walk away.
"What about the fireworks?" Finn called out.
"That's nothing compared to a nuclear explosion." Quinn called back not bothering to look back. Sam came around the corner making himself known to Finn.
"Shot down." Sam said grinning and left a speechless Finn behind him.
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Knowing how she felt changed things. They hung out as before, in school and after, and never mentioned the kiss. Nor the fact that she still wore his ring on her right hand. Still Sam must have been blind not to notice that Quinn looked at him when he wasn't looking and found small excuses to touch him. He didn't really know what to do. Finn had been right, she had kissed Finn. Quinn was the one who had started all of this. Why should Sam feel bad that he is not taking her into his arms like Rhett did to Scarlett in Gone With the Wind? Yes, Quinn had made him watch Gone With the Wind when they were dating and Sam would never admit how much he really liked it. But come on, Rhett Butler was badass.
"What are you thinking about?" Quinn asked.
"Gone With the Wind," Sam replied. She looked at him like he was nuts, but Sam just smiled. "Want to watch it tonight?"
"Really?" Quinn asked raising her eyebrows.
"I have made you watch so many movies I think I should return the favor. Plus Rhett Butler is badass," Sam said with a shrug.
Sam had fallen asleep by the time the Civil War ended. They had been sitting on her couch with a bowl of popcorn between them. Sam's head was leaning on her shoulder and she moved it so his head was in her lap.
"I thought you weren't dating that young man anymore," Judy Fabray said coming into the living room. Judy liked Samuel a lot better than those other boys Quinn dated. The Hudson boy was kind of clueless, and that Puckerman kid got her daughter pregnant. Samuel was always considerate and really good to Quinnie. Plus he went to their church, and that was really all it took for her. Judy had been disappointed when her daughter informed her of their break-up.
"We are just friends Mom," Quinn said stopping herself from stroking Sam's hair, "I actually convinced him to watch Gone With the Wind with me, but we are only two friends hanging out." Judy smiled. Only a special boy would sit through that movie.
"I am glad you are "hanging out" with Samuel again," Judy said, "I always thought he was really good for you." Judy left the room.
"He is," Quinn whispered.
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"Hello Finn," Quinn said sitting next to him at Glee.
"Hi," Finn said a little confused as to why she was talking to him after she had shot him down in a major way a week ago.
"I was wondering if you wanted to run for Prom King and Queen with me." Quinn asked.
"Why didn't you ask Sam?" Finn asked instead of answering.
"Sam doesn't want to," Quinn informed him. Sam had said he didn't need a crown to prove that people like him, and his popularity had definitely gone up since he changed his look and attitude. Sam understood that it was important to her. She was Lucy Caboosey after all. A secret he promised to take to his grave.
"So I am just your second pick," Finn said and Quinn rolled her eyes. If Sam wanted to run there wasn't a doubt in her mind he would win over Finn, but he didn't, so Finn was her only choice.
"Do you want to or not?" Quinn said annoyed.
"Sure." Finn said. Maybe this could be his shot. Everyone knew the Prom King and Queen were meant to be together, maybe Quinn would finally see that.
"Great," Quinn got up and sat next to Sam and Santana.
"Okay everyone getting geared up for Regionals!" Mr. Schue said coming into the classroom and the club cheered.
"I still think we should do original songs." Rachel said.
"I agree," Quinn said backing her up, "It would give us an edge on the completion."
"I am with Razz and Baby Mama," Puck agreed, "We could totally rock that."
"Razz?" Santana said and everyone looked at Puck.
"Rachel Berry, Raspberry, Razz?" Puck said and then when they continued to stare, "What are you stupid? It totally fits."
"Since when do you call Rachel, Raspberry? Oh sorry, Razz?" Mercedes asked.
"Since my tongue was down her throat and the fact that she wears raspberry lip gloss," Puck informed them.
"Noah!" Rachel exclaimed her cheeks turning red. He had just blown their secret, and not in the way she had planned to tell everyone.
"Sorry Razz, it just slipped out," Puck said not looking sorry at all.
"What is going on?" Finn asked through clenched teeth.
"Noah and I have been seeing each other in a social way for some time now," Rachel told the club and then looked at Finn, "Someone wanted to kiss me on Valentine's Day."
"Wow Frankenteen," Santana said smirking at the tall boy, "Sucks to be you. You like a girl who is hung up on Trouty Mouth, and your backup is getting busy with Puckerman."
"Enough," Mr. Schue said getting the classes attention, "Rachel why don't you work on your song, and Quinn could you help her?"
"Sure." Quinn said and then girls walked out.
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"I have been writing something actually," Quinn admitted when they got to the auditorium, "It is just some lyrics, it doesn't have a melody or anything."
"What are the lyrics?" Rachel asked interested in what Quinn had come up with.
"I think that you can guess who it is about, but here it goes." Quinn took out a sheet of lined paper and began to speak.
What have I done
I wish I could run away from this ship going under
Just trying to help
Hurt everyone else
Now I feel the weight of the world is, on my shoulders…
"Wow," Rachel said after Quinn was done reciting the lyrics like a poem, which in a way it was.
"Think you can add music to it?" Quinn asked.
"Yes, of course," Rachel said, "Are you sure you want me to sing it? We have never been on the best of terms; do you really want me to sing your song?"
"You are the only one who can do it justice," Quinn said and she meant it. No one could belt it out like Rachel. "Sam has advised me to be nicer to people if I want to be Prom Queen."
"You have my vote, and I will only sing it if you sing back up," Rachel said with a smile.
"Sounds good," Quinn said and then to her shock asked, "Want to go get a coffee and talk about it some more?" Rachel's eyes went wide but she recovered and said,
"I'd love too."
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As they walked to the door they saw Sam sitting with that Cheerio Angie from the window. Quinn stopped in her tracks. What? He was on a date? That bastard! Everyone comes here and everyone would see him out with another girl. She would be the laugh riot of the whole school! Quinn grabbed Rachel and they hid so Sam couldn't see them. Sam and Angie got up and he gave her a hug.
"Come on," Quinn said opening the door and nearly hitting Angie.
"Oh hey guys," Sam said smiling and coming up to them.
"On a date Sam?" Rachel said, god bless her, asking the question Quinn was dying to know but might seem jealous if she asked.
"Angie asked me out and I felt bad saying no," Sam told them, "I told her I didn't want a girlfriend and that we could be friends but at the moment I am flying solo. Well, except for Prom of course." Sam smiled at Quinn.
"You and Quinn are going together?" Rachel asked trying to keep a smirk from forming.
"Yeah, I asked her in…November?" Sam said narrowing his eyes as if trying to remember.
"Something like that." Quinn said trying to hide her excitement at the thought of going with Sam.
"We should all go together," Rachel suggested, "You two and me and Noah, come on it will be so much fun." Quinn and Sam looked at each other.
"Sure," Sam said and Quinn nodded. Sam excused himself he had to go pick up his little sister from a friend's house.
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Sam got three 911 texts on a row. The first was from Rachel asking him politely to come to the choir room, the second Quinn saying she needed him, and Puck texted him to get his ass over to the choir room before he made him swallow himself. Sam walked into the room and saw Quinn, Puck, and Rachel facing forward their eyes blank. They looked possessed.
"What's wrong?" Sam asked. Rachel snapped out of it first.
"We all got an invitation to Beth's birthday party," Rachel told him, "It is not that surprising I suppose, Beth legally is my sister and their biological daughter."
"Holy crap." Sam said. Quinn still faced forward put held her hand out and Sam went over and took it. Sitting next to her he asked them, "Do you want to go?"
"Yes." Puck said firmly.
"Yes." Rachel said.
"No." Quinn said. All heads turned to Quinn.
"Beth has my genes," Quinn said explaining herself, "But she isn't my daughter. We gave her to Shelby because it is what's best for her. I don't want to meet Beth and have her get confused as to why we aren't raising her."
"I am going," Puck said, "I really don't care, I want to see my daughter."
"She isn't your daughter Puck!" Quinn yelled, "She is Shelby's! We might have brought her into this world but that is it. Beth isn't ours."
"I always wanted her you were the one that gave her away!" Puck yelled back. Rachel put her hand on his chest to try and calm him down.
"I was not ready to be a mother and you are naive to think you are ready to be a father!" Quinn yelled standing up, "It's nice to daydream about what it would have been like to keep her, but it is just a dream."
"You never wanted her!" Puck shouted getting up too, "You lied about who the fucking father was! You were going to let Hudson raise her with you, but never with me! Hell I bet if you had Evans baby you would be over fucking joyed!" Quinn opened her mouth to say something but Sam cut her off.
"Okay enough of that," Sam said managing to be heard over all the screaming. "My ears are going to bleed. Listen what is done is done." Sam turned to Puck, "Quinn's right she isn't your daughter..." Puck walked towards him as if he wanted to hit Sam but Rachel stopped him. "…anymore. But if I were you I would want to meet the gift I gave to someone. Shelby couldn't have any more kids, and she really wanted baby. You gave someone the best gift in the world, don't fight about that."
"Sam's right," Rachel said, "Beth was a gift and I want to meet her, and I think you do too Quinn. Don't think of her as your daughter exactly, be like me, and think of her as your baby sister. You love her, bring her gifts, spend time with her, but don't take her home at night. Don't you want to meet your sister Quinn?"
"Yes," Quinn whispered, "When you put it like that I would really like to see her."
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Quinn was shaking slightly. Rachel had made the call telling Shelby that they were coming and would she mind of they brought someone else? The four were now in front of a pretty house afraid to knock on the door. For Rachel it was seeing her mother again, and for Puck and Quinn it was seeing the baby they gave up to someone who could raise her better.
"Come on aren't you a little excited?" Sam asked and finally got a smile out of them. Sam rang the bell and a moment later Shelby answered the door.
"Come in!" She said ushering them inside, "I am glad you came." Rachel hugged Shelby tightly. All this talk of mothers and gifts had hit hard with her too. Shelby closed her eyes and hugged her back.
"Hi Mom," Rachel said the "Mom" slipping out before she could stop herself. Shelby just smiled.
"Everyone is outside." Shelby said and Rachel holding Puck's hand firmly in her own followed her mother. Quinn however was not moving and her eyes were red.
"You did the best thing for your baby." Sam whispered in her ear and gave her a hug before walking into the backyard his arm around her shoulders.
Quinn saw her right away. She was wearing a birthday girl hat on her head, but Beth's eyes were identical to her own. Beth had Puck's dark hair and you could tell she was a trouble maker.
"She looks like you," Sam said and Quinn nodded. A smile was forming on her face. She was done being sad, this was a happy time. Puck picked Beth up and Rachel was playing with her hands and toes. Quinn and Sam walked over to them.
"I know you will be an excellent performer." Rachel told the one year old, "You have very musical genes. Noah here is very talented, and Quinn has a very pretty voice. I want to be watching you at your Nationals Competition and yelling out "That is my sister!" during your solo."
"Razz will you wait till she is at least talking in full sentences?" Puck said but he was smiling.
"She does have a great set of lungs," Shelby commented hooking her arm through Rachel's, "Keeps me up at night. Quinn come on over." Puck handed Beth to Quinn and she held her awkwardly in front of her. Sam had his hand over his mouth trying not to laugh.
"What?" Quinn asked him and didn't really know what to do with the staring baby in her arms. Puck made it seem so easy.
"You are a natural," Sam said teasing her about the uncomfortable look on her face.
"Hush, why don't you hold her?" Quinn said and Sam took her. Sam smiled at the baby who cooed in return.
"You're as pretty as princess, aren't you?" Sam said in a baby voice and Beth giggled as Sam bounced her up and down. Everyone was staring at him with mouths open. "What? I have a little sister."
Quinn gave Beth her gold cross. The one her mother gave her when she was young. She knew Puck was Jewish and so was Shelby, but it was very special to her and Quinn wanted Beth to have it. The first thing Beth did was put it in her mouth and Quinn pulled it out before Beth could choke. It was a good day and they were all really glad they went. Rachel and Shelby talked for hours and she was very surprised to find out Rachel was dating Puck. That meant the boy had fathered one of her daughters and was dating the other. There was a reality show in there somewhere.
Puck and Quinn played with Beth and as the day went on they knew they made the right choice. Beth was happy here, and she loved Shelby and Shelby loved her. Rachel had been right. It was awesome to play with her and bring Beth things, and they loved her very much, but they gave her back at the end of the day knowing that they couldn't take care of her the way she deserved.
"Thanks for coming with me," Quinn said as Sam stopped the car in front of her house.
"I'm here for you Quinn, you know that." Sam said and Quinn leaned over and kissed his cheek. Giving his hand a quick squeeze she went inside. It had been a good day.
There is the next chapter hope you like it.
I don't really know what to do with Finn. Any ideas?
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