The next few weeks Quinn was lucky enough to not cross paths with Sam. Against her better judgment it was clear what was happening here. While, all their friends were planning a special 'glee club' reunion at a down town club in New York, Rachel was planning a girl's night for her and Quinn. She found it a little weird that Rachel, who was usually head of planning anything glee related, had opted to sit this one out. She didn't question it too hard; realizing that people had the capability to change, and this was just what Quinn needed.
Of course when Rachel heard about the glee club reunion she was thrilled, she loved talking about her life now after glee, how she had managed to get roles in a few off Broadway productions and was still working harder than ever to sing on the Broadway stage. It was clear to her that even after all these years her star still shinned the brightest. Yet, instead of organizing a night of drinks and karaoke she was planning a total girl's night for her and Quinn. She'd advised Quinn in the beginning, to not expect too much from this meet up with Sam. Rachel felt obligated to be there for Quinn now. Quinn had sat through all the ups and downs of Finn and Rachel for the past few years, it was Rachel's turn to return the favor.
They were a weird pair, Quinn and Rachel. Frenemies until their senior year when they realized they had a lot more in common than they thought. Rachel left for New York after high school and Quinn stayed behind with Sam, claiming it was where she needed to be. At the time it had been what she wanted. Rachel wanted nothing more than to have her best friend with her to explore the city. She'd tried to convince Quinn multiple times to join her out here, claiming she'd love it, Ne w York was just breath taking. Quinn of course would always decline the offer; she knew how Sam felt about the City. He liked the suburbs, and his dream had always been to move back to Tennessee. Back then Quinn could close her eyes and picture the two of them living in a small house in Tennessee starting their life together. How she ended up in New York was a story she tried to forget.
"Okay, so I am thinking for tonight we are going to go old school sleepover." Rachel said and she laid out a few DVD's on the living room table. "Bring it on, legally Blonde, and Spiceworld." After taking an extensive look through her DVD collection Rachel gave these her certified approval. "Of course, we'll do Mani's and pedi's." She said as she waved her hand over to where she'd set up all of her and Quinn's nail polish. "And then, if you are still not feeling better after all of that.. I have a bunch of vegan desserts in the fridge we can stuff our face with as we watch the notebook, or something else maybe.. I don't know I just personally thing that the notebook is a good story about.." she cut herself off realizing she was rambling again and sat down next to Quinn.
Quinn was sitting on the couch a blanket wrapped around her. "All of this sounds fine." She said laughing; truthfully she would have been fine spending the night by herself. She felt bad that Rachel was spending the night in with her instead of going out with their old friends. She knew it was better the leave it at that then bring it up again. Rachel had already given Quinn a speech on friendship, and how Rachel now saw Quinn as a sister.
"You know, I don't have any siblings." Rachel told Quinn before. "I mean, growing up I always thought I was special, there was only one berry on my family tree." She laughed at her little joke. "But I always wanted a sister.." She said smiling at Quinn. "I mean, obviously not one the same age as me, could you imagine that? We would both be extremely talented fighting for solo's ugh no.." She stopped herself from that rant going back to her posed state. "I just wanted someone to understand me, someone I could tell my problems to, and someone who looked to me when they needed help too." She paused again trying to regain herself. "I think of you as a sister Quinn." She said smiling at Quinn. "That's why I'm here, I'm always going to be here, and I know even if you don't say it back you'll always be here for me too."
Quinn hadn't been too sure what to say to her, considering she actually did have an older sister and they were anything but close. Frannie was a few years older than Quinn and she was constantly put in her sister's shadow. She was expected to mirror exactly what Frannie did, and when Quinn's path went a different way, it caused a rift in her family. She'd always longed for a sister, someone who'd look up to her, ask her for advice, someone she could talk freely to her and be herself around. Rachel was possibly the closet thing Quinn had to a sister at this point. "You're like my sister too." Was and Quinn had said to Rachel, and they got on with the rest of their night.
After finishing their Mani and Pedi's they started the movies, they were about halfway into Legally Blonde when Rachel's phone began to buzz. Rachel looked between Quinn and the phone as if Quinn was going to give her the answer of if she could answer it or not. Quinn seemed unphased by Rachel's glances to her and then back at the phone just writing it off as no of Rachel's weird quirks. "Do you think I check that?" Rachel finally asked when Quinn didn't give her an answer.
Quinn just shrugged; she was trying to get into the movie. Legally Blonde had been on her favorites when she was younger. "It's your phone, what if Finn's got himself locked out again or something?" She asked, recalling a few times when Finn had texted Rachel for that very reason.
Rachel glanced at her phone quickly seeing she had two new texts messages. "Two messages from Finn." She announced out loud before reading them. She rolled her eyes, Quinn was probably right, still she opened them anyway.
Text from Finn: Where r u guys? Every1 is waiting 4 u.
Texts from Finn: Tell Q Sam's not even here.
Rachel took a moment before texting Finn back. It had been nice seeing her friends at the engagement party, and she would like to see them again. She knew there would be other chances for a meet-up like in a month or so.. For the wedding.
Texts to Finn: While it would be nice to see everyone again, Quinn and I are having a girl's night tonight. I'll ask her but I do not foresee the two of us going out tonight.
She wasn't exactly sure how to go about this, she didn't need to mention what Finn had said in the text to Quinn. "He was wondering where we were tonight." Rachel said honestly as she grabbed a throw pillow from the couch and held it on her lap, readjusting herself on the couch trying to get comfortable. "I must have told him at least twenty times that we weren't going tonight, but still that's Finn for you." She said with a smile on her face. "You know, Sam's not even there." She added, "I wonder where he is." She said but didn't dwell on the thought as she went back to watching the movie.
"It doesn't matter to me if he is there or not." Quinn played with the blanket she had wrapped around herself. "Why should him being there stop me from going someplace? " Why would Sam being somewhere stop her from living her life and seeing her friends? Tonight she wanted to stay in, and Rachel had offered her a girl's night. True seeing Sam had put her in a bit of a funk, but he was going on with his life it was time for her to go on with hers. "Rachel, if you want to go you can go." Quinn said putting her attention back towards the movie.
"Oh. No I didn't mean it like that I was just saying." Rachel said to Quinn as a blush crept on her face. Of course she had assumed Quinn would want to avoid Sam at all costs these days. "I told you I we were going to have a girls night and that is what I plan on doing." Her moment of embarrassment forgotten as she reached for the popcorn offering some to Quinn. "You know, I'm here if you want to talk about it, talk about Sam."
"There's nothing to talk about." Quinn said putting a smile on her face.
"If you say so…" Biting down on her bottom lip Rachel directed her attention back to the movie.
Last night I heard my own heart beating
Sounded like footsteps on my stairs
Six months gone and I'm still reaching
Even though I know you're not there.
Sam was sitting on the hotel bed getting ready for his dinner tonight with Katie. His mind however was elsewhere. This whole trip was messing with his head. He was getting married, he was in love, he just couldn't seem to remember all of that when Quinn was around. He didn't mean to revisit the past, but it was so hard not to when she stood in front of him. All the bad all the hurt that went on between them was gone, he looked at her and he just felt a pull, followed by emptiness. He wasn't sure what he wanted for her, if he wanted anything. He was lost in his thoughts about the past and him and Quinn when he heard his phone vibrate on the end table.
Texts from Katie: Hey Sweetie. Running late meet you there. xx
He texted her back his standard response of okay and before closing his phone scrolled through his contacts stopping on Quinn's name. He stopped biting on his bottom lip, what would he say to her? Was there anything left to say? He closed his phone slipping it into his pocket and headed out to meet Katie.
The restaurant was too far away from where they were staying, but due to the rain he found himself taking a taxi there. He'd arrived first, and sat down at their table. He was only alone for a for a few minutes, Katie soon entered the restaurant taking a mile a minute once she spotted him.
"Hey, sorry, were you waiting long? I was doing wedding stuff… Stupid florist couldn't come up with an agreement, but no it's all settled now." She said cheerfully as she kissed him on the cheek and took the seat across from him. Her phone was already glued to her hand, as she was now texting details for the wedding back and forth with Jackie.
"Not, long it's fine. So how are things coming along?" He asked, trying to feel as if he had some say in this wedding.
"Good, Everything is going good." She said not taking her eyes off the phone. "The list is pretty much done, now it's just waiting to. It's all very stressful." She said taking her eyes off her phone and looking at him finally. "I've just got the worst news ever." She said placing her face in her hands. "Mia, you know one of my bridesmaids she's gotten herself pregnant." She waited for a reaction from Sam, but when none came she rolled her eyes and continued on. "I am going to have to find someone to take her spot." She said scrunching her eyebrows in concentration as she went through her phone.
Sometime between Katie's rant Sam had ordered food for the two for the two of them, and drinks just water for him and a light wine for her. "I don't see what the big deal is, so she's pregnant, people have babies all the time." Cleary he was missing something.
"You don't get it, I can't have a whale in my wedding party, and besides the alterations of the dress ugh this is all too much." Katie said as she put her phone down on the table. "I'm sorry; there was something you wanted to talk about right?" She said as her phone vibrated beside her. Sam had opened his mouth to speak but found Katie holding up one of her small fingers to stop him. "Hold that thought, Jackie just had a brill idea, what about your friend Rachel? She'd be perfect, yes she's a little smaller then Mia but it's easier to alter a dress because it's too small."
"Well, I really don't think that's—" Sam began but was soon cut off.
"No, it's fine I'll ask her later." Katie said with a smile across her face. "She'll be at that thing your dragging me to right?"
"I think so, but we really don't need to go to that." Sam protested as there food arrived, he watched as she dissected her food leaving her salad with just lettuce.
"No, I want to it'll be fun." She said as she took in a mouthful of food.
They sat in silence for a few moments as they ate there food. Sam had felt his phone go off in his pocket and took it out for a look.
Texts from Finn: Were r u?
Texts to Finn: out 2 dinner.
Texts from Finn: r u still coming?
Texts to Finn: Yeah. Is Q there?
Text from Finn: No. Y does it matter?
Texts to Finn: it doesn't.
"I guess you're right. It'll be fun." He said taking a sip of his water.
After finishing their meal and paying the bill, the two of them were sitting in the back of a taxi on the way to meet his old friends. "Do you think I could see your phone for a moment, so I could call Rachel." She asked as Sam it was an innocent request so he didn't think much about it as he handed his phone over.
She saw he had one unopened text and wasn't generally one to go snooping through his phone, all she wanted was a number. Curiosity got the better of her as she opened his most recent text message.
Texts from Quinn: I think I'm ready to talk about this.
Katie took a side glance at Sam and thought about replying to his latest text. But what would she say? Instead she deleted it. She had almost forgotten the main reason why she grabbed his phone in the first place, quickly she got Rachel's number punching it into her own phone she'd call her later.
"I know what you wanted to talk about before." She said cautiously. "We are getting married Sam, get whatever it is you need to get out of you system, but we are about to enter on one of the biggest decisions you can make in your life, I'd like you to be one hundred percent committed. Like you were before you saw her." She said letting her insecurities out. "I know Sam; I saw the way you looked at her. There was clearly more between you then you let on." She smoothed over her skirt, the expression on his face was shocked she waited for him to say something. He'd opened and closed his mouth a few times. "Just remember Sam, she hurt you and I was the one who picked the pieces."
"I'm sorry." Sam said, taking her hands. "Everything is fine now."
She raised her eyebrow unsure if he meant that, she wanted to believe that but there was something that told her otherwise. "What even happened between the two of you?"
He didn't know where to start with him and Quinn, or were to end. He often found himself asking the same question and still years later his answers were unsure. "I don't know." The cab had stopped and they got out his mind however was stuck in the past as he watched Katie mingle with his friends.
I was playing back a thousand memories, baby
Thinkin' 'bout everything we've been through
Maybe I've been goin' back too much lately
When time stood still and I had you.
"Wake up sleepy head!" Quinn said as she grabbed one of the pillows off the bed hitting Sam lightly on the side. She waited for some sort of response from him, as he lay there now pretending to sleep. "Come on get up." Quinn said tickling at his sides.
He supposed this was payback for waking up her up at the 'ungodly hour of five am' the other day. After being woken up by her voice, he knew he had one of two options, get up and start the day or lay there until she went away. Tickling was his weakness, "Okay, Okay." He said laughing as he pushed her hands away. "I'm up, what are you doing here?" He asked rubbing his eyes trying to piece why she was standing in his room.
"Sam, come on think about it, what day is today?" She asked him.
He was still a bit disoriented from waking up; it usually took a few minutes to officially greet the day. The pieces were slowly coming together, Quinn could tell by the look on his face, and then finally. "Oh! Graduation!" A giant grin spread across his face, today would end their high school career. "Today starts the rest of our lives, how could I forget?" He asked sitting up and putting his arms out pulling her into his bed.
"Yes, the rest of forever." Quinn said a smile spread across her lips, being pulled on the bed next to him she kicked off her shoes and nudged herself under his arm. "I can't believe it's all going to be over in just a few hours."
"You make it sounds so depressing." He said as he stretched his arms above his head, as he brought them back down he placed his arm back around her shoulders. "You need to see it like I do, In eight weeks we'll be starting a whole new life, living together." He said as he kissed her head, that was what he was most excited about.
They had decided to stay local, only three hours away from their hometown. They'd planned on dorming at first but after some serious conversations, calculations of money, and convincing their parents Sam and Quinn would be moving into to their first apartment together in the fall. This was something that excited the both of them; it was a big step into becoming an adult.
"It seems like such a long time." She said as she leaned her head against him.
"I know, but hopefully it will all go by fast." He said as he absentmindedly ran his fingers through her hair. "The first step is graduation which we have." He paused taking a look at the clock on his bedside table."Quinn, we have two hours." Sam said groaning, he would liked to have spent the time sleeping.
"I wanted to make sure you were ready! I know how you like to spend time on your hair.." Quinn said defensively as she pushed off his chest to play with his hair.
"I like to look good for my lady." He joked, reaching to smooth over the hair she had just shaken out of place. "Since we have two hours I can think of some ways to kill the time… Since, you kind of owe me now."
"Oh really what did you have in mind?" She asked tilting her head up to get a better look at him.
"Close the door and I'll show you." He said with a smirk on his face.
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You would you would if this was a movie
Stand in the rain outside 'Til I came out
Come back come back come back to me like
You could, you could if you just said you're sorry
I know that we could work it out somehow
But if this was a movie you'd be here by now
Quinn wasn't sure at what point she deiced to text Sam, but against her previous words she did want to talk about it. They'd watched all three movies and were sitting cross legged on the floor of Rachel's room now looking through old photos from high school. "Oh my god." Rachel squeaked when she came across photos from when the glee club had attempted to do Rocky horror. "Look at you." See said holding up the picture for Quinn to see as she tried to contain her laughter. "More importantly, look at Kurt, and Mercedes." She said passing those Quinn's way as well.
"I forgot how blond his hair used to be."Quinn said showing Rachel the picture she had been looking at, it was one of her and Sam in their Rocky Horror Costumes.
"We look so young." Rachel said as she went through a few more photos.
Quinn had been looking at their final glee club photo. They were standing in front of the school in graduation robes standing around their national's trophy something they'd worked so hard for. There were two photos; one where they all stood with smiles on their faces arms on one another shoulders, the other was a funny one with goofy poses. She took time to study the less serious one. Brittany had her arms around the trophy hugging it, Finn and Rachel were kissing while Puck made an over exaggerated disgusted face behind them, Santana was giving her best model pose her arms around Tina and Mercedes who were giving the diva off of poses. Mike stood behind the disgusted Puck giving him bunny ears, while Kurt was in the process of giving the two boys his signature eye roll, and Artie the kid in a wheelchair sat with a big grin on his face his hands posed on same 'gang' sign. She avoided looking at herself until the end. She was on Sam's back, his head turned to her a laugh on both of their faces. She quickly put the photo down, and looked at Rachel who seemed also lost in memory lane.
"Is this how you pictured your life after High school?" Quinn asked Rachel, who had moved on to their prom pictures.
Rachel took a few moments to think the question over. "Yes, and no." In High School Rachel had every moment of her life planned out in her day planner up until she was about fifty. "Did I stray from the path I had originally planned? Yes. But do I regret it? No." Rachel had planned for her life to involve tonys, and emmys was she anywhere near that goal now? No, but did it bother her? No. For once she was perfectly content with her life, trying to break into the Broadway scene she faced a good deal of rejection and yes at first she was torn but if anything now she just worked harder for what she wanted know. "What about you.. Is this where you thought you'd be?"
This hadn't been where Quinn thought she'd end up after high school. After graduation she stayed close to home with Sam wanting to start their life together, but things didn't always plan out the way you wanted them to and when their path strayed too far from the original she ran away scared. It was the thought of their past that pushed her into texting him, although he had yet to answer her. Every so often she'd take side glances at her phone, hoping to see the screen light up with his response. "Of course it's not." She said placing down the photos. "But, I am starting to see now there is no point of living in the past."
"You're not thinking about you and Sam are you?" Rachel asked a bit concerned.
"It always goes back to him doesn't it?" Quinn asked giving a small laugh.
"It doesn't have to, I mean yes he was a big part of your past but you need to leave it in the past or.." She trailed off not really sure what the or of that statement was, or even if there was an alternative.
"I know." Quinn said simply. "All this time I thought I could just forget everything that happened between us. But I can't do that Rachel; It was a big part of my life. The years apart should have healed this, I should have moved on but I just… I don't know what it is." She said finally letting her friend into her thoughts.
"I'm not saying we figure this all out in one night." Rachel said clearing up the photos. "But, we could start now." Rachel scrunched up her face in thought. "Alright, let's say the roles switched, you're getting married and Sam is still clearly madly in love with you." She ignored Quinn's eye role. "What would Sam do?" She asked wondering how Quinn would answer that question.
She thought for a moment. "Well, I think if I was happy he'd be happy." Quinn said playing with the ends of her hair. "Was I happy?" She asked Rachel.
"I don't know are you happy?" Rachel asked clearly getting somewhere.
"Well, this is all hypothetical right? To the situation." Quinn pretended to be interested in the ends of her hair looking for split ends. "I'd guess if I was getting married then yes I'd be happy, but you really can get married as many times as you want." Quinn said shrugging.
Rachel snorted at the end of her answer. "Sorry, that was rude." She said putting a hand up to her mouth as she went back to her composed self. "Yes, I guess you can get married as much as you want.." She mused. "But what's the point if it doesn't mean something?" Rachel herself only planned on getting married once, when she was certain she found the one, and the verdict was still iffy on if that was Finn.
"Well, I guess when you put it that way. It'd be nice to just get married once to the one but how do you know?" The question was more to herself then Rachel.
Rachel thought over Quinn's statement for a moment. "Well, you just know." Rachel said hating to sound Cliché.
Shrugging it off Quinn reached for photo Rachel had forgotten to put away, she glanced at it for a moment it was photo of all the glee kids out by a bonfire during the summer before their senior years. Her eyes immediately found herself she was wrapped up in Sam's arms, as the two of them were practically attached to each since their junior year. She quickly tucked the picture away in her pocket while Rachel wasn't looking wanting to keep this one for herself. That summer was defiantly the best one .
I know people change and these things happen
But I remember how it was back then
Locked up in your arms and our friends were laughing
'cause nothing like this ever happened to them
Everyone was crowded around a growing fire in the center of Finn and Kurt's backyard. Their parents were gone on vacation and wouldn't be returning until the following weekend, Burt knowing much about teenagers only had one request that nothing get out of control, as long as he didn't have to hear or see any of it they were good. That being they did indulge themselves a bit knowing that there would be no parents to worry about Puck had managed to score a few bottles of alcohol and a 24 pack of beer.
The night started out slow with the initial awkward party start out but quickly picked up once the alcohol had been added to the mix. Everyone was clearly having a good time. Rachel who had once again drank more then she could handle was giving impromptu performances of her favorite songs to anyone who would listen while Finn watched with an amused expression. Blaine and Kurt had joined in with Rachel as well. Puck was trying to explain the rules of some drinking game to an already drunk Mike and Sam who just kept laughing, Tina and Mercedes were also with the pair laughing as well oblivious to what was going on. Quinn on the other hand was sandwiched between her two best friends Santana and Brittany.
"I'm so jealous of you Q." Santana said as she took a sip of her drink. "You're really lucky you know that." She said the weepy drunk in her coming out.
"Uhm.. Why is that Santana..?" Quinn asked raising a question eyebrow at her friend.
Brittany who had one of her arms linked with Quinn's like Santana was dancing while she tried to meet Artie's eyes as he was trying his hands at DJing "I'm jealous of you too." Brittany said snapping back into the conversation. "Santana says you are going to have trouty babies one day, I want to have animals babies too.. But cats."
Quinn gave Brittany an amused look as she waited for Santana to continue going on. "You're just going to get married to Sam and be totally awesome and leave Brittz and me behind." Santana said never really one for feelings but even she knew what the end of this year meant, everyone would be starting their lives outside of Lima.
"That's not true." Quinn said slurring her words slightly as Santana had. "I mean, I won't leave you guys behind you'll totally be invited to the wedding!" She said laughing wondering where her boyfriend had ran off too.
"Wedding?" Brittany asked, "I married my Barbie's once but Ken wasn't one for monogamy.. Barbie was pissed.. She took everything.. even his pants."
Santana and Quinn both busted out in fits of laughter, Quinn was about to comment on Brittany statement but she felt a pair of arms around her waist.
"What's so funny?" Sam asked, not getting a response as the three girls just looked at each other and laughed.
Now I'm pacing down the hall, chasing down your street
Flash back to the night when you said to me
"nothing's gonna change, not for me and you"
Not before I knew how much I had to lose
Sam and Katie had been at the party for a few hours, they were all sitting at the bar telling stories about High School. Katie found it fascinating when Finn brought up Santana's song Trouty Mouth, and much to Sam's dismay Santana and a few others broke out in a nice rendition of the song. Years later, and that stupid song was still haunting him.
"Rachel say, She's sorry she couldn't make it but she wants to invite all of you over to uh" He looked over the text. "My place next weekend for dinner." He said furrowing his eyebrow as he reread that. "Wait.. My place."
"We'll see you there frankenteen, but me and boozey over here are going to call it a night." Santana said giving Finn a quick hug as she made the rounds linking arms with Puck to the two left followed by Artie and Brittany.
Things were beginning to wind down. "We should leave soon too." Katie said checking her phone. "I have an early flight tomorrow." She said making a quick text before putting it back in her bag.
"I don't see why I can't go with you." Sam said.
"You know my sister." Katie said shrugging. "She thinks your stealing me away from her, she wants to have some 'girl time' or something." Katie said using air quotes. "I'll be gone what a week? I think you'll live." She said teasing him as she got up from her seat taking Sam's hands in hers.
Everyone was pretty much gone now, as they said their goodbyes to those remaining. The cab ride back to the hotel was pretty silent, both of them being tired and all.
He woke up the next morning to an empty bed and stretched his arms over his head. Katie had left him a simple note, all it said was :
A week won't be that bad! Miss me! X Katie.
He laughed at her note as he placed it back down, and started off with his usual morning routines. After hitting the hotel's gym he found himself back in the room only to shower get dressed. His days were considerably boring, he was actually looking forward to Finn and Rachel's dinner party on the weekend, he'd hoped to run into a familiar blonde one that he was trying to convince himself that despite every ones suspicion and knowing looks there was nothing going on between the two of them.
As the days past and weekend arrived, Sam found himself faced with texts from Finn. Of course he was going tonight, he kept himself pretty coped up the past week and needed to get out.
Texts from Finn: u better come 2 nite. Or else.
Texts to Finn: Well when you ask me so nicely how can I say no?
Texts from Finn: Rachel is freakin out. She thinks no 1 is comin.
Texts to Finn: so you're threatening people now?
Texts from Finn: pretty much. See you 7.
It was funny how over the past few weeks he saw more of his high school friends the past year or so. You got all of them together and it was as if nothing had ever changed. Tonight would be no exception. Of course there would be the possibility of seeing Quinn. He wasn't ignoring her, their paths just hadn't crossed. His thoughts did still link back to her, he'd hear an old song and it'd remind me of a distant memory with her, he'd pass a florist and he'd remember the first time he surprised her at school with flowers, a kid riding a bike and he'd remember the day she confused to never learning how to ride one, and how that summer he made it his mission to teach her. She was a big part of his life, but he knew he'd eventually have to forget her.
Come back come back to me like
You would you would if this was a movie
Stand in the rain outside
'til I came out
Come back come back come back to me like
You could, you could if you just said you're sorry
I know that we could work it out somehow
If this was a movie you'd be here by now.
They were sitting the mall food court, enjoying a lunch after a day of school shopping. After a getting out their excitement and worries for their senior year a comfortable silence fell between them. Sam was tapping his foot on the floor to a song that was playing overhead while Quinn was picking around her salad. After a while the song changed, it was slower tempo he realized the song. It was a song he had dedicated to her once in glee club. No, it wasn't a song from the bieber experience. It was a different song, one that he had sang to her when he was trying to find the words to tell he loved her.
"Will you dance with me?" Sam asked overstretching his arm in Quinn's direction a grin spread across his face.
"Sam." Quinn said shaking her head at him. "We're in a public place." It was hard to ignore him, as he waited knowing she'd eventually cave his hand still reached towards her.
"So why does it matter?" He said, as she finally took his hand. "Do you remember this song?" He asked although he hadn't been that long since he sang it.
"How could I forget?" Quinn asked although it kind of had a weird beat to dance to. She put her hands around his neck regardless; his were placed on her waist as he sang along into her ears as they swayed back and forth to the song.
Swaying with her in the middle of the food court he knew what they must look like to people sitting around, but he didn't care. When he was with Quinn she was the only thing that mattered to him.
"They call her, love, love, love, love, love." He sang softly into her ear along with the song, until the song reached the end and he let out the last words "She is love, and she is all I need." He finished giving her an innocent kiss on the cheek.
"You make me do the weirdest things." She said although she wasn't complaining as she leaned her head against his chest once the song stopped and was no playing some fast beat pop song. "but, I do love you." She said reaching up on her toes to kiss him on the lips.
If you're out there, if you're somewhere, if you're moving on
I've been waiting for you ever since you've been gone
I just want want it back the way it was before
And I just wanna see you back at my front door.
There sleepover had been a success, they ended the night with a plans for setting a meeting with the fellow glee kids at Finn's over the weekend. A project to keep them busy. It was all Rachel's idea of course; Quinn knew she had been bummed about not getting to see everyone the previous night. For once she wasn't nervous at the thought of seeing Sam; if anything she was calm keeping herself busy in random tasks Rachel needed to get done before everyone arrived.
The main task had been making Finn's apartment 'suitable for company' or in other words, less Finn and more Rachel. They took various trips to homegoods, pier one, and Ikea. After hours of 'slaving' away, as Rachel called it. Finn's apartment was almost up to Rachel's standards.
"Well, I guess this is as good as it's going to get." Rachel said rearranging a floral arrangement for the fifth time.
Quinn had no idea what she was talking about; any traces that Finn actually lived in this house were gone unless you ventured off into his room that was clearly the room of Finn Hudson. "It's perfect Rachel." Quinn said taking a seat at the table.
"You think?" She said stepping away from the flowers and taking a seat across from Quinn. "I need to tell you something." Rachel said as she twisted the ends of her hair. She could see the confusion on Quinn's face so she tried to get all out fast."You remember last night, after we looked at all of those pictures and baked cookies how you decided that it was time to start dating again?"
Quinn raised her brow at Rachel. "Yes, I do." She'd also made the argument that she had been dating after Sam, no one matched up to her standards there for they didn't get a second date.
"Well, I was talking to Mercedes and Tyler has a friend of a friend that lives in New York, and Mercedes thinks you guys would be perfect for each other." Rachel said a smile across her face, Quinn could already tell what was coming next.
"Oh.. Okay." She said trying to seem oblivious to what Rachel was planning.
"Okay?" Rachel said relieved. "Well, we invited him to the dinner tonight you know so you can get to know each other under a group setting."
Quinn put on her best smile, "Sounds fun." She said not sure how she really felt about all of this.
Quinn didn't really have much time to think about the whole arrangement, not that it matter much to her anyways. After getting ready Rachel positioned herself at the door waiting for their first guests to arrive. Finn who had been sent out to pick up the food was of course first, he looked around his apartment wonder-struck at what the two girls were able to do. Rachel held a pleased expression on her face.
Mike and Tina having found a sitter for a few hours were the first to arrive followed by, Kurt and Blaine who looked a little bit disappointed they weren't the first. The others followed shortly after, Santana loudly complaining about the burdens of carrying Pucks baby to anyone who'd listen. Brittany Tina and Kurt were listening to her intently, as the rest of them rolled their eyes.
Rachel was quick to make sure everyone had something to drink, and situated them in the living room as they waited for the remaining guests.
Quinn was sitting on the arm of a chair when Rachel nudged her. "I think that's them!" She exclaimed, about the knocking on the door.
She knew what Rachel meant but part of her, hoped it would be Sam on the other side of the door. Each time there was a new set of knocking Quinn got nervous all over. She was relieved when Rachel opened the door to Mercedes, Tyler and their friend. She looked him over from her seat, it was as if someone had just mashed all of her ex-boyfriends into one really. She didn't dwell on that for to long, as Rachel was beckoning her over. She put a smile on her face and went to greet her friends.
"John." Rachel said a big grin on her face. "This is Quinn, Quinn, John." She said after Quinn had gotten her greeting out to her friends.
"Nice to meet you." John said out stretching his hand to Quinn.
She studied it for a moment before shaking it.
Rachel could feel the awkwardness, between the four of them standing in the door way, she was just about to usher them all into the living room when she another blonde approach. "Oh good, No everyone is here." Rachel said greeting Sam.
Quinn dropped John's hand at the mention of Sam, and put a shy smile on her face, as she unable to meet Sam's eyes walked into the living room with, Mercedes, Tyler, and John.
And I say come back, come back, come back to me like
you would before you said it's not that easy
before the fight, before I locked you out
But I'd take it all back now
Sam was running late, he was always running late. It wasn't as if he didn't have a watch he did, he just wasn't that conscious of time. Quinn, when they were together always joked with him that he should set his watch twenty minutes back then maybe he'd actually be on time for saw a group of people standing outside of Finn's apartment doorway, and was thankful he wasn't the only one. He knew most of the group, but there was one guy he wasn't to sure of. He shrugged it off, it was probably just one of their friends.
Approaching the door, he got a clear view of Quinn. He wasn't sure why but he felt slightly jealous as he watched her shake hands with the stranger. He ignored it smiling as he greeted Rachel. Once inside he found Finn pretty fast.
"Save me." Finn whispered, as he was sitting between Santana and Brittany.
Sam raised an eyebrow but it was clear what Finn was talking about the moment he heard Santana speak.
"Morning sickness is the worst." She was saying running her hands over her almost nonexistent bump. "You'd think with all the puking I'm doing I'd be skinnier... I feel like a freaking Whale." Her eyes narrowed at Puck. "You did this to me." She said and Sam took that as his cue to slowly back away from their conversation.
Quinn was making herself busy in the kitchen with Rachel. "You know you don't need to help me." Rachel said removing the food from it's take out containers into nice bowls.
"I want to." Quinn said absentmindedly as grabbed silverware to place out on the table.
Rachel knew what her friend was doing,"No." She said taking the silverware from Quinn. "Go out there and mingle, talk to John, and ignore the giant blonde elephant in the room." Rachel said pushing Quinn toward the living room.
Once Quinn was gone from the room Sam couldn't help but make his presence known. "So, I'm a giant blonde elephant now Rachel?" He asked an amused look on his face.
"Oh, I didn't know you were..." She said leaning against the counter. "Never mind, we both know it's true." She said flatly. "You two walk around like idiots pretending you don't have feelings for each other when you do, then." She said holding out a finger to shush Sam who was about to say something."one of you acts on these feelings and messes with the other ones head." She said looking at him. "Stop playing these games Sam." Rachel said silently. "If you love her, tell her." She said simply.
He was shocked at Rachel's words although he had walked it. "I...It's... It's really not that simple." Was all Sam said.
"I never said it was simple, but you are getting married in a few weeks.. Oh!" Rachel said getting sidetracked from their main conversation. "Although I do find it all to be rather awkward to be asked to be involved in such a thing.. I can never say no to a wedding. If you would could you tell Katie I accept her offer of being a bridesmaid. I'd text her back but that's so informal... and I don't know when I'll get the chance to see her in person so..." She said stopping realizing she'd gone off on a tangent. "Listen, just do what makes you happy okay?" She said patting him on the shoulder as she called everyone the table.
Quinn found herself sitting between Sam and John. She was focusing most of her attention towards John, knowing if she turned the other way her whole put together act would be over. Yes, she had texted Sam claiming to be ready to talk but there was a difference seeing him in person, just seeing him standing at the door she couldn't form the words she wanted to say.
He wasn't sure if he was doing it on purpose or accident but every some often he'd find his fingers brushing against Quinn's, he tried catching her eye but the most he got was a nice view of the side of her head. He could feel Rachel watching him and looked directly at her, giving a polite smile letting her know he wasn't doing anything wrong.
John had excused himself from the table, needed to go to the bathroom and he though the look on Quinn's face was relief although he wasn't to sure. Everyone else was off in their own side conversations, and Sam was getting tired of listening to Santana's demands at Puck to go get her a cheeseburger. "So, is he like your boyfriend?" Sam asked playing around with his food.
Quinn couldn't help but laugh slightly at Sam's comment. "Hello to you too." She said taking a sip of her drink still avoiding his eyes. "Where's your Fiancee Sam?" Quinn replied cooly.
"She's visiting her sister, and then the two of them are flying back here Monday. Is that your boyfriend?" He asked her again.
"Do I detect jealousy?" Quinn asked clearly enjoying this.
Sam fidgeted in his seat. "No, I was just asking if that guy was your boyfriend."
"What's it to you if he is?" She asked just playing with him now.
"I don't know I just thought that we -" He stopped himself from finishing that sentence, he didn't even want to know how he might have ended that.
"That we what Sam? That we had something?" She asked fighting to keep her voice down, not wanting to draw attention to the two of them, although she was sure Rachel across the table was hanging on every word. "Your getting married Sam, I don't want to play this stupid game anymore."
"It's not a game, I can't help it that I love you." He hissed at her, realizing the room had just gone quite. He sat up straight in his chair running his fingers through his hair and coughed trying to defuse the tension.
"I hate you." Quinn said pushing her plate forward and tossing her napkin on the table as she stormed out of Rachel's apartment.
Come back, come back, come back to me like
you would, you would if this was a movie
stand in the rain outside
'Til I came out
come back, come back, come back to me like
you could, you could if you just said sorry
I know that we could it out somehow
but this was a movie you'd be here by now
She wasn't sure where she was going, or why she let him get under his skin like that. She hated being mean to him but at this moment she could swear she hated him. Who was he to make her feel this way? He should hate her too after all she did to him back then, after what she put him through.
Her feet were leading her towards a Park, it was dark out but she really didn't care, of all the places to go this was were she wanted to be apparently. She just let her feet take her, leading her to a bench were she sat down. The night was muggy and there was a slight breeze, she cursed herself for not grabbing her jacket.
She wasn't sure how long she sat there for, but when cold drops of rain began to fall she knew it was time to head home. She could have easily called a cab, but she knew the walk would only help more to clear her head. A part of her had thought Sam would of been close behind chasing after her. It made her sick to think that, he was getting married this needed to stop, she was suppose to be over him.
you'd be here by now
it's not the kind of ending you wanna see now
baby, what about the ending?
Oh, I thought you'd be here by now.
She was drenched by the time she approached the apartment complex,she sent Rachel a quick text letting her know where she was an apologizing for her actions unsure of what had came over her. Walking through the complex, she was about to turn the corner when she heard banging on one of the doors.
"Quinn, let me in." The voice said as the banging continued.
She pressed herself up against the wall listening, unsure of what to do now. It was clear who the voice belonged to.
"Come on Quinn." It said, as the knocking continued. "I'm sorry... Okay. Can you just open the door?"
Sorry This took so long to update! The next chapter will deff be up with in the next week.