The room fell silent. "Well nothing's changed with her" Mercedes announced, earning a glare from Quinn, Santana, Brittany and Tina.
Quinn bit her lip. "I'll go talk to her" she said but before she could move Santana was walking towards her.
"Let me, please Quinn" she whispered.
Quinn knew she should say no, Santana never really had a way with words, and she was bound to hurt her, but she was Quinn's best friend, and she had been there for her when no one else was. The words left her lips before she was even done thinking. "Okay".
Santana didn't bother knocking, she slowly opened the bedroom door to see Rachel sitting on the floor, her knees to her chest.
Her heart broke at this scene.
The Latina walked in the room and smiled at her before she went and sat down directly across from the diva.
Rachel glanced up, and met Santana s eyes.
"hey you" Santana said smiling.
Rachel gave her a weak smile. " Hey Santana".
"Everyone wants to see you" the taller brunette told her.
Rachel's eyes fell back to the ground.
"I know" she responded, but made no move to continue talking.
Santana sighed and put her hand on Rachel's leg. "Tell me what's wrong" she suggested.
Rachel was honestly happy that Santana would come and talk to her, but she was also disappointed that Quinn didn't.
"Finn" was the word that left her mouth.
Santana winced, she had forgotten about that.
"What about him, I thought you broke up with him?" she asked.
Rachel groaned." I did break up with him, it's just the last time I saw him things weren't so happy" she whispered.
Santana gave her a nudge.
"Got mad, didn't he?" she asked.
Rachel met Santana's eyes once more. "He said some things" she said.
Santana raised an eyebrow. "What kind of things?" she asked.
Rachel's voice came out in barely a whisper. "Some not so nice things".
Santana's heart wrenched at how much she sounded like Brittany, and instantly she missed the blond.
"Hey" the Latina said, and tilted Rachel's chin towards her. "Rachel, you are one of the strongest people I have ever met" she announced.
Before Rachel could answer, a figure walked into the room.
"What did he say to you?" a voice came from the doorway.
Both girls jumped back, startled.
Santana glared at the girl. "Quinn I thought I told you I'd talk to her" she yelled frustrated.
Quinn shut the door behind her. "San, she's my girlfriend and when she's sad I feel like hitting my head off a wall" she said to Santana, and then turned to Rachel.
"Now tell me what he said to you".
Santana cleared her throat and stood up." Good luck Berry" she whispered before walking out of the door.
Quinn took a seat next to Rachel and sighed.
The diva frowned. "Quinn, I don't want you to get angry" she said.
Quinn intertwined her fingers with the divas. J"ust tell me" she urged.
The diva nodded. "well it's nothing I haven t heard before, but I had just finished telling him it wouldn't work between us and he called me a whore, accused me of cheating, then said I'd never find someone as good as him" she whispered. "oh and he said I had a disgusting nose" she added letting a tear escape her eye.
Quinn clenched her fists together. "Well I pretty much feel like ripping his face off right now" she muttered.
Rachel frowned. "baby don't he's not worth it, besides I want to see what happens while he's here, who knows maybe he's changed" she whispered.
Quinn sighed. " Fine but if he says one mean word to you, I'm going to get Santana to beat him" she announced.
Rachel cringed. " okay".
Quinn kissed her nose then tilted her head to the side." I love your nose" she whispered.
Rachel gave her a warm smile. "He lied" she announced.
Quinn furrowed her brows. "What?" she asked.
"I did find someone better than him" she whispered.
Something inside of Quinn sparked. Finn was the one Rachel spent all of her high school years after and hearing that she was better than him made her feel on top of the world.
They walked back into the living room and the first thing Rachel did was walk straight up to Santana, and throw her arms around her neck.
The Latina who was caught off surprise stayed still for a moment before carefully returning the hug.
"Thank you" she whispered and pulled away.
Santana looked at her with a ghost of a smile on her lips.
Rachel turned to Brittany who had a huge smile on her face. "Hi B" Rachel said happily.
Brittany pulled her into a tight hug for what seemed like forever until Santana finally peeled them away from each other.
Rachel made her way through the friends one by one until she stopped in front of Finn.
The brown haired boy pulled his gaze from his shoes, to meet Rachel's. A pain look crossed his face.
"Hey" he whispered, and by then Rachel could tell everyone was watching them.
"Hello Finn" she replied.
He went to put his arm around her in some sort of half hug, but felt a warm hand grasp her arm.
She turned around to face Quinn.
"Finn" she blond said, her eyes burning into his.
He stirred uneasily. "Good to see you Quinn".
Rachel could feel the tension through the room, so she plastered a smile on her face and turned around to face her friends. "Shall we go?" she asked, and everyone nodded in agreement.
When they got into the restaurant there weren t many people there so they all sat at a table by the window.
On one side of the table were Tina, Rachel, Quinn, Santana and Brittany, while on the other side was Puck, Mike, Artie, Finn, and Kurt, while Mercedes sat on the end.
"So baby mama, how's the sex?" Puck asked, with a wink.
Laugher erupted the room, except for Quinn and Rachel who both glared at him.
Santana raised her hand. "I really don't want to know, but with Quinn's forcefulness and Berry's hobbit craziness I bet it's pretty damn good" she stated.
Quinn glared at her. "she is not a hobbit" she replied.
Rachel rested her head on Quinn's shoulder and the blond smiled at Santana. "but it is pretty damn good" she muttered.
The diva's mouth dropped open. "Quinn Fabray!" she yelled.
Puck snickered and opened his mouth.
"No you cannot watch" everyone yelled in unison, including Finn.
"So where's your little friend Jesse?" Mercedes asked, and Finn flinched.
Rachel frowned." He had to visit his parents tonight, but he's coming to the wedding" she told them.
Puck groaned. "So I m guessing I can't slash his tires again?" he asked.
Quinn answered this time." no" she replied.
Jesse and Quinn had also gotten pretty close, even though she didn't fully trust him, Rachel did which meant she had to try.
Kurt stood up and tapped his wine glass with his fork, causing everyone to turn their attention to him.
" I would just like to say Rachel, Quinn you two have grown up more than anyone I've ever seen and I'm so glad you two found each other, were all honoured to be a part of this wedding, as well as your lives, congratulations!" he said smiling.
"Preach" Artie said, raising his hand and Tina frowned.
Everyone cheered.
Rachel turned to Quinn who was staring back at her."I love you" blond mouthed.
"I love you too" Rachel whispered.
The diva stood up from her seat. "Well I'm going to the washroom" she announced, but noticed Quinn frowning beside her.
She leaned down and planted a kiss on Quinn's lips.
Puck whistled. "Damn" he yelled.
Santana gave him a disgusted look. "Don't you every change?" she asked.
He gave her a wink. "Ever since Rachel stole Quinn from me, which I m perfectly fine with, the Puckasaurus, has taken over" he announced and Santana rolled her eyes.
After Rachel left, no one noticed Finn slip away from the table.
Everyone was deep in conversation so Quinn stood up.
"The waiter never came back so I'm going to get my drink" she announced and walked off.
As Quinn walked past the bathroom she heard muffled voices, she furrowed her brows when she noticed a certain Brunettes voice.
She slowly peeked open the door, making sure not to be seen.
Rachel stood up against the wall with Finn standing in front of her.
"Finn you really shouldn't be in here" Rachel whispered.
The tall boy sighed." Rach, what happened to you?" he asked.
"What happened to me? You mean after you called me a whore?" she snapped.
His face softened.
"I was mad Rachel, we had something great, and you threw it all away" he raised his voice, at the last bit.
"Finn" she whispered, putting her hand out.
He winced. "We were in love" he said with hurt in her voice.
She shook her head. " I was never in love you" she announced in barely a whisper.
Anger flashed through his eyes."What?" he asked.
"F-Finn, I've been in love with Quinn since Sophmore year"she choked out.
He backed up.
"You're not gay" he yelled.
Rachel laughed. "Actually Finn, I'm dating a girl, therefore I'm gay" she stated.
He brushed his hand through his brown hair. "So was I just your gay beard?" he hissed.
Rachel winced.
"I cared about you Finn, and when I realized my feelings for Quinn, I needed a distraction" she whispered.
"I loved you" Finn told her.
Rachel felt guilt boil in her stomach.
"I have to go Finn, I need to get back to my Fiance " she whispered and began walking away.
A firm hand grasped her arm, spinning her around.
Before she knew it, Finn was stepping towards her leaning down.
"Stop" she begged but his hold on her arm tightened.
She winced.
A door slammed and Rachel pulled away from Finn's grasp to see Quinn standing in the doorway with a look of sheer anger on her face.
Tears welled in Rachel's eyes. "Quinn" she pleaded.
Quinn walked up to Finn and felt her face burn red. "You immature piece of shit" she yelled.
She raised her hand to slap him but he caught her wrist, and pushed her up against the wall.
"She doesn't love you Quinn, you treated her like shit" he yelled.
He tightened his hands around her wrists. "She will always love me" he yelled once more.
Quinn winced and Rachel let out a cry. "Quinn" she yelled, and started baring her fists into his back.
Finn pushed Quinn farther into the wall and Rachel watched as Quinn's face twisted in pain.
Rachel did the only thing she could think of at the moment. She took a deep breath and screamed. "SANTANA"
In an instant the Latina walked into the bathroom. Her eyes fell on a crying Rachel, and her anger rose at the scene that took place before her.
The rest of the gang, including a waiter walked into the room.
Before anyone could blink. Santana had Finn pinned against the wall and was yelling Spanish words in his face.
Rachel felt tears pour out of her eyes as she ran into Brittany's arms, letting the blond comfort her.
Quinn waltzed up to Finn and put a finger in his face. "If you ever touch Rachel again I swear to god" she yelled, her eyes glazed over with tears.
Just as he was about to yell back, the manager cleared his throat.
"Excuse me Miss but I'm going to have to ask you to leave" he whispered.
Puck growled with anger. "You're going to make her leave but let him stay?" he yelled.
The waiter looked around un comfortably. "I didn't exactly see him do anything".
Puck was about to flip but Quinn nodded.
"I'm so sorry guys, have a good time, I just need some air" she whispered and glanced at Rachel who was still buried in Brittany's arms.
Once Quinn got outside she took a deep breath and ran her hands through her hair before she started down the street.
She walked for about 3 minutes before she heard heavy footsteps behind her.
She balled her fists expecting Finn to be behind her but when she turned around, Rachel jumped into her arms.
She stuttered back into the wall in surprise. "Rachel, what are you doing?" she asked.
Rachel looked up and met Quinn's hazel eyes. "I'm so sorry" she whispered, fresh tears falling down her face.
Quinn slowly slid down the wall, bringing the brunette with her.
"Baby it's not your fault, I should be the one saying sorry" she told her.
Rachel frowned. "He was going to kiss me Quinn, and I don't know if I would have been able to stop him" she cried.
Quinn pulled her close. "I'm never going to let him hurt you again" she whispered soothingly.
Rachel stood up and put her hand out to Quinn.
The blond automatically took it and wrapped her arms around Rachel's waist.
The brunette pulled her into a kiss. "Take me home" she whispered against the blond's lips.
Quinn didn't care that they were standing out in the cold New York City air, she didn't care that her ex boyfriend had almost just kissed Rachel, she didn't care that they were both freezing their asses off in dresses. The only thing that mattered at that moment was the brown eyes that were staring at her, the brown eyes that she lost her self in.
In that moment, she knew she was in it for the long run.