A Day of Good News:

"Have you two not spoken about getting married lately then?" Kurt enquired breaking the trance that the women had created with their story.

"We've only lived together three months; we still think it's a bit early really." Quinn replied.

"Yeah, but now we live together it's a good test to see if we can go the distance." Rachel added.

"Back to the story!" Quinn clapped hoping to take the focus off the marriage topic for a while longer.

"I think you need to bring your laptop over when you stay next time. You wouldn't have to rush home in the morning. You could work from here until I have to go to the theatre." Rachel sighed as Quinn put her shoes on.

"I like that idea, but I doubt I'd get any work done."

"Are you saying I'm a distraction?"

"You are my biggest distraction but also my biggest inspiration. You're coming over to mine after work, aren't you?"

"I certainly am." Rachel grinned. Quinn paused before she opened the door. She turned round and slowly kissed Rachel.

"Bye baby." She finally said as she broke away and opened the door. Rachel watched the door close and found herself longing for the blonde to return. Since they'd decided to practice co-habiting the women had hardly spent any time apart. Occasionally they would have the odd night alone but found themselves texting one another for the majority of the evening.

"Where's your head, Rach?" Kurt asked as he entered the kitchen. He found Rachel gazing absent-mindedly into a cup of coffee that had gone cold before she could drink it.

"Quinn...Where else." She sighed.

"You guys didn't fight did you? I mean you two were very quiet last night..." He mumbled trailing off.

"We're not animals, Kurt..."

"I know, I was trying to lighten the situation. What's up?"

"I really want to move in with her, but I know she's going to think it's too soon."

"How long have you two been together?" Kurt asked. Rachel calculated that they were approaching six months.

"Pretty close to six months. The time doesn't matter though, we spend all of our time together, it's like we live together anyway. It's so rare that we actually spend a night alone now. We're both paying for bills and rent at two separate apartments, we could move in and save each other a bit of money."

"Rach, look, Blaine and I have been talking about moving in together, but we want a place that's just ours. I can't guarantee that'll happen soon but maybe you and Quinn could move in here now anyway. It could be the kick up the backside I need to finally take the plunge and move in with Blaine. If you think it feels right then I'm sure Quinn will do whatever it takes to make you happy."

"Kurt, that's a brilliant idea. I want Quinn to want to move in together though, not just because it's going to make me happy. I want our relationship to make each other happy."

"In order to do that though, sacrifices have to be made." Kurt reminded her.

Quinn entered her apartment and let out a deep sigh. Her apartment felt bare without Rachel there to keep her company. Slowly Quinn made her way to the office dreading having to work when her stomach felt like lead. She hated leaving the diva suddenly in the morning, but she knew Lindsay would go ballistic if she kept taking random days off. She'd used the inspiration excuse one time too many and Lindsay was beginning to catch on. Her phone rang beside her without looking at the ID she picked it up.

"Hey, Quinn." Lindsay's bright tone made Quinn's stomach sink even further.

"Hey, Lindsay." Quinn groaned in response.

"I got your document and I thought I'd let you know that Trevor's reading through it right now." Lindsay's information made Quinn's stomach drop even further. "Hopefully this will be good enough for the company to invest in and then you won't have to worry about inspiration days for a while because it'll all be book tours and promotional work for a couple of months; that's all in good time though." Lindsay explained. Quinn remained quiet and Lindsay acknowledged her silence.

"Quinn? Is everything ok? You're pretty quiet this morning."

"I'm fine, I'm just anxious for this to get out there now."

"Rachel's read it, hasn't she?"

"Yeah, I was reluctant, I'll admit. I wanted her to be able to read it with an open mind and I was worried she wouldn't be able to. She said she did though and I believe her. She gave me the confidence to send it to you, so if Trevor likes it then we owe her...again!"

"I'm sure you can pay her for the both of us..." Lindsay joked.

"Oh I will."

"Right Quinn, until I hear from Trevor there's no point you doing anything else."

"Wait, what?" Quinn asked unsure if she'd heard correctly or not.

"You've got the day off, just keep your phone handy in case I need to get hold of you."

"Lindsay, why couldn't you tell me this yesterday? I left Rachel in a pretty sad state this morning because I thought I had to work."

"I wasn't sure when Trevor would have the time to read it, but why don't you go and make amends now?"

"Trust me, I will."

"Bye Quinn."

"Yeah see you Lindsay. Thanks by the way. You've been great through all of this."

"No problem. Catch you later." She replied and with that she hung up the phone.

Quinn raced to her bedroom and got changed in a matter of minutes. She grabbed her phone and texted Rachel. "Lindsay called. I have the day off. I'm on my way back over. xx" She dashed out of the door before the message had even sent.

The diva jumped around the room in delight when she got the author's text. She silently thanked Lindsay and immediately rushed into Kurt's room. "Kurt, I need your fantastic advice." She said as she entered. "Hi Blaine." She added.

"Err morning Rachel." Blaine laughed.

"Spit it out then." Kurt joked.

"Quinn's coming back over, like now, is it worth suggesting our plan?" She said trying to be subtle.

"What plan?" Blaine asked oblivious to the conversation that had taken place in the kitchen earlier.

"I'll tell you later." Kurt said to Blaine. "I think it would be appropriate Rachel, explain how you feel and see how she feels." He said as he turned to face Rachel. "I think the feelings are going to be mutual, but don't get your hopes up. If she says 'no' then don't press it because you'll push her further away." Rachel nodded in agreement. "Do you want Blaine and I to leave, give you two some privacy?"

"Oh no, I don't anticipate it being something we'll argue over. It's either a 'yes' or a 'no'."

"Well if you do, just give me a knock or something and we'll make ourselves scarce." He said just before there was a knock at their apartment.

"Hey baby." Rachel said as she answered the door.

"I'm so glad you're not busy." Quinn replied as they made their way into Rachel's bedroom and sat down on the couch she had in there.

"Nope, I'm free all day."

"I'll say it again, I'm glad. I felt awful for having to leave earlier." She said leaning forward and giving her a small kiss.

"Don't feel bad, you have to work."

"I was just relieved when Lindsay said I could take the day off while Trevor re-evaluated his decision."

"How about while he re-evaluates his decision, we re-evaluate ours?"

"Which decision was that?"

"The one where we decided to hold off moving in together."

"Ah." Quinn uttered.

"You're still not ready?"

"I am. I'm more than ready, trust me. I left this morning and my stomach developed a really empty feeling; I hated seeing you sad when I left. I definitely feel ready to move in with you, Rachel."

"Seriously?" Rachel asked. She didn't expect Quinn to give her a straight answer right away.

"Yes, of course. There's just one problem for now..." Quinn told her. 'Here it comes' Rachel thought.

"Well its something we've discussed before...If it gets published I'm going to be away on book tours and a lot of promotional work, so timing wise its probably not the best idea to be looking for an apartment. I mean it can take a while before I leave but until then I have to focus on my novel and getting it out there. I have to work on getting the publicity for it. I'm not saying no, Rachel, I'm saying the exact opposite. I want to move in with you, I really do, I just can't right now." She concluded.

She looked at her girlfriend whose bright face had darkened. Rachel looked deflated. "What if I had a suggestion already prepared?" Rachel mumbled.

"I'm listening..."

"What if you moved in here with Kurt and I. We wouldn't have the hassle of looking for a new place, you could just move your stuff over, well we could employ someone to do that and then once you're back from your tour and stuff we could begin looking for a place that's entirely our own."

"What does Kurt think of this?"

"Well it was half his idea. He wants to use it as a springboard into moving in with Blaine."

"I think it's a good idea, Rachel. Are you sure though? It's a big step."

"I don't want either of us to have the option of not spending the night next to the other. I want you to be the last thing I see before I go to sleep."

"I want that too, more than you know. So..." Quinn replied trailing off.

"So...we're moving in together?" Rachel asked hopefully.

"I do believe we are." Quinn chuckled.

Rachel wrapped her arms around Quinn's neck and dove into a deep kiss. Suddenly she pulled away from Quinn who was left rather confused. "I have to go tell Kurt the good news. Oh wait; we can go tell him the good news!" She said jumping off the couch enthusiastically.

"I was quite content staying here and kissing my new room-mate but I guess I can do that too."

"Well once we've broken our fantastic news we can resume."

"I love how you plan these things."

"I'm just making the best use of our time. It won't always be as free as this."

"That's true." Quinn replied as Rachel pulled her off the couch.

Just as Rachel was about to knock on Kurt's door, Quinn's phone rang. She checked the ID and saw it was Lindsay. "I've got to take this." She said indicating to the ID.

"Take it. I'll tell Kurt our good news."

"I knew you wouldn't be able to wait." She mocked. "Hello." She added answering her phone before Rachel could reply.

"Hey Quinn. Do you want the good news or bad news first?" Lindsay asked.

"I'll take the good news I think." Quinn replied as she closed Rachel's bedroom door.

"Good news is Trevor has agreed to publish your book. He loved it Quinn. We finally got him around to our way of thinking!" Lindsay exclaimed.

"You're serious?" Quinn replied with a blank expression on her face.

"Very serious."

"If this is the good news, then what on earth is the bad news?"

"It's not bad news in reality. It's just well I know how in love you are now and well you're going to be touring and promoting for a few months which means time away from Rachel."

"Its fine, we've been preparing for this. It's partly why I've been putting off moving in with her. I don't want her having to live alone straight after we'd moved in, that'd defeat the object."

"You really are a romantic aren't you?"

"You've edited my last two books and you're just coming to this conclusion now?"

"Oh no, I just thought I'd get some clarification." She laughed. "I'll let you go and tell Rachel the good news. I'll be in touch tomorrow Quinn. You need to write the dedication before we can send it off to print. We need to do some error checks and just double check we have consistency and continuity throughout."

"Yeah no problem. I can come over to your office in the morning, I want to get the wheels in motion as soon as, I've got a plan to keep up with."

"A plan? Do enlighten me."

"I will, tomorrow."

"I'll hold you to that."

"Bye Lindsay." She replied getting antsy to tell Rachel the good news.

"Congratulations Quinn. See you tomorrow." She replied before hanging up the phone.

"RACHEL! QUICK!" Quinn yelled.

"WHAT?" Rachel shrieked as she opened the door. She dived onto the bed and sat next to Quinn who immediately took both of her hands and locked their fingers together.

"I may have some news." She teased with a light tone to her voice.

"Don't you wind me up, Fabray." Rachel ordered forcefully.

"Woah, scary Rachel. I'll just tell you then...Well they've decided to publish my book." She replied nonchalantly.

"WHAT?" Rachel exclaimed.

"Ow!" Quinn yelped covering her ears. "Calm down baby."

"I can't. This is huge! I'm so proud of you." She squealed as she peppered her girlfriend's face with short kisses before she planted one on her lips.

"Bad news before you get too excited. I'm definitely touring and promoting it. We knew this though." Quinn added.

"It's fine. I'm could do with a weeks holiday and I guess I can use it to accompany my amazing girlfriend as she promotes her next bestseller."

"Rachel, that'd be amazing."

"You shouldn't expect any less. I know how much you've supported me throughout my career even before we got together so this is just payback."

"I love you, you know that right."

"I do. I love you, too." She said as she added another kiss to her girlfriend's lips. "Now get to work on that dedication." She joked.

"I already know what I'm saying." She grinned. "Santana's going to love it." She added jokingly.

"Keep it up and we can put off the celebrations for another night and that'd be a damn shame..." She teased. "I'm sorry, Rach." Quinn chuckled lightly.

-#-

Kurt and Blaine slipped out of the apartment quietly shortly after they heard Rachel's door slam. They didn't want to hear Rachel hit anymore high notes away from the stage so for their own sanity left the two women to it. 'I've got a feeling I'm going to be moving out sooner than I imagined.' Kurt thought as he locked the door. He smiled knowing that his best friend was happy.

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