Chapter 6: Rekindling

Puck's truck pulled in the driveway ten minutes early, making Quinn freak out. She was already wearing her blue dress but she still needed to figure out what shoes to wear and had to do her make-up. He rang the door bell and she opened.
"I never thought I would see the day that you would be early, Puckerman."

"Well, I just couldn't wait to do this," he said grinning and kissed her.

"Wow, you must be happy to see me."

"I really am," he said, his voice sounding serious suddenly.

Quinn laughed and shook her head in delight. She decided upon a pair of shoes and got her make-up bag. Puck looked at her weirded out.

"You use make-up?"

"Yeah?"

"Why? You of all don't need it."

She smiled at the compliment, but put on some lip gloss nevertheless.

"Okay, I'm ready to go."

She said goodbye to her mom and got into Puck's truck.

"So is anyone besides Finn, Britt and Santana coming?", Quinn asked.

Puck stayed silent for a while and then murmured: "Sam and Blaine thought about coming."

From all the people in the world, Sam was the person Quinn did not expect to want to have dinner with her. Did he change his mind about talking to her?

"Okay then," she said smiling.

They went into Breadstix hand in hand and saw Brittana with linked pinkies, Finn, Blaine and Sam at a table. When Sam saw they were holding hands, he flinched and got up. Quinn quickly let go of Puck's hand. Sam tried to get past her but she followed him.

"Sam, I.."

"You don't have to say anything, Quinn. I told Blaine it was stupid to come here but he convinced me it was the perfect opportunity to talk to you. But I guess there is no need to. Good luck to you and Puck." He stormed out of the door.

Quinn stood there helpless. She looked at Puck who was waving at her to come over. She sat dwon next to him and he put his arm around her shoulder much to Blaine's dismay.

"So Quinn," Finn said, "how is life at an Ivy League University?"

"It's ok. The professors are ok. Drama classes are so much fun. The parties can get quite wild, however. But that doesn't really concern me."

"Why is that, Q? You were always a party girl," Santana asked.

"My roommate, Anna, she is the daughter of the dean, so I really can't go to wild, if I want to get a scholarship. I'm just kinda afraid that she might tell her dad, if I get wasted or do something stupid."

"Wow, what a buzzkill," Santana said annoyed.

"Bees buzz," Brittany interrupted her.

"True, Britt," she smiled at her girlfriend and kissed her.

"She is actually really nice and helpful. We get along quite well and she can be really funny."

"Sure thing. Sounds about as funny as Rachel to me," Santana mocked her.

"Hey!", Finn said, "Leave her alone! She is funny."

"Maybe the lead in Funny Girl, but not a funny girl," Santana said rolling her eyes.

Puck secretly took Quinn's hand under the table. She smiled to Blaine's notice.

"Can we talk?", Blaine asked her.

Quinn was surprised, because they have never really talked outside glee club and were never that close.

"Sure," she said getting up and going outside.

"What's up?"

"It's about Sam. It took me a while to even convince him to come and talk to you. He never really got over you. He still believes that one day, you guys might get together. But then you come in, holding hands with Puck. Do you even care about what Sam feels?"

"Of course I do. We broke up. I didn't know I had to inform him or you whenever I started seeing somebody else. But of course I care about Sam. We are still friends. We just lost touch and never really talked about our break up."

"Maybe you should."

"That was two years ago. I don't think he would like me to bring up these old wounds."

"You actually already did that when you entered the choir room the other day."

"I am sorry about what I did to Sam. I am sorry that I returned to Lima to see my old friends. I am sorry that I might still have feelings for Puck. But you, Blaine Anderson, have no right to talk down to me like that."

"Sorry Quinn! I didn't mean to. It's just that I don't like to see my best friend hurt."

"It's ok, Blaine. I will go back to New Haven tomorrow anyways."

"I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to say that."

"Don't worry. Really. I could have used a friend like you back in high school."

They hugged and went back inside. Brittany told the story of how she got lost on the campus of MIT and everybody laughed.

"Did you tell them?", Finn asked Puck.

"No not yet. Guys, I have an announcement to make."

Quinn stared at him with a questioning look on her face.

"I have enrolled at The University of Lima to become a writer."

They all cheered and were happy for their friend. They then spent the rest of the evening talking about all their lifes and later Puck drove Quinn home, kissed her good night and left.

Quinn lay in bed thinking about Sam, Puck and what she had to do when she returned to Yale the other day until she fell asleep.