Make a wish
Quinn had to admit that the tuxedo looked incredibly good on her and she had Terri to thank for of that. The woman was a hero in her eyes and the reason why now the blonde was walking through the doors of the restaurant.
"Good evening, sir" Quinn nodded towards the butler as she walked inside and took everything in while trying to play it cool even though she was impressed to no end by the place.
Everything screamed classy and she felt overwhelmed as her eyes traveled from the expensive looking carpet to the giant chandeliers hanging from the glass dome. When she got to the stairs she couldn't help to run her hand on the wood of the rail. It was beautiful beyond compare.
A gentleman that walked by her side vowed his head in salute and Quinn did the same, although a bit awkwardly. Everyone was standing with prose, heads held high and straight spine, it didn't even look like they were walking, it looked like they were floating with elegance. The men had a hand behind their backs and consider that she was being seen as a man, she put her hand on her lower back as well and as a man walked by she took notice of how he was offering his arm to the lady beside him and she practiced a couple of times on her own.
More gentlemen nodded at her in greeting and she did the same while smiling politely.
Terri had said that she looked like a new penny and she felt just like one at that moment.
She didn't have to wait long before she saw Finn and Shelby appeared on the stairs, both looking beyond glamorous. She went to greet them but Finn barely nodded his way and moved quickly to greet someone else leaving Quinn with the words on the tip of her tongue.
Disappointed, she looked back only to be mesmerized by the sight on top of the stairs.
Rachel was wearing a red and white dress that left her shoulders and glorious neck exposed to the eye, her long hair fell around her shoulders in curls and she was shining in every way possible.
Even though Quinn was hypnotized, she had to move when Rachel was close to the bottom of the stairs and imitating the men from before she reached out to take the brunette's hand and leaned forward to plant a soft kiss to the back of her hand.
Quinn's tuxedo made her look beautiful to the eye; there was not a single moment where Rachel saw her as a man. She was Quinn and she looked amazing, the perfect gentlewoman but it was hard not to stare at the blonde beauty while her lips touched her skin in the softest kiss she'd ever received.
"I saw that on a film once, and I always wanted to do it." Quinn chuckled, her lips still very close to Rachel's hand and sending tingles all over Rachel's arm when her lips ghosted above her skin.
Rachel laughed in amusement at Quinn's confession though. The blonde was truly adorable.
Quinn offered Rachel her arm who took it proudly so and reached out to grabbed her fiancé's and mother's attention.
"Finn, surely you remember Mr. Fabray." Finn's reaction was comical to say the least. His eyes widen is genuine surprise at seeing Quinn look so fine.
"Fabray! I didn't recognize you" he admitted in awe. "Amazing! You could almost pass for a gentlemen" he added with just a hint of mockery.
"Almost" Quinn said amused yet not insulted quit yet. Shelby just looked at her with the same disgusted expression than before but Quinn just nodded her way before Finn pulled her forward and she was left with Rachel to follow behind.
"You look beautiful tonight, Rachel" Quinn said and had the pleasure to make Rachel blush and duck her head shyly.
It was unbelievable the way a girl like Rachel could blush at hearing such a line that Quinn was sure the girl must have heard a thousand times before.
"You do too, Quinn" Rachel said with a bite to her bottom lip where Quinn's eyes lingered. Kissing the brunette was never so tempting before. Her mouth watered and her breath got caught in her throat, an empty feeling settled on her stomach when she had to hold back even though Rachel's mere presence was like a magnet pulling her close.
They kept walking around the restaurant through countless of prominent men and women that Quinn would have never had the chance to see if it wasn't for Rachel.
"You look like a natural. I don't think anyone will question you" Rachel addressed making Quinn raise her chin a bit higher in the air and pretend to look like an annoyed diva.
"I am a natural, kid. I don't know what you're talking about babe" that made Rachel laughed louder than she was supposed to at this events. She covered her mouth with a hand quickly while Quinn just laughed, her eyes never leaving Rachel's joyful expression.
"I like your laugh" Quinn found herself saying and then she blushed madly when she realized that that had come out of nowhere.
"I like my laugh too" Rachel said playfully as Finn turned around and smiled at Rachel before winking at her direction.
Neither girl said anything but they were reminded that Rachel had a fiancé.
"Look" Rachel called Quinn's attention again and pulled her down a little bit to whisper in her ear. Quinn followed her line of sight noticing a woman "That's the Countess Rothes" said Rachel and then she pointed at an older man who was with a much younger girl "And that's John Jacob Astor, the richest man on the ship. His little wifey there, Madeline, is my age and in a delicate condition." Quinn chuckled when she noticed the bump on the young woman "See how she's trying to hide it. Quite the scandal" Rachel continued to tell Quinn about several notables around the room and their not so rightful lives that they tried to keep undercover.
Mr. Astor and Madeline nodded towards Rachel and she moved closer to greet them, Quinn by her side looking every bit as a gentlemen as the rest of the penguins.
"J.J, Madeline, I'd like you to meet Quinn Fabray" introduced Rachel with a proud smile on her face. Quinn reached out to shake the man's hand rather nervously.
"Good to meet you Quinn. Are you of the Boston Fabrays?" the man asked interested and Quinn shook her head.
"No, sir. The New York, actually" Astor nodded his head trying to recall the Fabrays in New York but he couldn't. They parted ways rather awkwardly after that leaving a giggling Rachel behind and a puzzled Quinn.
"How are you holding up, kid?" Terri came into view and Quinn smiled fondly at the lady.
"With no problem at all, ma'am. You just dress nice and keep your nose up" said an amused Quinn as she raised her chin a bit higher. Terri and Rachel laughed.
"Remember, the only thing they respect is money, so just act like you've got a lot of it and you're in the club" Quinn nodded and offered her free arm to the lady and then escorted both of them to the dining table.
Quinn was a nervous mess but she didn't show it as she took her seat next to Terri and watched Rachel sat beside Finn. Everyone was looking at her with polite smiles on their lips and curious eyes, probably thinking that he was a new rich, a young captain of industry, new money but still part of the club like Terri said before.
Everything was going rather smoothly while Quinn exchanged flirty smiles with Rachel across the table. That is until Shelby decided that it was enough pretending for one night and with an evil smile turned to address Quinn.
"Tell us of the accommodation in third class, Mr. Fabray. I hear they're quite good on this ship" several gasps were heard but Quinn's face was cool even though she couldn't expect any less of the woman. She had never been embarrassed of her class and she wasn't going to start.
"The best I've seen, ma'am. Hardly any rats." Shelby rolled her eyes while the rest of the table laughed at Quinn's answer. Terri was too busy glaring at the older brunette to do anything else.
"Mr. Fabray is joining us from third class. He was of some assistance to my fiancée last night" Finn filled in the rest of the table of exactly why was Quinn there.
Finn smirked at Quinn, a glint of evilness on his eyes but Quinn didn't look intimidated even though he just treated her like the help. She didn't care about his opinion of her or anyone else but Rachel's.
"Caviar, sir?" a waiter asked by Quinn's right and with one look at the green thing Quinn made her decision.
"No caviar for me, thanks." Rachel smiled fondly after seeing Quinn's reaction at seeing the dish but Finn was staring at the blonde with disdain. "Never did like it much." Quinn added and at this Rachel actually laughed. Shelby didn't like the interaction, not one bit.
"Tell us Mr. Fabray, where do you live?" Shelby asked gathering attention to them once more.
Quinn knew the lady's angle but she wasn't going to let the woman get on her nerves so she smiled before she spoke "Well, right now my address is the RMS Titanic. After that, I'm on God's good humor" she said as more food was served and she picked one of the three forks but Rachel picked the right one and showed Quinn from afar. Quinn quickly settled down the one she grabbed first and picked up the one Rachel was telling her to.
"You find that sort of rootless existence appealing, do you?" Shelby asked with just a hint of disgust.
"Well" Quinn was having too much fun pushing the lady's bottoms by just being herself and she was never one to pretend "It's a big world, and I want to see it all before I go. You can't wait around, because you never know what hand you're going to get dealt next."
At this point Quinn had everyone's attention but they didn't intimidated her because she spoke with the truth and her eyes found Rachel's to let her know that.
"I was thrown to the big bad world when I was fifteen and I've been alone since. I usually go from place to place to work. Now a friend of mine comes along with me and we won the tickets for this trip on a bet" Rachel smiled impressed while Shelby rolled her eyes "I have everything I need right here" Quinn continued.
"I have air in my lungs and blank sheets of paper. I love to wake up in the morning not knowing where I'll end up or who I'm going to meet next." She smiled towards Rachel making the girl blush and smile back "Just the other day I was sleeping under a bridge but here I am now, having champagne with the finest people in the world" Quinn said smiling genuinely now and winked at Rachel "Life is a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. I'm going to make each day count."
Rachel raised her glass without looking away from Quinn "To make it count" she proclaimed and everyone else raised their glasses. Quinn laughed with her as everyone repeated the line and took a drink.
"Well said, kid" Terri said smiling at how green Finn and Shelby suddenly were.
Thankfully the talk focused on a different direction from then on and Quinn was finally able to actually eat some food while stealing glances of Rachel and her perfect smile that was only directed towards her.
She was falling in love, she knew it but she couldn't stop herself nor did she wanted it to. Rachel was incredible in every way and Quinn wanted to show her the world. She wanted to give her the world in a silver platter if that meant that she got to spend the rest of her live with her.
Rachel whispered something towards her but she was so immersed in her thoughts that she missed it until all the men stood up and Rachel chuckled at Quinn's lost stare.
"Well, join me for a brandy, gentlemen?" Quinn declined politely saying that she has to go back but Finn didn't waste the opportunity to jab at him.
"It's for the best. We'll be discussing business and politics, that sort of thing wouldn't interest you." That actually got to Quinn and she hated how right he was and how it meant that she was never going to be able to give the Rachel the life that she deserved.
She took a deep breath and turned around to face Rachel. "Must you really go, Quinn?" the blonde loved the pout on Rachel's lower lip already and it melted her insides.
"Time for me to go back with the rest of the slaves" she said and held her amusement when Rachel's pout got impossibly bigger. She leaned to take Rachel's hand to insert a little piece of paper there. Rachel's wide eyes made her want to laugh as she kissed the back of the girl's hand and then turned around to leave.
Rachel eyed everywhere before she unfolded the little piece of paper to read the note "Make it count. Meet me at the clock." A smile curved on her lips immediately. She excused herself to go to bed claiming tiredness and left.
Was this what being in love felt like? Rachel felt strong for the first time ever. She felt like she was capable to just drop everything and everyone for Quinn. She felt strong enough to do anything for Quinn and that made her feel alive.
Quinn was staring at the clock on the top of the stairs with her back to the foyer when Rachel saw her. The brunette knew she had made the right decision when the blonde turned around and smiled sweetly at her.
"Want to go to a real party?" Rachel smiled as Quinn reached out to hold her hand. There was only one answer for that question.
Hand in hand both girls ran down the long corridors and down the stairs to cross the gate that indicated they were now on the third class deck. Rachel didn't seem to mind where they were going as long as she got to keep holding Quinn's hand.
"I hope you don't have a curfew" Quinn said only half-joking to which Rachel laughed. She hoped Finn was too busy with business talks to notice her absence.
"I'm not five" she retorted with a playful eye roll.
"That's what she said" Quinn laughed as she pulled her through the doors to the social saloon.
Quinn watched with a smile on her face as Rachel gaped over the party being held. It was obviously the first time that Rachel got to see a celebration like this, so unprejudiced and carefree. The only aim being to have fun, dance and drink as much as you can.
"Quinn! Quinn!" a woman yelled catching both girls attention. Santana was tipsy from all the beers she'd had and she tripped almost falling to the ground but Quinn's quick reflexes stopped that from happening.
"Watch your step" the blonde laughed at her best friend.
"Oh" Santana stood straight when her eyes fell on Quinn's company "Don't be rude" she said through greeted teeth and hit Quinn's chest with the back of her hand "Introduce us" she ordered.
"Right, yeah" Rachel chuckled but remained quiet "Rachel Berry Corcoran this is my friend Santana Lopez."
Santana did some weird vowed with her head that resulted rather embarrassing but Quinn was surprised when Rachel did the same.
"Nice to meet you, Miss" Santana drunkenly proclaimed.
"Pleasure is all mine, Miss" Rachel smiled feeling Quinn's eyes on her all the time. Santana they wondered away, pleased with herself.
"I apologized for that. She's usually not this friendly… or drunk." Quinn chuckled as she watched her friend.
"No worries. What does a girl have to do for you to get her a drink?" she challenged out of nowhere.
"Said girl would have to dance with me first" Quinn offered a hand but Rachel didn't take it. She suspiciously shook her head and faked rejection.
Quinn smiled lovingly and reached to take two glasses from a table to their right and handed one to Rachel.
"Quinn! Come dance with me. It's my favorite song!" little Sugar excitedly said while she pulled Quinn's hand.
"Go, I'll stay right here" Rachel took a seat beside two drunken men while Quinn left to the dance floor with a happy Sugar on her hip.
The place was crowded with laughter, music, alcohol and smoke but Rachel didn't mind one little bit. She saw the band play the song with vigor and enthusiasm. She had never been in such a celebration and it felt so good to see so much happiness for once.
Quinn looked adorable while dancing with the laughing seven year old. Rachel didn't know the music, she'd never heard it before but everyone was having so much fun that she just wanted to be a part of it all instead of just an observer.
There were still a few groups of women that were eying her with jealousy and whispering in each other's ears but she didn't let that get to her.
"Come on" Quinn said as Sugar walked out of the dance floor. Rachel looked scared for a second as Quinn reached out and pulled her to her feet.
"Wait, Quinn" she called but Quinn wasn't having it.
"You're still my best girl, Sugar" Quinn said to the little girl as the beat of a new song came along and suddenly Rachel was staring into hazel eyes.
Quinn felt Rachel shake in her arms but that didn't stop her from pulling the girl closer to her own body. She took Rachel's hand delicately and put the other one on her lower back and she pulled closer until their bodies were flushing together.
They've never felt so comfortable while in the arms of another person before. They smiled contently and surprised.
"I don't know the steps" Rachel confessed, Quinn laughed.
"Me neither" she laughed some more "We just have to get closer. Like this" she flushed impossibly closer to Rachel, their chests colliding together, their bellies and their hips. "Just follow me. Don't think" the blonde said with an adoringly smile.
Santana, Brittany and Holly watched the couple and there was not a doubt in their minds that they were in love. It radiated from them, from the way they looked at each other, the way the touched and the big smiles on their faces. At one point Rachel even took off her shoes to dance with more freedom.
Rachel's laughter was the indication that Quinn had done right by taking her to that party. The girl had never looked happier or free than in that moment when they danced together, twirled and jumped.
Quinn wanted to see Rachel smile like that every day from then on and she was going to do whatever it takes to make it happen. She was going to have to tell Rachel how she felt.
Rachel was having so much fun that the fact that she didn't belonged there didn't even crossed her mind. She got all the jokes, laughed at the antics of barbarian but playful men and danced until her feet screamed in agony with Quinn.
"I need something to drink" she said if only to step away from the dance floor for a little bit. Quinn nodded and pulled her along to a table where a man passing by spilled his drink of Rachel's dress.
Rachel jumped back and muffled a scream "Get out o'here!" Quinn pushed the man away "Are you ok?" she asked with concern and even used her shirt's sleeve to clean Rachel's dress. "Did he hurt you?"
"No. I'm alright, he just scared me" Rachel smiled adoringly at Quinn at how concerned she looked for her wellbeing and the deadly glares that she kept sending towards the drunken man.
Out of the corner of her eye Quinn saw Brittany and Santana making out on the corner of the room and smiled to herself. She knew something was there from the moment Santana jumped off her bed to introduce herself to the blonde.
Quinn finally got Rachel that drink and watched in owed as the girl drank the whole glass of beer in one big gulp.
"You think a first class girl can't hold a drink?" she playfully said as she put the glass down on the table between two angry looking men.
"So, you think you're big tough men? Let's see you do this" she said. Quinn's impressed eyes never leaving her as she took the bottom of her dress and shoved it in the blonde's hands "Hold this, please. High."
Quinn did as told and Rachel took a deep breath before she assumed a ballet stance. She started to lift her own body on the tip of her toes until her entire weight was being held by her big toes and everyone was looking with their jaws on the floor.
"Oooowwww!" she let herself fall on Quinn's waiting arms and laughed "I haven't done that in years." And she hadn't, the last ballet lesson she had was two weeks before her father passed away.
Everyone clapped their hands and raised their glasses for her but she couldn't look away from the smiling blonde that was holding her in her arms.
The moon that saw us dancing together
it's the same one that sees us
tonight without each other
I've never loved like this
to the point of madness and desperation
Both girls sang the lyrics to the popular song as they reached the first class deck, hand in hand and without the intention of letting go just yet.
They stared at each other under the silver light, silly smiles on their faces and more than a little tipsy from all those beers.
Rachel smiled wider as she took a deep breath to sing the chorus and Quinn was amazed by how beautiful her voice really was. She was drawn by the brunette and all she wanted to do was lean closer and just kiss her but it wasn't the perfect moment, not when Rachel was a having a bit of trouble with walking at least.
Love, for your love
with a taste of cinnamon
I go, for your love
I won't gave up, no
"You are so beautiful, Rachel" Quinn caught herself saying. Rachel shuddered when the blonde reached out and tucked a lose strand of her hair behind her ear. "So especial and you make me so happy." There was so much honesty and those words held so much more, Quinn was putting herself out there for Rachel.
Rachel knew how Quinn felt because she was feeling the same way too. She wanted to kiss the blonde senseless and stay with her forever but they couldn't, she was engaged to be married and whatever it was that they had it would stay on the ship and they'll never see each other again after they sail.
"Isn't it magnificent?" she turned around avoiding Quinn's hopeful stare to look at the sky above them.
"Rachel" the blonde begged.
"So grand and endless" Rachel continued and Quinn knew to keep quiet. It wasn't the right moment. She knew it.
"They're brainless, Quinn. They think themselves as kings and they're everything but." She was rambling while Quinn was fighting to keep the knot on her throat in control.
"You don't belong with them" she reached out. Rachel didn't stop her when she took her hand one more time.
"Look! A shooting star" Rachel laughed pointing at the sky, breaking the moment again but she was so scared. Quinn turned around slowly while holding Rachel's hand a bit tighter.
"Santana says that whenever you see one, it's a soul going to heaven." Quinn's eyes were locked on the sky while Rachel's were locked on her.
"I like that." She nodded when Quinn's eyes met hers and she saw how strong the blonde's feelings really were, maybe as strong as her own "Aren't we supposed to wish on it?"
Their eyes danced on their faces, going back and forth from their lips to their eyes. There was no doubt of what they wanted to do.
"What would you wish for?" Quinn whispered. She was leaning closer and could almost taste Rachel's lips on her own.
"Something I can't have." Rachel whispered back and then she jumped back putting a little over three feet in between them. "I had so much fun, Quinn. Thank you and goodnight" she said in a rush and before Quinn could react Rachel was crossing the doors that took her inside the first class door rooms.
"Rachel, wait!" but it was too late. Rachel couldn't hear her anymore.
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