Chapter 19
Finn, Rachel, Quinn, and Sam stood behind the curtain, their hearts beating as fast as they could. "I've never been this nervous for a competition before," Rachel sighed as she tried to fix her hair in the mirror. "I mean I've been excited and slightly anxious but I've never been nervous. This actually kinda sucks. Now I know how everyone else feels."
"Please shut up before I barf," Quinn rolled her eyes and coughed. "I'm pretty sure I have mono again."
"Did you get it from Puck this time?" Sam sighed and glanced next to him when Santana joined them backstage. "Karma's a bitch."
"No, I got it from Colorado," Quinn said. "That ski lodge was full of coughing children."
Sam nodded and then looked over at Santana again. "What are you doing? You're not singing."
"Yeah, I am. Rachel, Mr. Schue wants to talk to you," Santana said with a smirk. Quinn nudged her a little in a 'shut up' kind of way. "What? He does."
Rachel rolled her eyes and walked away from her friends to where Will, Shelby, and Emma were standing. "Santana said you wanted to talk to me," She said.
"Yes, I'm really sorry, Rachel, but your dads just called and they don't want you singing the lead and doing this much dancing. We're subbing in Quinn for your part and Santana for Quinn's part. I apologize but I don't have a choice," Will explained, slightly scared of Rachel's reaction.
"What? They can't do that! It's my part," Rachel said, raising her voice a little. "And why can't Santana just take over for me?"
"We want it to be fair. Santana is already singing a lot in the Troubletones number so this way Quinn will get a chance to sing more," Shelby told her.
"Well it's not fair that I don't get to sing at all," Rachel rolled her eyes and walked back to the group. "Have fun singing with Barbie, Finn." She sighed and glared at Santana. "You know, I would've forgiven you for all of the hell you put me through but now, I never will." She had tears in her eyes. Drama Queen. She said to herself.
"What do you mean?" Finn asked Rachel.
"Mr. Schue gave my part to Quinn and Santana's taking hers," Rachel sighed and started to walk away.
"Screw you," Santana mumbled under her breath as they all joined the team for a show circle.
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Na na, na na na, na na
I miss you, miss you so bad
I don't forget you, oh it's so sad
I hope you can hear me, I remember it clearly
Quinn began singing the song as she walked on stage. Her voice filled the auditorium as she sang. Finn joined her for the chorus and smiled as they began to dance together.
The day you slipped away
Was the day I found it won't be the same
Na na, na na na, na na
Rachel watched them with slight jealousy from backstage. Santana smiled as she joined Finn with the song and Quinn walked off to the side.
I didn't get around to kiss you goodbye on the hand
I wish that I could see you again, I know that I can't
I hope you can hear me, 'cause I remember it clearly
Sam and Quinn grinned as they joined Finn and Santana on the stage again, the glee girls filling in behind them with boys in between each of them.
The day you slipped away
Was the day I found it won't be the same
I've had my wake up, won't you wake up
I keep asking why?
And I can't take it, it wasn't fake it
It happened you passed by
Santana and Quinn stepped ahead of everyone else for the next part, singing just the two of them.
Now you're gone, now you're gone
There you go, there you go
Somewhere I can't bring you back
Rachel and Brittany joined Santana and Quinn to sing the repeated bridge.
Now you're gone, now you're gone
There you go, there you go
Somewhere you're not coming back
Next, Finn, Brittany, Santana, Quinn, Rachel, and Sam sang together, their voices sounding beautiful with everyone else in the background.
The day you slipped away
Was the day I found it won't be the same
The day you slipped away
Was the day I found it won't be the same
Na na, na na na, na na
Everyone stepped back besides Quinn as she finished with the last line.
I miss you
The crowd cheered loudly and everyone on stage smiled and hugged. The Troubletones stayed on stage with Tina as they began their song.
"You were amazing," Quinn smiled and hugged Finn.
"Not as amazing as you," Finn grinned as he hugged Quinn back, almost for too long.
"You know what? I don't need fucking show choir anymore," Rachel mumbled as she walked away and sat down.
"Did she just swear?" Quinn asked Finn, laughing slightly. "That never happens!"
Finn sighed, "You know, you were actually even worse when you were pregnant. I don't get the big deal. She's been spending a lot of time with Sam lately and I'm not jealous of that. She needs to understand that you're one of my best friends and I like to spend time with you because you always seem to make me happy when I'm sad or pissed at Rachel."
"Exactly," Quinn nodded. "Let me talk to her," She said before walking over and sitting next to Rachel. "Rachel, you know he loves you and…"
"You know what, Quinn? I've heard that before and I'm so tired of being lied to. I'm sick of him telling me he doesn't have feelings for you when God knows he does." Rachel rolled her eyes and buried her head in her hands.
Singing Radiohead at the top of our lungs
With the boom box blaring as we're falling in love
Got a bottle of whatever, but it's getting us drunk
Singing here's to never growing up
Santana sang, trying her hardest to not pay attention to her fighting friends backstage. Mercedes and Brittany sang with her, not as concerned about Quinn and Rachel.
"He's pushing his feelings away. You should be proud of him," Quinn said in a comforting voice.
Call up all our friends, go hard this weekend
For no damn reason, I don't think we'll ever change
Santana continued with her solo part, Brittany following her.
Meet you at the spot, half past ten o'clock
We don't ever stop, and we're never gonna change
"For liking another girl? I don't think so," Rachel looked away from Quinn and listened to her friends sing, hearing Mercedes's voice.
Say, won't you stay forever stay
If you stay forever hey
We can stay forever young
Tina joined Brittany, Santana, and Mercedes in the song for the next chorus.
Singing Radiohead at the top of our lungs
With the boom box blaring as we're falling in love
Got a bottle of whatever, but it's getting us drunk
Singing, here's to never growing up
We'll be running down the street, yelling "Kiss my ass!"
I'm like yeah whatever, we're still living like that
When the sun's going down, we'll be raising our cups
Singing, here's to never growing up
"For not acting on it," Quinn shook her head. "I'm a very likeable person," She joked, laughing slightly.
"No, you're not," Rachel said, not laughing at all.
Oh whoa, oh whoa, here's to never growing up
Oh whoa, oh whoa, here's to never growing up
Tina and Brittany sang together this time.
Say, won't you stay forever stay
If you stay forever hey
We can stay forever young
Mercedes smiled as she and Santana danced together.
"Come on, Rachel, you know this isn't my fault. Finn and I have been through and hell and back together and we just know each other really well. I've known him since I was 13 and you just met him three years ago," Quinn sighed. "He's a great guy and you know he would never hurt you."
"I know and I felt really stupid for a while but now I know that it wasn't just history repeating itself because I'm pregnant with his baby and we're getting married and we're never going to break up and he's going to be mine forever but he's going to see you all of the time and he's going to be tempted and he's only going to see me on the weekends…"
"Rachel, stop. You're just making excuses for him. Being 'tempted' and away from your fiancée isn't a reason to cheat," Quinn shook her head.
"I know, I know, it's just…" Rachel paused, not wanting to continue because she couldn't speak without letting her tears loose. "It's just that he's always been here for me and never given me a reason not to trust him. He kissed you once and it was probably barely even a kiss and you initiated it even though he didn't pull away right away but he went over to your house, practically asking you to kiss him and I just don't know how to handle a baby and a long distance relationship plus NYADA all at the same time."
"You can," Quinn nodded. "You're fucking Rachel Berry; you're in like 16 clubs."
Rachel smiled slightly at her comment but erased the expression quickly as the Troubletones finished the song.
Singing Radiohead at the top of our lungs
With the boom box blaring as we're falling in love
I got a bottle of whatever, but it's getting us drunk
Singing, here's to never growing up
We'll be running down the street, yelling "Kiss my ass!"
I'm like yeah whatever, we're still living like that
When the sun's going down, we'll be raising our cups
Singing, here's to never growing up
Santana, Mercedes, Sugar, Brittany, Tina, and the other girls left the stage and a few other New Directions high fived them. Santana, not realizing what she was doing, hugged Rachel first. "You were great, San," Rachel smiled a little.
"Thanks," Santana said, pulling away from the hug. "Look, Rachel, I'm really sorry. I over reacted and I didn't mean to say any of the things I said to you."
"It's fine, you didn't do anything wrong. I was in a bad mood that day and I know now that it was all Quinn's fault and you had nothing to do with it," Rachel nodded and looked over at Quinn sadly. "Don't worry about it. I should be the one apologizing."
Quinn looked up at them, hurt in her eyes.
"Is that what you think?" Santana asked, taking a deep breath, finally ready to tell the truth. "Quinn told three people you were pregnant: Emily, Alison, and me. We decided as a group, more like Alison and Quinn, that we would post it on each of our Facebook walls. The only person who did it was Alison. Quinn told Alison her internet wasn't working so she couldn't but she really just couldn't. I talked Emily out of it but Alison just wanted Finn for herself. She also told Finn that Sam was the real father of the baby."
"What? Sam? When did she tell him that?" Rachel looked up, scared.
"The day that you got your NYADA callback and he found out he got into Connecticut," Santana sighed.
"Oh my God, I feel sick," Rachel sat down, putting her hand on her forehead. "Did he believe her when she told him?"
"Not at first," Quinn shook her head. "But he came over to my house to tell me about Connecticut and I told him that I found out about Sam and you spending time together and he put the pieces together…"
"Does he still think that?" Rachel asked, looking over at Finn.
"I don't know," Santana said blankly.
Rachel shook her head and ran over to Finn. "You know the baby is yours, right?"
Finn stared at Rachel as if she was an alien.
"It's yours, not Sam's."
"Wait…who told you about the Sam thing?" Finn asked her, still confused.
"It's your baby, Finn," Rachel repeated. "Quinn and Santana. I've never looked at Sam as more than a friend much less slept with him. You know you're the only person I've…"
"Rach, can we talk about this later please?"
"Guys, get on stage for the last song," Mr. Schue interrupted them. Rachel felt the tears break through as she ran out the door to the audience and into the bathroom.
"Rachel, wait!" Finn yelled after her.
"Finn, you can go find her after the performance. Right now we need to do the song," Will said sadly, gesturing towards the stage.
Finn nodded, not knowing what else to do at that point.
Quinn ran onstage, trying to shake off the feeling of regret that was running through her body.
Sorry it took so long for me to update. My internet went out at my house and I'm in a hotel now so it might be a while for another one. And please stop getting mad at me for lack of Finchel and too much Fuinn because the whole point of this story is a Finn/Rachel/Quinn love triangle pretty much. Review and PM :)