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It was a morning like every other in the recent past ofQuinns life.

The alarm clock woke her up next to a certainbrunette who, as usual, mumbled too early for noiseas she pressed her face deeper in to her pillow. Quickquieted the machine and laid there for a moment,looking at the ceiling of their bedroom, trying to getcourage to start her day. Then, she finally sighed andsat up. She leaned for a quick kiss on the brunettesneck, before jumping of bed in direction to their

bathroom.

She did her usual shower routine that took her nomore than 10 minutes. It had been years and years ofperfecting her technique to make her showers shorter,but she had finally mastered the process and she wasable to do it all in one third of the time she usually

took.

After stepping out of the shower, she involved herbody in the most fluffy, comfy and lovely bathrobe inthe world white and smooth as feathers and sheblow dried her hair. Then she applied some productsand lotions to her hair; to her body and finalizedwith perfume.

Back inside their room, Quinn fussed about what todress. Again, nothing unusual. She decided on greyround neck dressed paired with light blue earringsand black heels. Once the outfit was on, she had

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something else

and that was when Quinn realized that that wasnt

going to be a regular morning.

Judge strikes down Prop 8, allows Gay marriage inCalifornia, stating that the ruling is by no means thestates first milestone, nor the last, on Americas roadto equality and freedom for all people

Quinns air is knocked out of her lungs. For amoment, she stares open-mouthed incredulously atthe anchor. She cant believe that thats finallyhappening.

She rests the mug on the counter. Breaths in. Calmsherself down. Thats the moment shes been waitingfor an entire year. She checks her watch. She has toleave in 5 minutes, if she wants to arrive to work ontime. Quinn quickly ponders her options: leaving towork now and doing it tonight, when Rachel arrivedhome, or just doing it now.

Quinn takes a moment to process it all. She haswaited for an entire year, cant she wait a few morehours?

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No.

She walks all the way until her office a tiny room

where she writes and she pushes a couple books ofthe shelf until she sees it: a tiny black box she hashidden there for almost two months, waiting for itsopportunity to seal the deal. Quinn had chosen thatplace carefully, because the room was the only oneRachel-proof.

Quinn slides the box inside her jeans pocket and she

exits the room.

Shes feeling nervous and excited as she opens theirbedroom door. Its so overwhelming she didnt eventake a moment to think about how shes going to do it.

Rachel is there, lying face down on the bed, revealing

naked, tanned skin. Quinn kneels on the bed and thenslowly crawls over Rachel, planting a soft kiss on thecurve of her back. Rachel mumbled, pleased, but stillhalf-asleep. Quinn rests her body completely againstRachels and she teases Rachels lacy black bra strapthen pushing it aside. The blondes lips press againstRachels shoulder. She kisses it again, and again.Then she slides them to the base of Rachels neck,sucking lightly, letting hertongue dart out to taste hergirlfriend. She explores the bare expanse of Rachelsneck, while her hands involve the brunettes waist.

Rachels smiling, but her eyes are still shut.

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Hey Quinn mumbles, on the brunettes ear. Thesmile on Rachel widens.

Hum she mumbles, lazily.

Quinn smiles against Rachels neck I have news.

Hum?

Quinn kisses softly Rachels pulse point, before

continuing, in a whisper prop 8 was overruled.

Rachel mumbled something that resembled yay!against the pillow.

Quinn prompts her body with her arms, so that Rachelcan turn around and face her.

Thats good news Rachel says, yawning, her eyesclouded, but obvious good mood. Quinn bites herlower lip with a smile.

And then, in the simplest, less elaborated waypossible, Quinns hand dives inside her pocket andher fingers reach for the little box.

Slowly, Quinn slides the box along the bed and then,without a word, presents it to Rachel.

The clouds on the brunettes eyes disappear

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automatically. Shes staring at the box, an adorablegap between her lips.

Quinn, biting her lip and smiling at the same time,opens the box, slowly.

Rachels chocolate brow eyes shine at the sight of thering its platinum, diamonds all around the band,from Quinn; everything she had ever wanted butthen rise to Quinns hazels.

Quinn needs no further permission that than. Shereaches for Rachels left hand and raises it until itsbetween their faces. Gently, she takes the ring out ofthe box and slides it on Rachels ring finger. Oncethey see its a perfect fit, Quinn leans down and softlykisses Rachels hand.

Rachel involves Quinns face with her hands, pullingher to meet her lips. They kiss ardently, languidly.

Theyve been married to each other for a long time

but now they are going to have the party.

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Chapter Three

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After her lunch with Rachel, the rest of Quinnsafternoon went by relatively uneventful, CoachSylvester laughed at her for being unable to walkwithout waddling, and Miss Pillsbury cornered herasking her if she wanted to talk about Suesunpleasant behaviour towards her. She declined, theCheerios coach had called her worse things before

her lapse in judgment turned her Fat Day into themother of all Fat Days

She refused the offer from Brittany to hang out withher and Santana after school, she lied saying that shewas feeling tired and her pillow was calling out to her.The look of relief from the Latina when she told the

blonde cheerleader this didnt go unnoticed. Like shewants to be third wheel anyway.

She went straight to Pucks when school finished,dumping her bag on the floor and collapsing onto thesmall bed. She had some time before little Mayacame home and Pucks Mom would wake up from herdaily afternoon nap, so she took that opportunity tobask in the peacefulness of the house before gettingready for dinner at Rachels.

Wow, there was something she never thought shedbe doing, or look forward to doing. She pretty much

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had a two track mind lately. Hungry and horny, andneither one had been satisfied at all these last fewmonths, so the thought of a proper home cooked

meal made her mouth water. As for the constantarousal, well that was something that would have tobe locked up in a little box, somewhere in the back ofher mind. She closed her eyes and thought of potatodumplings.

She heard a bang from somewhere and bolted uprightlooking around the room like a rabbit sensing danger,

then when she heard the familiar sound of Pucks littlesister running down the basement steps, she slumpedand looked at the clock in the corner with a frown.God damn it, shed fallen asleep for almost an hour.Well at least she hadnt really lied to Brittany now.

The young girl bounded up to her and smiled

mischievously before shouting, Epic Quinn!

Maya, stop calling me that. She could kill Puck forcoming up with that name for her. Especially in frontof an impressionable eleven year old who was readyto absorb all types of new information. Did you havea good day at school? She asked ruffling the girlshair.

The littlest Puckerman scrunched up her face,slapping the hand away from her head. Yeah.Matthew Parkers hamster, Jasper escaped from itscage during second period and our teacher Mr. Tobin

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had to try and catch it. It was really funny, he wasrunning around all over the place, he caught Jasperbut then he fell down.

Oh no. Is he alright?

Maya had her hand in her pocket and was diggingaround like she was looking for gold. Hmm?

Is he alright? Quinn asked again with a smile. Shecould only hope her daughter turned out to be as cute

as the little girl in front of her, with the trademarkPuckerman soulful eyes, and far too cheeky grin.

No. He died.

The blonde gaped at the girl. Mr. Tobin died?

No! Maya scoffed. Jasper died. Pay attention. Pucksaid the baby has turned your brain to mush.

Did he now? Quinn asked narrowing her eyes.

Yeah. The girl nodded. She knew she was gettingher brother into trouble. Mom asked me to come getyou.

Tell her Ill be up in a minute.

Okay. And the little girl ran back up the basementstairs, tripping halfway but carrying on like nothing

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had happened.

Quinn stood up and stretched her back, no sixteen

year old should have back ache like this, even if theyare pregnant. She made her way to the living roomand Ruth had her feet up watching some generic TVgame show. The lady knew her general knowledge.She asked Mrs. Puckerman once why she didntapply to go on one of those shows because shewould totally kick trivias ass, but Ruth said that shedidnt think she was that good. Quinn would later work

out that she was agoraphobic, and wouldnt evenleave the house to go and see her own daughter inthe starring role of the schools production of Aladdin.

You wanted to see me? She asked sitting next tothe woman.

You make it sound so formal Quinn; I just wanted toknow how your day was.

It was okay actually.

Good. Did you enjoy your lunch?

Yes, it was lovely thank you. No, it was horrible andshe threw it away. Not even a dog would eat it.

Im glad to hear it. Mrs. Puckerman looked at herand her face became serious. You cant make it ahabit though Quinn, I cant allow non kosher food in

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the house, it was a one off occasion because of thesituation at the time.

I understand. I promise it wont happen again.

Do you have anything planned for tonight? Thewoman asked turning back to the TV.

Yes, Im going over to a friends house for dinner.

Thats nice. Which friend?

Santana. Quinn wasnt quite ready to admit out loudthat she was willingly going over to Rachels, althoughRuth Puckerman would probably approve.

You shouldnt spend so much time with that Lopezgirl, shes a bad influence.

Weve been friends since we were in kindergarten.She and the Latina may not always get along, butthey had each others back when it was needed andcalling her a bad influence was probably an overexaggeration. She was almost certain of that. I haveto get ready. She got up giving the woman a smileand headed back down to the basement, locking thedoor behind her.

She opened up the suitcase and looked at theminimal amount of clothes she owned that actually fither. She shoved her hand in and pulled a dress out at

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random. Thatll do. It didnt matter; all her clotheslooked much the same anyway. Once she was ready,she got on the bed and closed her eyes for a second.

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David and Lucas Berry werent idiots. They weremore than aware that their daughter was Sociallyinept. And they took responsibility for a certain

amount of it.

From the moment she came into the world four weeksearly she was spoiled, they wanted her to haveopportunities in life, putting her into dancing classes,singing classes and martial arts classes. The latterbecause it was a small town in Ohio and they knew

what kind of backlash having two gay fathers wouldhave on her. They didnt condone violence, but thatdidnt mean they wouldnt allow their little girl to bedefenceless when, and not if, she got bullied. Theyalso wanted her to be confident and never afraid to beherself. And for good or bad, thats how she turnedout.

Even though they never brought it up to Rachel, theydid worry at her lack of friends. Boyfriends didnt fallinto this category, and they couldnt find themselveshappy that she had Jesse because the guy is aschmuck. So when their daughter had asked them if

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she could invite Quinn over for dinner tonight, theywere relieved. They knew the history between them,and when Rachel told them about revealing the true

paternity to Finn they grounded her for a month.Lucas was so furious with her he refused to speak toher for days. After that, when she spoke about thepregnant girl it was always with some sadness, andshe talked about the baby a lot. It was like shedrealised that it was actually a living being. And eventhough it didnt come across, she was a very nurturingindividual.

When the blonde turned up she was ten minutes late.Im so sorry. She apologised to Lucas when heanswered the door looking mildly annoyed, wearing asuggestive apron involving sausages, but gave her aknowing smile when she said I keep falling asleeptoday, I dont know whats wrong with me.

He led her into the kitchen and she sat down on oneof the dining chairs as he went back to the cooker.Thats the thing about babies, He said stirring thepot and bringing the spoon to his mouth, blowing it afew times. They feed off your energy like a parasite.

She pursed her lips and frowned at him. Her babywasnt a parasite. Except if you looked in a dictionarythen yeah, technically it was.

David walked in during his husbands last statementand slapped him on the arm. Way to make

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pregnancy sound like an episode of the X Files Luke.The taller man looked at Quinn and rolled his eyes.Brain filter, remember? And he tapped the side of

his head to emphasise.

She laughed. I remember.

I hope you brought your oversized party pants Kiddo,when my husband cooks, its enough to feed anarmy.

Dont need oversized party pants Im wearing adress, and the freeloader in my stomach helps outtoo.

Handy little blighters arent they. He went over to thefridge and opened it, flicking the bulb to bring on thelight. Drink? We have water, O.J, apple juice or milk.

Waters good.

David took out the bottle and handed it over to her.Rachel will be down soon. Shes, doing...something. He exhaled. I dont know what. Hereally didnt know what, but he did know that hisdaughter was very nervous about the blonde comingover. The three of them heard Rachel running downthe stairs and then walk into the kitchen as casuallyas she could. The Diva didnt pull off a laid backattitude very well, even in her most relaxed state therewas an underlying hum of energy.

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Hey. Quinn gave the other girl a smile.

Hey back. The brunette waved, and then put herhand down quickly. She turned to the smaller mancooking and asked, Is dinner nearly ready?

No. Itll be another thirty minutes.

She jutted out her lower lip, pouting. But Im hungrynow.

You cannot rush perfection little lady, youre justgoing to have to wait. Lucas said waving the handleof the wooden spoon at her, getting the sauce overhis apron.

You asked if dinner was going to be ready soon an

hour ago. Youre not normally this hungry. Iseverything alright? David leaned against thebreakfast bar putting his hands in his pockets. Hecaught the look Rachel gave Quinn and frownedwhen she responded.

I just worked out extra hard today. Now Im hungry.

You are a terrible liar Rachel Barbara Berry.

The Divas eyes went wide; she knew she was introuble when her full name was used. She opened hermouth to say something but all that came out was,

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Uh. Then she closed it again. Apparently shed onlyhad the one lie in her, honesty was one of the manyqualities of her personality that she was proud of, and

why being a politician was never one of her back upcareers if Broadway didn't work out.

She gave her food to me lunch time. The blnde saidfeeling guilty. She felt sorry for me because PucksMom made me some pretty unappetising hamsandwiches and I almost threw up they were sodisgusting.

David quirked an eyebrow and stopped himself fromsmiling. We appreciate the over-share. Thank youvery much. He looked to his daughter, who at leasthad the decency to look embarrassed and shook hishead. You didnt need to lie honey.

I know. Im sorry.

Wait! Lucas blurted out, and laughed nervously atsuddenly being the centre of attention. ThePuckermans are Jewish, why did she give you ham?

While we were at the store the other day, I may havehad a pregnant moment in the cooked meat section.

What exactly does a pregnant moment entail?

Mostly crying, with the occasional sob.

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David laughed. Oh my God, you emotionallyblackmailed the woman for a bit of pig didnt you?

No! She just realised that it was the only thing thatwas going to stop me blubbering. She picked up thecheapest one though; I dont think it contained awhole lot of actual meat. She stuck her tongue outand made gagging noises.

You are very bad Quinn. Lucas wagged the spoonat the blonde, getting even more sauce on him.

Youre lucky ham is easy to resist.

Resist? The taller man asked his husband. Doesntbeing Jewish automatically mean you just dont eatanything that isnt kosher?

Well, yeah. Lucas was looking down at his apron

and trying to wipe away the mess, however all thataccomplished was that it spread the stain out more.But it helps that ham doesnt really look particularlyappealing, and pork when its cooking smells likeburning flesh. Do you know how hard it is to be agood Jew with the smell of frying bacon? It isextremely difficult.

You never mentioned this before. The taller mansaid looking confused.

You never asked?

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I didnt know I needed to after twenty years ofmarriage. How do I know that you dont go off to eat itsomewhere undercover of darkness in a shroud of

secrecy?

What? You think all the bad Jews in town hang out inpacks and go to some back ally bacon van near thetrailer park willing to pay extortionate prices to gettheir fix?

Not bad Jews Honey, easily led. You did seem to go

into more detail there than necessary though, itmakes me wonder if there really is some shadyenterprise over on the wrong side of Lima, preying onall you guilt ridden Jews.

I feel like I should be very offended by that. Lucasfrowned.

But youre not, because you love me and you knowIm only kidding. David went up to his husband andwrapped his arms around him, placing a kiss on hischeek.

Urgh. I dont need to see this. Rachel started movingtowards the door. Quinn, would you like to join methe den?

Aww, theyre so cute. Why would you not need tosee this? The blonde looked at the couple. Herparents never did this.

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The Diva smirked. I dont know, Id rather watch amovie in my cosy chair.

This got the other girls attention. In seconds she wascharging out of the room past a bewildered brunettewho took a moment to realise what happened, andran after her. From the kitchen, the two men heard,

You cant just commandeer my chair Quinn! Itsimproper social practice.

Im pregnant damn it! I deserve comfort.

David sighed letting go of his husband and made hisway to the other room to control the teenagers thatwere bickering. He leaned against the doorwaywatching with amusement as the two girls sat

squashed together in the chair with Rachel trying toget the remote from the blonde who had it held aboveher head.

You have an unfair advantage. Give it to me. Thebrunette groaned, grasping at the air ineffectually.

Its not my fault your little arms cant reach that high.And the blonde blew a raspberry in the other girlsface.

The man knocked on the door and the girls froze. Inever thought Id have to say this to anyone over the

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age of nine, but do I need to separate you two?

No. They both said quickly, sitting with their hands in

their lap and wearing innocent smiles.

He shook his head and went back out to the kitchento keep his husband company. Honey?

Yeah? Lucas wiped his hands on a cloth and smiledup at him.

How do you know what burning flesh smells like?

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Dinner at the Fabray house was always such a

sombre affair; Quinn wasnt really permitted to talkunless it was Could you pass the carrots please? orif her father asked her a question. Her parents on theother hand could talk as much as they wanted, andthat was usually more excruciating than the silence.And meal time at the Puckermans was quiet, but thatwas only because everyones attention was on theTV. So she didnt think it was possible to have anykind of fun while eating dinner, but she was laughingso hard she hadnt been able to swallow the food thathad been in her mouth for the last ten minutes andshe wasnt being scolded for it, in fact the two menwere practically encouraging her.

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Shed laughed more in the last three days than shehad in the last sixteen years. And it was all Rachel

Berrys fault.

Rachel, was not finding things as amusing as herparents and Quinn. She didnt see why it was sofunny that she absolutely, positively hated the namethe blonde had decided to give to her chair.

I dont think the name is appropriate. She scowled

folding her arms. And I dont think that my dislike of itis all that humorous either. My chair does not deservethe name of a seedy street corner prostitute whobecame semi-famous because she performed fellatioon Hugh Grant!

As far as the pregnant girl was concerned, Rachel,

saying fellatio, equals too freaking funny.

Divine Brown is not acceptable. The Diva glared atQuinn. Mrs. Snugglebottom, or Mrs. Cosy-ton-hugglebanks. Those are acceptable.

Rachel, Sweetie? I think youre going to have to stoptalking now. Quinn looks like shes turning blue.David patted his daughter on the arm.

I was merely pointing out some of the more suitablenames she couldve come up with.

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Rachel wasnt really that annoyed because seeingQuinn like this was very pleasant, and what wasbetter was that she only seemed to be like this around

her and her Dads. In school when the blonde washanging out with Santana and Brittany she didntseem any different to the way shed always been.Snarky and grumpy. Not that the Diva spent a wholelot of time watching the other girl or anything. Butsomething had changed, she wasnt sure whatexactly. It couldve been her shielding the girl from theslushy, but she feared it was probably the vicodin

incident. Rachel really couldnt remember much ofwhat had happened that afternoon, all she had to goon was what her Dads had said, she vaguelyremembered a few things. Quinn being nice to her,having a very itchy face and Brad the piano playerwas probably some higher power, but that was aboutthe extent of it.

Whatever the reason, apparently this Quinn liked herand thats all she needed to know.

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The four of them finished their meal, eventually, andwent into the den to watch a movie. It was Davidsturn to pick this Friday, the rule at the Berry home wasthat everything was done with fairness. Everyone hadtheir turn equally, whether it was chores or the choice

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of entertainment.

His daughter and husband didnt like it when it was

his turn to pick the film. They always picked musicalsand Rom Coms, but David let his slightly sadistic sidecome out to play when it came to movie night andwould always pick things like Texas ChainsawMassacre or even worse, Hostel. Rachel hatedHostel not only was it disgustingly gruesome andgave her nightmares about eyes hanging out of theirsockets for weeks, she never understood why on

earth the audience would give a crap about the menin the film. They were a bunch of chauvinist idiots whogot themselves tortured and killed because theythought with their appendages and not with theirbrains.

I decided on a musical tonight. He smirked when

Rachel and Lucas looked relieved. The Diva shiftedherself in the chair she was sharing with Quinn to getcomfortable. The blonde frowned at the girl wrigglingbeside her. She didnt want to watch a musical; shechanged her mind when the credits came up though.

Dad. What is this? The brunette waved her hand atthe TV.

What does it look like? Its a musical.

Cannibal! The musical doesnt count.

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Of course it does Sweetie; the protagonist expresseshis feelings through song. Thats how this genreworks.

I thought I got rid of this. Lucas mumbled.

Oh you did, but theres this thing called Amazon so Ibought myself a new copy.

Rachel sulked for the first half of the movie, Quinn gotbored. The title of the film made it sound like it would

at least be so bad it was funny, this was not the case.

Trying to find something to do that wasnt watch thefilm, the blonde put her arm down the side of thearmchair and found a lever. Out of a general curiosity,she pulled it. The Diva squealed as the back of thechair went down and her legs went up.

Oh my God. It reclines! Quinn shouted withexcitement. Im moving in, and I shall live hereforever more.

Quinn! Return us to our former position at once.

No! The blonde turned her head and moved darkhair out of the way to whisper into the other girls ear.Think of it this way Rachel, if were looking at theceiling, were not watching the lame-ass movie.

The Diva seemed to ponder this, then turned her

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head knocking her nose against the other girls andpulled back at the surprise of the contact. She gave atiny cough. That is true. Rachel kept her voice low.

But our ceiling isnt very entertaining. So what elsecan we do to occupy our time? She asked smiling.

The pregnant girl shrugged and looked back up. Rightnow all she could think about was the image of anactual Little Devil who had escaped the metaphoricalhorny box in her head, and was running around happyto be free. How dare he react to Rachels innocent

question like that. Unacceptable.

Girls?

Yeah? They didnt bother moving from their reclinedposition to look at David.

He chuckled. Will either one of you be acting likeyoure almost adults anytime tonight?

Probably not. Quinn answered without any argumentfrom Rachel.

Okay then. He didnt mind whether or not the girlswatched the movie. His daughter was interacting withsomeone on a social level, and if that interactionmeant that they both acted like five year olds, then sobe it. The film was really only to punish his husbandfor getting rid of his original copy and think that hewouldnt get found out.

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Rock, paper, scissors? Rachel whispered.

The blonde turned her head towards the Diva slightlyand whispered back. What will the winner get? Itcame out more suggestively than shed intended, andshe blamed it on the still loose sexual demon runningabout in her head. Which at some point during the lastminute, shed named Charlie.

The chance to gloat because of superior skills?

Thankfully, Rachel hadnt picked up on the tone. Thator she was choosing to ignore it.

That sounds boring. How about we make itinteresting?

Hmm. There were several moments of silence, then,

Okay. If you win Ill make you lunch for school all ofnext week.

She liked the way the brunette thought. And if youwin?

That will be disclosed at a later date.

Not a chance. Pick something now or I pick for you.

Oh, alright. You have to perform I Do Not Hook Upin Glee.

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What? No.

Whats the matter Quinn? Dont you think you can

rock Kelly Clarkson?

Damn Rachel for knowing her weakness of provingpeople wrong. Fine. She was almost tempted tochange her mind about what she would get if she wonand make Rachel do some embarrassing song infront of the whole school, but knowing the Diva, shedprobably like the song and make it sound amazing.

But food that didnt make her want to vomit would winin almost every situation.

In the end, Quinn neednt have worried.

Rachel didnt take losing very well; she demandedseveral rematches and got increasingly more

annoyed with every loss, she finally conceded afterthe nineteenth game. The result was Quinn:Seventeen, Rachel: Two.

The Berry men had actually spent more time watchingthem play than they did the film. It was all veryentertaining, theyd never seen their daughter act likethis with anyone, and when she actually admitteddefeat they applauded.

At nine oclock Lucas insisted that Quinn let Mrs.Puckerman know that she was staying the nightbecause it was too late for her to drive home. It

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wasnt, but she wasnt going to argue with the man.His concern for her welfare was very sweet.

She and Rachel stayed up after the two men hadgone to bed and watched something that wasnt fromDavids weirdly large collection of Exploitation films,compromising on 'Matilda'' because who doesnt loveRoald Dahl?

Ive had a really nice time tonight Rachel. She feltthe girl shift in the seat they were still sharing but she

didnt take her eyes off the screen.

Im glad. The Diva leaned against the back of theupright chair and rested her head on her hand.Maybe next time I should challenge you to a thumbwrestling match, I have deceptively strong digits.

Quinn snorted. Is it your goal in life to make me laughnow or something?

It might be. Would that be so bad?

No. She turned to face Rachel. It really wouldnt.She smiled, then her attention was back to the TVand they watched the rest of the film in silence.