First Time I Kissed Your Lips

Brittany smiles at Quinn who's sitting on her bed as she hands her a glass of lemonade before she joins her, sitting across from her on the mattress. She folds her long legs in Indian style which mirrors Quinn's own position and leans back on her hands enjoying this moment alone with her friend. She realizes that there isn't much time left to spend time with just the two of them together and is happy that Quinn agreed to have a sleepover at her house.

"It's really good huh?" She beams at Quinn who's trying not to make a face as swallows the drink that's on the sickly sweet side. She prefers a slightly more tart lemonade.

"Um yeah, it's a little on the sweet side, but its good thanks Brit."

Brittany frowns as she glances at the drink that's gingerly placed on her nightstand. "I only put in like four cups of sugar…"

"Well I guess your sweet tooth is stronger than mine is."

"None of my teeth ever tasted sweet to me. They only taste like whatever it is that I'm eating at the time."

Quinn raises an eyebrow and gives a small chuckle as she thinks, I'm really going to miss her…all the little funny things she says…

"I'm glad you invited me over Brit. Although I have to say that I'm a little surprised you're not spending every waking…well every moment with San before she leaves."

It doesn't escape her notice when a sad expression briefly crosses Brittany's face before the other blonde quickly recovers and smiles softly back at her.

"We've been friends for a long time now and you mean a lot to me too Quinn. I thought we should at least have one night with just the two of us while we still have time."

Quinn wistfully smiles back at her. "I wish I was there for you more this year. I thought with San there… she'd have realized much sooner that you weren't going to be with us for-"

"It's not San's fault..." Brittany cuts in. "Besides it's all right. I plan on getting my second senior year right. I will go to all my classes this time, make sure I pass every single one of them. I'll also run for school president, and this time I seriously intend on making a change for the better for McKinley High."

"But didn't she realize that you were failing all your classes? I mean she is your girlfriend…"

"Was." Brittany tone is flat and lifeless as face conveys the seriousness of that single syllable.

Quinn looks at her quizzically.

"What? You mean you two aren't together anymore?"

Brittany ducked her head and looked down as she quietly replies, "I've thought about it a lot actually for weeks before graduation. And we didn't really talk about it until that night after you all graduated. I told her that although I'll always be a part of her life, it was time to let our relationship as girlfriends end…at least for now."

"So how did she take it?

"Well she cried…a lot. We both did. She tried to convince me that we could do the long distance thing like Kurt and Blaine are doing. But I just think it would be best if we spent this next year focusing on ourselves so we have a much better chance of getting things right."

Quinn quietly ponders this for a moment. "Hmm…yeah maybe you're right. But since you two really love each other couldn't you try to give the long distance thing a chance and see how it goes?"

"I don't want a long distance relationship to hold her back. So I told her that it's for the best that we part now. Otherwise it'll only be harder for her when she leaves next month. Then she's going to be really busy trying to make in in New York. Which like…might as well be on another planet. I'll still be a high school student and she'll hopefully be living her dream someplace totally different from Lima. She'll be surrounded by people who aren't dumb like – "

"You are NOT dumb. I don't want to hear you say anything like that about yourself ever again!"

Brittany body instinctively jerks a little at the sharp tone in Quinn's voice. For moment neither speaks and during the silence she studies the serious expression on Quinn's face before softly smiling at the concerned way in which the shorter blonde is glaring at her.

Quinn eventually breaks the silence. "When all Santana cared about after graduating high school was becoming famous, who was it that helped her see beyond that? Who helped her get that scholarship, which by the way she isn't even going to take advantage of...It was you Brit. Granted it seemed like a strange way to go about it, I mean posting a sex video for seems pretty far out there to me…but anyway, there's method to your madness. It was only you and Coach Sylvester who did what no one else ever did for her. So don't ever put yourself down like mmmph.."

Quinn's rant is interrupted by finding Brittany's lips on hers. Her eyes widen in shock as she is frozen in place. The taller blonde's mouth pressed against hers was the last thing she ever expected to happen. After a moment she relaxes and closes her eyes. Her lips gradually move in synch with Brittany's and she wonders at the softness of her lips, and why she's feeling that strangely pleasant feeling stirring deep within.

When Brittany slowly pulls from the kiss her bright blue eyes sparkle as she takes in Quinn's expression, her eyes still closed and a strangely serene look upon her face.

Hazel eyes flutter open and she looks questioningly at Brittany. She sucks a lower lip between perfect teeth and takes a deep breath through her nostrils as her eyes study Brittany for what seems an eternity, but likely lasts for only a few seconds.

"Brit…what…why?" Quinn's soft voice takes on that husky tone that Brittany had always secretly found incredibly sexy. It makes her want to quiet her again with another kiss. She holds herself back though, wanting to give Quinn a moment to process what just happened between them.

Brittany shrugs her shoulders. "I don't know, I just wanted to kiss you…did it not feel good for you?"

Quinn looks at her with an expression that tells her she wasn't impressed with that answer…that she was one of the few people who really knew her enough to see past her "dumb Brittany" act.

"Well…we've known each other for a long time now, and I've sometimes wondered what it would be like…to kiss you. You are really gorgeous and have lips that look like they were made to be kissed….and soon you'll be gone just like everybody else…so I know I'll never have the chance like this again to know what it feels like to kiss Quinn Fabray."

Quinn takes inhales deeply through delicate nostrils as she tries to sort out her thoughts and come up with an appropriate response. She can't deny that she enjoyed the kiss, but it was not something she had ever foreseen happening between them. Sure a part of her always found Brittany attractive and there were a few moments when she watched the leggy blond dancing with more than a passing glance. As amazing as Brittany was whenever she danced who couldn't help but be a little mesmerized? It was only natural to admire the beauty in the way her lithe and well-toned body moved whenever Brittany was in her element. So it was just another one of those things that Quinn's mind always artfully brushed aside, and gave it no further thought. Besides there were always so many other pressing matters in her life that needed tending to…not to mention that she always told herself that she was not really that into that kind of thing…

However any suppressed sentiment for an attraction towards the same sex was now reasserting itself and Quinn has having a hard time denying its existence. Every desire she previously dismissed and bottled up inside had just resurfaced and couldn't be easily swept aside in this moment. While the kiss was unexpected she was a little more surprised at the lack of gay panic she felt. Perhaps being friends for so long with Brittany had made her feel safe enough to explore the feelings that this touch of intimacy had elicited.

Hazel green lost themselves in a sea of warm azure blue as their eyes connected together in a way that's never happened before. Quinn was mesmerized by the effect this silent exchange was having on her body, the seductive quality hidden behind ordinarily blue eyed innocence. She momentarily struggled to find words to form a coherent response, stunned by this surprising connection they both were sharing. In the years that they've known each other they've never related to each other beyond a friendship level, so it was more than a little startling for Quinn to feel this spark of sexual energy between them.

Cliché as it was Quinn was seeing her friend in a new light. This was Brittany…former cheerleading teammate and fellow glee clubber…goofy Brittany with all her silly and sometimes just plain weird observations while ceaselessly perfecting the typical role as the ditzy blonde…was in this moment not just sweet and innocent Brittany, but an incredibly alluring and sexy woman. And Quinn could not find it in herself to turn away from whatever this may or may not turn out to be between them. This was something she wanted to explore, even if it was only for one night.

She slowly reached her hand to take the taller blonde's in hers and spoke.

"Britt…I liked it…a lot."

A huge delighted grin broke out on Brittany's face.

"You did?"

Quinn smile reflected back the happiness she saw and felt inside.

"Mmhmm," she nodded gently and her eyes gleamed with their new found awareness and desire.

"I've never…I mean I don't know if we should…"

"It doesn't have to mean anything, if you don't want it to Quinn."

Quinn sighed. She struggled between not wanting to do anything that they both would regret later and just giving into this surprising feeling of want and desire. It wasn't exactly the right time or situation for either of them to delve into whatever this was or could be and she didn't want to do anything that might ruin their friendship. If she allowed herself to think about it, she knew she would come up with a multitude of reasons why going any further would be a mistake.

"Quinn…"

"Yeah Brit?"

"I can see you thinking. You were always the thinker. Always worrying so much about everything. Sometimes you have to just let yourself be in the moment. You've always been so hard on yourself and denied yourself from enjoying just how wonderful you truly are. Sometimes there's a kind of perfection can be found when people or things aren't quite so…perfect."

Quinn quirked an eyebrow as she let in Brittany's words sinks in. If nothing else the other blonde had a way of getting to the heart of the matter, even if her way of putting things usually didn't make sense to a lot of people.

"You know something Brit? You really are a lot smarter than you give yourself credit for. In fact in some ways I think you're probably the smartest person I know."

Brittany's smiled shyly in return and Quinn found the look endearing.

"That's the nicest thing you've ever said to me."

"You know I'm not the nicest person, so it's not about that. I just wish.."

"Quinn…what do you wish for?"

"I don't know…wish we had more time?"

"Let's not dwell on what we don't have but what we do have. Like how we have all of tonight…if you want…I won't ask you for anything more."

"Brit I- "

"Shh…" Brittany interrupts Quinn, placing a finger on her lips.

"Do you want to kiss me again?"

"Quinn stares transfixed at the soft sultry voice she's never heard Brittany use before. She whispers a barely audible "Yes" in response.

Brittany moves her hand through short golden locks and they both lean in until their lips meet for the second time - but not for the last. As they luxuriated in sensual kisses that alternated between soft and sweet to passionate and deep throughout the night, the thought crossed both their minds that there was still plenty of time to enjoy their summer together.