This is my first fanfic, and it's a long one. It's 56 Chapters, and each of them is around 4,000 words each so if you start reading this, expect a big one.

First things first, it's AU and very OOC. I'm not as verbose as the character of Rachel in the show, so hopefully you can get over that. Secondly, Quinn is a representation of myself. I am currently studying Media at University, and will probably go into Photography, and already tattoos. Again she is OOC.

I hope this fic doesn't offend anyone. I'm straight, so I don't know how my portrayal of this relationship comes across. It's very fluffy, however there is some angst thrown in. I don't own any of the characters or the show; however I do own all of the original characters in this fic.

Finally, as it's snapshots into their lives, it's very jumpy. It is very rare I follow one particular point for more than 2 chapters or so, but I had to make it like this to cover 68 years. So I hope you enjoy.

All Chapters are written! I just have to find the time to post all of them. :D

Chapter 1

February 12th 2010

Quinn smiles when she sees the object of her affection standing next to her at the lockers, Rachel is getting her books out of her locker for the next lesson and as always is smiling brightly and enjoying her day.

"Berry" Quinn says acknowledging the girl next to her. Rachel looks over in shock however recovers quickly to reply back.

"Good morning Quinn" She smiles when she sees the blonde girl giving her a half smile back, until Rachel pulls out a small present from her locker. The diva looks at it before putting it back in her locker.

Quinn looks into her own locker and at the jewellery box in the locker, and nods, finally ready to finally talk to the woman. "Finn trying to get in your good books?" She asks.

"Uh no" Rachel hesitates before seeing Quinn is generally interested. "It's from some of the Glee members." Quinn looks confused "It's my 16th today" Before Quinn can respond with a 'Happy Birthday' or anything along those lines, the diva is off walking down the corridor and into the classroom. Quinn smiles and picks up the jewellery box and knows that it's now time to do something special, for her crush.

Rachel and Kurt walk out of Chemistry together, and walk casually down the corridor both with their eyes wide open ready for the slushies that will probably be coming their way. Rachel opens her locker to dump her books so she can go enjoy lunch and sees something in her locker. "What's this?" she exclaims picking up the gift in confusion.

"Oooh another present." Kurt states looking over the smaller girls shoulder at the jewellery box in her hands, Rachel pulls the lid off to show a gorgeous gold star with the RB engraved onto the centre of it. "Jesus, that's gorgeous" Rachel nods in agreement and then sees a note attached to the box. Pulling it out, she opens it up and reads the note.

'Come to the auditorium. Alone. Happy Birthday. Xxx'

She shuts her locker, but Kurt stops her before she walks in the direction of the auditorium. "Rach, you're not thinking of going are you?" she nods "What if it's Jacob? It's just probably a trap for him to perve on you again?" She nods and begins to think about it. She has received many gifts from Jacob over the years, and none of them have been as nice as this, or even in the same league as this.

"If it is Jacob, then I'll hand him the present back and tell him to leave me alone like normal" she smiles "I need to know who got me this gorgeous necklace. I will text you if I need help" she squeezes the boys shoulder, before walking away trying to appear confident but also nervous as to finding out who got her this gorgeous, and obviously expensive necklace.

Rachel walks into the auditorium and looks around trying to see her 'secret admirer'. "Hello?" She shouts loudly, her voice echoing in the large room. "Is anyone there?" no answer "This is ridiculous" She states before turning on her heel and going to walk out of the auditorium but bumps into the 6 months pregnant Cheerio. "Quinn" she puts her hand to her heart to try and calm it, as the blond woman made her jump. "What are you doing here?"

Quinn gives the shorter woman a small smile and sees the jewellery box in her hands. "Did you like the necklace?" Rachel looks confused for a second however connects the dots and realises that Quinn must have given it her.

"You? Why did you" She shakes her head to stop the broken sentences "Thank you but..." Quinn interrupts before Rachel can carry on.

"You haven't got it on" Quinn notices "Here let me help you" Rachel looks at the taller woman for a minute before handing her the jewellery box and turning around so Quinn can put the necklace around her neck.

"Quinn, thank you, but why did you get me this? You hate me" Quinn shakes her head violently trying to convey to the diva without words that she doesn't hate the girl.

"I don't hate you. We need to talk" She walks in the direction of the chairs and takes a seat on one of them, smiling when Rachel after a few seconds follows and sits down next to her. Rachel fiddles with the necklace whilst she waits for Quinn to talk, she sighs when she realises the girl beside her is nervous, she sighs before turning slightly to talk to her.

"Quinn, why did you get me the necklace?" Quinn nods knowing that she needs to answer the girl.

Swallowing loudly, she looks in front of her and sighs. "I like you and I wanted to let you know that I like you and have for a while, so Happy Birthday" Rachel smiles.

"Thank you. You like me?" nod "As a friend?" Quinn nods again before taking a deep breath again.

"I do and possibly more than that" Rachel gasps "I know that you could ruin me with this knowledge but I had to let you know. It's been eating me up inside". There is silence for a little bit whilst Rachel is processing the information.

"Are you serious?"

Quinn nods and turns to look at Rachel who is looking confused and has something else in her eyes, which Quinn thinks could be happiness. "Like a heart attack" Rachel's mouth drops open and she leans back into the chair, her head hitting the headrest with force, and she lets out a big breath of air before looking up at the ceiling. She nods before speaking, still looking up at the ceiling and not at Quinn.

"This is another practical joke right? Where is Santana? How many cameras are pointed at me? This is beyond cruel Quinn; I really didn't think you'd ever go as far as this" Quinn shakes her head and grabs Rachel's hand that looks down at the girl to the side of her.

"I brought that necklace just before Christmas. I have kept it in my locker since then. I have the receipt if you want it" Rachel shakes her head "Do you really think I'd buy you something like that if I wasn't serious?"

"Can you understand why I am dubious?" Quinn nods.

"Of course I can. It's the reason why I haven't said anything sooner" She smiles at the girl trying to calm her. "What can I do to make you believe me?" She squirms in her seat under Rachel's gaze. She feels like the girl is looking straight through her trying to see if she is telling the truth or not. The girl nods and smiles slightly at the girl.

"Kiss me!" Quinn looks at her in shock. She was expecting a slap or anything along those lines, but nothing like this.

"What?" she asks in shock.

"Kiss me"

"You do realise if this is a prank, that we could edit the video to make it look..." Rachel nods cutting off the other girl.

"I don't care. My sexuality is never something I'll care about. I've been raised with the opportunity to be whatever I want to be. Kiss me" Quinn smiles and tries to turn in her chair, but her baby bump is stopping her from reaching over to the other girl. Rachel chuckles and stands up, Quinn thinks she's walking out however is shocked when she feels Rachel's hands on her shoulder pushing her back and knees slipping either side of her. Rachel is now straddling the pregnant girl, and leans down ready to kiss the girl in front of her.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Rachel nods with a smile. "I've been told that I'm one hell of a kisser" Rachel chuckles before leaning down and whispering huskily.

"Let me make that decision" Quinn flashes her blinding smile "I'm sure. If you're pulling a prank though, I will make you regret it" Quinn shakes her head.

"I'm not pulling a prank. I promise you Rach" Rachel smiles at the nickname before taking a deep breath and closing her eyes ready for Quinn. Quinn leans up and captures Rachel's sweet lips in her own. She stays still to begin with, wanting Rachel to make the next move. Rachel moves her lips and opens her mouth and this is enough for Quinn to take over the kiss and giving the diva the best kiss of her life so far.

This kiss carries on for the next 20 minutes until the bell goes off meaning they have 5 minutes to get to class. Rachel pulls away from Quinn, before leaning forward and giving her a peck quickly before getting off her lap and retaking the seat next to the other girl. Once there, she lets out a little giggle making Quinn swoon.

"I've made my decision" Rachel breaks the silence. Quinn turns her eyes to Rachel who smiles at her.

"And that is?"

"You are one hell of a kisser" Quinn lets her head fall back and lets out a laugh. She reaches for Rachel's hand, trying to make the last moments they have together before class.

"Do you believe me now?" Rachel nods before chewing on her lip.

"Yeah. Can I ask you a question without you going off on one?" Quinn smiles and nods. "Why did you treat me so badly if you liked me?" Quinn nods knowing that this question was coming at some point. She looks at her watch and sees they are already late for class, so 5 more minutes won't do any harm.

"I'm a proper little Christian girl. My dad has always told me homosexuality is wrong and when I started to have dreams about another girl, you, I freaked out" Rachel nods in understanding "With that and the fact that I was supposed to be the HBIC and then with me being knocked up, I took it out on the person that I was crushing on" Rachel smiles at the last comment.

"Crushing on? I quite like that. You made my life hell Quinn, you can't just say that was anger at the fact you liked me?" Quinn sighs knowing that was the other girl was saying was true.

"I... You annoyed me. You really annoyed the hell out of me" Rachel chuckles "Now I find pretty much all of your annoying habits adorable, but back then... I'm a sheep. Santana made everything worse; I was scared of what she'd do to me if I didn't follow the order." She runs a hand through her long blonde tresses "I can't apologise enough for the way I've treated you Rachel and I hope one day you can forgive me enough to maybe, like, date me or even just be my friend" Rachel smiles.

"You are forgiven if you keep kissing me like that"

"That I can do" Rachel squeezes her hand "Rach, I'm not ready to come out right now, you know that right? I have to deal with this first" She says running her free hand over her 6 month baby bump.

"I understand. I need to evaluate my feelings as well. I do know that my reactions to this" she runs a hand between the two of them "is not what a straight girl should be feeling".

"What about Finn?" she says. He's been on her mind throughout the last hour, knowing that the girl at the side of her is after Finn, and they might even be together.

"We're not together. It's just a friendship" Rachel sighs and looks at her watch, seeing that they've missed 10 minutes of their next lesson. She could easily just say she was slushied again; no teacher was ever going to question that. She stands up and holds her hand out for Quinn to use to help herself up. Once up, Quinn leans in and kisses the shorter girl. "We need to get to class" Quinn kisses her again making the shorter girl swoon. "Stop it. Ugh, for the first time in my life I don't want to get to class" Quinn chuckles.

"Are you free tonight?" Rachel nods.

"Come on over to mine. Here is the address. Shall we say around 6" Quinn smiles "My dad's are cooking something to do with meat tonight?"

"I'll see you then" She leans forward and pecks the girl's lips before walking away.

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Quinn knocks on the door to the Berry house, and whilst she waits she gathers up the courage to meet the Berry men. The door opens and she comes face to face with a 5"8 man with glasses who looks just like her crush making her smile. "Hello sir. Is Rachel home?"

The shorter man smiles before holding out his hand for Quinn to shake. She does so smiling, hoping it's enough to show that she's not nervous. "You must be Quinn. She's getting ready at the moment. The last time we looked she's tried on every outfit she owns" A squeal behind him makes them both alert.

"Dad!" The man laughs before walking towards his daughter and kissing her on the head.

"Here she is. Dinner should be ready in 20 minutes. Come on in out of the doorway Quinn" Quinn nods and steps into the house. Rachel walks over and gives her a hug.

"Quinn meet my dad Elijah Berry. Dad this is Quinn" He gives her a small wave making the blonde girl smile. "Come on lets go up to my room" Rachel grabs Quinn's hand and pulls her up the stairs. Quinn slows down and stairs intently at Rachel's ass as she ascends the stairs. She follows the diva into her room, and is shocked when it is the opposite of what she imagined. The room is a beige colour and is covered in a few pictures of stage shows on Broadway however are mainly full of pictures of Rachel & family and Rachel and the glee club. She turns around and smiles at the diva who is stood in front of her. "Hi" she says smiling. Quinn looks away with a shy smile on her face.

"So now you're shy" the diva says softly. Quinn nods looking towards the door.

"Your dad's are downstairs"

"The doors locked. Now kiss me." Quinn smiles.

"Are you always this demanding?" Rachel chuckles and nods.

"You've got something I want. Of course I am" she leans forward and kisses the girl deeply. "Mmm, I don't think I'll ever tire of this" Quinn chuckles and nods, kissing the girl quickly.

"Good because I don't think I will ever tire of it as well" she hugs her tightly before pulling back and looking into her chocolate orbs. "We need to talk" Rachel nods and the two of them sit down on edge of the bed quietly, however after a few seconds, Rachel curls into Quinn's side making the girl smile. "You're a touchy feely person aren't you?" She asks accepting the embrace and running her fingers through Rachel's hair.

"I am. Get used to it" Quinn nods. "Are we going to have a relationship or do you just want sex?" Rachel asks bluntly making the blonde choke in shock. She looks down at the other girl, not quite believing what she just asked. "Yes I know, I could do with a filter"

"I want a relationship and later, I wouldn't mind the sex" She leans over and lifts Rachel's chin upwards so she's looking into her eyes. "Rach, do you even find me slightly attractive? I can't do this if you just think you like me. I can't deal with..." She's interrupted by Rachel's lips on hers.

"God Quinn, you are stunning. I've known for a long time that I am bisexual and I have always thought that you are gorgeous. I know I like you and I don't care that you are 6 months pregnant. I'm here for you, and I've decided to do this so" she looks down at the bump and hovers her hand over it. "Can I?" Quinn nods, and holds her hand over Rachel's on the bump. They wait a little bit and sure enough, the little girl kicks right under Rachel's hand.

"She likes you"

"It's amazing" she says in awe "Quinn? Are you going to keep her?" Quinn looks at the girl at her side and shrugs.

"I love her Rach. I haven't even met her yet but I love her so much. I wanna give her the best life possible" She wipes a tear from her eye and curses at herself for getting emotional. Bloody hormones. "I don't know if that's going to be with me or not" Rachel hugs the girl at her side tightly.

"You have time" Quinn nods and leans forward and kiss the girl deeply and they stay like that until Elijah Berry calls for them for tea.