Seths' Point Of View:
I did not need this shit now. Not today of all days. Walking into work today was supposed to a breeze. Everyone decided that they would keep it light for Quinn's sake.
But according to Quinn nothing was a breeze in her life.
So when I open my door and see Lindsey sitting on my desk with a Manila folder in her hand. My blood pressure spikes.
"Well, well, well It's about time you got here. I've been waiting." She gives that spoiled brat vibe always has.
"What do you want Lindsey? I don't have time for you nor do I want to even be around you." I hissed.
"Oh please don't tell me that I'm not the best you've ever had. That little girlfriend of yours is just teasing you and I know as well as you do that I can make you feel so much better than she ever can." She jumps off my desk and approaches me and places her hands on my chest.
"All that stress Seth I can take care of you just right." I grab her hands and steady her away from me.
"What do you want Lindsey. I won't ask again." I hiss through clenched teeth this time.
"Well 5 months ago when your little girlfriend came to work for you do you remember that I had a meeting to pitch a pilot." She awaited my response.
"Of course that's all you talked about and than that's all you bitched and moaned about when they told you no." I replied with extra sarcasm.
"Exactly you see Seth I noticed something. While you and "Miss everybody loves me because I think I'm adorable" we're off on yalls little love vacation she began to receive calls and they weren't looking for you they were looking for her. And it dawned on me they were looking for her because she's associated with you."
I quickly interrupted her. "Or maybe your just not good." I gave her my dazzling smirk,
She gave a laugh, an evil laugh.
A laugh strait out of a villain from a movie.
"Unfortunately it's a mans world. Now tell me Seth how much do you know about your little girlfriend. How much of her past did she tell you? You see it helps being a woman in a mans world and it's not that hard to flirt your way to a few favors."
"I'm more than sure flirting isn't all you did." My knuckles are turning white now from the fists I am making.
"Wouldn't you like to know. So here in this manilla folder is her past. Now of course I'm not stupid this isn't the only copy. Now all you have to do is break it off with her give me a month of your time to help me get my leg up and none of your poor little defenseless girls past will be leaked to the press."
"Are you fucken insane? Seriously I'm not being sarcastic or talking shit. Are you insane?"
"Seth you and I both know the press will rip a girl like her too shreds. Without you she doesn't stand a chance.
And if you look in that folder which I know you will as soon as walk out of here you will understand why this should just be kept between us. "
She placed the manilla folder back on my chest and placed an open mouth kiss on my cheek.
I sat at my desk and stared at the folder for what seemed like hours.
Than a knock on the door brought me back.
In walked Seth.
"Yo Macfarlane, how's Quinn doing?" He sat opposite of me. "You alright man?" He looked at me puzzled.
"Can I tell you something?" He simply nodded his head.
I began to tell him everything that Lindsey had said and finally we opened the envelope. Than Mike walked in and I began my whole explanation again and we started reading through the manilla folder.
"I don't know what to say." It's been a rough life I can see that now.
"Seth you have lived here for more than a decade you and I both know what will happen if this goes public. She's very talented to let her past come back to haunt her. Well at least publicly I'm pretty sure this haunts her daily." Mike said.
"You should sit down talk to her and you guys decide it together. Everyone's about to start walking in we should get to the conference room." Green added in after him.
The day began Quinn is trying to be strong act brave. Everyone can see through it. They can feel the sadness radiating off of her.
I want nothing more than to take her in my arms and hold her until I feel that darkness disappear. Everyone can feel that presence that dark cloud.
She at one point asks for a breather. Well she went to the bathroom.
Everyone's noticing she's going frequently. And than I take the time to fill Alex in on what's going on. I trust her more than anyone.
Finally it's the end of the day and Quinn tell me she just needs to go home. She wants to be alone.
Finally me and Alex have time to talk.
"Seth you need to tell her I mean she should be the one to tell you all of this I mean. Abused by a step father for 8 years, a boyfriend in high school she almost married who died in a car crash, suicide, depression at the age of 16. A neglectful mother she hasn't seen in years, an incarcerated father. Jesus there's so much more. Sit down talk to her y'all figure this out together. Be slow with her, let her do it on her own terms." She took my hand.
"Your right I need to protect her from them. I need to try and save her the way I know I can. I promised her I would be here for her and protect her and that's exactly what I'm going to do." I stood up placed a kiss on her cheek and gathered my stuff to leave for the night.
I run into Lindsey on my way out.
"Consider it done just give me time with her."
"Done. But remember Macfarlane between me and you." Little does she know I already told my closets' friends.
And Quinn will know about this.
I walk out the main doors frustrated as hell and there she is sitting on my car.
And all my frustration melts away and suddenly I'm the happiest man again.
She asks me to go somewhere with her and while we make our way to what is the most country for her that you will find in California.
And finally after 5 months she breaks down in my arms and tells me exactly what she is feeling. How she feels for me and it's a break through and it feels wonderful.
And than I realize I can't tell her this, it will be too much and I risk losing her to herself. She may shut down on me and I can't lose her emotionally.
I vow to her no matter what comes between us we will make it. I'm hoping she reads between the lines. I hope she understands but as I vow to her I vow to myself too.
We will get through this and we will be together.
