My First and Last Love

Chapter 16- A Birthday

After sectionals which they won they left to head back to New York. Brittany was still on crutches but she has made some progress and it was healing properly so far so that was good. Dani and Santana are just friends now. Quinn started dancing in front of her class more. Rachel got the part in Funny Girl and has been busy with rehearsals. Since Rachel got the part in Funny Girl they had to change their weekly take out dinner from Friday to Monday. After being in Lima for a few weeks for the holidays it felt a little weird being back in New York. She has been a little stressed out with her mid term coming up and the wedding. If that wasn't stressful enough, Rachel's birthday is coming up and has no idea what to get her.
"Hey I need you help." Quinn said stopping and catching her breath.
"With what?" Santana said bending down to tie her shoe.
"I was thinking of setting up a surprise birthday party for Rachel. I want to invite everyone and have games planned." Quinn explained.
"Will there be booze because a party for Rachael is something I can not do sober." Santana said sitting on the ground stretching her legs.
"Yes there will be alcohol Santana. So will you help me plan it?" Quinn said helping her up off the ground.
"Fine I will help you we will start today." Santana said stretching her arms and waist. "After class i will meet you at your apartment. Have food because we are going to be working like you have never been worked before.
"I mean just wanky." Santana said with a smirk on her face.
"Shut up and let's just go." Quinn said playfully rolling her eye and they started to walk out of the park. Once Quinn finally got back to the apartment Rachel was about to leave to head to the theater.
"Hey babe what time will you be home? I haven't seen much of you lately I haven't seen much of you lately. Starting to forget what you look like." Quinn said walking into the kitchen and getting a orange.
"I know I am sorry my hours at the theater are kinda crazy." Rachel said running around the apartment getting everything she needs.
"What time will you be home tonight?" Quinn said taking her coffee to the living room and sitting on the couch and turned on the tv.
"I won't be home until 11:30 maybe. Have you seen my keys?" Rachel yelled from their bedroom. Walking into the living room.
"They are on the table." Quinn said not looking away from the tv.
"Thanks you are the best I will see you tonight if you aren't asleep." Rachel said. She pecked her lips and ran out of the loft. Once Rachel left Kurt walked in.
"Hey Quinn." Kurt said walking in and sitting on the chair.
"Hey Kurt I have to tell you something but Rachel can't know." Quinn said and turned off the tv and sat her coffee down.
"Holy crap are you pregnant!? If so shame on you. What is wrong with you? Good god have you lost your mind? Haven't you ever heard of something called birth control?!" Kurt said then letting out a sigh and put his head in his hands.
"Kurt I am not pregnant." Quinn assured him.
"Oh thank god." Kurt said as he let out a sigh of relief.
"I want to throw Rachel a surprise birthday party. I want to invite everyone. There has to be drinks because a party for Rachel is something Santana can't do sober. There will be cake a games and food and booze. I just want this to be lots of fun for Rachel." Quinn said then taking a sip of her coffee.
"Ok cool that is very sweet of you and so much better than being pregnant." Kurt said smiling.
"I need your help me and Santana are going to be planning tonight after school at her place. Will you help us?" Quinn asked looking at him with her best puppy eyes.
"Fine what time?" Kurt said finally giving in.
"Well after I get out of class. So that is at 5:30." Quinn said getting up and putting her cup in the sink.
"Ok I will be there but only because you did those puppy eyes." Kurt said getting up and going to his "room". Quinn got dressed and got her bag, keys, and her phone and was out the door. Once again she got to NYU early, just how she liked it. Quinn loved to be early so she wouldn't have to run around like a chicken with its head cut off. Once she got to her dance class no on was their yet so she did what she would always do and freestyle. She had been working on this one dance that she wanted to do in class but was having trouble on what to do. She plugged up her phone she turned on the music and started to work. Once the bell rang everyone flooded into the room and Quinn quickly turned off the music and sat down on the bench to get water. The her teacher walked in at her usual time which was about 5 minutes after the bell rang.
"Ok idiots, today I want you to work on a piece that expresses how you are feeling. You have all day to work on it. I will be walking around to see what you have been working on. If you need water I don't care go get it, if you are hungry go get something to eat. I don't need you asking me questions because that takes time away from another student that I should be helping, and because I tolerate only about 5 of your voices. As you guys are working I will be looking at who goes above and beyond. As you all know I am looking for a new TA and it will be one of you. So dig deep and go to that place that you feel and express it to us. At the end of class you will perform your piece in front of the class and then tomorrow I will have my final decision.Now find a song and get to work." Cassandra said.
Quinn saw this as a perfect chance for her to show Ms.July and the class what she has been working on. Quinn sprung up from her seat and found a place in the room and got to work. As Quinn was working she got the entire song but it was still sloppy. Everyone in the class went to lunch except Quinn. Quinn stood in front of the mirror and continued to work on her piece. She kept doing the same part over and over again so she could get it right.
"Spin step ball change..." Quinn whispered to herself. She was sweating like crazy. Quinn did it again but messed up again. Quinn looked down and closed her eyes. Then she felt a pair of hands slid on her waist from behind. Quinn lifted her head and in the mirror she saw Cassandra resting her head on Quinn's shoulder.
"Close your eyes." Cassandra whispered in Quinn's ear. Quinn did as she was told. Then Cassandra started to slowly sway Quinn back and forth.
"Just take a deep breath. Don't panic just breath and do what you do best." Cassandra whispered in Quinn's ear causing a shiver got down Quinn's spine. Quinn opened her eyes and saw Cassandra's reflection and smiled. Cassandra returned the smile and softly removed her hands from Quinn's waist. Quinn turned around and went to go sit on the bench to get water.
"You look stressed." Cassandra said and walked over Quinn and sat behind her. Cassandra sat down and massaged her shoulders.
"Yeah I have just been busy." Quinn said with her head down.
"Tell me about it." Cassandra said still massaging Quinn's shoulders.
"I ever since I got back from Lima thing have been really hectic. I hardly see my fiancé ever since she got the part in Funny Girl. Then I have my wedding and a few months and only half of them are conformed. Then I have my fiancé's birthday party this weekend. Then I have school and my job with Gunther is always on my case. It is just I feel a little alone, like I am doing it all by myself." Quinn explained sipping water from time to time.
"Quinn are you ready? I am starving." Santana said walking in the studio. "Oh hello."
"You must be the fiancé." Cassandra said reaching to shake her hand.
"No I am not the fiancé. She wish she had all this hotness but I have a girlfriend and she fell in love with a dwarf so she lucked out." Santana said shaking her hand.
"Santana this my teacher Cassandra July, this is one of my best friends Santana Lopez." Quinn said.
"Well Quinn are you ready I am starving." Santana said pointing towards the door.
"Yeah I am ready...um...I will be back in about 15 minutes." Quinn said backing out of the studio. Quinn and Santana were walking to the cafe on campus until Santana broke the silence.
"What on earth was going on back there?" Santana asked looking at Quinn.
"Nothing we were just talking. She saw that I was stressed so she told me to talk about it. That's all." Quinn assured her.
"Quinn don't act like I didn't walk in on you getting a personal message from your teacher." Santana said. "Need I remind you that you are getting married in a 2 months." Santana said walking behind Quinn into the cafe.
"I am not cheating on Rachel with my dance teacher." Quinn said firmly. "She was helping me out. So calm you freakin tits Santana."
"Fine but if I find out you are I will go all Lima heights." Santana said. "Because Rachel should be able to go to work and come home to her soon to be wife that won't hurt her."
"She will. I promise you I am not doing my dance teacher." Quinn assured her. After lunch Quinn went back to the dance studio and got to work on her piece. After class she went home to shower and to get Kurt so they could walk together. They got to Santana's apartment and knocked.
knock-knock-knock
"It open!" Santana shouted. They walked in and walked through the the dining room and into the living room. They saw Brittany on one of the couches with her leg propped up by a pillow. Santana was sitting on the floor in front of couch Brittany was sitting in. There was 2 pizza on the coffee table.
"Let's get to work on this party." Quinn said taking off her coat and sitting  on the couch. After hours of sending text messages to all of their friends in glee club told them. All of them said they would be there tomorrow. They ate all the pizza and had a few beers. Quinn had a little more that a few so Kurt was going to have a little trouble getting her home. Brittany was tipsy so she was giggling at everything. It was 12:30 and they had just finished planning.
"We will see you guys tomorrow to go shopping for decorations." Quinn said getting up and getting her coat. She was walking out out of the apartment stumbling every few steps. Once they got to the apartment Rachel wasn't there so she didn't have to see Quinn drunk.
"Ok Quinn sit here." Kurt said sitting her at the table. Quinn sat there making buzzing noises in her mouth like a child. Kurt went to the refrigerator and got her a bottle of water.
"Here you drink all of this." Kurt said and handed her the water.
"I am hungry." Quinn said really slowly.
"Ok I will make you a sandwich if you put your night clothes on." Kurt said slowly so she could understand. Kurt sat in the kitchen and made Quinn a ham sandwich. As he finished making the sandwich he heard the door open.
"Hey what are you still doing up." Rachel asked sitting her stuff down.
"We just got home." Kurt said.
"Who is the sandwich for?" Rachel asked.
"Drunk Quinn." Kurt said sitting the sandwich on the table on a plate. "Quinn, sandwich!"
He went to go get Quinn and saw she was in her pajamas knocked out over the covers. Kurt went back to the kitchen and sat down to eat the sandwich.
"Where were you guys and why is my fiancé drunk?" Rachel asked
"We were at Santana and Brittany's place to hang out and Quinn had one too many beers. She wanted a sandwich but she was knocked out before I was finished." Kurt explained as he ate the sandwich.
"How was it? What did you guys do?" Rachel asked sitting on the couch.
"Um...we just you know...hung out like we usually do." Kurt said taking pauses hoping that Rachel won't suspect anything.
"Ok well I am going to go to bed since I have school tomorrow then rehearsal after that. Are we walking together to school?" Rachel asked getting up.
"Um...sorry I can't because I...um...need to go to the store. Yeah the store, I have the store. Goodnight Rachel." Kurt said going to his "room" and closing his curtain behind him.
"Goodnight?" Rachel said confused. Luckily she didn't suspect anything she just assumed he was drunk.
~next morning~
Kurt got up early that morning and slowly and quietly walked into Rachel and Quinn's "room" to wake her up.
"Quinn wake up." Kurt whispered shaking her shoulder. "We gotta go so we can go to the store." Quinn got up and got some clothes and put them on.
Quinn came out of her "room" dressed and walked out of the room with a frown on her face.
"Quinn hurry up Brittany and Santana are waiting down stairs." Kurt said still whispering.
"No coffee?" Quinn whispered with a slight whine in her voice.
"Come on let's go we will get coffee on the way there." Kurt whispered tossing her coat and opening the door and followed her out. Once they got down stairs they saw Brittany and Santana standing there.
"Aw this is what I like to call hungover Quinn. Isn't she adorable?" Santana said with a smile on her face.
"Shut up lets just go get coffee and then the store." Quinn said walking toward the coffee shop with everyone following her laughing at her. Once they got to the coffee shop they were going over the list of the stuff they needed.
"Ok so Brittany and Kurt you guys are going to pick everyone up from the train station. Mercedes, Puck, and Mike will be here at 12:00. Artie, Tina, Sam, Blaine, Joe, Finn, and Sugar will be here at 4:00. You guys take them to their hotel. Since we don't want to risk Rachel seeing them on the street we pre ordered pizzas to eat in case they get hungry. Here is the address." Santana said a slid them a card that had the hotel address on it.
"Cool I can dig it." Brittany said taking the card.
"How are we supposed to pick them up exactly when none of us have a car?" Kurt asked.
"Oh yeah um...I rented us a car for the day so you can get around without having to call multiple taxis and to lower the risk of you guys being seen by Rachel. Oh and Quinn I have something for you." Santana said giving Quinn two pills. "They are for you headache." Quinn took the pills and she started to feel better.
"Ok well it is 11:00 so me a Britt should go ahead to the train station." Kurt said getting up. Santana immediately got up to help Britt up and get on her crutches. Quinn got up and headed out the door. They walked out of the door and saw a black town car in front of the coffee shop. Santana handed Kurt the keys and help Brittnay into the car. Once they pulled off Santana and Quinn called a taxi and they headed to Party City. Quinn's head was feeling better so she was in a good mood. They got party hats and streamers and little confetti cannons. They got all sorts of stuff. If it looked cool they got it. Once they left the store with a like 5 bags they headed to the grocery store to get stuff for punch and snacks and cake. Then they left the store with 3 bags then headed to the liquor store. Quinn just let Santana take the lead on this one since she was the one that wanted booze at this party. After the liquor store they left with five 6-packs of beer with a few other bottles of liquor to make drinks. By the time they were finished it was like 5:00 and everyone was hungry so they ordered take out and went to Santana and Britts place. Once Quinn and Santana got their Brittany and Kurt were already there in the living room.
"What did you do rob every store you went to?" Kurt said as the sat everything on the dining room table.
"No we got a little carried away but on the bright side this party is going to be the best thing to happen to her besides me." Quinn said walking into the living room and setting the bag with the food down.
"Brittany we got you you favorite." Quinn said handing her the carton with chopsticks.
"Yummy thanks." Brittany said taking it out of her hand as her took out another carton.
"Kurt we got your usual." Quinn said handing him the carton with chopsticks.
"Thank you very much." Kurt took the carton out of Quinn's hand as Santana walked into the living room after taking off her coat.
"Hey babe." Santana said lifting Brittany's legs to sit down and laid her legs on her lap.
"Hi." Brittany said leaning in to peck Santana on her lips.
"When you are done making out with your girlfriend do you want to take your food." Quinn said with a carton and chopsticks in her hand. Santana playfully rolled her eyes and took the carton from Quinn's hand.
"How did it go with everyone?" Santana asked and started to eat.
"It went good everyone says hi and that they are excited for the party. Once we dropped them off Sam went straight to sleep and Puck started to eat the pizza as soon as we opened the door." Kurt said after chewing his food. Brittany would have answered but she was really hungry so she had food in her mouth. Brittany had a little food on her chin and Santana just giggled at her
"What?" Brittany asked confused.
"Babe you just have a little food right there." Santana said wiping it away as they all giggled. After dinner Kurt and Quinn went home. Quinn opened the door and saw that Rachel was home sitting on the couch watching tv.
"Hey babe what are you doing home?" Quinn asked surprised to see her.
"They let me go home early since I was really tired at rehearsal so I got home around 3:00 but you weren't here so I took a nap and had a little alone time." Rachel said as Quinn took off her coat.
"That's great babe. How was your day?" Quinn asked walking over to sit on the couch and pecked Rachel on her lips.
"It was good. I just wish I got to see you today." Rachel said pouting.
"I know I am sorry I had to go the restaurant to fix something on me papers. Then after than me and Kurt went to Brittany and Santana's place." Quinn said turned to look at her.
"I am glad I get to hang out with my favorite girl tomorrow." Rachel said and pecked her lips.
"Actually I can't hang out I have to go to school but Kurt said he wanted to take you out on the town." Quinn said and saw that Rachel was really hurt by that.
"Ok...boo. I really wanted to hang out with you though. Since it is my birthday." Rachel said with a pout on her face.
"Don't worry I have something special planned for the night though." Quinn said and pecked her lips.
"Ok I feel a little better." Rachel said with a little smile on her face.
"I am a little tired so I am going to go to bed. Goodnight I love you Rachel." Quinn said getting up and pecking her on her lips.
~next morning~
Kurt crept into Rachel and Quinn's room once again and woke Rachel up. Quinn was pretending to be asleep so that Rachel wouldn't suspect anything. Once she heard the door close she jumped out of bed and got her phone and called Santana.
"All clear bring it all up." Quinn said and hung up the phone. Quinn opened the door and everyone started to come into the apartment with bags into their hands.
"Sit the groceries on the table...set the decorations in the living room...sit the booze at the bar." Quinn said as everyone came in. Once Brittany came in she sat on the couch and Quinn closed the door.
"So here is the game plan losers, Artie, Joe, Blaine, Puck, Boy Chang, Trouty Mouth, and Frankenteen you guys are doing the decorations. Everyone else in the kitchen to help Quinn because we all know we can't trust her in the kitchen alone. So let's get to it!" Santana said and everyone did what they needed to. Brittany was like the consultant so they would ask her how she wanted certain things. Santana was at the bar coming up with drinks.
"Babe try this. Is it to strong?" Santana said holding a spoon out for her.
"Just put salt around the rim of the cup and it will put it right where we want it." Brittany said. "Sam how many times do I have to tell you that they don't have to be in one spot, spread them out a little bit."
"I have never seen this side of Brittany. I am oddly turned on right now." Sam said to Finn.
"Watch it Trouty Mouth that gorgeous blonde with the amazing dancer body belongs to me. No touching. No me gusta." Santana said making Brittany smile. Brittany alway thought it was adorable how protective Santana was of her. After a few hours everyone was putting finishing touches on everything.
"Ok first I want to say thank you for helping me and coming all the way to New York for this. So it is 5:57 so Rachel could be here at any minute so everyone just know where you are going to hide." Quinn said and everyone looking around. Kurt walked up the the door and Rachel was following him.
Kurt did a special knock on the door and everyone quietly found a hiding spot.
Rachel opened the door and saw nothing because it was just pitch black.
"Why is it so dark in here?" Rachel asked and turned on the lights. Everyone jumped out and yelled Surprise!
"Oh my god! What are you guys doing here?!" Rachel asked as she walked into the loft and took of her coat.
"Quinn called us and said she wanted to throw you a surprise party for your birthday so we all got on a train and came her." Finn said. Once he said Quinn she looked beside her and smiled at Quinn.
"I love you." Rachel said giving hugging Quinn.
"Artie turn the music on, Santana pour me a drink because I am getting wasted tonight." Puck said and everyone cheered. Everyone started eating and more importantly drinking. Santana was definitely drunk along with Sugar, Puck, Artie, Kurt, Blaine, Mercedes, Tina, and Finn. Santana was walking around without a shirt on for most of the night. After the party everyone just crashed at the loft. It really was a fun night and Rachel would never forget it.