Out of Bounds

Chapter 14: Close to Me

The door opens abruptly nearly slamming against the wall; startling me in the process. 

"Hey Quinn" I greet, leaning over the side of the bed to pickup my phone that had flown out of my hand. I look up quickly and notice that she's still standing at the doorway, her sunglasses trained on me. "How was your day?" I asked cautiously. 

She shrugged, "Where is your wife?" She asked as she moved her sunglasses to her hair. My face was probably burning red and I had about 3 different remarks I wanted to answer but instead, I bit my tongue and responded.

"Class" I reminded her. It had only been 3 days since we had gotten back together and needless to say we have been inseparable. Today was actually the first time that Quinn didn't walk in on Britt and I hanging out. She's nods at me and then throws herself onto my bed so she is laying in front of me. "Aren't you my little ray of sunshine" I say playfully trying to make her smile. It's no secret that something had been up with Quinn lately. She has been making snide comments all week and every time she saw Britt and me together, she made more sarcastic responses than normal towards us. When she didn't smile or even open her eyes, I decided on a different approach. I let my hands comb through her hair, rubbing her head. "What's wrong Quinn?" 

"Nothing, I am just tired" She answered, her eyes still closed, but her expression less serious and more relaxed. 

"Hmm" I responded, "Well then you must want to nap then. According to Rachel's 52 texts, we are leaving at 9PM sharp"

She groaned in response and closed her eyes, "Alright San, let's nap then" She moved forward and cuddled up to my side. She looked a lot more peaceful then earlier. 

"I guess we are napping then" I laughed before grabbing my phone to turn on our alarm.

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The night came quickly and with Rachel's...support, we managed to leave the towers by 9:00. The 10 minute tube ride to Leicester was filled with laughter, drinking and lots of teasing from the girls. We walked off the tube, all of us had our arms linked; prepared for the onslaught of recruiters that we knew were waiting in the middle of the square. Usually we were olay with them because some offered pretty good deals on access to the bars and clubs. Today though was different, we were on our way to the highrise club that we had been dying to go to for most of the trip. We had managed to reserve our tickets online and were ready to dance the night away. As expected people kept stopping us, trying to persuade us to go to their bars, but we shook our heads. Today , we were going fancy. I looked to my left and smiled at the gorgeous blonde next to me. I rarely get to see her in a dress, but when I do, she never fails to blow me away. She was wearing a blue dress that accentuated her curves perfectly and sat right above her knees.

"Go Away!" Yelled an angry Quinn. One of the guys was standing next to Rachel and looked like he was trying to link his arm with her.

"Come on ladies I know a top notch bar!" He explained trying to go for Rachel's arm again.

"Dude we said no" I responded to him, "we already have our tickets already."

He nodded and walked off. I chanced a look at Quinn and noticed how tense she was. That's when I noticed the flask in her hand. "Quinn what exactly have you been drinking?" Britt and Rachel looked at her in surprise.

"Whiskey" She shrugged taking another sip. I shared a glance with Rachel who just shrugged. Quinn never drinks Whiskey...odd. Together we walked towards the club in anticipation for our night. We had seen some great reviews and were just ready to let loose. Finally, we were standing in front of the club. Rachel handed each of us our tickets.

"So we are late" said Britt. "The ticket said we should have been here by 9:15." She added while pointing to the ticket.

I pulled my phone out and glanced at the time "Crap, it's already 9:25" I groaned.