I Feel Pretty When You're Around

Chapter 32

Rachel was sitting nervously on her girlfriend's bed. It's Monday night, the week of the school musical, which starts Friday night. There are many dress rehearsals and final touches going on; the Glee club has received a week off so all the members can focus on the musical. Rachel was glad to give her full attention to being Maria but was also worried about taking time off Glee because Sectionals were coming up.

The diva received some confronting news with Blaine this afternoon at their rehearsal. It was only with Blaine and herself because Artie, Miss Pillsbury and Coach Beiste thought Tony and Maria needed more time and focus, which was understandable because they were the leads.

However, Artie did confront the two soon to be McKinley musical stars with some hard, honest and constructive feedback... they lacked passion. So Rachel's mind went into overdrive. She didn't know what to do about what Artie said. She wanted to be the best Maria she could be, though it may come at a price and was she willing to do that? Well she is Rachel Berry and her passion for the stage and acting is her primal focus and she doesn't think straight... no pun intended.

That confrontation has left Rachel sitting on her girlfriend's bed in nothing but a pair of matching pink laced bra and underwear. She decided to lay on the bed and position herself more comfortably and wait for her girlfriend to walk in. Quinn was currently down the hall taking a shower cause the blonde let Rachel use her en-suite bathroom to go through her nightly routine for getting ready for bed. The brunette usually takes the longest, however tonight she had more important plans on her mind then perfecting her nightly routine.

Quinn walks in putting the towel through her wet blonde locks. She was looking down as she shut the door and then looked up to see her girlfriend laying on the bed in nothing but her bra and underwear, which made her drop her towel and stare down at her brunette. "Wow," she barely whispered out, trying to get her voice back.

"Hey beautiful," Rachel whispered out.

"I should be saying that to you. What's all this about?" Quinn asked moving over to the bed.

"Well... I've been thinking... and I'm ready to take the next step in our sexual relationship."

Quinn went wide eyed and stood up off the bed, "Wh... what br... brought this on?" Quinn stuttered.

"Well we have been together for almost four months now and I believe we have moved forward positively in our sexual relationship. I also care about you more than I've ever cared about anyone I've been with before. I feel safe and guarded with you and I believe I'm ready to give myself to you."

"Why haven't you spoken to me about this before?" Quinn asked still standing away from the bed.

"It kind of dawned on me today..." Rachel confessed while her confidence was dropping as she became nervous.

Quinn was pretty good at reading her girlfriends facial expressions, so she saw that something wasn't quite right. "What happened today that made you realize you wanted to do this, tonight?"

"Umm... well it happened during rehearsals with Blaine."

"Did Blaine say something to you?" Quinn wondered.

"No... No. It wasn't Blaine, it was Artie."

"And what did Artie tell you?" Quinn asked curiously.

Rachel sat up on the bed "Well he told Blaine and me that we lacked passion and asked about what it felt like when we lost our virginity."

Again Quinn went wide eyed "Why would he ask such a personal question?"

"He expressed that Blaine and I needed to tap into how we felt when we lost our virginity while we play Maria and Tony."