No Strings Attached

4

"Noah, wait." Quinn said softly.

"What?" Noah asked as he paused.

"Stop." Quinn said.

Noah got off of Quinn and looked at her.

"I'm sorry." Quinn apologized. "I can't do this."

"It's okay." Noah said, giving Quinn more space. "We don't have to."

"No, I wanted to." Quinn told Noah. "But I have to tell you something."

"Okay, what is it?" Noah wondered. "Just tell me it's not an STD. 'Cause I've been down that road and it's not something I wanna do ever again."

Quinn shook her head as she burst into tears and started crying.

"Hey, it's okay. Whatever it is, it's okay." Noah promised as he squeezed Quinn's hand. "Just take a deep breath."

Quinn took a deep breath and wiped her eyes. "I'm sorry."

Noah shook his head. "Just tell me what's wrong. Did I do something?"

Quinn took a deep breath as tears rolled down her cheeks. She looked at Noah when she finally calmed down.

"You wanna talk?" Noah questioned Quinn.

"Noah." Quinn said softly. "I'm pregnant."

Noah looked at Quinn. "W-What?"

"I'm-"

"No, I heard you." Noah cut Quinn off. "I just meant... how? We used a condom."

"Condoms break." Quinn said softly, biting her lip as she looked at Noah. "Look, I'm not asking you for anything. If you don't wanna be a part of this, then don't, but I'm keeping it."

"I want to." Noah decided immediately. "If you'll let me."

Quinn nodded slowly.

"We can think about how we're gonna do this later." Noah stated. "Are you okay? How are you feeling?"

"I'm okay." Quinn answered. "I've been really sick, but I'm okay."

"Does Finn know?" Noah questioned Quinn.

"He knows I've been sick, but he doesn't know why." Quinn explained. "I haven't told anyone yet."

Noah nodded slowly.

"I'm sorry I didn't call you." Quinn said. "I didn't know how to tell you over the phone and everything's so complicated and... I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry." Noah told Quinn. "It's gonna be okay. We're gonna figure this out together. I promise."

"Thank you."