Sweetie Pie's Bakery

Work Of Genius

"Hey, Jess?" she frowned. It was a cold Monday, a stark contrast from the sun yesterday, and she was currently struggling through an incredibly boring morning

"Hiya. Is that Quinn?"

"Yeah, you're not busy are you?" she bit her lip as she hoisted herself up to sit on the counter behind her

"Not really, I'm walking to an audition. Something wrong?" she could hear the bustling of background noise as Jess wander the New York streets

"Not really, I just wondered if you wanted to get a drink, tonight or tomorrow maybe? Soon?" Quinn asked, and Jess raised an eyebrow at the unease in her voice

"Yeah that's fine. I'm assuming you mean alone, seeing as you went to the trouble of getting my number instead of using Santana and Brittany?" the girl asked with a smile

"Yeah, you got me" she laughed, embarrassed and Jess nodded

"Yep, sounds good to me. The bar, tonight? Say six-ish?"

"Perfect. Thankyou."

"It's fine, us newbies have to stick together" she laughed, and they hung up.

-ooOoo-

"Hey chick!" Jess grinned as she hung her coat on the back of the chair opposite, and Quinn smiled "You alright?"

"I'm not too bad" she shrugged as Jess ordered a drink and sat down

"Stop the lies. Start talking, kid" she smiled kindly and Quinn sighed.

"It's Santana."

"I guessed" Jess nodded confidently

"It's just that...I don't know. I just don't know what's going on" she slapped her palms down on the table with a sigh, staring accusingly at Jess, who recoiled slightly

"Okay..." she frowned

"Sorry. Okay, it's just like, one minute we'll be fine. Like after laser-tag, everything was awesome, and we were flirting and laughing and kissing and it was cool. Then we got home and we were on the couch, and suddenly she just went all weird"

"What kind of weird?"

"Like, she saw this picture of us two on the table and like, freaked out talking about how we look like a couple even though we're not" she shrugged with a clueless frown, and Jess curled her lip in confusion

"You're not?"

"Apparently! But she called me her girlfriend before, so why are we suddenly not a couple? I just do not understand what is going on in her head! When we were fighting about the key to her apartment she called me her girlfriend, but since then she's said we're not a couple?"

"Ah. Okay. That's...weird" Jess frowned and Quinn nodded

"So one minute we're a couple, next we're not? And then at the bar! Giving some random girl her number, I mean, I know we apparently weren't exclusive, but I didn't realise that meant trying to get it on with someone else in front of me?" she sighed and rested her chin on her hand, fingers tapping on her cheek thoughtfully, and Jess frowned sympathetically

"Well...are you thinking of calling the whole thing off or something?" she leaned in, her voice lowered

"I don't know" she shook her head helplessly. Jess reached out, rubbing soothing circles on the blonde's arm, who bit her lip as she stared at the tabletop "She likes me. And I like her. And I know that."

"Hell, we all know that." Jess laughed and Quinn shrugged

"Exactly! So I don't get why we keep arguing. Well, actually I start the arguments, but I don't get why she keeps being a douche!" she held her hands out questioningly, but Jess simply shook her head "I don't want to have to walk away. Because we have so much fun. Like on the days when we just watch stupid films and eat Heroes and cook for each other, or when she comes to see me at the bakery after work just because she can. And it's awesome."