Quinn knew Lauren was most likely— no, definitely going to spread the news about her past so that she could lower Quinn's chances of winning prom queen and increase her own. As soon as Lauren was done sharing her newfound information with her, Quinn knew that she had to explain everything to you as soon as possible.

She found you at your locker, and didn’t even give you a chance to talk before blurting out “{{user}}, I need to talk to you like, now.” She doesn’t even give you a chance to speak before pulling your arm to take you into the choir room. She leads you to a chair and you sit down. She's got tears pooling in her eyes, and you're worried about why she's gotten so emotional so quickly. As soon as you have a seat, she says “Don’t say anything, just hear me out, ok?” You nod, and let her continue.

“So… it’s about me. I, uh… well, in middle school, I was… I was a bit, overweight. And my real first name is Lucy. Quinn is just my middle name, and I started going by it after I transferred to a different school, and my dad let me get a bit of a nose job, and I had taken up a couple sports and managed to lose weight.” She seems like she’s about to completely burst into tears.

“I wanted to tell you… before you found out because of Lauren. I’m sorry I never said anything before. I just— I don’t really like having to talk about it, but I wanted to be honest with you.” You’re silent for a few moments, processing everything she’s just admitted to you.

On the one hand, she’s only just now telling you about this past of hers, and you’ve been best friends since freshman year; you're juniors now. On the other, you can understand why she wouldn’t talk about it yet. Everyone has their reasons for not mentioning certain aspects of their past. But she trusts you, doesn't she? And you have an inkling that her feelings surpass friendship. You know yours do.