Author's Note: Okay, so, this is my first story. I actually shortened it, because I wanted to make it into a Chapter story. There were 45,189 words to this story – to be exact. But, I'm willing to completely start over, and take story suggestions. I really hope you guys like it, reviews are encouraged.

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, only the plot. If I did, St. Berry would be endgame.

Rachel smiled down at her phone; he was so fast with his replies. She never would have thought that Jesse was a fast texter. Not until now.

He had sadly gone back to Akron. It was their first time away from each other. Rachel sighed. It was only two weeks. That's not too long, right? Wrong, two weeks felt like so much longer. She shook her head, she shouldn't be mad about the time away from him, but she was. Rachel replied to him 'Yeah, school can suck. But I'll live. Talk to you later.'

xxxx

What seemed like a million miles away Jesse received her last text. He frowned; there was no reply that was fitting for that. He could have replied with a simple 'Talk to you later', or 'Okay'. But then he'd be the last one texting her, and, wouldn't that seem lame?

He smiled thinking of how there breakup had gone. She was so dramatic about it. At first, he tried to convince her that Akron wasn't that far away and that they could Skype and call every day, but she still didn't want to give in. Saying that a long-distance relationship was just too much for her to handle, juggling school and Glee Club was already putting enough stress on her. Of course, he shouldn't have been smiling at the thought, because knowing that she wasn't technically his girlfriend was heart wrenching, but she was one of the most amazing girls he had ever met. So, he would do anything for her.

Jesse shook his head placing his phone in his pocket. Telling himself to stop acting so soft, he continued walking down the street, that day had just felt like a nice walking day.

xxxx

Rachel walked down the school hallway, books in hand, the day had gone too slow. It was lunchtime now, and all she really wanted to do was walk outside and see Jesse's car in its usual place. They used to always go off campus for lunch. But the two hour drive from Akron to Lima was keeping her from him. That and there relevant break-up.
She made her way to a spot at an empty table by a window. Rachel placed her hands on her lap. Jesse was probably busy; she didn't want to text him. Well, she wanted to text him, call him, but not interrupt him, if he had happened to be doing something. Rachel saw someone sit beside her. She recognized the tall figure and automatically knew who it was. "Finn,"

The boy had a stupid grin on his face. "Hey, Rach. Why are you sitting all alone?" Rachel looked around at everyone sitting by each other and chatting. Finn followed her gaze, then nodded, his mouth making an 'O' shape. "Yeah, everyone has better company. Including me," She gave Finn a slight nod, getting up from her seat. "I'll see you later, Finn." Rachel began to walk, when she felt a hand grab her and pull her back down to her seat.

"No, please, stay. You and I both know that if you don't have someone to talk to, you can get all..." He made dramatic hand motions. She sighed figuring he didn't want to say what he had to, because it would make him sound like a jerk. But, who was saying he wasn't?

Rachel got up, again, making sure he didn't pull her back down. "No, I want to go. I'll be fine, really. Thanks anyways Je-" She shook her head, walking away. "Finn."

xxxx

Jesse was sitting in his apartment, watching Les Mis, when he thought of Rachel. He sighed, of course, every minute it was Rachel. He took advantage of his train of thought.

He imagined her lounging on that, cute, childish bed of hers, in her pink silk pajama shorts, and her too-tight-to-be-true white tank-top.

Jesse licked his lips, feeling his pants grow extremely tight. He cursed under his breath; Rachel seemed to always do this to him. It was torture.

He got up and walked to the bathroom, turning on the shower.

xxxx

Rachel was on her way to Glee Club, when she felt an arm wrap around her waist. When she noticed it was Finn she let out a deep breath she didn't know she had been holding.

Slowly she unwrapped his arm from her waist. "Stop," He ran in front of her, blocking her path. "Tell me why, Rach. Tell me why you don't want to be with me. Now that Jesse is out of your life, thank God. I'm here to take up that space in your heart." He gestured towards the wrong side of her chest. She grabbed his hand, redirecting it towards her heart. "My heart is right here, Finn."

He smiled, "See, you help me, I help you."

Rachel smiled back, shaking her head. "I'll think about it, okay?" She started walking past him, looking back at the last minute. "Oh and Finn, Jesse isn't exactly out of my life. We broke up because we didn't know how to take on a long distance relationship. I didn't want to keep him from his work. We're still friends."

He nodded, "Not best friends, though." He gave her a wink.

Rachel sighed, putting on her show face. He's clueless.

xxxx

Jesse got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his lower half. Walking out into the living room and sitting down, grabbing his phone.

He went to the magical name, My Star. Rachel had always had that name in his phone. He sent her a text. Soon regretting it. He wondered how she would take his wording…

xxxx

Finn sat by Rachel in Glee Club. They had free time at the end of the hour, so Rachel and Finn talked. About football and show choir, mostly. It's almost hard to believe how well two things can mix when people aren't judging the other topic of interest.

Rachel was so engulfed in talking that she didn't see the text sent to her until she got home a while later, and checked her phone. Jesse- It's funny how badly a guy can want a girl.

xxxx

Jesse's POV {texting Rachel}

….Yeah, I guess.

I weirded you out, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that... Like... I wasn't referring to you. I was uh, watching Spring Awakening, and yeah. Melchior obviously wants Wendla. And… you understand. Right? I'm sorry.

Yeah. Okay. I was watching Spring Awakening too. Funny, huh?

Jesse laughed, she understood, thank God. Hopefully she meant it.

Yes, though I always knew you had a good taste in musicals, and perfected timing.

It's what I live for. I'm here to give the world a piece of my perfection.

Yeah, perfection is your specialty.

..Are you implying that I'm perfect?

He gulped; glad she wasn't here to see the terrified look on his face. He was a good liar, but lying to Rachel's face was like turning down a starring role in a Broadway production. He couldn't do it. He took a deep breath, remembering he was texting her.

No. No one is perfect; perfection is unobtainable, with an exception of yours truly. I'm just saying trying to be perfect is like your job.

Lies, lies, and more lies. She was so perfect, why did they break up?

Oh, yeah. Because he was only thinking of the cons of going to Akron, and having her stay in Lima. Of course he trusted her, but he was never one for committed relationships. They had been dating for some time now, and he hadn't known if he was ready to stay committed to her. He still didn't know now. Yeah, he thought about her a lot, but that wasn't something that determined whether you really liked someone or not, right?

Oh. Yeah. I guess so.

Don't take it the wrong way, you try. And trying is sometimes the best solution to the situation.

Yeah.

Jesse almost turned to suicide then and there. She was mad, or sad. What was wrong with his words today? What had he done to deserve confusion?

How was school today?

It was okay. Finn and I started a rather interesting conversation in Glee Club. It was a contradiction in itself.

Jesse was instantly furious.

Oh?

It was the best he could do.

Yes, and he serenaded me. It was quite sweet, but awkward.

…What song.

He knew he probably sounded like a jealous douche right now, so he toned it down. There was a small pause before she replied.

Jessie's Girl.

The Jolly Green Giant was trying to steal his girl, again.

He shook his head. Not my girl, we broke up, get over it.

That's nice. Anyways, what was the topic of conversation?

We were talking about football, and then we talked about... something else.

Jesse felt his stomach flip. He knew what she was going to say. What she meant by 'something else'

You talked about getting back together.

You aren't... Mad, are you?

No. I'm happy for you. I already have a girlfriend back here. She's wonderful, she was also part of VA, but I never noticed.

He lied, again.

There was a long moment of silence before his phone vibrated again.

I have to go.

He wanted to tell her he was lying, but then he'd seem soft and stupid.

Alright, enjoy the rest of your night.

xxxx

After that last text she felt like crying. He had moved on already, how stupid was she?

She nodded to herself. Good thing she had lied about the topic of conversation. At first it was just an attempt to make him jealous, but if she would have told the truth, she never would have found out he had a girlfriend.