Ok, I know have two stories to finish and none of them are even close to done, but I just wanted to try this. I love Lea Michele and I love Cory Monteith, but most of all I love them together. They are so adorable and they are the best! I don't know if this will be a mult-chapter story or just a one shot, what do you think is best? Continue this story or keep as a one-shot? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW! and don't forget to review my other stories, your feedback keeps me going!

-groff-monteithchick94

MONCHELE

To Be With You

What was this feeling she kept feeling for the past week? Why was she all of a sudden looking at him differently? Lea knew Cory doesn't date co-stars and neither does she; a rule they both follow and a rule they both want to break-so badly. Lea sits on the picnic tables outside the studio and reads over her lines as she sips her coffee. She licks her lips slowly as she reads, but is unaware of a certain Canadian bachelor getting a little turned on by her. Lea feels eyes on her as she looks up to see the first and last person she wants to see. Cory takes her shy smile as a cue to walk over to her. He takes a deep breath as he nears the tiny brunette.

"H-Hey, Lea, you reading over the new script already?" Cory asks as he takes a seat in front of her.

Lea nods. "Yeah, I'm pretty excited for one particular scene though," she playfully winks at him.

Cory laughs nervously. "What scene?" he asks intrigued. Does Rachel let Finn have sex with her?

Lea laughs, oblivious to how hot she's making him. "You'll see when Ryan or Brad gives you the script. I have to say your lines are hilariously adorable in this episode, Cory," she answers, taking another sip of coffee.

Cory sighs. "Come on, Lea, let me take a look," he pleads.

Lea giggles and hands him the script. "You pray to a sandwich, Cor," she spills.

Cory laughs as he reads his first lines. "Wow, I'm gonna have fun playing Finn for this episode. Andrew said I'm doing an R.E.M song, I'm so excited for that," he replies.

Lea laughs. "I can't wait either," she says mostly to herself, but he heard it.

Cory sighs as he looks between her and the script. He notices she's wearing the "Finn" necklace. "That's a cool necklace."

Lea smiles and takes the necklace in her hand. "I like it too, it's so cute." She holds it as she stares at Cory reading the script. Cory is unaware of the intense gaze he's receiving from Lea because he's trying to imagine himself and Lea in the bedroom scene.

Lea arrives in her dressing room after the "Papa Can You Hear Me" scene in the hospital. She plops down on the sofa and checks her phone for messages from Jonathan. She hasn't seen him since the summer, since he had to leave for London for "Deathtrap." She smiles at one of the texts, but is interrupted by Cory knocking on her door. She puts down her phone and opens the door for the him.

"Cory, w-what are you doing here?" she asks a little flushed. He hasn't visited her since they've gotten back.

Cory nervously puts his hands into his pockets; he's still in Finn clothes. "I was pacing in my room trying to figure out what we have and I can't live like this anymore, Lea, I have to know," he spits out.

Lea's stomach does somersaults as she processes what he has said. "Cory, I-I don't know what you're talking about," truth is she does know what he's talking about.

Cory looks at her and knows she's lying to him and to herself. "Don't lie to me, Lea, we have," he gestures between them; "something going on and I can't fight it anymore. I've tried to last year, but this year is different," he replies.

Lea crosses her arms. "Different how, Cory? We both believe that it is unprofessional to act on our feelings for each other. If you think I'm going to just be with you after everything you can forget it," she responds indignantly.

Cory stops pacing, stands in front of her, and sighs. "I know we have a complicated relationship, but I'm tired of dodging bullets, Lea, I want to be with you. I don't care about what I said last year when those rumors came out about us, they don't matter anymore. They're just words, Lea," he places both hands on her shoulders, "They're just words."

Lea tries to stop tears from falling, but one escapes her and trickles down her cheek. "Why are you here?"

Cory looks at her confused. Didn't she just hear him? "Didn't you just hear what I said?"

Lea sighs. "Yes, but why now? Why not when we came back or before then?"

Cory sighs. "I-I thought you were with Theo."

"I am."

"Then why are you asking why I didn't make a move when we came back or before then?"

Lea shrugs. "Because I missed you and I was afraid that you moved on."

Cory scoffs and steps away from her, getting a little angry. "So you can move on, but I can't?"

Lea looks away from him. "No, no, I didn't mean that. I just," she sighs, "I don't know. I'm sorry, Cory. I understand if you never want to speak again but only during our scenes together."

Cory sighs and walks closer to her. "No, I don't want to ignore you, I can't. You're not an easy person to ignore, Lea, trust me."

Lea sits down on her couch and Cory sits next to her. "What are we doing here? I can't ignore you and yet, I have to ignore my strong feelings for you."

Cory rubs circles into her back. "It just happened."

Lea looks at him, her big eyes pouty. "It couldn't have just happened, someone must have instigated it."

He shrugs. "Both of us instigated it even though you have Theo, it's something we can't ignore."

She looks away. "I know, it sucks that we can't be together."

"You could break up with him."

She looks at him as if he just told her that he hates Broadway, which he doesn't. "You're telling me to break up with him?"

Cory nods. "Why not?"

Lea scoffs and gets off the couch. "You're unbelievable, you know that. I can't just break up with him, Cory, it's not that simple. You are oblivious to the fact that he is in New York and I'm here. I can't just break up with him over the phone, it isn't right."

Cory looks her pleading with his eyes. Lea glares at him. "Don't look at me like that, Cory, don't!"

He sighs. "Then what do you want me to do, Lea? To just watch you two together without wanting to be with you? Unfortunately, I can't do that. I love you too much to just turn away."

Lea looks at him, the tears trickling down her cheeks. "I know, I know and I love you too much to put you through that kind of pain."

"And yet you do it anyway." He gets off the couch and walks past her to the door. Before he turns the knob, he looks back at her. "Don't pretend you love him when you love me, it's not good for you." And with that Cory opens the door and leaves Lea to her thoughts.

"Don't pretend you love him when you love me, it's not good for you."