Disclaimer: I own nothing! All characters belong to the wonderful creators of Glee and all songs belong to their respective artists.
A/N: I've used some songs from other series' because I just think they fit so well in the story. Also songs have been edited just because I felt some scenes would have gone on too long really. Enjoy!
Rachel Berry stood, hating herself as she looked into her mirror, tears streaming down her face. She'd never meant it to happen, never meant to hurt anyone. She certainly never meant to hurt those she loved dearly, especially not Finn. He'd had his heart shattered before and she vowed she'd never do that to him. Now here she was, going to do that very same thing.
Rachel liked to think she was better than his ex-girlfriend, Quinn Fabray. She fooled herself into thinking she'd never hurt Finn the way Quinn had done. Quinn had been selfish and deceitful and Rachel thought she could never be like that. Yet here she was, breaking Finn's heart exactly as she did and wondering if they were really so different.
Her hands moved to rest on her stomach and another huge sob shook through her. Rachel Berry was pregnant but her boyfriend Finn wasn't the father. Her hands curled into fists and she pounded them on her dresser as she thought of the affair that led to this. Her affair with one Will Schuester.
The girls stood outside the choir room, dressed from head to foot in their tight leathers, thick eye-liner and hair ruffled. They were excited to perform their mash up of Living On A Prayer and Start Me Up for the guys of Glee club and their director Mr Schuester. They'd practised hard and Rachel had to admit that maybe she wasn't the most dedicated or the best performer. They all had unique strengths to their performances and each were just as good as the other. With all their unique qualities brought together, they created the amazing performance they were about to give.
"Everybody ready?" Rachel asked.
"Duh." Santana said. "Let's just go already."
"Ok, ok." Rachel sighed. "Brad, is the smoke machine on?" Brad nodded and she gave him her most seductive smile. "Then start the music."
The girls sauntered in as they sang the first few lines. Santana, Brittany and Quinn first. Rachel flipped her hair as she entered, then looked at her audience with seductive eyes as she started to sing. She felt eyes on her the moment she entered the room and she scanned the row of guys, expecting to see Finn watching her. She knew she looked good in her outfit and she'd be thrilled if Finn thought she did too. To her horror, she saw that Finn had his eyes glued to Santana and he was grinning like an idiot. Her fury grew to curiosity as she still felt eyes on her and she scanned her audience again.
To her surprise she spotted Mr Schue, staring at her. His jaw had dropped and his eyes were wide, fists clenched on his knees. She was shocked to say the least but, as ever not wanting to spoil a performance, she carried on like a professional.
She started to get over her shock and she started to feel an excited tingling sensation spread through her body. She'd never had an older guy looking at her like that, especially not one she'd had a crush on – and, to be honest, still had a crush on. Her heart was racing and she narrowed her eyes as she smirked at him. He swallowed visibly and she could tell he was trying his hardest to look away. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't tear his eyes away from her.
Rachel glanced at Finn and made sure his eyes were still glued to Santana, though it hurt to have her boyfriend staring at other girls like that. When she saw that he was still distracted, she looked over the rest of the guys and made sure that none but Mr Schuester were looking at her. Finding all of them occupied, her eyes locked with Mr Schue's and she dropped to her knees on the floor. His eyes widened further and she could see his knuckles turning white.
At the end of the performance, the guys all clapped but Mr Schue who was still staring at Rachel. After a few moments, he clapped and closed his mouth quickly. He congratulated the girls on their performance and left the room quickly. Rachel smirked as she watched him go.
"Hey, Rach." A voice said from behind her. She turned and saw Finn standing behind her, an embarrassed smile on his face. "That was awesome. You guys were great and you look so...amazing."
"Not as good as Santana it seems." She said before she could stop herself.
"What?" He asked, his cheeks tinged red.
Her anger at him was slowly starting to seep back until she was stood glaring at him.
"I saw you staring at Santana the whole time." She spat.
"I – I wasn't. I – I was looking at you." He stammered.
"I saw you with my own eyes Finn. You were staring at her in ways you've never looked at me." She shouted. "Am I not hot enough for you? Am I not slutty enough for you?"
"No – I mean you're not a slut – not that I don't think you're hot because you are -" He babbled. "And I do look at you that way – not that I was looking at Santana in any way. I mean she's hot and everything but -"
Rachel growled in frustration and turned on her heels to storm out of the choir room. She stormed into the girls bathroom and stood breathing heavily as she looked at herself in the mirror.
Once she'd calmed, Rachel took the chance to look at herself properly. While they were getting ready for the performance, she hadn't seen herself in full costume as she'd put it on and Tina had done her make-up then they'd left to perform, but now she took the chance to really look. She hardly recognised herself as the girl in the mirror looked older, tougher, more confident...sexy. Sure, she loved her animal sweaters and cute skirts with her knee length socks but they made her look so young and innocent and they hid what she felt inside. The Rachel Berry looking back at her was the Rachel Berry hiding inside of her and she wasn't ready to let her disappear again. She liked this Rachel Berry. Finn obviously wasn't interested but that was just fine, she knew someone who was.
With a secretive smile, Rachel ruffled up her hair some more and checked her make-up was still perfect. She practised a few seductive looks in the mirror before leaving the bathroom and heading towards a certain faculty member's office.
As she walked down the hallway, she placed one hand on her hip and swayed her hips from side to side. Guys who'd never looked at her twice and those that slushied her all stopped and stared, their jaws hanging open, some even whistled. Though their reactions boosted her confidence and sent thrills through her, she didn't look at any of them as only one opinion mattered to her now.
She reached his office and walked in silently without knocking, making sure to close the door quietly behind her. As she slid the blinds shut, she looked over at Mr Schue for the first time. He was hunched over his desk, his hands locked in his hair. He was completely unaware of her presence and she took the time to admire him. She could see his shirt clinging to his muscles and her mouth started to water as she thought of running her hands over them. Even though she couldn't see his face, she could picture his lips, his perfect, soft, pink lips she could just kiss all day. His eyes were her favourite feature. They always gave away his feelings. When he smiled, they sparkled and when he was sad, they lost their shine and she could always see the pain in them. It was times like those she just wanted to hold him and tell him everything would be ok.
She wasn't just attracted to him physically. Rachel had always felt this connection between them. He'd been freaked out by her crush on him and her stalker like attempts at wooing him but since she'd given him a peace offering, the two had grown closer. She'd matured a lot since then and her dramatic outbreaks had decreased and she no longer believed Mr Schue was trying to ruin her career by giving away her solos.
Sometimes she stayed after school to practice and he'd always come out of his office and keep her company. When she was finished, the two would sit and talk. It was easy to talk to him as they had so much in common. Talking to Finn was difficult as he didn't have the same interests as her and if she wanted to talk about serious stuff like their relationship, there had to be some heavy making out after to make it worthwhile for him.
She saw a different side to Mr Schue when they were alone. He was so much more relaxed than when he was teaching. When it was just them, they had so much fun together. There was a connection there and she knew he felt it too.
Putting aside her thoughts, she leant back against the door and lifted one foot up to rest on the door behind her. She cleared her throat to finally capture his attention and she watched his body turn rigid. He lifted his head slowly and his eyes ran across the floor to her foot. He swallowed before allowing his eyes to travel up her legs, her skin tight jeans making them look long and slender. His eyes travelled up her body until they met hers and he swallowed again.
"Rachel, I didn't hear you come in. Erm – what – erm – what can I do to you – I mean, do for you?" He stammered, sitting back in his chair.
She pushed herself off the door and walked over to stand at his desk, her hips swaying in a hypnotic way.
"I was just wondering if you liked our performance." She told him, her voice low and sultry. "You left in a bit of a hurry."
"I – I remembered I had to mark some papers before next class." He lied. "But the performance was great. I really enjoyed...it."
Rachel glanced at his empty desk then around the room before she looked back at Will, a smirk on her face.
"I don't see any papers." She said innocently. Before he could think up another lie, she walked around to stand beside him and sat on the edge of his desk. She glanced at his hands as they gripped the armrests of his chair tightly then back up to his face where she noticed his jaw was clenched. "Why so tense Mr Schue?"
"I – I'm not." He said.
"You are. Here, let me rub your shoulders. I do this for my dads all the time when they're stressed. They told me I was really good at it." She replied.
She quickly moved to stand behind him and placed her hands on his shoulders.
"Rachel, you don't have to -" He started to say but stopped as she started to squeeze and rub his shoulders.
Before he could stop himself, his eyes slid shut and he let out a quiet moan. He started to relax and his head started to droop. Suddenly, he felt Rachel's breath on his neck and he shivered, his body becoming tense again.
"I saw you watching me." She whispered. "I saw you watching me perform."
"R-R-Rachel." He stammered, her closeness making him nervous.
"You liked what you saw? Yes?" She breathed.
"I – I don't know what you mean. I – I didn't – I wasn't -" He stuttered.
The collar of his shirt felt like it was getting tighter and he badly needed to loosen it but he didn't want Rachel to get the wrong idea. Beads of sweat formed on his brow and his temperature was beginning to rise.
"Oh come on...Will..." She laughed sensually. He swallowed hard as he heard his name slipping so easily from her perfect lips. "Tell me the truth. I know you want me and I want you too."
She brushed the skin of his neck with her lips before kissing him there. She trailed kisses to his ear and tugged his lobe with her teeth. Her hands started to slide from his shoulders and down his chest. She loosened his tie and started to undo the top few buttons of his shirt.
He stood up quickly and moved to the other side of the room. He ran his hands through his hair before he turned to her.
"Rachel, this behaviour is totally inappropriate." He told her as firmly as he could though his voice was shaking. "I am your teacher and you are my student. This can't happen."
"So you are attracted to me. You didn't deny it." She grinned triumphantly.
Will's eyes widened before he sighed and hung his head.
"Yes." He whispered. She smiled as she sauntered over to him and placed her hands back on his shoulders. "This can't happen Rachel."
"No one has to know." She whispered. "Will, I..." She forced him to look at her and dropped her attempts at seducing him and showed him her true feelings. "I love you." She heard his sharp intake of breath as he gazed into her eyes. "And I know you have feelings for me too."
She leant up on her tip-toes so her lips brushed his. One of his hands went to her hip as the other cupped her face.
"Rachel..." He murmured. Just as he was about to kiss her, he pulled back slightly and looked into her eyes. "What about Finn?"
"Do you think I didn't notice the way he was staring at Santana? He never looks at me like that but then again, I know I could never be as pretty as Santana or Quinn and my social status is none existent. Let's face it, I was never in Finn's league." She replied sadly.
"Rach, you are beautiful and Finn...he's an idiot if he can't see that the girl he is lucky enough to have as his girlfriend, is the prettiest, smartest, most amazing, most talented young woman in this world." Will told her.
She smiled and he couldn't help but smile back. The gap between their lips closed and Rachel saw fireworks bursting in front of her eyes. Her heart skipped a beat and her grip on his shoulders tightened.
All too soon, he pulled away and turned his back on her. He ran his hand through his hair and sighed.
"What is it?" She asked, confused and slightly hurt.
"I can't do this." He told her. "This can't happen, we'd both be in big trouble if anyone found out. You're my student for God's sake."
"I don't care, Will." Rachel shouted. "I don't care about that or what other people will think. If this -" She moved to stand in front of him again and forced him to look back into her eyes. "If this is true love and I know it is, then we will find a way to be together. If we have to hide our relationship for a few years then fine. After I graduate, it won't matter what people think. I won't be your student any more and they'll just have to accept us. Look, here's my cell phone number." She grabbed a pen and paper off his desk and wrote her number down then pressed it into his hand. "Think about it and call me tonight."
She kissed his cheek and left the room.
For the rest of the day she avoided Finn like the plague and whenever she passed Will, she'd smile her most radiant smile in the hope that he would return it but he'd look away and sigh.
She was sitting on her bed later that night, her legs crossed and her cell on the bed in front of her. She'd been staring at it in that exact position ever since she'd got home from school and that was over three hours ago. All sorts of things had been running through her mind during that time. What would happen if he called her? What would happen if he didn't?
"Rachel sweetie, supper's ready." Her dad, Hiram, called up the stairs to her.
"I'll be right down dad." She called back. Rachel sighed as she looked at her cell then climbed off her bed. Just as she was about to leave the room, her cell began to ring and she ran back to her bed to pick it up. It was an unknown number and she grinned as she answered it. "Will?"
There was nothing but the sound of breathing on the other end. After a few moments, they answered her.
"Rach..." Will's voice whispered. "I can't...I can't stop thinking about you. I don't know what's happening but...I've got to see you, I...my God, this is crazy. I – I don't know -"
"I'll be right over Will." She interrupted before he could change his mind. Rachel ran down the stairs and grabbed her coat and car keys. "Dad, daddy, you can have my supper, I'm staying at a friend's."
As she ran out of the house, Hiram and Leroy frowned at each other.
"She didn't take any over night things." Leroy said.
Rachel sped towards Will's apartment, her stomach fluttering with nervousness and excitement. He wanted her. Will Schuester wanted overbearing, egotistical drama queen and diva, Rachel Berry.
Another face suddenly entered her mind and she almost stomped on her brakes. But someone else also wanted her. No. No they wanted the pretty girls who were in their league. Footballers only dated Cheerios or the hot girls at the top of the social ladder. Rachel Berry was neither of those. She'd thought Finn Hudson was different. He'd chosen to stay in Glee club despite what it would do to his reputation but deep down he was just like the other jocks.
She pushed him out of her mind and carried on to Will's apartment.
When she arrived, she only had chance to knock once as Will yanked the door open. They stood staring at each other for what felt like an eternity before Will pulled her into his arms. He kissed her passionately as he closed the door behind her. Rachel felt like she was on fire as she kissed him back just as passionately, her hands running through his soft curls. Will locked one hand in her hair as he wrapped his other arm around her and used it to pull her closer.
"Rachel Berry, I...I don't understand what you've done to me." He breathed as they broke away for air.
"I love you too, Will." She smiled.
They kissed again, this time slow and lovingly. He led her over to his couch without breaking the kiss and lowered them both onto it. Rachel sat in his lap and started to slowly unbutton his shirt. His hands flew to her wrists and he pulled away from her with a sigh.
"I'm sorry Rach. I can't do this. Yeah, I have these...huge feelings for you and yeah, maybe after graduation this would be ok but...you're still my student." He told her. "I just...think we should wait until after graduation and...I think you should do...this...with someone your own age, someone special to you. You're so young Rach. I don't want to take these precious moments away from you."
"Will, I'm not a virgin." Rachel told him.
"You're not?" He asked in shock. "Finn?"
"No." She mumbled as she hung her head. "Puck."
"Puck? What – when – how?" He demanded.
"Well...do you remember my brief relationship with Puck?" She asked. Will nodded and waited for her to continue. "I was only dating him to make Finn jealous but I realised that I was losing him. Our make out sessions were no longer keeping him interested and I couldn't let him go without achieving my goal. So...I slept with him." Her eyes were closed as she shook her head and laughed without humour. "Turns out I couldn't keep Puck interested and I didn't succeed in making Finn jealous. All in all, my first time wasn't so special or romantic. But being here with you...it all feels so right. This should have been my first time, with you. I know I'm not your first but that doesn't matter and neither does what everyone else thinks. What matters is how we feel about each other and what we think is right."
Will looked into her eyes then moved his hands to hold her face.
"You're right." He nodded.
"And is it just me or does this feel...right?" She asked.
"It's not just you." He smiled.
Rachel smiled and laughed in relief. She caught his lips in a sweet kiss and wrapped her arms around him tightly. Will scooped her into his arms and carried her slowly towards his room. As he lowered her onto his bed, he pulled back to look into her eyes, letting her know that she could still change her mind if she wanted to. She sensed this and she smiled at his concerns for her feelings and what she wanted.
Puck hadn't been like this. He'd gotten what he wanted and he left before her dads got home. Rachel had cried herself to sleep that night. She'd wanted her first time to be romantic and with the one she loved but instead she'd got herself a one night stand with a guy she barely had feelings for just to keep him interested and to make another guy jealous. It had felt so much worse afterwards when she found out it hadn't worked.
Finn's face appeared in her mind once again and she shook it out, not wanting to think of him at that moment.
Rachel lifted herself slightly off the bed to capture his lips in a kiss. She poured her love into the kiss and hoped he'd feel it. When she pulled back, she ran her thumb over his cheek. He nodded slightly, accepting the kiss as her confirmation and she nodded back. Will's lips came crashing back onto hers and the fire in her veins returned more intense than ever. Her heart was pounding and felt as if it would burst through her chest as they hastily undressed each other. Rachel admired his toned muscles she thought had been cruelly hidden away from her. When she looked into his eyes she saw that he was staring in fascination at her body. She didn't feel shy like she thought she'd be. Instead she felt a thrill at the fact that he was looking at her and liking what he was seeing. This was the first time Rachel Berry felt like an attractive, desireable young woman and she was so happy that it had been Will Schuester that made her feel like that.
His hands and lips started to caress her and she gasped as jolts of electricity shot through her making every nerve ending tingle. The need for him was getting almost too much to bear and she looked up at him, pleading with her eyes.
"Will..." She whispered. "Please...I need you..."
His eyes locked with hers as he joined them as one. Their bodies moved in perfect sync with each other. She always knew they'd be a perfect duet and now this, the ultimate duet, proved her point.
A while later, Rachel was purring, her eyes closed as Will rolled off her and onto his back. Her body still felt as though someone was pumping an electric current through her. Her limbs felt heavy and jelly like and she was finding it hard to open her eyes again. She lay listening to his heavy breathing before she managed to open her eyes a crack.
She froze as she thought she saw a figure in the shadows. She could just make out a face and it was one she recognised very well. The face was looking at her, crushed and disappointed and guilt flooded through her. The figure hung it's head and turned it's back on her as it faded back into the darkness. Bile rose up in her throat as she realised what she'd done and she sat up quickly, clutching the sheets around her.
"What's wrong baby?" Will's voice asked sleepily from beside her. He reached a hand out to touch her but she pulled away from it and scrambled off the bed. "Rach, what's wrong?"
Will sat up and looked at her in concern. She couldn't look at him as she pulled on her clothes. Tears started to stream down her face.
"What have I done?" She sobbed. "How could I -"
She broke off as a sob shook through her. Will got out of bed and walked over to her.
"Rach -" He said as he held out his arms to hold her.
"Don't!" She shouted as she yanked herself out his grasp. "Don't touch me." She looked at him for the first time. "I cheated on Finn. How could I have done that? Just because he was looking at someone else and I was jealous. He's a guy, guys do that. But I know Finn loves me and I love him. So why did I..."
She shook her head, unable to carry on as the tears caught in her throat. Will placed his hands on her arms and gazed into her eyes.
"Because we have feelings for each other. Stronger than the feelings you have for Finn and stronger than my feelings were for Terri and Emma put together. Feelings we can't fight and we...we're meant to be together Rach." He told her.
"No, this was a mistake." She told him. "I love Finn. I'm staying with him and nothing you can say or do is ever going to change that."
"But everything that's happened between us, you can't just throw it away and forget about it." He argued.
"Watch me." She replied and walked out of the apartment.
The next day, Rachel was back to her animal sweaters and skirts with knee high socks. She avoided Will as best as she could and she glued herself to Finn's side. They'd both apologised to each other over and over again and as far as Finn knew, everything was fine between them – better even as Rachel seemed to be doing everything she could think of to make him happy. But every time Rachel looked at him, all she could think about was her betrayal. Whenever the two passed Will in the hallways, his and Rachel's eyes would meet and they'd gaze sadly at each other before Rachel looked away and tightened her grip on Finn's arm.
As the couple were leaving the school that afternoon, they bumped into Will and Rachel knew he'd planned it. She glared at him as he started a friendly conversation with Finn. Will ignored her and smiled at Finn.
"Hey guys, heading anywhere nice this evening?" He asked.
"Actually I'm just taking Rach home. Burt's taking me and my mom out for dinner." Finn told him.
"Yeah, so I'm having a girly night in by myself." Rachel added.
"Really? Well I hope you have a good time Finn." Will smiled. "It's a shame you're leaving Rachel on her own though. Hey, I'll be alone tonight, might have to steal her away. Perhaps we could go over some song ideas for Glee club." Rachel's glare intensified at the look in Will's eyes as he glanced at her. He winked at her before looking back at Finn and laughing. Finn laughed awkwardly with him. "I tell you Finn, you're a lucky guy. Rachel's an amazing young woman, look after her. You don't want to lose her to someone else..."
"Yeah, she is amazing." Finn smiled as he looked at Rachel. "Don't worry Mr Schue, I'll always take care of her. I love her more than anybody and I don't know what I'd do without her."
Rachel saw guilt briefly flash across Will's face for the first time before he composed himself quickly.
"Good." Will smiled. "You know, love's a funny thing. You never know what it is until you meet the right person and you look them in the eye...and say..." Will looked into Rachel's eyes and she gasped quietly. "'I love you'..." Her heart started to pound against her chest as she gazed back into his eyes. He smiled slightly then looked at Finn. "And you've never meant it more sincerely. Love, it can be unexpected and with the last person on earth you'd expect to fall for and you might not want to...but you fall anyway. You can't fight love." Will looked at Rachel as he said the last four words and she knew he was directing his words at her. There were a few moments of silence before Will broke it. "Well, have a good evening both of you. See you tomorrow."
"Bye Mr Schue." Finn replied. Finn held Rachel's hand and started to lead her away. She didn't take her eyes off Will until they were a good distance away and it was obvious she was staring. "Wow, that was weird."
"Huh?" Rachel asked as she turned back to face the way she was walking. "Oh...yeah, weird."
"What do you think he was getting at with all that love stuff?" Finn asked.
"I don't know. Say, how's football practice going?" She asked, quickly changing the subject.
As Finn started to talk about football, Rachel let her mind wander over the things Will had said.
Later that evening, she found herself standing outside his apartment door knocking loudly as anger bubbled up inside her. He opened the door to her and she noted the fake surprise on his face as he let her in.
"Rachel, what a surprise. What can I do for you?" He asked.
"What the hell was all that about?" She demanded.
"What was what about?" Will frowned innocently.
"That stuff you said to Finn. What were you playing at?" She shouted.
"I was just telling him to look after you. I'm looking out for my students that's all." He shrugged.
"Oh really? And all that stuff about love and that you can't control love? What would you have done if Finn had understood what you were saying? What if he figured out what's going on?" She argued.
"But there was nothing going on. I was just merely stating a fact. You can't control who you fall in love with." Will replied innocently.
"Oh don't give me that 'I'm all innocent' stuff, I know what you were trying to do." She told him. "You wanted Finn to figure out what happened between us and break up with me so I'd come running back into your arms. Well it's not going to work. Finn and I are not breaking up and I am not going to fall back into your arms just because I have feelings for you."
"You're right." Will sighed. "I did have a motive for saying those things. But my only motive was to get you to come over tonight."
"Why?" She asked.
"Because...you've been avoiding me all day and I had to see you. Look, last night might have meant nothing to you but it meant something to me and I can't just throw it away as easily as you have." He said.
"You think I'm finding it easy to let go? It's all I've been able to think about – you're all I've been able to think about since the moment I realised I had a crush on you. Last night meant everything to me because it was the first time I was with someone I love and made me feel loved." She replied. "I'm not throwing it away because it'll always be one of the best nights of my life but we can't -"
She was cut off as Will sped across the room and his lips came crashing down onto hers. Rachel gasped and she stood as still as a statue until the shock disappeared. Then before she could stop herself, her lips were moving in sync with his and she'd wrapped her arms tight around his neck. He pulled away and leant his forehead against hers.
"Please, stay with me Rachel." He whispered.
"Will...I can't. Not tonight." She said.
"I don't mean like that. I mean...I want us to be together." He replied. She sighed and started to pull away but he tightened his grip on her. "What happened to the Rachel Berry that was in my office yesterday talking about true love and not caring about what other people think? You were the one fighting for us to be together, now all of a sudden that's changed. Now you're fighting against it and here I am, begging you to give us -"
"Ok." Rachel said.
"What?" Will asked.
"I want to give us a chance. It's not even been twenty-four hours but I already know I'm miserable without you and everything you said...I'm tired of fighting with my feelings for you." She explained.
"You want to give us a shot?" He asked hopefully.
Rachel smiled and nodded and he caught her lips in another fiery kiss. When they broke apart, she bit her lip and looked away.
"Listen, I'm going to need some time to break things off with Finn." She told him. "After everything he's already been through, I have to let him down gently. I don't want to hurt him."
"I understand." He nodded. "But we can still see each other right?"
Rachel tried to say no. She tried to say that she didn't want to carry on their affair behind Finn's back. It would just make the situation so much worse if Finn found out. But unfortunately for Rachel, her brain had stopped working and she nodded instead.
"Of course." She said.
Will pulled her into a tight hug against his chest and buried his face in her hair.
The affair had been going on for almost three months and she still hadn't found the right way to end it with Finn. Three weeks ago she'd found out she was pregnant and she'd avoided both Finn and Will since.
It was all Will's fault. He made her believe that he loved her but she saw the way he'd looked at Miss Pillsbury not so long ago. She was only playing second best to him and now she'd ruined her relationship, her career and her future all because of him. She couldn't go to college with a baby to take care of all the time and if she didn't go to college, she'd never get her shot at Broadway.
Her fathers had been furious when she'd told them just as she knew they would be but she couldn't keep secrets from them. In the end she'd told them everything but even though they were mad, they told her they'd always support her and be there for her whenever she needed. But they had one condition. A condition Rachel didn't know if she could agree to but she had to if she wanted her dads' full support.
