Title: A Dose of Reality
Author: khazrn43, taken from a ddh1973 idea.
Rating: M
Summary: Takes place after Born This Way. After hearing her boyfriend tell his ex that she was beautiful, Quinn overhears a conversation that affects her relationship with Finn. Finn has conversations with the women in his life and Kurt. After a confrontation with Kurt Finn starts to see his problems are bigger than a loud bossy brown eyed diva kissing his best friend. Finn will interact with all the woman in his life starting with his mom, Santana, Quinn and finally Rachel. Starts out Fuinn, ends Finchel.
Disclaimer: The characters in this story all belong to Ryan Murphy Productions and Fox Television. If I owned them, I would have a lot more money than I do right now.
As always my fictions are chalked full of Finchel Smut. If you can't handle it this is not for you.
HONOR THE TETHER! REMEMBER THE DRUMMER!
Quinn Fabray was walking down the hall, holding her books and heading to Finn's locker to meet him in between classes. As she passed by the choir room, the sound of her boyfriend's voice carried out into the hallway; it sounded like Kurt had pissed him off about something and she had a feeling it was about Rachel.
"Stay out of this, Kurt!"
Quinn glanced into the room and the sight of the stepbrothers looking like they could strangle each other shocked her. They had been getting along since their parents wedding last November; even she knew that despite the fact that Carole Hummel had told Finn not to bring her over to their house.
Finn's mother had made it clear that she would never accept the fact that he was dating Quinn again. That she was not to be in her house at all or he would be grounded. So most of the time, they hung out at her house, making out until her mother got home. The entire thing was getting old really fast, especially the fact that they were constantly fighting over Rachel, but she wouldn't give Finn up and once again lose him to Rachel Berry. Finn had chosen to come back to her so he must not have loved Rachel as much as her annoying rival had thought he had. She was pulled back to reality by the sound of Kurt's response to his brother's comment.
"No! You still love Rachel and everybody can see it but you. Even Quinn, why the hell do you think she clings onto you like a leech? Constantly touching, kissing and hugging you, most of time in front of Rachel. You sat there in this classroom and told Rachel she was beautiful," Kurt shot back, his hands on his hips. "I wonder if Quinn knows that you cheated on her too the first time around. That you kissed Rachel twice while you were still dating her."
Quinn gasped in shock as she took in the anger that came across Finn's face as he started to respond to his brother's statement.
"I kissed Rachel; it isn't like I fucked..."
Quinn watched as a smirk came across Kurt's face when Finn stopped speaking mid-sentence, his face turning pale. She watched as he sat down in a chair, his head in his hands. She knew that he was thinking about the past and had a sinking feeling that Finn was starting to come to his senses.
"Are you finally getting a clue? You are punishing Rachel for something you did to Quinn the first time around yet you will forgive Quinn for actually having sex with Puck, having his baby and lying for five months that you were the father. If Rachel hadn't of told you the truth, do you really think Quinn would have told you the truth? Would you still think that Beth was your child and not Puck's?"
"No, she wouldn't have told me the truth," Finn finally admitted to himself. "She would have let me think I was the father of her baby and tied me to her forever if she could have gotten away with it."
Quinn felt something inside her break because she knew that Finn had come to his senses. That his stepbrother had gotten through to him in a way that no one else had been able to. But before she could walk away, Quinn saw Kurt smirk at her as if the next words out of his mouth would cause her more pain.
"Your mom and I were curious about something, Finn."
"What?"
"I want an honest answer to this question and I will know if you are lying."
The question is would he do the same thing for her that he had done for Rachel? She had her doubts because of everything that had happened since Regionals. Finn's continued fascination with everything Rachel did and his anger at her for encouraging the other girl to get a nose job, told Quinn one thing. That kissing Finn after that football game in an effort to use his popularity to be Prom Queen was going to come back and bite her in the ass. That the pain she had caused to Sam and others since her transformation from Lucy to Quinn was starting to haunt her.
"If Quinn hadn't of kissed you after that damn football game, were you even interested in getting back together with her?"
"No."
"So she basically started things up between you again by kissing you? All because she knew deep down that Sam wasn't popular enough to help her win Prom Queen."
"She told me that we were supposed to be back on top. But even if we won Regionals and Nationals, Prom Queen and King would put us over the top"
Kurt regarded him cautiously because he didn't want to push too hard for fear of Finn digging in deeper with Quinn. "Do you even want to be Prom King?"
Finn sighed because he knew his answer would not make his girlfriend happy but she wasn't anywhere around so he spoke truthfully like he had been all afternoon. "No, I really don't. None of those so called cool people give a shit about me, they just want to know the schools Quarterback. Hell, my own girlfriend doesn't even like me half the time. She calls me names and starts fights about stupid shit. But I'm too much of a coward, no pussy to say enough is enough. I let her drag me back into an existence I was so unhappy in. Before I met Rachel I probably wouldn't have cared because I was just going through the motions. But now, I can see a future where the world is as it is and not as what it should be. I see where being on the football team and being in glee is okay, with nobody getting down on you for it. I can't go back to the darkness."
Quinn couldn't take it, she bolted. Kurt saw her and smirked behind his brothers back. He and Carole were going to have to team together so Quinn couldn't manipulate his brother into staying with her. Kurt thought she had changed, but her willingness to hurt Sam, just proved that it's all about Quinn Fabray and everyone else just get out of her way.
"I really hope you mean that Finn. It's the only way to figure yourself out. I'm not saying get back with Rachel, because what she did was mean and really dramatic, but that's Rachel, I think you need to find out who Finn is without a girlfriend before you can be a boyfriend to anyone."
"Thanks little bro" Finn hug
Quinn raced to her car like the day Puck confronted her about being pregnant, only this time she wasn't crying she was pissed. How dare Kurt? Who does he think he is putting this shit in Finn's head? Finn is my boyfriend, he chose me. Why does everyone keep pushing him toward that thing? UGH!
She is pissed "How, he kissed her twice while thinking my baby was his? What an asshole" She screams in the solitude of her car. Deep in the recesses of her mind she knows she's a hypocrite but she pushes that away with any warm regard for one Kurt Hummel.
She starts driving home still reeling from eavesdropping. She would never have told Finn the truth about Beth. If Rachel hadn't stuck her big beak into her affairs she and Finn would have still been together and this would all be a moot point. But no, she did and now she was going to lose her crown. That is not happening.
She reached home realizing she was all alone again, her mom must be at some boozy church function, and Quinn formulated her plain on how to keep Finn. She knows it won't be difficult, it is Finn for Christ sake. He will do whatever I want because he was right in the fact that he indeed is a coward and will never stick up for himself. She thought to herself.
Damn Rachel putting delusions of grandeur into his head. Surmising out loud
"He is a simple boy, from a small town who is destined to take over the tire shop. I know it, everyone knows it, and I just have to make sure he knows it" She is thoughtful for a moment until she realizes there is only one way to keep him. She has to make Rachel believe he slept with her. I mean she probably could really sleep with him, but what is the fun in that. That's it, Monday morning Quinn would corner man hands and tell her in no uncertain terms Finn will never be going back to her. She'll be so devastated that she would want to transfer schools and leave Finn forever. Paving the way for Quinn to end the year in a shiny new crown. Without Rachel and Finn, Glee club will be over and the world will have righted itself.
Finn walked into the house without Kurt, he went to hang with Mercedes. Burt was still at the shop and he heard his mom in the kitchen. "Hey mom" he said entering the expansive kitchen, leaning on the island, taking a cucumber slice and popping it into his mouth.
"Hello sweetie, how was school?" Carole asks. "Alright I guess" is his response.
"Finn I've been your mom for seventeen years, what is wrong?"
Finn smiles half heartily then sighs. "I think I messed up big time and I have no idea how to fix it"
"Ah! Rachel" Carole gleams at her son with a hint of amusement in her voice.
"Among other things" He laments.
"Talk to me Finn" Carole walks over putting a hand on his shoulder.
"It's just everything spiraled out of control. I think I forgave her the minute it came out of her mouth, but my damn pride wouldn't let me. She ripped my heart out and shredded it when she told me she made out with Puck."
"What she did was unwise for sure Finn, but loving someone means you forgive them."
"It's not the forgiving mom, it's the forgetting. I can't get images of her and him out of my head. And his stupid ass, doesn't help with his snide comments all the time. Why is such an ass" Finn questions
"Because he knows how to hurt you. He sees what we all do, that you still love Rachel. In a way I think him making snide comments is his way of getting you to understand you can't make Rachel wait forever. Other boys are going to be into her and one day, she'll move on" Carole spelled it out for Finn. Him flinching at his moms words.
Finn thoughtfully looked at his mom. Would Rachel move on? Didn't she love him enough to fight? Yes you idiot, she does. She's been fighting for you since day one and you've been a douche. Leading her on, breaking up with her acting like a jealous boyfriend while she ws dating St. Douche. Finn blinked at his realization.
"She's forgiven me for a lot worse than kissing Puck hasn't she" He finally whispers out.
Carole consoles her son with a supportive hand "Yes, she has. Now the question is what are you going to do about it Finn?"
"I screwed up. I don't know how she can even think of me as a friend let alone a boyfriend. I love her so much mom. It scares the hell out of me. I made it ten times worse with the Quinn situation."
Carole winches at the mention of that evil manipulative girl. "What were you thinking getting back with her? She hurt you so much worse than Rachel and you got back with her. I really want to slap you upside the head for that."
"You see mom, she didn't hurt me worse than Rachel, because even though I don't want to admit it, I kind of knew she cheated on me, but I didn't care, because Rachel was there to make me feel like I was worth something. Quinn could never crush my heart because she will never have my heart."
"If that is the case Finn, why are you still with her? What is the point?"
"I don't know. I thought she changed but a few weeks into whatever, she went right back to being the same Quinn from last year. She is not to be blamed for what she did. It's everyone else's fault. My fault because I joined Glee club, Pucks fault because he got her drunk. Coach Sylvester made her spy on Glee club. She has no idea how to take responsibility for what she's done"
"Finn it was so easy for her to cheat on you and Sam. She is a selfish little girl. She's using you and you unfortunately are using her." Finn was opening his mouth to defend himself when his mom put up her hand to let her finish. "You are using her Finn. Instead of dealing with what happened with that Santana girl, you hide behind Quinn. Instead of dealing with your feelings for Rachel you hide behind Quinn. It's easy. You've never been one for conflict. But baby, it's time you start acting like the man I raised and not the little boy you've been."
Finn nods in understanding. He know what he has to do and tomorrow he will confront Santana about their night and why she told Rachel in the way she did. He'll even ask what she hoped to gain. His mom's right. It's time to man up and fix his shit.
I will do a five to six part story. If you like it please review it and hit that favorite/follow button. I can only get better if I know where the mistakes are.
As you can tell from my other fictions I do not, I repeat, do not like Quinn. Finn will not be with her long because that is just a sin against nature and RIB subjecting us to it for as long as they did is pretty much unforgivable. The only thing worse is Rachel with Jesse. So to say I hated the end of Glee would be an understatement. I'd rather of had a root canal while all my hair was pulled out strand by strand then watch Rachel and Jesse or Finn and Quinn. Insert gagging sound here.
HONOR THE TETHER! REMEMBER THE DRUMMER!