Chapter 2
As dates go, this was a pretty good one Finn thought. The food was real good, no musicals were involved and Rachel had whispered something which at the very least sounded like a hint of something sexy.
Then he saw them.
Quinn, hand in hand with Sam, but looking right towards their table. He was surprised that other than the slightly weird pang you get when you see an ex with another guy he actually felt nothing. He smiled and looked back towards Rachel, safe in the knowledge he was truly over Quinn Fabray.
She carried on staring at him.
Rachel had seen them of course, Quinn and Sam. They actually looked really cute together. And sure she had seen Finn stare at Quinn, perhaps for a second longer than was necessary. But it was ok, because he'd turn right back to her, and smiled her and told her that he loved her. So it was all fine… except that Quinn kept looking back towards their table.
"I'll be right back babe," Finn said as he made his way to the restroom. Who would have thought Breadsticks would break out and offer unlimited soda too? This place was too much!
He had waved and smiled as he passed their table, it seemed like the polite thing to do. But then he had come out of the bathroom and she was there, waiting for him.
"Hi Finn" she exclaimed and wrapped her arms tightly around him. "I'm here, you're here! I'm on a date, you're on a date. Except not with each other obviously..." she trailed off nervously.
"Yeah," Finn grinned, awkwardly, "It's awesome here, right? Free drinks and free breadsticks! And I'm with Rachel…." He glanced back to her, giving her a little wave as her noticing her eyes focused nervously on himself and Quinn "who's awesome too, obviously, so yeah awesome" he finished, nodding awkwardly.
She grabbed him as he began to back to the table "It doesn't bother you at all, seeing me with someone else? Does it make you…" she trailed off "I don't know jealous?" she whispered quietly.
Finn burst out into laughter, which given by the look on Quinn's face was the wrong thing to do. " I didn't mean that," he gulped hastily " I just mean that I love Rachel and everything and she's really hot and we're really happy… not that you're hot too, I mean you definitely are, in a kind of obvious Cheerleader way, Rachel's hotter but that doesn't mean… uh this isn't coming out right." He screamed inwardly, why hadn't he just left it as I love Rachel.
"Okay, I get the picture Finn, you're in love with her, I get it." And just like that she burst into tears.
Rachel watched the innocent chat turns into Quinn's sobs. What had Finn said, she thought. She watched on as Finn awkwardly attempted to sooth Quinn in a hug.
Sam watched Finn grasp Quinn into a bear hug as the tears flowed. The date had been going so well and then they'd shown up. Finn and Rachel. He had noticed her stare at them, notice her pretend to go to the restroom, just as Finn did the same, noticed her play nervously with her hair whilst whispering to him.
She still liked him.
Just like that two couples dates went from awesome to awful.
