A/N: Well hello there! I'm back, it's been a while! I hope everyone is doing well. I tried to update as soon as I published my first chapter but that didn't quite work out well, part of the reason why it took so long to update was because my computer decided to crash and so I had to wait for someone to fix it in order to finish the chapter! and now it's finally done! Once again I'd like to thank my amazing best friend for reading and editing the chapter.
You know the drill, I don't own Glee, just the plot and future characters to come!
Enjoy :)
Chapter 2- You'll never be alone again
I want you to dream in fields of flowers
And know that you're not alone
Soon come morning hours
The sweetest winds will blow
Worlds apart- Joshua Radin
On that very same chair right next to the sleeping mommy to be, he fell into a deep sleep. He was exhausted and he was sure days had passed without him getting any sleep, or at least that's how it felt. Next to him Rachel started to open her eyes, only to meet the darkness of the room along with the overwhelming silence. The only sounds were the monitors and Finn's light snores, she looked around and suddenly felt fear take over her whole body. Her heartbeat started to rise, as she tried to control the emotions that were taking her over. She closed her eyes, but the only images she saw were the ones from that night, Gabriel's yells. It was like she was trying to get away from the events of that night but they wouldn't leave her alone. She felt like everything was closing in on her and breathing became harder for her, she wanted to run, she wanted to escape the dark room that was only making her realize just how lonely and scared she was. On her right arm an IV and wires were connecting her body to monitors, but at the moment she didn't care, she needed to breathe, she needed the freedom and so she began getting up, taking everything with her.
At that moment Finn started to become aware of what was happening around him, he opened his eyes to see Rachel struggling with the wires, gasping for air and letting out sob after sob, it didn't take him long to become fully alert and rush to her side.
"Easy, easy you're going to hurt yourself" he quietly said as he gently grasped her wrist to stop her from touching anything.
"Rachel, you need to lay down" he explained as she tried to get away from his arms, which were now around her trying to bring some type of comfort to her pain. She didn't say anything, she only kept struggling to breathe and cry, Finn became worried at the sight, especially when he met those beautiful brown eyes, those eyes that were screaming for some type of aide.
"Rachel, what's wrong?" he tried to ask as he managed to get her to lay down, well more like to curl up into a ball where it just become even harder for her to breath. Finn was now really worried, he pressed the call button over and over until a nurse came rushing in.
"What's wrong?" she said as Finn gave her space "I don't know, I woke up and she was trying to get up but she was panicking and she won't talk" he tried to explain as best he could, but he wasn't sure of what was happening.
"Honey, sweet heart, can you look at me?" as she tried to get Rachel to lay flat on her back so that breathing could become a little easier for her
"I need you to slow down" as she made sure the monitors were reading correctly.
"I-I, I won't kill my baby" Rachel said as she kept on gasping for air, her sudden spoken words became a sign of concern for the nurse as she looked over at Finn.
"Sir, I'm going to need you to step out" Finn was shocked at the sudden request, "Is she okay?" he asked not wanting to leave her side.
A male nurse approached the room as Finn looked over at him "Sir come with me" he suggested
"No, Finn, please don't leave" she cried out almost in agony. Finn couldn't take seeing her in distress so he ran to her side "I'm not leaving, I'm here, can you try to breathe slowly?" as he ran his fingers through her hair, she never took her sight off the man she was beginning to trust.
A couple minutes had passed, the nurse had made sure the monitors were reading everything correctly and that her IV was still in her arm. He was still standing right next to her, caressing her hair, her eyes still focused on him, only now they were getting heavier by the second and Finn could tell she was fighting her sleep.
"Shhh, You're okay, close your eyes" he whispered to her, and it was all she needed, almost like a reassurance as he watched her eyes open and close one last time before she finally fell back to sleep.
Finn stayed next to her for a couple more minutes until he was sure she was asleep, then he quietly made his way to the couch, sitting down and letting out a sigh at how intense that had been. He refused to lie down on the couch, part of it because a 6'3 man can't possibly fit into the tiny hospital couches, at least enough to become comfortable, but mostly because he was afraid that she would wake up again. But the exhaustion once again took over him and he gave in to sleep.
You can do it honey, one more push…. And there was a strong cry that filled the whole room. Here she is, a beautiful baby girl as the nurse placed the tiny blessing into Finn's sister's arms. Finn was in awe of what he had witness, life being brought into the world and he was now madly in love. Sienna Alice Hudson, his sister whispered as she placed the softest of kisses on her baby's forehead. She looked over at Finn and she gave him a sign to grab the beautiful baby and so he did, he looked at her and from that moment on, they became the most important people in his life.
"Veronica" he suddenly woke calling his sisters name, only to see Rachel sound asleep. He sat up as he began to recall the dream, and recall everything his sister had gone through that now seemed like the same situation Rachel was going through.
Those events are what had led Finn to be such a strong father figure in the life of his beautiful niece, and he believed it was now what was keeping him from walking away from the girl and her baby. He didn't have the heart to walk out on them, because what if his sister didn't have anyone, what would have happened to them. He quietly got up and walked slowly towards Rachel, he looked at her, so peaceful.
God she was so beautiful, "No Finn, what are you doing?" he said to himself, but he couldn't lie, she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, even with those sad eyes, they were still beautiful, he could tell that they were once full of love. The anger in him to realize there was someone out there who should be taking care of them and just decided to give up. He wasn't going to, not for the sake of her and her baby, he would find some way to help both of them.
The light of day started to creep in, it was about 7:00 am when he was woken up by the sound of the door opening and footsteps approaching.
"I'm sorry Mr. Hudson, I didn't mean to wake you" the nurse apologized as she checked on Rachel who was thankfully still sleeping.
"No worries" he said letting out a yawn
"You've been here all night haven't you?" she asked with a slight smile "She's okay here if you want to go freshen up" she suggested
"Thank you, but I don't want her to wake up alone" he stated as Dr. Montgomery entered the room making her morning rounds.
"Good Morning" she said with a friendly smile
"How did we sleep?" she asked, Finn didn't quite know how to explain last night "I know, she's okay" she nodded
"I'm going to do a checkup, do you mind stepping out?" she asked him politely
"Is everything okay?" he asked in concern
"She should be, we just want to make sure" and so Finn left the room to sit on a chair in the small waiting room.
Dr. Montgomery checked her vitals and the fluids that were being administered. Rachel slowly began to open her eyes only to meet the face of her doctor, she looked around the room, she was looking for him and she panicked at the thought that he had left. Dr. Montgomery noticed her sudden change, and she also knew who she was looking for.
"He's here, I needed to check up on you so I asked him to step out for a minute" she said reassuring her that he hadn't left. Rachel let out a sigh of relief.
"Rachel, are aware of what happened last night?" Dr. Montgomery asked as she sat on the hospital bed facing Rachel.
Rachel was confused at first, aware of what? That her boyfriend had left her and her baby to their luck? Dr. Montgomery saw the confusion.
"Last night, you had an anxiety attack, and in the midst of it you yelled that you wouldn't kill your baby. Your boyfriend… is he forcing you into doing something you don't want to do?" She asked Rachel as she watched tears build up in her eyes. All Rachel could think of were Gabriel's words and the way he yelled.
"Rachel, I need to know so we can help you, I won't let him come near you if that is what you want" she said.
Rachel knew she couldn't go on with the lie that Finn was her boyfriend, but she was scared they would make him leave.
"He- he's not my boyfriend" Rachel whispered "I met him last night, he brought me here" Dr. Montgomery tried to put all the pieces together
"He's not related to you?" she asked, Rachel only shook her head, Dr. Montgomery called a nurse into the room "Call security" she quietly said, but didn't realize it was loud enough for Rachel to hear "What?" Rachel asked with a look of concern on her face.
"Rachel, he lied to us about who he was, this can be dangerous" Dr. Montgomery said "No, no please, I don't have anyone, please don't make him leave" she begged in tears "Please" Dr. Montgomery saw the need and pain in her eyes, she knew if she said no this could be something that could potentially hurt her and the baby.
"Okay, Rachel I won't call, but you need to calm down okay" Rachel nodded as she slid down on the bed and wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I'll be back in a little bit to make sure everything is set for you to go home" Rachel's eyes were wide open at the realization that she in fact she didn't have a home anymore.
"Can you please get Finn" she quietly asked.
"Sure, I'll tell him to come in" as Dr. Montgomery walked out of the room.
"Is everything okay?" the nurse asked her "Yeah, at least I hope so, have you seen Mr. Hudson?" as the nurse pointed towards the direction where Finn sat waiting.
Finn saw the Doctor approaching and so he stood from the seat "Is she okay?" he asked in worry
"She's okay, physically" she stated as she invited Finn to take a seat.
"She told me the truth, that you're not her boyfriend" Finn looked down to his shoes without a word to say.
"Why did you tell us you were?" she asked him, Finn looked at her.
"I'm really not sure, well I think I know, my sister, she was in the same situation. A baby, a boyfriend who left her… it hurt to know there was someone going through the same thing, I didn't want to leave her alone because I know what that feels like, she's scared and hurt I wanted to help her and I knew if I said I didn't know her I would never get to see her again" he was honest.
"Mr. Hudson" he interrupted "You can call me Finn" Dr. Montgomery nodded "Finn, this is serious, she told me she had no one, she's really hurt and scared, she needs help from people that will bring her support, we know places that can bring her that" Finn shook his head "No, I want to help her" "Finn, it's her choice, by law we have to provide these choices to her, and you're free to offer your help, but it is her choice, she wants to see you" Dr. Montgomery smiled "I'll be there in a bit to discuss further actions."
Finn quickly made his way to Rachel's room, slowly opening the room, she was laying on her side, back towards him and he thought she was asleep. He walked towards her.
"Hi" he whispered as he saw her awake, Rachel gave him a slight smile "Hi."
"How are you feeling?" he asked sitting on the chair next to her.
"I don't know" she honestly answered.
"It's okay, It'll be okay" As Dr. Montgomery knocked on the door and walked in.
"Okay, Mommy and baby are free to go, but before we need to schedule an appointment for a routine checkup. Rachel, we can help you, you don't have to this alone" she walked closer to her.
"Before you leave, someone would like to come and speak to you about different people and places that can be a help to you" Rachel looked back at Finn, Finn blinked twice and gave her smile and Rachel only nodded.
"I'll be looking forward to seeing you soon" Rachel was overwhelmed, she never in a million years would have imagined herself in this position, and she couldn't help the fear she felt.
"Look, I know we don't know each other, and I may be crossing the line but I would like to offer you my help" Rachel kept her focus on him. "My sister, she went through the same thing you are going through, I know how you feel, I have a room in my apartment, let me help you" he sincerely asked her.
"and if you don't feel comfortable I'll take you to one of the places where they can help you and your baby, I promise I'm harmless" Rachel saw the sincerity in his eyes.
"Thank you" she said tears filling her eyes, Finn reached his hand to wipe them off her eyes "everything will be okay."
Rachel got ready to leave the hospital, the person she had a meeting with came in and discussed all of her options, and she felt relieved that there were different people that could help her, she felt like she could do this even though she was still terrified. The meeting was over and she had a lot of thinking to do.
"You okay?" he asked her, Rachel nodded "Yeah, just overwhelmed."
"I know, it's a lot, you can do this" he smiled "Ready to go?" "Yes, thank you Finn" she smiled back.
They took a cab home, well to Finn's apartment, they finally got there and she was nervous. He opened the door to his apartment only to reveal the most organized place she had ever seen, she was greeted by the jumps and tail wags of a puppy, a tiny beagle "That's Max, my trusty companion" Finn laughed, Rachel bent down and tried to pet him but he was a little too excited with her, she smiled, she smiled big and it was the first time Finn saw a smile full of happiness.
"Alright Max, settle down" he laughed again.
"This is my home, and yours for as long as you need" Rachel looked around as she focused on a picture frame, Finn holding a baby.
"That's Sienna, my niece" Rachel looked at Finn "She's beautiful" she said as Finn handed her the frame, Rachel looked at the baby, in roughly nine months there will be a baby in her arms, all hers, brought up with all her love.
"She's much bigger now, three years old" Finn laughed handing her another frame of Sienna in a Cinderella gown in Disney world.
"She seems like she has lots of energy" Rachel laughed "Oh believe me she does" as he placed the frame back on the shelf. "Come on, I'll show you to your room."
When he opened the door, the first thing that Rachel laid he eyes on was on the small frame hanging on the wall above the frame of the bed "Lights will guide you home" The room was a pastel yellow color, the sheets were white, there was a TV in the room, the room smelled fresh and it was a crazy feeling to her, but she somewhat felt more calmed here then she had the last few days with Gabriel.
"That door is the closet and the other is the bathroom, there's fresh towels inside as well as new toothbrushes, soap and all of that good stuff" he smiled.
"I also have extra pillows in the closet outside, if you would like."
Shyly she said "No, it's okay, thank you."
"Okay well make yourself comfortable" Finn looked at his watch 10:00am.
"I'm sure you're hungry so I'll make breakfast, you're safe here" Max barked "You see he aggress with me too, come on Max let's go make breakfast" as the small beagle followed him out of Rachel's room.
She took a deep breath and let it out, sitting on the bed and taking a look around once again. She grabbed her cell phone out of her bag, a picture of her and Gabriel popped up and her stomach turned at the memories. The picture was from a couple weeks ago, they were sitting in their favorite spot in central park, all smiled and happiness, and love, or at least the love she thought he had for her. A single tear dropped on the screen as she locked it and put if off to the side. All she wanted was for everything to be different to be home with the man she loved, yes even though he had left she loved him still and that's what hurt her the most. She wanted him to be the one making her breakfast, the one looking out for her and the wellbeing of their baby, but instead, a stranger had cared more than Gabriel ever would and she didn't know when the pain would stop.
"Mommys here, all you need is me and all I need is you, we'll get through it, I promise" she said gently rubbing her stomach.
It was a new beginning, she tried to reassure herself everything would be fine but it only lasted for moments before the fear took over once again. Finn knocked on her door as she told him to come in "Breakfast is ready" he announced.
"I'm not really hungry" she looked up at him and he could tell she had been crying, he walked towards her sitting next to her.
"I know, but you've wasted a lot of energy and I think someone needs that energy to grow strong and healthy" Rachel knew he meant well, not only that but it was true, she had to take care of herself.
"Okay" she said as she stood making her way towards the kitchen.
Oatmeal with sliced of banana sprinkled with a bit of honey, it looked yummy but then she caught the smell of the bacon and her stomach told her otherwise, she ran towards her room as Finn ran behind her, she was already on the floor, Finn pulled her hair back, he knew it may be overstepping, but the instinct took over to rub her back, there were tears streaming down her face, once she was sure there was nothing else she sat up trying to breath and control herself, Finn handed her tissues.
"How do you feel?" he asked her, probably a stupid question because she most likely felt awful.
"The room is spinning" she said quietly.
"Put your head between your legs, it will help" he said as he got up and ran to the kitchen to get some water, when he came back her head was laying against the wall and her eyes were closed, he was sure she had passed out until her eyes fluttered open.
"This may help" as she grabbed the glass of water and took a sip of it "I think I'm okay" Finn helped her up and she brushed her teeth, after she was done he helped her to her bed.
"Do you want to try and have oatmeal?" She didn't want to see food at the moment, but she was hungry and she had to eat something eventually, so she nodded and Finn brought her the bowl of oatmeal. She ate almost half of it, better than nothing.
"Feeling better?" Finn asked standing on the doorway as Max jumped on Rachel's bed.
"No, Max!" he tried to stop him but that didn't work "It's okay, I like Max" she smiled "I'm feeling a lot better, thank you"
"Well, I have to go out and get some things done, you could come with if you'd like?" The truth was, she was exhausted, both physically and emotionally.
"I think I'll be better off here, I'm just really tired" she explained.
"No worries, I understand, just… here" he said handing her a piece of paper "It's my number, please call if you need anything." She nodded "I will."
Finn left, it was now her, Max and a growing baby. It was about mid-day, there was still a lot of thinking she had to do, a lot of decisions she had to make. She was avoiding it, and so she took a warm shower, she organized the things she had and lied down on the bed. Max snuggling right on her side and she doze off.
Outside in the streets of New York City, Finn was getting errands done as he walked past a tiny baby store. He walked back and smiled, he remembered the first time he bought his niece her very first teddy bear, on the window there was a pink teddy bear along with a book, showing the development of the baby week by week. He couldn't resist and he knew that she was scared, at least knowing how her baby was growing may bring comfort to her.
Three hours after he had left Finn came home to a quiet apartment, no Max running towards the door to greet him which was a surprise considering he always did. He left the bag on the couch and slowly walked towards his room, only to see Rachel fast asleep with max cuddled right next to her tummy. Finn knew this would make her smile, so he took out his phone and snapped a picture, not noticing the sound was on it startled max and he barked.
"Shhh Max it's just me" Finn whispered trying to get him to shush so he wouldn't wake Rachel up. But it was too late, she slowly opened her eyes to meet his.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you" he said.
"No, it's okay, I probably have been sleeping for a while now" she said sitting up "I just got here and I saw you were asleep, I thought I would take a picture" he handed her the phone, she smiled at the shot.
"Do, do you think he knows?" she asked.
"I don't know, or maybe he just really likes you?" she handed the phone back to Finn "Maybe, right max?" as the beagle jumped on the bed and laid on her legs.
"So uh, I brought Dinner if you're hungry" he said putting his phone in his pocket "I think I'm okay, thank you" "No problem, just shout if you need anything" Finn said leaving the room.
Rachel grabbed her phone, she hadn't opened it since this morning, and to be quite honest she still held on to that bit of hope she had Gabriel would call or text her. But nothing, just a text from her dad asking how she was doing, if she didn't answer he would become concerned and just when she was about to reply she got a text message "Gabriel" popped up, her heart suddenly dropped and she was scared to read what it said "I have your school stuff and other things of yours, you might want to come get them, I'm not home till 6, the key is where it always is…" It was vague, no sign of care, and the little hope she was holding on to wasn't there anymore. She looked at the clock as it read 4:00pm, she didn't want to go, but she needed her school things. So she stood and walked towards the living room, where Finn was watching Grey's Anatomy.
"Finn?" he turned around to meet her walking towards her.
"I, uh" she couldn't say what she wanted and so she just handed him her phone with the text message, Finn looked up at her "You want me to go with you?" he asked
"No, I'm sorry I just" he interrupted
"Rachel, I'm not letting you go back there alone" he said with a worried voice "Look I know we don't know each other, but I can't let you go there by yourself, please, let me come with you" in reality that was exactly what she wanted, she wanted Finn to go with her, but she was too scared to ask
"Thank you Finn, for everything" They both left the apartment and caught a cab to take them to her, well what used to be her house. When they reached their destination, everything from last night came back, as they walked towards the apartment she felt herself become anxious. She found the key and opened the door to the apartment, it looked the same, her school bag along with the rest of her things were right next to the front door, it was clear he wanted her to get the stuff and leave right away. Finn grabbed both of her bags and they locked the door.
"Well, well, what do we have here?" a familiar voice to her exclaimed, she looked at Finn before turning around and seeing Gabriel's face.
"You get around quick" he was drunk, completely wasted.
"What do I know, I wanted to convince you to come back and let that thing go so we could be happy" he slurred.
"That's enough!" Finn yelled, Rachel was surprised at his action.
"Oh protective much, Oh Rachel are you even sure that kid is mine, it's his isn't it? you little slu-"
"I said that's enough, look I may not know you, and the only reason why my fist hasn't met your face yet is because you are drunk and even though you don't deserve it, that's your child, so out of respect for Rachel and the baby I won't lay a hand on you even though I really want to, but you disrespect her, and I'll make sure she never sees your face again" Finn grabbed Rachel by the hand, who was now in tears, he got her as far from him as he could before he stopped and realized what had just occurred.
"Rachel, I'm so sorry!"
"It's okay Finn, thank you for what you did" her voice full of emotion.
She wanted to be strong, she wiped the tears from her eyes. They took a cab back home, the ride was silent, Finn wasn't sure what to say but he hated the way Gabriel made Rachel feel. When they arrived home she took her things to her bedroom, Finn stood behind in the living room, he knew she needed space.
"I'm sorry baby, I'm so sorry" she whispered placing both her hands on her stomach, "Mommy is strong, and so are you, we'll get through this together" She was holding the tears in, and she would continue to do so as long as she needed because she couldn't keep breaking down for someone who didn't love her. No matter how much she loved him, now her biggest priority was her baby. She walked out of her room while Finn was sitting at the dinner table scrolling on his phone.
"Hey, I just really wanted to thank you again for what you did Finn, thank you for not letting me go alone, I don't know what would have happened" she said as she sat down next to him
"No need to thank me, I'm glad you let me go with you, and I'm sorry I lashed out on him, I know he's the father of your baby Rachel, but I couldn't let him talk to you like that" there was a moment of silence.
"Are you hungry? I brought Italian from a place down the street" he said breaking the silence that empowered the room, Rachel smiled and nodded.
They sat together in silence for five minutes and Finn was wondering if he should break the silence that was overwhelming the room, but on his attempt to start a conversation his arm gently tapped his cup and all you saw were Finn's hands flying all over the place in hopes he wouldn't let it spill, but too much his luck it did. Rachel was so amused at the situation that her laughter filled the room. Finn let the liquid continue spilling as he stopped to take in the sight of her. Rachel quickly regained composure and sought out a paper towel to help clean the mess.
"Thank you, I swear I'm not always this clumsy" he giggled, trying to keep the atmosphere light.
"If you say so" she smiled. They both sat back down and continued with their dinner but the tension between them had subsided a bit.
"Tell me something good" Finn burst out without even acknowledging of what he had said; Rachel gave him a look of confusion
"Uh… I should probably explain myself" he chuckled as he nodded to himself.
"When I was a little boy, I was that shy boy who had a little more trouble than others making friends, my mom would always tell me to ask them to tell me something good, something about them so I could get to know them" he grinned.
"So Rachel, tell me something good" Rachel looked down at her plate.
"I want to become a Broadway star" she said with those eyes of sadness.
"Oh so you sing?" he asked "I do, I'm actually a theater arts major at NYADA, which is why I needed my school things" she explained.
"So Broadway huh? I better be invited to your first show" he joked and she only smiled at him.
"So what about you, tell me something good" as she took a sip of her water.
"Well, I love children, I'm a private school teacher" he left the table to reach for a frame on the bookshelf and showing it to Rachel
"That's my class on a field trip last year, I teach kindergarten" he said as he put the frame back
"You're a great teacher huh?" she asked but already knowing the answer "I like to think I am" he said sitting back down.
A moment of silence passed by before he broke it once again.
"I-I have something for you" he stood from his seat grabbing the bag from the kitchen counter and gently placed it in front of her, Rachel gently opened the bag and found a book, there was a mother holding her baby bump on the cover, she saw a book mark on one of the pages and so she turned to it "That's how big your baby is" he looked down at her in awe.
"I, wow Finn, Thank you!" she said with a single tear on her right eye "She's so little" she said as she looked up at him. And she couldn't help herself and embraced him as he welcomed her. She didn't think how much she needed to feel close to someone, to feel supported and taken care of until right then. But Rachel pulled away and gave Finn the widest, most grateful smile.
They both cleaned up, and they were now sitting on the couch watching Grey's Anatomy, about three episodes in and a lot of chatting about how emotionally draining the show is, their conversations became quieter and quieter as Finn realized she had fallen asleep. He didn't want to wake her up, but he also didn't want to leave her on the couch, as he was sure it would be uncomfortable, so he took the jump and went for it. He gently picked her up as she moved a little in her sleep, he took her to her room and laid her on the bed, throwing a blanket over her and turning off the lights. It was about 9:00pm now, he still had lesson plans to write and things to get ready, so he decided to work on that waiting for sleep to take over, which would take a while to do so.
Two lesson plans later it was now midnight and sleep was calling his name, so he left everything where it was, grabbed a glass of water and headed to bed. As he was walking to his room something caught his attention. He moved closer to the door to hear heavy breathing and mumbling and he became concerned, he knocked on the door and called her name but there was nothing. He knew if he left he wouldn't be able to sleep, but he also didn't want to invade her privacy… but what if something was wrong? He turned the door knob and slowly pushed the door open to reveal the girl tossing and turning, mumbling words he couldn't put together so he placed the glass of water on the night stand.
"Rachel, Rachel wake up" he placed his hand on her shoulder, she only grasped his hand and let out a "Don't leave" he knew she was talking about Gabriel.
"Rachel, it's me, Finn" he said as she shot her eyes open "It's okay" he said as she sat up. Finn's only instinct was to move closer to her and wrap her in his arms and so that is what he did.
"Let it go, let it out" he whispered as he hugged tighter and that was all it took for Rachel to fall apart, for her to let out was she had been bottling inside since they encountered Gabriel back at the apartment. She yelled in agony and Finn just held on tighter to her.
"Just cry Rachel, I'm not going anywhere"
And that is how they stayed, until she fell back to sleep. Finn only stood watching the peace of night take over her. He quietly walked out of the room, slowly closing the door behind him. He took a look at his phone, opening it to the picture he had taken of Rachel and max.
"I won't let anyone ever hurt you ever again, I promise you" and so he went to bed.
Finn thought he would change her life, but little did he know that each minute that went by she was changing his… for the better.
