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December 18th, 2011

It had been 10 years since Rachel had moved in down the street from Finn. Many things had changed for them. Finn had a new stepfather and stepbrother. He was also captain of the football team and the most popular boy in school. He was the one every girl wanted to date and every guy wanted to be.

Rachel was the captain of the Glee club and in every school production by the drama department. She was well known, but no one's favorite. She had talked Finn into joining the club so they could spend more time together and not be looked at for intermingling the circles that had nothing to do with each other.

Finn and Rachel had had a secret friendship all of these years. At school they acted like they hardly knew each other, but after school Finn snuck over to Rachel's house. He would spend time with her until dinner. Then go home for dinner and then come back after his mom and Burt had gone to bed. Then he would spend the night while her fathers were away on business which was most of the time. He hated to leave her alone. He was afraid that something would happen to her.

It was Rachel's 18th birthday and the 10 year anniversary of the day she met Finn. She woke up alone since Finn had already gone home so he wouldn't be caught. Her fathers were away on business yet again. It was happening more and more frequently. Rachel would say that in the last six months she had probably only seen them to what would add up to be three weeks.

Finn and Rachel had been dating secretly for 6 months. At school they acted like they didn't know each other. At night it was different. Finn would come over and watch movies. Everything any normal couple would do. Finn would hold Rachel in his arms and tell her he loved her. Rachel would give him long kisses and hold him as if he was going to evaporate. Then she would wake up the next morning alone and it was like he had.

Rachel woke up with a different feeling. She ran to the bathroom and lost everything she had eaten the night before. She decided to still venture to school so she wouldn't ruin her perfect attendance record.

Rachel walked into the school to see Finn with Quinn Fabrey while she tried to get her way with him. Rachel just rolled her eyes because Quinn had been trying to get with Finn for years. When she couldn't get him she had slept with Noah Puckerman to make him jealous. This plan had backfired when she became pregnant and gave up the little girl for adoption.

Rachel was at her locker when her best friend and stepbrother to her secret boyfriend showed up. Kurt Hummel asked, "Are you feeling okay, Rachel? You are looking a little pale."

She told him, "I'm feeling a little sick to my stomach, but I'll be okay."

Finn was walking by. Rachel expected him to ignore her like he did every other day. For some reason, today it upset her at the thought of it. She didn't want him to walk by her without saying anything.

Finn was walking by when he saw Rachel looked pale and upset. Since his stepbrother was standing there he couldn't take her in his arms and kiss her like he wanted to so badly. He still had to know what was wrong. He was worried about her.

Finn stopped and asked, "Are you okay, Berry?" He hated to act like a jerk to the one he loved so much, but they had worked so hard to keep everything a secret for so long.

Rachel's eyes sparkled for a minute before she said, "I'll be fine, not that you care. If you excuse me I think I am going to be ill." She ran off down the hall with her hand over her mouth to the bathroom.

Kurt exclaimed, "Oh my gaga!"

Finn asked, "What is the matter with you?"

"Rachel has been telling me all about this amazing boyfriend she has, but she won't tell me his name."

Finn got nervous. "What does that have to do with anything?"

"What do boyfriends and girlfriends do together?"

"They hold hands and kiss a lot."

"Finn, I know you are ignorant, but come on. She has a secret boyfriend that won't give up any describing information about. I do know that she gave him her virginity. Oh dear. I really hope she isn't pregnant. That would ruin all her future plans."

Finn started coughing while trying to catch his breath at the thought. "Pregnant?"

"I don't know why I am telling you this. You don't even like her."

Finn just wanted to come clean about the last ten years, but he couldn't. He didn't want anyone to think that he didn't care about Rachel. He loved her with all of his heart.

Rachel came out of the bathroom wiping her mouth with a Kleenex. She looked horrible.

She told Kurt, "You are right. I shouldn't be here. Could you give me a ride home?"

"Of course, Rach. Excuse us, Finn."

They started to walk away. Finn couldn't stop himself as he called after them, "Happy birthday, Rachel. Feel better."

Rachel wanted so much to smile and be happy that he told her happy birthday while at school, but she couldn't. She just wanted him to be willing to tell the whole world that he loved her and would do anything for her. She didn't want her Finn to only be seen at home and nowhere else.