A/N: Here is the second chapter! I appreciate the reviews, and I would REALLY love more, so the next chapter after this one is probably going to be a bit till I get some more reviews. Also, note that for now all of these are past-tense and when time becomes present I will tell you. I was going to put dates in, but really it is not that relevant and it wont make much of a difference. Ok, I'm done rambling and hope you enjoy this next chapter! Please review, it's appreciated!

Once again, I don't own Glee or "That Girl" by Justin Timberlake.

xx


ii.

Now we didn't have to fall, but fell in love to the bottom babe

No one's there to catch us when we fell from heaven that day

People always staring, but I don't care nothing about it babe

Since I saw your face, I've been staring just the same


Finn was loving college. Absolutely loved it. And she was so happy for him. He was rushing for a fraternity, partying all the time and having the time of his life. However, to her amazement, her and Finn still talked-all the time.

She wasn't really sure what they were. They continuously reminded each other when they talked about how much they loved and missed each other. She told him all the time how he would find some new, college girl, fall in love and forget about her. He would just tell her to shut up and that she didn't realize how amazing she was, that he didn't have interest in other girls, just the one he was talking to.

So they continued this, unspoken, unlabeled relationship.


Then began the phase of drunk texts. His fraternity would be throwing parties and then he would get incredibly intoxicated and start talking to her and retelling her how much he missed her. It was hard, because she missed him just as much, if not more, but she wanted him to be enjoying college and getting acclimated, so she would try and down play her emotions.

Since they weren't officially a couple, she assumed he would be looking for other girls, even if he said he wasn't really, and she would do the same.

Apparently there was a girl who Finn hadn't really told her he was sort of into-her name was Marley Rose. Well one night at one of his fraternity parties, he of course got absolutely drunk and started texting her, telling her how he met this Marley girl, and how she's great and he likes her and how much Marley looks like her.

She didn't really know what to say back to him, but then he sends her another message before she can respond saying he can't like her because Marley isn't her and that's why he thinks he went for Marley in the first place and that he misses her so, so much.

This goes on for a while. Him going for girls that are like her and then drunk texting about it. It makes her sad, especially when he tells her he wishes she were there and how much he wants them to just be together. She tells him she wishes for that too and she will try to visit soon.


She starts to get more lucid texts of him again, of him telling her about his life, and how he isnt sure if he's really, truly happy. She tells him not to give up and to just get through this year. If she's honest though, there is a small part of her hoping it wont work out and he will come home and they can finally be together, a real couple. But she won't ever tell him that, plus she really does want him to establish himself and be happy. This is supposed to be the start of some of the best years of his life.

Her favorite texts from him, however, are when he tells her how much he adores her, and what a knock out, gorgeous women she is and that she's better than the rest. It gives her these butterflies that make her feel giddy and absolutely loved.


Then begins a phase of him texting her about his dreams.

It starts simple of him saying he dreamt that she was in college with him and they were together and really happy. She responds, telling him it's adorable and how she wishes that were actually the case (and maybe one day in about a year and a half it will be).

Then the dreams become more specific, like the one about how they meet up in New York a few years after college, fall deeply in love and get married. She feels like she can't breathe with that one when she first reads it and then responds with a simple, 'you never know'.

But then comes the one she is certainly not ready for. To everyone else they would probably call it a "sext", but really, she would call it him relaying a dream. A very, very graphic, hot dream. Involving him. And her.

It started vague:

[Rach. I had a dream about us last night.]

[Oh really? What was it this time, lol?]

[Uhm...Idk...I'm not sure if I should share.]

[Oh come on Finn, you tell me everything. It can't be that bad. Plus you can't say you had a dream and then not tell me what it was about! ;p ]

[Okay. But you asked. So, we were together, like a couple, and we were having fun at a party and then we decided to go to my room and have our own fun. We were kissing and then clothes came off and then i kissed down your neck all the way down your legs and then back up midway. You were moaning my name. And then you were riding me. And it was amazing. Then I flipped you over and took control. You wrapped your amazing legs around me and then we soon came at the same time and it was the most amazing thing we had ever experienced. And then you laid your head on my chest and we snuggled, because you know how much I love snuggles, and i wrapped my arms around you and we fell asleep. It was something that felt like the most right thing in the world. And then I woke up...]

[Oh woah...wow...uhm thats quite the dream]

[Yeah...if only it were real...]

That dream really shook her. To know he was thinking about her like that, probably more then he let on, and so vividly-it shook her, and not because she was afraid of sex, but because it was with him. She may not have been conscious to it then, but she kind of liked it.


Then things started to change. Texts started to become less, and shorter. It hurt her. She missed her best friend, she missed her Finn. But, she is Rachel, and she wouldn't let anyone else know how much she was hurting, especially Finn. So she started to spiral a bit.

Her and Santana started going out and drinking more. She would flirt with a bunch of guys, maybe even make out with a few of them, meanwhile Santana was wrapped up with trying to make Puck commit to her.


It had been two months since she had last talked to Finn. She wasn't hurting anymore, let alone thinking of him (or at least wasn't aware of it). Puck and Santana were finally almost officially together and Rachel was happy for them. They belonged together, but it definitely made her a bit jealous, and every now and again it would make her think of Finn.

So finally the night of the Homecoming dance arrived and Rachel could not have been more excited. Her and Santana had worked hard at organizing, (more like Santana yelling at everyone to get the money for the party bus in or else she would make sure that they would not be getting on) and it was finally coming together.

After a full day of primping and prepping for the night they were ready for the fun to begin.

Of course they decided to drink. So after dinner, the first bus ride to the dance, the actual dance and then finally arriving at the after party, it was safe to say everyone was sufficiently drunk.

Well, a small group of the huge after party, that was taking place at their friend Artie Arbram's house, decided to take a small ride on the party bus since they still had a few hours left to enjoy it. Everyone drunkenly stumbled onto the bus and took the party on the road.

Rachel was incredibly drunk, when she looked down at her phone and saw a text-from Finn. She opened it and carefully read the words 'I miss you'. Tonight was not the night she wanted to finally start talking to him. After two months! Two whole, long, painful months. So she closed her phone and made her way to the dance pole and started dancing with the rest of her friends. As she was dancing, she suddenly felt a guy come up and start grinding on her. She didn't mind, in fact she welcomed it. She was drunk and didn't have a care in the world. There was also the irritation with Finn and that he doesn't get to text her, after she was finally forgetting him, and make her feel things.

So with that, she started grinding harder into the guy.

She peered over her shoulder and noticed it was this guy named Ryder Lynn. Ryder, happened to be a guy that one of her good friends, Tina Cohen-Chang, had a major crush on. If Rachel had not been so drunk she wouldn't have even continued dancing with him. But unfortunately, logic and good decision making flew out the window for her about 5 drinks ago. So, when Ryder made a move and they started making out, it took her a minute to stop, notice she was doing it in front of Tina and realize the horrible thing she had just done.

(Oh, and did she mention she was supposed to sleep at Tina's that night too?)

When she finally pulled away, looked and saw Tina's face and then looked back at Ryder, she lost it. Rachel made her way to the back of the bus, with Santana on her heels, sat down and started sobbing. She felt horrible for doing that to Tina (She didn't even have an interest in Ryder, he was just making her feel wanted and happened to be there, which is no excuse), she was extremely drunk and then the text from Finn was in the back of her mind which only motivated her further. Santana just sat with her and rubbed soothing circle on her back until she calmed down.

When the tears finally stopped she told Santana to go back and enjoy her evening with Puck. After finally convincing Santana she was okay, Santana went back up front and soon resumed her make out session with Puck. Rachel just kept sitting, taking big, calming breathes. She then decided she was ready to respond to Finn, because he was supposed to be her best friend, and she needed to say something to someone.

So she texted him a vague response, "I jst reallyyyy fuuckd up FfiiN :(".

He quickly responded but she couldn't look. She was too drunk and had to try and apologize to Tina.


Then next morning when she went over everything she saw she had 3 missed calls and 5 unread text from Finn. She felt bad, but at the same time he stopped talking to her and doesn't get to decide he's back and demand her attention, and they never clarified what they were so there was no reason to feel guilty.

They momentarily patched things up. She didn't tell him what happened other then it was bad and he didn't need to know or worry. He said of course he worries, its her, shes his Rachel. She dismissed the comment and they went back to catching up and talking.

The constant contact continued for about a week and a half. And then he disappeared again. For about a month this time. And when he decided to talk to her again, safe to say she was pretty angry and hurt and decided to let him have it.

This cycle continued the rest of her junior year. Them talking. Him disappearing. Her being hurt. Him coming back and trying to act as if everything was fine. Them fighting. And then repeat.


As the year came to a close Rachel decided she need a break from guys, especially Finn. Her anger and hurt caused by the situation with him had motivated her all year long, for the wrong reasons, to explore her options with boys and drinking, and she can embarrassingly admit it got a bit out of hand.

But now she was done and had the summer to enjoy and get ready for her senior year.

Rachel was looking forward to summer. Finn was coming home and they had been having good, relatively consistent contact for about a month now, and she was excited to see him. He would be coming home for only a week this summer since he had a job back at school he wanted to do for the remaining portion of summer, so she was going to enjoy the time they did have.


When he was finally home and told her to come over for a swim and catch up, she wasted no time and headed over.

Never in any situation, no matter how bad it had ever gotten, things between her and Finn have never been uncomfortable or awkward. The second she arrived at his house, something felt off. She tried to ignore it and just tell her self it was all in her head. Then, as they were in his jacuzzi, she noticed how he would only talk to her about college, as if she needed all this information and couldn't get it on her own, and he was being extremely awkward and distant.

And then it all made sense with the next thing that came out of his mouth.

"So Rach, you're going to have to go soon, cause we are having a family dinner and my girlfriend Brittany will be here to meet them".

She couldn't speak. He had a girlfriend. He hadn't said a word to her. Whatever could have been with them was officially over.

She only nodded. Got out, dried off, ignored his protest of saying she didn't have to go this second, made up an excuse of having to go anyway and said it was good to see him and to have a great rest of the summer, gave him a quick, distant hug and left.

She got into the car, looked at the necklace hanging from her mirror, started driving home and promptly began to cry.

TBC...


I'm in love with that girl

So don't be mad at me

Cause I'm in love with that girl

So don't be mad at me

So what you're from the other side of the tracks

So what if the world don't think we match

I'll put it down like my love's on wax, guess what

I'm in love with that girl

And she told me, she's in love with me


A/N 2: Also just wanted to point out I know there are lots of passionate shippers out there, and I understand, hence why I write Finchel, but as for other pairing I love all, this just happens to be my preference for this story, so for Brittana shippers for example, know that I have nothing against Brittana, its just how it works for my story! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! PLEASE REVEIW! xx