This is a longer chapter, it starts with a flashback of the night an it'll explain a few things. Enjoy! :)
Chapter 3
Rachel was in her room getting dressed to go to a party with Brittany, whom she had met a couple of months ago, when they were both going to an audition in the same building. Rachel was auditioning for a play, while Brittany was auditioning for a dance group.
The blonde dancer was lost, when Rachel had found her; she helped her find the exact address and then decided to meet up after they were done.
Brittany was also the one who suggested that Rachel applied for a job where she worked. So when Rachel found out she had gotten the job, the blonde dancer told her they could go to a party and celebrate. Rachel wasn't too fond of the idea but accepted her offer since Brittany was the one who mentioned the job in the first place.
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It had been an hour since Finn had arrived at the party. He was already bored out of his mind. It had been a while since he had been to a party; at least since he was in college, but his friend Puck insisted that he went along.
Finn leaned against a wall, his drink in hand – looking around the room. He hadn't seen Puck for over a half hour. He'd probably found a way to enjoy the party somewhere else. He finished his drink and thought about leaving until he spotted a petite brunette across the room looking out of place.
She wore a short black dress that hugged her smoking body in all the right places. Her legs seemed to go on for miles and he had a great view of her amazing ass. Her tanned skin looked so soft that he had to control himself not to go over where she was to touch her.
When she turned to look around the room, he was finally able to get a better look at her face. Her chocolate eyes were expressive, observing everything around her, but not really paying attention to anything specific; noticing a pout form on her very kissable lips.
He observed her for a while. She kept tapping her fingers on her drink. Finally a smile formed, when a blonde girl went over and talked to her for a couple of minutes; she then left her standing there by herself again. He watched her walk away when someone started to smoke next to her.
Finn followed her with his eyes, trying not to lose her from his sight. He saw her approaching him and then passing by him in the direction of the door. Without thinking, he followed behind her through the room full of drunken people. She was tiny and quick, not having any trouble making her way to the door, while he bumped into everyone.
Before she could make her way out the door, Finn gently grabbed her by the wrist, trying to get her attention. He realized that he had startled her, apologizing quickly. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you."
Standing so close to her, he was able to conclude two things: how tiny she actually was and how beautiful she was.
Her brown eyes staring back at him with a mix of surprise and uncertainty. She didn't say anything, so he continued. "I saw you across the room; I would assume that the party scene is not really your thing."
"No, not really." She replied shortly.
He nodded with a smile. "I was bored too. I was about to ask you if you'd like some company, but I guess since you're leaving," He stated, not knowing exactly what point he was trying to make.
Rachel kept looking at him. She was about to leave the party since there was nothing there for her, but maybe it wouldn't be so bad having his company. He definitely wasn't bad to look at either - she concluded as she took a look at his face more closely.
"I don't even know your name." She pointed out.
"Right." He smiled. "My name is Finn." He said, offering his hand.
"I'm Rachel." She said, shaking his hand. Both enjoyed the warmth of their skins together.
"Would you like to dance?" He asked, even though he knew he was the worst dance ever.
"Okay," She smiled and he thought maybe it wouldn't be so bad.
It was bad really bad. It had only been about five minutes since they had met and he was embarrassing himself in front of her. He wondered why he thought that this was a good idea.
"Sorry, I know I'm bad." He sighed only getting a laugh in response. He liked the sound of her laugh thought.
"It's not so bad." She said. "Here, let's try this."
Rachel looked down at their feet to see their movements; when she looked up she saw Finn staring at her intensely.
Next thing she knew their lips were pressed together. They stayed kissing for a few minutes in the middle of the dance floor, not caring about all the other people around or the loud music.
When things started to heat up, they headed upstairs to one of the bedrooms. This was going too fast, but neither of them minded; both too focused on the feeling of being with one another.
As they entered into one of the guest bedrooms - still glued to each other. Their kisses switched between slow and sensual to quick and urgent.
"I've never done this before." She said breathless, after finally breaking the kiss
"What? Sex?" Finn panted.
"No, sex with someone that I've just met," she confessed.
"Oh," He said. "We can stop if you want."
"No. I don't"
"Good. Cause I don't want to stop it either." He said with a crooked smile. "I promise I'll be gentle."
"Okay." She nodded.
His lips attached to her neck, while his hands traveled down her thighs – he was right, her skin was really smooth and felt hot under his touch. He could feel that she was trying to unbutton his shirt; he removed one hand from her thigh and helped her with it. She slid the material off his body.
Rachel sat up to unzip her dress; his hand slid up her back and reached for the zipper – helping her glide it slowly down her back.
They quickly removed their clothes, leaving them in their underwear before lying on the bed together. Finn planted kisses on her skin, lowering his head to nibble on the spot behind her ear, receiving a loud moan from her.
He reached behind her and unclasped her bra; slowly removing the black lacy material from her body; she could feel his eyes on her body. You re so beautiful Finn murmured before kissing her chest.
While his hand massaged one of her breasts the other breast was being attacked by his mouth, causing her nipple to become rock hard. She gasped, burying her hands into his hair, as he drew the nub deeper into his mouth.
"Finn" she moaned; he looked up at her face – 'What a sight' he thought to himself. Her long chocolate locks sprawled onto the white pillow, her eyes shut as she bit her bottom lip. He had to try to control himself, not to cum right here – right now.
After he pleasured both of her breasts, his mouth trailed south, planting butterfly kisses on her stomach. He moved to her lips, kissing her urgently as his right hand fingered the waistband of her panties.
Rachel arched her back, signaling to him that it was okay to take off the material.
"You're so wet." He moaned into her ear; slowly pushing a finger inside of her.
He knew she was close; he removed his fingers and clumsily got up from the bed to find his pants. Once with the package in his hand, he quickly ripped it open with his teeth and placed the condom on before positioning himself at her entrance.
He gazed into her eyes, as if he was asking her permission; she nodded; he slowly entered her, both moaning at the contact.
Finn started out moving slowly, but they soon found a pace; their movements became faster, as he continued thrusting in and out of her. With each thrust the penetration seemed to go deeper and deeper until her walls began to tighten, they screamed together as they felt each other release at the same time.
As they came down from the high, their bodies succumbed to tiredness; they ended up falling asleep in each other s arms.
The next morning they were awakened by the sound of a cell phone ringing. Finn realized that it was his he got up from bed and retrieved it from his pants.
Rachel watched him, as he talked on the phone; searching for his clothes that were discarded all over the floor; she covered herself up, feeling a little embarrassed. She knew that one night stands weren t a good idea and now she had a prove of that.
Finn talked on the phone as he dressed himself, searching for his clothes that were discarded on the floor. She only observed him as he told someone he would be meeting the person half hour.
When he was fully clothed he apologized Rachel for having to leave all of the sudden before he left the room.
After he was gone, Rachel quickly dressed and left before anybody could find her there in a stranger s room.
He had just arrived at work; unable to clear his head from thinking about that night. He sat down in his leather chair, turning to face the big window; hoping to find some answers – somewhere out there.
That night was wonderful, although he shouldn't have been thinking about it now - when he was planning on how to tell his mom that he was going to be a father, but he couldn't help himself.
Shaking his head, Finn turned around in his chair, grabbing his phone. "You can do this," Finn told himself, dialing his mother's number. He knew that she would be happy, but she would also be surprised.
"Hello?"
"Hi Mom! It's me, Finn."
"Hi honey! How are you?" Finn could tell she sounded surprise by his phone call in the morning.
"Mom-" He trailed off.
"What is it honey? What's wrong?" Carole asked, sensing his discomfort.
He took a deep breath. "I uh... Mom, I have something to tell you."
"Honey, Kurt called me earlier, asking me if you had talked to me."
Gulping loudly. "Oh." 'I'm going to kill him!' Finn thought to himself. "Did he say anything else?"
"No. He just said that you were probably going to call me soon."
"Right." Finn cleared his throat. "Actually I do." He stammered, rubbing the back of his neck. "Yesterday, Kurt and I were at the mall, when I saw a girl that I had met a few months ago," He took a breath. "She's pregnant and it turns out that I m the father." The words flowed out of his mouth without thinking.
"Oh My God!" He heard his mother exclaim.
Finn expected her to have that reaction; he gave her a few minutes to process everything.
Minutes later Carole spoke again. "And how do you know it's yours?" She inquired.
"Cause she was actually trying to hide herself when she saw me." He said sheepishly. "And it was her friend who said she was 3 months long. That's exactly how long it happened." He explained. "Oh and she told me that I didn't have to be involved if I didn't want to." He remarked, shaking his head at the thought. He already had left her the next day without talking to her properly, he wasn't going to be a jerk again and leave her to take care of their baby all by herself. That was not fair.
"And what did you say?" Carole wondered.
"Mom, I want to be a part of that baby's life. That's what I told her." He stated.
"You know it's going to be hard, right?" Carole stated.
"I know, mom. I've been thinking about that a lot." He told her. Granted, it had been less than 24 hours since their encounter at the mall but since then he had been thinking about it a lot, at work and at home.
"I'd like to meet her." Carole stated. "What's her name?"
"Rachel." He responded, the mention of her name bringing a smile to his face. "Sure. I'll talk to her. She's cool. I think you're going to like her." To the contrary of what Rachel thought, Finn believed that his mother and her would get along pretty well.
"You sound excited." Carole noted.
"Do I?" Finn asked surprised. "I guess it's because Rachel is so easy to talk to." Finn shrugged, not giving much thought.
Carole decided to drop the subject for now, but her mother's instinct told her that there was something more going on with her son and the mother of his child.
"You know a baby is always a blessing. You and Rachel can always count on Burt and I for anything," She reassured him.
"Thanks, mom. That really means a lot to me." He sighed in relief.
Finn was worried about his mom's reaction to the news, her opinion was really important to him, but he knew deep down inside, that she would be supportive, as she always had been. Having her to confirm that, made him happy.
"You're welcome sweetie, and please don't forget to keep me up-to-date," Carole requested, her voice showing enthusiasm. She had always wanted grandchildren, however, she didn't think it'd happen so soon given the fact that Finn hadn't been in a relationship for a while.
"Will do." He promised his mom.
"Okay, well I guess I need to go and call Kurt, he wanted to ask me something about my birthday." Carole stated, before an idea popped in her head. "Oh Finn, you should bring Rachel with you for my birthday." She suggested excitedly.
"I'll have to ask her this evening, when I pick her up from work. She might already have plans for the weekend." Finn said, not wanting to give his mom any false hope. He and Rachel hadn't spoken enough for him to know if she had plans for the weekend.
"Ask her, then. Don't forget to let me know."
"Alright. Now I have to get back to work. Love you, mom."
"I love you too, son."
After saying goodbye, Finn hung up the phone, adjusting himself in the chair, laying his head back on the head rest as he thought about how he'd ask Rachel to go to his mom's birthday party with him.
Rachel was sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast, quickly, so she wouldn't be late for work. The previous night she had slept without getting anything done, so she had to do it all when she got up.
She left the dishes in the sink, having to wash them when she returned from work, running to the bathroom to brush her teeth and apply some make-up before grabbing her purse and keys to leave for work.
Thankfully she did arrive at the store right on time – she stopped in the bathroom to change into her uniform – there was no way she would leave home wearing that, especially when she was running late – when she heard a few voices enter the bathroom.
"A guy showed up at work yesterday, apparently he's the father of Rachel's baby" Rachel peaked up at the mention of her name. She stayed silent so nobody could tell she was there eavesdropping. Well not really eavesdropping, because she was already there when they walked in.
"Really? Who in their right mind would want to sleep with man hands? Let alone have a baby with her?" she didn't even have to peer through the door to know that it was Quinn, who had made that comment.
"Well… I heard he didn't even know she was pregnant. Maggie from the Sushi restaurant on third, said she saw them yesterday sitting at a table talking during her lunch" Rachel's other co-worker stated.
Rachel opened her mouth perplexed; she couldn't believe that they were spying on her 'What a bunch of nosy people!" She huffed to herself; "Poor guy, he's going to be trapped for the rest of his life to her!" Another woman snarled.
"I guess he's too dumb. He's probably rich and man hands wanted to take advantage of that." Quinn stated as all the other women laughed at her comment.
Rachel tried to keep herself together, but all she wanted to do was slam the door open and slap the shit out of all of those bitches. Who were they – accusing her of trapping a man? They don't know anything about her life! She'd never done anything to them to deserve so much hate.
The nasty conversation continued as Rachel stood there listening to everything, taking it all in, not saying a word, letting the tears fall on her face.
When the group finally left, Rachel pressed her head against the wall next to her; falling to the floor, only able to make noises now without getting caught.
She composed herself, getting up to finish changing. Once she was ready, she opened the stall door and walked toward the sink to wash her face. She looked herself in the mirror and noticed her face was still red. She dried her face with a paper towel and reapplied her make-up.
After calming down and taking a few deep breaths, she grabbed her bag and walked out of the bathroom, holding her head high before going to work.
As she walked towards her workplace, she thought about the comments that her co-workers had made, she thought that those comments would stop after high school, but she was wrong. However, just like in high school she not would let them get in her way.
Later that afternoon, Finn was leaving work earlier than usual, so he could pick Rachel up at her work again. His phone rang just as he was walking out.
He checked the caller ID, recognizing the number; he answered "What's up Puck?" Finn greeted his friend, hoping that the conversation would be short. He looked at the clock making sure of the time.
"Hey bro, what's up? I was just wanting to see if you wanted to go check out this new club, that opening tonight?"
"Sorry – I can't man. I already have plans" Finn declined his friend's offer.
"Plans?" Puck repeated, sounding surprised "What kind of plans?" he asked, not hiding his curiosity.
"Yeah – I'm going to pick Rachel up at work"
"Wait a minute … Rachel?" He thought for a second. "That name sounds familiar" Puck knew he'd heard that name before, but couldn't place it.
"Yeah – the girl I met at that party that you dragged me to a few months ago" Finn reminded him.
"Oh yeah … that's right. The girl you slept with and couldn't stop talking about the next day. And complained on how I shouldn't have invited you to a party on a Sunday" Puck remarked.
"Yes." Finn confirmed.
"So, are you guys going out now?"
"Actually, she's pregnant" clearing his throat "I'm the father" Finn revealed to his best friend.
"Holy shit!" Puck shouted. "Are you serious?"
"I would not kid about something like that."
"Whoa! And I thought I was the only one who didn't use a condom."
"You're not helping." Finn said dryly.
"Sorry, dude. I'm just surprised."
"Yeah, so was I." He muttered.
"So what are you gonna do?" Finn kept hearing that question.
"We're still figuring it out." He replied honestly.
"Good luck! Well I guess I'll go by myself, then. We'll catch up another day!"
"Alright"
"Oh and I wanna meet her."
"I'll think about it."
Finn hung up the phone, grabbing his briefcase, quickly leaving his office. He'd already wasted too much time. He was going to be late.
Rachel spent the whole day with her head held high, ignoring the nasty comments from the other women that continued gossiping throughout the day, including on her lunch break.
She was so happy to see that the time had went quickly after lunch; it was now time for her leave. She quickly changed and left the store not looking back.
She was surprised when she saw Finn waiting for her outside of her workplace. He was in a suit, probably coming straight from work, she guessed. Rachel couldn't help but think he looked handsome.
"Hey." She greeted him with a small smile.
"Hi. Are you ready to go?"
"Definitely." She replied, nodding.
"When I got here, a storm was fast approaching and I think I heard thunder outside, while I was walking in" Finn commented as they made their way to the front of the mall "I don't think we can make it to your place, so we'll just go to mine" he stated naturally.
Rachel stopped walking, looking at him – a little shocked "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I don't live that far from here. It's no problem." He shrugged.
"Don't you think that it's too soon for that? It's only been a little over 24 hours since we truly met. I feel like I'm causing you a lot of hassle. I'm sure it's not much, I can take a bus and go back home" Rachel argued.
They barely knew each other and he was already offering her to stay over at his home. For some reason, that didn't sit right to her.
"Take a look for yourself then." He said, pointing to the outside through the glass door.
She looked out the glass door, seeing the few people outside were either running in to the mall or running to their cars. The storm was becoming nastier as the seconds ticked on.
"Okay. I take that back" she said as Finn chuckled.
The man had a point; she had to give him that. She could be stubborn sometimes but knew that they couldn't make it back to her place without getting stuck in the storm.
Finn took off his jacket "Come on, I'm parked right there," she nodded; he placed his jacket over her, holding her tight to his side, so she wouldn't fall; counting to three before they quickly left the mall.
They were able to make it to his car quickly. 'Good thing for key faubs' Finn thought to himself, as he unlocked the doors prior to them reaching his car. He opened the door for her and helped her in before running to the driver's side.
Once they both were inside of the car, they sat quietly for a few minutes breathing heavily. They looked at each other, both laughing at the sight of each other. They were both soaked from the rain.
"Are you okay?" He asked, looking at her.
"Yeah! That was fun." She responded with a giggle.
Although Finn lived a few blocks away from the mall, the ride took about twenty minutes more than the usual because of the storm and the traffic.
When they arrived at his place, he opened the door letting Rachel enter first. She looked around, stunned. The living room was huge with a big screen TV, a large couch and decorated very masculine style.
At the left, was the kitchen with a dining room; to her right there was a hall that lead to the other rooms, she guessed.
"Wow, it's big." Rachel commented, her eyes capturing every detail of the place. "Sorry, that was rude." She said sheepishly.
"It okay" Finn shrugged, not minding her comment "Kurt used to live here, but he moved in with his boyfriend, so now I have it all to myself." He explained.
"I think my apartment is the size of your living room." She observed with a laugh.
"I know it can be too much for a single person but I guess I'm used to it now." He shrugged.
He saw her shiver lightly, probably getting cold since she was still in her wet clothes.
"Anyway, I'm gonna get you some dry clothes and a towel so you can change." Finn said before asking her to stay there so he could go to the other room to grab the clothes.
When he came back, Finn handed her a clean white towel and a pair of his pajamas, he had picked the smallest one he could find. "There you go. Bathroom is the second door to the right." He instructed.
"Thank you." Rachel smiled appreciatively.
"No problem. I'm gonna makes us some hot chocolate." He offered, knowing it would be good to drink something hot to warm it up.
"Aren't you going to change too?" she asked noticing his clothes were still wet, too.
"Yeah – I'll change in my room. My hair is quick to dry" he said running his fingers through his hair and shaking his head playfully, water splattering all over the place, causing Rachel to squeal.
"Sorry about that." He apologized, giving her a sheepishly smile. Although he didn't think she minded it by her giggles. He laughed too.
After they separated going into the different rooms; Finn was first to finish – he made them some hot chocolate to warm them up.
Rachel opened the bathroom door, walking out wearing Finn's gray 'Property of McKinley High School' shirt and blue shorts. Finn was walking out of the kitchen, stopping when he saw her. She looked adorable and kind of hot too, in his clothes, and her hair still damp.
"Umm …" Rachel stumbled over her words "I think it's a little big, but that's okay. The shorts, though" she held them up, laughing "They wouldn't stay up". She felt a little uncomfortable standing in the middle of his apartment in just his t-shirt that fell just above her knees.
His cheeks pinked as he stared at her "I … uh … you look great … I – uh … mean it looks great on you" still staring at her "H-here's your hot chocolate" he said handing her the hot cup.
"Thanks." She tasted the hot liquid, licking her lips. "It's good."
"So what do you want to do now?" Finn asked as they walked into the living room.
"I don't know" She shrugged her shoulders. "I don't want to be a bother, so if you have stuff to do – please go ahead. I'll – find something to do – or I could go on to bed." biting her lower lip; her feet bare and drawing circles on the floor with her toes.
"Nah, I usually just stay on the couch watching TV."
"We can do that."
They sat on the large couch, not sitting too close, but close enough. Rachel pulled her knees into her chest, pulling Finn's t-shirt down around her feet, covering herself up.
Finn caught a glance of Rachel, so was so small and cute. He couldn't help but to smile at her.
An hour later, they were hungry, deciding to eat dinner. Take-out was a no-go because of the storm – nobody was willing to deliver in that mess, so Rachel offered to make dinner.
Rachel opened his refrigerator to see what was there to cook, only finding frozen food.
"How can you eat those things?" She asked scrunching her nose in disgust.
"They're easy to prepare and quick too. I'm a busy man." He defended himself.
"Hey, you can make something simple, health and still delicious." She protested.
"My mom left some fruits and veggies, I don't know what to do with them, so I've not touched them." Finn showed her where they were, clearly not being touched.
"Eat would be a good choice." She pointed out. "I'll use them." Rachel stated, laying all of the items that were still good on the counter.
"Would you like me to help you?" Finn offered as he walked to the other side of the counter.
"Yes, please." She nodded before asking him where it was the salt, pepper and olive oil.
"What are we doing?" He asked as he grabbed everything she had requested.
"Well, I'm not sure yet. I still need to think what's possible to make with the ingredients that we have available."
Rachel decided to fix fried chicken and a salad. They worked together making the dish, Rachel was the cook and Finn was her assistant. They made a great team.
When dinner was ready, they sat at the counter next to each other. Rachel waited for him to take the first bite, wanting to know his opinion.
"It's really good." Finn stated, chewing his food before licking his lips.
"See! I told you." Rachel beamed. It was really good indeed, she thought as she took a bite as well.
"Have you had any crazy cravings yet?" He asked curiously as they enjoyed dinner.
"Not so much," She shook her head, taking a small bite. "Once after work I wanted ice cream and French fries … together." She chuckled, biting her lower lip.
"Eww" Finn made a face which made her laugh.
"Aside from those cravings, I try to eat healthy, so I don't feel bad when I do have those kinds of cravings". Rachel had always preserved a healthy diet, even before she was pregnant, now that she was – she wanted to make sure to maintain that diet.
"Next time you have one of those, you can totally call me."
"Are you sure?" She asked, looking at him.
"Of course, that's my job. I don't want our baby to look like potato or something."
"Do you believe that?" She laughed.
"I'm not gonna be the one to try to prove it wrong." He pointed out.
"Okay, what if I call you in the middle of the night, craving Goji berries?"
"I'll go and get it for you," he assured her. "Wait, what's a Goji berry?"
"It's a fruit."
"Oh, but why would you want to eat that?"
She shrugged "I tried it once with yogurt and I thought it was good – and it's very nutritious"
"Okay so you're going to have to tell me where that place is that you buy them, so I'll know where to get them, the next time you want them"
Smiling "Okay" she nodded
They continued eating, while they talked about different things, wanting to get to know each other better. It was important to find out more about one another, after all, their lives were tied with the arrival of the baby.
It was getting late; Finn noticed that Rachel was looking even more tired; he showed her to the guest bedroom.
"Everything is new and clean," he said as they entered the room. "At first, I was going to make it a game room, but my mom told me that it was necessary to have a guest bedroom. You're my first guest." He said with a smile.
"I'm quite honored." She said playfully, putting her hands on her chest.
"My mom and Kurt decorated it. Kurt said he wanted it to look good for my guests. To be honest, I think it's nicer than mine" he laughed "The bed is so comfortable" he said as he sat on the edge of the bed, feeling the softness of the mattress with his hands.
"No trading." She pointed, joking lightly.
"Fine." He said with a groan as he stood up.
"Thank you." She told him honestly.
He only nodded. "No problem. Good night."
"Goodnight Finn."
Finn walked into his bedroom, lying on the bed; the rain pouring outside – pounding on his bedroom window; while he thought about the girl in the other room.
I already have the next chapter written but first I wanna know what you guys think this one. Please read and review! :)
