Rachel had been avoiding him since the night of the party. It had been two weeks now and she had not come out of her room once with him being there. She would leave to go to rehearsal right before Finn would get home from training and wouldn't come home until she knew he was either in his room or asleep.

She couldn't help but think about the kiss and how amazing it felt and how wrong it felt for it to feel so amazing. He had hurt her and he had no right to make her feel amazing anymore. Memories of the time they met popped into her mind.

"Rachel this is my brother Finn!" Kurt hollered over the loud music going on in the frat house they were at. "Finn, this is my best friend Rachel I told you about." Rachel reached out for his hand to shake but Finn just laughed and gave her a small smile before unexpectedly throwing up down her new dress she had bought just for this party.

"Oh my God, Finn!" Kurt yelled as Finn wiped his mouth in a daze. "How much have you drank?"

"Enough I guess." the smile was completely off Finn's face now. It was replaced with a daze look. He was staring curiously at Rachel. She hadn't even notice since she was now staring down at her dress covered in contents of what was once in the tall gorgeous boys stomach. She waited a few seconds for an apology that never came.

"I'm leaving." was all she said before storming out of the party. How dare someone throw up on someone and not even say sorry after. She couldn't even be in the same room as him.

Rachel shook her head of the memory before laying out on the couch. Finn wasn't due to be home for another three hours and that gave her plenty of time to catch up on her shows. However, she didn't even get a chance to finish her second one before she heard the rustle of a key turning in the lock. Before she got a chance to bolt to her room Finn was in the living room looking at her.

"What are you doing here?" she asked while noticing his unkept hair, runny nose, and puffy eyes.

"I live here." he answered in a nasally voice.

"No I know that but why are you here this early?" she started to worry when he started coughing and couldn't stop. Before she could call 911 he stopped breathlessly.

"I'm sick. The unit sent me home." he said while laying his keys on the kitchen bar and heading toward the fridge. She watched him the whole time as he pored himself a glass of milk and chugged it down. He looked up while poring a refill.

"What?" he asked curiously while she continued to watch him. "I thought you would be holed up in your room by now." she blushed and looked down. Of course that's what she wanted to do but she couldn't stop staring at him. He looked horrible. Like he was on his death bed almost.

"I was watching my shows." she answered lamely.

"Sorry to interrupt then." he started to walk to his room but was caught in another coughing frenzy before he got there. It lasted a longer time than before and it made Rachel get up and go to him and rub his back soothingly. She didn't know what came over her but there was just something about him looking miserable that got to her. After a little while longer his coughing finally stopped. He looked down at her and gave her a painful smile. "Thank you."

"Have you taken any medicine?" she asked while still rubbing his back.

"No I don't have any." he said nasally before sneezing.

"I have some." before he could say anything she disappeared into her room. He heard rustling around before she came out with several pills. "Go in your room and lay down. I'll get you some water." he nodded and went into his room. He quickly changed into basketball shorts and a white t-shirt before she came in with the pills and water.

She had him lay down and she pulled the covers around him before giving him the pills and water. He eagerly sat up and took what she gave him before laying back on his pillow.

"You're amazing you know that?" he smiled up at her and her stomach did flops in return.

"Nah I'm not." she got up and left his room then. Closing the door quietly after her. He sighed and closed his eyes hoping that she wouldn't go back to ignoring him.

...

Four hours later Finn opened his eyes and immediately saw the posted note stuck to his forehead hanging over his eyes. He pulled it off and read what was on it.

I made some soup for you before going to rehearsal. It's in the fridge. I also put some more medicine with a cup of water on your bedside table. Take it when you wake up.

He smiled lazily at the perfect handwriting before taking the pills she laid out for him. He got up out of bed slowly and walked to the fridge. His mouth started to water as he saw the container full of homemade chicken noodle soup.

After quickly heating the container up he sat down on the couch and ate all the soup while watching ESPN. He set the now empty container on the end table and laid out on the couch. Not even five minutes passed before he was asleep again.

...

Rachel walked into the apartment and was immediately startled by the loud snoring coming from the living room. She quietly made her way in there preparing herself for a sleeping intruder but was relieved to see the large body on the couch.

"Finn!" she whispered while lightly shaking him. "Finn! Wake up!" he grumbled before opening his eyes slowly. "How long have you been in here? You need to go in your room and lay down."

"Where's Kurt?" Finn asked while rubbing his eyes. Usually Kurt came home before Rachel and he would turn off the tv when Finn fell asleep watching it and wake him up.

"He texted and told me he was at a friend's house for the night." she explained.

"He has a new boyfriend." Finn stated.

"Yeah or just a new boy toy." Rachel agreed before looking over and noticing the empty container. "You ate all the soup?" Finn smiled sickly at her.

"Yeah it was amazing. I wish there was more." Rachel giggled.

"I'll make you some more tomorrow." she promised. "Now come on you need to be in your bed. This couch is too small for you." he sat up before laying back again.

"I can't make it. Carry me." he joked and Rachel let out another giggle.

"That would be something to see. You would crush me no doubt." Finn chuckled and closed his eyes.

"I really can't move though." the smile left Rachel's face.

"Well you can't sleep out here. You're too big for the couch and you need to be able to rest fully so you can get better." Finn still had his eyes closed. "If you're not better tomorrow you're going to the doctor."

"No I hate the doctor!" he whined.

"I don't care. Now come on. Use all your strength and try to get up." she helped pull him up to a sitting position. He started a coughing fit and Rachel sat down beside him and rubbed his back.

"I hate being sick!" he whined when the coughing calmed down. Rachel continued to rub his back.

"It's going to be okay." she stood up and reached her hands out to him. "Come on you need to get in bed."

It took a couple tries to get him off the couch but he finally stood up. He was unstable and weak though so Rachel put her arm around his torso and helped him walk to his room. She tried to ignore the feeling of his body leaning against hers and how great it felt.

She finally got Finn to his room and laid him down on his bed. She gave him some more medicine and started to head back to her room but his words stopped her.

"Will you stay with me?" it was quiet and Rachel didn't even know if he had even said it but when she turned around and met his eyes she knew he had. "I don't want to die alone."

"You're not gonna die." she mumbled and crossed her arms over her chest.

"You never know." he smiled a little at her then sobered up. "Please stay with me." Rachel looked down at the floor and back at him. "I won't touch you or anything."

"Finn you know I'm a cuddle sleeper." she mumbled and judging by Finn's small smile he was remembering things from their past.

"Please Rachel." she couldn't say no to him. That was a big problem of hers.

Rachel was getting a coffee at a small cafe on the school's campus when he felt a strong presence behind her. She turned slowly and saw who was behind her in line.

"Rachel right?" he asked while slowly forming a smile on his perfect face. Rachel just rolled her eyes and turned back around. "I'm guessing we didn't get off on such a great start."

"You could say that." she mumbled. She hated this guy.

"Hey." he lightly touched her arm and she tried to ignore the warm feeling that ran through her whole body just at his touch. "I'm really sorry about throwing up on you."

"Whatever." she mumbled and shook his hand off her arm.

The line moved up and Rachel ordered her coffee and before the cashier could ring it up Finn came up to stand beside her.

"Can you add a black coffee to that. I'll pay." he told the cashier and she did as he said. He handed over his money to pay for it.

"You really don't have to do that. It's not like I'm going to forgive you." she mumbled while the cashier handed them their drinks quickly. Rachel turned to walk back to the dorm room she and Kurt were staying in with one of Kurt's old high school friends. Finn followed.

"Oh really? You're not going to forgive me?" she hated his cocky attitude.

"No I'm not. Now will you just go away." she started to pick up her speed but Finn's long legs made it easy for him to keep pace with her.

"How about I make it up to you on a date." Rachel scoffed. "I'm serious. I know this great place. They have awesome food and a karaoke bar. Kurt told me you love to sing."

"Listen Finn, I know your type. You're an asshole. You do not respect anyone. You only care about one thing. Getting into someone's pants. I'm not that girl. You won't get anywhere with me. I'm a waste of your time because you won't get what you want. Please just leave me alone." she kept walking to the dorm trying to get Finn to feel discouraged but she failed.

"How about you let me take you on one date and let me prove to you that I'm more than that." he suggested and when she didn't respond he pulled her to a stop. Rachel was starting to get aggravated.

"What will it take for you to leave me alone?" she yelled. Finn just smiled in return.

"A date."

"Fine I'll go on one date with you but only because I know you won't stop until I agree to go." she took a sip from her coffee.

"Great! Meet me outside the same frat house you went to last night at seven tonight. Look pretty." he winked and turned around and left then heading toward the complete opposite side of the campus. Rachel rolled her eyes and headed to the dorm.

"Fine. Let me go change." he smiled as she left his room and went into hers. A few minutes passed before she came back into his room in a pair of pajama pants and a tank top. "Scoot over." He did as she said and she crawled into the bed beside him. "I'm going to kill you if you get me sick." Finn chuckled and closed his eyes. He could smell her lotion she put on all the way over to his side of the bed.

"You smell nice." he mumbled and he could hear her breath become uneven.

"Thank you." she breathed out and Finn chuckled before turning and laying on his stomach. His head facing toward her. He could see the she was laying on her side and was also facing him. He closed his eyes and slowly drifted to sleep with a smile on his face.

...

When Rachel woke up she immediately could feel Finn around her. Her legs were tangled with his and his arms were wrapped around her and her hands were wrapped in his. She couldn't ignore the feeling of wholeness that she was feeling at this moment. It felt like she was meant to be like this. Wake up in his arms everyday. It scarred her.

She slowly got up trying to untangle herself from him without waking him up. However, his arms started to tighten around her and pull her towards him. She sighed. She knew he was awake then and was trying to sense his surrounds. She heard him take a deep breath and then a coughing fit came. His arms left her and she felt him sit up. She turned and looked up quickly at him. His eyes were bloodshot. He was bent over coughing she rubbed his back feeling helpless. Finally he stopped.

"You're going to the doctor." she stated and when he tried to protest she cut him off. "I don't care what you say. You're going. You're miserable and I'm miserable seeing you miserable."

"Fine." he mumbled before laying back on his pillows.

...

By the time they got back to the apartment from the doctor's office Finn was so tired he was relying on Rachel on support to walk.

"Well at least they told you what was wrong with you and that it's not contagious." Rachel tried to pump up Finn's spirt.

"They gave me a shot Rach." he mumbled as they entered his room and Finn fell on his bed face first and stayed there not being able to move a muscle.

"You're such a baby. It was a shot. You should be feeling better in no time." she went into his drawers and pulled out a t-shirt and a pair of basketball shorts out and threw them at him. "Here you can change into some more comfortable clothes. I'm gonna go make you some more soup."

"Yesssssss" he cheered while trying to sit up to change. Rachel giggle and went into the kitchen.

Thirty minutes later Rachel came back in with a hot bowl of soup and a DVD.

"I though we could watch a movie." she said while sitting the bowl on Finn's bedside table for him.

"That sounds amazing." he smiled at her before taking a sip of the amazing soup.

...

Somehow they fell asleep in the middle of watching Mamma Mia. Rachel woke up and immediately knew where she was. She smiled peacefully while turning slowly trying not to wake him up. She could see him now. His arms were wrapped around her and he pulled her closer to him in his sleep. She smiled. He looked so peaceful.

Rachel knew she shouldn't but she turned off the tv with the remote by her and snuggled into his hold on her. She loved his scent. She just had to breathe more of it in. It wasn't cologne or anything. It was just him and she loved it.

"Rachel." she picked her head up quickly at the sound. She didn't know if she heard him correctly but then he mumbled again in his sleep. "Rachel please!" he was more urgent. "I'm so sorry." her eyes started to water at the way his voice cracked in pain. "No!" he started to fidget beside her. She didn't know what to do. "No don't fire! Captain Jefferson sent me!" he was fidgeting worse now and it terrified her. What was going on. The only thing she could put together was that what was once a dream about her shifted into something about his time across the seas.

She never did ask why he was home so early usually people were in the army longer than four years right?

"I didn't do it! It's not mine!" Rachel couldn't take it anymore. She had to wake him up.

"Finn!" It took a lot of shaking to get him to finally wake up. He looked terrified. "Are you okay?" she breathed out.

He was able to mumble a "No." before his face crumbled in tears. Her heart broke for him. She scooted closer to him since he moved on the complete other side of the bed while he was fidgeting in his sleep. She wrapped her arms around him and he cried onto her shoulder. She started to tear up herself. What had gone on over there?

"Finn, you're okay now." she whispered. That's the only thing her mind could come up with. "I'm here."

"Never leave me." he cried out. She knew she shouldn't have told him what she told him next but she did it anyway.

"I won't"

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