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He woke up in the middle of the night and felt a familiar weight on his body. A weight he hadn't felt in months. "Rach? Baby what are you doing?"

She stopped kissing his chest and looked up into those beautiful albeit confused amber eyes. "Finn, I start treatment Monday I don't know when I'll be able to be with you and I want…no I need to consummate our marriage."

He sat up a little holding on to her waist with one hand and pushing himself up with the other. "We don't have to, I mean I want to make no mistake on that one but I don't want to hurt you."

She softly kissed his jaw, "I'll just take a page out of your playbook from high school when you separated your shoulder and play through the pain."

Finn laughed, "Of course that night was when you decided you were ready and I couldn't tell you I dislocated it."

She traced the scar from his surgery with her finger, "Remember when you couldn't feel the pain anymore? Make that happen for me."

Silently he got up from the bed and went to the linen closet where Kurt had put the candles and brought them back in the room lighting them smiling at Rachel sitting in the middle of the bed. He turned on the music so low you couldn't tell what was playing but you could hear the melody, then he turned his attention back to her. He crawled over to her and began unbuttoning her pajama top and frowned at the appearance of the bruises on her stomach and as he slid her arms out of the shirt noticed more on her arms. He shuddered as he realized he had held her too tight and dropped his head on to her naked breasts, "Oh my god. I am so sorry Rachel. I didn't think I grabbed you that hard…I just wanted you to listen to me."

She could feel his tears sliding down her stomach and ran her hands through his hair, "You didn't Finn, look at me." He raised his head, "I bruise like a peach these days. You can't be afraid to touch me."

He nodded and ghosted his hands down her sides kissing her breasts and teasing her nipples with his tongue. He grinned wickedly as he felt her body arch in pleasure and heard his name being moaned from those perfect lips. He started to peel off her pajama bottoms frowning again at the bruises on her perfect legs this time he kissed every single one as he made his way to her center. The scent was intoxicating and he simply had to taste her. He gently raised her right leg over his shoulder and then the left running his hands down her thighs. Using his tongue he did one quick swipe over her clit and then down her wet folds. He immediately felt her hands in his hair and had to fight his natural instinct to hold her down. Instead he fisted the sheets next to her body as he plunged his tongue into her entrance not being able to hear anything as her thighs clamped down on his head. Without warning he felt her hand on his cheek and looked up startled at the action, "I need you Finn."

He tugged off his pajama bottoms and securely rested his weight on his forearms and knees. He gently ran his hand from her neck down to her thighs, "Baby, maybe you should be on top. This may cause more bruises."

She shook her head, "No, I want you to make love to me and I want you to do what you always do."

Finn nodded and inched his way slowly into her and looked deeply into her eyes, "I love you Rachel. I love you so much." He could feel her hips start to rock and he started to thrust deeper and faster. Her small hands ghosted up and down his back finally hooking on to his shoulders as she brought her legs around his waist. He lowered his head and began kissing her neck stopping at the place right behind her ear.

He began to suck and smiled at the groans escaping Rachel, "mmm Finn. Harder."

He froze and she took his face in her hands forcing eye contact, "Baby, this feels amazing and I love when we make love. I need you to cum and I know you need to go harder. So Mr. Hudson." She whispered into his ear as she grabbed onto his tight ass, "Fuck. Me. Harder."

Finn took a moment and shook his head as he thrust deeper and harder into Rachel. Both moaning simultaneously. He positioned his hands by her head and did as she wanted watching her face as much as he could between his own moments of ecstasy. She reached up and brought his lips down to her neck again as a signal to send her over the edge. He started to kiss and suck her neck harder this time and as the pace sped up and he could feel her beginning to clench around him he brought his lips back to hers whispering, "Fuck Rach. I'm gonna…I need you to go for me Rachel." He could tell she was close and leaned into her ear, "Cum for me Mrs. Hudson." She reached for his hands with hers and intertwined their fingers as they rode out the orgasm together. Finn reluctantly got up and lay next to her gently pulling her into his embrace. He lay his hand on her stomach as her breathing started to even out and panicked a little when she began coughing. He fought that urge and instead got her a cup of water and a cold washcloth to cool her down. He grinned as he took his place next to her holding the cloth on her head for a few seconds, "You okay?"

She looked up and smiled, "That was amazing, but it definitely wore me out. I don't think we'll be able to…."

Finn silenced her with a kiss. "Hey I meant what I said it doesn't matter. Plus that image of you cumming after I called you Mrs. Hudson is staying with me for life."

Finn woke up the next morning and made breakfast leaving it on the kitchen table. He walked into the bedroom and kissed his wife good morning, "I made breakfast!" He helped her into her robe and pulled out her chair placing a plate in front of her. He looked out at the still nasty weather engulfing the town of Lima, "So what do you want to do today?"

Rachel smiled, "Don't laugh at me okay?"

"I'd never laugh at you, what do you want to do?"

"I want to go grocery shopping with my husband."

Finn smiled and took their plates to the sink, "Why would I laugh? That sounds like a fantastic idea."

She pushed the cart as he walked along side her grabbing things she couldn't reach. They talked about recipes they had picked up and how it was possible that Finn could eat microwave popcorn all the time. They were standing in line and Finn felt Rachel lean heavily against him, "You okay baby?"

She held on to the cart tighter, "Yeah, I'm just really tired."

Finn looked around and saw some chairs at the front of the store he tapped the woman in front of him, "Excuse me. My wife isn't feeling well I'm just going to take her over there do you mind watching our cart for a moment?" The woman nodded as Finn walked with Rachel. He knelt in front of her, "I'm going to pay and then we can go home." He kissed her forehead and walked back to find the cashier ringing up his items with the woman now in the back of his cart. "Wait, what?"

She smiled at him, "I didn't want your wife to be here longer than she had too. So I just pushed you in front of me."

The cashier gave him his total and he paid smiling at the woman behind him, "Thank you so much. Have a great day."

He pushed the cart and found Rachel sleeping against the wall he mumbled to himself, "shit. How am I gonna?"

The nice woman who held his place in line came up to him, "Go ahead and get your car. I won't leave her."

Finn ran out of the store and came back soaked from the rain, "Thank you so much."

He scooped up Rachel and felt a hand on his arm, "What kind?"

He looked down at the woman, "I'm sorry?"

She nodded towards the sleeping woman in his arms, "Cancer. What kind?"

Finn nearly dropped Rachel out of shock, "Um, Leukemia. How did you know?"

She walked beside Finn pushing his cart out of the store, "The bruises, her eyes. I had breast cancer, I guess after that it's like a radar I can pick out who has it."

Finn nodded as she opened the door and he buckled Rachel in. He turned toward the woman, "I don't know how to thank you for being so kind. I mean I know it's just a grocery store but…may I ask you a question?"

She smiled, "How did I survive it? Well it was hell. There was every emotion you can imagine on a regular basis. It changes who you are a bit and some people can handle it and some people can't."

Finn loaded the groceries into the car, "I know she can handle it."

The woman put her hand on his shoulder, "No, not us. The people around us. My husband left me, he couldn't take it. Some of my friends left."

Finn reached out to hug the woman, "I'm so sorry."

She wiped the tears from her eyes, "Oh I'm okay now. I actually got married a month ago. He was one of the friends that stood by me. She's got a good one, I can tell. I wish you both the best of luck and you will be in my prayers."

She released him and walked back to her cart waving goodbye. Finn had to hold Rachel, he ran back to the passenger side and wrapped his arms around her, "I don't care what happens or how mean you get Rachel I promise you I will never leave you. I love you." He kissed her cheek and ran around to the driver side to take them back home.

Rachel woke up hours later on the couch hearing Finn singing in the kitchen. She walked over and sat at the table. Finn looked over his shoulder, "Well hello there sleeping beauty. I found one of your vegan cookbooks and am attempting to make your favorite pasta."

She smiled and laughed nervously, "I fell asleep in the grocery store didn't I?"

Finn shrugged like it was nothing, "yeah you did, but to be fair I really wore you out last night."

She slapped his shoulder, "Finn!"

He leaned down and kissed her lips, "You want to set the table?"

They ate dinner and spent the rest of the evening cuddling on the couch watching tv finally going to bed around eleven. Tomorrow started a new chapter a painful and uncertain journey that would hopefully help Rachel survive and guarantee the future he so desperately wanted with her.