Good day to you all my lovely readers! I don't own Glee and yada yada yada yak yak yak blah blah blah…YAY IT'S JESSE TIME! Anyways, enjoy

Getting up from bed in the early hours in the morning was normal routine for Jesse St. James, after all he'd have to get up at least by 5 AM for Vocal Adrenaline rehearsals and if he was even a minute late, he'd get an earful from Shelby. What he wasn't used to was the sight of Rachel Berry in possibly the shortest nightgowns he had ever seen on human being (and he had seen quite his fair share of them, um, hello? This is Jesse St- freakin-James, bad boy and hottie extraordinaire) fresh faced with a particularly bad yet adorable case of bed head as he collided with her on his way to the bathroom.

Rachel mumbled a nearly incomprehensible sorry as she trudged out of the bathroom. 'It seems that she's not much of a morning person…' he noted

Most girls would have been instantly awakened by the sight Jesse just in his boxers and classic black t-shirt but not Rachel Berry. It was odd; Jesse's had this amazing girl on his mind ever since they first met at summer drama camp all those years ago and even though they kept in touch after that summer, they never actually saw each other again after that.

The year that followed their friendship at camp, Jesse wasn't able to go since that was also the first year he joined Vocal Adrenaline which meant vigorous rehearsals and training even during the summer. Especially during the summer. But it was that fateful day at the music store nearly a year ago that Jesse and Rachel's relationship was rekindled.

When he smelled the familiar whiff of raspberry shampoo pass him by as he browsed through the classic rock section, he quickly turned around and realized that it truly was Rachel Berry. His Rachel. She looked so much older and so much more mature but she definitely still looked like herself right down to those memorable animal sweaters. It was then that he realized that she's a…girl. A remarkably pretty one at that and possibly the only person in the entire world who could match him in every way: looks, talents, personality, and ambition.

When they sang "Hello" in the music store, it felt like no time had passed at all and he was back again with his best friend. As popular as Jesse might seem, he didn't actually have anyone at Carmel he could ever call a true friend. A friendly acquaintance at best but not really a friend. There was an electric charge in the room when they sang together that he never noticed whenever they sang show tunes all those times back at camp.

It made him realize something vitally important to his life and possibly her life too. Jesse was in love with Rachel.

He always thought of himself as extremely perceptive; he could tell when someone was feeling less than okay the minute they walked into a room but that didn't mean he wasn't good at hiding his feelings from everyone else. How he hadn't realized that he was in love with his newfound best friend stroke him as surprising. After all he'd had his fair share of girlfriends, sure, none of them lasted any longer than 2 months but he'd been in love before…right?

Still, the feelings he felt every time Rachel was around him was unlike anything he'd ever felt before with any of his previous girlfriends. He was more at peace whenever she was around him and that was something he found very comforting. Being in Vocal Adrenaline meant you had to be on edge pretty much 24/7 so not feeling like he's about to scream out at everyone in frustration was a nice change.

The new feelings grew in him as he spent more and more times with Rachel. Everything about her seemed perfect to him even though to everyone else, they were her worst qualities.

The little outfits she wore would be such a turn off to any other guy but for him it was incrediblysexy. The fact that she was driven enough to do anything to get what she wants was something he sympathized with her on. They both knew that the road to the top would be lonely but now that they'd found each other, that loneliness would be filled with each other.

But even after all the time they'd spent together and all the flirting he'd done, she still didn't seem to have a clue the effect she had on him. So when his parents told him that they would be moving to Italy and that Uncle Steve would be moving to Texas, the only probable solution would be to stay with the Berrys where he could execute the plan that's been formulating in his beautiful, talented head for the past few weeks ever since Rach would go on and on about that Finn Hudson.

It seemed that for now, Finn wasn't into Rach so his living with her and going to school with her would give him the perfect opportunity to steal her heart. He couldn't be too obvious now seeing how the full effect of his flirtatious nature nearly ran her out of his room last night so today he opted to be subtle enough for her not to quite be overwhelmed by the St. James charm and yet still take in the effects of it.

'Just you wait Rachel Berry. Epic romance is coming your way' Jesse thought as he watched her slender form walk back to her room.

After getting changed, black V-neck with black jeans, Jesse felt charged and ready to rock McKinnley's world. He was already smiling brightly when he walked into the Berry's sunny kitchen; it seemed as though the house was reflecting in Jesse's mood. Hiram and Leroy were sitting together at the kitchen table nearly finished with their breakfast. Just as Jesse was about to ask where Rachel was, she bounded down the stairs in her signature sweater, mini skirt, and knee-high socks.

Her cheerful expression matched that of Jesse's which the Berry men noted instantly. Their daughter was usually in a good mood in the morning but last night before Jesse came over, she looked a little down. Hiram noticed that she wasn't wearing the same clothes she was wearing when she left the house that morning meaning she probably got slushied again.

Then again, every time Rachel saw Jesse, her spirits seemed to soar with an elation that Finn would never give her. Hiram and Leroy were just happy that their daughter was feeling better but they would keep a watchful eye on them. It was already ridiculously obvious that Jesse was in love with their wonderful daughter, it surprised them that Rachel remained oblivious. They were simply waiting for the moment that she would realize that she was in love with him, too.

"Jesse, are you ready yet? You already took 10 minutes in the bathroom just to fix your hair, I didn't even get time to properly brush my teeth!" Rachel complained, breaking her parents out of their reverie.

"Well, I don't have a mirror in my room and you know I can't just brush my hair out in the mornings! This look needs maintenance. And do you really think spending 30 seconds brushing each tooth is necessary?" He retorted, sensing a challenge.

"Fine, we can go buy you a mirror after glee club. Do you think a four foot mirror is too small to fit your big head?" She replied teasingly, a hint of a smirk on her lips.

"Oooh, Berry. I'm so gonna get you for that!" Jesse said mock menacingly as he started to chase her out of the front door.

With the slam of the door, the Berry men looked at each other with a knowing look. "I say five weeks," said Hiram confidently.

"Really? I was thinking more like three." Leroy disagreed.

"Hmmm…maybe. Either way, let the games begin."

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