Rachel POV

Jesse and I walked outside after everyone was done eating and we started walking towards the beach. When we reached the sand we took our shoes off and began walking, hand and hand.

"Rach?" He asked.

"Yeah?" I replied.

"Dance with me." He answered and started spin me. I giggled, but soon wrapped my arms around his neck and snuggled my head into his warm chest. "Sing." He instructed next.

I started to think of what we could sing, but then the perfect song it me.

Rachel:
Just too unreal, all this
Watching the words fall from my lips

Jesse:
Baiting some girl with hypotheses

Both:
Haven't you heard the word of your body?

Jesse:
Don't feel a thing, you wish

Rachel:
Grasping at pearls with my fingertips

Jesse:
Holding her hand like some little tease

Both:
Haven't you heard the word of my wanting?

Oh, I'm gonna be wounded
Oh, I'm gonna be your wound
Oh, I'm gonna bruise you
Oh, you're gonna be my bruise

Just too unreal, all this

Rachel:
Watching his world slip through my fist

Jesse:
Playing with her in your fantasies

Both:
Haven't you heard a word how I want you?

Oh, I'm gonna be wounded
Oh, I'm gonna be your wound
Oh, I'm gonna bruise you
Oh, you're gonna be my bruise

We finished the song and I pulled away and looked at him. He stared down at me for what felt like hours.

"I love you." He said, finally breaking the silence. He leaned down and kissed the top of my head.

"I love you too." I told him and leaned up and kissed him full on the lips. His hands roamed my back and my fingers got tangled in his wavy brown curls. After a few moments he pulled away groaning and I looked at him confused.

"You have no idea how much I want you right now." He said laughing and pulling me into a hug and resting his chin on my head.

I sighed. "Come on, we better go. It's getting late."

He nodded and took my hand as we began walking back to get our shoes.

. . . . . . . . . . . .

The next morning I awoke in a great mood, everything in my life was falling into place. The only thing left to do was fix my friendship with Finn.

"Come on Rach! Let's go." Quinn said running out of the bathroom in a mid-thigh white dress with a yellow cardigan that made her eyes pop.

I smiled at her, "What's your hurry Quinn? Why are you in such a good mood this morning?" I asked her laughing.

"Come on get dressed! And I'm happy because everything is going great with Puck, after he apologized and stuff." I smiled and grabbed some clothes from the dresser by my bed, a spaghetti strapped red dress that ended a little above the knee and paired it with a wide black buckled belt at my waist.

"I feel like an awful friend for not knowing already, but what exactly did Puck do?" I asked as Quinn and I walked out of our cabin to go get breakfast.

"I caught him making out with Santana behind the boys cabin." She said shortly, clearly it was a touchy subject and I made a mental note not to bring it up again. "But Rach, right now I really don't care. I am in such a great mood not even Noah Puckerman could bring me down! And I'm going to show it today during breakfast." She happily skipped ahead next to Puck before I could ask another question.

But my thoughts about Quinn were interrupted by an arm wrapping around my waist and a cool breath in my year.

"Good morning, beautiful." Jesse breathed into my ear, his breath sending shivers down my spine.

I leaned up and gave him a peck on his lips. "Good morning to you too."

"Ready for breakfast?" He asked and I nodded. We finished walking to the mess hall and sat down. I already saw Quinn standing on stage, this must have been what she was meant by saying she was going to show her happiness.

Before I knew it music started playing and Quinn was dancing around the stage singing her heart out.

I used to think maybe you loved me, now baby I'm sure.
And I just can't wait till the day when you knock on my door
Now every time I go to the mailbox, gotta hold myself down
'Cause I just can't wait till you write me you're coming around

Now I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh!
I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh!
I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh!
And don't it feel good!

I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true
But I just can't spend my whole life just-a waiting for you
I don't want you back for the weekend, not back for a day
'Cause baby I just want you back and I want you to stay

Now I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh!
I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh!
I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh!
And don't it feel good!

Walking on sunshine
Walking on sunshine
I feel alive, I feel a love, I feel a love that's really real
I feel alive, I feel a love, I feel a love that's really real
I'm on sunshine baby, oh yeah!
I'm on sunshine baby

Now I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh!
I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh!
I'm walking on sunshine, oh oh!
And don't it feel good!

Quinn got off the stage, her hair in a mess but a smile that lit up the room, and sat next to Puck. The whole room, even some of Vocal Adrenaline, were smiling because of Quinn's performance. It seemed that her upbeat, loving life song lifted everyone's spirits and relieved some of the tension between people.

But little did I know that tension would be back in a matter of minutes, and worse then ever. And that happened when Finn Hudson got on the stage.

Light that smoke that one for giving up on me
And one just 'cause they'll kill you sooner
Than my expectations
To my favorite liar, to my favorite scar
I could have died with you

I hope you choke on those words
That kiss that bottle, confess
So bury me in memory
Now ask yourself, yeah out on the insides
Said I loved you but I lied

Let's play this game called when you catch fire
I wouldn't piss to put you out
Stop burning bridges and drive off of them
So I can forget about you

So bury me in memory, his smile's your rope
So wrap it tight around your throat

On the drive home
Joke about the kid you used to see and his jealousy
Breaking hearts has never looked so cool
As when you wrap your car around that tree
Your make-up looks so great next to his teeth

Let's play this game called when you catch fire
I wouldn't piss to put you out, no
Stop burning bridges and drive off of them
So I can forget about you

So bury me in memory, his smile's your rope
So wrap it tight around your throat
So bury me in memory, his smile's your rope
So wrap it tight around your throat

So bury me in memory around your throat

The room was quiet. Finn was standing on stage panting. Tears were running down my cheeks. How could he be so cruel?

"Finn." Jesse said breaking the silence, "That was out of line. She doesn't deserve that."

"I don't need to hear what she deserves from you." Finn spat out.

"She deserves some to love her, and take care of her. If she had picked you I would have stepped aside and let her be happy, if I knew she was truly happy, but she didn't. She picked me, so you have to accept that like I would have if she had picked you." Jesse said, not taking his eyes off of Finn.

"Why? Why did you have to steal the only girl I ever loved. Why couldn't you just walk away when you saw her in the music store?"

"Because I love her."

"You could have any girl you want. Why did you have to pick Rachel?"

"I love her."

"How do you know that? How do you know it's love, how do you know it's not just some feeling of a lost conquest or something?"

Jesse sighed. "May I?" He asked climbing on stage. Finn look confused, but he walked off the stage and let Jesse have the floor.

"Rachel Berry, this is the song I think of, when I think of us."

Maybe it's intuition
but some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes, I see my future in an instant
And there it goes,
I think I found my best friend
I know that it might sound
more than a little crazy
but I believe...

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

There's just no rhyme or reason
Only the sense of completion
And in your eyes, I see
the missing pieces I'm searching for
I think I've found my way home
I know that it might sound
more than a little crazy
but I believe...

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I've found you

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life

I was crying again, but not because of harsh words this time, but because of the love I felt towards Jesse at that moment, I had never felt it before.

And apparently I wasn't the only one who was moved by Jesse's song. Quinn was resting her head on Puck's shoulder, a few tears streaming from her eyes as well. Mercedes, who thought I was crazy for going back to Jesse, was smiling, genuinely smiling. Santana and Britney's heads were leaning against each others and their pinkies were linked together. Shelby sat, holding hands with Mr. Shuester, with a big smile on her face.

"Rachel, I knew I loved you the moment I saw you perform at Sectionals. And I have loved you ever since."