Hello my loyal readers! Welcome to another chapter of Finchel's story! :P Hope you all enjoy this chapter! It's Finn's first few days in New York as an actual resident! :D
Like always, this story is dedicated to Cory Monteith :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Glee
A/N: Oh, and for the reader who questioned why they had a BBQ in the middle January, my answer is; weather varies. Like A LOT haha and the southern half of Ohio can receive less than 20 inches while the northern can get up to 100 inches a year. My point is, weather can vary drastically from year to year. And in this story, Lima had a calm winter. Hope that cleared up my thinking for you!
P.S: I promise I'll NEVER make the author note this long again. Haha
He arrived in New York at around 11pm that night, yawning after nearly thirteen hours straight of driving. His ass was sore and he really wanted something to eat. Finn was a big dude, he couldn't survive off Cheetos, mini stickers' bars, and Dr. Pepper. And he didn't want to spend the money to stop at a fast food place.
The traffic coming in and out of some of the major cities had been horrendous at around five to eight and that had set him back quite a while. Add that to the amount of times he stopped for gas or snacks, and it had added a few more hours to an already long trip.
So Rachel's homemade goodies were sounding mighty good at that moment. (And on a kinkier note, Rachel was also sounding pretty delicious right now, the image of her plump lips making him smile like a doofus. And now that they are dating again, he could do it whenever he pleased).
After almost two long weeks of not seeing her in person, he was really really missing her. And his hornier-self was desperately craving her touch.
And to top all that, the heater in his truck had been broken for a while so it the chilly air was starting to get to him, even if he was wearing a long sleeved shirt and a hoodie.
How was it that freakin Lima was warmer than New York at this time? It was just warm enough that people were okay with swimming in the lukewarm water at his barbecue send off. And here? There was still frost on the windows. Goddamn bipolar weather.
He stifled another yawn for what felt like the thousandth time as he pulled out his cellphone, the traffic at this hour making it virtually impossible to move. He typed in the address of the parking garage closest to the loft, plugging his phone back in and turning on the navigational system.
This city was freakin huge, and even bigger when one was in the middle of traffic, so the chances of him navigating his way through the city with a regular map were slim to none (despite the fact that the navigational system in his phone was pure crap).
Traffic slowly moved inch by inch until he was free of the Main Street and able to maneuver his way through the less crowded streets (though still extremely crowded compared to Lima). All the honking and screeching of tires was starting to irritate him, so he rolled up his window and turned up the volume on the stereo, essentially drowning out the sounds of the city outside.
From up in an apartment building, the sounds of traffic could be soothing. But down on the ground with the cars, it was just annoying.
He reached Bushwick a little over half an hour since he'd arrived in the city and he pulled up to the building he now recognized very well, looking up and laughing when he saw Rachel by the window, her face fuzzy but given that she had just clapped her hands together and practically ran away from the window, he could tell she was excited to see his truck pulling next to the curb.
He waited for a minute or so, and was rewarded with the sight of her as she pushed through the door, running to his truck. He pulled the door open and slammed it shut just in time for her to jump into his arms, making him laugh.
Kurt and Santana slowly filtered outside after her, smiles on their faces. "Hi baby." Finn whispered into the skin of her neck, kissing the warm skin there. She kept her arms and legs firmly wrapped around him when she pulled her head away from his to peck his lips, staring at him in adoration.
"I missed you so much Finn." Rachel pecked his lips repeatedly as Kurt and Rachel opened his truck, Kurt taking the lightest box there (of course) and Santana taking the box labeled video game stuff.
"God I can't tell you how good it feels to have you back in my arms." Finn ran his hand up and down her back soothingly, letting her know he was here. And he was staying for good.
"Trust me, I know." She giggled, unable to stop herself as she leaned down and kissed him again, still curled up in his arms. He saw Kurt and Santana walk back inside from out of the corner of his eye, probably trying to give them some space.
Her cold breath fanned out over his face and he squeezed her, the traffic behind him not even bothering him anymore. Because he was here in New York and she was back in his arms. And this time, there would be no saying goodbye.
"Cmon. Let's get you inside, it's freezing out here." Finn placed her down on the ground, keeping her hand tucked in his for a moment as he handed her his dufflebag and pillow to carry.
He kissed her hand and reluctantly let go to grab one of heavier boxes. "You only had three boxes and a dufflebag?" Rachel giggled. "You're such a boy."
"Well I figured you guys had most of the household stuff taken care of. Kurt took my big box of clothes and Santana had my video games. I have more clothes in there and this box is just some knick-knack stuff and my hoodies." Finn shrugged, shutting the door with his hip. "And I thought you liked the fact that I'm a dude."
Rachel rolled her eyes but smiled. "You have a point. There's a certain organ on you that I definitely like a lot." She smirked as he stopped walking, staring at her.
"Babe, are you trying to drive me nuts?" He licked his lips, eyeing her backside which was looking deliciously firm in her little pajama shorts with cupcakes, her tanned, toned legs in full display. And man, she had some freakin killer legs.
Now that he was living here, he couldn't freakin wait to get to that point of their relationship again, where they could have sex like the horny teenagers they still were.
She sauntered away teasingly, looking over her shoulder with a grin as he sped up to catch up with her. "Maybe. Maybe not." She leaned up and kissed his cheek.
Finn growled playfully and pushed his face back close to hers, nipping at her lower lip. Goddamn, it felt indescribably good to be like this with her again. She giggled and closed her eyes, prepared to kiss him full on the lips.
"Alright lovebirds, hurry up and get inside. I wants a slice of that banana bread and I wants it now." Santana poked her out from the front door, her nose scrunching up when she saw the two of them, their bodies pressed close together. "Ugh, I forget how much I hate catching you two in this position."
"What position?" Rachel grumbled. "We were just going to kiss. I didn't realize that was such a big deal." She ignored Santana's eye-roll, pushing her way through the door as Finn locked his truck, not particularly looking forward to leaving Rachel's side again and having to find somewhere to park it until Burt came and picked it up. Paying for a place to park his truck was going to really annoying and consuming. Both to his time and his wallet.
"Oh don't even start with me, Berry. You have no idea what it was like having to walk into that Glee club every morning and see you two sucking face. It's seared into my brain forever and I really wish it weren't." Santana shuddered, following Rachel upstairs, Finn picking up the rear.
"You're being dramatic. It wasn't that bad." Rachel huffed at Santana's sudden griping. She was ruining Rachel's overly-chipper mood.
"You, Rachel Berry, is telling me to stop being dramatic." Santana pushed open the door, an incredulous look on her face.
"Leave her alone Santana." Finn kicked her shin lightly, making her glare at him. "And she's right, you're being dramatic about this. If it were you and Dani, neither of us would have a problem."
Santana grunted and walked away, a sour look on her face. "What's her problem?" Finn asked Rachel quietly, not wanting Santana to hear him. Because let's face it, the girl was freaking terrifying when she was angry.
"She just heard about Brittany being accepted into MIT. And Brittany's new girlfriend. It just hurts to see someone you love move on, even if you've sort of moved on already." Rachel spoke just as quietly, plopping down on the couch and placing his bag and pillow on the armchair.
"Can't say I blame her. I know exactly how it feels when someone you love moves on." Finn laid the box on the table and sat next to her. "I guess I just got lucky and that someone still wanted to be with me too." Finn smiled as she scooted closer, wrapping his arms around her body.
"Finn, you know I never moved on. I know now it's impossible for me to ever really move on from you. I shouldn't have even tried. I'm sorry I put you through all that." Rachel curled her little legs underneath her, snuggling into him and resting her head on his chest.
Finn just smiled and kissed the top of her head, running his hand up and down her arm soothingly. "No more apologizing. All that matters is that we're together now. And that's how it's going to be from now on." He cupped cheeks and forced her to look at him.
She nodded, turning her head and kissing his palm as they heard shuffling in the kitchen next to them, presumably Kurt.
"Speaking of," Finn looked around at the living room, where his boxes where settled on the chairs and floor. "We need to decide where we stand. Like, are we starting over or... Ya know, picking up where we left off." Finn rubbed his hands together nervously as she pulled back to look at him fully, still sitting close to him.
He knew that they were having trouble trying to find room for him. It wasn't a loft meant for four different people all having their own rooms. And he hated feeling like a burden and being the reason they have to make their rooms even smaller.
Rachel looked down. "I-I don't know. It's all really complicated. I've been thinking a lot about that too." She sighed, glancing at her bare ring finger. "What do you want to do?"
Finn rubbed the back of his neck. "I just feel like it would be really hard to continue what we had before when we've both changed a bit." Finn managed to get out. He hadn't exactly been looking forward to telling her exactly what was on his mind.
As he's suspected, her lower lip wobbled and she looked down. He could tell she was fighting the urge to cry. Did she want to continue where they left off? Not that it was that long ago that they'd been engaged, but still.
So he quickly backtracked, not wanting her to get the wrong idea. "I'm not saying we just start over completely. That would be kinda silly considering how close we are. But I don't think we should pick up, like with the engagement." Finn tugged her into his lap, wanting her to know that he still wanted to marry her.
"Does that mean you want the ring back?" Rachel bit her lip, her eyes rimmed red.
"You still have it?" Finn asked, a little shocked. He didn't expect her to keep it honestly, considering she had been with someone else and she had been the one to call off their relationship (even though admittedly, he had just left her in New York. He was an asshat then okay?).
Wait? When in the hell did she take it back? She returned the ring to him when they broke up...
"Yeah. I gave it back to you that day we broke up and then... I sorta took it back when Kurt and I stayed at Burt and Carole's. When we came out to see Grease. I just walked into your room and saw it lying on the dresser so I grabbed it." She tugged her lower lip between her teeth. "I'm sorry, Finn."
Finn would've laughed but she seemed serious about this. "Baby, I'm not mad. I'm actually touched that you wanted to keep the ring." He lifted his head towards her face and ran his thumb over her lip. "And as for right now... I think I should take it back for now. And then, you know, in a couple months I can propose again. And this time it'll be more romantic and grand." Finn smiled sheepishly as a shy smile grew on her lips.
"I don't need any grand proposal, Finn. Your first proposal was perfect." Rachel rubbed his cheek and they could smell Rachel's banana bread being reheated in the oven. So that's what Kurt was doing in there. "It was private and sweet and very romantic to me." She assured him.
"Noted. I'll keep that in mind when I'm planning my next proposal." Finn wiggled his eyebrows as she giggled.
"It's a deal then." She wrapped her arms around his neck, smiling as he rested his hands on her sides. "And since we're sort of going back to the way we were, I demand that you sleep in my bed and share my room with me." Rachel leaned forward and kissed his lips softly.
He savored the taste of her strawberry Chapstick for a moment. "Mmm I think I can deal with that." He mumbled against her mouth, not at all bothered by the fact that her Chapstick was smeared all over his lips and chin.
She laughed as he stood up, grabbing his dufflebag and pillow in one arm, the other easily carrying Rachel with him as he stepped into Rachel's room, looking around for a moment, realizing that he hadn't been in here since the very first time he visited New York.
She had her double bed directly below a large Broadway poster, her floral bedsheets a bit ruffled when he tossed his bag and pillow onto it. Straight across from the bed she had a small vanity table and fluffy chair, her closet and dresser on one side, and her regular wooden desk on the other. And scattered about the walls there were several other Broadway-type posters.
In short, it pretty much looked exactly like how he imagined it. And then his eyes were drawn to the photo on her side table and his heart doubled in size. It was their graduation picture from last year that Blaine had taken right after they got their diplomas (Blaine had been taking pictures all freakin day at the request of Kurt, who wanted to have as many memories from that day as possible).
They were both grinning from ear to ear and had their arms wrapped around each other, their diplomas laying loose at each others' sides.
She smiled wiggled down from his arms, grabbing his hand and pulling hims towards the closet. She pushed some of her clothes aside, leaving a large space to the left of her clothes. "This half can be for your stuff. And I can clear a few drawers in my dresser. It'll be perfect." She grinned excitedly.
Finn chuckled at her excitement, pulling her into a hug from behind. "I'll take it. What kind of currency will you take for rent Ms. Berry?" Finn spun her slowly in his arms, smiling goofily.
"Kisses. Definitely kisses. That's the only currency I'll take." She stood on her tiptoes and started placing sweet kisses all over his lips and jaw. He moaned softly and closed his eyes, tilting his head a little to give her more room to kiss. He'd almost forgotten just how fucking good she made him feel. Almost.
He walked backwards onto the bed, pulling her with him before toppling over on top of her covers. She squealed in delight as Finn gently trailed his fingers up her back under her shirt, feeling the hot skin that was begging to be freed from her tiny t-shirt.
"Ohh Finn." Rachel moaned, shivering when Finn dragged a finger up her spine teasingly, pausing her kisses that she was still placing all over his neck. He suckled on her neck for another few seconds, so so freaking happy to be with her again.
"Oh my god, you two! Finn just got here!" Kurt whined from his side of the curtain while Santana cackled in laughter on Kurt's other side. "Please keep those libidos in check."
Rachel blushed deep red and pulled away. "Guess we have some things to discuss with Kurt and Santana. We can tell them our decision to share a room while we eat." Rachel cleared her throat, her cheeks still tinted pink as she stood up and slid her hand down and gripped his fingers in her smaller ones.
He chuckled a little and stood up with her, ready to face the taunting they were sure to get from Santana and the griping they were going to get from Kurt.
Finn could definitely understand though. If he ever walked in on or heard Kurt with another guy, he'd probably have to bash his head in. There were just some things people didn't need to know about their siblings or friends.
They walked out the room hand in hand and settled into the chairs at the little table, Santana still looking cranky as she tore into her piece of banana bread. Kurt came in a moment later, setting down Rachel's fridge brownies next to the banana bread.
"Alright, I know you're tired after your long drive Finn, but there are some logistics that we need to discuss." Kurt sat down next to Santana as Finn stifled a yawn, slouching in his chair as he smiled at Rachel in thanks when she cut him a slice of bread and portion of brownie.
"Lay it on me." Finn rubbed his eyes, digging into the bread like a starved man as Rachel scooted her chair closer and looped her arm through his.
Kurt folded his hands together. "Okay, first order of business; your bedroom. I've drawn out a little floor plan and some possibilies regarding the shuffling of the rooms so we can fit you in. The rooms will all be a bit smaller, but I think we'll manage." Kurt cleared his throat, reaching for a piece of paper behind him.
"Oh, that's not necessary. Rach and I have decided to share a room. So there will be no more shuffling around needed. And you can take that curtain down from the portion of the living room you used as my bedroom." Finn interrupted him, stopping his brother from giving him a headache with floor-plan-talk.
"When was that decided? You couldn't have told me before I made an entire floor plan of the loft and brainstormed ideas?" Kurt snapped, ripping his paper up and crossing his arms.
Finn just shrugged. "We just decided. Sorry bro." Finn wrapped an arm around Rachel's shoulders as she reached her hand out and played with his hair, not even paying attention to what Kurt was saying.
Kurt and Santana shared a look. "Fine. But this little display of affection leads me to my next point; the rules regarding sex in this loft." Kurt took s dramatic pause, wiping the corner of his mouth.
"Now, rule one; under no circumstance is anyone to have sex during the day while one of the other housemates is home. And if you do plan on having sex in the evening, give the other housemates some warning so they can either clear the premise or put on their noise canceling headphones." Kurt nibbled at a piece of brownie.
He was acting so formal and serious that Finn was having trouble not laughing. "Got it. But where am I supposed to get noise canceling headphones? I don't have any money." Finn sipped from his Dr. Pepper bottle he'd bought at one of the gas station on the way here.
"You'll have to buy some when you get money in. Which leads me to our third and final thing to discuss. Your portion of the rent." Kurt pulled out his cellphone and opened his calculator app.
"Well how much do I have to pay?" Finn asked, scratching his chin. Crap, he forgot about having to pay rent. Burt and his mom hasn't asked him to pay anything when he lived with them. They just wanted him to figure out what he was doing first.
"While you're my brother and I would love to let you live here for free, it will make everything easier on everyone if we split the rent four ways, that way everyone pays even less." Kurt held his finger up and typed out his calculations on his phone. "Okay, so you'll be paying about four hundred and twenty five dollars a month. Rent is seventeen hundred so we'll all be paying that much."
Kurt nodded and shut off his phone. "Will that be okay? Obviously you'll have time to find a job and all that other fun stuff, so you don't have to worry about finding one quickly." Kurt stifled his own yawn. He figured they must be tired too. They'd been waiting for him, probably for a good hour or so.
"Yeah I think it'll be okay. I'll start looking in the ads and online tomorrow." Finn nodded, satisfied at the sleepy smile that appeared on Kurt's face.
"Great," Kurt stood up, Finn and Rachel following suit. "I wish I could stay up and really welcome you to New York, but that'll have to be tomorrow. I go into Vogue early tomorrow." Kurt let loose with a big yawn this time. "I'm really happy you're finally out here though, Finn. I can't tell you how excited it makes to think about how fun it will be having you here." Kurt walked around the table and pulled Finn in for a hug.
"Thanks man. For everything." Finn pat Kurt's back as they pulled away. Kurt smiled wide at Finn, wishing them all a good night before he retreated to his area of the curtain. Santana merely waved half-hazardly, walking away and pulling her curtain closed.
"Alone at last, milady." Finn wiggled his eyebrows, wrapping his arms around his girlfriends' waist.
She giggled. "Finn, that lasted like 10 minutes." She twisted her fingers in the thick tufts of his hair, gazing up at him.
"Ten minutes too long." Finn leaned down and rested his forehead against hers. She sighed against his lips, her breath making him shiver.
"Come one. You can bring some food and we can watch tv. I have that little flat screen in my room." She pulled away and caressed his cheek, beginning to clean up the leftover food, allowing Finn to scoop up some more brownie and banana bread.
He bit into a large hunk of brownie as Rachel out the food away, waiting for her by the doorway to the kitchen. "God I missed your baked goods baby." He wrapped his free arm around her and let her lead him back to her- no, their bedroom. She flicked off all the lights and made sure the door was locked.
She took his food from him and placed it on the sidetable, pulling back the covers. She laid down and shyly pat the space next to her.
He licked his lips and unbuttoned his jeans, tossing them on top of his duffle bag. He'd bring in his other two boxes later. He's pretty sure Kurt just put them next to the couch anyways, they'd be fine out there.
He slid into bed next to her, the soft material of her blankets and her comfy bed soothing his sore body. She bit her lip as he pulled the corner of the covers over him, scooting closer until their bodies were flush together.
"You know you can hold me if you want to." She grinned up at him, the only light in the apartment coming from her little bedside lamp. It created a beautiful halo around her and it made his heart thump.
"Oh, I want to." He scooted to the middle of the bed as Rachel did the same, wrapping his arms around her waist, happily accepting the plate she handed him as she flicked off the light and grabbed the remote, turning on the tv.
Finn sighed contentedly and kissed the top of her head, feeling her body practically mold into his. This place was already feeling like home. And he'd probably only been here an hour.
With Rachel now by his side, Finn couldn't wait to see what New York had in store for him.
It was official, New Yorkers really sucked. Like, he'd never been somewhere where there were so many rude people.
At first, it was just the little things. Like the way people eyed his iPhone when he got on the subway this morning, or the way people were so gruff and rude whenever he asked for directions.
Then he really started watching how people interacted. And they were just so cruel and uncaring towards each other. People would drop something or ask for help and the other New Yorkers would just glare at them or ignore them. He could not, for the life of him figure out how Rachel, Kurt, and Santana could stand being around such asinine people.
"Excuse me." Finn said a little testily as the woman at this burger joint insisted on standing right in front of the door. She glared at him but moved over, allowing him to pass with his meal and shake in hand.
He settled into one of the chairs outside the joint, wiping off some leftover sauce stain with his napkin.
But aside from the people, New York was turning out to be a million times more exciting than Lima. For one, it had so many more game and movie stores, whereas Lima had the video store and one Game Stop.
He was even surprised at himself when he was tempted to go into the clothing stores. But he figured he'd I've Kurt the luxury of helping him shop since his brother hand been asking to reconfigure Finn's wardrobe since their parents got married.
But he would totally be keeping his hoodies and puffy vests. He still wanted to be himself, but he also wanted to look more adult, more like a New Yorker.
His stomach growled at him to hurry up so he pulled his fries out and began munching on them, watching other people pass by. They really were interesting to watch, there were just so many different people.
In Lima, everybody was so similar. Most of them were country folk with some unique people thrown in the mix. But here, he hadn't seen one person that looked the same as someone else.
It was kind of refreshing and it made him feel better about being such a small town boy from Lima Ohio.
He finished up his swiss burger and tossed his garbage in the trash, figuring he could apply to a few more diners and music stores. Kurt had told him about this really vintage record store that was hiring so he was going to try that out.
Kurt himself was working at Vogue and Santana went to Dani's place. And Rachel was going out to an audition for an off Broadway musical. He totally forgot the name but she was really happy about it so he was excited for her.
He promised to meet her at the theater she was auditioning at and then they'd head home on the subway together.
He checked his watch; one more hour until he had to meet her. Sipping his chocolate shake, he ventured down the sidewalk, taking in all the shops and restaurants that adorned the tall buildings above him.
He crossed the street, in the midst of a rather large crowd of people. Also another huge difference between here and Lima? Practically nobody ever walked in Lima. Most everyone had crappy cars or bikes.
Finn had just gone past a small knick-knack shop when a door opened quickly in front of him, sending him smashing into the glass door and onto the ground.
"Son of a-" Finn grumbled, his shake which was in a cup, was now all over the front of his shirt.
"Finn?!" He looked up to see none other than Lila, the girl from the bar and the pizza place.
Finn stumbled onto his feet and brushed himself off, tossing the empty cup into the the trashcan on the end of the street.
"Oh hey Lila. Small world huh?" Finn smiled at her, accepting the napkins she held out for him. He sopped up as much of the shake as he could.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were going back home." Lila twisted her hair around her finger as she grinned at him.
He rubbed the back of his neck. "Uh yeah, I sorta moved out here a couple days ago. I'm living with my brother now." Finn felt sort of bad, considering he had never ended up calling her.
"Oh wow, that's amazing Finn. What are you doing right now? Want to go grab some food? You can take me to lunch to make up for not calling me." She smirked playfully, not looking hurt at all.
"Thanks for the offer Lila but I'm actually just out here looking for a job before I go meet Rachel. We're uh, back together." Finn stuffed his hands in his pockets, noticing the way her face fell a little.
"Okay, that's fine." She cleared her throat awkwardly, her obvious attempts at flirting stopping right there. "But um, you said you're looking for a job? Any ideas on what you want?" She asked softly.
"Nah not really. Anything would work, really. As long as it pays the bills." Finn shrugged.
"Well, my oldest brother Mark owns this music store. I could get you an interview if you'd like." She pulled him off to the side as a mother passed by with her kids, all of which were whining and carrying on.
"You'd do that for me? Really?" Finn grinned widely, touched that she'd be so nice even though he'd pretty much blown her off when she interested in him.
"Yeah. Everyone can use a friend here in the big city. Pass me your phone. We can exchange numbers and I'll give it to my brother." Lila held out her hand expectantly, a smirk on her lips. Finn fished his phone out of his pocket and passed it over.
She gave hers to him and typed her number, a grin passing over her face. "Here you go Mr. Hudson. I hope you get the job. I'll put in a good word with my brother for you. And given that I am his favorite and only sister, you can pretty much guaratee you'll get the job."
She let her hand linger on his for just a second longer than Finn though necessary, so he pulled his phone and hand back, clearing his throat. He was pretty sure she had other intentions with this, like she was trying to win him over.
It wouldn't work though, but as harsh as it sounded, he was willing to use her crush on him to get this job. Its not like she didn't know he was unavailable. He told her he was with Rachel. So it wasn't really that mean, right?
"Thanks so much Lila. You have no idea how much this means to me. I really wasn't looking forward to going to a ton of job interviews only to be shot down." Finn chuckled.
"Guess it was pretty convenient we ran into each other then huh?" She poked him in the arm.
Finn nodded and smiled, "Very convenient. It's really appreciated though, seriously. You're a really good friend." Finn was startled by the buzzing of his cell phone. "Sorry for I've got to check this."
Finn swiped across his phone, reading his messages. He glanced up at Lila who was biting her lip and watching him. "I'm sorry, that's Rachel. She's out of her audition early. I gotta go pick her up." Finn zipped up his coat pocket.
"That's fine. Just text me later. Maybe we can hang out and get to know each other, as friends of course." She assured him, her little smirk telling him otherwise.
"Yeah sure. See ya Lila. And thanks again, I'll be awaiting your brothers call." Finn nodded in her direction before heading to the subway stairs across the street, waving back at her as she stood there and watching him leave.
He shook his head a little and snuck into the subway last minute, just as the doors shut and it pulled out of the station. The subway barreled its way back Uptown as Finn held onto the pole, yawning a little.
New York was a very tiring place to live, something about it just made him more exhausted than normal.
He arrived at the theater fifteen minutes later, spotting Rachel standing near the doors, dressed adorably in her black jacket and leggings. "Babe!" Finn called checking the street for traffic before hogging across towards her.
"Finn!" Rachel giggled as he greeted her with a sloppy kiss on the lips.
"How was your audition baby?" Finn wrapped his arm around her, letting her snuggle into him.
"It went really well. They said they really loved my audition and I should be expecting a call back within the next few days." Rachel practically kept from foot to foot, grinning up at him.
"Baby! I'm so proud of you!" Finn lifted her up, ignoring the glares and dirty looks from the people walking around them.
She laughed as he proceeded to cover her face in kisses, her cheeks turning a bright red. "You're totally gonna get it." Finn shook his head, with a smile. "All those other girls don't stand a chance."
She smiled as he kept ahold of her, carrying her back to the subway. The subway wasn't his favorite way to travel, but there was no way he was going to let her take the subway alone when she was traveling to Bushwick. Because let's face it, Bushwick wasn't exactly the safest place in New York.
"Your faith in me makes me love you even more, mister." She wrapped her arms and legs around his body as he held her. "But how did your job hunting go?"
Finn grinned, taking a seat on one of the empty chairs in the somewhat deserted subway. "I think I may have gotten a pretty good interview at a music store." Finn revealed, laughing at her excited squeals.
"Really?!" She jumped up and down in his lap like an excited child.
"Yep. I ran into Lila and she said her brother owned a music store and that she'd do whatever she could to get me an interview." Finn added, watching as her eyes clouded over a little.
"Lila? As in that girl from the bar." Her voice got quiet, shy.
Finn knew exactly what she was thinking. "Yeah, her. And I know what you're thinking, I already told her about us. She knows we're roofer her and I have no plans to start anything with her. So don't worry your little head." He told her seriously, pulling her close and kissing her head. "So don't get any ideas into your head."
She sighed and nodded. "I just know that she liked you. I find it hard to believe that just went away."
"Whether it has or hasn't, it doesn't matter. You're my girlfriend, and I don't plan on ever letting that change." He ignored the looks of disgust coming from an woman on he subway, leaning in and sucking Rachel's bottom lip into his mouth.
"Okay. I'll believe you this time." Rachel giggled, squeezing Finn into her.
"Good." He poked her nose affectionately.
"So have you chosen which community college you want to go to? Classes start in a little over a week." Rachel said seriously, still in his lap.
"I actually chose one a while ago." Finn chuckled, wincing as she smacked his arm.
"And why haven't you told me yet, mister?!" Rachel asked sternly, poking his solid chest.
Finn couldn't help but smile as she glared playfully at him. "I'm sorry babe. It just slipped my mind. We've been busy, getting me settled into the apartment, me looking for a job, and you auditioning again."
"Well which college did you choose?" She seemingly forgave him, if her smile and loving touch was anything to go by.
He kissed her forehead and grinned, "It's called the Borough of Manhattan Community College. It got pretty good reviews online and it actually has some sports available. No football, but it has basketball, baseball, and soccer. I figure it gives me something else to do ya know? Something to join and meet people in." Finn shrugged.
"Finn, that's amazing! And they already accepted you? I knew you could do it. How about finances? Are you okay with that?" Rachel squealed happily, bouncing up and down on his lap, making him laugh. (Though seriously, her bouncing was causing a certain part of him to wake up in every sense of the phrase, so she should probably stop...)
Finn held back a grunt, stopping her from bouncing by kissing her upper lip. "I already got accepted for some financial aid too. They should be sending my check within the week. Most of it paid for my classes and I have a little of money for books too." He smiled.
As scary as it was to think about starting school soon, especially given that it was a pretty large campus in the middle of New York City, he was also excited. He was on his way to becoming a teacher.
Just being Rachel's cheerleader had been his biggest fear senior year. He loved Rachel more than anything, but the thought of just spending his life waiting on the sidelines for her made him feel sick.
But not anymore, long gone were those fears and now his only fear was of starting something new. Hopefully he'd find a niche somewhere, meet some new people so that his only friends wouldn't be his girlfriend, his brother, and Santana.
"Are you excited baby? What sport do you think you're going to try?" Rachel asked, interrupting his thoughts.
"I am insanely excited babe. Only one more week until I start my new life as a college student. And I'm not sure. I only ever really played football and basketball, but I think I'm going to try something new. I'm going to try out for anything I can really. Get the full college experience." Finn thought for a moment, deciding that he wanted to try everything he could, particularly because most everything was being paid for.
Rachel's eyes practically shone with pride as she grabbed his hand and kissed his knuckles. "That's a brilliant idea baby. And I must say I'm sort of relieved that's there's no football. I mean, I know you loved it, but it worried me every time you got tackled."
Finn shook his head with a smile. Some things never changed. She had always been supportive of him and football but he'd known since junior year that she wasn't exactly fond of him playing it.
"Guess you're happy then." He chuckled. "I'm thinking of baseball. I'm not coordinated enough for soccer and I've already played basketball."
Rachel gazed up at him and rubbed his side, her arms wrapped around him. "Mmm definitely baseball. Then I can just stare at your cute little butt in those tight pants." She giggled, surprising Finn with her forwardness.
"Oh really? You've checked out my ass a lot lately? I feel so violated." He smirked, not at all upset. In farct, he was the furthest thing from upset. It was hot to think about his girl checking out his ass like that. "Baseball definitely sounds good then."
Rachel snuggled deeper into his chest at his words, yawning sleepily. "I'm tired." Rachel rubbed her eyes as the subway came to a stop at their station in Bushwick.
"We should take a nap when we get home then. I'm tired too. Might as well sleep together right?" Finn rubbed her back and helped her sleepy body stand up.
"Hey, what happened to your coat? There's a chocolate stain all over the front." Rachel frowned as they exited the station together, her eyebrows scrunched together adorably.
"Oh, uh Lila sorta hit me with a door and my chocolate shake from lunch went everywhere." Finn shrugged. He wanted to avoid the subject of Lila as much as possible, knowing that Rachel was still sensitive about it. Hell, he would act the same way if she brought up Brody.
"Ah." Rachel nodded, continuing to walk down the street quietly.
"Babe..." Finn squeezed her hand. "Nothing happened okay? There was no flirting on my part and there won't be." Finn told her, kissing the side of her head.
"Yeah I know. I just hate the thought of what would happen if you left me. I don't think I'd be to survive it to be honest." Rachel pulled out her house keys, pushing through the front doors or their apartment building.
Finn sighed, hoping this jealous/uncertain feeling of theirs would soon pass. "Well it's a good thing that won't happen. You're stuck with me baby. Get that through your thick head." Finn playfully knocked his fist on the top of her head lightly.
Rachel scoffed, a grin playing on her lips. "Shut up."
"So are you excited to get back to class baby?" Finn followed her upstairs, still clasping her small hand in his.
"Oh yes, very." She nodded happily. "There are two things I'm not looking forward to however. Seeing Brody again and Cassandra's dance class. He usually the T.A for that class so I'll be forced to see him everyday." Rachel rubbed her temples.
"Just ignore his stupid ass baby. You know he'll try every trick imaginable to get you back. Or pit you against me by spreading lies and shit. Desperate punk." Finn said darkly, watching as she pushed the keys in the lock and opened the door.
"Oh I don't plan on listening to anything he has to say. Hopefully Cassandra will have more than one T.A so I can work with them instead." Rachel dropped her keys into the bowl by the door, hanging her and Finn's coat on the rack.
Finn nodded proudly, kissing the back of her head as he shut and locked the door.
"Kurt? Santana?" Rachel called out into the apartment, pausing to listen for any possible response.
When no one answered her, she turned back around to face him and grinned mischievously. "So... Kurt's rules did say we could have as much private time as we wanted when there was no one else in the loft. What do you say we head back to our room and fool around?" She placed both of her hands in his and tugged him forward, walking backwards as as she looked up at him, sparkles in her eyes.
A makeout session with Rachel in their empty loft? Hell yes. Finn practically fist pumped in his mind. He knew from many years of being her boyfriend off an on that her definition of fool around was to make out and sometimes touch each other.
His lower whooped for joy as he nodded dumbly. "God yes..." He lifted up a squealing Rachel and all but ran to their bedroom, laying her down and kissing her plump lips like a man dying of thirst. She moaned and response and for what felt like hours, they just made out and let their hands wander like a pair of horny teenagers.
Just one more week, one more week until his life as a college student truly began. He was glad to have Rachel and his friends already by his side. And with that thought in mind, he knew he'd be okay. No matter how big and scary New York was.
Ahhh yes. Another calm chapter where Finn starts to adjust to his life in New York and settles himself in. It may not be the most eventful chapter, but it's necessary.
Wonder how calm it'll stay when school starts for them all. ;) With Brody, Lila, and whatever new people Finn's meets in college. Be prepared for some drama at least every other chapter!
Anywhoo, hope you all enjoyed this cute little filler. Please review, fav, follow, etc. It really makes my day. :D
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