Finn woke up to the smell of sweetness coming from the kitchen, and was surprised to not see a beautiful brunette lying beside him.
He pulled on a pair of boxers, and unlocked the door, peeking to see if anybody was awake, before strolling into the kitchen.
It was silent, and nobody was to be seen, aside from the gorgeous woman standing before him making breakfast.
"Good morning, beautiful." He said, walking over to her, planting a slow, sweet kiss onto her lips.
"Morning," she replied, smiling.
"How did you sleep?" she asked.
"Well, considering I made love to the most beautiful girl in the world last night, I slept amazingly. You?"
"Me too. Last night really was amazing."
She smiled, before placing the pancakes onto a plate, drizzling them with sugar and syrup - just the way Finn liked them.
She noticed Finn was staring at her, with an odd expression on his face, Finn's eyes wandering up and down Rachel's body.
"Nice pyjamas," he said, chuckling slightly
Rachel looked confused before realising that she was wearing his McKinley High T-Shirt that he'd left at her house once, which she kept, because it smelt like him - she wore it to be every single night, usually with pyjama shorts underneath, but clearly didn't feel the need to wear them (she was wearing underwear though.)
"I wondered where that went…"
"Uh, I'm sorry… You can have it back, I just thought that I-"
"Relax, Rach. I don't mind. I'd never mind you wearing my stuff. It's looks so much better on you than it does on me." She smiled. Finn, being super tall meant that his clothes were extra large, and reached Rachel's mid-thigh, and Finn thought she looked super sexy in it.
"Besides, I think you look super sexy in it."
"Thanks," Rachel said, blushing
Finn took a bite of his pancakes, smiling. "You always make the best food." He said, swallowing and taking another bite.
"I'm glad you think so."
"So, where is everyone?" He asked, again.
"They all went to the beach. They were up at six. It was Santana and Kurt's idea."
"So we're alone?"
She walked over to him and sat on his lap, facing him.
"Which means that the house is ours, and I am yours" she said, winking at him before giggling, before kissing him passionately.
"What's gotten into you?" he asked, gently poking her side, making her giggle.
"I don't know. After last night, I just have so much more confidence."
"Well for your information, confidence is sexy"
"And that means?"
"That means that you, must be, very, very sexy…" he said, kissing her.
"Again with the compliments? You surely know how to make a girl blush!"
"Only my girl." He winked at her, sending chills down her spine, butterflies overtaking all sensations in her stomach.
"I love you so much." She said.
"I love you too."
They sat and stared into each others eyes for minutes, but what seemed like hours, every now and then stealing a kiss from each other.
"So what do you want to do today?" he asked.
"How about we join them at the beach? It's only forty minutes away."
"Okay, babe."
After eating breakfast, and getting changed, they packed a bag with food and several other items, and made their way to the beach.
"Are you going to be alright, babe?" asked Finn as he pulled up at the gas station.
"Yeah, I should be. I'm just going to stay away from the water."
"Are you sure? I mean, it's not going to be much fun for you just watching…"
"I don't care. As long as I get to spend time with the people that matter to me the most, I don't care. Besides, theres plenty of things that I can do, which don't require water. Volleyball, sunbathing… kissing you." She smiled at Finn, even though it wasn't genuine.
"Babe, I know you, and I know when you're smile isn't genuine, just like I know every kind of crying you have. If you don't want to go, we don't have to. We can go to lunch instead."
"No! No, I want to go. But, do you think the guys could teach me how to swim?"
"Is that what this is about?"
Rachel nodded, shyly.
"Babe… of course they'll teach you. They love you. And if you ask them, they'll show you how to swim."
Finn kissed her gently on the lips, as he got back into the car to get the cash which he kept in the ash tray as 'gas money'.
After paying for gas, Finn got back in the car with two bottles of water, handing one to Rachel, who took a sip, as the scorching heat gradually warmed up the inside of the car.
"Its so hot in here. I feel like I'm in the middle of the desert."
It was the first week of summer in Virginia, which was always the hottest. Everybody had three weeks off school before they went back for the next semester, and this was how Finn and Rachel had decided to spend their first week.
Forty minutes later, Finn parkers the land rover in the extremely large parking lot, only minutes away from the beach; getting out of the car, to help Rachel out, grabbing the bags, along with a volleyball net which he kept in the back, making their way down to the sandy shore.
So far their trip had been good, aside from the canoeing incident. The lake house was a ten hour drive from Lima, and the fact that it was so far away, meant that not many people even realised that it was there, aside from the select few - relatives of the Hudsons and the Hummels, and the glee club of course. Upon driving up there, Finn had driven for four hours, and insisted that Rachel and himself shared the time driving - if he sat in one space for too long, especially in a seat like those in the range rover, he wouldn't be able to feel his legs, and would walk around like a plate full of jelly.
They stopped at a gas station on their journey up there, after Finn's four hours, to change seats, so Rachel could drive for two hours. They stopped at a motel overnight, as Rachel said it was unsafe for them to drive all that way without any sleep at all, and she could see that Finn was getting tired, because he ignored the music and just held her hand, as they drove along in a comfortable silence, which was unusual.
They left at eight the following morning, and arrived at the lake house just after ten, after the remaining two hour drive, where everything seemed to unfold quite uncertainly.
They got their belongings from the car, and headed towards the beach, searching for their friends. They were sat in the somewhat secluded area of the beach, in the corner, but some rocks, and with the scorching sun, it provided some shade.
Santana, Quinn and Brittany were all sunbathing; the guys were playing soccer on the beach; Mercedes and Kurt were reading the latest fashion magazine; and Artie and sugar were talking about something or other. Tina and Mike were indulging in some 'quality couple time' in the sun, and everybody else, was doing what they wanted to.
Finn and Rachel made their way to their friends, Quinn being the first one to spot them.
"Well, Hi!" she said in an excited tone, gently grabbing Rachel's hand, guiding her and Finn to their own little spot.
"We saved you a spot." Said Brittany, "We thought you might join us at some point, and that you'd want to have your own little space to have some time together." She smiled.
"Thanks Britt" replied Rachel, smiling back.
She was amazed at how thoughtful and considerate her friends could actually be. Underneath all of their bitchiness, they had hearts of gold.
Finn spread out the blanket they had brought with them, so that they didn't get sand in their toes, or… other areas.
Rachel, being Rachel, has packed enough food for everybody, knowing everything they ate. She'd been around them long enough to know what they did or did not like, and she responded accordingly.
They spent the whole day playing, laughing, eating and spending quality time together - all sixteen of them.
Finn and the boys challenged Rachel and the girls to a game of volleyball, Santana getting a little too competitive, hitting a ball so hard that it hit Artie head on, and smashed his glass… thank goodness for him, he brought a spare pair.
It was around five o'clock in the afternoon when they decided to head back to the cabin, everybody arriving before Finn and Rachel, which wasn't surprising. They probably stopped at a gas station to make-out.
Finn and Rachel pulled into the cabin, all of their friends crowding outside the door, waiting, and facing them. They got out of the car, giggling at something they had heard on the radio moments before, Finn giving her a quick kiss on her lips.
"What's going on guys?" she asked.
"We're so sorry guys. We tried to tell them, but they wouldn't listen. Apparently, they bugged your bags, and your phones, to listen to what was going on."
"Who?" asked Rachel.
Their friends parted in two separate directions, allowing two familiar faces to walk through. Finn and Rachel's breath caught in their throats, their faces turning into pure horror. Finn gripped Rachel's hand tighter, running his thumb over her knuckles.
"It's going to be alright" he whispered to her gently.
"I sure hope so…" she whispered back.
Leroy and Hiram Berry were standing in the centre of the road, the glee club behind them, just watching, who were all giving Finn and Rachel apologetic looks.
Hiram stepped forwards, staring at the two of them.
"You two. Inside. Now!"
