My apologies for the slight delay in updates, my internet has been acting really fucked up lately and has not been working. Anyways, here's chapter 8 :). Again, I don't own Glee, I only own Reece. Enjoy! :)
Chapter 8
The rest of the day was kind of a blur for me. It seemed to go by so fast, which is the exact opposite of what I wanted. Isn't that always the way it is though? Whenever you don't want the day to end, it always ends quickly, but whenever you desperately want it to be over, it seems to drag on for eternity. Anyway, before I knew it it was time for Glee club and the big competition everyone had been waiting for.
"Well guys, I know you're probably all anxious to get out of here and start your...holiday break," Mr. Schue began, glancing towards Puck and Rachel as he uttered the word "holiday". "I just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday and an awesome new year. Anyways, without further ado, let's get to the competition!" Mr. Schue proclaimed excitedly.
The girls were up first and they were actually so amazing. The girls had decided to sing "Love is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar as well as "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train for their two songs. Mercedes and Rachel lead most of the vocals, but Santana and Quinn got in there a bit too and almost stole the show. Us guys were rather intimidated after their performances. They had been better than we anticipated. This was going to be a close competition, I could tell already.
By some miracle, we managed to perform both our songs flawlessly, much better than we ever had during rehearsal. Finn, Puck, and Sam lead the vocals for us and were absolutely amazing. I noticed Finn was singing so much better than he had been during our rehearsals and I couldn't help but hope it had a little something to do with our make out session in this very room earlier.
Artie, Mike and I managed to get some good vocals in as well (well...not so much Mike, for obvious reasons, but he danced better than any of us, that's for sure), and I was also surprised to hear my voice had improved greatly from rehearsals as well. I couldn't help but think the stress of Finn being angry at me earlier had put a strain on my voice, and now that the stress was gone, my voice could return to normal. I was ecstatic when I first heard myself and caught Finn smiling at me more than a couple of times. I, of course, smiled right back at him as my heart melted a little.
Once the performances were over, we all anxiously waited for Mr. Schue to choose a winner. When he finally announced that us guys had won, I think my heart skipped a beat. I couldn't believe it! We had won! We'd actually beaten the girls! Take that Rachel, I couldn't help but think somewhat spitefully. She was Finn's ex after all, I was entitled to a little jealousy.
The guys were so excited about our win, we actually all joined together in a group hug, giving each other congratulatory slaps on the back and high fives. In the midst of all the excitement, I managed to find Finn and immediately wrapped my arms around him in a giant hug before I really had time to think about what I was doing. I was over the moon with happiness when I felt his arms wrap around me and his head rest on top of mine (again, I'm short, leave me alone). This is how I want things to be from now on, I thought. This is how I want to stay forever, wrapped in Finn Hudson's arms. There's no other place that brings me more happiness.
The hug lasted quite a while and just when Finn and I noticed the guys starting to look at us a little funny, we released each other from the hug (much to my dismay). We then proceeded to hug each of the guys individually, to make it seem like this was just our way of celebrating our win.
"Congratulations guys, you earned it! Your performances were incredible, especially your rendition of "Come Together"! Finn, I think that's the best I've heard you sing in a long time. I don't know what's gotten into you, but whatever it is, keep it up!" Mr. Schue exclaimed happily, smiling widely at us guys as we took our seats after concluding our celebration.
Before any of us knew it, our last Glee club meeting of this year was over. The next time we were back here it would be 2011, which was kind of a crazy thought. As everyone was gathering their things to leave, I noticed Finn give me a look that somehow told me he wanted to talk to me. He just kind of smiled at me and nodded his head and for some reason I felt the need to stay and chat with him. I said goodbye to Mercedes, Tina and Rachel and promised to keep in touch over the break as I lingered while gathering up my things. Before I knew it, it was just me and Finn left in the choir room, all alone.
Finn blushed a little and stared at his feet as he shuffled awkwardly over to where I was gathering my things. "So...," He started, "we won! That was exciting right?" He asked as that big dopey smile of his that I lo-liked spread across his face. I couldn't help but smile at his comment, he was trying so hard to not make things awkward between us, it was really cute.
"Yeah, that was awesome! I couldn't believe we won, the girls were so incredible! I think I have a theory as to why we beat them though...," I said, a sly smile spreading across my face as I walked closer to where Finn was standing.
"Really? You do? Cause I'm kind of stumped, they were really good an... Ohhh, I get what you mean now," Finn said as it dawned on him that I had been referring to the fact that our kiss gave us an upper hand.
"I knew you'd get there eventually," I chuckled as I smiled at him some more. He was so cute...and hot...and just...adorable. I wanted to kiss him again...soooo badly.
"So...should we, like, talk about what happened earlier?" Finn asked, his expression suddenly turning more serious. Uh-oh, the dreaded "what-does-this-all-mean" talk. Oh what am I even saying? I was a pro at these kind of talks, I loved to talk about feelings. I am a gay teenager after all.
"Well, I don't know about you, but...I kind of loved what happened. You know I like you and the kiss...it just made me like you even more," I said while smiling at him some more. I glanced down at my feet and blushed after I finished my little speech. I was afraid if I looked up into his eyes, I would see something that would make me think he didn't feel the same way, and I'm not so sure I could handle another rejection right now.
Finn seemed to notice my slight embarrassment and placed his left hand under my chin, tilting it upwards towards his face so that I was forced to look in his eyes. Those amazing, deep brown eyes that I lo-...liked so much.
"Hey, you have nothing to be embarrassed about, okay?" Finn informed me in a soft tone, smiling softly down at me. "I liked it too...like, a lot. And you know I like you too. I just...," his eyes clouded over suddenly, they're warmth morphing into confusion. "I don't really understand what this means... I've never felt this way about a dud before... I think I'm just gonna need some time to figure everything out, okay? Is that alright?" Finn asked tentatively, not wanting to hurt me in anyway.
Even though I knew hurting me wasn't his intention with those words, it didn't stop my heart from feeling a slight stab of pain suddenly. I shrugged it off though and nodded my head slowly in his head. "Yeah, of course, you just take all the time you need. I'll be around," I said, forcing a smile onto my face.
"Thank you, that means a lot," Finn said, relief slowly spreading across his face as he realized (and this may just be wishful thinking on my part here) he wasn't going to lose me over his confusion.
As if he was reading my mind Finn said, "Cause, I wouldn't want to lose you. I may be confused about my sexuality and stuff, but I am not confused about how I feel about you. You're amazing," Finn smiled and blushed as he uttered the words from his perfect lips.
It was then that I started to notice how close our faces were and the fact that his hand was still tilting my head upwards. His touch was making my whole body tingle and it sent shivers up and down my spine. Without thinking, I moved my lips towards his and seized them in a forceful kiss. What can I say? I can't resist the guy.
To my relief, Finn quickly returned the kiss, deepening it as he moved his hand from beneath my chin to the back of my head and deepened the kiss even more. There were no tongues this time though, it wasn't one of those kisses. It was almost...a romantic kiss I suppose, one that made your toes curl in your shoes and your heart beat out of your chest.
It ended far too quickly for my liking (considering the fact that I never wanted it to end), but even though our lips had separated, we didn't quite stop touching. Finn moved his hands around from the back of my head and placed them on either side of my head, looking deep into my eyes with a huge smile on his face. I knew kissing him was a good idea, I thought to myself.
"That was incredible... You're incredible," Finn uttered quietly, slightly out of breath. I smiled right back, wrapping my arms around his waist to pull him into a hug, unable to resist the urge to touch him. He released my face from his hands and wrapped his arms around me, pulling me that much closer to him so that our bodies were pressed tightly together. Being so close to him, I could help but feel his slight erection poking into my stomach. I couldn't help but smile at the thought that just my lips had the ability to turn him on like that. Wait until things start to get really heated between us, he won't know what hit him. Okay, this hug needed to end soon before I started getting hard as well...
"I don't want to ruin this moment or anything," Finn whispered into my ear as he continued to hold me close (so close). I almost didn't hear him over the sound of both of our rapidly beating hearts. "But is it okay if we keep this a secret for a little while? Until I figure things out I mean," Finn whispered tentatively as I felt his body stiffen up a little. He was clearly nervous about how I would react.
"Yeah, that's fine. I'm not sure I'm ready for anyone to know about this yet either... whatever this is," I whispered back, not realizing the words were true until they were falling out of my mouth.
"I don't want you to think I don't care about you or anything," Finn said seriously as he pulled back from the hug a little so he could look me in the eyes, his arms outstretched and still wrapped loosely around my waist. "Because I do...I really do...," Finn continued, his face turning up into a smile with his last words.
"I care about you too Finn, so much," I said as I smiled and started to tear up a little bit (I get pretty emotional sometimes and cry a lot okay?). "Why don't we just...take the Christmas break to think things over and then we'll see where we stand after some time apart, okay?" I Couldn't believe the words that were coming out of my mouth. I didn't want to ever be apart from Finn now, let alone for two whole weeks! We had just gotten together for fuck sakes! Then again...if this is what Finn needed to figure things out, then I knew I had to give it to him, as much as it hurt me to do.
"Yeah...Yeah, okay, that sounds like a good idea...," Finn agreed tentatively, but I noticed the smile had disappeared from his face and I couldn't help but hope he had been thinking the same thing I had.
"Are you sure Finn? Cause you seem disappointed or something...," I asked, slight confusion and hopefulness spreading across my face. Please let him be thinking the same thing...
"I know this is the right thing to do and everything, and I do need that time to think stuff over, it's just... this is gonna sound really girly and stuff, but... I'm gonna miss you man... like, a lot," Finn admitted embarrassingly, blushing and looking down at his feet with a slight awkward smile on his face.
My heart leapt with joy after he uttered those words that were like music to my ears. Finn was gonna miss me... ME! The boy I like actually likes me back for once and he's gonna miss me while we're apart. "You're the sweetest," I said with a huge grin on my face. He looked up at me then and returned my grin with a goofy one of his own. "I'm gonna miss you too, so much. But hey, it's not like we won't see each other at all. We'll see each other at Rachel's New Year's party right? And I'll be visiting with Kurt a lot over the break too, so we'll see each other then," I said, trying desperately to sound hopeful.
"Yeah, yeah I guess you're right. Thanks," Finn said, his smile growing as he turned his head upwards to look me in the eyes.
"Anytime," I said, smiling right back at him. "Would it be so awful...," I started, my grin turning slightly devious, "if we were to kiss once more? Just like a goodbye kiss? It couldn't hurt right?" I asked hopefully, my heart beating like crazy. Please say yes, please say yes, please say yes!
"I don't see why not," Finn uttered with that goofy smile of his and before I knew it he was pulling towards him again and his lips were on mine and the whole world just stopped and nothing else mattered as my heart melted in my chest.
Little did Reece or Finn know, but someone had been standing in the open choir room doorway for the past few minutes, unintentionally witnessing their encounter for the past several minutes.
Mercedes Jones could not believe what she was seeing. She had lost one of her bracelets in the choir room and had come back to find it only to stumble upon something completely unexpected.
Her new friend Reece was kissing a guy, which wouldn't be all that shocking since she knew Reece was gay, but this wasn't just any guy. This was Finn Hudson, quarterback of the McKinley High football team and ex-boyfriend of Rachel Berry and Quinn Fabray. This was the very straight Finn Hudson that Reece was swapping spit with.
Mercedes was almost too stunned to notice that Reece and Finn had finished their...well, for lack of a better phrase, make out session and were just about to turn and head towards the door to leave. Fortunately for her, Mercedes snapped her jaw shut just in time to see Finn and Reece turning to leave. She quickly scurried down the hall, hoping the two lovebirds hadn't spotted her. What on earth was she going to do now?
