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Chapter Eight: Walking Again
It'd been a long day for Finn but as he walked slowly beside Kurt he couldn't wipe the smile off of his face, so he was on a crutch to help support his eight, he was back on his feet and he stood tall again. Rachel was at the apartment watching Declan as she had been since seven that morning, she had no idea that Finn would be coming home on his feet, the chair left behind at the hospital. He was excited and no one was ruining it, his life was going to get better there was no way it couldn't.
The New York air breathed around him, the chill fall air assaulting his face, filling him with a clean feeling, making his hair dance with the whispers. Finn felt new, even if he had been at the hospital for nine hours trying to walk. He took another step but lost his footing, Kurt managed to hold his brother up and help him back into step before letting go.
"You're doing great Finn, we've only got another two blocks to go now." Kurt said watching Finn nod his head and focus more on his balance, it was frustrating to him but he knew that nothing came easy, you had to work for things that you want.
"I know, it's just weird, it's been seven months since the incident and seven since I stood on my own without you or Rachel helping me stand for two seconds, even then I couldn't feel my feet on the ground. It's an odd feeling now." Finn replied smiling when some teens waved and moved out of his way when they saw his crutch, kids now were kinder to people with setbacks now than they were.
"Just think though, in a few months you can go dancing or for a jog, I don't know but you could do everything you did before." Kurt commented adjusting his scarf against the breeze, fall had set in and the wind was picking up, sometimes bringing in the coldest winds.
"Maybe, what do you think about going back to work?" Finn asked as they walked to the front steps of the apartment building. His hand reached out for the railing and his crutch found the first step as his leg moved slowly until his feet was planted flat, he let out a breath and made to move up the rest of the stairs, Kurt in step beside him.
"Well we'll just have to see about that, give yourself some time to get used to walking about again Finn, you don't need to rush anything like that." He answered walking carefully behind Finn as they stepped into the lobby.
"I need to support Declan, did you know Rachel is working to support Declan and I on top of herself now? It's not fair on her to be spending her money on us when she could have it for herself." Finn replied stepping into the elevator and pushing the button for his floor.
"You know she does it because she cares about both you and Declan, she knows she doesn't have to Finn, she does it because she wants to. She's still living with the two of you because she wants to, you think that if she wanted to move out after the divorce she would have? She's still here because it's obvious she loves you and your son, she treats Declan like he's her own son Finn, and the fact that she got over her husband so fast is because she never stopped feeling for you. One day maybe you'll realize this and then you'll go out and buy a huge diamond ring and get down on one knee." Kurt ranted looking down at his phone and typing messages to clients and twitter. Finn stood silent, thinking about what Kurt had said, his brother had a point, Rachel could have left months ago but she didn't, instead she'd helped him deal with the stress, helped his son, she stayed because she cared for them like no one else had.
"You're right, I'm being stupid, she's here because she wants to be." Finn nodded his hand on Kurt's shoulder as the elevator stopped and opened its door.
"Do you need me to walk you to the door Finn?" Kurt questioned, lines of worry creasing his forehead for a moment. Kurt looked like he was twenty never mind the twenty eight he was, Finn didn't understand sometimes how he looked like he was thirty five and his brother looked younger.
"No, I think I should be good to walk down the hallway. Listen Kurt thanks for taking me this morning, I wanted to surprise Rachel so I had to ask someone." Finn smiled leaning onto the crutch for a moment looking down the hallway at his door at the end.
"It's nothing Finn, what are brothers for right? Now go on, I have things to do and people to see." Kurt laughed patting Finn's shoulder as he stepped out and moved on down the hallway slowly. He stepped ever so carefully each step measured and executed. He made it to his door a few minutes later and dug for the key in his pocket to unlock the door with a deep breath. Slowly he opened the door and stepped into an apartment filled with music and laughing. Declan and Rachel were cleaning up to music by Queen, singing and dancing while they picked up objects and placed them where they needed to be. Rachel saw Finn first, stood at the door, actually stood on his feet holding himself up, she stopped what she was doing and tapped Declan on the shoulder before pointing to the door way where Finn was.
"Daddy! You can walk now?" he asked as he ran to Finn his arms wrapping around his fathers leg as Finn looked down at him, his free hand reached down and ruffled Declan's hair.
"Sorta, but no more chair if that's what you mean my boy." Finn replied, looking up as he watched Rachel move to her iPod dock and turn the music off before turning back to him. "What do you think Rach, just like the quarterback from high school right?"
"Definitely Finn, you look great." She replied quietly, smiling as she took his image in, his smile never faltering, his tall frame once again filling the doorway, his eyes alight with emotion, this was the Finn she knew, both when he was the quarterback in high school and the officer who pulled her over ten months before.
"I feel great too, just think, soon I can go for my morning jog again, and play tag in the park maybe even go dancing with my girl right? Who knows." He smiled, patting his son as Declan ran towards his room, he hadn't moved but he took a step towards Rachel before taking a deep breath and walking over to her, his grip on his crutch tightening. She smiled at him, taking his free hand when he reached it out towards her, he tugged her against him and leant down to kiss her, his lips moulding against hers. When they pulled away they were breathless, Rachel's head was against Finn's chest, listening to the fast pace of which his heart was beating while his chin rested on her head as she leant against the counter. "It feels a little odd you know, bending down to kiss you again, I haven't had to do that since we were eighteen." He laughed, the noise making Rachel smile and laugh with him.
"Well I guess we'll have to get used to it right?" she replied standing up on her tip toes to touch her lips to his again quickly. After Finn's arrival back home the three of them settled down for the evening, ordering pizza and watching movies, at midnight Rachel carried Declan to his room while Finn made his way to his and Rachel's room. He changed quickly into a pair of shorts and his usual McKinley Athletics t-shirt before moving and getting into bed resting his crutch against the wall beside him.
Rachel walked in a few minutes later to grab her pyjamas before heading into the bathroom. When she returned she had on her silk shorts and pink tank top with her hair pulled back in a ponytail. Finn gave her a smile and sat up as she moved to climb into the bed next to him, he leaned over and pressed his lips against her gently at first until something washed over him, a sense of passion filled his body as Rachel reciprocated his kiss, he ran his tongue over her bottom lip asking for entrance to which she granted their breaths mingling. Finn moved his hands to Rachel's hips and pulled her over so she was straddling his lap, their lips still glued together in a searing kiss.
Finn's hands roamed down her thighs as her hands knotted in his hair, he pulled away so they could take a breath but his lips never left her skin, moving up and down her neck, he lingered on her pulse point causing her to let out a quiet moan. Her body was on fire as was his she moved one hand from his hair and pulled his face back up to hers, her lips crushing against his again as his hands moved up her sides. He was all around her, his essence filling her every sense, her sight, her hearing, even smell, he was everywhere and she loved it, losing herself in him.
Closing her eyes she felt his hands on her waist, his fingers toying with the hem of her shirt before lifting it up and tossing it to the floor before his lips crashed against hers. She felt his fingers running up and down her arms and it sent tingles through her veins, fuelling the fire in her body. He pulled away for only a moment to strip away his shirt, when he moved back he pulled Rachel closer his hands moving to unhook her bra, she pulled it away from her body before leaning forward again to kiss him, his thumbs running over her breasts as her hands ran down his chest. His hands roamed her body causing her to moan against his lips, stifling the noise.
Instinct took over after that, they stripped away whatever clothing was left over before Rachel moved over him again, their lips smashing against each other as she positioned herself above him as he thrust his hips up, pushing into her. Their kisses swallowing each other's moans as Rachel's hips moved against Finn's. His mouth moved down her neck and along her collar bone, fire burned all around them, turning their skin into what felt like smoldering embers, after finding a pace the two of them met each other thrust moans escaping their lips quietly. Rachel leant forward her lips moving down Finn's jaw, making him groan by her ear as his hands rubbed her thighs and guided her hips in a quick rhythm.
She shuddered and moaned at the feel of his body beneath her, his pulse running fast through his body, his strong arms touching her, guiding her. He pulled her face down and pushed his lips against her as his body grew hotter alongside hers, knowing they were both close their pace slowed, hands roaming each other, lips touching in a searing kiss, their eyes shut tight. They neared closer and closer to a climax, their body's moving together the rooms cold air rushed around them initiating a joint moan as they kissed. With a final thrust they fell over the edge, once again swallowing each other's moans. Rachel fell against Finn's chest their breathing erratic and deep, Finn's arms encircled Rachel's body holding her to him.
A moment later a small knock sounded on the bedroom door, they both looked to the door and listened for another noise.
"Daddy, I had a bad dream." Declan's voice called from the hallway, causing Finn's head to fall back against the pillow with a deep chuckle. Quickly Rachel grabbed their clothes and they threw them on before they got back under the covers.
"How bad was it?" he replied resting up on his elbows wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Really bad there we monsters." Declan called back from the hallway, Finn looked to Rachel and she nodded as Finn kissed her cheek.
"Okay, okay, come on you can sleep with us tonight." He sighed helping his son climb up onto the bed and get settled in between himself and Rachel. "Now go to sleep, there's no monsters in here⦠that I'm aware of."
"Okay, night daddy, night Rachel." Declan said quietly as he curled up onto the cover.
"Night Declan, goodnight Finn." Rachel replied, and obvious smile in her tone and trying to stifle a laugh as she tugged the covers up over her arms.
"Night you two." Finn rolled his eyes and laid back against the pillows his arms behind his head. Somehow he realized that making this whole thing work could be a challenge, learning to walk again on his own, juggling his son and his amazing girlfriend and trying to get back into work, he realized it could be a challenge but he had the help he needed. Rachel was help enough, he couldn't really imagine life without her now, he was getting attached too easily but this time there was no university in their way.
So! After many days of no updates (to which I apologize) I came up with this, the lemon you read was created by myself and my friend so I'm kinda happy with it considering I was ify about writting anything like that. So I hope you guys enjoyed and for the readers who do read my A/N I am writting the sequel to Seventeen and I need a title you guys have any ideas?
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