Thanks again everyone for the awesome reviews! In this chapter, we get a little taste of why Finn's history and how that's led him to become the person he is. This is also just a lot of fluff as I'm building up their relationship more. I hope you enjoy it...I always love a happy Finchel. Let me know what you think!
Per usual, I do not own any of these people!
Rachel could not stop replaying the events of the weekend in her head. Here she was, sitting in between Finn's legs as they all sat around the bonfire they made on the beach, watching the sunset. Finn was her boyfriend. Two months ago they were merely roommates with added benefits, who then became friends, and were now just so much more.
"You're awfully quiet." she felt his voice near her ear, removing her from her thoughts.
She smiled and turned her head slightly towards his, and he placed a soft kiss on her lips. "Penny for your thoughts?"
"I'm just thinking what a great weekend this has been. Not that long ago I was trying to figure out a plan to get out of my small hometown. And now...I'm very happy being here, with you and your friends."
"Well I'm happy you're here too babe. Otherwise I would have had to share a room with one of those guys there." He laughed, pointing his head in the direction of Sam & co.
"It's funny that since he arrived, Sam hasn't tried to say one word to me." she said curiously. In fact, Sam seemed to avoid even speaking to her.
"Hmm.." Finn innocently responded. "He must have seen how head over heels you were for me." He smiled, his dimples showing loud and proud.
Rachel laughed. "Yeah that must be it..." He kissed her cheek and buried his head in her neck.
"Mmm...you smell so good. I don't know what you're doing to me, Rach." He pressed a few small kisses along her shoulder and neck.
"I could say the same about you, Finn Hudson." She stared off into the beach, thinking things just could not get more perfect.
Rachel sat on his bed as she watched him pack a small suitcase. He was leaving to the airport in less than an hour. They got back from the Hampton's a few days ago and now he was heading out of the city for a few days to visit a client in Rhode Island. He just got assigned to a new project, and the client insisted on in-person meetings. The good news is the company paid for everything. The bad news is that it was in fucking Rhode Island. The most boring state on the planet.
"So you're going to be gone until Tuesday afternoon? That's like...5 whole nights." Rachel pouted.
"Trust me - the last thing I want is to be there for this long. Apparently this new project I'm on is going to require me going over there at least twice a month. This trip is just long because it's the first one...we've gotta go over their business requirements, determine deliverables, schedule, budget, all of that good stuff." Finn sighed.
"I have no idea what you're saying but you sound ridiculously hot."
He laughed as he zipped up his suitcase. "Oh yeah?" he walked over to the bed.
"Mmhmm...how does one become your client again?" She pulled him onto the bed next to her. "Because I've definitely got some requirements you can fill." She giggled as Finn looked over at the time. He definitely had some time to fulfill her request.
Finn's been in Rhode Island for nearly four days now. It's always rough being away from home, sleeping in a different bed, having to find good food in a strange town. But now, it seemed even tougher being away from Rachel. He's been so used to sleeping in the same bed as her that the bed he's in now just seems huge and lonely.
The whole idea of being in a relationship scared the hell out of Finn. He swore after seeing everything his mom went through with his dad that he would just avoid that heartache. His dad left his mom when he was just 5 years. He didn't just leave Finn's mom, he left him. Finn's dad was the sole breadwinner of the family - his mom was still in nursing school at the time. His dad hated that his mom was always at school or studying, never around to cater to his needs. Finn saw his dad cheat on his mom multiple times, sometimes bringing those same women into their home while his mom was at school. He always heard the yelling at night and the slamming of the doors, the walls were paper thin. Then it happened. One night while Finn's mom was in class, his dad up and left. He left Finn home alone, as a child, to fend for himself without so much as even a goodbye. He left a note on the table for his mom that read "I'm done."
Finn's mom cried for days, weeks, and what seemed like months. It wasn't until 10 years later when she met Burt Hummel, Kurt's dad, where things got better. The crying, the horrible dates, the feeling of rejection...Finn told himself he would never get caught up in that, or put someone else through that. Serious relationships and marriages just don't seem to work well.
But Rachel was his girlfriend. That was definitely not ever part of his plan. He was drawn to her in a way that's never happened before. He wasn't sure what it was about her. Her infectious laugh, the way she looked at him with her eyes - always so full of genuine love, and that mouth...sure she talked a lot, but Finn was always interested in whatever she was saying. He couldn't wait one more day to see her face again.
That same night, Rachel was in her dressing room, getting ready for her show. She hadn't spoken to Finn all day and after all of these days of not seeing him, she was in complete withdrawal. They spoke briefly every night and texted throughout the day, but he was busier than he expected to be there. She sat in front of her vanity table in her robe as she applied her makeup. She looked at her phone, still seeing no messages or missed calls from him. He always wished her good luck before each show, and it bothered her that she hadn't heard from him.
She'd called him three times and it went to voicemail each time. Ugh where is he? She didn't want to seem clingy or that she was coming on too strong, but she a routine damnit! She tried one more time - the phone rang and this time, he picked up. "Hey Babe, what's up?" His voice sounded low and muffled.
"Finn? What are you doing? Are you okay?" She tried to keep her voice calm, realizing she sounded a little too intense.
"Sorry - my phone was on silent. I was a little busy."
Rachel made a face into the phone. A little busy? "A little busy? Are you working?"
"Nah, I'm actually running late for something. Can I call you back in a sec?"
"Finn I have to go on stage in less than 20 minutes - "
"Babe, I've really gotta go okay? I'll talk to you later." He cut her off and then hung up the phone.
Rachel gasped, looking at her phone in shock, just as there was a knock on the door. "Oh my God. He totally just blew me off. And he didn't even say good luck!" She spoke to herself, feeling a bit hurt, as she walked over to the door trying to figure out his deal.
She opened the door and was greeted with a huge bouquet of flowers being held by a grinning Finn Hudson. "Finn?! What the heck are you doing here?"
"I came to surprise my super sexy girlfriend. I finished up my assignments a little early and grabbed an earlier flight out. You don't look so happy to see me?" He laughed, handing her the flowers, walking into the dressing room.
She was still in shock as she looked back from the flowers to him. "You tricked me!"
"It's really hard to surprise you, Rach. Now where the hell is my kiss? Do you know how long it's been?"
She rested the flowers down and made her way over to him, jumping into his arms and placing a kiss on his lips.
He laughed and stumbled back slightly before grabbing a good hold onto her and lifted her up so she wrapped her legs around his waist and kissed her back.
"Ugh fuck baby, I missed you so much." He said between kisses, his hands sliding underneath her robe to cup her ass.
"You look so hot right now." She kissed along his jawline, loving the little stubble that was present. He hadn't shaved in a few days and it was her favorite look on him.
"How much time before you have to go out there?" He rested her on top of the vanity table.
"20 minutes..."
"I just need 5, I swear." he grinned at her and there was no way she could resist him. She reached in front of her and undid her robe, letting it slide off her naked body. She pulled him closer to her by his tie and kissed him, pushing her tongue into his mouth forcefully. She wanted him so bad.
He kissed back and went to undo his tie but she stopped him. "Nuh uh, this stays on." He chuckled into her mouth. "Whatever you say, boss." He undid his pants and pulled his boxers down to let his hard dick out. Rachel's hand immediately went to his cock, wrapping it in her hand and pumping it up and down a few times.
Finn continued kissing her and then spread her legs open, moving right in between them. He lined his member up to her opening and thrusted himself into her. "So tight baby." He moaned, moving his dick in and out of her, slowly at first, before picking up pace.
Rachel moaned, her hand gripping his tie, pulling him down to her so she could taste his mouth with her lips.
"I missed you so much." He said between kisses, picking up his pace, knowing he was short on time.
"Ugh yes! Finn, more! Harder!" Rachel moaned.
"Wrap your legs around me baby" He commanded and she quickly complied. He picked her up and she wrapped her arms around his neck for more support. He was fucking her standing up and Rachel's tiny body bounced up and down on his dick. She sucked on his neck as she moved up and down, pushing him over the edge, and soon he was cumming, holding on tightly to her ass as he ejected his fluids into her. Well that escalated quickly.
"You are so insane!" She slid down his body slowly. "Now I have to go take another shower."
He laughed, pulling his boxers back up. "You better hurry babe. I'm gonna go grab my seat. I don't want to miss a thing. I heard the lead in this show is crazy hot." He grins and kisses her lips.
She smiles at him and starts walking towards her bathroom.
"Hey Rach?" Finn called out.
"Yeah?" she turned towards him.
"Good luck tonight." He gives her his signature half smile.
She smiles back at him, happy her good luck charm was in front of her. "Thank you, boyfriend."
Rachel's show went off without a hitch and she quickly changed. Having Finn in the audience made her perform with more intent than usual. There was something about his presence that gave her such encouragement and support, that she could literally do no wrong.
Normally Rachel changed into a pair of leggings and a loose shirt after her performances to head home, but with Finn waiting for her, she added on just a dash of makeup to brighten up her face. She walked out of the theater and found Finn waiting for her outside by the exit.
"I love the idea of you picking me up after my show." She smiled as she approached him. He bent down to kiss her.
"Hmm you like that huh? What about my pre-show stress reliever?"
She giggled as she linked her arm with his. "That was fun too. But it's nice to have someone waiting for me at the end of the night."
"Guess I'll have to pick you up more often then." He smiled down at his petite girlfriend, wrapping his arm around her as they headed home.
Upon arriving home, the lights were on meaning Puck was home. The couple walked into the living room to find Puck and Quinn on the couch, looking at something on Puck's laptop.
"Hey Guys! Guess who's home early!" Rachel greeted them. Puck and Quinn turned their heads to see Finn.
"Oh hey man." Puck nodded at him as Quinn also said hey.
Finn chuckled as Rachel made a face. Why weren't they just as excited as she was?
"How rude. He isn't supposed to be here until tomorrow! Don't you want to know why he's home early?" She crossed her arms looking at them expectantly.
Puck rolled his eyes knowing Rachel wouldn't stop until he gave in.
"Trip done early?" he played along.
Finn shook his head, amused at his girlfriend. "Yeah, my work trip ended earlier than expected. There's also only like 5 channels on the TV. I had to get out of there fast." Finn responded as he sat down on the love seat across from the couch.
"Missed your Xbox?" Quinn smirked at him. The two of them have been getting along lately. It's been a lot easier now that Quinn has removed the stick from her ass. It wasn't perfect for sure, but she at least stopped giving him shit about dating Rachel.
"Haha...how'd you know?" he joked.
"Well anyway! I'm glad you're both here." Quinn sat up. "I have some news!"
Rachel sat down on the couch next to Finn, looking intently at her cousin. "What?"
"Remember the online magazine I was freelancing for?" She said as Rachel nodded. "They offered me a full time position! So I just put in my notice with the family I work for..."
"Oh my God!" Rachel squealed. "That's amazing! Congrats Quinny!" She jumped off the couch and gave her a huge hug.
"Yeah, she definitely deserves it." Puck smiled adoringly at his girlfriend.
"Thanks! I'm so excited...the only thing is I need to find a place to live as soon as possible since I need to move out. So Rach, we can finally live together!" Quinn smiled excitedly.
Finn looked on curiously. "Uh Quinn, there's no space here for you. You can't live here...no offense."
Quinn rolled her eyes. "I'm not moving in, Finn. But the plan was always Rachel would live here temporarily until we were able to live together."
Puck chimed in before Rachel could respond. "Wait, why couldn't you just live here?"
Quinn looked at him curiously as Finn made unintentionally made a face. "You heard Finn...there isn't any space."
"Well, I mean...we do have the room Kurt used to use as an office. I mean it's literally just storage now, but it's big enough to be a bedroom." He shrugged.
"That's such a great idea!" Rachel responded. "Oh my gosh, if you lived here...how awesome would that be? I mean I'm already settled...and honestly Quinn, it's such a headache moving...I'd rather not." she said, unsure of how to tell her cousin that she really didn't want to move at all.
Quinn was hesitant. "I don't know...is that really such a good idea? Us living together?" She looked at Puck. True, they've only been dating a short period of time...
"Why not? I mean, it worked for these two." Puck nodded his head to Finn and Rachel.
"Ugh I cannot share a bathroom with a girl." Finn groaned. At least Rachel had her own bathroom.
"Just think about it Q." Puck said to her. "It'll be just like that show...Friends. Where everyone is just kinda dating each other and they're best friends and they all live together or something."
"I don't know..." Quinn responded, unsure if this was either a bad idea, or a really bad idea.
"Well why don't we think of it as a short-term solution? I mean you have to move out as soon as possible, so why not just live here for a bit until we figure things out? If you don't like it...we can look at other options." Rachel suggested.
"Yeah you're here all the time anyway...why not just move your shit in?" Puck said as if it was a no brainer.
"Ugh fine." Quinn rolled her eyes. "But only if everyone is okay with it." She looked over at Finn. Finn looked at the three pairs of eyes staring at him.
"Fine." He sighed. "But I don't want to hear any complaints about leaving the toilet seat up. If you don't like it, don't use that bathroom." Rachel giggled at how childish Finn was being.
"Deal." Quinn smiled at him.
Finn walked into his bedroom later that night after grabbing a quick shower. He found Rachel standing on his bed hanging up a little "Welcome Home" banner. There was also a plate of sugar cookies sitting on his night table.
"Uh...Rach? What are you doing?"
Rachel quickly jumped off the bed, turning towards him, caught red-handed.
"Finn! You scared me!"
"Yeah I see that." He chuckled. "But what's this?" he pointed to the banner.
"Well I was planning a little surprise for you to come home too tomorrow, but since someone decided to come home early... I didn't get enough time to decorate your room. I baked the cookies earlier today." She pouted.
Finn smiled. This was the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for him.
He walked over to his girlfriend, putting his arms around her waist gently. "This is really nice...no one's ever baked me cookies except my mom."
Rachel wrapped her arms around his neck. "Well I just wanted to make sure you knew how much I missed you."
He bent his head down and kissed her lips. "Are those cookies as sweet as these lips?" he joked.
"Really?" she laughed. He grinned, giving her another kiss, before walking over and grabbing a cookie and popped it into his mouth.
"Holy shit, these are delicious." His eyes lit up like a little boy on Christmas morning.
"I'm glad you like them." She smiled.
"Maybe I should go away more often." He smirked. "What else would I get?"
"Oh I think I showed you earlier today what you get." she laughed, climbing into his bed.
He jumped into bed next to her and laid on his side, watching her in front of him. She gazed back at him. "Yes?"
He shook his head slightly. "I'm just thinking how I got so lucky." He moved some of the hair behind her ear so he could see her face more clearly. "You're just...amazing, Rachel."
She moved closer to him and kissed his cheek. "Because I baked you some cookies? You're easy to please Hudson."
He laughed, and laid back on the bed. She moved with him, laying her head on his chest. "I'm glad you're back though." she said, running her fingers in little patterns up and down his chest.
"Me too babe." They laid in silence for a few minutes, enjoying each other's company before Finn spoke again.
"Do you think you'd move out if Quinn wanted?"
"Hmm...I don't know." She snuggled deeper into his chest. "I like living here, but if she wanted to move in together...I don't know, maybe I would."
"You don't like living here?" He played with a piece of her hair.
"I do...but it's weird sometimes don't you think? Us living together?"
"I think it's pretty fucking awesome." He laughed. "I mean we still have our own space and stuff...it's not like we're trapped alone in a small space together forever."
"I just don't want us moving too fast..."
"Rach, we slept together almost as soon as we met." He chuckled.
"I just mean Finn, we're so comfortable with each other. I just know that I'm getting attached to us...to you." She closed her eyes, feeling the tiredness taking over her.
"Yeah, me too." He said softly. He thought about how much he missed her while he was away. How much he thought about her when he wasn't with her. He glanced down at the sleeping beauty laying on him.
Finn was falling for Rachel quickly, and it was scaring the shit out of him.
