The first performance of West Side Story had gone off without a hitch. Rachel and Blaine had received standing ovations and for once Kurt didn't pester Rachel every time he saw her. It seemed he was too nervous to do much besides mutter his lines to himself over and over until he had to actually recite them onstage.
When the show ended the cast entered the hallway to meet up with family members to get their flowers and congratulations. Everyone praised Artie on his masterful directorial debut, Blaine's face was covered in lipstick as his mother kept kissing him and exclaiming about how big of a star her baby was, Mr. Hummel was ruffling Kurt's hair in acclamation to which his son cast him a stern glare at having messed up his 'do and Santana and her parents were having a rapid fire exchange in Spanish as they hugged.
Rachel knew her dads would be over to congratulate her soon once they could break through the crowd but their heads were not the ones she was scanning for in the mass of bodies. Obviously Finn couldn't scoop her up in a loving embrace and kiss her with abandon before handing her a huge and beautiful bouquet of flowers like she had envisioned so many times before, but just to see him smiling at her and telling her what a wonderful job she had done would be enough until she could get him alone later. Her eyes scanned endlessly until she felt a tap on the back of her shoulder. Thinking it was the man she'd been searching for she smiled and turned around to find…Jacob Ben Israel.
She sneered unpleasantly at him. "Please don't touch me again," she snapped.
Jacob just stepped even closer. "Oh my pet. You were lovely. I bought you these." Jacob handed her a bouquet of variously colored carnations. When she didn't willingly take them from him he pressed them into her body to force them upon her. "Now, if I could get a few words from you about the show for the paper and my blog…"
"Jacob, how about you do that another time? I'm sure the performers are rather tired and just want to relax now," a deep voice said from behind Rachel.
She brightened as soon as she recognized it. Jacob nodded his head, Jewfro shaking everywhere, and walked away sadly. Rachel bit her lip and turned around to see Finn beaming at her. His hands were in his pockets and he shifted on his feet.
Finn just really wanted to hug Rachel and kiss her face and tell her how much he loved her and her performance then take her back to his place and show her how much he loved her but he had to restrain himself. School, in front of the entire musical's cast and their families, was not the appropriate time or place for gross public displays of affection, especially as the Misters Berry had just walked up with two large bouquets of roses for their little star.
"Rachel!" the man Finn assumed to be Hiram squealed at her before hugging her tightly and giving her big kisses on her cheeks. "Sweetheart, you were amazing! So enchanting!"
"You had your Daddy in tears, baby doll."
Hiram scoffed. "I wasn't the only one." He nudged Leroy in the ribs and his partner just shrugged.
"Okay, I felt for you when Tony died. You sure Blaine is gay? You two had great chemistry," Leroy commented unknowingly making Finn's blood boil. So he wasn't the only one that seemed to pick up on their chemistry together.
Rachel just rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Yes Dad, I'm 100 percent positive Blaine is gay. He's dating Kurt and has been for a very long time." She glanced over at Finn who was a little red in the face.
Hiram noticed her eyes shift and realized she was looking at a man who was standing against the lockers listening to their conversation. "Oh, I'm sorry, who are you?"
"Dad, Daddy, this is Mr. Hudson. He's my English teacher and the savior of the musical. He took over for Mrs. Schmidt after her car accident," Rachel explained to her fathers. He's also the best boyfriend ever she added to herself mentally as she smiled brightly at him.
Hiram and Leroy both relaxed when they realized Finn was only Rachel's teacher. They introduced themselves and shook Finn's hand to thank him for saving their baby girl's last high school show. He had never been so nervous to meet a student's parents in his life. Of course that probably had something to do with the fact that he wasn't usually fucking the student in question.
"I just stopped by to tell Rachel how great she was. She's a fantastic actress and a great student." Finn nodded his head awkwardly. "Well, I'm going to go congratulate the rest of the kids. It was nice meeting you both. Rachel, I'll see you later." He waved at her and walked away quickly to put as much distance between himself and Rachel's dads as possible. She once told him that Leroy used to box in college and that was how he met Hiram. He really didn't need Leroy to box his head – or other body parts – in.
Rachel was a little sad as she watched Finn walk away but she understood his skittishness. If her dads found out about their relationship before she was ready, they would probably send her to a nunnery despite her religion and put Finn into a box six feet under.
"I can see why you like English so much, Rachel. He's pretty cute."
Rachel's eyes widened in horror as she realized her daddy had been checking out her boyfriend. "Daddy!"
"What? It's okay to look, just don't touch." Leroy and Rachel both stared at him.
Needing to get off the topic of her boyfriend/English teacher, Rachel told her dads she had to change to go to the after party with her friends and that she was probably spending the night at either Kurt or Santana's house. Her dads were surprised the cast party was only after the first show when they still had Saturday and Sunday's performances but she said Artie suggested Friday instead of Sunday so they wouldn't have to worry about being out late on a school night. Like worrisome parents, they told her to stay safe but left her to her own devices.
As Rachel walked into the girls' dressing room to change, Santana came up to her. "You're going to the party tonight right? You promised us. You can't ditch again."
Rachel laughed. "Yes, I'm going. I just can't stay out too late otherwise my dads will get on my case," she fibbed. She just didn't want to stay out too late and miss some quality time with her man.
The girls finished changing and headed out to meet up with Kurt, Blaine, Artie and some of the other boys. As they all walked down the hall together, chatting gaily about how well they did that night, they passed by Mr. Hudson who was walking in the other direction.
"Hey Mr. Hudson," Artie called to him. Everyone stopped to look at him as he turned around. "Are you going to the party at Breadstix? You're welcome to join since you did save the musical."
Finn swallowed thickly and looked at Rachel who was chewing on her lip. He shook his head. "Nah, I think I'm gonna pass. You guys were great though. Go celebrate." He and Rachel shared another look before he turned around and continued on his way.
Rachel tried to ignore the pull she felt whenever around Finn and followed her friends out to their cars. When they made it to Breadstix some of the crew and chorus members had already arrived and reserved tables for everyone. For a good few hours they just hung out having a good time, held various conversations with each other and Santana in particular made the waiters and waitresses there really earn their paycheck with how often they requested more breadsticks.
"I'm not leaving this place until I have a breadstick baby in my belly. I wants mah 'stix," she explained cattily to Blaine when he asked her if she was planning on leaving the restaurant with any breadsticks for the month.
"How are you not 300 pounds? You're like a garbage disposal," Kurt asked her as she shoved another breadstick into her mouth.
Santana shrugged. "Fast metabolism? Or maybe I just work off a lot of calories from all the sex and cheerleading."
The group laughed and Rachel's phone lit up under the table yet again. Ever since they had arrived, every few minutes Rachel would get a text message. Kurt had been trying to view the conversation discreetly as everyone she usually texted was there and he was suspicious but Rachel was very good at hiding it. He knew it had something to do with her secret beau.
She smiled at her phone and Kurt tried to shift to see what she was writing. In doing so however he managed to knock over a glass of Pepsi getting it all over Rachel's dress. She gasped as the cold hit her and slammed her phone down on the table when she leaped out of her seat. Rachel's mouth was agape as she stared down at her dress which was covered and dripping.
"Kurt!" she shrieked at him. He looked apologetically at her as he started cleaning off the seat and table with napkins.
"I'm sorry, Rachel. I didn't mean-" Before he could further apologize and offer some cleaning tips, Rachel stormed off to the bathroom. Kurt watched her go and felt really bad. He hated whenever food or drink got on his clothes. Of course his were designer while Rachel's tended to be…well, not.
He threw the napkins onto a plate waiting to be cleared and noticed that Rachel's phone was sitting unattended on the table. The commotion now over, Blaine and Santana were back to squabbling over Santana's eating habits and Brittany had gone after Rachel to help her. As no one else around was paying attention to him, Kurt slipped the phone off the table. It was high time he got to the bottom of Rachel's mystery and starting with her text messages would probably be best.
He flipped open the phone and went to her texts. Her entire inbox was practically full with messages from one 'Cowboy'. Being short on time as Rachel would be back eventually, Kurt looked through the last few exchanges of their conversation.
Are you almost done?
Patience. I'll be over soon. I can't just leave them again.
But I want you. I want to show you how amazing I thought you were tonight. ;)
I want you to show me too. ;) I swear, 10 more minutes and I'll leave.
Ok. I love you.
Kurt danced a little internally. He wasn't crazy in thinking Rachel had a secret boyfriend and these texts were proof, they were disturbing as clearly Rachel planned on having sexual relations later, but they were proof nonetheless! He was just about to show Blaine and Santana to rub it in their faces that he was right and they were wrong until he saw Rachel walking back to the table. He closed her phone and placed it back where it had been when she left.
"Thanks to Kurt, I think I'm going to get going. I don't want to sit around in a sticky dress. I had a lot of fun. I guess I'll see you all for tomorrow's show. Bye guys!" Rachel grabbed her coat, purse and phone and started for the door. Just as she exited, Kurt hopped to his feet and began pulling Blaine to his.
"What the – Kurt what are you doing?" he asked when his boyfriend shoved his coat into his arms.
"We're following Rachel. Come on."
Blaine rolled his eyes. "You're not still on this are you? Kurt, Rachel isn't hiding anything."
"Then why does she have texts on her phone from a cowboy discussing their plans to fornicate tonight?"
Blaine looked surprised. Santana got out of the booth herself. "Wait, what?"
"Would you just come on? We're going to miss her!"
Kurt grabbed Blaine's hand and dragged him to the exit, Santana and Brittany bringing up the rear. They all clambered into Kurt's SUV and tore out of the parking lot. Though he had lost Rachel's car already, he had a feeling he knew where she was going.
"What do you mean she has texts about having sex? This is Rachel we're talking about," Santana asked as she leaned forward.
Kurt turned right and in the distance saw Rachel's car which was stopped at a red light. He slowed down trying to keep her from noticing his vehicle. "I mean, when she went to the bathroom after I spilled that drink on her, she left her phone on the table. I noticed she had been texting all night and I thought it might have something to do with her big secret. I was right! Rachel has been sneaking around with a guy. That's where she's going to now."
"Kurt, she's probably going home because you spilled Pepsi all over her," Blaine protested in Rachel's defense.
"If she were going home she would have gone in the other direction leaving Breadstix. She's going to see whoever this 'Cowboy' is."
"Rachel's dating a cowboy? Does he have horses?" Brittany asked enthusiastically.
Blaine and Santana just stared at her. "Brit, I'm gonna say 'cowboy' is just a code name," Blaine said to her disappointment.
Brittany was quite displeased with how Rachel had chosen to label her boyfriend. "Why would she call him a cowboy if he isn't though? She should call him 'secret boyfriend' so she can tell when it's him."
Everyone ignored Brittany as they continued to follow Rachel. When they made it to the apartment Rachel had gone into the last time they followed her, they sat quietly waiting for her to come around the corner. She had parked back a ways but had walked in their current direction.
When she entered the building, Kurt quickly got out of the driver's seat and ducked down as he walked to the building.
"Kurt!" Blaine whispered loudly as he got out of the car himself. "What are you doing?"
He turned around to look at his boyfriend who was walking like a normal person behind him. "Would you get down? You're going to blow our cover."
"No, you acting like an insane person will blow your cover. What are you doing?"
"I'm finding out what Rachel is hiding once and for all. Now go back to the car!" Kurt made it to the door and peered into the window. It didn't appear that anyone was around just inside. He opened the door and to his annoyance discovered Blaine was still behind him. He wasn't sure whether to go up the stairs to the left or down the hall to the right.
As he debated, Blaine looked at the mailboxes. His eyes had just landed on F. Hudson when Kurt saw Rachel walk down the hallway the hall to the right led into. Before Blaine could speak, Kurt grabbed his collar and dragged him down the hall to the right. In stealth mode, Kurt crept down the hall and upon reaching where it turned into the next hall, craned his head around the corner.
Rachel had found the note pinned to Finn's door to meet him at the pool. She was intrigued and wondered what Finn had up his sleeve. She practically skipped as she moved down the hallway to the big windows that showed off the lovely design of the indoor pool. It had a tropical rainforest theme and was quite peaceful. She found another note on the door with a key attached to it.
She opened the door and entered the room. Music softly played from her left and she glanced over to see Finn sitting at the table with the prettiest bouquet of roses she had ever seen. Rachel bit her lip and clasped her hands together as she walked over to Finn as he stood.
"These are for you," he said when she got close enough to hand them to her.
"Thank you." She smiled brightly and took the flowers from him. She glanced around her at the humid pool area. "So what are we doing in here tonight? I thought the pool closes at ten?"
Finn smirked. "It does usually, but I kinda bribed the janitor to give me the key for the night. I know you wanted to try the hot tub and I thought it would be relaxing after the stress of a show." He ran his hands up and down her arms.
"I don't have a bathing suit," she replied shyly.
Finn held her chin and leaned down to kiss her. "Neither do I." He quirked his eyebrow at her and she giggled. Rachel put the flowers down and took Finn's hand as they walked over to the hot tub. They kicked their shoes off and Rachel pulled Finn's head down to kiss him as they undressed each other. After he slid Rachel's panties down her legs he picked her up and wrapped her legs around his body to carry her into the hot water. He sat down and they kissed heatedly while Rachel rubbed herself against Finn.
"I love you, Finn," Rachel whined as she sank down on him. He moaned into her mouth as she kissed him and played with the hair at the nape of his neck. She felt very weightless as she rode Finn in the water, gliding back and forth on his swollen cock.
Finn ran his hands up and down her back as his lips moved down her throat to her chest. He kissed between her breasts and she made the cutest little noises in pleasure. Her nails scratched down his back then back up until she held onto his shoulders. Finn lifted his head to kiss Rachel's lips again.
Rachel wasn't going to last much longer. Between being sexually hyped up the last two days, the friction inside her and her clit rubbing deliciously against Finn, she was so close. Her hand slid down Finn's chest before slipping under the water to rub herself but Finn moved her hand back to his shoulder before dipping his between them to find her nub.
Their eyes locked as Rachel continued her motions and let Finn play with her very sensitive clit. Her mouth broke into a smile as she began to orgasm around his cock. Rachel dug her nails into his shoulders and kept moving until she could feel Finn swell and release inside her. Their breathing was heavy as they stared at each other. Finally, Rachel pressed herself into Finn and wrapped her arms around his neck to hold him.
They sat still in the hot tub as the jets made the water swirl around them. Rachel's head was on Finn's shoulder and his head was against hers. "I love you, Rachel." He brushed his hand over her hair and turned to kiss her temple. She lifted her head and kissed him properly.
"I love you too. I loved your hot tub idea but can we maybe go back to your apartment now? I'd like to dry off and cuddle…then have more sex."
Finn chuckled and nodded and Rachel moved off him to sit down as Finn stood up and went to get towels. She couldn't keep her eyes off his ass as he climbed out and walked to grab the ones he had brought with him.
Wrapped up tight, they grabbed their clothes and shoes and ran down the hall to Finn's apartment, giggling the whole time. It was going to be a great sleepover.
Out in Kurt's car, Blaine and Kurt were relaying the tale to Santana and Brittany and trying to find a way to kill the brain cells containing the memory of what they had just witnessed.
Kurt looked around the corner and found a large set of windows that showed off a very nice looking pool area. Beyond those windows he could see Rachel walking over toward the corner but not much else.
Blaine whispered into his ear. "Kurt, I think I may know who she's been visiting here."
Kurt turned his head to look at his boyfriend. "Who?"
"You won't believe it. I think she's been visiting Mr. Hudson. His name is the only one I recognized on the mailboxes."
Kurt's eyes widened at the thought until Blaine's mouth fell open and he pointed back at the window. He whipped his head around to see what Blaine was pointing at and saw Rachel leaning up to kiss none other than Mr. Hudson – their English teacher. He wanted to avert his gaze but he couldn't. Rachel was mackin' on their English teacher and really getting into it as it appeared they were beginning to remove clothing.
Blaine wanted to look away but it was like watching a train wreck. He just couldn't stop staring, especially after Mr. Hudson's boxers came off. The man had a rather impressive package even from the distance they were at. It was only after Mr. Hudson pushed Rachel's panties down that it seemed Kurt could finally tear his eyes away.
"My eyes!" he cried as he caught sight of his best friend's bare backside. "Blaine, we need to go! We need to go now!" He pushed Blaine to get him to start back down the hallway and once they got moving ran as fast as they could back out to the car.
"I will never be able to unsee Rachel's ass. Every time I close my eyes there it is staring me in the face!" Kurt moaned. "I must say, Mr. Hudson…very nice all around. It seems my daydreams were correct." He looked at Blaine whose eyebrows drew together judgmentally. "What? Like you've never imagined anyone else."
Santana and Brittany were in a state of shock and had yet to say anything until Santana finally cleared her throat. "You're sure it was Rachel and Mr. Hudson? Maybe it was just a woman who looked a lot like Rachel."
Kurt didn't look convinced. "I swear on my life, if it wasn't Rachel I will swear off men forever. Trust me, it was Rachel and it was definitely Mr. Hudson. Blaine even saw his name on the mailbox."
"I'm sorry, this just sounds insane! Rachel and a teacher? She's not dumb; she could get into so much trouble!"
Blaine turned in his seat to look at Santana. "Actually, Mr. Hudson would get in trouble as he's the adult. He could go to prison."
"Rachel's an adult. She's 18 so he wouldn't go to prison. He'd just get fired and never be allowed to teach ever again," Kurt explained.
"So what are we gonna do?" Santana asked with concern for her friend.
Kurt and Blaine just looked at each other, neither knowing what to do.
Uh oh! Cat's out of the bag now! What ever will happen to our not-so-secret-anymore lovebirds?