Nothing is Right When You're Pretend

Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to Glee or any of it characters.

Chapter 10

After they got back to the green room they all went to change and pack up to leave. Rachel and the girls were gathering their makeup when Santana called out to her. "Hey Tiny, were going to help pack this stuff, get a move on."

Rachel chuckled. "Ok Santana, I'll hurry. I just got to finish putting my makeup away."

Santana scowled at her. "You know for someone so little you sure have a lot of unnecessary crap."

"I'll have you know that I simply have everything I need to be prepared for anything Santana Lopez."

Quinn laughed at the two of them. "Yea Rach, like the apocalypse."

Rachel huffed while they laughed. "Ha ha very funny. Just remember when the end of time come who to talk too."

This caused them all to laugh harder including Rachel. "Will do Hobbs, will do. But seriously, get to it so we can get home. We got a sleepover to set up for."

Rachel waved her off. "Ok, ok I'm coming."

The other three walked off to help pack up the costumes still laughing. After they were out of hearing distance Finn walks up on her other side. "Hey Rach, that song was really awesome."

Startled she looks up sharply. "Thank you Finn, that song means a lot to me."

He nods putting a hand on her shoulder. "It does to me too Rach, thank you."

Rachel steps back from his touch. "Thank you for what?"

Finn just grins. "For the song of course. It means the world to me that you wrote that for me."

Shocked she just shook her head. "I didn't write that song for you Finn. Why would you think that?"

"Oh come on Rachel. You know you did. You couldn't keep your eyes off me during the performance. You were singing right to me."

"I most certainly was not Finn. I only looked to the side of the stage twice and that was to look to my friends for courage to get me through a difficult song for me to sing. I'm sorry if you thought I was looking at you, but I unsure you that I was not." By this time she was getting upset that he wouldn't listen and has her arms crossed in front of her.

Finn shook his head angrily. "Your friends were not even on that side of the stage. Kurt and Mercedes were on the other side."

"Brittany and Quinn were standing right there. I do have more than two friends in this group Finn. My song was not written for you, it was written for someone else entirely."

Rachel started to turn away from him and he grabbed her arm pulling her back. "They are not your friends and stop lying to me Rachel. I know you wrote it for me there's no one else that would have you for you to write it for. I saw how you were looking at me."

Rachel tried to pull out of his grasp. "Let go Finn."

"Not until you stop LYING to me!" He roared at her as his grip tightened causing her to cry out.

Across the room the rest of the group looked up at him yelling and were there in an instant when they heard Rachel cry out.

The girls made it first and Santana pushed him away as Brittany and Quinn pulled Rachel back. "What the hell is wrong with you?"

Puck and Sam grabbed him as he lunges for Santana. "Get off me. Stay out of this Satan."

Rachel was buried into Quinn trembling and Quinn just glared at him since she wasn't letting go. "You need to stop. Don't you ever touch her like that again."

Santana moved to push him again and was pulled back by Lauren. "I warned you that if you ever laid a hand on her again I would fucking ends you, you son of a bitch."

He just lunged forward again. "It's none of your business Slutana. I didn't hurt her."

Quinn looked up shocked tightening her grip on Rachel. "What do you mean again?"

Santana looked back to Rachel who just nodded then looked back to Quinn. "He grabbed her the other day like that on her other arm because she didn't want to talk to him. He left a really bad bruise that's still there and that wasn't the first time either from what Rachel said."

Gasps were heard around the room at this. Quinn turned red with fury. "Is that true?" Rachel just nodded her chest, tears still pouring out of her. Quinn wiped her face. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't think you'd believe me and think I was just trying to get you to break up with him."

Quinn looked down in shame because at the time she probably would have. When she looked back up Rachel saw the rage in her eyes. She gently pushed Rachel into Brittany's arms and turned back walking up to Finn, who was still struggling to get loose for the hold the boys had tightened on him at Santana's words. "Your life is over as you know it. I will reign hell fire on your ass until graduation you bastard. Don't you ever touch her again!"

As her knee connected with his groin Mr. Shue, Kurt and Mike came back in and rushed to them. "What is going on here Quinn? You don't just kick someone like that."

Sam and Puck pulled Finn back up to his feet. Puck was pissed. "He grabbed Rachel and hurt her Mr. Shue. He's lucky he's breathing right now. You don't hurt girls."

Shocked he looked to Rachel who was now had Santana and Quinn wrapped around her as well. "Rachel, are you ok? What happened?"

Rachel looked up from Santana's chest. "He thought the song I wrote was for him. When I told him it wasn't and that I wrote it for someone else he got mad. He grabbed and twisted my arm."

Finn roared, "I barely touched you and you're over reacting."

Mr. Shue walked up to Rachel. "Can I see your arm Rachel?"

Brittany and Quinn moved back a little so she could turn to him. When she pulled up her sleeve of the half sleeved shirt she was wearing they could already see the hand print forming and everyone gasped.

Mr. Shue shook his head. "This is unacceptable Finn. We will be talking to Mr. Figgins Monday and I am calling your parents to pick you up at the school when we get back so I can talk to them."

Finn was red faced and still pissed. As he opened his mouth to speak Coach Sylvester came in the room. "What is all the yelling William? Can you not control your animals?"

Looking over to her he just shook his head and told her what happened. "Can you drive him back to Lima so Rachel doesn't have to ride on the bus with him?"

Sue looked at Finn with distain. "Absolutely not. I will not have filth in my car. He won't make it home. I will take Baby Streisand, jugs, tubbers, and tweedle dee with me."

She looked at Rachel. "How bad is it Streisand?" Rachel lifted her sleeve again and Sue threw daggers with her eyes at Finn then looks back to Rachel. "Grab your things girls and let's get out of here."

Will nodded. "Thank you Sue." He looked to the others. "Boys just hold him there. The rest of you, help get everything loaded up so we can go home."

The girls grab their things from the room and off the bus and load up in Coach's car. Rachel in the back between Santana and Quinn, Brittany up front. Rachel burrowed into Quinn's neck and cries silently as Santana rubs her back. "I'm sorry Quinn."

Quinn lifts Rachel's face in shock. "What do you possibly have to be sorry for Rachel?"

"For not warning you. He could have hurt you too and it would have been my fault."

Quinn shakes her head. "No Rach, you were right. I wouldn't have believed it before yesterday when he grabbed me. I never would have thought he could do something like this. Would you have told me if I were to say I was going to forgive him and stay with him after yesterday happened?"

Rachel gasped. "Of course, I was going to talk to you tomorrow after all the other girls left before you talked to him. After her grabbed you I couldn't not tell you it only gets worse after the first time."

Quinn pulled her back in to hug her. "How many times did he do it Rach and why did you not just break up with him?"

Rachel shrugged. "Five times while we were dating the second time. I honestly didn't think I could do better than him. He was sweet most of the time but I let him believe that I had slept with Jesse. That was the first time he got mad and grabbed me. I told him the truth. That I hadn't actually done it and he calmed down. After that he never truly trusted me or totally believe that I didn't do it."

She took a breath and snuggled closer. "After I found out about Santana I was so angry. He lied to me about it but got so mad at me for thinking I slept with Jesse. He made me believe it was my fault that he was doing it. He was a hypocrite about the whole thing. That's why I was so upset. It actually had nothing to do with Santana. After that I decided to make out with Puck just to piss him off with it. I knew he would break up with me after that. I made sure he found out about it in the middle of the hall way so he would hurt me."

"You are worth so much more than him Rachel. You are worth everything and don't ever settle for less." Quinn and Santana shared an angry look over her head but were unable to say anything more as Coach Sue got in the car and followed the bus.

"We are following them in to make sure he doesn't try anything on the bus. You are to stay in the car until his parents escort him off of school grounds and he will not be allowed back on them until their meeting with Figgins on Monday. I'm sure expulsion or suspension will follow that as I will be sitting in on that meeting." She said no more and the rest of the drive was quiet.

Rachel fell asleep in Quinn's arms as mental exhaustion set in along with Santana and Quinn's calming hands running through her hair and on her back soothed her ten minutes into the drive. They woke her as they got to the school and saw Burt storming on to the bus and pulling Finn out by his ear. He shoved him into the back seat of his truck and handed some keys to Carol.

They both walked over to Sue's car and she climbed out to talk to them. Sue came back a few minutes later and opened the back door. "Streisand they want to talk to you if that's ok?"

Rachel nods and follows Quinn out of the car not letting go of her arm once they are out. Carol walks up and strokes her cheek. "I am so sorry for all of this Rachel. I don't know what is going on with him but we will be fixing this."

"It's not your fault Mrs. Hummel. He is responsible for his own actions."

Burt steps forward. "Regardless, we will make sure it doesn't happen again. If it's ok with you we would like to see your arms."

Rachel looks to Quinn then looks down for a moment. "Quinn can you help it hurts to move my arm too much."

Quinn nods and helps pull up her sleeves. Carol gasps throwing her hand over her mouth as tears gather in her eyes. Burt just stands there, rage pouring off of his body in waves. "It won't happen again Rachel."

Carol strokes her cheek again. "I am so sorry honey. I want you to call me if you need anything and have your dads call if they want to talk about what we are doing to him for doing this to you."

Rachel hugs her then moves back to Quinn. "Thank you."

Quinn looks at Carol. "Can you do me a favor Mrs. Hummel?"

"Of course Quinn."

"Make sure he understands that we are no longer dating and that I want nothing to do with him. Erase my number from his phone please, all of our numbers actually. After what he did to Rachel and shoving Santana the other day. She could have really been hurt if Rachel hadn't caught her before she hit the ground and Sam kept him from them so they could get a way. Add to that the way he grabbed me yesterday and I really, really don't want to be around him anymore."

Carol gasps and Burt's fist clench tighter. "He grabbed you too, and shoved Santana?"

Quinn nods, "Yes sir, not as hard as he did Rachel. He didn't leave any marks on me but it scared me and I was going to break up with him tomorrow but after today I don't want to deal with him at all."

Carol grabs her hand. "I understand honey. I will make sure that he know to stay away from you." She looks at all the girls huddled around Rachel. "I will make sure he stays away from all four of you."

With a sigh Quinn squeezes her hand. "Thank you ma'am."

Carol nods then she and Burt walk away. The girls watch as Burt pulls out of the parking lot with Finn and Carol follows behind with Kurt in Finn's truck. They thank Coach Sue and head to Santana's car. Once inside Santana takes out her buzzing phone.

She reads the text and looks back at Rachel. "Hey, that was Tina. The girls want to know if we're still getting together tonight or if you want to just have some quiet time and chill."

Rachel shakes her head. "No, I want to have our sleepover. I won't let him ruin our night of celebrating our win. He's put enough of a damper on our day as it is. Just tell them I don't want to discuss it please. I just want to have fun tonight."

"That's fine but I'm getting the blow up mattress out for you. You are not sleeping on the floor. Quinn can sleep with you on it so you don't have to sleep alone but your arm is hurt and sleeping on the floor will make it worse. No me gusta."

Quinn nods in agreement and Rachel smiles. "Ok Santana, I won't argue. I wouldn't have thought of that until we actually laid down, thank you."

With a smile and a nod Santana sends off a text to let the girls know what time to come over and that the topic is off limits for the night. Handing her phone to Brittany, she fires up her car and drives off toward home.

A/N: Ok I promise the sleep over is next. I just had to deal with the Finn crap first. It wouldn't leave my head until I got it down. Fluffy fun times coming up.