A/N: Sorry for the really long wait even though I said it would be up soon but something happened in my life and I haven't really felt like writing until now. I'll make it up to you though by making sure chapters get out quicker and I'll try to get one out tomorrow.
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Saturday
When Rachel woke up she could feel someone cuddling her from behind. A wave of confusion swept over her before the memories of the previous day came flooding back and a smile washed over her face.
She snuggled closer to Finn's warm body and she felt happier then she had ever felt. She also felt safe in his arms like he was protecting her.
"Hey." Finn's deep, sleepy morning voice whispered in her ear.
"Hey." Rachel replied sweetly as she turned to face him.
"Did you sleep well?" He asked.
"I slept incredibly well." Rachel leant up to Finn and gave him a quick peck on the lips.
"We should go down for breakfast." Rachel said to Finn and he nodded.
They got out of bed and Finn put on some sweat pants and a t-shirt while Rachel put on one of Finn's jackets and they made their way downstairs. They walked hand-in-hand for real and it felt so much better now that they weren't pretending anymore.
They opened the door to the kitchen and a group of people were crowded around the table but there was no room for anyone else. They walked to the island counter and took a seat across from Kurt and Blaine.
"Good morning love birds." Kurt winked to them.
"So I hear that you two are really a couple now." Blaine smiled.
"Yes we are." Finn smiled down at his girlfriend and squeezed her hand.
"I'm glad that you are happy for real." Blaine nodded and tucked into his pancakes.
Finn and Rachel sat for a few minutes in a silent contentness before Carole came over to them. At first she just smiled to them and said good morning as she made them some pancakes but them she came over for a conversation.
"You can see the difference already." She smiled at the couple.
"What do you mean?" Rachel asked as she cut up her pancakes.
"Well these past few days you have looked happy but a reserved happy. Today you both look thrilled and happy." Carole smiled at them both and they looked admirably at one another.
It was true. The past few days had been great being around each other but there was still a part of them that knew it wasn't real. Now it was completely true and they were in that new stage of the relationship were everything felt perfect.
"I love that this is real." Rachel looked up at Finn and put her hand on his thigh.
"Me too." He smiled back down at her and looked into her dark brown beautiful eyes.
"Does this mean we can expect to hear a little love making tonight?" Kurt wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
"No." Finn frowned and noticed everyone look at him questioningly, even Rachel looked a little hurt.
"I mean because I want our first time to be special. When we get back to New York I'm going to take her for a nice, romantic evening and see what happens. I don't want to rush this, Rachel is a very special girl and I want everything to be perfect." Finn explained and Rachel was impressed with how romantic Finn was.
"Aw, that's so sweet." Rachel smiled and gave him a quick kiss.
"Yeah, well done Finnessa." Both Santana and Puck chimed together. That's when they noticed everyone in the room staring at them.
"Shut up." Finn shouted back to them and everyone began to giggle. So far, this was perfect for Finn.
~Later that day~
Finn and Rachel decided to take some time away from everyone so they went shopping for a while. It was a warm day which meant they both felt a little irritable but together they were perfectly happy.
They went into a clothes shop and Rachel bought a knee-length navy blue dress with white polka-dots. When she tried it on Finn thought she looked adorable so insisted she bought it.
Finn tried on some black sunglasses that Rachel told him he looked handsome in so he decided to buy them. He wore them around the other shops and Rachel was very glad he did because he looked like the most attractive person she had ever seen.
They went for some frozen yoghurt at a place called 'the fro-yo shack.' where you could make your own so they decided to have some fun with it.
Finn got some chocolate flavoured fro yo with chocolate chips and crushed nuts. Rachel got blueberry with some sprinkles and blueberry flavoured sauce. They sat at a table and dug in with it.
It was the nicest frozen yoghurt they had tasted and were glad with their choices.
"Would you like to try some chocolate?" Finn asked and he put his small plastic spoon towards Rachel with a little of his fro-yo on it.
"Sure." Rachel smiled and leant forward so Finn could feed it her. He put it towards her mouth but at the last minute he moved the spoon and wiped it down her nose.
Rachel let out a little squeel at how cold it was a began to giggle. "Finn!" She moaned and faked a powt. Finn didn't show any sympathy as he began to laugh. Rachel decided to get revenge.
She dipped her finger in her own frozen yoghurt and wiped a streak of it down Finn's face. His mouth dropped open in a mocked shock and Rachel giggled.
"You got a little fro-yo on your cheek." Rachel joked and pointed to where it was on her cheek.
"Oh really?" Finn said sarcastically. He stuck out his tongue to try and wipe it off his cheek but it was too high for him to reach. "Did I get it?" He asked knowing full well he hadn't.
"Yeah, it's gone." Rachel giggled and Finn sighed and grabbed a napkin and wiped his face. Rachel did the same to wipe her nose and Finn watched her.
"What?" She asked when she noticed his eyes on her.
"Nothing, you're just adorable." Finn smiled at her. Rachel blushed and stared at the table with a huge smile on her lips.
"I'm really glad I ran into you at the bar that night." Rachel said in almost a whisper.
"Me too." Finn reached across the table and gave Rachel a kiss. They both sat there smiling for a while as they finished their snack.
~After shopping~
2 and a half hours later Finn and Rachel arrived back at the house. Finn's hands were full with different sized bags from different shops that Rachel had bought things from.
Rachel walked back into the house easily followed by Finn cluttering his way inside. Finn dropped off the bags in the living room before going into the back yard where everyone else was sunbathing.
"Oh, you're back." Carole shouted over from the pool.
"Yeah, I think we covered all the shops." Finn rolled his eyes jokingly and Rachel playfully shoved him.
"Did you have fun?" Blaine asked as he walked past them with a beer.
"Yes we had so much fun." Rachel smiled widely. "We bought loads and look at Finn's new sunglasses." She pointed to the new accesory that Finn was sporting.
"They're cool bro." Puck commented.
"Thanks." Finn nodded.
"Rachel you have to show me what you bought." Kurt said excitedly and Rachel led him inside to show him.
Finn headed over to the sunloungers and lay down on the one next to Quinn. She looked like she was about to say something before deciding not to and Finn frowned.
"Are you okay?" He asked the pretty blonde.
"Yes, why wouldn't I be?" She replied with a small smile.
"I don't know." Finn replied and got comfortable.
"Did you have fun today?" Quinn asked.
"Yeah, it was good. Rachel is a girl you can have fun with no matter what you're doing; even shopping."
"I'm glad you found each other. Seeing you with her makes me realise that we were never that happy." She looked at Finn as she said this.
"We had some good times. We just weren't meant to be." Finn smiled reassuringly at her.
"I know but these past few days I'd been wondering 'had we made a mistake breaking up' but now, when I look at it logically we could have worked out but we wouldn't have been at our happiest." Quinn admitted.
"You mean we're good together but we're just not soul mates." Finn added.
"Yeah." Quinn nodded and smiled at Finn. "We're more like best friends than we are relationship material." Finn nodded in agreement with a kind half smile. Things seemed to be going perfectly today.
"By the way, I don't think you should sun bathe with those glasses on." Quinn said with a giggle.
"Why?" Finn frowned.
"You don't want to be left with a tan line where they've been." Quinn pointed out with a smile.
"Oh, right." Finn chuckled a little as he took them off. "Thank you for saving me that potential humiliation."
"No problem." Quinn looked back towards Finn again. "What are best friends for?"
Finn smiled widely. Today was officially perfect.
~That evening~
As the sun slowly sunk in the sky a cool breeze began to blow outside. Everyone was sat in the garden chatting happily. Finn came downstairs with a blanket that he and Rachel snuggled under.
Quinn sat on a chair next to them with her own blanket telling stories of their past to Rachel who was thoroughly entertained by some of the ones that Finn found to be completely embarrassing.
Everyone else was dotted around the garden in small groups talking about anything and everything. The holiday was sadly coming to a close with tomorrow being the last day and no one could say they hadn't had a lot of fun.
"And then there was this one time when Finn was fired from the football time that he tried out for cheerleading." Quinn giggled with Rachel.
"Finn? A chearleader?" Rachel burst out laughing and Finn felt his cheeks burn red.
"It's not that funny!" Finn said when he noticed the tears forming in Rachel's eyes.
"It was hilarious!" Quinn gasped between breaths.
Finn looked hurt as a joke and Rachel and Quinn slowly stopped laughing.
"Aw, we're sorry for making fun of you Finn." Rachel said with a smile.
"It's fine, I can think of a few ways you can make it up to me." Finn shrugged and leant in to give Rachel a kiss. It deepened and got more passionate quickly so Quinn made a point of averting her eyes.
"Ew, guys. I'm not a fan of this PDA." Quinn said to them both with an eye roll.
"Ok, sorry." Finn and Rachel said in unison.
"It's fine, I think I'm going to go to bed anyway, it's getting late." Quinn stood up and Finn and Rachel nodded.
"Night." They all said. Quinn hugged Rachel, she didn't know if they were friends or not seeing as Rachel was a bit of a diva but she thought it would be polite. Then she gave Finn a kiss on the cheek and hugged him which Rachel seemed to watch carefully.
Quinn waved goodnight to everyone else before going inside to bed. Rachel and Finn watched her leave then turned back to one another.
"I can't believe this holidays almost over, it's gone so quick." Rachel said with disappointment.
"I know. At least we have tomorrow." Finn countered.
"If it's anything like today, I know it's going to be a good day."