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Lauren looked beautiful. There was no doubt about it. Her dress complimented her perfectly and she had chosen the perfect dresses for her wedding party. They looked beautiful but they didn't take the attention away from the bride. Each of the groomsmen stared at the girls making their way down the aisle in awe. No one could take their eyes of Lauren and how beautiful she looked. Lauren seemed so proud to be walking down the aisle next to the man of her dreams. She never thought that she'd be the badass girl to tie the badass boy down. She'd finally done something right.

Finn was watching Lauren's wedding party, disinterested. And then he saw Rachel. He couldn't keep his eyes of her. She looked beautiful in her dress. His eyes trailed down to her legs. Damn, she had some legs. How could someone so small have such long legs? It freaked him out a little. Finn spent the rest of the girls' walk just staring at Rachel, unnoticed. It wasn't until Lauren was at the very end of the aisle did he realise that he was at a wedding and he shouldn't be trying to figure out his oh so messed up feelings for Rachel.

The ceremony passed quickly. Puck looked so happy to have his wife, Mrs. Lauren Puckerman, by his side. Once upon a time Puck would have turned his nose up at the idea of getting married, but that was before he met Lauren. Lauren made him so happy and he never wanted to be without his badass wife. When it was time for Lauren to throw the bouquet all the girls lined up strategically so that Rachel was in direct line to catch the bouquet. And surprise, surprise, Rachel caught the bouquet. By this time Rachel was starting to catch onto something.

Puck was the life and party of the reception. He'd convinced Lauren to throw tradition out the window for the reception and the first dance of the newlyweds was now not happening. Instead of the fist dance there was a dance during the middle of the reception where the wedding party danced, including the bride and groom. Finn was dreading this dance because it meant that he'd have to dance with Rachel and he was not looking forward to that.

"Hi!" Rachel said as she bounded over to their table. "Why aren't you dancing? There are lots of pretty girls here that would kill for a dance with you. I can see them looking at you. They think you're cute,"

"I am cute Rach!" Finn defended himself. He could tell Rachel was trying to stir him up. "I can't dance, you know that. I'm not asking the pretty girls," He wasn't really all that interested in the pretty girls.

"You should. They are really pretty,"

"Not as pretty as you." Finn said. He didn't even know where that came from. Rachel blushed and looked down at her feet. Then she sat next to Finn and looked at him seriously.

"Don't do this Finn. Not today. It's Lauren's wedding day,"

"Do what, Rachel? I can't compliment on how pretty you look now? Well sorry that I think you look beautiful tonight. More beautiful than any of the girls here! Is that such a crime, Rach? Why is that a crime?"

"You and I both know it's more than that. We can't do this here at Lauren's wedding. It's not fair!"

"What's not fair, Rachel, is what you're doing to me! I'm so confused! I know it's wrong to feel like this but I do! I can't help it, Rachel. I don't want to feel like this about you because it's wrong but you do these things to me Rachel that I can't control! Kurt warned me not to break your heart because you were fragile but I'm not the one doing the heart breaking tonight, am I Rachel? I think it's best if we stay away from each other tonight," Finn confessed. He stood up and took one look at the sadness on Rachel's face before he walked away from the table. He'd finally admitted to Rachel – and himself – that he felt those feelings towards and it scared him because he'd tried so hard to convince himself he was over her. Rachel was going to be the death of him.

Considering the circumstances, both Finn and Rachel stayed away from alcoholic beverages. So when it was time for the wedding party to dance they couldn't blame their actions on the alcohol. I don't think they wanted to either.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for the wedding party dance! Can I have the wedding party on the dance floor, please?" the DJ announced over the microphone. Finn cringed. He'd forgotten he had to dance with Rachel and he'd just confessed that he had feelings for her. This was going to be awkward.

Finn approached Rachel who was standing near the edge of the dance floor. Without saying a word Finn led Rachel onto the dance floor and took her in his grip. She hated the awkwardness between the two. The movements seemed too rigid. They didn't flow easily and it hurt her to know their patterns were out of whack. After a moment she spoke.

"Finn-"

"I don't have anything to say to you, Rachel. I've told you how I feel. It's down to you," he cut her off. Rachel frowned. She wanted to tell him, she really did. But she was scared.

"Finn, I'm not sure what to say. How much do you know?"

"I know what Kurt told me that day. I know that you broke up with me and it killed you inside because you loved me. I know the basics Rachel," Finn replied as they swayed to the music.

"It's true. I did love you Finn. But I wanted to save you from pain. I didn't care about the pain that it gave me. I just wanted you to get what you wanted. I don't regret what I did Finn. You got so much when you moved away and look how happy it's made you. You'd never be this happy if you'd stayed with me, Finn."

"That's not true," he replied. "I'd be happy because I'd have you. I want you Rachel. I'm not going to deny it. I want you so bloody bad that it hurts me. I've never wanted a person this much in my life,"

"I'm scared," Rachel whispered. She placed her head against Finn's chest.

"What are you scared of?"

"I'm scared that we'd end up the way we did in senior year. I'm not ready to fight the pain. It took me so long to fight the pain before. I do want you, Finn. Hell, I've wanted you since we kissed in the wardrobe. I've never stopped loving you, Finn. It just took me a while to realise it,"

"We won't end up like before Rachel,"

"How do you know?"

"I know because I never stopped loving you Rachel. I always wondered why I never felt the need to date Aussie girls and I know why know. It's you Rachel. It's always been you,"

Rachel looked up at him and smiled. He brought his lips down onto hers and Rachel melted into the kiss. This was the best kiss the two had ever shared. It was different in a way. It was slower, more passionate than any kiss they'd ever shared. This kiss meant more than any of the other kisses they'd ever shared.

From their places around the room the rest of the New Directions smiled with delight. Their plan had finally fallen into place.

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