Disclaimer: I do not have any relation to Glee or any of the writers on Fox. Purely fictional.

I had no idea where we were headed. All I knew was that I had to get out of there. Everything started to get weirder by the second. One minute I was thinking of Quinn and singing my heart out, in hopes of getting her back. The next minute, I was saving Rachel and acting like she's my girlfriend, not to mention the heart beating rapidly when her lips gently met my cheek. I'll let you in on a secret. Remember how we almost kissed during lunch a few days back? I caught myself daydreaming about the feeling of Rachel on me. Unintentionally of course, my heart belongs to Quinn. I think. I don't know, is it possible to be in love with two girls at once? I love Rachel because she's a dear friend and mom always said it was important to cherish the special people around you before they slip away. Well, anyway. The moment her lips touched my face, the spot where she had made contact with burned like a brushfire, emitting a streak of red. That's why I had to get out of there. Suddenly everyone looked like a blur and I needed the fresh air to clear my mind. What I didn't understand was why my hand refused to lose its grip with Rachel's palm. The feeling's weird, her fingers drowning in mine. But it also felt kinda nice.

"Uhm, Finn. Where are we going?" She asked timidly after they passed more than five blocks.

He turned around smiled sheepishly at the brunette. "I don't know, where do you want to go?"

"Finn?"

"Hmm?"

"Uhm..." She looked down at their intertwined fingers, and his gaze followed hers. The blush on his face grew redder as he released his grip.

"Sorry Rach, I thought you needed help, so I... Uh..." He started rubbing his neck nervously and looked at everything else besides her.

She giggled at his nervousness. Then Rachel reached for his wrist and smiled. Squeezing him, she looked up and whispered, "Thanks Finn, the rescue was very chivalrous of you." Just then, his phone rang, and the caller appeared on his screen, notifying Finn that Kurt was looking for him. He rolled his eyes and set his cell to silent. He wanted time to think.

"What do you say to keeping this up?"

"Huh?" She looked at him, confusion smearing across her face.

"That was fun while it lasted, but now the real game begins."

"I'm sorry Finn, but I really don't get what you're saying."

"Rach, it's time for you to enjoy yourself. Come on, that was probably the wildest thing you've done in ages, or at least when you're sober." She blushed at the reminder of her drunken night and he continued. "You've been working too hard Rach. You got to let loose for a while. I'll take the rest of the day off, giving you my promise that we will spend this day together without anybody else. Come on Berry. You know you want to. I recognized that look of freedom on your face when we fled the cafe. So what do you say? You up for it girlfriend?" He asked, winking at her in the process. Using the label was an intended tease, but somehow he felt comfortable saying it. In a weird way, he had this strange feeling that it wasn't the last time it would slip off his tongue.

"You got me at freedom Hudson. Race you to the end of the street!" And the brunette sprinted off in a direction. Rachel could feel her heart rate increase and a shot of adrenaline set her off. She needed to breathe. With the winking and name calling, it might just be too much to handle for her tiny little heart. She was about to spend the day with Finn. And it didn't happen because of Quinn, work or whatsoever. Just a regular day, dedicated to Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson. The afternoon was coming to an end, but they would own the night.

"So are you having fun Rach?" He asked as he settled on one of the park benches. She positioned herself on his left and his arm came behind her, in perfect timing as she sat down.

"It was an amazing night Finn. Thank you. You were right, I really needed that, so thank you."

"What's with the formality Berry? You know we always have a good time together." He replied, offering a grin that revealed his dimples. Then he leaned forward and rested his lower arm on his thighs.

He looked at the pond in front of him and sighed. She reached out to squeeze his shoulder before patting his back. "Quinn trouble?"

"A little I guess. I just miss her you know. I guess I might have not gotten use to the fact that I'm no longer part of a 'we' anymore. I'm just a me."

"You're working really hard in getting her back. That song was amazing Finn, she would have taken you back in a heartbeat if she heard it."

"Yeah, but the thing is, she didn't."

Hearing his energy level take a deep dive, all she could do was to offer a hug of reassurance that tomorrow would be better. "Hey, what is it that you always say? Stand tall and smile because you..."

"Illuminate." He turned to look at her small body that was now resting on the wooden park furniture and the sides of his lips lit up in a small smile. "Thanks Rach. You're the best."

She flipped her hair and remarked, "I know. I hope that my radiance isn't too much for you."

He chuckled at her action and noticed her rubbing her hands thereafter. Without thinking, he pulled her hands into his and held unto them. She snuggled towards him, and he smiled.

"Enough about me. How about you Rachie Rach? Jacob Ben Israel looks like a really good catch." He replied with a sneaky grin.

She punched his arm playfully, "I know. Just when I thought I could get to know him better, another guy swooped in, claiming he was my boyfriend and dragged me away. Sigh. I really liked Jacob." She commented teasingly with the same sneaky grin that mirrored the man's.

Finn laughed and remarked, "Hey, you deserve better. You know that."

"I sense a little jealousy." She giggled.

Then, Finn felt an urge to wrap his arms around the tiny brunette, and so he did. "That's cause you're mine, girlfriend."

Her breath stopped short at his comment and even Finn found himself stunned at the words he just said. They looked at each other and it was as though the earth stopped revolving for a minute. She started to narrow their distance, and when their lips were about to meet, his phone rung, ruining the moment they had.

He dug into his pockets and excused himself. When he walked away, he turned around and sneaked a look at her. Before he answered the phone, he whispered, "Wow."

"Hello?"

"Finn!"

"Quinn?"

"Oh thank God you picked up. I need you."

"Excuse me?"

"Rachel had the movers come and pick up my stuff tonight, but they only sent one man. I don't know anybody else to call, so I thought I could look for you."

"Quinn, you broke up with me remember? Why couldn't you look for someone else?"

"Yeah I know. But come on Finn, we can still be friends can't we? Help a girl out won't you?"

He sighed and said, "I'll be right there."

When he clicked off his phone, he turned to see that Rachel's eyes were already fixated on him. The giant walked towards her, announcing that he had to leave.

Ticked off by his sudden departure, she started to raise her voice at him. "Excuse me?"

"Quinn called and said she needed help with the moving. So I thought I could head over."

She scoffed at his gesture. "So the minute she calls, you just can't wait to get to her side huh?"

"Rach, this could be an opportunity to get back with her."

"No Finn. This is an opportunity to see that you can be a really desperate butt head if you want to be." Then, she ran away, giving him no chance to explain himself further.

I didn't know what got into her. You see, sometimes when I think that Rachel is too awesome for words, she does things like this that reminds me she's still a girl. No matter what, they pull off these weird chick things that I don't quite get. Like when she's pissed about one thing but she's pretending to be pissed at something else. That moment we had on the park bench was intense though, I wonder if she heard my heart drumming, cause it certainly felt loud enough to me.

Chapter 20! This story has pretty much been the most well received one, and I'm so thankful to all of you for that! You guys are UH-MAY-ZING! Can I give each of you a virtual hug and kiss right now? :') Glee references to S01E03, S01E06 and of course Rachel's radiance in S03E05! Hope all of you are enjoying this, and stay beautiful, lovely reader you!

Bananappancakes, finchel-frankenberry-gleek, sammystump, Finchel21, JulGleek, PaochiCute, AnnPatrick and noro and tazzie-mae, GAH! So glad to see all of you enjoying the Finchel, because I'm loving it myself! It didn't really end well in this chapter, but nonetheless, about 90% of it was happy Finchel! Still figuring out how should I go about the next chapter, so I apologize in advance if this is the only chapter I can update for today. Hope all of you still enjoy this though! No glee or this week :'( So I'm just hoping that my story would keep your gleeful heart a little better from the week break!

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