Hey guys! Yeah, I know it's been awhile since I updated with this story but I wanted to finish talking to the moon and get the man who not be moved started before I continued. So here it is! Please review if you can. I really appreciate what you guys have to say!
~Vikki3775
"So let's do a quick review. Where did we meet?"
"Marcus' music store, at the show tunes section."
"What's my favorite color?"
"Pink."
"What are the names of the first five Broadway shows I first sa-"
"Rachel, come on!" An exasperated Jessie chuckled at his friend seated beside him in the back seat of a cab. "This is getting ridiculous. I'm pretty sure your friends won't quiz me on everything you've possibly ever done in your life."
"Jessie, I just want to be prepared," she took one of his hands in hers and squeezed it, her eyes pleading. "Please, just cooperate with me?"
He nodded before raising an eyebrow at her. "You know you could just tell them, right? Then all of this wouldn't be necessary."
"I just need a little more time," she said reassuringly. "We-We just started a new relationship and I don't want it to be jeopardized before we even really get somewhere." A ring coming from her bedazzled phone paused their conversation and the brunette smiled when she saw who it was. She pressed the phone to her ear.
"Hello?"
From the other side of the line, Finn sighed as he looked around the building uncomfortably. "Baby, why are we meeting Jessie at a roller rink?"
She sighed but smiled as she said, "Because, Jessie's good at it and he wants to make a good impression." She looked over at him and shook her head when the curly haired man gave her the "leave me out of this," look.
"Yeah, but you know I'm not a good skater. Hell, most of the people in the tri-state area knows I'm a klutz." He gaped at one of the skaters who suddenly zoomed past him.
"You'll be fine," she reassured. "Plus, you'll have Artie with you and there's a huge arcade there that I know you want to test out."
"But Rach-"
"Please Finn?" It was silent for a moment and Rachel actually thought he hung up in her, but when he finally answered, she relaxed in her seat.
"You owe me a round of ski-ball as soon as you get here, missy." She giggled, imagining his goofy grin through the phone.
"Okay."
"And some alone time when this thing is over."
She smiled. "Deal. I'll see you you in a few, Finn."
"Bye, Rach."
When she hung up, her face blushed as she saw the knowing grin coming from her friend.
"I swear, you two could be a married couple with the way you guys act towards each other."
She scoffed and blushed to herself as she said, "No we're not. L-Look Jessie, please be good, okay? I know you're capable of being nice, but some of my friends are...special and I don't want you to be taken aback by the way some of them act."
"Oh please, Rachel. You're little friends can't scare me. " He smiled cockily. "I was born for this."
That's what he thought, until they entered the building and was horrified with the amount of rambunctiousness going on at the foosball table.
From the table, Puck shook his head deniably as he said, "No, no, hell no! I won! Just face it, Hudson! You got your ass kicked!"
"Did you not just see what happened?!" The people greeter said loudly from across of him. "You lost dude! And Artie's got the proof on film." He turned towards his friend in the wheelchair who stared at him obliviously, wide eyed.
"Wait, I was supposed to film?"
Sam groaned from behind him and shook his friend's shoulders, "Dude, you had one job!"
"And shouldn't he be there right now?" Brittany asked obliviously. From beside her, Santana simply smiled and shook her head no, patting her on the back.
The Latina groaned. "Gosh, can you guys stop fucking whining and move on already? I wants to get my skate on."
Puck rolled his eyes and retorted, "No, you wants to get your lady kisses-"
"Don't test me, Puckerman." She walked up closer to him and they both stared each other down.
And as everyone was talking at once, Rachel watched on incredulously.
"Ahem."
Everyone stopped what they were down by and looked directly at the 'couple'. Then, as if they were a flock of pigeons pecking at bread, they rushed over, all trying to get a good look at their friend's new 'man'.
After many uncomfortable minutes, she spoke again. "Everyone, I would like you to meet my boyfriend, Jessie." She smiled as Jessie wrapped an arm around her for good measure.
Santana looked him up and down for a moment with narrowed eyes before saying, "Yeah...I don't see it."
Rachel frowned, "S-See what?"
The Latina shrugged simply."I just thought that the way you were describing him, he would've turned out...different."
Jessie leaned over to the brunette's ear and whispered, "Should I be offended, or..."
"Well, I think he looks nice," Kurt added, walking closer in front of them. He shook his hand. "I'm Kurt. You probably already know that, though."
He peeked up. "Oh, yes! Rachel talks about you all the time."
He laughed with a quirked brow and cut his eye at the blushing brunette. "Oh really?"
Mercedes then decided to introduce herself, "I'm Mercedes." She walked up to him and shook his hand also, eyeing him with a smirk on her lips. "Damn, Rachel! You've got a pretty white boy on your hands!" From beside her Sam cleared his throat. With a giggle she turned around and caressed his face.
"No need to worry, babe." She laughed when he nodded and kissed her cheek.
"I'm Sam," he greeted, nodding at them.
"Nice to meet you."
"The girl who just totally objectified you is Santana," Artie said as he and Tina approached them. "I'm Artie and this is my girlfriend Tina. That girl next to Santana is Brittany. She can be a little ditzy sometimes."
"Hey, Berry, how come no one told me we would be skating in the dark?" Puck crossed his arms and frowned.
The brunette sighed and said,"We did, Noah. I told you that it was glow in the dark night, remember? I sent everyone an e-mail and a text."
He scoffed, "Like anyone still uses e-mail anymore." He nodded at Jessie in which he returned reluctantly.
As if everyone knew what would happen next, they all focused their attention of Finn to see how he would act. Walking slowly up to the 'couple,' he grinned lopsidedly and reached out his hand.
"Hi, I'm Finn." They both shook hands and Jessie grinned.
"Jessie. It's a pleasure to meet the guy Rachel talks about endlessly."
Finn rose his eyebrows. "Endlessly? Every time we hang out she constantly raves about how 'doting her boyfriend is'." He bit his lip to keep from laughing.
Catching the humor of it, Jessie nodded and smirked, "Yep. That's just how caring I am; her boyfriend."
The brunette decided to move things along and clapped her hands eagerly. "Okay, why don't we get to skating! Jessie is a wonderful skater, you know."
He shrugged off her compliment and added, "I'm not that good. Skating just runs in my family's blood, I guess."
"Good, because I'm going to need all the help I can get," Kurt added as he tied his skates. Standing up, he toppled over a nearby chair with wobbly legs.
The Latina laughed as she tied Brittany's shoes. "There you go, Petunia!"
"Finn, are you coming?" From his seat, the Walmart employee shook his head.
"I'm good, Rach," he said softly. "I think it's best for me, and everyone else, that I stay here."
"Are you sure you won't be lonely? Or bored?"
"Babe, look around," he motioned around him before adding, "there's practically every possible game in this place. Instead of worrying about me, you should be worrying about your little broadway friend spilling our secret over there." They glanced at the rink where he was already exchanging an animated conversation with Kurt and Mercedes. "Plus, I'm not entirely alone. I've got Artie, who I can't seem to find right now." He frowned as he scanned over the area.
"Oh, he's playing Pacman."
"Oh."
"I'm fine." Taking a chance, she took one of his hands in hers and pouted.
"Are you sure?"
He mocked her expression and said, "Yes I'm sure." She grinned softly, rolling her eyes. "Now go skate, soldier."
She sighed softly and said, "Okay," before retreating back to the rink with ease. Finn watched her retreating form in awe.
"How does she do that..." Finn muttered to himself.
"Die, blue ghost, die!" Artie chanted rather loudly as he moved the game nozzle to the left quite roughly. From behind him, a crowd of people gathered around as they watched him try to make the high score on Pacman, one that hasn't been beat since 1983.
From right beside him, Finn gaped at the game in awe. "Dude, you have just two dot-thingies left before you win."
"Thanks captain obvious," he muttered, his gaze on the screen never wavering. "If I can just get this last dot..." And just like he said, a minute later, a light on the screen flashed, the words 'high score' filling the small area. The small crowd of geeks cheered from behind him. Slowly, Artie turned his wheelchair around, his chest puffed out confidently.
"And that, ladies and gentleman, is how you make a new record. Now if you would follow me, I would love to show you how I strategize my techniques on that Tetris game over there." As he wheeled in the direction of the arcade game, the small group of teenagers followed behind eagerly. Finn grinned, taking a sip of his sofa before glancing back at the rink.
He smiled at what he saw before him. Brittany and Santana were skating around the rink, hand in hand while Puck was leaning against the wall near them, texting someone with a serious look on his face. Mercedes and Sam were locked in their own little world, playing a little game of tag as they chased each other on the wooden floor. Jessie and Kurt seemed to be in a heated conversation which looked like a debate about some Broadway show or whatever, Tina and Rachel laughing at the scene as they skated lightly on their feet.
As soon as his eyes landed on the petite silhouette of his girlfriend, it was hard to take them off. He examined every movement of her hips, every soft glide her legs as she made herself at home on the wooden floor. With her highlighter pink t-shirt and white skirt, she stood out perfectly under the black lights. He watched as she twirled a little with Tina, a loud laugh escaping her lips as she threw her head back, the apple of her cheeks rosy red.
She was adorable.
And here he was, drowning himself in coke and stale nachos, all for a girl he's already so in deep with.
After a while of admiring her, Finn caught Rachel's eye and watched as she beamed at him before waving. Waving back, he smiled and chuckled as she happily mouthed to the song playing from the speakers which was 'tainted love' by soft cell. The brunette looked so happy where she was now, despite being behind this lie, and he wouldn't change a thing. As long as he gets see her smile everyday.
But she's also not fooling him.
See, he knows his best friend. She may be able to sell the whole, "you don't have to skate" bull crap to anyone else, but she's not fooling him, not with the way she's longingly glancing at him from time to time.
With a defeated sigh, he stood up slowly and made his way to the skate rental booth.
Have you ever experienced a moment in your life where you realized you've made a mistake? A mistake that will most likely end with you physically hurt? Yeah that's him right now.
It started as soon as he rolled onto the rink-well, more like tripped onto the rink. He grasped at the wall for dear life and clung to it for the duration of ten to twenty minutes before making his way to his friends. He could already see his girlfriend turn around and he watched as she beamed before using her hands in a "come hither" motion.
Putting a finger up to signal that he'll be there soon, he frowned down at his shoes before making a move.
The people greeter's legs were wobbly at first, him muttering soft apologies to the people passing him, but as soon as he regained his balance again, he grinned in triumph as he continued at a faster pace. He must've became a little too cocky because before he knew it, the once great view of the other people before him became one of a wooden floor now very close to his face.
Finn let out a groan as soon as he hit the ground, hissing at the sharp pain coming from one of his knees. Why the hell was such a fun looking activity so hard and painful? He doesn't remember it being this hard when he ice skated. After about three tumbles, two trips, and one weird twist of his ankle, he was finally able to meet up with his friends.
He blushed when he saw Rachel roll towards him, a hand covering her mouth to suppress her very loud giggles. Rolling his eyes playfully and said, "Ha, ha, very funny. Laugh at the klutz, why don't you?"
She took a deep breath, saying, "I'm not laughing at you. It-It was just sweet that you made such a sacrifice to come join me."
He shrugged it off and glanced at Jessie. "Well, I could see from afar that your little "bae for the day" is chatting it up with Kurt, so I decided to come in and give you some company." She smiled warmly at him, grabbing his hand in hers and squeezing it.
"Thank you," she said softly, biting her lip. He gave her a lopsided grin. Boy does he want to kiss her right now...
But he just settled with squeezing her hand back with a nod back as a "you're welcome".
Unfortunately, when it was time to-you know, actually move, let's just say his coordination and balance wasn't as welcoming.
It started when he wanted to get to Puck.
Wham!
Then when he tried to go slow...
Wham!
Keeping up to his friends most definitely didn't work.
Wham!
He actually never knew he could trip on his own feet, but just when he doubted himself...
Wham!
A never ending cycle of picking himself back up off the floor and dusting himself off. There was even a moment where he just sat on the ground helplessly. But when he did finally get up...
He was actually skating!
And skating...
And skate-wait, how do you stop this thing?!
Bam! Crash!
With a groan, Finn pulled his head away from the wall of the rink, hissing in pain as a few twelve year old girls behind him giggled as they passed. Little punks.
It wasn't until two minutes of whimpering on the floor he felt something wet drip out of his nose.
Great. Just what he needed.
"Shit..." he muttered as he instantly grabbed at his nose. With slow movements he was able to get up after deciding to take the deadly skates off his feet completely. Limping back to his seat, he sighed, grabbing a nearby napkin to fill each nostril. Of course this caught the attention of his best friend from afar and she rushed over as fast as she could with the skates and touched he cheek gently.
"Oh Finn..." she muttered, examining his nose. "This is all my fault-"
"No it isn't," he told her softly. "I should've never thought that skating on wood was going to be any different than skating on ice."
She pouted regardless. "I'm sorry. Do you want me to make up for it when we get home?" Gosh, he loves it when she says, "we".
But he sighs instead, "No baby, I'll be okay. It doesn't feel broken, and the bleeding stopped so I probably just need ice or something later."
She smirked at him. "Are you sure you don't want to have your alone time now? We can just call this whole thing a night and we can go home-"
"No, you've been planning this whole thing for like, a lifetime. I don't want you to miss a moment of it. I actually think Jessie's getting along with them." He gazed into her chocolate orbs with a small grin. "Go back and have fun. Please, Rach?"
She nodded slowly, and said, "Fine. But the offer still stands." He laughed when she winked at him before placing a soft peck on his cheek.
As he watched her leave, a hand on his shoulder caught his attention and he frowned as the Jessie gave him a small ziplock bag of ice.
"Thanks..." he muttered, taking it reluctantly. Jessie smiled and took a seat next to him. A minute of silence passed before he spoke again.
"That was quite a show you did up there."
Finn scoffed and looked down at his lap dejectedly. "I'm glad you were entertained."
He chuckled. "Oh, I was. Especially when you had that face to face conversation with the wall over there. Now that was hilarious!" He laughed but stopped at the glare that was sent his way in response.
Another awkward moment of silence passed as both guys stared at the brunette, both smiling softly at the way she did some skating tricks with Mercedes.
"You know she adores you, right?" Taken aback, Finn looked at him in surprise. His blue eyes locked with his.
"Like, she really adores you." Pulling the ice pack from his face, Finn nodded slowly.
"Well, I like her too...like that."
"I just wanted to let you know that. I know you were dragged into this just as fast as I was. Any normal guy would probably go insane with the amount of things you're keeping. But you seem different," he said with a smile. "You must really love her."
Finn's answer was almost automatic, "Well, she's my best friend. She's been with me through thick and thin and we've barely known each other for a year. She's...she's just so special to me and I don't know what I would do without her." They both gazed at the brunette from afar. "If lying for a bit about our relationship will keep her happy, I'll do it. Hell, I'd do it forever if I'd have to." Finn chuckled to himself before shaking his head. "I don't think that means that I love her, but..." he grew silent all of a sudden and sat there with wide eyes, suddenly stiff.
Holy shit.
He must've said that out loud because the blue eyed Broadway fanatic laughed at him, patting him on the back.
He loves her.
"I just wanted to come to you and clear the air. I already have a girlfriend so don't worry about me stealing Rachel from you at some nonsense like that. She's just a little too intense for me," Jessie continued, chuckling.
Finn remained wide eyed, staring straight ahead while completely silent.
Jessie nodded slowly and patted him on the back awkwardly. "Okay then." With that he stood up and left, leaving the giant with this overriding thoughts.
He loves her.
"I woke up this morning and decided to swallow the sun." Sam smiled as the whole table erupted in laughter.
Well- almost everyone.
Santana rose her hand and frowned at the blonde janitor. "I'm sorry, who was that supposed to be?"
Sam gaped at her. "James Earl Jones?"
From his seat, Artie gasped. "You seriously don't know who James Earl Jones is? God woman, have you been living under a rock?!"
She shrugged and said, "Might as well. I live in a small studio apartment in Harlem with a roommate I met on Craigslist."
"She only has channel two news and Univision Spanish tv," Brittany added.
"See? You can't blame me."
From across from her, Finn frowned and looked around him. "Hey, where's Puck? I'm just wondering because it's been awhile since he's done something disturbing like burp really loudly or flirt with the employees here."
"By the way, does he act like at all the time?" Jessie asked suddenly.
"Yes," responded everyone in unison.
"I just don't understand how someone could move from one girl to the next so fast," Mercedes said.
"Maybe he's just looking for the right one," the Jessie said, looking down at Rachel before pulling her closer to him. With a fake sincere smile, she cuddled closer to him. Sensing her discomfort, Finn soothingly rubbed her leg under the table next to her.
"I think he's already found 'the one'," Finn said, air quoting the phrase.
Kurt rose an eyebrow. "Really? Who?"
Suddenly, a winded Quinn and Puck rushed to their table, the blond holding a Manila folder in her hand.
"Guys, we have something to tell you," Puck said calmly.
Santana scowled, "Wait, why is she here? The last time I checked, this is a place for non-psychopaths-"
"Santana would you just shut up for one fucking moment? This is important."
"What could possibly be more important?" Questioned Mercedes from her seat. "It's very clear how Quinn feels about us-"
"I know you guys are angry with me," Quinn interrupted. "I know; I haven't treated you guys the best, especially you, Rachel." Her eyes were filled with remorse as she glanced at the brunette. "And I'm sorry. I've hurt a lot of you and I know it's going to take some time for you all to forgive me, but I'm hoping I can get back into your good graces."
"And why should we do that?" Kurt asked with a raised eyebrow. "You're obviously having the time of your life working with Sue-"
"Guys, come on," Finn piped in. "Let's just listen to what she has to say." With a grateful smile, Quinn nodded at him.
"I know you guys may think things are better over there but it's not."
"Guys, there is some fucked up shit going on at Sue's," Puck said. "She's turning all of the girls into...objects, and the things she's making her employees do to gain money and recognition is sick. Opening the Manila envelope, he pulled out a few sheets of paper before handing it to Sam to pass it around.
"Sue is making us sell our body's for profit. Right now she's having us do a photo shoot for a Sue's kids fitness calendar that's literally a playboy magazine. The papers you are seeing right now are ones from the scientists at Penn state where I had them dissect Sue's new master cleanse product," Quinn said.
Tina gaped at the paper in horror, "Placenta and ipecac? Alcohol? This is terrible!"
"And they've also got lemon, yuck!" Brittany grimaced before passing it over.
"And that's not all," Puck said. "We've met up with some old friends of mine who've worked with Sue and they have files and files of cases that should've gotten her arrested. Drug trafficking, prostitution, it's all in these documents."
"Why are you showing us this?" Mike asked.
"We have information that can bring Sue down. All of the torture and pains she's put us and other people through is not fair. And if we were to show this to the judges, she'd finally get what she deserves," Quinn explained.
Jessie decided to speak up,"But what about a lawyer? You guys have to have a professional who handles cases like these to actually win. I mean, to get away with all of this, Sue must be very powerful." Quinn frowned at him.
"I'm sorry, who are you?"
Chuckling he said, "Sorry, I'm Jessie St. James. Rachel's boyfriend."
Slightly lost, she nodded slowly. "Okay?"
"We have a lawyer already, and witnesses. We even have a petition right here from current and past employees who want her locked up." Puck passed out many copies of the lists of names.
"Guys, this could actually work," Finn piped in, scanning the files. "With the amount of violations she's made, she could be held for up to twenty years." He looked up from the paper to find everyone staring at him. "What?" He said, blushing.
"Why are you suddenly interested in this, Quinn? What makes you think we could trust you?" Mercedes asked.
"I'm quitting my job," she answered firmly. "I don't want to be Sue's little doll anymore. I want to be free."
It was Rachel's time to speak, "Why not quit now?"
"She's staying there for a few weeks to get enough evidence for the cases."
"Which turns out to be really difficult because of how confidential she is about things," the blonde beauty explained.
"We just wanted to let you guys know, and see if we have your support," said Puck. "We really want to take Sue down once and for all."
"Well, I'm in. It's about time we set the bitch straight," Santana said bluntly. Soon one by one, more people agreed with the idea and the couple soon went on to elaborate about the process.
As Finn was listening to his friends, a nudge at his side caught his attention. Rachel cut her eye at him before discretely sliding a napkin towards him. With a frown he looked down at it before smirking at what he found.
Meet me at the bathroom
He watched as she slowly stood up from the table, softly excusing herself before walking towards the hall with the bathrooms, sending him a wink for good measure. With blush rushing to his cheeks, Finn sat there and pretended to look interested for five minutes before heading in the same direction. But before he could even grab the bathroom knob, he was yanked by his arm into the closet next to him.
"What the-" a familiar giggle could be heard in the darkness and Finn grinned before turning a. Darby switch on.
"Surprise!" She smiled so adorably at him before leaning up and kissing him on the lips, avoiding his still throbbing nose.
"You sneaky little..." he reached over to tickle her sides as she laughed louder.
"Shhh..." he put a finger to his lips before leaning down and kissing her again. He felt her wrap her arms around his neck, pulling him closer before standing on her tippy-toes. By accident her nose bumped with his, causing a wave a pain to shoot through his whole nose. With a grimace he pulled back and hissed quietly.
"Oh Finn, I'm so sorry. It's my stupid nose. It's always in the way," she looked at him with sorry eyes before pouting.
Finn grinned. Can she get any cuter?
"Stop doing that," he said softly.
"Doing what?"
"Talking down about yourself. Your nose is beautiful." He tapped her nose with his finger affectionately for good measure. He watched as she blushed and looked down at the ground.
"Thank you," she whispered.
"You don't have to thank me. It's my job." With a beaming smile, she wrapped her arms around him in a hug before lifting her head and pressing her lips to his gently. Sighing, Finn depended the kiss, ignoring the pain in his nose as they got closer to each other. After about two minutes of making out, he pulled his head back slightly, his lips still on hers.
"Baby?" He murmured against her lips.
"Hmm?"
"They're probably looking for us." With a sigh, she stepped back from him and sighed.
"Okay." Rachel kissed his cheek softly before leaving the closet reluctantly, him following after five minutes.
Finn sighed defeatedly as he saw Jessie immediately take her hand in his and watched as everyone started packing up to leave.
From the exit doors of the rink, Rachel blushed under Jessie's knowing smirk.
"I don't want to hear it."
"Oh you won't," he responded, chuckling. "I'm just glad you got to do it." Rolling her eyes at his laughter, she looked back at Finn before following her 'boyfriend' outside.
Finn sighed as he walked out alone from behind them.
What a day.
There you guys go! There's my Christmas present. This took me three months to complete and I have to say I am really sorry. But be prepared to see more soon! Love you guys!
~Vikki3775
