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*Rachel's POV*
Our Glee-less summer was off to a truly fantastic start. Finn has been the most romantic boyfriend ever. Taking me to see movies, picnic's in the park, dinner at his house or breadstix (Sure it's not that romantic but he's been making me so happy, he deserves a night or two at his favourite restaurant!). It was just great. Though members of the glee club seemed to pop up wherever we went…
When we went to the movies, we saw Sam and Mercedes on a date. They looked like they wanted to say something but Finn and I ignored them and walked swiftly past them.
When we had a picnic in the park, Noah and Quinn walked by together. They waved but we didn't respond.
When we had dinner at Breadstix the whole group of them were there, Santana, Brittany, Quinn, Noah, Artie, Mike, Tina, Sam, Mercedes, Kurt and Blaine. They looked at Finn and I a lot but we ignored them. We felt the tension the minute they walked in…
"Oh no, look who just walked in." I said to Finn, tilting my head to gesture towards the door. He looked over and rolled his eyes.
"Will we ever be rid of them?" He asked.
"Lima's a seemingly small town, Finn. I doubt it." I said, sighing and resting my head on shoulder, We were in a booth so the club couldn't see us completely from their table but they did see us when they came in. Some looked over, regret clear in their eyes and some waved, hoping for a response but we refused to give them anything.
"Lets just forget they're there okay?" Finn said, kissing my hair. When I turned my head towards him, he kissed the tip of my nose causing my squeal and giggle. Out of the corner of my eye I saw their entire table turn to look at us. I wanted to know what they were thinking. Were they regretting everything? Would looking at how happy we were without them make them upset? I shook it off and kissed Finn's nose.
"Finn, we're like one of those couples from a cheesy romcom!" I said, laughing.
"No way babe, we are better than them!" He said, laughing too. I leaned against him and sighed. He took my hand in his and played with the ring he bought me on ring finger. I smiled and kissed his cheek. When I glanced back over at the glee club table, I caught Blaine's eye. He smiled and then turned his head to Kurt. I didn't have an issue with Blaine, he's a warbler and very nice guy at that. I'm sure he'll eventually move to McKinley, Santana will probably end up screaming at Kurt because of dating the competition. Ugh.
When I had dinner at Finn's house, I had been hanging out there beforehand and it was a beautiful day so Finn led me outside and twirled me around as we walked off the patio making my pale pink sundress spin and my hair fly all over. I hit his arm playfully and he laughed.
"You messed up my hair!" I said, giggling.
"Oh, boohoo! You still look beautiful with it messed up!" He said before ruffling my hair with his hand.
"FINN!" I said, hitting him. He grabbed me around the waist and picked me up, throwing me over his shoulder. "Put me down right now, mister!" I said, hitting his back repeatedly. Suddenly he threw me and I landed on a hammock, laughing hysterically. Burt put in the hammock a few weeks ago and it was sturdy enough to hold about five people. Finn sat on the hammock and rolled on top of me. "You'll end up turning this hammock upside down if you're not careful, Finny!" I said, kissing him.
"It doesn't matter, if you fall I'll catch you!" He said, kissing me again. He got off me and lay beside me, taking his ipod from his pocket and putting it on the ipod docking station he'd brought out here before we came out. He went through it and put on a play list he made for us with songs we've sang together or to each other and just songs we both love. He even had some Broadway soundtracks! The first song he put on was Faithfully. I sighed, completely content and happy. I rested my head on his chest and closed my eyes while Finn had one arm around me and his other was stroking my hair. If only I could freeze this moment. We stayed like this for an hour, songs playing, me on Finn's chest and him holding me. It was great until we were interrupted.
"Uh, Finn, dinner's ready." Kurt said, standing awkwardly as I lift my head to look at him. He turned and walked inside without another word. I shook my head and sat up.
"Damn, I don't want to move from here. I just want to stay in this hammock with my girl!" He said, pulling me back on top of him and kissing me softly. I smiled and pushed myself up again.
"Sweetie, we have to go inside." I said softly. He sighed and got off the hammock then reached for me and lifted me off. He threw his arm around my shoulder as we walked inside.
"Did you two have a nice time out there?" Carole asked, smirking. She must've seen us from the kitchen window. I blushed and turned to Finn.
"Mom, we know you saw us."
"I can't help it, you two are too cute!" She said, grinning before grabbing plates and taking them to the table. I laughed and squeezed Finn's hand.
"Carole, would you like any help?" I asked.
"Not at all dear, you just take a seat and relax!" She said gesturing for us to leave the kitchen for the dining room. Finn led the way and pulled out a seat at the table for me where Burt and Kurt sat. I sat on the seat and Finn sat next to me.
"Thanks baby." I said, kissing his cheek for being such a gentleman.
"Anytime, beautiful." He replied, causing me to blush.
"So, you two lovebirds got anything planned for this summer?" Burt asked.
"Not really, we're just kind of going with it. Though, Finn is doing an amazing job of organising our dates." I said, looking at Finn who shrugged.
"I just want to treat my girl to everything she deserves." He said, staring into my eyes. We heard a very loud 'Aww!' from Carole in the kitchen and laughed. She came out place plates in front of us and she touched Finn's shoulder.
"Who knew my boy was such a romantic? Oh Rachel, tell me where he's taken you, he always refuses to tell me!" Carole said, sitting next to Burt. I smiled and looked at Finn again. He shrugged.
"He's taken me to see movies of my choice, romantic picnics in the park and dinner at breadstix and just now, we were on the hammock and he played songs we've sang together and ones we both love while we relaxed." I said, smiling proudly.
"Oh! My Finn, I raised you well honey!" She said, placing her hand over her heart. She looked down for a second and noticed something. "Rachel, that ring you have on is so pretty! Who gave it to you?" Carole asked. I looked at Finn again, I thought he would've told her about buying it for me. It must have slipped his mind.
"Uh well, Finn did when we were in New York. He took me to Central Park and Sardi's for dinner and gave me this ring from Tiffany's. It's a promise ring and he even had it engraved." I said sliding it gently off my finger to show her. She gasped and looked at it carefully and handed it back to me.
"Finn, how come you didn't tell me. This…this is the sweetest thing I've ever heard and this ring is so beautiful. Oh gosh, I'm getting emotional!" She said, touching her eye gently to hold back tears. "You're not my little boy anymore Finn, you're a man. A very sweet, romantic man. I'm so proud." Carole said. I looked at Finn who was blushing and looked embarrassed.
"Mom!" He said.
"Oh I'm sorry for embarrassing you darling but I can't help it. I never knew how serious you two were!" Carole said, I smiled at her and then at Finn. I noticed Finn looking at Burt desperately.
"Carole, you're embarrassing the two of them." Burt said, patting her hand.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so happy for them! Excuse me, I'm just going to run to the bathroom to freshen up again!" Carole said before leaving.
"Should I go check on her?" I asked.
"Nah, she'll be fine in a minute. So what's going on with you two?" Burt asked pointing to me and Kurt. "You used to be almost joined at the hip." After he said this, an awkward silence fell upon the table. I glanced at Kurt and noticed he'd been looking at Finn and I but looked away when I looked at him. Burt and Carole knew about the kissing scene at Nationals but Finn told me he didn't want to tell them about our falling out.
"Things change." Finn said, squeezing my hand gently.
"Still, you only have a year left of high school before graduating. You should be with friends instead of losing them." Burt said.
"Yes but you know how high school works, relationships change like clockwork. Like one minute you can be best friends with someone and the next, because of a slip, said best friend can turn on you along with all your other so called friends making you reconsider the fact that those people who said they were your friends were just pretending.' I said, rambling on without realizing it, looking directly at Kurt.
"Rachel listen please-" Kurt started.
"I don't want to hear it, Kurt. Please excuse me." I said, getting up and leaving the room and going to the upstairs bathroom that I knew Carole hadn't gone to. I just needed to get away from Kurt.
"Rach? Babe, open up please." Finn said, knocking at the door. I opened it and ran straight into his arms. He wound his arms around me and rubbed my back softly.
"I'm sorry for running out like that and that little outburst. I just ruined dinner." I said against his chest.
"You didn't ruin dinner, Rach." He said, taking me from the bathroom to his room and we sat on the bed with me in his arms.
"I hate seeing them everywhere. Everywhere I look, it feels like a glee club member pops up out of nowhere. Every time I see one, I'm reminded of their hatred, their betrayal and everything else! I'm trying to be strong but I can't take it." I said, burying my head against him.
"There's not much we can do Rach, I live with one and as you said last week, Lima's a small town." He said, stroking my hair.
"Can we maybe just hang out at my house a bit more?" I asked.
"Anything for you." Finn replied, kissing my hair.
"I love you so much, Finn."
"I love you more." I doubt that's possible but hearing him say that made my heart skip a beat.
"I don't think that's possible." I replied, looking up at him and kissing him lightly on the lips.
"Have you seen how big I am Rach, I can hold a lot more love than you!" He said, a teasing a smile on his face. He was clearly aiming to make me laugh and he succeeded. What would I do without him?
A week later we were at my house, curled up on my bed watching movies. Doing this was becoming routine for us while my dads were out at work. Well it would start with watching a movie then it would escalate to the movie playing in the background while we made out. Today though, I felt different.
I was kissing Finn with all I had. His lips moved from my lips to my neck, we stayed like that for a few moments before I brought his face back up to mine. We made out again and without thinking, my hands moved under his shirt and slid it up to take it off, which he did. I let my hands trail his chest and down his stomach, admiring his six pack. Damn, he must be working out a lot more than usual. He shivered slightly at my touch and went back to kissing me, his hands now going under my shirt and caressing the bare skin of my stomach. And again, without thinking, I lifted my shirt over my head, threw it somewhere and went back to kissing him as passionately as I could. It was when Finn started pulling away that I stopped.
"What's the matter?" I asked, breathing deeply from all the kissing.
"Don't you think we're going a bit far?" He said, with a careful look on his face, probably hoping he wasn't offending me. It finally dawned on my how far we'd went, with us both shirtless. If he hadn't stopped me, we probably would've gone all the way. We sat up and I took his hands.
"You're right. I'm sorry, it's just that when we're kissing I forget everything but I-I do want to make love to you Finn." I said. His eyes lit up and he smiled.
"And I want to make love to you too Rach, but just not now. I want it to be perfect for you." He said softly.
"Any moment with you Finn is perfect."
"Maybe but I want it to be special. My mom and Burt are going to be out of town next weekend and I'm sure I can get Kurt out of the house, you can tell your dads that you made up with one of the girls and you're staying over at their house and then we can just have a nice evening, just me and you. I'll even attempt to make you dinner." Finn said.
"It's a date." I said, kissing him softly. "Just be careful when you're making dinner babe, we don't want another almost-fire."
"That was one time and it was really your fault for distracting me!" He said defensively.
"How was it my fault?" I asked.
"You were standing there in the kitchen looking smoking hot and I couldn't concentrate!" He said. I giggled.
"Well then I'm ever so sorry sweetie, this time make it before I get so there'll be no distractions." I said, kissing his cheek before sliding off the bed to retrieve my top and putting it back on. He frowned at that and I smiled. "You can see it all again next week, Finn." He perked up at that.
"I love you, baby." He said, jumping up and wrapping his arms around me. I placed my hands on his bare chest and pecked his lips.
"I love you too. Also, you can just keep your shirt off if you'd like. Maybe permanently off." I said, smiling sheepishly.
"As you wish." He said before scooping me up into his arms and throwing me onto my bed and causing me to burst into a fit of laughter. I love him so much.
*Finn's POV*
A few days later my mom and Burt were both out at some dinner thing so I figured now would be a better time than any to talk to Kurt and ask him to get out of the house on Friday night.
I knocked on his door and wait till I heard him say come in before walking in, it's pretty dangerous to walk into Kurt's room without asking first. I walked in on him dancing to once, that can never be erased from memory.
"Hey man, can you do me a favour?" I asked, sitting on his bed, looking at him as he sat at his mirror. He looked confused, probably because this is the first time I've spoken to him directly since New York.
"Uh, yes of course." He said.
"Um, can you maybe stay over at one of the girls or Blaine's house on Friday night? Mom and Burt are going out of town and I want to have Rachel over for dinner." I said, stopping quickly but Kurt was smart and caught on immediately.
"Oh my God! Are you two going to do it?" He asked, turning around to me fully in surprise.
"I really don't think that's any of your business, Kurt." I said. I don't want any intimate details of my relationship to be broadcasted by my brother and he shouldn't expect me to go into details anyway, I'm still not on good terms with him after what happened in New York.
"Oh my God, you are! Have you two done it before? Is Rachel still a virgin? Are you-" Kurt said, excitedly.
"Kurt, stop! I'm not telling you anything, I'm just asking you for a favour." I said, seriously.
"Okay, I'll stay over at Mercedes' house. Does my doing this favour mean I'm forgiven from the whole Nationals debacle?" He asked.
"No, it'll be long time before you or anyone else from glee club will be forgiven." I said as I got up and walked to the door.
"I understand but I am very sorry for anything I said Finn, I never meant any of it." Kurt said softly. I nodded, not having anything to say and left the room. Even if I do forgive them eventually, I'll never forget the harsh things they yelled at Rachel and I. I don't really care what they said to me, more so of what they said to her. I won't let anyone hurt her, ever.
*Rachel's POV*
A few days later I found myself at the local mall alone. Finn was busy helping Burt at the garage so I thought I should shop for a new outfit for Friday night. I walked for a bit, looking in the odd clothing store here and there, finding nothing even remotely nice. Lima sometimes had the worst stores. The next store I went into however was different. I found three dresses I thought were pretty. One black strappy dress, one light pink flared dress and one red halter dress. I decided to round the store one more time before trying them all on and, of course, the glee club girls and Kurt came into the store. I sighed and tried to ignore them, keeping myself busy by looking at the different prints and styles when I felt someone at the same rack of clothes, I looked up and found myself staring at Santana.
"Hey Berry, fancy seeing you here." She said, smiling slightly. I decided it best to just roll my eyes and walk off to the changing rooms. I knew Santana would be offended by my ignoring her but I didn't care. I tried on the black dress first, twisting and turning the changing room, looking from different angles. It was nice but not really me. Honestly, I wasn't looking for a dress that was me. I was going to lose my virginity to the man I love and I wanted to look and feel hot while doing so. I tried on the pale pink dress and decided I'd have a better look in the bigger mirrors just outside my changing room. I went outside and looked in the mirror. It was pretty but not gorgeous.
"That's really pretty, Rachel." Tina said, walking into a changing room and smiling at me. I nodded, acknowledging her and turned my head. I went back into my room and changed into the red dress and looked into the outside mirror. This was it. It was a halter-style top, fitting in at the waste and then flaring out at the end. It was gorgeous.
"You look hot, Rachel!" Brittany said, entering the changing rooms. Truthfully, I didn't have an issue with Brittany. She was so innocent and childlike, it was hard to be mad at someone like her. Sure she had her moments where she was totally mature but most of the time she reminded me of a six year old. Plus, she was one of the only people who didn't yell or hold me responsible for the outcome at Nationals and she looked so upset when Finn and I quit glee club.
"Thank you, Brittany." I said, giving her a small smile. She hung the clothes she was about to try on in her changing room and walked over to me.
"What's the special occasion?" She asked.
"Just a date with Finn, no big deal." I said, I didn't want to tell her because then she'd tell Santana. Although, Finn told me that Kurt had figured it out when he asked him to get out of the house Friday night. At first I was a little mad but not at Finn, there was no way Kurt wouldn't have guessed like that when Finn asked for the favour.
"Well he'll love it."
"Thank you Britt."
"Rachel, can I say something?" Brittany asked quietly.
"Uh, sure."
"I miss having you around, we all do. Are you sure this is the right thing to do? I mean the whole quitting glee thing." She asked, with a sad look on her face.
"Yes I'm sure. I'm sorry if I hurt anyone with my decision but it's what's best for me Brittany. I'm not going to stay somewhere where I'm not wanted, I won't be slandered by the people in there anymore, and quite frankly, I'm a lot happier now." I admitted. Brittany nodded but the her eyes still had a sadness to them.
"I understand, Rachel. I know I wouldn't like it if I were in your shoes, which are very pretty." Brittany said, looking down at my shoes. I smiled, her childish innocence was sweet but right now she seemed like a whole different girl. "Just so you know Rach, I'm mad at them, all of them, for what they said to you. They all regret it now."
"Even Santana?" I asked. She hesitated and looking away.
"She hasn't really said anything about it but I can tell she does. You know her, she doesn't like showing that much emotion and she's going to make you think she doesn't care but she does. Over the last couple months, you helped her become a better person. Anything she says to you now that's mean, it's just an act."
"Well regardless of whether it's an act or not, I'd rather not involve myself in any more petty high school drama. It was really nice talking to you Brittany but I have to change and go." I said, feeling as if I said more I'd have an emotional break. No, stop it Rachel! These people are nothing to you anymore, forget them! Except Brittany though, she's the only good one.
"Well it was awesome seeing you Rach," She said, hugging me gently. "Bye!" She said before leaving. I sighed and went back into my changing room.
After I changed, I purchased the dress and went to a few stores before deciding, if Finn and I are going to make love, I at least want to look good. I went to the nearest Victoria's Secret and searched for some classy underwear, I don't want to look too slutty. I was looking around when I heard someone approach me and a familiar voice spoke up.
"Buying some undies for the big loss of your v-card, huh Berry?" Santana said, using that stupid little snide smirk of hers. I rolled my eyes and glared at her.
"As if that is any of your business Santana. Now can you please stop harassing me before I call the police stating I have a stalker following me from store to store?" I said.
"Oh please, don't flatter yourself. You're not the only girl in the world allowed to shop you know! I just though since I know you're planning on losing the big V on Friday night that I would tell you about my first time with Hudson." If she was trying to piss me off, it was working.
"Who told you about Friday night?" I asked.
"Porcelain told Mercedes, who told Tina, who told Britts, who told me." She replied. I rolled my eyes. I knew Kurt would be a source. "Does it really matter? You're losing your virginity to Hudson of all people. He is terrible in bed, really it was like having a whale on top of me. If I were you, I wouldn't bother."
"Oh shut up Santana! Do you really think I care about the lies you are spewing and the insults? Maybe it's time you grew up and started acting like an adult! I am so happy without you and the glee club and maybe that angers you but you know what, I don't care." I said.
"You know that happiness is going to end at some stage Rachel and when it does, I refuse to be the one to pick up the pieces when you come running back." Santana said, snidely.
"Trust me Santana, you are the last person I would ever go running to." I said before storming out of the store without looking back.
*Finn's POV*
I was working my afternoon shift at Burt's shop and missed Rachel like crazy. God, I've turned into such a girl but I don't care. I wish I'd gone to the mall with her instead of being here but I guess if I want money to treat her to things I gotta work!
I was working on a car when Rachel stormed in. I heart the door shut and looked up to find her walking over to me. She didn't look happy at all.
"You know I'm completely against violence but sometimes I just want to punch Santana Lopez right in her stupid, smirking face!" She said.
This kind of comment from her was not normal, of course Santana would be behind it. "What happened?"
"I was shopping and bumped into the girls from glee then I went into Vict- uh, a clothing store and who did I see? Her! And then she started going on about my loss of my v-card and made stupid remarks about you and then went onto to say when our happiness falls to pieces to not come crying to her and- ugh! She is such a-a child!" She said quickly, I'm pretty sure she was about to say 'bitch', it would've been weird to hear since Rachel never curses!
"Okay Rach, breathe. You know Santana is just trying to provoke you, you just need to ignore her." I said, wiping my hands clean of the oil.
"It's hard to ignore someone who you see almost everywhere!" She exclaimed. I looked down at my jumpsuit to find it surprisingly clean and pulled her in for a hug.
"Babe, calm down. Like I said, she's just trying to touch a nerve. Santana- she can be a bitch but you have to try to ignore her." I said, feeling her arms wind around me.
"Language, Finn Hudson." Rachel murmured quietly against my chest. I chuckled softly and stroked her hair.
"You'll be okay, babe. Don't let her get to you, it's what she wants and we don't want to give her that satisfaction right?" I said, trying to comfort her. "Forget her. Forget the entire glee club. We don't need them when we have each other."
Rachel nodded and took a deep breath. "You're right. Thank you, Finn." She whispered, hugging herself closer to me before pulling away and kissing me. I ran my fingers through her hair and kissed her deeper.
"No making out the shop." I heard Burt shout from doorway of his office.
We pulled away and Rachel giggled, blushing. She raised her hand and waved. "Hey Burt, I'm sorry for distracting him from his work, I should get going." Rachel said, pulling away from me completely. I immediately missed her touch.
Burt shook his head and spoke. "It's fine Rachel, it's almost time for his lunch break anyway. You two go." He said, waving us off before turning and going back inside his office.
I laughed and excused myself to take off my jumpsuit. When I was ready, she grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the shop, going on about the dress she bought for Friday. Though I hate talking about clothes, I let her go on, just to hear her being herself again was enough to make me happy.
*Rachel's POV*
Friday came faster than I thought it would have. To say I was nervous was an understatement. So many thoughts were running through my head and they were scaring me. All these 'what if's'. I looked at the clock and decided to start getting ready. I'd told my dads that I made up with Mercedes and was staying the night at hers, they were going out for dinner themselves and left before me. I was glad to be left alone for a while, I need time to attempt to mentally prepare myself. I dressed in my dress and heels and sat for a moment on my bed, breathing deeply.
To follow with our plan before I had known my dads were going out, I was to drive myself to Finn's house. I grabbed a small overnight bag and shoved some necessities inside and got into my car. I arrived at the Hudson/Hummel house just on time at eight. I took yet another deep breath. I looked up and saw Finn come outside and open my door, holding out his hand for me. I grabbed it and got out, holding my bag in my other hand. He leaned down and kissed me gently before shutting my car door and walking me into the house, both of us completely silent.
He led me into the living and I smiled at the sight of picnic set up in front of the fireplace with the lighting dimmed and fire laminating the room. It was perfect.
I looked up at him and caught him look at me, gauging my reaction to the set up. "It's so perfect, Finn." He grinned.
"Everything needed to be perfect for my perfect girl. You look so beautiful by the way. You're the most beautiful girl I've ever laid eyes on, Rachel." Finn said, stroking my cheek with his free hand.
"I love you so much." I said quietly, gazing into his big eyes.
"I love you too. Are you hungry? I made some different vegan things, with the help of the internet."
I nodded and squeezed his hand. "You're great, you know that?"
"Well I must be doing something right if you're still here and not running for the hills just yet." Finn said, smiling sheepishly.
"You do everything right, Finn." I said, letting go of his hand and sitting on the blanket by the fire and gesturing for him to join me.
We ate the surprisingly delicious food Finn made, talked and laughed a lot. Once we were done and had cleaned up the picnic, we just sat in front of the fire, me in Finn's arms. We spoke quietly but eventually conversation faded. I turned in his arms and stared into his eyes. "I love you." I whispered.
"And I love you." He whispered back. I pressed my lips to his softly. His hand cupped my cheek and his other ran through my hair. It was so quiet, the only sound was coming from the crackling fire. He pulled away slightly but pressed his forehead against mine and whispered. "Are you sure you want to do this? We don't have to-" I pressed my lips to his to silence him and pulled away.
"I'm sure about you, Finn. I'm ready." I whispered, smiling as I kissed him again.
It was a truly perfect night.
Finchel fluff, we all love it don't we?
I am so, so sorry for the insane delay on this. I have no excuse. I can't promise that the next chapter will be out soon but just bare with me!
What have you all thought of the last few episodes? Yes/No floored me. As an insane Finchel fan, I was so happy. Finn's proposal was so perfect! I know they're so young but if Rachel says yes (have you all seen the set photos?), they're hardly going to get married immediately! I understand why some fans want her to say no though but I think the engagement will be amazing! Also, the truth about Finn's dad was so sad, I was tearing up! Cory did such an amazing job in that scene and Without You was so beautiful, way better than the original. I can't wait to see Rachel's answer and the finchel duet in 'Michael'. Have you guys heard the duet? It's so good! It's about time we had a finchel duet! Also, how amazing is Smooth Criminal? I adore the finchel duet but Naya and Grant owned this song! And who's excited to meet Rachel's dads? I know I am! I need that Valentine's Day episode asap!
Anyways, again I am so very sorry about the delay but I hope you guys liked this chapter anyways! Please review, they are what keeps me writing and posting (even if I post the chapters late, I will always post them! I would never abandon a story).
And if you haven't already, check out my Future Finchel One shot 'William McKinley's 10 Year Reunion' on my profile!
Thanks for reading :)