Rachel and Kate started having a fantastic sleepover. The Berrymen had come in and caught them in the middle of their food fight. They just looked on at what used to be a clean living room that was now covered in cookie batter and had two brunette teenagers wrestled together on the floor. Batter was stuck in their hair, all over their clothes, and they looked hilarious. Before getting angry, they were amused, and Leroy whipped out his camera and took a few photos. Rachel and Kate sheepishly untangled themselves from each other and stood up as they continued to snap photos.
"Daddy, before you say anything..." Rachel began.
"Not a word. Clean it up. We're going out to dinner. I want it clean when we get back. Have fun girls." And with that, Leroy and Hiram left without another word.
"This is gonna suck." Kate said as she pulled some batter out of her hair.
"Yes, this is not going to be particularly pleasant."
"We're gonna need help."
"I'll call Finn and Kurt, you call Santana."
"We're gonna force labor on our friends? They'll just make it worse."
"We can't do it all by ourselves by the time they get back!"
"Fine." Kate pulled her batter covered hair up into a ponytail and dug out her phone to text Santana. Rachel looked at the damage and couldn't help but pout. This was indeed going to suck.
Three hours later Rachel, Kate, Santana, Finn, Kurt, Mercedes, Brittany and Quinn were completely exhausted. The room was spotless, no batter anywhere, except for on the kids. Rachel and Kate still had batter in their hair and on their clothes from the food fight. Finn and Kurt were lounged on the couch with Rachel stuck between them. Mercedes was flopped over a chair, and Brittany, Quinn, Santana and Kate were all lying on the floor. Santana's arms hurt from scrubbing the walls but she reached over and pulled Kate into her anyway and hugged her to her body. Kate smiled as Santana placed a small kiss on her cheek.
"Aww." Kurt cooed from the couch.
"Cut. You." Was all Santana said without even looking up at him. Kate laughed into Santana's neck as Quinn reached over and tickled her. "Seriously Q?" Santana growled. "Paws off my girlfriend." Kate laughed and kissed Santana before rolling away to tickle Quinn back. Santana angrily – but not actually mad – reached over and tried to pull Kate back to her. Brittany happily helped Kate tickle Quinn much to everyone's amusement who wasn't on the floor. The front door opened and the Berrymen walked in to find Rachel, Kurt, Finn and Mercedes cheering on four girls tangled into each other laughing hysterically on the floor.
"You know what? I don't even want to know. The house is clean and everyone appears to be fully clothed." Hiram said before noticing Santana's hand sliding up under Kate's shirt. "Almost fully clothed." He said looking away. Kate shoved Santana's hand away quickly and sat up embarrassed. Hiram only laughed. "Thank you for helping them guys, but its late, and I still have two girls covered in cookie batter who need to get cleaned up. Is something burning?"
"The cookies!" Rachel yelled as she jumped up from the couch and ran into the kitchen.
"After all that, were gonna get paid in burnt cookies?" Finn whined.
"Crap." Mercedes groaned.
"Its probably a blessing in disguise." Kate told them. "They were vegan cookies, and Rach can't really cook all that well."
"I heard that!" Rachel yelled from the kitchen. Kate laughed and cuddled into Santana as the Berrymen walked upstairs telling them they had half an hour. Santana happily wrapped her arms back around Kate and glared at the ecstatic look on Kurt's face.
"What?" He mouthed. "You're adorable." Santana made the motion of dragging a knife across her throat and he just shook his head. Finn got up and followed Rachel into the kitchen.
"Hey, need any help?" He asked.
"They're burnt." Rachel moaned with a pout on her lips. Finn laughed and took a cookie from the sheet. Bravely, he bit into it and tried not to grimace. "Its okay, you don't have to eat it Finn." Gratefully, he spit it out. "Finn..." Rachel started as she made to throw the rest of the cookies out. "Do you remember what we talked about a while ago?"
"Umm...we talk about a lot of stuff Rach. And you talk really fast, so sometimes I don't get it all."
Rachel smiled. "About us, and next year."
"Oh." Finn rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah. I remember."
"Have you thought about it at all?" Rachel asked in a small voice.
"A little, you?" Rachel only nodded her head. "Rach, are we breaking up right now?"
"I don't know." Both teenagers were quiet. Finn just stood there watching Rachel dump the cookies and begin to scrub the cookie sheet. They heard giggling and laughter coming from the living room and it made both of them feel alone and small.
"Is that what you want?" Finn finally asked.
"Yes and no." Rachel answered with her back to him. She was still cleaning the baking sheet and couldn't bring herself to turn around and meet Finn's face. "What do you want?" She whispered.
"I like being your boyfriend Rach."
"I like you being my boyfriend."
"Then what's the problem?"
"I don't love it." Rachel said so quietly that Finn almost didn't hear her.
"Oh."
Rachel dropped the sheet into the sink and turned around to meet his gaze. "I like you Finn, but I don't think I love you. I don't know! I'm only seventeen, but I do know that I want to go to New York. I've never been more sure of anything. And..."
"You're more sure of that than us." Finn answered for her. Rachel looked like she wanted to cry. Finn didn't exactly feel all that great either. He had sort of known this was coming, but he hopped they would wait until graduation.
"Finn, I..."
"I get it Rach. I really do. I'm not mad. As long as we stay friends."
"I want that." Rachel said quickly as she stepped into Finn's arms and hugged him tightly. "You're one of my best friends Finn. You believed in me when other people didn't. That won't go away." Finn nodded above her. They remained embraced in each other for another minute or two, neither wanting to be the first to let go. Eventually, they both did after hearing another loud burst of laughter from the living room.
"I should go. See you monday?"
"What about tomorrow night?"
"It was supposed to be a double date Rach, I kinda think it would be weird if we still did it." Rachel nodded and held her tears back.
"Okay, see you monday then."
"Bye." Finn walked out into the living room and caught Kurt's eye. His brother noticed the pain on his face and quickly jumped up.
"I think it's time to take our leave. Mercedes, want a ride?"
"Sure." She answered. Finn quickly mumbled goodbye to everyone and went outside to Kurt's car, followed quickly by Kurt and Mercedes; not before Kurt shot Kate a worried look and nodded to the kitchen.
"We should get going too." Quinn said noticing the tension in the room. She and Brittany stood up and went to get their things, leaving Kate and Santana alone in the living room. Santana took the opportunity to begin making out with Kate, but was stopped abruptly; much to her annoyance.
"Hang on, I want to see what's up with Rachel."
"Seriously?" Santana whined.
"Santana!"
"Fine, see you for our double date then."
"I have a feeling that might not be happening."
"What?"
"You saw Finn, I think they just broke up."
"Thank god. We can be alone then."
"Santana! I'm not going to leave her alone if they broke up. I'll text you."
"Kate..."
"No Santana, come on, she's my sister."
"Berry is ruining my life."
Kate smirked and pecked Santana quickly on the lips. "Not your whole life, just your sex life." And with that she winked at an astonished Santana and moved herself out of her embrace and into the kitchen. "Bye Quinn! Bye Brittany, thanks for all your help!" Kate called from the kitchen. Quinn walked over to Santana and laughed.
"What's up with you?" She asked.
"I'm gonna murder Berry."
"What else is new?" Brittany said as she dragged her two friends out the door.
Kate had gone into the kitchen and found Rachel silently crying over the sink. Without a word Kate ran over and wrapped her into a tight hug from behind. Rachel began sobbing as she turned herself around and clung to Kate. "I...we...I didn't want...I..." She tried to explain, but Kate stopped her.
"I know, its okay Rach." Kate rubbed her back and just held her tightly until Rachel calmed down enough to move. Kate took her hand and brought Rachel upstairs. Realizing they were both still covered in batter, Kate took them to Rachel's room and turned on the bathtub. She helped Rachel undress like a little kid and got her in the bath. Leaving her alone, she went into Rachel's room to find her favorite pjs, placed Funny Girl in the dvd player, got Rachel's favorite vegan ice cream from the freezer, found her favorite teddy bear and placed him on the bed, and opened up Rachel's laptop. Rachel had playlists for every occasion. Kate opened up If We Break Up Before Graduation, and started playing it. "Not As We" by Alanis Morissette began playing. Rachel came out of the bathroom with red eyes and wrapped in a towel. Kate threw her the pjs, and kissed her cheek as she passed her.
"Im gonna jump in the shower quick. Be right back. You can start the movie if you want." Rachel only nodded in response. Kate quickly scrubbed the batter out of her hair and toweled herself dry. She jammed herself into and oversized t-shirt and some leggings and bounded back into Rachel's bedroom. She found her sister curled up in her bed in pink footie pajamas, hugging her teddy bear tightly and crying quietly. Kate climbed into the bed next to her and wrapped Rachel into her arms. "Want me to start the movie?" Rachel nodded and they watched Barbra walk into the empty theater. "Did you do it or did he?" Kate asked. "Cause I can kick his ass if you need me too. I'm scrappy, and Santana is my girlfriend. She can kill him for you." Rachel smiled a little.
"No thank you. I did it. I just didn't think it would hurt this much."
"Do you regret it?"
"No. It just sucks." Kate nodded and rubbed Rachel's arms a little. "We're gonna stay friends. But, we're not...you and Santana are going to be on your own tomorrow night."
"No we're not. You and me are hanging out all day tomorrow and all day sunday and then you are gonna be fine on monday."
"I can't do that Kate, you and Santana should..."
"She'll understand."
"Have you met her?" Rachel said with a laugh.
"Yes." Kate laughed along with her. "And she will be fine. Right now, you're more important, she might grumble about it, but she'll understand."
"Okay." Rachel whispered. The two girls were quiet as they held each other and watched the movie. Before she knew it, Kate looked over and Rachel was out cold in her arms. The crying had tired her out. Kate gently let go of her and tucked her into the blankets. She got out of the bed and turned the movie off. Grabbing her phone, she shut out the lights and climbed back into the bed.
San, we're gonna have to postpone that date. She texted as she snuggled down into the covers.
The reply was instantaneous. What! Why?
Rachel broke up with Finn. She's upset. I can't leave her to go on a date after that.
Ughh, fine. But how about sunday?
I'm gonna stay here all weekend. But I promise there will be nakedness to make it up to you:)
I will hold you to that.
I wouldn't expect any less.
Tell Berry I said good for her. And I'll kick his ass if she needs me too.
Kate grinned. Santana, you're kind of amazing you know that right?
I know:P
And so modest too:)
:)
Kate closed her phone and snuggled down into the bed. Rachel rolled over and wrapped herself into Kate. She just smiled and held her sister gently as she fell asleep.