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Chapter 25: Show Your Strength

Tonight was the night that Rachel was set to meet her cast mates. Jesse had set up a dinner, and Rachel insisted on Finn joining them. He mostly thought that it was because she wanted to show him off to Jesse, but a part of him thought that she might be too afraid to face him on her own again.

By this time, Rachel had almost completely moved in to his apartment. She still had a few boxes in hers, and they were still in the process of unpacking but Rachel would sleep at his...their apartment every night, after he had asked. They were going to sell her apartment, as soon as they found a buyer but until then Rachel would still pay the rent. Rachel had insisted to split the rent for their apartment, but Finn wouldn't accept any money until she had sold her own.

Finn was standing in front of the full-length mirror that Rachel had brought in, and stared at his reflection. He was wearing the dress shirt and pants that Rachel had picked out for him. It was a dark blue nicely-fit shirt and a freshly ironed pair of black pants. He had to admit; he looked handsome. Finn was all ready but of course, she was still in the closet picking out what to wear. Her makeup was all done up, her hair was in rollers and she was standing in the closet, in her underwear, staring at its contents.

"Finn, I have no idea what to wear," groaned Rachel.

"You look good in anything," he retorted.

"Are you sure all my boxes of clothing were unpacked?" she asked, causing Finn to slowly grow irritated. They needed to get in the cab in about half an hour if they wanted to make it. He still hadn't told Rachel about the car, though at the moment he wished he had.

"Yes, babe. It's all in there. Remember, you had to throw away some of my stuff?" answered Finn.

"Oh right! Fine, give me five more minutes."

He rolled his eyes knowing that she would be out in longer than five minutes. Finn loved her a lot but he hated waiting for her to get ready. Yeah, she looked stunning once she was all done but the wait was brutal. He threw himself onto the bed, and pulled out a magazine she had left on the bedside table. It was another chick one, but he was bored out of his mind so it would do. Finn was just about to start reading the section on women's sex lives when he heard her walk into the room.

"So what do you think?" asked Rachel, batting her long eyelashes at him.

She had come out in a short black dress that hit a bit past her thighs, showing off her tan, toned legs. It had long sleeves but it fit her like a glove, showing off every curve in her body. His jaw dropped at the sight, but just as he was going to answer her question, she turned around showing off the back of the dress. There was no back; it went all the way down to her lower back. Finn could feel an arousal sprouting at what he was seeing, but especially at the thought that had popped into his head; no back meant no bra.

"You look stunning, babe. So hot!" blabbered Finn, trying to get a grip.

"Thanks! Are you sure it's not too provocative?" she inquired, turning her head to look at her back.

"It's...perfect," he affirmed.

"Great, let me just go fix my hair," she declared as she scampered out of the room to the bathroom.

"Not too long, okay Rach? We need to be out of here in twenty minutes if you want to be on time," reminded Finn.

There was no answer, so Finn just went to the living room and turned on the TV. There was nothing to interesting on, so he just wasted the time surfing the channels. Finally, he heard the sound of heels walking into the room.

"You ready?" asked the voice behind him.

Finn got up, and turned to take another look at his girlfriend. She looked gorgeous with everything done, her hair falling perfectly in loose curls, finishing the whole look. It was her legs, though, that he couldn't take his eyes off. Though she was short, with her heels on, her legs looked like they went on forever.

"Beautiful, just beautiful babe," muttered Finn.

"Thanks, Finn. Let's get going," beamed Rachel, at his compliment.

Finn threw on the blazer that was lying on the couch, walked over to Rachel and took hold of her hand. Hand-in-hand they exited the apartment and headed towards the entrance of the building. Once they got outside, they saw that the cab was already waiting for them.

They sat in the cab with their hands inter locked, in complete silence. Finn could feel her anxiety building, as her hands were shaking in his. He squeezed her hand in an attempt to reassure her that things would be okay. She looked up at him with a worried look in her eyes.

"What if they don't like me?" whispered Rachel, still looking up at him.

"How could they not? You're the most lovable girl I know! Even if they didn't, it doesn't matter since you are already in the production" replied Finn, soothing her nerves.

"You're right. I need to calm down," she said, attempting to calm herself down.

"Exactly! Be the confident girl that I love," encouraged Finn.

A huge smile dominated her face and she leaned up to give him a gentle kiss. Finn was just about to react to it, when she pulled away.

"What would I do without you?" teased Rachel.

"I don't know but let's not find out," grinned Finn.

It didn't take long before they had arrived at the restaurant. Finn got out of the cab first and helped Rachel out, extending his hand to her. He paid the driver and then walked towards Rachel who was standing in front of the two large doors.

"Just take a deep breath and we'll go in. I'm here for you," whispered Finn into her ear, causing her to relax and do as she was told.

They walked in, hand-in-hand, and the maitre d' led them to the large table at the center of the restaurant. Once they approached it, a tall man - though short than himself- who had handsome features walked towards them.

"Rachel," he said, opening his arms as if to embrace her, but his hands snapped to his side once he looked up at Finn.

Finn could feel himself getting territorial and he was giving him a warning look. This guy had broken his girlfriend's heart and he didn't deserve to lay a finger on her. This had immediately caused tension to build between the three of them.

"Jesse. This is my boyfriend, Finn" introduced Rachel.

"Hello, it is nice to meet you," greeted Jesse, extending his hand.

Finn grabbed his hand and roughly shook it, showing his strength, "You too."

Jesse immediately turned his attention to Rachel and demanded that she came with him to meet her cast mates. Rachel looked up at Finn at Jesse's request, and he instinctively grabbed her and interlocked their fingers, nodding. Against Jesse's wishes, Finn spent the whole night at Rachel's side as she met everyone that she would need to work with. They had all loved her, as he expected. Rachel had this charm about her that made every person she met smile or laugh. Whenever she would get nervous, he would squeeze her hand, reassuring her that he was there for her and she continued to mingle. Not many people paid any attention to Finn, since to them, he was simply her date. Personally, Finn didn't really mind. This was Rachel's place and he was here for her and not to make acquaintances.

After a long dinner filled with chatter and discussion about the production, it was finally time for the couple to head home. Finn had enjoyed watching the joy in Rachel's face as she discussed musicals, the show and other interests with her co-workers, and he was partially saddened to leave. They said their goodbyes and as they were about to leave, Jesse approached them.

"Thank you for coming. I'll be looking forward to working with you Rachel,"

Finn could feel a growl in his throat, waiting to be released. He looked down at Rachel and he felt her tense up. They had tried to avoid him as much as possible that night, but now there was no escape.

"I'll see you at rehearsal, Jesse," responded Rachel, evading any conversation as she began to walk away pulling Finn with her.

Finn turned his head to look at Jesse, and the confused look on his face caused a smirk to appear on Finn's face. He looked down at Rachel, and his grin grew larger in pride. She had proved to Jesse that she was strong; the strong girl that Finn knew she was.

As they entered the cab that was outside waiting for them, Finn couldn't help to think about how successful the night had been.

Rachel wanted to scream out in joy. She did it! She had gotten through the dinner, faced Jesse and met her cast mates, without a breakdown. The man she had to thank for this was the man sitting in the cab next to her. Finn had calmed her down throughout the whole dinner. Simply his presence or her hand in his had reminded her to stay strong and prove to everyone what Finn knew; that she was a strong and confident girl. She couldn't thank him enough for everything that he had did that night, except one idea came to mind.

Once they had reached the apartment, Rachel didn't waste any time and she immediately pulled him into the bedroom. She pushed him gently onto the bed. He sat on the edge and she stood in front of him, waiting for a reaction.

"Thank you so much for tonight baby. You have no idea how much this means to me," she said, as she began to fiddle with the sleeves of her dress. He just sat there watching her, nodding his head so she decided to continue.

"I don't know how I can thank you...though I have one idea in mind," she finished, gliding the sleeves of her shoulders, letting the dress fall over her body; it pooling onto the ground underneath her. She stood before him in only a pair of lace black panties. Rachel chuckled when she saw his jaw drop.

She walked towards him and sat on his lap, lowering her hand to feel how hard she was making him. Rachel's eyes widened at the arousal that she felt, and she reacted by attaching her lips to his hungrily. He reciprocated the kiss, letting her deepen it when she opened her mouth allowing him to slip in his tongue. When they had to pull apart for air, Rachel moved her mouth to kiss to the soft spots on his neck, while she lowered her hands to undo his pants. These actions caused a moan to escape Finn's lips that just enticed Rachel to continue with her task, but quicker.

She had a hard time removing his pants, so Finn slid her off, and got up to do it himself. He sat back down, and expected Rachel to sit back onto his lap, but instead Rachel went down on her knees. She grabbed his knees and separated his legs, giving her room in between them. Once Rachel approached him, she lowered his tented boxers, revealing his large hard-on. The size always mesmerized her and she wrapped a hand around him, slowly pumping it as she kissed his thighs.

After teasing him for a bit, she finally brought her lips to his tip. The small kiss that Rachel had placed had caused a loud groan to escape his throat.

"Baby, please don't tease me," he begged.

Once he said that, Rachel took all of him in causing him to scream out in ecstasy. She began bobbing her head, taking him in and out, hitting the back of her throat each time. It was moments like these that Rachel was glad that she was born without a gag reflex. Rachel repeated these actions until she finally felt the hot liquid pour into her mouth as Finn screamed out, riding his orgasm. Rachel swallowed and then got up, using her arm to wipe her mouth.

Rachel got up, and sat down next to her boyfriend. He turned to her with a huge grin on his face.

"I love you so much. Only you know how to drive me so crazy," he teased.

"It's kind of fun seeing you squirm," she said with a wink, laughing at the thought of facial expressions he makes when she goes down on him.

They chuckled and then fell back into the bed together, crawling under the covers, cuddling into one another. Rachel pressed her body against his, gaining warmth from him.

"You know, you really made me proud tonight Rachel," whispered Finn.

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah, I loved seeing the beautiful, strong and confident girl that I've fallen in love with," he beamed.

"Well she is here to stay," declared Rachel, placing a soft kiss on his chest.

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