CHAPTER 37
9 MURDER-CONVICTED PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM HIGH SECUITY PRISON IN LIMA OHIO. WHOLE CITY IS IN LOCKDOWN
"Oh my god!" Finn and Bella shouted at the same time. Bella started to hyperventilate.
"What do I do? My… my… parents aren't here. They're in Manhattan for a business trip. I'm scared to be home alone."
Finn nodded and held her tightly.
"It's OK. You can just stay here. Lemme just call George and ask where he is."
Bella sniffled and nodded, and Finn got up and called George.
"You seen what's happening?" George asked.
"Yeah, dude, where are you? Are you safe?"
"Yeah. My mom and I are safe. We're in Columbus, and we're in the Canadian embassy. What about you? Are you home? Are you alone?"
"Yeah, I'm home, but I'm not alone. Bella's with me. Her parents are in Manhattan so she's just gonna stay with me for the lockdown."
He heard George snicker.
"Shut up, it's not like that."
George sighed.
"Yeah, I know. You're boring. You don't get laid. But dude, just stay safe, okay?"
"You got it." Finn said and hung up the phone. He then walked to the front door, and locked and bolted it. He then pulled curtains over the windows - just like they did during the lockdown. Bella had started to cry softly, so Finn walked over to her and held her.
"Hey, it's going to be okay. You're gonna be fine." He whispered. She nodded and cried into his shirt, staining it with her tears. Finn didn't mind though. Frankly, Finn was disgusted at how unmoved he was about the whole situation. He had been almost desensitized because of all the shit he had been through beforehand. But he knew that Bella was not OK, so he needed to do something to distract her.
Suddenly, a spotlight briefly swept over their window and a P.A voice announced an update.
"2 CONVICTS HAVE BEEN APPREHENDED. 7 REMAIN AT LARGE. PLEASE STAY INSIDE UNTIL WE SAY OTHERWISE."
Bella had calmed down a little, but as soon as the police made the announcement, she broke down again. There were 7 hardened criminals on the street. Criminals who, if she ran into them, could do god-knows-what to her. Finn put his arm around her.
"Nothing's going to happen to you. I swear." He said, softly. "But we need to do something to distract ourselves, or time is going to go extremely slowly. You want to watch a movie or TV Show or something?"
She took a deep breath. She needed to get it together. Someone like Finn was never going to go out with a mess like her. She nodded.
"Yeah, that's a good idea."
"OK, what would you like to watch? We can have a movie or TV show marathon. What's your favourite show?"
Bella thought for a moment.
"Um… probably Friends." She replied. Finn smiled widely.
"Let's watch some Friends then." He said, turning on the TV. He knew that it would be a good way for them to keep their mind off of the outside world. Bella curled up next to Finn and he put his arm around her protectively. Bella loved having Finn's arm around her, and never wanted him to let go. They then started watching the show. They watched for several hours before Finn heard a faint snoring from next to him. He looked down. Bella had fallen asleep. She looked so beautiful when she was sleeping. Her face wasn't full of worry - it looked so innocent. Finn smiled. She looked like an angel. He didn't want to wake her up, so he gently lifted her and moved her so that she was lying horizontally on the sofa. He covered her with a blanket and then tiptoed over to the armchair, and rested his eyes too.
The next morning, Bella woke up to the smell of delectable pancakes. Confused, she slowly got off the sofa and walked into the kitchen. Finn was cooking breakfast over a stove, and was humming quietly. She smiled to herself and then tapped him on the shoulder. He spun around and smiled at her, giving her a hug.
"How'd you sleep?" He asked. She smiled at him.
"Great, thanks to you. In case you hadn't noticed from yesterday, I hate being alone."
Finn nodded.
"Are your parents OK? Did they make it home at the end?" Finn asked. Bella's eyes widened and she checked her phone. She relaxed.
"Yeah, they did. They said for me to come home whenever. And they said thanks for letting me stay here."
"No problem at all. I was alone too so I guess we did each other a favour."
Bella shrugged.
"Were you really scared though? Be honest." She asked. Finn sighed and shook his head.
"Nah, not really. The chances of me being attacked while living on the streets were much, much higher than one of 9 criminals attacking us. I was more concerned that you were going to pass out. You started hyperventilating."
Bella blushed.
"Sorry about that." She said, looking down. Finn smiled kindly.
"No need to apologise. Now eat up while the food's still warm."
They sat opposite each other at the kitchen table and began to eat. The food was absolutely divine. Every bite melted on Bella's tongue, the ratio of cream, syrup and fruit was perfect. She had ever eaten such delicious food before in her life.
"How's the food?" Finn asked.
"Damn it Finn, this is incredible!" She exclaimed between mouthfuls.
"Thanks. My adopted mom taught me how."
"So you're the captain of the football team, co-captain of the Glee club, you're a really nice guy and you can cook? How are you not dating anyone?"
Finn laughed nervously and blushed.
"Thanks." He replied. "I don't know. Some bad stuff went down between me and Quinn last year, and then I went through a lot when my mom died in March, so dating wasn't really a priority back then. And I guess, if I'm being honest, I hadn't met the right person back then. Quinn and I were honestly just using each other for popularity."
They finished their food in silence. After the meal, Finn collected the two plates and put them in the sink. He then turned back around to face Bella, and he noticed a little bit of whipped cream that was above her lip.
"Um… Bella. You've got some cream, right here." He said, putting a hand gently on her face. All resistance between them suddenly snapped…
They locked in a fierce embrace, kissing passionately. Finn lifted Bella onto the kitchen island and they continued their heated make out session. Suddenly, a phone rang out and Bella groaned.
"That's mine." She murmured against his lips. "I'm just going to ignore it."
Finn chuckled and took the phone out from her back pocket. It was easy to do so as his hands were already in that region.
"You should answer it." Finn said, handing her the phone. "It could be your parents."
She sighed and nodded. Quickly unlocking the phone, she checked her missed calls. It was, in fact, her mom.
"Told you so." Finn said, reading her expression. She laughed and called her mom back. Her mom answered immediately.
"Hey mom, what's up?" Bella said.
"Bella! Are you OK?" Her mom asked, frantically.
"Um… yeah. Why?"
"Your father and I just arrived home and you weren't there. Where are you?"
"I thought I told you. I was with a friend when the lockdown started so I just stayed at his place last night."
"HIS? IT'S A BOY? BELLA LAUREN SUTTON YOU COME HOME RIGHT NOW!" Her mom shouted into the phone. Bella sighed.
"OK, fine. I'm on my way." She muttered and hung up. She then walked back into the kitchen, where Finn was waiting. She sighed. She really didn't want to leave right now. Finn saw the apologetic look on her face and laughed.
"Let me guess… you've gotta go." He said. She nodded.
"Unfortunately."
"About what just happened." Finn started and Bella's heart dropped. What was he about to say? "Does this mean we're…"
Finn's voice trailed off, and Bella beamed widely.
"If you want to. I know I'd love to." She said. Finn relaxed considerably and grinned.
"Bella Sutton, will you be my girlfriend?" He asked, goofily. She giggled.
"Yes. Definitely yes."
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The next day, the morning flew by for Finn. He woke up early, and when him and George drove to school, Finn couldn't stop smiling to himself. George noticed the sudden change in Finn's mannerisms.
"What's up with you? You get some this weekend?" He asked. Finn rolled his eyes.
"Why does everything have to be about sex with you?" Finn replied. "I could have written a really good song over the weekend."
"Did you?"
"No, but that's not the point." Finn grumbled. George laughed.
"Seriously, what happened?" George persisted.
"Bella and I kinda started dating."
George suddenly pulled over to the side of the road, and then slammed on the breaks.
"Dude, what the hell?!" Finn exclaimed, rubbing his neck where the seatbelt sliced him.
"Finn Hudson finally has a girlfriend? This calls for a celebration!"
"Haha." Finn remarked.
"I wasn't kidding! I need to plan a party! We need tequila! And lot's of it! I've never seen you drunk on Tequila before."
"And you never will. Now can we please get to Glee rehearsal?"
George laughed and they drove the rest of the short journey to school. When Finn left the car, he walked into the school building, and towards the long row of lockers. He immediately saw Bella standing over by her locker, putting some books in her bag, and he walked over. She hadn't seen him yet, so he wrapped an arm around her.
"Hey beautiful." He whispered in her year. She immediately relaxed when she realised it was her boyfriend, and she turned around and smiled at him.
"Hey you." She said, brushing his lips with her own.
"How was the rest of your weekend?" Finn asked. Bella groaned.
"Pretty bad, actually. I got an earful from my parents for staying at a guy's house. They're pretty overprotective, to say the least."
Finn laughed.
"I'm so sorry. But I mean where else were you supposed to go? There was nobody at your place, right?"
"Exactly!"
Finn laughed.
"The benefits of living with your best friend is that you get treated like a son, but there isn't as much overprotectiveness."
Bella giggled.
"Yeah, well lucky you. Now let's get to Glee rehearsal."
"OK," Finn replied, pulling her into a kiss. She giggled and tried to pull away, but Finn was too strong, and he had her backed up against the lockers.
"Finn, we have to go." She exclaimed.
"So we're a few minutes late. Sue us." He shrugged. Bella laughed again and deepened the kiss. Before long, Sue came around the corner.
"HEY! LOVEBIRDS! BREAK IT UP!"
Finn and Bella rolled their eyes and reluctantly pulled apart. They walked hand in hand into Glee rehearsal for the first time as a couple…
Rest in Peace Naya Rivera. And of course, Cory Monteith
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