CHAPTER 41
Bella woke up on Tuesday morning and even though she only got about 6 hours of sleep, she wasn't the least bit tired. She jumped out of bed and ran into the bathroom, excited to see Finn in school. They spent time together almost every day, and Bella loved every minute of it. Finn understood her like nobody else did, and he always made her feel loved, cared for and safe. Once she was showered and dressed, she found her parents in the kitchen, sitting at the table and reading the paper.
"Hey mom, hey dad," Bella said as she walked over to the fridge and grabbed the orange juice, pouring herself a glass.
"Good morning honey," Mrs. Sutton said. "You didn't get much sleep last night, are you going to be okay at school?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine, mom," Bella replied before taking a drink of her juice.
"You better be fine," Mr. Sutton said teasingly. "You know something," he said, putting firm the newspaper and turning his attention to Bella. "Your mother and I were just talking, and we'd like you to invite Finn over for dinner sometime this week."
Bella almost choked on her drink. She quickly grabbed a napkin and wiped the juice off her chin that had nearly shot out her mouth.
"Dinner?" She asked.
"Yeah." Her mom said, amused by her daughter's reaction. "Your father hasn't had a chance to talk to him yet, and I wouldn't mind finding out more about him myself."
"So this is going to be an interrogation dinner." Bella said, seeing her dad's true motivation.
"Think of it as a…" Mr. Sutton began, trying to think of another way to phrase it. "Okay, well an interrogation dinner." He finally relented. "We just want to get to know him a little better, that's all."
"We promise that we won't make him feel uncomfortable." Her mom said, giving her husband a warning look.
Bella eyed her parents for a second. "I'll ask him." She finally said. "But I'm not promising anything."
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"Dude, what the hell are you going to do?" George asked Finn. The two of them were sitting in the auditorium late that afternoon, and Finn was starting to plan his cover of the popular Motown song.
"What do you mean?" Finn asked, confused.
"I mean, what are you doing to do for the song? It's not really your… style."
Finn raised an eyebrow.
"Is this your polite way of saying that I'm too white to sing the song. Because that's racist and I'm not having it."
George shrugged.
"Look man, I'm not saying that. I'm just saying that the song is pretty different from what you normally sing. What's your angle for the song?"
Finn smiled and nodded.
"Um… I'm not doing anything too special. I've just gotta make it sexy as hell. The rest is easy."
George laughed.
"Honestly, I feel like you don't need to sing and you'll still win, purely because of the fact that nobody likes Rachel."
"I hope that doesn't happen. I don't want her making excuses when I beat her."
"Well, good luck bro. I've gotta go. Have fun."
"See you at home." Finn replied, and George left the room. Finn was granted a few moments of quiet before the door opened again. He turned around. It was Bella. Finn smiled.
"Hey babe." He said, giving her a kiss. Bella smiled. Finn's embrace was always so warm and comforting. Bella reluctantly pulled away.
"Finn?" She asked a little nervously. She was about to ask him if he wanted to have dinner with her parents sometime that week.
"Yeah." Finn responded as he pulled her into another kiss. He started kissing her neck and she moaned in ecstasy.
"I need to ask you something, but you can say no at any time." Bella took a deep breath before she continued. "My parents wanted to invite you over for dinner sometime this week. You don't have to if you don't want to. I don't want to put you in a situation that would make you feel…"
Bella was cut off when Finn leaned in and kissed her. She was a little surprised, but she quickly recovered. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back.
Finn broke the kiss, much to Bella's dismay.
"I would love to have dinner with you and your parents sometime." He said with a smile.
"Are you sure?" She asked.
"You seem more nervous about this than I do." Finn pointed out, laughing.
"I just don't want you to feel pressured into doing this. Like I said, I would totally understand if… "
She was silenced again when Finn kissed her. He immediately pulled her lower lip into his mouth and caressed it with his tongue. This caused her to moan into his mouth from the overwhelming sensation. Once they broke the kiss, Bella looked at him through half-massed eyes.
"You know…" she said. "Normally I would get upset about being interrupted. But if you interrupt me like that, you can do it anytime you want."
Finn just smiled at her, hugging her close for a few more moments.
"I'm already late for football. I think I'd better get going," he said. He then leaned in and kissed her gently, before walking away. Bella smiled to herself. Finn Hudson was the best thing that had ever happened to her.
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It was Friday and Bella was at home, running around and organising everything before Finn came over for dinner. Once everything was to her satisfaction, she plopped down on the couch.
A smile came to her lips as she thought about the blissful two months that she had spent with Finn. She was pulled out of her daydream when the doorbell rang. She sprang to her feet and raced for the door, trying desperately to beat her parents to it. But she was too late. Her mom got there before she could.
"Finn!" Mrs. Sutton said, opening the door and stepping aside so Finn could enter. Her mom and Finn had met a couple of times before, and Mrs. Sutton loved him. He was very different to anyone else her daughter had dated. He was a genuine, sincere person, and he clearly cared a lot about Bella.
"Hey Mrs. Sutton," Finn said, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Thanks for inviting me over for dinner."
"I'm glad you could make it." She said. "Dinner's almost ready, so why don't we go into the living room and relax for a little while."
Finn followed Mrs. Sutton into the living room, where he found Bella standing there, waiting for him with a smile. Finn smiled in return, and then turned back to face her mom.
"Mrs. Sutton." He said. "Bella won't tell me any stories about when she was younger. I don't suppose you would be willing to share a few?"
Finn noticed that Bella's smile vanished instantly. It was replaced by a pleading look. Mrs. Sutton looked at her daughter, and she saw her pleading silently with her eyes for her not too. She smirked at her daughter and turned to Finn.
"I would be more than happy too, Finn."
Apart from the stories her mom told Finn about when she was little, the rest of the night went by pretty well. Dinner was good, and her dad liked Finn immediately. There weren't any awkward silences like Bella had originally thought. Finn was great. He was talking up a storm with her mom - laughing and joking - and even her dad got involved, which seldom happened.
Bella had to smile as she watched Finn interact with her parents. Her parents had never opened up to any of her friends so easily, and never in a million years acted this way about a guy that she was dating.
The rest of the evening was pretty uneventful. After dinner, everyone made their way out into the living room, where they sat and talked for another hour. Then, it was time for Finn to leave.
"Thank you for dinner." Finn said as he walked to the front door. "It was nice to see you again Mrs. Sutton, and it was really good to meet you Mr. Sutton."
"Please, call me Henry." Her dad said, much to Bella's surprise.
"And I'm Janet." Her mom said.
That was a first. Her parents never wanted her friends to call them by their first names.
Finn shook hands with them then looked at Bella. Janet pulled Henry away so the kids could have some privacy.
"I can't believe you got my mom to tell you embarrassing stories from my childhood." Bella said with a smile.
"Yeah. I particularly liked the one where you unloaded all over the priest during your baptism." Finn smirked.
"And if you tell anyone that story, I will KILL you." Bella said as she grabbed Finn's shirt and pulled him to her.
"Hey, my lips are sealed." Finn said with a smile.
"They better not be." Bella teased before she leaned up and kissed him, running her tongue along his lips in an attempt to get him to open his mouth.
Finn didn't need to be asked twice; he immediately parted his lips and deepened the kiss. He didn't want to get too carried away, especially with her parents in the next room, so he reluctantly pulled back sooner than he wanted to.
"Never mind." Finn said. "My lips are never sealed."
Bella let out a laugh before kissing him softly again.
"I'll call you tomorrow," Finn said against her lips.
"You better… if you know what's good for you." She teased. Finn winked at her as he climbed into his car, and she waved as he drove off. When she walked inside, her parents were both sitting in the living room, patting the seat opposite them. Bella sighed and sat down.
"So, what did you think of Finn?" She asked. They smiled.
"We loved him!" Janet exclaimed.
"He's such an amazing guy. He fixed my car so it doesn't sound a million years old anymore!" Henry added. Bella laughed.
"Yeah, he's pretty great." She sighed happily. How had she gotten so lucky?
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Finally, the day of the sing-off arrived. Finn and Rachel had been working extremely hard on their respective songs. Finn, by far, had the harder song, so he had to put in a lot more effort into creating his own cover. But he was overall satisfied, and couldn't wait to perform.
That morning, he left early for school, and he drove by Bella's house on the way. Recently, he had started picking up Bella for school every morning, and they would drive together. Finn rang the doorbell and shortly after, Bella opened the door. She looked so gorgeous in her simple turtleneck sweater and leggings. It was starting to get pretty cold - the first snowfall was due any day soon. Bella beamed at him, and she kissed him.
"Morning babe." She said.
"Hey." Finn smiled at her. As he looked into her hazel eyes, he could see the love in her eyes, and knew that it was also reflected in his own. She was his soulmate, his other half, simple as that.
"So, are you nervous for today?" She asked. Finn nodded.
"A little. But, you know, I believe that I'm the better singer, so hopefully you guys believe that too. But, the song's kind of annoying. Don't get me wrong, I like the song, but it's very different from my normal thing."
She nodded.
"My boyfriend's singing Let's Get It On. I can't wait." She said, licking her lips. Finn chuckled. They pulled into the school gates and they walked straight to the auditorium. Rachel and Finn would not be performing in the choir room as they would be utilising the stage and microphones of the auditorium. When they walked into the room, everyone was already present, including the back-up band and Mr. Schue. Mr. Schue smiled at him when they walked into the room.
"Aah… Finn. Right on time. Are you ready for the sing off?"
Finn nodded.
"Hell yeah. Let's do it. Because Rachel is the challenger, shouldn't she go first though?"
Rachel glared at him, but Mr. Schue nodded.
"Yeah, Finn has a point. Rachel, you will be starting. Finn, you can wait backstage. Good luck you two."
Rachel barged past Finn as she walked towards the stage, and Finn walked backstage of the auditorium. Rachel began her performance.
There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark
Finally I can see you crystal clear
Go 'head and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare
See how I leave with every piece of you
Don't underestimate the things that I will do
There's a fire starting in my heart
Reaching a fever pitch and its bringing me out the dark
The scars of your love remind me of us
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all
The scars of your love they leave me breathless, I can't help feeling
We could have had it all (you're gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand (you're gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
Baby I have no story to be told
But I've heard one on you and I'm gonna make your head burn
Think of me in the depths of your despair
Making a home down there 'cause mine sure won't be shared
The scars of your love remind me of us (you're gonna wish you never had met me)
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
The scars of your love they leave me breathless, I can't help feeling
We could have had it all (you're gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand (you're gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
We could've had it all
Rolling in the deep
You had my heart inside your hand
But you played it with a beating
Throw your soul through every open door
Count your blessings to find what you look for
Turned my sorrow into treasured gold
You pay me back in kind and reap just what you sow
we could've had it all
We could've had it all (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
It all, it all, it all, (you're gonna wish you never had met me)
We could have had it all (you're gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside of your hand (you're gonna wish you never had met me)
And you played it to the beat (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
We could've had it all (you're gonna wish you never had met me)
Rolling in the deep (tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)
You had my heart inside your hand (you're gonna wish you never had met me)
But you played it, you played it, you played it, you played it
To the beat
Rachel had done a relatively good job, but frankly, it was quite boring. Although she hit all the right notes, she didn't deviate much from the original and the lack of flair would probably cost her votes. Everyone clapped politely though after she finished, and she sat down in one of the seats in the audience like the rest of the New Directions, waiting for Finn to perform.
"Good job, Rachel." Mr. Schue said. "And now, our current reigning title holder for the best singer in the New Directions, give it up for Mr. Finn Hudson…"
The New Directions cheered when his name was announced, much louder than they had when Rachel's had been called. The benefits of actually having friends. Finn waited backstage for the music to start playing, before emerging from the side entrance of the auditorium rather than the stage. It meant that he started the performance by walking down the aisle of the auditorium, in the audience amongst the rest of the New Directions.
I've been really tryin', baby
Tryin' to hold back this feelin' for so long
And if you feel like I feel baby
Come on, oh come on
As he was about to begin the flirtatious chorus, Finn walked over to Bella and sat at the edge of the arm of the chair she was sitting in. He took her hands in his and he winked at her.
Let's get it on, Oh baby
Let's get it on,
Sugar, Sugar
Let's get it on, Oh baby
Sugar, Let's get it on
Yeah
Let's Start
At the end of the first chorus, Finn walked onto the stage. He had easily captivated the audience, and his vocals were on-point so far.
There's nothing wrong with me
Lovin' you, Ooh yeah
And givin' yourself to me
Can never be wrong
If the love is true, Oh baby
Yeah
And I'm asking you, baby
I'm asking you to get it on with me, Yeah
OOOOOh, Baby
Finn held the falsetto note for a long time, showing off his extremely impressive vocal range. The Glee club cheered as he began to sing the final chorus. Santana, Brittany, Quinn and Bella - the four cheerleaders of the group - got up from their seats and danced around him, adding to the really hot performance.
Oh Let's get it on, baby
Yeah, Oh Let´s start, baby
Let's get it on
Sugar, Sugar
Let's get it on, Oh baby
Yeah, Let´s get it on
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At the end of the song, everyone knew that Finn had won. The applause he received was much, much, much louder than Rachel's, and his performance was far superior.
"Wow Finn, I feel like the temperature of the room has just increased by a few degrees. It was flirtatious, it was cheeky. Truly truly excellent work. Now, let's vote. I'm going to hand out sheets of paper in a second and you can write your winner on that."
Everyone rolled their eyes, and Puck was the person who spoke up.
"Come on, Mr. Schue. Stop wasting time. We all know who won. Can't we just verbally vote?" He asked. Mr. Schue sighed and nodded.
"OK, fine. Those voting for Rachel, say aye."
The room was dead quiet. Nobody dared move. Rachel stormed out of the room in a fit of rage, and Finn was crowned 'Best Singer in the Glee Club' for a second consecutive year.
A/N
I am planning to, after I finish this story, write a sequel, which is a five years later story. It will contain the same characters but with huge plot twists. My question to you guys is should I just tack the story onto the end of this one, or should I use a new story? P.M or review your recommendations.