Chapter 56
Shock was the first thing that ran through her mind, she couldn't believe that he'd actually kissed her; her mind blank as she felt his lips against hers for the first time in months. The frown on her face faded as she felt him pull back slightly before he kissed her again and for several moments, she let him kiss her as her mind went numb.
As she felt his hand go to her hair and shift to pull her closer, Rachel regained her senses and all of a sudden the horror came over her about what was happening. Gasping, she moved her hands up to his chest and pushed him away from her; moving away from him and standing up; the realization that she'd been kissing Finn dawning as her face contorted in hurt.
"Rach-" Finn said softly, a frown on his face about why she pushed him away.
"You kissed me" She murmured in shock, raising a hand and covering her mouth as she felt tears come to her eyes realizing what had just happened. "Oh my god, I can't believe you kissed me"
Finn moved to raise from his seat on the bench, but Rachel shook her head and stepped away from him. "Why would you do that"
"I love you Rach" Finn replied softly, giving her a smile "I love you and I want"
"No, no no no" Rachel said shaking her head "No you don't, no; you're over me we're friends"
"I can't get over you - we're supposed to be together"
"I love James" Rachel replied, feeling her eyes burning"
"You let me kiss you" Finn said, standing up "You say you love him but you let me kiss you"
Rachel hand instantly raised up as he came within distance of her and she connected with a loud slap against his cheek. She was taking deep breaths as she saw Finn stumble slightly, taken aback by the sudden ferocity she'd shown as she shouted at him; "I didn't let you kiss me you Neanderthal. How fucking dare you say I don't care about James!"
"Don't you see Rach…, we're supposed to be together" Finn said, stepping forward towards her; pausing as she glared at him "Rachel, I love you and deep down you love me more than you can love him"
"SHUT UP" Rachel shouted "I DON'T LOVE YOU; You need to get it through that thick skull of yours. I moved on, I have my boyfriend. I love James"
Finn's face flashed in pain, opening and closing his mouth a few times as he searched for something to say. "If you love him why did you let me kiss you?"
"I didn't let you kiss me" She snapped in a frustrated voice. "What have I done to give you the idea I wanted you to?"
"We've been...it felt just like when we were together" Finn replies, his eyes searching for hers "You don't feel it Rach? Like our connection is there"
"No" Rachel shook her head "Whatever you think we have, it doesn't exist"
"The way you smile at me, the way we joke and get along with each other" Finn said "You let me kiss you"
"I didn't let you kiss me!" She snaps "You took advantage of me, kissing me, and I was shocked I didn't realize it was you. But when I did; I pushed you away"
Finn looked away from her for a few seconds, before he looked back at her; a sad look on his face. "You're just confused about what you felt-"
"I FELT NOTHING" Rachel shouts at him, prodding his chest with her finger "I felt nothing for you but disgust that you would kiss me"
Finn eyes closed and when he opened them again, Rachel could see the pained expression on his face but she didn't care; she was furious with him and wanted him to understand the hatred she had right there.
"I've really lost you to him" Finn murmurs after a few seconds
"You never had a chance of getting me back" Rachel says coldly "I haven't felt anything for you since I've known him. I have always been his since we met and you are just this horrible reminder of what my life was like before James"
Finn's eyes are filling with tears as he listens to her words and he clenches his eyes shut and looks away from her as Rachel steps away from him and makes her way back to the chairs. She realizes that she's been incredibly harsh to him, but now she doesn't care; she hates what he did.
"Rach-"
"Just go" She says, not bothering to look at him. "Please, just leave me alone"
Rachel doesn't look at him, but knows that he has obeyed her words at least when she hears the door close again; letting her tears fall from her eyes as she buried her face in her hands. Finn had kissed her but she hadn't pushed him away for a few seconds and Finn had tried to deepen it; she felt disgusted with herself for letting him touch her, letting him do something to her that only James was allowed to do.
"Oh god James…" She murmured, crying. Knowing that Finn had kissed her would hurt him, she didn't want to imagine how he would react and she couldn't bear to see him cry. He had trusted her with Finn, telling her that he trusted her judgement on her friendships. "I'm sorry"
I've been wandering around the house all night, wondering what the hell to do…
The sound of her phone ringing made her jolt, her tears rolling down her cheeks as she reached for her bag; her hands shaking as she took it out of her bag and she felt her heart drop as she saw the picture of herself and James on the screen. Wiping her eyes on the back of her hand, she pressed the button and raised it to her ear; trying to control her sniffing.
"Hey beautiful" James voice came happily. Rachel smiled and bit her lip to try to stop herself from crying.
"Hi baby" She replied softly. "I love you"
"Love you too" James said and she could him grinning down the phone "Lucy told me you called, I'm sorry I wasn't there to pick up; I was stood talking with Matt and Jack so-"
"It's okay" She murmured, trying to force herself to sound happy but she knew she hadn't done a very good job.
"Are you crying?" James asked, his voice full of concern "Rach, what's wrong; are you okay?"
"I'm fine" She lied, sniffing. Down the phone wasn't how she wanted to tell him, she couldn't break his heart when he was so far away
"You sure angel? You don't sound fine" He asked softly and she smiled at him.
"I just had something in my eye" She said letting out a breath "I just miss you a lot"
"I miss you too" He replied "Are you having fun at Noah's party at least?"
"Yeah it's great" She smiled "Noah is following your orders through exactly"
James laughed at that and the sound brought a wide smile to her face for a second before her stomach churned. "Well good, that means I don't need to kick his ass because you got hurt"
Rachel gulps, "Hows your party?"
"So much fun" He said "We're all over at Matts and people are starting to get a little drunk but it's cool; we're all getting up on the karaoke and it's amazing"
"I'm glad you're having fun" She smiled and the two of them talk for a few more minutes about the parties.
"It's nearly midnight there right?" He asks
"Yeah..." She murmurs, glancing at her watch
"You better go inside and enjoy it; save that kiss for me though" He said and she laughed
"I will baby, I'm yours"
"and I'm yours" He replied, "This year is me and you; it's going to be the best year yet"
"I hope so" She says softly, followed by a few moments of silence.
"I'll let you go"
"James-" She says quickly before he can hang up.
"Yeah Rach?" He asks with a warm tone.
"I...I really love you"
"I know, beautiful, I love you too" James replies she smiles sadly, her eyes filling with tears again. "Happy new year"
Rachel nods as he hangs up the phone, putting it back in her bag before she starts crying again, sobbing silently into her hands.
Rachel sits there for a minutes letting the tears she'd held back fall. Sniffing as she managed to stop herself from crying, she dabbed her eyes with her hands before she reached into her bag and took her compact out. She noticed her mascara had run a little as she saw the red marks around her eyes before reaching for her drink. Rachel downed the last quarter in the cup and let out a sigh. James had sounded so happy on the phone and she'd tried to be too, but knowing what'd happened was going to break his heart. She hated that Finn had kissed her, hated that he had taken advantage of her like that and most of all, hated that he had made her scream at him; insult him and say what she'd said.
Returning her attention to her compact, she reapplied the eyeliner trying to make it look as though she hadn't been sobbing for the last few minutes. satisfied that she'd done a good enough job, Rachel stood up and made her way towards the back door to go inside and find her friends from glee. Sniffing, she made her way inside and was passing by the people stood on the inside when she came face to face with Kurt.
"Hey, Noah was getting worried so I came to look for you-" Kurt said giving a smile before he paused, a frown growing on his face "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, why?" She replies, putting a smile on her lips.
"You look like you've been crying" Kurt says, frowning slight.
Rachel widens her smile that she desperately hoped was enough to fool him "I was just on the phone to James"
"Oh sweetie" He replied, wrapping her up in a hug "You'll seem him in a few days, don't get upset"
"I'm okay now, he told me the same thing" She smiled "Come on, let's go find Noah before he kicks everyone out"
Linking her arm through Kurt's, the two of them walked through the house towards the lounge where the glee kids were all stood. She laughed as she saw Noah's looked relieved as she walked up to him and he wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
"What took you so long little legs?" He asked with a smile
"I was talking to James" She replied, glancing at Finn who was watching her with a worried expression
"I told you she was outside dumbass" Noah shot at Finn who looked away with a shrug. "You were a long time though, princess, I was worried"
"He is my boyfriend and I needed to talk to him"
"How much you want to rip his clothes of that fine body of his" Santana said with a teasing smirk
Rachel rolled her eyes at her, a small smile on her face. "Anyway, I told him what a good job you were doing looking after me"
"Damn right I am" Noah laughed and squeezed her shoulder. "Want another drink princess?"
"Maybe just some soda" She replied "I'm feeling a little light headed"
He winked at her and released her, walking into the kitchen to get them a drink. Rachel rubbed her lips together as she noticed Finn was watching her, turning away and starting to talk to Lauren. Noah returned a few minutes later carrying another beer for himself as well as a glass of soda for her; giving her wink before he turned and continued his conversation with the boys about whatever sport they were arguing over today.
Rachel was stood listening to Lauren talk to Quinn and Kurt about something she could vaguely make out, taking a sip of her drink every now and then as her thoughts dwelled on what had happened outside. She couldn't believe that Finn had kissed her; she'd thought that ever since they'd became friends again he had realised that they weren't meant to be and had moved on from her. All of the stuff that James had been worried about before sectionals, seemingly was worth his worrying and Finn had been trying to get between them. She hated the fact that he was making her feel horrible and had put her in such a difficult position with her boyfriend; plus he seemed to be looking at her every few seconds as if he was worried she was going to announce what had happened to everyone of their friends.
If she wasn't so hurt, and wasn't so concerned with preventing James from getting hurt she would have embarrassed him in front of everyone, but all that would have done was that James finds out when he's in Oregon. She'll tell him, she knows she has too, when he gets back from Oregon and they can be alone.
"Rach?"
"What?" She asked, snapping out of her thoughts seeing Kurt and Quinn looking at her with amused expressions. "Sorry, I was miles away"
"We were just saying what our new years resolutions are" Quinn said giving her a smile
"Mine's to stop beating kids up" Lauren said and the four of them laughed
"To work hard so that I can be a part of Beth's life" Rachel smiled as Quinn said hers.
"I'm going to make sure nothing stops me from going to New York with you and James next year" Rachel said with a wide smile as Kurt nodded.
It wasn't long until midnight approached, and they did a countdown to bring in the new year; a loud cheer being let out by everyone in Noah's house as they heard fireworks going off from the houses and streets around them. Rachel laughed as she hugged Kurt before he went to give Blaine a kiss. She smiled as she watched the couples sharing them, widening as she saw Noah and Quinn; her smile fading as she saw Finn gazing at her and she frowned at him before turning back to tease Quinn with the help of Lauren.
They all stayed at Noah's for around a further half hour before they left, Rachel just wanting to get home so she could sleep and wake up in the morning without all this horrible feeling she had. Giving Blaine, Kurt and Mercedes a hug as they dropped her off at home, Blaine had been their designated driver that evening, she made her way inside and upstairs to find her Dads. They never stayed up late, even if it was New Years Eve; the three of them would often be in bed shortly after midnight. She popped her head into their room and wished them a Happy New Year which they returned before making her way down the hall to her room and collapsed onto her bed; shoving her face into the pillow.
…..
She knew she was being quiet the next day, and she knew that her Dads had realised something was wrong as she was glum while the three of them went out for dinner after paying visits to some of their family.
Rachel had woken up with a headache, and she knew that the drinks she'd had were only partly responsible; the horrible guilty feeling she felt after Finn had kissed her was the main factor. Putting a smile on she had gone downstairs to see her Dads and they had teased her a little on her being hung over. Thankfully, her Dads had learned long ago that if she wanted to talk to them about a problem, then she would as they let her be.
When the three of them got home later on that night, she gave them a kiss on the cheek and said she was going to go up to her room and just relax; both of them nodding understandingly and wishing her a goodnight. Rachel made her back to her room and collapsed onto her bed as she let the tears she'd been holding in all day run down her face. She spent the night cuddling Fluffy as she watched Barbara Streisand movies trying to make herself feel better and trying to find a way to tell James without hurting him.
The next few days passed and she managed to keep it together as she spoke on the phone to her boyfriend, trying to sound happy as he told her about how he'd been spending awesome quality time with his friends and that he couldn't wait to see her in only a few days' time. She felt horrible for telling him that she was fine when she was hurting, but she knew it was necessary; the phone was no way to tell him what she needed to.
He was flying back to Ohio on the Saturday, and as Friday night came around; Rachel was sat on Mercedes' bed with her and Kurt as they watched Harry Potter. They'd spent the day at the mall with Quinn and Tina; the five of them having a shopping day; it'd been nice and had taken her mind off everything.
"I need to tell you something" She murmured softly about halfway through The Prisoner of Azkaban. Looking up at the, she saw Kurt and Mercedes give her a curious look.
"Alright, is everything okay?" Mercedes asked, turning the sound of the movie down.
"Is this about why you've been so quiet recently?" Kurt said softly.
Rachel nodded, wringing her hands nervously before Kurt reached over and held one in his caringly. "You need to promise not to tell James"
"Of course" Kurt replied
"I won't say a word" Mercedes added with a smile
"At Noah's new years eve party…Finn….Finn kissed me" Rachel said softly.
Mercedes' eyes went wide and Kurt frowned "He kissed you? When?"
"When I was outside…he came to find me and we were talking and he said how beautiful I looked and then I didn't know what was going on and he was kissing me" Rachel said feeling herself getting worked up
"Wow, sweetie calm down" Mercedes said, rubbing her arm reassuringly "It's okay, don't cry"
"And I feel awful because I didn't push him away quick enough and I haven't told James, it's going to break his heart" Rachel said sobbing.
Kurt pulled her into his body, wrapping his arms around her as he murmured soothing things in her ear. "Sssh, calm down its okay"
It took her a few minutes too, sniffing as she managed to stop herself from crying; leaning up and wiping her ears on the back of her hand.
"I can't believe he would that" Mercedes murmured
"Did he say why?" Kurt asked
"He said that he still loved me and thought that I still loved him" Rachel shook her head "I told him I didn't and that I was James'"
Kurt nodded "I'm going to go home and beat him up"
Rachel laughed, sniffing afterwards. "I don't know what to do…I can't tell James"
"I think you're going to have to" Mercedes said sadly "Lying to him isn't going to make anything better…."
"I agree" Kurt nodded "Wait until he gets home and then tell him what happened…I'm sure he'll forgive you"
"You think?" Rachel asked and they nodded "I'm just scared that he's going to be so hurt that I didn't push Finn away-"
"It's not your fault that Finn kissed you. Rach, you had something to drink but you pushed him away as soon as you realised" Mercedes said "James will understand that, he's a really good guy"
"He is" Rachel smiled "Thank you for listening"
"We're your friends" Kurt smiled
"Yeah, we'd do anything for you Rachel" Mercedes added and Rachel nodded, smiling widely.
…
The following day afternoon, Rachel was stood in the airport foyer waiting for James' flight to land in from Oregon. She had driven James' car to the airport to pick him and his mom up, and she was incredibly nervous; wringing her hands as she waited, as much as she was excited and looking forward to be reuniting with him, she was still struggling with not wanting to break his heart.
She realized that she had to tell him, she knew that before she'd talked to Kurt and Mercedes, but not when he was coming home undoubtedly excited to see her; she had to find a way when they were alone.
The swell of people walking through the corridor from the tunnel caught her attention, Rachel bit her lip as she looked at the heads of people hoping to catch a glimpse of her boyfriend and his mom. After a few minutes, a smile grew on her face as she spotted Andrea and James walking together as they were talking. Her smile only grew as she saw James head turn and his eyes met hers; a grin appearing on his face as he winked at her.
Rachel raised her hand and waved at him, giggling as he saluted her playfully. He looked so perfect, wearing a casual blue t shirt and his leather jacket. She loved that he'd hadn't let his grandmother cut his hair while he'd been in Oregon, and that combined with the grin on his face was so handsome, she hadn't realized that she'd missed him so much.
She caught Andrea's smile before she turned to face James again as he approached her, dropping his suitcase before he closed the gap between them; Rachel laughing as she stepped into his open arms and embraced him tightly.
"I missed you" James murmured in her ear as he buried his face in her neck. Rachel let out a soft cry and gripped him tighter, not wanting to let him go. She missed him so much and the time apart had only reaffirmed how much she loved him and how she couldn't lose him.
"I love you James" She replied, tilting her head and kissing his neck. They hugged for a few minutes before Rachel pulled away, sniffing as she looked up into his eyes; smiling as she saw the affection and love swirling within them.
"Hey beautiful" He said softly, stroking her cheek with his thumb as he cupped her face.
"Hi baby" She replied, before leaning up and meeting their lips. A moan escaped her throat at the contact; relieved that she could kiss him again after their two weeks apart; instantly feeling her body relaxed as they stood there together kissing for several moments before she felt James touch her lips chastely with his before he pulled away to rest his forehead against hers.
"I missed doing that" He says seriously and Rachel can only giggle at the look on his face, leaning up to kiss him once more before she replies.
"I love you"
"love you too" He replies, releasing her as she turns to gaze at his mom.
"Happy New Year Andrea" Rachel says
"Same to you sweetheart" Andrea replies, offering her arms wide in a hug which she happily accepts; smiling at the warm gesture. "Did you have a nice holidays?"
"It was good…better you're home with James" Rachel say , moving over to cuddle into James' side as he wraps an arm around her shoulder.
"I'm feeling infinitely better to have you back in my arms" He said, kissing her cheek.
"Good answer" She giggles nuzzling his neck with her nose as she cuddles him close "I'm glad you're back"
"Lets' go home" Andrea suggested, smiling at the two of them holding each other close. Rachel nodded, kissing James' cheek as he gripped his suitcase again and the two of them walked hand in hand towards the exit alongside Andrea. Rachel led them towards where she had parked James' car. James loaded his and his moms bags into the trunk before he climbed into the back seat next to her.
"You didn't cut your hair" She said as they pulled out of the airport car park, running her hand through the curls and loving the softness within her fingers
"Nonna was harassing me about looking scruffy but I know you love it long" James shrugged a blush on his face
"I do" Rachel replied smiling widely "Although I think it's adorable that you grandmother harasses"
"James has always had a soft spot for her; there was this one time-" Andrea began before James cut her off
"Yes mom, Rachel doesn't need any more insight into my embarrassing childhood" He said shaking his head.
"I love how much of a softie you are" Rachel teased, stroking his cheek tenderly
"I love you too" He replied, leaning forward and kissing her softly. "So have I missed any drama in the Glee club?"
Rachel felt her smile fade as he said, though luckily he had closed his eyes as he rested his head against hers, pressing gentle kisses into her hair. Licking her lips, Rachel smiled again; "Well Quinn and Noah kissed on News Year Eve and we're all convinced they're getting back together"
"They've finally showed that they do actually like each other" James smirked
They spent the rest of the journey to his house exchanging stories and filling each other in on things that had happened while they'd been apart; Andrea asking how her fathers were and if she'd had a good holiday in general with them.
"They were actually wondering if you wanted to come over for dinner tomorrow night" Rachel explained as they pulled into the driveway.
"That sounds awesome" James replied with a smile "I've missed them funnily enough"
"It'd be nice to catch up" Andrea added "I'll give them a call in a little while"
"Great" Rachel said grinning "We came over a few times to check the house and everything is fine, all safe and sound"
"Thank you" Andrea replied, a warm smile on her face as they watched James get their suitcases out of the trunk. Rachel took James' hand as he wheeled his up the pathway to the front door, feeling happiness course through her at being to feel that contact again as Andrea let them into the house.
"I was a little worried you'd burned our house down" James murmured, winking at her as she stuck her tongue out at him.
"How about Thai for dinner" Andrea said turning back to them "I don't feel like cooking"
"Sounds great mom" James replied as he went over to the fridge to pour them a drink.
"You're staying here tonight, sweetie?" Andrea asked as she picked up the phone
"If you don't mind, I really missed James" Rachel says smiling at James who winked at her
"Why don't you two go and catch up" Andrea replied smiling "Go, I'll call you when dinner gets here"
"Thanks mom" James said, standing up and kissed his mom on the cheek.
Rachel gave his mom a smile, taking James' hand as he walked towards her; the two of them heading up the stairs towards his room.
"When does Sam get back?" She asked as he held the door open for her.
"Tomorrow" She heard him say as he followed her in, Rachel turned around and he placed his hands on her waist "I missed you"
She bites her lip, placing her hands on his arms and stepping closer to him. "I'm glad you're back"
He smirked at her, leaning down to meet their lips and Rachel moaned into his mouth; she felt him smile as he pulled her closer as they exchanged kisses for a few minutes before she felt him try to deepen it. she hadn't realised how much she'd missed him as her hands move instinctively up and around his neck bringing him closer to her.
Their tongues duelled and mouths moved against each others for a few minutes before she felt him moving her backwards towards his bed. She smiled against his lips as the back of her legs hit the bed and she eased herself down onto it, pulling him on top of it. James' hand moved to cup her cheek as he kissed her, his thumb rubbing circles into her skin.
It was insane how much she had missed being closer to him, her body was filled with happiness and she felt content for the first time in weeks. She'd do anything to make sure that she never forgot what this felt like, and to make sure she could always keep him with her.
"God I love you Rach" He murmured, his lips moving to her neck and she whimpered as he bit her softly.
"James" She moaned, her mind going blank as he sucked on her neck. James chuckled before placing a final kiss against her lips, pulling away as his hand rose and stroked her cheek with his knuckles affectionately.
"I've missed that sound" He said smirking.
"Why did you stop" She asked, trying to control her breathing.
"Because, you need to tell me everything that I've missed" He laughed, "We've got plenty of time to catch up that way"
Rachel smiled, nodding as she licked her lips; moving to sit up as he shifted of her.
They sat talking with one another for twenty minutes as they spoke to each other, Rachel couldn't help but sit with a smile as she listened to him to tell her about spending time with his friends.
"I went to see them when I got there at school" He said laughing "I knew they'd be having rehearsal, I walked into the room there and their faces just….it was awesome"
"They must have missed you so much" She giggles
"Yeah" He nods "They just all swarmed me and it was awesome. I sat and watched their rehearsal then we all went for pizza. It was just really amazing to see them all again"
"You wish you could still be there?" She asked, stroking his cheek.
"A little bit" He shrugged "As much as I missed Heather, Matt and Lucy….I missed you more these last couple weeks"
Rachel grins widely, leaning forward to kiss him softly. "I love you"
"So, how was Noah's new year's eve party?" He asked, licking his lips "It didn't sound like you were having a good time when I called"
Her smile faded as he mentioned that. She wasn't sure how to bring that topic up with him, and certainly had been expecting him to mention the fact she sounded upset. Gulping to dry and wet her throat, she smiled at him again; "You know I'm like when I have a little bit of alcohol, I got a bit emotional"
"Alright" He said after a few seconds, giving her a small smile "Well, maybe I can cheer you up"
"How are you going to do that?" She asked grinning.
James kissed her on the cheek, before standing up from his bed and making his way over to his desk, turning to give a smirk before he opened the draw and pulled out a wrapped present. Rachel bit her lip as he walked back over, sitting down next to her and handing it to her. "Merry Christmas"
"It was here the whole time?" She giggled, holding it carefully in her hands.
"It's too delicate to have taken with me" He laughed "At least I know I can hide stuff in my room in the future"
Rachel smiled widely leaning over to kiss him "I don't have yours, it's at my house"
"It's cool" He replied "You can give me it tomorrow after school, I just want to see you open it"
"Okay" She says, biting her lip as she ran her fingers over the ribbon. She smiled as she looked at how much time he'd taken into wrapping it, looking up and laughing at his smirking face. "Yes I know, I can just rip it…I'm just appreciating how much you love me and how much effort you put into it"
James laughed, reaching his hand over and squeezing her arm. "I love you"
Rachel grinned, kissing his cheek before turning back to the present as she carefully and gently peeled the ribbon off. After that, Rachel ripped the wrapping paper and slowly peeled it back, revealing a blue box. Glancing up at James, who was smiling as he watched her, Rachel bit her lip before looking back at the box, carefully lifting the lid up to reveal a bracelet.
She felt her breathe catch in her throat as she gazed at it in the box, her fingers carefuly moving over it as she lifted it off the velvet padding. Inscribed into the metal was a series of words in beautiful lettering surrounded by what looked like a link of roses. Rachel smiled, feeling her eyes well up as she gazed at it; managing to murmured softly "It's beautiful"
"You like it?" James asked and she looked up at him, nodding her head "I'm glad"
"What does the inscription mean?" She said softly, glancing from his eyes to the bracelet and making out the Italian words
"You don't remember the stuff I taught you?" He asked smirking. Rachel shook her head, smiling slightly as he kissed her cheek before shifting closer to her on the bed, his hand touching hers as he pointed at the words; "To my love, you are the most beautiful girl in the world; I will love you forever"
Rachel felt the tears leak out of her eyes as she listened to him translate the words for her; pressing her lips together as she felt her mouth spread into a wide smile. Unable to say anything, Rachel leant over and kissed him, trying to pour everything into it that she wasn't capable of putting into words at that moment.
"I'll take it you like it" He murmured against her lips a few moments later and Rachel just nodded as she pulled away.
"I love it" She replied, smiling at him "You know how to make me feel like the luckiest girl in the world"
James grinned at her, taking the bracelet from her before he put it on her wrist. "You're my girl which makes me the luckiest guy in the world"
"We're both lucky together" She says with a giggle as he kisses her again softly.
Rachel loved the short amount of time they were able to get alone just to sit there and enjoy each others company for the first time in a couple weeks before Andrea called them announcing that their dinner had arrived. The three of them sat watching Mamma Mia as they ate, Rachel giggling as James looked between her and his mom as if the were crazy for loving the music.
Later on that night, Rachel snuggled into bed next to James; enjoying the way his chest rose and fell underneath her head as she rested against him, signalling that he was dozing off. A smile cross her face as she raised herself of him and gazed at his face; James' eyes closed as he lightly snored. Sighing, Rachel rested her head against his chest again and pulled the covers up; she was just glad to have him home.
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Next chapter should be up tomorrow!