Chapter 11

Rachel groaned as she shifted in bed the next morning, grimacing as she sat up; a slight pain in her groin from the activities she and James had been enjoying well into the night. Brushing her hair out of her face, a smile made its way onto her face as she remembered the way he had touched her, the amazing feeling of having him inside her as they had sex; he had certainly bettered her imagination of what it would be like to be with him and he had certainly impressed her as he took care of her, showing her different positions and just generally making sure that she enjoyed it. Biting her lip she turned and watched him as he slept, lying on his side facing her; a small smile on his lips that made her heart warm, knowing that she had put it there.

Breathing out, the images of him naked on top and underneath her coming into her mind, Rachel pushed the covers back and as quietly as possible climbed out of his bed, pausing to lean over and press a kiss against his forehead before grabbing his dressing gown to cover herself, her underwear and work dress discarded somewhere in the room, as she made her way out of his room and towards the kitchen; intending to make him some breakfast in bed.

Glancing at the timer on the cooker, she saw it was 10:12am on the Monday morning; biting her lip as she realised that she'd officially been in a relationship with him for over 24 hours and they'd already slept together many times. A small part of her felt slightly embarrassed about that, she'd never been one to jump into bed with a man; Finn had waited and so had Brody before she'd had sex with them, but there was something about James that just made it feel right as she pottered about putting some bread into the toaster and putting the coffee maker on. She didn't really care what other people thought of them already having sex she was ready and she knew he was too, because he had given her the chance for them to wait and she'd turned him down; everything felt perfect and natural with James, sleeping with him so soon included.

"Looks like you two had fun last night" The sound of Dani's voice made her startle, Rachel turning around and blushing as she saw the blonde haired girl stood with a smirk on her face leaning against the breakfast counter. "Morning"

"Morning Dani" She replied softly, chewing on her bottom lip. "I didn't know you were here; we didn't keep you up last night did we"

"Nah, I only got home about 3am; I was only a few blocks away with a few friends" The girl replied, moving closer and opening a cupboard to retrieve a box of cereal

"Oh"

"I'm guessing you two were up late as well" Dani said smirking.

"Ummm, yeah" Rachel nodded blushing furiously.

"Don't worry, I didn't listen to you two going at it. Not that its any of my business if you did or not" Dani spoke softly, winking at her.

"We did" She couldn't help the grin that crossed her face.

"He didn't pressure you did he?" Dani asked wearily.

"No, he wouldn't" Rachel said shaking her head. "He was amazing, he took such good care of me"

"I'm glad; I'd have to chop his balls off if he didn't" Dani said with a smirk and Rachel couldn't help but giggle. "You two did talk before you jumped each other though right?"

"Yeah we did" Rachel replied smiling. "I feel like I understand him so well you know? It just felt right after we talked and he opened up to me; I care about him and I don't care if its too soon, but it felt right and I was ready to take that step with him"

"I'm glad for you" Dani said pouring herself a cup of coffee. "As good as you imagined?"

"Better" Rachel couldn't help but admit, biting her lip as she made two cups of coffee.

"Good to know he can do one thing right then" Dani replied, taking a drink of her coffee.

Rachel was about to open her mouth and respond when she heard a voice interrupt them; "I can do plenty right Dani"

"Yeah well" Dani said rolling her eyes. Rachel turned her head and smile at him as she saw James walking towards them, blushing when she saw him wearing only a pair of low riding pyjama bottoms; her eyes lingering on that perfect chest of his and fuck he really was gorgeous.

"Morning beautiful" He murmured, leaning down to kiss her and Rachel moaned into his mouth, frowning when she felt him pull back and wink at her. "You been up long?"

"Only a quarter of an hour, I was going to make you breakfast in bed" She replied, licking her lips as she watched him walk towards the coffee mug she'd left on the counter; her eyes lingering on his perfectly sculpted bottom.

"You're sweet" He said, picking the mug up and coming to sit down next to her. RRachel eyes fluttered closed as he pressed a kiss against her cheek. "I was hoping you'd have stayed in bed, morning sex is definitely something I want to introduce you to"

"That does sound good" She replied, turning her head and kissing him; smiling against his lips as she felt his hand make its way underneath her dressing gown and up her thigh, pausing as realised she had nothing on. Rachel bit her lip as she watched his face dawn with realisation and he smirked at her.

"God I'm crazy about you"

"Allright you two; enough with the bedroom eyes" Dani muttered rolling her eyes at them. Rachel blushed as James hand squeezed her thigh before he withdrew his hand, reaching for hers and holding it in his as took a drink. "I'm happy for you both, just please don't have sex when I'm at home"

She heard James laugh next to her; "Come on Dani, you can't ask me that"

"We won't" Rachel said, glaring at him. "We won't disrespect the fact that this is your apartment too, will we James?"

"You can promise what you like, I make no guarantees" James replies with a smirk "I've seen you naked, I can't control myself now"

"Oh god, I'm going; I have to get to work" Dani said standing up and walking over to kiss James on the cheek "Behave you"

"I'll try" He replied, winking at the blonde girl "I'll meet you later to walk you home"

"Sounds good; try not to have too much fun" Dani added wiggling her fingers before collecting her bag and heading towards the door.

Rachel was watching the direction Dani had walked in, when she felt James' hands untie her dressing gown and his hands moving across her bare abdomen; letting him turn her towards him, Rachel bit her lip as she saw him admiring her.

"God you are so beautiful" He murmured before leaning down and kissing her neck; her response coming out as a moan as his hands made their way to her bum. "How about we go back to bed"

She felt her eyes roll into the back of her head as his fingers ran down the groove in her bum, his fingetips touching her sex briefly as he hitched his hands underneath her knees and hoisted her up onto the counter behind; Rachel started giggling as he shrugged the gown of her shoulders and reattached his lips to her collarbone.

"Mhmmmm, James" Rachel moaned as he made his way slowly down her neck towards her breast. "Wait; Dani said not-"

"You think I give a shit what Dani said" She heard him say as he moved his head away from her chest and stared into her eyes, one of his hands coming to cup her cheek. "I want you"

Rachel whimpered as he said that, his other hand squeezing her bum; shaking her head to try and get her self-control back; "James- please don't"

His hand withdraw from her and he moved it to rest on the counter next to her. !"What's wrong?"

"I'm a little sore" She replied softly and saw his eyes flicker with recognition.

"Shit, yeah of course" He murmured, kissing her forehead softly "First time for a couple of months"

"It's not that I don't want to; because I really, really do" Rachel explained, smiling at him. "Could we just cuddle and talk?"

"Of course" He responded, nodding his head. "That sounds perfect"

"I'm sorry-"

"Don't apologize; I'm a guy and we get dumb around naked women" He said causing her to giggle. "I'm serious though, cuddling with you sounds amazing; I don't want you to feel like we have to rush this, just because we've spent the night together"

"I know you don't; you're amazing" Rachel replied, leaning forward to kiss him softly. "I'm not against a little making out or maybe even something more later on; Do you have classes today?"

"No; well review classes but I don't have to attend" James answered, winking at her as he helped her down from the counter. "You have to go to NYADA?"

"Not today" Rachel said grinning at him, "Come on, If you promise to let me bore you to death about Broadway I'll cuddle with you naked"

"Deal" James replied instantly and with that he picked her up.

"JAMES!" Rachel squealed, giggling as he kissed her while he started walking towards his bedroom.

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"So you know, obviously I had to deal with looking after her and…God you are so hot"

Rachel licked her lips to get rid of the juice that lingered on her bottom lip as she led on James' bed with him. they had there for well over an hour, lying naked, as they talked, getting to know each other more intimately; not that they hadn't before this weekend but the things they were sharing were definitely more personal that any of their conversations before.

"I am?" She asked, blushing a little as he gazed at her with a fiery look in his eyes.

"Sorry, I got sidetracked by you licking your lips" He murmured, his hand gently rubbing her bum as they led exposed next to each other. "What was I saying?"

Rachel giggled, putting her glass back down on the small tray before turning back to him. "About how you had to deal with looking after Dani as well as trying to pass senior year"

"Ah yeah" He nodded "People are assholes in high school; obsessed by popularity and they felt like they needed to try and put her down because she was this person that knew exactly who she was; that scares people"

"Yeah, I can relate" Rachel nodded; picturing her own struggles in high school, she'd known the person she was since she was 6 and was so confident in herself and her abilities that it alienated people particularly in her freshmen and sophomore years.

"I still can't believe that you had such a hard time in High School" James said, his hand moving to stroke her cheek. "You're such a beautiful person and I don't just mean your looks; I think you're amazing…I guess kids in Ohio are really fucking dumb"

"Well, as sweet as you are; you didn't know high school Rachel" She answered, enjoying feeling his muscles on his chest as she ran her hand slowly up and down his skin. "I was kind of obnoxious and difficult to deal with"

"You're still hard to deal with" He smirked and she slapped him playfully. "But that's not an excuse, they should have gotten to know you first before judging you"

"People eventually did get to know me" Rachel shrugged, "Finn was really the first one who was able to deal with my diva-ish ways"

She saw his eyes flicker at the mention of her ex's name, but before she could ask him he spoke up; "Was Finn your first crush?"

"You mean apart from Broadway heartthrobs'?" She asked, and he nodded smirking at her. "Yeah he was. He was kind, nice and he was"

"The first one that got to know you" He finished and nodded. "Was it love at first sight?"

"Are you jealous of my ex?" Rachel asked playfully, watching as his eyes looked away for a few seconds before finding hers again.

"I just want to understand you" He answered, his hand resting against her shoulder. "I haven't gotten to know a girl outside of her body in so long and I don't just want you for sex; I want everything, all of you"

Rachel couldn't help but grin at him, leaning forward and kissing him sweetly; lingering for a moment before pulling back. "I know, and that idea you're letting me get this close to you is so amazing"

"Was it love at first sight for me and Finn?" She continued, biting her lip "For me; yeah, for him? I don't know, he was so confused with his feelings for Quinn as well as for me"

"At least he made the right choice in the end" He said pointedly staring into her eyes.

"What about you and Natalie" Rachel asked, seeing his smile fade. "Was she your first crush?"

Rachel watched as he seemed to be steady himself before he answered, speaking in a soft voice; "She was my first everything; kiss, girlfriend, crush, love , first time. For the longest time she was everything"

"Until she hurt you?"

"Longer" He murmured, sighing. "I hated her, but I still loved her. That didn't go away until my junior year"

"Really?" Rachel asked softly, shifting closer to him and wrapped an arm around his waist.

"Yeah" He replied, continuing his movements on her bum. "Even after what she did to me; I spent over two years more loving her. In my head, what I was doing was payback; was showing myself that I didn't need her"

"What made you stop loving her?"

"I saw her again" He said, and Rachel felt her eyebrows rise "Thanksgiving two years ago, I went home and saw her; It hit me, I didn't care about her anymore. I looked into her eyes and didn't feel anything"

"That must have felt nice? To be over the girl that hurt you"

"I felt hollow" He said shaking his head "That I had nothing; So I went out and picked up a girl at a bar and brought her home with me. Typical me huh"

"Don't" Rachel said quickly, "Don't put yourself down like that; I don't want to hear how horrible of a person you think you are. To me you're perfect"

James studied her for a moment before a smile crossed his face as he leaned forward and kissed her, Rachel returned it forecefully, trying to put into an action how much he meant to her. Pulling back he, brought his hand up to carress her cheek. "You are amazing"

Rachel shrugged as he smiled at her. "Do you still love Finn?"

She bit her lip, thinking about it. Honestly, she still felt some feelings for him; he was her first love and she would always keep that with her. But right now, was she in love with him? She couldn't say she was.

"No" She answered, watching him gazing at her intently. "He'll always have a place in my heart, but right now; No I don't love him anymore than a friend"

"I am jealous of him" James murmured after a few seconds. Rachel frowned at him as he sighed before continuing; "He's been so lucky to have known you for years. He knows you in ways, that I don't and that makes me jealous; knowing there's things about you that he knows and I don't"

"I want you to know everything about me" She answered, kissing him softly. "We're just getting started you and me; We're going to know each other greater than anyone else in our lives"

James grinned at her and nodded his head. "Lets play twenty questions"

"Okay" Rachel giggled, "You first"

"Most dramatic thing that's ever happened to you"

"Ummm" Rachel asked, "Well that would have to be meeting my mom…."

They continued talking for a good hour, telling each other things and growing closer. As she listened to him telling her about how he'd wanted to be a train conductor, had insisted to his mom that he be allowed to try and catch a horse; Rachel couldn't help but feel her connection to him strengthen as she in turn shared her fondest memories. Predictably, considering how they were led together and who she was led with; the conversation turned to sex.

"How many guys have I slept with?" She asked giggling. "What sort of a question is that?"

"Hey, I'm just curious" He replied smirking;

"Three" She answered, watching as he looked at her thoughtfully. "More or less than you expected?"

"I'd sort of guessed three but I kind of had a image in my head of you as some sort of sex maniac"

Rachel looked shocked before bursting out laughing with him. "That's horrible!"

"You're a beautiful girl, stunning in fact" He replied smirking. "I'm surprised you haven't had guys throwing themselves at you"

"Aside from Brody" Rachel said, smiling "You and Finn were my friends before we had any sort of romantic relations"

"What about you? How many girls?"

"That's not fair" He replied, "You know what I was like Rach"

"You know I don't judge you" Rachel said softly, nudging him "I'm just curious"

He looked at her thoughtfully, tugging his bottom lip between his teeth. After about thirty seconds he closed his eyes and grimaced murmuring quietly; "About forty, give or take"

Rachel smiled at him; just wanting to hug him as he looked at her vulnerably; afraid that she would judge and insult him. Honestly, the number was about what she'd thought having known him but not anywhere as high as she'd been afraid of.

"Only forty?" She teased watching as he raised an eyebrow at her. "I'm disappointed"

He laughed at her and she giggled, letting out a yelp as he pulled her towards him and kissed her; Rachel smiled against his lips as she rested her hand against his cheek while his went to her bum again, kneading it gently as she allowed his tongue entrance to her mouth.

"Who is the best you've had" He murmured as he pulled away slightly. Rachel caught her breath staring up at him.

"You're serious?"

"Yeah, I need to know how I compare" He smirked at her.

"You're better than Brody" She replied, nuzzling his nose with hers. "Much, much better"

"But not better than Finn?" He asked, kissing her softly.

"It was different" She murmured, touching her tongue to his teasingly. "It was making love with Finn, with you; at least for now, we're just enjoying fucking"

"Hearing you say that is without a doubt is the hottest thing I've ever heard" He said laughing, before kissing her fully again; Rachel moaning as she felt him run the tip of his tongue against the roof of her mouth. He pulled away abrubtly and rested his forehead against hers. "You know you're in control of us right?"

"In bed or in general?" She murmured, resting her head against his chest.

"Us, whatever way we are" He replied wrapping his arms around her and pulling her into his body. "I'm shit at this relationship stuff, but I'm gonna work on it, I'm going to be better for you. Just tell me what you want and we'll do it"

"So if I asked you to take me dinner tomorrow night?"

"I'd tell you that I've already got a restaurant in mind" He replied, and she looked up to see his truthful eyes.

"Really? You'll take me to dinner"

"Of course, I want to show off this beautiful, sexy girl that I've got all to myself" He replied and Rachel bit her lip.

"I'm guessing you think that lines going to work on me and let you get back in to my pants"

"You aren't wearing pants right now" He murmured, his hand stroking her abdomen. "But, it depends how you are feeling first of all"

"Secondly, if you want; we can fool around a little, because I don't know about you but I think that we've got the apartment to ourselves for the rest of the afternoon and you know; the easiest way to get to know each other is to be intimate"

Rachel giggled at him, biting her lip as she felt his hand dip lower on her body, brushing across the short hair above her sex. "Should I wear a dress for our date?"

"Personally, I think that you should just be naked the rest of the time we're together" he smirked and Rachel rolled her eyes at him, feeling her cheeks blush "But If you happen to have a dress then it would be a good idea"

"In that case" She replied, moving her hand to cover his and slowly move his hand closer to her warm centre, gasping as she felt him dip a finger inside of her "We definitely need to work on us"