Sorry for the short chapter, I didn't know how to drag it out. enjoy!
The afternoon came quicker than Rachel expected. She stood at her locker waiting for Finn to arrive. When she saw him walk out of a classroom and towards her, her stomach did a little backflip. She smiled when he noticed her. Finn walked up to her, a big smile on his face as well. Rachel noticed that his eyes seemed to twinkle as he looked at her. Rachel internally squealed, that probably meant something...they walked together to the cafeteria, once again Rachel really wanted to take his hand. She looked up at him and back down at his hand. He didn't do anything but she could tell that he knew what she wanted. Rachel hesitantly reached her hand towards Finn's. Their fingers entwined, Rachel's heart fluttering with delight. Finn made no actions that pointed to him being uncomfortable with this, Rachel almost thought she saw him trying not to smile. They walked hand in hand to the cafeteria, Rachel thought she might melt on the spot. His hand was soft and warm, she felt like the world was on her side for once.
They sat down at an empty table, Finn went to go get food from the lunch line. Rachel's dads always made her lunch and neatly put it into a brightly colored lunch box that she's had since sixth grade. She's a sophomore now so the lunch box is not looking so good. Rachel bets that it won't last another week. Hopefully Kurt could make her another, he has a way with sewing. Finn sat back down across from her, his plate full of Tots, a burger, and a skimpy little salad.
"Really, Finn?" said Rachel, eyeing his unhealthy food choices.
"What?" He said innocently.
Rachel rolled her eyes.
"Your food choices."
"Oh, this?" He said looking down at his food. "...It's good, don't judge me!"
Rachel laughed and took a bite of her crustless sandwich. Finn is so cute, she can't take it.
They've been working on a new duo lately, his voice enchants Rachel more than any of the other Glee members. It's amazing and attractive at the same time. She thought it might be good to talk about what choreography they should put together, if they were going to do any. But right as she was about to bring it up, Finn spoke first.
"I don't really know much about you, Rachel," He said, matter of factly, looking straight at her.
"Well, I have two dads. You already know that, I think. Uhhh, well, when I was in 7th grade I had a pet hamster named Nubby," She said, trying to think of stuff she could tell him.
"Nubby?" He asked, smiling.
"Yes, Nubby. I was originally going to name her Nubber but I thought Nubby was better," She said, ignoring his snickers.
"That's so cute," He said, taking another bite of his food. Rachel blushed at the comment and stuffed her face with her sandwich. Her dads had packed a cheese, cucumber, and turkey sandwich. Her favorite.
"How's football?" She asked.
"Pretty good! We won our last game!" He said excitedly.
"I know, I was there!" She smiled, that game was a real nail biter. But it was super fun too, Rachel never thought she'd be into sports, but she guesses that since Finn is playing it's fun to watch him. They sat there for a few minutes just enjoying their food in silence. Then the bell rang and they walked off to class.