AN: Chapter 16

So I had a lot of fun writing this chapter and I wanted to make it kinda cute so there are a lot of funny and cute things going on in here.

NavyNinjaHo: don't worry, there will be plenty of Rain to come in later chapters. And I would never do that to Rain! That would be WAY too mean to her and she would never consider going out with Leo at that point. And as for Finn getting laid, I'm not gonna say. Everything is planned out for the rest of the story so I'm not going to change it or add to it unless it's my idea. I'm not trying to sound mean, but I'm not looking for ideas to what to do next. I like to hear what you guys thing might happen in the next chapter or your other thoughts and feelings about what I wrote.

Finny-Kun Goddess: haha thank you. I know now that I'm no longer stuck, I'm flying through these chapters! And it feels great! I'm really glad you are enjoying everything so far. And trust me, you will love what I have planned for Leo and Rain later ;) and I didn't want to say nothing up here… buuuut…. SURPRISE! I did have LoLu in this chapter :) not for long, but they will make another appearance in the next one as well.

LumiSusi: I completely agree that she is spoiled, but don't worry, things are going to happen (don't want to say more for the fear of giving stuff away lol) annnnd yeah…. I felt terrible doing that to Gajeel and Pantherlily….. like… I had stabbed my own heart with a knife.

Depressica: lol trust me, that wasn't going to be the end of it, but for how much I wrote in here, I didn't want a super long chapter XD so I had to split it up. This chapter was done the next day but I had to go over a couple of things. But I'm glad you loved it! ^_^ I hope you like this one just as much!

Lily's jaw clenched tightly as she looked up at the house Finn had taken them to. She turned her head slowly to Finn. "You're joking right?"

The ice mage took in a deep breath before he smiled. "Nope. We're gonna stay here for the rest of the week while we go to school. I already made sure it was ok with them."

Lily groaned as Finn knocked on the door to the small house. "Don't be like that Lil. You know that they absolutely love you."

A minute later, the door swung open. Lucy smiled brightly as she excited pulled the two kids into her arms. "I'm so happy you two are here! It's been too long since I've seen either of you!"

Both Finn and Lily smiled as Lucy squeezed them, saying hello in unison.

"Hi Auntie Lu."

"Hi Aunt Lucy."

"Come in! Come in! Dinner is almost done! Make yourselves at home. Leo! Your friends are here!" Lucy called out as she closed the door after they all entered the house. Leo stood in the hallway, his arms crossed over his chest and disgust over his face.

"I know mom…. Don't remind me…."

"Oh come on, sweetie! This'll be fun! Oh I'm so excited to have an actual family dinner for once!" the celestial mage said as she made her way back to the kitchen to help finish up dinner with Loke.

Leo threw his arms out at his sides. "Hey! I'm family! And we have dinner together every night! Well… unless you guys aren't home…" Olive-green eyes turned back over to Finn and Lily as they set their bags down on the floor. "Well. You two will be bunking with me in my room for as long as you stay here. I'm keeping the bed so you two will have to share the floor."

Lily rolled her eyes as Finn smiled at Leo. "Thanks man. And sorry for springing this on you so suddenly. I owe you one."

"You could always bring Rain to me. I'd call us even if you did."

"Nice try. But no."

Leo shrugged his shoulders as he made his way to the dining room. "You can't blame a guy for tryin. Oh! I know!" Leo said as he snapped his fingers. "You could get her to call me again! Caz last time it was really amazing to hear from her!"

Lily looked to Leo with glaring eyes. "Rain called you?"

Leo smirked as he brought his fingers to his chin. "Yeah she did. You jealous?"

The script mage scoffed as she looked to Finn. "How come he gets a phone call and I don't?! I miss Rain too you know!"

Finn raised his hands in front of him in defense. "You can give her a call too if you want! I just mentioned to her that she should give him a call so he'd get off my back for once!"

"Ah man…. Our conversation was so great. She even agreed to be my girlfriend."

Lily's eyes went back to Leo as her hands went on her hips. "Yeah right. I'm sure Rain will never go out with you since you're with a new girl every week."

The blonde haired boy raised a finger to the dark haired girl. "That's because there is a void in my heart! It needs to be filled because someone- won't mention any names…" he said as he glanced to Finn. "Won't let me date their sister!"

"She still wouldn't date you if you were the last man on earth!" Lily said.

"Says you! I bet no man would ever get with a slimy serpent like you if you were the last—"

Finn grabbed Lily's arm before she could use her magic on the blonde haired boy, pulling her to one of the seats next to him at the table. "Come on you two, let's just sit down and eat like one big happy family."

Lily growled as she stared daggers at the cocky, grinning blonde across from her at the table. Finn turned his head towards the kitchen and called back.

"Hey do you guys need any help setting the table?"

Lucy called back sweetly. "No, Finn. We are just about done in here and I'll be out in a second! Thank you though."

Minutes later, Lucy came from the small kitchen, her hands full with plates and eating utensils. As Lucy set out the plates to everyone's seat, she smiled as she asked, "So! Finn, Lily, tell me again why you two want to spend the night here for the rest of the week? Are you three working on something for school?"

Lily was first to speak. "Yes, Auntie Lu. You see, Finn and I are conducting an experiment on one of our friends and we have to study the subject day and night. It only made sense to come over and stay until the end of the week. We did ask if just one of us could stay with Leo, but our instructor said since it is an assignment for the two of us, he would like to hear both of our findings."

Lucy put a finger to her chin. "Wow… classes have gotten… interesting over the years. College was nothing like this when I went."

Leo picked up his fork and began to pick at his teeth with one of the prongs. "Mom, I don't think she's being— AH!" Leo pushed the fork up into his lip at the sudden pain in his leg from Lily kicking at him underneath the table. He glared at her as he rubbed his lip and leg, mumbling under his breath so that only she could hear him. Lily smirked and stuck out her tongue at him.

"Well that certainly does sounds like an interesting assignment. I think it would be interesting to hear what you two come up with about my son!" Loke said as he brought the food dishes in, placing them before the newest guests. Lucy came back from the kitchen and brought the rest of the dinner out, setting down at the table and taking her seat next to Loke and Leo.

As they ate, Loke turned his attention to Lily. "So Lil. I saw your interview with Sorcerer Weekly. That Jason guy is pretty intense, huh?"

Lily smiled as she nodded her head, swallowing her food. "Oh yes. Intense is a good way to describe that man. It was a lot of fun getting to perform on a live stage like that but I don't think I could stand talking to him again."

Loke laughed as he glanced over at Lucy. "I know that feeling. He would constantly ask me about my girl back home and ask me if she had any major influence in my song writing." Loke reached over with his hand and gripped Lucy's, both smiling at one another. "Of course I said yes. And then he just went crazy and jumped up and down all over the place."

Lily watched the two adults interact at the table. They looked so happy with each other as Loke talked about his interview. How could her mother say that she was this happy with her father? She just couldn't understand it. What does he do for her that makes her love him so much? Anytime she sees him now, he's just running his mouth and yelling at her.

"So you're going to that big music convention next week?" Loke asked.

Lily shook her head slightly, her thoughts disappearing. "Wha? Oh yeah. Yeah Finn and I are going up there. We're gonna meet the band there. We just have to figure out where we're gonna stay."

Loke raised a finger and winked at the dark haired girl. "Not a problem. You see, that's the place that made us famous you know. That convention was where your fathers and I got our big break. And I know a few people there who owe me a few favors. I could hook you up with a place to stay at the convention. And I could probably get you guys some free meals too."

Lily and Finn's faces lit up. "Really? You'd do that for us?!" They said excitedly.

Loke smiled and nodded his head. Leo looked at his father and began to speak. "Hey! How come they get special treatments but I can barely get an allowance?!"

Lucy closed her eyes lightly as she picked at her food with her fork. "That's because you don't do any chores around here."

Finn and Lily began to laugh loudly at Lucy's statement and Leo's look on his face after she said it.

Lily's hazel eyes fell on the small family across from her as they began to argue with Leo. A smile came over her face as she brought her hand up to her chin. 'Staying here for a few days might not be such a bad thing after all.'

Leo sat on his bed, looking down at Finn as he set up his place on the floor. "So do you think this is such a good idea? Going with Lily to this convention thing with Chrono being there and all?"

"Yeah, what's the big deal?"

Leo put his hands behind his head and leaned back slightly. "I'm just trying to look out for you like your sister asked me to. And I'm just doing what best friends do! And besides… I know what you're hoping for. Were you planning on something happening between you guys? Is it really a good idea to try something like that when Chrono is gonna be there?"

Finn blushed as his mind had thought of a few things he would like to happen while he was away with Lily. "S-shut up Leo! You're just saying that because of your personal vendetta against Lily."

"What?! I'm just sayin'! And I'm doing what your sister asked me to do, caz you know I'd do anything for her!"

"Everything will be fine."

Leo sighed as he looked down at his friend, waiting a minute to say anything else. "So you have enough blankets and pillows?"

Finn looked over his makeshift bed and Lily's. "Yeah I've got enough but I think Lil could use another pillow."

Leo waved a hand in the air. "She'll be fiinnne. Oh and I want to let you know." Leo leaned in close to Finn, whispering as low as he could in hopes that Lily wouldn't hear him while she was still in the bathroom changing. "I'm totally down for threesomes, caz you know, you're my bro, and I so would totally do it with you—"

"Wow… you really are gay for him Leo." Lily said with a smirk as she pulled her hair back into a ponytail, receiving a glare from the blonde haired boy on the bed who continued to talk in a normal voice.

"But I won't touch that thing with a ten foot pole. But you know I'd do it for you! Caz you're my bro!"

Finn blushed madly as he threw his pillow at Leo's face. "That's never going to happen! Just go to bed already! We have to get up early for school!"

Leo snickered as he kept the pillow and laid down on his bed. Finn sighed as he grabbed Leo's body pillow off the end of his bed, folding it up and placing it behind his head, making his body sit up off the ground slightly. He looked over at Lily who was rummaging through her bag. "Whatcha looking for Lil?"

"My phone charger… I think I forgot it at home…. Which is fine. I can go a couple days without a phone. I'll just grab it when we go back there for my guitar." Lily turned her dying phone off and placed it in her bag. Finn watched her walk over to the light switch and admired her look at that moment. She had on a tank top and sleeping shorts that seemed to hug her thighs gently. Both were of a light blue color, making her tanned skin stick out with that dark head of hair that was pulled back into a pony tail. Finn blushed bright red as Lily hit the switch and began to head back to her spot on the floor next to Finn.

'Crap! Quit thinking about her like that! Now is not the time for this!' Finn quickly adjusted his pajama pants before Lily could notice anything starting to happen with his body. Luckily, Lily decided to sit down next to him, her knees moving up to her chest as she spoke.

"So Uncle Loke and Auntie Lu seem pretty happy."

The ice mage looked towards Lily in the darkness, wondering what had brought this random thought on. He moved his hands behind his head as he leaned back on the pillow. "Yeah? So?"

Lily shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. Just makes me think of my parents… and…yours. I mean… they were all really happy at one point in their lives. But Leo's parents seem to be the happiest right now out of all of them. My mom says she's happy with my dad, but I don't see how she could be. He's a giant jerk most of the time. I just don't see what she sees in him."

"You gotta remember, Aunt Lucy and Uncle Loke went through quite a bit before they could be happy. From what my mom told me when I was younger, those two had it the worst for a long time."

Lily grinned slightly. "Yeah… but for a while… so did my mom and dad…."

Finn closed his eyes lightly. "Well, it definitely comes in threes, caz now my parents have it."

Finn could hear Leo snoring already on the bed, wondering how he was able to fall asleep so quickly. His eyes opened quickly at the sudden touch from Lily. She had brought her hands up to his cheeks, pulling him slightly closer to her as her lips pressed against his blushing cheek. Her arms then wrapped around his neck lightly as her head buried itself into his neck. His heart began to race as he could feel her hot breath on his skin. "L-Lil… what was that for? And what are you doing?"

"I just feel bad for you… and I know what you're going through. I've had a lot of bad things happen to me. And now I don't want to let go of the one good thing I have left in my life."

Finn swallowed the growing lump in his throat. He could feel her pressing against his body, her steady breathing on his cool skin. It was starting to make his body react. "P-please let go… we really do need to get to sleep."

"No! I'm never letting you go Finn! I care too much about you."

'Does… does she know? Did she figure it out? How I feel about her? Maybe she feels the same way… no… maybe not… friends kiss friends cheeks all the time, right? Yeah… it was just a friendly gesture… nothing more… unless… ah! God! Why does she have to do this to me now?!'

"Hey…can I ask you something?" Lily asked quietly. Finn looked down at her in the dark, a brow raised as he responded.

"Yeah, what's up?"

"… it's about what your dad said earlier… about me using you to get what I want, how I'm distracting you from everything… you don't feel that way about me, do you?"

"What? No! Lily… would I have gone with you if I felt that way? Geez… don't listen to my dad. He was just drunk and pissed off at your dad. You just were an easy target for him to attack at that time."

Lily was silent for a long time before she wrapped her arms around him tighter, wanting to bury her whole face further into his neck. Finn struggled to keep his mind off of his thoughts he kept locked away in his head so that his body would not react further to the girl embracing him. Lily smiled as she listened carefully to Finn's heart through his tank top. It was beating fast, as if it was about ready to jump right out of him. His scent filled her nose as she breathed him in slowly. She loved the way he smelled. It always seemed to calm her down whenever she was upset or stressed. Something about it just made her feel better. Perhaps it was just because Finn was always making her feel better. She smiled as she spoke. "Finn, why is your heart beating so fast?"

"I-uh—" Finn shut his eyes tight. 'No… I'm not telling her here… I'll wait for a better opportunity when we're alone.'

"Are you nervous that Leo will see us like this and get the wrong idea?"

"Yeah! You know how he is! Always jumping to conclusions! So why don't you just let go and we can just get some sleep?"

Lily smirked and held him tighter. "I told you I'm never letting you go. Not now. Not ever."

The ice mage was silent after she had spoken. Her words repeating in his head. 'She has to feel the same way that I do. Or at least she's starting too…' Finn gulped once more as he opened his mouth slightly. "Lily?" He asked softly. The ice mage waited a minute for her to respond. He smiled slightly as he closed his eyes. 'She must have fallen asleep too… I can't blame her. She's gotten just about as much sleep as me. And with everything that has happened….' Finn hesitantly moved one of his hands away from the back of his head, slowly lowering it to Lily's shoulder. She moved slightly as his hand touched her bare skin, causing his hand to hover over her slightly before returning back to tanned skin, holding her lightly throughout the night.

Leo awoke first as his alarm went off in the early morning. The blonde haired boy sat up and yawned loudly. "Man…I slept like a rock. How bout you two?" Olive-green eyes looked down at the floor, a smirk coming over his face. "Uh-huh. I see how it is. So this is why you two weren't opposed to sleeping on the floor together."

Finn groaned as he felt Leo poke at his side, his tired eyes opening slightly to glare up at his friend. "What are you talking about Leo?"

Leo pointed a finger to the girl wrapped around Finn's neck, sleeping peacefully. "You know, when she's sleeping… she still looks like a dirty, slimy—"

Finn threw the body pillow at Leo, stopping him from finishing his sentence. The throw woke Lily up quickly. "Wha? What was that?!"

Finn laid down and closed his eyes angrily. "It's just Leo being Leo."

The dark haired girl closed her eyes and moaned. "Five more minutes…" She said as she laid down next to Finn, covering her eyes with her arm. "I feel like I didn't get much sleep thanks to someone's snoring…. I don't know if I can do a couple more days here Finn…"

"You'll be fine. If we need to, we could always ask Aunt Lucy to kick him outta here."

"Hey! My mom would never do that!" The blonde haired boy stopped for a second and thought about what he had just said. His expression changing to one of disappointment. "Never mind… she totally would if you asked her. For some reason, she's totally in love with you guys."

The ice and script mage smiled as Leo spoke, knowing he spoke the truth about his own mother.

The rest of the week came and went for the two friends, their last night spent at Leo's house was over as the two packed their bags into Finn's car, getting ready to leave for Lily's house then the convention. Loke handed Finn a piece of paper with the reservations he made for the hotel that held the convention every year along with a few places that Finn and Lily could get in for free to eat. Finn shook Loke's hand and thanked him for everything. He hugged Lucy after she had finished hugging Lily and said goodbye to Leo. Lily was waiting inside the car as he made his way to the driver's side.

"You sure you don't want to stop by your house and grab some more clothes too?" Lily asked as Finn got into his car.

The ice mage shook his head. "Nah, Uncle Loke said I could have someone at the hotel do my laundry if I needed clean clothes so I'm not even gonna bother going back home. Let's just go get your stuff and hit the road." He said with a smile. Lily matched his smile as she stuck her hand out the window.

"Oh did you tell Chrono that I was coming along?"

"Oh yeah. Suppose I should do that huh?" She said with a giggle. She pulled her phone out of her bag and turned it on, frowning at the battery life left on it. "Guess this will have to be a quick call." She quickly brought up his number and hit the call button. She didn't have to wait long for the ice mage to answer her call.

"Hey Chrono, it's me. Look I don't have much time caz my phone is dying, but I'll be up at the convention later tonight. Yeah I'm just leaving now with Finn. He's coming with me. It's not up to you who I go with. I gotta go, my phone is dying and I still need to go get my guitar. Make sure you and the rest of the band find somewhere to sleep during this thing. Finn and I are already set up with a room…. That's not my problem, and you'll just have to get over it."

Lily sighed as she removed the phone from her ear. "Well, there goes my battery. Actually pretty good timing. He was starting to annoy me."

Finn glanced over at her out the corner of his eye. "What was that all about?"

Lily shrugged her shoulders as she spoke. "He was getting pissy that we have a room set up already and they don't have anything. Then he wanted to stay in the room with us and I honestly don't want him there. The only reason why I'm even talking to him now is caz of the band. I haven't been talking to him much lately."

"So… are you guys still together?"

"Dunno."

"Did you guys split up a while ago? Or did you kinda just decide now that you aren't together?"

"Umm… both?" Lily said with a giggle.

Finn smiled slightly as he looked back to the road. 'So there's a chance for me after all on this trip. I get alone time with her, we're sharing a room, and we get free meals to wherever we want to eat at. How could this not be a perfect opportunity to finally tell her?' Solid blue eyes looked back over to the girl sitting next to him. She had her eyes closed lightly as she smiled, feeling the wind blow through her wild hair, taking in the scents it carried. 'I'm glad I agreed to come with her… this is going to be the time I do it. I'm going to tell her how I feel about her while we're on this trip.'

Gajeel sat in one of the chairs in the living room, tapping his finger on the fabric slowly. His thoughts still on what had happened days ago. He had tried calling Lily numerous times only to get her voicemail each time. He wanted nothing more than to hunt her down and chew her out again for not seeing her for days. Part of him wanted to do what his wife had said to do, try to talk to her calmly. Teeth clenched together as he imagined a hot headed girl ignoring anything he had to say. His ears picked up the sound of a car pulling in the driveway. His fingers dug into the fabric as he could hear his daughter speaking to someone else. Crimson eyes darted towards the door, watching his daughter walk in happily until her eyes caught a glance of him.

Her smile immediately faded as she darted her eyes back to the front. Gajeel stood and crossed his arms over his chest. "So you've decided to come back home, eh? Don't think you're gonna be let off easy caz your mother and I came up with some punishments for you little girl." He said with a calm voice.

Lily walked past her father up to her room. "That's great dad, but it'll have to wait until after I get back from the convention. I'm just stopping by to grab my phone charger and guitar."

"Oh yeah? You're still goin' to this thing are ya? And who exactly is taking you to said convention? Caz you don't have a license and I sure as hell ain't takin' you there." Gajeel grinned as he knew she was helpless without a ride. The iron dragon slayer was sure she had no other options considering Finn would never miss out on a weeks' worth of school or a week away from Gray.

The dark haired girl came back down stairs with her guitar over her shoulder. "Finn is taking me."

Gajeel's eyes widened, surprised to hear the ice mage was actually going to do it. "Well—how are you going to afford anything without any money?! I bet you didn't think about that one, did ya kiddo?"

Lily put her hand on the doorknob and turned her head at her father, a smirk and a wink over her face. "Someone already hooked us up with a room and free food." The young girl turned and headed out the door with a hand raised over her head. "See ya in a week dad. Try not to freak out too much while I'm gone."

Gajeel growled loudly as he clenched a fist, watching the front door close behind Lily. A second later, Levy came from the other room. "Was that Lily?!"

Gajeel turned to Levy slowly. "Yeah. It was. She's still going to that stupid convention…and Finn is taking her…."

Levy frowned as she sighed. "Great… my daughter comes home for five seconds and then leave because of you…."

Gajeel threw his hands out to the sides. "What the hell did I do?! I did what you told me and talked to her calmly! And look where it got me?!"

Levy turned on her heels and leveled her eyebrows. "Yeah, but I'm sure you said something snarky instead of actually talking to her Gajeel…"

Gajeel ruffled his dark hair as he threw his head back. "YOU WOMEN ARE TOO COMPLICATED!"

Hours on the road went by as Finn and Lily finally reached their destination. They had gotten to the hotel and gotten their room keys quickly, wanting to get to their room to change and get settled in before they did anything. Finn tried both card keys to make sure they both worked before handing Lily one and opening the door to their room. It was a simple two bed room, one to which Finn was thankful for. As the ice mage set his bag down in the small closet by the door, Lily rushed past him to the window. She threw her bag down and opened the sliding glass door. The young girl stepped out onto the balcony and held back her loose hair as the cool nights wind blew. Her eyes were wide as they peered over the large city and its beautiful lights.

Finn smiled as he joined her outside, taking in the cities night lights. Lily took in a deep breath before shouting at the top of her lungs, scaring Finn slightly. "THIS IS AMAAAZING!"

All they could hear was the sound of cars honking their horns as they passed the hotel, the sound of bands practicing in various places outside the building to try to get the people pumped for the convention, and the sound of people having fun below them. The dark haired girl turned to Finn and grabbed his wrist lightly. "Whatcha say? We go down there and join everyone?"

Finn rubbed the back of his head with his free hand. "I think I might sit this one out Lil. I did do a lot of driving today and it takes a lot out of me. But you can go on by yourself if you want."

Lily's expression turned into a half smile with one raised brow as she looked at her friend. "You're such a goon. Why would I want to go down there by myself? We can go check it out tomorrow night when you're rested up."

Finn smiled as he turned back to the metal bars, resting his arms on the cool steel. "That sounds like a plan. But for now, I don't mind just standing out here for a bit, if you want to join me?"

Lily giggled and wrapped an arm around his, resting her head on his shoulder. "I'm ok with this too."

Finn felt his heart begin to race once more. 'While we're on this trip… I have to have the courage to tell her. I'm not going to screw up this only chance.'

Silence was over the two friends for a while until Lily finally spoke, lifting her head up as she scanned the building lights around them. "You know… the band has toured quite a bit since we've gotten noticed more… but this'll be the first time we've ever done something like this. It's funny… for once in my life, I actually feel kinda nervous."

Finn chuckled as he pushed Lily lightly. "You? Nervous? Yeah right! You guys are gonna rock everyone's socks off! Literally! Don't be surprised if everyone takes their socks off and throws them up to you while you kick ass!"

Lily made a face of disgust, followed with a laugh. "Ew! That's so gross! Funny, but gross. And the only reason why I'm so nervous is because we're supposed to go up against another new upcoming band that seems really popular. I have a feeling it'll come down to the two of our bands to win that prize money."

Finn watched Lily as she spoke, her voice genuinely sounding nervous. He grinned as he looked out to the lit up buildings. "I think you should just go in there with an attitude of not giving a damn about anyone else but you. Give them something to be afraid of. I feel like if you go in there without a care in the world, you'll win. You're a strong individual who could honestly probably carry that whole band on your own. I don't think you should ever doubt your abilities Lil. And who cares if they are some newly found band? You guys have been around longer and know what the people like. I know you guys are gonna blow everyone away and win. I believe in you."

The ice mage turned his head to look at Lily who was blushing with wide eyes, her mouth opened slightly as she stared at Finn. He watched as the wind blew through her hair once more, causing her to look away and hold her hair back with her hands. He turned his head away and rubbed the back of his head. "Sorry, I got carried away didn't I?"

Lily smiled as she blushed, bringing her hands down over her chest. "No, it's ok. It's just that was one hell of a pep talk."

The ice mages' cheeks flushed. "Well… I meant every word. I do believe you guys will kick ass this week."

The script mage glanced over at Finn who was staring at her now, their eyes locked on each other. She shook her head lightly and smiled. "How are you so amazing, Finn?"

"W-what do you mean? I just said the truth is all." He said as he blushed brighter.

Lily giggled and wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tight. "You're just amazing. And I'm glad you are here with me. I'd hate to think what would have happened if you didn't come along! I'd be a total mess!"

'Speaking of a total mess… I wonder how dad is doing…' Finn's eyes lowered as he hugged Lily back, his mind on his father. Lily pushed herself off of her friend and took his hand into hers, pulling him back inside of their room, smiling as she spoke to him about the next few days to come. 'No… don't think about that. You're here with her now. For this week, and this week only, I won't think about him. I'm going to enjoy my time with her. It's time I finally say something.' Finn's lips curled into a smile as he listened to his friend as she pulled him back to the room, completely forgetting who he had left back at home.

AN: I'm really happy how I ended this chapter because I really wanted to have Finn just be able to let go of all his problems that has been burdening him back home. I really would like for him to be able to enjoy himself and his time with Lily while they are away. :) and who knows? Maybe he will FINALLY tell Lily that he loves her. Keep reading to find out! I also hope you all enjoyed this chapter as much as I did!

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