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"Kurt, come on. She's my fiancée!"
Kurt slapped Finn's hands away from the bags he was trying to pack. Finn wasn't helping at all by constantly trying to unpack whatever possession of Rachel's Kurt put into the suitcase. "Finn Hudson, it is a week until you're wedding. I don't need Rachel distracted by you when we have so much planning to do."
Finn's brow furrowed in confusion. "I thought the planning was done."
Kurt gasped dramatically. "It's not done! The planning for this wedding won't be done until you leave for your honeymoon!"
Rolling his eyes at Kurt's dramatics, Finn left his bedroom and walked out into the kitchen to find his fiancée. He smiled when he saw her standing at the counter, drinking a glass of wine. Walking up behind her, Finn wrapped his arms around Rachel's waist and pulled her against him, dropping a kiss to the side of her neck.
"How are you holding up, baby?" he murmured against her skin.
Rachel let out a happy sigh and leaned back in Finn's arms, closing her eyes. "I'm ready to maim your brother," she admitted. "Why do you think I'm letting him pack my bag alone? I don't want to be in there right now."
Finn's lips trailed from Rachel's neck up to her cheek. "I can make him leave, if you want me to. Just say the word."
Rachel sighed again before she turned around in Finn's arms and wrapped her own around his neck. "We'll only be here for another ten minutes or so," Rachel said. Standing on her tiptoes, she pressed a kiss to Finn's lips. "We'll be heading over to Kurt and Blaine's apartment soon."
Finn groaned. "Aw, you're still going to go with him? Why not just stay here with me? We'd have so much more fun, I promise." He wiggled his eyebrows at Rachel, and she giggled and pushed playfully on his shoulder.
"Finn, despite the fact that your brother is currently driving me crazy, I should go and stay at his apartment until the wedding. Besides, we need to keep tradition alive. You're not supposed to see me the night before."
"But the wedding is a week from now!" Finn pouted, and Rachel kissed him again because he was just too adorable. Placing his large, strong hands on her hips, Finn lifted Rachel onto the kitchen counter and deepened the kiss. Rachel moaned and wrapped her legs around his waist, drawing him closer to her. She just couldn't help herself when it came to Finn Hudson.
(Rachel had totally cut the sex off until their wedding night. Finn wasn't handling that well. Rachel was also beginning to question the sanity of her decision.)
In fact, Rachel was considering giving in and letting Finn have his way with her right there on the kitchen counter when she heard Kurt's footfalls, reminding her that they weren't the only ones in the apartment. Rachel pulled back from Finn's lips, but his hands were still somewhere up her shirt when Kurt entered the kitchen.
He let out an undignified squeal and covered his eyes with his hand. "Stop whatever it is that you're doing! I don't want to see it!"
Finn grumbled under his breath before he said, "Relax, Kurt. We were just making out."
Lifting his hand from his eyes, Kurt made a face. "It's not like I want to see that, either." Turning to Rachel, he clapped his hands together. "Come on, Rachel. We have to get going. Say goodbye to my brother and let's get a move on."
Finn took Rachel's hands and helped her down from the kitchen counter before he pulled her against him again. "I'm going to miss you," he murmured as he touched his forehead to hers.
Behind the couple, Kurt snorted. "Please. You two will still see each other during the day. You'll only be spending your nights apart."
Looking over his shoulder, Finn glared at his brother. "Can you go away?" When Kurt didn't move, Finn gave him a pointed look. "Now."
"Ugh, fine," Kurt relented. "But you have three minutes." He left the kitchen before Finn could argue anymore, so he decided to make the best of the time he had left with Rachel for the night.
"Kurt's right, you know," Rachel said as she wrapped her arms around his waist. "We'll still be able to see each other during the day."
Brushing some of her hair back from her face, Finn pressed a kiss to her forehead. "Rach, you know that I'm not able to sleep without you."
Rachel frowned. "Neither will I," she said. She buried her face in his chest, breathing in his comforting scent. She made sure to pack some of his t-shirts to sleep in, but Rachel knew that it wasn't going to be the same.
Finn tucked his fingers under her chin and tilted her head up, kissing her again. Their lips remained attached until they could hear Kurt yelling that they had twenty seconds left. Finn and Rachel ended their kiss with a hug, even though both wanted to continue. They knew that Kurt wasn't going to leave them alone, however.
"I love you," Finn said.
Rachel beamed at him. "I love you too." Reaching up to touch his cheek, she said, "We're going to be married in a week."
Risking the wrath of Commander Kurt, Finn leaned forward and kissed Rachel again. "We are."
Before Rachel could respond, Kurt came stalking back into the kitchen and grabbed Rachel's hand, towing her along with him. "Time to go!"
Rachel looked over her shoulder to make sure that neither Kurt or Blaine had woken up. Satisfied she was in the clear, Rachel slipped out of their apartment. She didn't waste any time in heading to the hotel that was only a few blocks away.
Rachel walked into the hotel room and immediately into Finn's arms, resting her head on his chest. He smoothed his hands over her back, dropping a kiss to her forehead before he led her over to the bed.
Already in their pajamas, Finn and Rachel climbed into bed. Running her fingers over his bare chest, Rachel said, "You know that tomorrow night we actually have to stay apart, right?"
"Yeah yeah," Finn grumbled. "I know. But at least we haven't had to spend the majority of this week apart."
It was true. For the last six nights, Finn and Rachel had been sneaking out of the respective apartments they were staying at and to the hotel so that they could sleep in the same bed. They had to get up at a ridiculously early hour in order to make it back, but it didn't matter. Finn and Rachel were just happy that they were able to spend their nights together. Somehow, ever since that first night when they shared a bed, sleeping alone hadn't ever been the same.
"I love you," Rachel murmured. With Finn's arms wrapped around her, sleep was already coming much easier.
Finn kissed her gently. "I love you too, baby." Rolling over onto their sides, Finn spooned Rachel against him, and she snuggled back into his embrace.
What Finn and Rachel didn't know was that everyone totally knew that they were sneaking out to sleep in the same bed. But no one said anything because it was just too adorable.
Author's Note: I got this idea from How I Met Your Mother, which is one of my absolute favorite shows. Thanks for reading!
