Hello! I'm finally getting around to writing a bit more and updating my stories. This chapter is a bit shorter but hopefully you all like this. Also let me know if I should go past the "Transitioning" episode or if I should just stop there.
As the week passes, Jesse and Rachel spend even more time together while they pack everything up in her house. Friday finally arrives and everyone shows up for the party. Blaine, Sam, and Jesse are handling the drinks while everyone else is goofing around or preparing to sing.
"You know I'm a bit surprised that none of you have questioned my relationship with Jesse," Rachel brings up as she's talking with Kurt.
"Well there's really nothing to question. It's obvious that he's making you happy and that's all that matters," Kurt answers.
"You don't think we're moving too fast do you?" she asks a bit timidly.
"Rachel. This is Jesse St. James, the guy you let get to second base and considered having sex with within a few weeks of knowing each other, you've never gone slow where he's concerned," Kurt reminds her, causing her to blush.
"Thanks for that reminder, Kurt, but that really wasn't what I was talking about," she clarifies.
"You're really asking me if it's okay to finally move on and if it's okay to do so with Jesse," Kurt says not as a question but as a statement. She gives him a small nod and he offers her a comforting smile. "I can assure you that above everything, my brother would want you to be happy. We all knew that you were going to move on one day and find your happiness again. It being with Jesse and being now is no different than a random guy ten years for now. As long as you're happy, then we're all happy," he assures her. She immediately hugs him.
"Thank you, Kurt," she whispers.
She pulls away as Artie begins his job as MC. Jesse brings them two drinks and before he heads back to the bar he flashes Rachel a smile and gives her a soft kiss on her cheek.
Mercedes and Rodrick begin the night's entertainment singing "All About That Bass". While they're singing, Rachel can't fight the feeling that she needs to be alone with Jesse. She gets up and leads him upstairs into her room.
"You know I still remember when you first brought me up here. You had that 'Hello' assignment for glee and couldn't find a song that worked for you," Jesse recalls with a chuckle as they walk into her room. She closes the door behind them and locks it. She can't help but smile as he turns around to face her.
"I do too. That was our second duet and our first kiss," she says, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"That's one of the best memories I have," he says softly, causing her to smile. She sees a bit of sadness behind his eyes before he covers it up. Before she can ask he begins to speak again.
"I'm sure you have many others in this room as well. Which is why I'm assuming we have yet to start packing any of it. Especially this wall," he points out. She lets go of him and goes to sit on her bed.
"All my best memories from high school are on that wall. My whole childhood, I just spent in this room singing and dreaming all alone with pictures of Barbra Streisand, Patti Lupone and Bernadette Peters," she starts explaining.
"Which you thought at one point were your mom," he reminds her, making her laugh a bit.
"But then I met all my friends and suddenly the wall started to fill up with the real friends and real dreams," she continues with tears building up. "I don't know. Everything's just so clear in high school, at least more than it is now. And I'm supposed to just pack it all up now?" she says with tears in her voice. Jesse moves to sit next to her on the bed.
"Come here," he says to her and she moves closer to him. He wraps an arm around her. "The wall doesn't go away, it just gets bigger and higher and plastered in dreams. You're going back to New York, Rachel. And you're taking this wall with you. And if I'm real lucky, then I'll be on it somewhere," Jesse explains to her looking into her eyes.
She smiles at him and they both lean in to kiss each other. They separate, look into each other's eyes, asking for silent permission and lean in to kiss each other again. Rachel lays down on the bed and pulls him with her so that he's on top of her. She quickly makes her intentions known and he has to break the kiss.
"Are you sure about this, Rachel?" he asks looking into her eyes.
"Yes, this time I actually am," she says, referencing their first attempt to be together.
"I promised you epic romance," Jesse says as he caresses her face.
"I know. And I'll hold you to it in the future but this is as much romance as I need right now," she explains and places her hand on his cheek. "This is full circle for us. Me, you, being here where we started… I don't need anything else right now. I just need you," she tells him. He kisses her gently and begins to talk on her lips.
"I know I'm not your first," he begins, "but I need you to understand that for me you are."
Upon hearing this she stops and looks at him.
"But I thought…" she starts before he interrupts.
"I've been with other women, Rachel. I wasn't a saint in high school," he clarifies.
"Then how?" she asks still confused. He just smiles again kissing her gently.
"You're going to be the first girl I make love to," he whispers in her ear, "you're the first girl that I actually care about, the only girl I have ever loved," he admits kissing below her ear.
At that moment she pulls him back up and kisses him with everything she has, both giving in to years of wanting and emotions.