A/N: I'd like to thank everyone for all of the reviews and the ideas. I want you to know that I fully intend to try to use all of your ideas the best I can. Anyway, enjoy!

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Chapter 8

Rachel's P.O.V

Twenty minutes later Kurt and Mercedes had Rachel looking prettier than she had ever looked. They had somehow managed to find a stunning black dress in her closet and they curled her hair, while keeping her bangs straight.

The effect was breathtaking.

"Wow. We are good," Kurt breathed, raising a fist to Mercedes who tapped it in reply.

"It doesn't even look like me," Rachel agreed.

"Your doorbell has been going nuts for the last few minutes," Santana stated.

The three turned to her and Rachel jumped up.

"Why didn't you say something or get it?" Rachel asked incredulously.

Santana rolled her eyes and replied, "I tried. That hair drier is way too loud. And I'm not gonna answer your door."

Rachel rushed downstairs and opened the door to find Finn smiling eagerly down at her.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" Rachel inquired, suddenly becoming self-conscious in her dress.

"I wanted to return these," he replied, handing her the sunglasses she lent him earlier.

Rachel smiled and took them.

"Thanks," she said, moving to shut the door.

He reached a hand out and stopped it, saying, "Wait, what's the occasion?"

She opened the door and inquired, "Huh? What the… oh. You mean my outfit." She looked up at him for confirmation and he nodded.

She got lost in the intensity of his gaze and had to look at her feet to reply, "I am going out with Jesse."

Instantly, his smile faded and he frowned at her.

"I thought he was coming on Friday," he argued.

Rachel stepped out on the porch and shut the door behind her for privacy.

Almost immediately, she regretted it. For one, it was freezing. And Rachel doubted that alone time with Finn was a good idea right then.

Rachel shivered and Finn shrugged off the sweatshirt he was wearing and draped it around her shoulders before she could protest.

"Finn-"she started.

"Rachel," he teased, matching her tone.

She bit her lip to keep from laughing.

"He called earlier and said that he couldn't wait to see me," Rachel explained after a moment of silence.

Finn's smile vanished again, but he nodded.

"You look amazing," he muttered with a hint of bitterness or maybe jealousy.

She couldn't believe that he was jealous.

"Thanks," she replied, smiling.

He smiled again. And also again, she was caught in the intensity of his gaze.

She was content to stand there and look at him all night, but she was painfully aware that Jesse would be there any minute to pick her up. She also knew how Finn worked. He couldn't have been really into her.

So, she tore her gaze away with some reluctance and murmured, "He'll be here any minute to pick me up."

Finn nodded, but this time, his smile didn't vanish.

He kissed her on the cheek before turning and heading to his car.

He shouted back, "Jesse's a lucky guy," before getting in and driving away.

Rachel could feel the blush on her cheeks.

Her plan to get Finn over her was not working.

In fact, she was in trouble.

"Hey," a familiar voice boomed, breaking Rachel's trance and causing her to jump.

She turned to find Jesse approaching her.

"Hey," she greeted softly.

"You ready?" he inquired, eyeing the sweatshirt around her shoulders.

She shrugged it off and opened the door to throw it in the living room.

"I'm going," she shouted up the stairs before grabbing her purse and leaving.

(At the restaurant)

Rachel tried her hardest to pay attention to Jesse, but her mind would keep drifting back to Finn.

She laughed when she was supposed to; she smiled and made eye contact continuously, but she didn't contribute much.

However, he didn't seem to notice. He talked enough for the both of them and the table next to theirs.

Rachel didn't mind or blame him really. She was being silent as a church mouse and he was trying to keep the conversation going, she reasoned.

He walked her home at the end of the night and when she shivered he offered her his jacket.

She accepted, but it didn't feel the same as Finn's sweatshirt around her shoulders.

Rachel felt awful for not giving Jesse a chance and she decided that the next time they went out, she would devote all of her attention to him.

She let him kiss her at her door, but it didn't give her the same thrill that a kiss on the cheek from Finn would give.

Oh yeah, she was in trouble. Deep trouble.

A/N: Thanks for reading. And a lot of you guys have been asking why Rachel doesn't believe that Finn really loves her. Well, first off, she still is Rachel, so she still is very insecure and Finn doesn't have many serious girlfriends. She thinks that he's afraid of losing her. Anyway, review and you guys get more imaginary cupcakes. Thanks!