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They had won regionals, Finn couldn't quite believe it and it had all been down to Rachel. She had been the one who had pushed the team to do original songs. That's how they had won.
As they stepped off the bus he pulled Quinn to one side,
"Hey we need to talk, are you free later?" Finn asked
"Yeah I am, we need to start our campaign for prom king and queen!" Quinn said a little too eager.
Finns heart sank at the thought of him and Quinn being prom queen, it would kill Rachel. He knew if he was going to be prom king the only person he would want to be his queen was Rachel.
"Oh yeah I forgot about that, how about you come over to mine at 7?" he was hoping if they were at his he wouldn't need to look at the stupid posters that she had already put up on her wall.
"Perfect, I will see you then" Quinn said as she leaned in to give him a kiss on the cheek
As Quinn walked about he turned around to see Rachel standing on her own waiting for her dads, his heart started racing as he walked over to her, he could smell her familiar strawberry scent. A smile crept across her face as she looked up and saw him.
"Hello Finn" she simply stated.
"Hey Rachel, you were amazing." Was all he could muster out
"Thanks Finn, did you listen to what I said?" she asked
Finn didn't quite know how to reply, he wanted to scream yes and take her in his arms and kiss her, make all the pain he caused go away, but Finn knew life wasn't that simple.
"Yes I did, it's made me think, I'm going to break up with Quinn and we are going to be a proper couple again" Finn kept looking at his shoes not quite knowing what reply he was going to get from Rachel. When he has the courage to look up, the look of panic was written all over Rachel's face.
"What? No! You can't do that, I won't be the reason you break up with Quinn, all I wanted you to know what the pain and hurt that I put myself through. The guilt I feel over what I did to you. I didn't want you to go break up with Quinn" a small tear shed from her eye as she finished speaking.
Finn took a step forward and went to grab her in his arms, he just wanted to take her tiny frame into his arms and take the pain away. He was interrupted by the sound of her dad's car driving up behind them.
"Rachel it was me that over reacted, I had no right to break up with you, when I lied to you" Finn looked at Rachel with pleading eyes.
"Finn, don't expect me to come running back to you just because you came to your senses." And with that she jumped into her dad's car.
Damn was all Finn could think.
It had been a few hours since his chat was Rachel, and all Finn kept doing was replaying it in his mind. He was currently eating dinner with his Mom, Burt and Kurt. He kept pushing his food around his plate, he wasn't hungry.
"How was the competition sweetie?" asked his mom over dinner
Finn was too busy thinking to even notice what his mom said.
"It was fabulous, they sang original songs and blew everyone away!" stated Kurt.
As Finn look at the time, he realised that it was 6.55PM, Shit he thought, Quinn was going to her there soon.
"Hey mom, can I be excused, Quinn is coming over and well I need to change?" Change? Finn thought to himself, what a lame excuse for leaving dinner.
"I can't believe you are dating her, after everything she did to you!" Carole replied.
"It won't be for long, trust me!" and with that he left the dinner table with his family all giving him strange looks.
When Finn reached his room his phone buzzed,
Quinn: can't make it over, have 2 much homework. Can we meet tomorrow? XO
"Shit! I can't wait till tomorrow" Finn said loudly
Finn: No this is important, pls come? X
Quinn: No Finn, I have too much to do, just tell me over txt? x
Finn: We're over, I just can't live a lie anymore , I'm sorry x
Quinn never texted back, great school will be pleasant tomorrow !