Here's the next chapter guys!

Sorry it's taken so long, I'm up in sunny Noosa escaping the awful heat in Melbourne, and I don't have regular internet here.

Hope you enjoy!

I'll start with a list of events from this morning.

7:30 – I wake up

7:45 – I'm in my car

7:50 - I'm outside Finn's house.

8:00 – I'm at home sitting on my couch.

I am a complete and utter coward.

Perhaps I should give a little more detail. Last night I could barely sleep, because all I could think about was Finn. I like Finn so much, and I have for a really long time. In fact I even used to go to his football games just so I could watch him. Not that I'm a stalker. If I'm being completely honest I will say, that yes, Quinn being pregnant makes this complicated but it doesn't change the way I feel for him. Finn really needs support right now and I want to be the person to give it to him. I have such strong feelings for him and I know he has them for me too.

As soon as I woke up I knew what I had to do. I was going to drive to Finn's house, proclaim my love for him and tell him I want to be with him no matter what, and that I am going to support him. But then I decided that proclaiming my love for him was a little strong, and if he doesn't say it back...well I'm not sure what would happen. So in an un-Rachel manner I got up put on any piece of clothing I could find and got in my car. I was desperately hoping my dad's weren't up, because I'm sure they wouldn't let me leave the house looking the way I did. I drove to Finn's house like a maniac; I don't think I've ever driven that fast in my life.

I reached Finn's house within five minutes, and I pulled up on the curb outside his house. I got out of the car as quickly as I could and headed for his door. As I walked up his drive way I noticed there was an old looking truck in the drive way which I knew didn't belong to Finn. I considered that it might be Puck's because I've seen him get out of one at school in the parking lot. I suddenly got really nervous, and started to think about the seriousness of what I was about to do. I looked down at myself and shouted out aloud "What the hell am I doing I'm wearing sweatpants and an old top". I thought to myself that there is no way I am going knock on Finn's door while Puck is quite possibly inside, especially while wearing this. I immediately ran back to my car and drove home.

So here I am sitting on my couch, regretting my hasty decision to come back home, especially since I don't even know if that was Puck's truck.

I start to think of a new plan.

I'm going to go to school today dressed in my most feminine and flattering outfit and go directly to Finn's locker. Instead of telling him right there I'm going to make it special and tell him to meet me in the auditorium after school. When Finn walks through the doors of the auditorium I will be there singing No One by Alicia Keys, accompanying myself on the beautiful grand piano. By doing so I will show him how much I want to be with him, and be there for him. The plan was foolproof and I knew it would work out.

--x--x--x--

I was slightly nervous as I walked into school. I was completely sure why, because it wasn't me who had been rejected this time, it was Finn. I was also surprised at how quickly I was able to get dressed and ready for school, mind you I did have to skip breakfast. With a sudden streak of confidence marched to Finn's locker, he wasn't there. I kept myself calm and collected and told myself there would be plenty of other opportunities today for me to find Finn. I was wrong. I searched for him all day with no avail. Perhaps my plan wasn't foolproof. I headed home that day with my head down. I wasn't sure what to do next; I really hated it when my plans didn't work out. I figured I would just try it the next day, except I would have to tell him to meet me at lunch because he has football practice after school.

Once again, Finn was nowhere to be found at school. This time he wasn't avoiding me, he really wasn't there (I had been to the front office to check the school roster, again). The same continued for the rest of the week. Things were getting a little...weird, and I was starting to worry. I still couldn't pluck up the courage to go to his house though. I was running out of options and I ended up going to the last person for answers that I would ever want to talk to. Quinn Fabray.

At the end of the day on Friday, I waited at my locker until I could see Quinn at hers. When she finally appeared I began to walk over. I was so nervous that I could hear my heart beating. It's not that Quinn had ever been overly nasty to me; but she has just always given my sour looks and on several occasions has called me by derogatory names. So to say the least I am slight intimidated by her. As I reached her locker I completely forgot what it was that I had planned to say to her. She noticed me standing there, but she didn't give me a sour look. She looked sad and alone. And for once I actually felt sorry for her.

"Hi" Quinn said in a tone that lacked emotion. I couldn't believe she gave me an actual greeting rather than the "What do you want!?" that I was expecting. After a few seconds I remembered the sentence I had perfectly planned out in my head. "Quinn, I'm sorry to ask, but you don't happen to know where Finn has been, do you?" Quinn looked down and I really did feel sorry for her, she looked so sad. "He's been sick" and without even looking up at me or saying another word. She closed her locker and walked away.

--x--x--x--

It was Saturday morning, my dad's had left for a work conference and I was sitting on the couch watching TV until I had to leave for glee rehearsal. To be honest my weekends pretty much revolved around glee club. I wake up on Saturday morning and make sure I lay low so that I have plenty of energy for Glee rehearsal at 1 pm. I always make sure I turn up to rehearsal at least 15 minutes early so I can have a proper warm up. Glee rehearsal only goes for an hour, but I usually stay for at least an hour and half after. Some of this time is for rehearsal in the auditorium and some of this time is for giving set list proposals to Mr Schue. I spend my Sundays on homework, and brainstorming more ideas for the glee club.

But I can hardly think about any of that right now. My mind is fixated on Finn. He has so much to worry about right now with Quinn and the baby, and on top of everything, now he's sick too. He's almost missed a whole week of school, so it can't be just your average cold. I also can't stop thinking about how Quinn had acted around me yesterday. I would have thought especially since she must be stressed at the moment, that she would be even sourer to me. But she wasn't, perhaps there was another side to Quinn that I hadn't considered.

My doorbell rings and scares the hell out of me because I had been so lost in my thoughts; I completely forgot where I was. I waited for a moment before I got up and opened the door. And there he was standing in front of me, the guy I fell head over heels for every time I set my eyes on him. I was so happy to see him "Finn what are you doing here? I thought you were sick, oh it's so good to see you're okay!" I shouted out excitedly before I jumped into him and hugged him tightly. My hug wasn't returned. I pulled away and worriedly asked "Finn what's wrong?". Finn looked at the ground for a moment and he looked really stressed, after a few more moments he finally spoke, "I know you said it was just too much for you to be with me right now, but I need you, if all we are is friends that's okay, because I need someone strong to help me get through this"

I forgot all about my plans of singing to Finn, this was my opening and I was going to tell Finn everything. "Finn stop right there, I don't know what was going through my mind on Monday when I told you that but I guess I just needed time to think things through. I was planning on telling you on Tuesday that I want to be with you no matter what the situation is and that I want to support you through this. But you weren't there, and I was so worried, Quinn told me you were sick, what's wrong with you?" Finn hugged me as soon as I finished speaking, he didn't even wait a second. He buried his head to my shoulder and cried. I had never had such an intimate moment in my life, not even when we had slept together. "I'm not sick I've just been really stressed" Finn told me. "It's okay Finn; this is just how it is now. You're having a baby but I know you can manage this, and I will always be here for you."

Finn let go of his hold on me and looked me in the eye. He smiled at me but it wasn't his usual smile, he was smirking "Will you be my girlfriend?" he asked me. I smiled the biggest smile I have ever smiled, and kissed him on the lips. At this Finn pulled me into him and parted my lips with his tongue. He moved his right hand to my head and pressed it into his, while his left arm was grasped around my waste. We were so close and I felt so comforted with him. Finn's tongue pressed fervently against mine, and I couldn't get enough of him. Finn pulled away and asked me "Is that a yes?"

I smiled and said "Yes Finn, it is." I considered asking Finn inside, so we could make out some more and possibly.... But I noticed it was almost 1 pm, and thought that there really wasn't any reason to miss glee rehearsal today. If I think about it, it's just more time for me to spend with Finn, and also it wouldn't look so good if we both missed two Saturday rehearsals in a row. "Do you want to drive me to glee rehearsal?" I asked.

"Only if I get to hold your hand" Finn told me, and that was exactly what I wanted.

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