They were both sitting up on the bed, Rachel was hugging a pillow and Finn was chewing on some 'Reese's Pieces', "let me get this straight," began Finn, "you want Quinn to leave me….for her perfect guy?"
Rachel swallowed hard, "something like that, yeah,"
"And there is a 100% guarantee that this will happen because…. Of your gift….right?"
"Right"
She was surprised at how well Finn was dealing with the news.
"Holy shit!" he said, getting up off the bed as if there were a snake under the covers.
"There we go…" muttered Rachel under her breath.
"You're crazy…" he said.
"I didn't want it to have to come to this, Finn, but I'll prove it to you,"
"Rachel, I want us to be together just as much as you do, ok? But I don't think you need to make up some crazy plan! I'll just tell Quinn that I don't love her. It will be simple!"
"But then she'll get hurt! And honestly, she hasn't done anything to you! She hasn't cheated, or fallen out of love with you… let her be the one to end the relationship so that she can feel like it's the right thing and so can you!"
"Alright…you've got to show me how this gift works…"
Hand in hand, Finn and Rachel were walking through Central Park. She saw a young woman rollerblading with her son. The woman tripped over and Rachel felt it was the perfect opportunity to show Finn what she does.
"Wait here," she said.
She rushed to help the woman up and took her by the hand. Just as she expected, her eyes dilated and she saw this woman's soul mate. She's happy that this guy loves kids. It makes sense, seeing as this girl is a single mother. She decides they will meet at school. She'll be dropping her son off and he will be dropping off his nephew. It turns out that his nephew and her son are actually friends. They will begin a conversation about the school and it will blossom from there. She will find the courage to trust a man after being hurt by her many previous boyfriends and they will plan to take the kids to the park when they pick them up from school.
'Perfect', she thought to herself.
She walked back over to Finn and said, "Tomorrow, we are coming back here and you will see that woman and her soul mate. He has glasses and brown hair. I know she looks like the type of girl to fall for the bad boy but that's what got her knocked up in the first place, if you know what I mean!"
Finn took a deep breath. "If we come back tomorrow, and everything is exactly as you say it should be, I will believe you," he kissed her on the forehead.
"Ouch!" she mumbled, "my head still hurts you know!"
They walked back to Rachel's apartment and they stood at the doorway.
"Well, goodnight Finn," said Rachel as she leant in for a kiss.
"Wait! I can't go home? If I go home, she might want to…do stuff…and I'd just feel weird about it now.."
"Well, you can't stay here, because knowing us we will do stuff…" replied Rachel, only meaning half of that sentence.
"Rachel, before I go, I need to know something,"
"Sure,"
"What happens now? I mean you say that we are meant to be together. And it makes sense, everything we were feeling and how even right now, all I can really think about is kissing you… but you're the one with the vision. If any other girl had come up to me and told me that we were soul mates I would have booked her into a psych ward…but there was just something about the way you told me. And everything is too much of a coincidence to be anything other than what you say it is, right?"
"Finn, I've known you for less than a week…but I feel like I've known you forever,"
He stroked her arm, "Goodnight, Miss Berry,"
"My, Mr Hudson, how many times do I have to remind you, please, call me Rachel," she said with a smirk on her face.
"Goodnight, Rachel,"
He kissed her, softly and sweetly. He lingered on her lips, as he knew that saying goodnight to this girl was the hardest thing he'd done in years.
"Finn, baby? Is that you?" called Quinn from their bedroom.
"Uh, yeah Quinn, it's me!" he had hoped she would be out, or in the shower at least.
"Come in here, I need to talk to you!"
He placed his keys down on the bench top which he had constantly cleaned – but Quinn always found a way to make it messy again. He remembered how great Rachel's apartment was. It wasn't neat-freak clean, but it was tidy -how he wished his apartment would be. He walked into the bedroom and saw Quinn, laying on the bed in a new piece of black lingerie.
"I couldn't stop thinking about our little fight at the restaurant. I knew that I had to apologise properly when you got home…" she said, as she poured him some champagne.
He took a deep breath.
"Quinn, you can't just expect for us to fight and then all of a sudden have me forgive you because you're wearing some slutty clothing,"
"Shh, Finn. Come sit on the bed,"
And he did.
She had done this before, and she knew it would work again. She gave him his champagne glass and gestured at him to drink it. Giving in, he obeyed. She sat on top of him and kissed his neck.
"I'm so sorry Finn. I'm not like that. You know me. I guess I was just tired…but I'm not tired now," she said giggling and kissing his ear.
"Quinn, I…"
"Finn, let me apologise. My poor baby was angry with me, and we don't want that, do we Finn?"
"N-no…but"
"And I never should have said what I said," whispered Quinn as she slowly unhooked her bra, "do you forgive me, Finn?" she asked as his hands slid higher up until they were close to her breasts.
"Yes…you didn't mean what you said, right?"
"That's right, but I did mean it when I said that I loved you," she untucked his shirt from his pants and began to feel her way up his chest, "tell me you love me, Finn" she said as she kissed him.
"I…" he shook his head, "I have to go!" he tried to sit up but she pushed him back down on the bed. She was strong when she wanted to be.
"What's the matter Finn? Where are you going?"
"I need to go for a walk… I can't do this now…I'm so sorry Quinn,"
And just like that he left. He had never rejected Quinn before and she was shocked. That was not like him. That was not like him at all.
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