AN: Are you ready for our group to head to the east coast, and certainly trouble? Again I must say a huge thank you to my amazing support group Allie, Sara, and Erica; if it wasn't for our little twitter talks I'd would have already lost my mind.
Disclaimer: I still don't own glee or any of the songs that I choose to use. All errors are mine. Flashbacks will be in italics.
Love from Coast to Coast
5:30 AM is way too early to be going through security at LAX; but here is where the group finds themselves. Once they make it through the line; Puck and Finn offers to go get the girls some coffee while they wait to board their plane heading toward Baltimore/Washington international airport.
"Why are you so quiet, Finn?" Puck asks as he hands the carrying tray that's holding Rachel's, Brittney's and his coffees before grabbing the one with Quinn's, Santana's and his.
"You do realize in five hours or so that we will be meeting Rachel's and father, right?" Finn nervously asks "You know that I don't do parents well."
"Its fine, Q told me that Rachel's father's main concern is Rachel's happiness." Puck shrugs.
"I'm just scared that he won't think that I'm good enough for her and try to convince her to leave me. Puck, I can't loose her; I love her too much." Finn says before realizing that he has just told Puck that he loves Rachel. But he doesn't get the kind of response that he was bracing himself for.
"We all know how you feel for her; and her dad's not going to think that you're not good enough, damn bro, you are a senior partner at a major law firm in Los Angeles…and for the record; she wouldn't listen to him." Puck smirks as he starts walking back to the girls. The group sits in silence waiting to be called to board their private jet. Each one in their own thoughts (remember it's only six in the morning or so and they aren't fully awake just yet.)
Rachel steals a look at Finn as she reminisces about the last week; waking up in his arms every morning and their time together. She thinks back to the night that she knew that she was in love…
"Hey babe; something smells awesome" Finn says when he walks into his kitchen and pulls her into a kiss. "I missed you today." He tells her before heading to his home office to place his briefcase in there.
Rachel meets him at the door to his office; "It'll still be a little while before dinner's ready," she tells him as she pulls him down by his tie to place a sizzling kiss on his lips; "whatever should we do while we wait?" she asks with a bat of her eyes.
Lifting her up by her waist and placing her on his desk, he whispers "Oh I can think of a way to pass the time," before attaching his lips to her neck.
"Oohh…this is new!" she squeals as she wraps her legs around his hips, pulling him into her.
"Hey Rachel, they're calling us to our gate. Are you okay?" Santana asks pulling Rachel out of her daydream.
"Perfect" she answers as she reaches for Finn's hand and telling him "I'm so happy that all of you were able to come with me."
On the plane Rachel warns Finn, Puck, and Brittney to prepare themselves for the mob of paparazzi that she assumes will be staking out BWI since the radio station has been announcing her performance at the school tonight. With another quick apology she tells them that they were staying in their old apartment that's just down the street from the old school.
Quinn then informs everyone that as soon as they wake up in the morning that they're heading to Ocean City where they have rented the top floor of one of the hotels on the beach (come on, they're all sexually active adults, who wants to stay at their parent's house?)
Santana pipes in that only one performance was scheduled there so they could have a few days to chill before heading to New York City. Rachel has purposely scheduled both of her New York City performances (one live and one taped) for the same day since she has no plans of spending one night in New York City.
Half-way through the flight, Finn asks Rachel "Are you excited? This will be the first time anyone has heard these songs."
"Yes and No; I'm excited to perform for my fans and see my family but, I am really dreading New York and all of the paparazzi." She honestly tells him.
"You don't have worry about either Rach…Puck and I will be right with you three the whole time." Finn tells her as he pulls her into a tighter hug.
"I know but your face will be all over the tabloids come tomorrow morning; what are your clients going to think?" She asks seriously.
"That Puck and I are very lucky to call such beautiful women ours." He shrugs and kisses her forehead. "Quit worrying about it babe; it's all going to be alright." He assures her.
The private jet has landed and the runway has been cleared so our gang can get off of the jet. As soon as the door opens for them to walk into the airport; cameras start flashing and microphones are thrust into Rachel's face. After a brief prepared statement was given from Quinn, Airport security helps them retrieve their luggage and escorts them out to their awaiting limousine.
It's one o'clock on the east coast and Rachel is scheduled to be at the performance arts school at four to speak to the local personalities Cory and Mark before performing a couple of her new songs. Quinn instructs the driver to take them to their apartment so they can relax a little while before heading to the show. Once the luggage is unloaded, the group walks past the doorman straight for the elevator. The higher the elevator rose the more nervous Finn becomes. He leans in and whispers in Rachel's ear. "Is your dad here or is he staying in Ocean City?"
"He said that he might meet us here, but promised to get a hotel room; so I'm not sure. I've told you that he'll love you, stop worrying." She says giving him a light kiss on his lips as the elevator doors open.
"Rachel, Quinn, Santana; sorry I couldn't wait any longer to see my girls." Hiram Berry says as his eyes lands on Finn, Puck and Brittney, "Let me see…Finn, Puck and Brittney I presume." He adds as he gestures to the correct person with each name.
Finn puts Rachel's luggage down, extends his hand and answers, "I'm Finn Hudson, it's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Berry."
Hiram pushes away Finn's hand and hugs him instead, "I've been looking forward to meeting you Finn and please call me Hiram." After formal introductions of Puck and Brittney, everyone walks into the apartment and sits in the living room just carrying on a casual conversation.
"Quinn speaks up "I don't want to be the party pooper but Rachel we need to head to the school soon."
"Okay, come on Tana; come do your magic on me." Rachel says as she pulls her stylist off of the loveseat that she's sharing with Brittney.
The rest continue talking for a few more minutes before Hiram tells them that he needs to go to his hotel room to get ready. With promises from Finn and Quinn that he will have a front row seat at the performance, he leaves telling them that he'd see them soon.
Finn and Puck; naturally, are finished getting ready way before any of the women so they sit down to catch a few minutes of the Baltimore Orioles game. Santana comes out of the bedroom first telling the guys that their dates were ready. Both guys stand up and turn toward the bedroom door. Brittney is the first to walk out, and boy does she look amazing and she was only going to be sitting in the audience. Finn and Puck both notice that she and Santana actually match.
"Doesn't my woman look amazing?" Santana asks as she grabs Brittney's arm and twirls her around for the guys to see her whole dress.
"Yeah, Britt you look gorgeous." Puck tells her but he really wants to scream that he was only interested in seeing what Quinn looks like. He already knows that she's wearing blue since she had laid out a blue tie for him to wear. Sure enough, Quinn walks out of the room in a gorgeous blue gown that matches his tie exactly. When Puck sees her, he has to remind himself to breathe. "Quinn, you look like a Greek Goddess." He whispers as he takes her hand.
"And now, time for the lady of the hour…our star, Rachel Barbra Berry." Santana says as Rachel walks out of the room.
Finn honest to God feels like he's going to faint…Rachel is a gorgeous woman when she wakes up; but the sight in front of him causes his heart to beat rapidly, "Baby, you look so beautiful. Are you sure that you want me to walk you down the red carpet?" Finn asks as he adjusted his emerald tie that matches her tiny dress.
"Absolutely, there is no one else in the world that I would rather be with." She tells him before she reaches up to kiss him before taking his hand. "But are you ready for all of the flashbulbs and questions?"
"All I have to say about that is, bring it!" Finn smirks as he entwines his fingers through hers.
As the limousine pulls up to the front of the Baltimore School for the Arts, Rachel squeezes Finn's hand and asks him one more time if he is sure that he wants to walk the carpet with her. Finn kisses her lightly and tells her that he hasn't been this sure of anything before in his life. Cameras start flashing as soon as the valet helps Brittney out of the limo and they continue flashing until Finn reaches for Rachel's hand for her to get out of the limo. Rachel loops her arm through Finn as she starts walking the carpet, she makes sure to stop and pose every few steps for the cameras. This usually is the one part of her career that she hated; but tonight being on Finn's arm felt so much better.
Once inside, Santana starts to sweep Rachel up to the DJ booth that Cory and Mark has set up as a portable studio. Rachel pulls out of Santana's grasp and reaches up and kisses Finn and promises that she will be counting the minutes before she can be by his side again. Finn whispers into her ear to break a leg and that he loves her with all of his heart.
After spending an hour speaking on the air with Cory and Mark, Rachel is ushered backstage to get ready for her performance. Santana already in Rachel's dressing room ready to assist her in getting into her dress, pulling her hair up into a messy bun and freshens up her make-up. "Alright star, are you ready to amaze a packed house?" With a nod Rachel walks out the door to stand in the wing. After the announcer notices that she was waiting, he went up on the stage and introduces the most famous alumni of their school, Rachel Berry.
Rachel delicately walks out to the center of the stage before saying a few words to the packed house finishing her speech by telling them that she couldn't think of any other place that she would want to debut her new songs. "This song is the first single off of my new album. When I wrote this song it was about something that I really wanted in a relationship and now I'm proud to say that I found it…Finn, baby this song's for you…
We are Broken/ we can't fix it/ There's no cure for our condition/ desperate eyes are staring at me/ should be hopeless, but we're happy/ It's not perfect here between us/ Even angels have their demons/ Trapped inside this twisted circle/ it ain't right but its eternal/ There's a white light/ and it's calling me/ and it's promising ecstasy but/ I don't wanna go to heaven if you're going to hell/ I will burn with you/ I will burn with you.
We're not healthy/ Barely breathing/ But this pain keeps my heart beating/ We are lost when we're together/ But I will follow you forever/ There's a white light/ and it's calling me/ and it's promising ecstasy but/ I don't wanna go to heaven if your going to hell/ I will burn with you / I will burn with you/ I will burn with you.
I don't wanna dream without you/ I don't wanna breathe without you/ I'll do anything you want me to/ 'cause I know you'll burn with me too/ burn with me too/ There's a white light and its calling me/ I don't wanna go to heaven if your going to hell/ I'll burn with you/ I'll burn with you.
I don't wanna dream without you/ I don't wanna breathe without you/ I'll do anything you and me to / 'cause I know you'll burn with me too. / There's a white light and its calling.
After Rachel received a standing ovation, she continued with the other songs that she has prepared to sing. After the curtain call, Rachel hurries to her dressing room to get ready to leave the school because the only thing that she can think of is how much she needs to be in Finn's arms. She hears a soft knock on the door, assuming it is Santana to help her out of her stage costume she is shocked to see who is standing on the other side of the door…
"Jessie" was all that she could mutter; she stands at the door in total shock.
"Well hello, Rachel, I heard that you were coming home and I just had to hear that beautiful voice of yours." Jessie tells her as he pushes his way through her dressing room door.
Rachel finds her bearings, she snears "What are you doing here? And what are you doing back here?"
"I wanted to come see my high school sweetheart, I didn't see any harm in that." He smirks.
"Yes, the high school sweetheart that you cheated on with our teacher; again I ask what do you want? I want you to leave now before I call security." She huffs.
"Oh come on Rachel baby; aren't you ever going to forgive me and give me another chance?" he asks as he attempts to pull her in a hug.
"Get your fucking hands off of her!" Santana says as she comes into the dressing room.
"Jessie, you need to leave NOW!" Quinn tells the cocky man.
"Awww, how sweet Quinnie; I see that you are still very protective over your little cousin. Rachel's a big girl and she can make her own choices now." He smirks as he attempts once again to hug Rachel.
"You are right, I can make my own choices, and I have already asked you to leave. You are not welcome here." Rachel boasts just as Finn and Puck walks into the dressing room.
"This is your last chance with me Rachel; I'm going places and it would be good for your career to be seen with me." He smirks, unaware that the guys are in the room.
"Uhm, that won't be happening dude, she asked you to leave." Finn startles Jessie.
Jessie turns around to confront the voice behind him just to be met by Finn's chest, "I'm sorry but this is a private conversation. Finn pushes Jessie to the side and walks over to Rachel and wraps his arms around her tiny frame.
"Jessie; allow me to introduce you to my boyfriend, Finn Hudson." Rachel smirks as she leans into Finn's frame.
"And I really suggest that you get the fuck out of here like the ladies asked before I remove you myself." Puck says as he walks over to stand beside Quinn.
"I'm leaving; but who would have thought THE Rachel Berry and Quinn Fabray would end up with nobodies? Okay Rachel don't come crawling to me once things go awry with your play toy." He smirks as he starts to walk out of the room.
"Don't let the door hit you in the ass as you go." Rachel calls as she closes the door behind him.
"WOW, that dude is a bigger diva than you are, Berry." Puck says with a chuckle.
"I'm so sorry that you guys had to witness that, I wasn't expecting him to be the one at the door." Rachel whispers as she looks up into Finn's face.
"You didn't do anything wrong babe; I'm just happy that we decided to come on back here instead of waiting out front for you." Finn tells her before kissing her on the top of her head.
"Come on Rachel; let's go get you ready so we can go out to dinner." Quinn tells her cousin as she pushes her toward the enclosed changing room. Turning to look at Finn and Puck she tells them that they will be right out.
"Hey dude, are you alright?" Puck asks his unusually quiet best friend.
"What if that Jessie dude is right, what if I'm not good enough for her?" Finn questions his friend.
"You do know that tiny diva has falling in love with you, right?" Puck says as he pats Finn on his back.
"I know that she says that she has and I know that I love her; but do I deserve her?" Finn asks.
Rachel overhearing the question flips out and angrily replies, "Have I given you any reason to doubt how I feel about you? Have I ever made you feel like you weren't good enough for me? Just how shallow do you think I am Finn?"
"Rachel! Please stop and hear me out." Finn pleas as he reaches for her arm to stop her from leaving the dressing room.
"Get your hands off of me! We will talk about this later; my father is waiting on us so we can go to dinner." She snaps as she jerks her arm out of his grip.
"Fine, I'll meet you back at your apartment, see you when you get back." He snaps as he heads for the door.
"Finn if you walk out of that door and not go with us to dinner; then we won't have anything to discuss." She whispers with tears in her eyes.
"Come on dude, let's go to dinner and then you two can talk." Puck tells Finn before he grabs Quinn's hand and walks out the door.
"After you Rach." Finn says as he gestures towards the door. He knows that there will be more paparazzi outside waiting of her and he doesn't want to give them any negative things to write about. He loves this beautiful woman and he will not give up without a fight.
After meeting up with Rachel's dad, the group heads to the side door to their waiting limousine. Finn places his hand on Rachel's back as they walk out in the sea of flashes.
After a wonderful dinner, they are all sitting around the table enjoying a quaint conversation (nope, Rachel hasn't spoken more than a response to Finn since the argument); Hiram pays the check and bids the young couples goodbye before hailing a taxicab.
The tension between Rachel and Finn is so thick, that everyone in the limo can taste it. Santana; always the brave one, speaks up, "Are you two going to continue to act like children or are you actually going to talk to one another?"
"Not now Santana. This is none of your business." Rachel tells her stylist curtly.
"The fuck it ain't! This bullshit has fucked this night up for all of us!" Puck growls at her.
"Puck; don't talk to her like that; and Rachel and I will talk about this when we get back to the apartment." Finn replies, effectively ending the bickering.
Back at the apartment; everyone scatters leaving Finn and Rachel in the living room alone. Rachel thinks that this apartment sure in the hell didn't seem this big when they were living here going to school. Finn's the first to talk, "So are you going to listen to me now?"
"Finn, I heard what you said. It angers me that you think so little of yourself, for one; and apparently you don't have much faith in me either." Rachel tells Finn as she sits as far away from him as she can.
"Rachel, I love you and you know that, and I know that you love me too;" Finn tells her as he stands up and walks over to where she is sitting, "for now."
"See…see Finn, that's what I'm talking about. What do you mean by that?" She sobs. Her heart is broken. She can't believe that she had allowed herself to fall in love just to have her heart shattered again.
"I can see the articles now, Rachel Berry is slumming it with a nobody from LA." He shrugs.
"Finn you are definitely not a nobody, and since when are you so worried about the tabloids?" Rachel asks through her tears.
"I'm not worried about the tabloids for me; I'm worried about what the bad press can do to your career." He answers.
Rachel has now became livid, she stands up and slaps Finn across the face before she screams, "What the hell is wrong with you? Finn I love you more than I have anyone ever in my life. I feel a connection with you that I have never felt before. It kills me to be away from you while you're at work, how do you expect me to live my life without you in it?"
"Rachel, I'm not breaking up with you. I was just expressing my feelings to Puck; and for the record, I can't imagine my life without you either." He answers as he rubs the jaw that she had slapped. Finn wraps his arms around her waist and leans down and kisses her with all of the feelings that he can find to express just how much she means to him.
Trying to catch her breath she whispers, "Finn, you have to stop doubting yourself. I am honored to call you mine and you are the only person that I want by my side."
"I'm sorry baby; I just need you to know that not for a minute did I doubt your love for me." He whispers before placing a tender kiss on her waiting lips.
"I do love you and there is absolutely no doubt in my mind that you love me. Quit thinking that you aren't good enough for me because if we are being honest, I'm probably not good enough for you." She tells him as she leads him into her bedroom.
It's eight in the morning when the group finds themselves climbing into the rented SUV. After a quick stop to pick up Hiram at the hotel they're on their way to Ocean City for another performance and a few days to relax. Half way through the three hour trip Puck and Finn switches places; which also meant that Rachel and Quinn change places also. Hiram, who has been catching up with his girls, finds the switch in the seating arrangements a perfect time to ask Santana about the atmosphere at the restaurant last night.
"Well daddy Berry, Rachel will kill me if she finds out that I'm telling you this but; Jessie showed up backstage last night and after he left she overheard Finn telling Puck that he may not be good enough for her." Santana tells her second dad.
"Why would he think that? He's perfect for her. I'm her father and I fell in love with him the moment that I met him at the elevator door. Anyone with a set of eyes can see how much he loves my Rachel." He whispers as to ensure that Rachel doesn't overhear him.
"I know, he has a very low self esteem; which I don't understand considering that his law firm is the most prestigious one in Los Angeles." She shrugs.
"Well, I hope that they worked thinks out because I think that he may be the one." Hiram says as he sits back into his seat.
"Oh believe me from what I heard last night coming from her bedroom; they're fine." Santana mutters so Hiram can't hear her.
The SUV was relatively quiet the rest of the way to the beach. Quinn and Rachel were sleeping and Santana and Brittney were in a conversation with Hiram which just left Puck and Finn in their own thoughts.
After dropping Hiram at his house, with a promise that they would return later when Quinn's parents arrived; they headed to their hotel. Since Rachel's performance was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, they decide to just hang out in their rooms and relax before heading back to the Berry residence. Rachel is currently taking a shower and Finn is standing out of the balcony overlooking the beach. Finn is heading back into the room when he feels his phone vibrate. He left strict instructions to Sam to not call unless it was an extreme emergency so he grabs his phone out of his pocket and answers without looking at the caller id.
"Hey there, hot stuff! Have you been thinking of me as much as I have of you?" the caller asks.
Angry that she has found out his new phone number and the fact that she has the nerve to call him, "What do you want Lucy?"
"Oh come on Finn, I figured that you'd came to your senses and dumped that midget, and I want to give you one last chance to be with me again." She flirts.
"Not going to happen; I'm in love with Rachel and she is the only woman that I want to be with. Do not call me again." He replies before hitting the disconnect button of his phone. Immediately he calls his provider and requests yet again a new cell phone number.
"Who was that babe?" Rachel asks when Finn hangs up his phone.
"I just called to have my cell number change because Lucy just called me." He tells her as he crosses the room to stand in front of her.
"What did she want?" an agitated Rachel asks.
"She wants to be with me. I told her that in no way was that going happen. I let her know that I have found the person that I want to spend my life with." He tells her before kissing her.
"I love you so much." She whispers as she stands on her tip toes to kiss him again.
"I love you more." He smirks.
Rachel is so late. She was supposed to be at the Pavilion an hour ago. With Finn in tow (yeah he kind of refused to let her go without him) she runs up to the producer of the show, "Oh God John, I'm so sorry. We spent the evening at my father's house way too late last night. I'll be ready in five minutes." Rachel sputters, not giving John a chance to answer.
John just chuckles at her before telling her that she is the show, and as long as she wasn't late for the performance that everything is okay. He turns to Finn, "Hi, I'm John and I assume that you are Finn."
"Hey John, yeah I'm Finn Hudson." Finn tells him as he shakes the producer's hand.
"God I've missed working with her. She was always my best student." John tells Finn.
"You were one of her teachers?" Finn asks puzzled.
"Yes I was, and I when I found out that she was coming home to perform a couple of songs, I called the production company and told them that I wanted to come out of retirement and produce it," John solemnly tells Finn "after she lost her father; she lost her voice. She just quit singing. She hadn't sung in months, until that douche broke her heart. When that happened, I found her in the auditorium finally letting go of all the hurt that she felt."
Finn tells John that Quinn had told him about how hard of a time that Rachel had after losing her dad and finding out about Jessie's infidelity. He feels inclined to assure her former teacher that he didn't have to worry about that ever happening to her again.
"I know, I can tell just by the way that you have been looking at her since she's been on that stage. She is very lucky to have found you son; and I am ecstatic that she found has." The caring producer tells him before he excuses himself and walks to the stage to start the walk through.
Rachel's performance is flawless. She addresses the crowd, "I want to thank you all for coming out and I must thank my wonderful friends for always being here in case I fall. And my Finn, thank you for loving me as much as I love you. Thank you Ocean City for coming out tonight, it feels so good to be home."
Finn leads their small group through security to meet Rachel at the foot of the steps that led up to the stage. As soon as Rachel's feet hit the ground she finds herself engulfed by her friend's arms. Once she is able to break away she tells them all how happy she is to have them in her life.
"Rachel, you were amazing up there. Are you sure that you don't want to tour now?" Santana jokes.
"Hell no, I want to spend the next two days visiting our family and relaxing; getting New York City out of the way and going home." She answers as she wraps her arms around Finn's torso.
Leaving Rachel a note on the bedside table, Finn grabs the keycard and heads for the pool area. The elevator doors open to cameras flashing and 'reporters' throwing questions at him. He answers no comment and pushes his way through the sea of leeches and makes his way to the front desk. After speaking his mind to the attendant about the scene that the young man seemed oblivious of, he spots the tabloids on the counter. Grabbing the one from the top of the stack, he heads towards the stairs to climb back up to their room.
He opens the door to Rachel and Quinn sitting in the living area. "Good morning ladies." Finn says as he bends down and kisses Rachel on top of her head.
"Morning baby, I thought that you were going to go for a swim?" Rachel questions.
"I was met at the elevator by a bunch of reporters, and found a stack of these on the counter so I just wanted to get back up here to you." Finn answers as he tosses the tabloid on the table.
"Damn we all look good!" Quinn smirks.
"We sure do. Finn I warned you that this was going to happen before we left home." A confused Rachel tells him.
"I know, and I'm not angry about all of this, I know that this is just a part of being in love with a superstar. But, that picture was taken outside last night and not one of us seen any of them!" He replies.
"They are sneaky Finn. We aren't going to see them every time." Quinn tells him.
"I know, I'm freaking out; but Jessie has already found her, who else is going to show up?" He asks.
"Finn, I don't normally have security but I have already called the promotion company and requested that I have security in New York. I promise no more surprises." Rachel tells the man that she loves, rubbing his back gently.
"Good, because I hate that I can't protect you myself. I feel better knowing that you will have security there." He tells her in a much more relaxed voice.
It's the last night in Ocean City and the couples decide to go their own way. Puck and Quinn were heading to the boardwalk and dinner, Santana and Brittney were gonna to catch a movie at the male (hey, it's the only place that Tana knows where it's located; remember she's not from Ocean City.) Rachel and Finn decide to order room service and take a stroll on the beach afterwards.
Finn and Rachel's pictures are all over the local papers and tabloids and all they want is some alone time together. After enjoying a candle lit dinner in their room, they grab a blanket and heads down to the beach. They walk hand in hand silently along the shoreline; Rachel hasn't felt this at peace in years.
"This seems like a good place to watch the sunset Rach." Finn tells her as he pulls her out of her thoughts and up on the beach.
"Perfect." She whispers as she lays out the blanket for them to sit on. Finn reaches up and pulls Rachel down on the blanket with him.
"The sunset is beautiful tonight." Rachel whispers in his ear before kissing him right under his earlobe.
"Oh baby, the sunset is definitely not the most beautiful thing that I see right now." He says lovingly before giving her a passionate kiss.
Uncaring if they were caught, Rachel straddles Finn's lap and deepens the kiss. She only pulls always long enough to ask, "Have you ever made love on a beach before?" She doesn't give him a chance to answer; she gazes into his eyes and reaches for the hem of his tee shirt.
"Are…Are you sure?" he asks as he gently pulls her body into his, grinding his erection into her sweet bundle.
"Oh yes." She purrs as she starts loosen his belt.
He attaches his lips to hers as he rolls them over. With a lovingly glare at his goddess that is spread underneath him he whispers, "I can't believe that you are mine."
Rachel rises up just enough to remove her camisole, whispers to him that she's the lucky one. Between passionate kisses and whispers of love, they gently remove the rest of each others clothes. Finn enters her oh so tenderly as he whispers his love; with their hands entwined and their bodies becoming one as the slowly make love. "You complete me baby." Finn tells her as he continues to push into her body.
As she meets thrust for thrust she whimpers, "I can't imagine my life without you in it." Full of passion and desire, the couple reaches their sweet release together.
After lying in each others arms for only a few brief moments, Finn realizes that they are on a public beach, "Maybe we should get dressed and head back to our room; I'd hate for the paps to catch us like this" he smirks. She agrees with him and quickly the couple dresses and heads back to their room.
Once they return to the room, the couple enjoys another round of lovemaking in the shower. Finn is drying Rachel's body off when le looks in her eyes and tells her, "I know that we haven't been together four long, but I feel a connection with you that I know that I can't do without."
"Me too," she whispers as she pulls him down into another passionate kiss, "I think that you're stuck with me."
"Thank Grilled Chessus, because I KNOW that you are stuck with me." He replies before sweeping her up bridal style and heads toward their bed.
The next morning the group once again finds themselves going through security to load another private plane. Once they board the plane and are preparing for takeoff, Santana notices that Rachel has been extremely quiet; tapping her on her shoulder she asks her if she's alright. Rachel assures her that she is fine, just a little nervous about performing in New York City. She then adds that she can't wait to head back home later that night.
Rachel totally shocked about her revelation, looks to her right at the gorgeous man that sitting beside her and resolves that yes, Los Angeles is definitely her home because of him.
Rachel keeps pacing the small stage at the small music hall after her final rehearsal. Her show is scheduled to start in three hours. Nervous of having an encounter with Brody, she is relieved to know that in less than five hours they would be on their way home.
Finn and Puck walk out from the back to tell Rachel that Santana is ready for her. She kisses Finn and thanks them before walking back to the tiny dressing room. Finn and Puck grabs a beer and sits down at the table in front of the stage. The best friends as so engrossed into their conversation, that they didn't hear the door open.
"Excuse me but shouldn't you be getting the bar ready for the show?" the man smirks, assuming that Finn and Puck were employees.
"Fuck no…we don't work here, and who in the hell are you anyways, the doors aren't even open yet." Puck sneers.
"I'm Brody Weston, I don't have to wait for the doors to open' the star of the show is my ex-fiancée. He smirks.
Finn stiffens at the sound of the man's name, "Ex is the keyword, dude. Rachel doesn't want to see you." Finn growls
"Oh you must be her security…should you be drinking on the job?" Brody questions as he starts to walk back stage only to be stopped by Finn grabbing his arm (so what if Brody has bruises later) "I said that my girlfriend doesn't want to see you."
"Rachel can tell me that for herself. Now remove your hands off of me." Brody replies trying to wiggle his arm out of Finn's grasp.
"Hey pretty boy, sit your ass down and I'll let Q know that you're here." Puck speaks up because he can see the anger seeping from Finn (and angry Finn is NOT someone to mess with.)
"Fine, but I'm sure that she'll want to see me." Brody answers as he takes a seat at the table opposite of the one that Finn occupies. Puck sends a quick text to Quinn letting her know of Rachel's quest. Puck doesn't even have time to place his phone on the table before his phone beeps with a text from Quinn saying for them to make him leave. He shows the text to Finn and Brody and shrugs, "Dude you gotta go."
Brody tells Puck that he isn't going anywhere until he can speak to Rachel. Finn jumps up out of his chair and grabs Brody by his throat before seething, "You can leave on your own or with my help."
Quinn hears the commotion, as she sends out a text to the hired security; she heads out front. "Finn, put him down!" she demands as she motions the guards to come over. "Please escort him out of here and make sure that he doesn't show up here again." Quinn orders.
Brody tries to plea with Quinn to allow him to see Rachel. He keeps repeating that he knows that Rachel still loves him and he knows that he mad a mistake. To no avail, Quinn stands firm. Just before the guards start to remove Brody from the premises, Rachel comes out for the back, "Wait, I have something to say before you kick him out," she boasts as she walks over to a now standing Finn. "Brody, your cheating on me was the best thing that you could have ever done for me. You know why? Because I moved to LA and found this man, and the feelings that I have for him are a hundred times stronger than any that I ever felt for you." As she slides her arm through Finn's she continues, "I can't hate you because I found Finn because of your infidelity but I don't ever want to see your face again. Goodbye Brody."
Brody isn't even given the opportunity to answer because as soon as Rachel stops talking the guards led him to the door.
Once again after another flawless performance, the group finds themselves on another airplane heading home.
AN: Okay, enough of all the intrusions on our favorite couple's love affair. There will be a time jump of a couple of months in the next chapter. I'm thinking that the next chapter will find us around Christmas time. Hope that you are still enjoying this story. Please read and review.