A/N: Sorry this took me a little longer. I hope you enjoy. I really enjoyed writing this chapter and already have half of the next chapter written.
To the comment about the nickname 'Lover' I wanted to point out that it's supposed to be more of a teasing thing, to lighten the mood. I got it from a TV show that two characters use it and I found it really cute. I also liked it because they are more then just together, they kind of have had a much deeper connection. But I will probably cut down on using it, though. :)
Don't stop reviewing. It makes me sooooo happy. :)
Chapter Fourteen
Rachel bit her lip as she got off the plane. It had been four days since seeing Finn, so he flew her out for the weekend and to watch a Four Play show in Hollywood. They were still waiting until January to do the full on tour but Puck couldn't wait to get back on stage, so they decided to have a mini-show.
When Rachel saw Finn she practically jumped into his arms, it was very cheesy and movie-like but Rachel melted into his arms. Finn slide his hand under her leather looking smooth pants to keep her hoisted on his waist, "Well aren't you dressed to kill?" He whispered before letting her down.
Rachel nodded spinning around showing Finn her black and sexy outfit that Santana had helped her pick out, "You said we were going out. I'm ready." Rachel grinned widely and Finn escorted her to the car where Blaine, Sam and Puck all had smug grins on their faces.
"Well, Berry." Puck laughed, "You look fucking hot. You looking to get into another band members pants tonight?"
Rachel clenched her teeth and felt Finn's hand wrap around her hand tighter, "Shut it, Puckerman. I'm quick happy with my man." She grinned up into her tall boyfriends chocolate eyes.
Finn gave her his lope-sided grin back, "Just go, Puck. We're wasting time." Finn reminded him.
When they got to the club Rachel thought for a moment, "Wait, your show isn't here is it?"
Finn shook his head, "No, babe. The show is tomorrow night. Tonight, we're bringing you out, LA style." Finn grinned and Rachel jumped with excitement.
They made it to their usual booth, ordered a couple bottles of liquor and started drinking. Sam's usual plan was to drink enough that he could actually approach a woman, Puck's plan was to wait for a girl to come his way and Blaine liked to point out girls for them both.
Finn however asked Rachel to sit on his lap while her drank beer and snuggled into her neck. She proved herself to fit in with the guys by taking shots (half-shots, but still shots) with them and pointing out pretty girls, but after a while she became bored and needed something to keep her feet busy.
La la la la la
La la na na na
"FINN!" Rachel slurred loudly into his ear and he jumped back in surprise, "You have to dance with me."
Girl I've been all over the world
looking for you
I'm know for taking what I deserve
And you're overdue
"Oh baby, I don't dance." Finn admitted, "I have zero rhythm."
"FINN! You're a drummer." Rachel argued, but could tell he wasn't having it, "I just have to dance." She looked at Blaine, "You! You're mine!" She shouted and jumped up kissing Finn's cheek, "Feel free to join, baby. I'm going to dance." She said in his ear before pulling Blaine onto the dance floor.
And if you listen you can hear me on the radio
In that bright white noise
Rachel closed her eyes and felt the music, tossing her hair back and forth, feeling it hit her face. She put one hand up in the air and one on Blaine's shoulder and Blaine's hands found her waist as they danced quickly under the strobe lights.
What I've been missing in my life
What I've been dreaming of
You be that girl
You be that girl
you be…
Finn felt the jealousy in his gut and he took a quick sip of his beer, the sip turned into a chug and he stood up quickly before he changed his mind. Finn made his way to Rachel and put his hand below Blaine's on her hip and she spinned around. Blaine quickly let go, but continued to dance, no longer making contact with Rachel.
Everything you want so let me get up there
I'm the baddest baby in the atmosphere
"Finn!" Rachel squealed throwing her arm around him before continuing to dance. Finn cringed but decided to start moving his feet.
Tell me what you want so we can do just what you like
You make me feel that
la la la la la
Rachel laughed at his movement, she bit her lip trying to decide how to teach him. She put her hands on his hips and had him sway. "Follow me." Rachel demanded and Finn nodded.
You make me feel so
la la la la la
Rachel got frustrated and finally decided to jump up on him in a way she would do in the bedroom, Finn stumbled backwards a little before widening his eyes, "What are you doing?"
"Dancing is like sex, Finn. Just make love to me. Right here."
Finn dropped her and stepped back, "I don't feel comfortable…"
Get a little closer to me
and you'll understand
Rachel moved closer to him, "Not literally, Finn." Rachel giggled, grabbing his hips again. Rachel looked over her shoulder and saw Blaine dancing with a random stranger, "See look at him." She pointed.
'Cause if you want a guy that knows what you need
Then I'm your man
Finn tried again and he was a little better, he pulled Rachel close and swayed with her but couldn't match the music very well, Rachel just giggled, "You're very good at sex, there is no reason you shouldn't be a pro at this." Rachel told him, putting her arm around his neck and he leaned down to kiss her.
And if I listen I can hear you through my radio
In that bright white noise
As they kissed he listened to the music and tried to Rachel's words, he felt awkward getting so intimate with Rachel on a dance floor, but it did feel good, and he could feel that he was doing better because they were more in unison. Rachel's body was responding to his more and more.
What I've been missing I my life
What I've been dreaming of
You be that girl
You be that girl
You'll be
Finn reached down and grabbed Rachel's ass and she squealed into his mouth.
Everything you want so let me get up there
I'm the baddest baby in the atmosphere
That is when Finn opened his eye and noticed the flashing light, "What the?" He looked over at Puck who was beckoning him over, his eyes begging for him to come over.
He grabbed Rachel's hand and pulled her to the table, "We have to get the fuck out of here!" Puck yelled giving Rachel her purse and starting to walk out. Rachel grabbed Blaine's hand and rips him away from the tall blonde.
When they get out to the valet Puck practically yells for them to get the car and people with cameras are following them around.
"Puck! Finn!" They are yelling, "Give us a smile."
"Who's the girl?"
"Can we get a name?"
Finn pulls Rachel into his chest and she covers her face into his chest.
"Blaine! Where is your mystery lady?"
"Sam! Give us a smile?"
"What's her name?"
Rachel was mortified. She didn't know what to do, but she knew that the paparazzi just caught her and Finn dry fucking on stage. Awesome.
The car made its' way to the curb and the everyone piled into the car. Everyone was silent for about two minutes until they got onto the freeway, "What the fuck was that?"
"I'm calling PR." Sam says quickly.
Finn is holding a shivering Rachel, "What's wrong, baby?"
"Just cold." She assures him, but a lot of her is just confused. She has never experienced anything like that.
"Rachel. Rachel Berry." She hears Sam saying.
"What the fuck?"
"Damage control, Finn. He needs to know her name to announce the relationship." Sam spits.
Finn runs his hand through his hair and Rachel snuggles closer to her, "They are going to find out that I'm married." Rachel whispers.
Finn nods, "I know they are."
"God Dammit Finn!" Puck yells, "Why did you have to go and fuck a married woman?"
"Shut up, this isn't Finn's fault. Or Rachels." Blaine defends and Puck sighs out.
When they get to Finn's apartment Rachel grabs her luggage and Sam gets out to hug and comfort Rachel, and Blaine does the same, "Don't worry. I'm sure this will all blow over." Blaine tells her and gets back in the car.
Rachel changes into her pajamas, not feeling much like having fun. She was too busy being mortified. Finn threw on some flannel pajama pants and jumped into his big bed and Rachel climbed in behind him, cuddling up next to him, "I am so sorry." She whispered into his neck.
Finn shrugged, "It's done, let's just see what happens, Rach. It can't be that bad." He assured her. He looked down taking her head in his hand, "This doesn't change anything for me. We just have to answer a couple more questions than I might have liked. I really just didn't want you to have to deal with it. They are kind of … unstoppable."
Rachel nodded into the crook of his neck, "Yeah, but so are we."
Finn grinned down at her, "Yeah we are." He agreed before leaning down to kiss her lightly, "You know, I really kinda liked dancing… I mean when it was with you."
Rachel laughed, "You weren't half bad, either." She teased him and put her head on his chest, letting her eyes flutter closed, "Can we just sleep, though? I'm really tired."
"All that dancing wore me out too." Finn agreed and leaned over to turn off the lamp before leaning into her more. "I had so much fun with you tonight, Rach."
"I had fun too." She assured him with a yawn and they drifted off to sleep in each other's arms. Finn liked her in his bed again, it felt like it had been ages. But, her being there again now reminded him of what it felt like that first weekend. How it just felt right. He couldn't wait for her to be there for good. He just hoped that they wouldn't get too much bad press over their evening. Rachel didn't deserve to be looked at that way. She was better than that.
The morning came too soon and Rachel woke up to the smell of coffee and the sound Finn arguing. She wiped her eyes and looked at the side table and notice a purple flower and a cup of coffee. She grinned to herself and picked up the cup, and began to drink. How does Finn already know how she takes her coffee? And it's perfect.
She stretched and took her time getting out of bed, knowing that Finn would probably be on the phone for a while. She went to the bathroom, brushed her teeth, fixed her hair and fumbled around for her yoga pants.
When she found them she decided to do a couple positions before finally making her way into the kitchen where Finn was making breakfast potatoes and still on the phone, He turned around and waved, "Listen Jimmy, I have to go." He told his agent, "I've told you everything I can at this point… No, I really don't care… when will he be here… okay, I'll see you tonight." Finn hung up the phone and reached out his arms for Rachel to give him a hug. "Morning baby."
"Morning. What's going on?" She asked taking his phone from him and plugging it into the jack before hoping on the bar stool.
Finn shook his head and turned back to the potatoes, "Uh, well… those pictures are all over the internet and people are asking questions. And unfortunately we're in the new edition of US Weekly!"
"It just happened last night." Rachel said in disgust.
Finn scooped some potatoes on a plate and handed it to Rachel with a fork, "Well, the magazine comes out tomorrow, so we'll know for sure then… but they may have gotten in contact with Jesse."
"What? How? Is this real life?" Rachel grabbed the fork and immediately dropped it in frustration.
Finn picked the fork up and handed it back to her, "No, baby. I made something vegan, you will eat it."
She looked down at the plate, "Baby? Cheese isn't vegan." She frowned down at the plate.
Finn laughed, "I know, Rach. That is some weird vegan cheese I found at the farmers market this week."
Rachel grinned up at Finn, "You're the best." She took a bit before returning to the issue at hand, "I don't get the Jesse thing."
"So Perez put up the picture, someone contacted him, him being Perez, and told him your name and your marital status. He then posted that information." Finn sighed and took a seat next to Rachel, covering his plate in hot sauce and ketchup, "So once it got juicy, you know with you being married and stuff Us Weekly got involved and someone somewhere passed on his information and gave it to them."
"How do you know all of this?"
"This, all of this, is my agents job." Finn explains, "He finds all of this out, does damage control if needed. I have been a pretty low-key client for the most, until now."
Rachel frowned down at her barely dented plate, losing her appetite, "I'm sorry, Finn. I have just ruined everything."
Finn shook his head, "Stop that. You didn't ruin a thing. I am so grateful I have you, we just have to deal with some consequences to our actions." Finn told her before kissing her on the cheek. "Now eat, get some meat on those bones."
"Are you planning on eating me?" Rachel laughed before taking another bite.
Finn laughed, "No, I'm planning on using all your energy before the show." Finn winked.
Rachel and Finn finished breakfast and headed back to the bedroom to make up for the time they lost the day before. Rachel was feeling even worse then she had last night, but wanted Finn to console her and not to push him away.
Rachel straddled him on the bed, pushing him backwards and grinning before bending down to kiss him, being interrupted quickly by her boring ringtone.
"Fuck!" Finn sighed out and Rachel frowned at him before running over to the phone. She held the phone up to Finn's vision, "Jesse?" Finn grumbled, "That dude ruins lives."
Rachel rolled her eyes and picked up the phone, "Jesse?"
"Okay, so you cheat on me? Humiliate me in front of my family and now your pregnant?"
"Wait… what?" Rachel's eyes met Finn's and she quickly put the phone on speaker.
"I just did a phone interview with some dude from Us Weekly who decided to inform who asked me how I felt about the pregnancy and who I thought the FATHER WAS." Jesse screamed and Finn's mouth dropped.
"I can assure you, Jesse. I am NOT pregnant." Rachel stated firmly, "I don't know why anyone would think that."
Finn stood and walked out of the room, "I'm calling my agent."
"Wait, he's with you? Where are you?"
"Jesse, just stop. You can't call me and yell at me and demand…"
"I can do whatever I want, Rachel. I sure as hell just got dragged through a whole lot of hell. Why do you ruin everything, Rachel?"
"Oh. That is where you got that from?" Finn walked back into the room glaring at Rachel's phone, "Jesse, Finn here." He grabbed the phone from Rachel and took it off of speaker phone, "Rachel will be sending you the divorce papers, checked and double checked by my lawyer this weekend. But, trust me Jesse, Rachel hasn't ruined a thing. You want to know where it all went wrong. Look in the fucking mirror. And don't ever speak to her like that again."
Finn hung up before Jesse could respond and Rachel's mouth was on the floor. "What was that?" Rachel sighed out.
Finn was almost out of breath, "I was just protecting the woman I love." He sighed out with anger and tossed the phone down.
Rachel walked towards him slowly, trying not to startle him, "Finn?" She whispered. He was shaking in anger and when he saw Rachel seeming scared he calmed himself.
"Rachel, why are you-"
Rachel silenced him by making his way into his arm, "I've never seen you so angry."
"He deserved it, I'm sorry Rachel. I know you probably think I shouldn't have said anything… but…"
Rachel put her finger on her lips, "Shh, it's okay, baby." She told him softly, "I'm not mad. I'm just surprised."
"He shouldn't have said that." Finn told her softly, fisting his hands in her hair, "You couldn't ruin anything, he's just… so so stupid he can't see that he had a part in your break up." Finn looked deeply into her eyes, "Rachel, you mean everything to me. I know the way we got together wasn't perfect, but I just can't stand hearing anyone talk down to you like that." Finn put his forehead against Rachel's and she looked down sadly, "What's wrong?"
"Everyone thinks I'm a pregnant skank." Rachel frowned.
"You're not pregnant, right?" Finn asked with wide eyes and Rachel almost spit from laughing.
She shook her head, "No, I don't know how that would even be a thing someone thought."
Finn released her checking his phone, "I emailed Jimmy and asked him…" He looked at his phone and laughed a little, "Oh, because of this."
He showed the email from Jimmy to Rachel.
Finn,
I got your email and looked into it, apparently someone from the Lima paper was taking a picture of the Lacrosse practice at the school Rachel works at and you guys got in one of the shots. The picture is attached, Rachel's shirt must be blown up from the wind or something. But, she does look pregnant. Maybe you can make sure the paparazzi see Rachel drinking tonight, and have her wear something tight.
Jim
After looking at the picture, Finn and Rachel could see the confusion, but seeing as they also got pictures of her last night, there was no way people could really think that.
Rachel sighed and looked up at her man, "Thank you for putting up with all of this for me."
Finn grinned, "We've been over this before, you're it for me." Finn grinned. "Now let's get you out of those clothes and prove that you're worth it."
Rachel couldn't help but grin, "I seriously am so lucky." She told him as she was taking off her shirt and he growled at the sight.
"You've got that all wrong, babe. I'm the lucky one." Finn growled before taking her in his arms. "I love you."
Rachel gave Finn her biggest smile, "I love you back."
