Valentine's Day was next Tuesday, and I had something planned to make Rachel feel like the most special and loved girl in the world. Mom had helped with the vegetarian dinner menu and stopped by on her way home from work while Rachel was at dance class with Tina on the Monday before, to check if I needed any last-minute help
"Oh, Finn that sounds so delicious, and the decorations are just perfect honey. I am so very proud of the man you've become and how much you really love Rachel, I know your father would have been just as proud, you are so much like him you know, he had a romantic streak too." She says with a soft wistful voice.
"Thanks Mom, I really do just love Rach so much, I can't describe it sometimes the feelings are too much and I can't breathe, and the thought of her not being here on this earth with me, makes me want to die too. I know that it sounds a bit dramatic to feel so much for one person at my age, but being with Rach, just makes me feel complete, you know?"
"Yes, honey I know" she nods, her eyes watery, "I felt like that when I met your dad, we were 17. Oh, I know we broke up a few times but the love and need to be together was always strong enough to overcome any petty squabbles and misunderstandings, we were so happy and busy making plans for our future. But the fates decided, we weren't to be allowed that future and took him away from us, he only saw you twice, when you were born and again just a week before he was deployed for the last time when you were 2 months old."
I took hold of her hand and started to rub it I felt terrible for upsetting her, "It's Ok Mom, I understand please don't upset yourself." She shook her head and grabbed my hands tighter.
"I wanted to die when the army chaplain came to tell he was gone, but I had you and, you needed me more than ever. You know Finn you were the only thing that got me through those dark days and as you grew and became so much like Christopher, with his loving heart and the will to find good in everyone, plus the cute dimples and half smile. I knew I'd done right by you. I still miss him of course, and I know Burt's not trying to take his place in my heart, but help fill the empty spot with his love, and I hope I do the same for him."
Both Mom and I were in tears by the end and just sat and hugged each other. I kept whispering into her hair, "Thank you for being there and teaching me what I needed to be a good man, and I'm so happy that you have Burt now I love you Mom, I hope I've made him proud."
"You have baby trust me, I love you too Finn so much." Sniffing away her tears and standing up she says, "We have a dinner for our girl to organise, so let's go mister."
I nod and give her the Hudson half smile, wiping my own tears with the back of my hand. "Let's make it happen I say jumping up off the couch and clapping my hands in excitement, or Rach will be home and figure it out." I say with a laugh.
Finally, it is Valentine's Day, and the school was awash in pink and red paper hearts stuck on nearly every, locker and wall. The drama club as a fundraiser, had for the past week or so been selling pink or white carnations with a personal message attached to be delivered to whomever you wanted for $3, pink ones for love and white ones for friendship. I had ordered 10 pink ones for Rach all with the same message that I had written on the cards myself.
Happy Valentine's Day,
To the Most Beautiful Girl in My World,
I Love You,
Always and forever,
Finn XXXX
PS; This is the first of many to come.
After I wrote on the cards I asked the kids delivering them if they could wait until lunch time, when we'd all be in the cafeteria to deliver Rachel's. I'd also left a surprise in Rach's locker; I was amazed I'd been able to sneak it in there without her noticing.
As she opened her locker, before first bell all I heard was a cute giggle and a squeak as a bunch of deep red roses falls out and nearly smothers her. "Oh, Finny they are absolutely beautiful! Thank you, baby." She pulls my face to her level with a tiny hand, the other holding onto the roses, and proceeds to kiss me deeply her tongue making its way into my mouth and massaging mine, her lips moving with a well-practiced skill.
"Your more than welcome baby, there's something else as well." I point to a bright pink envelope, her eyes take on a wary look, when I mentioned the envelope, "It's okay baby I put that one there and I definitely know what's inside, so open it please".
She kisses my cheek, passes her flowers to me then nods and opens it, her beautiful brown orbs light up with happiness, when she reads the printed pink card.
Finn Hudson requests the company of Miss Rachel Berry,
For Dinner: at Chez Berry
Time: Tonight at 6pm
Clothing is optional but if you really must dress and spoil my fun, semi-formal is good ;) ;)
Rachel couldn't contain her giggles at the invite, "Oh Finn you are just too cute, it's just as well I know you're in love with me or I might think you only want me for my body." she says cheekily.
"Well it's an important part of the reason." My hand not holding her flowers moves from her waist to squeeze her butt. "I can tell you the rest later maybe, so will you come?"
"Love to, I can't wait."
"Can't wait for what?"
Kurt's high voice questions over Mercedes's giggles.
"I think it's pretty obvious Kurt, just look at those roses, the goofy looks on their faces and where Finn's hand is." She suggests through her non-stop giggling.
"Oh, my bad" as his face flushes red.
"Kurt, it's ok dude." I say with a smile.
Just then the first period bell goes Rachel carefully puts her roses back in her locker and shuts the door, I grab hold of her tiny hand in my large one and we follow the others to science.
By the time lunch rolls around you could feel the excitement in the air, as the drama kids begin to hand out the ordered flowers. All of us glee kids are sat at one table near the window in the sunniest spot. When it was our turn, the girls and Kurt are bouncing in their seats, Rachel is handed a large bunch of mostly pink flowers. Everyone else has a bunch of mixed ones as well, I was shocked to be handed a bunch of about 30 flowers, but the strange thing was they weren't all carnations; the bunch was mainly blood red roses, like the ones I'd given Rachel earlier, I looked at my tiny girlfriend, and my face took on a puzzled expression, until I glanced around the cafeteria and spotted Quinn smiling at me from across the room. I carefully separated the roses from the carnations and moved them to the empty seat next to me. I wasn't interested in reading the card either, I just turned my attention to Rachel, gave her a kiss on the cheek, and whispered in her ear that the roses were from crazy Q and I was going to just leave them on the chair. The only ones I was interested in were the 10 pink ones from Rachel, with the attached card that read.
Happy Valentine's Day Finn,
You are my Heart, You are my Hero
You are My Everything
Forever and Always!
I Love You,
Rachel XXXX
I had tears in my eyes after I read the card, and could do nothing, but pull my tiny precious girl on to my lap and kiss her passionately in front of the whole school. Not caring or even looking up, when an enraged scream, and the clang of metal tray hitting the tiled floor was heard.
Thankfully he last bell of the school day rang, and finally the rest of the day and night was mine to spend with my love, as I was leaving my class to meet Rach at our lockers my path was blocked by a blonde cheerleader with a devious expression on her face.
"Hi Finn, I hope you liked the flowers and message I sent you, I picked them out special just for you because it's what good girlfriends do."
I was trying to not raise my voice but when she starts to rub her hands up my arms and over my chest I couldn't hold back
"I love the flowers that my beautiful girlfriend Rachel gave me, I'm not interested in anything you do or say to me, so go away Quinn. You are not my girlfriend, and I'm getting really tired of telling you that we are over, just accept it and leave me the fuck alone!"
As I storm away I hear her wailing in a desperate voice "But I need you Finn, I can be back on top and win prom court. I am better for your reputation and image than HER, she isn't even pretty. I won't drag you down to loser-town, you will be popular and back on top at this scho…"
I stopped and turned around, she must have thought I'd changed my mind, because she skips up to me with a triumphant look in her green eyes and a sly smirk on her face, by this time a crowd has formed and I can see a tiny brunette with tears silently dripping off her chin being comforted by Mercedes and Tina, Kurt and Blaine standing protectively in front of the girls.
Quinn stops just in front of me and reaches her hand out to touch my cheek, I slap her hand away and step back, shaking my head and take a deep breath. With a hard edge to my tone, loud enough to carry to the crowd of students and teachers, and my eyes burning into hers, I spat my words.
"Quinn, listen to me, I don't love you! I don't even like you, I don't want you ever, I want nothing! Do you hear nothing! To do with you ever, we were never suited for each other. My heart belongs to someone else and has done since the first time I heard her sing, and it will be only hers, until I breathe my last breath on this earth, and nothing you do, no fake photos, no letters, no messages, or anything else you do will ever change that, you need to get some help Quinn."
I push through the crowd and wrap my arms around Rachel and with a hard kiss on her lips, lead her away to my truck. Kurt told me later that after I told her off, Quinn just stood still for a few minutes with an evil look on her face, he said it was like her brain was trying to devise a plan of what to do next, while everyone around just shook their heads in disbelief at the drama and walked away even the other cheerleaders who used to be Quinn's bitchy followers.
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Dinner at Chez Berry, after all the drama at school that afternoon was wonderful. Rachel was halfway down the stairs, and all I could do was just stare and hold my hand out presenting her with a single purple orchid. She was wearing a light blue dress that ended mid-thigh, with high heeled black shoes. She had somehow twisted her hair into a knot at the side and with subtle make up she looked positively stunning. She had misted herself with my favourite perfume as well, and as she reached for the beautiful flower, I gently took her little hand in mine and brought it to my lips kissing the back of her hand and touching my lips to her ring.
Instead of releasing her hand I continued my ministrations, up the length of her arm to her neck. Where I very gently kissed and sucked a little leaving a small red mark, then soothing it with my tongue, before finding my way to her soft moist pink lips. The moan that was released went straight to my pants; I pressed light kisses on Rachel's lips and wrapped my other hand around her waist to pull her closer to my body.
"You look beautiful I love you, happy Valentine's Day baby."
"Thank you, Finny you look very handsome yourself, and I love you too." She softly returns my kisses.
"My Lady, are you ready to dine?"
"Why yes, Sir thank you, I am ravenous." she says with a giggle and a sexy swipe of her lips with her tongue, causing me to groan again.
I guide her down the stairs with my hand placed lightly in the small of her back, till we reach the dining room, where Rachel is overwhelmed, she turns to look at me, grinning at her and stretches up on her tippy toes to kiss my cheek. Her brown eyes go wide as she takes notice of the room, soft romantic music wafting from the speaker in the corner, the room awash with the scent of vanilla from the many candles glowing with their soft light placed around the room. The table is set with her Nana's best china, and a single gold candle flickers in a crystal holder in the middle of the lace covered table.
I guide her to her seat Rachel I point her attention to another purple orchid this time attached to a small rectangular box, resting on her place setting. With soft eyes full of love, she looks at me across the table, I smile my special Rachel smile and nod towards the box. "Open it baby."
"Oh, Finny it's so beautiful, thank you so very much I love it, can you please put it on for me?"
"Of course, Rach, I kneel in front of her and lift the gold chain attached to a pair of gold, white diamond chip encrusted hearts joined together with the letter F and R in champagne coloured stones set inside the hearts. As soon as I close the clasp my lips find the magic spot on Rachel's neck again and a few minutes is spent saying thank you, although not with words, but moans and sighs. When I opened my gift from Rach I couldn't help but get emotional, because she had the same idea for my present, though mine was a manly styled chain with a square silver charm engraved with a heart, enclosing the words; My heart is wherever you are, and on the back, Love Rach* - February 2012
"Baby it's fantastic, thank you I love it!" I say as I put it on. "I love you with everything I am for ever, so don't you ever forget it."
"I know you do Finny and you know I love you, forever, you are mine and just because I love you so much I have a special surprize gift for you later."
"Come here I say huskily and press my lips against Rachel's in a deep emotion filled kiss, her hands sliding around my neck toying with the chain hidden under the collar of my shirt, we reluctantly pull away out of breath, trying to calm down enough to eat.
I was very proud of the dinner, I smiled again when Rach's eyes lit up at the plates of mushroom ravioli, vegetarian lasagne and salad, which was followed by heart shaped shortbread smothered with mixed berries and ice-cream and a bottle of sparkling cider.
Our evening continued with slow dancing around the living room.
"Baby I can't thank you enough for tonight, it is the most romantic night I've ever had, and I can't help but fall more in love with you each day, and for you to go to so much effort for me reinforces our bond, and the knowledge even more that my future is meant to be spent with you."
She floated out of the bathroom in a soft pink baby doll negligée, that didn't leave much to the imagination, her hair was out of the bun and in a sexy, messy tumble falling over her shoulders and down her back. I was hard the minute she came near me and my breath left my body in puffs, my eyes opened so wide they nearly fell out of my head.
"Baby girl when did you get that?" I breathe out.
"Happy Valentine's Day Finny, do you like it? It is my special gift" she says as she does a little twirl on the spot.
"I love it baby!"
"Why don't you love me instead!" she says with a cheeky giggle and suggestive grin.
"Oh, girl you are wicked are you trying to kill me?"
"Never Finn what ever would I do without you?"
"Let me show you how much I like it then."
All that was heard from the room that night was giggles, moans and praises to each other and god. All in all, it was a very happy, 1st Valentine's Day.
Xxxx