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"Well everyone, it looks like we have a brand new MVP. With an almost unanimous vote," Mr. Shue glares at Santana, "I would like to congratulate…..Finn Hudson!"
Finn looks stunned. His mouth struggles to form words. Rachel nudges him to get up. With that, a little crooked smile breaks across his face and he stands up to accept his award.
"Uh, wow. I honestly thought everyone hated my guts."
A few mumbled, "Yeah well, you did write the song." Santana, on the other hand, pulled out her Finn and Rachel voodoo dolls.
"Santana!"
"What? I was kidding."
Mr. Shue glared at her for a moment before urging Finn to go on.
"Um, well, this is great. I really couldn't have done any of it without Rachel or any of you, honestly. I only wrote one song and danced awkwardly to another. But thanks, it means a lot. This club means a lot."
They all cheered as Finn took back his seat next to Rachel, who grabbed his free hand in hers and gently laid it on her lap.
The rest of the meeting was full of sappy thank you songs, tears, and laughter. Then with the parting of a group hug, each member left the room until the fall.
"I can't believe this season is over."
Rachel was the last one to leave the choir room. Even Finn had left and decided to wait for her by her locker.
"There's still next year. And I think you're right, Rach, we'll have a chance at Nationals again."
Rachel leaned into his chest as her eyes began to glisten.
"There's just so much that happened this year. There's so much more I want to do before the end of the year, before I—"
"Shh, let's please not talk about that right now. We have a summer and a school year left. Don't get ahead of yourself. I don't want to think about it."
Rachel looked up at him with uncertain brown eyes. Finn had to accept that she was going to leave…eventually. But then again, maybe she should just let him go now to save him the heartache in the end. I mean, she didn't want to lead him on and then leave him with a broken heart when she left for her dream city. She really wanted to try again with him, but would it only hurt more in the end?
Finn wanted to be with her but was he really ready to commit to her? There were so many unanswered questions. He said he loved her, but he'd said that before and then shattered her world. Was it really over with Quinn?
Rachel let go her tight grasp around his waist and settled for his hand. They walked out of the school, hand in hand, each preoccupied by their desire to know what the other was feeling.