I know it's been a while since I updated. That's cause I've been REALLY busy thinking of ideas for this one. I had writer's block and it SUCKED. I spent a long time thinking what to do with this and I think I have a good idea (FINALLY). And just to warn you, this will be a long and fluffy chapter(: So I hope you like it!
ENJOY!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Glee. If I did, I'd most likely call it "The Finchel Show". And I don't own the songs "When The Stars Go Blue" by Tim Mcgraw or "I Run To You" by Lady Antebellum or "It's Your Love" by Tim Mcgraw. (lol sorry about all the country music. I thought since this fic is based on a Taylor Swift song, most of the songs should be country. Plus, I love country music)
"Took me back to the creek beds we turned up. 2am riding in your truck"
By the time Finn and Rachel were 17, they were inseparable. At school, they were lucky enough to have every class (except for math. Rachel's in some kind of advanced class that Finn thinks he'll never be able to get in to, but he tries, for just the sake of seeing his girlfriend) together and their lockers next to each other. (Finn begged the principal to give him the locker next to Rachel, though he'd never tell her that.) They spent their time after school at their favorite spot in town that Rachel showed Finn about a year ago. But today, Finn had a different idea.
When the bell rang for them to get out of school, they held hands walking to their lockers together. After they got their stuff, they walked to Finn's truck. Finn insisted that he needed to take her somewhere after school and that he'll drop her off at her voice lessons that she always went to on Tuesdays (Which happened to be today) and he'll pick her up at 9. Instead of going home, though, he went to the Berry's house to ask her fathers for permission to do what he was planning. He wouldn't ever do anything to betray the trust of Rachel's dads. So he told them about it and asked them to tell her to come over at nine and dress up nice. He explains how they won't be back until tomorrow afternoon but he swears he won't do anything. They believe him.
"Oh, Finn! That sounds amazing! You're really gonna do this just for Rachel?"
"Of course! I'd do anything for her and that includes driving for 4 hours straight just to tell her something that I could've told her here."
"Well, you defiantly have our permission. It sounds like the perfect plan." said Leroy. "We'll tell Rachel to come over to your house at nine."
"Thank you so much Mr. Berrys'"
"It's no problem. And Finn, we've told you to call us by our first names more times than I can count" Hiram said with a smile.
"Oh yea, I forgot! Thank you Hiram. Thank you Leroy" Finn said as he walked through the door to his house leaving Hiram and Leroy to talk by themselves.
"Awww! Hiram! Isn't it so cute how much Finn loves her?" Leroy said.
"Absolutely! Finn's a really great guy and he really cares about Rachel. And I think it's really adorable, what he's doing for her tonight. We gotta be careful not to tell Rachel anything about this. I'm pretty sure Finn wants this to be a big surprise." Hiram said with a very serious tone.
"Of course we won't say anything! That'll ruin it."
"Ok good. I'm sure Rachel's gonna have a wonderful time"
"I hope! Finn's going through a lot for her."
xXx
Finn went back to his house and got into his car. He needed to make sure this was perfect for her. He's gonna tell her how she feels tonight. It's gonna be the perfect place and the perfect time. The whole night is gonna be absolutely perfect.
He first needed something really nice to wear. The first thing that came to his mind was a suit. He's not gonna but one cause they're super expensive but he found this rental place in town that rents them out really cheap. He found the place and got the suit. Luckily, there was a flower shop right by Finn's house. He went there and got her about 5 red roses. He looked up the meaning of these flowers before he went into the shop. They mean exactly how he feels about her. They mean 'I love you.'
"Are these for your girlfriend?" the cashier asked.
"Yes, they are." Finn said proudly.
When Finn got back to his house, it was almost 8 o'clock, which meant he had to hurry because, knowing Rachel, she'll probably get there earlier than nine.
He took the suit into his room and got dressed into it. He put his cologne on and walked out into the living room. He then noticed that he forgot to put on his tie. But he had no idea how to tie it. He remembers the day when he first met Rachel. He remembered when they played dress up and Rachel taught him how to tie his tie. Wow, that was a long ti-
"Finn?" he heard a familiar voice say behind him. Rachel. And, god, did she look beautiful. "Hey! My dads told me to come over here dressed up nicely at nine…" Rachel paused for a second. "Wow. You look really handsome."
Finn walked over to her and grabbed her waist while admiring her pretty red dress. "Well, you look extremely beautiful. I mean, you always do, but especially now." Finn said softly. He gave her a peck on her lips.
"Thank you, Finn" Rachel said. "Hey, do you need help with your tie?" she asked taking the tie from his hand and putting it around his neck. As she tied it, she noticed that Finn was staring at her.
"Are you staring at me?"
"Well, I can't help it. You're the most beautiful person I've ever seen in my whole life."
She smiled at the ground for a second and then met his eyes as she finished tying.
"Thanks for helping." He said quietly.
"No problem. Now I need to know, what are we doing that is so special that we needed to dress up like this?"
"Well, it's a surprise. I can't tell you until we get there." He almost forgot about the roses, but he remembered it right at the last second. He stuffed them in the bag that he's bringing with part of the surprise in it. "Now come on, we're going for a ride" Finn said, taking her hand and intertwining her fingers with his. They walked out to his truck. Finn turned the radio on to a station that Rachel said she liked one day in when they were riding home from school.
Once they were on the road, Rachel started singing with the song that was playing on the radio. Finn sang along with her.
"This world keeps spinning faster to a new disaster so I run to you. I run to you, baby"
Rachel liked when Lady Antebellum came on the radio. They always sang in duet form so it'd be easy for Finn to sing with her and she loves that. A few more songs played and they sang and talked during the trip. When an hour passed by and Rachel still didn't know where they were going, she grew impatient.
"Where are you taking me Finn?" Rachel asked impatiently.
"….A place. But trust me, you'll love it."
"Ok fine. How long until we get there?"
"About…. 3 hours."
"Finn, are you serious?" Rachel said in an angry tone. Finn's not worried cause she won't be angry as soon as she figures out where he's taking her.
"Rachel, don't worry. As soon as we get there, you'll be happy."
"Ok fine. It better be really good."
There was silence in his car. All they can hear is the music playing. "Teenage Dream," by Katy Perry. When that song ended, another song came on. Finn smiled as he started to sing.
"Dancin' when the stars go blue. Dancin' when the evening fell. Dancin' in your wooden shoes in a wedding gown."
After the first verse, Finn pulled over to the side of the road and sang the words into her eyes.
"Where do you go when you're lonely? Where do you go when you're blue? Where do you go when you're lonely, I'll follow you. When the stars go blue. The stars go blue. Stars go blue."
He sang the whole song staring into her eyes. She started crying, like, halfway through the song. After he sang the final words of the song, she leaned over and kissed him slowly, but passionately. Though their kiss didn't last very long, Finn thinks it's the best kiss they've ever shared. Besides their first kiss, of course. As Finn pulled away from the side of the road, Rachel realized that they still had 2 hours in the car to go. So they just small-talked for the first hour, listening to eachother's stories about how school was going and Rachel's broadway dreams and about how she thinks Finn should come with her. Now Finn's sure that Rachel's gonna be one happy girl by the end of the night. The minutes flew by and Rachel realized that it was now 2am.
"Finn, are we almost there?" Rachel asked curiously.
"Yep. Only about 10 more minutes to go, Rach."
"Good."
The rest of the drive didn't take long at all. A couple more songs came on and they sang some more. When they got really close to where they were headed, Finn asked Rachel to close and cover her eyes. They finally got there. Finn got out of the car and took the one hand that Rachel wasn't covering her eyes with and got the red roses and the other surprise from the back of the truck and brought her right where he wants her. And it was absolutely perfect. Just as Finn imagined it would be.
"Ok Rachel, you can open your eyes now."
As soon as Rachel opened her eyes, she gasped. They were in New York City. In Central Park. Right by Bow Bridge.
"Oh, Finn.." Rachel started, smiling. She felt tears forming in her eyes.
"These are for you. I love you, Rachel." He said holding the roses in front of him. Rachel took the flowers and hugged him really tight.
"Thank you, Finn! And thank you SO much for bringing me to New York! I love you so much."
"Well, don't thank me yet, there's another surprise." Finn walked behind a tree for a few seconds. He had brought a radio with him. He turned on a song that was his favorite. And it was really romantic and slow, which was a bonus. He walked back to where Rachel was standing and the song started to play. He put his hands on the small of her back, bringing her closer. Rachel put her arms around Finn's neck and laid her head on his chest, right below his left shoulder. As they swayed back and forth, Finn whispered the lyrics of the song into her ear.
"Dancing in the dark. The middle of the night. Taking your heart, and holding it tight
Emotional touch, touching my skin. And asking you to do what you've been doing all over again
Oh, it's a beautiful thing. Don't think I can keep it all in.
I just gotta let you know what it is that won't let me go.
It's your love. It just does something to me. It sends a shock right through me. I can't get enough.
And if you wonder about the spell I'm under, It's your love."
When the song ended, Rachel slightly pulled back and pressed his lips to his, passionately. After about 10 seconds, Finn pulled away.
"Rachel, I gotta tell you something. Don't say anything until I'm done talking, though."
"Ok Finn. Go ahead."
"Rachel, I know that you're going to New York next year. And last night, it sunk in how much I'm gonna miss you. I just love you so much and I know I have to let you go. It's your dream. I don't wanna stand in the way of it. But then I thought to myself that….. I can come with you. I wanna come with you to New York next year Rachel. Because I love you."
"Finn, you don't have to if you don't want. We can stay in Lima if you feel like it! As long as I'm with you, I'm ok."
"But I want to. I wanna spend my whole life with you and if that means spending a few years in New York, I'm perfectly ok with that. I couldn't ever live without you. My girlfriend. My best friend. My one true love. I love you and I'm going with you."
"Thank you so much, Finn. You truly are amazing. I love you." She said, then kissed him quickly.
"So we don't have to be home until tomorrow afternoon. Do you wanna just stay here all night or get a hotel?"
"How about we watch the stars for a while and then we can get a hotel and sleep until my dads call me, wondering where we are?"
"Sounds like a plan."
"All I need is you next to me"
Well, was that worth the wait? I'll most likely be updating again tomorrow cause Dani already wrote that chapter for me. Once again, thank you all for reading! :)