It was seven pm exactly and Rachel was pacing by her front door. Finn had told her to dress up so she put on a strapless deep red dress with a thin black tie that went around the waist and the hem of which went to just above the knee as she stood. Her shoulders were covered by a satiny black wrap and she wore a pair of new satiny black pumps which gave her quite a few inches more height and made her legs look fantastic. Rachel's hair was in a classy low side pony with her bangs and a few carefully placed pieces of hair framing her face. She looked very classy.
"He said he would be here on time. It's now 7:01!" Rachel huffed as she continued pacing.
"Sweetheart, calm down. He's just a minu-" Hiram began placating his highly strung daughter until he heard a knock on the door. "See? That's probably him now." Hiram walked to the door and when he opened it, sure enough there was Finn in a beautiful suit carrying a beautiful bouquet of not just roses but other bright flowers as well. Rachel couldn't believe how handsome he looked. "Come in Finn."
Finn stepped into the house and he couldn't take his eyes off Rachel. She looked more beautiful than he ever thought possible. Red was definitely her color. "Happy Valentine's Day," he said again as he handed her the giant bouquet. It was so big Rachel was having some difficulty holding it.
"Finn, you really didn't need to get me every flower in Ohio," Rachel joked as she breathed in the flowers' lovely scents in. "But thank you so much. They are absolutely lovely." Hiram offered to find a vase for the bouquet and told Finn and Rachel to have fun. Finn offered his arm to Rachel and she wrapped hers around his. She swiped her matching satiny black clutch off the table at the door and they headed out to Finn's truck…which was not actually in the driveway.
"Finn, whose car is this?" Rachel asked in surprise as Finn opened the passenger door of the brand new yellow Chevy Camaro.
"It's actually my mom's new car. She let me borrow it on the condition that I do all the laundry in the house until I move out and try my hardest not to run over any more civil servants," Finn explained. "I thought it might be easier to get in and out of than my truck and it's a little more stylish."
Rachel sank into the passenger's seat and once all her limbs were inside Finn closed the door. Rachel took in the interior of the car. She had never been in a car that looked and smelled so new. Finn got into the driver's seat and looked over at Rachel.
"I didn't think Carole would be one for Chevy Camaros. When did she get it?" Rachel asked. She had to admit she was kind of in love with the car.
"Yeah, ever since Transformers came out she's had a thing for Camaros. I think she even named this car Bumblebee. Burt just picked it up for her yesterday." Finn started the engine and headed in the direction of the school.
"She got it yesterday and she's letting you drive it already? When my daddy got a new car he wouldn't let me anywhere near the driver's seat for practically a year!" Rachel said incredulously.
Finn laughed a little. "Well like I said, I'll have laundry coming out of my ears for the next few months. Besides, we aren't really going that far." Finn turned into the parking lot of the school and took the closest space to the side entrance he could find.
Rachel was a bit confused. Finn had specifically said to dress up for the occasion. Why did she need to dress up to go to a closed high school? "What's going on?"
"You'll see," Finn said as he exited the car. He walked around to Rachel's side and helped her out. Hand in hand they walked toward the side entrance Finn knew would be open. Upon arriving at it, he tried the door and found it was still unlocked. "After you, m'lady," he said cheesily. Even though she was still confused Rachel entered the building.
"Finn what are we doing at the school all dressed up?" Rachel did not like being kept in the dark. She wanted answers and she wanted them now. Without a word, Finn led them to the backstage entrance of the auditorium. Once they walked onto the stage, Rachel finally knew what Finn had up his sleeve. He had planned them a romantic on-stage picnic. Twinkly lights hung from the ceiling, lightly illuminating the pillows and blankets that covered the floor. There was a large picnic basket off to the side and plates and glasses set up for two. There was also a small iPod dock next to the picnic basket. "Finn, this is beautiful!"
Finn grinned at Rachel and pulled her against him. "Happy Valentine's Day, Rach. I know it's not Sardi's but…"
"It's better, Finn." Rachel leaned up and kissed him. When she pulled away, she dragged him over to the blankets. They removed their shoes and Rachel took off her wrap while Finn removed his jacket and sat down across from one another. Finn turned on the music and Boys Like Girls' Hero/Heroine from Finn's 'Rachel' playlist softly played in the background. It wasn't really Finn's favorite song but he knew Rachel liked it and it always reminded him of her.
"I love this song," Rachel said for the hundredth time. She said it every single time she heard it.
"I know. That's why it's on this playlist." He grabbed the picnic basket and began pulling food from it. He had tried his hardest to make everything himself but Finn wasn't the greatest chef. He hadn't even been able to recreate his grilled Cheesus again so Kurt had ended up taking the lead on most of the cooking after Finn asked for assistance. It probably ended up being a good thing. Kurt had managed to keep the meal from being burnt beyond recognition.
"So I gotta be honest, Kurt made most of this. I tried really hard to do it all myself but I nearly destroyed the kitchen when a towel slid under the burner and caught fire. I did make the first course myself though," Finn said proudly as he pulled out the tub of spring mix salad. Little bits of tofu, walnuts, black olives and tomatoes were in it, all organic of course. Though Finn was an avid carnivore, much to Rachel's vexation, tonight he'd suffer through the vegan meal. It really didn't even taste that bad when he'd tried it earlier.
Rachel took some of the salad and was impressed with how much thought Finn had put into making it. True, salad was not that hard to compose but he was so proud of making something by himself that Rachel could actually eat. She ate a forkful and could taste her favorite dressing on the lettuce. The salad was really great.
While they ate they chatted about glee and possibilities for Nationals. Though Finn still despised the guy and still couldn't believe his callousness at planning Jean's funeral, he did have to admit Jesse had a point when he mentioned that Vocal Adrenaline had been in their third week of intense rehearsals. Though he didn't think New Directions needed to practice so hard they needed IV's, he definitely thought they needed more than a night's worth of rehearsing. While most of the club had blamed the Kiss of the Century for their loss, the lack of planning had probably also been a factor. Yeah their songs had ended up amazing and the choreography had come together pretty well despite Finn's dancing abilities, but they couldn't count on things working out that well again. New Directions needed to really focus on two fantastic songs and put in a lot more hard work.
They finished their salads and moved onto the main course. Finn hoped it would still be warm. Kurt had literally finished it two minutes before Finn brought it over to the school and ran to pick up Rachel. He pulled out the container and popped the top on it. Steam rose from the risotto and Finn sighed in relief.
"Is that portabella mushroom, artichoke and tomato risotto?" Rachel asked excitedly. "That's one of my favorite dishes!"
"Yeah, Kurt had me try it before and while it's not steak, it's pretty good. I can see why you like it so much." Finn spooned some out onto their plates and Rachel practically inhaled it. She really wasn't kidding when she said it was one of her favorites. After they finished the main dish, Finn brought out his favorite course, dessert.
"Vegan strawberry cheesecake," he said pulling it from the basket. Rachel's face lit up.
"You're spoiling me, Finn Hudson. This is so perfect," she said looking around. "Just curious though, how did you do all this and why was the side door open?"
Finn took a bite of the cheesecake and explained. "I paid Mr. Kidney the janitor to leave the door open for me and the AV club is invited to any future party New Directions has for helping with the lights. Apparently they didn't think $50 bucks was enough for setting up a few lights so they wanted more than just money. I'm guessing they don't get invited to parties a lot since they settled for a New Directions party."
"We are not having another party at my house! Not after what happened last time," Rachel stated firmly. Her fathers would for sure kill her if they even got whiff of another party being thrown at their home. Finn nodded in agreement.
They finished up their cheesecake and sat for a moment. "I'll be right back," Finn said as he stood up and slipped on his shoes.
"Where are you going?"
"Bathroom," Finn said as he walked backstage. Using the moment of alone time, Rachel grabbed her clutch and pulled out her compact. She checked that no food was on her face or in her teeth and she grabbed a Wisp and quickly scrubbed her teeth and tongue. Kissing Finn always felt better when she had a clean mouth. After making sure she looked fine, Rachel moved over to the iPod dock and scrolled through the current playlist. She found the 'Rachel' title amusing.
Before Finn headed to the bathroom he had to stop at his locker and grab his toothbrush. He had plans for the evening that required a very clean mouth otherwise Rachel might not go along with it. He ran the brush over every bit of the inside of his mouth that he could and scrubbed so vigorously that he looked like he had rabies before he cleaned off his face. He stared at himself in the mirror for a moment before taking a deep steadying breath and heading back to the auditorium.
He could hear the music playing and as he walked back on stage he noticed Rachel swaying to the beat barefoot. "Can I cut in?" he asked playfully.
"I don't know, this guy I'm dancing with right now is a really good dancer," Rachel responded with a smirk. Finn ignored her jibe and took Rachel into his arms in the waltz stance Kurt had taught him. He just held Rachel and swayed slightly as he listened to the music. It was Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling In Love. He'd heard it on some oldies station the one day when he was flipping through the radio and his mind immediately went to Rachel. The one line, 'take my hand, take my whole life too' really stuck out to him. When it came to Rachel that seemed to be exactly how it had happened. The only problem Finn could find with the song was the falling part; Finn wasn't falling in love with Rachel, he'd already fallen and quite some time ago.
"Ow," Rachel said quickly pulling away from Finn slightly. "You stepped on my toes."
"Sorry. Here," Finn said, lifting Rachel slightly to have her stand on his feet. "Now you'll be just as bad of a dancer as I am." Rachel laughed then buried her face in Finn's chest. She breathed him in and smiled contently. This had been by far the best Valentine's Day ever. She felt Finn kiss the top of her head then she lifted it to stare up at him.
"Thank you for dinner. It was delicious and so thoughtful." Rachel leaned up further and kissed his lips. He stopped swaying and moved his hands to Rachel's face. They kissed each other passionately for a moment then, with Rachel still standing on his feet, Finn shuffled back over to the blankets and pillows.
Still kissing her, Finn picked Rachel up and wrapped her legs around his waist. He carefully knelt down onto the blanket and leaned back on his heels. Supporting her back so she wouldn't fall over, Finn gently leaned Rachel back against some of the pillows. Thoughts of the first time they were here swirled in his brain. While kissing Rachel the first time had been awesome, he had felt somewhat guilty afterward. He'd had a girlfriend at the time, yet he was making out with and getting a boner from a different girl. Now though, Rachel was his girlfriend and he had better control over his body so he wouldn't be running away anytime soon. There would be no guilt after what he had planned, unless it went horribly wrong.
Finn ran his hand down Rachel's body slowly. Once he reached the hem of her dress he slid his hand up her thigh and it made its way to the top of her panties. He stopped kissing Rachel for a moment. "I want to go down on you," he said without preamble in a deep voice against Rachel's lips.
Rachel's heart began beating very fast. Though they'd had sex dozens of times since Christmas and Rachel had even given Finn a few sober blowjobs, he had never performed oral sex on her. She was very nervous to have Finn's face practically buried inside her. Every time Finn tried to bring it up, Rachel would deflect the conversation back to him and his needs. This had worked every time so far.
He was determined to go down on Rachel. Finn couldn't understand why Rachel didn't want him to. She had no problem doing the same to him; she even seemed to enjoy doing it for him. He wanted to be able to provide the same kind of stimulation for her as she did for him.
"Wh-why? You don't have to. Really it's okay," Rachel said trying to talk him out of it.
Finn shook his head annoyed. "Rach, I don't understand why you don't want me to do this for you. I mean, yeah, I might not be that good at it at first but with practice I'd get better…if you'd let me. I'm not going to pressure you. If you really don't want me to do it, I won't. I just don't get why you don't want me to."
Rachel pushed on his chest to get him to sit up. "It's not necessarily that I don't want you to, I'm just really nervous about it," Rachel finally confessed. "I mean, what if I end up liking it but you hate it? Or what if I hate it?"
"We'll never know if we don't try. But I don't think either of us will hate it." Finn kissed Rachel's forehead reassuringly. Rachel looked into his eyes.
"Okay Finn. We can try it." She was still beyond nervous but Finn did have a point. Neither of them could know what would happen until they at least tried. Finn smiled triumphantly at Rachel and kissed her. He gently leaned her back down onto the pillows and his hand made its way up her dress again. This time it didn't stop at the elastic but pulled it down and away from Rachel's body. Finn looked at the fabric in his hand. It was a lacy black "cheeky" as Victoria's Secret referred to them as. He only knew this because he had picked them out for her when Rachel dragged him shopping the one day. It was his reward for being the dutiful boyfriend and carrying her purse and bags all over the mall. He really liked his reward later that day when Rachel modeled it for him.
Finn sat up and moved to position himself between Rachel's legs. Her legs were bent, feet apart but knees together. She bit her lip nervously and stared at Finn while she gripped the hem of her dress to keep it from sliding down her legs. Finn licked his lips quickly and grabbed Rachel's hands in his. Gently he rubbed his thumbs over the backs of her hands to try to relax her a bit. He pulled her fingers from the fabric and placed her hands on either side of her then put his own on her knees.
Slowly Finn moved his hands up Rachel's thighs towards her torso pushing the fabric back as he did so. Rachel could feel the cool air hit her warm center as Finn pushed her dress up enough to reveal her most private area and pull her knees apart. She blushed deeply.
Finn couldn't believe it. He'd seen Rachel naked before obviously, but not in this context. This was brand new to him. Now that he got what he wanted, he was kinda shaky himself about it. Trying to keep a brave face for Rachel's sake, she'd stop him if he let how nervous he was show, Finn just decided to go for it.
He ran his hand down the inside of her left thigh and left light kisses down the inside of her right one as he made himself comfortable between Rachel's knees. Once his head was hovering just over her, he could no longer see her face. The fabric of her dress was too bunched up. Finn thought maybe it was a good thing. He didn't want to see Rachel's face if she had anything but a pleased look on it.
Deciding to start out a little slow, Finn just ran his fingers over the skin there. He could feel Rachel shiver at his touch and he smiled knowing he could make her feel amazing with a single touch. It gave him a huge confidence boost.
Using two fingers he spread her apart and revealed how wet she had become. He dipped his fingers into the moisture a bit and he couldn't help himself. Quickly he licked the tips of his fingers and found that he actually really liked how Rachel tasted. He wasn't entirely sure if it was residual flavor from dessert or if it was in fact his girlfriend but he could almost taste strawberries.
"Is everything alright?" Rachel asked nervously, lifting her head to try to see Finn over her dress. It had been a little while since he had touched her. His head popped up immediately.
"Fantastic," he replied with a hitched eyebrow and a big half smile. His head disappeared under the fabric again and that's when Rachel really started to feel good. She could feel Finn spreading the wetness up to her clit and as he did so her hips bucked up. With his free hand, Finn pushed down on her lower abdomen to keep her still so he'd have an easier time working.
Then he pushed his fingers into her. Finn knew just where to touch Rachel to get her off almost instantly, but at that moment it wasn't about that. This was about building the tension and really taking care of Rachel. He wanted her release to be magical…as cheesy as that sounded.
Unfortunately, things didn't quite go as planned. Once Finn took the plunge and licked her clit quickly, he could feel Rachel getting wetter and her walls tighten. He could also hear the very loud moan that escaped her lips. He somehow knew the next time he hit her clit she was gonna fall apart even though he hadn't really touched her. Apparently the new experience was thrilling enough that her body was even more overly sensitive than usual. Wanting to make the most of the situation, Finn determined the best way to let Rachel go was to just wrap his lips around the little nub and suck, so that was exactly what he did.
Rachel could feel the familiar sensation of having an orgasm only this one seemed more powerful. Her whole lower body clenched and she could feel her clit pulsating but it felt different than usual because Finn was still sucking on it as well. Her walls contracted rapidly around Finn's fingers and her eyelids fluttered as she fought to keep herself conscious. She gripped his hair and lifted her feet off the ground, her toes curling. Her back arched off the floor but Finn's hand kept her body from moving too far.
Slowly she came down from the extreme high, her breathing harsh and heavy. Finn didn't remove his lips from Rachel until he felt her whole body slump from exhaustion. Even Finn could tell it was the most powerful orgasm Rachel had ever had. His fingers actually kind of hurt.
As he sat up Finn fixed Rachel's dress so it covered her body again and he wiped his mouth on the back of his hand. He grabbed a pillow and laid his head next to Rachel's and just stared at her. She was looking at the ceiling with wide eyes and an open mouth. Her chest was still rising and falling quickly from the exertion and Finn could tell she definitely did not hate it.
"You were so right," Rachel said breathily as she turned her head to face Finn. "That was…beyond incredible Finn. Don't get me wrong, when you touch me and when we have sex it feels amazing and I love it, but that…" Rachel let the sentence trail off as she fell into her own thoughts. The pair sat in silence, the only sound the faint music in the background. Rachel continued to stare at the ceiling and Finn continued to stare at Rachel. Her skin was glistening and she just had this glow around her. She looked beautiful.
The general silence was broken by a loud ringing coming from inside Rachel's clutch. "Oh crap! Finn what time is it?" Rachel asked frantically searching for her phone.
"Holy crap, it's almost 11 already!" Finn sat up and started throwing the remains of their picnic into the basket. Both of them had an 11 o'clock curfew and it was 10:45.
Rachel finally found her phone and answered it. "Hello daddy, yes I know it's almost 11. Finn will be bringing me home in a few minutes. I will be back on time," Rachel assured her father before he could tell her she had 15 minutes to get home before she would be grounded. She was lucky enough to be out until 11 tonight seeing as her regular weekday curfew was 10. Since it was Valentine's Day Rachel had been able to convince her daddy to give her one more hour. Once she hung up her phone, Rachel put her underwear back on and began helping Finn clean up.
Miraculously, 12 minutes later Finn was walking Rachel to her door. "I had a fantastic time Finn. Thank you so much for dinner and the dancing and-"
The door opened cutting Rachel off mid-sentence to reveal an annoyed looking Leroy Berry.
"Dessert! Dessert was great, Finn," Rachel finished as her father stared them down.
"You have two minutes," was all Leroy said as he closed the door.
"Thank you Finn, for everything." Rachel hugged her boyfriend tightly and kissed him goodbye. Rachel opened the door and stood there as she watched Finn walk back to his mom's car. As he pulled out of the driveway she waved then shut the door.
Once in her room Rachel threw herself onto her bed in bliss. Knowing what she knew now, she felt silly for having been so uptight about letting Finn go down on her. Now that she knew just how wonderful it really was, she had a feeling Finn would be getting a lot of practice. This had definitely been the best Valentine's Day ever.
Just a small fyi, this will be the last chapter I will be able to post before Thursday at the earliest. I'm heading to Cleveland to see Glee Live and I won't have much time for writing again until Wednesday so I hope this chapter was enough to hold you over until then! Thanks again for reading!