I'm really sorry I didn't post a chapter on Wednesday or Saturday! I felt bad making you wait, but I was really busy! I managed to finish chapter 5 though, so here you go!

A Monchele Romance

Chapter 5- Back Home

The flight attendant brought them each a small snack after a while, and Lea sat curled up in her seat with her fruit bowl, still wearing Cory's jacket. Taking the last bite and swallowing it, she felt tired and yawned. Cory smiled at her.

"You should take a nap. I'll wake you up when we land, if you want."

"Are you sure?" Lea asked. "You came to keep me company just so that I can sleep? I'd be okay with staying awake and talking."

Cory shook his head. "No, no, it's okay, really. You look tired and you need the rest; you're sick. I'm fine. I can play games on my phone or something." He smiled.

Lea was grateful that he was allowing her to sleep. She smiled and lay down on her side, getting comfortable. "Thank you…"

In a matter of moments after she was comfortable, Lea was sleeping deeply. Smiling at the small, sleeping ball that was covered up with his Canucks hoodie, Cory thought about how beautiful Lea was. Even when sleeping, she looked perfect to him. He had never seen someone who was more stunning. After a few moments, he decided to text Mark that they were on their way back to L.A.

Cory took Lea back home. She sat in the passenger's seat, her head leaning against the door as she looked out the window, smiling when she thought of getting back home. Jenna had offered to watch her cat, Sheila, for the weekend, so Lea texted her that she would pick Sheila up. Her phone buzzed and she got Jenna's reply.

Jenna: I'm happy that you're back! Oh, and no need to pick up Sheila. I saw your tweet about you being sick. Just go back to your place and I'll bring her over. I'll be over in about 15 minutes.

Lea smiled when she saw the text. Jenna was a great friend. Not only did she watch her darling pet for the weekend, her being the one to suggest the idea, but Lea didn't even have to go pick her up. When she got home, Cory walked her to the door.

"Thanks again, Cory." Lea smiled up at him after he put her last bag inside of her apartment for her.

"Anytime, Lea." He smiled back with his cute dimple and Lea tried to keep from smiling too big when she saw that smile that everyone knew and loved.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow at filming?"

"Yes you will." She nodded. "I'll be better by tomorrow."

Unexpectedly, Cory took a step towards her and leaned down. Changing his action, he wrapped his arms around her. Lea pretended to have not noticed his mistake and hugged him back. He let go and gave her one last smile before leaving. Lea shut the door and took a deep breath before going to her room.

msleamichele I'm back home! It feels great to be back! :)

Everyone was glad that she was back, even though Lea had only left for the weekend. After saying hello to the cast, she went to put on her Rachel costume. She smiled as she looked at all of the costumes she had worn before, which were on manikins and clothes-racks all around her. Lea took the one that she was supposed to wear off of a rack and put it on before walking to the set.

The next day, the whole cast had to go to choreography rehearsal. Lea couldn't wait to see everyone dancing. It was always a lot of fun. Everyone mostly enjoyed watching Cory try to dance.

Zach had everyone line up in their places after teaching the choreography and wanted to try and put it all together. They had to retry it a few times before everyone finally got it, including Cory. Lea smiled and congratulated him playfully, as did everyone else.

msleamichele We are working on choreography right now, and look who finally got the dance down!

Cory let her take a picture of him and she posted it on Twitter.

After rehearsal, the cast decided to go out for dinner together because they had the day off the next day. Lea called to see if Theo wanted to go but he was busy so he couldn't go.

They got to the restaurant and were seated. Lea was in between Cory and Mark. Dianna was across from her. Lea was glad she was feeling better. She always had fun when she went to dinner with the cast.

Everyone ordered and Lea was happy that there was a great selection of vegan foods on the menu. The cast always was sure to pick a restaurant that had vegan food for Lea.

Mark took a bite of his food before turning to Lea. "So, how was your weekend? Well, before you got sick. I heard Cory came and flew back with you."

Lea blushed but tried to hide it when she replied. "I had a great time. It was nice to see my parents… and Jon…" She smiled before taking another bite of her food.

Mark nodded. "That's good."

After everyone finished eating, Heather got almost everyone set on the idea of going to a club. The only person that seemed a little bit uncomfortable was Cory. He agreed, though, and everyone was happy that he was going with them. Cory usually didn't like going to clubs because he would always be standing awkwardly against the wall while everyone else was dancing and having a good time. Occasionally, though, he agreed to go with the cast.

So, here's chapter 5. I hope you like it and please comment! Since I wasn't able to upload the 2 chapters for this week, I'm going to try and upload an extra chapter next week… I don't know for sure or if I will be able to, but you might look and see on some random day that I have an extra chapter uploaded! Comment, comment, comment!