Hey everybody! So, WEDDING MADNESS TIME! I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it :)
-Emma
July 19th.
34 days and counting.
And Rachel still didn't have a dress.
It wasn't like they hadn't gone shopping, but she'd been having quite a tough time finding the perfect one. The one that would make all of her wedding guests gasp. The one that would make Finn drool. The one that would make him think that he's never looked more amazing.
She was excited to see his face.
And she still hadn't found the dress.
It was their third appointment. This time, she'd brought her entire bridal party along. Quinn, Brittany, Tina, Santana, Mercedes, her wedding planner (Kurt,) her mother, Beth, and Emma were all in attendance.
The people who ran the tiny bridal shop they were in were just a little annoyed, but they tolerated it for the business.
Rachel was scanning racks of dresses, trying on anything… but nothing was right. Rachel ran out in tears. She pulled her phone out and dialed Finn's number, which she'd known by heart since sophomore year of high school.
"Hey baby… I thought you were out with the girls…" Finn answered.
Rachel sniffed. "Can you come get me? I just want to be with you right now."
"Alright, I'll be right there."
Finn hung up. Rachel put her phone in her pocket and went over to the side of the building. She broke down crying, hoping none of her friends were looking for her.
A few minutes later, Finn pulled up. He got out to look for Rachel.
"Rach?" He called.
"Over here." She replied, followed by her choking back a sob.
Finn walked over to her and she was sitting on the ground, holding her knees.
"Baby…" He whispered as he sat down and pulled her into his lap. He kissed her forehead and the tears off of her face.
"I can't find the right dress… God, what is wrong with me? I can't do anything right, not even pick out a wedding dress that looks good on me… they all make me look too short, or fat, or just plain old ugly…" She sobbed.
Finn held her tighter as she cried into his chest.
"I'm ugly." She whispered.
That was it.
"Rachel, listen to me. You are the most beautiful woman I've ever met, no, the most beautiful woman on the planet, inside and out. I love everything about you, especially the things you hate. You hate your nose, but I think it's beautiful. You think your eyes are too big, and I find myself lost in your gorgeous brown eyes every time I look in them. Rachel, you are beautiful and I will never stop telling you so."
Rachel stopped crying.
She looked up at Finn, into his deep honey-colored eyes.
She kissed his mouth.
Finn deepened the kiss and put his hands on the back of her head, stroking her hair. When Rachel broke away, she buried her face in his neck as she hugged him.
"Thank you, Finn… I love you."
Finn kissed her head.
"I love you, too… so much."
And they sat there like that for a little while.
"Finn?" She whispered.
"Yeah, babe?"
"I think I'm ready to go back in…" She said, lifting her head.
"Okay…" he said as she stood up. "You sure? I could go in with you."
Rachel looked sideways at him. "Now, Finn, even you know that you can't see the bride in her wedding dress!" she laughed.
"Alriiiight… just sayin'." Finn looked down at his shoes jokingly and smiled.
"Okay, well I better get back in there before Kurt flips… and his rants scare me…"
"Alright. I'll see you later?"
"Of course."
Rachel kissed him again as he got in the car and drove away.
Rachel smiled and walked back inside… and into Kurt.
"RACHEL! What the hell happened to you?"
Rachel laughed, almost unfazed by Kurt's question.
"I was just a little overwhelmed…"
"Well, I found a dress for you! Beth helped… she thought you'd look like a princess."
"Well, I want to SEE IT!" Rachel followed Kurt into the dressing room, where she saw it.
Her dress.
The dress that would make her guests gasp.
The dress that would make Finn drool.
The dress that would make him think she'd never looked more amazing.
She stared in awe… silently admiring the dress in all its beauty.
It was strapless with a low waist. There were multiple layers of tulle, so it looked like a gown you'd see in a movie… it was beaded around her chest and stomach until her waist.
"Alright!" Kurt said, with a clap of his hands. "Let's get you into that."
Rachel grinned and started to undress… sure of what was coming next.
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Kurt came out of the dressing room. He faced the bridal party, Emma, and Shelby.
"You guys ready?"
"Yes!" Quinn, who was seated next to her biological daughter Beth, who was squeezing her hand, cried. This raised a laugh from everyone else.
Kurt smiled and stuck his head into the dressing room.
"They're ready for you."
Rachel smiled and stepped out, confident in her choice of dress.
She heard gasps. She saw smiles. And tears.
"So…?" Rachel said.
Quinn jumped out of her seat and threw her arms around her best friend's neck.
"You look amazing." She said, crying. "My little Rachel Berry, all grown up."
Rachel smiled and returned the hug, crying as well.
"Thank you… love you, Quinn."
Quinn pulled back and smiled. "Love you too."
Kurt clapped his hands again. "Alright!"
"Is that the only way you know how to get anyone's attention?" Santana muttered to Brittany. She burst out laughing, received a menacing glance from Kurt, and then shut her mouth and looked at her feet, Santana cracked a smile and put her arm around the blonde.
"Okay, Rach, let's get you out of that and go find your bridesmaids dresses!" Quinn said, grinning.
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They browsed the store for another half an hour…
And once again came up empty-handed.
"Ugh!" Santana groaned. "Why is this so hard?"
"That's what she said." Brittany muttered, snickering.
"Well, we're going to find something." Quinn was one of the few who had remained optimistic. This made Rachel smile.
"Ugh, Rach, what color did you want?"
"Finn and I haven't decided on a color."
"This is pretty!" Rachel heard Beth shout behind her.
Beth was tugging on a tea length dress that was a lush dark green color. It was fitted slightly. It sleeveless and slightly v-necked.
Rachel gasped, as did the others. Beth looked confused.
"Did I do something wrong?" She whispered.
"No, sweetie! It's perfect!" Rachel said, running over and squeezing the little girl, who smiled and hugged back.
"Rachel, I love this!"
"It's gorgeous!"
"Amazing!"
Rachel heard variations of those reactions as she waved her consultant over. Quinn volunteered to try the dress on.
When Quinn walked out of the dressing room, they were all in love. It was perfect.
"Guys, I think that's the dress!" Rachel grinned.
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Finn and Rachel had a fight.
They fought about a really stupid thing, too.
It was so stupid that neither even remembered what happened…
But it must've gotten pretty bad, because Rachel ended up in tears.
He left her alone for a while, while she cried in her room.
After about 20 minutes, he went upstairs and knocked on the door.
He heard Rachel sniff. "Go away."
"I don't want to." He said, opening the door and walking into her childhood room, where she was sitting on her bed crying.
"Baby…" he whispered. "I'm so sorry."
Rachel didn't respond. Finn wrapped his arms around Rachel and they laid down next to each other. He kissed the top of her head.
"I'm sorry. I don't even know how we got into this fight."
"Stress." Rachel said, finally catching her breath.
"Hmm?"
"We're just overwhelmed. There's so much going on. That fight escalated, which was really stupid, but it had to happen."
"Well then I'm glad we got it out of the way." Finn said, smiling slightly.
Rachel laughed, for the first time in a little while. He kissed her. She smiled into the kiss.
All was well… at least, for now.
DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNN. Crappy cliffhanger. I just needed to get to my next chapter. The rehearsal dinner! GON BE KUH-RAZAY! And by the way I'm almost convinced no one really cares about this story.
Okay that was there to guilt people into reviewing because I'm always looking for reviews! And ideas! Ideas are good! Hasta la vista!
-Emma