Hey, guys. I'm really sorry about not updating sooner but my computer crashed and we had to send it in. Then once I got it back I had to download all of the software and crap back onto it. I am truly sorry. I hope you can forgive me with this chapter and some reviews. Love, Demigirl606.
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Here is Chapter 4 of Give It A Chance
Rachel, Brittany, Puck, Mike, Matt, Sam, and Santana were all sitting at Breadstix, enjoying their varying ranges of food when Brittany announced, "I need to go to the bathroom. Rach, will you accompany me?"
Rachel looked nervous, "Uh, sure, Britt." She got up from her seat besides Mike and followed Brittany into the bathroom.
"All right, Rae, spill," Brittany commanded.
"W-What do y-you mean, Britt?" Rachel stuttered.
"Don't play that game with me, Rachel," Rachel gulped. Brittany only called her Rachel when she was mad. "I know that you're hiding something from the boys. I know what happened between you and Todd."
"What, h-how, why?" Rachel gasped.
Brittany sighed. Rachel looked so scared. "Look, Todd is my second cousin. One time he came over to my house and was talking to one of his friends on the phone. He didn't know I was there. I heard him tell his friend about how he was going out with a brunette girl named Rachel. I knew in a second it was you. He told his friend about all of the awful stuff that he did to you. I was really upset, Rae. I think the worst part was that he was laughing."
"I wanted to tell you guys, Britt," Rachel started. "I really did, but I got scared. You know how I feel about Mike. I don't want to lose them again. I can't lose everyone in my life. I just can't!" Brittany chuckled. "Why are you laughing?"
"You have to realize, Rae, that you're not going to lose us. We have all missed you," Brittany suddenly turned serious again, "You seriously need to tell the guy, though. They want to protect you. Hell, Mike wants to do more than that. You just need to give them the chance."
"How did you get so smart, Britt-Britt?" Rachel asked.
"I've always been smart, just not a lot of people have recognized it," Brittany said with a grin.
"Oh, I knew that. I think Santana must be helping with that though. Remind me to thank her later," Rachel said.
"Oh, Rach!"Brittany exclaimed. "Can we all sleep over at your house again?"
"Of course, Britt," Rachel responded. "Let's just go tell the others."
Together they walked arm-in-arm back to their table, where their best friends were sitting.
"Hey, guys, Rachel needs to tell us something," Brittany announced. Everyone looked at Rachel, while she had a panicked look on her face.
"What is it, Rach?" Sam asked, noticing the distressed look on her face.
"Well, a couple of weeks ago, I-uh, had a boyfriend. His name is Todd. I broke up with him, you could say," Rachel started.
"Go on, Rachie," Puck urged softly.
"Todd is Brittany's second cousin. She heard him laughing when he was talking on the phone to his friends. He was laughing at me. At my reaction, and at what he did," Rachel went on.
"Rach, what did he do?" Matt asked.
"One night I was just walking downtown, trying to clear my head when I heard him yell to me. I didn't want to go over so I just walked by. I thought he would just leave me alone. I heard footsteps behind me. I didn't want to look back, I was too scared. I felt someone grab me. I yelled and fought back, the grip was too strong. I looked back and it was Todd. He and his friends dragged me into an alley. They just beat me up. They would've done more, but someone came and pulled them off of me," Rachel explained, now sobbing into Mike's shirt.
"Oh, Rae, why didn't you tell us sooner?" Matt asked.
"I was afraid you wouldn't like me anymore," Rachel hiccuped.
"That's crazy talk, Rach," Sam started. "You know that we wouldn't hate you. We would, however, beat up that fucker."
Rachel giggled. "Santana, are you okay?" Rachel asked, after looking up since Santana was being oddly quiet.
"Rachel," Santana whispered. "I'm so, so sorry for the way I've treated you. I never knew that this was happening, I could've been nicer to you. I mean, fuck, my dad is your dad's doctor. I-I should've known."
Rachel got off of Mike's lap and went over to Santana. "Shh, Santana, I don't blame you. You didn't know. That's not your fault. Plus, you're willing to change that. Now, I would however blame you if you threw a slushie in my face tomorrow. That won't happen."
"Fuck, Rachel," Santana said. "How are you such a forgiving person?"
"It depends, I guess, whether or not the person needs to be forgiven," Rachel answered.
"Anyway," Santana started, clearly starting to feel uncomfortable with all of the feelings, "What are we going to do after this?"
"I was actually planning on everyone coming over to my house to spend the night," Rachel answered. Everyone cheered.
"Why is everyone cheering?" Santana asked.
"Because Rachel's sleepovers are epic," Sam answered. "We all camp out in the living room and watch a bunch of movies until we fall asleep."
"Sounds like fun," Santana said. Everyone nodded. "Then what are we still doing here? Let's go!"
With that, all seven of them ran out of the restaurant and into their designated cars.
When everyone parked in Rachel's driveway they let Rachel take the lead, well, she did have the key. "Hey, Rae, is the spare key still hidden in the same place?" Puck asked after Rachel spent thirty seconds rifling through her purse to find her key.
"Um, I'm not sure. You can check though," Rachel answered, her voice muffled by her head being in the purse.
Everyone else watched as Puck lifted up some soil in one of the flower boxes. After looking for a minute, Puck pulled a dirt covered object out of the soil. It was...the key. Mike, Matt, Sam, Brittany, and Puck smiled. Rachel was still unaware that a key was found. "Rach, I found the spare key. You can stop taking a nap in your purse," Puck said.
Rachel lifted her head and glared at Puck. "Noah, you have five seconds to give the key to someone else and run."
Puck panicked. He gave the key to Mike and sprinted. "Ahhhh!" He yelled in terror as the midget girl ran after him. Everyone was laughing so hard they were crying. Soon enough, Puck came back with dirt and grass all over him after being tackled by Rachel. Then Rachel came back, looking as clean as before.
She smiled and asked, "Mikey, could I please have the key?" Mike, not wanting the girl's wrath on him, nodded and handed her the key. "Thanks, Mike." Rachel stood up on her tippy-toes and kissed him on the cheek. Then she stepped back, a blush evident on both on their faces.
Rachel unlocked the door and went inside. Everyone followed. "Wow, Berry, nice house," Santana said in awe.
"Thanks, Santana," Rachel said. "Hey, guys, just to let you know, the girls are picking the movies tonight." The boys groaned. "If you complain they we're going to give you a make-over to." The boys quickly shut their mouths. "Now, Noah, Mike, Matt, and Sam. Can you pretty please go get the blankets and stuff? They're in the same spot as they usually are."
"Of course, Rae," Sam said. Then the boys left the room.
"Oh, oh, Rachy! Can we watch A Cinderella Story?" Brittany asked.
"Sure, Britt," Rachel answered with a smile on her face. "Let's tell the boys when they come back." Just then the boys walked in, each with an arm full of blankets and pillows. "Thanks, guys. Just to let you know we're going to watch A Cinderella Story." The boys groaned.
"Hey, what's wrong with that movie?" Santana asked.
"Rachel and Britt made us watch that movie twice a week," Matt answered.
"And now we're having to live through that torture again," Puck groaned.
"Well, we could always give you a make over," Rachel said.
"Actually, I think the movie is a great idea," Mike said. The rest of the boys nodded in agreement.
Sam went to turn off the lights. Then Rachel curled up with Mike and Sam on the sofa, while on the two loveseats were Puck and Brittany and Matt and Santana.
One by one, everyone drifted off to sleep. Rachel fell asleep with a smile on her face. She was surrounded by her friends, and cuddling with her crush. Nothing could stop her now.
Sooo, what did you think? I know it's been a while. Hopefully, I'll be able to update faster now. Anyway, please review. I really enjoy getting them and it makes me write faster...unless my computer breaks. Anyway, hope you like it! ~Demigirl606