Carry Me Home Tonight
Chapter Nine
Suddenly, Finn's house is full. Rachel's world and his world meshing together so fast and so much that he was beginning to freak out, silently. Sam and Mercedes talked to Ariel and Melody and Rachel got to know Blaine. Kurt and Melody watched Blaine as if he was a super model and Finn just sat there, drowning in the mess of it all.
Eric walked over, chuckling a bit and patted Finn's back, "You're going to be fine." He offered, "Kurt knows what not to say."
"How?"
"We gave him a bit of a lesson last night. Plus, Ariel has a special quality... that might help here." Eric said, being intentionally vague.
Finn shook his head, confused and frustrated, "What do you MEAN by that?"
"She can talk to other mermaids without speaking to them." Eric says, shrugging a little bit.
Finn thought for a moment, Like sign language... he wondered to himself before just nodding. He was sick of asking questions, sick of everything. He just wanted it to be him and Rachel figuring their shit out... but instead...
"And I'm pregnant so..." He heard Rachel say it and the room went quite. Finn noticed Ariel shooting Rachel a glance and then Rachel's eyes going wide.
"Finn Hudson, you dog!" Blaine stood up and walked over to Finn and Finn stood up too, feeling awkward as hell. "You're going to be a Dad. That is why you've been acting so weird."
No, I've been acting weird because I'm dating a fucking mermaid. Finn thought to himself but just nodded. Blaine reaches out for a hug and Finn took it, happy that Blaine is, well, happy for him.
"Obviously it wasn't planned or anything." Finn said with a shrug.
"You've known her for longer than you've been letting on you old bastard." Sam said with a chuckle, following Blaine's lead and giving Finn a hug, "You're going to be a Papa." He grins, "You guys are going to need a bigger place." Sam offered and Rachel grinned.
She was relieved at the response. "Looks like we are welcoming two new members to the family." Mercedes says before hugging Rachel and she smiles widely, walking over to Finn.
"We kinda just found out." Finn says and nods softly, "Thank you guys for being so supportive." Finn was stunned and a little nervous about the whole thing but it went over swimmingly.
The crew stayed up late and laughed and talked the entire time. Kurt and Blaine found themselves making a date for the next day and Rachel squealed with excitement for him. By the time everyone left, Ariel reminded Rachel that she could go into the sea the next night.
"We'll give you the day, but tomorrow night, we'll see you at shore." Rachel agreed and Finn frowned a bit but said goodbye with a smile.
"Love..." She called for him as he walked into the kitchen to get another beer. "Are you okay?"
"I don't want you going back in there. I'm terrified." He admits as he opens his bottle and throws the cap in the trash. "There are things I cannot protect you from, like a sea witch and your father. I love you and I need you to stay here... with me."
"Finn..." She breathes and it's soft and light and perfect, but also, so so sad. "I love you but you are not my whole world. I have a family. Sisters. A father. I cannot just stay up here." Rachel says, she's frustrated and Finn can see it. This is their first official fight.
"I can't protect you."
Rachel's stubbornness finally shown through when she scoffed and walked away, "If you think I need you to protect me from my own sea, then you're wrong. I can protect myself, Finn." She said loudly, "I am strong, I have lived this long." She looked around the apartment in frustration and saw Max walk up, obviously he had been woken up by the screaming. Rachel began to walk out the door, "Come on, Max. Let's take you out to go potty."
Finn sighs loud enough for her to hear before she leaves out the front door, she slams it as she walks out. She's angry. Very angry. Finn has been treating her like an invalid for too long. She can do what she needs to do, she can go home, she can be away from him. He's not here to protect her. What about equals. Like Ariel and Eric. Like Sam and Mercedes.
Rachel whimpers in frustration as she continues to walk with Max, after a couple minutes they circle back to Finn's. It's exhausting being angry, she had never really felt this way before. Maybe it had something to do with this baby in her belly.
She sat on the porch outside with Max, letting him lay on her lap for a while. After she had cooled down, it had almost been an hour. She walked inside and Finn was in the bedroom watching TV. Max made his way to the couch to sleep for a while. Max had quickly learned that he doesn't get to sleep in the bed when Rachel is home.
Rachel disrobbed and crawled into bed next to Finn, she pushed her naked body against his very clothed body. "Oh. You're over it?" Finn asked, sarcasm filling his voice. He knew though, Rachel didn't really understand sarcasm.
"Not really. But I thought we could get over it together, you and me?"
Finn couldn't resist her, not even in his frustrated state. She stated pulling at his shirt and he let her, eventually he was wearing his birthday suit too. Finn rolled on top of her, leaning on his elbows for support as he looked into the eyes of his girl. His baby mama. Hopefully, one day, his wife.
"I don't think wanting to protect you is the worst trait I could have." Finn notes and Rachel nods.
"Go inside." She begged and Finn's tip began to tease her.
"Don't you agree?"
She moaned a little, "Agree with what?" she hummed as he began to dip himself just barely inside her before pulling it all the way out, she whined at this.
"That the fact that I'm protective isn't really that bad of a trait." He offers again and she pulling at his skin, trying so harshly to get him to go inside of her, "Not until you agree."
"I agree. I really do. I super agree. Now please please do it!" She begged and Finn crashed into her. Rachel growled in lust as he did so, bringing her lips to his and letting their bodies melt into each other. She felt him so close to her and she only wanted more of him. She begged for him to go faster but he only went slower.
"Magic words?" He teased.
She bit her lip before saying, "I love you."
He smiled and went further into her, deeper and faster and Rachel nails went down his back in beautiful bliss and she felt herself beginning to fall apart and then melt back together. "I love you." Finn whispered in her ear and that was the nail in the coffin that was her orgasm.
The came almost immediately and as he felt her walls collapse in on him, he came too. She pulled him closer, wanting him to lay on top of her, which he hated doing, but she really loved the weight of him on her.
He did so, laying his head on her chest and and she put her fingers through his sweaty hair and whispered, "You can protect me, Finn. You do it all the time. You can protect me up here... but I can protect myself at home. I promise you that."
Finn just nodded and kissed the skin in front of him, a soft spot on her tiny breast, "I still get to worry." He tells her, "You can't stop that."
Rachel shrugged, "I guess you're right... I can't stop that."
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