Should Have 2
"What is going on with you and Mike?" asked Santana as they both walked down the hall "you came in holding hands and you had a pretty intense conversation at your locker while he was holding your hips"
"I'm not entirely sure" Rachel admitted "we have been friends for years but in an effort to protect him and his reputation from my obvious poor social standing I avoided him in school, but now he said that he will not allow it to happen anymore, and that something should have happened between us before this, but I don't really understand..."
"Christ shut up!" snapped Santana "right so he finally got his act together and you two are going to hook up"
"Oh no! I mean I don't think he likes me like that...I mean he did say that he likes holding me, but Mike is a very tactile person, so..."
"Berry he's liked you for years, and then you and Finn happened and everything went to shit, like he joined Glee for you in the first place"
"No! He said that was because of Brittany" Rachel protested, only to be brought to a sharp halt as Santana grabbed her arm.
"Berry, stop making me be nice to you it literally hurts me, ok for the last time Mike likes you, and don't even try and deny that you don't like him, that boy is ripped as well"
"Oh he really is, have you seen him in swimming trunks?" Rachel sighed, only to jump as Mike's arm wrapped around her from behind.
"Seen who in swimming trunks?" he asked impishly
"Oh um...Harry Shum" Rachel blurted out quickly.
"That dancer guy? Well I can't say I agree, wrong gender, but ok" Mike shrugged "I look good in swimming trunks as well" he whispered along her neck line "but not as hot as you in that black bikini"
"Mike" Rachel protested, elbowing him in the stomach in embarrassment as he pressed himself closer to her.
Santana arched her eyebrow and rolled her eyes "yeah Berry he has no feelings for you" she muttered sarcastically before walking off.
"I do..." Mike started before the bell went off cutting off his sentence and they had to separate to get to class quickly "talk later at lunch" he made her promise before they left in different directions.
Rachel brown bagged her lunch that day so she headed for her usual lunch table straight away, sitting down with Quinn who glared at her and Finn on her other side, who she avoided looking at.
"Did you dress yourself, or did your great grandmother?" Quinn laughed at her evilly before sniffing dismissively and turning away. Rachel blushed and tugged at the hem of her short plaid skirt, she thought she looked good in it, the high waist showed off her slimness, and its length made her legs look long.
"You do look good Rach" Finn smiled at her.
"Please, Quinn is right, that girl manages to both look like a toddler and a grandmother at the same time" Kurt laughed as Mike and the other joined them at the table, Mike sliding in next to Rachel with a grin at her until he saw her face.
"You ok Leggy Pops?" he asked sliding an arm around her
"Yes of course" Rachel smiled brushing away her hurt feelings and taking out her lunch and placing the bottle of water, salad and apple in front of her.
"That won't stop you being fat" Kurt and Quinn snapped at the same time quickly as Rachel placed everything just so, before looking at each other and smirking successfully.
"Hey!" Mike snapped "stop putting Rachel down because you don't have an ounce of the talent she has"
Everyone swivelled in shock to look at the quiet member of glee; Mike rarely said anything in glee, and never in defence of anyone.
"Please Little Miss Grandma is..."
"Stop insulting my clothes" Rachel finally stuck up for herself "I have no idea why you seem to be under the impression that it has something to do with you, but it really doesn't so leave it alone. Plus I have never had any complaints from boys"
"I'm a boy"
"I think she means boys that aren't blind to really hot women" Puck drawled from his lounging position next to Rachel "you know guys that really appreciate Rachel's hot little body and her legs that go on for miles"
Mike shifted uncomfortably, he didn't like the way Puck was appreciating Rachel's body "yeah, guys like me" he said loudly pulling her closer, away from Puck who looked over the brunettes head and smirked knowingly at Mike.
"And me" Finn jumped in quickly, only to earn himself a glare from Quinn.
"Yep Rachel looks hot in her skirt, now that that has been established can we move on" Santana said bitingly earning herself a grateful look from Mike who pulled Rachel between his legs to keep her close, his hand caressing her arm as they eat lunch together.
Rachel shifted closer and leant against him happily, she didn't know what was going on with them both right now, she was still hopelessly confused but it was nice to have him being this affectionate in school.
"Do you want to do something tonight Rach?" Finn asked into the quiet breach of the table's conversations, everyone turning quickly to look at both parties, more of them taking in Mike's annoyed and angry expression.
"Oh um, No Finn" Rachel said quickly as Mike's grip around her waist tightened painfully.
"We could go bowling or something" Finn offered, oblivious to the incredulous looks from everyone, and Mike's anger.
"Seeing as the last time we went bowling it was so you could inform me that you had cheated on me, I think I'll stick with the no" Rachel said scathingly.
"Yeah but we had fun before that" Finn argued sullenly
"Oh you mean the time that you took me out on a date, convinced me you were going to dump Quinn, let me kiss you and then I found out that you were just using me so that I would come back to glee and you could get a scholarship. Finn I really do think that I'm am going to stick to the no"
Everyone laughed as Finn blushed, but the laughter ended quickly as Quinn screeched at the top of her voice "you cheated on me with Man Hands?" silencing the cafeteria, the entire student body looking over at the drama filled glee club table and bursting into laughter, both at Quinn's loud screech and in disbelief that the Quarterback had cheated on the Head Cheerleader with Rachel Berry.
"Hello Puck!" Finn insisted "I kissed a girl; you slept with my best friend. I think yours is worse"
It was now Quinn's turn to blush as everyone nodded and agreed with Finn, even Puck knowing that what they had done was worse. The cheerio got to her feet in a huff and stormed off, not even having her usual back up in Brit and Santana, the later seriously angry with Quinn coming back to the Cheerio's as if nothing had happened last year, hence the cat fight in the hallway a few weeks ago.
Finn got to his feet and hurried after Quinn, Rachel shaking her in head in disbelief "yes he really wants to go out with me" she quipped sarcastically making the table laugh again "I'm glad I have moved on" she added for Mike's benefit, sighing in relief as he finally loosened his grip around her waist.
Santana rolled her eyes again, knowing she was the only one who had any idea what was going between Mike and Rachel as everyone continued to watch them in surprise as they got wrapped up in themselves again.
"I knew that already" Mike told Rachel twisting her around a little so she faced him.
"Knew what?"
"That you had moved on" Mike shrugged "that's why this is going on"
"What is going on?" Rachel asked "I'm a little confused"
"Us together"
"Together" Rachel repeated still a little confused.
"Rach don't be dumb, I asked you out over a year ago and then everything went to hell and you fell in like with Finn and...Oh come on Leggy Pops this should have happened a long time ago"
"Hey I wasn't the only one who messed things up; Brittany seems to spring to mind"
"Ok, I'll agree that I helped mess things up" Mike conceded "but this is me changing it, because I know that you won't you get to scared of being hurt again"
"Well that's understandable" Rachel defended
"Yeah it is, but I won't hurt you" Mike promised lifting her chin up to look him the eyes before pressing a gentle kiss to her lips "you know I won't, this should have happened a long time ago, and now it is"
Rachel clung to him, his shirt in a death grip in her hands pulling him closer, taking another plunge into the unknown scared her, but she knew she trusted Mike she just should have taken the plunge before.