"OHH SHIT RACHEL!"
The sound of Finn's orgasm-induced outburst traveled through the laundry room door, across the kitchen where Mike and Tina were involved in a dare of their own, and into the living room.
"I always knew Berry was freaky!" Puck declared, shaking his head slightly.
"Gross." Quinn shoved him and rolled her eyes.
They group went back to the game of strip poker that had spun off from truth-or-dare. Moments later the laundry room door opened and Finn and Rachel emerged, the latter giggling as they walked through the kitchen past Tina and Mike (who then meandered into the laundry room and slammed the door behind them).
They received a mixed reception upon returning to the living room. The ongoing conversation didn't stop, but Puck held his hand up to fist-bump Finn as they walked by. Sam nodded approvingly from across the coffee table, earning him a shove from an eye-rolling Quinn, which in turn drew laughter from Mercedes and Lauren.
They situated themselves on the floor in between Artie's wheelchair and the couch, Finn's back against the wall with Rachel leaning against his right shoulder. They shared a smile as Finn's hand came to rest on her knee.
He knew it was sort of fucked up that oral sex in the laundry room had gotten them to something of a better place, and that they still had some issues to air out. But he couldn't help feeling content... for the first time in a long while.
"Yo, dawg, you missed the craziest dare!" Artie began, drawing Finn's attention.
Meanwhile, a sheepish-looking Santana slunk over to Rachel and sat cross-legged next to her.
"Not bad, huh?" she asked the shorter girl.
"Uhhh..."
"Relax, dwarf, I don't want to compare notes or anything. Just a little curious given it WAS my suggestion."
Rachel wasn't exactly eager to share the details of their encounter with Santana of all people, but she was right there and Rachel DID feel an overwhelming urge to tell someone about how amazing the experience felt.
After looking over her shoulder to ensure that Finn was still engrossed in conversation with Artie, she turned back to Santana. "Oooh, it was exhilarating!" she squealed quietly, then took a deep breath and composed herself. "And, just like Lauren said I do feel much more relaxed already. Also, I didn't think that 'giving' would be as... exciting as 'receiving,' but it was also quite enticing. Not to say I'd take to those activities in such a frequent and promiscuous fashion as someone like yourself, but I have definitely come to understand the merits of -"
"Aaaand now I'm just bored of you again," Santana said, standing. "But I'm glad you've seen the light," she added with a half-smile.
Rachel smiled to herself and rolled her own eyes at the same time. Of all the things that happened that night, perhaps the most surprising was this brief moment of bonding between herself and the person she had previously despised more than anyone and held solely responsible for ruining her relationship.
But, as she felt Finn lean down to kiss the top of her head, she thought that perhaps getting over these interpersonal hurdles could be part of her new 'relaxed' lifestyle. He seemed more than willing to help with that, after all.
I hope you all enjoyed this ridiculous foray. Look out for my next work, which will be multi-chaptered and not entirely smutty but still (I hope!) entertaining.