"I know I haven't been the best boyfriend-"

"Don't say that."

"It's true, Rach. I'm sorry-"

"Don't be."

"Let me continue." He says, making his tone a bit more authoritative.

She closes her mouth, half ashamed she interrupted him and half annoyed that she was basically told to shut up.

"Anyway. You're really important to me and I want to appreciate you. "

She tries to look calm but her cheeks turn into a rosy pink.

"And, well. You know I'm not very good with words so um, here." He awkwardly shoves a small box into her hands.

Her mouth opens into an 'O' as she gapes at the box. For a moment, she thinks that he's proposing to her. But when she looks down at the box, she realizes that it's a bit big for an engagement ring. Then she looks at Finn's face and he's smiling normally (if he was proposing to her, she's sure he would be a wreck). She frowns. Truth be told, she already planned a speech if that situation did happen.

"Finn, we're both so young. I know we love each other and I do want to have a future with you but I think we should wait to see what happens. Especially with my career at stake. If I don't get into Broadway, which is impossible, I'll stay in Lima and be with you. When I do get into Broadway, we can wait a few years till I get my dream role and become famous, and then we get engaged."

"Open it." He urges, his smile getting bigger.

She smiles half-heartedly and slowly opens the box.

What she sees inside makes her eyes water.

"I know it's not much." He admits bashfully. "But I watched that movie for you. It's actually not bad- for a musical. It's pretty good."

She nods slowly while still looking at the gift.

He laughs nervously; hoping he didn't sound so worried. Rachel always talked. Always. And the fact that she was silent right now scared the crap out of him.

He notices her eyes getting teary and he curses himself for not being the "sweet boy friend".

"Oh my God." He starts, mad at himself. "I'm so sorry, Rach. I shouldn't have bought you that. I didn't know it was that terrible. I thought I was getting better at this!" He paces around the room. "I know you were really mad at that dolphin thing I gave you the last time so I thought about what I was going to give you. Like real thinking. I'm sorry."

After his rant, she laughs.

He frowns.

Her laugh is loud and funny and genuine.

He's irritated that he finds it cute.

"Finn!" she says, her smile bright. "I love it!"

His signature confused face came about.

She kisses him firmly on the lips and tries on the bracelet.

"It's a perfect fit!" she announces. "Awww! I love the inscription!"

He rolls his eyes before replying "Are you sure you're not faking your reaction?"

She giggles and kisses him again. "My funny girl! How could I not love this?"

"Then why were you tearing?" he asks.

"Because." She gives a look. "I'm an emotional young woman. We cry when we're mad, sad, excited, even happy."

He nods his head, now half-understanding the complexity of women.

She stares at her bracelet and Finn notices how it does fit her perfectly.

"It was my mom's." He admits quietly. "My dad gave it to her when they were dating."

In these rare moments of sincerity, Rachel felt honored. And she hardly felt honored. She always felt deserving of attention and approval. But when Finn said that, something stirred in her heart. Humility, she guessed. She didn't deserve that bracelet and she told him so.

He shook his head before reassuring her, "Rach, my mom gained weight. It can't fit her anymore. It's sort of, it's just there. And she's dating Kurt's dad now and she wants to get ride of some stuff- wants to open a new chapter or something."

"What about the inscription?" she asks, puzzled.

"I put that part. I mean, not me. The guy who puts inscriptions." He explains.

"Oh." was all she could say.

"I know girls don't like second-hand things but I know you're different."

She smiles up at him, grabs his hand, and squeezes it.

Finn knows he's not really good at reading girls but he knows Rachel.

"You're welcome." were his last words before kissing her sweetly.

First of all, I'm so sorry this took so long to update!

You see, it started when I was a young girl... kidding.

Anyway. I broke my foot, got surgery, went back to school, had a hard time with my schedule, etc. I basically had NO TIME to write! It sucks, because I'm having Glee withdrawals and I just wanna write. But nope, school has to come first. Whatever.

This chapter is probably the suckiest so far. Chapter 7 still rules.

Omg. I seriously cannot wait till September. Did you know that they're gonna make Finchel a couple for the WHOLE season two? (Or at least majority of the season, they better have sweet, fluffy moments and kissing scenes, and holding hand scenes) WTH. THAT IS HEAVEN. I CANNOT WAIT.

Also, I have a theory on why this chapter wasn't that good. I haven't been practicing my writing! PLUS, Glee is over so I have no inspiration. When Glee comes back or when school stops sucking, I will update regularly. *sigh*

HAVE A GREAT DAY GLEEKS!