A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry for the long wait. I have been super busy with school and haven't had much time to write. Anyways, hope you all enjoy this chapter and please read and review!
As Rachel walked to her first class she spotted Finn standing at his locker talking to Artie. She quickly turned the other way as to avoid him but was noticed anyways.
"Hey, Rach!" Finn called out as he ran to catch up to her. Rachel stopped in her tracks and turned around.
"Hi, Finn," Rachel said.
"Listen, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out after glee practice?" he asked with hope filled in his voice.
"Oh, I don't know," Rachel mumbled. She was supposed to stay after with Will.
"Come on, Rach, you never want to hang out anymore. I have been thinking lately, is there another guy or something?" Finn asked starting to panic. He couldn't lose Rachel again. He wouldn't allow it.
"What? No, why would you think there would be another guy?" Rachel said stammering some of the words while trying to hide the fear in her voice.
"It's just that I feel like you are avoiding me. Do we need to do couples counseling again with Ms. Pillsbury?" he asked.
"Of course not, it's just that I'm busy after practice today with the musical and student elections," Rachel said thinking on her feet.
"Well if you are sure then," Finn said with heartbreak in his voice. He didn't understand why Rachel had been avoiding him lately. He first noticed it over the summer when they stopped hanging out less. He thought that she still might have been mad at him for the kiss he gave her at Nationals but that didn't make sense seeing as they were official dating.
It was now two months into the new school year and Rachel had pulled even more away from him. She seemed to always stay late after glee to work on songs for the next practice and on the weekends she said that she was doing homework.
"Finn?" Rachel said snapping him out of his thoughts.
"Oh sorry, I must have been daydreaming. I guess I will see you later in glee then," Finn said as he sadly walked away.
Rachel nodded at him and started heading off into the direction of her first class but she stopped. She felt guilty for not spending enough time with Finn recently so she thought that she could make an exception just this once. Will would understand wouldn't he? she thought.
"Finn wait!" Rachel called out. Finn stopped and turned around with a confused look on his face.
"Yeah, Rach?" he asked.
"How about we hang out after school after all? I can practice another time," Rachel said.
"Really?" Finn asked surprised but happy.
"Yes, you are right. We haven't spent much time together, so how about a movie at your place after glee?" Rachel offered.
"Yeah, sounds great," Finn said with excitement. He leaned in and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. Rachel tried to pull away but failed. Finn noticed though but didn't say anything. It was just another thing that he would put on his list of things to look out for later. The bell rang pulling him out of his thoughts and Rachel pulled away.
"See you later, Rachel," Finn said as he turned and headed to Spanish while Rachel went to Math.
Math class for Rachel went by quickly for math always came easy to her but Spanish for Finn though seemed to drag on. He tried to pay attention to Mr. Schue, he really did, but all he could think about was why Rachel had been acting so weird around him.
He couldn't think of a clear explanation and it drove him crazy. She agreed to hang out with me but why did she pull away after I kissed her? Finn added this to the list of changes he had noticed in Rachel in his head to see if that would make anything clearer. Things such as avoiding him and making up excuses made his mind wander to the one place that he didn't even want to think about.
Is Rachel cheating on me? Finn thought to himself. He didn't want to believe it but all of his reasons of Rachel's change made him think of that. She had already done it once with Puck, she could do it again, he thought.
These thoughts made his heart start to race and his eyes widen in shock at this sudden realization. He completely blanked out in what was going on in class, and Mr. Schuester had noticed.
"Finn? Is everything alright?" Will asked concerned.
"What?" Finn asked not comprehending the question.
"I said is everything alright?" Will asked again.
"Yeah, everything is fine," Finn lied which once again Will had noticed.
"Well come talk to me after class okay?" Will had offered. Finn nodded his head and Will went back to teaching his lesson. Finn tried to focus the rest of the class but couldn't. It didn't matter though as class was coming to an end.
"Alright everyone, remember that your essays are due next Monday!" Will shouted to his students as they left the room. Finn just sat at his desk unable to move. Will went over and shut the door as the last of his students shuffled out of the room and then made his way over to stand by Finn.
"What's wrong, Finn? You seem distracted lately," Will asked concerned.
"I don't know Mr. Schue. I, I think Rachel is cheating on me," Finn said about to break down in tears. Will's heart stopped. He hated seeing Finn like this and it was all because of him. On the other hand though, Will dreaded the thought of Finn finding out about their relationship.
"I'm sure Rachel wouldn't do that," Will said trying to give the boy some hope.
"She already did it once. All of the signs add up, she is avoiding me, making excuses, she doesn't even want to kiss me anymore," Finn said while letting out soft sobs.
"Look, Finn, I'm sure it's nothing. Why don't you just talk to Rachel about it?" Will suggested.
"I already did and she said there wasn't anything going on," Finn said.
"Well then I guess you just have to trust her," Will said lightly placing his hand on his shoulder.
"I guess, I just feel like she is lying to me," Finn said. "If she is cheating on me though, I'm going to make that guy pay. He will be sorry that he ever went after Rachel," Finn added angrily slamming his fist onto the desk.
The mood in the room had drastically changed and Will felt worried if he were being honest with himself. Finn was a big kid and he could break him in half if he wanted to.
"I would just talk to Rachel again, tell her how you feel," Will said. Finn looked up at him and nodded.
"Yeah, thanks Mr. Schue," Finn said as he got up from his desk and walked towards the door. "You always know what to say," he added.
"It's no problem, Finn. You can talk to me whenever you want. I'm here for you," Will said. He couldn't help but feel like a liar though as he said those words to him. It was hard giving your student advice on relationships when you are the one cheating with his girlfriend.
"Thanks, see you later in glee," Finn said as he left the room.
Will walked back to his desk and sunk into his chair. He ran a hand through his hair and over his face. He sighed to himself but shrugged it off and started to sort through some papers on his desk when Emma walked in.
"Hey, Will, ready for lunch?" Emma asked while holding her Wonder Woman lunch box in her hand.
"Of course, let me just grab mine," Will said as he went over to the cabinet behind his desk.
"What's wrong with Finn? I just noticed he left looking angry," Emma asked.
"He thinks Rachel is cheating on him," Will said wondering if he should have told her that.
"That's terrible. Why would he think that?" Emma asked.
"I'm not sure. He said it was because Rachel has been acting differently around him," Will said avoiding going into the detail of what Finn had told him.
"Well maybe I should set up an appointment for those two, to see if I can help," Emma said.
"No!" Will almost shouted causing Emma to stare at him confused. Will didn't want Emma to council Finn and Rachel because that could possibly lead to confessions and Will wasn't going to have any of that if he could help it.
"Why not, Will? They are obviously having problems," Emma said. "I want to help them," she added.
"It's just that maybe that isn't such a good idea. Finn seemed pretty upset about it and I don't want him getting angry at me because I told you," Will explained. Emma thought about it and after a while she seemed pleased with his answer.
"Well alright, but if things don't change I'm making an appointment," Emma noted. Will nodded at her decision.
"Ready for lunch then?" Will asked breaking the silence. Emma nodded and gave a small smile at him while grabbing his hand as they walked out of the room. Emma couldn't help but feel sorry for Finn though as she had been feeling the same way lately about Will. She noticed Will avoiding her and not being as open about things. It worried her and she didn't know what to do about it.
The lunch period went by as usual with Will and Emma talking with Shannon in the teacher's lounge. Most of the conversation was between Emma and Shannon though as Will was in his own world thinking about Rachel and even Finn.
The bell sounded and Will said goodbye to Emma while she went back to her office and he went to the choir room. Will had a prep period after lunch and he normally spent it in the choir room before glee started after school.
He walked into his office and dropped his bag onto the desk as he sat down in the chair next to it. He pulled out some Spanish papers he needed to grade and some new sheet music he had ordered for the kids. He had only been working for fifteen minutes when there was a soft knock on his door.
"Come in," he said not even bothering to ask who it was. He knew that it was most likely Rachel because she had a prep period this time also. Rachel didn't always come to visit Will on her prep period though for she was normally in the library studying but ever since they had started to see each other, Rachel came more often. It was one of the few times were they could be alone together.
"Hey, Rach," Will said not even looking up from his notes to see who had walked in the door.
"Rachel? Are you okay, Will?" Shannon asked worriedly.
Will looked up shocked. He did not expect Shannon to be standing there.
"Shannon? What can I help you with?" Will asked nervously.
"I was just coming here to see if you were okay. You seem distracted lately. Is everything alright between you and Emma?" she asked. Will took a minute to process everything. Shannon had noticed something was wrong, Will just hoped that she didn't know what it was.
"Everything is fine, why do you ask?" Will questioned trying to remain calm.
"It's just that I noticed that you don't seem to pay attention anymore at lunch and that you always seem to be around," Shannon trailed off wondering if she should even say it.
"Around what?" Will asked urging her to go on.
"Rachel," Shannon muttered out. Will looked at her shocked. He was panicking on the inside but on the outside he tried to remain cool and collected.
"I don't get what you are implying. Rachel is my student," Will said playing dumb.
"I'm not accusing you of anything, Will. I just wanted to know if you were alright because you have been acting differently. That's all," Shannon said while she stood up from the chair getting ready to leave.
"I'm sorry that I asked," she added.
"Shannon, wait," Will said. Shannon turned back around and looked at him.
"There is nothing going on between Rachel and I. I just have been under some stress and that is why I don't say much at lunch anymore. Emma and I are fine," Will said making it sound as believable as he could.
"Well alright," Shannon said. "If you ever want to talk you can always come to me," she added.
"Thank you," Will said as she nodded and left.
After that Will had a hard time concentrating on his work and he was thankful that Rachel didn't come in and visit him today. He didn't know how he would have explained that to Shannon. He knew she meant well but there was no way that he could tell her the truth. She would probably stop being his friend tell Principal Figgins.
As Will was collecting his thought he realized that glee was going to start in fifteen minutes. He packed his things up in his office into his bag and headed out into the choir room to the piano. He took out some sheet music and started to sort through it for the lesson.
The first to walk in was Rachel and she surprised him by wrapping her arms around his waist. He smiled and turned around to face her.
"Hey beautiful," he said to her.
"Hi," Rachel replied wrapping her hands around his neck and playing with the curls on the back of his head. Will let out a low moan.
"We can't be doing this, Rachel. Glee is going to start in ten minutes," Will said trying to make her stop even though he didn't want her to. They had been pretty good at being able to keep themselves under control at school but sometimes they couldn't help it but take things farther than they should be going.
Rachel continued to run her hand through his hair while her other hand rested on his chest unbuttoning the buttons on his sweater vest.
"Rachel, I'm serious. The other kids are going to be walking in," Will said trying to make her see what she was doing.
Rachel had just got the last button undone when she realized the seriousness in Will's voice.
"Alright, you win," she playfully joked as she let go. Will missed the contact of her hands immediately and grabbed her hand back.
"Well I guess we have time for this," Will said as he lent down and kissed her with all the passion he had. He slipped his tongue in causing Rachel to moan in pleasure and causing her to wrap her hands around his neck again.
"What the hell is going on?" a loud voice boomed from the door.
Will pulled away immediately and Rachel pulled her hands back. Of course if anyone had to catch them it had to be Finn.