A/N: Hi everyone! First, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and second I'm on break which means I can update more! Anyways, here is chapter 3. Please read and review.
Will pulled away immediately and silently cursed to himself. He looked at Rachel whose expression on her face was just as terrified as his. She looked at him hopelessly without a clue on what to say to Finn so he spoke for them.
He slowly turned to face Finn at the door. He had never seen him so angry before and it scared him. He had a terrible feeling that this was not going to go well.
"Finn, we can explain," Will started to say.
"Explain what?" Why you are kissing Rachel? My girlfriend?" Finn yelled angrily stepping closer to them, Will in particular.
"It's not what it looks like," Rachel started to say but was cut off.
"Save it Rachel. I can't believe you, or you either Mr. Schuester. I thought I could trust you and what you said this morning was total crap!" Finn yelled.
"Finn I," Will started to say but was cut off.
"No don't give me that. You lied to me when I came to get advice from you. Do you know how bad that feels?" Finn shouted with rage and anger while his eyes were starting to form tears. He didn't understand how both of them could hurt him like that, especially Rachel since she had cheated on him once before already.
"I'm so sorry Finn," Rachel said. "I love you," she blurted out clapping her hands to her mouth immediately. Will looked at her a little shocked. He knew Rachel cared for the boy but those were just fake feelings. Weren't they? He thought to himself.
"No you don't or you wouldn't have cheated on me again," Finn said stepping closer to her.
"Finn, take it easy," Will said trying to calm him down before he did something he might regret later. He stepped in front of him and put his hand on his shoulder to block him from getting to Rachel. His hand on his shoulder was a little more forcefully than he had hoped. Finn stumbled back a bit with a look of pure anger on his face thinking that Will had pushed him on purpose. Before Will could explain that he didn't mean to push him, he felt a fist connect with his face.
Will fell to the ground with no idea of what had just happened. His jaw ached and before he knew it he was turned around on his back and felt another hit to his face. He could hear Rachel in the background yelling at Finn to stop. She had even tried to pull him off herself but she was so little compared to him and failed. Another hit had happened and this one was to his eye.
Will lied there hopelessly. He couldn't hit back. Finn was his student and he was pretty sure that a teacher hitting his student was against the rules so he just tried to block his face the best he could.
He was starting to zone out. His vision was becoming blurry and his face throbbed in pain as he took another hit. He wished someone who was actually strong could come and pull Finn off but no one did until he heard a recognizable tough female voice and the sounds of twelve other kids in the room.
Soon he could breathe again as the weight of the boy was lifted off of him. He tried to get up but his face was in too much pain to even open his eyes and he was pretty sure his lip was bleeding.
"What the hell is going on here?" Will heard Shannon yell to Finn. He then felt someone next to him and a hand on his shoulder trying to help him up. Rachel? he thought.
"Will! Are you okay?" the voice asked worriedly. He opened his eyes slightly and it was Emma kneeling next to him with her hand on his shoulder.
"What happened?" Will asked still slightly groggy as he slowly sat up with his elbows propped up on the ground.
"Finn, he attacked you," Emma said trying to hold back her tears. "Shannon came just in time and I was right behind after I heard the commotion of the glee kids."
"What happened between you two?" she asked still confused over why Finn had attacked Will in the first place.
"It's nothing," Will started to say but was cut off. He heard a scoff in the background and knew it was from Finn.
"Just tell her. She'll find out eventually," Finn said bitterly. Emma looked down at Will worriedly.
"Tell me what, Will?" Emma asked nervously not sure if she wanted to know the answer. Will couldn't tell her that he was cheating on her, not in front of everyone at least. It would humiliate her and himself.
"Everyone practice is cancelled for today. Please go home," Will said as he ran a hand through his hair. The kids looked at him confused but all shuffled out of the room expect for Rachel and of course Finn.
"You want me to take Finn to see Figgins?" Shannon asked. Will thought for a moment. If Finn went to Figgins he would get questioned on why he had hit me, which would then lead to Finn telling about how Rachel and I had an affair, Will thought.
"No, keep him here. You should actually stay too Shanon, you deserve the truth as well," Will said as he fully stood up from the ground.
"Will, you are scaring me. What is going on?" Emma asked.
"The reason why Finn hit me is because he walked in on Rachel and I," Will paused as he looked over to Rachel. He noticed that her head was bowed and she was avoiding eye contact. Will really didn't want to tell Emma the truth but he couldn't keep lying, Finn had caught them after all. Everything he and Rachel had though was about to be ruined and exposed. Five months of being together and it was all about to be taken away.
"Emma, I'm sorry but I've been having an affair with Rachel," Will said in shame as he sighed and shook his head. He heard a gasp but not from Emma, from Shannon. He didn't even want to see the expression that Emma had on.
When he did look up though, he felt a cold, hard slap to his face causing him to gasp at the contact.
"William Schuester, I am through with you," Emma said as calm and poised as she could while on the inside her heart was breaking. She turned around and proceeded to leave without looking back.
"Emma, wait!" Will shouted after her as she stormed out of the room covering her hands in her face. Shannon blocked Will from going any farther.
"Let her go, Will," Shannon said sternly to him as she went to go after her friend.
"I hope this was all worth it, Mr. Schuester," Finn said as he left the room as well. The room was empty and quiet, leaving only Will standing there with Rachel.
Will looked over to her and noticed that she was softly letting out tears and uncontrollable sobs. He opened his arms and wrapped her in a hug. Despite the situation both of them were in, they still found comfort in each other.
Rachel wrapped her arms tightly around his waist while resting her head on his chest. They both stayed like that till Rachel had stopped crying and both had calmed down.
"What are we doing, Will?" Rachel finally asked.
"What do you mean?" he asked concern in his voice.
"We just broke the hearts of people we love. We are monsters," Rachel sobbed.
"I know it seems bad but we care for each other Rachel. I don't want you to think that this was just some fling," Will said.
"Wasn't that what it was supposed to be though?" Rachel said remembering back to the day where they had started dating. The day they met in the park. They had set ground rules but they weren't too serious. Their relationship was meant to be casual and secret and to meet each other when they were having problems with their significant others.
"I don't know. It started that way but we have developed feelings for each other Rachel. This isn't just a random hook up anymore," Will said trying to make her see that he really did care for her.
"I know, Will. It scares me that we have feelings for each other though. You are twice my age and although I may be eighteen, I'm still a student," Rachel stated.
"I realize that this isn't the easiest relationship, Rach but we can make it work. It has been working for five months," Will pointed out.
"I know, but we have been living in a fantasy world, ignoring the feelings of the people we care about the most. I just don't know if I can do this anymore, Will," Rachel said about to break down in tears again. "It has taken something terrible to realize our mistake," she added.
"Please don't do this to me, Rachel. I love you no matter if I was with Emma or if you were with Finn. I know you care about me," Will said with sadness but with also realization.
"But, if you need a break then I guess I will have to step aside because sometimes when you love someone, you have to let them go," he said feeling his own eyes swell up with tears.
There was silence as both stood there letting their minds process what was happening around them. Their world was falling apart before their eyes and neither could do anything about it.
"So I guess this means we are breaking up?" Rachel stated rather than a question.
"I guess so," Will said with his head hung low avoiding eye contact. He knew if he looked up at her he would start to cry.
"I do still love you, Will. I just think that we need some time apart to let everything cool down," Rachel said as she leaned into give him a hug.
Will was hesitant but slowly opened his arms and wrapped them around her waist. He pulled away and gently kissed her forehead.
"I love you too," Will said.
Without any more words spoken, Rachel grabbed her bag off of the floor and headed out the door leaving Will to sink into the nearest chair and put his head in his hands and silently cry.