A/N: Short chapter, I know….but enjoy! I guess for now forget the hiatus however in a week I'll be leaving out of state for the week so there might be one then. I hope to update a couple more times before then though! Ps, any grammatical errors are mine!
Rachel took the headphones out of her ear when the song finished. "Do you know what would make that song even better?" she asked, handing the device back to Finn.
"What?" he asked, grinning at her approval.
"If you were singing it." She said simply.
Finn shrugged. "I'm not the best singer anyway."
"I'm sure you're a fine singer." Rachel said reassuringly.
They sat in silence for a moment before Rachel spoke up once more. "So why that song?"
He looked at her, a look of confusion on his face. "What do you mean why?"
"Why did you decide to cover it, and why for me?" she asked.
"You ask a lot of questions all the time." He noted, his eyebrows rising as he looked at her.
Rachel shrugged. "Take it or leave it."
"I'll take it." He said simply, before answering her. "It just came on shuffle the day I left here the first time and I don't know, on the way to practice I couldn't help but want to cover it. It just reminded me of you but…." He stopped speaking immediately.
"But what?" she asked.
He shrugged. "Nothing, never mind."
Rachel smiled, seeing a hint of red come over his cheeks. "But what! Say it!" she yelled louder, prodding him.
"Rachel, stop. It's nothing." He said sternly.
"You liar! Tell me!"She sat up on her knees, facing him, pulling down the bottom of her dress. It was apparent that she wasn't going to give up on this.
"I was just gonna say that a lot of things remind me of you these days, now chill out." he said quietly.
She smiled, knowing he was feeling sheepish for saying something like that. She could see he was embarrassed.
"You're so cute." She said, trying to make the awkwardness evaporate.
He looked at her, not saying a word.
"Oh come on. You're not mad that I forced that out of you are you? That was adorable!" she said, suddenly feeling nervous.
"I'm not mad." He said simply, his voice monotone.
Rachel sighed. "Sorry." She said, looking down at her lap. "It's still cute though." She said shrugging. "Do….do you always do sappy things for girls you happen to like?" she said, her eyes drifting up towards his face as her voice returned to a normal tone.
This made him smile. "Is it working?" he said jokingly.
Rachel laughed, and Finn shook his head. "In case you were seriously wondering though, the answer is no."
Rachel looked at him, knowing he was telling the truth. She nodded, before sitting back next to him. "Wanna watch a movie?" she then asked curiously.
He shrugged. "Is that the plan for this evening?"
She stood, opening a drawer that was filled with movies. "It's sort of the plan, you never did tell me if you were staying or not." She said as she began to grab handfuls of movies. "Come pick one. I don't know what you like."
"Do you have anything I would like?" he asked, not moving from the bed.
"Are you open to new things?" she replied, her head looking down as she shuffled through movies.
Finn shrugged. "Surprise me."
She turned looking up at him. "Have you ever seen Funny Girl?"
He shook his head. "Nope. Never heard of it."
"Oh my God, are you serious? It's my favorite movie of all time." She said.
"Then let's watch it." He said nonchalantly.
"I don't want to force you too, it's a musical and…"
"Let's watch it." He said again, looking at her. "Because I want to." He added reassuringly.
She nodded, putting the disc in before coming back towards the bed. She looked down realizing she still had her dress on, but she didn't care.
As the movie began, she couldn't help but move closer to him. She climbed under the covers, resting her head on the pillow, smiling over at him before resuming her attention towards the television, mouthing the words to the movie.
Finn looked over at her and began to laugh. "How many times have you seen this?"
"Too many to count." She said simply, not taking her gaze off the television screen. "I've always loved Barbra Streisand. She doesn't look like everyone else and her nose, I think that's what I love so much. Not to mention she's insanely talented." Rachel said, realizing she had begun to ramble.
Finn smiled as she spoke as he glanced down at her, a look of admiration written all over his face. "Come here." He said quietly, causing her to look over and up.
"Hmm?"
"I said come here." He said as she sat up, Finn wrapping his arm around her.
Rachel felt her heart leap at his touch once more, but she leaned closer to him, resting her head on the side of his broad chest. It wasn't long until she fell asleep, the warmth of his body making her more comfortable than she already was, his arm draped around her, making her feel secure.
Finn watched the entire movie, and when it was finished he stretched out slowly, looking down at Rachel who he knew had fallen asleep somewhere in the middle of the movie.
"Rach." Finn said quietly, his arm still around her. "Hey, Rachel." He repeated.
Rachel stirred slightly. "Hmmmm." She said.
"Rach." He said once more, running his hand through her hair. "Hey. I'm gonna get going, okay?" he said quietly.
She opened her eyes, looking at him. "What? Why?" she said tiredly, her eyes clouded with drowsiness.
Finn smiled. "I never told you I was staying, remember?"
"Well stay now." She said, dragging out the word now, a hint of pleading in her voice.
Finn shook his head. "I'm going to go. Besides, I want you to get some sleep."
"I'll sleep fine with you here." She said quietly. Finn smiled. She made it really difficult for him to leave.
"Rach, I've gotta meet with the guys in the morning." He said.
"Soooooo?" she said tiredly, her eyes falling heavily once more.
Finn leaned over, giving her a gentle kiss on the forehead. "Just go back to sleep." He said quietly.
She nodded, her eyes closing once more. He held her for a few minutes longer until he was certain she was asleep. He moved slowly, and stood once she turned her body over, facing away from him as she curled up into a ball. He smiled. He really didn't want to leave her but he knew it was best if he did. On his way out of her room, he turned off the movie that had finished, turning off the television and her bedroom light, leaving her to sleep peacefully in the now completely dark room.
He shut the door as gently as he could behind him, creeping his way down the hallway quietly.
"Oh…hey there." He said, caught off by the sight of Tina sitting on the couch when he walked out from the hallway.
Tina's head turned abruptly. "My god, you scared me." She said her hand over her heart.
"Oh…sorry." Finn said apologetically. "I didn't expect anyone to be up."
"It's only one thirty." Tina said, smiling up at him. "Are you heading out?"
"Y-yeah." Finn said.
"Is she sleeping?" Tina then asked.
"Yeah, she's out." he replied. He liked Tina. She wasn't loud, but she wasn't quiet either. She was also always polite to him. "Have a good night though." He said starting to head towards the foyer where his shoes were.
"Hey, Finn?" Tina asked quietly.
He turned back to look at her.
"Just promise me you won't hurt her." She said.
Finn scrunched his eyebrows, but smiled simultaneously. "I won't." he said simply. "She's…different." He said. He didn't want to talk about his feelings, especially with her friend.
"She is indeed." Tina said, finalizing the conversation. "Well adios I suppose." She said, smiling.
"Bye. Have a good night" He said once again, grabbing his shoes, heading out.
000
Rachel woke up the next morning earlier than usual. She didn't recall falling asleep, but she did remember Finn leaving. She stretched before sitting up, realizing she was still in the dress from the evening before. Though it was early, she already had a deep desire to talk to him.
'How's your face?' she asked via text, sending it before making her way to the kitchen to make coffee.
When she opened her bedroom door, she was greeted by the faint smell of coffee already. Curious, she looked at Quinn who sat at the table, coffee in hand.
"You have to work?" Rachel asked, grabbing a mug from the cupboard.
"Sure do, even though it's a Saturday. I shouldn't be gone too long though. I'm just helping with some recitals down at the dance studio. You're up early." Quinn then noted.
"I know, strange." Rachel said, taking a seat across from Quinn.
"What're you up to today? Anything special?" Quinn asked.
Rachel took a sip of coffee, shaking her head. "Not as of present."
"No Finn?" she asked curiously.
"Quinn." Rachel said sternly.
"Okay, sorry." Quinn said defensively. "You tow are cute though."
Rachel smiled, taking another sip of coffee. "Thanks, I think. Wait, isn't Puck here?" Rachel then said, changing the subject.
"He still is, I just let him sleep."
Rachel nodded as silence fell over the table.
Ten minutes later, Quinn stood. "Well, I'm out of here."
"Have fun!" Rachel called out towards Quinn as she exited the room as they said their goodbyes.
Rachel stood momentarily after, making her way back to her room. Though she enjoyed being productive, she knew she wouldn't mind getting a few more hours of sleep.
She changed into some actual pajamas before climing back into bed, feeling much more comfortable than she did before. Curling up under the blankets, she grabbed her phone, seeing nothing.
Setting the phone close to her, she closed her eyes, falling back to sleep moments later.
She woke up once more, only this time to the sound of her phone ringing. She smiled though, seeing it was Finn.
"Hello?" she said through a smile.
"Hey." He replied back. "I'm sorry, did I wake you?" he then asked.
"No, no." she lied, turning onto her back, stretching lightly. "What's up? Miss me already?" Rachel asked.
She heard Finn chuckle lightly. "You'll never know. But hey listen…" he began.
Rachel's ears perked up as she listened to him on the other line. "I don't want to be a bother, but what're you doing in say I don't know, a few hours?"
Rachel glanced over at the clock on her bedside table, seeing that it was close to ten in the morning. "I have nothing planned, Mr. Hudson. Why do you ask?"
"Well I have to meet with the guys but I want you to come with me."
"To defend you?" she then asked before laughing.
"No." he said quickly, laughing back. "Well, maybe that. But, there's something I want you to see."
"You're full of surprises aren't you?" she then asked.
"Sort of…." He said, his voice trailing off.
"What time should I be ready?" she then asked.
"Does one work?"
"One works just fine." She said genuinely, smiling widely to herself.
"Great. I'll pick you up." He said, finalizing the conversation.
"Can't wait." She said, before hanging up the phone.
She tossed her phone to her side, squealing lightly before jumping out of bed heading towards the bathroom to prepare for her day.
