A/N: Enjoy this chapter! I'm hoping I can get one more up before I leave Monday, and at the rate i'm going i'll be able to but we'll see. If not, don't panic! I'll be back April 27th and the updating will begin once more then. (However, i'm bringing my laptop with me I just don't know how much time i'll spend on it...it's a vacation after all.)

Rachel woke up that bright sunny mid morning, only to find herself safely secured in Finn's arms. She was lying on her back, his arm over her stomach resting gently on her waist as he slept on his side facing her. She could hear the quiet breathing coming from his mouth as his chest rose and fell slowly. Smiling, she lied there, not wanting to move. She knew in the back of her mind that she could wake up like this every morning and be completely happy with whatever the day brought her.

Knowing she had to go to the bathroom, she shifted slightly, trying to get up as discreet as she could. His eyes fluttered groggily as he breathed in heavily, a smile appearing on his face as he looked at her.

"Now there's a sight." He said tiredly, a lopsided grin forming on his face. "Good morning."

"Hi." Rachel whispered sweetly, turning her head to look into his eyes. "Sorry, did I wake you?"

He shook his head. "It's okay."

She shifted once more, finally sitting up. "Bathroom." She said quickly, kneeling up on the bed, standing on the bed, stepping over him before jumping lightly off the bed.

Finn watched her, smiling as she did this. This tiny almost five foot nothing girl made him smitten, and he knew he couldn't deny that much longer, though he never tried to.

"Sorry." She said when she came out of the bathroom.

"What're you apologizing for?" he asked curiously.

Rachel shrugged. "I didn't really want to move."

Finn smiled as she climbed back into the bed. She leaned over, resting one hand on her chest as she kissed him softly. "Good morning." She whispered.

Finn smiled, licking his lips when she pulled away. "You brushed your teeth…" he said quietly.

Rachel laughed. "Guilty."

"Now I feel like I should." He said, sitting up.

"No wait." She said, kissing him once more, a bit rougher this time.

He kissed her back, taken aback by what was happening. However, she had that effect on him usually. Pulling away he smiled at her. "No I'm self conscious." He said in a girly tone, causing Rachel to laugh. "I'll be back."

"Don't be insecure!" she yelled to him as he turned his head to look at her.

"I'm not the one who got up the second they woke up now was I?" he said, smiling at her.

000

That afternoon, they had agreed to meet up on the beach with the guys in Bonnie Dune, deciding to spend the majority of the day out there.

Finn smiled when he came out of the bathroom after changing, seeing Rachel ready to go, clad in a white bikini complemented with different color polka dots, a large white button up t-shirt covering her tiny body.

"Uh…where did you get that?" He asked, looking at her as she buttoned up a few of the buttons.

Rachel looked up at him and smiled. "Do I not look good?" she asked, arranging the collar.

"I never said that." Finn said, knowing she looked perfect in it. "I just want to know where you got it..." he said smiling.

"You left it on the floor." she said quietly.

Finn laughed. "It looks good. Might be a little big on you though."

Rachel shrugged. "I think it looks better on me than the sundress cover up thing I planned on wearing."

"I don't know what that looks like, but I agree." He said simply, eyeing her up and down, trying to be nonchalant about it.

Rachel blushed, but remained confident. "Can we go now?" she asked, her tone almost begging. "I'm dying to get outside." She added.

Finn nodded as she walked over to him, starting to walk past him towards the door. Grabbing her hand lightly, he turned, still in place.

"What?" She asked curiously, turning to face him.

He leaned down, giving her a soft kiss. "I like you in my clothing. That's all." He whispered as Rachel smiled at him.

"And I like you shirtless." She replied, kissing him once more. "Come on you romantic." She said grabbing his hand, forcing him out of the door.

000

They spent the remainder of the day swimming, tanning and playing beach volleyball. Though Rachel was the only female with them until the next day, but it didn't bother her. She was quieter around Finn's band mates than she was when it came to him, but that's just how she was. Finn took note of this too, as they played volleyball.

"You know, don't be afraid to say something to them all. They can handle it." He said, whispering in her ear, his hands resting gently on her sides.

"I know." She said, looking up at him, their bodies touching briskly.

"You've been quiet towards them all day." He said.

"Not that quiet." She said sternly back.

"Hey you two lovebirds!" Jeremy yelled from the other side of the net. "Are we going to get back to this or what?" Finn and Rachel were on the one side with his band mate Jared, leaving Jeremy, Sean and Brad on the other side. They pulled away from each other as Rachel nodded, resuming her place. She was terrible at volleyball and it was evident whenever the ball came towards her.

"I have an idea." Finn said quietly, walking back up towards Rachel calling a time out.

"What?" she asked curiously.

"Get on my shoulders."

"Are you serious?" Rachel exclaimed.

"Dead." He said kneeling down. "Just do it, it's going to work fantastically. We're going to make a comeback and destroy them." He said.

"I like competitive Finn." Rachel said, swinging her legs over his shoulders as he lifted her up.

"Hey wait a minute!" Sean yelled over to them as they both began to laugh.

"No come on, let's try this out." Finn called over. "You okay?" he then asked, his question directed towards Rachel.

"Who me? Yes." She said. "I just don't know if my volleyball skills will get any better just because I'm up here."

"Are you implying that you suck at this game? Because I think you should be a pro in the Olympics with your talent." Finn asked jokingly as Rachel laughed. She then turned her head, looking down at Jared. "Good?"

"Good." He confirmed before serving the ball once more as the game resumed.

"We're kicking ass!" Rachel screamed as she laughed about ten minutes later.

"Yeah, because you guys are cheating!" Jeremy yelled.

"Dude, don't be jealous because you didn't think of this first." Finn called over to him, holding the volleyball in his hand for a moment, Rachel's hands resting atop of Finn's head lightly.

"You think I'm going to pick up Sean or Brad?" Jeremy shouted. "Are you crazy?"

Finn shrugged. "You could've, that's all I'm saying." He handed the volleyball up towards Rachel, his hands resting back around her ankles as she served the ball over, her serve more like a throw in the process. She didn't care though, because she was happy.

000

That evening, Finn had decided to split away from the guys for a little bit, wanting to take Rachel somewhere special; or somewhere he hoped would turn out to be special. He found a restaurant on the beach down the road from the hotel, complete with vegan dishes that he knew Rachel would be eating.

He sat across from Rachel at the table they were given. Rachel was talking to him about how when she got back to Los Angeles she would probably have to find more things to audition for, now worried that she hadn't heard back from Robert.

"It's only been a few days." Finn said, trying to ease her worries, wondering why she was even thinking about something like this right now. But it was Rachel, and she was random. He nodded, listening to her. Although he loved her voice and when she rambled on about things, he sort of wished she would just be quiet for two minutes, so he could speak.

He reached across the table, resting his large hand on top of hers, causing her to stop. She was already blushing when her eyes made their way to his.

"Stop worrying." He said once more in a hushed tone.

Rachel fell silent, her hair, naturally a loose curl, falling down the side of her face as she looked up. "Okay." She said quietly, dropping the subject.

Finn studied her for a few moments, not wanting to ruin this but it wasn't until she spoke again did he calm down slightly more once again. "So, why this place?" Rachel asked, looking around. "Though it's super nice." She added.

Finn shrugged. "Thought you'd like it."

"I do." She smiled, looking into his eyes. "Why do you seem so nervous though?"

"I'm not nervous." He lied.

"You are though. I know you." She said, reaching down to take a sip of the wine she had ordered.

Finn's stomach flip flopped, and he hadn't even had any food yet. He wanted this girl, a girl he hadn't known for very long but felt like he knew forever, to be his. He wanted it to be official. He wanted to be able to officially call Rachel his girlfriend, and he wanted to show her off to everyone. He didn't care what other people thought of her or how they looked at her because he knew if they weren't thinking the same thing he was about her, then they were morons. He had rehearsed in his mind what he wanted to say, but now here he was, forgetting everything he thought of earlier.

"Finn?" Rachel asked, snapping him back to reality.

"Oh. Huh?" he said, feeling sheepish.

Rachel smiled. "Are you sure you're not nervous about something?"

He sighed, before breathing in heavily. "I just…y-you…" he stammered. He was no good at this.

Rachel waited quietly and patiently. "I'm listening." She said quietly.

"I just think I'm the luckiest guy alive right now." He spat out, feeling stupid the second he said it.

Rachel tilted her head. "Why? Because you're with me? Oh gosh, Finn..."

Finn squeezed her hand. "Stop. Let me talk." Finn said.

Rachel nodded as he continued. "I don't know what to say. I had this whole thing planned out and now it's gone. B-but y-you mean so much to me already in such a short period of time and though sometimes you make me feel like a shy little boy because you're always so…beautiful and nice, I can't help but want…." His voice trailed off, wondering in his mind if this was how he wanted to approach this.

"Want what?" she asked quietly, her heart pounding probably just as quickly as his was.

"Want to show you off to everyone." He said finally, taking a deep breath.

"Oh." Rachel smiled. "Well, I'm nothing special."

"But you are babe." He replied quietly, looking into her eyes.

"Babe?" she asked suddenly, grinning widely, hearing that. The sound of it felt so….normal to her.

Finn shrugged, ignoring what she had just said. "I…I don't know how to go about this." He confessed. "I'm really terrible at this."

"No you're not." Rachel said, smiling.

"Why do you always do that? Always so reassuring all the time?" Finn asked.

"Trust me, I'm not."

"But when it comes to me you are." He said.

Rachel shrugged, making Finn realize something. She had managed to pry so much out of him involving his feelings for her, but when it came to how she felt, he couldn't tell. Sure, she had loosened up around him dramatically since he first met her but she never really spoke up about her feelings. She showed them by her facial expressions, but vocally, nothing.

"Rachel." He began once more, sighing. "You know how much I like you…" he said, almost wanting to say 'love' but refraining, knowing it was far too soon for something like that, whether he felt it or not wasn't the point.

Rachel smiled. "I know." She whispered. "Wait. Are you…are you asking me out?" she asked.

Lightbulb.

Finn looked at her, swallowing hard, completely thrown off by what she just said. "I-i…I was trying to." He said quietly, looking down.

Rachel laughed, causing him to look up once more.

"I don't get what's funny." He said, confused.

Rachel shook her head as she laughed. "I'm sorry it's just, oh my God. You're so cute." She said finally, as she calmed down.

"Thanks?" he asked curiously.

"You don't have to write a whole speech for me you know." She said, her voice returning to a normal tone.

"I know but…"

"But nothing. If you wanted to ask, you could just ask. I sort of have been waiting for you to ask for some time now anyway."

Finn looked at her. "Wait, you have?"

Rachel nodded. "The day you asked me to come here, you were being so serious and I thought for a second you were asking me to be your girlfriend…."

This time it was Finn who smiled, a chuckle escaping his mouth. "And here I am worrying that you might not feel the same way."

Rachel's eyes widened. "You think I didn't like you? Finn, I'd be crazy not to."

"Or you'd be normal." He said as she laughed before shaking her head.

"Not possible." She said simply, as their food arrived, causing their hands to break away from each other. They both thanked the waitress and before they began to eat, Rachel looked up at him once more.

"Can I call you my boyfriend? I know that sounds so 13 year old of me to say but I think that might make me the happiest girl alive if I could tell people that. Besides, the number of girls I'd make jealous is probably going to be ridiculously high and that pleases me in a way." She said, digging into her salad as she spoke.

Finn smiled. "Interesting way of putting it."

"So that's a yes?" she asked, holding her fork and knife motionless as she looked up at him, her eyebrows raised.

"Only if I can go around calling you my girlfriend, making everyone, including the guys, insanely jealous….which would obviously please me as well." He replied, smiling.

Rachel smiled before leaning up over her food, gently kissing him on the lips before sitting down as they ate, their conversations going back to the silly tone they always had as they both glowed with happiness and admiration for one another.

So? Let me know what you think!