A/N: I put names to my chapters today, instead of numbers. I don't really have a reason, I just sort of wanted to. Enjoy! Next Chapter tomorrow!

Rachel arrived back at his large home a few hours later. There were cars all over the driveway, and on the side of the road, but she was able to find a spot in the road. When she turned off her car, she stepped out carefully, approaching the house. She felt instantly uncomfortable in the dress she had on but she took a deep breath. 'Confidence' she murmured in her head before ringing the doorbell.

She smiled when someone she didn't recognize open the door.

"Hi." She said uncomfortably as the blonde guy looked at her curiously.

"Are you Rachel?" the guy asked.

Rachel nodded. "Yeah." She replied quietly.

He held out his hand. "Sam. The roommate you've yet to meet."

"Oh!" Rachel exclaimed, taking his hand, shaking it as she stepped inside. "Hi. Nice to meet you finally."

Sam smiled. "I've heard plenty about you. Finn's out back, but I'll go get him real quick. I'm sure you'll want to put your stuff up in his room or something."

Rachel nodded as Sam walked away, noting that all she brought in was her phone and keys. She didn't worry about it though, as she looked around the room at all the unfamiliar faces. She set her keys down on the table by the front door, her phone still in hand. As she went to check her phone, she heard a voice.

"Hey Rachel!" Sean said as he approached her. Rachel smiled politely, happy to see a familiar face.

"Hi." She said, just wanting to go after Finn herself at that point.

"You look…wow." Sean said looking at her up and down.

Rachel nodded, not saying a word. He was a nice guy, but she did not want another uncomfortable interaction to occur. Thankfully, that didn't happen and they began to talk about other things.

Finn walked in the sliding back door walking quickly towards the door, wondering why Rachel didn't just come with Sam in the first place. He had been talking with his manager when Sam approached him, saying that Rachel was there. He looked at Jared and politely excused himself quickly.

When he didn't see Rachel near the door, he darted his way through people towards the kitchen. She had to be around here somewhere. Why did this house have to be so big? When he got there, his heart stopped.

Rachel was standing with her back against the counter, being handed a glass of champagne from none other than Sean himself as she laughed over something he must've been saying to her. Sean. The jealousy and anger returned, running through him quicker than lightning. He took a deep breath before approaching them. 'There is nothing to be jealous over' he thought to himself, as Rachel's glance wandered over to him.

Her face lit up when she saw him and everything Finn was just feeling disappeared. He smiled, looking down at her as she approached him.

"Hello!" she said happily, walking right into his arms, wrapping one arm around his lower back, careful not to spill the champagne she had just gotten. She rested her head on his lower chest as he held her tightly.

"Well hello to you too." Finn said happily, glancing over her tiny body at Sean. Sean was looking at her still, and this only made Finn hold her tighter. When he looked away and walked out of the room, Finn let go looking down at her.

She smiled up at him, noting his change of mood once more from earlier. He seemed happier, a smile plastered on his face. Maybe Tina was right, and she shouldn't go into it further. She stepped away from him, looking at him. "Look how handsome you are!" she said, taking in his appearance. He wore black slacks and a nice white and navy button up, complimented by a tie. The only thing missing was his suit jacket, which she was sure was around somewhere.

He smiled, looking down at her. "Never mind my outfit, look at you." He said, leaning down, planting a soft kiss on her lips. "You look beautiful." He whispered.

Rachel returned the kiss, biting her bottom lip when he pulled away.

"As always." Finn added.

Rachel rolled her eyes though she smiled simultaneously. "I know you probably want to get back to talking to all these important people but can I ask a quick favor from you?" she asked.

Finn nodded. "Yeah, anything."

"Can I put this and my keys up in your room?" She asked.

"Oh, of course." Finn said, putting his large hand on her back as he directed her through the people.

Rachel retrieved her keys from the table she had set them down on and headed upstairs with him to his room. His house really was big, and she wondered how much a house like this must've cost. However, she wasn't about to ask him that.

She set her stuff in his room as she looked around. She had seen it earlier that day, but she didn't really look around it like she was now. Not only was it a typical guys room, but it had posters of bands and drummers everywhere.

"Sorry, I know it's messy." Finn said behind her.

She smiled, turning to him. "No, it's fine." She walked up to the large window on the opposite side of the room, looking out. "The view from here is crazy." Looking down, she saw his backyard, pool, hot tub and all, complimented with all the people that were currently there, but if she looked out past the hill he lived on, she could almost make out the Los Angeles skyline.

"It's nice." Finn said simply, walking up next to her.

"Are you sure you aren't more famous then you come off as?" She asked with a smile, as she walked over to his bed, throwing off her shoes to stand on top of it. When she did this, she glanced out the window once more, seeing more than she saw before.

Finn smiled, looking over at her. "I'm sure." He approached the bed as she turned to face him. She put both of her hands on each of his shoulders smiling at him. "I'm a little taller than you." She said happily as Finn wrapped his arms around her lower back.

"How is the world from up there?" He asked quietly.

"Different." She said simply as she leaned down, kissing him softly. "A lot of things are dusty." She said when they pulled away, looking around as Finn laughed.

Finn picked her up gently, setting her down on the ground. "As much as I don't want to get back to everyone down there, I think I should."

Rachel nodded, throwing her shoes back on as they headed downstairs once more.

000

Rachel was introduced to a lot of people that evening, some whose names she would remember, and others she wouldn't. To her, it was a lot of pointless conversation but she was polite and laughed at all the appropriate times alongside Finn. She never left Finn's side for most of the evening.

They sat next to each other outside as they ate their dinner that the guys had all made. It was a barbeque after all, and Puck was all over manning the grill that evening.

"I made Puck make you one of those." Finn said as Rachel prepared a vegan burger.

"That's nice of him, and you." She said happily, putting a piece of lettuce and tomato on top of the sandwich. "Did he argue about it or something?"

Finn shook his head. "No, I think he was more interested in knowing what was in it." He said with a smile.

Rachel laughed as they began to eat, Jeremy sitting on the other side of Finn.

"So, the single is set to drop tomorrow morning?" Finn asked, talking to a few more unfamiliar faces across the table.

"Yes, on 102.7 kiis FM nonetheless." A guy across the table said.

Finn's eyes widened. "That's crazy."

Rachel sat and listened quietly to them as they all spoke. She had been introduced to the guy across the table, Michael something or other. She couldn't remember his last name, which wasn't good because he was their publicist. She didn't even know Finn had a publicist or that he had needed one. She was convinced he was more famous than he gave himself credit for. That or he would be soon. After all, his band had a ton of fans and a large following.

Finn had told her that Bonnie Dune's booking agent was around there somewhere and when he came across him, he would be sure to introduce her. Finn had wanted to put in a good word for her, especially after knowing she had sent a resume to WME.

The night continued long after their dinner.

000

People began leaving sometime after eleven, and by midnight, mostly everyone had gone leaving only Finn, Rachel, Sam, Puck and the rest of the band members.

Rachel was sitting on the couch alone, while they grabbed things from outdoors. She had volunteered to help, but they all refused, telling her it was no big deal and that she was a guest. She pouted all the way to the other room.

She was looking at nothing in particular as she waited, hearing footsteps behind her. When she turned she saw Sean.

"Not helping?" Rachel asked curiously as he took a seat next to her.

"I already did." He said, smiling at her.

Rachel smiled back before looking around once more, looking up at the vast ceiling above her. This house was crazy nice and every time Rachel looked around, she was still in awe.

Just then she felt his arm swing casually around her. Pushing it off gently by shifting her shoulders uneasily, she smiled over at him. "Sorry." She said quietly. She wanted to stand, suddenly feeling uncomfortable but she didn't want to be rude. She also had a feeling he had been drinking a little too much.

"Rachel." Sean said, looking at her, almost looking her right in the eyes. She could feel her cheeks flush. "I'm not sure why you're with Finn." He said.

Rachel shook her head. "Because I love him." She said flatly.

"You just met him." Sean said.

"I don't understand what that has to do with anything." Rachel replied, suddenly irritated.

"He's the first guy you meet out here and that's it?"

Rachel shrugged. "I didn't move out here to find a guy. Things with Finn just happened." She said, chugging the rest of the wine that was in her hand.

Sean's arm draped around her once more. "Just like things with us could."

"No, Sean. Look, I don't really know you or anything and you seem like a really nice guy and all but no. That's not going to happen. I don't want to be with anyone else but Finn, and you're his friend, I don't understand why you would think this is okay…" Rachel began to explain.

"You talk a lot." Sean said, cutting her off as he leaned in for a kiss.

Rachel backed her head back, trying to get out of his grasp once more, successfully dodging the kiss in the process.

"What're you doing?" Said the all too familiar voice from behind them.

Rachel's eyes shot quickly over to Finn, whose face had turned from a pleasant one to an angry one in a split second. Finn was glaring directly at Sean.

"Nothing dude." Sean said.

"That doesn't look like nothing to me." Finn said angrily, walking over to the other side of the couch.

Rachel remained silent, not wanting to interfere and make him angrier.

Finn grabbed one of Rachel's hands, forcing her on her feet with more violence than he had intended.

"Stay away from her, alright?" Finn spat at Sean. "If you haven't noticed, this is my girlfriend. Mine."

"Finn, I'm not…" Rachel began, cut off by Finn raising his hand at her. Her eyes widened as she fell into silence once more.

"No." Finn said to her before looking back at Sean. "I let it go the first time, when you came onto her in San Luis Obispo, but I'm not having it anymore. Stay away from Rachel."

"Dude come on, you guys have only been together for…" Sean began.

"I don't care how long we've been together. I don't think there's an acceptable dating range that makes it okay for you to hit on her like you do." Finn retorted.

Rachel could see the anger rising in Sean now. "What makes you think you own her?" Sean spat back, now on his feet as well.

Finn looked at him. "She's my girlfriend might be a pretty good indication, don't you think man?" Finn had wanted to take a swing at him right then and there.

"She's not a piece of property though, are you?" Sean said looking down at Rachel.

Rachel sighed. She didn't want to get into it. "No." she said quietly. "But I don't think that Finn…" She began to add quietly before being cut off by them.

"Look, man. You don't own her just because you're her boyfriend. That's just a word. If there's a better guy out there, and well, I'm pretty sure there is because it's you, then let her figure that out. Guys are going to come onto her, get the fuck over it." Sean said, giving Finn a shove.

Finn shoved him back a little harder. "No, I don't think I'll get the fuck over it." He said sarcastically.

"Stop!" Rachel yelled at the top of her lungs, as Jeremy, Puck and Sam entered the room, followed by Brad and Jared. She was surprised at how loud and angry her voice sounded, but it also slightly echoed since they were in such a large room with a high ceiling.

Everyone's eyes were on her, but she continued anyway. "Knock it off." She said a bit quieter, but in a stern voice. "Sean." She said looking at him. "Leave me alone because I said so. Yes, I'm nice to you but no that doesn't mean I appreciate you making me feel uncomfortable." She turned her attention to Finn. "Finn, stop. You're sitting here making it sound like you own me, but you don't. I can handle myself. Please don't overreact and go all crazy jealous on me." She said.

Finn looked down at her. "Oh, okay. So I'm just supposed to let him hit on you every single time you two see each other? I'm supposed to sit here and be okay with it? Because not being cool with that is classified as overreacting to you?" he asked angrily.

"I didn't say that." Rachel stammered. "I said I can handle it myself. That's all." She said quietly.

Everyone looked at them silently, Puck and Sam quickly walking out of the room. "It didn't look like you handled it very well." Finn said angrily.

Rachel crossed her arms looking at them both angrily. "But I was." She said simply, in a polite manner. She wasn't going to fight about it.

Finn shook his head as he shot Sean one more angry glance before turning to walk away. "Whatever." He spat.

Rachel looked at Sean who shrugged. "Thanks." She said angrily, following after Finn quickly, leaving the rest of the guys behind.

A/N: I'm sorry for the cliffhanger! I know most of you hate them, but hey, isn't that what keeps you guys interested? Next Chapter tomorrow! :) Hey, at least I've been updating daily! I give myself mad props for that one haha. About the length of this story though, I have no idea but I feel like it's going to be quite long since I just realized I'm already at 18! Holy cats!