Finn walked back to Kurt and Blaine's apartment, thinking silently to himself as they talked to each other about decorations for the apartment. Suddenly, Finn was drawn back into the conversation when a certain name was brought up.
"We should really get Rachel's opinion on that kind of stuff once we tell everyone." Kurt whispered. Finn just barely made out the words. He turned towards his brother with a look of confusion.
"Tell everyone what?" Finn asked. Blaine froze up by Kurt's side and Kurt looked like he wanted to kill Finn.
"The one time you are paying attention to something! You have the worst timing, Finn Hudson." Kurt said, rolling his eyes.
"Are you going to tell him?" Blaine asked Kurt, his triangular eyebrows raised slightly. Kurt frowned and shook his head.
"Tell me what?" Finn demanded, feeling impatient.
"Blaine and I want to make the announcement in front of everyone, so we'll tell you when we head down to see everyone back in Lima."
Finn frowned.
"What about Rachel? How will she hear about it if you guys are going to Lima to tell everyone? She's not from Lima. She has no real reason to go." Finn claimed, frustrated that he was so confused. He thought he grew out of being confused in high school. He was more mature now.
"That's a good point, actually. Looks like you'll just have to ask her out by then." Blaine said. Kurt nodded in agreement. Finn thought he might choke on air. He wasn't that obvious, was he?
Finn didn't mean to be that obvious, but he couldn't help it. Rachel was beautiful and charming and confident, so he was automatically attracted to her. Any straight man in their right mind would be attracted to her. Finn had expected that she had a boyfriend, but if Kurt and Blaine were trying to set them up, maybe that wasn't the case.
"Doesn't she have a boyfriend?" Finn asked, trying not to let his hope show in his voice.
"Nope. They broke up like three months ago, and he was an asshole in the first place. Fucking bastard. Chad was a slob, a drunk and a liar. I don't know what Rachel ever saw in him." Kurt stated, his nose crinkling in distaste. Blaine chuckled at him.
"He was an asshole, I'll give you that, but Chad barely drank and never lied. He was just selfish and rude. The main reason you hated him was because he accidentally stained your shirt with pasta sauce." Blaine said, wrapping his arm around Kurt and pulling himself closer to the taller man. Finn laughed.
"I did that with chocolate, once. I don't think I've ever been more frightened of you, Kurt." Finn recalled, smiling at his brother. Kurt huffed.
"I don't care if it was only pasta sauce, that shirt was McQueen. Finn, don't even bring that up. I was livid. It's not my fault that I like my nice clothes to be kept neat and stainless." Kurt said, pouting.
"I know, baby, I think it's adorable." Blaine quipped, smiling at Kurt mischievously.
"'You're adorable,'" Kurt responded, smiling. "I remember that. I remember thinking that my heart was turning to goo."
"Guys? Back to the Rachel thing?" Finn said, interrupting their couple-moment. Kurt groaned.
"You guys will be perfect together, considering she interrupts us frequently." He muttered, glaring slightly at his taller brother.
"Seriously, Finn. Go for it. You guys would be cute together. You should ask her out tonight. On a date to the sushi place a few blocks away. If you want to start a conversation with her, think of everything that Kurt used to talk about in high school." Blaine said, smiling encouragingly.
"The only thing Kurt talked about in high school was you." Finn said, picking through his memories of Kurt in high school. Kurt flushed.
"That's not true! I mean, I talked about him a lot, but I talked about Broadway and music and stuff. Don't talk to her about clothing, it'll get you both nowhere. She's not really that into fashion. But Barbra Streisand is her idol, she loves the musical, 'Wicked,' and she could spend hours raving about music itself." Kurt said, still blushing as Blaine kissed him on the cheek.
"Alright. You really think I should ask her? What if she says no?" Finn said, now growing nervous. He really didn't think he could handle being rejected in front of other people. Especially not Santana Lopez. That would just be traumatizing. Kurt snorted, causing Blaine to let out his repressed giggle.
"You're almost as oblivious as I am," Blaine said, still giggling. Kurt full out laughed at this.
"What do you mean?" Finn asked, pushing his eyebrows together in confusion.
"Oh my gosh. Rachel was totally flirting with you. I don't even think she knew she was doing it, actually. But we could tell she likes you. She played with her hair half the time you two talked, she blushed frequently for being Rachel and she looked at you like you were some kind of god. Rachel Berry likes you." Kurt said, still laughing slightly.
Finn nodded, ignoring their laughter. He was still very nervous, but the fact that they had confirmed that she liked him calmed his anxiety quite a bit.
After Santana was done sharing numerous stories about Finn, Rachel was pleasantly surprised.
Finn Hudson was the lead singer of their old glee club, which made Rachel automatically swoon. He was the star quarterback for most of his high school career, had many friends, stood up for everyone in the glee club at one time or another and was completely available. Santana also told Rachel some things that made her question his motives and brainpower, but after meeting him today, she had sensed that Finn had grown up quite a bit and had also gotten much smarter. Now came the hard part.
"So, should I ask him out?" Rachel asked Santana, wringing her hands nervously. Santana contemplated this for a few minutes until she finally answered.
"I want to see how he acts now before you do anything, Rachel. I don't want you getting hurt." Santana stated. Rachel smiled at her warmly before hugging the dark haired girl.
"Thanks, Tana. That's really sweet of you. I'm going to go get ready, we have to meet them at the usual place around 5:30. Hurry up and get dressed, we only have 45 minutes and I know you and how long it takes you to shower." Rachel said, releasing the girl from her embrace. Santana rolled her eyes, smiling slightly, and headed off to her room, leaving Rachel to go to her own corner of the apartment.
Rachel was super excited to go have dinner with everyone, but she was now faced with a dilemma.
She had nothing to wear.
It's not like she didn't have clothes that were clean or anything; all of her clothes were freshly washed. The problem was that Rachel had one of the worst fashion senses in the world. So, trying to remember what Kurt had paired up for her a few weeks ago, she raided her closet for about 10 minutes before giving up and calling Kurt.
"Hi Rachel. Get out your light green sundress and pair it with those cute, white Steve Madden's that I bought you last week. Wear your light wash jean jacket over the dress and bring your white purse. Curl your hair. Don't overdo it on the makeup, either. Soft pink lipstick will work perfectly. No eyeshadow, it would be a little too much. Bye Rachel." Kurt said before hanging up. Rachel breathed out a sigh of relief. It was really helpful to have someone with fashion sense as your best friend.
Rachel got out the exact outfit Kurt had described to her, put on some light makeup, curled her hair, and grabbed her white purse before heading out to the living room to wait for Santana.
"Wow, Rachel. Kurt did a nice job. I was getting the feeling that all you were going to wear was colored shorts and tank tops with flipflops. This is a nice change." Santana said, entering the room. She had on a blue bodycon dress and a pink cutoff sweatshirt over it. She paired it all up with black heels and a black leather purse. Rachel rolled her eyes at her before motioning towards the door.
"Shall we?" Rachel asked dramatically. Santana snorted.
"We shall."
Finn was anxious. They had just arrived at the café, but he heard Kurt on the phone with Rachel earlier, giving her an outfit to wear, so he knew Rachel would be stunning. The fact that she would be looking great wasn't really easing Finn's tension.
Kurt sat down in a large booth beside Blaine and cuddled close to him before handing them each a menu. Neither Kurt nor Blaine actually looked at theirs, already knowing what they were getting. When Finn went to flip open his own menu, Blaine's voice cut through his train of thought.
"You'll be ordering their ribs." Blaine spoke up, nodding at Finn. Finn crinkled his eyebrows together in confusion.
"How do you know that already?" Finn asked. Kurt snorted.
"If you don't want to order their ribs, that's fine, but every time Blaine and I come here, we always look at the ribs and think of you. You'd love them, actually. They aren't as messy as normal ribs, either, so I suggest the ribs for you."
Blaine nodded at Kurt's answer, obviously agreeing.
"And, I just thought that you looked stressed enough as it is. They have a lot of food options, and I know that the first time I came here, I thought my brain would explode." Blaine said, raising his eyebrows. Kurt agreed with him, too.
"Oh. Thanks, dude. Ribs it is." Finn said, relieved that he didn't have to add any more stress to himself. Suddenly, Kurt grabbed Finn's hand, catching Finn's attention.
"Calm down. She's going to say yes. Stop freaking yourself out and stop thinking for a little while." Kurt said, his head resting on Blaine's shoulder. Finn nodded, feeling a little better.
"Thanks, little bro. I owe you one."
"Finn, for the last time, I am 3 months older than you. Just because I am of normal height and you are Frankenteen doesn't make me the little brother." Kurt quipped, glaring at Finn while Blaine chuckled silently by his side. Before Finn had time to respond, the front door to the shop swung open, revealing Rachel and Santana.
Finn could almost feel his mouth dropping. Rachel was dressed nicely, but that wasn't what caught his attention. She looked absolutely perfect with almost no makeup on. She had washed off most of her other makeup and looked much more natural, and it was very refreshing.
Kurt and Blaine were snickering from across the table and they snapped Finn back to reality.
This is going to be a long dinner, Finn thought as they Kurt and Blaine got up to greet everyone.
Author's Note:
Hope you guys liked that chapter! If there's anything that you want to see happen, send a review and I'll take it into consideration. I have a few things that I'm looking into for this plot, but I'm always open to new ideas.
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