Hey Guys! Thanks again for the awesome reviews - and for some great ideas as well! Definitely going to use some in a future chapter :)
This chapter feels like a bit of a filler, just building up Finn and Rachel's relationship. I've also introduced some familiar characters to the story!
Hope you guys like it! Please let me know what you think so far.
Per usual, I do not own Glee.
It's been a week since Rachel and Finn decided to be, well, roommates with benefits? Whatever you call it, Finn's been having a serious problem with the fact there just hasn't been any benefits taking place since that night after the club. He's either busy at work or Rachel's hopping from audition to audition. Whenever they're home, Puck always seems to be around. What's a guy gotta do to get laid around here? He groaned. Today was Friday so he knew for sure he'd definitely get to see her tonight. He just needed to get through the day first. He got out of bed and headed into the bathroom to get ready for work. He stepped into the shower letting the hot water fall on his body. As he washed the shampoo out of his hair, he hears the door to the bathroom open. "I'm still in the shower man." Finn yells out with his eyes closed, trying not to get shampoo in his eyes. He didn't hear a response. "What the fuck man - " as he goes to open the shower curtain, Rachel steps into the shower, completely naked.
"Rachel..." Finn was definitely at a lost for words. Rachel giggled. "Surprise?"
Finn stared at her, his eyes roaming her up and down her petite body. Her small breasts were so perky and just...perfect. He shook his head quickly, trying to snap out of this little trance she had him in. "Rach are you crazy?! Puck is still here!"
"I know but it's just been so long..." she pouted. She steps closer and Finn instantly pulls her closer, wrapping his arms around her waist, one hand sneaking down to grab her ass. "I figured we could save water and just shower together." she says innocently.
"Uh huh.." he smirked. "You can just say you missed me." He grabbed her ass and lowered his head to capture her lips in a kiss. Rachel laughed, breaking the kiss.
"I'm doing you a favor, Hudson. I see the way you've been moping around the apartment when Puck is around, or walking extra slowly in front of my room."
"I can't help it if every time I see you, this guy down here wants to say hello to you." He shrugs, pulling her back in for a kiss.
"Mmm, I guess I should say hello to him too." she gives him one last kiss before getting down on her knees. Pushing her hair to one side of her shoulder, Rachel reaches for his already hard dick and slowly pumps it in between her hand. After a few strokes, she leans in and licks the tip of his dick. "Oh fuck.." He groans, immediately wrapping his hand in her hair. Rachel continues to lick all around his shaft slowly, teasing him. Finn wanting nothing more for than for her to put his cock in her mouth, he involuntarily moves his hips forward. "Suck me babe."
She continues her teasing and licking, still not putting his dick in her mouth. "This is probably a good time to tell you.."
"Tell me what?"
"I don't have a gag reflex."
His eyes widen so much he's pretty sure they're about to come out his socket. Before he can respond, her mouth slid over the tip and continued to take him all the way in one deep stroke. "Holy Fuck!" he moans, his hold on her hair tightening ever so slightly. She began bobbing her head up and down, keeping her lips tight around his dick. He's in fucking heaven right now, there's literally nothing that can ruin this moment.
Of course at that very moment, Puck walks into the bathroom. "Sorry Huddy, I've gotta piss and you've been in here for fucking forever."
No! this is not happening right now. Finn thought. He looked down at Rachel who was frozen in her moment, his dick still in her mouth. He put his fingers to his mouth as a sign to tell her to stay quiet.
She rolled her eyes, how stupid did he think she is? She had a better idea...
"Uh..yeah man. I'm almost done. Just shampooing my hair."
"Um..ok. You don't have to tell me what you're doing in there, I just gotta pee." Puck said as he started doing his business. "What's the plan for tonight anyway?"
As Finn was about to respond, Rachel resumed her blow job, taking him in as deep as she could.
"Shit!" He groaned quietly, eyes full of panic that they're about to get caught.
"What'd you say? I can't hear you." Puck called out.
"Uh..I..I don't know. The usual stuff.." Finn tried to get out in one coherent sentence. He literally could not think about anything else but this beautiful girl sucking his dick. He was about to explode in her mouth any second now.
"Sam and Mike texted me last night saying they wanted to meet up tonight. I'll find a place for us all to meet up. It's a guys night." Puck said as he flushed the toilet. "Hurry the fuck up in there man, I'm gonna be late for work." He said as he walked out the bathroom.
Finn waited until he heard the door fully shut before he let out the moan he was keeping in. "Fuck Rach, you're going to kill me. I'm gonna cum" he groaned, as he came in her mouth.
She stood up, wiping her mouth. "Gross Finn, you barely gave me any warning!"
"I'm sorry! You literally tried to kill me just now. Jesus..." he panted, a little out of breath. "Can you wake me up like this every morning?"
She laughed at his cuteness. "Now seriously, I need to shower." she said.
He helped rub the soap over her body and wash her off, admiring her beautifully toned body the whole way through. They finally finished their shower and Finn ducked his head out of the bathroom first to make sure the coast was clear for Rachel to go to her room. Once he made it back into his room, he was totally ready to start his day.
Rachel met up with Kurt for lunch later that day. They've grown fairly close since they met last week - most of their conversation via text messages. They finally had time to get lunch together since she didn't have any auditions to go to and Kurt had some time to sneak away from work (he's the Head Buyer at a major fashion store, his dream job) . After her morning tryst, she needed to focus. She's been in New York for nearly three weeks and she still had no luck landing an audition.
"Why so gloom?" Kurt asked, taking a bite of his salad.
"I've just been going to all of these auditions and no one is calling me back. I know I'm a better performer than every person who auditioned, I just know it!"
"Maybe it's just not the right part. It took Blaine a really long time before he landed his gig. You've got to keep trying. His first role he landed, he had the smallest role with just a few speaking lines, but it obviously grew from there.." Kurt began, going on about how Blaine got his start. Rachel tuned out the moment she felt her phone vibrate. It was a text from Finn.
I owe you ;)
She blushed as she read the message, thinking of all the ways he could possibly repay her.
"Rachel!" Kurt snapped her out of the daydream. She blushed again at getting caught.
"I know that look!" He raised his eyebrow. "Who's the guy? Spill!"
"There's no guy, Kurt..."
"Oh please!" he quickly grabbed the phone from her hand.
"Kurt!"
He quickly read the text before raising his eyebrow again. "What exactly does my brother owe you?"
Rachel felt her whole face turning red. "Nothing! I...made breakfast this morning and I realized I made too much, so I gave him some before he went to work..."
"So he put a winky face? Let's be real Rachel. The boy loves food more than anyone I know but I'm pretty sure he's not gonna use a winky face for that."
She had no idea how to really respond. She didn't have too.
"Oh my God." Kurt's face lit up like a lightbulb. "You're sleeping with him!"
"Kurt!" she blushed again. "Keep your voice down, we are in a public place!"
"You little skank!" He laughed. "You just got here! How did this happen?"
"Ugh. You cannot tell anyone Kurt. Promise me!"
"What's the big deal? It's Finn! It was bound to happen at some point. You're a pretty girl with two male roommates. My bet was on Puck though."
Rachel rolled her eyes. "We just promised to keep this quiet. I don't want Quinn to know, and it's best if Puck doesn't know either since he'll just tell Quinn. It's not even a thing...he said he wasn't..."
"Looking for anything serious." Kurt finished her sentence.
"Yes...how did you know?"
"That's Finn's infamous line. I keep telling him he needs to start getting more serious. Our mom is going to want grandkids soon, and let's face it, it's probably not going to be from me." Kurt joked.
"Well I kind've told him that I wasn't looking for anything serious here. So...here we are. Just two adults, not taking things seriously."
"But you like him." Kurt pointed out.
"I may think he's handsome, and funny...and adorable..." she tried to say casually. Kurt laughed.
"So how do you plan to not take things seriously then? Seriously, Rach. I know we just met not too long ago but I really like you and I'd like to keep you as my friend. I don't want my brother to ruin this for all of us. Do you know how hard it is to find someone else who appreciates the likes of Barbra? Not even Blaine gets it."
Rachel laughed. "I have a feeling the two of us will be very good friends. As for Finn..." she shrugged. "I haven't really come up with a plan yet..."
Later that evening, Finn and Puck met up with Sam and Mike at a bar for happy hour. "I haven't seen you guys in forever! I thought for sure you guys had left town or something." Mike joked, happy to see his friends.
Finn laughed. "Dude you're one to talk. Are you still in med school?" Mike let out a frustrated groan. "Yes, whoever said going to back to school would be a good idea was very wrong. It's hard work, I barely get anytime for fun." Mike and Finn met while in school at NYU - they were paired up as roommates their Freshman year. They met Puck at a party he hosted in his apartment near the NYU area (he did not actually attend NYU), and the three became fast friends. Sam was Mike's best friend, and while Finn didn't really care too much for him, he did have some pretty awesome impressions.
"Not drinking Sam?" Finn asked, noticing he was the only without a beer.
"Oh no way man. I'm a full-time model now." Sam lifts his shirt up to reveal his rock hard abs. "I can't pollute my body with that. I've got like, 6% body fat."
Finn internally rolled his eyes. What a douche. No one seemed to notice, as Puck and Mike began asking Sam about his workout regimen.
Finn looked around, checking the bar out. There were some girls who were definitely trying to catch his eye, and on any other night, he may have been game. Instead, he takes his phone out and sends Rachel a text.
Hi.
Hey Finn! How is "guys night"?
Pretty lame actually. I can ditch them and come hang with you. ;)
That sounds like it would be way more fun. :) Too bad I've got company over. Quinn and Kurt are here!
Ditch them.
Haha Finn. Enjoy your night. Maybe I'll see you when you get home?
Count on it.
"Who you textin' over there man?" Sam asked. "It has to be a girl. I've never known Finn Hudson without having some girl he was chattin' it up with."
Finn chuckled. "Just a friend."
"Well guys - " Mike interrupted. "There's a reason I wanted us all to get together."
Finn, Puck and Sam turned to look at Mike, waiting for his next words.
"I'm getting married." Mike smiled brightly.
"Wait what?! Congrats man!" Sam, Finn, and Puck offered their congratulations to Mike.
"Who's the lucky lady?" Puck asked.
"Her name is Tina...I actually met her at this Asian book club my mom goes too. Don't ask. I was dropping my mom off, she was dropping her mom off, and we just ended up hitting it off. We're getting married in six months!" Mike said.
"Marriage...that's a big fuckin' deal." Finn shook his head. "I know you're like super smart and stuff Mike, but have you thought this through?" Puck rolled his eyes at Finn's response as Mike laughed.
"You can't run away from marriage forever, Finn. And yeah, I know it seems soon. We haven't been dating for that long, but I know she's the one. So why wait?" Mike said.
Finn shrugged. "I guess...I don't know man. Maybe marriage just isn't for me."
"You just haven't met the right girl yet. But you will." Mike nodded, reassuringly. He's always been the nice, gentle, level-headed one of the group. Finn gave him a half-smile, although he's pretty sure nothing would scare him more than the idea of settling down.
"Also, there's another reason I wanted us all together. I'd really like it if you all would help me celebrate by being part of my wedding, as groomsmen." Mike said hopefully.
"Whoa, really? Hell yeah man!" Sam exclaimed, giving Mike a hug. Finn and Puck followed suit. "Dude, that's awesome. I'll be there." Finn said. "Count me in!" Puck said.
The guys ordered a round of shots, this time with Sam partaking in the drinking for this special occasion.
Finn and Puck stumbled in around 2 am. A round of shots ended up turning into several more rounds of drinks - most of it being free as the guys yelled out to everyone who walked by, "My buddy's getting married!". All of the guys (except Mike), also came home with quite a few different phone numbers from the various girls they met throughout the night.
All the lights in the apartment were off so Finn knew Rachel was probably in her room asleep. Unsure if he should take the chance to wake her, he finally decided that he'd at least try to see if she was awake. Once Puck was in his room and the coast was clear, Finn walked down the hallway and knocked softly on Rachel's door. "It's open." He heard her soft reply through the door and turned the knob as quietly as possible. He walked in and closed the door behind him softly.
Her room was dimly lit. Her lights were off but she had a small lamp on her nightstand on. Rachel sat on her bed in her pjs with her laptop resting on her legs. "Hey" she gave him a soft smile.
"You're still up?" he said, walking over to the bed, kicking his shoes off first before he jumped on it. Her bed was way too small from him, as his legs were hanging over the edge.
"Yeah, after Quinn and Kurt left, I just started doing some research for more auditions. I guess I lost track of time." Rachel closes her laptop, resting it on her nightstand, before turning towards him. "How was the rest of your night? Still lame?"
"Hmm, no. It actually got a lot better. One of our friends just proposed to his girlfriend and they're getting married in six months." Finn said. "He asked us to be in the wedding."
"Oh my gosh! That's so exciting! What does her ring look like?" Rachel beamed.
Finn chuckled and pulled her closer to him, so she was laying down next to him. "I have no idea. How's the auditioning going?"
Rachel groaned. "Not good! I'm beginning to question what I'm even doing here."
"Didn't you just get here?" Finn laughed, playing with a piece of her hair. "I'm pretty sure it's going to take some time."
"I just want it to be done with already. I've been waiting for this forever, you have no idea. I'm just so frustrated. I normally go running or something when I get this way, but I've just heard all these stories about New York not being safe and that you should not go into Central Park by yourself at all." Rachel rambled.
"It's not that bad, but I definitely wouldn't recommend you go running when it's dark in the park. That just sounds like a bad idea." Finn responded. Rachel sighed. "I'm just going to gain all this weight and then no one's going to want to hire me and then I'll have to live on the street because I won't be able to afford to live here."
He chuckled at her words before coming up with an idea. "I'm off tomorrow - we can go on a hike or something in the Hudson valley. It might be nice to get out of the city actually. I can drive us over there."
Rachel sat up, excitement written all over her face. "Really?! That sounds like such a good idea. I love hiking!"
Finn gave her a his famous half-smile. He liked how happy she got over the smallest of things. It was cute.
"Yeah, why not?"
"Alright! Tomorrow morning - we're going hiking!"
"Awesome." Finn pulled her back down next to him. "By the way - when did you start hanging out with my brother?"
"Um the moment we realized that we were probably best friends in another life. We actually just had lunch today and we just had so much fun, I invited him to come over tonight." She snuggled closer into him. Gosh he smelled good.
"Kurt is cutting into my time with you. I don't know if I like this friendship." Finn joked.
"Jealous are we?" she poked his sides playfully as he squirmed. "ah! I know I may look all manly and stuff, but I am super ticklish."
She laughed and poked his sides again. "ahh!" Finn tried to move away, but then decided to return the favor and tickle her. They wrestled around the bed, both trying to outdo each other's tickles before they ended with Finn pinning Rachel underneath him. "Aha! I win!" he laughed, his hands interlaced with hers above her head. "And what do you win exactly?" she laughed.
"Hmm...this." He gives her his mischievous smile, leans down and captured her lips into a soft kiss. The kiss quickly deepened, their tongue exploring each other's mouth. "Well I wouldn't really say I lost if that was the prize." Rachel laughed.
Finn and Rachel woke up early the next morning to get ready for their hike. They ended up falling asleep pretty quickly last night, and didn't actually do anything, which kind've surprised both of them, based on the nature of their relationship.
Rachel was in the kitchen, packing some sandwiches, fruit and some bottled water for them in Finn's backpack. Finn came out of his room dressed in his shorts, t-shirt and baseball cap. "Ready?"
"Yep!" Rachel handed him his backpack and they walked out of the apartment to his car. It was nearly a two hour drive to the location, and the hike itself was a couple miles up hill. They spent the time talking, each growing just a little fonder of the other. They got to the top of trail and were greeted by the most magnificent views of the Hudson river.
"Wow. This is so beautiful." Rachel looked on in awe as Finn took some photos of the view with his phone. He glanced over at her and snapped a photo of her looking at the view.
"Hey, smile." Finn called out to her.
Rachel posed for the photo, with one hand on her hip and her head tilted slightly to the side. "now both of us!"
Finn walked over to her and they snapped a few photos of the two of them together.
On the way back home, Rachel turned to Finn. "I had a really nice day. It's probably one of my favorites since I moved here."
Finn glanced at her and smiled. He took one hand off the steering wheel and reached for her hand, lacing his fingers with hers. "I had a good time too."
Rachel smiled at him, before looking out the window to admire the scenic views, keeping her hand in his.
There was definitely nothing wrong with all of this extra affection, right? No strings attached, she reminded herself.