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"So Carole actually invited you to come home with Finn for Thanksgiving?" Quinn asked, as her and Rachel were shopping together in Soho.
"Yes! His mother is literally the sweetest person I've ever met. No wonder Finn grew up to be...just the kindest person." Rachel said. Rachel hung out with Carole and Burt once more before they headed back to Ohio, and it was pretty evident the two women were smitten over each other. Carole and Burt gave Finn their approval of Rachel very quickly, especially since this is probably the happiest they've seen Finn in the longest time.
"Yeah, he's okay I guess." Quinn laughed. "You guys are getting really serious huh?" She looked over at Rachel, raising her eyebrow.
"Oh Quinn. You have no idea...I've really just never felt this way about anyone before. He told me he loved me...well I also said it back, but he said it first. He was always the one so anti-relationship but he's made every move to show me how he feels. He's never made me feel like I wasn't important, or that he didn't want to be with me. It's such a big difference from anyone I've ever been with." Rachel went on.
Quinn nodded. "I know I haven't been the biggest supporter of Finn, but that's only because I've seen Finn with other women. They're never around long, and it usually doesn't end well. I know he seems completely different with you, and I hope that doesn't change..."
Rachel shook her head a little, not wanting to dive into Finn's past. "I know that Finn has never been one for commitment, but he honestly shows me everyday how much I mean to him. He's a man who knows what he wants and isn't afraid to show it. I don't think it's possible for me to be any more in love with him..." Thoughts of this past weekend floated through her mind.
Quinn gave a small smile at the apparent happiness on her cousin's face. If she was happy, so was Quinn. "So then? Are you going to go home with him for Thanksgiving?"
"I want too...but I already told my dads I'm coming home for the weekend. I kinda miss everyone over there, you know? Are you going home?"
"I am! Actually...Noah's coming with me to meet Mom and Dad...he really doesn't have much family, and I'd hate for him to spend it alone."
"Oh my Gosh! Quinn! That's such a big deal."
"I know! I'm so nervous just thinking about it. I feel like I'm going to barf." Quinn said, grabbing a hold of her stomach.
"You're so dramatic." Rachel laughed. "They're going to love him...I think." He was Puck, after all.
"He has his charming moments." Quinn chuckled. "Hopefully he can charm the pants off them. And then I can say...'By the way, Mom, Dad, we're living together. No Big Deal.'" Quinn shook her head. Her parents were quite conservative and if they only knew she dwelled with two men, they would lose their shit.
"It's going to be fine! You can just say you live with me, which isn't really a lie." Rachel said as she grabbed a piece of clothing off the rack.
Quinn nodded. "You and Uncle Hiram and Uncle Leroy are coming to dinner right? It'll make this conversation so much easier! Plus your dads already like him..."
"Of course. You know your parents always host Thanksgiving, we'll definitely be there." Rachel nodded.
While the girls were shopping, Finn and Puck met up with Mike and a few other guys for drinks at a nearby bar.
"Alright Chang, let's talk Bachelor party before the girls get here. I'm thinking we go to Vegas." Puck said as he took a swig of his beer.
"Vegas sounds fucking awesome! Is Tina going to let you go?" One of their friends, Jake, who joined the group at the Hampton's, chimed in.
Mike laughed. "Umm I think I can talk her into it. I would definitely be open to Vegas."
"It's your last chance for freedom man. If you're really gonna do this, you've gotta go all out!" Finn exclaimed.
"I'll tell Sam. Since he's the Best Man, I'm leaving it up to him to plan." Mike said.
Finn raised his eyebrow. "He seems really dependable. Let me know if you need any help, from like, a real adult."
Mike laughed. "Yeah you're right about that...uhh Finn, why don't you help him out?"
Puck smirked. "Yeah Finn, why don't you and Sam plan this together? I think that's a great idea."
Finn glared at Puck, cursing him in his head.
"Yes! Finn, you've gotta help him." Mike nodded, in total agreement.
Finn smiled politely at Mike. "Hey you know what? I'm sure Sam's got a lot of other shit on his plate to plan for you, so why don't I just get the flight and hotel details fixed and he could do the rest?"
Mike nodded. "That's awesome Finn. I know Sam will appreciate it...speak of the devil." Mike smiled, looking towards the entrance, seeing Sam walking in with a beautiful, tall, blonde girl at his side. "Whoa, who's that girl he's with?" All the guys turned to stare at Sam walking towards the group. Finn looked over, thinking nothing much until he saw the girl's face. His eyes widened a little as he realized he knew her.
"Dudee. Where the hell you been? And who's this lovely lady?" Jake said, greeting Sam.
"What's up guys? This is Jenna." Sam introduced her to the group, resting his hand on the small of her back, grinning at the guys when he knew she couldn't see his facial expression. Jenna smiled at everyone, her eyes stopping on Finn briefly before she turned towards Sam. "I'm thirsty babe."
"You got it, m'lady. We're gonna get some drinks, we'll be back." Sam said, walking off with Jenna.
"Dude." Puck walked over to Finn. "Isn't that the chick you were banging just a few months ago?"
"Uhh yeah. She got all mad at me because I said I didn't want to be in a relationship." Finn rubbed the back of his neck, wondering if she was still going to be around when Rachel got here, because this was definitely not a situation he wanted to be in.
"And now you've got a girlfriend." Puck laughed. "I'm sure she's gonna love to hear that."
"I'm hoping to just avoid any type of conversation with her...and she's with Sam now anyway right? This is going to be so fucking awkward."
"Don't worry man. It's not like she's going to try to hit on you in front of all of us. She may try to slap you...I remember she did not take that breakup well." Puck laughed.
"It was not a breakup. We were never together!" Finn exclaimed.
Finn spent a good hour avoiding Sam and Jenna, conveniently placing himself in conversations with other people nowhere near them. She kept looking at him, and he knew it was just a matter of time before she said something to him. It happened the moment he stepped away to get another drink.
"Care to buy me a drink?" She said, slipping in next to him at the bar.
Finn glanced over at her. "Uh...sure. What can I get you?"
"Vodka Soda." She said, as he got the bartender's attention and order their drinks.
She took a sip of her drink. "So were you just going to avoid me all night?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about..." He looked around. The guys were on the other end of the bar, lost in their own conversations, while Sam and Puck were playing darts. "Shouldn't you be with your boyfriend?"
"He's not my boyfriend." She leaned in a little closer to him. "Just someone I'm sleeping with. I mean...you know how that goes, right?"
"Sam's a nice guy, he seems to really like you. You should give him a chance." Finn tried to inch away from her, but she grabbed a hold of his arm gently. "Look, Jenna..."
"I've always thought about you, Finn. I know we haven't seen each other in months, but I've definitely missed you. You look amazing right now...we had a lot of fun together." She ran her hand down his arm slowly, until her hand was in his. "Don't you remember?"
Finn swallowed nervously. Of course he remembered, but he had a girlfriend now. One that he loved, and one that would be here any minute now. How the fuck is no one seeing this right now?
He moved his hand out of hers quickly. "We had an awesome time together, but, I've got a girlfriend now and I really don't think she'd like this."
"You what?" She said with disbelief. "I thought you didn't want a girlfriend. Isn't that why we stopped seeing each other?"
Before Finn responded, he looked up to see Rachel and Quinn walk through the door. He saw her looking around to spot the group, and he quickly waved his hand at her once she looked in his direction. Rachel smiled brightly, walking over to him.
Jenna turned her head to see Rachel and Quinn walked over to them.
"Hey you!" Rachel smiled, reaching up on her tiptoes to give him a kiss. He kissed her back awkwardly, feeling Jenna's eyes on him.
"Hey Rach, Quinn...how was shopping?"
"It was great! We got some good stuff. Right Quinny?" Quinn didn't respond right away, her eyes on Jenna. "Yeah, we did. Hi, I'm Quinn...who are you?" she quickly introduced herself.
Rachel turned, noticing Jenna for the first time. "Oh my gosh, how rude of me. Hi, I'm Rachel."
"This is Sam's friend, Jenna." Finn said quickly.
"Quinn! I remember you." Jenna smiled. "You're Puck's friend. I've seen you once or twice when I spent the night at Finn's apartment." Jenna turned to Rachel. "I don't think we've ever met though. Looks like Finn knows how to keep his girls separate." She gave Rachel a little wink. "Thanks for the drink, Finn." Jenna said as she walked away from the bar.
Quinn quickly made herself scarce, thinking this was a conversation she shouldn't be part of, as yet.
"I'm sorry - was that Sam's friend, or your friend?" Rachel looked up at him, trying to hide the annoyance that quickly covered her face.
"Rach, I know this looks bad but just hear me out okay?" He grabbed a hold of her hands, rubbing his thumbs gently over the back of her hands.
"We used to hook up, but this was before I even knew you. We stopped hooking up because she wanted more, and I didn't. Now she's with Sam, and that's all there is to it...honestly." He said.
"So why were you buying her a drink? And why was she so close to you?"
"She asked for a drink, so I just got her one. It's not a big deal. She was just close to me because it's a crowded bar and we were just having an innocent conversation."
Rachel looked at him for a few moments, lost in her own thoughts. She wasn't sure how she felt. Jenna was such a beautiful girl, and it scared her to know Finn had a somewhat recent past with her. What if he realized that Rachel wasn't in fact, the one he wanted to be with?
"Baby, say something." He removed his hands from her, and rested his hand on her waist. "I swear I did not try to talk to her. I've spent the last hour just avoiding her - ask Puck!"
Rachel sighed. "I believe you, Finn. But I don't appreciate her being so close to you when she's here with another man. And I don't appreciate you buying her a drink, when you know she's here with someone else." She crossed her arms over her chest.
"I know babe, and I'm sorry. I love you." He said, looking into her eyes. Those words were still new for him to say, and he wanted her to know how much he meant them.
Rachel smiled a little, biting her lip. "You know you can't just say that to get out of trouble."
He smiled playfully. "Is it working?" He leaned down, placing small kisses on her cheek, getting closer to her ear. "I love you girl."
She shook her head as his breath against her face tickled her skin. "Finn!" she laughed.
"Yes? Don't you love me too?" He placed another kiss on her face, this time on her lips.
She smiled against his mouth, kissing him back. "Yes, I love you too."
After Finn got Rachel a drink, the two walked to the other end of the bar where their friends were. Rachel quickly scanned the area, seeing Jenna and Sam in one corner. She rolled her eyes, wondering what Finn or even Sam saw in this girl. Her eyes landed on Quinn, who had a concerned look on her face staring back at Rachel. Rachel nodded slightly, letting Quinn know everything was okay and there was no need to worry. At least that's what she thought.
Sam walked over to them, pushing Finn's shoulder slightly. "What the fuck Hudson? Rachel wasn't enough, now you want my girl too?" His words slurred, he was clearly drunk.
"Whoa man." Finn looked at Sam. "What the fuck is your problem?"
"You're my problem. You've always felt like you were so much better than me. Fuck you bro!" Sam spat out, pushing Finn again.
"Alright Sam, you're clearly drunk and I'm really not looking to get in a fight, so you better calm the fuck down." Finn said, trying to keep his cool.
"Don't tell me what the fuck to do!" Sam pushed Finn again, this time a little harder.
"Finn..." Rachel tried to pull him away, but Finn shook his arm free of her. There was no way he was going to let Sam get the upper hand on him. Finn shoved Sam. "Hit me one more time." Finn dared him.
"Guys, calm down." Puck got in between the two guys. "Whatever is going on, just let it go." He tried to make peace between the two as people stared on.
"Sam! come on man, it's time to go." Mike said, trying to calm him down.
"No man!" He shook his head, turning to Rachel. "Should've picked me, you know. I'm not a fucking asshole like your boyfriend here. Do you know how many relationships he's ever kept? None. Zilch. Zero. He just fucks 'em until he no longer wants 'em."
That's it. Finn pushed Puck out the way. "The funny thing about that Sam...is in the end, they still have their choice between you and me, and they choose me every time. Why don't you ask Jenna?" His fist quickly turned into a ball, and with all his power, he punched Sam right in his mouth.
"Finn!" Rachel screamed.
Sam stumbled over, in total surprise of Finn's forceful blow, and with all his might, tackled Finn to the ground. Before they knew it, the two grown men were on the floor throwing punches at each other. Mike, Puck and the rest of the guys tried to separate them as soon as the bouncers came over.
"Alright -party's over! Get out of here before we call the cops!" The bouncer yelled. Mike had a strong grip on Sam, as Puck and Jake did on Finn as the group walked out of the bar.
"We're gonna head out of here. I'm sorry man! Tell Finn I'll text him." Mike yelled out to Puck, putting Sam in a cab quickly before the others were out of the bar.
"Fuck!" Finn sat on the couch, with his head leaning back against the sofa, as he felt a cold substance touch his face.
"I cannot believe you just got into a fight Finn!" Rachel hissed at him, as she carefully held the bag of ice on his face.
"He was defending your honor." Puck laughed. "No but seriously, the fuck is Sam's problem?"
"He was drunk..." Quinn shook her head. "The two of them had this coming. Better it happened now than at say...Mike's wedding?"
Rachel shook her head. "There was no need for you to hit him, Finn. You should have just ignored him."
"Ignore him? He was talking so much shit. I just wished I avoided his fucking elbow to my face. Ugh." He groaned.
"And now you've got a bruise. You can't go to work with a black eye, Finn!"
"Babe, I'm fine. It'll go away before I know it." He sat up, holding the bag of ice on his eye himself. "Did I win?" he asked Puck.
Puck smirked. "I may have let you get a few extra punches in there before I separated the two of you."
"Ugh." Rachel rolled her eyes, got up from the couch and walked to her room.
"You guys are like children, I swear." Quinn shook her head. "Well this day turned out more eventful than expected...time for bed." She got up from the couch.
"Right behind you babe." Puck got up, and looked over at Finn. "You gonna be okay? Let me know if you need anything."
"I'll be fine, man. Thanks..." Finn nodded. He sat on the couch for a few more minutes, deciding between going to check on Rachel or just going to bed. He decided on the latter, not wanting to deal with anything else right now. He walked into his room, not bothering to turn the light on, heading straight for his bed. He laid down on the bed, fully clothed, and sighed. Fuck, his face hurt.
Rachel woke up the next morning, completely surprised she was alone. She expected Finn to come into her room, apologizing for the way he acted at the bar. They choose me every time. The words played in her head over and over. How many 'they' were there? The feeling tugged at her heart, and for once, she was really just unsure how Finn really felt.