So much fun writing this chapter! I love writing fluff. I've got a few more story ideas that I hope to share with you soon. Thanks again to everyone for their kind words and story reviews. Finchel forever!
*Six months later*
"With this ring...I thee wed." He smiled at his beaming bride and gently slid the wedding band onto her finger. Even though there were about 150 friends and family here to celebrate their union, they only had eyes for each other.
Finn looked on from his spot as a groomsman as Mike and Tina exchanged their vows. As much as he had disliked the idea of marriage in the past, he couldn't help but get a little choked up at how much love could be seen between the two. He captured Rachel's gaze as she looked on at the ceremony. Tears in her eyes and a tissue on hand, she still looked amazingly beautiful. He gave her a soft smile and a wink as she smiled back at him. God he loved this woman.
Rachel, Quinn, Kurt and Blaine were enjoying cocktail hour as Puck and Finn were off doing their wedding duties with Mike. "Weddings always make me cry - Tina just looked so beautiful!" Quinn said. Rachel nodded in agreement.
"Oh Tina looked great and the ceremony was nice. It's a tad understated for what I'd want at my wedding, but still all so beautiful." Kurt said, his hand on his chin, his gold band glistening on his ring finger.
Blaine laughed. "Don't you mean our wedding darling?"
Kurt smiled at Blaine. "Of course..." He turned back to Quinn and Rachel, giving them the 'yeah right, he's totally dreaming' look.
Rachel and Quinn giggled knowingly.
Blaine finally popped the question to Kurt over the Christmas holiday. The couple went ice skating with their families, and in pure Blaine fashion of going over the top to show his love, he rented out the skating rink for an hour, and led a blindfolded Kurt out in the middle of the rink. Once the blindfolds were removed, each of their family members were holding up a sign that when put together read "Kurt, will you marry me?" He was beyond ecstatic. While Kurt was expecting the proposal (Blaine's family didn't live in Ohio, but all happened to be there for the holidays), he could have won the Oscar for most dramatic performance.
"Finn looked pretty amazing up there too. That man can wear the hell out of a suit." Rachel said.
"Yes well - you can thank me for that. I helped the Bozo 1 and Bozo 2 choose one that flattered them both." Kurt nodded proudly.
"Our eyes thank you." Quinn laughed.
"So Rach - you guys all set to move next week?" Blaine asked, taking a sip of his drink.
"It's not too bad. We're buying all new furniture for the apartment...the hardest thing right now is getting Finn to say goodbye to his old things." She shook her head. Their current living situation with Puck and Quinn were great - it allowed all four to save a lot of money, but the two couples realized it was time to get their own space. Well, it was Finn's idea really.
"What do you think about us getting our own place?" Finn asked one night, as they laid in his bed one night.
"You want to live together?" she responded as Finn chuckled.
"We already live together..." he chuckled, pressing a kiss to her neck as she instinctively leaned back against his body. "But, wouldn't it be nice to just have our own space? We don't have to worry about other people hogging the bathroom..."
"Ugh yes and I can finally walk around naked. You know how much I hate wearing clothes when I'm home."
"God yes...maybe we should move for that reason alone." He pressed more kisses along her neck and she giggled.
"But in all seriousness Rach, I've been saving up to get my own place, we've been living together for a year now anyway...so why not just get our own? Maybe something close to the park..." His mind wandered. He was ready to buy a house, he certainly had enough saved up for at least the down payment, but he wasn't quite ready yet to leave the city. If he was going to buy a house, he'd want one right outside of the city with a huge backyard. You couldn't get something like that in New York without paying an arm and a leg. The fact his mind was even thinking this way, and it all seemed so natural to him now, didn't even scare him anymore. He wanted it all - the house, the girl...maybe even some kids. He wanted it with her.
She turned her body to face him. "You're really serious about this, aren't you?"
"Well, yeah. Why would I even bring it up if I wasn't?"
"Aww baby. You love me." She squeezed his cheeks.
Finn rolled his eyes playfully. "Maybe a little bit. So...what do you say? Just think, you get to sleep next to all this every night." He flexed his left arm to show off his biceps.
Rachel laughed. "Mmm...someone's been working out. But you realize I get to sleep with 'all this' every night anyway, right?"
"You're making this so difficult." Finn groaned.
"I'm just teasing you. I love this idea so so so much!" she kissed his lips lightly, which he quickly deepened.
"Finn pretty much wants to recreate his current bedroom in our new one. He's out of his mind. I've already compromised on getting a huge king sized bed since he's a giant, but I draw the line at his striped sheets."
"Oh Lord that sounds horrible." Kurt shook his head. "You know my offer still stands to be your interior decorator."
"Thank you Kurt, but it's actually been fun shopping with Finn. He's like, really into it surprisingly! Quinn's been a huge help too!"
"That's because I've finally convinced Puck to let me redecorate the apartment since you guys are moving out. Really, everything I said I didn't like is because I wanted it for myself." Quinn laughed.
Rachel gasped at her cousin as they all laughed. "Quinny!"
Finn and Puck made their way to the dinner table as they just completed their entrance into the reception.
"Hey Babe" Finn sat down at the open seat next to Rachel. She leaned over to him, resting a hand on his thigh and pressed a kiss to his lips. "Hi Handsome."
"Mm..someone missed me." He kissed her again.
"There's something about weddings that just makes everything seem so romantic."
Finn smiled and grabbed her hand from his thigh, interlocking their fingers together.
"Did you enjoy the ceremony?" he asked, rubbing his thumb against the back of her hand.
"Yes, my favorite part was watching you up there. You look so good in this suit..." Rachel bit her lip looking at him. He smiled, leaning down to give her another kiss. The smell of his cologne was intoxicating and Rachel breathed him in as deep as she could. God she loved this man. She was quickly brought out of her thoughts as Kurt interrupted their kiss.
"Ugh seriously you guys, I know we're at a wedding, but I think I'm going to throw up watching all of you." Kurt said. Puck and Quinn were also in a little embrace of their own.
"Who brought the scrooge over here?" Puck smirked at Kurt.
Blaine laughed. "Please forgive my fiancé over here, he's hangry you guys. Someone forgot to get a few hors d'oeuvre during the cocktail hour, so he's a little grumpy right now."
Finn and Puck were standing around with some of the other groomsmen, but were lost in their own conversation. "Can you really believe how much has changed in a year? Fucking Mike just got married, I'm with Quinn, and you're in a fucking committed relationship." Puck shook his head, taking a sip of his beer.
Finn chuckled, as he looked on to Rachel and Quinn on the dance floor. "You're telling me. I thought we were going to be roommates for life. Now I'm off to live with a girl...on my own."
Puck laughed and nodded. "I know right?! We'll still see each other all the time man. You can always hit me up when Berry is being all crazy."
"Ha. Yeah. Same goes for you and Quinn. Cheers man." Finn held his drink up. "To finally growing up and finding some pretty special women." Puck touched his beer to his. "Still fucking weird that they're related. If we all got married, we'd be like cousin-in-laws?"
Finn laughed. "Something like that." Rachel motioned Finn to come dance with her. "Duty calls. See you in a bit man."
Finn walked over to Rachel and she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his lips. "Hey you." She smiled.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and began swaying to the music. "Well hello there beautiful. Having fun?"
"So much fun! But I can't wait to take you home. Did I mention how hot you look tonight?"
Finn laughed. "You may have mentioned that. You have big plans for me when we get home?" He grinned at her.
Rachel laughed. "Oh baby, you have no idea. Too bad Puck and Quinn will also be home..."
Finn groaned. "Ugh...I can't wait until we're on our own."
"Me too. I hope you know we need to christen each and every room in there."
"Is that a promise?" Finn's voice became much more raspy as leaned down to capture her lips against his.
Finn left the hardware store after making an extra set of keys for their new apartment. He was pretty psyched about the new place. Who ever thought furniture shopping would be so fun? He found himself really getting into it - even doing online research when Rachel wasn't around. Kurt said something about feng shui and Finn then fell down the rabbit hole of internet searching. He'd deny it if anyone ever asked him about it.
He walked into the apartment to hear Rachel arguing with someone on the phone. He gave her a curious look as she shook her head at him. "Fine - someone will be here tomorrow!" Rachel hung up the phone. "The freaking bed is not being delivered today."
"Why not?" Finn leaned against the kitchen counter, his arms crossed over each other.
"Because apparently when I stepped out earlier to get some groceries and they came by. I was gone for 10 minutes. 10 minutes! I didn't have my phone on me and so they left this stupid notice on the door." She handed him the notice and continued on her rant. "It's our first night in our new home and we don't have a bed. Where are we supposed to sleep tonight?!"
Finn rubbed the back of his neck. Their couch wasn't even here yet. There weren't many options for them. "I mean...we still have my bed at the old apartment. Puck's turning the room into a guest room. We could sleep there."
Rachel pouted. "I don't want to sleep there. I wanted tonight to be special in our new home." She stood in front of him, and he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I'll think of something, babe. But we might honestly have to sleep there tonight. Tomorrow can be our first night here." He kissed her forehead.
She sighed. "Fine. I guess so. I've got to head down to the theater anyway for my show tonight. Text me." She kissed him sweetly before pulling away.
He was on a mission. He texted Rachel to meet him at their new apartment and knew he only had a few more minutes before she'd walk through the doors.
"Babe? Are you here?" he heard her call out. Fuck! She was early. He finished some last minute touches, and walked out the bedroom towards her voice.
"Hey baby, how was the show?" he greeted her with a kiss.
"It was good. I'm tired though. Are we gonna head over to Quinn and Puck's now?"
"Uh, yeah. Do you need to pack a bag or something?"
Rachel nodded. "Yeah. I'll be quick." She walked into the bedroom and stopped in her tracks.
The room was decorated in candles, with an air mattress in place of their bed, adorned with their new bed sheets. "Finn?"
She turned around to see him leaning against the doorway, with a small smile on his face.
"I know you really wanted to spend our first night here. So...I thought I'd try to make that happen."
She walked towards him and threw her arms around his neck, pulling him down for a kiss. "You are the sweetest man I have ever met. This is amazing, Finn!"
He grinned down at her. "So you like it?"
"I love it! I love you, Finn."
"I love you too, Rachel." He kissed her lips again as she pulled him towards the mattress.
He was ready to start their new journey with her together in this apartment, and in life.
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