Chapter 27

Finn walked down the hall to his locker and sighed when he saw Quinn across from him. He had been avoiding her for two weeks now. It was hard not to talk to her but it was what was best and he knew it. Two more months he told himself. But it wouldn't end there, not if Quinn went to Yale. Why did his locker have to be so close to hers? It wasn't fair at all. He looked away and started taking out his books for his next class. But then he heard Quinn start talking. "Hey, can I talk to you?" Damn, was she talking to him? He decided not to turn around and pretend he couldn't hear her.

"Sure," Rachel's voice said. That was even worst.

"I'm really sorry, but I've been thinking about it, and I want to go to Yale. I don't want you and Finn to break up and I don't really think it'll be a problem if I'm there or not because he hasn't talked to me in two weeks," Quinn looked across the hall at me and I turned away, pretending to play on my phone.

"Why won't it make a difference? He's already slipping away from me and we live two miles away from each other. What's gonna happen when we're two hours away from each other?" Rachel asked.

"Rach, long distance doesn't work, we already know that. You can't keep thinking it's all gonna be okay with your relationship if I'm not there. Finn might love you and that baby but he's not gonna want to sit and wait for you to come and visit. You know you'll just end up getting hurt," Quinn sighed. Finn just walked over to them and interrupted.

"What are you talking about?" Rachel frowned.

"She thinks I'm gonna cheat on you, Rach. But I hope you know that I'm better than that," Finn shook his head at Quinn.

"I'm not saying that, Finn. I'm just saying that one of you is gonna want more than you can get out of each other and end up hurting each other. You're too naïve, Rachel. You think it's all gonna be perfect if Quinn is out of the picture, but I'm not going anywhere. And I will fight for what I want. I'm going to Yale whether you like it or not, and nobody is gonna stop me now. I'm sick of you telling me that if I'm there, Finn will fall for me and not you because that is the least of your problems," Quinn rolled her eyes. I looked down nervously. Was she actually right?

"What are the chances of you even getting into Yale? You're just a dumb blonde," Rachel said, not realizing how horrible that had sounded.

"I can't believe you said that," He looked at Rachel in disbelief.

"I already got in, early admissions," Quinn frowned and Finn could tell tears were forming in her eyes. "I'm not stupid. I might not make the best decisions but I'm not dumb. And that was the most stereotypical thing that's ever come out of your mouth."

Rachel uneasily looked away from her. Quinn just shook her head and walked away. "That was horrible, Rachel."

"She's gonna throw herself at you, Finn! We're having a baby together, our lives are none of her business."

"If you weren't having that baby, would you have broken up with me if I cheated on you?" He asked.

"If? You did!"

"I kissed Quinn one time, Rachel," He said.

"Yes, I would've broken up with you." She admitted, nodding weakly.

"Then why is this any different? I love you, but that doesn't mean I want to suffer without you in college," He sighed. "If you don't get into NYADA, will you come to Connecticut with me?"

She shook her head slowly. "No."

"What are you gonna do in New York then? Because I know you and that's gonna make you hate yourself even more than you already do," Finn frowned. "I believe in you but you need to be realistic here. You're jealous of her. She got into college and you don't think you will."

"You're kidding, right? Because I love myself and I'm not jealous. I might be a little mad that you're clearly still in love with her but I'm not jealous," Rachel said.

That's it. She had figured him out and he didn't even know it. Was he really still in love with her? No way, she might always make him feel good about himself, supported him, she was always so kind to him, she sacrificed a lot for him, she always seemed to make him feel special and important...was that love? She supported his football dream and she turned him on like crazy. They might not be ready for a relationship, but he knew he was in love with her. So what the hell was he gonna do about it?

"Finn?" Rachel asked, snapping him out of his daydreaming. "Are you okay?"

"I think I'm gonna be sick," He shook his head and walked off down the hall. Rachel sighed and leaned back against the lockers.

What do I do now? Finn asked himself as he walked down the hall. He couldn't just break up with Rachel, she was having his baby. No, he would do anything for that baby. But he couldn't be that mean to Quinn. And then it came to him. Put the feelings aside, Finn. This isn't about you. He knew it was true, it was all about Sophia now. He needed to do what was best for Sophia. So he would forget how he felt about Quinn and be with Rachel. It was what was best.

Okay now I swear there won't be any more Fuinn. I know Finn says he loves her and he really does but he's going to be with Rachel and Quinn is pretty much out of the picture now. Rachel is due in about a month and a half so I will hopefully have prom and Nationals coming up soon with Rachel's NYADA audition and graduation after that :) Thanks for reading, review and PM :D