Forever Has to Start Somewhere
Chapter 9: Britney/Brittany
"She doesn't want to do Britney because their names sound similar?" Jesse questioned. His eyebrows were knitted together in confusion as he walked down the street. His left hand held an iced caffè americano while his right held his phone to his ear.
"That's what she said," Rachel answered.
"That's..." Jesse licked his lips, searching for the word. "Very Brittany of her."
"Mmm."
He took a sip of his drink before asking, "So, what's your opinion on the Britney thing?"
"She's an icon and that fact is undeniable," she said without hesitation. "I certainly wouldn't turn down the opportunity to try my hand at one of her numbers. And while I can understand why Mr. Schue is against us covering her, we've definitely covered much more risque material."
He gave a soft hum and, remembering one of the stories she'd told him, offered up, "Push it?"
"Push it," she agreed.
"What Britney number would you do if Mr. Schue let you?" Jesse questioned.
"The others are in favor of some of her more upbeat songs. Toxic has been thrown around a lot." He heard a door shut on the other end of the line before Rachel added, "I think Sometimes or Lucky would be nice to try."
"Good choices, but not quite right for a school assembly."
"True enough, though I would argue Toxic is probably a little risque for a school function."
"I can't see Coach Sylvester letting that one slide, that's for sure." Jesse glanced at his watch before asking, "Are you at home?"
He heard Rachel make a soft sound. "Yes. I just walked in the door."
He smiled as he requested, "Sing for me? I'm going to be locked up in the library all afternoon trying to finish this paper. It'll help me power through."
"Your incorrigible," Rachel accused, though the words were teasing. "I sung for you last night."
"And I'll sing for you tonight," Jesse promised. "But you singing a Britney song happens to be relevant to the conversation."
"Fine, fine." There was silence for a moment as she prepared herself. Then her voice coming over the line, soft and sweet, "You tell me you're in love with me, like you can't take your pretty eyes away from me. It's not that I don't want to stay, but everytime you come too close I move away."
Jesse let his eyes close briefly as he listened.
In the back of his mind was the nagging thought that listening to his girlfriend sing about a girl being unable to commit to a man she loved shouldn't have been this relaxing.
He ignored it because he had complete faith in him and Rachel. They were each others perfect match and he knew that if for some reason they separated, it would only be a matter of time before she came back to him.
Though, he certainly hoped that never happened.
Kurt (Wednesday 8:43am):
Have you seen what your girlfriend is wearing today?
Jesse frowned at the text message.
It wasn't exactly unusual for Kurt to text him.
While Kurt was definitely closer to Rachel, they had spent a good chunk of the summer together and grew close. They traded haircare tips back and forth, the two of them cared a lot more about their locks than Rachel did, and commiserated over Rachel's penchant for dramatics which outmatched their own.
However, Kurt bringing up Rachel's clothing was strange.
While Jesse knew Kurt hated majority of Rachel's wardrobe, Kurt also knew that Jesse was not nearly as fashion inclined as he was. As long as it was black and clean, Jesse would throw it on.
He pursed his lips before shooting back a series of question marks.
Kurt's reply came almost immediately.
Kurt (Wednesday 9:03am):
Are you in public?
You (Wednesday 9:04am):
Why?
Kurt (Wednesday 9:04am):
Because, going by the reaction of the male population of McKinley high school, you might have an embarrassing problem to take care of once I show you.
Jesse's eyebrows raised.
He'd been expecting Kurt to go on a tangent about how horrible Rachel's outfit was, not to imply that whatever she was wearing was so sexy that it had turned on half the population of the school.
He wasn't exactly sure how he felt about that.
On one hand, Rachel was his girlfriend and he was an incredibly possessive person. On the other hand, Rachel's confidence could definitely use the boost and she would need experience in being seen as sexy for some of the roles she would encounter on Broadway.
Before he could think on it any further, his phone went off in his hands.
He thumbed open the message.
His throat when dry when he saw the picture Kurt had sent him.
Rachel was sitting at her desk with her legs crossed and her eyes focused ahead. She had a pen pressed against her lower lip. The outfit she was wearing wasn't too different from her usual, but it was much more naughty school girl than innocent.
He tore his eyes from the picture in order to message Kurt.
You (Wednesday 9:08)
What happened?
Kurt (Wednesday 9:09)
Santana made fun of her clothes yesterday and she went to the dentist.
You (Wednesday 9:10)
What does the dentist have to do with that?
Kurt (Wednesday 9:12)
Santana and Brittany had these Britney fantasies while they were there.
Rachel might have had one too.
I'll grill her at lunch and get back to you.
Jesse sent back an affirmative before scrolling back up the conversation to the picture.
He stared at it for a few more moments before pressing to save it.
It was a nice photo and Rachel looked extremely attractive.
There was no harm in keeping it around, especially when he hadn't gotten to see the look in person.
"No Britney?" Jesse questioned when Rachel's face filled his computer screen.
She was sitting in her desk chair, her legs pulled up to her chest and her arms locked around them.
Over the course of the week, she'd taken to staying in her Britney closed all day but now she was dressed in a pair of purple silk pajama shorts and one of his tee-shirts.
"No Britney," Rachel affirmed.
"Not that I'm that bent out of shape about it," he said as he shifted to lean against the palm of his hand, "especially since I quite like the look of you in my shirt, but why not?"
"For one, the assembly today was a complete disaster." She must have seen something curious in his expression because she tacked on, "I'll tell you about it later."
"Fair enough."
"Also because I realized I didn't want to take fashion advice from someone wears a cheerios uniform to school everyday." Rachel reached up, brushing a strand of hair behind her ear. "And, I like the way I dress. It might be a bit immature, but I think that's okay."
"It is," Jesse agreed. There was a brief moment where they both just smiled at each other. Then Jesse prompted, "So, tell me about the performance. What could be so bad it turned you off Britney completely?"
"Oh my god, Jesse, it was horrible! Coach Sylvester pulled the fire alarm on us!"
E/n: Honestly I find the Britney episode so unsatisfying. I like the songs played in the episode, but I thought they were all the same basic type of song and they were all from the same Britney-era you know? She has so much they could have picked from.
Other then that, I don't really have much to say on this chapter. I like the way it came out but that's that.
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