Rachel pushed her food around her plate, suddenly not feeling very hungry. Her loss of appetite had nothing to do with the fact that the hospital food tasted like cardboard. It was actually because the attractive man that she had had a one night stand with was her attending.

She didn't think she would ever see Finn again, and now he was her boss. How was she supposed to work with him? How was she supposed to look him in the eye? How was she supposed to gain his respect after what they had done? This complicated things immensely. Years of hard work in med school were getting flushed away because of one night of wildness, one night of bad decisions. It hardly seemed fair, but that was life. Nothing about it was fair.

Since Rachel had seen Doctor Hudson that morning, she had been extremely quiet. Anyone who knew her would know that it was incredibly uncharacteristic of her, however, no one at the hospital knew her very well. They had only met her today, so they were probably thinking that she was just shy or nervous. Hopefully, they'd never learn the truth; that she was shocked into silence by the fact that she had slept with her attending. This screwed everything up. She was supposed to be a great intern, she was supposed to be promising, she was supposed to surprise everyone with how talented she was. That had been her plan. Now it seemed that she would be known as the slut who had sex with her boss. Even that was the best case scenario, as it was possible that she would get fired.

The sound of laughter broke through Rachel's pity party, and she looked up from her sandwich to where Kurt and Blaine were sitting across the table. The pair got on like a house on fire, and had been talking and laughing for most of the morning. Rachel was actually jealous of Blaine, because it seemed like his morning was going much better than hers.

Kitty, the blonde girl in Rachel's intern group, had gone off with the mohawked doctor that Finn was with. Noah Puckerman. No one missed the way that Noah's eyes had raked over Kitty's body appreciatively, before he asked her if she wanted to learn more about plastic surgery. She had agreed and walked away from the other interns with a flip of her ponytail.

That had just left Rachel, Sam and Blaine. Seeing as Kurt had taken Blaine under his wing immediately, it seemed that the pair would be together all day. Rachel had been sent off to collect some lab results and, when she had returned, she and the three boys had gone to get lunch in the canteen. Kitty was nowhere in sight.

"So, how's your morning been?" Sam asked, which surprised Rachel. She was yet to hear him speak, but it seemed he had finally found his tongue.

"Um..." She pushed the fries that she had gotten around with her fork as she lifted a shoulder. "Alright, I suppose." She lied. She couldn't exactly tell him that she had had a terrible morning because she had woken up next to a stranger who just happened to be her new boss. "How's yours been?"

"Boring." Sam stated plainly. "I got dumped with an OB/GYN surgeon. Pregnant women and babies weren't quite what I had in mind when I became a surgeon."

It actually brought Rachel a little comfort to know that someone else was having a bad day too. Did that make her a bad person? "Whose service were you on?"

"Doctor Quinn Fabray."

Rachel had never heard of her, but she nodded her head and took another bite of her sandwich. Eating was only causing her to feel sick, so she put her food down with a sigh and leaned back in her seat.

"Will you do me a favour?" Sam asked. "If I'm put with her again this afternoon, will you switch with me? I don't want to do OB/GYN." He then put on a weird voice as he said, "Interested, I am not."

Rachel frowned at him in confusion. "What?"

"It's my Yoda impression." Sam explained with a proud smile.

Rachel looked at him judgmentally and shook her head, trying to force what she had just heard out of her mind and forget about it. Luckily, it wasn't hard to forget, because more pressing matters arose moments later.

She could see Finn standing by the door, his eyes scanning the room in search of something, or more likely, someone. Rachel prayed that she would go unnoticed by his gaze, even slouching in her seat so that she was lower down. However, things were not going in her favour today, and Finn's eyes landed on her and he smiled. It became clear that he had been looking for her as he started walking across the room towards their table.

Rachel, not in the mood to face him, hastily stood from her seat. "I need to go to the bathroom." She stated, already walking towards the door on the other side of the room to the one Finn had come through.

"Wait," Sam called. "You never said whether or not you'd work with Doctor Fabray!"

Rachel was too preoccupied trying to escape to answer. She squeezed between the tables as she crossed the room, apologising on more than one occasion to people that she had accidentally nudged. Eventually, she had made it across the room and rushed through the door, walking down the corridor and through a door on her left that led to the staircase.

Unfortunately, the person pursuing her had abnormally long legs, and moments later he came through the same door. "Wait!" Finn said, causing Rachel to stop before she could go onto another floor of the hospital.

She turned around with a sigh. She wasn't about to be chased through the entire hospital. That was unprofessional, and she didn't want to lose her dignity. So, it was time to face the music, so to speak.

"Rachel, we need to talk about last night." Finn said firmly, as if there was no room for discussion.

"Whatever are you talking about, Doctor Hudson?" Rachel said innocently. She could face the music, or she could just deny it completely.

Finn just laughed slightly at the approach she was taking. "You know what I'm talking about."

"Actually, I don't. Because we just met this morning."

Finn raised an eyebrow. "No... We met last night at the bar, right before you invited me to your place so we could have s-"

"Stop!" Rachel exclaimed, not wanting to hear the word leave his mouth. "Nothing happened between us. It was a one time thing and it can never happen again." It was clear that she couldn't deny what had happened, but she could at least make sure it didn't happen again.

Finn took a step towards her with a smirk. "Can't it?"

Rachel's nose filled with the scent of Finn's cologne, which brought back the memory of the previous night. It distracted her for a moment, thinking of how his muscles had felt under her hands, how his hair had felt between her fingers...

She closed her eyes and shook away the memory, taking a step away from the tall brunette. "No! It can't! It's unprofessional and we could get in trouble. Surely fraternising with your interns goes against hospital policy."

Finn casually lifted a shoulder. "Probably. Though it happens more than you would think in this hospital."

"I don't care." Rachel said through gritted teeth. How was Finn not freaking out about what they had done? "I am nothing short of professional, Doctor Hudson. I have worked so hard to get this job, and I'm not going to throw it away for someone like you!"

Finn's cocky smirk faltered slightly at the comment and an adorable frown appeared on his face. No, not adorable. "What's that supposed to mean?" Finn asked, looking a little offended.

"You're just looking for a naive intern to have fun with, no strings attached. Well, that intern isn't me." Rachel explained, not wanting to say anything else that might hurt him. "I want to succeed in this career. I strive for greatness, Finn, and I'm going to be the best damn surgeon that I can. That can't happen if I get fired."

"You won't get fired." Finn assured her.

"Well, it isn't a risk I'm willing to take. I also feel that it's important to mention that I'm not the girl that you met last night. The girl from the bar was just looking for some fun before starting her new job. But I'm not actually like that. Last night I'd had too much to drink, my inhibitions were lowered and I wasn't thinking straight. That was the first, and the last, one-night stand I've ever had. I don't usually sleep with strangers."

"It doesn't have to be a one-night stand." Finn said flirtatiously, taking a step towards her. "Why don't you and I go to get some drinks later?"

"I don't want to get drinks with you!" Rachel exclaimed, trying not to let Finn's disappointed face sway her.

Before Finn could reply, the door burst open and Noah Puckerman entered, dragging a laughing Kitty Wilde behind him.

"Puck, what are you doing here?" Finn said, furrowing his brow in confusion.

"Woah..." Puck looked surprised to see his friend as he wrapped his arm around Kitty. "I didn't think anyone would be here. Everyone usually takes the elevator."

"So you were going to have sex on the stairs?" Finn concluded, a look of disgust on his face. A similar look of disgust appeared on Rachel's face as soon as the words left his mouth.

"No!" Puck said, looking surprised that Finn would even think that. "I do have some class, Finny boy. We were just fooling around. Weren't we, Kelly?"

"Kitty." The blonde corrected quietly, causing a small laugh to escape Rachel's lips. The sound caused Kitty's head to snap up as she scowled at the other woman. "Do you have a problem, Nerd?"

Rachel was about to snap back at her, hoping that Kitty would stop calling her 'nerd' before it became a habit. However, Finn stepped forward before she had the chance. "What did you just say?" He demanded.

Kitty looked at Finn in surprise, obviously not expecting to be confronted.

"It sounded like you called Rachel 'nerd', but I must have misheard, right?" He asked rhetorically. "Because this isn't fucking high school. This is a hospital, and we are surgeons. We don't do name-calling here, because that's childish as hell. What we do is save lives, which requires a certain level of maturity, which you just proved that you don't have."

"I-"

"No." Finn held up a hand to stop the blonde from speaking. "I don't want to hear any excuses. What I want you to do is go and think about whether or not you're mature enough for this job. If you don't think you can stop with the petty names, then I suggest that you quit, because this job clearly isn't for you. If you think that you can grow up, then prove it."

Kitty blushed viciously at being chastised, then turned around and stormed out of the door. Puck watched her leave, a look of shock on his face.

Eventually, he turned back to Finn with a frown. "Dude. What the hell?"

"Come on, man. She needs to grow up if she's going to be a surgeon. I was just giving her a little nudge. Think of it as a teaching moment. Besides, Rachel shouldn't have to deal with such childish crap."

Puck looked at Rachel as if noticing her presence for the first time. His eyes then lit up as he looked to Finn excitedly. "Looks like you found your own intern to have fun with."

Finn looked embarrassed and shook his head. "No, Puck, that's not-"

"I told you that finding another girl would help you move on from-"

"Puck." Finn interrupted, his voice was hard and stern, an unspoken warning hidden within it.

But Rachel had already heard Puck's words, and she wanted to know more about what he meant. Move on from what? Or should she say, move on from who? Was Finn trying to use her as a rebound after a breakup? Well, she was nobody's rebound girl.

"Hey," Puck said, holding his hands up in surrender. "It's OK. I'm sorry for mentioning the... situation. You just enjoy whatever this is," Puck indicated between Finn and Rachel with a mischievous smile. "You can tell me the juicy details later," He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively, causing Rachel to wrinkle her nose in disgust. "But I should go and check on Callie."

"Kitty." Finn corrected with narrowed eyes.

"That's what I said." Puck stated matter-of-factly, causing Finn to roll his eyes. "I'll see you later, Finnster." He said, patting Finn on his shoulder. "And you can tell me more about your chick." He said quietly, as if he didn't want Rachel to hear. However, he didn't say it quietly enough, because she heard him loud and clear.

She watched the boy with the mohawk turn and leave, then Finn let out a sigh and turned around t o face her. He opened his mouth to speak, but Rachel beat him to it. "I don't need you to defend me, Finn. I'm a big girl. I can handle myself."

"I know you can." Finn agreed without argument. "But interns are always like this. They're childish at first, but all they need is a dose of reality."

"You do realise that I'm an intern, right?" Rachel asked with narrowed eyes. "Are you calling me childish too."

"No," Finn shook his head immediately, then a cheeky smile tugged at his lips. "You proved last night just how much of a woman you are."

Rachel rolled her eyes and crossed her arms across her chest, though her cheeks blushed and revealed her hidden embarrassment. She hated the fact that Finn had seen her in that way.

"Speaking of which," Finn continued, taking a step towards her. "What about that drink tonight? I can take you to Beiste's."

"Finn," Rachel said sternly, stepping away from him. "I don't want to get a drink with you. I didn't before, and now I sure as hell don't."

"What do you mean?" Finn frowned in confusion.

"I heard what your friend said. You're using me to move on from your ex. Well, I hate to break it to you, but I'm not going to be used as a rebound. I have more class than that."

"Rachel, you're not my rebound. Puck shouldn't have said that."

"Well, have you recently broken up with someone?"

Finn sighed and rubbed his forehead. "That depends on what you consider 'recently'."

"The fact that you even need to say that shows that it's much too soon for you to be seeing other girls. Therefore, I'm a rebound." Rachel informed him, hating herself even more for what she had done the night before.

Not only had she slept with her boss, but she had slept with her boss who was still hung up on his ex. Great.

"I don't have feelings for her anymore. Trust me, I-"

Rachel held up a hand to stop him from talking. "I don't want to hear it. It doesn't matter anyway, because nothing's going to happen between us. All we're going to do is forget that any of this happened."

"But Rachel-"

"Goodbye, Finn."

Rachel turned and walked towards the door, not wanting to even see Finn again. Last night was a mistake and now everything was turning into a disaster. She had a boss that she had slept with, who had only recently broke up with his ex, yet wanted to have drinks with her again; a fellow intern who hated her; a resident who only had eyes for Blaine; and her first day at her new job had been ruined from her incessant worrying about all of the above.

This was certainly not how she had expected things to go when she had accepted the job at Lima Hospital. Part of her wished she could wake up and this all be a bad dream.

But as she stormed down the corridor, not even sure where she was headed, she knew that this was all very much real.

A/N: The response to the first chapter was incredible, so thank you so much for that!

I would like to apologise for the delay between chapters, but I can assure you that I have a valid reason. All you need to know is that I broke two of my fingers which meant I wasn't in the mood for writing for a while. But I soldiered on. However, I am disappointed with this chapter because it's slightly rushed because I wanted to update ASAP. The next chapter will hopefully be better.

Given that I don't get any more injuries, I'll update on Wednesday or Thursday.

Thank you all for reading!