- FINN'S POV -
[ 5 Months Ago - January At Finn & Rachel's Apartment… ]
"Rach babe, it's gonna be fine. It's just a single month, not even… 25 days. Like, less than four weeks. I'll be back before you have a chance to miss me."
"You honestly think I can go a single day without missing you, much less 25?"
She's got me there.
"Okay, fair. And I'll miss you too, just as much... But baby you'll be busy anyway, it's not like you won't have things going on to keep you preoccupied."
"Finn, just because I have a busy life in progress and a schedule to follow does not mean I will be so preoccupied as to not notice your empty side of the bed or the fact that you'll be halfway around the globe, alone. ALONE, Finn! In a foreign country! And what if some scantily clad hot little Euro-trash tramp decides she wants to take advantage of you?"
She's so cute with her little face all scrunched up.. and extra sexy when she's all jealous and worried like this. I just wish she wouldn't be so stressed out about this trip. "Pfft.. wouldn't matter. It'd be that Euro tramp's bad luck to find the one guy on the entire planet who can't see any other girl who isn't Rachel Berry."
"Oh aren't you sly, mister… Okay that was a good answer."
Despite her tight smile I can see by the look on her face she's not ready to let this go yet. Again. This is probably the fourth time we've gone through this conversation, but her arguments keep getting more creative and desperate each time.
"But… well, well.. what about your mom? Think about her Finn. She'll be worried sick. You'll give her an ulcer."
I snorted a laugh at that, she's grasping at straws now… "Um. Mom helped me with the travel arrangements, Rach."
"Yeah. I forgot about that." Uh-oh. I see that famous Rachel Berry look of determination building in her eyes. "Ok then. I could come with you."
That'd be super awesome and everything, but we'd already talked about that idea before Christmas and why it wouldn't be practical. Why is she freaking out now? Has she forgotten everything we already discussed?
"Babe. We covered this already. I'll be gone less than a month. And you have finals to study for and 2 auditions planned during those weeks, plus that senior dance piece coming up, remember?"
"Yeah, true.. but we could have some seriously hot love making sessions in the Alps. Think of the romance honey, you and me, a crackling fire in a secluded little chalet… undisturbed for 3 whole weekends… I could bring that little red lacey babydoll nighty you like so much and totally make it worth your while."
Ooof. Little Finn just heard that. My mouth just went dry and I know my eyes just went all dark and lusty. Grr… I do really like that little red number… that was a SUPER AWESOME Valentine's day surprise last year!
"Now you're just playing dirty, woman."
"I know I am … is it working yet? I could even sweeten the pot, bring along those matching red stilettos…" She looked up at me with her big doe eyes then smiled coyly and batted her long eyelashes. But then she licked her lips and….
That's it!
"Arrrghhh! Get over here you sexy hot little minx… let's go find those shoes… " I jumped up and grabbed her by the waist. She squealed and giggled as I scooped her up, threw her over my shoulder and carted her off to our bedroom. Enough talking for now.
[ ...an hour later… ]
"...but what if something bad happens to you, Finn?"
"Baby, where's this all coming from? I'll just be hanging out with other musicians. I promise nothing bad will happen to me."
"You can't make that promise to me, Finn. I just… I've been having these dreams… and well, I have a bad feeling. You know I'm a little psychic. I just–"
I shut her up with a long scorching kiss. "Sweetie, stop. Please hear me. I'm gonna go to Austria for a few weeks, and learn about the origins of some really cool percussion styles, and meet some cool expert European percussionists who I probably won't understand at all because they probably don't speak a word of English but who're gonna help me ace my final thesis." I'm kissing her neck in between trying to convince her.. Man she tastes good. "Then I'm coming back and making love to my sexy hot - if somewhat unstable and paranoid - fiancée for like 24 hours straight. Then we're both gonna graduate. And three months after that, I'm gonna watch said crazy sexy fiancée walk down the aisle and I'm gonna make her my crazy sexy wife. And we're gonna have a great life together and you're gonna win a Tony and we're gonna have like, a dozen Finchel babies and live happily ever after and get old and wrinkly together." I can feel the giggles building up in her.
"That's what's gonna happen huh?" Dammit I love the sound of her laugh.
"That's exactly what's gonna happen baby."
"Hmmm.. I love you more than my own life Finn Hudson, I hope you know that."
" I do… and I love you more than my life too." And I really mean that too. And fuck she's so beautiful right now… it's gonna be hard being away from her for any length of time, but the reunion sex is gonna be so good… I'm gonna have to remember that each night while I'm away. I also need to remember the image of her, the way she looks right here in this moment, all sexed up in our bed… this is a memory I'm taking to my grave.
"Listen. I gave you my heart for safekeeping and I fully expect you to come back with IT and YOU in one piece, unharmed. So you'd better mean every single word of that — except… A DOZEN babies, FInn, seriously? Because unless you're planning on growing a uterus in some super secret Hydra lab while you're there, I think we need to pare that number down a little bit."
I laughed so loud at her special brand of crazy that I love so much. "I love you Rachel very-soon-to-be Hudson, you loony, beautiful woman. And I swear on my life babe, all of that is gonna happen. Mark my words. Iron Man and Thor couldn't keep me from coming back to you. I'd never leave you alone."
Aww Rach, not the sad pouty face. I hate the sad pouty face…
"Except you're gonna do exactly that in a couple months."
"We'll Skype and Facebook chat and send telepathic messages every day."
She giggles with this incredulous look on her face. "Telepathic messages huh?"
"Yeah. Like for example, what am I thinking right now?" I asked her while I ran my hands slowly down her body and my tongue went looking for just that sweet spot.. right.. down.. there…
"Ooh… ahh.. OOOO!… y-you're thinking.. weee still have… the r-rest of of the night to do more of THAAAT…."
"That's my girl.. See what I mean, baby?"
"Mmmm… n-n-no, not quite… but I sure as hell feel it… OH GOD FINN… YES…!"
FUCK it turns me on so much to hear her stutterin' and screaming my name like that! She's crazy if she thinks I'm gonna miss out on a lifetime of hearing that sound! Little Finn is busy turning into Mjollnir right now…
[ ...following round 2, the afterglow… ]
"So no more worrying, okay babe? Everything's gonna be fine but I don't wanna leave knowing how stressed you'll be. Promise me you'll just focus on your work and being the best damn Rachel Berry superstar you can be."
"I'll try Finn. I'll miss you so much though. We've never been separated by an ocean before."
"I know. It'll be hard for me too… and I'll miss you too but it's only for a few weeks."
. . . . .
[ — JFK BOARDING TERMINAL, MARCH 5th — ]
"Promise me you'll call every day."
"Rach, the cost of international calls is ridiculous and we're not the Rockefellers.. But we'll text and Skype. Remember the video chat schedule you made for us?"
"Yeah." She's got her face buried in my chest and she's squeezing me so tight I'm not sure she isn't actually fusing to my skin now like Invasion of the Body Snatchers or something.
"Um, Rach honey, you're cutting off my circulation a little bit."
"S-ssorry baby.. I d-don't think I can l-let you go…" Shit. Now she's sobbing into my shirt. I can feel her whole body shaking.
"Sweetie, Rach… baby look at me…" I pulled her chin up to see her pretty face "I'm coming right back. Be my strong girl. Be the force of nature I know you are. I WILL call you as soon as my plane touches down in Austria. Now give me those lips…" I kissed her and tried to fill her with every bit of love I have for her, enough to hold us for a few weeks anyway.
"Ok Finny. I'll try. I'll be strong and focused, but I'll be missing you every minute. And you're so getting video chat sex tomorrow."
Dammit. Eight hour international flight and THAT is the image she leaves me with… so much for sleeping through it; guess I'll be spending a lot of time in the bathroom during this flight!
[PA SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT] 'Condor Flight 5155, New York to Vienna, Now Boarding'
