Chapter 9:
Rachel was quiet when they returned to the house and Finn followed her to his room, knowing she only wanted him right now. He glanced at Kurt's door before he entered his room, he could talk to Kurt later, Rachel needed him right now.
He saw her sitting on the edge of his bed and he sat down next to her, wrapping his arm around her so that her head rested on his shoulder. "You can cry if you need to, I'm not going anywhere."
"I'm going to say something that might sound a little crazy considering we already talked to the police." Rachel started, moving her head off his shoulder to look at him.
"What's that?" Finn asked her curiously.
"I think we should bring in Santana. She's great at finding out things about people and she knew there was something up with Brody, I just never told her. Her damn Mexican third eye." Rachel replied.
Finn thought it over for a moment and looked into her eyes. "You're right. She did know something was going on but she wasn't sure what. She called me a few days before you got here to explain what she had seen. I was just thinking about booking a flight to New York to find out what was going on when you showed up at McKinley."
"She did? Why did she do that?" Rachel asked in astonishment.
"Because despite Santana's sometimes bitchy exterior, she does care about her friends and you, babe are definitely a friend of hers." Finn replied, giving her his half smile.
Rachel dialed Santana's number and waited for the feisty Latina to answer the phone. She had put it on speaker phone so that Finn could hear the conversation.
"Let me guess, your calling cause you and Finnocence did the nasty and now you're not sure what your going to do." Santana answered, obviously having checked her caller Id.
Rachel blushed and looked over at Finn, who had a small smile on his face. "Uh no, Santana. How did you even know I came to see him?"
"Rachel, you are so predictable. Whenever you have had a problem since high school, you always go to Finn. Why should this time be any different."Santana explained. "So, why are you calling then?"
"I need your help. You were right to think something was wrong with Brody. Those bruises you saw when I said I fell, came from him. He's been abusing me for awhile and he almost killed me before I got away. I need your help in catching him." Rachel explained.
"Why didn't you say something sooner?" Santana yelled through the phone.
"I didn't want you to call Finn. What I didn't know was that you already did." Rachel explained.
"Is he there?" Santana snapped back.
Finn and Rachel locked eyes as he replied. "Yeah San, I'm here."
"What's going on? Why do you need my help?" Santana asked them, calming down slightly.
"Brody's followed her here, Santana. We've already went to the police, he drugged her just the other night." Finn explained. "We both know that there is only so much they can do."
"Where are you staying? I'll meet you guys." Santana replied with the sounds of shuffling.
"We're at my mom's, San. I don't think we're leaving anytime soon." Finn replied, looking at Rachel.
"No, we'll wait for you here. I'm sorry, San." Rachel replied, her voice breaking at the end. Finn wrapped an arm around her and kissed her temple as he hung up with Santana.
"You okay?" Finn asked her when she was silent for a few minutes.
"No. I'm terrified and I don't know what to do." Rachel explained softly.
Finn squeezed her closer and rubbed her back. "Hey, it's okay. I'm right here and I'm not leaving you."
Rachel managed to fall asleep a few hours later. Finn stayed by her side to help her feel safe. There was a soft knock on the door an hour later as Rachel continued to sleep on his chest.
Carole poked her head around the door and looked at Finn. "Santana is here to see you."
"Thanks mom. I think I'll leave her sleeping while I talk to Santana." Finn replied, carefully sliding out from under Rachel. She stirred only slightly as he got up but quickly fell back to sleep.
Finn put his shirt back on before making his way up the stairs. He found Santana sitting in the living room, his mom keeping her company. "Hey Santana. Thanks for coming."
"Hey Frankenteen. How's Berry?" Santana asked, rising up from the couch.
"She's terrified but otherwise doing okay. She's sleeping in my room right now." Finn explained, sticking his hands in his pockets.
"How the hell did this happen? And how did Lady Hummel not notice?" Santana asked placing her hands on her hips.
"Apparently Rachel did a very convincing job of covering up what was happening to her." Finn said. "I only found out what happened when she showed up here, covered in bruises and cuts."
"Fuck...she's really let this get out of hand." Santana replied.
"She didn't do anything. She was trying to get out and feel safe again. It's not her fault that Brody followed her here and is stalking her." Finn said hotly.
"That's not what I meant at all." Santana quickly backtracked. "I just meant that she should have left him sooner or at least told someone."
"He threatened me that if I told anyone, he would not only kill me but the person I told as well." Rachel spoke up from the doorway.
Finn turned to look at her and noticed she looked like she hadn't slept well. He got up and gravitated towards her, wrapping her arms around her in comfort.
"Donkey face has a whole shit list of things he's going to have to pay for." Santana said in anger.
Finn rubbed Rachel's back and guided her to the couch. "Are you okay? Did you sleep okay?"
Rachel shook her head and looked down. "I woke from a nightmare and you weren't there, so I went looking for you."
"I'm sorry baby. San was here and I wanted to give her an explanation." Finn explained.
"When was the last time you saw Donkey Face's pathetic ass?" Santana asked Rachel.
"A couple days ago. Kurt and I ran into him at the club on Oak Blvd. Kurt didn't let him near me but he slipped something into my drink." Rachel explained.
"Okay. The police obviously have a patrol on duty outside Finn's house, so for now I'm going to head back to my hotel room." Santana replied. "I'll start looking into where he could be holed up here in Lima and you call me if you hear anything from Donkey Face."
Rachel nodded and led her out before closing the door behind her. Finn watched her as she moved back into the living room. She still didn't seem reassured.
"Don't worry. Santana is on the case and you know she never loses." Finn said soothingly.
"Yeah." Rachel responds quietly. She sits slowly on the couch and notices when Finn gently sits beside her and takes her hand.
"What's bothering you?" Finn asked her gently.
Rachel let out a deep breath and looked up at him. "You guys can't be with me all the time and I think Brody just proved that it doesn't matter if you are, he can still get to me." Rachel explained softly.
"That may be true but I want you to know this." He waited until her eyes were on his. "I love you and I will do everything in my power to keep you with me."
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
So sorry this update took so long. I kept losing what I wrote for this chapter but I finally got it up. So Santana is now on the case and we all know she can find out anything. Let's see how long until she takes care of Brody. Some more juicy drama in the next chapter so stay tuned. As always, please review and let me know what you think so far. Until next time, 'Losers.'