Querencia (Sean x Finn)

Chapter Seven

Two more days pass and it was Friday, two days away from Christmas. Finn had been working on it since the day after their first kiss, on his own private time. He was nervous. He'd never given a romantic partner a present. In his defense he'd never had one before Sean, so it was all still new to him. He felt silly for making a big deal out of it in his head because they hadn't even talked about getting presents for each other. Sean probably thought it wasn't a big deal and that was completely okay to Finn, he wouldn't know how to react anyway.

Cassidy and Penny helped him with it, called him a sappy dope, but also said Sean would love it. He was almost finished, just had to print off a couple more photos and the little scrapbook would be finished, for the time being anyway. The problem with that was, he didn't have his truck with him. There'd be no way for him to just sneak out and find the nearest Walgreens, which according to Google was in the next town, so that was just awesome.

He cautiously made his way over to Claire and Stephen who were both sitting in the living room in their recliners. They'd seemed to like him better as the week progressed, so maybe it really wasn't that big of a deal to ask for a favor, but it still made him feel bad. He hated asking for help and this was no exception.

"Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds?" He got into their line of sight and gave a small smile. Claire put her book down and Stephen put down his TV remote.

"Yes, Finn? Is everything alright?" The grandpa asked as he adjusted his glasses.

"Oh, um, yes. Everything is good, I was just.. okay. I'm working on a Christmas present for Sean and it's almost done. I was just wondering, if it isn't too much to ask, could I possibly get a ride to a place that prints off pictures?" It came out all at once and he felt silly as they grinned at him, his cheeks burning.

"Claire was just about to head that way, weren't you, dear?" Stephen asked his wife and she slowly nodded, her grin getting smaller.

"Have to pick up my prescriptions. They have what you're looking for there." She got up to put her book away and gave him a strained glance, "I'll be ready in an hour."

Finn nodded and hoped they couldn't hear him gulp out of fear.

He finished getting ready within that hour, Sean's questions and concerns never ending. He didn't understand why Finn had to leave with Claire, that he was scared she was gonna say some things that would hurt Finn's feelings. He assured his boyfriend that it wasn't possible as he gave his forehead a small kiss. And after that he was gone and awkwardly sitting in the passenger side of Claire's minivan.

She liked driving in silence. No music or anything. At least Stephen liked listening to his classic rock, that was cool. But not that silence. It ate at him, made him jittery. He was already dreading the drive.

"Do you have your license?" Claire asked out of nowhere.

"Yes, ma'am. I do."

"Hmm.." Claire hummed, her eyes never leaving the road. "I know Sean got that cashier job not long after moving out there. What about you? Do you work?"

"I do odd jobs here and there. I'm gonna be starting an apprenticeship at a tattoo shop when I get back to Seattle." Finn answered proudly. It hadn't been a decision he took lightly. He knew his family weren't gonna be happy about it, that they wanted him to take on their business. And if Claire knew anything about that she wouldn't have given him a disapproving stare, but she didn't, and so she looked at him like he was nothing.

Finn shook it off, the rest of the ride completely silent until they pulled up to the pharmacy. She got out first, not giving him a second glance as they made their way inside. They went different directions once they reach the entrance and luckily what Finn needed was directly to the right.