The Unimaginable Became A Reality (A Glee fanfic/student+teacher romance)

In My Eyes

In My Eyes

Chapter 7

Mr.Schue's POV

The next day...

    It's noon now so I should probably text Rachel. I grab my phone off the charger. "Hey Rachel. Just wanted to let you know we're still on for 2. See you soon. " :) -Mr. Schue 

    I press send and get an instant response. "Yay! I'll bring some sheet music by in case we decide to burst into song afterwards."  ;) -Rachel 

    A laugh escapes from my mouth. She's honestly so adorable. Of course, I don't think it would be wise for me to tell her that. I'll just keep it to myself, at least for now. 

2 hours later...

   It's exactly 2 when I hear a loud knock on my door. I open it up to find no one other than Rachel. We exchange greetings and I let her in. She looks around the apartment. "Wow Mr.Schue. How many boxes do you have?" "At least 40." She sighs. "It's going to be a long afternoon." I laugh. " I know, but we can take musical intermissions every hour or so. Does that sound good?" She laughs. "That sounds great."

  5 hours and 5 musical intermissions later...

    Rachel is lying in a ball on the floor and I'm leaning against the wall with pools of sweat dripping down my face. "Rachel, I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted. Want to call it quits today?" She nods while panting. I take that as an obvious yes. "I appreciate all the help Rachel. Now I have about a third of the boxes left to unload. I can probably manage to get them unpacked tomorrow." 

  "It's no problem Mr.Schue. I actually had a wonderful time today. I could come by and help you finish tomorrow around the same time. That is if it's okay with you?" I smile. "Of course that's okay with me. Now I don't want you wandering the city by yourself at this hour. Let me at least walk back to your place." I grab my coat and we head out the door.

     The first few minutes of the walk to Rachel's are spent in silence. Finally, I decide to break the silence. "Rachel, this is probably a personal question, but I'm just curious. Have you been with anyone with Finn?" Her smile quickly turns to a frown. "No I haven't. I know that Finn would want me to find someone who makes me happy the way that he did, but it just didn't feel right." 

    "I'm sorry Rachel. I feel terrible for asking." "Don't worry about Mr.Schue. I'll find someone when the time is right." I grab her hands and squeeze them. "I have no doubt that you will. Let's be serious Rachel, who wouldn't want to be with you? With your looks, intellect, and talent, it's impossible for guys not to be constantly knocking on your door." She blushes again. "You're just saying that to make me feel better about myself. It's sweet, but I don't think it can help my case." 

    I gently turn Rachel to face me and seriousness washes over me. "Everything I'm telling you is true. I mean every word of it Rachel. I would never lie to you to make you feel better about yourself. I'm just trying to have you see yourself the way that I see you because in my eyes, you're perfect." 

 Hoped that you guys liked this chapter! :) -Mary