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Chapter 15: Leaving McKinley

Kurt and Blaine watched from a slight distance as Finn and Rachel sat hand in hand in the administration building parking lot, waiting for her dads.

"Did you have any idea that she was a girl?" Blaine said.

"No, I mean I knew that it was something, but not this," Kurt admitted. "Say what you will about her she's going to make a fabulous Yentl."

"I can't believe Finn knew this whole time and he never said anything, who knew that he could keep a secret."

"I know, it's insane, I knew I should have done more digging."

"You did plenty," Blaine said. "So, what do you think about Finn dating her?"

"Well, she did kind of come to my rescue, and I bet she could get us free theatre tickets so, I have to say I'm for it."

Finn held Rachel's small hand in his as they waited for her dads to arrive. She kept glancing at her watch, wishing that time would move more slowly. Manhattan was less than an hour away in traffic so she knew that they would be there any minute.

"Did you mean what you said before?" Rachel finally said, looking up at Finn with wide eyes. "Do you love me?"

He nodded, and turned up one corner of his mouth, "Yeah," he said. "You don't have to say it back or anyth-"

"I love you too," she said, cutting him off. And he leaned in to kiss her and graze her cheek softly with his knuckles.

"Ow," she said quietly, recoiling a little at his touch.

"Sorry," he said.

"It's okay."

"You know most guys can't take a punch from Dave Karosfsky," Finn said. "You're kind of a badass you know that?"

She smiled at him and laid her head on his shoulder, "I am aren't I?"

"How mad were your dads when you talked to them?"

She shrugged. "They were more angry at themselves than anything, but I assured them that I wouldn't trade the month I spent here for anything."

"Me neither," he said. "So, what happens now?"

"Well I'm going home tonight," she said. "But I thoroughly expect your presence at the premiere of my play in June."

"Nothing will be able to keep me away," he assured her.

Rachel's heart sank as her dads car pulled up to the front parking lot. "I have to go Finn."

"Not before we get to say goodbye you don't," Kurt said along with the rest of the glee boys walking out into the parking lot.

Rachel smiled so wide that the brownish-red bruise on her cheekbone ached a little. "I'm so sorry for lying to you guys," Rachel said.

"And I'm sorry for being such a jerk to you," Kurt said.

"And I'm sorry for the time I made you look at that penthouse magazine in science lab, I didn't realize," Puck said.

"And I'm sorry for-

"Look let's just assume we're all sorry," Rachel said cutting off Artie. "Now give me a hug, all of you." And they all gathered to embrace her.

"Bye guys," she said.

"Oh and Finn, good job buddy, don't tell anyone this but the first thing I thought when I saw Daniel here was that he'd make a good-looking chick," Puck said, giving Rachel a friendly shove.

"Okay, I really do have to go," she said, chuckling at Puck's "compliment."

Finn wasn't sure if he should kiss her one more time with her dads in the parking lot, but he knew that if he didn't he wouldn't get his chance again for awhile, so he did.