The driver

chapter 16: Leaving

Finn's heart pounded vigorously in his chest as he knocked on the door. Part of him hoped to god that she didn't see it, the stupid part apparently, because there was no way in hell that she hadn't seen it. The pictures were everywhere. He'd ended the kiss as soon as it happened, but the damage was done. Ben-Israel was in exactly the right place at exactly the right time, for him anyway. For everyone else involved, his timing couldn't have been worse.

"Why, if it isn't the slimeball himself?" Kurt said as he answered the door for a very guilty looking Finn. "Don't bother, she doesn't want to see you."

"Look, those pictures… it isn't what you think, Quinn kissed me, I pushed her off."

"I really wish I could believe you," Kurt said.

"Then believe me, look Quinn Fabray is not trying to get back together with me, she was just trying to get her face in the papers again."

"Well it worked, these pictures are everywhere. Do you have any idea how humiliating this is for Rachel?"

"I know, look, just let me talk to her, just for a minute."

"Don't bother," Rachel said, exiting her room behind a stern looking Mercedes.

"Rachel, what are you doing?" Finn said, noticing the luggage she dragged behind her.

"I'm going home Finn," She said.

"That's right you owe us a new roommate you third rate Ben Affleck," Mercedes sniped.

"You're leaving?" Finn said.

"What do you expect me to do? You've actually made me hate getting attention, do you have any idea how big that is for me?" Rachel said.

"Look you can't just leave, everybody knows you in Lima, do you really think it'll be any better for you there?" Finn Argued.

"At least there I can make an honest living, my dad is the fine arts administrator at my old school, he offered me a job doing office work and coaching the glee club after school. I had to accept it, nobody will hire me here, I botched my first real chance at being taken seriously as an artist and now the one good thing I had going in my life is all over the tabloids kissing Quinn Fabray."

"Rachel, I didn't cheat on you, she kissed me."

"Right, the most beautiful girl in the universe kissed you. So what now? Do I just sit idly by why models throw themselves at you to boost their pathetic little careers? How can I compete with that Finn?" She said, frantically circling the room, grabbing her purse, plane tickets and every last thing that she needed to disappear for good.

"I'm not asking you to compete with her," Finn said.

"It was a mistake for me to come here, it was a mistake for me to ever get involved with you. God, what was I thinking?"

"Rachel can you just calm down for a second," Finn said, grabbing her by the shoulders and stopping her in her tracks. "I want to make this right."

"How, how can you make this right? No matter what you say the press is going to think what they want. And what they want to think is that once you got tired of slumming it with the help you finally came to your senses."

"Is that what you think?" Finn said.

"What am I supposed to think?" she said, tears glistening in her eyes. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a plane to catch." Before Finn could say another word Rachel turned to hug Kurt and Mercedes.

"I'll send for the rest of my things," Rachel said, "Thank you guys for everything." She said before disappearing out the door.

Oh know how will Finn get his girl back? Stay tuned!!!