No Strings

chapter 14

"Puck! I'm back! You will not believe who I ran into in Lima!" Finn said as he entered the living and paused when he saw Quinn and Rachel sitting with him, "Oh um-hey guys."

"Hey Finn."

"So, who did you run into?"

"Corinne."

"The girl you had a crush on for the longest in high school?"

Finn smiled, "Yeah, I asked her out too."

Puck's eyes widened while Quinn and Rachel's jaws dropped, "You did what."

Finn, not noticing this, smiled and continued with what he was saying, "Yeah, we spent the whole week together and we helped Mr. Schu with glee. But, we both came to an understanding that we could only be friends."

"So...you're still single?"

"Yeah, why?"

"No reason." Puck shrugged, "Anyways, are you okay now?"

"Yeah, I'm good." Finn smiled, "I'm hungry do they have any food in here?"

"Do we ever have food cooked?" Puck rolled his eyes.

"I can cook!" Rachel said an little too loud.

Finn looked at Rachel for a split second, "It's fine I'm not that hungry." He mumbled before clearing his throat, "Well, um I'm going to take a shower and then maybe take a nap." Finn said then walked to his room.

"He can barely even look at me." Rachel whispered.

"Go talk to him. He has had his space. Now go."

"But-"

"No buts. Go talk to him."

Rachel sighed and stood up. She took a deep breath before opening the door, "Finn?" She said lowly as she walked in the room.

Finn looked back at her, "Umm...do you need something?"

"I want to talk to you."

"About what?"

"Come sit."

Finn awkwardly walked over to her and sat next to her on the bed avoiding all eye contact.

"Finn." Rachel said softly, "Finn look at me." Rachel put a hand on his cheek and turned his head towards her but he still avoided looking at her, "Please look at me baby."

After she said that his eyes immediately went down to hers. Rachel smiled, "I missed you while you were gone." Finn just nodded.

Rachel cleared her throat, "I-um-I thought about you a lot this whole week."

"What do you want Rachel?"

"You, Finn. I want you." Rachel whispered, "Last week I was surprised when you told me you liked me and wanted me as your girlfriend. And after I left your apartment I felt like I had just lost my best friend, Finn. And after you left for Lima it was then that I realized just how much I really do like you. This whole week I was worried sick and when you came in here a few seconds ago all I wanted to do was run in your arms, hug you, kiss you, everything. But, I knew I couldn't. And when I heard you had been dating some tramp this whole week it broke my heart to hear you had been with some other girl that isn't me but I knew I couldn't say anything because I had rejected you and I'm pretty sure you felt way worst when I told you I didn't feel the same way about you. Then when you said it didn't work out, I'm sorry, but I was ecstatic, I made me think I had a chance again. Then I noticed you could barely even look at me and I had just about lost all hope, but Quinn told me to come in here to talk to you. So, I'm sorry Finn. If you will still have me, I would love, more than anything, if you gave me a second chance."