My Favorite Song

Chapter 6

Finn

I thought I was home free since Quinn hadn’t show up but when I hear Rachel say hi to her I feel like crawling under the table. I know how everyone at the table feels about her because of the way she used to treat them, and I hate the fact that she’s here now reminding them of that because of me. But Quinn is my friend what am I supposed to do? 

‘Hey’ I say and use the opportunity move closer to Rachel who offers me a small smile when our thighs brush against each other. 

Quinn takes that as an invitation to sit down and I throw Santana a grateful smile when she remains quiet and just eats her sandwich. 

‘Rachel I brought your favourite’ Santana says then and hands over Rachel what looks like a Muffaletta Sandwich from Breadsticks, which her mother owns. 

‘Oh I love you’ Rachel squeals and takes the offered sandwich. My mouth almost waters at the sight of Rachel unravelling the sub and she looks up at me and catches it. 

I see her look over at my lunch box to check out the contents and I have a sneaking suspicion to what she’s looking for. 

‘Wanna share?’ she asks me quietly. 

‘Hell yeah’ I reply and go to take the offered half. 

‘Tsk Tsk Tsk Hudson’ she laughs ‘I think you have something in there for me’ she says with a laugh. I join in with her laughing totally oblivious to the stairs everyone else at the table is giving me. 

‘I know your mum made chocolate cake yesterday, I could smell it from my bedroom’ 

‘Ok’ I tell her and then pull out the two pieces of cake, one that is in a white paper bag with a note from my mum. 

Rachel

I take the bag with a squeal of delight and read the note that Carol has left me with a smile. See, ever since I can remember when she has made chocolate cake she has always packed me a piece with either Finn or Kurt's school lunch. It’s tradition. 

I see the looks of delight from Santana and Blaine who know my secret. The confused look from Puck and a look that I cant read from Quinn. Is she his girlfriend? 

‘Thank you’ I say then and give him a kiss on the cheek. ‘I’m going to invite you to have lunch with me more often’ I joke. I see Quinn's head snap round at that comment and I realise that I have probably put my foot in something. 

He offers me a smile but I can see his ears are red and that I have embarrassed him. 

‘Oh here you go Quinn. As promised’ he says then before reaching in his pocket and pulling out a snickers for her. I watch as her face lights up in delight and she thanks him. That must be something sweet, great boyfriends like Finn do for their girlfriends I think to myself. 

‘So are you excited about the gig on Friday’ he asks me then. 

‘Yeah I am actually’ I tell him and then I remember. I reach in to my bag and pull out the folder that I found mysteriously in my locker. ‘You guys are never going to believe this but someone wrote a song and want me to sing in on Friday. It’s beautiful’ I tell them. 

‘Who?’ Santana asks excitedly. 

‘I don’t know it’s anonymous but the note says it’s for me and they can’t wait to hear me sing it’ I tell them with a smile. The words to the song are beautiful and lead me to believe that they could be by a guy. 

‘Secret Admirer?’ she asks me then. 

I shrug. I didn’t give that much thought because I didn’t want a secret admirer but if Finn is with Quinn then maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. 

‘Are you coming on Friday night?’ I turn and ask Finn hoping that he is going to say yes. 

The bell rings before he can answer me and we all start to get up ‘that’s a great idea. We’d love to come wouldn’t we Finn' Quinn answers and then reaches out the grab his arm. 

‘Um great’ I reply as I watch pathetically as the guy I’m in love with walks to class with his girlfriend.