My Favorite Song

Chapter 18

Rachel

I hide in the ladies bathroom until I can pull myself together and then I beg Santana to take me home in her free period that afternoon. I don’t tell her what happened between Finn and I because I’m too humiliated and hurt and I don’t think I could get through the story without breaking down. 

My parents aren’t home so I go straight too my room where I throw myself on the bed and finally give in to my misery. This is the second time in the past months that I’ve cried over Finn Hudson and I’m not sure I want to do it again. 

Finn

I looked around for Rachel everywhere this afternoon but it was like she disappeared off the face off the earth. When I reached the car park it was only Kurt waiting for me and he mentioned that he saw Rachel and Santana leaving early. 

When I got home I wanted to go straight over to her house and try to talk to her about what was wrong but I decided to give her some space and let her come to me when she gets over whatever it is that has upset her. 

It’s when I enter my room that I realise that things are a lot worse then I thought because when I look over to her window the blinds are shut. For the first time since I can ever remember Rachel has locked me out of her world and I feel absolutely lost. 

The next day things don’t get any better. Rachel rides to school with Santana and does everything possible to avoid me during school. She won’t return my phone calls and she doesn’t have lunch with the rest of the group. They all seem oblivious to what’s going on though they obviously have reason to believe that Rachel is busy doing something. I don’t understand why she’s behaving this way though; I never knew Rachel could be such a spoiled brat. Of course the rumour mill is speculating again too, which isn’t helping the situation. 

Rachel

Its Friday morning, my birthday. I’m having a nice breakfast with my dads since it will be the only family moment we get today considering we’re having the party tonight. They are letting me have half the day off so that Santana, Blaine and I can get the party organised though. 

I have almost 20 messages on my phone from Finn now and not one of them does he apologise for forgetting my birthday and making plans to spend the night with another girl. The last message he told me I was behaving like a spoiled brat. Unbelievable, maybe I am overreacting but at least I remembered his birthday, in fact he got luckier then he ever had in his life and what does he do when it’s my birthday, agrees to take out that skank Quinn Fabray. I’m not just upset anymore I’m pissed as hell. 

Luckily for me though I got my present from my parents this morning, a brand new black Mazda 3 so I don’t have to worry about getting to school anymore. 

I give Kurt a call and ask him if he wants to ride with me to school, he seemed a bit confused which I’m not surprised considering I haven’t told anyone other than Puck what’s going on with Finn and I. 

‘Oh God’ he shrieks when he reaches my driveway and sees my new car. 

‘Is this your birthday present?’ he asks me. 

‘Yep’ I grin. 

‘Happy Birthday Rach’ he smiles then and comes to give me a hug. We’re just about to pull out of the drive way and a van pulls up and a delivery guy gets out with a bunch of white roses. My favorite. 

‘Delivery for Rachel Berry’ he says. 

‘That’s me’ I smile before sighing for the flowers. Kurt holds them whilst I read the card. 

My Dearest Rachel,

Happy Birthday babe, I hope you have a wonderful day.

Love you 

Finn

‘Oh’ I sigh as I take another smell of the glorious arrangement, I know they must have cost him a fortune but what I’m most happy about at the moment is that my boyfriend didn’t forget my birthday after all. 

‘My brother does it again’ Kurt smiles. 

‘Has he left yet?’ I ask him then. 

‘Yeah just before I got here’ he tells me so we hop in the car and speed off towards school. 

Once we reach the school I take off towards Finn's locker hoping to find him there and just as I thought there he is, the only problem is Quinn is also there. I decide to totally ignore her though and instead go ahead with the Thank you I decided on for my boyfriend. 

‘Finn’ I call out as I walk over to him and when he turns around I launch myself into his arms and take his mouth in a passionate kiss. He doesn’t resist instead he pulls my body against his tightly and returns my kiss with as much passion. 

‘Wow’ he says when we finally pull back for air. 

Quinn is still standing next to us and she doesn’t look happy, I cant help smirk at her. She might have thought her plan was working but she’s wrong. 

‘Thank you’ I tell him then. 

‘Your welcome’ he smiles in return ‘but what are you thanking me for’ he whispers. 

I pull back to look at him and that’s when I realise he has no idea what I’m talking about. ‘You know for my flowers’ I tell him as I take a step back. By this stage Quinn has stalked off somewhere thankfully. 

‘Um I’m confused, what flowers Rachel?’ he asks as he scratches his eyebrow. Normally I would find that totally adorable and would end up dragging him to the eraser room to have my way with him but tears are forming in my eyes instead. 

‘Oh don’t worry about it, it must have been someone’s idea of a joke’ I reply taking a few more steps backwards and away from him. 

‘Hey chica there you are’ Santana rushes up before I can make my get away. 

‘There’s the birthday girl’ Blaine grins as he follows her. 

I try to suck up the tears until I hear Finn gasp at Blaine's comment I just can’t shake the thought that he really forgot my birthday. 

‘Hey guys’ I reply but the tears are falling now and I cant stop them. 

‘What’s wrong?’ Santana asks then casting a glance at me then to Finn and back to me again. 

Finn

‘Nothing. I’ve gotta go’ she tells them before stalking off towards the entrance. 

‘Rachel’ I call out after her and move to run after her but I’m stopped by someone’s hand on my arm, I turn around and find Quinn smiling at me. 

‘Finn what time are you picking me up for the movies tonight?’ she asks. 

I hear both Santana and Blaine gasp at the comment both turning to glare at me but at the same time begging me to tell them it’s not true and in a classic Finn Hudson moment I just stand there with my hands in my pocket staring at my feet like they’re the most interesting thing in the world.