My Dream Come True

chapter 23

It was now Friday and Rachel was at home, running around organizing everything before Finn came over for dinner. Once everything was to her satisfaction, Rachel plopped down on the couch. She immediately thought about what had happened at school over the past week. 

(Earlier in the week) 
By the time she got to school on Tuesday morning, everyone knew about her and Finn. All the girls she passed either whispered about her with a smile, or whispered about her with a glare. She could tell that most of the senior girls didn't like her because she was dating the guy they all wanted. She took it all with a grain of salt, not letting it get to her. Trish, one of the girls in her class, came up to her as soon as she walked through the doors and told her that everyone was talking about her and Finn. She also said that all the girls were green with envy...and extremely jealous. 

When Rachel finally got to her locker, there was a red rose and a note taped to the outside of it. She smiled at she pulled them off and read the note. 

Rachel, 
Just in case you lost the other roses I gave you, here's another one. 
Love, 
Finn 

Her smile grew as she closed her eyes and brought the rose up to her nose. It was then that she felt two strong, but gentle arms wrap themselves around her from behind. 

"Hey gorgeous," Finn whispered into her ear. 

Rachel kept her eyes closed as she leaned back into him. "Hey," she responded. 

"I see you got my present," Finn said, kissing her cheek. 

"You know," Rachel said as she turned around to face him. "If you keep this up, I won't have any place to sleep. My bedroom will be overflowing with flowers." 

Finn smiled and winked at her. "Then I guess you'll have to stay somewhere else. I do have a king sized bed, you know." 

Rachel smiled up at him and decided to play along. "When should I come over then?" she asked as she kissed his neck. 

Finn didn't know how to respond. He figured that she would blow off his lame attempt at seducing her, but she didn't. She was now seducing HIM! 

Rachel saw the shock on his face and she had to laugh. "You're not the only one that knows how to seduce someone, Finn Hudson," she said before turning around to open her locker. Finn just laughed. 

Once she had her books, her and Finn walked down the hallway, arms around each other. Everyone was staring at them, but neither of them noticed. Before she met Finn, Rachel avoided drawing attention to herself at all costs. But now that she was with him, she didn't care if people made her the center of attention. As long as Finn was by her side, she could handle anything. 
(End of daydream) 

A smile came to Rachel's lips as she thought about the past week. She was pulled out of her daydream when the doorbell rang. She sprang to her feet and raced for the door...trying desperately to beat her parents to it. But she was to late. Her dad got there before she could. 

"Finn!" Mr. Berry said, opening the door and stepping aside so Finn could enter. 

"Hey Mr. Berry," Finn said. "Thanks for inviting me over for dinner." 

"I'm glad you could make it," Mr. Berry answered. "Dinner's almost ready, so why don't we go into the living room and relax for a little while." 

Finn followed Mr. Berry into the living room, where he found Rachel standing there, waiting for him with a smile. 

Finn smiled in return. "Mr. Berry," he said as he walked toward Rachel. "Rachel won't tell me any stories about when she was younger." Finn noticed that Rachel's smile vanished instantly. It was replaced by a pleading look. "I don't suppose you would be willing to share a few, would you?" 

Mr. Berry looked at his daughter, and he saw her pleading silently with her eyes for him not too. "I would be more than happy to, Finn." 

Apart from the stories her dad told Finn about when she was little, the rest of the night went by pretty well. Dinner was good, and her mom liked Finn immediately. There weren't any awkward silences like Rachel had originally thought, and Finn was great. He was talking up a storm with her dad - laughing, joking...even her mom got involved, which seldom happened. 

Rachel had to smile as she watched Finn interact with her parents. Her parents had never opened up to any of her friends so easily, and never acted this way about a guy that she was dating. 

She didn't notice that she had been staring at Finn until she felt him rub her leg under the dinner table. She responded by reaching over and placing her hand on his thigh. She then started to draw lazy circles with her index finder on his leg. This caused quite a reaction from Finn, who suddenly seemed distracted from his conversation with her dad. 

Rachel's smile grew when she realized just how much of an effect she was having on him. Finn reached down and covered her hand his, stopping her from drawing on his leg. He couldn't concentrate when she did that. He looked at her, raising an eyebrow as if to ask if she knew what she was doing to him. 

Rachel bit her lower lip and shrugged her shoulders slightly, feigning innocence. Finn shook his head and let out a stifled laugh. He then leaned over and whispered into her ear: "Behave yourself, or I'll get your dad to tell me more stories about your early years." 

Rachel hung her head in defeat, but kept the smile on her face. Finn squeezed her hand before he turned to face her parents again. 

The rest of the night was pretty uneventful. After dinner, everyone made their way out into the living room, where they sat and talked for another hour. Then it was time for Finn to leave. 

"Thanks for dinner," Finn said as he walked to the front door. "It was nice to see you again Mr. Berry, Mrs. Berry." 

"Please call me Will," her dad said, much to Rachel's surprise. 

"And I'm Shelby," her mom said. 

This was a first. Her parents never wanted her friends to call them by their first names. Well...except for Quinn. 

Finn shook hands with Will and Shelby, then looked at Rachel. Shelby pulled Will away so the kids could have some privacy. 

"I can't believe you got my dad to tell you stories about me," Rachel said with a smile. 

"Hey, I had to get you back. I mean, my mom did tell you about my encounter with Donald Duck." 

Rachel let out a laugh. "Yeah, that was pretty good." 

"I don't know," Finn said with a playful smile. "I liked the one where you lifted your dress up, and pulled your underwear down, in the middle of a wedding reception because your mom wouldn't take you to the bathroom." 

"And if you tell anyone that story, I will KILL you," Rachel said as she grabbed Finn's shirt and pulled him to her. 

"Hey, my lips are sealed," Finn said with a smile. 

"They better not be," Rachel teased before she leaned up and kissed him, running her tongue along his lips in an attempt to get him to open his mouth. 

Finn didn't need to be asked twice, he immediately parted his lips and deepened the kiss. He didn't want to get too carried away with her parents in the next room, so he reluctantly pulled back sooner than he wanted to. 

"Never mind," Finn said. "My lips are never sealed." 

Rachel let out a laugh before kissing him softly again. 

"I'll call you tomorrow," Finn said against her lips. 

"You better...if you know what's good for you," Rachel teased. 

Finn kissed her again before he opened the door and left. Rachel watched as he climbed into his Jeep and drove off. She closed the door and let out a sigh of satisfaction. Dinner went a lot better than she had thought it would.