1x10: Just In Love With You

Episode Synopsis: Finn attempts to find a way to tell Rachel the truth about the Simone kiss, but unfortunately his lies come back to hurt him, straining Finn and Rachel's relationship. Rachel finds out about the chance to audition for the Broadway musical Funny Girl and her rivalry with Simone intensifies.

Finn sat on the loft couch, staring absentmindedly at the television, trying to process what had happened between him and Simone. Rachel and Kurt weren't supposed to be back in to the loft for another hour or so, which bought Finn some time to come up with a way in telling Rachel what happened in the auditorium. Finn heard the door open, taking in a deep breath—but stopped when he saw Santana entering with an umbrella in her hand. Finn was in such a state of guilt that he didn't say a word to Santana. Finn shook his head in confusion, watching Santana walk over to him with a smile.

"So, it's still just you?" Santana smirked. "I would have thought that you would have been making out with Rachel on the couch…or maybe cooped up in your room having 'I'm so glad your back' sex."

"Santana, can you stop bagging on me for a minute." Finn tersely asked, staring back at the television. Santana quit joking when she realized that Finn looked worried, sitting on the couch next to him, feeling concerned.

"Hey, Finn are you okay?" Santana asked. "I mean, usually you don't mind when I make fun of you and Rachel, but…today you're just…upset."

"There's a lot of things going through my mind right now." Finn muttered, looking down at his hands. "For one thing, Burt has cancer and he was in surgery early this morning."

"Oh god…" Santana gasped slightly, putting a hand on Finn's shoulder. "Finn, I'm sorry."

"Oh you think you're sorry about that? Check this out." Finn sighed. "At Glee practice yesterday, the girl Simone that I was telling you reminds me of Rachel a bit; she handcuffed me to a chair and then kissed me."

"She did what?" Santana looked outraged as Finn nodded his head.

"Yeah, it was like she was all into getting kinky and crap…and then she kissed me right on my mouth." Finn said.

"You should have slapped the bitch." Santana continued to look outraged, Finn looking shocked towards her.

"I can't slap Simone. I'll go to jail…plus she's a girl." Finn mentioned. "Also Rachel would probably handcuff my hands to one of the kitchen chairs and just leave me there."

"Oh, Finn…I don't think that Rachel would do that." Santana shrugged her shoulders. "But still, you should have done something. She knew that you were with Rachel and yet she tried to pursue you anyway! She's annoying and just creepy. She reminds me of Old Rachel 2.0…except Old Rachel was never a bitch like that; she never was possessive like trying to handcuff you to chairs."

"So what am I going to do about her? And what am I going to tell Rachel? If I tell Rachel, Rachel will kill me." Finn ran a hand through his hair while Santana stroked her chin.

"Well you have to tell her…but you have to be gentle about it." Santana suggested. "There's nothing more serious than your fiancée finding out that you kissed a student."

"She's not a student…I'm still a student…I just…oh god!" Finn began to feel overwhelmed once again. "If I tell Rachel then she's going to just break up with me and I love Rachel. So I need to find a way to tell her in a way that she won't go ballistic on me."

"Well, I'm sure you'll figure it out." Santana patted Finn's shoulder. "You always do." Finn and Santana whipped their heads to the door, hearing Kurt and Rachel enter the apartment with their suitcases. Kurt and Rachel turned to Santana and Finn as Finn and Santana got up from the sofa, walking over to their friends.

"FINN!" Rachel squealed as she ran into Finn's arms, hugging him tightly. Finn hugged her tightly as well, refusing to let her go. "Oh…god I missed you so much."

"I missed you too, Rach…" Finn said, turning to Santana who nodded her head to him. Santana walked over to Kurt, wrapping him into a hug.

"How are you? How's your dad?" Santana asked, looking into Kurt's eyes.

"The surgery was successful but now my dad is going to spend six months getting chemotherapy." Kurt sadly answered. He then brightened his mood, going into his bag and pulling out a tub of ice cream. "Rachel and I stopped at the supermarket on the way home and we got some chocolate ice cream. We were thinking of sitting on the couch tonight and indulging on ice cream while watching reruns of SNL on television."

"That sounds like fun." Santana smiled, putting an arm around Kurt. "How about you and I watch T.V. and Finn and Rachel spend some time together? It had been days since they had seen one another." Finn raised an eyebrow to Santana, understanding what she was doing. "Run along now Finnocence." Finn walked over to take Rachel's bags, carrying them to the room as Rachel followed him. Rachel closed the door to the bedroom as Finn set the suitcases down, turning back towards her with a small smile.

"So how was Lima? I mean, did you see any of our old classmates or something?" Finn wondered.

"The only person we saw was Blaine." Rachel walked over to Finn, wrapping her arms around his neck. "And then we also ran into Brad the pianist."

"Oh, Brad the pianist." Finn grinned. "He always seemed to know what we wanted to sing."

"Oh, that is true." Rachel leaned up to Finn's lips, pressing a kiss on them. Rachel raised an eyebrow, removing her lips from his and smelling his face. "Finn? You smell like strawberry lip gloss."

"Oh…yeah!" Finn snapped his fingers, trying to come up with a lie. "I bought some lip gloss because I heard it helps with chapped lips. Um, strawberry was the only flavor they had."

"You went to buy lip gloss?" Rachel raised an eyebrow. "That's a first I ever heard of a guy buying lip gloss. I hope you didn't eat it."

"No, I think I'm smart enough to know how to put on lip gloss." Finn noticed Rachel buying it as her face turned into a smirk.

"So Finn…I'm home…" Rachel pressed a kiss to Finn's lips, running a hand through his hair. "And I haven't had your touch in two days…do you think you can fix that for me?"

"I think I can…" Finn's voice turned seductive as he picked Rachel up off the floor and placed her in the bed, letting out a chuckle. Before Finn did anything, he stared down at her, giving her a loving gaze, causing her to stare back at him. "I love you, so much…"

"I love you, too." Rachel looked up at him, her smile widening. "Now get over here and love me, man." Finn chuckled as Rachel leaned up to kiss him passionately, Finn reaching over to the lamp on the table to turn it off.

Finn walked down the hallways of NYADA the next morning, heading over to his first class of the day, which was unfortunately Vocals101. Finn loved singing-more than he loved dancing, but the problem wasn't the teacher—it was the fact he shared that class with both Brody and Simone. Finn entered the classroom, spotting Brody in one side of the room and Simone on the other side. Finn sat down in the front of the classroom in order to avoid both of them, but Simone grabbed her belongings and took the seat next to Finn, in order to gaze at him the entire class. Finn had to admit that when he was in High School, Rachel was a bit obsessive over him, but it was never on Simone's levels. Besides, he grew to love Rachel, didn't he?

"Hi Finn…" Simone spoke in a voice that somewhat scared him. Finn turned to her, becoming uncomfortable.

"Simone…" Finn sighed, staring at her. "I'm not interested in you. I love Rachel."

"Oh, really?" Simone asked as she continued to stare at Finn. "I think that you're more interested than you let on."

"I'm not interested." Finn argued. "And I wish that you would stop trying to get me to fall in love with you. The difference between you and Rachel is I had feelings for Rachel that I didn't know about. I don't have feel…" Finn abruptly was cut off when Simone cupped Finn's cheeks and pressed a kiss to his lips. Simone parted, staring into Finn's eyes while Finn stared in shock.

"You liked that, didn't you?" Simone smirked, getting out of her seat and heading back to where she originally sat, with Finn's eyes still widening. Finn turned his head, to find that Brody was staring at him. Finn knew that he had to do something—he had to tell Rachel the truth before Simone and Brody twisted around the story.

Rachel looked down at her playwriting assignment, still trying to perfect it for the teacher at the library when she noticed someone she had never seen before enter the library, scanning the students that were there. The woman focused her eyes on Rachel, making her way over to her. Rachel saw the woman sit across the table from her, smiling the widest smile she could.

"Are you Rachel Berry?" The woman asked after a moment. Rachel looked at her, wanting to know what she wanted.

"I am Rachel Berry." Rachel said with a slight smile. "Can I help you?"

"You can actually." The woman said. "I'm Ms. Sloane, I work on Broadway as a talent director—and I couldn't help but become intrigued in you. I saw some video from your High School days and you are so talented."

"Wait, you're from Broadway?" Rachel asked, her eyes widening.

"Yes." Ms. Sloane grinned before continuing. "I was so impressed with your amazing talent that I wanted to come in person and ask if you wouldn't mind auditioning for us. You see, I am in charge of the show Funny Girl on Broadway and I was wondering if you would like to audition for one of the roles." Rachel's head started to spin, realizing that this was all happening so fast.

"You want me to audition for Funny Girl on Broadway?" Rachel pointed at herself, still feeling winded.

"Yes, of course dear." Ms. Sloane said. Rachel nodded her head, quickly agreeing to what she was told.

"Oh, of course I'll audition." Rachel smiled. "Funny Girl is my favorite musical in the entire world, so I hope that I can have the passion to impress you."

"I'm sure you will impress." Ms. Sloane got up from her chair, winking at her. "I can't wait to see you at auditions." Ms. Sloane left the library while Rachel sat there in surprise. She couldn't believe it. She was going to audition for Funny Girl. Rachel continued to smile at her achievement, and her eyes began to sparkle when she saw Finn enter the library, looking around and seeing her. Rachel motioned Finn over to her, Finn quickly making his way over to the table. Finn sat down, folding his hands while staring at Rachel, seeing she was about to scream for joy.

"Gee, what's going on?" Finn asked, chuckling at Rachel's enthusiasm.

"Finn, guess who is going to audition for the musical, Funny Girl?" Rachel grinned from ear to ear. Finn pretended to think, stroking his chin, causing Rachel to chuckle.

"Oh my god! You didn't tell me Celine Dion was auditioning for Fanny Brice!" Finn joked, causing Rachel to burst out laughing. "Well, make sure to wish her my congratulations." Rachel playfully hit Finn's shoulder from across the table, still grinning from ear to ear.

"No Finn, it was me." Rachel pointed to herself as Finn pretended to look shocked. "I was the one that got the audition!"

"Really?" Finn stared at her, finally releasing a smile. "I knew you'd get an audition for Broadway, Rachel. You're amazing, you're talented, you're beautiful…I'm so happy for you."

"Aww, aren't you supportive." Rachel patted Finn's hand, seeing that he was still staring at her. "Finn, is something wrong?"

"Huh?" Finn asked her, pretending he didn't hear her question.

"I asked if you're all right." Rachel repeated. "You've been acting a little odd ever since I got home from Lima."

"Oh, that…um, I'm fine." Finn said. "It's just that I'm still thinking about Burt. I mean, I was just worried about him is all."

"And that's fine to worry." Rachel assured him, giving Finn a grin. "I just want you to know that you are such a good stepson to him. Did you call him?"

"Oh yeah, I called my mom after the surgery." Finn shrugged his shoulders. "She said he went through the surgery well and that he should be fine. I mean, that's a lot for a person to go through. And now there's also the chemotherapy for six months so he might not be himself."

"Well, as long as your with him that's the only thing that matters." Rachel patted Finn's hand, seeing that he was more at ease. "So Finn, I was wondering, how was the Glee Club when I was gone? I'm sure that you made some progress, figuring out what they're doing for Sectionals." Finn tensed up at the mention of the Glee Club, his mind wandering over to Simone and her obsessive ways. Finn didn't want Rachel to know that Simone had kissed him, so he had pretended everything was fine.

"Oh, Glee Club was fine." Finn cleared his throat, still staring at Rachel. "I mean, Vicky isn't as bad as I thought. She's actually tolerable."

"She's tolerable to you?" Rachel furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. "But you and her were butting heads a couple days ago. How are you guys on tolerable terms now."

"Well…what can I say?" Finn shrugged his shoulders, leaning back in his chair. "I guess she fell under the 'Finn Hudson charm'." Rachel stifled a laugh while looking at her fiancé.

"The 'Finn Hudson charm'. Right." Rachel shook her head.

"Well, you fell in love with me, didn't you?" Finn playfully argued, staring at Rachel.

"Yes, but I don't think it had to do with your charm. I think I fell in love because of your heart and your love for music. You're better than you think you are…so why don't you go out of your comfort zone and be spontaneous? Try out for a musical or something? You're talented and you're loveable."

"You really think I'm loveable?" Finn gave Rachel his signature half grin.

"I think you're amazing." Rachel leaned closer to him, pressing a kiss to his lips. Finn responded, putting one of his hands in Rachel's hair. After a moment, they parted, the both of them gazing into each other's eyes. "So honestly, was the Glee Club okay?"

"Glee Club was fine." Finn looked into Rachel's eyes, assuring her. Rachel and Finn continued to stare into each other's eyes—until Simone walked over and stopped at their table. Finn had to prevent himself from groaning while Rachel felt that Simone would go away on her own if she had pretended to be nice.

"Hi Simone." Rachel used in a tone that was pleasant, although she didn't feel pleasant.

"Hi Rachel." Simone gave Rachel the same fake pleasant tone before fixating her eyes on Finn. "Hi Finn." Finn cringed in his seat, still looking over at Simone as she grinned at him. "I can't wait for Glee Club today. I'm sure that it's going to be exciting."

"Oh…it will be." Finn nodded his head slowly, still looking at Simone. Rachel got up from her seat, leading Finn with her.

"Come on Finn, we should go prepare for Glee Club..." Rachel gave Simone a glare, walking towards the exit.

"Good idea." Finn followed Rachel until Rachel realized she was missing her notebook. She turned back around towards the table, letting Finn know that he should go on without her. Finn nodded his head, leaving the library as Rachel went to get her notebook back. She noticed Simone's gaze at her, feeling her teeth clench as she stared at her rival.

"Listen to me." Rachel said in a threatening tone. "You may sing with him, you may dance with him but at the end of the day, Finn is mine. So you need to back off before I make you sorry."

"Oh Rachel…are you sure that Finn is yours?" Simone smirked, raising an eyebrow in satisfaction.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Rachel shook her head in anger.

"Finn seems to be more content with someone who's in his own wheelhouse, someone who can get him up to speed…someone who can make him fall in love with one dance." Simone crossed her arms, staring towards Rachel.

"Oh, please. Finn will not fall for your Mariah Carey singing and your porn star dancing." Rachel sneered, grabbing her notebook and making her way out of the library. As Rachel exited the library, she spotted Brody walking over to her, crossing his arms in concern.

"Rachel, can I talk to you for a minute?" Brody questioned. Rachel looked up at Brody, becoming confused as to why everyone was so into wanting to talk to her today. "It has to do with Finn."

"Brody! I thought I told you a million times that I'm not interested in you. I love Finn." Rachel let out an exasperated sigh as she made her way towards the auditorium.

"You love Finn?" Brody called out after her. "That's funny because…it didn't look like Finn loved you." Rachel stopped in her tracks, turning around towards Brody.

"What are you talking about, Brody?" Rachel questioned. Brody looked down to the ground, staring back at Rachel in sadness.

"Finn seems to be getting chummy with Simone." Brody said. Rachel walked over to Brody, shaking her head. "I know you don't believe me but what I saw kind of scared me. They kissed…and I figured you and Finn were over."

"Okay…I know you're upset that I chose Finn over you, Brody…but you don't have to lie about it." Rachel spoke in disgusted tone. "Finn would never kiss someone else. He loves me."

"If he loved you so much, he wouldn't have kissed her, now would he?" Brody questioned. "Rachel, I know you're all strung up on Finn but I know what I saw. There was some major lip on lip action there."

"I'm sure that if Finn and Simone had kissed, Finn would have been repulsed and he would have told me." Rachel said, making her way to the auditorium. "Besides, I know Finn and Finn would never do something like that."

"So if Finn had never done something like that, then how did you two get together? Let me guess? You were both chummy with one another and you just magically got together? Come on, I know you both kissed each other while you were dating other people. Think about moral of character, Rachel. If Finn had done that with you, there's nothing stopping him from doing it with someone else." Brody argued.

"Finn wouldn't do that." Rachel spoke in a stern tone, making her way to the auditorium. As she thought about her words with Brody, she was certain that Finn wouldn't do something like that. She was sure that Finn wouldn't kiss someone else. Rachel entered the auditorium, spotting Finn with the other Glee Club members, working on a song choice for them. Rachel walked over to him, crossing her arms as he looked over to her.

"Hey, what's the matter?" Finn asked. "Did Simone say something to you at the library?"

"No, she didn't." Rachel continued to look into Finn's eyes. "But Brody might have said something that was of interest."

"What?" Finn led Rachel away from the other members, pulling her towards the corner as Finn stared at her. "What did Brody say because I will kick his ass if he said something stupid."

"I don't know, he said something about you kissing Simone." Rachel shrugged her shoulders, giving Finn the benefit of the doubt. "He said that you locked lips during your vocals class and…I know that you would never do something like that to me, right?" Finn looked at Rachel, his face softening as Rachel's face slowly turned to anger. Rachel studied Finn's face, realizing that everything she said was true. "Finn…you kissed Simone…"

"Rachel, no…I didn't kiss Simone…" Finn stammered, still staring at Rachel. "I didn't kiss her."

"Oh really? So what Brody is saying is a lie?" Rachel asked, raising an eyebrow to him. "Finn I want you to truthfully look me in the eye and tell me that you didn't kiss Simone. Tell me you didn't kiss her." Finn continued to look at Rachel, stuffing his hands in his pockets as he looked down. Finn couldn't lie anymore. He couldn't lie to Rachel. Finn looked back up, staring at Rachel with tears in his eyes.

"I…I didn't kiss her." Finn shook his head as he let out a shaky sigh. "She kissed me." Rachel continued to look at him, crossing her arms to him. Rachel shook her head in sadness while Finn gave her a pleading look. "I came here to prepare for Glee Club, she handcuffed me to the chair and before I knew it, she planted a kiss right on my mouth."

"Wait…so this was the second time this happened?" Rachel felt tears come to her eyes as she looked at him.

"I had no control over that." Finn quickly said, looking into Rachel's eyes. "Rachel, I was telling her how much you meant to me and then all of a sudden she attacked my lips."

"So you gave her a running start." Rachel shook her head. "You should have pushed her away."

"I didn't know she was going to kiss me, Rachel." Finn protested. "She just kissed my lips and…"

"So this is what you do when I go to Lima for a couple of days?!" Rachel shouted, seeing Finn stood quiet. "You…I thought you loved me! I thought this engagement ring meant something to you!" Rachel showed Finn the ring on her hand, shaking her head. "I thought you cared about me! Was this whole getting me back just some scheme so that Brody couldn't have me?!" Rachel took the engagement ring off her finger and threw it at Finn, who stood there dumbfounded. "So every word that you said to me, the whole loved me thing…that was just a lie, wasn't it?! Every love song you sang to me…that wasn't how you felt about me?!"

"Rachel…" Finn started to say, tears streaming down his cheeks but Rachel turned her back on him.

"Finn, right now…just leave me alone." Rachel's voice cracked as she made her way towards the door, opening the auditorium and slamming the door behind her. Finn stood there, beginning to cry, not caring if anyone was watching him cry. The love of his life just walked out the door on him, and he wasn't sure if he could fix this mess…the mess that Simone created.

{Scene starts as Rachel walks down the NYADA hallway with tears streaming down her face, looking at everyone who's staring at her in sadness}

Oooooooh, Oooooooh

Oooooooh, Oooooooh

You pull my strings and push my soul

You fool my heart with every note

You drop a beat and kiss my face

You make me move, then cut the bass

And you work so hard to get me just to let me go

Yeah, you put me in the spotlight just to steal the show

And you try to take me home like you're DiMaggio

Oh (oh, oh) it's such a joke

Why are you singing me love songs

What good is a love song

What good is a love song without the love

Why are you singing me love songs

What good is a love song

What good is a love song without the love

Why are we acting like lovers

We don't know each other

Even though we used to rule the world

Why are you singing me love songs

What good is a love song

A love song without the love

{Scene changes to Rachel sitting in her dance class, looking through her phone with pictures of her and Finn as she wipes her tears}

Your so confused, it's getting old

You wear your ring, but leave me cold

You're beautiful but cause me pain

You play my heart like it's a game

And you work so hard to get me just to let me go

Yeah, you put me in the spotlight just to steal the show

And you try to take me home like you're DiMaggio

Oh (oh, oh) it's criminal

{Scene changes to Rachel entering the house and heading to her room as she lies on the bed sadly feeling upset}

Why are you singing me love songs

What good is a love song

What good is a love song without the love

Why are you singing me love songs

What good is a love song

What good is a love song without the love

Why are we acting like lovers

We don't know each other

Even though we used to rule the world

Why are you singing me love songs

What good is a love song

A love song without the love

{Scene changes to Rachel sitting in the auditorium, spotting Finn talking to the Glee Club but he clearly looks upset and saddened}

This is the bend before the break

When we forget the harmony

This is how water colors fade

Into distant memories

{Rachel continues to look at Finn and notices that he looks through his phone while Rachel continues to stare at Simone, becoming suspicious of her}

Why are you singing me love songs

What good is a love song

What good is a love song without the love

Why are you singing me love songs

What good is a love song

What good is a love song without the love

Why are we acting like lovers

We don't know each other

Even though we used to rule the world

Why are you singing me love songs

What good is a love song

A love song without the love

{Rachel looks over to Finn as she slowly becomes guilty about the way she treated him, seeing that he's heartbroken as he sits on the stage}

Without the love

Without the love

Without the love

Without the love

{Rachel looks down and she stares at him with a saddened expression}

Rachel sat on the sofa that afternoon, looking through the photo album with Rachel's pictures from her high school days. As Rachel continued to look at the pictures, she saw pictures of her with Finn. There was a picture of them singing in front of a purple piano in the cafeteria, there was one of Finn teaching Rachel how to play the drums, there was one with Finn and Rachel dressed in clothing inspired by the late great Michael Jackson, there was even a picture of Rachel and Finn at Nationals. Rachel wondered if she was a little hard on Finn, after all maybe she should have given him a chance to explain things. Rachel finally shook her head, thinking that if Finn had loved her, then he wouldn't have done something so drastic as kissing Simone. Rachel was so wrapped into the photo album that she didn't hear a knock at the door. Rachel looked up, seeing Santana getting the door, becoming confused by the girl at the entrance.

"Um, Rachel…is this one of your friends from school?" Santana questioned as Rachel got up from the sofa. She walked over to the door, seeing Vicky standing there with her hands in her pockets.

"I need to talk to you, Rachel…" Vicky said, still staring at Rachel. "There's something you need to see."

A couple minutes later, Vicky set her phone down on the kitchen table as Rachel, Santana and Kurt sat there, watching the tape with Simone dancing and trying to seduce Finn. Rachel realized that Finn didn't want to be anywhere near her—and that was when she saw the kiss. Rachel's eyes widened, while Santana pounded her hand fist into her hand. Kurt looked shocked as Vicky stopped the video.

"Finn was trying to get away from Simone." Vicky explained. "And Celina is in Finn's vocal class. She saw Simone trying to seduce him again and when he was telling her that he loved you, she went in and kissed him."

"So Finn was telling the truth…" Kurt muttered.

"Simone really did kiss him." Santana added. The two friends stared at Rachel who was in shock at first. A moment later, she shook her head, clenching her fists in anger.

"That bitch!" Rachel screeched. Kurt and Santana had never heard Rachel use language like that, so it surprised them that she did. "She thinks that she can get Finn to fall in love with her and be with him, huh?"

"Simone will do anything to get to Finn." Vicky stated. "It's weird because she didn't like Finn like that before the Glee Club happened. She looked down on anyone that wasn't on her level."

"Wait, maybe this has nothing to do with her liking Finn." Kurt suggested. Santana and Rachel gazed at Kurt with interest. "You said that Simone gets that way when there's someone on her level, right? What if Rachel is on Simone's level and Simone wanted to knock Rachel down a couple pegs?"

"You really think Simone would be that shallow?" Santana questioned.

"It's a thought." Kurt said. "Excuse me if I have a Rick Castle moment here…"

"Oh, I love that show." Vicky interrupted with a smile on her face as Kurt nodded at her.

"Simone is the diva of NYADA, so she believes that she's the best of the best." Kurt said. "But what would happen if Rachel came into the picture, sang with Simone and Simone felt threatened that Rachel was better than her. I mean think about it, Rachel has everything that she could possibly want going for her. She's in NYADA, she has Finn and she's adored by everyone in the NYADA Glee Club which was a different story back in high school. Anyway, Simone wants to be the one everyone likes, but the only way to do that is to make sure Rachel stays away. That's where her plan comes into play. What if, she was able to take Finn away from her? What if, she was able to make Rachel look like the bad guy in front of the entire Glee Club. What if, Simone was number one and Rachel was stuck at the bottom. I mean it makes perfect sense."

"So you think that this Simone bitch is jealous of Rachel?" Santana asked, raising an eyebrow to Kurt.

"That is exactly what I am saying." Kurt nodded his head. "Simone is jealous of Rachel's talent and she would kill to be in the same spotlight as Rachel. Finn is only just a tool to get Rachel to sink to the bottom. Simone doesn't really have feelings for Finn. She's just doing it to annoy Finn and to get Rachel to think Finn would cheat on her, so that Rachel would dump him, thus leaving her vulnerable."

"Please tell me you didn't give Simone the satisfaction and broke up with Finn?" Santana turned to Rachel as Rachel twiddled her thumbs.

"I just told him to leave me alone…and then I took off my engagement ring and threw it at his chest." Rachel felt tears come to her eyes. "I don't really want to lose him. And now that I've seen the truth, there's no way that I want to leave Finn. It all comes down to whether or not he still wants to be with me."

"Of course Finn still wants to be with you." Vicky assured her. "He's an emotional wreck in Glee Club. Today when you weren't there, he spent the whole class looking at pictures of you and him. He really loves you, and there's no one else he'd rather be with than with you." Rachel thought for a moment, letting out a sigh.

"I just have to convince Finn that I don't want to leave him." Rachel said. She then saw the video on Vicky's phone, keeping her eyes on the Simone and Finn kiss. "If Simone wants to play hardball…then we're gonna play hardball."

The next afternoon at school, Rachel walked along the hallways towards the auditorium in hopes that she could talk to Finn and sort all of this out. Finn had spent the night on the couch, afraid that Rachel was still upset with him and was really considering breaking up with him. On the contrary, Rachel wanted to be with him, no matter how difficult it may have been. Rachel heard whispering at the door of the NYADA auditorium, putting her ear to the door. She knew there was something in there, she just wasn't sure what. Rachel moved back when she heard someone come towards the entrance, and out came Dustin as if he was looking for someone.

"Rachel, glad to see you." Dustin didn't give Rachel a chance to say anything. He grabbed her hand and pulled her into the auditorium, leading her down the ramp. "There's something the Glee Club wanted to sing to you, and we think that you're going to like it a lot." Rachel thought about Dustin's words, taking a seat in one of the chairs. She stared out at the stage, realizing the person walking to the front of the stage was Finn…and it looked like he was dressed as if he was in a 90's boy band…most likely N'SYNC.

"Finn, why are you dressed like you're from a different time era?" Rachel couldn't help but ask. Finn looked at her with a small smile, hoping that she was on his way to forgiving him.

"I'm dressed like this because I remembered once you always wanted to see me in a boy band in the Glee Club back in Lima." Finn admitted. "Since I never did that, I decided that I would try it here. Rachel…you have to believe me, I would never do something as stupid as to break your heart, especially after I worked so hard to get it back. You mean the world to me, and there's nothing that I would rather do than to be with you. You're amazing, you're beautiful, you're talented…you're a treasure. I love you so much…and there's no one that I want to be with than you. I know you probably don't believe me right now, but I want to show you just how much I care about you…I'm only in love with you, Rachel…just in love with you."

{Music starts up and Finn walks on the stage as the other members of the Finn Harmonic (minus Simone) come on the stage and join Finn}

[Finn]

I love a girl in a whole other language

People look at us strange

Don't understand us

They try to change it

I try to tell her don't change

We talk love and they say it sounds crazy

But love's even more wild when you're angry

Don't understand why you wanna change it

Girl, listen to me

{Finn walks over to Rachel and looks her in the eye as she continues to keep a straight face at him}

[Finn with the Finn Harmonic]

Girl, you're just running from the truth

And I'm scared of losing you

You are worth too much to lose

Baby, if you're still confused

Girl, I'm just in love with you

Girl, I'm just in love with you

No other words to use

Girl I'm just in love with you

Girl, I'm just in love with you

{Finn holds out his hand for Rachel to take and Rachel takes his hand with a small smile creeping on her face}

[Finn]

When I tell you "I would never leave you"

Do you hear what I say

Don't understand you

You say you need time

But you've been calling all day

We talk love and they say it sounds crazy

But love's even more wild when you're angry

Don't understand why you wanna change it

Girl, listen to me

{Finn leads her to the stage as the other Finn Harmonic members surround her and Finn looks into Rachel's eyes}

[Finn]

Girl, you're just running from the truth

And I'm scared of losing you

You are worth too much to lose

Baby, if you're still confused

Girl, I'm just in love with you

Girl, I'm just in love with you

No other words to use

Girl I'm just in love with you

Girl, I'm just in love with you

{Finn holds Rachel close to him and Rachel continues to stare into his eyes as he looks down at her}

[Finn]

Never knew what we have

They don't understand

Words are just a waste of time

We know this is real

And I know how you feel

When you put your hand in mine

{Finn twirls Rachel around as Rachel's smile turns into a huge grin and the other members of Finn Harmonic smile at them}

[Finn Harmonic]

Girl, I'm just in love with you

Girl, I'm just in love with you

[Finn with Finn Harmonic]

No other words to use

Girl, I'm just in love with you (Finn: Let me say it again, let me say it again)

Girl, I'm just in love with you (Finn: Just in love)

Girl, I'm just in love with you

As soon as the music ended, Rachel stared at Finn with a wide grin, leaning up to him and pressing a kiss on his lips. The other Finn Harmonic members shouted in joy while Finn hugged Rachel tightly, relieved that he hadn't lost the girl he loved. They would still have to talk it out later, but for now just being together was enough for them.

After school, Finn and Rachel sat in a booth at a nearby Starbucks, while Rachel took a sip of her coffee. Finn looked up to her, wondering if he should say anything. Sure, the kiss at the auditorium was good and they did hold hands all the way to Starbucks, but Rachel hadn't said anything to him. He was beginning to worry that Rachel was pulling an act just to assure the Glee group that everything was well. Rachel looked up at Finn, folding her hands and still trying to find the words to say to him.

"Finn…" Rachel muttered, staring at him. Finn looked at her, raising an eyebrow while holding his hot chocolate close to him. Finn never understood why people drank coffee. Frankly, he found it to be the worst drink ever made. Rachel looked at him, fumbling with her hands. "First…I want to say that the performance you did with the Glee Club was beautiful. It was beautiful and I loved it. I just found it odd that Simone wasn't there."

"Simone wasn't there…because I didn't tell her about it." Finn admitted, looking into her eyes. "Rachel, I saw the look on your face when you found out that Simone kissed me and I'll never forget that look. It was full of sadness and, it was something that I don't ever want to see from you. I'm sorry that you were hurt but you have to believe me that it wasn't what it looked like. I want to be with you…and there's no one else I want to be with. I just don't want to lose you again."

"I know that you didn't kiss Simone." Rachel sadly looked him in his eyes. "I mean you did kiss her but you…didn't kiss her. What I mean is…Vicky showed me the video of Simone trying to seduce you and the fact you were handcuffed to a chair. And here I went, thinking I was crazy." Finn chuckled at Rachel's comment, but stopped when he noticed tears forming in Rachel's eyes. "Finn…I am so sorry. I…I feel like such an idiot doing that to you." Finn put a hand in hers, still looking at her.

"Rachel…it's okay…" Finn assured her, but Rachel didn't want to hear it. She shook her head, the tears falling from her face as she stared at him.

"I didn't give you a chance to explain what happened. You were guilty until proven innocent. You deserve someone who's better than me…I'm not worthy." Rachel sobbed as Finn went next to her, wiping some of the tears off her face.

"I don't want anyone else Rachel." Finn firmly said, looking into her eyes. "I love you. I'm not leaving you for anything. You're my whole world…I'd be completely and utterly lost without you, Rachel Berry." Finn got up from his seat, getting down on one knee as Rachel stared at him, releasing a small smile.

"Finn, what are you doing?" Rachel asked yet she couldn't help but giggle.

"What does it look like I'm doing? You threw the ring at me, so…I'm going to propose to you again…at Starbucks." Finn took out the ring that Rachel had thrown at him, causing Rachel to laugh slightly. "Rachel Barbra Berry…will you do the honor of being my wife…and I'm pretty desperate. I'm proposing in a Starbucks for crying out loud." Finn and Rachel eyed one another as Rachel nodded her head.

"Yes, yes Finn Hudson I will marry you." Rachel grinned from ear to ear. Finn put the ring on Rachel's ring finger, going up to her and kissing her lips. Finn and Rachel heard applause from all of the patrons that were there, but they were lost in the moment that they didn't really care. Finn parted his lips from Rachel's as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "I'm really sorry about what happened, Finn." Rachel apologized again.

"It's okay…" Finn softly assured her, giving her one more kiss. "I love you Rachel…so, so much."

"I love you too, Finn." Rachel grinned, giving him a kiss on his cheek. Rachel noticed Finn's hot chocolate sitting on the table as she grabbed it, taking a smell from it. "Hmm…this smells pretty good."

"Oh really?" Finn chuckled. "Well, I don't know how you can drink coffee. It tastes terrible."

"Coffee does not taste terrible, Finn." Rachel got up from her seat, getting on the line as Finn gave her a confused expression.

"Where are you going?" Finn called out while Rachel stood on line.

"I'm getting you a cup of coffee." Rachel smiled, reaching the cashier. Finn watched her make the order, then she brought the sugar and the cream along with the coffee to Finn's table. "Here, add a little bit of sugar and then some cream. Tell me how it tastes."

"I'm not going to like it." Finn grimaced, opening the lid to the coffee container. He poured a bit of half-and-half, and then added a bit of sugar. Finn looked down at the coffee, smelling it while scrunching his face. "This smells pretty…odd."

"Just try it." Rachel urged him on. Finn smelled the coffee once more, finally putting the coffee to his lips. Finn's face twisted in disgust, going to the sugar once again and staring at her.

"Rachel, this tastes terrible." Finn poured more sugar into the coffee as Rachel's eyes widened. She realized Finn was pouring more and more sugar into the cup, not caring if he had emptied the sugar container. "Hopefully some more sugar will do."

"Finn, you can't add all that sugar!" Rachel exclaimed, her eyes still widened by her fiancé's boldness. "Finn…you could get sick like that."

"I'm going to try it with all this sugar. You were the one that said that I should try coffee." Finn playfully smirked, putting the coffee to his lips. Finn let out a nervous deep breath, hoping that all the sugar he just added would do the trick. Finn put the coffee to his lips again, this time coughing in disgust. Finn grabbed a napkin and wiped his lips, causing Rachel to laugh. "I'm sorry baby, but I am never going to like coffee."

"Never, ever?" Rachel giggled as Finn took his hot chocolate from her.

"Never ever." Finn declared, sipping his hot chocolate while giving her a smile. "You know Rachel…we should go home."

"Really? Why?" Rachel raised an eyebrow to him.

"Because no one is home right now." Finn plainly said. "Kurt is still working at Vogue and Santana is working at the art gallery tonight with Dani." Finn got up from the table, grabbing the cup of coffee and hot chocolate as Rachel took a sip of her coffee. "Don't you want the loft to yourself?"

"Why do I think this has more to do with you, than it has to do with me?" Rachel giggled, watching Finn throwing out the coffee.

"This has to do with the both of us." Finn grabbed Rachel's hand, intertwining his fingers with hers as they left Starbucks to race back to the loft in order to spend the evening together without interruptions.

Rachel lay in bed with Finn late that night, looking into each other's eyes after they had finished their lovemaking for the evening, still baffled that even after Simone tried to break them up, here they were to stay. Rachel gazed at Finn, seeing that he was tracing circles on her bare shoulder.

"Finn." Rachel chuckled, seeing that he was still content with just tracing circles on her shoulder. "What are you doing?"

"What does it look like?" Finn absentmindedly said, still looking at Rachel with a smile. "Is something wrong with this?"

"Well…for one thing, you're kind of pushing for round six." Rachel half joked. She then turned serious as she pressed a kiss on his lips. She parted, running a hand through his hair. "I love you, Finn…forever and always."

"What's this, a Taylor Swift song?" Finn joked, leaning in to kiss Rachel once again. Rachel continued to look at Finn, shaking her head in amazement. "What? What's wrong?" Finn realized Rachel's face expression.

"You're just amazing…" Rachel muttered, wondering if she should continue her thought. "I was just thinking maybe that…you're…well…I still don't get what you see in me. I mean you're the head of the Glee Club, you know where you're going with your life and…I'm…I'm your…"

"Rachel." Finn finished her sentence before Rachel could finish her thought. Rachel smiled at Finn, nodding her head slowly.

"I'm your Rachel…I love the sound of that." Rachel softly said as Finn nuzzled his nose into Rachel's neck. Rachel giggled, still looking at her fiancé. She liked the sound of that—fiancé.

"You should…because soon you're going to be Mrs. Hudson." Finn smiled, gazing into her eyes. "Which reminds me…where do you want to have the wedding?"

"The wedding?" Rachel gazed at Finn with interest. She had just recently blown his mind yet he was interested in the wedding?

"Yeah, I mean…we have to start thinking about it." Finn grinned. "Besides, it wouldn't hurt."

"That's true…" Rachel nodded her head, still looking at him. "But do we have to think about it today? I mean there's…so many things we have to do. We have to work on the Glee Club…and then we have to go to Lima for New Directions Sectionals…remember that?"

"I remember, I remember." Finn nodded his head, pressing a kiss to Rachel's forehead. "I just want to think about us…"

"And we will…all right?" Rachel assured him. Finn wrapped an arm around her as the couple stared at the ceiling. "And you're right….so I think the wedding should be in Lima. But before my Funny Girl audition."

"When is that?" Finn wondered.

"Two months from now." Rachel stared at him. "But…I understand if it's too much to plan in two months so…"

"No…two months from now is perfect." Finn quickly said as Rachel calmed a bit. "Two months is perfect. All we have to do is get a place, some food and the music…and we need to tell everyone that's not Kurt and Santana about the engagement."

"Right…" Rachel took a deep breath, then turned to Finn with a grin. "Finn, can I request something?"

"Anything you want, baby." Finn nodded his head as Rachel smiled the biggest smile she possibly could. Rachel gave Finn a passionate kiss as they both fell back on the bed, both feeling in complete bliss for the first time since the 'Simone incident'.

{Scene changes to Rachel standing on the stage in a royal blue shirt and a black skirt while the other Finn Harmonic members wear the same color scheme. Rachel stares at Finn from across the stage, singing to him with a smile on her face}

[Rachel]

I was reminiscing just the other day

While having coffee all alone and lord it took me away

Back to a first glance feeling on New York Time

When you fit in my poems like a perfect rhyme

Took off faster than a green light go

Yeah you skip the conversation when you already know

I left a note on the door with the joke we made

And that was the first date

And darling it was good

Never looking down

And right there where we stood

Was Holy Ground

{Finn walks to the other side of the stage and stares into Rachel's eyes as she smiles at him. Simone eyes Rachel and Finn in jealousy as she rolls her eyes at Rachel}

Spinning like a girl in a brand new dress

We had this big wide city all to ourselves

We block the noise with the sound of "I need you"

And for the first time I had something to lose

And I guess we fell apart in the usual way

And the story's got dust on every page

But sometimes I wonder how you think about it now

And I see your face in every crowd

[Rachel and Finn]

Cause darling it was good (Finn Harmoic: Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay)

Never looking down (Finn Harmonic: Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay)

And right there where we stood (Finn Harmonic: Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay)

Was Holy Ground (Finn Harmonic: Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay)

{Scene changes to Simone walking down the hallway to the dance studio as she opens the door. She sees Cassandra and Brody standing there while letting out a smirk. Simone smirks back at them.}

[Finn with Finn Harmonic]

Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay, yeah

Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay, yeah

{Scene changes to Rachel, Finn and the Finn Harmonic dancing on the stage but Simone continues to shake her head at Rachel}

[Rachel]

Tonight I'm gonna dance

For all that we've been through

But I don't wanna dance

If I'm not dancing with you

[Rachel and Finn]

Tonight I'm gonna dance

Like you were in this room

But I don't wanna dance

If I'm not dancing with you

{Finn twirls Rachel around and Rachel smiles at him with a grin and the other members minus Simone smile at them}

[Rachel]

It was good

Never looking down

Right there where we stood

Was Holy Ground

[Finn Harmonic]

Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay, yeah

Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay, Doodle-ay, yeah

{Finn and Rachel get closer to each other and stare into each other's eyes, letting out a wide grin}

[Rachel and Finn]

Tonight I'm gonna dance

For all that we've been through

But I don't wanna dance

If I'm not dancing with you

Tonight I'm gonna dance

Like you were in this room

But I don't wanna dance

If I'm not dancing with you

{Finn leans in and kisses Rachel and the members clap while Simone shakes her head, keeping her eyes on Rachel in anger}

GUEST STARRING

Ariana Grande as Simone Barberrie

Victoria Justice as Vicky Martinez

Jesse McCartney as Dustin Shafer

Cassadee Pope as Celina Jones

Olesya Rulin as Melissa Stewart

Dean Geyer as Brody Weston

Kate Hudson as Cassandra July

SONG(S):

Without The Love (Originally by Demi Lovato): Performed by Rachel Berry

Just In Love (Originally by Joe Jonas): Performed by Finn Hudson and Finn Harmonic

Holy Ground (Originally by Taylor Swift): Performed by Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson with Finn Harmonic