No Strings

chapter 22

Finn frowned, but he still wasn't sure, "Don't worry about her babe. I only have eyes for you. Every other girl is invisible when you're around." Rachel blushed and looked down at her plate.

"I have something else to tell you too." Rachel said quietly.

Finn looked over at her and frowned when he noticed how sad she looked, "You okay baby?"

"Promise me you won't get mad?"

"I could never get mad at you."

Rachel nodded slightly, "Well..today I was feeling a little insecure about myself because in high school I've never been one of the pretty girls that football players would ever consider dating. And being with you now made me feel like everything was too perfect and to have you love me just as much as I love you was icing on the cake and I felt that there was just a matter of time until you realized how boring I am and leave me for a blonde cheerleader."

"Rachel...you do realize this isn't high school anymore, right?"

"Yes, but I don't know. It was stupid."

"Very. Because I want us to last Rach."

"I want us to last too Finny." Rachel smiled and took his free hand under the table.

Finn smiled at her and they continued eating their food in a comfortable silence.

"I'll be right back." Finn said a few minutes later when he finished eating his food.

"Okay, "I'll start picking this up."

"No, I can-"

"I got it Finn." Rachel smiled up at him before grabbing both their plates.

"Okay.." Finn said before turning around and going into his bathroom and starting some bath water. Finn opened a cabinet and took out more candles and spread them out over the bathroom and lit them before adding bubbles to the bath water. Finn made sure the water wasn't too hot and turned off the water before walking back into the kitchen.

"Damn, you finished already?"

"I just had to put the dishes in the dishwasher and put the food away since you already did everything else." Rachel shrugged, "So, what did you have planned for us to do next?" Rachel asked as she played with the top button of his shirt and looked up at him through her eyelashes with a hint of a smile.

"What do you say to a bubble bath and a massage?"

"A massage?" Rachel raised her eyebrows, "You're being extra nice to me tonight."

"Actually, I was talking about you giving me a massage. I have this knot in my back that has been bothering me all day and…" Finn laughed at the glare she gave him, "I'm kidding, go get in the tub, I'll be there in a minute." Finn kissed her lips and watched her walk away before grabbing two new wine glasses and some wine before going into the bathroom.

When Finn walked into the bathroom he stopped short when he saw her undressing. He didn't know why because he has seen her body a million times before and every single time her body never seized to amaze him. He had been so lost in his thoughts of her body the he hadn't even realized when she turned around and started calling his name.

"Finnyyy." Rachel sang.

Finn blinked a few times and looked her in the eyes, "Yes?"

Rachel chuckled, "Are you okay, baby?"

"Yeah, I'm good. I just...I love you."

Rachel smiled and kissed his lips softly, "I love you too." Rachel whispered against his lips before pulling away and getting in the tub.