The next morning Kurt gleefully announced that they would be taking Rachel to school. It took a lot for Finn not to grab her and parade her around school, especially when she was in her cute blue dress and tights. After school as usual Rachel was visiting the Hudson Hummel household, Rachel and Kurt chatting away as Finn tried to watch the football on TV.

The moment Kurt had gone to the bathroom Rachel practically leaped onto Finn's lap, pulling him closer.

"How can I miss you even though I see you around school? Man I'm such a girl!"

Nuzzling against her neck.

"Hey!" Rachel quickly moved back to her seat as Kurt came back beaming.

"Well lady and gent, I hope you don't mind but Blaine's coming over. Don't worry though Rachel I won't leave you alone with Finn."

"We'll be fine...I mean we can talk about glee and...Anyway what are you and Blaine going to do?"

"Urgh I don't know" letting out a long dramatic sigh.

"Dude why don't you just go out for a meal with Blaine...it is your anniversary right? Rachel can either stay here with me or I can drop her home."

"You would do that?" Kurt eyed his brother suspiciously.

Rachel had suddenly become aware that the past few minutes she had been starring at Finn's jaw line, his gorgeous eyes and those muscles...oops maybe she should say something-

"Yes- I mean you two can go out and Finn and I can practise duets or vocal runs."

"Right...well I'll check with Blaine. But honestly Rachel you don't have to stay with Finn I know what he's like I have to live with him!"

Kurt ran to the door to fetch a fresh-faced Blaine who was carrying a box of Kurt's favourite low fat chocolates. After a drink Blaine suggested that the couple go out to breadstix to celebrate their anniversary, Kurt looking longingly at the idea.

"Well...you sure you don't mind Rachel? Finn please remember your manners, she is my best-friend after all. Right then eek I'll ring you later bestie!"

And with a wink he was out the door. Finn immediately moved his arm over to his girlfriend. Thankful for alone time. They settled on watching Dirty Dancing one of Kurt and Rachel's favourite's, as well as Carol's. They were laughing so much as Finn reassured her that he could 'totally lift her up like that', that they didn't hear the door being unlocked with a surprised looking Carol standing in the doorway.

"Well hello Rachel, I didn't expect you tonight sweetie..."

Rachel snapped round looking surprised, smoothing down her clothes as Finn jumped up from the couch they had been sharing.

"Mom! I thought you had the late shift tonight..."

"No, I swapped with someone so I could come home early. So...where's Kurt?"

"I'm so sorry Mrs Hummel, I mean Carol, I should just go home. You've probably had a long day and the last thing you want is-"

Carol raised her hand to signal Rachel to stop.

"Rachel dear you are always welcome here. So...are you two together now?" A smile played in her lips.

"Yeh we are...but Rach isn't sure what Kurt's reaction would be so we haven't told him yet. We just...we don't want him to freak out or anything..."

"I did sometimes wonder with you two...Well I will keep your secret- it isn't mine to tell. However, you need to tell him soon, he is your brother Finn, and your best-friend Rachel sweetie. So where is our fashionable diva?"

At that moment, what most would call good-timing, Kurt and Blaine walked through the door hand-in-hand surveying the scene in front of them. Rachel sitting back on the couch smiling softly whilst wringing her hands, Finn standing next to his mom looking at Rachel and Carol whipping her head around to great her other son.

"Carol? Rachel? What are you both doing here?" One of Kurt's eyebrows rose.

"Well I finished early, and when I got back I persuaded Rachel to stay and watch Dirty Dancing with Finn and I. Have you both been somewhere nice?"

After a sharp exit from Rachel and Blaine, Carol made supper drinks for the boys as Kurt continued to look suspiciously at his brother who was looking remarkable shifty- even for him. Kurt had asked Carol if he would be able to go skiing with Blaine. Finn was given a dirty look after he laughed as imagined his brother skiing. Kurt had admitted aside from spending time with Blaine, he most looked forward to the new outfits.

The next day Rachel met the two boys at school instead of being picked up. All day she would see Finn around school, passing her notes or whispering in her ear when no-one was looking.

That night Finn picked Rachel up from ballet- a surprise she wasn't expecting. She was wearing her...what was it...leopard- no leotard he remembered Kurt mentioning them when he had danced to Beyonce once. Her hair was in a neat bun with a violet ribbon wrapped around it, and she carried her- what looked to be very painful ballet shoes in her hand. She ran over to her boyfriend's truck after realising her dads usual BMW wasn't there to escort her home.

"Well this is a surprise! I thought I was driving round to you?"

"I asked your dads if I could pick you up and on the way through got a change of clothes for you. Kurt's gone out with Blaine though so it's just us."

Rachel had only seen Finn Hudson's bedroom on one previous occasion- when she had been trying to sing with him through his door. He had pictures on his walls of his favourite sport teams, and the autograph Rachel had given him for Christmas. His bed stood on one side of the relatively small room, with his drum kit on the other.

"I know it's not much or anything..."

"It's amazing- completely you." She smiles as she walked over to the bedside table where there was the picture of them at the park.

"Yeh that's one of the only pictures I have of us- I have to hide it from Kurt usually."

"We definitely need some more pictures of us then." She smiled up at him and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"So, I thought we could go on a proper date or something? I mean we haven't really apart from the double-date."

"Well although that sounds very sweet and romantic of you...I thought we could just stay here. I mean we don't often get to just hang out the two of us. Besides I know what I want to do..."

That evening Rachel sat at the drum-kit with a determined look on her face. It had so far taken them two hours and she still hadn't mastered it to a level she was happy with.

"So...why are we doing this again?"

"Because I want to that's why."

He admitted it was pretty funny watching her learn the different pieces of equipment and what they did.

Rachel snuck home just in time before a happily in love Kurt skipped through the Hummel Hudson house.

"So I'm guessing you had fun?" Finn looked up from his homework he had started earlier with Rachel after she had successfully drummed to a journey song.

"It was amazing! The food, the music. He was wearing this-" He immediately stopped what he was doing and started looking around the dining room.

"Why are you doing work?"

"Oh. I just thought I should..." Kurt looked at his brother and grinned.

"One day I will find out who this mystery girl is and thank her."

The next day at school was a biggie- It was the first football game of the season. Rachel was bundled up with a red scarf, hat, gloves, tights and boots. Kurt had gone for what he called his 'European look', which included a beret.

"I honestly don't know why we came. It's only Finn running around a field." Kurt's teeth were chattering as Rachel spotted her man running around.

"Well you know we're being supportive of my- your brother." She went as red as her scarf at her near mistake.

Rachel watched through her fingers as Kurt talked on and on about his cuticles and royal weddings.

Finn couldn't see much of the viewers, but he could just make out a small girl who was jumping up and down madly, waving and cheering the team. He didn't need to guess who that girl was- he just knew.

"What are you doing RBB?"

"Cheering! Look they just scored their final touchdown, they won!"

Kurt watched as this alien version of his best-friend jumped up and down cheering for the team. Who was this girl?!

They were waiting for Finn to come out the changing rooms as Kurt turned to Rachel.

"So...how did you know what a touchdown was?"

"Come on, it's me! I wanted to research this sport we would be watching for a few hours, so I looked it up before we came." Carol came forward holding Kurt's hand.

"Kurt, could you show me where the ladies are please? I think Rachel is waiting for Mercedes." Kurt reluctantly led Carol and Burt away, as Rachel stood on her tiptoes waiting for her quarterback. When she saw him she ran forward jumping in his arms.

"You were amazing!"He should win the game more often as he put her down reluctantly before Kurt approached.

Finn slapped his brother's back as they made their way out to the car.

"What's up with you?" Finn looked at Kurt's grumpy expression.

"Blaine." He sighed deeply for effect. "I can't go skiing with him anymore...something about having to take his sister instead..."

"Oh man- sucks for you."