Hey guys I finally uploaded the epilogue! Yaaay haha :)

Ok, I just wanted to say that I love every single person who reviewed, alerted and favourited this story, you all mean SO much to me its unreal. I can't believe I've finished this story already! Anyway, the story is a little short but hey I couldn't wait any longer! Sorry for the long wait guys I really am and I hope this last chapter was worth the wait. (probably not)

Sorry for any spelling/grammar mistakes in advance it's like 2am here in England and I am TIRED but I really wanted to upload this :D

Rachel didn't fear going to school on Monday, something that she had never been able to experience. She didn't worry about the slushies, the torment or Quinn for the matter. Rachel didn't care about any of that because she was more content with her life and everyone in it, especially one person in particular.

Checking her appearance in the mirror, Rachel grinned as she brushed her finger through her hair then bringing them down towards her lips. Her fingers lingered there for a moment as Rachel recalled the last time Finn kissed her. The way his lips tasted like cherry cola and felt so tender on her skin. Finn was tender all together; his gentle touch as he brought one hand to her neck, the other was on the lower part of her back. His lustrous lips was all Rachel could think about since Saturday night, she hadn't seen him since then, since he told her he loved her.

"I'm never letting you go." Finn's words kept replaying in her head on a constant loop. He was never letting her go. This was it. For final. Finn and Rachel against the whole world.

Something inside of Rachel flipped at that thought. She was finally with Finn Hudson, the quarterback. The most coveted boy in McKinley and he was all hers. How was that even possible? How was it even possible that he liked her let alone loved her!

Beep!

The brunette dragged herself away from the mirror and towards her phone on her bed to see that the boy she was just thinking about had texted her.

Can't wait to see you today. – F xx

Rachel grinned at her screen before typing back,

Me too. Can't wait to see Quinn's face. – R xx

She shouldn't have been gloating, Rachel knew Quinn was capable of breaking out into a fight similar to the scene in Mean Girl where they fought in an animal matter. However, for so long Quinn had been running around boasting about her arm candy, but Rachel never saw Finn as that.

Just as she made her way down the stairs, her phone vibrated again.

Haha! Showing me off are we? Well don't worry, I'm going to be doing the exact same thing. – F xx

Really? – R xx

Finn showing Rachel off? The Rachel Berry? Why on earth would he want to do that?

Yeah, I'd shout it from the rooftops if you want? – F xx

Rachel blushed at Finn's text. He'd shout from the rooftops? He would? Somehow, the thought of Finn yelling to the world seemed a little hard to imagine. Maybe she would have to ask him. The brunette smiled to herself before leaving the house with a spring in her step. Only she stopped when she saw a black jeep outside her house and a very tall teenager leaning against it with his phone in his hands.

"What are you doing here?" Rachel beamed as she approached the car.

"Well," Finn started as he quickly straightened up and opened the door for her, kissing the tip of her nose as he did. "I wanted to drive into school with my new girlfriend."

"Hmm are you sure? Or are you kidnapping me and whisking me away to some exotic resort of some sort?" Rachel joked as Finn got into the jeep.

"Well I can if you want?" Finn turned to face her with a serious look in his eyes. He would've taken her. Whisked her off to a secluded beach where it was just him and her. He would've done anything for her.

"Erm, let's get high school out of the way first," Rachel half smiled as her seatbelt clicked and they were on their way towards McKinley.

"You never answered my question." Finn told the brunette as he stole a couple of glances of her while driving.

Somehow, every time he looked, Rachel seemed even more attractive. Was that even possible? With her animal sweater, tweed skirt and thigh high socks. Finn internally groaned at the sight of the pale flesh between her skirt and socks as he clenched the steering wheel just a little tighter. Whether she knew it or not, Rachel was driving him crazy and thinking about the mailman just wasn't working. She was so beautiful. She simply took his breath away and he didn't care. He could happily live with the abnormal breathing if it meant he saw Rachel every day. That he gets to wrap his arms around her and kiss her soft lips while no one else could. Not even St Jackass.

Rachel grinned looking out of the window. "Well, I don't really know what to say." The brunette turned her attention towards her hands that fidgeted on her lap, "I mean you were just saying it to prove how much you love me. You really don't have to-"

"You don't believe me?" Finn cocked one brow as a smirk spread across his face.

"I-"

"Fine," Finn parked into a spare spot and unclicked his seatbelt, giving Rachel his infamous half grin. "I guess I'll have to show you." The quarterback whispered in her ear, sending shivers to cascade down her spine, before getting out of the vehicle.

Rachel couldn't help but bite her lip thinking about how close he was. He wasn't that close since he told her he loved her and now that he wanted her, Rachel could have him as close as she wanted and nothing could stop her. Smiling at the realization, Rachel tore her gaze away from the door Finn had left open and faced forward, only for her smile to drop and to be replaced with a shocked expression. She wasn't just in some random street like she thought, Rachel was in the last place she wanted Finn to scream his undying love for her.

McKinley.

"Finn!" Rachel shouted, jumping from her seat and practically running to the entrance where he was. The brunette could feel her heart in her mouth, her stomach twisting, as she saw Finn climb onto a bench calling for everyone to gather around him.

"Everyone, I have an announcement," the quarterback shouted as his attention fixed on the brunette running towards him. This couldn't be good.

"Finn-"

"I Finn Hudson am in love!" Oh no.

A couple of Cheerios gasped, one even started to cry, at Finn's revelation but Rachel knew if she didn't reach him on time, she'd be the one crying. Just imagining what people would do was terrifying enough. The Cheerios would probably plot a diabolical plan to kill her, the jocks would throw even more slushies and God knows what everyone else would do! It's not as if she's ashamed to be with Finn, on the contrary it's the other way round. She ashamed he's with her when he could have any pretty slim girl he wanted.

"Finn, please." Rachel tugged on the bottom of his trousers, begging him to come down.

The quarterback frowned slightly at his girlfriend's desperation but figured she already knew he would do anything for her. Sighing, Finn jumped from the bench and wrapped one arm around Rachel's shoulders. He didn't have to say her name but the brunette guessed people knew that he meant her because their eyes widened and the girl who was crying nearly fainted.

"I'm sorry Rach." Finn buried his head where her neck and shoulders met, breathing in her perfume he bought her last year. "I didn't mean to embarrass you."

The brunette couldn't help but smile at Finn's apology. Why was he saying sorry? He was just being sweet, if anything it should have been her saying sorry for telling Finn what to do. "No Finn it was my fault, I don't want people to hate me even more if that's even possible."

"Rach who cares about what they think?" Finn asked, spinning Rachel so she faced him. The jock ran one finger up her cheek setting her skin on fire in its wake. "You're awesome, beautiful and so much more. You amaze me every day, Rachel. I don't know what my life would be like without you." Finn's facial expression softened as a small smile erupted onto his face.

Rachel was speechless. What was she supposed to say to that? Same? No that was too generic, Finn just poured a little bit of his heart to her and she couldn't just say one word to him in return. So she settled for four words instead. "I love you Finn."

The quarterback grinned back, dragging her into a tight embrace where he rested his head in her hair, which smelt so Goddamn good. "I will never get tired of you saying those words." Finn whispered into her chestnut hair. "I want to spend the rest of my life with you Rachel."

He said what? The diva had to bite down on her lips hard to make sure she really was awake and that it wasn't all just a very surreal dream of hers. Well it has happened before. Only when her lips began to bleed, Rachel knew this was anything but a dream. Finn was actually there and he had just said those words. She could feel her heart smiling at that realization; Finn really did want her just as much as she wanted him. Of course, Rachel wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. She wanted to be with him every day, every minute. The thought of not having him near made her feel sick. Finn was more than everything, he was her life.

Rachel never replied to Finn but instead kissed him with full force. Kissing him was better than singing itself, it was pure bliss. Finn's hands instantly tangled within her hair as he traced the bottom of her lip with his tongue, asking for permission with Rachel granted almost straight away. She needed him just as bad as he needed her. The brunette reached Finn's neck, dragging him closer towards her, she wanted him as close as possible.

"Get a room Casanova." Mercedes grinned as she approached the two.

Finn drew back, leaving Rachel whimpering slightly, panting for air. "Erm," he started but ended up chuckling, as he was speechless. Rachel had taken every inch of energy away from him.

"Yeah I know. Just hurry up, practice is starting early today."

"Coming." The brunette smiled as she reached for Finn's hands that were still in her hair and lead him towards the practice room.

"Ready?" Finn asked as the two stood outside the door, his hand entwined with hers.

"Yes." Rachel confirmed, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, allowing it to fill her lungs. "Let's go." She whispered.

"Hey guys." Finn grinned as the two entered looking more than happy.

"Hey why are you so cheery today?" Puck called with one brow raised, "we have Miss Henderson today and you know how she likes to set homework on Mondays as a welcome back to hell present."

"Ah, I don't care she could throw as much homework as she wants my way and it wouldn't bring me down." Finn looked down at the brunette by his side, his eyes boring into her with admiration. "Nothing could."

"Urgh please don't make me barf over you," Santana muttered adding a gagging noise.

"Are you feeling sick, did you eat a bad taco this morning? Maybe you should see a nurse." Finn smirked.

"Whatever." The Latino rolled her eyes in disgust. "Just because you two are dating again doesn't mean you have to flaunt it everywhere you go. Do you see Brittany and me doing that? No, because we know how to be subtle."

Artie shifted slightly, feeling a little more than uncomfortable which the blond cheerleader picked up on. "Artie," Brittany turned to look at him smiling softly.

"Yeah I know I've gotta be ok with it. It's who you are. I just wished I knew sooner, you know before we did it on Rachel's bed at t-" Both Artie and Brittany fell silent as their eyes went twice as wide.

"Y-you said what?" Rachel stammered, looking particularly annoyed, as her grip on Finn's hand tightened. They had sex on her bed? Please let her have heard that wrong else Rachel's going to be doing some shopping.

"Rachel we're sorry…" Artie gazed down at the floor, as did Brittany while the brunette blinked violently. "We didn't mean to, we were just drunk and while you were kissing Rachel, Brittany whispered in my ear. I'm not saying it's her fault, it was both of ours, it's just that we were both really drunk and well Brittany had to carry me up the stairs…"

"Because that's totally manly," Santana added, rolling her eyes in the process.

"…anyway, your room was the first we saw. We're sorry Rachel. Honestly."

"Oh so that would explain you two running off." Finn snapped his fingers remembering seeing Brittany whisper something before they giggled leaving the circle.

"You saw them?" Rachel asked, turning her head towards her boyfriend.

"Erm, well I…" Finn rubbed the back of his neck, looking at the floor like Artie and Brittany. "I er, I didn't know what they were going to do, y'know? I just saw them laughing then they left."

"Oh come one Frankenteen even my ten year old cousin knows what that means. Jeeze no wonder you fell for Berry, she's just as naïve as you when it comes to sex!" Santana spat, crossing her arms across her chest. "Honestly, and you wonder why Quinn got pregnant."

"Hey what has this got to do with me?" the blond asked, narrowing her eyes at the cheerleader. "Just because they're talking about your girlfriend having sex with someone who isn't you."

"Ok, before we have a cat fight, I think we should all calm down." Kurt announced, looking from Santana to Quinn who both looked like they were ready to pounce any moment. "Ok, what Quinn said has no real relevance so ignore it Santana."

"I'm sorry Rachel." Brittany added, looking up from her shoes.

Rachel's frown dropped as the corners of her lips began to curve upwards. "So it was your condom wrapper I found?" she asked, looking hopeful.

"I guess." Artie shrugged.

A wave of relief washed over both Rachel and Finn at that moment. They didn't have sex that night. They just woke up naked. Which was weird in itself but at least they didn't have intercourse. That was the perspective Rachel was looking at it through. Though having sext with Finn didn't seem so bad now. She clearly wanted him and the thought of having sex didn't seem to be so daunting as what she first expected. Maybe sleeping with Finn wasn't so scary because she loved him. Rachel was never going to love someone as much as she loved Finn so maybe they were destined to sleep with each other.

Did that sound right?

"Oh that's great news." Rachel grinned before looking at Finn who seemed to sharing her joy.

"It is?" Artie raised one brow at the brunette, looking at her as if she had gone completely mad.

"It's a long story." Finn answered, squeezing Rachel's hand slightly before walking over towards the chairs.

"Alright guys. Did we all have a nice prom?" Mr Schue asked, clapping his hands as he entered the room looking just as happy as Finn did. "Well we only have a few months left before summer now, wow can you believe that? You're almost seniors. Well I don't want to get all nostalgic on you but I'm so proud of everyone. You've all worked so hard and I can't wait for next year." Mr Schue grinned, shuffling a few papers.

"Neither can I." Finn breathed in Rachel's ear making her giggle uncontrollably before delicately kissing her on the cheek.

Truth be told, next year could wait for Rachel. She wanted to savour every day she had with the one and only Finn Hudson.

Ahhhhhh I LOVE ME SOME FINCHEL! Also I can't believe Finn proposed to Rachel! AHHHHHH she better say yes else I'm actually going to cry.

Anyway, review guys. I loved writing this story.

-Mrs Finn Hudson.