Fic: An Enduring Fate (8/?)
Title: An Enduring Fate (8/?)
Rating: NC-17 overall
Pairings/Characters: Will/Rachel
Spoilers: Follows canon through A Very Glee Christmas; uses ideas from rest of season 2
Disclaimer: All things Glee belong to Ryan Murphy and Fox. I’m just borrowing them.
Summary: They say life is a series of starts and stops. For Will and Rachel, that couldn't be more true.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
NEW:
Chapter 8
A/N: Thank you so much for sticking with me everyone! I hope you enjoy this chapter and you can expect a new on within a couple of weeks. Please read and review. I’d love to hear what you think about it so far!
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“That wasn’t- I’m- He wouldn’t, she wouldn’t- not our little girl,” Hiram stuttered in disbelief as he sat in the car with LeRoy after witnessing Will Schuester kissing their daughter.
The fathers had just finished a pleasant dinner at the home of one of Hiram’s clients and were about to drive home when they saw their daughter wrapped up in the arms of her glee coach.
LeRoy sat in shock as he watched the older man pin Rachel to the car and lean down to kiss her. He couldn’t believe what he was witnessing.
“This is unbelievable,” Hiram said starting to open the door.
“What are you doing?!” LeRoy said, grabbing his arm and pulling him back.
“I’m going to give that Will Schuester a piece of my mind and then I’m calling the police,” he told his husband.
“No you are not,” he said firmly. “We don’t know for sure what this is and we shouldn’t act rashly.”
“Don’t know for sure what this is?” Hiram asked, bewildered. “LeRoy, you saw the same thing I just did. I don’t think we need to know anything else. And why are you so calm about this?” He was baffled by his husband’s cool demeanor.
“I’m very upset about this, believe me,” LeRoy assured him, before taking a deep breath, “but we need to think this through. Let’s go home and talk this out. We need to give this some consideration before we ruin a man’s life,” he explained as he started up the car.
Hiram stared at him in disbelieving silence. He couldn’t understand why his husband was being so calm. It was very clear what had transpired that night and who knew how long this had been going on.
“That’s our little girl,” Hiram repeated quietly.
“I know it is and-“
“She’s 17 and he’s her teacher. She’s 17.”
LeRoy just looked at him for a moment. He didn’t know why he wasn’t seething and ready to lead the charge, call the police, call the school. The only thing he could think of was that Rachel was indeed their little girl. She was mature and strong-willed. She wouldn’t let anyone take advantage of her. And that meant there had to be more to this relationship. It had to mean something. He didn’t like it one bit and he was sure as hell going to end it. But he didn’t feel right just ruining a man’s life when he didn’t know what this actually was.
“Yes, Hiram, she is our little girl.” He gave his husband a pointed look, hoping he would understand the meaning he was trying to convey.
Hiram still looked frazzled, seething, but he was thinking it through. After a few moments, he slowly nodded and removed his hand from the door.
“Okay,” he said slowly as he sat back in his seat. “But I’m not done talking about this.”
LeRoy nodded. “I’m not either. This will end,” he promised.
~~~~~
When Rachel arrived home, she breathed a sigh of relief that her dads weren’t back yet. She wasn’t late but she wasn’t ready to stand there and lie to him. She quickly hurried up the stairs to her room. She texted Will, letting him know she was home safe before tossing her phone on the bed and moving about to get the things she needed for a shower. Entering her bathroom, she turned on the water to the proper temperature and began to undress.
She smiled as she thought about the night. Turning on her music, she climbed into the shower and just stood under the hot water, relaxing as it beat down on her back. Taking a slow, leisurely shower, she thought about everything. She missed Will already. She wanted to be in bed with him right now, wrapped in his warm embrace.
But that rarely happened and it would be a long time before she was able to sleep in bed with him regularly. She could do it though; she could make it through this long stretch, especially now that she knew it would indeed happen. She almost couldn’t believe that he thought about marrying her. And she couldn’t believe how much she really wanted that. With Will by her side in New York, she knew that she could always do anything.
After her shower and going through her nightly routine, Rachel put on pajamas and headed downstairs to say goodnight to her fathers. They would be home by now.
She could hear them having what sounded like an intense conversation, almost as if they were fighting. They rarely did so and she hated when it happened. As soon as they were aware of her descending the stairs, they stopped talking. They were in the kitchen, where her dad was pouring the two of them hot water for their tea. They had on bright, fake smiles and that worried her.
“Hello, munchkin,” LeRoy said brightly. “Do you want some tea?” he asked reaching for a third mug at her nod. “Did you have a good time at Sam’s?”
“I did,” she answered, simply, putting a smile on her own face. She looked over at Hiram. He was quiet and not making eye contact with her. She was confused by it. “How was your dinner?” she asked, hoping for an answer as she sat across from him.
“It was great,” LeRoy jumped in. “Dinner was fantastic. You’d think we were in a five-star restaurant.”
“That’s great.” She genuinely smiled. “I’m glad you two had a good night.”
“What about you, Rachel? Did you have a good night?” Hiram finally spoke, but there was something off in his voice. She didn’t understand it.
“It was great,” she said absentmindedly, preoccupied by how weird her father was acting. “Is everything okay, Daddy?”
“Yes, pumpkin, everything is fine,” he said quickly before standing and grabbing his mug. “I’m just tired is all. I think I’ll head on up to bed.” He kissed LeRoy before bending down to kiss Rachel on top of the head. He then left the kitchen without another word.
Rachel sat there for a moment before looking over at her dad, who had joined her at the table. “Did I say something wrong?”
“No, sweetheart,” LeRoy responded. “You didn’t say anything. Your father is just tired. You know how he can get.”
Rachel nodded. She wasn’t convinced but there was no use in dwelling on it. She wouldn’t be able to figure out what was wrong tonight.
“So, Rachel, do you happen to like this Sam, as more than just a friend?” LeRoy asked.
Rachel didn’t understand what was going on. She had told them earlier that it wasn’t like that. “No, not at all,” she answered quickly.
“But there is someone,” LeRoy said knowingly. Rachel realized she must have given that away with her automatic answer.
“Well, I do have a little bit of a crush on someone at school,” she hedged, twisting the situation. This was safer, she could at least talk to him about what she was feeling maybe.
“I thought so,” LeRoy said with a nod.
“You did?”
“A father always knows, dear.”
Rachel smiled slightly.
“Tell me about him. Have you told him how you feel?”
Rachel thought for a moment before answering. She needed to be careful in how she phrased everything. She couldn’t give too much away. “No, he doesn’t know, but he’s really great,” she started, with a wistful smile. “He always talks to me and compliments me. He listens, really listens, and just lets me talk. He doesn’t cut me off with some sarcastic comment and change the subject. It’s like he really wants to know what I’m thinking and feeling. He makes me feel special and he makes me laugh. I enjoy being around him.” She paused, realizing how it sounded; she was saying too much. “It’s nothing more than friendship,” she fibbed, “but I really think I love him. I didn’t even feel this way about Finn. I know that must sound silly…” she trailed off.
LeRoy sat back and didn’t interrupt her, instead he let her speak and tell him everything she was feeling. “No, no, that’s not silly,” he said softly. “As long as you are careful with you heart. He might not feel the same way.”
Rachel wanted to correct him, tell him that no, he does feel the same way. But that would give it all away. “I know, dad. He’s just a friend right now,” she finished. She hated lying.
LeRoy didn’t say anything more about it. “It’s getting late,” he smiled. “I think I might join your father,” he said, taking his cup to the sink. Rachel did the same thing.
“I’m going to head upstairs too. I’m exhausted,” Rachel told him. They walked up the stairs together and Rachel kissed him goodnight before heading to her room. She noticed her phone flashing from the bed and she smiled at the message.
Good. I miss you already. See you on Monday. I love you.
Placing her phone on her nightstand, Rachel climbed under her covers and thought only of Will and his strong arms surrounding her, as she fell asleep.
~~~~~
“So what’s it like dating Mr. Schue?” Mercedes asked as she and Rachel ate lunch in her car a few days later. Since she found out, Rachel felt closer to the other diva. They seemed to understand each other more. And Rachel was grateful that Mercedes had not only covered for her with her parents but also was surprisingly okay with the situation. They started hanging out more and Rachel was glad to have that friendship with her.
Laughing at the question, Rachel shook her head. “It’s not too much different from dating any other guy.” She shrugged.
“I know that can’t be true. Boys our age don’t know how to treat a woman, but Mr. Schue is older; hell, he’s been married. It has to be different, right? In the way he treats you and understands you.”
Rachel thought about it. It was different. Being with Finn was nice but he was just looking to get to second base ninety percent of the time. He didn’t like it when she talked too much. She didn’t even know if he listened most of the time. Jesse, while he did listen better, it was usually all about him. With Will it was so much more. It felt like a mature relationship, not just a high school romance.
“I guess it is different,” Rachel said, looking down with a wistful smile. “He cares about what I say and how I feel.” She looked up at Mercedes then. “He doesn’t just listen to earn points, you know? And he’s never pushed me to do more than I’m ready to. When he looks at me, I feel so special. I’ve always wanted to be looked at that way and I didn’t really know if it would happen.”
Mercedes listened, looking thoughtful. Rachel was grateful that she seemed to understand that this wasn’t anything as untoward as anyone else would undoubtedly think. Obviously the actual nature did make it inappropriate but he wasn’t taking advantage of her. Mercedes seemed to understand that sometimes you fall in love with the people you weren’t meant to. She didn’t judge or think less of her and Will. It’s something that Rachel really needed.
“How did it happen?” Mercedes asked thoughtfully. “I mean, I can’t imagine Mr. Schue starting this.”
“You’re right.” She smiled softly. “He tried to stop it, to end it before anything even happened. He told me it was inappropriate and that no matter how we felt, we couldn’t be together,” She explained. “We became aware of what we both felt that night we were all decorating his tree. I stayed behind to talk to him about something with Finn. I just needed to talk to someone. He was there and the next thing I know, I’m admitting feelings that I had tried to keep hidden. But we agreed that it wasn’t meant to be and that it couldn’t be pursued. It was a few weeks before we both realized that what we were feeling was real and that we couldn’t ignore it. It wasn’t going away. We took it slow from there. But, yes, it was me that started it and me that pursued it. Will’s a good man. He would never be with a student unless what we had was real.”
Mercedes took it all in before giving her a friendly, understanding smile. “I know he is. From the way you talk, it’s obvious how real it all is.”
“Believe me, I never expected to fall for my teacher like this, but I couldn’t ignore it. I don’t want to ignore love. I know how rare it can be.”
There was some silence as they continued to eat. “What about you?’ Rachel finally spoke with a sly smile. “What’s going on with you and Sam? You two seemed very close at prom.”
“We’re… taking it slow,” Mercedes said with a smile. “But I think it’s going to turn into something special. I really like him,” she confessed.
Rachel smiled brightly, excited that her friend had found someone she felt that way about. Sam was a great guy and she could see the two of them getting along well. “I’m really happy for you, Mercedes. I hope that it all works out. You two seemed like you were having a great time at prom and I’m glad you found someone.”
“Thank you, Rachel. Did you get your dance at prom? I noticed you disappeared for a couple of songs.”
Rachel blushed a little, remembering what had happened in his office and Mercedes raised an eyebrow. But instead of elaborating, Rachel answered simply. “I got my dance,” she said. “It was perfect.”
“I’m glad,” Mercedes told her before noticing the time. “I guess we should get back. Lunch is almost over.”
Rachel nodded, getting her trash together. “We’re still on for Friday night, right?” she asked as they got out of the car.
“We are, unless of course you want to spend it with someone else?” Mercedes asked pointedly. “I’d understand.”
“Don’t be silly. I want to spend it with you and Kurt,” she said with a laugh, looping her arm through Mercedes’ as they walked inside. She did want to see Will soon though. She didn’t really know when they would be able to see each other outside of class again.
Once inside she and Mercedes parted. Looking at her watch, Rachel saw that she had a few minutes before her next class. Will should be in his office.
She quickly grabbed what she needed from her locker and rushed to Will’s office, hoping to catch him. She smiled when he was still there.
“Mr. Schuester, do you have a minute?” she asked knocking on his open door.
He smiled up at her. “Sure, Rachel, come on in.”
She did as he asked and closed the door behind her. “Hi,” she said softly.
“Hi, how’s your day?” he returned.
“It’s good. I ate lunch with Mercedes and I’m about to go to my next class but I wanted to ask you about glee practice today.” She walked over to the chair in front of his desk as she spoke, sitting down gingerly.
“What about it?” he asked, as he shuffled some papers around, getting them ready for his next class.
“Do we really have to have it?” she questioned innocently.
He looked up then, surprised by the question. “Why wouldn’t we? We need to be prepared better for next year.”
“I know that, but we don’t have any upcoming competitions and if we didn’t have rehearsal today, we could have about an hour and a half to spend together instead before I have to be home,” she suggested, looking at him with her big brown eyes. She wanted to convince him that spending the time with her was a much better choice.
Will looked at her for a moment and she could tell he was thinking it over. She was sure that she had him but was disappointed when he spoke. “I don’t know, Rach. As much as I would love to spend that time with just you, I don’t think it would be right to blur the lines and cancel glee rehearsal so that we could see each other. Everyone is expecting rehearsal.”
Rachel sighed, knowing he was right. “Okay,” she said sadly. “I just don’t know when I’ll get to see you again. This week is so busy for both of us and I’ll be spending Friday night with Mercedes and Kurt. I’m just going to miss you.”
“I’m going to miss you too,” he told her softly. “But I’ll see you during rehearsal and we’ll find time to be together soon. I promise.”
She nodded as the bell rang. “Well, I have to get to class so, I’ll see you later.” She stood from her seat and took a chance, leaning over his desk to give him a quick kiss. “I love you,” she whispered before turning to leave his office.
She was kind of disappointed for the rest of the day. She just really wanted to see him and though she knew that they couldn’t sacrifice glee just to see each other, she was really hoping he could make the exception today. It wasn’t until just before her last class that she was smiling brightly again at she text the message on her phone.
Glee is cancelled today. Can you let everyone know? I’ll see you at my apartment. Love you.
She smiled to herself, trying not to get noticeably excited. Taking a breath, she sent a mass text to the glee members, letting them know that they had the afternoon off. She couldn’t wait.
~~~~~
“We need to talk about this now before Rachel gets home,” Hiram said joining his husband in the living room. “Lord knows where she really is right now. She’s supposed to be in glee but I don’t even know that I can trust her anymore. She’s probably with him as we speak and I don’t care what you think, it needs to stop.” He finally took a breath and looked over at his husband, before taking a seat in the chair across from the couch. They needed to figure this out.
LeRoy listened as his husband spoke with the nervous energy he had grown accustomed to. He understood where he was coming from. There was really no excuse, no justification for that man being in a relationship with his daughter. But at the same time, the word love flowed over and over in his head. Sometimes you didn’t have a choice in who that person was, and really, it could be worse.
“We’ve had a few days to think about this. Have you thought about what you want to do?” LeRoy asked.
Hiram looked at him for a moment before speaking. “Is there really another option?” he questioned, a little surprised that LeRoy was entertaining anything else. “We’re going to the school, to the police. Look, we’re not wasting any more time. It’s been four days and we need to handle this situation. I won’t let it go on anymore,” Hiram stated.
“Now, wait a minute-” LeRoy tried to speak, before being cut off.
“Now, I entertained your whole ‘we don’t know what this is’ idea because I thought you were going to come to your senses but there is no excuse for this. This is our little girl that he has taken advantage of.”
LeRoy shook his head. “I talked to her the other night. She was vague about things but she told me she was in love with someone. She’s really happy. I could see it on her face and hear it in her voice.”
“He’s her teacher,” Hiram said, unable to stand any longer.
“If we take him from her, she’ll never forgive us,” LeRoy replied. He was sure of that.
“So you just suggest we let it continue?”
“No,” LeRoy said, shaking his head and standing. “I’m saying we look at the third option.”
Hiram looked at LeRoy and slowly nodded as he thought about it. “We said it wasn’t the right time.”
“Well things have changed,” LeRoy reminded. “I think it’s time to reconsider.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After class, Rachel quickly made her way to her locker, grabbing what she needed and hurrying to her car. They didn’t have long. Her dads expected her home after glee rehearsal which gave her exactly 90 minutes. Thirty of those minutes would be spent driving to Will’s and driving from Will’s to her house. That meant they had 60 minutes together.
She smiled at Will as he walked out of his office the same time she walked by. His soft smile made her heart melt and they continued out of the building in silence. Once outside, Rachel turned to him and waved. “Have a good night, Mr. Schue.”
She walked off in the opposite direction towards her car, not lingering in the parking lot. She just wanted to get to his apartment and be wrapped up in his arms.
She took a slightly longer route than he would take so that she could be sure he was home first. She didn’t want to be waiting outside of his apartment and have the wrong person see her. That wouldn’t be a problem though because she saw his car immediately as she found her own place to park. She fixed her hair and checked out her makeup. She smiled as she got out of her car and hurried up to his place.
She giggled as the door opened, before she even had a chance to knock. “Hey,” he said softly.
She returned his greeting and stepped inside. “I see you changed your mind,” she said in a lower voice as she walked passed him. She heard the door shut and then she felt his arms around her, turning her to face him and walking her back until she came in contact with the nearest wall. His lips were on hers instantly, kissing her fervently and hands running freely over her body.
“It was. That kiss. Before. You left. My office.” He told her between the heated kisses. “I couldn’t stop thinking about you,” he said in a low voice, one that caused liquid to pool between her thighs.
She couldn’t do anything but moan and press her body against his, feeling that he was already hard beneath his jeans. She wanted him so badly. She needed him. He didn’t waste any time and moved his hands up under her skirt. Pushing her panties down her legs, she stepped out of them, but almost felt her knees buckle as he pressed his fingers against her folds. Her head fell back against the wall and she let out a loud moan.
It took her a minute to get her bearings but as soon as she did, her hands moved to his belt. Getting it unbuckled, she unzipped his pants and pushed them and his boxers down. She took him in her hand, giving his a few strokes. He returned the gesture, pushing two fingers inside her. “God, Will!” she cried out. She couldn’t wait any longer. “Please, Will, please,” she nearly whined.
Pulling his fingers out of her, he wrapped his arm around her waist and lifted her. Spinning them around, he sat her down on his dining room table and stepped between her legs. It didn’t take him long to thrust inside her and she yelled out in pleasure. It was fast and passionate and they fell over the edge at the same time, fingers lace together.
After, Rachel laid back against the table and Will rested on top of her, his forehead pressed against her chest. Rachel let her fingers run through his curls slowly. She loved this, just being with him and having him near her. She hoped that she would never have to give this up. She wanted the future he had painted for her. She wanted him to be her husband and by her side for the rest of her life.
She knew that many people would think she was too young to be settling down with one man, and maybe that was true, but at the same time she felt in her heart that this was right. She was meant to be with this man.
“I love you, Will,” she said softly, smiling when he pressed a kiss to heart through her shirt.
“I love you too,” he whispered moving up her body and pressing a soft kiss to her lips. “We have some time still,” he said as wrapped his arms around her and pulled her up and close to him. “What do you say we spend it just talking?”
“And cuddling,” Rachel added. “You know how much I love the cuddling.”
Will laughed lightly. “Of course. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
They moved to the couch and spent the rest of their time taking about their day, their week, things that they had coming up. For a little white, it felt like they were just a normal couple.
~~~~~
Rachel arrived home at just the right time. She noticed both of her dads were home and she took a moment to calm down before heading inside. They wouldn’t know anything. It’s not like she was wearing a big sign that said “I just had sex with my older boyfriend, and he’s my teacher too.”
Slipping out of her car, she locked the door and walked on inside. She smiled when she saw her fathers in the living room. “Hi dad and daddy,” she said to them, brightly, as she walked towards the stairs.
“Rachel, your father and I need to talk to you about something,” LeRoy told her. “Why don’t you come and sit down?”
She hesitated just a moment and noticed that her father, Hiram, wasn’t looking at her. She started to feel a little bit of worry as she slowly walked towards them and took a seat on the couch.
“Pumpkin, we need to tell you about something and we know it’s going to upset you, but we’ve talked about it and it’s what your father and I decided needs to be done,” Hiram said, looking up at her.
She looked between the two of them. She didn’t know what to think. Did they find out she wasn’t at glee this afternoon? Did something happen? She couldn’t panic yet. Maybe it was nothing she was thinking.
Shaking her head slightly, she focused on LeRoy. “I don’t understand. Daddy, what’s going on?”
Rating: NC-17 overall
Pairings/Characters: Will/Rachel
Spoilers: Follows canon through A Very Glee Christmas; uses ideas from rest of season 2
Disclaimer: All things Glee belong to Ryan Murphy and Fox. I’m just borrowing them.
Summary: They say life is a series of starts and stops. For Will and Rachel, that couldn't be more true.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
NEW:
Chapter 8
A/N: Thank you so much for sticking with me everyone! I hope you enjoy this chapter and you can expect a new on within a couple of weeks. Please read and review. I’d love to hear what you think about it so far!
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“That wasn’t- I’m- He wouldn’t, she wouldn’t- not our little girl,” Hiram stuttered in disbelief as he sat in the car with LeRoy after witnessing Will Schuester kissing their daughter.
The fathers had just finished a pleasant dinner at the home of one of Hiram’s clients and were about to drive home when they saw their daughter wrapped up in the arms of her glee coach.
LeRoy sat in shock as he watched the older man pin Rachel to the car and lean down to kiss her. He couldn’t believe what he was witnessing.
“This is unbelievable,” Hiram said starting to open the door.
“What are you doing?!” LeRoy said, grabbing his arm and pulling him back.
“I’m going to give that Will Schuester a piece of my mind and then I’m calling the police,” he told his husband.
“No you are not,” he said firmly. “We don’t know for sure what this is and we shouldn’t act rashly.”
“Don’t know for sure what this is?” Hiram asked, bewildered. “LeRoy, you saw the same thing I just did. I don’t think we need to know anything else. And why are you so calm about this?” He was baffled by his husband’s cool demeanor.
“I’m very upset about this, believe me,” LeRoy assured him, before taking a deep breath, “but we need to think this through. Let’s go home and talk this out. We need to give this some consideration before we ruin a man’s life,” he explained as he started up the car.
Hiram stared at him in disbelieving silence. He couldn’t understand why his husband was being so calm. It was very clear what had transpired that night and who knew how long this had been going on.
“That’s our little girl,” Hiram repeated quietly.
“I know it is and-“
“She’s 17 and he’s her teacher. She’s 17.”
LeRoy just looked at him for a moment. He didn’t know why he wasn’t seething and ready to lead the charge, call the police, call the school. The only thing he could think of was that Rachel was indeed their little girl. She was mature and strong-willed. She wouldn’t let anyone take advantage of her. And that meant there had to be more to this relationship. It had to mean something. He didn’t like it one bit and he was sure as hell going to end it. But he didn’t feel right just ruining a man’s life when he didn’t know what this actually was.
“Yes, Hiram, she is our little girl.” He gave his husband a pointed look, hoping he would understand the meaning he was trying to convey.
Hiram still looked frazzled, seething, but he was thinking it through. After a few moments, he slowly nodded and removed his hand from the door.
“Okay,” he said slowly as he sat back in his seat. “But I’m not done talking about this.”
LeRoy nodded. “I’m not either. This will end,” he promised.
~~~~~
When Rachel arrived home, she breathed a sigh of relief that her dads weren’t back yet. She wasn’t late but she wasn’t ready to stand there and lie to him. She quickly hurried up the stairs to her room. She texted Will, letting him know she was home safe before tossing her phone on the bed and moving about to get the things she needed for a shower. Entering her bathroom, she turned on the water to the proper temperature and began to undress.
She smiled as she thought about the night. Turning on her music, she climbed into the shower and just stood under the hot water, relaxing as it beat down on her back. Taking a slow, leisurely shower, she thought about everything. She missed Will already. She wanted to be in bed with him right now, wrapped in his warm embrace.
But that rarely happened and it would be a long time before she was able to sleep in bed with him regularly. She could do it though; she could make it through this long stretch, especially now that she knew it would indeed happen. She almost couldn’t believe that he thought about marrying her. And she couldn’t believe how much she really wanted that. With Will by her side in New York, she knew that she could always do anything.
After her shower and going through her nightly routine, Rachel put on pajamas and headed downstairs to say goodnight to her fathers. They would be home by now.
She could hear them having what sounded like an intense conversation, almost as if they were fighting. They rarely did so and she hated when it happened. As soon as they were aware of her descending the stairs, they stopped talking. They were in the kitchen, where her dad was pouring the two of them hot water for their tea. They had on bright, fake smiles and that worried her.
“Hello, munchkin,” LeRoy said brightly. “Do you want some tea?” he asked reaching for a third mug at her nod. “Did you have a good time at Sam’s?”
“I did,” she answered, simply, putting a smile on her own face. She looked over at Hiram. He was quiet and not making eye contact with her. She was confused by it. “How was your dinner?” she asked, hoping for an answer as she sat across from him.
“It was great,” LeRoy jumped in. “Dinner was fantastic. You’d think we were in a five-star restaurant.”
“That’s great.” She genuinely smiled. “I’m glad you two had a good night.”
“What about you, Rachel? Did you have a good night?” Hiram finally spoke, but there was something off in his voice. She didn’t understand it.
“It was great,” she said absentmindedly, preoccupied by how weird her father was acting. “Is everything okay, Daddy?”
“Yes, pumpkin, everything is fine,” he said quickly before standing and grabbing his mug. “I’m just tired is all. I think I’ll head on up to bed.” He kissed LeRoy before bending down to kiss Rachel on top of the head. He then left the kitchen without another word.
Rachel sat there for a moment before looking over at her dad, who had joined her at the table. “Did I say something wrong?”
“No, sweetheart,” LeRoy responded. “You didn’t say anything. Your father is just tired. You know how he can get.”
Rachel nodded. She wasn’t convinced but there was no use in dwelling on it. She wouldn’t be able to figure out what was wrong tonight.
“So, Rachel, do you happen to like this Sam, as more than just a friend?” LeRoy asked.
Rachel didn’t understand what was going on. She had told them earlier that it wasn’t like that. “No, not at all,” she answered quickly.
“But there is someone,” LeRoy said knowingly. Rachel realized she must have given that away with her automatic answer.
“Well, I do have a little bit of a crush on someone at school,” she hedged, twisting the situation. This was safer, she could at least talk to him about what she was feeling maybe.
“I thought so,” LeRoy said with a nod.
“You did?”
“A father always knows, dear.”
Rachel smiled slightly.
“Tell me about him. Have you told him how you feel?”
Rachel thought for a moment before answering. She needed to be careful in how she phrased everything. She couldn’t give too much away. “No, he doesn’t know, but he’s really great,” she started, with a wistful smile. “He always talks to me and compliments me. He listens, really listens, and just lets me talk. He doesn’t cut me off with some sarcastic comment and change the subject. It’s like he really wants to know what I’m thinking and feeling. He makes me feel special and he makes me laugh. I enjoy being around him.” She paused, realizing how it sounded; she was saying too much. “It’s nothing more than friendship,” she fibbed, “but I really think I love him. I didn’t even feel this way about Finn. I know that must sound silly…” she trailed off.
LeRoy sat back and didn’t interrupt her, instead he let her speak and tell him everything she was feeling. “No, no, that’s not silly,” he said softly. “As long as you are careful with you heart. He might not feel the same way.”
Rachel wanted to correct him, tell him that no, he does feel the same way. But that would give it all away. “I know, dad. He’s just a friend right now,” she finished. She hated lying.
LeRoy didn’t say anything more about it. “It’s getting late,” he smiled. “I think I might join your father,” he said, taking his cup to the sink. Rachel did the same thing.
“I’m going to head upstairs too. I’m exhausted,” Rachel told him. They walked up the stairs together and Rachel kissed him goodnight before heading to her room. She noticed her phone flashing from the bed and she smiled at the message.
Good. I miss you already. See you on Monday. I love you.
Placing her phone on her nightstand, Rachel climbed under her covers and thought only of Will and his strong arms surrounding her, as she fell asleep.
~~~~~
“So what’s it like dating Mr. Schue?” Mercedes asked as she and Rachel ate lunch in her car a few days later. Since she found out, Rachel felt closer to the other diva. They seemed to understand each other more. And Rachel was grateful that Mercedes had not only covered for her with her parents but also was surprisingly okay with the situation. They started hanging out more and Rachel was glad to have that friendship with her.
Laughing at the question, Rachel shook her head. “It’s not too much different from dating any other guy.” She shrugged.
“I know that can’t be true. Boys our age don’t know how to treat a woman, but Mr. Schue is older; hell, he’s been married. It has to be different, right? In the way he treats you and understands you.”
Rachel thought about it. It was different. Being with Finn was nice but he was just looking to get to second base ninety percent of the time. He didn’t like it when she talked too much. She didn’t even know if he listened most of the time. Jesse, while he did listen better, it was usually all about him. With Will it was so much more. It felt like a mature relationship, not just a high school romance.
“I guess it is different,” Rachel said, looking down with a wistful smile. “He cares about what I say and how I feel.” She looked up at Mercedes then. “He doesn’t just listen to earn points, you know? And he’s never pushed me to do more than I’m ready to. When he looks at me, I feel so special. I’ve always wanted to be looked at that way and I didn’t really know if it would happen.”
Mercedes listened, looking thoughtful. Rachel was grateful that she seemed to understand that this wasn’t anything as untoward as anyone else would undoubtedly think. Obviously the actual nature did make it inappropriate but he wasn’t taking advantage of her. Mercedes seemed to understand that sometimes you fall in love with the people you weren’t meant to. She didn’t judge or think less of her and Will. It’s something that Rachel really needed.
“How did it happen?” Mercedes asked thoughtfully. “I mean, I can’t imagine Mr. Schue starting this.”
“You’re right.” She smiled softly. “He tried to stop it, to end it before anything even happened. He told me it was inappropriate and that no matter how we felt, we couldn’t be together,” She explained. “We became aware of what we both felt that night we were all decorating his tree. I stayed behind to talk to him about something with Finn. I just needed to talk to someone. He was there and the next thing I know, I’m admitting feelings that I had tried to keep hidden. But we agreed that it wasn’t meant to be and that it couldn’t be pursued. It was a few weeks before we both realized that what we were feeling was real and that we couldn’t ignore it. It wasn’t going away. We took it slow from there. But, yes, it was me that started it and me that pursued it. Will’s a good man. He would never be with a student unless what we had was real.”
Mercedes took it all in before giving her a friendly, understanding smile. “I know he is. From the way you talk, it’s obvious how real it all is.”
“Believe me, I never expected to fall for my teacher like this, but I couldn’t ignore it. I don’t want to ignore love. I know how rare it can be.”
There was some silence as they continued to eat. “What about you?’ Rachel finally spoke with a sly smile. “What’s going on with you and Sam? You two seemed very close at prom.”
“We’re… taking it slow,” Mercedes said with a smile. “But I think it’s going to turn into something special. I really like him,” she confessed.
Rachel smiled brightly, excited that her friend had found someone she felt that way about. Sam was a great guy and she could see the two of them getting along well. “I’m really happy for you, Mercedes. I hope that it all works out. You two seemed like you were having a great time at prom and I’m glad you found someone.”
“Thank you, Rachel. Did you get your dance at prom? I noticed you disappeared for a couple of songs.”
Rachel blushed a little, remembering what had happened in his office and Mercedes raised an eyebrow. But instead of elaborating, Rachel answered simply. “I got my dance,” she said. “It was perfect.”
“I’m glad,” Mercedes told her before noticing the time. “I guess we should get back. Lunch is almost over.”
Rachel nodded, getting her trash together. “We’re still on for Friday night, right?” she asked as they got out of the car.
“We are, unless of course you want to spend it with someone else?” Mercedes asked pointedly. “I’d understand.”
“Don’t be silly. I want to spend it with you and Kurt,” she said with a laugh, looping her arm through Mercedes’ as they walked inside. She did want to see Will soon though. She didn’t really know when they would be able to see each other outside of class again.
Once inside she and Mercedes parted. Looking at her watch, Rachel saw that she had a few minutes before her next class. Will should be in his office.
She quickly grabbed what she needed from her locker and rushed to Will’s office, hoping to catch him. She smiled when he was still there.
“Mr. Schuester, do you have a minute?” she asked knocking on his open door.
He smiled up at her. “Sure, Rachel, come on in.”
She did as he asked and closed the door behind her. “Hi,” she said softly.
“Hi, how’s your day?” he returned.
“It’s good. I ate lunch with Mercedes and I’m about to go to my next class but I wanted to ask you about glee practice today.” She walked over to the chair in front of his desk as she spoke, sitting down gingerly.
“What about it?” he asked, as he shuffled some papers around, getting them ready for his next class.
“Do we really have to have it?” she questioned innocently.
He looked up then, surprised by the question. “Why wouldn’t we? We need to be prepared better for next year.”
“I know that, but we don’t have any upcoming competitions and if we didn’t have rehearsal today, we could have about an hour and a half to spend together instead before I have to be home,” she suggested, looking at him with her big brown eyes. She wanted to convince him that spending the time with her was a much better choice.
Will looked at her for a moment and she could tell he was thinking it over. She was sure that she had him but was disappointed when he spoke. “I don’t know, Rach. As much as I would love to spend that time with just you, I don’t think it would be right to blur the lines and cancel glee rehearsal so that we could see each other. Everyone is expecting rehearsal.”
Rachel sighed, knowing he was right. “Okay,” she said sadly. “I just don’t know when I’ll get to see you again. This week is so busy for both of us and I’ll be spending Friday night with Mercedes and Kurt. I’m just going to miss you.”
“I’m going to miss you too,” he told her softly. “But I’ll see you during rehearsal and we’ll find time to be together soon. I promise.”
She nodded as the bell rang. “Well, I have to get to class so, I’ll see you later.” She stood from her seat and took a chance, leaning over his desk to give him a quick kiss. “I love you,” she whispered before turning to leave his office.
She was kind of disappointed for the rest of the day. She just really wanted to see him and though she knew that they couldn’t sacrifice glee just to see each other, she was really hoping he could make the exception today. It wasn’t until just before her last class that she was smiling brightly again at she text the message on her phone.
Glee is cancelled today. Can you let everyone know? I’ll see you at my apartment. Love you.
She smiled to herself, trying not to get noticeably excited. Taking a breath, she sent a mass text to the glee members, letting them know that they had the afternoon off. She couldn’t wait.
~~~~~
“We need to talk about this now before Rachel gets home,” Hiram said joining his husband in the living room. “Lord knows where she really is right now. She’s supposed to be in glee but I don’t even know that I can trust her anymore. She’s probably with him as we speak and I don’t care what you think, it needs to stop.” He finally took a breath and looked over at his husband, before taking a seat in the chair across from the couch. They needed to figure this out.
LeRoy listened as his husband spoke with the nervous energy he had grown accustomed to. He understood where he was coming from. There was really no excuse, no justification for that man being in a relationship with his daughter. But at the same time, the word love flowed over and over in his head. Sometimes you didn’t have a choice in who that person was, and really, it could be worse.
“We’ve had a few days to think about this. Have you thought about what you want to do?” LeRoy asked.
Hiram looked at him for a moment before speaking. “Is there really another option?” he questioned, a little surprised that LeRoy was entertaining anything else. “We’re going to the school, to the police. Look, we’re not wasting any more time. It’s been four days and we need to handle this situation. I won’t let it go on anymore,” Hiram stated.
“Now, wait a minute-” LeRoy tried to speak, before being cut off.
“Now, I entertained your whole ‘we don’t know what this is’ idea because I thought you were going to come to your senses but there is no excuse for this. This is our little girl that he has taken advantage of.”
LeRoy shook his head. “I talked to her the other night. She was vague about things but she told me she was in love with someone. She’s really happy. I could see it on her face and hear it in her voice.”
“He’s her teacher,” Hiram said, unable to stand any longer.
“If we take him from her, she’ll never forgive us,” LeRoy replied. He was sure of that.
“So you just suggest we let it continue?”
“No,” LeRoy said, shaking his head and standing. “I’m saying we look at the third option.”
Hiram looked at LeRoy and slowly nodded as he thought about it. “We said it wasn’t the right time.”
“Well things have changed,” LeRoy reminded. “I think it’s time to reconsider.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
After class, Rachel quickly made her way to her locker, grabbing what she needed and hurrying to her car. They didn’t have long. Her dads expected her home after glee rehearsal which gave her exactly 90 minutes. Thirty of those minutes would be spent driving to Will’s and driving from Will’s to her house. That meant they had 60 minutes together.
She smiled at Will as he walked out of his office the same time she walked by. His soft smile made her heart melt and they continued out of the building in silence. Once outside, Rachel turned to him and waved. “Have a good night, Mr. Schue.”
She walked off in the opposite direction towards her car, not lingering in the parking lot. She just wanted to get to his apartment and be wrapped up in his arms.
She took a slightly longer route than he would take so that she could be sure he was home first. She didn’t want to be waiting outside of his apartment and have the wrong person see her. That wouldn’t be a problem though because she saw his car immediately as she found her own place to park. She fixed her hair and checked out her makeup. She smiled as she got out of her car and hurried up to his place.
She giggled as the door opened, before she even had a chance to knock. “Hey,” he said softly.
She returned his greeting and stepped inside. “I see you changed your mind,” she said in a lower voice as she walked passed him. She heard the door shut and then she felt his arms around her, turning her to face him and walking her back until she came in contact with the nearest wall. His lips were on hers instantly, kissing her fervently and hands running freely over her body.
“It was. That kiss. Before. You left. My office.” He told her between the heated kisses. “I couldn’t stop thinking about you,” he said in a low voice, one that caused liquid to pool between her thighs.
She couldn’t do anything but moan and press her body against his, feeling that he was already hard beneath his jeans. She wanted him so badly. She needed him. He didn’t waste any time and moved his hands up under her skirt. Pushing her panties down her legs, she stepped out of them, but almost felt her knees buckle as he pressed his fingers against her folds. Her head fell back against the wall and she let out a loud moan.
It took her a minute to get her bearings but as soon as she did, her hands moved to his belt. Getting it unbuckled, she unzipped his pants and pushed them and his boxers down. She took him in her hand, giving his a few strokes. He returned the gesture, pushing two fingers inside her. “God, Will!” she cried out. She couldn’t wait any longer. “Please, Will, please,” she nearly whined.
Pulling his fingers out of her, he wrapped his arm around her waist and lifted her. Spinning them around, he sat her down on his dining room table and stepped between her legs. It didn’t take him long to thrust inside her and she yelled out in pleasure. It was fast and passionate and they fell over the edge at the same time, fingers lace together.
After, Rachel laid back against the table and Will rested on top of her, his forehead pressed against her chest. Rachel let her fingers run through his curls slowly. She loved this, just being with him and having him near her. She hoped that she would never have to give this up. She wanted the future he had painted for her. She wanted him to be her husband and by her side for the rest of her life.
She knew that many people would think she was too young to be settling down with one man, and maybe that was true, but at the same time she felt in her heart that this was right. She was meant to be with this man.
“I love you, Will,” she said softly, smiling when he pressed a kiss to heart through her shirt.
“I love you too,” he whispered moving up her body and pressing a soft kiss to her lips. “We have some time still,” he said as wrapped his arms around her and pulled her up and close to him. “What do you say we spend it just talking?”
“And cuddling,” Rachel added. “You know how much I love the cuddling.”
Will laughed lightly. “Of course. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”
They moved to the couch and spent the rest of their time taking about their day, their week, things that they had coming up. For a little white, it felt like they were just a normal couple.
~~~~~
Rachel arrived home at just the right time. She noticed both of her dads were home and she took a moment to calm down before heading inside. They wouldn’t know anything. It’s not like she was wearing a big sign that said “I just had sex with my older boyfriend, and he’s my teacher too.”
Slipping out of her car, she locked the door and walked on inside. She smiled when she saw her fathers in the living room. “Hi dad and daddy,” she said to them, brightly, as she walked towards the stairs.
“Rachel, your father and I need to talk to you about something,” LeRoy told her. “Why don’t you come and sit down?”
She hesitated just a moment and noticed that her father, Hiram, wasn’t looking at her. She started to feel a little bit of worry as she slowly walked towards them and took a seat on the couch.
“Pumpkin, we need to tell you about something and we know it’s going to upset you, but we’ve talked about it and it’s what your father and I decided needs to be done,” Hiram said, looking up at her.
She looked between the two of them. She didn’t know what to think. Did they find out she wasn’t at glee this afternoon? Did something happen? She couldn’t panic yet. Maybe it was nothing she was thinking.
Shaking her head slightly, she focused on LeRoy. “I don’t understand. Daddy, what’s going on?”