"wait, what?" i asked as finn and i laid in my bed.

he was venting about how kurt's dad and his mom had began to date.

"i know! a-and she's selling our furniture and shit. it's weird." he told me.

"wow. and here i was thinking you asked to come over to trick me into sex." i joked.

"god, we have sex one time and you're whipped. i guess that's just the affect i have on girls." he smirked.

"you're so full of yourself. but doesn't kurt have like a big fat crush on your or something?" i asked.

"what? i-i mean i don't think so. should i be worried?"

"no, kurt's not predatory or anything." i laughed but finn didn't seem any kind of amused.

"i don't like this. she's changing. and it's weird."

"look finnyard, it's just a harmless little thing she's doing to impress her new man. it's not a big deal."

"oh, like how i changed my cologne from the one i always wore to your favorite one?" he asked innocently.

"aw, you did that for me? trying to seduce me?" i smirked and turned to lay on my stomach.

"i don't know. is it working?" he got a cheeky little smile on his face.

"unfortunately not. you know why? cause you need to do things for yourself. not for me or any other girl." i told him.

"and what if i wanna do things for you, huh?" he looked me in the eyes.

after a moment i sighed and looked away from him.

"where's all this coming from? a couple weeks ago you were adamant on getting rachel back."

"nothing. look, never mind. just forget i said anything." he said and left the room.

what's gotten into him?

•

i sat at breadstix waiting for, funnily enough, jesse st. james. i'm guessing he had asked me here because mr. schue had been pairing us up a lot for dances and leads and things like that.

the way mr. schue saw it was, finn and rachel, and jesse and i.

jesse slid into the booth and greeted me.

"hey, jesse. if you asked me here as i date, i think you're dating rachel." i said lightly.

he smiled in amusement,"you'd like that wouldn't you?"

"what, a date with you? i thought those type of miracles only happen when you kiss frogs or wish on stars." i shot back.

we had a playful back and forth. our interactions usually always go like this.

"well, it appears there's been an exception to the rules. although, i heard you and finn had sex, which means you practically did kiss a frog. so there you have it." he shrugged.

"oh, come on. finn's my best friend. we can only talk about rachel like that." i said causing him to laugh.

"quite the double standard, don't you think?"

"well there's hypocrisy involved with me when it comes to rachel," i told him before veering back on track,"so why'd you ask me to come here?"

"because, i wanna know all about my leading girl. the ins and outs of her soul." he smiled.

"well, i'm an open book. you probably know all about there is to know."

"all i know about you is that you're a working actress who has been in a bunch of shows i used to watch. and that you had sex with finn." he replied.

"who even told you i fucked finn anyways?" i asked nervously grabbing a breadstick and tearing it to shreds.

"all glee club knows. hell, i think the whole school knows. things like that have a way of getting out." he told me.

"do you think finn told everyone?" i asked.

"no, he's not that kind of guy. he told rachel and rachel was so pissed she told everyone else."

"why was she pissed? isn't she into you?"

"incredibly. but she's always gonna have a thing for finn."

"does that bother you?" i asked.

"not as much as it should. i just think my efforts are better wasted on...well a girl like you." he said.

i felt my cheeks heat up. was jesse actually... flirting?

"wow, it's amazing i still have my pants on." i said causing him to burst out laughing.

"see? that's the problem, i never laugh with rachel. it's all very serious."

"jesse, i thought that's what you wanted. i mean you act just like her all the time. except for when it's just us alone." i pondered the revelation i had made.

was he putting on an act for me? or for them?

"look, we didn't come here to talk about me. let's talk about you. so do you and finn like, have a thing now?" he questioned.

"no. i told him he needs to focus on himself. we only had sex to lose our virginity and that's it. he thought it'd be better with someone he's comfortable with, such as myself." i said grimly.

"and you want more from him? like a relationship?" he grilled me.

"why do you ask, jesse? trying to feel out the competition for my heart?" i smirked.

"very funny. i think i'll learn a lot about you if i figure out your relationship with finn. since it is one of your principle life systems." he explained.

"fine," i sighed giving in, deciding to confide in the worst confidant,"maybe. maybe, i like finn a little bit. maybe i liked being intimate with him in that way. maybe i would do it again. happy?" i raised my eyebrows at him.

"of course. now i know all there is to you. finn, career, and i've known for a while that you have a very smart mouth." he said causing me to laugh.

"is that what you think? i find our exchange of comments enlightening and humbling." i told him.

"as do i, it keeps my wits up." he grinned.

"yeah, tell your friends and family i'll be teaching lessons as soon as my business cards come in."

"will do."

jesse and i spent the rest of the evening talking about anything and everything.

he's actually a really fun person when he's not with rachel.